New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
JARRETT HUBBARD AVER,
81 Park Place, NeW-York.

liturgy, but you see, we pay great price ior
them. The sacred monotone OF the Episcopal Cnurch
Is doubtless Objectionable but the opposite extreme
as found among IS equally ebjecuonaDe. for
instance, knew very sanity ana good minister
who detained his prayers and emphasized the telling
points in them BIZ very dramatic gestures. And
there are plenty OF our ministers who fall into the
vesy bad habit of using stage effects and captrap IN
their public uerances. They mean M harm, ana IN
deed are often unconscious OF what they are doing.
But I'm the Protestant churhes the personality OF The
minister counts for everything; he has no anfh0fl-
tative organization 10 fall back upon and 80 he Is az
all times tempted to project himself before his people.
In talking the other day with prominent member
Of a church ia a neighborng city, happened 10 efer
10 the fact that the pastor of his church had recently
resigned thought II rather strange that he had
done So as he was devoted pastor. able preacher,
and personally very lovable man. g Did not the
people like him ?, asked. Oh yes, all liked him.
was the reply " lie was everything that a pastor
should be, ana but for one little thing he would be
with us yeti And what was thatl7 asked. Well
he replied. the truth IS he ffeqgeaty allowed ms
finger nails 20 into mourning, and In other ways was
not careful about his personal APPEARANCE Ana TINS
neutrazed all his splendid gits such cases ss os s9
be referred to warning 10 the young men VINO NJ
This time are leaving the semnare5 70 De oa tSs
must not forget the culture of the body.
The late DR. Morgan. of st. Thomas Church. was
gentleman I'm instinct breeding and habit impressed
you the moment you saw him No lives who
say that that noble and county Old gentleman ever
did mean thing, ever stopped to anything un-
worthy of a chvalrous high minded man. In speech,
in manner In carriage in dress. in personal adOrn-
ment ne even bore without abuse the grand old
name of gentleman, and In his daily life showed how
intimate IS the relation between manners ana morals.
His stainless life ought 10 be inspiration and an
example 10 all his brethren In the Christian ministry"
The West and especially the far West IS continually
calling for clergymcn who ." husers7 Is the
ability TO HUSTLE in the Western meaning of that
expressive word really Of the necessary qualif
cations OF the average American clergyman! II so,
It is TO be feared that Eastern semlnaries are
failures and the ordination services OF the various
churches are detective for they say nothing about
this quality. rule the seminarc5 turn out quiet,
conventional men, whom the rough and ready life OF
the far West IS personally dstas'efu and who the
other hand are not appreciated By Western people.
For instance. In certain Western State there Is an
Episcopal Bishop of this type. man Of learning,
culture and refinement and absolutely devoted TO his
work / met a prominent layman from that state tho
other day. and asked him how the Bishop was liked.
Very mucbn he said. but / am afraid he is not tho
kind Of man 10 succeed I'm the wild and wO0lly West.
lie Ia and 10 IS natural that he should
want TO visit the East often, but his people don't Ike
H. The most serious objection OF ALL however Is that
he is not hustler he can't talk 10 rough or profane
men on their own level adapt himself the circum
stances which surround him IN the West. know he
tries hard 10 do but he simply can't II isn't his
fault bur his misfortune lie Is the round peg IA tho
square hole The kind Of preacher We folks like IS one
who will into a town. take of his coat II 10
IS warm. and say Here folks, am going 10 preach In
this town II don't get cent for IN. | am here TO
stay. and you want 10 hustle around lively and geb
money enough 70 put up church In the meanwhile
I'll preach anywheren a dance hall saloon, and
| shall expect you men o. ire out any persons who
don't behave themselves. Now, let Us begnv7 ls
would be an interesting experiment &c have a seminary
for the training Of such husters' established some
where I'm the far West. But then, perhaps, by the
time II was established the West would have OutgOwp
the hustng- period OF ITS life. The West has way
OF doing this sort of thing.