St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-08
MINISTERIAL MORALS.
A Methodist Divine Draws a Moral from
the Recent Church Row I'M
st. Paul.
lie Takes Occasion to Give Some Timely
Advice About Conduct at Camp
Meeting.
East Day of the Sengerfest--P1ehAo "'
Banholzer's--TheC Cold
Wave.
lContest Between Doctors-.Glanders
in Horses--A Sport Speaks
City Briefs.
A PIain-spOken Sermon BY the hAo'
Frank 4. Fisher.

MINISTER'S AND MVksA
APIain-spOken Sermon BY the hAe''
Frank 4. Fisher.
ssJ shall never 90 to church again, SAID
young lady recently.
s'Why do you say?" that was asked.
"Recause I've lost confidence Ill all null
listers since our own has proved sucn I"S-
eal."
The above was related by the Rev. FRANK
I. Fisher in the opening OF ms ul SS,l;ao
last evening in the First Methodist hpioco o,
pal church. The subject OF the seTlloll W'''
Ministers and Morals, the reverend gelltIo-
man selecting as his text the tWeltn NG ll
of the fourth chapter OF Flrst l llho'h! .
ssRe thou an example of the belleVer, III
word in conversation, in charity, III spirlI'
in faith, in purity" ,,
ssFor some time past" the speaker coll
tinued. "a certain class OF men nave oeeh
repeating over and over again the expires
sion of the woman in the fable OF the grlnu-
stone. 7 told YOU so,' and have SAID tiiat
Christians are no better than other men.
They have been particularly harsh, severe
and outspol1en of late. Even Chrlstlah
men have been shocked. Disclosures nave
been recently made which have shocked tne
entire community as into the ChflStian
church has been dragged the Shiny 10TH Vi
the serpent. o4,,or
Ministers NAV not be different from otner
men, but other men have a right 10 expect
something purer, loftier and Detter from
them. Especially had they the right 10 eAe
pect something better on the gfouilus VI
Christianity. If Christianity fails 10 iiahe
men better this side of the grave 1t VIII Ger
tainly fail to do so hereafter. Jesus NHiIoU
did MOI come into this world with promises
which cannot be fulfilled. II Jesus Chrls,
fails to make men holy here he is an eternal
allure.
THEY ARE HUMAN.
Christian ministers are human, anu the
better the men the more human tney are.
The call for the ministry does not denuin ID
lie a man. Some people believe tnaV the
minister should be a goody-goody sort OF an
Individual The idea is wrong. When
called to the ministry the man must be
strong and noble. A minister must be
manly. Jesus Christ was an example OF
perfect manhood. Then, Christian minis
ters can be tempted; first with desire to
please. Some ministers are very vain,
they desire popular favor. No man IS there,
either in the pulpit or out OF 1t, VINO does
not desire appreciation. In the desire 10
carry a congregation a minister IS tempted
10 exaggerate and may become story
teller. afterwards a liar. Then there are
unDaIatable truths which are often sugar
coated to please some liberal subscriber 10
the church. and sometimes ministers are
bribed to silence by the wish to please
men.
All along these lines are frightful temp
tations. and sometimes before men know IL
they give way to them. Another great line
of temptation is the relation when tle
Christian minister has to woman KIND,
TWo-thirds of the members OF CHRISTIAN
churches are women. and the ministers are
trusted BY the women as no other class OF
men are trusted. 1t was less than year
ago at a camp meeting that young minis
ter was particularly noticeable for his popu-
larity among the women. When the day
for closing arrived the young women who
had received spiritual help from the young
minister closed around him and asked II 1t
were wrong for them to kiss him. 80 IL is,
because women are so trusting ana because
the ministers must come into so close rela-
ton with the women whom God has sent
him to minister to. In this line there are
pitfalls so dark that only those who have
fallen into them know anything about them.
C g.. OTHER CLASSES OF MEN.
How would other men in similar posi-
tons come out? How would our legal gen
tlemen come out? how our legislators? In
their sayings and criticisms, ''let him who
is without sin cast the first stone." And
with all the temptations they could say that
nearly the whole body of ministers remain
pure, and out of the fire have come with
their garments unsinged.
The speaker then read an extract from
an editorial suggested by the recent fall OF
a ST. Paul clergyman, and continued: One
man in our state had fallen, and
from such height. What was their
duty?. In the first place to retain faith in
God and the Christian ministry. The fall
of one man should not be taken as the sin of
many. Then they should give the ministers
their aid and sympathy. When he prays.
'Iead us not into temptation, 'see that they
tempt him not. When he becomes tried
and tempted put about him membrane Of
prayer; while he should help he also needs
help. In the last place let them consecrate
themselves so thoroughly and completely
that the world could not tempt them. Let
them place the standard of right SO high
that they could never reach the top.
A COLD WAVE.