New-York tribune., 1902-04-06
POINTS FOR PREACHERS.
BISHOP CRANsToN TELLS YOUNG METH
ODIsT MINISTER'S HOW TO DO THEIR
LIFE WORK-A MISPRlNT or
DIR RIrCKIEY'S WORDS.
DIR. BUCKLEY'S WORDS.
Try rrrEqgA,H TO TIE TRIBUSE.I

Torrington Conn April 5.-The FeXeo auesuoii
Of making adequate provision for the 4i
ated ministers disposed OF salSIactoihS ~
morning at the session of the New-1ork East On,
e.rs,.e The feature Of the session the hlghB
interesting address the class received ih'o ih7
bership by Bishop Earl Cranston
Following conference prayer meeting IL |
Methodist Episcopal Church, led by bishop o'
ston DR.. F. Mason North, chairman OF the 'oi
rnfttee on conference endowment ote'eu
amended report recommending that members VINO
do not conscientiously object TO the principe u
per cent assessment on their salaries shouio p'
ar once and that others who OBJECT 10 tue -
should contribute on the former ratio Also 'ha'
a commission of five ministers and hVe layfheh -
draft provisional plan for the coming year shoui"
he appointed Dr. North presented resolution
that effect.
The Rev Ir J. NJ Buckley declared he was op-
posed 10 the principle of this income tax Wh'oh IL
his sight was abominable. He would cohVripu'4
+he fund however but his contribution Would not
he based upon his income The resolution TOT
commission was passed and the following nliiiiS's'
amounted: The Rev, w. Layton, the rev III, 81
NJ Buckley the Rev. DR. +. Mason North the fev'
Crsndau J. North and the Rev. Dr DaNld u
Downey. , =.
The Rev. Dr. Buckley, rising TO a question OF
privilege said that the local paper had put MIN III
a ouear light bv its report of his remarks about
DR. Couch yesterday DR.. Buckley had salo .lat
If DR. Couch was good man as he DR.. bueh-
lev he congratulated him, but the paper prihteu "
vaccinate him DR.. Buckley had also sald II II
Couch was worse than he, he pitied hlhl' put me
paper had it 'acquit him The lncldehI aio'oen
much amusement
Tho following class vas received into member
shin. William u Beach John r. Henry. James II
Lockwood. II. Frank Rail and w l. Sheaon ne
class was addressed by Bishop Earl Cranstoh' WHO
for an hour held the closest attention of the con
ference Speaking extemporaneousiy, MS aaaiess
was an eloquent exposition of the needs ana ou,es
of the ministry enlivened by dry humer and hashes
of wit He said in part:
Man is the costly production Of the staEd ageS
point Of creation or of redemption. You brethren
to deal with men You are TO nanne ] b ,e bapds
Of God 1t fitting that you should be bs ssbsnedd sGd
that this oerns % Of yItho reservation that
shall he something in the way OF ATTAINING s
Ing saorifioe The impression have Of the ministry
today is not all Nv would dJS LIKE it 1T 70 e ante ne
gent observing man in the ministry. ,,.to, among
way a reputation preachers. do not Know tnat @
o hmd nT STu up reputation bid You build for
is the little key 10 the preachers heart when
outside Dc al ' man Who ives by the feeding OF his
vanity will always find his appetite insatate
Il 9g s6a s6e oweT honor % dude
may Gh afe f"nIas t6e mistsks Of getting his cuffs
his neck. or something of that sort. d.aughter;l
istry of to-day. There is heroism. but not on the
sensational plane. If We're asked 10 sum up my
advice in a single sentence. I would say: 'Remem-
her YOU are a man sent Of God to men You are
rot more a because you are a preacher ana
not less q man. You should stand under any
weight of contempt. any dsdain OF the world, by
indifference. -
A man cannot a wilmer. There Is difference
between weeping and whining. ! wouldn be a
enarler I'd let the wolves do the snarhng ana
the whales the blowing Let the animals perform
the various functions - which God assigned them
G.aughterD I would let the scandalmonEer DO his
own work, and the street oafer spin the yarns
which are doubtful character. would let some
other be nuisance at home. and some other
fellow dodge his creditors. I'd be man.
As to eaching. every man should be himself
That is a hard thing do when you read too much
| Some minds constituted that you can al
ways tell what they had last. Let a man pfeac
| his own sermons and construct them for himself
never was much of 2 preacher, but, thank Goo
what I am ! am myself Give credit. Don't do a.
one man did. who delivered whole sermon b>
somebody else, with quotation marks on the manu-
script but the congregation did not ind that out
Avoid can't which is meaningless. souliess repe-
tion religious talk There certain adjeetives
which overworked. such as grand. glorious.
| "rnasnifCent." profound" Save these great
| words for great Talk within bounds.
As To revival methods be your own evangelist
| and let Methodism come back to its own state Of
| eVangelstIc power When you do have eyanGel-
| is a lot of wild going around. Make the issue
| but don't get any claptrap into your methods.
The bishops address listened 20 with the
keenest interest. and warmly appauded at it's