The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-11-10
TABERNACLE CHURCH.
The Installation of Rev. ]. A. ROndthaler
as Pastor Last Night.

The services of installing Rev. j. A. Rond-
haler as pastor of the Tabernacle Church took
place last evening, large audience being pres
emit. The services were exceedingly interesting,
The sermon being preached by Rev. IL. V. Hun
ter, the charge to the people being given by Rev.
James Mcleod, the charge to the pastor by Rev.
a H. Carrier and the questions to the pastor
and people on behalf of the Presbytery being
given by Rev. L. G. Hay.
Mr. Carriers charge concluded with these words
'You should be known as the best friend of every
man, woman, and child in the parish, having
word for the weary. a kindly caution for those
out of the way, able and willing to put yourself
into another's place in order to under
stand his situation; considerate, but
not patronizing a terror to none but evil-doers;
ready on occasion to do your best for an audience
of one as did Christ at the we'll of Samaria; put
ting on no magisteria, airs towards honest doubt;
living in such sunshine through the glory OF
God in the face of Jesus Christ that you reflect
1t always having pessimistic and despalrlng
outlook over Christ'S field, which is the world.
The man who walks as ambassador of the King
on this platform may sit Familiarity like his
Master at mems tables and at any well-slde
With weeping Marthas and Marys he may show
his heart so touched for their departed brother
as to evoke again the comment behold how
he loved him. Through his bright words chill
dren run to give him greeting and to take his
Ehand. Even the butterflies of the congregation,
Hf there are such, need not hutter away, scared
at his presence, but let them hover near long
enough to find out that this good mans piety
has not in it any acid awful quality after all.
Doubts will not, when expressed, be smltten
back but hearts be led so to unfold themselves
that after its expression the doubt vanishes in
the sunlight of Christian sympathy shining
through the clearness of heartfelt statement.
And so, my brother, may you long minister in
these best Offices of love. No work on earth
is SO beautiful as yours. 1t carries
along with it all the while its own
sweet reward. And then, by and by, many
whom you have conducted along the way to the
palace of the King, will reach forth to you as
you come the welcoming hand and call you blessed,
and the King himself shall turn towards you his
approving face and say, in tones that thrill you
with their tenderness, Come thou blessed OF
my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for
you from the foundation of the world. Verify,
j say unto you inasmuch as thou hast done
these offices of love unto any one of the least of
these, my brethren thou hast done them unto
me-"
The building now occupied by the Tabernacle
Church having been sold to the Turn
verein Society," must be vacated on the LIST of
January. The church has erected or its prop
erty at the northeast corner of Meridian and
Second streets, at cost of 81, 700, temporary
frame building which will be ready for occu-
tpancy for both the church congregation and
Sunday in about four weeks. This tenn
porary structure is built upon the rear of the
ichurch lot and the permanent building viii, in
time be erected in front of it, plenty of room
having been left for that purpose.