The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-28
yOsBURGH SAYING GOOD-BY.
AppIsudins ~ Pretty sentiment-The Pastors
Desire to he Remembered.

The Rev. George B. Vosburgh Of the
Madison Avenue Baptist Church Jersey City.
preached his farewell sermon last evening.
Nearly an hour before the opening of the ser
vices. the throng that afterward filled the church
TO its utmost capacity began 10 file down the
aisles. Every horse car running 10 the church
was crowded. and as soon as one halted 1t was
quickly empicd its passengers hurrying
toward the church doors in bee lines. regard
less OF crosswalks. At7s o'clock there was
hardly room for auotnor person anywhere In
tho church. Tho seats had ocen filed TO the
rear walls. The gallery over the entrance was
crowded. The organ loft was packed. Benches
had been placed in the aislcs. ani were illed.
Rows Of persons who could not find seats. ex-
tended down tie alsles and along the walls in
the galleries. Outside Of the church were many
who could not obtain entrance at all. The plat
form was gayly derked with flowers. 1t was 30
loaded and garandcd that it presented II bank
Of blossoms and green leaves. vino. with
knots Of white flowers. ran around the front ami
sides 81 the entire platform. On n small table
in front wns n floral chair the git u ono Of tho
women u tAe eonsrYsati9n,.
door ut the rear OF tho platform stood
slightly ajar, and the congregation watched this
entrance as intcnty as they would have watche |
the d2or through which a ,pin,oned prisoner
about 4 O'Clock tie pastor entered and tho nut.
ter ~ fans Tor an instant ceased. He placed
threw hiis hat intp t vatant chair and seated
himself in another chair huryng his face in
his hand. The church quartet sans. after which
tho pastor arose and gayo out tie iO9I hymn.
beginning;
Therci.a name love TO hear;
love 70 SPEAK iis worth
100 evenings lesson wns selected from the
twenty second chapter % Matthew. AiierIrayer
the hymn Jesus. lover Of my soul. ." was read
ana the eqonSTegation was relue.tcd 70 loin IN
floral harp in white and pink blossoms WIS
placed on the small stand NJ tho ministers lc'i
wa1d Snd at GnS beS Of i the no SSfns GrGnTG
saving: | think. nj friends. that tins IA too
fms 20 stand back whore no one can ,rc Il It
: beautiful harp, and ! thank God It is not
hung upon tho willow. hut H. n symbol of the
harus in the hands ~ TIE angelic harpcrs. lAp-
plause.l ! accept the symbol
q moment AMI then continued imprcssiNey
Now my work IA J"r7'y CITY IL done; Tie
last sermon is preached. tho last h-neli'tion
will have boon sad e. night Nnat that work
has been you KNOW. ! nrrI make no comment
upon it," Tho pnsipr added that IN his minis
try he had tried 10 impress on tn minds Of his
hearcrs tho ideas embodied IN the sermon he
had Just preached. lie spokeot the mutitudos
that had thrOng"u his cuur'h in past month =
from motives - curiosity, and -A!d that he had
nude the acquaintance II sono ~ thcs.. and
had become familiar. with thr fa'"s ot many,
As time goes on, he cont uurd, | shall he
forgotten: In a few years snnli slunlhor IN the
grave. But remember the truths | have tried
to tench Won: remember Nhrlei : ko"l MIN ana
his truths IN rememhrnnr'." II spoke warmly
of the charity that hai boon shown him. and
said that h" would never forget It, In closing
he borrowed farewell coupirt from Lord
Byron. and added. And may Gods good angel
guido us all till through the sunshine and the
shadow we reach the end.
The closing hymn was the l.O5lst. beg inning
On. may faithful lroye
And keep the crow u IN view,
Ana throu.h the storms of lie
Ny way lui,ur.
At the close oi tho services many Of his par
ishioncrs crowd ed to IN" front Of the pulut lo
take their r'tlring pastors hand and speak
words of good cheer