Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-01-13

tor. For, IL he comes into the field
with some against him, he is at once
handicapped in his work. Do all that
you can consistently with truth and
righteousness to make the call a unan-
imous call. This will be an encour-
agement and an incentive to the new
pastor He will enter upon his work
with his heart in it and his labors
will receive an impetus right at the
beginning which will be felt through
out the bounds Of the congregation and
to the end Of the pastorate.
Again, you ought to be united In
your reception Of the new pastor. Re-
ceive him with open arms; give him
a warm welcome. Assure him of
your interest in him and in his work.
And, when he and his family are set
tied in the manse, go to see him in his
home. Especially would advise the
men in the congregation to do this.
The ladies will do this without being
advised. You have no idea what an
encouragement these little attentions
are to the pastor. II you stand back
and neglect to show the new minister
these courtesies when he first comes
into your midst, 1t may be some time
before be finds out that you are really
glad to have him as your pastor. So,
I would urge you to give your new
pastor a warm and hearty welcome.
1t will not be much trouble to you;
but 1t will be Of immense benefit to
him.
Again, let me urge you to be united
in your support Of the new pastor in
every good work which he undertakes.
Just here you ought to lay out all
your strength and resources. The
needs your support and CO.
operation and encouragement in all
the enterprises which he inaugurates
for the building up Of Christ's king
dom. Without your help. his hands
are tie1, his work to a certain extent
at least is a failure. The encourage
ment which you give him will be to
him a mighty incentive urging him
:. in the prosecution Of his
work. Don't permit yourself to be an
obstacle in the way Of the progress Of
the church. Unless you hold up the
hands Of your minister, you will be
just so much dead weight on the
church as well as on the pastor. Re-
deem promptly every promise you
make to your pastor; hold up his
hands in every good work; speak
words Of encouragement to him as op-
portunity affords. We are constantly
hearing Of the influence exerted over
q congregation by a minister, but
how seldom is It the case that We hear
Of the influence exerted over the pas
tor by the congregation. To a very
great extent, you are responsible for
what your preacher Is. II the preach
er can't bring his congregation up to
his standard, his congregation will be
very apt to bring him down to their
standard
Live in peace" There is nothing
that viii destroy the efficiency Of a
church more effectively than internal
dissensions in the church. How can
we expect the church to do effective
and satisfactory work when the men,
bers Of the church are not living ami
cably among themselves? All the
of the church ought to be
united in the most intimate bonds,
loving each other as disciples of
common Lord. When they are not
loving each other and living in peace,
they are violating the fundamental
Of the gospel. For the good
Of the church, you are to live In peace;
for the good of your fellow-men. you
are to live in peace; for the good of
your own immortal souls, you are to
live in peace.
These are the injunctions Of the
Apostle: be perfect: be Of good COM
fort; be of one mind; live in peace.
Consider the promise: "And the
God Of love and peace shall be with
you" II you will obey the injunctions,
the promise is yours. There is no un-
certainty about the matter. The apos-
tie does not say He may be with you;
He does not say He will probably be
with you; but he says He shall be with
you. The apostle carries the matter
altogether out Of the range Of the
possible and even the probable, until
he rests upon the solid ground Of alb
solute certainty. "The God Of love
and peace shall be with you" He
shall be with you to defend you, to
guide you, to sustain you, to comfort
you, to support you and to provide
for you. He Is the God Of love and
peace. No permanent harm can be-
fall you, so long as He is with you.
may come, obstacles
may confront you, the clouds Of ad-
may overshadow you; but, II
the God of love and peace Is with you,
It will be we'll with you. "The God OF
love and peace shall be with you"
Oh! what a precious promise! He
shall be with you as your never failing
friend, as your daily companion, as
your omnipotent Savior. 1.-THE God
Of love and peace shall be with you."
How this ought to lift you up, when
YOU are cast down. 1.-THE God Of love
and peace shall be with you." How
this ought to urge you forward in your
work when you are discouraged In
this work! "The God Of love and
peace shall be with you." How this
ought to destroy your fears and dispel
your doubts!
It is impossible for US to compass
all that is wrapped up in this precious
md commemorative promise. / trust