Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-28

tics we shall better enforce moral truth.
The whole history of some men who have
been considered by the world not fit to
preach but whose zeal has made them
successful ministers of the gospel. we
should make other people feel the truth we
present. In this age the minister
should possess a wise, catholic and liberal
intelligence, to make him useful among
the people. The diffusion of intelligence
has taken from the minister the relation
in which he once stood before the people,
that he was the only cultured man In the
community. Therefore the more neces-
sity of high culture. The minister does
not preach an ideal gospel to an ideal peo-
pie, but practical gospel. 1t is want
of the knowledge of the special wants
that creates such feeling of unrest that
8 leading to the denial of old doctrines
rather than any change of opinion upon
doctrinal points. We ought to initiate
Christ by bringing Christians to us by
personal love, and this should stimulate
us to appeal with affection and sympathy
to the hearts of the people. Thus should
YOU add personal influence to the divine
with which you shall speak from this desk.
The Right Hand of Fellowship of the
Churches was given by Rev. James R.
Bourne, pastor of the church in West
Rutland.
He said: am glad to welcome you to
this people. 1 welcome you to people
who have always revered their pastor.
welcome you to pulpit where free utter
ance of opinion has ever been character
istic. | welcome you as a cross bearer,
and you will find it no trifiing task to
bear the cross in your endeavors to curb
the materialistic spirit of this age. [
welcome you to our fraternity of churches.
/ welcome you for myself, as a minister of
the same name and in the same town, that
our labors may be fraternal and in har-
mony.s [ now extend to you most cor
daily the right hand OF fellowship.
The Rev. Aldace Walker, D. D., gave
the charge to the people.
He said as the organ of this council
and in the name of the churches congrat-
ulate you on the unanimity with which
you have chosen pastor and the hearty
reception you have given him. The
charge to the people was to have been
performed by another, whose former re-
lation fitted him to perform this Office,
but he said in his reply to the invitation
he gave you this charge in his last SER
mon to this people. My first charge to
you is to open your minds and hearts to
your pastor. Let your pastor have OPP
partunities to converse with you on the
great subject of vital Importance to your
welfare Do not be afraid or ashamed to
go to him with that great question, what
shall I do to be saved Your pastor can
not always see you. therefore go to church
that YOU may hear the answerzto the
great question. Attend the services
with the expectation of receiving the liv-
ing truths of the Gospel. Your pastor
does not come TO you claiming that eocle-
siastical power has descended to him
through a line of succession, but in the
simple faith and truths of the Gospel.
He will be satisfied with his labors only
as he leads you to Christ. If you would
do your part, give your pastor living ex-
amples of the preaching of the word.
Do not think the whole work of mould
ing the character of this people belongs
to your pastor. The glory of the Lord,
as reflected 10 the churches, is to eulight-
en- the people who sit in darkness. Light
that beams forth from Cody life is one
of the means, not by the Gospel by
preaching, but the Gospel lived. May
your Christian lives before God shine be-
fore all.
The concluding prayer, invoking the
divine blessing upon pastor and people,
was offered by Rev. William T. Herriok
of Clarendon.
The following beautiful and expressive
hymn, written by Mrs. Julia G. R. Dorr,
was sung with the spirit of love and I'M
derstanding, by the choir and large audi
ence present. The benediction was then
pronounced ny tho pastor.
HYMN.