The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-20
IOqIIen
Lectures
Delivered
At the West Yirgiinia Baptist Gen
eraF Association Friday
Night.
BY TWo BIC MRN
One Was DR. Mullins, of Southern
Baptist Theological Seminary,
and Other DR.. Hunt

Two eloquent and impressive ad
dresses were listened to at the Fri
day night session of the West Viz
ginia Baptist General Association
one by Dr.. E. 7. Mullins, Preaider
of the Southern Baptist Theologica
Seminary, OF Louisville, KY, AMI
the other by the Rev. DIR. Hunt
President Of Dennison University
Granville, Ohio. There was
large audience present.
DR.. Mullins spoke upon the sub
ject of '.The Ministry for thu
Twentieth Century" He said il
part:
s.The minister of the twentieth
century must have a clear view Of
his own calling as minister of the
Gospel. There are three crises in
his life that viii bring him to this
clear vision, regeneration, the call
to the ministry and, missionary con
viction- | believe that in some
special way God makes it known ID
the man that he is called upon 10
give his service to the cause Of
Christianity by preaching the Cos
pei. Missionary conviction must
come into his life. These three
things are essential and necessary
to the minister's chilling The min
ister must place his whole soul into
his work. He must mot be a mere
editorial minister, one who rehasf-
es the editorials of the daily pres:
in the pulpit Sunday after SUNDAY
and while he must champion all So
eial, civic and moral reforms he
nust not forget that he has to pro
mulgate and inculcate the specific
doctrines of his church.
tsThe minister must be educated
in the true sense of the word. We
do not adequately understand Of
grasp the full meaning of educa-
ton as general thing. Educa-
ton does not mean mere informa-
tion. 1t is not like pouring water
into a bucket until it overhows. II
is the training and preparation Of
the mind to understand and grasp
tile truth. an intellectual culture
that shows the man what to do. All
theory is related to practical end
Theological education does moi
mena the mere learning of meta.
physics, but the understanding Of
a practical propaganda of religion
to link truths with human hearts
Teachers teach men not theories
Presence of mind is preparation
and it requires tod and drudgery To
accomplish and achieve.
"The twentieth century minister
must maintain knowledge of and
a sympathy with men. The man
who knows the dwelling place OIL
men will catch men. Three thing
are essential to this end, independ'
ence, sympathy and insight. These
are the formula of the success of d
minister.
t'The minister must also do al
much teaching as he does preaching
Preaching IS the persuasion Of mer
to action, teaching is the imparting
OF instruction. We must combine
homiletics and pedagogy to make
successful and effective preach
ing.
s'The minister must be willing t
work. One of the besetting sins q
the ministry today is laziness
Work is the law of success ana
those who work and toll will achieve
Some ministers have an intellectual
emery and a spiritual laziness AMI
others a spiritual activity and al
intellectual Incidence. There mus
be both a spiritual and mental y
tivity.
fsThe minister Of the twentieth
century must have STRONG belief
and clear convictions. You vii Sc,
men cit in church7an listen to al
impassioned appeal for missionar.
work. You will sc man put hi
hand into his pocket, pull out
handkerchief and wipe away hi
tears. He believes but he has no
the necessary conviction. We be
.Iieye in a who'll some ominationa
cony lction. The man who vail at
tain success q the man who vii
cultfgate the sources Of power.
man dose not do CREST things ID
bohiously Of With gre5lt effort. tn
training of The child IS a stratei
point We tpnst get into q
% tha child Is eiiifi him II
Con fnued "a