The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-12
TEN YEARS AT ST. JOHNS.
REV. CHARLES H. STRONGS REC
TORSHIP IN SAVANNAH.

"a LID el9'oi e''o AAoi i4o 40 e'i4i40
of His Call and the Growth Of tn
Church TJnder His Charpe-The Con
errao,a+fo,, r., 20 ,,
404'-i Nq ''e1- w O--o 0A4 0A4 u
OF SaVanEah's White reputation.
Tan ,,aa,o oc,o Raw (q,arIas II S+rop,
at-1 - c. % ~ -. - C.
PiI"c'iou-iii9 iifsC SERMON do recVor Vi -"
John church, and yesterday he preache(
a sermon in enumeration of his call to Sa
vannah. and summarized his worl
during the decade that be
has been the spiritual leader of the church
here. His text was: And when thew had
lifted up their ewes. they saw no man save
Jesus only.n
at was in tine snirit of these words - said
the speaker. (Which was the text of NV first
sermon delivered in this place. that nv rec
torship of st. Johns church began. And il
| is in the sDirit of these same words that
want now to look back upon these ten years
| of pastoral life The words are connected
with that event in our Lords life known as
| the TRANSPORTATION. Our Savior was upon
| the top of a high mountain with his three
! chosen disciDIes In the twinkling of an
eve he was TRANSPORTED before them.
! The glory of heaven fell upon HIM,
Illuminating his face, and the very gar,
| ments that he wore snone as no fuller on
earth could white them. There were seen
IaIklns WIN nm upon ms right mana ana
ms lelt MOSS du1 40 liJan-Ine Iouiiuer ana
the reIorlher Oh tGe olo covenants Ior mo
iiien men! Ihey were HneIe III Tue presence oI Che
LoIu' bearing WlULeSS 10 ms lheHdole ma
Jesty, ana Ihen as tne dlsclpleS gazeo once
more tney ga" no man save Jesus only
Itavlne uohe tnelr "oIkLhaFlhg borne
Cneir wlth tE 10 IhG OhTlsI, Ihey SANK OUT
Oh sIghI' 1hey had no luTlner place. lhe!r
| WOIh was QOllc, IL ntiI DeEn uODe JOf
ChLIsCs sake, lhey must disappear. IN
s.ton az iioul tleIe lt'uso appear ollIy Ine
SUPER SPS hal pr, seuce ol inc eUeTnai Don Oh
oou; Cnly CHilS'' 10 We th!hh % Che
WORKS anu ueeds OF our saIVaUlon' Ohly
CnIIsIl as we CnltA % neaNea ana heaven
eve la ar Io'oll lDelse. Ouly CnrlsG, as we
euL , foI moment 70 llspeGV ohe lraIl rec
otu VI 'ne u0Inss Vi hloIC men Leu IL
apo "' put loI niohlehC-iC may nave a
Pe,sln6 IItel esC--Uneu leC IL SINK ouI OIL
eisn ~ TI'e sioly VI Ine 'ooil Vi Vou' ar
uol, my pleSuI eli' al weak rec'Gal Oh hu-
man ueeuS, Ior even Wueh we nave zone
az VIC SUN oCaiu III NVu slguu as unAdiUh-
lul DOL Nants, pue JeU WINE chis Is true VnaU
our pes1 Is lar SNORT Oh "od measurement
Vi Us, III ~ ihucn more CIue tnaG Gou VIII
treasure up anu reward 1he SMALLEST gnu,
even CLie cup OF cold WAFER gwen Iof tne
SoAo VI NliilsV'
LOOKING BACK A DECADE.
''On the morning of January 10th. 1875. in
my quiet parish in New England. | received
tins telegram: ''St. Johns Church. Savan-
nah. unanimously elects Won to the Rector
shin Await letter y In dine ooursa of mail
the letter arrived with the call. and inviting
me to Savannah before deciding. | ac-
cepted the invitation to VISIT the parish, and
one rainy Saturday-Lees birthday-ar-
rived III the city. Two Sundays were spent
har in ha
the parish. The following Sunday | an
nounced my acceptance of the call, and on
the second Sunday in March-ten years ago
to-day entered upon this untried field of
labor, with trust in God and with determine
ton to do my duty with whatever strength
he might give me.
such is the simple story of our engage
ment, my brethren. That a decade has
passed and that engagement remains I'M
| broken; that ten years have flown over our
heads, and each recurring year finds me
more deeply attached to my parish, less
and less inclined to exchange my post for
one more brilliant, Is because | firmly be-
| lieve that to whatever you have planted
and | have watered-GOd has given just
| and reasonable increase. II bad seen hon.
est and earnest work meet no kind and
loving response; If L had found you unre-
| spOnslve TO your rectOrs earnest appeals,
|
in my work in this place. But l have not
| for one moment, save perhaps in some rare
hour of depression and encouragement
! doubted his presence. l do believe that he
! has blessed us, blessed us far more than we
deserve.
THE CHURCH's FINANCES.
''We are far from being a rich conorepa.
ton. There are very few wealthy ones
among us. The majority of our Deonle live
on incomes that are at all times narrow and
straitened No endowment has ever fallen
to our lot-not a single legacy, And yet
ron otlC Vi your lloeIahVy mas Deeli raised
M 1ile Yen ear p'sl .lc SuiII vi 900 10
'aii1 tnIIiss ale Up ny .iliS money
a.,.iay 'nuo I 'He'ii ''o ilrI anu l
TOneiLuo 10 uo 6oou "nen YOU auu
u'o Ueau' ~ IcPl eseilos Uue pay
iilouT Vi Gn9 luni'inS eAPeliSee VI uuis
"a. ion' "ile1 az py no Iileans slllaiI
a. Iiio 'otil " seneIal
Ciit'l l'leS otl'Sl'ie Vi uI' PdI iau WnIcn are
always laIge' 10 le3reseHts me IIqllda'lon
81 an SlS ueoL upon 't ne c cuo at
Ine tllne came IA charge, OF s9'9Oo; II re-
pi oLe , erection oi our SuIuay scn9ol
"ullIIis "iau pa, -" i'-'u IL IePl esehus tile
P''l Cl45'io VI u"etYo III .ic cellleI dlsie'
o"Ileu oy ousslue PaIol's' ~ ,represell(S uhe
aGorillliellt 9l Ghe c.lutCh nulluinS "lhout,
Nluuliis anu the puullus IhaO property III
IieuU' II Hou ID eldpoIaOe oIueI II represents
tiie PuIclluSe ol " Holiie lol Ihe rector, ana
10 rePi eseuUS Vie 5cqul9Iti"h ot Iol lor a
Nee GIuiI at tpe VI % ni4CCleWs
MISSION through many years besides these