, 1876-12-04
ORDINATIDN,

MR. ts4Ao r. pAtt1s Fnu stearoHtpY 1vnRH
lae ora,nallo'' scf'lces u MF. Isaac " fati's
at the Michigan Avenue Baptist Church ycstcr-
day afternoon were interesting aEd solemn,
hv ,ic conhatc @ an 40 Mr. Air. Fa1lis has, ',o,armno1 ~
w. ,.". ~, ,..,l.,, '"
plunge INTO tho most afAaous Of I'LL ministerial
duties, Aud will soon leave this city Ell route for
lnission;ary's labors, lie was examined )ast
,xo4,l o,,j fo,,r, o,.,,,ont1,, -. .,.s s,.
"ceA' ai'u aoano s'n,''cl.is Auapleo W ING WorH
he llas ehosen, ana tne ctceFln2 words addfc5s'
sprc him viii, courage to meet Ills sclr.ilnpossd
task. Thr audience was not lnrgc, Tho a,c,ot.
.aeN' 10 "u.t.'e. ~ - '.os ni,'e"
lng Has LOU goot1.-out taoso VINO d'a attend ap'
ov o. W. .o onsts assos oa 's ears
partaiiv If prothnr T,,ts h"o ,,oa" 's H., s,.o Nv
aas', p ~, " a.ns .'Ns e,1oaeA III" ~
timed to some ot,,nr nastor. esncrfaltv In hisftbo
s,c,cr,s, ,,sr h,,rh t.a,,Insr ut,orttn,, -, liz
1a"~,,oe ~ ,,a",,s Ers. T,s.,s s -, saa ~ rs ."o
!nthans, tsconi chaptcr. sesond verse, " For !
dsseFMnlod % nat to k,;2w aiythiaG an'onE you
ss'n vesas Gn.st anu i!.m etuc',ca NC SPOKE
~ rnurs lanatleidtn, glylng me lexicographgr's
would aLorn the world With more such fanatics;
ConslaeflnS raul as q missionary, !ie QUOTED
1rom Enc fsElstlcs 10 aenoustfate tnat Iaul
Was n IT., tno ~ exe!np'ar m Of chf'st u all ages
q tic csacnt!a! ,atnerence netween inc man q
inc Morld and ttle man o. tue pulpit, contend-
thS tnns the !atiol Gon,a not 10 some ta.mgs
MIN tyr ssin i sS Il. tstss as hls
cloud. unly ny doing this catt l'c reach the
Stature Of minister. Inc christian nasnster
se an1paon nl M sa olnYs 70 am
9 grand mutation to was thc silver tong1tc. and
no hal no desire to mucrrato tho power Of
eloauene:' tor so;ae oi tno nooless specimens ut
oEntoEle1l nnd Rhetorical exealleaeo had been
TINT the eto9uenen springs rum the thotnc aud
not rum tue lnan, that the lHttor sc sunkin
I've lofmo5: lt y tlle eross, atd n9t TO drapery
of Worls, that shows Gods work
to tug h.. world, =, and the preacher
n.ilss h!n himself behind the Cross
II ho would benefit inaukind. The Christian
minister should study dillgentlY and improve
himself, but !lc tntlst nuke bis learning subor-
.ltnate to the work Of saving aouls, else hls
'ninlstry becomes . shipwreek. AZ the servants
of jesus Christ, tic ministers must be workers
anu not lrcamers. The one work Of the
sotiabIe, not to By learned, not to be influential.
None OF theso things must Interfere With tho
preaching Of tho Word. soule ministers think
themselves linancserB, and institute syStenl Of
think they wers created as spaetsl Supervisors
over Roman Catholicism, and for thesc they
abandon the l!fc-glvlug CROSS. From such good
Gol deliver US: bomo Of the must brilliant In.
te!leets Ia Christianity have exercised the most
baleful influence. They R!stake their walk,
wl,lrl. slioillu ba with Christ, Man perfect ia
Ills humanity, God grand in lia Divinity.
Bastng oil Christianity, picty, aud morality
upon tho crtlcl!lxion, Atr. Custis described tile
death scene at tbs croaB in much of the very Co-
Jnenro he had lust condemned, und pofl,tul to
tho tro1rnE, dying Jesus IA n.a,l's expiStlon
fur hta most reckless tnEsaceds. And this was
TIM GnsnH1 tt,nt t11n Hhrstt,t, ,nf,,st sr tn,tEt
urn l,aell with in l[a strife with sin, and look
for ILLS reward ut the llnuda Of tile Lamb thAt
Mr.. Falls then knelt, aud tbs Rev. Dr.. Bur
souEHs, VI tha th'easo University, oucreu
pa1tt ~ 6uM"1to a.iu stiEnSsA III tud rough
and Tint hc mIst In irt.i for s1S IT, t"iIE' i.,1.'
The attending .a}nisters Isjl ticir hauls In or