Daily Republican., 1878-11-16
A PASTORS RECEPTION.
Rev. Mr.. Keigwin's Arrivai-A Cor
dial Reception by the Members Of
the West Congregation.

. dial Reception by the Members a
. the West Congregation.
Last evening the pastor elect of Wes
Presbyterian Church, Rev. A. N. Keig
win, was extended most cordial re-
ception by the members of the congre
CATION to which he has been called.
At eight O'Clock the exercises begal
, with music from the choir after whicl
, Mr.. Charles Baird, Superintendent O
. the school, spoke az follows:
"We come together for the purpose o
welcoming to our midst one who In /,
few days will be settled amongst us a,
our pastor. We hope that he may fin,
many friendly hearts to welcome hin
and rejoice with him. hope We shall
show we are glad to receive him, and
cooperate with him, to work, labor
and Lejoice with him for many days tc
come. In welcoming him in our midst
| hope we shall be able to spend many
pleasant hours together, and feel tha,
this Is the beginning of many pleasant
days.
Rev. A. J. Snyder being introduced,
said he had had the pleasure of atten
ding the two other pastoral receptions,
those of Rev. Mr.. Smytl and Rev. DR..
OTIS, given by this congregation. ~
congratulate you christian friends, he
said, that the Lord has heard and
answered your prayers. After months
# anxiety and long. waiting, in
answering the desire Of your heart he
has sent such shepherd to watch over
this flock. | congratulate you also
on your god fortune in securing so good
looking man. We all like to associ
ate with good-looking Presbyterian
minister. 1t is great thing to keep
him good looking. BY loading him
down with trouble-by burdening him
he will soon lose that pleasant ex.
preston of cOuntenaDce and you will
soon see wrinkles gather upon his
brow. Therefore hel him, esteem him
and aid to give him success in his work
for the good Of Christ" aEs
Turning to Mr.. Keigwin he said: 81
am happy to meet you, to extend to yon
the hand OF fellowship in behalf Of the
ministry OF the Presbyterian church and
of sister churches, and in behalf of this |
community. They have all been looking |
forward, with anxiety to your arrival
among us. 81 congratulate you s,r for
having been called to so pleasant a
charge, with such fine building, with
It's large congregation and Sabbath
school and its many young faces, and
say that in all these surrounding cir
that God in his infinite
mercy has blessed you"
Rev. Mr.. keigwin, who had been
standing during the delivery Of Mr..
Snyder's discourse, advanced and ia
cling the audience returned his thanks
for the cordial whole souled reception
that bad been given him. He said that
in coming to the West Church he had
begun to feel that there is Providence
guiding his steps. He has always been
kind to me--kinder than expected. |
feel that in being placed among 50 in
telligent people that he has been
reall y kinder than deserved.
" can say, in my intercourse with
you, that there is something homelike
that makes me feel az though
was mingling among the people OF my
own Kentucky" After speaking fur
ther upon the satisfaction he expert
enced in seeing so many kind faces, he
TUNED his thoughts upon the secret of
putting into practice the teachings of
the Bible. How it required unity of
acton, mingled with harmony of
thought, and how it was necessary to
have every hand and every heart we'd
led to the work.
He further said "when there Is any,
thing to be done, don't go to some one
'lse to do it. That is the chief cause of
trouble with churches that don't sue
reed. When a member sees something
hat ought to be done he goes to some,
body else and says, you ought to do
his, evidencing spirit of putting off
heir work on somebody else. The real
spirit that should actuate Christian
$ one when he sees there's ally.
hing to be done, that will cause him
o say, am the one to do it, There
ore, brethren, let that be our spirit"
"aave you ever noticed" he said,
that when people, engaged in kindred {
Iction, grow old together, they resem-
Die each other more and more, the old
r they become! take, that all, hav-
ng the same thoughts and the same '
splratlons, kindled in common unity, /
anse the features to assume, under t
he impress of a common thought the y
anne lineal popularity. So let it be t
nth us. Let us work together, re- .
,ice together and journey together '
hat we may boone like each other o
hen God calls us home. il
In closing he said 81 thank you for v
'e kind reception you have give me. 1t II
as entirely unexpected, ,and is therefore Z
'ore pleasing to me; ancN also thank II
|r. Snyder and al, the christian minis g
'rs for the warm greeting they have ac- "
'rded me. You would naturally think c'
would feel kind of pride, but do
ot. Within me there is sort of
nnllity which says brethern | am not T.
orthyof all this. This feeling is also IN
ingled with one of supplicaton that Ell
ou dear brethren will not leave your c.,
astor day without your stregthen- pl
" prayers" At
As he was about to take his seat, he 50
lrned as though he had left something n;
nsald, and in changed tone remark in
that "he had been presented with a W
ny of the history of Delaware, | want W
make apublic acknowledgment of it. 10
ld | want to say that am a De- ft
Varean. After the beginning o this W.
injury my mother came here, where m
AS born, from Switzerland e very Or
ntre of the reformation-and landed in
the wharf in Wilmington. rather ii,