Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-02-14

Q.-Would you consider a man with
out a classical education as being
qualified for the ministry Of tho CPS
pei? (Domine.) :. 49,.
Answer.-Glancing back over the his
tory of the Church throughout the
Christian Era and noting the men who
have achieved the greatest amount OF
success in the proclamation Of the Cos
pei of the Kingdom, we note that these
for the most part were men DEVOID of
even suspicion of classical eduea-
Apostles, save the Apostle Paul, were
unlearned men. John vii, Is; Acts iy,
49, Well has it been for the cause
of Christ that mot many wise; not
many great Il Corinthians j, 20, u;
Matthew ri, 80 have been called to
preach the Gospel. 1t was the wise
and great-the Scribes and Pharisees-
Of the Lords day, who in their AFRO
gance and pride of learning, viewed
with contempt, the Master and His
meek and humble followers. The same
supercilious disposition is manifested
by the modern Scribes and Pharisees
who, no matter how noble and accom-
plished man may be In the service
Of the Gospel, regard him with scorn
If he lacks a. classical education, and
may at one time in his carG9r have
been a merchant, carpenter, or
tent-maker: Only the other day, the
abiest preacher Of the Gospel in mod
ern times who, because he had been q
merchant and, had never attended COL
lege, was meanly maligned by one of
these small souled Pharisees who sneer-
ingly referred to the fact that ''he had
sold shirts for living" A classical
education and theological training
these days are really misfortunes to
man and serious handicaps to broad
minded view and service of the Cos
pei. The ecclesiastical educational sys-
tens of. the day tend to mold the men
tai development in grooves and ruts
that are almost impossible to get out
of when one desires to do some origi-
nal thinking.
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Q-PsaIm xxxvii, IS, II have seen tho
wicked in. great power and spreading
himself like a green bay-tree." Kindly
explain the simile7 (Massaehusetts.)
Answer.-The special thought Of the
Sacred Writer seems to be that of the
prosperity of the wicked. AS the bay
tree spreads out to some distance from
the trunk and bears mass Of foliage
Of deep green color at the extremi-
ties of Its branches giving every ap-
pearance of life and vigor and of a
generally prosperous condition, so the
wicked are the ones that usually get
along successfully, taking advantage
of their fellows. 1t Is, said that all
around underneath the bay tree moth,
Ing else will grow, there Is general
desolatiOn. ls4 So with the wicked; in
every direction where their great pow
or is exercised, there is produced hard
ships, suflerings and death for others.
It Is tree that does not bear fruit; it
Is useless tree as far as being a
blessing and benefit to others is con-
cerned, although it is quite ornamental.
Thus it is with the wicked; they may
be well dressed and well groomed,
handsome to look upon, but the world
Is not benefited by their existence,
and, indeed, would be much better
without them. Another popularity is
that 1t has q superab Guidance OF roots,
running out from the trunk in every:
direction. The Hicked are noted for
their coyetousness; reaching out and
laying bold OF every thing they can get
their hands on. The world is impoy-s
lerished BY their describing tendencies,
land they give nothing in return for
WHIST they Oct. the ornamental
ibnt useless wicked