The daily gazette., 1879-02-17
= THE PREACHERS MEETING.

Regular Meeting This Morning-The
Question, "Whdt Constitutes u Good
Minister Of the Gospelf" dgdin Dis
cussed.
The NJ. E. preachers held their regular
weekly NEE ing this morning in the lee
ture room of st. Paui's NJ. l.. Church.
The exercises were opened In the usual
manner, after which, Rev. j. Is. Mann
made a report of the work at the Union
Church. He stated that the meeting now
being held thete were doing great
amoent of good, in fact the resultes were
grea er than for long ime. Since the ex-
ira meeting commenced there had been
between thirty and forty persons Joined
the church, and about sixty had profess
ell change of heart, most of whom
were between the age Of rs and 36 years.
They now had q steady Sunday morning
congregation. The bickerBgs and heart
bsrnings were fading away, aud broth
erly love WAS taking its place. The H.
uances were In good shape and they
had raised more money than was needed
to run the church during tue year. He
extended cordial invitation to all pres
ent To visit his church.
Brother Thatcher being asked az to
how he spent Sunday, replied that he
had two appointments which he filled
The first one WAS In the morning, when
he went up to Claymont, and talked TO
the people in the church at that place for
| about fiIty minutes, taking as his text
| "Never man spoke like tins man. la
the afternoon he visited the almshouse
There was large meeting, being over
| fifty visitors. In the evening he visited
the City Mission, and spoke from the
words, "He calleth Thee"
| Rev. Mr.. Mani, on behalf of the com
mttee who were appointed to prepare q
memoir on the death of Rev. Mr.. Hum
| phries, stated that he had seen Rev. Mr.
Qulgg, in regard to the matter, and tha,
gentleman was waiting for some informa
tlon from son of the deceased. He
thought Mr.. GU gg intended to publish q
memoir of the deceased brother.
The regular order of the day, "Wha,
constitutes good minister OF the Cos.
pei, was then taken up.
Mr.. Thatcher said as layman he de.
sired to say something on the question
de had been mem or of the Nj. e
Church, for a number of years, during
which time he had heard number oil
sermons. People were in the habit oi
saying after they had heard sermon
that it was good one. butin short time
they would conclude that 1t was not Al
good one, as they at first sup
posed. In regard to what constitutes a
good minister of the gospel he consider
ed: First. That minister of the gos.
pei OF Christ should be called TO preacl
that gospel.
Second. II never has been that Chris
called man TO preach his gospel unles.
the man was thoroughly converted. Lasi
week there were number of speakers
who thought that minister should be
tinancier, and others who were prescu1
/ lag.u. Et.t .t,. al.
meeting adjourned IL seemed that ever,
one was of the'opinion that minister
should be iinancier. He thought tina
inihister of the gospel should be wis,
man, man that could do much work il
J the conversion of souls. He was of tn,
opinion that the less the preacher ha,
to do with the finances, the better h,
would be able to preach the gospel.
| Let the M. E. ministers heads be clea
from financiering; let their heads be leve
on preaching the gospel IftLey go INT,
financiering they will want to go int,
other business. and then the gospel woul,
be neglected. He thought that preach
er of tine gospel should not accnmulal
wealth; God never intended them to ge
rich, but he did intend them to have
comfortable living.
Rev. j. l.. Houston said that while h
I agreed with Bro. Thatcher in some thing
Q he did not agree with bim in ALL II
. considered that minister stood IN nee,
of all the money he could get, and if h
could accumulate wealth it was all right
Rev. Rev. j. M. Williams said that h
had awaited the opportunity to put in
few pracJical points. He agreed witt
Bro. Thatcher that man should be cor
lverted before he was called to preach
and in addition he should have all tn
mental stores that he could get together
In fact he should be a Thoroughly educate,
| man, and IN order to become better edl
Gated for the ministry he snould. max
more sacrifices. The more we becom
educated the better we become. II
thoughtthat the young ministers woul
be much better and do more good ifthe
had less ambition, and more faith. II
thought that they should better equiI
themselves with knowledge, before Ell
lgaging to preach.
He would have all the religion posi- bl
packed in the body and then have
picked, and sanctified. While fayorin
a good education, he would have relipi
first, and then the best possible educatlo
afterwards In regard to a minister be
ling financier, he was of the opipio
that the better financler a minister wa
the more efficient he would be. A goo
financier In minister means the aSilit
to direct matters in q systematic manne,
He believed that the pastoral work of
minister should be systematic. AS to
4 anD ttnt,