The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-09
THE WEsTvA. CONFERENCE OF
at THE NJ. E. CHURCH. sg
THIRD DAY.
FRIDAY, March 8, 1879.

The Conference met NJ nlne O'CLOCK.
The religious services were conducted by
]. L. Clark.
In tho Gibson appeal, the decision Of
tho KingWood Quarterly Conference was
reversed. ..,...
w. NJ. Mullenix presented paper from
certain parties In Concord, Mercer county,
in regard to the establishment Of school
In that place. . u.
Tho following young men were address.
ed by the Bishop, preparatory to their
election to dcacon's orders and to full con.
nection; N. 8. Bumgardner, W. II.
Young, ]. 3. Beatty, N. G. Bechley, 9.
w. Mcclellan, s. 8. Stewart, j. T.
McC artncy and G. J. Trippett,
Bishop Simpson said; No one should
enter the work Of the ministry without
careful and thorough preparation. 1t Is
the most important work men are called
to. Preparation Is necessary TO tho ply.
stefan. lie must understand the struc.
turc of the body and the nature Of dis
ease, and no one Is thought 10 be fit to
care for our lives unless he has given
himself wholly to this one department Of
study. How much greater is the interest
committed to the minister? The eternal
welfare of families and individuals may
depend upon his teachings. The ambas.
sador represents the dignity Of Ills coun-
try. He Is selected because he Is
supposed TO be adapted to the du.
ties and requirements OF the position.
The minister Is the ambassador Of Christ.
How solemn and dignifled Is the office Of
the minister The man who undertakes
Il ought to be q man OF deep piety, Of
blameleSs character, and Of one work.
He should be an exemplar. His life Is q
commentary on his teachings. He should
DO holy In heart and In lie. A deep
religious experience Is essential 10 the
highest usefulness In the Christian minis
try. The preacher illustrates the virtues
OF patience, meekness, selEdenial, faith,
hope and love. Without these no leads
souls astray. Anything wrong in his spirit
or his practice Is an injury to the. work
ofGod.
Norman can be bold without good con-
science. One Of the elements Of power
that comes down on men Is boldness Of
spirit. The Apostles prayed that they
might speak with boldness. We are en-.
dued with this power only when our
hearts are right with God. II enables us
influence others. He who teaches doubt.
ingly, teaches Intellectually. 1t il only
through deep experience that VIC can
preach with power. There Is no excuse
for q lack Of holiness. There are whole
pages Of the book Of my life I would like to
have blotted out Tears can't wash
them out. The blood or Christ
alone can remove the stain. Young
brethren, rejoice that you are
here with sense Of divine love in your
hearts. The past is thrown back, and
you stand in the liberty Of God. Christ
will go with you over these noun
tains. He made them, and owns
them. You may be called to toll on the
banks Of these rivers; He made them,
and He will be with you, and will give
you power. You should have clear
views Of the nature, attainment and
enjoyment OF Christian experience. God
only is absolutely perfect. No man or
angel is perfect in knowledge. The
wiscst man in the world only saw o
little circle around him. WemGy live on,
and il God shonld enlarge our faculties
indefinitely, we can never bO perfect. We
cannot attain To perfection of Judgment.
Tor Judgment attends on knowledge, but
there Is perfection which reaches the
aiiectional nature. Our love toward God
and our nGighbor may be perfect. Why
should this be deemed strange and unrea.
sOnablc? The only strange thing, TO my
mind, is that men don't love God with ail
the heart. We love the beautiful, the
flowers and the rainbow, the mountains
now crowned with snow, and now bathed
in sunlight, the roll Of ocean waves, and
the wonders Of the heavens. All feel the
beautiful, but II VIC arc charmed by the
little glimpse Of the radiance that comes
from the throne, how should we be thrilled
with Cody
There have been men OF thought who
1.-Two through the centuries. We bow
before the masters Of thought Mind
bows to mind. How then should VIC bow
before the Great Mind Of the Universe
We arc capable Of gratitude. IF my
child is in peril, and II a young man saves
him at the peril of his own life, l can't
help. loving him. Jesus came to save
me. How can l help loving him? No
stronger proof Of human depravity can
be fiirniuhed than this: that men do not
love God with all tile heart. Two men
may preach; one may talk learnedly
and eloquently, but he don't look for
success, and he is not successful; but the
other talks on the same subject, he Is no
more skilful, but he looks tor immediate
results. He speaks with the assurance
that God sent him; that he delivers di.
vine message, and he expects success.
The people feel; sinners tremble and are
converted, and the church is strengthened.
A large part Of the preaching OF the pres
ent Is fruitless and powerless, because Of
lack OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the speaker
has no idea OF any immediate effect.
God never sends man to preach with.
out sending the people TO hear him, and
with faith in the power OF the Cos.
pei, with a full conservation, we may win
some that could not be otherwise reached.
If / had been holier man, | might have
won souls for Christ, that now for
want Of 1t, have gone down
forever. The idea Of meeting souls in
eternity that are lost through our ineffl-
cheney is q fearful one. Brethren, we
can't all belcarncd; can'tall be eloquent;
but we can be as holy as any ever were;
be as holy as the beloved disciple, or
Paul, and as near tho cross.
The importance OF study must not DO
overlooked. We can. never succeed
without it. You should settle the ques.
ton now whether you will study or re.
tire. No man is fit to teach who Il not a
student Every minister should spend
five hours in study every day, as required
in the discipline. Five hours Of solid
thought-what themes for contempla.
tion! Heaven and earth, God and 'hu.
manity, and all the interests Of religion.
The field is unlimited. Don't spend
these hours In reading the daily
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