Daily Republican., 1879-03-29
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The. New Castle N. K. Church o
Thursiay syening was denssIy packe
~ ~ congregation ana many friends
among theln some from, your city, {
Rev. CIR. 'Bristor, wHo took this oe
casion OF preaching once more befor
starting for his new field Of labor q
New Orleans. After singing the frs
hymn and payer by Rev. J. 7. Scott, b
read three Scriptural lessons, the las
being the 2OthFof the A 90, beginning a
the l7th verse. Thislesscn vas remark
ably appropriate and applicable to hi
csss In Tslmost every particular. HI
took for his text I'd verse, 18th chspte
Of Romans. After discoursing his subjec
tor over one half hour. with his grea'
powss and sloquence, he gave, an spit
oms of his labors and their results dur
ing his two years Of pastorship of thu
New Castle N. 4. Church. At tn.
time he became the Pastor Of the churcf
there WAS, after dsducting oil removals
and deaths Of member remaining OF
the Church Record $50 names.
During his two years term he hai
granted 25 certificates to Withdrawing
msmbers, and had rsosiysd by certif
eate into the church q members, max
ing the total number l46. He had re
csived 1T members on probation, ht
had baptized 100 adults and children
attended fifty funerals and made S0(
pastoral visits. The amount OF money
raised during this time for church pur'
poses was u, 1000.
After making the above statement
he talked very f-elingly to his congre
CATION for about II minutes, thanking
the members and the people generally
for the kind courtesy always shown him
and the New Castle N. &. church he said
would always hold . place dear to his
heart; he plead with the older nember'
to watch over his boys and girls as b.
called them, whom he had recently
brought into the church, and fnally h,
counseled the members: lst. to stand
by Bro. Ridgway, to pray for him, and
to uphold him in his labor among them
2pd, to take hold Of the church, have
an interest In its affairs and its success
and no. to allow Ave or six men or wo-
men 10 run the whole business.
Immediately after he closed his re-
marks, Bro. X. G. Gordon arose and
offered the following preamble and IT,
sol hich we're unanimously adop'
ted by the large audience.
WHEREAS, The board Of Bishops have
deemed it wise to close the Pastoral in.
tsrcosrse which for two years has so
happily existed between the church
and our beloved Pastor, Rev. Geo. R..
Bristor, Therefore be 1t
Resolved, l-t, That We gladly avail
ourselves of the opportunity in these
closing services, Of expressing the re-
spect, the attachment, and ths love,
which our pastor has inspired in our
hearts during his sojourn among us, by
his courteous bearing and truly chris
tian character.
End, That We desire to place on re-
cord our high appreciation of the sue
CESS with which he has conducted all
tn. services of til. church, and his as.
sidnous attention to the interests OF our
zion.
3rd. That while tho ties which
bind us are thus suudered, our
late pastor is aflectionate!y re-
auested to accept the assurance of our
most sincere regards for his present
and everlasting hapt ness.
4th. That a copy of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to the Board OF
Stewards of the Ames church, New Or
lsans, La.
Rev. J. T. Scott stepped forward and
in few appropriate remarks presented
to Mr.. Bristor a fine flexible bound
bible, circuit hylnnal, flexible, and a
unique gold p-ncil, as a slight mark OF
esteem from some of his friends. He
also received during the day and even.
ing large number of presents from
his numerous friends.
Immediately after the benediction
was pronounced a general farewell
hand shaking began, which was CON
tinued for nearly an hour, and to say
the least il was u very solemn affair.
The excitement in regard to our late
and beloved Pastor has been so great for
several days past feeling Of gloom has
been cast not only upon the church, but
upon many not connected with it, and
the scene Witnessed at the church on
Thursday evening was perhaps never
before witnessed in any church in this
Con ference, and one that will never be
forgotten by those who were present.
Mr.. Bristor leaves to-day for Balti.
more, and Oh Tuesday will start for
New Orleans, where he expects to ar.
rive on Friday evening or Saturday
MEMBER.