Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1898 — THE PASTORS’ COLU[?]N. [ARTICLE]

THE PASTORS’ COLU[?]N.

(Under this head extracts from the Sunday sermons of the various pastors of the Rensarhcr churches will be publtsbed each week fawn copy furnished us.] Sermon preached at Mt. Ayr. Sunday. Hee. <, IRS«.by Rev. V.O. Fritts. Text:—l Timothy 111:8-11. Is one of two divinely offices. Some consider it an order in the ministry. L The office; 1. Is divine, j 2. No office equalt oit except Bishop. 11. Their character. 1. Honest,pious, spiritual, wise etc. 111. Their duties: To assist the pastor we may learn the duties by the qualifications required: 1. Honest —to collect money. 2. Full of Spirit—active. The word Holy Ghost is not in , Griesback’s Greek text. 3. Wisdom—as pastor's cabinet 4. Grave—dignified. 5. Double-tongued—deceitful. 6. Not winebibbiers—lnfluence. 7. Covetuous-to collect money. They must teach liberality. 8. Neither Go! nor the church has any use for a stingy deacon. 9. Husband of one wife—to teach principles of virtue. 10. Ruling family or refractory church. XI. The wife. ~ Must be a helper to him. Pastor is the Bishop, but the deacon is senant. He may wait at communion table. He may baptize but good order requires hr should not ordinarily.