The Portland daily press., 1885-11-14
RECOGNITION SERVICES.
Rev. Albert Dunn Installed as Pastor
at Free Street Church.

A large audience filled the church last
evening to witness the interesting exercises
which were observed in installing the new
pastor. The speaking was preceded by an
organ voluntary and an anthem by the
choir. Rev. G. Fl. Daniels of Payson Me-
mortal Church read from the Scriptures and
offered prayer.
The first speaker was the Rev. James Me-
Winnie, who spoke on 1.-THE Pastors Rela-
ton to the Church" substantially as follows:
The duty of the pastor is to feed the flock of
God to bring unto them from the treasury of His
truth things new and old Though he must bring
to the people fresh active thought he is not to at
tempt TO go beyond Gods word; if he does he will
ing the Word he fultilS his duty as minister of
Christ. The duty of the church should be in a
ceptiye mind to receive the truth, and an intellect
ual system built up by mans reason, and be jeal-
GUS to see that nothing else comes from the pull
pit 1t should be willing to hear not only the
pleasing things OF the gospel, but its searching
truths and which must be preached. There is moth
which so paralyZeS minister's arm as TO reel
that the church is not strong in the faith let him
know that he is surrounded with men and women
who want to hear the whole TRUTH and as the law
OF supply generally equals the law oruemanq they
preach, he is to labor for the salvation of In
this the church must cooperate with him. AS in
the apostolic days when the church was scat
tered abroad after the persecution which arose
about Stephen they went everywhere preaching
the Word; as the church acted then it should act
today. The pastor is not the proxy OF the cnurcn
but its representative, and without its support he
must fail. With its support the power OF coos
spirit will be manifested, and earnest men ana
women will go forth to labor as God gives them
opportunity.
The pastor is further to lead in all church work
but here also every one is to build on the wall.
There should one wait to be told what to do by
the pastor; if everyone would take for motto
that of the prophet, II have consulted with my
flNnrn hn
walls Of Zion. The church members should make
the pastor welcome in their homes, speak OF him
kindly respectfully before thelT ea fen s ana
port he felt sure the pastor would be accorded
he would study harder, stand higher and preach
better, and God would bless the work.
Mr.. McWhinnie was followed by Dr..
Small of the First Baptist church who spoke
on ''The pastors relation to the community. 2
The speaker said, in substance, that the minis
ter sustained vital relation to all men and from
the divine nature of his mission always would.
To show how potent had been his influence one
had bnt to unroll the map of the world and COM
pare places where he had been with those where
no one exercised the sacred calling. The minister
was useful to the community in fixing more firm
ly its peace. enhancing its order, raising its
standard OF morality The method Of doing the
work the community expected of a clergyman
must be varied. He is above all to be minister
of the gospel being this he will do his full duty as
a citizen and bless the community in raising its
standard of Christian living, and ennobling every
sphere of mans life. The community welcomes
another clergyman to its midst one in the Ylg0r
of manhood and rich in Christian culture; it will
accord him its respect and esteem in proportion
as it sees in him the graces and strength of a
Christian life.
A hymn was then sung by the congrega-
ton, and Rev. G. D. B. Pepper, d. D., of
Waterville, spoke on 'The pastors relation
to UNCONVENTIONAL work. The address was
an eloquent and incisiye one, emphasizing
the principles of Baptist faith and dwelling
on the needs of UNCONVENTIONAL work and
advancing arguments to show the efficiency
of UNCONVENTIONAL loyalty as viewed in its
results.
At the conclusion Of DIR. Peppers remarks
hymn was sung, and the audience remain
ed standing while prayer was offered and
the benediction pronounced by the pastor.