New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-19

S no Tnon main as an unmixed evil 1t is not
1t TO warn meu Of dange ds1sd moor human
iiy could not endure pain ana suneflng. n Tndnre
Endure it, endure IT, unti tne csus1 = ~ sleep Better
iban the Iethe OF the classic age Is lhe ,,e nm
Christian are Is il not exquisite pain 10 CONF u
der ,ha burden Of an unforgiven sin In some wan
nearly all the preaching OF the Christian pnp,v IN say
tends to pn to td se4P Wby i m Because they have
DESTROYED the John the Baptist In tner irnnlv
as%dr; 40 wrong The Greek word repent means I'D
the first place. TO stop IL i more IN tc PU"o " sinnly
, ~ a" wong But thoroughly 10 prepare tuc
way OF the Lord we must begin 10 uo i'N"''
more than all dogmas OF cree"S~
THE MINISTER'S AIM AND METHOD.
The Fer WJusam MsRintey. al ne Chg aoi ~ ae
" w Eadeap0T (COngfeGdtiondD B'OoAtS"
rho cbrrcb of the Christian Endeavor, Lee
o,o and Uooner.st Brooklyn. well filed yesterday
r,r upon the occasion of the first sermon since nc
accented the call OF ths church by the Rev "'i'a''
MCKINLEY The pulpit was left vacant By the re'iNn"
ton. in November, 1879. OF the nov
Edward Eggleston, who is perhals ol
known as editor ana ""'"' -,
as a minister. The loss OF his health rom
and intense mental excrtion forced Dr. kgseson 70 IT,
- ~, ,yrl, in accordance with his physicians or'ers'
I'd ba isrovy recruiting in Europe. He recohihehu'"
80 tho church the Rev Mr. Mckinley, with whom ne was
associated in the ministry in Minnesota ana aI'er 'u
r,, - Mr.. Mckinley for several Sundays the chur'h
,oyo him n call and he began hls regular WolA !o'-
tcrday ,,.,.,r,, hoer
Mr. MtKinley Ia fortysix years Of age having Oe'n
hor, in Scotland in 1884 While he was young n's
ts h-oucbt him TO this country, ana his father was
o, clio roncer settlers in Minnesota. Young NC
t-iov received his education IN the schools WHICH CA
tcd thirty years ago IN the West ana studeu .hcUtS
&c crcuit raer under the organization Oh tue ''u'h
odist Episcopal Church, beginning IN leoo ne MS
ana Tho most important pulIits of his church
haul Ntunna Minnie
onols AT the session Of the Minnesota Conference J"
80 be vas elected Presiding Elder for the Nnoua
ns,rict for term Of years He resigned IRIS posi-
lion TO accept the call to Brookyn In persona" 1Io
ance Mr. Mckinley Is Of medium helgh'' s'ehue' "u"
slightly bald. His brown hair ana Deard are uhEoi VIZ"
gray He has high forehead. and the hhes Oh nIs i"'
orress frn,pess and determination. He speaks win
- Inf bis gestures ara somewhat angular
r. srhiect az his discourse yesterday was " Inc
Aims and Methods Of our Ministry" and on sunday
rcxt he will speak OF the church III It's AIMS ana he'"
ods The text was II. Corinthians. w. l. = l"eie-
fore seeing we have this ministry as We nave receeu
mercy we faint not; but have renouhceu inc h'u"c"
things Of dishonesty. not walking ID cr'''h'ss' i've
handling the word Of God deceully but by maniiesta-
ton ~ the truth commanding ourselves TO every man
conscience in the sight OF God"
In beginning any work. he said, we want 10 hho"
what TO do and how TO 90 IT, success requires r'S"
aim and right methods In any calling anu
IN fldu u lHb ihi''S'
,n ,pust he 10 commend ourselves TO the
oonso,pces of men, and the method by the manifesto
non of the truth some may say the Work OF tle
Ter il 10 convert men from error 10 tfui put t &
~ converson Il only In limited sense the work OF man.
Tho truth taught only OF the factors III inc NoI
OF conversion. The preacher Is NOT fesposin, I t
commencing himself 20 The consclences oI hcp n,
must address himself TO and educate ,no Dn need
70 be educated by the truth, Dnt u mus dnus.
De otpSa diTecy thereto The minister reach.
arrest and arouse the conscience. re h't W
Imagination and move the sensolhlsh nnt u ne uoe
nor nuIcLen the moral nature and WHY
he fails He use All the elements on nr
I'm suhordir alton 20 the WORK OF All -
science the religion OF our times 10 DE chhdI"
at tins 1t Is far more .tneuTS MN 1I bnlt r.
Fine cGifces with tail aud ghtcilng hIc A. - ,r
nease The taste. laundering organs ana singing choi'
diigbt the desire for music, while In the puipt
md eoouenoe and dramatic action appear But the
m,sn1e lack IS power 10 stir ana bold the coDsciences
oil men a. M their faults which serve bettle them
~, ways were ahead OF this respect They took
n NOT comfortable IN their sins and fasities the
sn,rene yrrities OF life took firm hold upon tnein'
he scaudals and filth OF modern me- "ich occuI ~
,otcs m husIuess social life. and even IN churches
are due the fact that pure hih ~ ia" ought ~
have The church should be the one power conuhuhly
| working for God upon the eafin Tue , OBJ
| trnth A. 10 the methods OF manifestation OF lns
truth we commanded to Ienounee "a @
and deceit Can dishonesty and religion cOcAsii ihy
pnnld sav no but sad and bitter experience, yes DIS
honesty h in some Of the reaching ana preaching w re
|
"nserxoftnu from he preacher hinsei sell rove ~
s~9 dafterer Public faults are bad, but secret ohei
out al the exposure Of crime. w., , H ~, =,
| Of diseases Is not in the ulaghoss' Dut ~ ~
secret workings before ts nature IT, mage plan s
know of evil Il IL not our duty to drag IL on OF 10
| INN int every man must get eVh out OF himself w,
must renounce the hidden things OF dlshonesly Ihei
mot walking IN craftiuess." Crait Is lhe wisdom .
.ha sernent some men think that tine business o
churches must be done by strategy tricks anu cunning
They say we must night the devil Win IRE But TN
dev 10 sed TO ire and ii won't hurt him half as mucl
as II will YOU Business that can't DC uone
forwardly had better not DE done az AL s dne "or,
warn and twist the Bible 10 sun tneif own houohF
They stretch 1t IN Procrustean bed TIE rlgh way
10 say what il means, and TO mean Whal II SAYS ~
,oontfestaton OF the truth remedy Tor all false
hoods aud evils. But II s not all contahcd III cela
fixed formulas. man may recl'e lne 0eeu aa IA .
cblsm the xxx Articles, or even oJJ ana ne AZ
| Tho time IL IA only the truth which gives men IN
strong con yIctious which lead 10 strong deeds ana
oncrs Petty politicians who deal III tlcks anu uanD'
I'm frauds don't know THIS but ricksters pass away ant
| true siatesnen live on The unskiiled mana q
Abraham Lincoln poted me slip OF a.i , rntUuS
trne heart behind II. The truth guiding George WASH
ingon was worth more lhan all me oratlons IN Sohelss
dining the seven years OF the Revolutionary WAR IN
tr,tb ~ tho church Il III It's Founder VINO declared,
| am the Way the Truth and the Life But truth nee
not unpeasine; It's hard cold stern ASPECTS are Gu
| of harmony with nature TO avoid all can't anecta
lion plagiarism is necessary; Every man iau,
his OVID tools, must sanu on ms ow MI, ' hi
convictions. ,.-,. =, .,,
/ begin my ministry here with charity for all wit
malice toward none" mean to preach the grace {
God without sectaraDism and without partihaishl,
the way best the church. believe that he WI
serves Christ best his church best To speak I'll
truth TO 1--we by the truth, and to die by IT, IL my all
| and method In the ministry
PERPLEXITIES OF THE IRISH QUESTION.
the Req Dr. Justin d. Fulton at ne Brooklyn Rink
The Rev. DIR. Fulton spoke yesterday morn
ing In the Brooklyn Rink on the Perpexities and Pc