Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-11
PASTORS And THEIR PEOPLE.
The Weeks News Among the oity's Churches
and Congregations.
DIR. HARSHA REMAINS IN OMAHA.
His Congregation Refuses to Allow
Him to Leave-The General
Conference Will BE Held
in this City.
RaY. Mr.. Harsha's Friends.

THE BEE of last Sunday spoke of the fact
that Rev. DR.. Harsha, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of this city, had re-
ceved call from the First Reformed church
of Albany and that he had gone east for the
purpose of lnquiring into the same. Speak
ing on this subject the Central West of this
city, paper of which Rev. Mr.. Harsha was
at one time associate editor. says:
1.-The Dutch may take Holland but when
they undertake TO reach out after one of our
most gifted and useful pastors they will dis
cover that they have sadly underestimated
American pluck ana determination. The
First church of this city is not going to sur
render DR.. w. J. Harsha to the First Re
formed church of Albany The former church
took him to its embrace when he was theo-
logical hedgling, and when it could not offer
him very attractive inducements 10 become
its pastor. The most that they could offer
what they believed the future had in
store for-them. The sequel showed that they
did not ''reclSon without their host,' for
under the wise and earnest work and attract
i've preaching of their brilliant young
pastor the church began to grow.
Though in the course of the years it has sent
out colony after colony, it has never stopped
growing. The young pastor has matuled
into well-rOunded and very accomplished
preacher and ecclesiastic. He stands today
as one of the foremost men of our western
church. He has made his church and his
church has made him. No greater mistake
than a separation could be made by either.
The church knows this and hence we believe
il viii relax no effort to keep him. And If
DR. Harsha does not know il, he will not be
in Albany six months before he will rue the
day he left Omaha. But we do not believe
he Will sue for a divorce from his present
charge His heart, as he has often said. is in
Omaha. Here is where he belongs, and here
is the field where he can do vastly more to
promote the Masters kingdom than in any
eastern pulpit
On Friday the directors of the church met
Nes4V
ly, decided that they could not afford TO lose
MIR Harsha, and as consequence they raised
his salary TO 5000.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal church,
Kountze place, has been in the hands of
Beard Brothers, the decorators tlfs week
and great Transformation win be noticed to-
day Some architectural changes will be
made in the auditorium the coming week
which will still further add TO the beauty Of
the room.
Rev f. B. Graham viii have charge of the
South Omaha United Presbyterian mission
until July l. 1t is thought by that time that
permanent missionary will be secured for
that important field.
Rev. j. A. Henderson, pastor OF the Park
avenue congregation of this city was called
10 Tingley last week by "A message announc-
ing the dangerous illness of his mother
Church Omcers Elected.
The second annual election and business
meeting of the Emmanuel Baptist church was
held last week. The financial condition of
the organization as Indicated, by the treasur-
er's report, is excellent The church is en-
tirely free from Indebtedness.
MIR. n. X Bond was elected superintendent
of the Sunday school for the ensuing year To
succeed MIR. ]. H. Johnson MIR. w, Il. Stone
was selected as assistant superintendent.
Mr.. j. IL. johnson was elected member OF
the board Of trustees. Further business was
postponed for consideration until Wednesday
evening,
a House Warming.
The handsome new home of Mr. and Mrs