Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-03
Installation of Elders.

An interesting service took place at the House of
hope, Presbyterian church, yesterday forenoon, the
occasion being the ordination and installation of two
elders The elders elected for installation we're Mr.
b. G. Baldwin and DR.. q. Fl. Boardman, the latter
gentleman being also ordained.
During strain from the organ, the presiding
elders came forward and arranged themselves in
front Of the altar the senior elders taking positions
to the right of the members elect the junior elders
being assigned the positions the left. The names
OF the elders are as follows: Henry NJ. knox, H. X.
Taylor, II. j. Horn, Thomas Cochran, Jr, Fl. L
Williams and W. B. Dean.
Dr. Breed briefly addressed the congregations say
ing that the ceremony about to take place was the
contamination OF the will of the congregation as ex-
pressed bV the election Of the members elect, at
their meeting a few weeks since. After concluding
this portion of his address, Mr. Breed briefly outlined
the duties and relations that should exist between
me members and elders, closing with fervent ex-
hortaon for harmony of spirit, good fellowship and
unity Of action. The Rev. D. G. Lyon then charged
the eide rS-eect as follows:
Dear brethren, do not know why1 was desipnsted
to perform the special service of charging your new
ly elected elders, except it that your pastor
young man, wished to put honor upon an old man.
accept it, however, with pleasure, and procee to
the task Dear brethren, let me say first, you have
received a distinguished werk of confidence from
your brethren In being selected by them to bear the
important office with which you now have been in
vested. There are many in this large body of COM
munlcants In our synod equally competent and
worthy, DAT the lou mas 1ailen upon yourselves.
You will not therefore, fail to recognize in this the
voice of the head of the church, only calling YOU
TO very responsible duty but conhding also to your
keeping the most sacred trust. The Office Won have
accepted, the nature and warrant of which having
been stated is that of rulers in the house of God
known IN our Presbyterian constitution by the title of
ruling elders. You with your associate elders and
minister constitute court Of the Lord Jesus Christ
In this court, and in all of our church. to each
Of which this ordination makes you eligible you are
co-equal with your minister and pastor differing
from him only In that he is to labor in word and doc.
trne, while you to be to him as body of cabinet
oounseors in all matters that pertain to the interests
of Chrst's church. You will see, then, brethren
from the very nature Of your office, that great grace
and divine wisdom alone will be adequ te to the
proper discharge of its high responsibilities
You will suffer me, therefore, dear brethren in the
words OF Paul to the elders of the chur at Ephesrs
70 charge you in the first pacs to take heed to YOUR
se;ves your usefulness in the Office you are now
called to- as we'll Gs comfort in the performance
OF its duties, will depend much, very much, upon
your walk in life. Your characters should be COPY
Oh t,e in a' 'ess, your conduct, rreproachabe.
the criticism OF the world. In all your relations in
life-business, Social domestic-it will become you
TO show yonr brethren, as distinguished from the
world that more excellent way in which the good
Jesus would have them walk. Be OF high minded
but humble, lowly. In meekness, instructing those
who would oppose themselves to the truth. And so
be your unbamabe lives, in these and other duties,
which need not at present be detailed to YOU that
others may aspire to the high plane on Which you
walk.
To give strength steadiness, and pernanence in
such a work, I only need say, be often and much
with your great exemplar-the meek and lowly
Jesus. From Him draw your instruction-from this
fountain fill your mind and heart.
But secord, you are to take heed to all the flock
which the holy ghost has made you overseers.
The divine order is: first, yourselves; second the
flock. Notice, it is the holy ghost who has called
You to your responsible position, and since he has
confined this honor upon you, it ia to him that YOU
IRE responsible for the in which you
The work. Do not forget this. But the flock is
to be the object Of your solicitude. It was
for the flock that your Office created.
1t would have meaning but for the flock. You
understand the figure. It is that of shepherd and
his sheep, with the under shepherds he has ap-
pointed, the help he gathers around him. You,
dear brethern are his helps. You are charged with
looking after this fold of his sheep. They will de-
mand of you much careful attention. and much anx-
iors, prayerful thought
It would be to count them more than human to in
fer that none of this flock would stray from the fold
n would be strange If none sought forbidden pas
tnres If there were no tender lambs that needed
The Shepherds cares.
II there were none that were spiritually lame,
mind or hating on their way to find the green pas
ras and still waters, that were not content with
them v b IN found
r were strange II there were not found in this
annk some silly sheep, to whom the restraints Of the
tnll had become irksome, and from which they had
determned to break away. In all these cases the