IN his recent farewell sermon a Baptist minister of Detroit, Mich., gave some advice to his congregation to guide them in the selection of his successor. Among other things he said:— “Don’t get a man who talks politics. “Don’t get a minister who talks twaddle. “Don’t get a man who doesn’t believe in the Deity. “Don’t get a man who wants to preach sensational sermons.” When asked if he really thought there were ministers who did not believe in the Deity, he replied, “I certainly do. There are ministers in this city who haven’t any Christianity to speak of.” The very fact that such suggestions as these should be made in a farewell sermon is a commentary upon the present tendency to preach something else besides the pure gospel of Christ. And what would the people have thought half a century ago if they had been advised not to employ a minister who did not believe in the Deity? We are instructed that “he that cometh to God must believe that he is.” Whither will a man lead the people if he does not believe in the Deity?—Surely not to God. Sturdy men are now needed who will not betray their trust, and who will faithfully proclaim God’s message for this generation.