The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-08-31
'LUTHERANS PRAISE
REV. JOSEPH BECK
FOR LONG SERVICE
Congregation and Ministers
Pay Tribute to Veteran
Pastor at Golden Jubilee
Services.

His entire congregation sang prais-
es yesterday to Rev. Joseph Beck at
the Trinity Lutheran church in honor
of the pastors fiftieth year in the Lu-
theran ministry.
The Golden Jubilee Of the ordina-
ton of Rev. Mr.. Beck brought forth
to both services church members who
filled the pews. Rev. Mr.. Beck did not
preach at either service but in max
ing announcements again repeated
the Thanksgiving he gave Friday night
that he is able to continue as pastor
to the church.
The church was decorated in green
with yellow flowers. Over the pulpit
in big decorated letters the dates 1864
1914 were hung. The programs were
eight page booklets with covers of tan
and gold. Pictures of Rev. Beck and
the church appeared inside.
The morning service was conduct
ed by the Rev. r. E. Golladay of Col
umbus. In the evening Prof. Carl
Alderman of Columbus delivered the
sermon. DR.. Alderman conducted the
alter service in the morning
Rev. Golladay chose for his theme
in the morning, the conception of the
Christian ministry by the laity. Prof.
Alderman in his sermon spoke of the
blessing and the reward which has
come to the Rev. Beck. The blessing
has been personally, bodily and spirit
ually, he said. The re,lard has been
by the blessings and by the realization
that he has been blessed bodily, spir-
itually and personally and fitted to
| carry on the work in the ministry for
fifty years.
Ministers Pay Tribute.
Rev. M. L. Bslm of Dayton spoke for
few minutes in the evening. Re-
marks were made by Rev. Tressel of
Dayton, at the same service. Rev. Mr..
Beck made announcements in which
he said he is preparing for the work
OF the fifty-first year of his ordination.
He is training two preparatory class
es of young people for confirmation
es Saturday. The Junior Luther Lea
que was asked to meet in the parson-
age Tuesday night.
Rev. Golloday of Columbus, declar-
ed in the morning service that the
| conception a Christian minister in
| cludes a strategist, a sociologist and
an executor.
1T is not so important that he be a
sociologist," Rev. Mr.. Cooley said. ut
is not so important that he be a strate-
gist or a man of extraordinary execu-
tive ability. He must be able to teach
! the Nervousness and the atrocity OF
sin. He must proclaim the word of
! the living God. He must be able to re-
prove, rebuke, comfort, compose and
bless with the words of Jesus Christ
Meets Difficulties.
"The Christian ministry has much
good work to do and many difficulties
| to meet. We are not true to the work
| unless we realize the difficulties OF
tue ministry. The ministry is often
| the minister has great deeds to do, he
| may at times lose patience.
ITO deal with his people, the minis
ter must have sympathies which are
theirs. His sympathies must be great
er than theirs and they should be as
| broad as humanity.
This is the material age. The PEG
pie must be able to see and to feel
! things in order to realize them. Re
suits must be tangible to convince
i them. But minister's labor is large
| ly intangible. His work is moral and
spiritual. The tangible labor such as
building of churches and the building
of congregations numerically is only a
small detail of the work.
His real intangible work is in build
ing of character and the uplift and
Christian progression Of his individual
church members. These results cannot
be seen by the world and they are Of
ten slow fruitage.
Beck a Gentleman.
| Brother Beck as we have learned
to know him, is not the kind of mar
who carries chip on his shoulder
The man who is always trying to en-
gage some one in controversy is not
our conception of a minister. But the
Rev. Mr.. Beck has been a gentle man
| He has been a Christian gentleman
Perhaps he has made the mistake
made by many. He has been too gen
tie. It is necessary at times to say
a word of rebuke.
But Brother Beck has met the diff
J ficulties of the Christian ministry. HI
believed Gods word when he entered
the ministry and be believes Gods
word now. He is firm in the belle
that His cause will triumph. Ant