Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-15
A NEW PASTOR.
INSTALL ITION OF REV. MR. RIDDELL
PASTOR OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Eloquent Sermon by Rev. Geo. C, Lori
m-r of ChicagO--Interesting Ceremonies
at the Church Last Evening,

N1ntn anu NacOuta StreetS-by the way one
of the finest church edifces in st. Paul
was filled last evening, the occasion being
the installation as pastor, of Rev. R.
R. Riddell, late of Wakefield, Mass. The
services while unusually long, were deeply
interesting, the large audience showing
earnest and unfagging attention
until the last word of the benediction had
been pronounced. In honor of the occa-
sion the altar and organ rail
had been heavily dressed in ever
greens and flowers, particularly
handsome bouquet of flowers occupying
the right corner of the altar desk. The
music was furnished by Prof. Titcomb,
organist, with the Misses Sloan
and Owens as sopranos; Misses Pepper and
Hope as altos; the Messrs. Worthington
and Butt as tenors, and Ned Merrill and
Van Duzen, base, as the choir, and solo,
by Mrs. Matthews, the rendition of each
number, as mentioned below, being worthy
the occasion, and most creditable to the
musical taste and culture of the city.
The services commenced promptly at
1880, with an organ voluntary by Pref.
Titcomb, followed by the anthem (Thomas)
by the choir, 30 Sing Unto the Lord"
Then came the reading of portion OF the
Epistle to the Hebrews, by the Rev. F. L.
Sullivan, of Moorhead, followed by prayer
by Rev. E. Westcott. In his petition, the
reverend gentleman especially invoked
the Divine presence in the exercises of the
evening, and also for his presence continu
ously with the new shepherd of the congre-
cation, so that his ministrations might
contribute to the building up of the church,
the spread of the gospel and the good of
the entire community.
Mrs. Mathews, the soloist, then
sang ''Not Ashamed of Christi in a very
sympathetic and expressive manner.
INSTALLATION SERMON.
Rev. DR.. Lorimer, D. D., of Chicago
one of the most eminent divines, earnest
and eloquent pulpit orators and indie
fatigable Christian workers in the coun-
try, then delivered the installation sermon.
DR.. Lorimer is a rapid speaker, and from
the reporters position-a little in his rear
was at times indistinct. SO that at times
the thread of his discourse was lost, and at
the best only mere outline is attempted.
He took as the subject of his discourse the
second chapter of Paul's First Epistle to
the Corinthians, from the fifth to the
eleventh verse, inclusive:
That your faith should not stand in the wis
dom of men, but in the power of Go
HowEeit, we speak wisdom among them that
are perfect, yet not the wisdom of this world,
nor of the princes of this world, that come to
naught.
But we speak the wisdom of God in mys-
| terry, even the hidden wisdom which God Or
| dained before the world unto our glory.
But as 1t is written, eye hath not seen, nor
ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of
| man, the things which God hath prepared for
| Them that love him. ESsss
But God hath revealed them unto us by his
Spirit: for the spirit searcheth all things, yea,
/ the deep things of God
| For what man knoweth the things Of man,
save the spirit o. man which is in him? even so
the things of God knoweth no man, but the
| Spirit of God.
| The speaker commenced by saying let
this spirit be in you. It is a sign of mans
native dignity, that he can initiate no less
q being than the Almighty. When an ex-
ample is set men the Almighty does moi
say follow the angels. He always says
follow me, the high and holy one. If We
can initiate the Almighty does it not i'm.
! ply that there are in US possibilities that
cannot be realized until we reach Christ's
standard. There is no limit to the height
to which man, made in the image of God
though Sustained, cannot attain to.
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altation. Man is presented as striving to
be like Christ. Humiliation always pre-.
cedes exaltation. The trees in the forests
lift up their mighty heads, but before they
can attain anything greater they must be
humbled, the woodman's axe must cut il
down, and human skill fashion it into
forms of usefulness. The human mind.
no matter how brilliant, must be humbled
before it can attain true greatness. ALI
our great men have had to pass through
periods of gloom and great trial before
they finally reached the eminence fol
which they were aiming. Gods greatest
glory comes through man. His great love
and tenderness is best shown in the humil-
iation he under vent for man. It is this
law of humiliation and exaltation brought
out in the text which imparts
its true character. We, as a sect, hold to
the doctrine of the adorable trinity. be-
hold in Christ the image of the Father.
He, who was in the form of God, came
and transformed himself and appeared as a
man. We behold in him the being OF
beings, the author of our existence, God.
Such are the mysteries of our faith. God
became incarnats in Christ. No human
mind can account for Jesus of Nazareth.
A divine being can never be less
than himself. The human mind is
greater than human language. Man can
| not voice his most brilliant thoughts; the
most skillful artist, like Angelo, fails ut
terly to impart to the cold marble, his
bright imaginings, and finally throws
down his chisel in despair. To this plane
God lowered himself for the benefit of
man. He became as q man, his greatness
being limited by the agencies into which
he had voluntarily entered, and it is this
that is found one of the profoundest mys-
teries of the Christian faith. Following
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