The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-06-03
INSTALLATION OF A PAsroR-INrEREsr-

lNSTALLATiON WI ASiOh- -lNibnboi
ING SERvIcEs.-Notwithstanding the ex-
treme inclemency Of the weather, good
congregation assembled in the Second Bsp-
tist church last night to witness the i'm
pressive services connected with the in
stallation of Rev. J. A. CHANBLIss as pas
tor Of the church. Something more than
two months ago Mr.. Chambliss received the
call of the church to fill this position, and
soon after signiled his acceptance. He
arrived in this city on Friday night, and
yesterday morning preached here for the
first time.
The installation services were begun by
the choir singing the anthem How
beautiful upon the mountains are the feet
of him that bringeth good tidings
that publisheth salvation; that
saith unto Zion thy God reigneth." Rev.
Robert Ryland, d. D., read selected
lessons from the Scriptures. Rev. James
B. Taylor, D. D., offered fervent prayer
for the Divine blessing upon the young
servant of God who was about to enter
upon the solemn and responsible relation
of pastor to this people, and upon the
membership of the church, that Divine
grace might be given them earnestly to CO.
operate with their minister in every good
work.
The choir and congregation then united
in singing the hymn commencing
eve bid thee welcome in the name
OF Jesus, our exalted Head:
Come as a servant; so he came;
Aud we receive thee in his stead"
Rev, T. G. Jones, D. D., who for some
months passed has been supplying the pul.
pit of the church, made brief address tc
the congregation, and was followed by
Rev. A. f. Dickinson, of the Leigh-stree'
Baptist church, who, in behalf of the Bap
tist ministers and churches of this city, ex
tended to Mr.. Chambliss the hand of fel.
lowship and welcome, assuring him of thell
cordial cooperation and sympathy in hi
fabors in this community.
The charge to the pastor elect was now
delivered by Rev. j. l.. Burrows, ID. u.
of the First Baptist church, and was al
earnest and eloquent exhortation tt
"work." This word, he said, expressed
all that was required to make useful ant
successful minister of the Gospel"
workman that needeth not to be ashamed
rightly dividing the word of truth" HI
then referred to the many encouragement
with which Mr.. Chambliss would meet il
his ministry, and closed, as he had com
menced, with an exhortation to |" work"
He was followed by Rev. j. B. Jeter, d.
D., of the Grace-street Baptist church, il
an address to the church upon the respon
sible relations of pastor and people. Ht
congratulated the church in obtaining
pastor who had the full confidence of hi:
denomination here and elsewhere, and tina
no one in the land could have been selected
who would be more cordially received by
the pastors and churches of this city. III
the vigorous and practical manner charac
terstic of the speaker, DR.. Jeter proceeded
to show that to the full efficiency ano
success of church they must not only
have a working pastor, but the member
ship must be working church.
The services were concluded with
prayer by Rev. Charles II. Ryland, sing
ing by the choir, and the benediction.
Mr.. Chambliss is native of Georgia, is
about twenty-seven years of age, and is
said to be one of the most promising young
ministers of the Baptist denomination in
the South. He was educated at George
town College, Kentucky, and Howard Col
lege, Alabama, and pursued his theologl'
cal course in the Southern Baptist Theo.
logical Seminary at Greenville, S. G..