The evening times., 1896-04-22

tleNcw York venue Presbyterian Church
at 8: 80 a., m. with devotional exercises cou-
Quoted by Hon. Ed win Willis.
| Among those present were DR.. Byron
Sunderland. Secretary Gilbert, Gen. John
Eaton, Mr.. Albanus johnson and others.
DR.. Sunderland read from the Scriptures
The first paper was by Rev. Dr. Davies Of
the Fourth Prcsby terian Church on THE
preacher as an educator" He said that
the new woman was not the worst heresy
Of the day, but the new minister who says
that to reach Tie masses the pre- acher must
get down into the mud with them. He
| asked for q separation OF the ministry from
the world. Not such n separation as st.
| Anthony in the desert exempiified. but a
| separation OF consccratiCn.
1 1--WE want more men like Fletcher. Brain
| erd, Jutison. We want men who know the
| power of such a separation of devotion.
| even to the point of death. to the cause OF
| Christ. This gives the force of character
| which Seizes and molds men TO the needs
of Gods work"
| GO OUT AMONG MEN.
He said George William Curtis by his
| Brook Farm experience discovered that
men are not to be useful by withdra wing
from the midst of the world. Theoniy thing
possible to him who would perform the
highest service Is that he must get out
among the men and the wonsen and the
children. and know their joys and their sor-
| rows In daily life and thcrefrom teach them.
| They must know the experience of moth
ers and fathers. the young men and ma idcns,
their loves and their hopes, the children
and their needs.
| a r1iu ui.tl u nile t,sfIb S.arI
sunday morning he is not done. He must
go to the frcsidcs. bringing consolation
and hope and JOY. He must bc the true
| vice regent of Christ. When Theodore
| Cnyler was in Dundee he met an humble
| old parishioner OF an eminent preacher.
| The old man did not remember the eloquent
| sermons. What he could tell was how
one morning his pastor touched him on
the shoulder and said: Jimmie. is il we'll
with your soul this morning.
| By this same touch of the hand il Is
recorded the great and good Earl of
| Shaftesbury saved peddlcr and made
a strong, good man of him. The poor man
was moved by the thought th;S this asso-
| ciate of princes and kings and queens shOEid
| come down to talk with him.
Finally on the Sunday morning should not
| perences of the Week. The latest sean
| dal. the amusemcuts and follics, the sins
| and frivolities of the world. the mirc OF the
| street. should be carefully excluded. Here
are some subjects of sermons: Up Tree"
Tho Gospel OF Bascball."'.A Bad Breath
These are of the sensational kind tha should
be avoided. tApplausel.
THEIR NEED OF CHRIST.
The true minister must show men them
selves as slime RS and bring them to acknowl-
| edge their need of Christ. He must then
| take these ba brs IN Christ and educat te them
in the Christian life.
standing in the dawn of a new century
the minister holds u tremendous influence
FOR good. His is The strongest force mold
.ng for good the councils of the nation.
II he is recreant he is responsible for W oes
not in America only, but in Europe. in
Africa, i'll Asia, throughout tie world.
Tie discussion was 10 hc opened by DR..
Campbell OF Asheviile, C., but Gen.
Eaton announced Il telegram that Dr.
Campbclls health would not permit him
to come.
Mr. Willis then announced Il paper by
Dr. L. 7. Townsend. of the Metropolitan
u. L. Church here, on Bible Instruction
N the Light OF Modern Science and Phi.
osopby." BE said:
Napoleon is reported as saying France
should be taught the art OF seizing upon
every new idea and using it for the ag-
grandizcment Of the empire. The wisdom
Of this will be acknowledged by every
thoughtful person. Why should not this
same comprehensive and enterprisinG policy
be adopted with equal fitness in the empire
Of Christian thought?
"ln this empire they who explore and
apply religious thought to mankind are the
sOvercigns, and, sooner or later will be so
acknowledged. if worthy. The advocate
and teacher of religious truth must follow
this policy.
Some say that new ideas should not be
brought in because they promote skepti-
cism. But the 'preache will be met with
scientific soothing and skepicism, and he
must acquaint himself with at least the
passwords of science, and be ready to
meet the false doctrine drawn from new
discovery"
He knew young locomotive engineer
who found time, in a busy life, to read
enough science to meet the heresies born
OF misinterpretation of science.
The minister must do this or bis auditors,
who know mere of science than he. will
not listen to his teachings. Also the young ]
people OF the church must learn scientific
facts and interpret them in the light OF
religion. False science must be met with
true science. This was the course of
Chalmers, William Jay, Wesley, and others.
The theory that holy living and prayer
VIII meet skepticism is faulty, because
church members are not without sin The
Tact is that dcfaulters, men who won't pay
their debts, tricky business men. unfaithful
ia wyers, physicians, and even ministers, can
be found in the church.
He showed how, by the history OF n
pebble, the mind can be carried to a
deeper understanding of God; to a con-
temptation of eternity and preparation for
it. 1t was within bis personal knowledge
that children can he drawn from their
play to the fascinating study of scientific
truth and its religious teaching.
THE QUESTIONS TO ANSWER.
The answer, believe the Bible or YOU |
will lie damned is not sufficient to meet |
the inquiries of the thoughtful in regard |
to science. His own religion was almost |
wrecked by injudicious answers of this |
nature.
The religious teacher must be able to |
answer that he has read the scientific
authorities on both sides. He must be able
10 answer that Darwin always acknowl-
edged God. He must show how scientific
Had enough yet of School
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