The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1890-10-07
AFAREWELL SERMON.
Rev. VI. VI. Davis Bids Goodbye
TO the Congregation of the
Christian Church.

| The Chr tan church, n the corner
of Seventh street AID Massachuse't:
avenue, was crowded last night with
a congregation that filed all tue pew>
and occupied the sisl.s, camp-chairs
heing used to accommodate the over.
flow. The occasion of SO great an
audience was the farewell sermon oil
Rev. NJ. VI. Davis, who has been a
pastor of the cbu ch for a number Of
years. Mr.. Davis has accepted call
to The Comm rec Street Christian
church at Dallas, Tex, and leaves
this week for that city to take charge
of his new field. His successor has
not yet been s. lec'ed.
ev The Ris .yy.o Davis selected for the
which commences with The Lord is
my shepherd | shall not wan'," which
he declared was to him the most
beautiful of all the grand Psalms.
After singing by The choir and con-
congregation Rev. Davis took his
text-the forty-frst verse of the sixth
chapter of Second Corinthians, as fol-
lows: Now therefore arise, O Lord
God, into thy resting place, thou and,
the ark of thy strength; let thy
priests, o Lord God, be clothed with
salvation, and let thy saints rejoice in
goodness.
The sermon proper was prefaced by
the clergyman saying that the occ sion
was trying one. Until you 20
through an ordeal of this kind" he
said, "you will never realize the
position | am in. This morning |
summoned my strength and | deter
mined that another tear should not
course down my cheeks, or a tremb-
ling word escape my lips. | think 1
shall succeed, at least try to make
this farewell, which will be for many
of us until We meet in another world,
as profitable to you and myself as |
possibly can.
My ideal of this parting was that
my successor should have been select
ell in season for him to have been
here to-day. But the officers of this
church have been acting wisely by |
being caretnl in order to secure the |
pastor who will be all that you desire.
1t was my idea to have preached in
the morning and then to have intro
duced him to you, and with YOU
listened TO his first sermon in the
evening. / want TO see the church
here succeed for | think il has enter
ed upon a glorious career. 1 also
want the church to which am going to
succeed and | wish the prayers of this
congregation for the abiding presence
If God in me that | may accomplish
much good.
The ark up TO this time had been
il had no abiding place :;
'ut now the temple was finished and
t was opened up and the invitation
vas given for the ark to enter. Pray
rs for the ark to come in were first
'ffered and for God to enter. The ark
lone without God was no protection,
nd the God of the ordinances must
re in the ordinances, or they are of
title avail. We cannot accomplish
.Ood until we have God in the heart.
here is no space which God cannot
ccupy and with your consent, He
an come into your heart and dwell
here forever. j
Rev. Davis closed his sermon with
n exhOrtation to those who We're Of
he world, to come inside the church
nd enjoy the abiding peace of God.
It the conclusion Of the sermon, two
Dung men joined the church by let {
er, and a candidate received the )
rdinance of baptism. At the close
f the services, the congregation bid =,
'ev. Davis good bye by shaking his
ands and wishing him success in his s
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