The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-05-25
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....mbIy sitting at Cam, am,
IbsiatsNan asseaoS over supply OF MIN
IdefS. I., In nnI

re rSS.sisssean over supply OIL MN
ilt% a''s,ao va made yesterday in OGI
.IrDOrt from the U. P. Assembly Il
,ToDr our Cambridge nsiSh00r'
o. -. d, .has there v" an over suppl:
~ 3si,j..t, il The field, for a pot'io' s,
.,'..a oily could employment O' ioaaa ,aa
= s'''s, - n extent i. this the case at TIL
" I',a ,sa .b.r. i. sensible abatement Q
,..i,, o license auy more young min
- =, to encourage poor young nsi
'.,s a'.,,,, y themselves for the semlnAtis'
ss1ip. heir s.v in whole or part
:, ssd in The Guernsey Times Cf ys''
w, fuller explanation Of this en-
-. ',..,..p,p. which besen the unitet
sl,,sr,.,iln l''S brethren at this time |.
~ ~, III, The Pts.bytsries to which aid
= - y. ,,,.Ddsd heretofore, in mi'
ia,.,,, : ,,s spilled this year for th'
-. ..ao ouly Is ministers, and to sup
.,si. J.u.nd there were llS ministers
u, h, ID. service, 45 Of whom "ar'
','j,,s..l y, to ln enforced inactivity, in
- a heir services have not beer
s,i,sl ssi, b. lh. Ptsby'eris''"
:, ma. hi. difficulty Of an over sup
- !, ,.u. that the Committee on
H.. & Mission, felt themselves COM m
i. III 10 resort to the following eIpedi-
r,linit,b. time Of each appointee to
:. .T' 'osti, Of the year in every case
-, =. Vbs,s the missionary was as
.,.a . .oas particular station or
% p..,S,,.,, lor the whole year. And as
w. !. IA uot give employment 10 the
,',., I IJ.ir.d by those fully qualified
i \. 4, Gospel ministry, II was
i,,,J b,,. tbs. those who have not
~ i,;,iJ he regular course Of three
~ ~, audy, consequently should
~ ~, 10 tbe theological seminary. Even
al a III, limitations rigidly enforced
n, "tiII Isaud it impossible 70 give even
,s.i.ty d employment to all. Some re-
.i,,J 40 appointments whatever. Some
i,wlT Oue, some Tor two and some for
Srt;ulrtsrs Of the year. It is = fact
Sa -,y .sIl arrest the attention of the
5,rh, ,k,t The number Of Missionaries
Isi,I b the Presbyteries is decreas.
IN RAJ BY year, while the number
ispitAnu Tor appointment 10 rap
Ilr J, the increase. This mat
N swnss more serious when we dis
5,f lh., the liz, Of names submitted by
tI,Pp5y,efieI does not include all the
..snl.d ministers and Probationers IN.
n lssir Jurisdiction. Had the condi.
lad oar Treasury and the experience
III. put u to what the church is will.
NV Contribute for this service justified
Inv enterprises would have been in
ls,urisd, and new fields occupied as
vi " enlarged effort put forth In ex.
Ii,, shnuns that would have given
zpsyntrl 10 many Of these brethren.
iNh 90 The one hand, the fields are
Iiitairg 10 The harvest, on the other the
hSrn iis ready and willing to go forth,
I'd Jst tbs church does not furnish the
nsiii nettaary for the ingatheriug oi
haIAsiJs. Again, in the reports Of the
paAJtsrits, The amount OF service
ND TIcint congregations and mission
Giioai desire and are unable to support
bflsd 1t the foil time Of sighty-eight
N Y.i The Prssbyteries ask for the
Rrins Oi only siIty.eight. Then
siir ia uOtl lew instances, large and
nag congregations which have for
Ein maintained pastors upon comforta.
aalirita are reported ~ deslrous ol
Ers Only part Of the time, and In 4
~ aIes none whatever. Is there ne
MA 10 lear that one most excellent
ltilr Of our Home Mission system
stsI Ihich the supply Of and demand
y 9isitsrial service are properly
s9'ght together ia gradually but surely
tiisout ol use! Gao anything be dous
ahTs II o. must il soon become 8 mere
ais'a' Of history.
h0San 10 u, that there is something
HEsdunt thi,repOrt Of the Committee
aasas Missions, In our Cambridge
4Ts PCShhsd yesterday it was said
aii leading ministers felt inclined To
H'' ''t .St''A' slas Ot young men than
aiaI oil As applicants have proved who
s'sst aid 'AsN.iIh to enter the minis.
". 1t had been found that too many
lsaslsnt nd comparatively worthless
ca bad ia ihh way fastened themsel-
~ 90 Tie church for support, and the
= as1''''AlP we're not Inclined to support
mP's'aas that thi. surplus Of indil.
l''''i alstill /, !Ol very considerabl.
't's'i he explanation oil the reason why
nai'l ministers ,re in danger Of being
ID sG'in' DE cold. II they we're bright,
..'s'' nd attractive men, they would
sn''d, The fault that they are moi
a'ad 'Aa tind lies with those who
An Dot exercised wise dis
= '4.a y n ''eourlsiug them to en-
~ =, Ilai'irL As Webster once re
sE1a about The profession OF the law
:. "aisA'ttnlFk y. about the Ministry
a. A,'' I alS.y. plenty of room a
MI. W IA' lover rank. of the pro
TsrS', ,;'S lN S','ctOEded-nOt only In tn,
S...a sEts'sa bot in all chutchs.-ap;
n ~ u ~ ''',' lack Of popular lns.rs.
Sa,.1 ,.. . complained Of in the ,spOr
'nG had. ''''' Vi
~ ia.I' YOuso, Of Concord. p.,i,l
-. S.ailai d accused of taking a mur
Ssi'S, y ~ 'aI.a 81 prison t'" day. ago tn.
az =. tSa "a M whether they would blss,
Ia ~. 0 course they did no. bleed, Az,
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