The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-07-17
lnstallation serrlees.

DEAR EDIToR:-OD last Sunday morning we
noticed many people vending their way to the
Lutheran Church of Lehighton at an unusually
carly hour. We aim ost concluded the com.
munlty had tuTned out zen mass" and we
wondered whether they cou d be accommodated
WIN seats When We ourselves arrived at the
church ut 93l A. "a e, we found every pew oc-
cupied and the deacons busy in putting chairs
aud benches in the alsles To Accmomodate the
thIonging cIoyd. 1t was spectacle pleasing
TO the eye, and we were only wishing, The poo
pie wound throng to church every sunday. The
services opened with the singing OF the At aud
To Deum laudamus" by the cn0ir when was
Followed by pcayer and The readlng Of scripture;
town, preached in German an edifylng aud in
strucuve sermon from ST. John chGp, IL v. ii.
nolding up before the people the model shepherd,
ana imp esslng upon the congregation its DUTY
to regard, trnst aud oOey its pastor as shep.
nero VINO labOIs under the supervision and au-
thorlly ol Christ, Then The choir sang Desutl-
fully tine appropriate anthem: have set thee
watchman on the vnlis Of ZlOn," after which
Bros. Miller and Pitt proceedod formally TO IN.
s.all the pastor elect Rev. G. A Bruegel, who
accompanied by his Vestery, presented himself
at the alter. IL was solemn anu imDressiVe Q
sermon. The pastors duties beng reiterated,
NO was asked whether ho would De faithful to
aus trust and andlbly responded; Yes, with
the help Of Godl" The cOngreg Ition was then
charged 20 be faithful TO its pastor in return
tefVent PRAYER IN the EnsllsA language. The
Holy Communion was administered to over
hundred person; and at " O'clock the audience
announced large congregation gathered agaln
az ';30 r. NJ. II tho CHOIR sang well in the morn
ing, they sang even berter IN the evening The
=" le Deum laudamus " was agaln produced.
Alter some liturglcal service tue GLORIA In
eeSeelsls was suns aud was rendered admirably.
we iound that inc congregation could pi aise
God IN English as welt as IN GermarI Rev. j.
n, Pitt preached most excellent sermon from
1 Thessal, chap, 3 v. His theme; THE sue.
cess OF a chrislian pastor depends very much
upon tho faithfulness Of the people, was treated
IN mastery way. IL was classical In style,
Iorclole Ia argument appropriate IN application
ana delivered III an Impressive manner Tne
apostolic teachings inspired Its hearers 10 pIac.
tics the excellent lessons 1t conveyed. ana we
only regret that we have not the sermon in
pamphlet form IN order tO give II wider circu.
laUOn. The Rev. speaker cordially recon-
mended the Initiated pastor 10 the respect and
sympltny OF the congreg gatou referring feeling
~ 70 their labors together ia former yeais
Another anthem being suing, the holy Com.
nluulOu waa auminlstereu ia English. rhe y as-
tor then thanked all The memDers OF the choir
several of whom were strangers and had kindly
given their servlees Tor the ocoaaOI ana com.
plimented them ON tneir success,
Throughout those two services we Were
most deeply Impressed with their s1lomnity the
Itavotion ald close attention OF the people with
the fQrcS Of divine trust. An EYg WITNESS.