Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-24

arranged by the ladies' An arch Of evergreen
surmounted the pulpit, under which, in semi-
circle, were the lstters--TWEHTKsEIFTH
ANNIVERSARY. The likeness ofRev s. B |
ClNFrELp, a former Pastor, and that of the
present Pastor, were suspended on either side
Of the arch.
Before 8 O'Clock The rooms were we'll filled,
the spacious Lecture Room, cleared of benches,
and presenting four richly spread extension
tables in diamond shape, was crowded with
cheerful gathering of the citizens. The e1er'
siseE, appropriate to the Anniversary, began at
soc!ook. The ehoir and the congregation sang
Coronation" with great power, after which the
Pastor read the 1884 Psalm; the congregation
then joined the with choir in singing Psalm
III to Uzbrdge. Prayer was offered by Rev.
G. W. GArss. of the 81 Bsptisi Church.
Some Introductory remarks were made by
the Pastor in reference to the occasion, and the
irst- topic and speaker were announced,
The First Pastor and Founder Of the Church.
Mr.. TnoME said he had the great pleasure Of
introducing to the assembly the venerable
FATHER KEkP, the Founder and first Pastor Of
the Church.
The aged minister, now in his 18th year,
arose, presenting an extraordinary specimen OF
physical vigor in green old age, and proceed
ed to address the audience kt his right were
seated the four surviving original members,
Mrs. TAYLOR, Mrs. MCGUIRE, Mrs. LUFFKIS,
and Mrs. SHELDoN, Around him stood in a
solid, compact body, the present members and
officers of the Church Nearer him, in and
about the pulpit, were the Pastors Of City
Churches; Rev. L. BURTON ofSt. Johns, (Epis-
copall; A. WHEELER of the NJ. L. Church,
Vest Side; G. W. GATES Of the Baptist Church,
West Side; w. H. BREwsrER of the Congrs>
sGtionIl Church. University Heights, &c.
FATHER KEEP spoke Of his extreme gratifi-
cation in being permitted to participate in sc
interesting Festival. He gave sketch Oi
the state of the city when he came, in 1898, tC
take charge of the Stone Church on the Eas
Sidei of the preliminary steps toward the OIL
ganization of the Church on the West Side o.
the spirit Of the leading men in the enterprise
of their aggressive, active character; of then
wish to have an aggressive Church, and Of the
talk across the river that the new organization
was model Church in respect of missionary
and revival zeal and efficiency. He stated tina
his connection with the Church as Pastor con
tinued till 1886, when it was discontinued tina
he might take an agency for the Oberlin Col
ege He congratulated the Church member
on their present prosperity, and exhorted then
to maintain the original characte, Of th'
Church as a working, aggressive body.
The presence and the address of FATHER KEri
excited lively interest The people, younl
and old, were eagerto see and to hear him. l
was the common exclamation, "How remarka
bly, he bears his extreme age!"
Owing to the packed state Of the rooms, an,
the disposition to have a social time, the excel
lent addresses of Deacons SHELDON and PAL
MER, which followed, were not heard save b,
tn sc who stood near the desk. The forme
spoke of the surviving Founders of the Church
the latter, of the intermediate Pastors. Thes
addresses were both interesting and inslTuctiv
TO those who had the good fortune to hea
them. Deacon SHELDos's allusion to one O
the original members, a curly haired yCuDl
lady of seventeen whose attractions drew hin
] over to Ohio City, and who afterwards becam
his wife, and was now the mother of hal
dozen children all hopefully converted, wer
very happy. SO was the address Of Deaco
PALMER to FATHER KEEP, who welcomed hin
on his first arrival, % years ago, to this place
; and showed to lnn and his then young iamll
| the kind attentions Of Pastor. Deacon Pal
Tnpntionpd tha nanas and diJ bnpo,
= briefly, to the labors OF the intermediate Pas
tors, Rev'ds j. ID. PIoKANDs, RUSSELL, REI1
CANFIELD and WArsoN. With an affectionat
! allusion 10 the present Pastor, he closed.
, The next Theme announced was,
e The Oldest Pastor on the West Side.
e To this sentiment, as Of right, responde
Rev. L. BURTON, of st. Jehns lie was vor
ielicitous in his short address,, and greatl
> interested the people. Flo alluded to the sew
) eral senses in which the term Oldest Paste
. might be taken; and owned that in the sense G
q being the longest in the Pastoral service i
connection with one Parish, he was by one yea
the eldest. He remembered living in the ''Kse
e House," on Clinton street, when 1t was said b
' some one of the family, 'there goes the ne'
Presbyterian Minister" He said it was some
times hard TO exercise the christian duty of re
signation, but that if he should never have occa
x I
, neighboring Pastor than he had had in his Ion
I and intimate relations with the ssteeme,
: Brother whose Church was celebrating its 25t
Anniversary, he should have easy work of it =
a At the close of his interesting remarks, tn
@ Rev. Gentleman was embraced by the Pastor
token of frsternal love, and christian fellow
ship.
& 1 he next Theme,
The Institutions Of the Church,
Was responded to by Mr.. A. G. HoPKmsol
=, Superintendent of the Sabbath School ii
, modsstY restrained him from speaking on h
j. prescribed topic, and he spoke briefly and eaII
a estly, and with truly Christian zeal, on the oll
gatons which the origin and history Of Ii
q Church impose on the present members to b
y an active, bold, witnessing people, for God an
humanity. II is matter OF regret that his exec
y lent remarks were drowned save 10 those aboI
. him, by the understandable socially Of the pee
pie, the att actions Of the oyster table, and Il
20 catter OF dishes in tie rear of the room.
blame can be attached to any one for the goo
- tune which the happy crowd was disposed
\ have on such festive occasion Seeing thi
gladness ruled the hour" the Pastor fOrebol
a, 10 call out other speakers, down ON the pr,
= gramme, viz: MessIs. U. W. PALMER, on Il
olsterLood of the Churches; q. +. DUrro
on the brotherhood of the Church CHARLl
French, (Deacon) on the Bible in the Churc
Rev j, q White, of Plymouth Church, {
" the Day before korefAtheI's Day; and Rev.
lo Wheeler, Of the M. Il. Chureh,on the Church.
m Of Cleveland, the best Institutions in Ii
10 goodly City aud closed with rehearsal
rt Poe's Bells,by p. ELbRiDsE. pupil Of k
a Hnmiston's popular School on the Heights al
avery promising young speaker and spee'
~ from Rev. w, ii. BREWSTER, Of the Height
be on the Youngest of the Sislerhood; the Chur
M OF 1880 on ahn Hninhla Mr. Ri. rnnnnnnn