The New York herald., 1874-10-05
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Installation of the Rev. James Boa rd

Installation of the Rev. James Board
man Hawthorne rs Pastor.
The installation Of the Rev. James Boardman
Hawthorne as pastor OF this church yesterday
drew together a large and highly respectable con-
gregalion. Divine service was conducted by the
Rev. Edward Lathrop, d. D., now OF Stamford,
Conn.,, but formerly for more than twenty
years pastor OF this church. He was assisted by
the Rev. DR.. Bright, the Rev. DR.. Backus and the
Rev. DR.. HAITI The choir was under the direction
OF Mr. P. 3. Sparks, and consisted OF Mrs. Z. Ben
tegeat, soprano; Mrs. p. B. Sparks alto; Mr.. w.
Il. Radley, tenor, and Mr.. Harvey Mitchell bass.
The opening anthem was the .Benedic anima,'
from Mosenthas mass In d. This was followed by
Mosenthal's "Glorian No. 3, In nat, to Noyelo's
.Hear me o Lord" The floral decorations were
IN excellent taste.
The Rev. Edward Lathrop d. d. preached an
eloquent sermon on ''rbe Power OF the Gospel "
selecting his text from the Second Book of Kings
IL, 1922. AT the close OF his discourse he de-
livered the Bible to the new pastor. which he char
acteriZed as "the sword of the Spiritn ana then
extended to hun the right hand OF fellowship.
The Rev. Mr.. Hawthorne replied as foows:-
cordially thank you my brother. for your
sympathy with me IN the abors upon which am
about to enter. Having occupied this post for
twenty years, and being endeared to the people
by ties so many and so sacred know that you
leit deep interest III their welfare; ana when ln-
formed BY the Pulpit Committee that you had
consented to be present to-day and take the lead
ing part IN these services | felt that my Joy in
meeting you would not be less than that OF the
church and community. Through the first four or
five years OF my ministry was blessed with the
daily counsel or q venerable father, VINO, for more
than fifty years. has beraded to a perisning world
separated. HIS WORK is done. War worn, battle
scared and helpless, he sits by the margin Of the
inky stream and IN all the serenity OF triumphant
Iaith, waiting for the Master to cail hIm home to
his reward on the other shore. In his absence
nothing Is more gatenl to to my feelings than the
have had long experience IN the holy work 10
which trust
VOICE DIVINE HAS CALLED ME-
come among you my brethren, at time when
the Ark OF God IS being subjected to some or the
mIghtiest assaults OF which Satanic power Is
capable There is coming on her 80 current OF
/ doubt deeper far and darker than ever sweled
against her before, a current strong in learning,
crested with genus, fearful but calm in its prog
rsss." The old desperadoes OF lntdety, the follow
ers OF Voltaire and Tom Pane are almost extinct.
But there are the misguided disciples of Carly lie
and Emerson, and the army OF Materalls.s led
by Darwin and Tyndall, wLO teach that there Is
there Is no God, no soul, no spirit realm; that
man, having sprung from bats and bugs ana tad
poles, has no pre-eminence over the beast" Their
name Is Legion and their purposes are various,
but in this they are agreed-that Christianity
must go down before advancing CIVILIZATION.
Great and good men in the Church are filed with
fear They think that we shall have q tidal wave
OF infdeliy, apostacy and cOrruptton-one that
snail sweep the nations from shore to shore and
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pathZe with that feeling.
THE WORLD IS NOT GOING BACKWARD.
Gods plans cannot possibly TAIL The continued 1
progress OF Christianity is hXeu by the lmmutable
laws CT Jehovah, ana the day approaches when His
triumph snail De complete, TO preach the glorious
Gospel OF the Son OF God is an honor which an
archangel might afford to covet. But 1t is d task
not less solemn and awful than that of sounding
the trumpet which snail wake the dead. | some
times stand bewildered between a conviction OF
obligation and q sense OF insutliciency. With one
breath l feel like eXclaim,ng "Wo unto me il
preach not the Gospel" and with the next, "Who
Is sufficient tor these thingsy''
In the prosecution OF TINS sacred and moment tous
commission the presence and blessing OF those
the same battles make me 'thank God and
preached by men OF simple faith men called Of
fire. 1t will not fail TO melt the heart and mould
my allegiance to Christ and the dignity OF the pull
business of party politics or anything else that
to the roof OF my mouth" With all my heart |
believe the Bible to be the Word OF God To me
Every line is full OF light; every word
Bedewed with drops Of love divine
And with the eternal heraldry and
signature OF God Almighty stamped
From first to last
If this be your faith. my brethren, 1t will be Joy
for us to labor together, and by the blessing Of
God we shall rear here TO HIS glory "A spiritual
edince that shall I'LL this community with the light
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