Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-21
A BRILLIANT SCENE.

Rev. DR.. ADpleRn Formally Introduced 70
the Fourth Avenue Baptist Congrega-
lonesome Happy speeches Astounding
in Wit md Good FccIinR-A Large Num-
ber Present.
The interior of the Fourth Avenue Baptist
| Church presented brilliant scene last evening
in honor of its newly called pastor Rev. Henry
| c. Applegarth, Jr., of New Brunswick, who was
formally welcomed to his pastorate with numer'
Gus addresses and nnumerable warm hand
shakes and greetings during the evening. In
| the addresses the gentlemen mad tine noor' OF
the platform, which, by the way, was very
pretty one with its wealth of pure white flowers
| artistically arranged against the dense green
of the beautiful palms that formed tne oack-
| ground. to the exclusion OF the ladies. Dut IN
| the general welcoming that 1oiioWeo tne
! ladies were well represented.
The church was filled with its own congrega-
tion of talented and refined people, ana q
goodly number of reverends and their WIVES
from other Baptist churches and other denom-
nations. all by their eager, animated counte-
nances bespeaking the welcome tnaI was so
freely extended to the newcomer. win MI.
charles A. Edsall as master. OF ceremonies Tue
programme was opened by singing and the In
vocation pronounced by Rev. j. W. hloule,
after which Mr.. w. E. Lincoln. in an exceed
ingly witty address. welcomed the new pastor IN
behalf of the Fourth Avenue Baptist Churcn
and expatiated upon the wonderful things
the church would accomplish with new pas
tor, and a new 40-horse power organ which they
expected to have soon. With a characteristic
shrug and closing of the right eye which elic-
tied vigorous applause Mr.. Lincoln referred TO
Rev. W. w. West, who was to follow him, IN
behalf of the Oakland Baptist Church (sne
child of the Fourth avenue). as Rev. W, w;
West, d. ID. LII. D., Bishop OF the diocese OF
Oakland. Such an extended title, and the use
of SO many letters of the alphabet, with tne
laughter that followed it, slightly disconcerted
reverend gentleman moment.
quickly recovered himself. and in royal man
ner welcomed Rev. DR.. Applegarth for the
Oakland church. of which he IS pastor
Rev. B. F. Woodburn, of the Sandusky
Street Baptist Church, made rather lengthy
and seriously inclined address in which he
welcomed the new pastor N behalf MOL. OF the bap-
dered by Mr.. w. H. Everson, was greatly en-
joyed, and with pun upon the same the master
of ceremonies introduced Rev. George T.Street,
who said that he was high churGhman. mas
much as he was pastor of the Mt. Washington
Church. but in the name of the Pittsburg Bap-
tist Association he warmly welcomed Rev. DR..
Applegarth.
ing process. were represented by Rev. W. J.
Reid, of the U. P. Church. whose witiclsms kept
his listeners in a continual ripple of laughter.
IN MI Griggs; the General raj Secretary Of
and invited Rev. DR.. Applegarth to visit the
associatlon's rooms, make use of the parlors
and reading room besides welcoming him cor
daily.
Rev. H. g. Applegarth. the muchly well
coined man, then took the platform
with the same smiling face with which
he. had listened to the good advice
and words of welcome that had fallen from the
lips OF the speakers before him. Waiting until
everything was quiet and nothing but the
sound of the water in the marble fountain as it
rippled down among the lovely ferns with
which it was filled. greeted the ear, he COM
menced the address. in which he proved him
self rapid and concise thinker as he had
heard and digested the remarks made by each
of his predecessors.
In answer to one who had embodied in his re-
marks the hope that he. as pastor, would not
become SO eloquent and learned In his dis
courses that some wealthier church or college
would seek to obtain him, as was the case with
the former pastor. Rev. DIR. AppleCarth, said
man was not a man who couldn't
keep wife after he had won her, and in reply
ing to several who had impressed upon his |
mind the fact that he would have to work If he
succeeded in satisfying the demands of the |
Fourth Avenue Baptist Church in the intel |
lectual and spiritual line, he said that the pas
Tor and the congregation would work together,
and aptly illustrated his remarks by relating |
dream which poor tired minister had, wherein |
ne was the horse and the elders and congrega- |
ton were seated in mammoth stage coach |
stir. A reference made to welcoming Mrs |
with provision that it was as the |
pastors wife and not as the pastors assistant |
In church work, was indorsed by Rev. |
DR.. Applegarth, who said she was |
the pastors associate and not the church's |
associate. He concluded his remarks by say
ing the first year of married life was always the /
hardest, as the real knowledge of each other
was then obtained, and that doubtless 1t would
be so between church and pastor. Thanking
all for the kindly welcome, he stepped from the
platform and with Mrs. Applegarth was intro
duced to the company individually by Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. E. Lincoln, Miss Lizzie Mcmahon
and Mr. Charles A. Edsall. After the intro
ductions light refreshments were served by the
young ladies of the congregation under the
of the following ladies': Mrs. j.
L. Lewis Mrs. NJ. B. Erwin. Mrs. Joseph John
stone, Mrs. VIM. L. Badger, Mrs. DR.. Craig
head. Mrs. A. NJ. Williams and Mrs. NJ. F.
Hutchings.