Charles Simeon On Being a Pastor

These are Simeon's comments to a young man being ordained to the service of ministry:

My dearest friend,l most sincerely congratulate you, not on permission to receive 40 pounds or 50 pounds a year, nor on the title of Reverend,but on your accession to the most valuable, most honorable, most important, and most glorious office in the world-to that of an ambassador of the Lord Jesus Christ.