Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-10
ST. PETERS, EPISCOPAL CHURCH
RepOrt Of Sermon BY Bishop
Whitaker.

Bishop Whitaker assisted by Rev
Geo. Il. Al Gu fficiat-d "A, St. Peter 8
Episcopal Church on Sunday, Before
he delivery &C the sermon the haiy
daughter of MIR. ard Mrs Warren Was
son was i'a.,ls. d l'y the Bishop. Miss
H. X. Ciapp accompanied Mrs. Wa-son
| "a the altar, as the bnhy's god-mother
The little one " hose lesoin,e d, D.ennol
was the admiration Of all bebolders-
WIS christ. ned JULIA CAMPBELL WATSON.
| One foun II fl nj, tn SUPPRESS a qni-'
-rniie when she was I'll. dyed TO mau-
inliy tiAht" under Ch,ist's banner asb by
he forms the subj ct for baptism is re-
CURED +" d..
THE SERMON
VAS preached from the text found IL
The First I.ii>,i, # Paul TO he Coiinih-
ms. chapter IL, LIST verse: Lit IA innh
=. account If nS IS IF ;he ministers oil
Christ, ard stewards uf the III, steries OF
u ID" What j. true estimate OF the
character au,. .Inijrs If the ministry!
WHIST ,Ta q minister's 0uiies to The peo-
pt,? These GnrStirEs are answered In
he text TIE Apostle spesks Of min
i-re,s ina general sense. In :h- organ
u ton o. the Chnrch there are three
a.ders: neacou~. Priests aud Bishops.
All these orders are alike 50 far rs h
object 10 he attained ny them ia col
,-.ued Tue fundamental. governing
- - by which each is moved are alike
There are Two points 10 be considered
nas set forth by Panl. Among toe false
rl-,s .f :, minister's qualifications aud
cbarrcrtr = b Il iit should ba popuIa,
nj pleasing. s-:nho III n'Snnenf. nc
g.,,npiishpi in J, prn,y a'i:.lDmert> and
IN IN ,ErtrS # correct TASTE. lbsse are
h.. si"niaI.is ,,qni;ed by the critics
In. 81 mersni" hiB by hI- i,ii-l's eiuai
.ri.a He i too generally le.,a, dea as I,
p.-nn hired tn D-r:nrm c-F'Hin Services
Ike. n so.d,-r OF lawyer, and Is chic fly
valued fnt his Inirll-ct uns luaii'ies. Ii
ne comes up ia thee high requisites. ht
= .,trI.,.mes i,;oi,z-d HIS admirers
'nink mere. of hlm and his niauner and
per,ona! sncc. ,.s-~ than " bat he teaches
he ':nnteic, at iuis - to III axe kln
live rather f.' ,'i as.' h'% coDSrrGa ION
than his q d The whole interest Of tine
--'vIc. csnrPrS in 'be man. The cbnrrh |
c,.rt Ia h.- r. 'r.i.j ~ "A rnrie thrl!t! |
n-'nutson Ia, n on The uiher i.nnd. !
iai>e r.s i,unte il made when the m.n !
Is e n-',',,s-r! - l.- merged III hls oific+ /
VIII. IL he prizes, Il b, III to I've SOM |
'i.l.,g nl.,r- iii,'. houisn; when he Is sup |
posed ~ ,ir.r.i b. Wee n human son's ana |
Il d, H,n-..rt Il Is h-Id in these fais.- |
: ina ssthat on!y ihtoneh be mInis,e,
en- us he stv. 3. He holds the key |
# silva ion. H receives confessions |
i lin; III "n him .i-pend all God in
. -nilons He is f,l>eiv believed to be
,h!e t" perform tb- mir"cle If changing
b.. wine ui h-. >arrmmeD'al table INTO
fre nciuri h'0oJ aud BODY of Cbtist.
These views sse no. nv sry means un-
.pmmun. For ,b- prizes; i, thus CIRQUE.
us'y ella m-.i intrllih;liiy, aud be is &c
:. sra-,l ~. d r c-iv-s The veperaiion of a
,uperior heiug. This creates en- over
= Innate Of the oili,e and makes IA lose
-i:ht u the man. superstition is sub.
for faith, SIR said a Jesuii
IL al. 10 yang man, "God mnst not
blink, you must ie.r". The thinking
MS been already done for You" Where
his m,uner %! b-ii-f obtains. the effect
NJ III the people Is demoralizing and in
ali respects de'eieIious. Some men have
he for ituae 10 resist the temptation to
'ccep: meu's hon &c and the As'-
-, If IN unr-s'r incl admiration. Bat
hey are the rs'e EXCEPTIONS. Under
Ie fla.ttry of sarh IA veperaiion they are
~, TO forget that they IRE the servants
f Christ. They spread an eviliu6uence
hrongh all ne departments Of life. St.
p-ui'r estlm tie j. the true one. The
n, s.eties" are the grert truths of Chris
lsfity This is ST. Pan''s inteTrre.n,
ION III his letter to Timothy. The
Divine pl.in is what is meant by 'mys
cries. The minister is roTer-a
,ilor who rows the church through the
= YES AID bil;oW~ of ',nuble and brings
into the haven q! ssfetv. He ia TO 90
us work under The authority Of the Mas
=. He has no IN: boriiy of his OVID.
L.. is a mere agent The steward is che |
, hn is undes the law Of ,be house. Ut is
,is Office tn dispense and distribute the
thth ne is ctlltu ny CnTlsl 10 the Min |
: r. auI seat iHto the world in His | /
'.Te- All ministers are stewards of The
! .vior; and bey should so order their
ives rs 20 comnieCd Christ TO mankind.
The minister does " hat he does by vir-
ne of the authority Of Christ. He stands
n this character at the communion table
nd the bap,ismri font. H. goes to the
edside OF tie dying in the name OF Z
,brist. A n steward j. is the business
1 the preacher to proclaim the truths of
TO open mems ears and ,
ears SO they can hear and accept the
nth. The trne Office of a minister il
ct 10 dictate belief. but TO bring men
, Christ. The true minister teaches
OF himself, but Christ; is not rnl-r.
ut helper, The minister does not
riginate his doctrine; but he is simply 9
toward whose duty it is to dispense the 9