The Holy Ghost in Church Affairs
Sometimes we think the Holy Ghost is only needed to furnish men to do spiritual work; but we are reminded that in choosing of the first deacons to attend to the temporal and material interests of the church, called the "serving of tables," the disciples were directed to choose "men of good report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business." Perhaps the reason why most church quarrels and disagreements grow out of questions and matters affecting the formalities, is because we are not careful to seek the presence and power of the Holy Ghost here, as well as in what we are pleased to call the spiritual interests and concerns of the church. Is not everything that appertains to the church of God a spiritual interest; and ought not everything be done in the power of the Spirit, from the building of the meeting-house to the preaching of the sermon in it?—Words and Weapons.