The New York herald., 1876-12-05
GOSPEL SEED.

BAPrIsTs, .IErHoDIsTs AND pREsDYTEEIASs N
THEIE CONFERENCE.-THE AIM or PREACH
INo-MR. BEEcuER's RECONSTRUCTED MAN
noop-EUIGAEIA AND THE GREEK CHURCH
BuGBEAR-uTopIAN CANDY MONEY MISSION
FUNDS
The Baptist ministers assembled yesterday in Oliver
street charch listened very ateniivey to care
fully prepared essay read oy Professor Wilkinson, OF
Rochester University on the object and aim OF preach
ing Mr. Bcccher, standing as the representative pop
ular preacher OF this country was rather severely
handiedby the Professor, because he lMr. BcccLcr)
breaches and teaches tha; the gr, al aim end OF
preaching is to secure RECONSTRUCTED manhood The
defects and failures Of Mr. BcecLer's preaching
pointed out aud the assigned TOR HIS failure
this false OF preaching which he has before
him. God and not man. is 10 be the centre Of ell true
and succ ssiu preaching Dir. esecher makes that
tue aim witch u but the result OF preaching. and all
his other mistakes aow naturally from this. Socrates
Theodore Parker ard o.h.rs before him made similar
mistakes Tho Professor quoted from one 0! Mr
Bcechcrs Yale lectures preaching in proc; OF the
Plymouth pastors error. in xhich he quotes
Peter in his Pentecostal sermon setting
forth the real aim oil preaching TO be- the
RECONSTRUCTION OF humanity But referring TO the ac
OF tLat tee Ac,s, Professor Wilkinson
that the apoE;us ain quite another thing,
namely, exalt Jesus, JruClDcd, I.Urd
Cnrst But Mr. Beccher shut has eyes aud all the
better wha, he wanted 10 IA this
structea manhood will bo the result of cxaitng Jesus
Lord and Christ. anu the true motive ci preaching
should be the glory OF God the preaching OF Christ
the result VIII DC The salvation OF The need
OF the pulpit To-day, The Professor remarked rs aDso
lutte submission To Christ.
CLINICAL scErrlcs.
There is too much speculation anG too much scopti
csm IN tue Church ia the ministry. Doctrines
accepted Taught after MINISTER'S have understood
them. ana not ahcr tncy have believed them on the
nf ntsfu
between one commandment and .nvter, and somc
favored ana others opposed There should be Eo such
dis iscr.mnaii0n. Wien Chr,st commands, The duty Of
ministry and Of Dc Church absolute obedience
ana III this absolute obedience 10 Christ COD
the Father is Glorincd- 1t rs simply question oil
| endurance-whc shah LOOK The other out OF countc
And greater is lie that II US than he tat
before Ircn lac saoud know why he stands there ana
knowing tins, ae cannot ia 10 De Always moving on
the cneniy's works.
/ Drs panicl Reid, Sampscn. Swan Thomas and other
bre supeci matter o. the essay
treatment oil the Qucs,ion and, While all agreed
! with spiris abi.ity. Dr. Red made point
| that popularity mast be evidence of
wrong isc faith or preaching nor the lack ot
evidence oil rign, thinking and teaching For IL The
| latter % The test they would all be included. Dr.
Sampson believed with the cssayist that Christ and
man, must be the centre OF all successful preach
! ing. slSut Uuto when all speak we'll 0f
you.' Mr. Swan wished that the essayisi had spoken
more OF the relation OF preaching TO conversation
religious ga heriugs. He booked upon preaching
proclamation, aud he believed Nj Bcccher all
1
| SMILING yog CRAM.
| He (Swan) mad read fourteen yolumes OF Bcccher's
sermons last August TO nnd out II possible, wherein
| lay his power; but he did not lind It, He (Beechcr)
goes about among the doctrines like Paul nehtiDg with
Wild beasts al Ephesus. II reconstructed manhood
| Is true preaching Mr. Beccher u good
| specimen of has own theory. lEisses and voice
.'fhat has place here y Mr. swan explained that he
haa no reference whatever his 10 the
that he believe Mr.. Bcccher guilty of the
charge and never did, and he had defended hiIn
J against those wns did believe him guilty But what
| he flnf b8 IN n aa doc rad
by Mr. becchcr. bad not been illustrated IN tho
sruc,ion Of his own entire manhood. And yet he be-
licved that Mr. Becchcr had been tho instrument In
Gods hands OF saving more souls than any man ON
! this continent
tho likes too ughI and had cut TOO close between the
] issue aud the OF preaching Are we the Doctor
asked TO seek the glory OF God SO much that We shall
less than we do about the saving OF souisy In
the economy OF the gospels teaching and preaching
are put together as means for saving men, And he
pleased with the teaching ana preaching OF the
Gospel by iaymen and had always told ti Church that
they had good right US himself to engage this
work This Is nothing new; IT was tue custom in the
early Christian Church Professor Wilkinson al
lowed minntcs to reply to the Criticisms OF his
brethren which he did very effectively by proving and
main tanning position thai and object
of preaching 70 glorify COD by obedience 10 Jesus
Christ, 20 whom AZ power in heaven and earth has
been committed and result oi this preaching is the
salvation OF men, fhe publication OF the essay WAS
requested
The Methodist preachers discussed iniorma
way tho subject missions. Dr. Reid, missionary
secretary, being asked TO speak more particularly
the unsuccessful missions OF the Church, referred
Bulgaria and Africa The former received an appro
pr,aton OF 81 500 aud the latter So 500 This Hc
considered Bulgaria the most prospcctlvey successful
mission by the Church IL rs raising up
native ministry. There are only three American mis-
there and the work Is mainly done by
helpers. There Is class OF eignt or ten theological
students in the college al ConstantiLople aud
three natives studying in Drew Seminary
here whe another, graduate OF this seminary, has
Just been transferred, and will Gail very shortly
| Tor Bulgaria. he Mctnodst Episcopal Church does
alln WOr NJ astn nfa In hat
try. IL could not invest permanently tncre because Of
the unsettled political condition OF the country They
have church membership including probationers OF
less than 300 zone of the brethren suggested only
sixty.) But tho bsotcd Greek E,ngdom ~ their next
aud they hope through their bulgarian
mission TO reach the Greek Church, which embraces a
population second only 10 that oil China IL would
not do now TO withdraw from that mission IL would
cost much to break II up az to maintain ls. And
whatever settlement the threatened war between Rus
sia aud Turkey snail make OF the Greek Church qucs
ton, Protestant missionaries ought TO be OH hand TO
reap any benefits that may come from II.
| Dr. Reid believed thai greater success could
be achieved IN tho interior OF Africa tnau
on the coast. But II Is = question OF roads
and OF duties There means of commun un.catiou
between Llberia and the but BY PATHS
strangers cannot travel even these without paying
tribute 10 the nall dozen petty kings that govern ihe
country; and even then they are liable 10 be detained
several weeks every village town, and for tho
least offence breach OF etiquette 10 be murdered
Bishop James, whc he lived bad some influence with
| the New York Chamber Of Commerce., which body was
cooperate with the Mission Board to open roads aud
make with ths native kings looking toward
increased trade ivory aud dye WOODS tnat should
SUIT thcrorom tor their uneration. In time, Dr.
Reid thought, something might be done. At present
all tho commerce OF the INFERIOR with The coast Is car
| rcd on on the backs ot the
| CANDY MONEY MISSION WORK
Mr. J. Is Cornell, the President OF the City Nisson-
AIRY Society, by request, addressed the meeting. He
expressed his regret that SO much ignorance prevails
In the Church the missionary question, because the
preachers had told the people so little about It. He
believed that the ], 600 600 children In the Sabbath
schools could raise $500 600 year, which more than
the Missionary COMMITTEES had ever appropriated. DR..
Curry, however ipated the idea by showing that
900 0O0 OF these negro children who had nifty
Of their their lives And one-half OF the
remainder very iitto better OF. The other half
| might this amount from their candy money, but
| experience had shown that they would not The
| policy oil
DlscoUyTiSe ExFKcfRD BUr rSHxCxrvKD GAINS
waa suclual. Aud II Is also false 10 measure the
| wealth OF tho Methodist Episcopal Church by its
| rambers Ii Is large put poor, and tho Doctor
did not boovc in the policy OF converting tho world