The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-12-10
92H1P GALLOWAY
TO PREACHERS
ni.ing Address to New
lsmbers of Conference
D1HIS ONE THING | DO"
The Man who is Called to Preach the
Gospel Can Do Nothing Else and
SuCCccd-WiSe AdnonitiOn
and Fatherly Counsel.
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and Fatherly Counsel.
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New Bern, n. G. Dec. If you
e,sh to hear an old man at his best,
listen to him when he is talking to a
Young man. Jefferson never wrote
such luminous truths as to his neph-
svanl william Wirts' letter to a young
man was better than any of his famous
orations. When a man has passed the
first flush of manhood and life holds
70 him the the relation of father or
public eader, he is anxious to give to
youth all the help and encouragement
he can to stimplate him to make
the best possible out of himself This
is not only true of a good man, but is
generally true of a man who has not
improved his opportunities. ''Do as L
SAY and not as [ do is the admonition
70 young men by those conscious of
many failures because of weakness or
lack Of ambition or proper effort. The
father who has not scored is anxious
that his son shall escape his mistakes
and make the name honorable. If only
the experience of age could save youth
from mistakes, every succeeding gen.
eration would be as perfect as is pos
sibe to man.
The chief event to my mind in ev
erv annual conference is when the
Young ministers who have been
preaching ION trial" four years, are
admitted, as the Methodists say, Into
full connection" No preacher can be-
come a Methodist itinerant until he
has been tested and tried and approv-
ed. The method is to take an appli-
can't in ION trial. and to prescribe a
regular course of study suitable for a
minister of the gospel, and if, after
four years he has "made good he is
received and set apart to the full Of
fee of a minister. 1t is always Gus
tomary, when these young ministers
reach this Appii Forum for the old
preacher to welcome them and for the
Bishop to give them words of counsel
and admOnition. 1t is a solemn time
in the life of the members of the class
and the congregation who hear these
vows and the words of the Bishop. The
class this year embraces men who Will
take rank among the best men among
the ttinerants. The address to the min
isters by Bishop Galloway was full Of
wisdom and Cody admonition and
sound everyday judgment. I tried
yainly to get a stenographer to take it
down verbatim so as to print II in
iuU Every minister would have been
helped and strengthened by it. The
Following imperfect synopsis will give
al idea of the address of the Bishop:
The Bishops Cody Counsel.
This is the supreme hour in your re-
Hg.ogs life as you stand ready to enter
upon larger and fuller responsibility.
I0u have been on trial. You have been
trying us: we have been trying you.
We have been testing your fitness; you
nave been testing yourselves as to
Whgther you are adapted to the work
Now with grave responsibility resting
upon you, you have come to the door
o. The Conference, and after eXamina-
L"n and say, I'VE are ready to give
ourselves unreservedly to the work of
me Lord, to put aside every ambition
u other callings to do the one thing
o. which we feel our Lord calls US
u tu cannot make absolute commit
N-u. Of yourself and devote your life
wholly to this work | advise you not
l' take this step.
Oar Methodist movement was called
'"l" veing of God to raise up spirltu-
't ministry to feed the flock-not pr1-
I.. tay to establish an ecclesiastical Or
soi.zatOn, which, in the providence OF
'.. mas come into being, but to raise
Nu 5GjrituaI leaders who would teach
... l~opIe the way of life. Read the
,.7ss OF the times out of which
"irEH"IIsm came. 1t was common to
,s.' "ta son for the army, one for the
navy, me for the civil service and one
l'l "se church whether he was
"A q" minister at the holy affairs
W. .r ether he had heard the
'0-.. # God, but because a living
as rector was a business Many min
.@,e.s telt sittIe concern for the spirit
& &- NelIari of the people Thelr ue-
ere Was to fleece rather than feed the
+'.# and they sought livings from
pom. III authorities in order to pro-
lllte good berth not because God
tlied them to high service or
"" -Fes had been made sacrific1al
yl.s to Gods service. Is 1t any
-.rr that dark days came to the
--.'.. Of God and out of that dark
3 'od called other men who had
his authoritative call to this
-'"us work?
-.a church wants to know whether
are grounded in satisfactory
.ge Of God which mas peeh
,~@.s.ated into your personal expert
o,od forbid that the day snail
'.. ulen Il man viii dare to teach
not know his Lord. w nat
". ,..eational or other equipment
."lE have you Will be helpless ana
".- and yalueless if you have not
w., and growing and glowing spirit
o. '.Iagience, 80 that every man out
o. a.art of love and experience could
49,. We hare felt and seen
,,a 1nhdence We tell
publish 10 the sons of men