St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-04-08
REV. w. HI. BUTRICK's DEBUT.
The New Pastor of the First Rap
fist Church breaches His Initia-
tory Sermon.

The New Pastor of the First Rap
fist Church breaches His Initia-
tory Sermon.
The First Baptist church was crowded
to its full seating capacity at the IL
o'clock service yesterday morning, the
occasion being the initiatory sermon of
Rev. Wallace Fl. Butrick, recently
called to the pastorate of that church
from New Haven, Conn. The service
was followed by communion, at which
sixteen people received the hand of
fellowship. From Genesis xiii, 81 Rev.
Butrick preached powerful and inter-
esting sermon, of which the following
is summary:
In every life there are times when we
are compelled to appear joyous when
sad. hopeful when Respondent, brave
when fearful. and strong when weak
Like Joseph we go aside and weep, and
then. restraining ourselves, come forth
and meet the trials and responsibilities
of life.
This morning / shall talk about these
necessary diSsemblingS of ours. They
come to us in various ways. In our
bereavementS, when in sorrow we
weep by ourselves, and then. for the
sake of others less strong than our
selves we refrain ourselves in public.
They come to use in our business rela-
tionS. Possible failure is before us.
Alone we tremble as we realize how
soon our business reputation may be
destroyed. our employees impoverished,
or our families made homeless. Yet in
public, for the sake of the one honorable
chance, we refrain ourselves and ap-
pear brave and strong and cheerful. In
like manner noble wives cover ND the
fault ana sins of husbands, and mothers
conceal the waywardness of children.
All of US, in some way, hOnorably live
two lives. One, alone with ourselves
and God; another. not less with God,
yet for our fellow men. [ wish now to
state how this is wisely ordered for our
good.
Firstly shutting out human SYM
pathy God draws us to Himself. Not till
mo man gave unto him" did the prodi-
gal think of his fathers home. Not till
all human resources fail do men think
of God.
Second-It is only in our trials that
we appreciate and understand the word
of God. Unlike the Koran or the Book
of Mormon, the Bible is real, because
the record of human experience, of men
in their struggle for light and truth.
Only when our experiences became
parallel with the experiences recorded
in the Bible do we appreciate the
teachings of God.
Third-From our experiences of sor-
row we learn lesson of contentment.
How common is envy; not the baser
sort, but that envy which longs to be
as our more favored neighbors. We
should know that in this universe there
is q law of conversation Tall build-
ings cast long shadows; the electric
light makes dark shade. So property
is always accompanied by greater
load of responsibility and care.
Fourth-We have here a lesson of
charity. If we wish our fellows to be
considerable of our failings, and to re-
gard with charity our conduct. because
of our secret sorrow, let us know that
what we claim for ourselves, we in turn
must show to others.
Fifth-We also learn how to sympa-
thize with our fellow men. We suffer
WITH them and then. like our divine
Master, we are liable to succor them that