The Detroit times., 1910-04-18
ENGLISH CLERIC
FULL OF HUM0R
Rev. F. B. Meyer, Addressing Pas
tors Union, Takes Sly Shots at
Preachers Foibles.

The oft-Iepeated and generally ac-
cepted statement that an Englishman
has no sense of numOr was completely
refuted by that deep-dyed Britisher,
the Rev. Frederick b. Meyer, who
spoke to the Pastors union in the y.
NJ. c. A, Monday morning. The All
nouncemcnt that d.. Meyer would
speak brought out not only full com.
plement OF ministers, but large
crowd of men and women. DR.. Meyer 4
talk was full OF gentle humor and sly
satire at the foibles Of his brother
ministers.
IL came here this morning expecting
10 have confidential chat with my
brother ministers OH our special little
tricks OF trade and confess this large
audience staggers mc-the quality, no.
the numbers, you understand" said DR..
Meyer However. | am glad TO see 50
many ladies' present-they always pass
on all they hear and are the best adj
Nertisers a minister can have. Min
listers are different from other folk.
They should be. Although we are
Priests. none of us is priestly. There
IL nothing | so detest as a minister
who makes a comic fool OF himself In
his effort to attract attention. In
England, you know, you are not so
respectable, not TO say aristocratic.
unless you pray with a book. Free
prayer is rather looked at askance ln
England You Americans can scarcely
understand that-it is peculiar only
IL countries whore exists the distinc-
ton of class"
In touching upon the work with
which he is identified throughout the
civilized world--that of the Worlds
Sunday School association, DR.. Meyer
said his present visit in America had
impressed upon him the wonderful
strides this country had made in sys-
tcmatizing its Sunday schools.
You have tho most wonderful op-
portunity for evangelistic work in your
system OF adult Bible classes" said
he. You have lawyers. doctors, busi-
ness men. men OF every phase of active
life. educated, bright. brilliant men In
these classes. Why don't you use
them Sunday afternoons for regular
campaign of evangelistic work among
the people OF the streets and the
Sums? Nowhere in the world is there
such an opportunity.
Then your little children" DR..
Meyer continued with enthusiasm.
They are so teachable- there's an
ether marvellous opportunity. | hope
every minister here is the guiding
spirit of his own Sunday school. He
should be I'm the midst OF everything
hat is going on there. A minister
who is too big TO be understood by
little children had better leave the pull
pit Be q big brother to everybody,
lot simply pastor of your own little
church. You can't make sermons on,
OF books. you've got TO make them our
OF LIES actualities You all know tho
minister who. wien he can't fetch his
people with his own words, quotes
Browning and Tennyson-that always
does the business. When | was a
young preacher used TO do II myself
and invariably | would be greeted al
the foot Of the pulpit by wealthy
deacon OF my congregation who could
pat me on the back and exclam
Magnificent effort that. magnificent
effort: -"
Following his address, DR. Meyer
and his companions in the World s
Sunday School association touring
party were guests OF honor at luncheon
in the Y. NJ. c. A Monday evening
DR. Meyer will give his farewell ad-
dress in the Wcodward-ave Baptist
church.