The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-07-12
A TIMELY TOPIC DISCUSSED.
BishopQuayae,a Chief fPastor-Preacher
on 'sThe Pastor Preacher

BishopQuayae,a Chief Pastor-P Preacher
on ssThe Pastor Preacher
ssIf God or man has a manlier busi-
ness than preaching, that business has
not been set down in the list OF mas
culine activities" this is the opening
sentence of Bishop Quayle's epigram-
matte book on the work Of a modern
preacher-in-charges and the spirit OF
the initial utterance crops out In
every chapter. g His must be life, "
he says, sof clamorless renown."
THE easy brother should not under
take this iob,1' He pictures the'ideal
preacher as & a fgure meet to wrestle
Hercules to the ground" and 1.-THE re-
ceiying station for all such vigors as
inhabit this universe built of the
brawny Cod" "The nice man. is
past-tense preacher figure. : Fill
gree work instead Of men will not do
this country toll of preaching the
rountry Christ.', This is what
every preacher is--a man, Christi
man, brother Uhrist-man, strong to
battle and to plow and reap, or lwhat
ds,challenge to stronger strength) TO
work and have no reaping here" e
Starting with this confident asser-
ruion Of the essential manliness Of the
;preacher,s vocation, Bishcp Qaayle
takes up in brief and picturesque
chapters the various phases OF the
ministers work the momentous
characterof his message, the import
ance Of pastoral visiting {" which
some falsely suppose is mainly an ex-
ercise OF the 1egs'D, the economy OF
time so as 'not to mistake sputter
for speed,n the choice OF books and
such wise use of them as not to have
ones selfhood " eroded" by them "a
certain sermon-maker is really q
sponge Of other mems thoughts. He
puts his brain in water and then
squeezes the brain.') An unusual
chapter on ss The Power Of the Will in
Preaching has these worthy admoni-
tions:
II. A sound will will keep man at
work at his job, without whimpering
overmuch will keep the preacher to
the affirmative in preaching, will keep
him on the track of facts as opposed
to theories, and SO will incline to
make his preaching roadway on
which tired and eager souls may walk.
So as a man the preacher will have a
care to avoid its tyrants and court its
helpfulneSs.
Speaking on g Range of Themes, -
the author commends variety, warns
against literary lecture-sermons as a
substitute for Bible topics. In civic
affairs the preacher sis the man
Christ left to say His words TO men.
He is to say the thing Christ would
say If He we're here" From the way
Christ treated social matters the
writer concludes that the preachers
significant business is preaching sal
vation for each mans life. The neces-
sity of the blood of Christ, the turpi-.
tude of sin, the might. of the Saviour,
the glory and beauty of life hid with
Christ in God-that preaching is the
great preaching The minister is
primarily not for the state or society,
but for the indil idual when this prim-
acy is settled, the preacher may preach
any good thing. AS to temperance,
he recommends that the ministers
prod the laymen to activity. "The
preacher who becomes a fighter in per-
son works only short-lived havoc and
long-lived disability THE Christian
Advocate.