Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-04-27
Ordination.

Inc COuucll CdIieu 10 OFuaiu MI ~ l..
Sawyer of Mt. Holly, to the work of the
vnrisuIau ministry, convened AT OnesUer
on Tuesday, April 25th.
The congregation assembled at the Uni
versalist Church at o'clock p. m. The
services consisted of an invocation by
Rev E. Read of Alstead, n Fl.
Scripture lesson and prayer, Rev. L. W.
Brigham of Rutland.
Sermon, Rev E. s. Foster of Chester.
Ordaining Prayer, by Rev. Mr.. Powers
of Ludlow.
Charge, by Rev j. n. Farnsworth of
Spring field, VT.
Right Hand of Fellowship, Rev L. w.
| Brigham.
There was good congregation in at
tendance, not only from Chester, but from
the adjoining towns. A large choir, made
up from different churches in town, ex.
ecuted their part of the services in a very
| fine and satisfactory manner.
The exercises from the desk were very
interesting aud impressive, especially the
sermon and charge. The charge impressed
upon the mind Of the candidate the i'm
portance of the ministry, and exhortatiou
to faithfulness in the discharge of it's
duties. The prayer was an earnest, fer
vent appeal for the Divine Spirit to con-
secrate and ordain the young brother for
the work of the ministry.
The sermon was founded upon the pas
sage of Scripture found in 2 Timothy. iv.
chapter, 9th verse. The speaker proceed
ed to show the Importance of the ministry
| The preacher is teacher and leader OF
public morals; his first duty is to watch.
meaning more than care, manifest oppo-
sition to all evil, a conservation to all
truth. Watch over the physical man, to
secure strong body to encounter the
trials and storms of life-see that they
are leading in all important movements
that christianity bring peace in the mind,
that science and religion be brought into
harmony in serving humanity. He must
| combine caution and impulse, becoming
all things in all men. He must encoup.
ter the trials and endure the ills of life.
that he may know how to sympathise
with humanity. Be educated in the
school of misfortunes and disappoint-
ments, stand amid the depravity of the
world unmoved, and show forth godly
life; build the Church upon the rock
Christ. 1t is claimed that Jesus has no
place in history, his religion a myth. This
false doctrine he must meet, He must be
learned and candid man, teaching that
good is the rule, evil the exception, and
life the sequel of death. He be an oppo-
nent ST can't and hypocrisy preach the
gospel as life, as principl,, within the
reach OF all-no yoke of ceremonies, but
living power applied to the heart, saving
from all sin. He must, make his hear
ers feel that to reject the gospel they in.
jure themselves Doctrinal and practical
truths must be illum mated 80 as to arouse
mems faith. Always have an inca with
which to instruct and edify his hearers,
and that should be Christ and Him cruel.
fed. He should make the g spell an ag-
gressive life, penetrating power sufficient
to lift the world. He must feel that his
is a lifelong work, to be laid off only at
death. He should be consecrated To his
work, which is an important one His
sermons must be founded upon the father
mood OF God and brotherhood of man an
atonement that reconciles man to God,
and makes his hearers feel the need of re.
pentanee and a new birth. His sermons
full OF thought, pointedly and clearly Mt
tered. not preaching toward but at men.
stirring lthem Ito good works, SO as to
make strong and definite men and chris.
tians. Preach 80 as to be understood and
the gospel applied. That religion belongs