New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-24
NEW MEN FOR THE MINISTRY
MONEY NEEDED TO GET THEM STARTED.

RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY THE sTANDIN"
COMMITTEE on THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
| - Edpcntionn consumed the time Of the Assembly
AZ the morning session after the frhternal dele
mates had been welcomed. The Rev DR.. George
r. Purves, Of Pittshurg. presented the report OF
| the Standing Committee which had considered the
| work done by the Board OF Education during the
year In regard TO It's receipts the committee said
The receipts Of the board during the last year. from
all sources have been 100000 49, an increase OF ABOUT
| e. 500 over last year. But OF THIS totSl OiiS
Of about ga 500 from the contributions Of tAe previous
| year Only 1900 churches have contributed 70 Ine
small sums The report justly uses this Language !;
at is with no little wonder that We look a. long
SSv book and We ask ourselves 1t DO possible that
the the elders OF these churches have !G
br1uShot our country and how real is the necessity
for helping educate large portion Of Drss
More than halt Of the churches have contribute, ,S
absolutely nothing Not few Of the sSmT'
and Ohio have drawn from the treasury o. the board
more than the amount of their gifts TO IT, Tho evident
been presented 10 our churches that The Church docs
not take any general interest In It. We cannot Ne Se
feel sure that the cause has been fairly STATED
and IL So then the responsibility f%r The % I'VE
oerrs OF OF the Church herself il would at least seem
manifest that the Church has little reason 10 expect
| sufncIent supply OF when she proclalns heroet,
unwilling TO provide adequately for the education Of
| those who need her help
THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES INCREASING.
While the receipts are far from satisfactory, the
number Of candidates is on the increase. The com
mittre said:
The number OF candidates, moreover recon- ON
meudcd TO the board continues 20 increase so lhsi
her resources are quite "xccSdSd 6 an. tnG
two were accepted during the last year thirty.thtee
moro than in the year previous and ms lhcrosSc ~
CANDIDATES m' ss for %, gs S o *. dsmpd
these ~ ity-nne have been pursuing their academic
sdeS sT have been in SSeS ana tSs $50 REPORT m Of
the special committee, already submitted 70 inc
A Ass asi ys sa oo aS this T RI' & 9
aided by the board, that more than three- ,
Of as chu re sbsnnr their ed@cson This fact
should be laid to heart by the whole ChgTch , tho
oai,sy r" or %eItodo classes Of the community
All honor to the faithful fathers ana m9therS "h y,
eomp1rat ~ S 2ESFy and ali honor 70 the
Who turn aside from the alhTcments OF ~eai,h ~, 20
smgeSSn S VIC we NAV think Of it or however We
NAV explain ~ proves the necessity Oh suSn AZ 1i,
a. al these 10 Young men do not really need then
the aid which they receive. We have 100 n'uSm Ia
" bv thing possible in anything but few cases.
II the Church call for men the men no osF n.l
selves TTq mas, omanlfestly enlarge the resources OF
| The hoard or limit her supply OF Ministers
| RECOMMENDATIONS TO BE ADOPTED.
After pointing out the urgent need Of men and
money 70 educate them, the call for more hnorer'
| both at home and abroad, mention was maze o.
the conparative failure Of the Church 10 consa-
crate her sons 10 the ministry, which is so man
fest TINT the Church should not rest ull' IN tha
| mower ~ "A fresh baptism from on llgh, Shs car
! brine forth the men for whose services the Mas!e'
| is plainlv calling, and the money required 10 IN
sure their education" These reconmenaa''op
II 4. ado
| Tha, our churches are called upon 10 pray VIII
,sp,cal earuestness that tho Lord OF the harvest paS
send forth abOrers into His vineyard THAI our MN
~ The ministry on the young men Of the Church ar
tnat our people be socmny eHhiftr 10 hoia shs MN.
Mes NAV be led 70 cOnsccrae themsclNes IN greae
numbers TO IT, TO this END We ESQ rco on s.hh,,
a." near thereto as may DO convenient, our minister
preach 20 young men with special reference 10 IN
Ths, the sessions Of all our churches bs enionn
10 zoe that thu Board Of Education have us cause IsF
presented 10 the congregations at least once In ever
That the board be informed that 10 the oPlniGn
| this Assembly all candidates recommended by Pre,
byteries should be aided 80 lar as inc iHnns W
allow and The conduct and diligence o. IN" , San ~
date prove him worthy: since u rrts I'm "a y,
Prcsbytcrie, to determine what cases should be n
PcbTtsries be directed to exercise great car
In recognizing as rxtraordlnsT NO 3, cGsc
should be recognized unGs the GS9dIa1 rs "" II
coicS1ate studies and that in such Instances
least FIVE years OF study. Including h'l moo"E'''
Ths the board be directed to exercise ts dsCret!9
in D @En e. tho Of c m grade from
sources may be equal a. far as nrqc,icsSE b
,sr n,,r church from other denominations tho Pres
hyte1es be warned Of their responsibility 70 see tbs
NEE yst 81 dootrinc and poicy but that they
petent 10 pass the same tests OF preparation "hch
| require Of our own sons.
: COMMENCING THE WORK OF THE BOARD.
| a. ~ lac pnaPI
I | the pressing need OF more money 10 carry o
It's work was read by Or. Purves, DR.. Poor, I'll
: secretary OF the Board DR.. Magill, OF Iowa, IL
| Rev w. o. Forbes, OF Oregon, and the Rev
: | Dr McCook. OF Philadelphia. Dr. Poor told a
9 amusing story OF John Wesley's reply 70 Shmu
Bradburn's APPEAL for assistance. he quote
Scriptural advice, to put ones trust in God, an
70 | covered the letter with iyc-pound bank not
q Bradburn replied, saying that he had often COZ
= suited the text in question, but had never Deio
found the pxpositOTy notes so interesting. ID
\: | Poor subsequently announced that since he Ia
q been in the church he had received hotce thl
a lady had given $4,000 TOWARD me g gSi
A received with great applause. The MOdcrat
asked the Rev DIR. +. d. Morris, OF Cincinnati
Il under whose direction the report OF the npeci
Committee on Education had been prepared, .
address the Assembly. DR.. Morris spoke 6rieli
10 when the whole matter was made sPcciai ORD
1t for to-day. , .,
y in looking over his list he came across q churC
u of 90 members which had contributed 81.
" I had not been Christian said he, " won
!" have expressed myself daughter, but still,
- say like the woman whose daughter Ind pe'
u killed by her drunken husband, Thank the Lo
~ its NO worse and when some one asked her WI
- she said it, she replied why, she might ha'
ii killed HIM So it might have been worse her
II we might not have got the dollar
- DR.. Poor had distributed cards among the col
b, missioners, which showed that OF the present r.
n of 78O ministers, o. 5b were aided by the boa
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