The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-09

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young men against cheapening the
gospel. He told them not TO advertise
their text, not to try TO attract men by
clap-trap. The world was never
you cant feed hungry men on wind and
! the east wind at that The preaching
upon some little theme and making the
pulpit the place for small agitation is
bel:ttling the gospel, and he urged the
Young men 20 preach Oh great themes.
He told them that the world could not
be won by a gospel Of negations, that If
thew won men by preaching a religion Of
conservation they would not need TO
thunder against the little vices or mis-
takes. Hearts full OF the desire for the
higher life have no room for the ques-
tionable pleasures that appeal TO those
whose affections have not been centred
upon the highest things.
There was sound wisdom in - admoni-
ton not 10 say about men in the pulpit
what the preacher would not LAY the
courage to say TO a man face to face.
He denourced-as nearly as the Bishop
denounces a~nything-that preaching
which makes the pulpit a fort for send
ing phillipics against men who are denied
an opportunity to answer. The pulpit is
no place for the coward. II you think a
man is doing wrong, be man enough to
90 to him as a brother privately and
seek to win him away from his wrong
course. DO not abuse him from
the pulpits. Souls are not won by
pulpit foundations" He told them
YOU only a~ggravate the trouble when
you tell your people things from the
pulpit that you would not dare to say
to them in private
Upon the sort Of reading a preacher
ought to do, the Bishop showed his own
breadth and culture. He urged the
young preachers not to keep up with ali
the new books. but said: Read the cid
books, the great books"
Don't AUNT for faults. Don't gossip.
Don't listen to stories about your neigh
bors. Don't be too ready to believe
wrong. Don't think too much about your
support-it is my experience that if the
preacher looks faithfully after his peo-
; pie. the people will take care Of him.
Some places look hard and dark at
times, but it often takes q very dark
cloud to be the setting Of rainbow
But no synopsis could give a clear idea
of the excellence of the address. It was
not so much in what was said, strength
erfng and uplifting as it was, as in the
wisdom of the admonition-the breadth,
the spirit. the power.
Among the addresses Of the week that
have made the strongest impression was
Prof. H. NJ. Hamill, D. D.'s speech on
"The Sunday School Work. a marvellous
and brilliant and opposite presenta-
ton of the proper place Of the Sunday
School in the work Of the church. It
was pronounced by many the best ever
! heard at an Annual Conference. For
more than an hour he held the undivided
interest of a great congregation upon a
subject that has put many assemblies to
sleep. He has long been a leader in the
Sunday School world, speaking in al
most every State in the Union, in Canada
and in Europe. He is q master of his
subject and delighted every hearer. It
is seldom that any man iilumines his
subject by the happy illustrations that
illustrate in so marked a manner as DR..
Hammill.
The address of Rev. r. B. John on
Early Metnodism in the Lower capc
Fear Section was not only an admirable
address, but was a valuable contributions
to the religious history of the Common
wealth. There is no member of the Con-
ference better qualified for careful work
Of this lasting character than Mr.. joan.
His address Will be published in pam
phlet form and will be a permanent con-
tribution to North Carolina history.
The reports by the preachers from all
quarters show that the closing year has
been marked by success in every depart
ment. Some new churches and parson-
ages have been built, most Of the preach
ers have been paid up in full, the mis-
} sionary and other collections are in adj
| vance OF previous years, there has been
) a gratifying increase in membership, and
{ all interests of the church are in good
2 shape. The business Of the conference
} has proceeded without a jar or a serious
t difference. The divisions of other years
: seem to be passing away, and there are
evidences that there is coming an era Of
5 good feeling. so mote it be-"
1t is expected that thcre will be COM
I rarativelv few changes il the pastoral
. charges, though there are 8urrises, as
usual, Of surprises when the appoint
ments are announced. It is limited that
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