The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-26

ley and Vincent SO much trouble and
want of sleep, to say nothing of the i'm
mense tracts of valuable space in the
best paper in the church. Some sup
pose that because the salvation army
and the Volunteers have used woman
so much as an evangelist, that she VIII
enter the naStorate of the church in
large numbers in the near future. do
not believe that this will ever be. The
duties of the passionate are so eXacting
and call for so much time and energy
that woman cannot occupy it without
not "nly discarding that for which she
was created, but reaching the dead line
even before time enough has been given
to attain to any commanding position
in the church.
The present understood constitution
of Methodism will undoubtedly undergo
much change. 1t will gradually form
into that condition where it will be bet
ter understood by all and where it's
authority viii be greater. 1t is believed
that as the United States hold under
the sway of it's constitution that pecu-
liar form wherein two houses act and
manage the affairs, producing new
laws and acting in consonance with
unity of design in diversity of form,
so the church may in the future. in its
general conference. have two houses;
the upper and the lower. as we have at
There are other things which belong,
we believe. to the transient in our
church economy. We have not time to
mention them in this paper which is
already going far beyond its original
intention.
To the permanent belong not only the
fundamental doctrines which are as I'M
changing as the character of the Re-
deemer himself, but many things that
seem at times to fluctuate. Foremost
among these is the leadership of the
master. Congregationalism. Presbyter-
ianism and some other denominations
may be able to keep alive without this
leadership for they feed upon the
husks as well as MUNICH golden grains
cast off by Methodism very largely and
without our church with its constant
revivals and ingatherngs these would
soon find the falline off so great that
universal dismay would ensue. In our
church and our peculiar economy the
pastor must be the leader or compare
lively nothing will be ACCOMPLISHED.
With real live leadership, which holds
the reins in it's hands. the magnificent
enginery of the church can be guided
and run on to almost anything in
progress and attainment This is not
only privilege. but a duty. Not that
any pastor shall lord it over Gods
heritage. but rule in love as Wesley
d
hand actuated only by love. but let it
nevertheless be " hand quick and pow
erful, commanding respect from all. and
love from all the good. Only as the
pastor can have his hand upon every
department of the church work firmly
guiding it, with or without any formal
action will the greatest results be at
tanned. This will forever lay aside the
idea that the E. l.. is in danger of
becoming a church within a church.
and what applies to this applies equally
to all else. The pastors authority
should never be paraded. or even shown
to the church, but it should neverthe-
less be as clear and as absolute as it
was meant to be when Wesley placed
it upon it's present footing. wherever
our religion holds full sway. This
brings us in line with the most healthy
idea of Episcopal supervision. The it
inerancy of the bishops, as at present
arranged. it is believed by competent
authority. will be lasting and perma-
nent. To district the bishops it is be-
lieved will be found so much more I'M
satisfactory that should it ever be
tried. the return to the present method
will be speedy and decided. There are
many reasons for this view which I do
not care to state in this ~aper. All of
them, however, are against any trend