The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-09

~ INSTALLATION OF KEW, WILLIAM N. oCOEfSj
OF THE THIRD PRESBYTERIAN ,CHURcH.-Hhej
Rev. W. N. Scott was Installed az pastor OF
the Third Presbyterian church lCburchi
HilD on Sunday night, By request OF thei;
Presbytery Rev. Charles Il. Read, D. D. of
Grace-Street Presbyterian church, preaebedt
the installation sermon and delivered THE B
charge to the congregation, and ReR II LIZ
Preston, D. D., of the First PresbgtsTiane /
church, delivered the charge to the PASTOR.
The remarks of the former were based On \
the commissions of Christ to his APOSTLES \
I. All power IS given me In heaven and 10
9gfth. Go We into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature" &c. BE dweit
Particularly upon the power which had been
given to the risen Lord, commencing with
the lower order Of life, and thence Through all
forms of matter in the universe. TO intesTl-
gent creatures aud their minds and sen ls.
His sermon was eloquent and very haeefe ST.
ing, and was listened to with rarlKed at en-
ton throughout.
His charge to the congregs isola wss fleep,
searching; and instructive.
DR.. Preston delivered the ecjharge TO the
pastor, and during its recital he mit fly re.
lated the. circumstances unaserf " hieh he had
CATION, and reminded hira:oE the e: xtensiye
field which was opened to him, and the great
amount Of good which ha4 ntigha az conplish
In IT, ls,.;i - Ersze4i.ltl
The usual questions were them lpropound.
ed,to pastor and people. During is remarks
he mentioned that Whitfield saa he gathere6
material for his sermons alb to- g, week, and
set fire. 10 them ol Sunday mo seryice ]:
given to man Witnouk the pss ler to accom-
nlish. While the earnSst pashR with heart
full, Of desire to do, good. nHs " seem some
times to fall short Of it,. aRA Tdisappoint mer
and bis own expectations, b. q must remem
her that trials and tribnisj lions will come
and having done hisbasA, hle must leave; th,
result to God. c ,ga i a...,..
Daring tho: ceremonies appropriate hymns
were sung by tha .oheis- ~ !. .9 ,I I:
The congregation wasj, not so large as
I Eould have haen btlk for the heavy lair
(which fell all The aftanr DON and night. .ta
! Mr. Scett Is q naiT re Of Halifax county
Va, and is descestb ID from long line ol
ministers, his fataae being Rev. j. a. SCOTT
now preaching Ln Vest Virginia, and shii
grandfather the D. tie Rev. DR.. William N
Scott, one efthe: ID oneers Of :Presby terianisn
in the mountai1s of Virginia. both ofwhon
were hoaored nj mbeIs Of the Synod of Viz
gipiafo foz long lime. Upon; his graduation
at the Unioh theological Seminary, Prince
/ Edward eoEn ty, In the class Of 1879, Mr
Scott reeeiss a call to his first charge-th'
Samuel NF lies ''cburcb, Hanover county
which post he filed, up to the Time OF bis
coming TO ahe Third church, with marked
success -,
He hF .ngs to his work here youth ant
strengta "a vigorous body and mind, and
heart D. .oroughly consecrated to bis Mastery
i service J, as has been evineed by bis forciote
and . .rnest presentation OF the gospel truli
i npoD the two Sabbaths be has been mere, ans
the special talents be has shegn for paslo1a
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