St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-28
OPPOSE SHORT CUTS.
Candidates for the Ministry
to Undergo a Long, Rigid
Training.
Clergy Whose Ignorance Was
a Disgrace to the
Church.
Wany Pertinent Points Passed
Upon at the Episcopal
Convention.
Evening Newspapers Roasted
for Wild and Inaccurate
Reports.


trai Convocation of the Episcopal Do
cese of Minnesota began yesterday
morning with the celebration of holy
communion. The morning was passed
with paper on "Preparation for Lent
by Rev. Charles Holmes, and discus
sion, 1.-THE Rector's Stipend" con-
Quoted by Rev. !. c. FOrtin. AT $50 in
the afternoon thele was meeting OF
the church temperance society, which
has rot met before since January, 1889.
Rev. William c. Pope, who is secretary
of the society, made brief and inter
esting address CD the importance of the
society and its work. Bishop Gilbert
urged all the rectors to observe temper
ance Sunday. and to deliver special
temperance sermons on that day. All
the officers of the organization were re-
elected.
Rev. Mr.. Faude's talk on candidates
for the Ministry" was listened to with
attention and started a lengthy discus
sion. Mr.. Faude said that while all the
theological Seminaries in the land are
filed to their greatest capacity, there is
yet as great dearth Of ministers as
ever. Not every good" man, he said,
is fit for the ministry. The main topic
uMCll upOll Ol NV oHN hhNh VINO hiN IL
ness for holy orders of Jealous, earnest,
tactful men, who, under the canons of
the church, are dcbarred from the
priesthood because they cannot pass
the requisite examinations in classical
subjects and dead languages. He
considered the enactment of such
cauOns grave error, and thought
the church mistaken in insisting ON
scholastic qualifications in all cases.
I'VE need the educated ministry" he
said, land l believe in elevatng the
standard of priesthood, but we need the
uneducated ministry. too. There is
work for them. They have enthusiasm,
they reaIiZe the work and have that
great eafheStnesS which would drive
them into the work but for their lack of
the scholastic qualifications. 1t Is by
no means the best educated men who
are doing the best work In the ministry.
EarneStneSS. zeal, tact are more lmpor-
tant than a mere classical education.
There are men of all descriptions to be
reached, and we need men of all deScrip-
lions to reach them" Mr.Faude thought
the objection that the church would be
swamped by an uneducated priesthood
could not hold good, as the intellectual,
educated element would of necessity be
dominant.
Rev. NJ. Graham, the dean, thought
the perpetual deacOnate solved the queS-
ton without danger of lowering the
high educational standard of the minis
try. Rev. Mr.. Chittenden complained
Of the lack of church schools III the
West, and favored the collegiate prep
lration fer holy orders in all cases.
He did not consider ministers under
paid. DR.. Wright declared himself
strongly opposed to the
Short Cut IN tho Ministry
ga minister, "he said, ''is asked serious
questions in these days. and he needs to
be man of education to answer them.
This is an age of TatiOnaliSm and we
must not lower our high standard of
ministry" Rev. Pullen cOncurred with
the dean in advocating the perpetual
deaconate Sand hoped to see ministers
sons entering the ministry. Rev. Mr..
DOherty spoke of the great work deacOns
could do. Rev. Mr.. Wilkinson thought
that education was not SO necessary as
spiritual power, earneStnesS, a knowl-
edge of English and knowledge of
how to use books. Men," he said, "are
ruled more by emotions than by logic,
as you will see if you look around you
and see the choice of wives they make"
Hearty laughter greeted this remark,
Rev. Mr.. Pope urged the need OF minis
tiers educated not i'll knowledge, but in
the faith.
After RevS. Millspaugh and Hamilton
had spoken, Bishop Gilbert expressed
himself as heartily in favor of the
church's canon. He said that before the
classical examinations were required,
men were admitted to holy orders
whose ignorance was disgrace to the
church. He believed in the enlarge
ment of the ministry along the line of
the perpetual deaconate. He urged the
continued elevation of the standard OF
priesthood. 1t was not SO much the
technical ability gained in college that
was requisite, but the power and filling
out of character man acquired. The
discussion was closed with brief adj
dress by Mr.. Faude.
Rev. Mr.. Millspaugh, of st. Pauls,
Minneapolis, brought up the matter of
the totally erroneous reports of the dis
cussion of Rev. Mr.. Hamilton's paper.
t'Divorce,; which were printed in the
Minneapolis Journal and st. Paul Dis
patch of Tuesday. Both these papers
maintain that Rev. Mr.. Hamilton's
views were not held by other clergymen
present, whereas the conyocation unani-
mousIy indorse the beliefs he set forth.
Rev. Mr.. Andrews, who, although he
had not entered into the discussion in
any way whatever, had been quoted as
ulHtIlhg Will tnc writer OF the paper
on Divorce" asked that he be allowed
TO move the appointment of a commit
tee to prepare statement for
the two sadly, and, as it
seems, wilfully, mistaken journals.
Accordingly. Revs. Andrews, Mills
paugh and Faude were appointed to
draft suitable resolutions on the sub
ject, and the truthful reports given in
the morning papers of yesterday were
heartily commended.
After deciding to hold the next clerieas
at st. Paul's Minneapolis. on Feb. %,
the afternoon session adjourned.
The evening session was given over
to missionary service, and able and
Interesting discussion of the work to be
done and that already in progress in
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