The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-04-22
A Place for the Hiring of Preachers.

employment bureau. Its function, II seems,
Is " provide places for preachers who are
out Of work and to keep churches lacking
pastors advised Of eligible candidates for
the feeding Of their souls. II If strange that
such ministerial Intelligence Office is
needed at all. Tho theological scminarics
complain Of small supply OF students, and
are ever seeking to get moro money toward
their cndOwmcnts. Yet tho fact that this
Office is started implies that there arc many
fully trained ministers out Of employment
and eagerly seeking work, so eagerly that
they are ready to pay fee to get place.
Why Is ths2 Is II because the supply,
though large fails In quality 10 satisfy the
dcmandP II that IL SO, what reason Is there
TO suppose that the new supply preparing
at the scminarics will be any better, and will
not rather simply swell tho NUMBER or
recent years some Of the most lucrative and
responsible places for preachers in New
York have gone to foreigners, and the grad
yates of our home nurseries Of thcOlOgians
have been neglected We already have here
at tho head Of the Presbyterian and Congre-
gational pulpits, ministers brought from the
other side, and their success beclouds that
Of the ncighboring preachers of their re-
Der are Or. HALL, DR.. ORMrsToN, DR.. BEvAN,
and Dr. TAYLOR, all men who hold large
congregations, and minister to exceptionally
rich churches. Moreover, the success OF
these eminent divincs is likely TO make other
churches here and elsewhere look abroad
when they seek to got desirable clcrgymen.
What is the meaning Of this Have the
picty and cloqucnce of our American pulpit,
once SO ilustrious, fallen into dccline1
The head OF the ministerial employment
bureau believes II can be made "a great
convenience and great blessing" lie says
teachers employment bureaus, labor
bureaus, and matrimonial bureaus succeed.
and why may not hisy Perhaps 1t may, and
we do not doubt he will soon get on his
books the names Of q large number OF
preachers anxious for an opportunity TO ex-
pound the Gospel at fair salary; though
we should not like to guarantee either their
picty or their ability. There are. 1t is said,
| thousands OF ministers who are looking out
for some sort Of place, either because they
are out Of work altogether, or because they
have not now got places which suit their
notions. The new bureau proposes to make
| itself an exchange for both classes II a
preacher does not like the climate Of the
ncighborhood where he happens to bc set
tl'd' II Us society ialls u satisiy his TASTE
or II he thinks his salary too small, the
bureau will undertake the task Of finding
! him what he wishee. II it succeeds In this
work, it may perhaps prove itself con-
vcnience, II not blessing. to tho dissatisfied
pastors. But may it not also cause heart
| burnings, awaken rivalrios, and introduce
| discOrd into churches, by taking pastors
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