Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-03
THEoLoe1oAL SEMINARY.
Rev. Dr. Burton of Hartford-''Perili
 And Safeguards of The Ministry''.

Rev. Dr. Burton of Hartford-"Perils
 And Safeguards of The Ministry''.
 Dr. Burton, of Hartford, gave his second lecture to the Theological students yesterday afternoon. He spoke in brief as follows: It is one of the greatest blessings to be Christian minister to feel the call of God operating in the consciousness. Yet some things are permitted to come in which kill the enthusiasm of the minister and to make his work mere routine work. He is an emi- nently respectable man to meet and look at, but he is not enthusiastic. And some min isters are as chirping at sixty as they were when thirty years of age. They have learned that there are more defeats than successes and have grown rich in experience. Some are cooled by unexpected parishes; they are lodged and seemingly stuck in places where there are no railroads, turnpikes and no in- crease. Time and experience bring to light some slight disqualification and the young minister is not popular Others destroy themselves by not starting with the absolute purpose to do good. AL theological students are not sanctiied to the extent they ought to be; they are capable of alloy in their motives and slip along into self-serving.
 One of the supports of the minister's en- thusiasln is the leadership of truth; his truths stir and keep going by their very di- mansions. He gets into his truths by his la bors. Again the sense of his mission which every minister may have is great support. The consciousness that he did not send him self but was sweetly constrained by the spirit of all grace lights up the poor tired soul of the minister and keeps him warm. It is not wonderful AL the soul. They did not realize it's worth and did not seek for it. But by experience they learn the way of prayer and are in the way of getting call for themselves. Another support that comes alongside of this is that 8 man in close converse with God is instinc- lively hopeful, warm and undaunted-he is unwittingly lifted up into partnership in Gods repose.
 St. Paul speaks of ''our fellowship of Christ's sufferings." In his self-denia1 he left his primary state and took the burden of our cares on his sympathetic feeling, an unsearchable transaction full of agony for him and full of deliverance for us. Jesus did suffer for us, and we can follow him in his sympathetic deep concern for men. The minister who sympathetically expstiates, who loves souls and aches for them, is habitually full ofjoy. Evangelistic love for men is what ministers need to make their lives full of spirit. It is, perhaps, to be lamented that many have no better parish, no more advantages, no more books and rail road facilities, yet life becomes richer by ex- perience even under difficulties. We are not born evangelistic lovers; anyone can be re- spectacle lover if he can only select his per son; the spiritual fervor for men has it's foundation in personal experience in Christ. Devotion to the ends of the ministry will minimize all inadequacies and lead us to thank God that he has permitted us to per form work for him even in the most limited sphere. The next lecture will be upon Thursday afternoon of next week.