Evening journal., 1888-10-20
INSTALLATION SERVICES.
Rev. wnIiam p. swartz !. FORMALLY :


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About 200 persons attendea the in
stallatiOn services Of Rev William p.
Swartz as pastor Of Central Presbyterian
Church, last night The unpleasant
weather prevented more from attending.
Among those present were representa-
tiyes from each Of the PRESBYTERIAN
churches Of the city. The pulpit was
handsomely decorated with plants and
flowers. The window inches at the sides
Of the pulpit held vases of cut flowers
and foliage and a handsome design oecu-
pied the table in front of the pulpit. The
ministers who took part in the services,
Rev Joel Swartz, y. d.. of Gettysburg,
Pa, Rev Marcus A. Brownson Of Cam
den, n j., Rev w. w. Taylor. Rev
Lafayette Marks. d D. and Rev. A. n.
keigwin Of this city, occupied seats on
the pulpit platform. Rev. William p
Swartz, the pastor elect sat in the front
pew
After the choir had rendered a volun-
tary, Rev Marcus A. Brownson formerly
assistant pastor Of the church. opened
services BY reading the 46th Psalm and
offered prayer. The grand old hymn of
coronation
An Hail the Power Of Jesus Name"
was then sung.
The presiding minister, Rev. w. w.
Taylor, introduced Rev. Joel Swartz d.
D., father Of the pastor-elect, who
preached the sermon taking his text
from II Corinthians, 9TH chapter and 9Th
verse: For We preach not ourselves, but
Christ Jesus the Lord and ourselves
Your servants for Jesus sake. The SER
mon was an eloquent and concise dis
course on the honor and responsibility
Of minister's position He by
apt and beautiful illustrations
then showed that though confined TO one
subject the pulpit never exhausted it and
when it was left the preaching lost
power. Preaching touches all the vital
parts Of a minister's life and sanctihes it
in all its relations and duties The quail
tiles and attributes Of Christ were de
scribed, the mystery of His divine nature
and His mysterious sufferings for the
world as a substitute for sin. Believing
Him to be more than teacher, the Lamb
of God, reigning until all was put under
his feet. he preached Christ Jesus the
Lord. The speaker spoke Of the advan
tages of the art of printing in the ditfu-
sion of knowledge, yet he did not believe
in making printed sermons a substitute
for the vocal preaching Of tho Gospel
In closing he commended the new minis
tea to the people, telling them to sympa-
thize with his work and aid him with
willing hands.
At the close of the sermon the hymn
Great Lord Of all Thy Churches was
sung, and the Rev w w. Taylor read
the statement of the call and Of the re
ception of the pastor elect into the Pres
bytery Of New Castle The constitutional
questions were then put to the pastor
elect. who answered them in a clear and
audible voice, standing in his place
They were in reference to the duties i'm
posed on him as pastor of the church
Similar questions we're put to the congre-
CATION who answered them by raising
their right hands. promising to be faith
full to their pastor. giving their aid and
encouragement in every way. Mr.. Swartz
was then declared the regularly consti-
tuted pastor of the church, endorsed with
all the authority given by the Presby
terrain form Of government
The charge to the pastor was delivered
by Rev. Lafayette Marks d. d.. in place
of Rev. DR. Reed who was unable to be
present. The pastor stood during Mr.
Marks remarks, which were words Of
admonition, advice aud encouragement,
drawn from his own experience and OBJ
servation. The new pastor was advised
to study the field and then do the work
in his own way.
Rev. DIR. j Howard Nixon, now of
Missouri, was prevented by sickness from
being present and delivering the charge
to the people. Rev. A. N. Keigwin per
formed this duty Mr. Keigwin congrat-
ulated the congregation on obtaining for
their pastor, the man of their choice.
He enjoined them to be kind and consid-
crate to him, not to talk too much Of
their old pastor and when they did, to
promise to the new one the same love
that they gave to the old. Not to gossip
about him, not to be too exacting in the
work required of him; help him, work
with him, pray for him, be friendly to
him, give him your confidence and es
TEEN. He closed by impressing at
length the Importance Of regular attend
ance at the services of the church.
Rev. w. w Taylor prayed fervently
for the pastor and congregation, and after
singing the hymn Blessed be the tie
that binds, the congregation were dis
missed with the benediction by the
pastor
After the services the congregation
pressed forward to the front Of the
church and shook the hand Of their pastor
and his wife welcoming him as their
leader and pastOr