The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-09-12
SELECTING A PASTOR.

SELECTING PASTOR.
The resignation of Rev. ]. H. Coin pastor
accepted by the Baptist church in conference
ton leaves that splendid religious organization at
present without a leader. The new board of
Deacons elected at the conference was constituted
a committee to look after supplying the pulpit
during the vacancy and to take up the task of
selecting new pastor That the committee will
quickly realize the magnitude and importance of
its ask and address itself to the work accordingly
there is no doubt
AS to the pastorate of Mr.. Coin the church, while
realizing that he had doubtless served out his
term of greater usefulness in this field, is by no
means inclined to overlook its debt of gratitude
its late pastor for his earnest and capable lead
ership During this period the church has under
gone its greatest material improvement, having
erected one Of the most modern and expensive
structures in this section of the and equipped
it with every convenience and a pipe organ that
is the pride OF the community. The credit for this
effort however, is due in large measure to the
excellent body of members who assembled at
Daphne DAT and resolved to carry the work
to a successful conclusion and then came home and
energeucally backed up the resolution with the
most determined effort. To the unity the determi-
nation and energy of this body of men, we as
city, are in large measure indebted for one of
our most priceless assets-our splendid Baptist
church. Mr. Coin, let it be said was a very ear
nest active untiring and faithful leader of the
movement to build the church and may be par
doned for the great pride he feels in the accomp-
lishment.
But the task of selecting pastor of this re-
gious body is no small 1t devoves heavily
upon the church for a number of reasons In the
first place the last eight or ten years has witnessed
remarkable intellectual broadening and spiritual
growth on the part of the church membership and
or this reason especially. the new pastor should
be a man of profound spirituality and commanding
intellectual competency. The gains In moral and
religious growth are to be conserved and furthereu
| and this 10 a large ertent depends upon the lea
ler The religious education of the younger PEG,
ole under the influence of the church is to be fur
her stimulated and their spiritual development
| should be guided by the greatest possible com
oetency. Intellectual broadmndedness is much to
De sought but the danger of spiritual deterioration
$ ever present and in this day may be avoided
only by the most competent leadership
| II we interpret correctly the religious trend of
he Baptist people, they are ready for the efforts OF
ministerial genius, A spiritually great man in
thier pulpit would find one of the greatest oppor
tunites for work of undyng results that has pre-
scented itself to the ministry in the section of the
state. The mind of the church is hungry for the
| ieeply spiritual message of a great man. Its men
| al digestive ability is healthy and strong The
church is ready to step up into higher moral and
religious universe and even now many of its mem
| bers looking around with much more cosmo-
other and the duties of man to God Intellectual
broadening and deepening of the spiritual insight
are the two gifts most needed from the new pastor
and confidence in the committee care in
making the selection is great. Let the same great
motives that prompted the building of the church
and the same earnestness characterize the efforts
Of the committee to select worthy leader in the
pulpit
The congregation deserves the best efforts of
pastor that qualify as leader can go into his