New-York tribune., 1896-10-05
THE REV. DIR. ". J. SAvAGE'S SERMON.

HE breaches AS ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF THE
CHURCH OF THE MESSIAH.
The Rev. Dr. Minot j. Savage preached his first
sermon associate pastor Of the Church of the
Messiah Park-ave and Thirty -fourth-st.. yesterday
morning his subject being The Modern Minister"
The Rev. DR. Collyer. the paste with Dr. Saw
age upon the platform and took part In the services.
In his prayer Dr. Collyer offered earnest petition
for the preservation of the Republic and the con-
serva tion of the honor. truth and integrity Of It's
people, for which at times there seemed reason to
fear.
DR.. Savage. in the course OF his sermon. said;
The modern minister is the leader and compan ion
of his people His duty Is to be a searcher for and
teacher OF truth. recognize that the Bible sprarg
from the hearts and brains Of men and thai ii
book is not Gods word in it's entirety He did not
cease speaking TO this world 1000 years He Is
we want is that which touches character and ele-
Yates man.. No matter what II Is called. Christian.
Gods truth. The modern minister must represent
and hold up to the people the ideal OF worship:
there is something cringing about IL. but II you
analyze ii you will find that the possibilities OF
worship constitute the noblest attribute OF man.
Worship is admiration OF grand ideals. He who
IL touched by a sweet or noble thing is "A worship
per of God. race Incapable Of worship would be
1t is the business of the modern minister. recog-
Of family and municipal life grandcr than ever ye,
attained. The minister should hold mp the grandcst
pie to help each other. The noblest Of words Is
help. The noblest man is he who helps the most.
God Himself is great. God is God-because He pours
ont his infinite bOunties upon the world He Is the
universal and infinite servant. The work Of the
modern minister is to the man after he has
climbed from the animal TO a funess Of mind ana
heart and soul
In this modern world. then We are TO seek for
Gods truth wherever can find II, and incorpo-
rate II into lives and the society Of which We
form a part. We TO have higher ideals. strive
TO consecrate ourselves to their development In
ourselves and fellow men. and TO prepare ourselves
for the coming Of the acceptabc year OF our Lord
These three things will be the results: The truth
seeker will be a C;od-seeker: the worshipper will be
the God worshipper. and the pursuer OF the ideal
will find his goal in the arms Of our Heavenly
Father.
We do not make 1t the chief object to obtain the
salvation Of individual souls The man who does
that is taking the surest way to lose his own soul
The man who can forget himself because ne IL busy
lifting up others IL close TO the divine that tho
image Of God is being wrought out In him from day
10 day. If do this will suddenly awake 10
the fact that Gods kingdom has come. Is here be-
cause We have consccrated ourselves TO the service
OF God II by divine service We bring ourselves into
right relations with God. We Will be saved There Is
but law. God is the same here and everywhere
II In right relations with God now we are
ready for a journey TO any other world.
Into this modern ministry you are called az well
az J. II L. much your duty to seek truth and lift
up men The command has been laid all: BE
We perfect your Father who Is in Heaven
Ia perfect