The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-26


her heart. and thot she would then sing
like an angel He did both and the re-
suit proved the correctness OF his theory .
for Lind. having known sorrow. could she
better sing Of It,"
Continuing on the same line OF thought.
Nir Smith SAID that he had once been told
by a friend that ~ any minister Is ever
60 be effective he must FIRST have had q
crushing sorrow
TO many ministers who feel this bur
den Of Gods word. men who realize their
responsibility to God. and who long for
the uphuildlng OF the chur and the
saving Of lost souls. this burden some
times becomes 20 heavy that Il kills
them
There was IN New Jersey. not long
ago the rector o. an Episcop4l Church
who had had some trouble In his church
one night he went 10 conduct the usual
services. only TO nnd the church empty
lie went home and to bed. but in the
morning failed 20 respond when call d.
and was found dead. The coroner's jury
decided that he had died OF broken
heart"
My people. do not plead for myself
/ plead Tor my successor. This burden
rests not only on the minister IN the pull
pit. but also upon the people in the pews
Get under the burden and help ut IT,
You can do this by your sympathy. II
the preacher helps you. tell him so. The
greatest compliment thas ] ever received
was IN Philadelphia when after conduct
ing a service az Bethany Church sir
John Wanamaker. who had been present
said to me. u want TO thank you. for
YOU have helped me to-day"
Again YOU. can help him hy your
prayers Ifeminlster do 5 not preach as you
would like to have him preach you can
not criticize him right. but you can pray
him right. Anybody can criticize and
| ind fault. but 10 takes a consecrated
| Christian TO pray. You can uphold his
hands ia the way that Aaron ana Hur
upheld the hands OF Moses. IN the atti-
! tude OF prayer on the mountain ton
while Israel prevailed over the Malachites
In tho valley below. Victory always
comes to a church where che people up-
| hold the hands OF the minister In PRAYER
"stnl again YOU can help 10 tighten tho
| burdens by your united efforts. one man
cen not mt a ton. but one hundred men
can lift Il with ease. a minister alone
cannot carry a church 20 success but
minister and people can overcome almost
any difficulty"
At the conclusion OF the services many
Of the congregation hade Mr.. Smith good
bye. while others waited 10 do so until
the night service. which he conducted at
che Independent Presbyterian Church. 4
| congregational meeting. which also was
cahed after the services. elected a com
mittee. consisting OF Messrs. C. $. Wood
and Mant Hood elders. Messrs =. c.
Way and s 7. Qunrterman. dcacons. and
Messrs. Walter r. Coney aud T. w
BarnWell. 10 attend 60 the matter OF Sc
curing a successor 20 Mr. Smith. The
committee has not the power OF final ac-
ton. but must refer It's choice 60 the
congregation for ratification; meantime,
pending the appointment OF a regular pas
tor. the session Of che church will at
tend TO the supplying OF the pulpit For
this purpose Rev. Dr. Byrd OF the Thee
invited TO preach sunday
II will be some time. probably. befors
the appointment Of another regular min
ister as Il IS the purpose Of the members
OF the committee TO make e very careful
selection. None Of the avowed candidates
Tor the position will be considered
Last night, ln accordance with the d.
rections Of the presbytcry Rev Or Y
Fair conducted the services At the Firs'
Church and a. their conclusion declared
the pulpit vacant. as T. customary under
such circumstances. lie added that b.
wished 20 express his persona! sympathy
with the congregation in the disrupt n
% the pastoral ties and that 81 Was bis
prayer that the pulpit Wouh soon 20
yraced by an unicrNh ephcrd nlel wiz
tho spirit OF Col. and that his ministry
would be to the everlasting good % the
people.
Mr. smith left quite early this morn
ing for West Superior, Wis.