Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-06
n,esznes upon all things connccteo VIZ"
nj pertainsng to our seminary
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ana ana spertainnae to our seminary.
DIR. rINLEys ADDRESS.
nr F.n,ey received the keys ana M foS
,,,nss feeling speech OF acceptance a. :.
sck,sowiedgment. He paid soWnh,
+r,s,,se 10 mo committee and then SPOKE
- ,ha architectural beauties ana me
20 sstyeness of the buildings, referrlhs
A. hna,,,ful terms to the obligations Oh
~. RESTITUTION 20 Messrs. w. W. spence
and G. w. Watts for their muhiles .,'e
rff,s Taking a retrospective view " ss
work the speaker traced pr'eny 'ne ' sss.a5
OF The Budding Committee ano p lS"'s
- lettering its new home TO take i,s
-, An the perpctuation OF the Master
49,, .sFor this" he said, we DO most
..a.nottallv rray" In CONCLUSION, nc
.,,,,ndwces Rev. Or. A. w. Hopkins oi
rsnar,ostown. w. Va. who oHered ths
s,d,na,orv nrayer. This prayer, coucheo
a.. az most eloquent language, invokeo
I,,,,ne guidance for those who are 10
conauct the institution and py 'hen
,cachines DISSEMINATE the Sospel
Iosns Christ 10 the uttermost coths's "a
the earth. The minister returheu e'""Ns
for the new buildings and ior tnS n,,',,,
of the seminary In the past. anu o,,.,,,is,,
the blessings Of God upon ,he
4 fQnnlfX.
as,er the prayer, Mrs. Frances Digs
A.. ~,ch contralto voice, sang as soio'
awake. My Soul"
MP cr,Yi,ER's ELOQUENT TALK
Rev. DIR. T. l.. Cuyler. who maze e1e
address OF the occasion. was heN1 nv
dnced and he spoke most eloquenuy Oh
49, .,.nrL % the Christian ministry. he
sata IN The outset. that he owed oeD'
m deem gratitude 10 Virginia Prespy'e.
,antsm for II was while a student at
princeton that he was received INTO ''iS
Presbyterian Church at the ieet OF hes'
Dr Rice a noted divine wnom Nrsin,S
Ma given 10 the Church. He also sald
that the majority OF his tutors came from
this old Commonwealth. ana hunoiousy
asserted: $50 you see, If am hot vi
pinla born, am Virginia Dreo-h '"'
oiogy." .u .,ao ~
~ address the speaker said the mission
NJ ali ministers of the Gospel was 10
stand side bv side with the Ambassador
~ The King I'm the work OF saving men
souls Their mission, In snort ne So'u,
was 10 make bad men good ana goou
mon better Pulpit oratory. ne asserteo'
wss undoubtedly attractive, but was
only one essential OF minister sucSeSs
He must know Christ. and when ne slNc'
the message OF Christ there must De
,,an hehind the message: ne must nave
Christ in him. "You can't make minis
tors here ne said. They grow, but you
can assist them In their growth by max
tho the atmosphere Of this institution
sueetlv christ-lfke Prayer was the KEY!
note Of Spurgeon's success Young man, u
Won can't pray you can't preach i
must be able TO converse with Coo before
Won can properly teach his Gospei 10
men"
soIJARELY ON THE BIBLE
The Union Theological Seminary Dr'
C,,yler continued would not deserve l's
grand new home had IL not always stVou
souarelv nv the Bible and sent out INTO
the ministry "Rible-built preachers.
man without spiritual backbone enough
10 tell the God given message no mater
whom II hit, without trembling OF tne
knees. had reason. DR. Cuyler saiu WIN
great emphasis. to DOUBT II MS can u '"e
ministry came from God.
1T IL the great themes which make
great preachers said DR.. Cuyler.
s'reach your students to handle these
themes. Woe to the man who attempts
10 handle a great theme without being
equipped therefor. Ii will crush MIN.
The proneness of heresy TO creep in and
obscure the road leading TO calvary was
touched on by the speaker. ana III en-
phasizing this idea. he said in some quar-
tiers Mt. Sinai was almost fading win
obscurity. The belief i'm an INFINITE Coo
an infinite atonement. and an everlasting
love and forgiveness was. DR.. Cuyier
said the fundamental principle of the
Gospel he had been taught and which he
preached and on this belief depended
largely, II not altogether. the salvation
of souls.
Tho only calling Of a minister was rot
TO preach sermons marry the Young
folks. bury the dead. and visit the SICK.
Were il not for the great privilege OF
bringing souls 10 Heaven not one young
man OF brains in Virginia would think OF
entering the ministry. "Spurgeon once
said" he continued 81 am the manager
of personally conducted tours TO Heaven,
and that is what every minister should
be-"
The conflict between sociology and the
ology was touched on. and the speaker
said he feared at times the former WAS
almost dethroning the latter The duty
OF ministers 10 preach down the evils OF
sociology was emphasized, and their duty
to decry intemperance and to denounce
the man who puts the bottle to his bro
theirs lips was dwelt upon at some
length Fearlessness in the pulpit was
advocated in no unmistakable terms and
as an exemplar Of this he referred % the
iamented Rev Or. John Hall, whose sue
cess he said. was due to his uniincning
and unfaillng faith in the Bible. and his
fearlessness i'm expounding the Gospel as
contained therein.
PASTORAL WORK.
In the Presbyterian Church. DR.. Cuyler
said, there was a sad neglect Of pastoral
work The pastors duty was to look sf-
ter delinquents and bring them into the
Church. Attendance on Sabbath services,
he said. was, in his belief dwlndling each
year. While the preachers discoursed on
the Gospel from their pupits, Sunday
papers were turning out a mass of mat
ter which was having it's effect in diseas-
ing the minds of the church members
and keeping them at home.
Continuing his address, Dr. Cuyler said:
I'm addition TO the several clements of
power with the successful minister al
ready named. l might add the skin for
organizing and conducting spiritual ma
chlneries OF various kinds. This is a
very important quality, involving both
grace and what we Familiarity call 'gump-
ton / might add the Indispensable re-
auisite OF conscientious industry and
whole-souled devotion to the high call
ing OF the ministry.
but ] prefer, before closing, to direct
you TO the supreme duty and work of
every man you train in this seminary,
and that is preaching the Word! After
all the pulpit Is the minister's throne!
From that he wields his influence and
sways hearts. and proclaims his message
OF eternal life Failure in the pulpit
means death. Power in the pulpit is the