Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-08
Trials for Ministers.

The Parish Enfsltcit1e5 That Await
 Those Who Enter the Sacred Calling
 How to Avoid MIstakes-Keep Your
 Temper-ChuEch Discipline.
 It is eminently and justly complimentary to the Lyman Beecher lecturer, the Rev. Dr. Burton, of Hartford, that so large number, not only of theological students and of the city clergy, but also of the general public, continue to flock to his afternoon lectures. Yesterday afternoon the eighth lecture of the course was delivered at Marquand chapel and the room was packed. The lecturer stated in opening that he hardly felt well enough to deliver the lecture, but would go through with it. He announced as his topic, Parish Inconveniences. He said: First the great subject of small salaries will engage our at tention. My own views upon the subject have changed since the time when left this seminary. My present feeling about the matter is different, wiser and less depressed. When I was a student in this seminary a bright lady of this city said to me: ''I had as soon take a ticket to the poorhouse as to marry 8 minister I thought then pretty much as she did. expected to be poor and even feared I might be indecentIy poor. I read books which appeared about that time giving very gloomy view of the financial part of minister's life and I remembered my fathers experience. You may be tried by feelings similar to mine. Nov I shall admit at the out set that you must not look to make money in the ministry, because your income will not be large enough for that. Then you will fo and EEjfa and nthar Inv. uries H i'll exhaust your income. Neither will you be parsimonious enough, nor will you have financial ability enough to do much of any thing but draw your salary and pay your bills. The minister who makes money Is the exception. But be not alarmed; you'll not starye. Ths raft is type of our condition; it is wet thing, but it never sinks. It is curious how comfortable man can be on an uncomfortable salary. I was once reduced to potatoes as steady diet It does us good to get down to the simplicity of living. I had $500 at the start, and It was enough then. Now I have sprouted and need more. If my salary were to be gradually Topped off I should feel like a tree that has been trimmed of it's branches, or man who has had his limbs cut off, You will want large library. That is useful. But there is much in science, art and literat- ure that you viii have to omit. There will be men in your congregation who are better luIOFmbu OA SSu0Idl IldbScES LlHA yOu bub self-denial and self specialization for certain branch Is law to which all men must adapt themselves minister's self specialization is less narrow than a bankers, merchants, sailors, soldiers Our profession means first of all brain work. Our themes and methods are the largest and our satisfaction the purest and sweetest and 50 we can deny ourselves of many things Ministers have a good many windfails. It is not best that the worldly prizes in our profession should be too glitter ing. They are glittering enough. If they were more so should have lot of self seeking, worldly men in the profession.
 Secondly, you will meet an occasional infe- licity in the form of persons, such obsti- nate persons, families politicians, contrary persons, men and women who want office and will have 1t, purse-proud and pecunious pew holders, the immoral person whom you have found it necessary to rebuke.
 Then it will be an infelicity to have your correctness as theologiau questioned and you will get into trouble over some ques- tions. You may feel that you ought to preach on some subject unsuit- able to your congregation. It may be temperance, or divorce, or something you say touches the choir, and next Sunday you look up there and see no choir; they have been translated (Laughter.) Or you may preach your deacons drives a thriving trade in that literature.
 Fourthly, I want to refer again to the ticklish matter of church discipline. This is hard matter. A certain levity that has crept into congregations on this subject will work against you. You may be tempted to slip along into the feeling of prosecutor. Your jury is always inexperienced as to the law and biased in favor of the erring man.
 But there is nothing to alarm the young ministsr. I will give you few bits of wis dom that I have culled from experiences. ircfx uatV Guoh solid and un0d sermons, and live such 8 solid and good life, that any parish storm that comes up will find it hard to upset you. Keep your temper always. There is no exception to that. You can do it. You are iinhammable, perhaps but you can do it. I never was angry with a parishioner yet. When people make harsh and critical remarks, be tranquil tempered and look as bland as if you had been kissed.
 I know many ministers who are practical opponents of these rules. Many fail in some things, but on the whole manage par ishes with success.
 A Locomotive Strikes Rock-Death of
 One oT the IBjured.
 An accident occurred on the New York and New England railroad at Towantic, the next station west of Waterbury, on Wednes- day night. There were about forty passen- gers on the train. The locomotive struck rock which had fallen upon the track. The engine and tender left the track and the bag gage car lay across the rails. The passenger cars remained in place.
 In the overturning of the locomotive the engineer and fireman were exposed to the escaping steam. They were soon rescued. Warren Voght, the engineer, was badly bruised on the leg and slightly scalded. He lives at No. 16 Chestnut street in Hartford, and is doing well.
 William Finn, the fireman, was seriously hurt and taken to Hartford, where he resid- ed Slight injuries also resulted to the con ductor, George M Eggleston, and the bag oaoe nnaster. Finn was injured internally and was a great sufferer all the night and morning and died yesterday forenoon.
 A train was sent from Waterbury and the occupants of the train were taken to Hart ford about o'clock yesterday morning. All AH, ha,,d de Iixya in Hartford