Evening journal., 1889-12-18
installation Services.

LIBERALIZATION cefflce6s
The church was filed last night on the
occasion of the installation Of Rev. w.
Il. Johnson. the new pastor Visitors
were present from Philadelphia, German.
town, and other points Revs. Adam
Stengle and Vaughn s. Collins, Methodist
ministers, and Rev. w. w. Campbell
were also present
The choir sang beautiful selection,
entitled "Inspirer and Hearer Of Prayer.
Rev. w. l. Nichols Of the Spring Garden
Church, Philadelphia. made the invoca.-
tion, and Rev. G. X. Weld Of Baltimore
read a chapter from st. Matthew's Gospel
After congregational singing Rev. Minot
J. Savage Of the Unity Church, Boston,
Mass, preached the sermon Of the even
ing. He took his text from the twelfth
chapter Of Hebrews, the 25th TO the 2sth
verse inclusive, concerning the removal
of shaken things"
He alluded to the great changes that
are constantly being made. In discussing
religion generally he said that many So
called Christians, instead of trusting are
distrusting and the greatest infdelity of
the time is often found in the most re-
ligious persons Religion is mans
thought concerning the relation in which
he stands to God. All the religions OF
the world from the beginning, were ac-
tuated by one purpose, to get better re-
lations with God. II man grows, changes
must come in religion. So long as there
is a thinking man in the world there
will be a religion. If this world
had been stagnant then there
would be one religion, but this is a grow
ing world. The multiplicity and nature
of religious changes in the world of late
were then treated. These,changes came
in this modern world because of the
great increase in important discoveries
More light is coming, and things must
continue to change, and religious persons
need not fear that one single ray Of ligh
Of Gods truths viii be lost.
We believe that God spoke Co oui
fathers 1000, 5000 years ago, and W,
believe that he speaks to us children now
So we endeavor to represent the chang,
in modern religious thought. We hav,
discovered that the Bible is not infallible
it is the natural product of the religious
nature of man; we have had our concep
tion Of the universe changed. We hav
found there was no Garden OF Eden, OF
perfect Adam. Man started low and il
ascending he never fell We need tC
discover the history Of man and answer
IT, Wemust learn to build the Kingdom
Of God here, and it will be all right there
We must think on the great problem
Of the world and endeavor to solve then
to the benefit of mankind.
In closing the speaker stated the Uni
tartan belief concerning God the Bible
Jesus Christ, the Church and the future
The sermon occupied seventy minutes.
Rev. w. p. Tilden of plainfeld. n. j.
made the installation prayer, askinl
grace 'on the new pastor Rev. ]. A
Clifford of Germantown, Pa, EXTENDS
the hand of fellowship TO Rev. w. B
Johnson, the new pastor, and made
short address
Rev. w. P. Tilden, who was formerl
pastor of the church, delivered thl
t charge to the people. He congratulate
them for many things, for selecting Nj
, Johnson, and so forth. He showed tn
l congregation it's part in holding up tn
bands Of the pastor, by attendance an
interest and work. The charge abounde
in good advice and counsel, and was pre-
sented in a simple and effective mannei
Tho congregation sang Nearer My Go
r to Thee, and Rev. William H. Johnso
, | pronounced the benediction.