The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-17

room on Thursday nights. More than once
have thought VI the grim humor Of that
pastor who on SUNDAY invited the members
OF his church to attend the midweek sery-
Ice with the words 'lu the name OF God,
md for the announcement of the pastor
and the sexton, ! invite YOU to attend the
prayer meeting this week.
beloved, IL your new pastor sees your
place empty at the prayer service anu
knows TINT you ale at that very time ot
the theater or at some party; IL he sees
your place empty and knows that you have
so entirely forgotten that your church con
ducts a prayer service as 10 give q party or
very hour; II he sees and knows these
things and is not depressed thereby he is
more courageous man, indeed, than he
Should be. Do not make him bear that
unnecessary cross and ] will forgive you
for making me bear II so long.
My brethren. | want TO ask you to have
him much In your heart and In your pray
ers. lie VIII love you aud VIII strive
faithfully to serve you He brings 20 US
a good name for faithful service. He Will
need your affection and he viii need your
prayers. Let him have both. greater
man than he ever hopes to be once when
burdcned with a sense of deep obligation
and Of his own incapacity as he faced the
high duties OF the Christian ministry, OK
claimed in dlsmay: who Is sufficient for
these thnCs?" What must such men rs
we feel when we contemplate what our vo.
cation demands OF us! God can do ali
things. Pray ye therefore, that God will
give him both wisdom and strength to do
the work he IL called to do.
! am sure that II you love him and pray
for him you will be sparlng Of your criti-
cisms; and unfayorabe and uugenerous
dulCe IN. lie nav deserve some hard
things but he will not need them. Ger
tainly, no will not need to have them from
you. Leave such speech to others to wh"m
h1 la.g vaf min fgtn FyVIp for nj n.
gether escapes harsh criticism. But you
may safely leave that duty 20 outsiders.
You need not fear--thev will attend to It.
You are his pcop,e. belong to his spirit
nal family and you ought to he loyal 10y
atty Is demanded of you by the most pri-
mary religious obligation. Disloyal speech
about Your minister and about Ms works
Is one " the least admirable thlnqs one
can dot Is Qua OF the most dlsp'c..Sle.
Il can rot do any possible good. 1t can
do only harm. II Is pity that there are
In this world people who are never loya'
TO ANYBODY. who seem not to know that
loyalty Is demanded OF them. They expose
10 others the weakness M their friends,
laugh with others over the folhlcs OF those
thcv love hest Let the world have the
monopoly OF such spirits. Let not those
OF rs in the church he Of their kind.
Before 7 conclude, allow me to make Il
suggestion n something that VIII help
your new pastor very much, and that many
OF yOu may not see NJ 10 do unless your
attention is called to It. MIR. Caldwell Is
y =
mo to 20 around with him and introducn
him to every home and to every indl-
vldunl In our church. In a few days We
viii begin our rounds and not give over
until we have visited all NJ you; those of
you who have not recently been active
among ms as well Ms those who have G.en
active all the while. DO not he inpatient
with Ms, we will get al around after
awhile, n you have recently changed your
location II will help MS n Won send n
your now address. He Is anxious TO know
cnch hne Of you personally. Uuess he Is
more rcmarkNhle man than I t'ke him
/ to ne will not he able to match your
| nnmcs md faces tho moWent hc secs vou.
or, indeed. to remember all your names and
| faces with but n sing e Introduction, what
/ ] ask YOU to do Is when Won see him sneak
! to him and call your nnme tell HIM you
! nre q member % this church. or that Won
| worship here. He VIII soon get to gnow
| Won II Won will do th7t. and hr will always
/ thank you for IT, There "a one COOL yvo
man in this church whom ] will hlw - RI.
get Shortly after I came here she n.y.
| me on tho street. wa kcd m In fr5vt ~
mo md said. ~ want YOU to know mo an
I mr rrmc. and ! nm sure II I nrrsst your
member. am Mrs. -" And have
known her md her name ever sIncp
Don wait FOR your new minister IN
speak first, ard dot wit FOR him 10 call
your name, Speak to him and cnl vow
own name And don't he sensitive Nho'T. Il
II he should not remember II the next time
Forgive him NOT seven times merely. but
SOY entv mes seven.
n ANYBODY ever tells Won that the new
minister Inns said something about Won q,
Is incoming to do something about Won. why
so FIRST and ask him-hc's not 80 h'g thal
yon need he afraid Of hlm-nnd I'll wnT
rant YOU he VIII tell Won al about II. and
that there'll he no harm in It.. Don't frrt
other hody's construction Of It. Cot hi'
word and construc tho thing ~ Yourself
INT could talk on and tell Won great