Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-18
AT mARQUAND CHAPEL.

DR.. John Hall Speaks Before tho stu.
dents Of the Divinity school ON
ssThe Preacher as a Pastor"-One
Requisite for Successful Work.
Whiting the Homes OF the Flock.
Rev. DR.. John Hall of New York spoke
before the students in the Yale divinity
school yesterday afternoon on "The
Preacher as q Pastor" This is the second
lecture of his course, and he will deliver |
the last one at o'clock this afternoon.
He spoke as follows:
This afternoon we shall consider the
minister in his capacity as pastor. One
test of pastor is his capacity for visiting
his people and thus adding to their spirit
ual welfare. The duties assigned to an
assistant minister are really the duties of
a pastor, and on this very account great
many ministers refuse to have assistants.
I, therefore, will not speak of those minis
| ters who have assistants, but of those who
have not. Great honor is due to the
of csr,!RR pastor as .,t i w doe. sy not
finish his duties when his discourse is
ended. His duties 60 further. He must
20 among the people and visit them and
teach them. There are indeed no minis
terial rules for governing such visitations,
for the reason that in the early periods of
the church's history congregations were
not known to the apostles as they jour
neyed from place to place as we to-day
eral rule is laid down, as any student of
the New Testament knows. Therefore, the
duty of minister is not only to stand up
and preach, but to know his people and
assume direction over them. He must
sdapt his methods by his own
prudence and shrewdness. One has
better preaching when he knows
. the peoples joys and sorrows: The peo-
pie will pay more attention to the preacher
If they know that he is acquainted with
their own particular Joys and sorrows.
a man and must realize that their oommu-
nications to him are confidential and not
to be told about from family to family.
Thus the minister can be the means of
solace and sympathy which would not
otherwise be found. Go as true man in
sympathy with your purpose. Again, it
must be remembered that religious teach
: PASTORS visit. OF course the pastor
has to use his judgment in particular
cases, but there ought always to be some
religious intercourse in a pastors call. He
must get the vital, living truth of the gos.
pei into the people at his call. Some pas.
tors have an assistant go with them, and
indeed, this is the Scottish custom. Al
> for myself prefer to go alone because
can do better work. Some ministers give
out on Sunday the districts they will visit
, | through the week. This has great advan
| tages because then the people will b.
ready. That the people don't want re
o ligion thrust upon them, and that relig
ious exercises should not be held
is fsl1acy I think. Their
| are simple, natural methods which
1 if the pastor will follow will elevate hin
: in the minds of the people. I believe tina
ministers are making failures of thei
y work because they slight these pastora
Il duties. There is no life more plessan
3 3 than the life of pastor when he sees tn
n younger generation growing mp in Christ
n The pastor should take care of these duties
= And there ia another duty of this kind
y caring for the sick. 1t Ia q wonderful
n thing for the pastor to be such a one as
y capable of dealing with the sufferer in tn
II best manner. In word, the pastor shoul
y be good judge of human nature and life