Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-12

uay was lhe re
Rrr. 4. b. Meldram. suit of a unani
nous desire to seek his acceptance of
call to the pastorate without further de
lay. The congregation was enthusiast
in its desire to secure the per
manent services of Mr.. Medium as pas
tor, and the session was instructed I,
prepare the call in due FORM and presen
it to the Rock River Presbytcry, which
meets at Milan in April, the salary being
placed at 81, 500.
BIOGRAPHICAL
Rev. A. b Medium was born al
Fifeshire, Scotland Sept, 8. 1857. Hi:
father, Capt. Robert Medium, was the
master of merchant vessel between
London and Hong Kong and WAS lost
with his entire crew and all on board in
the Chinese seas, when the subject of this
sketch was yet in his infancy. Mr..
| Medium came with his mother to Canada
when a boy, received common
school education in Canada, took a prep
|
Toronto university, and in the second
year of his theological studies he was
| ii Vted to San Francisco to assist
Rev. W. A. Scott, d. ID. l.. L.
D., the famous pastor of St.
Johns Presbyterian church there. Mr..
Medium perfected his studies in that
f.it ~ Of n fro ha lga
mary of San Francisco in 1884, was orS
dained in st. Johns church and con-
tInued to assist DIR. Scott until the lat
ters' death in January, 1855 lie was
then appointed successor To the dstin-
guished DR.. Scotland regularly installed
He remained there until last May, when
he received the invitation to come to
Rock Island MIR Medrum's family CON
sists of wife and two children.
Mr. Medium is a man whose natural
ability and intellectual attainments are
such as TO presage for him a most sue
cessful career. Tie is a scholar, thinker,
an earnest worker. He is fearless in his
denunciation of evil, ami as n speaker is
eloquent and brilliant. There is no pull
pit in America more ably supplied than
that of the Central Presbyterian church of
Rock Island
Last evening Mr.. Medium preached
on the subject, "a Wise Fool his text
being taken from Luke 12:16>21:
The ground of Ascertain rich man brought forth
pleutiully, and thought within himself, say
ing: What stall do because | have no room
whore TO bestpw n fruitst And he said, this
will do: | will pun down my barns and build
greater and there will besrow all NV fruits and
my goods, and / will say to my soul Soul, thou
hast much goods laid up f r many years; take
thine ease, eat, drink and be merry
But God said unto him; Thou fool, this night
thy soul shall be required of thee.
Mr.. Medium said that from worldly
point of view, there was much in the
man mentioned in the parable to be com
mended. He was Industrious, frugal |
careful systematic, and had by his own
exertons accumulated vast fortune
That no noubt in the community in which |
he lived he was much respected, had |
great influence, and was looked upon as |
a very wise man, as he probably would |
be ia this day, and it is likely that he |
was Justly so. ms there is nothing to show |
that he was not an honorable and an in
telligent man. 1t may be conceded that |
in earthly matters he was wise man.
hut God said, "thou fool"
Mr. Medium then went on to show |
how a man might be all that this man
was and and yet his life be a failure.
Mans chief end being ITO glorify God
and enjoy him forever" no life not de-
voted to his service and preparation for
the life hereafter could be the life Of a
wise man. He pictured in a beautiful
and impressive way how one might gain
wealth, honor and fame, and yet his soul
be starved and at last unfinished and IN
prepared sent into the presence of its
Maker. He paid tribute To Germany's
cares and turmoils of this life, yet found
time for the spiritual needs as well as the
temporal things of life. He was chris.
tian king and therefore truly wise man,
Mr.. Medium cautioned his hearers not
to forget in the endeavor5 and ambitions
for this worlds goods, the claims of the
8 lul, the Obligations all owe to the Ma
ker of all things, for by neglecting these
duties, wisdom is but foOlishness.
GERMANS DEAD KING.
Rev. G W. Cue preached at the First
NJ. Z. church last evening on Memorial
thoughts on the death of Germany's great
EMPEROR" His text was from FIRST Pc
ter, 2;l7;
Honor the king.
Our christian religion, Mr.. Cue held,
recognizes true worth wherever found in
church or state. Paul says, "Render
therefore TO all their dues hon
or to whom honor" 1t is just as much
a christians duty t" Jay tribute of re-
spect to those 10 have earned it as to
meet anv r obligation. The last
twenty : years have been wonderfully
honoreu with great and brilliant men-as
much so as any quarter of century in
the worlds history. The popularity of
the age presented the opportunity, and in
almost every nation there were men equal
to the emergency and successfully en-
braced the opportunities and made them.
selves great Men are not born great;
reatness is acquired; a man must earn !,