Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-04-24

The evening session was devoted to
the Freedman's Aid and Southern Ed
vocational Society, Rev. J. w. Hamil-
ton addressing the Conference. He
ity, and the fact that its influences
have wrought great wonders in the
present century.
Within this time the Christ doctrine
of ego We into all the world and
PREACH etc., has been put into oper-
alton in missionary enterprises; the
legal emancipation of woman has oc-
CURED, and progress made toward
placing her on the equal platform. His
remarks showed his advanced position
on the question of Woman's Rights.
The address led up all the while to
the wants of the age in education and
Christianity He showed the great
work of his Board in that direction,
both by facts and illustrations. Dr.
G. w. Stevens, by stereopticon views,
| showed the condition Of the blacks IN
! the South, and the schools and col
leges which have been established by
this Board for their education.
FRIDAY.
The morning session was opened by
a prayer service led by Rev. A. l..
Cooper. The Bishop took the chair
at o'clock and the minutes of yes
terday's session were read and ap-
| proved. The first years class of stu
| dents was reported, and Silas Van De
Car, Milo S. Eddy and j. l.. Wesley
were advanced to the second year
| Several were continued in the third
year studies. r. J. Chrystie and R.
Q. L. Mckenzie were advanced to the
fourth year class. VIM. Allen, w. j.
Johnson, D. @. Thatcher were elected
to elders orders. I'll. G. McGlauf1in
and U. e. Sargent were admitted to
full membership.
The bishops address was in brief as
follows: The church wants men Of
strong character and pure life; every
man stands for something; the minis
try is the work of our lives, is not
profession in the sense Of other pro-
fessions, although it's work sets the man
off in class-in that sense it is pro-
fession. A man must be converted
before he enters it. No man will pro-
gress in the ministry if he has low
idea of it. No man will make progress
if he considers his work routine. So
many difficulties lie in the path that no
man can stand who has not the grace
of God. There always comes crisis in
mems lives; man either leaps to make
it, or breaks and is never heard OF
again. A man with grace from the skies
has hold both on God and men.
If conscientious no discouragements
will break him. Every man must be
minister because he has clear con-
viction that he is called or that Christ
has converted him. There must be
no guessing thing in this matter.
Lastly every minister should be edu
Gated; he believed in educated minis
ters.
No man can be a leader OF men I'M
less his capacity is SO trained Uhat ne
has grip on the truth and COD, ana
must know that he breaches the truth
for abundant reasons. He believes
that every man should be trained
in college and theological schools.
Afterwards he would have them train
ed in Conference studies to take out
the kinks which college and theolog-
zeal professors had put into them. 1t
is not possible, perhaps, for every man
to have college training, but every
man who will may have its equiva-
lent. He spoke of Tischendorf and
his poverty and his struggles, know
ing only the path from his room to
his college. His works have built
monument more lasting than granite, |
and every young man who has cour
age may follow in his footsteps. IF the !
man has desire to acquire an educa-
ton he will somehow master all diff
fculties. The church provides young |
men with all the best books of his time, |
and there is no excuse for being ignor |
ant.
You are now ready for preaching |
the greatest work of mortal man. The |
ablest sermons are where the subject |
is most thoroughly mastered. There |
ton, but with ali the other duties to |
be performed, thorough study will be
necessary.
The happiest place for the young
minister is the charge where he has |
some time for study He should de-
vote four days in the week and four
hours of each of those days to study.
should be spent among his
people. He should visit his people
and learn the happy art of getting into
the home. In thus doing no power
had my way write all he is to say for
three reasons: To prevent repetition,
to keep him from being tedious, and
lastly because he could thus amass
material that would in after years be
most valuable. They might be ashamed
of what was written in their boyhood,
but the material would still be valu-
able and interesting.
Don't read your sermons unless you
can read like Chalmers, but there never
has been but one Chalmers. Preach
so as to reach the greatest number.
Do not believe in what is known as
finished" sermon, except in doc
trine, because it ceases to be gospel
and only becomes a literary effort.
The ultimate use of the sermon is to |
move men. So preach that no one |
will think of you but of Christ. Study |
books, but rely on Gods help, and en-
ter your work with all your might; un-
less you are moved you will move
no one else. No man can preach well
to men he does not know; become |
acquainted with your people The
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