The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1907-01-17
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Reigion and
Education
Edited by t. Ell. Posey. Fruitland Inst.
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As this subject is claiming the atten-
ton of our people, and is of such vital
interest TO the religious situation we
venture to give the plan to the general
public. The plan may be briefly out
lined as follows:
ID How the p~astoratas IN formed.
In a given community where the en-
tire time of one minister may be requir-
ed. There may be from one to four
churches in such q territory the churches
are grouped with regard.
(u) To the needs of the field and the
ability of the churches In this boundary
to raise sufficient mean TO supply the
needs 2. To the contiguous location OF
these churches to one central point.
|(3) With regard to natural boundaries,
social conditions, and SO as to include
any needy neglected section.
III How United.
After the churches have been chosen,
the union may be formed by means OF q
Joint committee composed Of represen-
tatives committees from each church OF
the group.
These several committees ara to be
instructed by their respective churches
to act for the church in the work OF cal
ling q pastor and in managing the affairs
of the Passionate. These several COM
mtttees meet and organize by electing
a Chairman and Clerk, thus forming q
representative body which can act for
the whole field, It ia then the duty Of
the joint committee TO discuss the pro.
posed pastOrate and IL deemed wise
they agree TO act together.
Ill Requirements.
IQ) That the churches represented shall
be regarded as one pastorate until q
division is Q 0ded or desired.
~ That one pastor shall be called to
serve this pastorate and he 10 TO locate
ut some point conveniently situated
within the field.
~ That he is to serve the whole field
as one church, and not give up one
church until it is deemed e~xpedient to
give up all.
~ The said minister Ia to give his en-
tire time to the work OF the ministry.
l5l That this joint committe shall di-
rect the churches in looking after the
PASTORS temporal wants, as he looks
after the spiritual wants Of the people;
paying in money or its equivalent what
ever stipulated salary may be agreed
upon.
w The benefits of such an organization.
I(1l To the pastor.
(s) 1t frees the pastor from providing
for temporal needs and thus enables him
to give his entire time to his divinely
appointed work.
(b) 1t puts the pastor BAL his work and
saves his time.
(c) The pastor comes in closer touch
with the interests of all his people.
~ Benefits to the people.
(a) The community has the benefits of
the pastors life as we'll az his labor.
(b) The people can be in touch with the
pastor and ecu his services when
they need it.
(c) The people can care for him In this
way with less burden to themselves than
any other.
The crying religious need Is conse-
Grafton, an cooperation, and organ
ization.
Since organization helps in all other
why not give religion its benefits.
Our country rownS these eternal
hilltops and Is thus located high up to-
ward heaven. 1t is time for our people
to lift themselves to n higher plane Of
Christian living, yea ascend the hilltops
Of Christian experience where they can
in reality live nearer God.
We are persuaded that If . minister
of the gospel should be placed in every
community where he could lead the peo-
pie into paths of righteousness we would
have less need Of jails and chaingangs,
less murder, and less drunkenness; and
greater prosperity and more peace.