Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-11-20
CHAPTER XVIII.

II ! were In the field for the presid.
Ing eldership again would pick me out
pastor ! was sure had made a first
class elder. and study him In all things
wherein ! believed he had succeeded
and measure ~ to him L. the length
OF my ability I would not allow the
church 70 suffer because Of my hck In
this age Of the desire Of the church
&c prepare her ministry In thu best way
possible for the work that they have
20 DO. why would Il not. afte the Young
preacher has shown he has some apt!.
tude for office. give him a special trial
In the presiding cldership, This would
lie perfectly legitimate and al least keep
the bishOn and his cabinet from max.
Ing 30 many hurtful blunders that are
now having tendency To bring the
office into 80 much disrepute among
our people.
Since ] have become superannuated
and the people freely talk 20 me. |
have learned great many things |
never knew before. one Of them il the
widespread dissatisfaction concerning
the presiding elder have always stood
for him, for as ! have already said IL
II an office the Methodist Church can.
rot dc without and succeed we'll But
II we are going To- keep eachers IN
the position We must prepare them FOR
the place and they must be- able 60 fill
II acceptably az preachers nll circuits
and stations accoptably. and should
they fail after trying il awhile. the
IL .k...lI "a
] say that any preacher that will not
subject his own will 90 the good Of the
church has very low estimate Of what
his Idea Of the church should be. and
pity him TO the very depth Of my soul.
gnd will vote now for him To with.
draw. and promise him ! will not shed
y single tear at his departure.
But hack To the proper training Of
the preacher for the presiding elder.
ship You should teach them In the
first place. the great underlying doc.
irines of the Methodist Church as set
forth In her standards. They should be
taught thoroughly and without
any uncertain SOUND. showing how
fully they Ut into the scriptures. and
showing how destructive they are 81
The teachings OF German ationalsm,
and all forms Of high criticisms. 50
that the learner thereof will neve. hc
troubled with these things while he
shall live and stay close % God. that
he must backslide and get 90 walking
after God afaT of and lose the love
OF Christ in his heart before h. shall
over be bothered with these things
again. Drive these mighty fundAmen
tale home To his soul that they may
remain with him Tor the years tu come
Drive these things home TO their hearts
till they talk and think ~ them while
they are awake and dream Of them
while they sleep. preach about them
when they have opportunity and talk
OF them to all men. and die rejoicing
over them when God calls them home
10 he with Him forever. l. II not a
shame and a nifty that preacher one"
lvved and honored the Christ hns al.
lowed himself to he led away by Ger
man raiionaiism or by higher criu
cism by whomeVcf written or spoken.
10 dishonor himself by disbelieving IN
and no longer trusting his precious
Christ. whom h. devoutly worshippcd
and adorcd? II matters not what men
may say about such oascs Let God
he true u every man should 40 asiray
from the truth To be faithful 20 God
however hard b may seem, We must
say what God tells us In His word To
do otherwise would be- untrue and faith
lese Ia God
The Texas Christian Advocate OF
Nov. 10. in speaking says, "One cannot
hut be disturbed at the unrest In the
church AT this time. Then further
down In the article Il adds This gen
GRAFTON needs the gospel message as II
needs nothing else. ana II Is oar Su-
preme task to give ~ this messafe.
n the Methodist preachers OF this see
lion will GO at from their conference
session a. preach repentance iustiiich'
ton by faith. regeneration, the witness
OF the spirit and holy living the land
viii be blessed with such a revival n
We have never seen. This will DO more
toward curing our ills than ANYTHING
else can do. These are the fundamentals
and this Is the gospel the age Is wait
INK Tor and longing for The world
mus, have this gospel on its heart WI