The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-08-10
BURDETTE'S ADVICE TO a
YOUNG CLERGYMAN

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can at the outset Of your ministerial
career. entirely divest Yourself OF
any idea that you are possessed OF
luags. throat or liver; believe mo, it
will be peace to your bonos and mer-
cy to y'ur congregation, and your
II ein'nsss in tho pulpit viii bo large
Ily increased.
a whining man i, always terrible
horo urdor all circumstances aud in
any profession. Tho more he whines
the leas do wo sympa,hizo with him.
We listen to his con- plants only when
he corners Us. And wo doa': believe
ono.half Of them. And we oharita.
big cay that he az Eaggsra'os tho 9TH
er hGif. And when wc hslievo he's
only Lal. 30 i'll as he cl.i,ned to be at
srs., it follows thnt thcro il nothing
whatever he matter with HIM. iou
have econ .hesc highly c,lorcd mani
sips wlich the ,monsira,ors usc on
the platform, taking th.m spar, TO
I illustrate Lessons on anatomy? Well.
I have sat undCr tie ministry OF come
prelcLer, WHO came in.o tho pulpit
now aud then. AMI exhibited them.
selves t,fose ;ha cong. ega.ioi. a. NV
ing wonders OF dyspepsia, hroacli'
t;e, astaiuq, neuralgia, h-a1"cho, tor
p.i Flyers, so,e-'hrca', il aue, ~, II
!"rgo and Car fn lg selected assert.
mcLi of cou. b. aud colds, anl rhru-
ma,ic irouNies. iuilamma;inrs, con-
scs.io's, sYrains, hruises. conlnsi"n',
m s!arial rif c'ioEs and a, tNc various
Ills to which the rr'acher is heir. Ii
YOU are az invalid, my dear b:o.hcr,
your concr cregation doesn't wait q full
rcrt u. yonr case ard a detailed
>,alemer. # ,hr marvellous tit eta Of
Livbi;'s G. tratcd Syrrp of Gin
ssng evcy Sunday morning. II
congregation i, aoy.hiog Ike other
audiarces-and l think il is--it
d csn't eayo a cent about your phys
icn' condi,icn. TIC individual rni!s
oi the congregation will TO moved
with compassion for your iulitmi'y,
and will feet Nnl express tho deepest
-ympaihy with you, Bat the mass
in tie aggregate will say: I'VE came
TO hear = good sermon, net n lecture
On a1a.cmy.' Aud they will expect
good c-mon. too, and will COM
plain il they dJnt get it. Plo"oh
without rcf,ronce to yourself or yonr
physical condition. You can some.
times preach n headache away. II
you can't you vii! have to stand it;
III ycu pO,aac your distress before
Your CO, grcga,ion, Yen Only distresa
The People, wolry and irritstc them
aud drive tcm away from ou, They
will even "wsh to goodness that man
would either get wei! or quit preach
irg.' AL tbi' has , hoaitIess eound
| know, but I believe it TO be true,
and i! isn't al'ogether,hoart,oss You
must expect 10 preach comet mcs
when Jou had rather run away, i'ko
JoaGh, than 60 into tho pulpit. All
men feel that way at times, and al
mon, from droymrn to Presidents
work when they don't ieoi like it.
Aud the man who suffers the most
complrius the least. Tho martyrs
made little account OF their troubles.
Paul only rccounted his own tuiler'
ings when goa "a 10 it by tho weari'
me boating OF others. And how
si'rv'y he rccounts his perils and SUI
ieriug: Thrice was / beaten wish
rols, once was stoncd'' Twice
does he ,fcr t. the 'indrmily OF the
A.. h. ,ho 'ihcrn in the Nesh,' and
tLon 20 vaguely that We can only
guess at What it was, and W. can fine
to-day in 10 ancien. parchment Pau's
lad rsomsnt OF any paient inialib!e
eyo.watb. averripg iha, it saved his
sight, or that he couldn't read line
were it not for Pebbles bevel.edge
lur ar spec,arlcs. He hid not apollo
ia IL. lis ieebe Mt rance and wan
daring re marks. because on tho pre-
.. eding evenings be had been stoned
and dragged out o: tho city and lett
for dead.
And whtn ho speaks OF the mes
eengor cf Satan sent to bu'lot him
( what serman does he preach on
that tcxt. II you Thick you can cou-
ple such d Discourse with a specific
account OF the origin aud develop.
ment If a malignant Inflammation of
your tonsils, then 60 ahca], and tho
world will gladly glory with you in
your iufirmitios.
l 10 wan, you 10 go out in the
world and enter upon your work like
real mcn. l don't want one of you