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"RISHERS OF MEN. ="
DIR. A. 5. LLOYD ON THE MN
ISTRT.

Secretary of the Board of Missions
breaches Last of Berkeley Sermons
Mt Trinity-The Ambitions of Youth
Man That is Ordained Puts Limita-
lions ON HfmseIf-Grandeur of the
CaIIing-Not a Profession for Seek
ing Living.
The last of the course of Berkeley SER
mons for this year was preached in
Trinity church las evening by the Rev.
DR.. Arthur S. Lloyd of New York, Sec
rotary of the board of missions. His
sermon, based upon the 18th verse of
the fourth chapter Of the gospel of St.
Matthew: Jesus said unto them, Fol
men," was a strong plea to the stu
dents present to consider seriously the
calling of the ministry.
DR.. Lloyd began by speaking of the
ambitions of the young man and this
feeling that his work, despite the exper-
fence of as many men who has lived
before him, will not be commonplace.
Then comes the reaction, and the man
begins to settle down to the routine of
life, if not to that most terrible of Sc
auctions, cynicism.
1t is a good thing to be serious. Life,
being alive, being manly brings with it
responsibility. By avoiding the burden
and not being serious but letting the
morrow take care of itself tends to
evil. Now is the time of preparation.
Tomorrow is absolutely dependent on
| to-day. What we are building to-day
is what the years to come will rest up
| on. But we are pat to be lazy and
trust to luck to do the right thing at
| the right time. h..
Follow me means let me show you;
| let me interpret.
DIR. Lloyd then proceeded to his dis
cussion of the ministry. We commit
saerilege almost, I might say, blasphe-
| my, when we set any work done by
an honest man as base and we come
| near to irreverence when we say that
| any work done by a real man is more
sacred than that of other men. Now
there is one proposition that / want
| you to consider during the remainder
| of the term. want to ask you to think
| of the ministry of the church.
Now why should we not choose some
other calling?. The kingdom of God
needs them all Then why not any
| other? Because this is the only one
! that appeals to the intelligence and
manhood of man to induce him vol
unfairly to put limitations upon him
self. For to be ordained means to cir
cumscribe your life. But there is the
| high privilege given to the manly and
| intelligent man to limit himself so that
| the weakest may follow him and find
strength. Every where the manhood OF
our land is CROPPING for some one to
| show it how to do a mans work. 1t is
| the high privilege of the man in orders
| to steady his brother until he gets his
bearings again. ,5s - il
| And everywhere there is dearth OF
men even in New York, where it is said
| clergyinen like to 1congregate. Not a
| dearth of professional preachers, there
are some of them left over, but Of men
not ashamed of what God made them;
not afraid to limit themselves. to help
! others to regain thei rnlanhood.
Speaking of the. ministry from the
| financial standpoint DR.. Lloyd said that
| man that is ordained expecting liv-
| ing is not fit to be ordained. He had
better try the little thinks if he wants
| his body's comforts.
DR.. Lloyd preached in the morning at
| st, Paul's church, where he delivered
a splendid address on missions present
ing an original idea of the mission
work.