The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1875-05-07

the trustees Of the church and secretary
of the Sabbath school. then made the an.
nouncement that in February last the
Rev: DR.. Eggleston had been invited to
fill the pulpit of that church for three
months, but at the end Of two months
the congregation had increased 80
largely that at tho meeting on Friday,
April 2, it had been resolved to extend
tho call to DR.. Eggleston TO act as pas.
tor, the name Of the church to be in f,l-
ture known as the Church Of
Christian Endeavor. As the clerk of the
church, he had officially informed DR..
Eggleston, on April -. Of his call, and
had received his letter Of acceptance,
which he then read. After the reading
Mr.. Hebard called on Joseph Wilde, an:
other Of the trustees, to extend to the
pastor, on behalf Of the church. the
right hand Of fellowship. Mr.. Wilde then
ascended the platform and made the fol-
lowing address. during tho delivery of
which the whole congregation arose and
remained standing:
'Dr. Egg!eston: This people have ex.
tended to you = unanimous call to the
2astorate Of this church, which call hav.
ing been accepted by you, it is my pleas
ing duty As IN officer Of the church and
society to welcome you to this pulpit and
field of labor, to our love, our confidence
and our sympathy, promising you our
constant Kindness and earnest co.opera.
ton in al your labors, and in all the dear
and holy ties which unite us; AID, as an
expression Of the hope that as tho year
rolls on We may more appreciate the great
work given US Of Cod to do, I extend, in
behalf o. my brethren of the church and
society, the tight hard of fellowship, and
may the ,o7e Of Jesus so cement and
melt our hearts with holy aims and holy
power that our united ''Christian En-.
deavors' may result in great and per.
manent SUCCESS"
The Rev. DR.. Egglestcn, ~ he took
Mr.. Wildc's hand, said in substance that
| it gave him great pleasure in extending
the right hand of fellowship to one whe
had been SO faithful to the Church in the
hour Of its necessity. He said that he
scarcely knew what else to say than that
he,joyiully accepted the call, in tho be-
lief that church could exist by itself
and that Christians could labor for Chris:
without being bound by \ creed. II
would be church that would not be an
tagonistic to other churches, but would
meet all denominations with brothcrl s
love and kindness; and on this basis ht
felt able to make any sacrifice and do any
labor which he might be called upon te
perform. The services then concluded
with the Doxology and the Benediction
Rev. Mr.. Eggleston, as clergyman o.
the Methodist Episcopal Church, was
some years ago, we'll known in this State
especially at Red Wing, St. Peter, Man
kato, Winona, and St. Paul. He wss, w
believe, once pastor of the Jackson Stree
Church Of this city and also Of the Mar
ket Street Church, now FRS
Methodist; and was also il
1884, for time librarian fo1
the St. Paul Library Association. A
Mankato or st. Peter he once undertook
to win fame and fortune in the manufac
Iture and sale of superior article of soap
but failed. On account of i'll health, a
We remember, his ministerial labors wer'
several times interrupted
On leaving St. Paul, he engaged il
Sunday School work, living ct Evans
ton, near Chicago, and edite,
or wrote for the Little Corporal, beside
being western correspondent of the I,,dc
pendent of Brooklyn. Then. going Eas
and locating at Brooklyn, he became frs
associate and the editor-in.chief of the In
dependent. Afterwszish he edited Heart
and Home, and late: wrote books IN
|lectured. Some Of his books-the my.
terry Of Metropol:5villc," tie scenes c
which are in, Minnesota, and the "Hoosie
lSchoolmaster."' for instanccs-have gair
ed : wide reputation and had large sail
/ Although he: calls his new church or
, without creed, it in reality belongs
!. B that liberal form Of Congregati atioualim