Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-07-30

to be Christian. Every saint is called of
God, as To his character, and as to his life
work. QRom. i: O, Z. ! Cor 1926. vii.
2o) HIS single aim is to be, to glorify God
in such manner as Providence may appoint,
in high or low station, by this or that en-
Payment. Whether it shall be by selling
goods, cultivating land, teaching school,
n subsequent and subordinate question. to
be settled by a wise and prayerful consider
alton OF natural aptitudes, public wants, and
evident opportunities. One Christian NAV
as conscentiously become q merchant or
farmer, under the belief tina: God calls him
thereto, as another may devote himself to
the ministry. The supreme motive should
be the same in each case. Until Christian
laymen understand this, and that they have
no right TO do business with the motives and
aims or the men of the world, they will find
their business to be snare. They and cler-
gymen are to have one and the same aim
and motive the difference is simply in
method. "Brcklaying and selling goods
should be to a Christian engaged therein,
| "holy calling" while preaching is not piety
except the motive as well as the outward act
| be right. They must not Judge clerrymen
| by one rule and themselves by another.
2. The second mistake is in overlooking
| the wide difference between the necessities
and proprieties of preaching the gospel as
a pioneer or missionary work, and engaging
in it as the work of a regular religious leach
er amid Christian civilization. A minister
should preach primarily from love to Christ
| and the souls of men, as Christian physi-
clan should primarily practice medicine TO
honor Christ and to do good to the bodies
(and souls) of his patients. Each has a
right to support in fulfilling the duties of
his vocation. But if either should find him
self amid the ignorant and destitute, il
would be his duty to labor in his profession
gratuitously, trusting to God to help him to
a support by other industries. Thus mis-
sionary must begin his work by preaching
the gospel freely to the heather abroad, or
to the neglected at home. Thus a physi-
clan among savages in foreign lands, or the
poor in his own city, and especially in
time of pestience, must heal the sick "wth-
out money and without price" In like cir
cumstances teacher must keep school
without pay, and so of other callings. But
what has that to do with the relations of the
case in settled Christian society, where
ministers, physicians teachers, ETC.,
are recognized professional classes, whom
the community must know that they
need and are able to support. Between the
Christian labcrer, in any calling, and God, it
Is simply a question of piety, as to the mo-
tive with which work is done. Between the
Christian laborer and his felowman who
regularly employs him, whether to preach,
practice medicine, make shoes, or teach
school, it is a question OF simple justice.
Even in missionary enterprises this Is to be
recognized as soon as possible, for the good
OF the people, as Jesus taught when he sent
forth his disciples telling them to provide
"neither gold nor silver" etc., "for the
workman is worthy of his meat" And
Paul, who for expediency's sake, maintained
himself in some places, received money
from other churches, and insisted that minis
tiers should have full support What that
support implies, will differ with places and
circumstances, with the degree of civilization,
the customs of society, the ability and social
position of the church, ETC. Moreover as
the larger and ADLER communities practically
become standard to the smaller and poorer,
We think it wise not to pass over the unjust
and silly sneers of the secular press at the
salaries of ministers in the principal cities,
though our sympathies are more with the
underpaid clergy who labor in obscure par
ishea