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THE LAYMAN'S POINT
OF VIEW.

A Papkuoivkx uyColoxki. 0*Biiip:n',
AT A Joint MKE'.iNiJ of the Ri'wat,
Dkankuiks ok HJast axi) VV'kst

SiMCOE, HELD IN BaRRIE, OX FEB-
RUARY loth, VM).

Prf)f(»ssi<)nal inon generally are in-
clined tt» niagnHy their office, to exalt
its dignity, dwell upon its iniixntance,
and carefully guard against any en-
croachment upon its privileg(>s. This
inclination, natural in itself, and, with-
in certain limits, laudable in its object,
has a tendency nevertheless to make
the pi'ofessov believe, or act as
though he believed, that the Pi-ofession
was made for him, and not he for the
profession. He is apt to regard the
subject as of more imp<n'tance than the
object, and the interests of the pro-
fession as of more consequence than
the interests of those for whose benefit
it was instituted. From this tendency
members of the clerical pi'ofession are
by no means exempt. Indeed they are

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luoro liable to it than those of the secu-
lar professions. In the first place their
calling heing of the noblest, inasmuch
as it deals with man in his relation to
what is spiritual rather thaTi to that
which IS material — to that which is
eternal rather than that which is
tempoiiil— to lead men up to Heavenly
thinj<s rather than to aid them in ob-
taitiing sxiccess in earthly things
to exercise authority rather than
to render service, all such consid-
erations, unless governed by a deep
conviction that he is himself but
a servant of his Heavenly Master, and
but a steward of the things in which
he ministers, tend to make the man
think more highly of hiuisi'lf than he
f)Ught to think, and to take a pride in
his profession in its lelation to man
rather than to God. In the second
place, he has not the advantage which
men of other professions have in their
daily intei course with their fellows,and
witli the world at lai'ge, by means of
which, as individuals, they are con-
stantly schooled and disciplined, their
errors corrected, their mistakes point-
ed out, eccentricities kept down, their
mental powers developed, and that
general knowledge of men and things
acquired which can be gained only by
acquaintance with the world. The
cleric, on the other hand, is compara-
tively isolated. He is re^'^arded as
standing apart, and on a different
plane from his fellow men. All his say-
mgs and doings are subject to severe
and often acrimonious criticisms, but
the ciMticisim does not reach his ears,
or if it does it comes through some
distorted,probably ill-natiu*ed,channel.

aiul tlu'it'fort' does harm rutluT th.ni
good. Tht'W is no one who vnitures
to point «mt (h'fects which aiv obvious
to evcryoni' hut hiiuself, and which lie
wouUl K'»wlly leniedy if only he was
aware of th;>in. He errs through ig-
norance and finds out his mistakes
<mly by their 'evil conseijuences. If
there is any truth in these olkservations
they apply with most force to the
clergy ui rural iVu i.t^.., and especially
to missionarie;s in remote places. The
clergy in cities and tcnvns are less iso-
hited, have more intercourse with
others and with the world, and are
Hid)ject to more of that friction which
is an essential part of the education of
a man whose work is the guidance and
directi(m of others. Nor are the laity
without blame in this matter. Their
natural respect for their clergy is apt
to make them forget that after all min-
isters are but men,— -subject to all the
weaknesses, infirmities and passions of
men, — liable to the -ime temptations,
— apt to fall into the sanie errors. Not
realizing this they make demands up-
on the character of their minister which
it is not in human nature to meet, and
when these demands are not satisfied
they are offended. The parishioner has
no right to expect that his pastor will
be a saint, however he may strive to
attain that degree, or that he will be
free from human weaknesses ; but he
has a right to expect that he will, rely-
ing upon help from above, try to make
his daily life consistent with his teach-
ing, and an example for his people to
follow ; that he will take an intelligent
interest in their pursv , and occupa-
tions ; that to him in t.iues of trial and

afrti''ti'>ii thi'V iii.iy cojilicU-ntly j<«.> •''>'*
svinp.ithv. if ii«»t lor wise ,uul kindly
lonuM'l. * Tlu'V h.ivr a riKht tiifth««i' u)
cxpi'tt that in th(> «li-<;h.irRO of his
iluti<'> he will hi' K<n<l<M| liy tht>sf nihs
,,f I .>ninion sense wiiich govern men in
all .itlu'r affj«irs, htit which [)arrtons
often ^eeul to fliink ih) n«<i apply to
them. " S}inttitie<l connnon Nense' is
Kuiil to have Uen one of the great at-
trilmte^ «>f the laie Ar<'hhiKliop of
Canterlnu y, ami no more n.sel'ul attri-
hute (onM he desired. Tlie parishioner
further has a riglit to expe<-t that the
parson \^ ill devot*- reasonahle time to
systematic, not irregular, paroehial
visiting, and esjieci.dly to th<» si<'k in
his parish, even, when it, i*- htting, to
those not memhers of hiseoiigrig.ition;
tiiat he will he legul-ir and ).uutualin
giving the services of the e irnch, and
noteasily dannt<-.ii)yditttcu tiesarising
fi<>m weather ov any ot ler caus»' :
ihat )ie will read the servi( <? plainly,
distinctly, deliher.itely and reverently,
so tl It tlie illiterate, and those >m-
famiiiar with tl»;' words, may he ahle
to follow and i)rofithy them. The lay-
man who goes t:) cymrch to worship,
ami such only need he c»)nsidered, he-
sides joining in the service, desires to
hear something tliat will reinovt' his
thoughts for the time heing from the
cares and troubles of his daily life, and
will help him on his way when he is
obliged to resume them. He does not
want anything said that will recall
them, — aiiy lecture or discoiuse on sub-
jects he pi'obahly understands better
"than the preacher, still less upon those
of a. sensational character bearing upon
popular to v-s that he has been hear-

inK»i^M»"* all tho w«'«'k, an<l wants U>on
cape fioui. Topics such as ar«' a<lvci-
tiscd ill the Satr.rday paper to Iw
<leall with hy popuhii- nn*;.. hers <»ne
of the latest beariiiK t"<' pieturestjue
tith' «>t' "(Iriice, (Iritainl Gn'eiihacks,"
or tile more piactical one of **('oal at
$10 a ton," have no attraction for him.
Nor does he K<» to listen to a concert
unv more than to a popular lectin e,
conset|uently thennisicof "malecpiar-
trtfes" or soprano soloists are not to
ii.«. I.I ste when made to tVnin part of
what should be a devotional servic<'.
N«.i does ; ■' want anything »" th«' "»i-
tui V of itol'sm or ritualism beyond
what is be found withiii the tour
corners «il the Book of Common l*ray-
I'r. lie ^^s not mi'lerstand, he is sus-

picion
innov.i!
which 1
has b» til
UK'n forci
miwilling •
undo in a i
writer is no
ing only, bu
of the great i
Diocese, espi
tricts.

Huch is a dr\
of w hat the pai
a right to expect
is for the latter t(
spiritual vitality
the nature of a «
of it arrive at

ml. i\i general, he dislikes

the t\)rm of servii'e to

. customed. More h. in

i. to the church by clc ,y-

changes of this natui i on

ishioners tlian they can

tine. In siiying this tin'

Kpn^^ing his own feel-

y-V I kill 'Ws to be that

I !he laity in this

ill Uk rural dis-

ut. outline

iks he hiis

lister. It

t'ormsiKh

it out of

i anu by means

•hloHt ilts of

which it is capa

While the ide; .f . nipa<
minister and pc ^i-le m.i y be «l
yet under the ' »luntary systMii

t f ween

isia-^teful,

mi-

■ att for tln' •lischaiK*" of mutual
.lufics <|(M'N ami uuist ••xist. It is laid
down in the tHtntls kIvi'm for tli<' sup-
port of the tniiiistcr in 'uissionary par-
i.slu's and it is tlu' basis <»f tlu- support
of oui own cU-rKV. What tlu-n art' th«-
duti«'M<»f th<' iH'oph' toward their niiiiis-
tvv? SpcakiuK from t'u- purely
material HsjM'et of the relation-
whip, first the duty lies wimu
them of nrovidiuK for' the temporal
heeds of tn« ministei " y puurtually
and re^^ularly paying e stipen<'i a-
Ki'eed upon. an<l 'hat i...c Ktu<lK"'Kly
«H payinj? a di-^ j^u'eable debt, but
cheerfully and wi :'''?»};ly as fidtilliuK a
duty no ..dy to i .a but also to (iod.
Knowin,,. ;oo, how hai-d it is for the
missionary to makt' both I'uds meet up-
on the means allotted to him, and feel-
iuf?, as in niany cases he must feel, how-
little he himself would like to be in a
simihir position as reg.irds worldly
wealth —carrying on a constant struj?-
gh' to live as he isexpected to live— un-
able to save anything for his fannly or
to lay up a provision for his old age—
with few H()urc( T of enjoymerit and
many of discom'iort both of body and
"•■Md feeling all this he should take
. ry opportunity of helping his min-
ister with kindly deeds and words, not
as conferring a favour on the man, l)ut
as aiding in a common woik in which
both were concerned. He should feel
it a duty to take any part for which he
was fitted in work for the Church. He
should not think, as some seem to do,
that in coming to enurch he was fulfil-
ling all his duty, and conferring a fav-
our on the parson as well — ready to ex-
press disapproval of the sermon if it

WUH not <|uit«> to his t.ist. . oi uasu tVw
iiiiiuit«'H too Ichik: Kiuinhliiijr at t'f
«-<:|l«'(tirtns to wliich Ih' ^mvcs th<' siiiali-
«'st SHIM hcdccrntlycim in. short tn-at-
inK hoth rhnich and ministoias anions;
th»' nioi!;Hcati(»ns of UtV which hav*-
to he etuhiicil with as ^r««nl j^mcc as
possihh'.

foniplaint is niach', and justly niach',
tliat the sunjs giv«'n hy chinch people
for the vaiions l>ianchcs ()f chnrch
_ work to which they n-e aski'd to con-
tribute fall far short of wliat nii^rht he
reasonably expected, and compare un-
favourably witli the amount f^iven for
similar objects by nu'jn'ers of other
denomination.^. One cau.<e of this is
that the laity in p'iK'ial are not nuide
to miderstand what is expected of
then). Thev ai-e not uifsent'"' with
any clear bu: ine.ss-lik statei nt of
tue finaiu'ial affairs oi the church, of
t'ae work which is undertaken, of the
funds re(|uired to carry it on, and of
the means by whicli it is proposed t<.
oi)taui them. Precpient calls are made
upon them for various mi.ssionary ob-
J4'(;ts, but without any systematic in-
formation which will enable them
really to undiistand what they are
giving to, or to apportion the aniount
which they can devote to siuh objects
to the various funds U,v which i id is
recpiired. In conse(iuente of this a
large class of people who wcnild give
liberally if only they understood what
they are asked to give to, give nothing
at all, or, if they happen to be present
when the collection is l>eing taken up,
just give their ordinary Sun(hiy offer-
ing of five or ten cents as the case mav
lye. In religious as well as in secular af-

fairs, where money is concerned, pro-
per business methods are necessary for
success.

Every layman who has the interest
of his church at heart is giatifiod at
hearing of the earnest enquiries now
made as to Avhy the church is not
progressing and succeeding as she
should and the various means proposed
to ensiu-e that progress and success.
But whatever means are adopted they
can succeed only by united effort of
both clergy and laity working together
in a spirit of harmony, good will, and
self sacrifice. It is therefore the re-
verse of gratifying to hun when he
sees so many of the clergy not onlv
taking no part in these great move-
ments but doing nothing to encourage
the members of their congregations to
take their share in the woik. Such
men are a source of weakness rathei-
than of strength, and there evidently is
a want of ecclesiastical discipline and
control when such a state of things is
allowed to continue. There are men
in the church who have yet to learn
that Congregationalism is not a feature
of the Church of England, that thev
were ordained for the work of the
Church, and that the Church was not
established for them.

ORILLIA PACKET PRINT