Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-11-18


terms eau. for ! believe u man who
has MOI consccr,tcd himself wholly 20
thrist has no place ia the ministry.
Christ y nui going to divide with any
body He will have all or none, Under
-lon viii be required to dcpor your.
SELVES us minister's IN Your associations
with men; hut lot This be understood.
g nest style 81 minislcr is the best style
OF men. lou viii moi be- mtdc rylpcc,ed
I US q minister by a silk hat. long coat
S Sm white i,,,,.., srayat b@ ~ simple Ps,
viii make yop success, that
YOU ctn meet men rs man.
We sometimes divide hetwocn the
business aud clerical life, am disncased
at this ! wish there had nvvrt heen
n distinction between clergy and lalty. |
get reNed NJ that, because by the very
tcrms ] am separated from men when
want 10 rNi closest To them. lwAut to
stand whore my minister did when he
talked 10 The puhlcans aud sinners. l
am not going 10 sny to a man, i, aa a
minister Of the gospel greet you.' ! am
gqlug to take him by the hand aud say
We are both going TO etcrniiy; let's talk
about Il now have known mon In the
ministry who lost half their influence be.
cause they, depended upon their official
position. The people Of this country uo
not .pny much attention 10 officials. and
IN TcNns especially not much respect Is
had for office.
And they ought not to- | wouldn't
give q Tx for amy ministry that did not
hnNc man In ID, And that Is what |
want YOU to b.; not simply Official repre-
hcnlntiNc- OF The church. n man, man
oi God | like that tcrma mau u
And you have eet to deal with tho
ehllrcn; ! wish | knew how TO teach
you 70 deal with them You have no ,len
what you might do In That linc
u YOU would, Many mnn is saved
This way. The memory OF the
inilucncc Of II genuine man ut God
Who know how TO assist himsrlt with chill
di,n' has softencd tho hardness OF hs
later years. There are men IN their
graves who have saved mcn Of our gcn-
Grafton in this manner There nrc no
Impressions that last Ike those Of Jhild-
hood, and yet we have very practical
way Of making them. We have Sunday
schools, and the children, meeting the
minister there, know him MS u preacher
lie asks them fow questions aud they
answer. The best way h, take thai child
on your knee Talk ~ IT, Tell IL the
story of the child Jesus Ia Che nmrkct
place, md thore will be- difference Of
relation between the minister and the
child, Your elaborate sermons arc not
going tn roach their hearts
81 have about consumed my time, there
are great many other things | might
say, hut | will proceed TO ask thesc qncs'
lions.
llavo ynn taith IA Chrhlf
have M
Arr you going on TO pcriootonf
Nil' a.,
DO y0p expect TO bu made perfect ~
lovr IN this lifef'
81 do
"Ae you resolved 10 devote yourself
3 TO God and HE workF
nm
Are you willing 10 conform to th'
, discipline Of the churchT
~ nm" 49,,
"Mlll you diligently instruct cul
, drcn?"
I ~ will"
! "Wlll you visit from house to house
not 10 have social chat with hou, IN
q TO teach aud pray with thcmf
4 81 viii"
i 'Wil YOU recommend fnsiing aud hl
q / stcuancet
i ~ will"
Are you Va debit 90 % 90 oiithhrras
/. yonY
q ~ nm not"
4 "Mil yon especially observe The 10
y lowing dlroctions Never tribe away ynn
time never spend any more tune at M
Il place than Is strictly necessary go nom
:, viirn you have done your work TN
+ Il mo h,,st plRto for any man, especial