The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-19
Others Say.
Ne,U York Christian Advocate.
Me,p York Christian Advocate.

Ne1U York CYlTtSttdn Adu0coR.
Neto York Christidn advocate.
Pastors may neutralize all their ef-
forts to do good in many ways. Dis
honest dealing or impure conversation
or want of reliability in a preacher
will render his exhortations and pray
ers of none effect. Few pastors are in
danger of falling into these vices; but
one may destroy his influence by be-
havior which is not 30 serisously offen-
sive and obviously wrong. Bishop
Duncan, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, said at one Of his Con-
ferences recently: ~ have letter
saying, we must have another pas.
tor; our present pastor has laughed
and joked away his influence among
u.s." Surely there is time to laugh,
and no sensible man could possibly
find fault or complain of a preacher
because he frequently indulges in a
hearty laugh but when pastor dis
plays volatile and frivolous spirit he
may be popular with trif1ers, but can.
not make efectual progress in leading
sinners to CHRIST, comforting those
that mourn, and building up the waste
places of Zion.
The New Orleans Advocate, speak.
ing of the Sam Jones meeting, has
this to say about the press of that city:
The attitude of the press of this city
toward this revival movement Is open
ing the eyes of a great many people as
to its temper on the great moral ques-
tions of the day. Very little has been
said by she daily papers about the
meeting. The Picayune started out
we'll Abut by the end of the week it
was dNppletely silenced. 1t seems
tlfGt tfstt- -t1is4 kItue Of the daily press has
been shocked to silence by-the-M"s!!atfg
and buffoonery of Sam JONES'" That
is the ostensible reason for this silence.
Some think that the real reason is, that
Sam Jones' merciless excavations Of
the Louisiana State Lottery have caus-
ed that institution to give its orders,
and that the newspapers dare not dis
obey.
We like Obadiah Old.school of the
interior. He says; II tell you, Solo
mon, we have too many philosophical
preachers, too many poetic preachers,
too many dramatic and pictorial preach
ers; what we need in this age OF
abounding worldliness is plain, earn.
est, pungent gospel preaching. And
when hear man in the pulpit who
speaks as if God had sent him to try to
save perishing world, I don't criticize
his grammar, or his gestures, honor
him as an ambassador of my Lord"
A writer in the Pacific .1zekhodisl
says :-"The controversial age of the
church is passing away. Occasionally,
however, an old timer sounds the bugle
for charge. More doctrine, and less
of the 'Come-to-Jesus;justas-you-are'
style, would be better for the church.
The rose-water, nambypamby sermon
cites of certain pulpiteers are weaken
ing the faith of Christendom. The
strong, rugged preaching of the fathers
is in demand everywhere"
Elias Boudinot
It is most melancholy considera-
ton that even the civilized, and,
may almost say, the Christianized
world still continues to adopt the mil
itary life as an object Of eager desire.
1t is with pain that we see whole COM
munities, disregarding their Christian
character, highly applaud and reward,
with public honors and emoluments,
those who are foremost in butcheriDg
their felloW-heirs of Immortality.
Thomas Cdrkson.
In the first two centuries, when
Christianity was the purest, there are
no Christian soldiers on record. The
war degeneracy of the church began
very early in the third century, and
went so far in the fourth, that under
and after Constantine the Great, Chris
tians engaged in war, as they general
ly have ever since.
1ou say you are waiting for better
terms. You'll wait a million years be-
fore God will take you in any lower
terms than your ceasing to do evil and
learning to do right.
A sermon is entitled to be called
Fbig" or able according to the amount