Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-10-11

more beloved by his congregation. and |
more popular with the public at large, |
and the regret over his departure is deep
and general.
Mr. Cryer took for the text of his
FAREWELL SERMON,
Second Corinthians, 1911:
Finally. brethren, farewell BE- perfect be of
good comfort be of one mind. live in peace, and |
the God of love aud peace shall be with you.
Mr. Cryer said it had been well said
that there is touch of p4thos in doing |
even the simplest thing for the last time
Somewhere the speaker had read; 1t is |
not alone in kissing our dead for the last |
time that We feel this sense OF separation: |
we feel it when we look for the last |
| time on some scene that we have loved, |
when We stood in some quiet city street, |
| where we know we shall never stand |
The actor playing his part for the last
| time the singer whose voice is hOpelesSly |
cracked. and who after this once will |
never stand again before the sea of ups |
turned faces disputing the plauditS with |
freSber voices and fairer forms these all |
| know the bitterness of these words, news |
er, again" With feelings of sadness |
which border on this, yet with no such |
gloomy outlook for the future, does the |
minister preach his farewell sermon. He
and the individual church that he leaves |
are but small factors in the great prob |
| lem of the worlds salvation. and it mat |
| tiers not what comes to each SO the hand |
of God be in it. Yet it is one Of the |
most solemn occasions of his life, when |
| DESTROYS of crowniug his work with the |
most hopeful and lasting utteFances of |
his ministry he feels through the conflict |
of contendiDg emotions, utterly unable to |
| give adequate expression, even to the |
| feelings Of the heart. Yet. however |
much personal feelings may strive for |
| the mastery, it is not time for their eX-
preston, but an opportunity for plain,
manly, christian thought No words are |
so appropriate to express the desires of
minister for church that he loved as the |
words of St. Paul: Finally. bretnrcn,
| farewell"
Mr.. Cryer urged his congregation to be
faithful, be hopeful and be united BE
kindly affectionate one 10 another. Let
childhood and youth honor old age. Let
old age be kindly considerate of youth
and childhood. MAY the young minis
ter to the comfort of the aged. May the
aged and mature watch over and care for
the spiritual culture of the young. May
there be no social gaps in the life of this
church. His desire and prayer was that |
the congregation might be one.
Mr.. Cryer has not yet accepted call
elsewhere, though he has received several.
He will take a needed rest before deter
mining upon his future.
| W. c. T L.
Saturday afternoons session Of The W.
! c. T. L. state convention at Moline was
devoted to the closing proceedings, The
reports of plan OF work committee Miss
! Hood, chairman, was given and was
heartily approved Mr. W. A johnson,
secretary of the charity organization SOC
letI of Chicago. made a few remarks on
| Il. ~ b.,
C. workers to take up this work in con-
nection with their other work, Miss
Willard presented the subject OF the
World Petition" Tue report OF the
thanks offerings followed, Mrs. BaChus
reading. Miss Hood on behalf Of the con
vention presented Miss West with money
for desk to be placed in the editorial
office. A memorial service was held fer
those who died during the year.
Resolutions were adopted welcoming
the national corresponding secretary Mrs
Caroline B. Buell., to the leading head
quarters at Chicago, rendering the SOC
iety S sIsterly sympathy to the wife of Rev.
6 C Haddock, and expressing the con-
victiDn that in the murder of this heroic
son OF the church, the temperance reform
loses the l0vejoy of the new anti>slavery
war, and enters upon more significant
epoch than ever before I'VE charge upon
the officers of Sioux City, who were false
to their office, upon the party politics
that puts such men in power, THE martyr
dom of this fearless man of Col. That
the evolution OF our work has educated
us up to the perception that prohibition
nominees must be the watch words if we
are to secure the enforcer back of the
law. But this last best form Of prohibi-
ton involves consecrsted politics, in
which method of warfare we steadfastly
believe and pledge our influence and
prayers il favor of those who make pro-
hibition primary consideration in their
voting. We believe that woman's ballot
is road to prohibition; that there should
be an amendment to the national consti
tuition granting woman the franchise.
We thank the prohibition party for stand
ing by this method of work and urge
them TO continue steadfast for the great
cause. We call attention to the fact that
the anti-saioon convention voted down,
by large majority, the following res
{ oluLions: Resolved, That only clean
, men who are heartily in sympathy with
this conference, can justly claim the suff-
} rage of the people; and we ask that the
e republican party shall place only such
men in nomination. The voting down of
/ this resolution proves to US that party is
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