Eureka Reporter | 1905-05-12 | Page 7 | Ministry as a Profession

MINISTRY AS A profession quality rather than quantity the cry ing need of all denom nations A conference lately held in boston tc consider how a greater number of abler able young men could be induced to eiter the ministry was attended by ta two 0 bishops five heads of theological schools and colleges and by clergy men editors and others elgh eighteen teen dersons in all they agreed anant that so far as numbers went there were ministers enough but that what the church needed was abler and lucre effective men in the in ministry in its present state the protestant ministry seems an extra hazardous profession in which the peace of mind as well as the maintenance ol 01 conscientious men is exposed to too many risks it does not surprise the thoughtful observer that in spite of its great at t actions the ministry finds trouble in attracting the class of recruit recruits ts it reeds one of the privileges that are dear to the american mind is that of amending the details of his theology whenever he thinks he has got enough row pew light to warrant it A layman iray rray do that without embarrassment but if a mini mint ter fer does it he must carry hi congregation with him or prepare to be charged with breach of contract