Daily Republican., 1879-02-22
SUNDAY READING.

SUNDAY READING.
BIsHop SIMPSON ON PRosgLYTlsG.-He
has Just concluded course Of lectures
before the Theological Glass of Yale
College, in his last lecture, but one, he
gives this sensible advice to the young
men who soon expect to enter the Pas
torate, and would be- well for church
members generally to read.
"Any effort at PROSECUTING one church
to another should be most strictly
avoided. Proselyting Is species of
free booting or piracy, which ought to
bs as strictly condemned among churches
~ among nations. I do hot object to
. change Of church relation where there
Is strong conviction that under anoth-
er form Of church polity the individual
may receivs'greater profit or may be able
to do more good to larger number of his
fellow; beings. Such instances may
not frequently occur. Any indi-
viduals so changing should be kind
ly dismissed from their several
churches, with the prayer that the
blessing Of God may 60 with them. But
when Christian minister endeavors
to draw away members from another
communion for the sake Of enlarging
or strengthening his own, he Is not on
ly violating the principles Of Christian
courtesy, but the principles Of common
honesty. No minister should seek to
enfeeble ono church to build up anoth-
er.--Nor is II honorable to intimate
that his church Ia 80 much more gem
teel; has men Of business who will pat
ronize young men; holds the key to
the door of select society, and, there
fore, Christians should leave their
own communion and enter his.
II, under such influences, people are
led from one church to another, they
are induced to make rchandize Of the
Gospel, and the spirit Of pure and
earnest Christianity is defled. Such
an effort must prevent true cooperation
between Christian churches. Nor Is
there need for such effort, for there are
vast masses lying beyond the influence
Of any church; there is much ground to
bs occupied and many souls are going
TO ruin. You ar. builders, young gen
tlemen. Let it be your aim to 80 out
into forest and cut down tall trees, hew
them, square them, put them into your
building, and raise a beautiful etifct
TO the glory Of the great Head Of the
Church; but never descend SO low as tt
steal square timbers from other churche,
to build yenr ewn."
MINISTERIAL sIMrLIcITY.-rerhaps thu
, worst and most mischievous Of hobby
ridden ministers ia he who makes
, hobby OF some real or fancied persona
, trait ct his own. know minister
who war once complimented by SOM
very soft and spoOney young ladies'
a they were not so very young either-
= OIL his simplicity. From that time h
, cultivated simplicity in and out Of tn
pulpit, and cultivated simplicity il
very likely to degenerate into what o.
the outsid. looks very like imbecility
=. The truly simple minister rs simpi
in the childlikeness that Christ CON
,nenas. No child ever thinks OF actin
I'll. part of child. They are childlik
becsuse they think nothing about thei
being children. This man was simpl
= becaa.s. he was vain. He was th
- Reverend Cream Cheese churned int
butter, he was 50 concentrated
Is simple. His conversation was pral
u IL. End his sermons babhe. II
:; was W lamblike that he ganbolle
;" away his deacOnate, and in Ia
~ priesthood turned out what all laml
" y turn ont If they escape the butohe
=, To this day he goes from parish to pa
w ish dealing out Intellectual baby-tal
% not because he thinks the people iii
!" baby-talk but because he Is so simpl
i, / once heard this man address son
- ehilden-and he spoke about as fo
lows 81 love the pretty little sta
= because they twinkle so. DO you kho
what makes the stars twinkle ' ddon'
=" Maybe We all shall know some day VIII
" makes the stars twinkle SO. Won
VI You like to know 7 Ishould. Perhal
-, tn. good people who have died and goI
10 to heaven know why the stars twink
~ 80. They must be- very happy to kno
y, why the stars twinkle so. You mu
~ ask God to help yon to be good childre
and then you will some day be wit
- those good people, and will know VIII
De the pretty little stars twinkle 80. II
v must think of this when you look
:. the stars. Do you know that pref
y y little song beginning Twinkle, twink
'" ETC." There was ever so much NOR
=! = and the children looked sleepy and di
~ gusted before my friends fountain
81 % simplicity had half run out.
!" TAG Power OF GENTLENEss.-it is
lated that a belated stranger stopp
all night at a farmers house. He Il
ticed that a slender little girl, by h
~, gentle ways, had great influence
~ the house. She seemed to be bring
:. of peace and good will to the rough
=, ones Of the household. She had
:. power over animals, also, as the folio
~ ing shows:
" The farmer was going to town Ne
o morning and had agreed to take Il
n' man with him. The family came q
'.' to see them start. The farmer gather
III up the reins, and with jerk, salt
:" "Dick, go long," But Dick didn
- ago long" 1t availed not. Thu
',.,' down came the whip with a heavy han
y. y. but the stubborn beast only shook b
% head silently. A stout lad came o
W of the house and seized the bride, al
~ pulled, yanked and kicked the r
" bellious pony, but not a step won
y, he move. Al this crisis a sweet vol
~. said: "Willie, don't do so., The vol
's' was quickly recognized, and now I
3D. magic hand was laid on the neck OF t
,c seemingly incorrigible animal, and