The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1908-12-05

he touches civilization at more points
and lives a longer life than il he were
one OF the atoms OF a crowded city.
So the demands that such people
make upon their pastor are different
from the demands made upon the pas
tor OF their foreiathers He must be
wide awake, progressive, aggressive,
abreast OF the times \ stiff hat. frock
coat or even ecclesiastical ordination
are not sufficient to qualify him as
their leader in spiritual or any other
matter. He must demonstrate from
the pulpit Sabbath after Sabbath to the
satisfaction oi a thinking congregation
that he has n message: that he knows
whereof he speaks that il is authori-
tative from the Source OF all Wisdom
that he has learned the mind OF the
Master Of men and has the training and
ability to in turn apply it to the lives
lived about him.
The modern pastor must be a man
acquainted with methods For the
multiplied machinery OF the modern
church is not easily manipulated bv
the voice. II his people did not read.
1t MIGHT not be So necessary for him
to read But woe! to the preacher or
the modern farmer who is not stud
cnt oi books.
He must be a student OF men. and
prove his own manhood day by day
else he will never win men to the man
l'neSS cxcmpliiicd bv the Man OF men
nor to the eternal fellowship offered by
the Savior OF men In addition to all
this. there are numbcrleSs calls upon
mans time, such as funerals. weddings.
the sick and social duties that may not
be denied There are ecclesiastical OBJ
legations imposed by higher courts;
until one wonders whence is to come
the time in which, and also the strength
with which to do all these things.
Now. il in addition to this. is added
the business OF the farmer. when farm
'ng has grown into a science, the IL
hrary Oi which is second To that oi no
other science. and whose trade Jour
mails number 700 or more: when the
problem OF labor on the farm has prov
ed SO serious as to cause many farm
crS in despair to rent their farms and
move from the country to towns and
VILLAGES: when the price al feeds and
fertilizers are so diSproport,,nate 10
their co:ircrtiblc value as 10 make pro-
fits practically impossible. when the
task OF putting products Of the soil
upon the markets is accomplished hv
such manipulation OF prices by the
middlcmen as to Weld n minimum Of
profit TO the producer and 10 place at
is maSimum the cost 81 living 10 the
corsumcr-onc would ask, who is sui
fiC'cnt for these things"
Do not misunderstood me. | am not
making a complaint | do not think or
believe INV lot Is the most difficult |
have simply stated a problem thai
faces MANY man. MANY proverbs
have ATTEMPTED to answer for al time
~" uucs tiou ~ urihca'ion Of purpose
r"rsus versatility. We arc told "to
ir7r the man 81 one book" The cx-
"'1nat'cn OF msuv n failure is given
'"rs"'y - tn" words too many irons in
~" FIRE " is IN ace Of socialists.
One need not 90 ont ~ this club mem
h"~shin To- nrnvc il
Cnr I N nv work 81 the GOSPEL
ministry. serve vnu and your families
rs arccnfahlv and rs efficiently bv Civ
~" more time 10 NV study and to my
hooks thus enabling me TO furnish
finer huiSh TO my pulpit prcnaratiors
'rd allowing me more time for devc-
'"oin" he social relations with my cor
""c9ai'ou. as nv nullinr III my coz,
n"i tal'n" NV nlacc among Won rs
i'ncr - the Soils