The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-07-27

Mercurius.-Acts, IA, lila
These preachers have performed a
wonderful wonderful work in healing
the cripple and now they must be wor.
shipped. The people call them gods
aud propose to offer sacrifices to them.
i. There is still a tendency among
some to worship the successful preacher.
Many noted revivalist has gone to a
town, held great meeting, and when
he went away the converts for the most
part backslid. They backslid from
che preacher, not from Christ, for they
we're converted to the minister, not to
Che Savior.
Isaac Errett and DR.. Bedding once
held meeting in one of the villages
along the shores of the Ohio river. One
would preach one night and the other
the next. The congregations were good
aud the attention excellent, but for some
unaccountable reason no converts were
made This was for some time mys.
tery. when it was found that the CON-
munity were betting on the ministers
aomc bet that Mr. Errett was the best
speaker, others would stake their money
on Dr. Bedding. As soon AS this was
discovered one of the preachers left and
the other continued The meeting with
good success. The church at Corinth
fen into this error of betting on their
preachers: For while one saith | am
OF Paul and another [ am of Apollos
are ye not carnal Some said, Paul
III NY preacher. | will bet on Paul. If
Paul does not preach shall not come
to church. If you don't hire Paul to
preach here you might as well close
your church doors Another said,
"Apollos is my preacher. If he does
not preach | shall not come to church.
Unless you hire him to preach our meet
ings are failure"
,. How did Paul treat these persons
who desired to worship him Did he
encourage anything OF that kind ? Here
was splendid opportunity to strike for
higher salary "When Paul and
Baruabas heard of this they rent their
clothes aud ran i'll among the people
crying out, sirs, way do ye these things:
They were indignant that divine honors
should be paid them
When Everett was lecturing to raise
funds for the erection Of the Washington
monument, picture on exhibition in
Cincinnati represented Everett in all
his fine proportions as an orator, stand
ing on toe foreground, while away in
thc background was the dim, shadowy
outline OF Washington. La all of Pau's
preaching he never allowed himself to
bc brought TO the front Of the picture
while Christ was placed in the back
ground
3. Paul urges an important reason
why they should not worship him but
worsbp God awe also are men Of
like passions with you How slow the
world is to learn this truth Paul de-
clares that ministers, like other people,
are composed Of flesh and blood. Anat
omy and physiology knows no difference
between D. d. aud farmer OR shoe
maker Like you, the minister Is liable
GO mistakes. Like you, he must eat in
order to live. Like you, in order to
get anything to cat, he must pay for it,
or ought to do 50. Like you, to pay
bis debts he must get mis- pay. Hence
che reasoning of the old deacon was
very incorrect. When the preacher told
him that the church was not paying him
while his creditors were ciamoring Tor
their pay, the deacon, with deep.drawn
sigh, remarked "Ah, Bro. -, you
must not expect much more than souls
for your hire" Yes, replied the now
desperate minister, but l can't live on
souls. and if | could it would take a
great many the size Of yours to make a
good square meal" Souls are good
enough IN thei' place, but | have learned
from rad experience that they don't pay
the butcher nor the tailor. In the com.
mercia world souls are not legal tender.
From this statement OF the apostle
that eve also are men Of like passions
with you" you are not to expect pertec-
ton in any minister. 1t is sometimes
Soiu InaC Tue predcDeI site Hihoeit uP do
a model Il is false. Christ is the only
model Paul would not SIT himself up
as model The people proposed to
make bin their model, bus he turns
their attention from him to the One
and Che only One, whose life was per
feet
{ Notice the fckleness Of mere hu.
man applause or popularity, At one {
time the popuiace call these men gods
Jupiter, Mercurius They bring the
oxen aud garlands to sacrifice. But in {
a few moments the infariated mob, pick
ing up clubs and stones, hurl them at ,
Paul and suppose that they have killed
hun
Tins treatment of Paul recalls those {
other scenes. When Christ entered Je. |
rusaIem tue flowers were profusely I
strewu IL his pathway and the multi. q
tudes said, hosanna Hosanna. blessed J
is he that comeih in the name of the
Lord A few DAYS elapse and vou hear :