Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-14
College Street Church.

| Dr. W. w McLane Breaches His Inaueur. | al Sermon as Pastor-A Powerful Dis | course,
 Dr. W. W. McLane began his Iabors as the
 pastor of the College street Congregational | church yesterday. In the morning he preached his inaugural discourse before a very large congregation. He chose for his text the words found in the twentieth chap
 ter of the gospel according to Matthew and twenty eighth verse. ''The Son of man came | not to be m1nistered unto but to minister. '' The following is brief synopsis of what ! was an excellent discourse: The birth of
 Jesus Christ was new era in human history God must ever rule and reign over all. He | Is removed from all possibility of envy and | of temptation. From him comes all life
 His character is seIf-sufficient and since it is
 so it follows that he who is likest God is one
 who can become in measure a source of gifts, helper of mankind. The contrast
 between Christ and the kings of men is very l marked. The latter exalt themselves by humbling their fellows, Christ humbled hiu ! self to exalt men. He served men as no ser-
 want ever did before. He gave light to the
 blind, comfort to the mourning, hearing to
 the deaf, health to the sick He cast out
 demons, reprieved sinners, relieved men of
 all sorts of sin and suffering and want He imparted knowledge, strength. hope. The disciples of Christ misunderstood his
 kingdom and sought high places in it. But
 in his kingdom he is not the greatest who ia
 most exalted by his fellow men, but rather
 he who lifts up the greatest number of his
 fellows. With the knowledge of the strength which God imparts every member of his kingdom shou go forth and help men, become their ministers in whatever way they can. This is the true mission of the disciple, and this is what Christ's disci- ples did.
 This Christian ministry is the greatest min 1stry in that it brings the greatest blessinps We are apt to lose sight of the blessings of our Christian civilization. Christ's spirit has permeated civilization, moulded laws. and made many of our common blessings possible. The church to day as never before is striving to make the truth plain to all men In the past kingdoms have existed for the kings of the earth; now governments exist for the governed. In the maintenance of asylums and hospitals, in the missionary spirit of the church, which is larger than ev- CT before and in many other things may be | seen the Influence of Christ's spirit.
 There are two ways of looking at your work; either as it stands related to yourself | or as it stands related to others A carpen- l ter in building house may think only of i his own profit or may regard the comfort of 1 the family who is to occupy it and the per- and excellence of his work So in specifically Christian work, selfish regard may be had for ones oSn aggrandizement and really very little for others welfare Christ such course.
 The preacher then expressed in some earn 'st words his desire to minister to the needs of his people, and his hope that the church was entering upon new era of prosperity ind useful work. He said thet there are two hinRs necessary to make good minister, a knowledge of human hearts and human life md knowledge that God gives through Christ to help human hearts,