.ly Bible Student associates!knowing
my objection to the title "Reverend.'
addlress me as Pastor. I am the elected
Pastor of the Brooklyn Tabernacle
congregation, and also of the London
Tabernacle congregation, and I fail to
see ground for criticism in this respect,
nor do I attack Christian brethren who
accul)t other and n.serintural titles
Must Pastors Be Ordained?
Ordination is necessary to the otlice
of pastor. Thle question is. What cotrsti
tutes an ordination to preach amongst
the people of God?
'lhis question has received; various
answers. The Roman, Anglican and
Greek Churches. claiming Apostolic
Succession. declare that authorization
to preach must come through their
aponstle-bishops. and have not allowed
Protestant ministers to enter their pul
pits- until...the Episcopalians. about a
year ago granted this concession. Of
course. if their proposition were cor
rect. I am just as much unordained as
all other Protestant ministers-and no
more so
Each denomination at its beginning
was opposed( by all others; yet each
taught that the clergy were separate
from the laity. Only sipnce the organ
ization of the Eva ngeiictal Alliance
Iisi5 have the different sects of
Christendom acknowledged eachl oth
er's ordinations. Each denomination
makes use of such (eremonies as it
deems proper. If. therefore, the c(on
gregation of Christian believers it
Brooklyn and London ordain or .p
point ome as their pastor. it is their
ownl cihollce what ceremonies. if alny..
shall accompany that ordination. Who
can dispute this, No Protestant de
nomination, surely: for their own or
dilntionls are on this very basis.
