Arizona republican., 1912-01-09

thing. In this he is like the editor
who learned the lesson afresh while
travelling among his constituents. one
said: The paper is too cheap" An
other: The paper is too high" one
said: There is not enough doctrine
in the paper" Another: You give
too much space to doctrines" one
said: You have too many advertise
ments." Another: You should have
more advertisements to keep up the
paper" one said: Il don't like to
be dunncd." Another said: Dunn
me when my time is up" So every
pastor knows that it would be impos-
sible to find that all the people in his
parish would be pleased with any one
thing that I've did or said. How easy
it would be To get up warm argu
ment. even on Il subject so moment
uOusly important as THE most suita-
BILE color of necktie for the pulpit"
OF course if people differ about
tricle they will also lack uninimity on
weightier things. But this. ! do not
class among the sorrows, nor hardly
would | call il JOY.
The Rible is the minister's weapon.
The sword Of the Spirit he must WELD
without fear or favor. Whenever he
does this, | do not call Il sorrow. 1t
But this. ! do not call a sorrow. IL
may even be Il joy. For Christ's am
bassador must not forget the words
of his Master. Woe unto you, when
all men shall speak well of you" 1t
is the boat that goes up the stream
that makes the foam. it is the min
lister that hits the devil that makes
him kick. it is the pastor who
breaches the truth that stirs up
snakes. He must be Il specialist i'm
seTmonizlng. specialist in method. 4
specialist i'm Sunday school work; he
must keep abreast of the times in
magazine lore. he must know how To-
meet every difficult combination of
circumstances and save the church
and himself and the truth. criticism.
He must make all the calls he can
upon his people and more too, he
must be 50 well informed upon every
subject that he can open his mouth
anG wisdom flow out on shortest no
tice. But all these things he knows
he cannot do. and Yet he is reason
ably certain that some people think
h. ought. Yet this I do not call
sorrow.
Under the head of the sorrows of
the Christian minister the pastor eiu-
cidatcd great many Of the trials
of a minister's life. not in Il COM
planning way Of course for the minis
tcr's greatest trial is the limitation
of both his power and his facility for
doing good. One of the sorroWS Of
the minister is t. see the faithful be
coming careless or falling a. way from
the church. Another is their lack of
interest in things that should concern
them all Another is short pastor
atcS. The minister should bc re-
tanned as long 10 the Holy Spirit
would have him there And" said
the preacher. the pastor with the
open mind and the church with Il
will cannot mistake the
hour" But the greatest sorrow Of
all. said tho speaker. is found in mems !
rejection of the Christ.
But, he continued. Thank God there |
are bird songs in the ministry as
we'll Is pleasant drumninGs-joys as
well as sorrows. And then he pro- !
cedcd to tell OF many things that give |
pleasure i'm the work of the pastor
hearts relieved of wcighty sorrows and |
kindnesSes performed in unexpected |
places. The sermon, of which this is !
Il brief synopsis was an Illuminating
one and furnished the impulse for /
careful introSpcction 10y all thought |
full persons who heard it,