The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-24

rous in giving unanimity to the call, and in
assuring the person chosen of your purpose TO
cooperate in good faith. And when your new
pastor comes among you, treat him as we'll as
the most of you have treated me,
In the meantime, study beg of you, those
things which make for your peace, whereby
you may ed1fy one another. Be at peace among
yourselves and may the God of peace sanctify
you wholly. At the same time be firm in main
tanning the discipline of the Church and the
order of the House of God. Especially let me
exhort you all TO be constant in your attendance
on the week day and Sunday services in the
interim. Let none of you be led into the manner
of staying away from church because of the un-
certain character of your supplies.
/ desire, above all things, that none of you
will carry into your future counsels a remem-
brance of past differences Forgetting the
things that are behind, press forward to grand
and united achievements for Christ. For myself
have no animosities to cherish, no grievances
TO avenge. The unpleasant incidents of my
pastorate have been written in sand, and the
breezes OF grateful remembrances obliterate all
traces of them from my heart. My enemies
forgive, praying they may find forgiveness at
the last day. Among those with whom l have
felt called upon TO differ are some of noble
hearts and good qualities for usefulness, men
in whose piety have the fullest confidence,
whose many excellences outshine the defects
evoked by mutual Misunderstanding, and whom
/ expect to meet in that better world where
friendship will not be marred by mistakes, and
all will be made perfect in love.
/ cannot realize the fact that in q few mo-
ments shall have ceased to be your pastor
without finding myself overwhelmed by a tor
rent OF affecting emotions. i recall the associa-
tons that surrounded me ten years ago.
remember blasted hopes, disappointed expecta-
tions, broken friendships 1 think of the pre-
cious ones who have gone to their rest. look
on the multitude of youth whom l have bap-
tized. live over the many delightful scenes of
social intercourse. / remember how fondly
/ have sometimes imagined that l should con-
tnue to be your pastor till many Of you would
be followed to your graves by me, and in turn
should pass from this church to the Church
above. l look forward to the day when l must
give an account of my ministry. l deplore my
mistakes; / con fess my sins; ask for your pray
ers, and beseech God that at the last, in the
summing up of the results of my work among
you, it will be found that have not labored in
vain. ask that God Will bestow upon you, one
and all, old and young, parents and children,
young men and maidens, the choicest blessings
of His providence and grace. plead that those
of you who have hitherto resisted the overtures
of the Gospel may under the ministry of another
be led to give your hearts to Christ; and,
finally, when the tolls and cares and duties OF
lifes journey with each of us are over, trust
we may all meet again, "meet ne'er to sever"
meet to Join in the one song of praise and
Thanksgiving to our common Redeemer, and
meet where
mo farewell sound is ever heard,
Not cen the word goodbye"