, 1873-04-21

bar, and divinity n,lat wat. Tho great work Of
feeding, tho multltndos Ind been trusted 10 tue
pantorato. 49,.
There was power enough to doit, II they chose
Of tho miracle. It was donc through tho tivino
bouodictlon, for which many Of tho oongroga::
tion nover aslkod, md which they ofton received
without asking for It. Tho Disciples lad learned
ns Eo hG , "9oS M + ht n o So'fe noe 81 oy wo
along as II tho Lord gr1dgcd tlom those forcos
II fact, 1Io yoarrod to have them use them
God Ind infinite SOURCES Of powor, which ho OK
empliaed in oyory wy. There Ys,n.S1' wss ,I!9 no
powor tlnn 10 slowed was within tho roach Of
Ill. God said to them to look up and llo would
giyo thom holp. There was grace for oyory man,
md "a ho had fnith, 80 1t was to him.
Thoro was bountllosa and infinite love, which
WAS QUO Of tho loayea giyon tom, looking net1lor
ut birthplace or color, but simply acoklng to find
admission that 1t might lleal, not an carly-ox-
haustcd rlvnlot but groat aea forever ,,di 1n1,.
had an infinite capacity for work, mud Of which
noarly all questions woro gottled. Thence eprang
great fortunes and Great churches.
Another Of tho loavos which llo would mention
aud calonlating1y. It must 1ay its foundations
doop and strong. Ability, to manage and handlo
was ono Of tho loayos gtyon tho Church. Tllo
nearer they got to sharp bllaineRa principles, act
Ing thoughtfully md with pan, tho nearer
thoy got to great acuessoH, and their full spirit
,lal strength. 1fchurch intoroats wero handled
az buBinosn intoroBts wero, using each nan nc
oording to his gifts, they would find tho advan-
tage In inoroaaed gains. Tint loaf would multi
ply in their hands.
OF tho two fishes, ono wns tho social life.
Thoy wore bidden to go and uso all RESOURCES as
they wont. THOR social power must bo uHod as
woll as anything else. It became an immense
fI1,r fa1er tnf 0f11nrH 1nI INIT
them, and brought tllom into tho Church. Croeda
wero aa skeletons, but they must have son'o-
thing olso to mako the body, They must g., up
s saa Snn SSety aay ng g tr Hst' % it's S oaay fpf
eenso, as when they said tloy would
'giyo every man his chance ind lot
him run: Churches had wasted much power by
falling afoul of men. But TINT Was gone, or WINS
View. They would believe and lot others bo-
1ievo and not claim tho exclusive posaoBaion Of
faith. Power came to tho Church from that
charity, which said 1t had but ono only onomy.
Me did not PROPOSE to hive any particular faro
In time, was nearer than the homes of many. uo
should probably como to 500 them MS often aa
they wanted him to. Whom he camo, dozon
yoara ago, ho folt groom, and doubtless was.
Ho had no experience. Ho came in and thoy OK
aminod him. Some wore proHont WHO had quos-
toned him nbout doctrines, otc. The laymon
also questioned him, and wanted to know what
he would do II colored man wanted to join tho
church. Thore was nothing in the books abont
that, ho replied, and II the color was merely on
the outside, and not in tic soul, ho should let
him in. So they said they would lot tho speaker
in. That week tho Conference sent him to his
place. Tho woman was present ct whose house
he made his first pastoral call Ho knocked at
tho door, aud when he had told her
who ho was. ehe replied that she was just
mad to think tho Conference would
| send such o mean little boy at tint to them.
That was the first ono. Hho told the exact truth,
But In all the years Hho had been good friend
| to him.
The uoxt call was at family, also present,
Ho did not know what to do, and was frightened
| He mont in and tho kindness and gontlonoss he
| met oonfounded him. Flo Bat down On tho arm
! OF sofa and jumped up, thinking some one
kicked him. But men hal como and helped him
with kindly words, and suggestions, and hints
against possible disaster. Those had been glad:
| eomo years, though anxious and full Of care. Il
was gladsomo congregation IN the ola church
though small ono. AL tho older officers wore
militant. Ho wondered how they had been &C
spared. There wore truo, genuine hearts who
Ind given him encouragement, md il tho loayes
| had multiplied, the greater part Of 1t was duo te
tho congregation. Tho little gathering Of fifty
OF sixty had become 1900. Tho church was now
! Tho growth seemed marvellous. When ht
looked at tho years Of work, it Boemel at
If they had been together longer than the fami
! " Of kethuselah. The secroct of their Buccest
lio believed lay in tho charity they had had 70,
themselves md their pastor mid the deaf oal
tley had turned to ali onlnitieB. That WIS tht
| sccrot for the future with tho now pastor, wlt
| would entor upon tho discharge Of his dutio'
among them, and who llo hoped would prove aE
acceptable to them as he had beon.