New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-07
POWER OF THE MINISTRY.
PRESIDING BISHOP CRANSTON'S AD-
DRESS At ORDINATION OF
DEACONS AND ELDERS.
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BY TELF fRAPH TO IKE IhIbtEF.l
Torrington Conn April It's the Pulpit Losfne
Its power9.' was the subject of impressive SER
mon this afternoon by Presiding B'shop Earl
Cranston OF the New-YOrk East Conferences, AT
the or,na tion OF deacons and elders in the Meth
odist Episcopal Church The deacons oruaineu
were Frederic e. Whittlesey. JOhr j. Holden, j.
Emery Parks. Sylvanus ID Lewis. Whham ~
Beach and Warren r. Sheldon. The elders or
dained were Charles G.. Benedict William T.
FatherIey Jared s. Tillinghast. Everett A Burnes.
Burdette r. Brown. J. Howard Fairehild lewis
VI. Lounshury. Harry : Scarborough and Henry ~
rrink&us. Bishop Crenston said in past:
The enemies of Christ would make great point
if they could persuade people that the CHRISTIAN
ministry is losing is influence in the world; II 's
less effective than i'm former years very serious
injury would be inflicted ON the Chureh. oeueve
it 20 be true that the ministry OF to-day Is DIS
effective any ministry OF the past 49,,
In those good old days. 50 called our ciersym 1
the champions of the religious party One
man was tn pIumed knight OF his denomination
tteologicaI de5atr. where ;h,y had il Are you
sorry those DAYS are gone thank eSu ~ toi .,ar
declension OF the individual champion OF the cier-
ie2l party, Tho hos, rt,ar,,o o. novere IT is sue
in the Undertaking to which the power IS sp,
piled. The ministry has been 50 successful Ina, ina
people have up To the same spiritual plane
nnrent because through the comnoH schools and
The. colleges which they the first to propose
the people have come 10 such decree OF lntei.
gence in I'm general. and in the perception
spiritual truths in particular, that they seem 70
make the ministry OF less Importance IhaH II wa
teIHgenc- and power OF The ministry
They were sent TO a nee pie ready to receive such
II gospel and such ministry was not only pos
hut indeed desirable in those DAYS.
farmer attacked the forest to make mis- home-no
tt VI M"r T ,nd " nSr our fathers went TO
these charges of the pioneer days they met peoPe
ready to meet radical doctrines. Vow we are Nv
ing in time when peoJ le want fortune IN CAV
without DEVOTION hey ave go. ,,+. ts
pleasure seeking The ministry that discounts thls
Change I'm conditions and keeps its hold must give
proof of power equal TO the ministry OF any
In those DAYS character was worth winning u
stood as a protection the who had cuti-
i9 the nS9 hS yrgs ee eod for org
would protect him against political SANDER Ut
tered tomorrow? Is tGere a man faithful 20 90
nestle duty. patriotism To the nobler instincts
Of the race whom political SANDER and Oase t
means that every boy and girl familiar with the
Of the fouIness of published ISLANDERS Every spch
boy and girl is being taught by our %i+e tr
Is no such thing as character-that 1t Is all
Of children faith I'm possible integrity OF character
you have undermined conscience. debased The
Somebody must account TO God The ministry to
dsy Bs but ha II m able to hold sE
faith and for Teveisti9n IN sheSe Tressnrs
conserving force in the world
Brothers be faithful In preparation and then IN n
as pas' r,snrs tine lives of the families in your
parish Let no words OF mine reflect those
who have. gone before. Others have constructed
a e d 5oa not a%avs by looking at the but BY
braveIv meeting the conditions of the present.
Your work is not all covered with dust 1t is alive
and hefo-e YOU II the professors OF theology
find anVthirp for they will ring alarm bell
end will nGr backward in coming forward
Here is the Word OF God and here the people
They need IL coming through yoLr warm. active
heart and you cannot give it if you are covered
with mould You are in a living world Be LIVING
In the morning public worship was held IN the
Methodist church. which filed TO overaowfng
Bishop Cranston preached from lob xiv. 10: Thou
shalt call and l will thee. Thou wilt have
4 desire for the work Of thine hand" He said
the book OF Job might be allegory and it might be
history 1t was a book OF great thoughts The
Bishop preferred to take it illustration from
real life OF the struggle Of the with SIN
The whole question OF evil was involved with the
question of liberty Never could slave sit
throne Dominion belonged to freedom. The power
OF which one was conscious, the power to direct
power belonged to freedom. Growth demanded
freedom. Aspiration without opportunity for de-
velopment was torture. Worship must be spon-
taueous. The Bishop added:
worship is not dropping down by your bedside
be fore You 20 bed and mounting prayer. IL
you're off the track II you are not growing
should ". you're dead. A dead man-what
are hower5 end the harmOnies of music to him?
What shall be done about it? Nothing. but to
carry him back to the divine workshop and have
him made It's resurrection
do not know " here YOU are, my friends. but
do know He would in YOU reproduce the likeness
of Himself if you true to the plan by which
by desire of His heart Let this be your hearts
desire: Thou shalt call. and I will answer thee.
Thou wilt have desire for the OF thine
hand