New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-10


Iset up this positive plea behalf Of ministers We
are among the best popular educators we are among
the cheapest. There thousands OF families who owe
more of their intellectual development not ~ speak OF
| moral aud spiritual. to the minister than to
| any other agency whatever. I maintain that we
are among the bost moral reformers. We do ten times
more than the bssi organized police aege. again,
that we promote tho happest And best influences in
! the community; for. II the ministry il successful
and IL the grace OF God Is instrumental in
turning men from ikncss to light and from the power
OF Satan unto God. directing them into tho paths Of
purity gentepess hnuestv, honor Integrity. righteous
ness such nen and ClrGhans in their turn become the
beneactors their and blessings IN their neigh
bOrhood.
We have rights, therefore, my beloved brethren, We
have rights founded upon tho New Testament we have
rights founded upon the Masters appointment; We
| have rights founded upon the nature OF things. We
| have claims upon you patriots, have
| claims upon you as humane beings. We have claims
upon YOU as Christians; and all of you ia that
YOU will examine your New Testament and in the light
OF its teachings consider what IL due I'm this matter and
do good as YOU have opportunity being accountable
TO the Chief Shepherd and Bishop OF your souls.
1 will not sit down until 1 have said one
! word moro OF the deepest truth Of which I am
conscious My brethren who have not yet como
| into loving connection with tho Church OF Jesus
Christ, that is to say who have not yet come into
believing union with Jesus Christ, the Prophet, the
Priest King the Saviour the Son OF God and the Son
OF Man. impore you TO he invites you into tho
| loving and blessed connection, and then, as
| a child OF God, ransOmed. liberated, free, with
| the burden OF guilt of your conscience and the
burden Of dread OFF your spirit, ask the Maker
Lord, what wilt Thou have mo to dot" and
wait for HIS answer. and don't doubt that then
YOU will be earnest and humble and patient and effect
I've the doing of this and Of every othor Christian
| duty to which your New Testament calls you.
then introduced. and spoke substantially as follows:
On this subject am very nearly exhausted in Ireland
remember one time in Particular | was preaching in
County Antrim. pressing this point OF Christian
Ibcralty Old gentleman turned round 10 his wife
and said 'TniS is going NJ scanddlouS rate" This dis
endowment IN Ireland has added fl0J year to my sal
any ana would lac to nave It done every year. As
have my Bible this subject, Chris Jan lioeraty
~ grace put III the heart 10y the spirit OF
| God. Az general rule the mon Of the
| world close-dsted and can talk a great
DEAL but you caunut draw much trom them; NOW that
very ricu man who Is mentioned IN the Bible was not
content with refusing application for charity but he
we shall give one-tenth OF that which have for Gods
service Jacob made promise To that elect IN orlet
TO get out OF u, ne moved from me Dace Whee ne hu
made It, he found 1t difficult to redeem his
PROMISE aud needed the admomton OF GOd 10 carry II
Addressing young men this evening believe they viii
find that 10 blessed 10 give tan 20 receive. Let
them give One-tenth OF their earhnss 10 le u
God. ike young man whom knew IN Ireland. Goa Is
constantly giving 70 S. lie gives us ram an susnlhe
and light aud dew lie gives YOU ohidreh' On ne .iNes
your children eyes and ears whlle ne mas deneu ue
.
because 1t Is one ot the rnt'n tue Spn Elomlus up
every tree in the LOrds Kingdom But the fruits are
not an equally mature. In some YOU can hardy see Tue
blossom, ike the literally OF some people In Others
il reaches the mature blossom 10 Shnuid De eAeIcsed
constantly or II will wthcr. Some people excuse them-
selves saving that they pOOr. IAo spoiAcr men
toned the parable OF me widow VINO IS dsLeu Dl thc
Lord TO furnish Him from her last store norsel OF lO0d
ana whose store thereafter never Iotioa5ou' - .nI
matter OF Christian LTD rillty let rs have the rch au
the BIOL. refers gUiiy iDcrility According To that,
should have sermon on Christian nDeIAS 6nJidd
once every months OIL that every person cOulu
say that they put tnor riches 10 any uhco"h
Upon the conclusion Of DR.. Berkeley's address, the
| Rev Prof NJ W. JAcobus Of Allegheny, Penn was in
roIuoed and read paper, from which the following are
extracts:
What now it may be asked, some OF the hndrances
in so fair a work the mnistryi The apathy that
n-eyails from want OF consideration and examination
The facts ore not known. not regarded How sadly
be ministerial force In the church is reduced and
paralyzed by such state OF thinSS' Many
leaving the ministry for lack of support;
many only half serving the Church for the same
reason Few pastors have little Of permanency in tho
ministerial relations Shifting from place to place for
better settlement and to LOSING at every shift so much
Of the solid benefits. Candidatng to tine disgrace of
the ministry, when 1t Is really HE disgrace
of the church, whose ordained servants they
are The church has educated tho minister and
has commissioned him and sent HIM forth to shift for
himself
education and his gifts and for her wares. And see the
men fall prcmaturely breaking down under the
discoura cements, and becoming prematurely dis
AIDED for life, Just because they were not
properly enabled by church aid to do the
work Of the church. C) False views Of the subject
as that the matter will regulate itself" Good men
Will not be left to starve" All but they come very
near IT, AID never make it known, and die Of cold neg
Iect. Or it may BIO thought. not said, that
some honest was meant that ministers should
he Door. ard that poverty Is 20 them
necessary means Of grace" How would the people
like this for themselves "that the Levtes had no
inheritance" No real estate indeed. But plenty OF
personal estate; that which they could eat and live
upon better than upon unproductve acres In one Of
the leading denominations, young ministers
have even been advised by eminent authority not
to marry. Shall we then DO driven 10
system Of Protestant mockery, rather than that the
Church should do justice 10 her ministers for their mere
support church is only half served which has not
shepherdess OF the flock along with the shepherd But
Won nav her no salary. Yet she deserves II she is
true.hearted wife of the minister and these
sufferers in our new and feeble districts quite beyond
the women who 20 to the distant heatben But II the
Church at large in the several denominations is bound
to look to the support OF her ministers, how shall this
| be done
By insttutinga commont fund from which to distribute
| among the ministers equal share as the Minimum
leaving the individual Church to supplement as 1t may.
Free Kirk Of ScotlandArtice a. By experimenting the
amount contributed by the particular Church, and on
certain conditions. The sustentaton scheme Of tho Cen
eral Assembly. Volunaryism successfully appealed to-
Church at liberty TO do much they will, but not
as little as they will, they will secure supplementary
aid.
| After few appropriate and stirring remarks by
Bishop Cummings OF Kentucky. the hymn, Blessed be
the tie that binds" sung. Renedicton was then
pronounced by DIR. Hepworlh, and the meeting ad-
journed.
PROGRAMME OF TO-DAY.