Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-03-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Hearty Reception to the Rev.
Frank Dixon.
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The Rev. Frank Dixon, who recent
lY arrived from North Carolina to Ac-
ceptthe pastorate of the Tenth AvehSe
Baptist Church OF East Oakland, was
rendered a reception last evening by
his church and congregation, and
ministerial brethren. The church
was decked with choice cuttings from
conservatory and garden artistically
arranged about the pulpit and plat
form. After some preliminary musi-
cal exercises Professor Inskeep OF
California College, on behalf of the
committee of arrangements, invited
Rev. j. II. GaEnett, editor of the
Herald of Truth and former pastor OF
the church to preside. In accepting
the duties of directing the exercises
of the evening, Rev. Mr.. Garnett
said: tIt is like asking me to well
come man to become the husband
of my wife, the father of my chill
dren, to welcome another to be the
pastor of this church that / love and
have labored with. But sought and
obtained a divorce and 1 should be
satisfied. Isincerely welcomeB Brother
Dixon to the charge. Nothing Id THE
world is so nice as TO be a new pas
tor unless It is to BE a newly married
man. A new preacher lives in an
ideal atmosphere. Everything is
lovely: The short horn deacon hasn'
turned up yet, and SisterSimpie hasn't
been slighted. Aud want to assure
Brother Dixon that he has come ID A
marTeloGslV good place and Oakland
is the Queen Baptist city Of the coast.
East Oakland is the best part of Oak.
land. All good people naturally gray.
itate. TO East Oakland. The proof Of
this is that We have six preachers and
their wives as members OF the church.
Then, they are good people about
money; they never let a preacher 20
a week without his money. Brother
Dixon will find this a united, working,
praying church.
A letter was read by Professor Ins.
keep from Rev. Dir. Morse, president
Of California College, Who was pre-.
vented by illness from being present.
He welcomed the rev pastor III be;
half of THE Tenth avenue Baptis'
Church, which he said was Ghafac
terized by its kind ahd Christian
treatment Of its pastors, and vel.
coined him to the educational work Of
California.
The choir then sang "Angels d
JESUS, Angels Of Light
Rev. G: H. Hobart extended vel.
come on behalf of the Baptists Of
Oakland. ''1 welcome you, said The
speaker, "to city of sunshine, 81
roses, of perpetual summer. q Wher
the beating of the rain on the fooi
caused ripple Of laughter the speak
er Continued, "but owing to storms
washouts and bIockades we haven
had any summer for three months
This is owing to a block of Oregon
climate straying down this way. But
we will have sunshine after awhile,
when the .mists have rolled away
We are glad you have got here and
on behalf Of the Baptists of Oakland
bid you welcome.
Rev. A. w. Ruhyon III behaif Of
the Baptists OF San francisco, vel.
coined the new pastor and said that
there was great intellectual battit
to be fought in California against in
fidelity, doubt and agnosticism.
Rev. DR.. Abbott spoke for the en-.
tire State, saying that he thought thai
he recognized in the new pastor an
individuality and that he would con.
tribute to the upbuilding of the Bap.
tist cause upon this coast. He said
he hoped to see longer pastofate,
among the churches hefe which haC
been found to work so well in the
East.
In Introducing Rev. Jordan ofDixor
who came from the same State as Rev
BIr. Dixon, Mr.. Garnett said, i.ow.
ing to the recent rains NE really
shouldn't be surprised to see JordaT
rise"
Rev. Mr.. Jordan eave some person.
al "reminiscences Of the new pastor,
whom he said Game from family OF
preachers in a State where there were
2S7 600 Baptists, or one out Of every
three of the Christians Is of that faith.
why" said the speaker, ego along
the streams ID that State and eVert
little while you hear a splash and an
other Baptist goes under water. A
Presbyterian brother asked me the
other day If a good many of them
were not coIored men. / told him
about 175 600, but You give the col
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