National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-04-14
THE NEW PREACHER.
AN INSTALLATION AT ALL SOULS.
Pastor Shipper Formally Welcomed by His Flock
Rev. Robert ColIyer's Eloquent Discourse
Other Ceremonies Attending the
Interesting Event.

and on floor, were packed with an interesting con-
gregaion last night during the installation of Rev.
Rush r. Shipper as pastor at All Souls Church.
The exercises commenced at. half past seven
o'clock with an organ voluntary, followed by the
Introductory service by Rev. J. T. Bixby, the sing
ing of an anthem; Scripture reading by Rev. F. B.
Hornbrooke, the rendering of TIE Deum in fine
style by the choir, and o sermon by Rev. Robert
Collyer. This distinguished clergyman is tall,
urdYlooking man, with the Danish English style
of Iace, surnounted By dome like forehead. HIS
voice, strong, rich and well modulated, was yet a
disappointment in lacking that penetrating clear
ness so necessary to convey the lumi-
Gus ideas for which he is famous His text
was the sixteenth verse of the the twenty first
chapter of Revelations, The city heth over
square. The length is as large as the breadth.
The length and the breadth and the height of 1t
are equal" His theme was the "manysided
character OF the perfect Christian" No matter
how men may differ from us on points of faith,
we feel in our hearts that they must come to the
City of God as best they can. Men must give the
best account of themselves, and live lives true to
their nature, or they will not attain that ele-
walton for which they were intended. 1t makes
no difference whether they are Germans, or Scotch,
or English-where man comes from is no matter.
We may count them by their thoughts and deeds
as benefactOrs of their race. while we
know little about them. In the true Christian
world men are gathered from every Tribe, with
all possible variety of character breaking out in all
possible variety of thought. When we strike the
still wider lines which enclose the whole civilized
world, when we examine :" the square-sided city,
we this great truth more plainly. In the Paris
Exposition of 1878 the speaker found this idea
most forcibly illustrated. Men were there from
all sections of the world each exhibiting the char
acteristics of his sections In the exhibits Of the
man from the East were shown evidence that the
prevailing quality of his section was reflection;
in the Western mans work were the signs of enter
prise from the North came the signs of reason
cold, logical thought-while the South glowed with
q luxuriance of beauty, savage energy in its
magnifcenee, all of which was but the reflex
Of the nature beneath. A completeness of beauty
is only to be found in grouping of the whole. You
go to the East for the past to the West for the fu
ture, to the North for cool reasoning to the South
for emotion. The Sacred Books belong to the
East; science to the West; logic to the North; po-
etry, to the South. All these are needed for the
perfect revelation of human genius. When you
find perfect man he will be the embodiment of
these qualities. This is the secret of the poet. We
must have the power to look backward as well as
forward. Genius is the city which leth four
square Scan all men of genius; you will find them
four square-having emotion, reflection, logic, sci
exclusion of others. Each quality holds its own
secret takes its own place in the problem. This is
true of the religious life. Where all these quail
ties are each equal and none master we find the
perfect life. While we must, in some measure,
from our nature, be more or less one sided do not
let Us believe there is good on the other sides
Now asked the preacher, why should there not be
a church of God answering to this four-square city
of God? There was as yet no such church full
grown, but it was coming. And he believed that
the Unitarian Church offered the Divine hospi-
tality more largely and literally than
any other. 1t is fitting there should be
such a church in Washington, the Capital
City, which was the centre of the Nation.
This congregation had the chance to build such
church under the leadership of the new pastor,
Mr.. Shipper, to whom he paid high compliment
for ability and Jealous work he thought the OPP
portunity was fully offered.
Rev. R. p Stebbins then offered the installation
prayer. A small, venerable, white bearded man,
his full, deliberate, ponderous voice filed the
whole church with its solemn and sonor0us sound.
Rev. Charles G. Ames then, in chaste and beauti
full address replete with pathos, ringing in its
manly strength and touching in its tenderness of
gave the right hand of fellowship to the
new pastor. Mr. Shipper, the pastor, is a tall,
man, with rather dignifed bearing.
Mr.. Ames is young, dark-haired, clear-voiced,
with clear-cut, handsome face.
Rev. Grindan Reynolds tall, white bearded
gentleman, with a remarkably rich and magnetic
voice. and with mich oratorical grace, delivered
The charge to the pastor in an impressive and elo-
lueIt manner. Rev. DR.. A. P. Putnam delivered
he address to the people, and, after an anthem by
he choir, the new pastor pronounced benedc-
ion and the congregation dissolved. The church
vas very prettily decorated with flowers, espe-
tally noticeable among which was the exquisite
,ross prepared by Mr.. John H. Small and put up
n front of the altar.
At ten o'clock this morning conference meet
Dg will be held in the church, lasting until one
jclock. The meeting will be opened by devo-
ional service led by Rev. Mr.. Wilson, of Salem.
1t eleven o'clock Hon. George B. Loring will take
he chair, and an essay will be read by Rev. Mr..
dornbrooke on Christianity Larger Than Its In
erpreters, to be followed by discussion. In the
evening" at eight o'clock, there viii be brief ad
iresses by several speakers on Unitarianism and
It's Forward Look" Among the speakers will be
Rev. Messrs. Colyer, Stebbins Ames, Powers, Will
op, Humphreys, Watchhouse, Buckingham, |
Young, and others.