The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-15
EIGHTEENTH STREET METHODIST EPIsCo.
PAL CHURCH
sermon by DR.. Miley-What He Knows
About what the People Say About
Prcachers-The Divine Origin Of the
Mimi.try Explained and Proven.

FREDERICKSBURG DIVINE origin OF the
Ministry Explained and Proven.
At the service at the Methodist Episcopal church
in West Eighteenth street between Eighth and
Ninth avenues, Or. Mcy presided and preached
the sermon The music, both vocal and nstru-
mental, WAS very fine, and the choir deserve much
credit for the artistic manner in which they CON
Quoted the vocal part OF the music. After the usual
singing OF psalms the reverend doctor came forward
to preach and he chose for his text the words
found in the H. Corinthians. ", 20. The evident
end Of his sermon was TO prove the divine origin
Of the ministry, and also to prove that
certain persons were called upon to perform the
functions Of the ministry and that In these persons
there was divncly migrated vocation over the
preaching OF the Gospel In opening his sermon he
stated that, as Cod lad in the person OF Christ
called each Of the individual twelve to preach the
Gospel with His human lips so also does He at the
present day call men in spirit TO preach the Word 10
men. In viewing the ministry as an ambassador
snip, one cannot fail 10 that il has been such
rom time immcmorial. DID not God call all the
prophets and the patriarchs Of oid-dd lie not or.
aali thtm "a HIS emissaries among men, and can
ANY proof bc given that viii more lorcily Illustrate
We dlNinc origin OF the ministry than the fact that
/ GOD sent His only begotten son to act as a media.
tor between God and man
Ana did not CHRIST at His departure from this
me, 50 also ! send you;" thus proving beyond
doubt that the ministry is Of divine origin Ills
Divine Father sent Him, and tie, as the Son OF mat
Father inherited His divdjiy by The power OF which
lie sent the apostles 10 continue the good work lie
Ind begun The BELIEF In the divine origin of the
I ministry ~ not as feiigiousy observed AT present
rs II was OF yore. Why did not the apostles iii the
bshopfic made vacant 10y the suicide OF Judas 7
1t was Tor the simple reason that they did not con.
slider IT their duty and, consequently waited for
the vacancy 70 be filled hy Him who had created The
| of'icc. Although this belief IL not as general now
as il has been, still IL remains the same ana mon
| IN my opinion, are appointed by Divine Providence
| to preach the truth to men.
Men are born with q vocation for the ministry
ana 10 these alone can the PRONUNCIATION OF religion
i be fairly ascrihed. man Of small ability who has
! been born with vocation for the ministry vii
/ have twicc as much weight with the people to whom
he speaks us the man Of greater genus out without
4 the ambassadorship, would have. ~ ~ well-knowI
fact that Moses said that ne wished al the PEG
pie were prophets. know he said A. but do no
/ aud cannot see how 10 would be OF any value e
have every one o minister for II we were all minis
ters VINO would the ministers preach to. do no
pretend 10 say that they could not be preached ',
or that preaching would he unnecessary; not az al
for know IL would he a necessary work, ana IRON
| what know you think IL Is q necessity.
suppose you suppose That the munster thioS