St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-05
HOUSE OF HOPE.
DR.. Breeds Farewell After Fifteen
Years PastOrate---The Place
IVhnrn Two WAYS Meet

Where Two Ways Meet.
The House of Hope church was crowded at the
! forenoon service yesterday, even the aisles OF
the beautiful temple of worship being filed, with
those de sirous of hearing the farewell sermon of
the pastor, the Rev. DR.. D. r. Breed who has
been in charge of the congregation for fifteen
years.
The pulpit was graoed with lovely and fragrant
floral offerings, and tie services were beautiful
and profoundly interesting.
] After prayer and singing by the regular choirand
( congregati IL D.. Breed announced that for some
time 70 come Inc pulpit would De supplied by
two pastors. The Rev. DR.. McLain, of the
! State university would conduct the forenoon ser
] vice, commencing week from next Sunday and in
the evening Rev. Mr.. Williams, state secretary
of the Y. NJ c. A., would hold forth The latter
would also conduct the service during the week
/ of prayer, addressing the meetings each evening
| Of this week.
The sermon next Sabbath will be preached by
| DR.. McCardy, of Macalister college.
! DR.. Breed then read the official report of the
Presbytery dissolving his pastoral relations with
the church, the action having been taken al
meeting held on December 80
The reverend pastor then proceeded to deliver
a touching and beautiful farewell address 10 the
members Of his congregation.
! lie said: And so we have come to the place
where two ways meet; the two paths now d.
verge, and like two rivers which commenced with
tiny rvuets they sought their channels to the sea;
the church was like river, commencing with
the riyulet, growing into the stream and then
like mighty flood swelling its way 10 the sea;
such was mortal life the church, like the family
and nation meet diyerged and parted again and
Z ind
and the true symbol of the blessed, bright,
broken, immortal friendship; this was a time
when words should be governed by recollection,
time when men looked back ike the traveller
who occupied some lofty eminence; in what Ian
guage in what words of love shall speak TO you
an aifectionate FAREWELL this is not = Tine for
conventional sermon; such sermon might be
proper where one 5 relations have been merely
Official or professional; cannot feel that way;
you have been my dear, dear friends, and if
marriages are made in heaven, l believe this
/ union has been one of them; if such is the
case there can be no divorce; Michael Angelo
was wont to call one his churches his bride
something like unto this is the feeling bear to-
! wards you to-day: this has been a spiritual I'M
ion and we are here AS a faui in Christ Jesus;
] you are my brothers and els ers; what do they
say at parting! formal expression can voice
the heart out rather the warm pressure of the
hand, the fervent God Bless you most express
the unutte' able feeling of the heart; and so
part from you to-day.
The reverend speaker then read Paurs first
/ letter TO the Thess aionians, referring 10 the
thoughts conveyed in the beautiful passage, and
predlcating his subsequent remarks on this let
ter.
Ii was in this frame OF mind, he continued, in
which the sacred separations of life were re
| cciyed; there two opposite frames Of mind
! in which partings were received; the
one was feeling OF inconsulable grief and snr-
row. where night set in on the soul and darkened
| the spirit; u night when neither moon nor star
| appeared the other was that where the spirit
| looked over the past with feeling ~ gratitude,
| feeling OF thankful tenderness for the Joys ex-
/ perieuced: this no evidence OF decline OF
| love; no proof of loss Of affection, this was
| the lessen of parting; the blessings OF God were
| never so meegre but the soul could garner
enough in seasons Of plenty TO last it in time Of
| sorrow: the dew Of his mercy was so plentiful
! that enough could be hUsbanded TO last in times
| OF dryness. and there should be no lack Of water
mans spirit was like certain Kind Of porcelain
which drank in the rays OF the sun al when
darkness came its brightness glowed like piece
! OF dayli hit trans planted into the night.
/ So should souls store up happiness and delight,
J 80 ~ to have a reserve fund 10 draw on; so that
/ the giver could be thanked when the gift was
/ taken away. This had been 4 uellguLIul pIuCe 10
! the speaker: here had been lHvished oil that the
/ soul could ask; here the fondest affection had
/ been realized, and IN this beautiful city he had
/ realized the true meaning Of that beautiful word
/ "home" lie felt as IL ne was going away deeply
enriched, having "a hcred a store OF wealth bet
| ter than silver or gold, friendship that wOnld
/ never fade and he hoped that his dear, dear
friends looked al the parting in this light; II was
the law of nature that the bitter must be taken
with the sweet, even though II were bitter
sweet he was glad the parting had not come
when mutual affection might have been chilled
this was a blessed parting; il had blessed part
beyond il: it was fragrant at this blessed hour,
Ike bundle OF myrrh pressed in the hand
with the blessings OF memory came the blessings
Of hope. and towering filth reelected alike the
light OF the setting sun and the glory OF the
morning in colors Of unspeakable happiness
such faith was Paurs; il brought happiness 10
the pastor and the congregation; the sorrow was
transmitted with JOY, and such JOY
as no man could take away; the eye OF
faith could discern great joy in
the future all would meet there, but time as
well a. eternity would bring comfort and Joy and
my own future will be infinitely brighter for
my fifteen years fellowship with you. our chap
lets were no fading wrrath OF oak no perishble
scepters OF gold tut z crown Of immortal souls:
Paul vested his life on the churches he had
founded; the speaker hoped his glory would
consist In a crown OF sons that when summoned
away he might cast IL at His blessed and thorn
pierced feet. The services closed With hymn
and the benediction.