The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-08

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TO His disciples The humble and the
weak, the erTing and the respondent
and the poor were to be blessed, were
TO De cared fer. were to be helped. Nc
other religion before or since In this
worlds history has had that as an
essential in its character. The poor
ye always have with you,' says the
Master. And His faithful disciples
must care for the poor Now above
all else this must be Characteristic,
not alone OF the christian layman, but
1t must shine forth with fullest sfRul-
gence IN the life Of the christian prieat.
It was insisted on by the apostles; It
Is found In the words OF our prayer
book said over by the highest ministry
OF the church. A priest may have
learning, priest may hare eloquence
priest may conduct the services with
JUNCTION and edincation. but II priest
De not kind to the poor In his work,
he Is no true priest OF God
Kind to the Poor.
Now I think that whatever else we
may say OF Dr.. AfcIlwain We must con-
TESS that ne was kind to the poor. His
methods In later years. perhaps. were
not that which some of us would have
followed, or could have followed, and
yet perhaps 1t was the truest method.
For his desire was the teaching OF
self respect. The poor were to learn
Irugahty; they were to learn care OF
property; they were to learn to have
nome; and towards that end he
Eeiped 1nnumerable people in this city.
Nome VIII ever know how many. None
viii ever know because he never told.
None but God alone is his witness.
But more than this, the priest of
parish is pastor He must care for
his flock 1t is his business that his
work shall be so done that it may
endure the test, as the apostle says,
the test OF fire. II that be true, then
we must build more than the material /
An earthquake or great fire might |
destroy this material fabric. but the /
spiritual development OF his people no /
eartnquake can destroy, and no ma
terfal fire can put out OF existence.
For the priest OF parish, the pastor,
has that for his end. The building in
which he otficiates may be poor. I'M
furnished and meager, but the people
there must be built up with high
spiritual ideals: must have their
character formed along these ideals
OF christian life; must learn some
thing more than they have in the past
OF GOD and His will; must be men
and women nodded so far as he Is able
TO mold them into the likeness Of his
Christ. For this he breaches
and So he administers the sacraments
His Work with People.
sometimes priest, especially as
he grows old In the ministry and
counts up the many times that he has I.
,fficiated in the service of the church !
and wonders if, after all, his words
iave been OF any effect Sermons.
Personal interviews. ali
II these are intended to bring into y
he character OF the children Of God !
something OF the likeness OF Jesus !.
Ihrist. The priest and the pastor
must be with his people in trouble. in q
sorrow, and in death. He must be | 6
With them In joy. in the marriage or
the christening. He must weep
With them that weep, he must rejoice 4
With them that rejoice. In
HOW dimcult 1t is to gauge then Il
ne character and the development Of s
ne people under the administration OF d
true pastor of God. Impossible it is n
Individual cases, for you and l are v
70 mans Judge, but when we have a :
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ave congregation Of people built up
nder the ministry OF forty years of
ne man; when we have church
Thich has been nodded into certain
haracter, then we must say, here is
ne product OF his work, here is the re.
ut OF his prayers: here is the
acknowledgements OF his admonitions:
ere Is the result OF his sermons:
ere IS his ministry. materiaIfzed. If
GU please. outwardly. In congrega-
ION having certain ideals of service.
[ere is the result OF the ministry OF
ne man OF whom we speak this morn
,g.
What Did He Leave.
What did he leave when he left
t. johns. Now I speak as one who
anne after him. I speak as one who =
Id no pre-suppositions as to what he
loud find. i speak as from expert
ace. found as a result Of his work
body OF people who were loyal