The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
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PULPIT AND PEW
TELL HIM THE TRUTH
Rev. q. 1. Morrill, Gives Churches
Some Hints About the Call
ing Of Pastors.
Conditions, He Says, Should Be Fully
Revealed to Acceptable
Candidate.

Candidate.
The Standard Of Chicago (BaptisD con
tains this week an article on Our Min
lister and How We Got Him." by G. L.
Morrill,, pastor Of the Peoples church IN |
Minneapolis. It is in part as follows:
A mother will teach her daughter to be, not
seem, and father advise his son to scorn dis
honest deed; then they will attend church
meeting where pastor is to be called. Ihey
know the, church is not without discord; that
Or inacttve that among these present there Is an
element of dissent; yet the pulpit commlttee
makes its recommends ton, the vote Is taken, II
passes and the active or Indifferent minority Is
finally urged to make the call unanimous, anu
word is sent BY wire or letter, II unanimous can
\ come at once
4 A man is liable to arrest who obtains money
under false pretenses, but that Is no worse than
to get minister the same way The latter II IN
cludes the former, for the money expended in his
! education is his stock in trade and bank ac
l count.
manifest. The pastor comes and sees and hears
for himself the mask is torn of, members pc
come disaffeeted work Is difficult; criticism Is
rife. and opposition active. He silently suffers rs
and struggles until prominent member te il
him his work is done, and the Master needs MN n
i'll another part Of the vineyard; or feeling ne IS
man as well as minister, that sacrifice for
i church is not always sacrifice for Christ, he re-
calls Pauls advice to Titus Let no man aesp Mss
said to me: .Srhey deceived me when was
called; If had known before came what "a ,a
), goes away sadder and wiser man. The people pr;
; responsible for their pastors failure, who TOOK
him from former circle OF usefulness lam anu
friendship say ''He was good man at heart,
but" and make haste to gather some one
else as lamb for their slaughter
This is fancy e Sat pas
experience. The churches have served nave io
been uniformly fair and kinder than oe.
failed realize all the eulogies in the ehu aed
> accepted, which had been resolved anu
written for me by the church had iet f. of+en
9 then he will feel ''woe is me-" II DO, as Wen
as 'do not preach the gospel" It you ~. wane NJ "a
! in connection with the church and the field you
desire his talents and conservation TO serve: n1
him know and judge of the strength OF ms Gu,
not only by the salary offered but the sincerity
+ expressed. ~
: Church Notes.
n Professor William Wilmot the blind musician
g will sing at the Fowler Methodist church Sun
a day evening.
e Rev. DR.. P. A. Cool of the Fowler Methods
teachers Of the Sunday school to give Tuesd ,a
Bps sx hs M By Mas
+ Who Was Large Enough to spare ,, his ENEMY
II The lectures are open to the public. :
xe n tie eentra Baptist sunday
ana Srs at WI mpos
Il sible to to occupy it for two weeks.
Dr. oa m bE tse
ary society Of Ohio MISSIONARIES to the v PM
Grand l Avenue church. in the evening; They VII
o thef naye Mnneapo and
~ ! a daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. A. e. Major. Dol
Grand avenue. *s%< L.. .aa
rrnmbaiI 1Aycnne Presbyterian church of d.
trolt Mich, will preach at Westminster chnrc
nesa'as gssss
tenor solo "cal1ed Thou s. Thus Ma
N ing iagp 1Ss Befeeass aouned; osrtesv "si
Faith Looks Up to Thee Bassfora ~
Inepin Avenue Methodist church Sunday I,,orninl
viii sing BE 1fo %nee 1f Iord ase wayne
to 7 wee. a special Seee''on a. 'Ds 'i's -
Marshall VII SRyrt the s gnRy Gd
~ Professor G.. A.. Eckmap Of Jamez no,s9s,d
~ church wr t s,n RI morning Mr. Eckman is
tenor of high repute.
Rey Morrill, viii nss SPEAK X fG St. D Poa s.
% %o1ig an at t aH;SS Se At On 'Ds uD'
the First Baetist ,i n coef,n senSn s
90 will give the third In the series on toh'i
'0o verified Questions" .,s
professor S. Clay Gilbert has Just return
from six weeks sojourn in New York Whe
, he has been studying with s. NJ. FaD1an; re
enthusiastic in his Appreciation OF aIIotess
or Fabia1l's musical abilities and hopes to ma IA
arrangements whereby Mihneapolitans may ha
/ organ Professor Gilbert will resume his, his pia
j at the organ Of the First BAPTIST church
morrow and the music Tor the :, day =. under T.
AZ direction Of Professor Walter p. FAINTER. "
Ss feGTS rey s. cy sber
them. Heavenly Love A hiding w iftN
8% CLAW Gilbert Evenirg--Organ prelude. "Idylle
4 Grey, S. Clay Gilbert; vocal solo, - H sa
Laden, Come to Me- Mrs. w. r; Loye; pc
y Jude, i'Scherzo,' Dubois, 8. Clay Gilbert.
q Rev. Dr. j. S. Montgomery will speak at W
IA lev Methodist church Sunday morning and ev
8 ing Mrs. Pearl Benham haign Will sing spec
K. solos morning and evening
DR.. Luther Little Fort Worth, Tex. '
preach at Calvary Baptist church tomorrow
5. 90 Sunday, Aug. 80.
Rev. Horace W. Tilden will preach to :,
CONGREGATION Of Trinity Baptist. church 8
: day. In the morning his topic will be, chr
MT Law the Dynamic of the Christian LII
Evening topic, 1.-THE Whole Round Nofio ID.
Bible
rere Rev. Lewis G. Morris Of oswego, n. 2, :
~ | ach morning and evening at st. Marks E
| copal church, and in the afternoon at
1itr Johns Mission, Lake Harriet. Mr. MOTHS
10y young man OF fine presence. VINO IN = me e, es
rod days Of his ministry was assistant at 81. yon
g. church. St. Paul Mrs. Morris Is the aaughter
u, 81. Mr. Meyers of the Capitol bank, st. Paul.