Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-16
A SERVICE OF RECOGNITION
ADDRESS OF DIR. WAFLAND ID.
HOYT OF PHILADELPHIA.


good sized congregation attended
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church Thursday
night where recognition service for the
purpose NJ extending the right hand of
fellowship TO the Rev. j. w. Il. Boothe,
d. ID the new pastor.
The services commenced promptly Mt
o'clock with chorus by large choir led
by Pancoast Allen. The Rev. b. L. Moore
Of Shiloh Baptist Church, followed in
short prayer. The Rev. j. 4. Craig Of
the Fiftieth Church, Philadelphia, read
the scriptures and another earnest prayer
was delivered by the Rev. J. Richards
Boyle of this city.
The Rev. DIR. George Dana Boardman
of the First Church, Philadelphia, was
introduced to the audience by the Rev.
b. MacMackin of New Castle, who pre-
sided over the exercises. DIR. Boardman
said, at is pleasure for me 10 stand in
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church this
evening, having known your pastor long
| and we'll" He took for his text, Isliah
Nv, 10th and 18th verses.
| He preached powerful sermon hold
| ing that the nature and the scriptures
sublimely correspond. Tint as the rain
is needed for the good of grain SO is
| Gods word needed for the good of sonls
DIR. wayland d. Hoyt. pastor Of the
| Memorial Church of Philadelphia, fol-
| lowed in an address to the congregation
| He felt that the evening was one of com
| graduation for the Delaware Avenue
| Church. He spoke of the beauty oil the
church and its excellent location. He
| wished TO saw that he was not max
| ing q public speech but private
one and he wished to unbosom himself.
| He had also known DIR. Boothe long and
we'll. They had labored side by side in
Brooklyn, and later in Philadelphia for
MANY years. The only sad thing about
the congratulation was that it sygnalized
the departure of DIR. Boothe from Phila-
| delphia. He was sure when the congre-
cation came to know the doctor as he
| knew him il would enter into the feeling
| of the congratulation. He congratulated
the congregation that its call had been
n unanimous one He reiterated his
statement that his speech was private
one, and continuing said that he had read
the newspapers and knew that differences
had existed in Delaware Avenue Church.
Hehoped and prayed that the congregation
would re-echo the sentiment contained In
the remark of one of its members
81 am ready to let bygones be bygones."
Let every member stop all thought OF self
and strive to make Delaware Avenue
Church a great power in Wilmington.
''Iet nothing interfere with that great
purpose or God will hold you terribly
responsible" He hoped the congregation
would allow him to ask that DIR. Boothe's
salary be promptly paid as negligence in
that particular would not be conducive
to good work from the pastor.
The Rev. DIR. Griffith, Secretary OF the
American Baptist Publication Society,
followed in short address to the church.
He held that nine times out of ton the
: success of a pastor depended far more
upon the church than the pulpit. The
congregation should always say good
word for its pastor and keep quiet over
/ his little short comings.
The Rev. DIR. Cook, pastor OF the
Second Baptist Church, this city, ex-
tended ths right hand of fellowship. He
recalled pleasant "reminiscences of by
! gone days which concerned DR.. Boothe
and himself, and as he warmly grasped
the hand of the new pastor he said he
hoped that the Delaware Avenue and
Second Baptist churches might work
| earnestly together. He felt that he was
= extending his hand for every minister and
g congregation in this city.
. The Rev. G. H. Thomas of the Spruce
. . Street Church, Philadelphia, prayed and
= after the choir had made the walls re-
u sound with 'All hail the power of Jesus
> name," DIR. Boothe thanked the congre-
y CATION for its attention and pronounced
y the benediction.
!. After the services several beautiful
- bouquets of flowers were distributed
! among the visiting divines by the Indies
a of the church.