The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-15

under circumstances SO new that little help
can be derived from the past. The working
classes have so risen in the social scale that
If it would be possible to place fifty Of the
feudal nobility on an island with fifty of our
high-grade mechanichs, at the end OF twenty
five years the workmen would become the
rulers by reason Of their superior intelligence.
The workmen rightly demand more than they
ever did before, but they do not know when
to stop. They demand today what in the
course of events properly would come twenty
five years hence. The other side OF the ques-
ton is confined, to- put 1t briefly, in the
power of the stronger The strong man in
dealing with the weak Is in danger of being
a tyrant unless under the influence Of grace.
So the church is needed mediator. When
Pittsburg was burning, q railroad president in
Cleveland was told that the men at his shops
were being marshaled to burn that city. He
went to the shops and preached Christ. When
he was through the superintendent said: All
those who will be on the side Of law and or
der today hold up their hands" All hands
living on slumbering social volcano, and our
only safety Is through the grace of God work.
ing through the church.
The seventh principle is city missions.
The army In possession OF the cities con-
trolls the country. The first missionary duty
of a city parish is to its own city. The nrst
preachers of the gospel went from Jerusalem
to such cities as Antioch and Rome The
epistles of st. Paul, with one exception, are
addressed to cities, are also the messages
of our Lord to the seven churches of Asia.
The gospel is to be preached in them. Lie
is more intense in the cities than In the coun-
try, degradation is deeper and opportunities
of sa1ntshfp more abundant. After the cities
had become Christian the villages remained
heather, and so pagan" which signifies
village, meant heather. God made the
country, but man made the CITY," is intend
ed to convey the idea of the superiority OF
the country. Yet, whereas, the Bible begins
with an account Of beautiful garden, 1t
concluded with a description of a city, as II
to show that however beautiful nature, still
more so in Gods sight are the redeemed who
are to live in the heavenly Jerusalem.
The eighth principle is long pastorates.
Long pastorates are economical, as remov-
ais are expensive They are saving of time,
and time is saving money and souls. Time
is required for a new pastor to become &C
quainted with his flock, and when the time
for him to leave approaches, his interest in
them wanes. The arguments for permanency
advanced by civil service reformers apply to
the ministry. The relation Of pastor and
people is not superficial The confidence of
a congregation is not to be won in a day.
The pastors power depends on his personal
ity, his thoughts, words and actions, his
past history and the persons with whom he
has had intercourse. The words of the
Scriptures may be dead words on the printed
page, but when enforced by the personality
of a pastor become quick and powerful. The
relation in which deep answers to deep can
not be found in newly formed acquaintance.
The churches in this neighborhood~have rea-
to expect great future on account OF
the central location. Minnesota has placed
here the capitol; the city its high school. The
religious world has sixteen houses OF public