The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-12-09
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VINO are now ngage in secular work.
What we have TO decide is whether
this is a question of commercialism oi
providentlalism / am about as ready
to decide in favor of providentialism
as in favor Of commercialism. When
bright young men see students repre-
senting themselves as ministerial stu
dents Sinking work and yet holding
prayer-meetings and calling them
Brothers they go away and enter
other callings in life. / know some
things in this connection that would
surprise you and that hurt me, and ]
have hidden them in my own heart. AS
you know / have not mentioned them
TO any of YOU.
Il believe there would be a change
if the laymen of our church would see
that Our preachers get better salaries.
When young men enter college and be-
gin to look out upon life and see q
salary of 5000 or $500 facing them in
the ministry and a larger salary in
|! other work they often leave the minis
try for the Others work. Our poor sal
aries Jet down the gap to the devil and
uiid a fence which keep out the Holy
Spirit Let cur laymen see that our
pastors are paid better salaries and
We viii see that We will not have such
n dearth of young men coming into the
ministry"
DIR. Kilgo was interrupted several
tIIltS Dy Inherent IlellDeTS Oh TIE
conference asking why such a condi-
ton as he described should exist. and
depiOring the fact that it does exist.
When he had finished, B.. r. Culbreth,
who has been a pastor for 43 years,
arose and said: I'VE had eighteen ap-
pointments supplied during this past
year. And some of these appointments
that were supplied were good. Why
was not n of them given to me in
stead of sending me to the place 1 was
sent? I could have filled Plymouth
station all right, and it might have
been given to me instead of a circuit
Mr.. Culbreth caused considerable
merriment in the conference by his
earnest wit. In closing his remarks he
said that he wished 1T was possible 70:
every young man preparing for the
ministry to attend college and a
tuition just like any other student, and
not have to take advantage of any
special favOrs.
DR.. REID SPEAKS.
On motion of r. B. John the time
was extended in order for the confer
ence to hear the address of Rev. G. T.
Reid, d. D. His theme was the de-
velopment of the converted heathan
and the need of greater and more
earnest work among the Christians 1T
home. What we need" said ne,
When we begin to criticise the heath
| en- is to put ourselves in their places.
and We will then see things in a differ
ent light. Inc Intelligent Chinese are
now regretting the Boxer movement.
They see that it was a mistake, and
they are in much the same condition
as the man who realizes that he has
I done q wrong, but has no way of I'M
| doing it. Regret is all that is left.
Commercial and religious life is ad-
vancing rapidly in heather countries
What we need is to do more for the
cause of Christ there. We need a great
missionary revival in the church II
home. Lei us pray for this. If We car
get our people thoroughly aroused
along this line we will see a wonderful
advance along all other lines. We VII
then have more young men entering thu
ministry n the entire work OF tn
church will put on new life and grea'
things will be accomplished for ouI
Lord and He is Christ.
AFTERNOON.
In the afternoon at $3.50 o'clock an in.
teresting missionary meeting was hei5
The address was delivered by Rev L
Kugimiya, of Japan. His subject was
There is no difference TIVE the
children of Christian and heather
lands" Mr.. Kugimiya is a most earnes'
Christian and he spoke from his OWL
experience largely. He is securing nj:
education at Trinity college. He vii
finish his course there this year, anC
will then return to his native land /:
missionary. His earnestness and SIN
cere conservation impress his nearer
profoundly and his words increase tn
missionary zeal of the audience tina
hear him.
The mass meeting in the interest o
the Sunday school was held last night
and the church was crowded almost I
it utmost capacity with interested hear
ers. Rev. l.. l.. Nash, d. d. preside
over the meeting, Rev. E. E. Rose le
in the opening prayer and Rev VII
Willis read the lesson.
The speaker of the evening was Rev
!, n. NJ. Hamill. D. D., who is now 81
perintendent of the training departmen
of the NJ. E. church, south. In sub
stance he said:
; come to you after three nights G
the train with about three hours
sleep per night. 1 come to you with
great e of pleasure.
: IAN idea is some thing that cannot h
r cl ssiied or defined. An idea works u
until it makes itself known. There -
r some ideas immaterial as well as mate
. rial. they start slowly as did the lit
child who afterward became Moses.
: The Sunday school started slowly, tt
idea being transmitted to Robe
Raikes in Gloucester by a young Metht
[ dist woman who insisted that he TUT
his attention to the children. The SUI
day school vas slow in it's beginnin
q out it grew rapidly. This idea took
Il strong hold upon John Wesley and I
&. did three things for the Sunday schoc
First. he made it primarily, essential
religious. Robert Raikes' schools w
e secular, but Wesley made it religion
e Second. He made the Sunday school
vital part Of the church. Raikes hs
e not done this. His school was outsi,
= the church n was conducted I
many churches. Wesley incorporate
it into the church and told his preache
u to do likewise.
IS Third. The greatest thing wesl'
h did for the Sunday school was that
h freed it from the bondage of the pa
Is teacher. In Raikes' school the teache
were paid, but Wesley said hat sure
God had enough men and women w
al ling to teach in these Sunday schoc
n without being paid.
1t The Sunday schoo came to o
/, shores In the sa~ddlebags of Franc
II Achury, and the first Christian boz