Religious Instructor. (San Augustine, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1895 Page: 2 of 10
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ministerial qualif¡cations. ! the pulpit ought to be of the vei y beyt'enpy a field so vast us the work? is, but
The fir t thing nettled in ... mans quali
fications for the gospel ministry is deep
toned pieU, without this he cannot be
a successful minister as an instrument
in elevating others to a higher plane of
living; and cannot exert a refining in-
fluence upon the minds of the young
for «-good.
2nd. He must be a man of common
that he
a sys-
quality.'* and • even the very words { he niusi strive to occupy all
should be well chosen, 'lhose profess ¡can-. This should be done in
ing to be ministers, who have been j tematic way, beginning where )ou are
endeavoring to act the clown, a hew be-jyou should endeavor to do that which
yond all doubt that they are not quali- is nearest to you first, and then extend
hed to be preachers of the gospel.
E\ery effort should be put forth by the
churches to elevate those who would
stand as it w^ie between God and man
a
working for god,
l^and lo'ty ^P]>e
practical sense able co take in. and ac- : as ambasadors of lhe crotfS of Christ.
>t the situation. It is sometimes
lly painfulu¿see the small amount
ractican!3jmcn sense that^ there
displayed on the part ot many who call
themselves ministers.
3rd. If possible there should be
thorough training of the mind,
¿vitliout considerable literary qualifica-
ff-
ie
do^ not
hetd the labor of men's hands to make
Him glorious beyond all conception of
the hiMnan mind, but He gives tc His
men rational intelligent creatures the
pnvi
of the New Testament Greek and 11
connection with which there is a neces^
sity for a knowledge of Hebrew, for th^e
* New Testament Greek partakes large-
ly of the Hebrew idiom.
4th There should be on the part oí
the minister, patience, and persever-
^ jnce ^Í)L dW|^er- l'here
are many things in his work to try his
faith and lo discourage him.
5th There should be decision of char
acter of the most pronounced kind;
and principle of the highest order which
would never swerve thovgh subjected
to the most terrible test.
6th. Self denial of the most rigid
kind should be 'ound as an element in
him if it. should be necessary to bring it
into exercise. He who is full of self is
not filled with the spirit of Jcsls and is
therefore, not suited for the work of
leading'souls to Christ. All vainglory
ing and effort at display is contempti-
ble, absurd and wicked on the part of
a minister.
7th. there should be a consecration
of alUhw powers to the work—el tke-
jege of becoming workers with H'ni ih
carrying forward the glorious conquest
cf the kingdom of His Dear Son here
r upon this earth. He promises t^o a
full reward for ali labor faithfully done
for Him by those believing upon his
son. Every one profesing faith in
Christ should be an humóle consecrat-
ed faithful worker for him. How it 13
that a person can claim to be a follow-
er "f Jesus and not be a worker for
God is one of the mysteries that is not
easily explained.
If a man or a -woman is a worker for
the Lc^rd then he must work 1^ the
Lord's appointed way. There- are
many who pretend to be workers that
seem tc wish todo the work without
paying any special regard to the rules
which infinite wisdom has laid down by
which those .vorking for Him are to be
governed. He does not leave any true
workers to work alone tor Him
for He works with them, and has His
own way of doing it. The one there
fore who is willing to know the Lord's
way and is anxious to toil in that waj
is most likely to be efficient in doing
that which will be permanent. It is
important to know what the Lord would
have us do. Then to know how lie
would have us do it. And then willing-
ly engage in it in His appointed way,
nd never to attempt anything for Him
the work ir. every direction as far a.;
you can. If }ou live in a city, it may
be that the city is large enough to con-
tain all of your labors, but ir it is net
the work should be carried forward
by you in thu country in every di
rection as far as you can go.
^t is if false idea to befceve_ of feel
that your labors are alwajf to be co &
dried to the towns and cities to the neg-
lect of the rural districts, in these there
are frequently many precious hungry
starving souls who would gladly re-
ceive the word of life if it were carried
to them, and frequently too, there is a
clear manifestation of their appreciation
of labor bestowed in their behalf and
for their benefit. The effort on th*
part ot christian workers should have
the settled fannin;.', parts of our country
occupied by consecrated intelligent
teachers and preacuers. No labor done
anywhere is likely to yield larger re-
turns in proportion to the amount done,
and money expended, than that whirh
is done and expended ir. the country.
There must be more work done in
countrv by those who are the workers
in the vineyard of the Lord if they will
see those grand results that shouli be
desired.
er ills a nt men,
There is generally very great stress
placed upon a man's brilliancy in al-
most all the vocations of life, as if they
are the ones who a e doing most for
the benefit of mankind, but perhaps no
greater mistake has ever been made.
Those who have attained the great-
est distinction in nearly al! of the de-
partments of life, are not those as a
general rule that were possessed with
that which the world was pleased to
call brilliant intellects. But were those
T7ith fair minds who «vero hard faithful
and untiring workers in those pursuits
in life that engaged their powers cf
mind and body. t?e who is at all times
found at his post honestly toiling is the
one who makes the world feel the force
of his efforts in almost'every way that
Master. — His preachirg should be the | without realizing our dependence up
proclamation of God's truth whetherjon Him, and asking His blessing upon
men will hear or whether they will fcr- our effort.
bear. All levity.and efforts to say fun . a.
ny things should be forever banished ¡ gospel work.
from the pulpit. He who does any-1 That it is the duty of every church,
thing of the kind is betraying a sacred and of every church member to be a j his powers may be directed.' He who
trust, and is lowering so far as he is! worker in the vineyard of the Lord, no'would accomplish great things in lii'e
concerned the sacred office of thoi min-j enlightened mind will pietend to deny;! must never grow tired, or become faint
istry. The minds of all decent persons It might be of some importance a* ¡hearted.
should be filled With disgust and indig-
nation when they hear coarse or un-
chaste utterances.coming from the lips
'east to inquire as to where this work,
shall be done. I he world as we unj True repentance has a double aspect;
derstand it, is the field in which the; it looks upon things past with a weep-
qf those who pretend to be preachers j gospel work is to be done. It is not ing eye, and upon the future with a-
of the word. The language used in ! to be presumed that any man can oc:
watchful eye.— South.
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McRae, Rev. D. A. Religious Instructor. (San Augustine, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1895, newspaper, November 15, 1895; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth181533/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.