The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-26
TALENT IN THE PEws.
Straight Talk From Pulpit to Church
Affanharf

Rev. 5. Alonzo Bright preached yester-
day morning at Trinity Methodist Episco-
pal church on The Kind of Talent Needed
in the Pews, choosing as his text:
lie instant III season, out of season.
III Timothy iy:2.
The substance of his sermon was.
We hear great deal today about the kind Of
talent necessary in the pulpit Horace Rnsb
nell essay upon this subject has set up before
as the large brain, the big heart, the wide eIIl.
t5Te, the sieepless caution, the over-mssterins
genius and the undVing devotion necessary -
complete success ia this field of endeavor, am
not here - criticise such deiiveranres. thaV
very properly have their time and place in the
necessary literature of the day. OF another class
q persons necessary TO the church we do NOT
near 50 mueh, and you Will pardon us ii we at
tempt 20 supply this vacant space and talk
about the talent necessary ia the news We
therefore. venture To ask: What "clureh rnl
entS on the part of the people serve to make
the master power.
First, NC mention talent for administration
ian has body as well rs q soul, auo the church
IN It's corporate capacity has material and
temporal interests. Bills must be rpade sr5
paid. Pastors cannot vet live upon angels go
and x they could some of them would have Ia
So a ioDg distance 20 find IT, A church building
Is almost pre- necessity 70 Christian work. Yoii
viii begin % see bs even this hsstv statement
tnat thtre Is field here for the exercise of the
best business genius. / think that the want Of
te display OF administrative ability IN the man.
pedimcnts 70 Christian progress now confront.
ing us.
secondly, there should be talen, for enter.
prise. his covers every progressive or ao-ersS-
slvc enterprise The children of light may I's,r,
from the children Of the world Whv il not fbs
ch0rc1 bold enough and strong enough 70 shake
on the iettcrs ~ conservatism and cultivate "A
spirit 81 enterprise Ii an cdidee be out of
date, announcement, why wait for II 10 fan or
burn before We builda
Way stand stock still OF run in ruts instead Of
~
leave the devil 60 tiIl field inviting t,briSr,s3
hdSbIndry and promising a rich yields An en-
uefPftSlug chureh Viii study progress ana s}roq
dead forms ana eficte USagex. dars. what is new
y IL Is oettSf' ana hold 20 hat Is old only as II
proves initial and v.taiiEing
Thirdly, there should BE- a talent for ceneraS.
ity. SoHtc tncu .may thei- tribe increase) have
the teucrlly 90 maintain that tine ministry
should BE as lucrative - The fellow Drof.sSfars
81 laW S1td medicine. The literary ei1tf4ra sr,i
r'pe scholarship demanded for the piilnit are
costly procUs Is and the course of p-cfaritorv
StUdles required IS larger than that demanded
u open tne door % tezal or medical practir,,
x i time that the church wore dome MIA agsl-
lHS oHt "a WtJencc 20 her Clergy. that she 90
know letiSS tiic price az which thew purchased
u1e1t cducstoD thar sAe hold Cut 10 tbss,l some
lhluC nefteT than In live on nothing AMI ais II,
debt bUt generosity Demands not ONLY giving
enough, e0i not asking too much. Pastors are
oiJeutiu}eS veSc& With unreasonable ,tf-,sr-,lS
upon their ,5lae and strength
ia tte to'>ita place - needed q talent far
tocL&bity anu PoHfeuCSs Zoe church : q -
cetNi tod instituted Il sgG believers haIerc. IA
x, lsrseiH lF sorlsl reasons. such As mutual DO
leNNtnce the magic az sympathy and tho might
oi combination; sfd Upou Use strength ana del
leacF oi tac social ties largely deueua t7, nj.
lalitE, UultF ard Sti,ciaEcy sd the ORGANIZATION
4 lie ASSOCIATION wE.Vh = Nimp3y endured pnder
s sense 81 eolapGlsion breeds repulsioa gircat
Is the power ~ teach ,hai Carries Viii II ~
tiiFlti 81 sympathy and love, II J. an inspiration
Il TIE most hopeless. Filthy. We waus "a talent
ieF ATTENDANCE TINS Includes regularity and
punetaality. There is needed in ebl4rsh ,,,'s-,
beFs = seFt al eccsstGsticai conscience that az
counts Regular attendance where one belongs n
foremost duty, SiNthty. a talent fcr PRAYER
meetings. he spiritual Temperatures of a
church. as hot, cold or lukewaTrn, Is indexed by