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II I 24 THE PREACHER'S MAGAZINE a W_ filled with lESSOnS Oil spirltuaJ power as applicable el holy glory• a benediction to ),our congregations THE PREACHER'S MAGAZINE ";2S to pl;esent jlay condilions. A very bappy scrzes _and'an' electric blessin_ to the v,'¢_rhl [irvly inS12 his confldbnce, :lad i_t. 9erfectb,' .lair he mull be ready h, d_ nmre Shall ilray [ur thenr. or sermons or prayermeeting talks Call [)e formed s_:¢ ERNAROIN(]. CALI'F• a.qd fr,'{Dk '**,'ill) them cnncerlllil_ ,'Ill church finan- lb. mum 13tI re`ady I(I lake eli Iris coal. [_r 1)uS (]n front your biot_rapbiea[ _tudy of /he Bible cos Tbe appeal racist have sense and reason hacl_ ovcral[_ and put on a practical demon_tratim_ of There are certain books on Bible characters THREE QUALITIES of it'. with the tedlh, tile whole trtltb, and nmhin,., Ihe blue. mercy and khzdm,,s he preached about that the minblcr shouht be more nr less ac- By A: It,. Sasr_r:a el_ but the trulh tokL lie Will find it the better in the pulpil lht¢ other Su , y If necessity (d quainte( _, I "1'less are F, B. hle:,'er's books ou, _ HERE are a,number of qualifications in and easier way "to raise runnel;. 'the case calls upon him--he .xtvsr'do it. anti he [tible characters, Mathe_on's works on "The Rep- ,L tmtce aml experience wblch the holiness Again. our pr:eaehers must be_industrhms. We ouzh£ to do il gladly and joy[ully, 'He must help resentative Men el she Bihle" But best of al. preacher IMUST have. Some of these have might as well confess up. It is generally conceded those who ,are in trouble as much ,as lies witbln is the Bible. The pc)wee of 5leyer's hooks crux- been mentioned in pre_..zotls articles, and others b_; our enemies that tile holiness preacher is lazy. him He must stand ]JY' the fellow .wbo has sists in the _reat spiritual trnths he ,is able to wi/I be noted Iz t,,r. But tht're are other."quallties" Said a layman to this writer once. "What's the fallen into dictate. ,_land to help, if possible. brin_ ont from the n3any incJdenls of the lives o[ .or "hElps" wblch will emer irate his surces_s, or matter with our preacher? He crawls up on him Ior whom o[hei's have little re_ard or, sum-. .- tbE _dnts; Ihat of Matheshp's in hl_ beautiful it ahsent, their lack will enler into bis failure, that seat out there, and sits there, immovable, pathy. Ile must secure" charity fi_r those who deseript ons. of i e qualities of the characters There are _t'vt, rtd such "_ualities" huf for tile with his be_d dowtl, for hours at a time, by as- are. in want, He must keep busy, and be alert 3. Tbe geographical method is especiglly valu- ire'sent occasion we invite yo( r a tentiou to three: tual _ount. If you can't jar him I6ose, we will to t_rasp every upper u0 ty of any sort that I. Dofiniteni,ss. bare to have another preacher." Sure Who opens the way for him to a soul s ,_tl_atton. able in helping one to be able to locate readily 2. _Industry, Last nf the_' three "traits." bul not least. 'I the important places of the Bible This type of wouhl front a fixture like Ihat fo_ a pastor. A- stud), t_oes hand iv hand With all the other 3, Sense. , _ friend recently told me of a report he once heard wcuhl mention "sense." The holiness preacher methods. For as'the minister delves into the Delinltcnes_--this is ti quality or trait the hot[- given by a preacher"in an ,{sseml_ly over which must have sense in his bead amI he must u_e it truths of tilL, Book he shdnhl study the _eoeraphi_ ncss pastor will find a real asset. What could be Dr. Bresee was Ires d ng. _rhe young preacher He must visit, but not visff ton lone. Visil, but nlore dls_zustinf_ to the people than a lime.servinm not a[ t_le t,t/ron2" time Be friendly anti "'at ca1 facts thus discovered. Many preachers o[ . went on to report bow he and. his wife had years of experience are .not acquainted with the en l )r z ng_ al o ogetic, ho iness preacher? It is prayed and lasted and spent many bouts.on home," but don't make hlmself obnoxious. Remap of Palestine and are unahlc tn Ideate Even "/he tile lack of a definite conviction and a definite their faces, erying-.aml weeping over the people member when they soy "Now. just be at borne," principal cities spoken of by Jesus It i_ well mcs
d , i -26' TIlE PREACHER'S MAGAZINE THE PREACHER'S MAGAZINE 27 The remher'_ library iF _ w,rk shop. B6oks t_ive attemiun tu (it li y rather than quant/ty. Emerson we shouhl say, "Books are tbe best of the SI)irit. Evangelists have injured the standt_J the Inbd++ter nav he llkeucd eo to,l_ tu the Ore, h:_ wcJI _ahi. "The prc_s has become a tbimzs, well used; abused, amongthe wurst. Wbat inns of local churches by _ucb things. lahurer. A pre;/cher sh.ubl havt' a well _elerle¢l owelftll cn_ine fur t,ither zood or evil. a;nd in is the right u_e? Wha't is_the one end which .xll : Fourlb, the Dastor tines not want the evangellihrary.,_for t_ood books are lille gnfLd feb'lids, view tff this fact it is ndee,,_trv for :t wlde-awake means eo to eEect? They arefor nothine but IN t_t to spend too murb time on thi_ Achans. Bethey must he eho_tqL It is necessary for ;_ I)reacber _o keep hiolself fa/rl,_ acqu;dnled with ins#re. ] bad better never see a book than to be cause r_ults are not bein_ .realized, do not alpreacher to muke a wise selectinn of book_, ft_t bonk_ and eriodicaL_ that are influetlcin_ the age warpt by its attractions clean out of tpy ow_ _ays l_lame tbe ellureh, it may be you. We can they will help him to buihl bi._ own-character a, in. wliirh'he live_." A few su_estion_ may. be orbit• and made a sate/bin znsiead of _] s3's16m." have results Achans or no Adlan5..Paul proved well :is lbe charactcr of others. In'lllfUY at thi_ point. _ . il There .will be Acbans after we are _one.. One h:ts said. "Of tile makbl_'of m:m_ hooks The preacher sbouhl, first-of ML secure and We want..you to reach new people for tbe tbert; i_ no end." When a preaeher decides to read carefully the leadinz blinks I y the'leadlng •PASTOR EXPECTS OF THE cburcb, To me a report that tile cburch ,x-as " WHA TT H E buiht or buy his library, be wilt find ,_, wide field men of his pan denomination. Not only "these EVANGELIST greatly, blc_cd aml nb new horn babes iv tile from wbieh to make the seleetb)n, for there are 13ooks he read. hut pcriodieals published by the By ALrREn CIIR1ST_.NS, EN kingdom is a relmrt of failure. Aeain ,fle,_se be TEST, tile pastor expects the evangelist to carefut how you preach away tile confidence of books because and they books. are Chela. Boak_ butsborather dd notbecause chosen they church, touch will_ This the is lifenee¢_ary and spirit if ofone the woukl denomination. keep in _'_ be God-Comnds_ianed. l, ol_,d col_dilJons God's lamb_: It is, better to settle them t_lan yervc the: purpose of the minister• Tbe preacher If a preaeber reads extensively from tbeTpublica- _ sui'h as discouragements. Ix_rtkd bdlure and t¢ unsettle them. Advi_e the cbronie seekers to shouhl not beck to build a large library for this tions of other+de_+m_inationshe will shun lush tile the year-around hardshil_ of a pastorate should seek in _rivate. A warmed over church+'¢hronic may prove ;} bJndranre ral er [hall a ht_lp. In a idealand _pirit ni bi_ church, and ash con_eqtnence not he considered a call tu evaneel/_e, Nor seekers, and the muddbn_ tip of people's exlibrary or_*five or ten tbou_and volumes mtldl ' will _oon tirol himself ()tit hf touch with his should a successful pastorate anti ,n burnhm ,zeal pcrience5 leaves a very bad impression.in a eomtbne will be consumed searching for information bretbren. aml he will fall to criticlsin_ rather to reaeb mbre I'_"ople he t'onsidered a divinte munity. It i_a poor way to adverli_' /ull sal- 71'he preacber sbouhl po_e_ such hooks as than constructively huihlin_ _ho "work of the .call, We are in need of more succes,_ftt[ p.'t.¢tnrs vation anti God's keeping lmxx.er. 11 i_ unkind will belp l_im in understandiuz the Scriutures, cl_urch. Furthermore if the preacher does not Iha_ evaneelists, ftowev'er we prefer an evan+ to make Christians feel tbe guilt of condemnain bfiiMinz tbe sermon, and providine him with it tea l.and,nse tbe book,, of his ow_ denomination. _elist that has had a suece_tul .pastorate, ._o tbm betause they.are not on the mountain top good supply of illustrations? Just enough books hi_ people bkeu:[se will not read. that _hen he _ys, "If I were pastor 1 wouhl '" M_outiutL BPcau_t: one dbl not _et it :is you du so anti so" it will ba'¢e more weight, dhl anti does hot act as you do,is no evidence • sbou]d he selected "to meet *l_e tlenmnds of the A preacher must exercise great care ;is to the Second, the evangelist _hould be a more capa- he basn't _ot Ilim. Tile.Holy Spirit has differ:. owner and shotdd be" so classified anti arranged : Yl e f books that he re,,ds, for readine influences bin man jn tbe pulpit than the pastor. He eat manifestations. that rite minister can lay hold of the book Lhat is the thinkinz. Perhaps more preacbers have been _hould he an extraordinary preacher. Tlne evan- Fifth, he a booster for the local chttrcb witlt de_iredr Each [)oak shouhl I!ave a piled on the infhzenced toweled Modernism by this means tban geli_t's h:mds, are tied when the pi,,ople _y, its s*.w'_ral.interests, such ag prayermeetin_s. Sunshelf, alu],shnuh] he kept in that place. Some any other, C,erman. Frencli aml even English "The pastor 0reaches better." The evant_elist is d,ay school, cbureh paper, the tithe anti 'the like. preacbe_ have an abnormal taste for aceumu-: writers know little of the spiritual life of the ])o not ._,_eb.Ithe affections of tbe pegple that latinz hooks and _ent to think thaL a later :h,merican Church . nut expected to- do callinz anti the th/n_ that • lh'L_tor iS expected to do, therefore hi_ only he o _,to _eAlas o.r+ help him all you can. Do libr;try i_ :l _roof of, wide readinm but this does In the'preacher's library there should be found _hance to reacb the peollle is from the pulpit, • not forgel to belp him string the fi,_h that were not ahvays follow Bonkg are nol placed on the the leadin_ poets; a few, but very few of tbe • if he fails here. it_ is a failure. Tbe ream,_ the • ¢rut_l_t daring tbe revival. Do not hold the pepshelves to be [oc_ked at and.seldom used. Tb_:n " best commentaries; also a _,ell _lected _eries of pastor calls an evangelist is beeau_ be is un- ple'_-_o late that tbey will not come, back You too. beware of tlw man with one hook, for lhat Cburcb histories, for :Is Bacon s_ys, "Ili_torie_ able o carry out his program and be depends can _leep late but they caimot. Some of .your person will certainly be deficient fn tb? prepara- make men wisp." C _irct history must he care- therefore on the evalmefist, tne.¢_ages would be nitire effective.if shortened. tion and presentation of tbe sermon. There is fully si.u_li_,d by evt_ry pro'ocher, for here is Third.. the pastor expects tbe+ evange/ist to ht closibg, let me ask the question. Is it fair just: as great a dantrer in havin_ too few as too wbere, tile preacher will gather his Pacts, The treat h_s congregation courteously. It is very to expect as mticb money for a three weeks' _raany books. . preaeber will do well to specialize in tbis de- embat_mssing to.newcomers to have .them sig- +inertia'." as lhe pa._tar zets for three months? The minister shmdd know ho_i.• to use his books• partmeut. . nailed 9ut as g6ats and such like• God has not We woubl u_ our evangelists more if they were • Some system should be adopted wl.tereby he nay Shmeone llb.s asked. "Sh6uld the preacher have delegated Ibis form ot judgment to anyone but more reasonable with us. readily attd quickly hrlng togelher the information ._ny books of £1ction in his libv.,lry?" To nnswer ']Iimsell. It Is not ours t_ divble the sheep from found in reading. A system of marking or per- tlds question .one must know what "is me,mr by the eoat-_. Often evangehsts will restart to clap- TNE PASTOR,'S SUPER-SIX hops hetter,_have a large book+in which numerous fiction. One mi_ltt read some from the works of trap methods antt "uncoiled for tests to create • By N. B. lt_:_ar:t+t, ,subjects will he listed, and. then as information ig Dickens. Scott, etc., _nd find some valuable enthusiasm nnd get seekers. Bndfiy exercise, _ liE _tarter in tile pastor's'super-six_ i_ of very great impart_nee rathe sueces_ of his arranged found. /ist bf book the large and book,, page under the subject as the ntaterial number But thai ' most can modern be sold, novels and are shouM valued have by. amt they loud'preaching may be but human are not heat. unction Again. and please:do holy tire, "_ work. Witb a carefully planned schedule The writer does not mean to dis_:ouraue a per- no place in the preacher's library, or in his not ask the congregMion_ to wave hamlker- announced to the public, it.is necessary that his son wbo desires a /=rge libratT_ but if one is an time devoted 1o per.what culture. Then _ to chiefs attd throw their germs over the a'adlenc_, starter works well, for once he disappoints bis exomnivorous reader care muzt be taken lest tbo the answer about books of fiction the writer ' tt_. prgpare them for ;,,our me_aze. If the Cos- fiectinz and hopeh+l congregation he :will find it much time he spent to'prcpat:e the mental and would say a large No and a small yes. pet of Jt,su_ Chrisl .does not canto" Ibe 'l_re t_ Imrd to re_ain the lost confideufe. In dealing the spiritual he neglecled. IIowever a minister Each preacher nmst work out the:problemg oF burn in tbe heart. :rod bol3 laughler'_md ,,,hour witb thi_ _uhjeet we .call v t_r eat o l Io the must have a reasonably large library if he wouhl, ills library gradually. Buy useful hooks anti use t_ crone f+lrlh, pl_-•ase do •nol resort Io otbvr fact,'tbat three thi:_ are bnt_l:mdin_ in :l sllperreach the higbest point of usefulness. But always the hooks that are 'purch,x_ed. In tbe words of spectacular things and talt it the workings ot six church. First, Ihe Jermo_l ; second, divMe wof
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