The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-02
FoRTTgPH sEYTVERsARY
Of the pastorate Of Rey. Dr.. Jos. B,
SEattoR. HafeAez
40 Interesting and Happy Occasion,
III CT aRIoN EIlas 4 afeat many read,

An Interesting and Eapp Occasion.
HE 81 akIois gEeat many read.
ers wllo. win read with interest the fol-
loving frbfa the Satekez Democrat of
fyestgffay
Iss Sunday Hast. was very Indictment, and
a good dealsof. 1erYe Was requisite TO
induce church-goer 10 face the rain and
mud in an effort 70 Feach the sanctuary.
In most of Eaae cbifelf5sst hesattendance
was very small, but in the Presbyterian
church the respect and esteem in which
the venerable pastor, Rev. Jos. u. STRAIT
ton, IS held, drew together large as
semblage, not only f the members of
his oVgl congEsaatioRs but of people of
Natchez generally, to testify their APP
probation Of him % the foTtieth ami
yersary.of the beginning Of his pastorate
of MS GiIurchial this eitF, The church
was well filed with appreciatiye friends,
who braTed the storm to show the
warmth of their feelings for one who fer
so long a time, " without fear and with
Ipfth. sruIE niRIAGss ,t a.aa s I'd
the holy religion of his Divine Master,
h fei oae1iag-ff .the servseezs OF The
/ 4h3hTihg Was 4 very HasA rem deFing of
the Magnificent, of Aifs, u N hich
theFesgeFe7 two very sllle o8es sby
Miss Fanny Weieh and 80 he ether BY.
aIlrT David Fix This anthem was bea q
/ III sS Ia Hred and very ettsgHve. ..sI
The serN 41 Of t4le=Eler E1u5g55dEas preach-5
eafbtyy RIsev 'frhas. R-aiaf isslaalarB, D., IF
New Orleans, and Eas 9H09Deea by
! sse ri xasard it, a 91ess sermon for
tia QGak ID 1t vas ess9bent. feeling
~ 4AAeaIand perfectly appropriate to
the occasion, and as a specimenof pull
pit e.oanenee Jy2s thought to be the /
SpAk 81 ISER ley Artpreached in the
church. With Dr. Markham, this SER
mon WAS labor OF love, as he has ever
since his boyh0od's DAYS been an ardent
and devoted friend and admirer Of DR..
Strattoh 81
The extremely inelcment weather in
the evening made it advisable to post
poae the promised historical address of
DR.. StFattoa, until afuture.oecasion, and
no congregation assembled for the even
ing service.
The celebration Of. the fortieth ami
Presbyterian church was intended to
cover period of tyo days, Sunday and
Mondss,+ the exercises Of the Sabbath
school to take place on the latter day.
at 1 p. M, and the reception to follow
at night att, at the chapel. The chapel
had been most beautifully and chastely
decorated with flowers and evergreens
for the. occasion. Festoons of ever
green's draped the windows, and in each |
window was alternately suspended !
basket of flowers and a cage containing
one Of those Sweet little song5ters, al
canary. In the panel IN the rear of the
pulpit, in large letters woven from ever |
green's and foYerss we're the words "God |
Bless our Faithful Pastor" On the left |
of the pulpit, from the floor, we're the
| figures 1913" the year when DR.. STRAIT |
tt5a 1sSh hiEsspas sEa9s3 and On. the right
EElsss I'D 81 tlasheaS5al anniversary
:. ts s sals + icy h he P the
FeeIftrs 3ss, 4 4 are b of evergreens that sur
lmonhfeasi t Mere tie Saii titsls, in taste
ef,tl; sshfshograne, ! 81 b. $" and the
| " hole was LA up By q sRRmber=of taperS
| of various colors.
On the walls, in. white letters, on, |
black velvet hae "a Quad were tablets
containing 5h4Ila ne Of BepAstors who
preceded fDF: StrSti6rr; &sitI the years
,of their services E-'als5s Of, the foun
! ders of the church. The predecessors Of
| Or. ,Strattnn were: Daniel Smith, 1917
TO 1919; NJ. Weir, 1920 to 1922; G.
Potts, 1888 10 1885, 8. Winchester, 1887
ITO 1871, the present pastor coming next
I n succession In 1873. Tie founders OF
! the chuEch were: Messfs. j. Henderson,
1.J. Forman, S. Pestlethwaite and a, Nc
.Creery.
A .goodly number of the Sunday
]. school children, their parents and the
friends oE DIR SbrattoA, assembled IN the
chapel at 4 Z. AZ, and it was not long
before Reg DR.. Str5ttoil and Rev. DIR.
MarkEsnr entered, when tha services
were opened by the scholars rising and
singing tie neutrality-suspicious.
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