Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-06-30
Preaching the Installation Sermon, and
the Rev. Mr.. Caldwell Deliver
ing the Charge to the People.

n former years and found to be most &C
ard the Alabama Street church
las secured the services of DR.. ]. L. Martin,
who will be here this week. After few
pleasing and exceedingly appropriate re-
marks In this line, DR.. Daniel proceeded to
The unfolding OF his text. 1.-The phrase
/ determined ," said the speaker, "shows
The fTmness of the apostles resolution.
rhe term "Christ" is the equivalent for the
Hebrew Messiah" the promised Savior.
Every Christian knows that Jesus means
Deliverer. In the snnunciation of the ma
tiYity the angel said: "Thou shalt call His
name Jesus, for He shall save His people
from their sins" Paul determined to
know Jesus Christ not simply as & person
who came to set an examI lie before map,
but to deliver them from from their sins
by His sufferings and death. He deter
mined to know Christ crucihed. Ii is i'm
poitant to discriminate between truth and
error. Let US see what the apostle did
not mean. Tor the text has been perverted:
/. He did not mean to teach that a
preacher ought to be uneducsted-Psul
was himself no mean scholar. He was a
fac logjcian and fine Greek scholar
Paul did not oppose an educate ministry,
2. Nor did he mean 10 teach that a
preacher had nothing to do but repeat the
name of jesus. The speaker heard very
earnest and sincere man once declare that
if preachers would simply stand before an
audience snd repeat the name of Jesus
more good would be accomplished than
by the preaching of learned sermons.
8. The apostle does not mean that
preacher is to coDfiue himself solely to re-
lsting the narrative of Christ's life. Some
have SO argued some have used this text
to oppose the preaching OF doctrinal SER
mons. They think a preacher ought not
10 preach on predestinat on, perseverance
of the saints, justification by faith, etc.
But the man who wrote tbs t7xt wrote
The epistle to the Romans, which c. Il
jsins the doctrine of justification by faith.
Having now seen what the text does not
mean, let US see what it does mean. The
apostle means that he determined 70 know
the person Jesus Christ, the God man
having the two distinct natures. On some
occasions His divinity shone forth, as for
example on the Mount OF TRANSPORTATION,
when the disciples said: 1T is good for us to
be here, let US make three tabernacles," etc
The apostle determined to know the work
of Jesus Christ. He determined to know
Christ "and Him crucifed"
There are some to-day who think there
are other subjects more appropriate for
the pulpit. They are anxious to attract
the crowds. But it will be sad day for
Christianity, said the speaker, when such
a subject as this Will empty the churches.
How presumPtuous are those who think
they can find better theme than that Of
the apostles.
At the conclusion Of DR.. Daniels ser
mon, DR.. Richardson came forward and
propounded the constitutional ques-
ton to Pr. Boegs and u the church,
all of which were answered in the
affirmative. and the pastoral relation
between DR.. Boggs and toe Second Pres
byterian church was declared established.
Or. Richardson then delivered the charge
to the pastor. He cited the example Of
Christ and the apostles in preach
ing the gospel. They we're dilieent
and ubtiring. The Savior said, 81
must work while it is day; the night
cometh." Paul went en- long and arduous
missionary journeys. Faith was the NOV
ing principle. The speaker then made a
quotation from Psul's charge to Timothy ::
preach the word; be instant in season,
out of season." So, my brothers, you are
to preach the word of God; preach it as
the inspired word. II is inspired in the
sense that it is from God. The Bible is
not simply inspired as some men say
Shakespeare and Goethe and Milton are
inspired" that is, elevated" The Bible
is Gods word. 'Holy men spske of old
as they were moved by the Holy Ghost +"
You are not to preach iI"'--
- -..-.sm or Spiritualism or SEN
sauonslisn, but you are to preach the pure
word of God. 1t is very important, too,
that you preach from house to house.
There are some old people who cannot
come into this house to hear you
preach. You must bear this Cos
pei to them, and in our day many
people are TO be reached by face 10. face
preaching. DR.. Cuyler, one of our most
useful ministers, pastor Of one OF the
largest churches, recently said that in
building up that church he had handled
every brick" in it. He hiss given personal
instructions to all his me nbers. Another
prominent miuister said that all the mem
bers of his church were hand picked,
abiding to the picking of berries. And
after while, my brothers, you can be
sble to say: 81 have fought good fight, ]
have kept the IA ill.,"
DR.. Richardson then announced that the
Rev. Mr.. Caldwell would deliver the
charge TO the people.
MIR. Cald we'll then said: When our
Lord assembled up on high He led cap
tivity captive and gave gifts unto men.
Among the ascension gifts the apostle
mentions pastors" You have tonight
received a pastor. This is a privilege
which some churches do not enjoy. There
are many churches without pastors. The
pastoral relation has been formed. Allow
me to-remind you tonight of some duties
growing out of this relation.
/ ! charge you to esteem and love your
pastor for his works sake. "Let man so
account Of u.s." said Pau, "as the minis
ters of Christ and stewards of the mys-
teries of God" To the Galatians Paul
said, eye received me as an angel. If it
had been possible We would have plucked
out your own eyes and have given them
to me-" No preacher can hope to be en-
inently useful without this love and es-
TEEN on the part Of his people.
2. 1 charge you to receive his instruc-
tons, "for he is the messenger Of the
Lord of hosts;" he is an ambassador of
the Lord Jesus Christ. He brings from
the King a rle-sage of pardon, reconcilia-
ton, peace. You are to hear his sermons,
not merely for the qualification of literary
taste. Ezekiel speaks {, f people who heard
the Lords message in that way. Thou
art unto them as a very lovely song OF one
that hath pleasant voice snd- can play
well on an instrument, for they hear thy
words, but they do them not" Nor are
you to come to this church as merely
novelty. Such were the Ethenians.
They passed all their time in seeing and
hearing some new thing. Their love of
intellectual excitement weakened the
grasp of their minds SO that they lost the
power OF perceiving the truth. When Paul
went to preach the gospel 10 them they
said: "What will this babbler say ?"
8. Give your pastor your moral support.
The speaker referred TO an old picture
Moses seated upon a rock, fighting the
battle Of Israel against Amalek. While
Aaron and Hur held up Moses's hands,
Israe prevailed sgsinst Amalek. So peo-
pie are to hold up the hands of thier pas
tor. Attend his preaching. Do not
neutralize the effect of his sermons by
criticisms at the dinner table on Sunday
You may undo ali of the preachers work,
so far as your children are concerned.
4. Pray for your pastor. Two or three
hundred people praying for a pastor while
he preachssl Bis influence multiplied q
thousand fold Above everything, we
reed-ministsrs and people-a baptism Of
the Holy Ghost.
The congregation then united in singing
the doxology, Praise God from whom all
blessings flow" and after the benediction
was pronounced by DR.. Richardson, the
head Of families ard many others came
up to the fount and gave their pastor their
right hands ain t0seD of cordial reception
and affeclionate regard, and thus the Rev.
DIR. Boggs became again pastor of the