The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-20
THE METHODIST MINISTER'S.
The style OF Preaching 10 Save Mem
The Indian QuesttOn-Pastor Emile
Cooks IIlness-A Memorial TO Him.

| The Style Of Preaching to Save Mem
The Indian Observation-Disclosures Emile
Cooks Hlness--A Memorial to Him.
Yesterday Rev. MIR. Dieninger, Of the Second
street German Methodist Episcopal church, ad
dressed the preachers on the features that should
be made most prominent in preaching to meet the
wants of the times. One of the most important is
more positive statements Of doctrines He thinks
there is toe much laxity in this particular The
true idea Of faith Is presented 1t should be,
and men are allowed to give an intellectual assent
to the truth OF the Scriptures and this is accred-
tied as faith in the doctrines OF the Gospel The
nature and benefits Of prayer are not made as
prominent in the preaching of the day as they
should be. The doctrine OF the witnessing pres
ence OF the Holy Gnost in the hearts of believers
IL not inculcated as fully and as forcbly
as 1t ought to be. He knew that with
Germans many Of them are let into the Church too
easily man goes to the altar feeling that he has
been wicked sinner, and some brother asks,
"How do you feelYn He answers, "Good." Then
we will sing, praise God, from Whom All Bless
ings Flow" and 1t is supposed the work Of con-
version is completed. The want Of reverence in
the Sunday school Is another great drawback in
the ministry Of the present day. This, he thought,
Is IN part due to the ineXperience OF teachers, to
the character OF many OF the addresses delivered
In Sunday schools and to the want of proper home
discipline.
Dr. E. L. James thought one reason of this ir-
reverence in the young is that they are not i'm
pressed with the OmnipOtence of the Divine Being
OF whom they hear. He thinks the people should
accused the character Of Sunday school addresses
with much OF this 1rreverence. We talk to the
children, he said, as if they were mere Babes In.
stead OF opening TO them the truths OF the Gospel
How can they be reverent, he asked, when We let
them go on the street and any where but into the
sanctuary OF God, where they might near
THE WORD OF GOD EXPoUNDED
fed with his abors in the ministry. He could not
sit down at tae close OF the day and count his
successes. His verdict, too, was against the Sun
day school addresses, many OF Which, he said, were
not ut for Gods holy house OF day. The result Is
that children get to think man is most successful
as a Sunday school talker who can make most fun
Tor them. He was not opposed to amusement for
children. but he would give up preaching at once If
ne believed that our boys and girls could not pc in
terested in the simple story OF the cross without
putting 1t into these sunday school style OF stories.
The Doctor expressed his disapprObatiOn Of fairs,
The talking and whispering OF ministers and OIL
clal men in prayer and other meetings, the Doctor
thought tended to encourage the children to talk
also.
DR.. wheatley ana Mr.. Parker corrected certain
Measurements Of their utterances by brethren.
MIR. Parker was reported last week as saying that
Mr.. Beecher was the natural bridge between Uni
tarianism and inhdelity, when it should have been
"eyangelsm' instead OF "iaddelity-"a widely
DR.. Adams advocated more simplicity and more
Bible In their preaching. In regard to the first
point he had ever remembered the advice gwen to
him by an old cOOred man in Duane street years
agon-Put the crib so low that the lambs can get
bite" He thought very much OF our preaching was
too high.
MIR. Wolf, q missionary Of the Indians, addressed
the meeting, asking the influence OF the ministers
present against the transfer OF
THE INDIAN QUESTION
to the War Department and the placing OF all the
tribes on one reservation near as possible
together
DR.. Reid also spoke on the same subject.
DR.. Foss read some interesting extracts from
ralafinn n n
Paris, who was saved from the Vile du Havre MIR.
Cook l. very poorly in health, but Is recovering
under the mild climate OF the South Of France Mr..
Cook lost all his clothing. books papers, &C., and
$500 cash, and Dr. FOss gave the pastors present
slips the letters to be read before their congre-
Cations that suitable sum OF money may be
raised as q memorial to the faithful minister
whose faith in that trying hour was borne testi-
mony to by all who were saved from the Vile du
Havre and the Loeb Earn. The committee have
$780, but are anxious to get additional subscrlp-
tons to send q remittance at once to Pastor Cook.