The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1878-03-26

Words Of Wisdom from Bishop
Bowman.

H. Dalton reported as follows:
We, YOUR committee, submit the follow
ing: Upon careful: investigation wc find
hat certain accounts between Brother II.
Dalton aud the Perryviile board oi trustees
have been carelessly kept, out Of which has
grown misunderstanding affecting the min.
i-terial standing and usefulness Of Brother
Dalton. We, therefore, recommend that
his care and these accounts be referred tn \
appointed by his presiding elder
for examination. We also recommend that
his relation to the conference he referred -
the committee on conference relations.
+. S. Beggs presented the case Of +. Speck,
an ordained local elder. His parchments
were accepted, and in accordance with q
Of the quarterly conser-
ence again restored. A committee on post.
offices was appointed IA follows: J. W.
Johnson, +. Oechsli, 4. Anderson, E. Hop.
kins. l.. NJ. Hagood.
The third question vas taken up: Who
remain ON trial? C.. Revelle, A. jump,
NJ. Bell, w. X. Russell. G. v. Criss were
aud continued. f. w. Nc.
Donald was discontinued.
The fourth question Vas called: Who
were admitted into full connection?
The class Of the second year Vas called
forward and addressed by the bishop. whu
proposed to them the usual disciplinary
questions.
BISHOP EowNAN's CHAEGE.
Bishop Bowman gave an excellent charge
to the young men entering the ministry
lie referred to methods Of study and ways
Of work that take the minister successful
Careful preparation il necessary. Think
out q good plan. Write some Of you'
sermons. You can vary little from the
written discourse, rs YOU may he inspired
ut the time OF delivery. In socia! life dC
not be cold. BE in sympathy with youI
people. Attend 10 your pastoral work
Be careful in your business relations
Meet the quarterly conference aud Official
board promptly. In building churches b
careful 10 proceed strictly on business prin
cipies. Some ministers build churches on
land not covered With warranty deed
They would build home in this manner
Sometimes men will give lot out Of the
way 10 build q church in order to increase
the price of other real estate. Bat when
the church is built the people will not e
there TO church.
GOOD ADVICE,
We should make hay while the sur
shines. But come ministers never make
hay until the storm comes. When the
the times are good We should build and paw
for churches. When the times are hard
and people have emigrated IL il difficult "a
lift church debts. II il ~ necessary q
study business AMI social principles ~ it i
to study the Bible. Some ministers are
good preachers, bat had 6nancies. Some
do not succeed in social life. When ! in
vite some ministers to my home my family
receive them gladly. When others are
invited, can see that il casts = shadow
over the household, although nothing u
said about il. Ministers should be cheerful
and pleasant in social life. 4 lady objected
to receiving the sacrament from the hansl'
of minister because they had an odor ol
tobacco. Some ministers hedge their way
up BY social difficulties.
Some preachers fall into an error ny moi
holding the doctrines in harmonious pro.
portions. One idea takes possession Of the
mind to the exclusion Of other doctrines
When a preacher makes one thing his ain
he il apt TO become an enthusiast. OF
fanatic. lie does not take in the whole
Of any question. A heather who holds uF
his hand twenty years until his nails grow
long il a fanatic. Men can become
fanatics in reference To temperance. Men
can become fanatics on the
DOCTRINE OF sANCrIFIcArl0N.
These men are not satisfied with articles
in the papers, bnt want a paper exclusively
for them selves devoted to their particular
doctrine. Then the church papers are
crowded out. And men Who do not receive
this doctrine are crowded out-they think
such men are going down to hell. They
take up our ritual where il SAYS; 1--WE dc
earnestly repent and are heartily sorry foI
these our mis,loings, etc" and ask does the
devil want anything better than that?
received letter asking me to give q
certain supernumersry minister an effect.
i've relation. The letter stated that he
went about making appointments where
ever he chose, aud making collections, dc
ing more work than IL he were in the regu.
lar ministry. He had become troublesome
and the brethren wanted to be rid Of his ir.
regularities. We thought il he could do
80 much work ~ . supernumerary be
could do the work in the regular ministry
and 80 made his relation effective.
NAN HAD A VISION.
that he should 20 to England and convert
that land to the doctrine Of perfection. A.
he had no money his vision embraced 9
man Who had money. They arranged
matters and vent, but returned again say.
ing that great changes had taken place in
England from the labon OF Moody and
Sankey, and their mission Vas unsuccess-
fol. Men are Thus sometimes led astray
by religious Enthusiasm. What has be-
come of the Nazafiie movement in West.
ern New York? Men become
FANATICS IN RELIGION.
We cannot carry thee men, bat must
unload. They have united themselves los
the ministry. They shOck people oi
sensibiliiies. But men can presch the
whole gospel and not shock anybody. One
Of the abIest preachers preached nothing
but holmes. "For the Lords sake. write
the tethren, transfer this man to some
other conference" II any man did not re-
ceive the doctrine al holmes int ~ he
dad. he would call him an unbeliever,
showing BY his spirit that he sill had .
little touch Of the
OLD NAN ADAM.
notwi outstanding he protested to be perfect
" holy. One man threw himself on the
door exclaiming. ''the Almighty 20
through me-" The people Thought him
crazy. You must experience this sancti6.
cation, and then you will Be ready to
preach il. And you can have il. II you