The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-02-18
SERVICES OF THE SABBATH.
Installation Of Rev. James Mcleod as
Pastor of the Second Church.
DR.. s. H. Vernon Addresses His Old GOngroga-
ton at Roberts Park Church on
1.-THE Glorious Now"
INSTALLATION CEREMONIES.

Rev. James Nc DeOd was formally installed as
pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church last
night and the exercises were of an unusually
interesting character. The altar was tastefully
decorated with flowers and plants, and the aug
mented choir rendered excellent music. Rev
A. Il. Carrier presided, and after the. opening
hymn, 'Ged in the Gospel Of His Son. DIR. Tut
ile president of Wabash College, read the Scrip
talres, making his selections from the ninth
chapter of Romans and the twentieth chapter'of
the Acts of the Apostles.
Rev. Myron w. Reed invoked the divine
blessing, saying I'VE look to Thee, our Father
inheaven, and pray that Thy blessing may fall
onfus here on earth. We pray that these
services may be acceptable to Thee,
and that they may quicken our
minds and make hearts tender. May Thy
spirit be with us and bless us in what we do,
and may it rest especially on this church and in
the church. May our minds be turned toward
those things that pure and merciful and
good. Bless us in all our work, and give us
wisdom according to our day. We thank Thee
for our pleasant surroundings, for our friends
and the faces of our children and may so
do Thy work that all men will combine for those
things that are true and noble May the king
dom of Christ so come among us that every knee
shall bow. Remember the poor and those that
are in misery and distress. Bless those who are
suffering on the border of our State and through
out the United States, and may all men have
hope and comfort in the name of Jesus Christ.
Amen.
After the hymn, ooh, Where Are Kings and
Empires Now2" DR.. futile delivered
the installation sermon, taking for his text
Acts xix, AL must also see Rome" He said,
IN brief
Is there any special force in the word alsoY
After the LordhaG seEiied Paufs almost passion
ate prayer, that he might be made Offering
for his brethren, the Jews, he was assigned to
be the apostle to work among the gentiles. His
plan was to capture the four great cities and
make them the centers of Christian power and
thus Christianize the known world Let us con
slider this plan; Antioch was called the Queen
of the East" Ephesus was called ''The Life Of
Asia" it was also great commercial metropolis,
aswen as being an educational center Corinth,
IN respect to its position, was unrivaled. The
commerce of Asia and Rome must pass through
this city. The fourth city, in Pauls plan, was
Rome, the greatest city in the world. Its legions
had extended its rule from the Thames to the
Euphrates. Rich, learned and mighty, Rome
was brutal and cruel in its heathenism
beyond belief. Paul said 81 must also see Rome"
after he had converted the other cities, and it
alone remained His work in Antioch was for
seven years; at Corinth he was nearly two
years, and three years at Ephesus. Fora period
of thirteen years he had been steadily carrying
on his plan of capturing these great cities. But
to 20 to Rome he must 90 by Jerusalem, so as to
make one more appeal TO his countrymen.
He landed in the bay of Naples. lie is described
as jew, with every appearance of age, weak
ness, and disease. From the ship to Rome was
$50 miles, which the 1lustrious prisoner went on
foot At Capua he first set his foot on the APP
plan Way and at the twelfth milestone he got his
first sight of Rome We may well believe that
his heart beat with high enthusiasm at the sight.
To-day the view is most impressive what must
it have been them At last he reached the gates,
through which statesmen and soldiers and schol-
ars have passed; but who exercised so great an
influence on that city as did hef When he en-
tered, he saw on every side evidences of Romes
greatness. He was there to convert that city to
Christ Sowell did he push his conquest that in
seven years there were perhaps 100,0 900 CONVEX
sions. That was the greatest moral triumph
the world has ever seen. After that Christian
believers travelled with its merchants, taught in
its schools, dwelt in its houses and swayed power
even in in the palaces of the Caesars 1t is
natural to inquire whether the great captain has
left any account of how he effected his wonder
full work. AT Ephesus he called upon the elders
to meet him, to hear from his lips history of
the agency by which he captured the city for
Christ. And how was thatl Who were
his soldiersl They were living earnest,
loving believers in Christ. What the
weapon? 1t was preached gospel; for with it
Paul conquered Ephesus and Rome. It had
conquered him; it can conquer anybody. His
weapon was the gospel of Christ. And how did
they this weapon! They preached the Cos
pei in its fullness-Gods grace, love, entreaties,
and vehement persuasions. He preached as if
he believed it and believed in it. He was never
doubter. These Christian warriors believed in
the gospel as a weapon that had conquered one
Saul of Tarsus, the chief of sinners And they
used it in dead earnest, and they did this one
thing, and with their might They were fired
with a vehement passion. Nor was this all
They preached the gospel with tears. These
were the weapons by which he conquered the
world. The great Christian soldier, after he
Al AKA
is still going on, and the plans thus wisely laid
shall eventually be successful.
This church, that tonight receives pastor,
has good name, and has done good work, and
how shall it continue it! 1t must have the Cos
pei preached with earnestness, with vehemence,
with tears as Paul preached it, and if our
brother, who is now to be installed, shall have
large following Of earnest, loving believers, to
help and encourage him. the same results will
follow.
The impressive installation services of the
church were then gone through with. Rev. A.
H. Carrier eflieiated, and asked the usual ques-
tions of pastor and congregation, which, being
answered affirmatively, he said: ''In accordance
with these engagements thus entered into in
behalf of the presbytery and in the name of the
Lord Jesus Christ the head of the church,
pronounce the relation of pastor and people es-
tablished between Rev. James Mcleod and the
Second Presbyterian Church, and may God
bless you both, which was followed by an earnest
prayer.
The charge to the pastor was delivered by
Rev. II. A Edson who said that the new pastor
was there to be a Christian man and Christian
teacher. A man of God must be man Of good
ness He must be modest, considering that be-
fore he was born God got along without him,
and that the world would survive
after his departure He must have the
Christian virtues, and, above all, must be chart
table out of pure heart. He must teach Chris
tianity, which is the exaltation of Jesus Christ
as prophet, priest, and king, truth which had
furnished the bone and blood of civilization. He
must preach the word, but as the word of Jesus
Christ He must have comfort in preaching
this, but not in preaching his own opinions, or
speculatons, or the combined wisdom of man
kind He must not make the church social
club, nor divert its work from its legitimate pur-
poses. Not only the church, but the Presbyte-