The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-29
A PLEA FOR THE PRIESTHOOD.
REV. ROBB WHITES CHARGE TO
ST. ANDREWS BROTHERHOOD.

The Need For Young Men to Enter
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Has Not
Given Any In Years-The Reasons
why so Few Young Men Respond
to the Church's Call.
Services incident to st. Andrews day
were conducted at st. PauFs church last
night The services at Christ church were
dispensed with that the congregation
might attend ST. Pauls, where the an
nual charge to the Brotherhood of st.
Andrew was delivered by Rev. Robb
White.
There are about 1900 chapters of the
Brotherhood in America. The Episcopal
churches of Savannah all have chapters,
with the exception of St Johns, which
surrendered the charter of it's chapter
some time ago.
The two principal pledges taken explain
the objects of the Brotherhood. The first
is that the members will pray daily for
the spread of the church and the gospel
among men, and, second, that he will
make earnest effort each week to get at
least one man in the hearing
of the gospel. The Brotherhood
bears a very close relation to the church
work and clearly sets forth the duties of
laymen. While the Brotherhood Is not
especially for prospective minister's, yet
the members frequently become absorbed
in the work and desire to carry 1t to this
extent.
The charge delivered by Rev. Mr.. White
was on the subject of young men entering
the field as ministers and their willingness
to make the necessary sacrifices. The
text was taken from Isaiah: Here am l.
| send me-"
Rev. Mr.. White said there is a deplor-
able lack of young men i'm Georgia enter
ing the ministry in the diocese, about one
fifth of the church membership is in Sa-
Vannah, but none have answered to the
call of the ministry. God cries for those
who will perform the work, he said, buJ in
eight years, there have been absolutely no
responses from Savannah.
Suppose 1 should insert an "ad" in the
papers, calling for young men at a low
salary The response would be so great
that my door would be crowded
Ask yourselves the reason for this lack of
spirit and willingness 1t cannot be that
the lack is from sense of unworthiness.
If so, then look at Moses and Isaiah, who
felt they were most unworthy, and yet
who later accomplished so much. Moses
and Isaiah didn't stop, but went direct TO
the altar, which consecrated them to the
work Their fitness then came from God
not man.
If men are willing to do the work God
will give the power. It's true the standard
is high and it should be. OF all our young
men, not one says: Here am l, send me;
consecrate me"
These facts, while they are painful were
not given, Mr.. White said, In O spirit of
criticism, but more to arouse young men
to the needs of the hour The greatest pride
of the Jewish mother said the speaker. Is
the going into the temple and defeating
the life of her son to the ministry.
"Have any of the mothers here ever done
that? When you gave your boy up to bap-
| tism to fight the sins of
the world, have you endeavored TO let him
know what 1t means? Let everyone inn
press upon their children the importance
of Christian duties"
Reference was again made to the search
ty of those responding to the call, and the
| preacher made an earnest plea for the
| brotherhood to harken. Many do not en-
ter the ministry, he said, because they do
not wish to assume the work and make
sacrifices. The success of Moses and
| Isaiah was the result Of sacrifice and obe-
dience to the call The charge was eff
fectively concluded by an earnest plea for
the brotherhood to respond to the call
that the church and it's work might he
| strengthened.