The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-22
PASTOR INSTALLED.
Services at Grace Street Presbyterian
Church Last Night.

Church Last Night.
I By 4 o'clock last evening the Grace
. street Presbyterian Church was fille'
= with an attentive congregation
1t was an important occasion in thu
| history of this church, for 1t signalizet
} the installation of new pastor, Rev
3 James Y. Fair, who succeeds Rev. DIR
c. II. Read, the beloved minister who
for so many years has ministered 10 TIKI
pastoral wants of his flock. Some time
since II was announced that DR.. Read
health had forced him to give up ardu
Gus work, and that Rev. Mr. Fair bsd
been called to the church. Consequently
expectation was at its uppermost last
night. and members were present to wit
ness the installation services.
DR.. HoGE.
Rev. Dr. Moses ID. Hoge, one of the
most powerful pulpit orators in the
South, had accepted the task Of preach
ing the installation sermon. In the pull
pit with him were Rev. William A.
Campbell Rev. X. =. Kerr, and Rev. ".
T. Richardson.
DR.. Hoge, after hymn had been sung
and feeling prayer was offered by Mr.
Il MS uiNtOulrts
His remarks were suggested by the
forty-second verse of the sixth chapter
of Mark
DR.. Hoge seemed to feel the inspiration
OF the occasion, and from the commence
ment Of his remarks to their close showed
this.
He commenced by abiding to different
effects the announcement of a
text had upon various people,
and quoted theScriptures to prose
this, stating that when the Saviour
spoke on one occasion some of the
multitude declared that an angel had
spoken, while others yet declared that il
had Numbered
The contrast between the Gentle
rulers and the meek and lowly Jesus
was drawn with fine effect The
Gentiles were rapacious spoilers, like
bankrupts, when they went into office, |
and upon leaving il rich, like the money |
kings who were ready to wreck |
ten thousand fortunes that had /
been acquired by honest men, provided |
the interests of monopolies and trust
companies could be advanced. Unre-
generated men, Boosting of indepen-
dence, self-centered defied authority as
derogatOry to true manhood. Men find
themselves FESTIVE, whether the author
ity be human or divine. There is but
one service of being-that is divinity
Resistance to moral law meant ruin, Just
as resistance to physical law meant
destruction. Obedience to moral law
meant safety. This is not theological
fiction, but memorable fact.
In closing his remarks, DR.. HOge was
feryent and his words made
a deep impression on the large congrega-
lion, many of whom were affected to
ears, and the pathetic illusions he made
N reference to the grave responsibilities
IF the pastor and the relations between
lim and his people. lie referred to Mr.
Fair as his nelghbor, and said that owing
o the fact that his congregation wor
hipped in the afternoon and not the c
evening, that he expected to hear his A
'rother preach often, pleasure which &
le had never heretofore enjoyed. c
At the conclusion Of DR.. Hoges re- Il
marks an appropriate hymn was sung, I
nd there were remarks from Rev Dr. {
Z. =. Kerr and Rev W. T. Richardson. {
he new pastor made most favorable X
and his hands will be held o
p in all the strength OF a loving con- Il
regatiOn. L