Telegram-herald., 1890-05-02

Rev Thomas & smith Installed az
Mission Wood church


u was hne congl CATION iali as-
sen.lled last evening at Misslon No.d
FTes.g ielau Caulca, tae occasion %
which was ihe installation Io tae pas
taraig " hry Thomas q smith. The
Installed pastor Aas been tlt supp.F iu
,lls churcA durug tho past ycaf, aud
the present ceremony was tal cement
lng " a permanent relationship.
The SERVE Was conducted by ker.
M Reynolds, oi Emanuel Church.
After the usgal devotional exercises of
praise aud prayer, Rev J. A sAarard
of Big Rapids. delivered the nstala-
ton s,rmon. The text was from isaiah
hn, II ~He shall see az Tie travail of
nis soul and shall be satisfied t,y h.s
knoWledge shall my righteous servant
justify many, FOR Be shall bear tne,r n-
lquhles.
The preacher said Isaiah Was famous
above al the prophets in m, descup.
tons Of the MESSIAH. AAd nowhere
DO The details salne out as n tlls
tfty-tnird chapter. he begins - de-
scrhlng hls lowlness lHe prophet
particularly lngels n tnt birth scenes
and the Calvary soenes.
The word "iusufy" ia forensic or
law term. li does not mean 10 make
just, bat % declare Just A. condCW-
nation is not the making oi man M ch-
81 by declaring him so. When tol
Justifies, lie pardous ail our slns.
justification Is iree, yet o has cost
God an infinite puce. The truc gI0uut,
therefore. % justification is God good
ness manifested ln HIS righteous sli-
Nant-Jesus Christ. ID pleased thC iQr1
10 brulse HIM, calling up against II .u
TIE sword OF His divine justice.
tins the servant willingly bore. az lic
SAID, 10, ! come 10 90 Thy will
Thus no one can trace the footsteps
of Jesus, without noticing that Dee Was
a servant, bat not this only, but
righteous servant Was Jesus q lty ot
that for which he suffered Let tne
SShhedrim and Plate, and PLATE and
the voice from above, answer aud they
all say, no. Here followed many scrip
tural quotations 10 show the snlessntss
OF Jesus. IL Is useless 90 speculate cone
cerning the number Of TIE redeemed,
and many scriptures were quoted 20
show that they are IA great many.
This doctrine of substitution, ths
innocent suffering for the guilty, i
regard the most wonderful truth ~ our
religion. place Il tlmmeasurab.y above
| any other doctrine which charsctef.zes
our faith. Quotations were made from
Old and New Testaments 20 show that
the doctrine OF substitution - the foun-
dat.On doctrine Of the Christian creed.
But ia vain would these blessings of
forgiveness have been purchased. u
there were no way Of applying them.
The text gives the answer, "By HIS
knowledge" We are justified by our
| knowledge OF God. There never was
a man justified by works. but only by
! faith. And tins is the same - is meant
by the text. suppose you owe 5000
aud have no means OF paying. But a
friend steps IN and offers % pay q az.
Is there not occasion OF joyf Bot our
Saviour Christ does this very thing.
Indebted We are 10 pay sn eternal ocu-
atty, and the debt u pad by HIM who
came 20 bear our SINS. The greatest
| thing that God ever did or ever vii DO
/ u the salvation Of man upon the Cross
/ Of Calvary.
After the sermon Rev. NJ Reynolds
/ formally announced that thc Grand
/ Rapids PrcsbyterY had received call
| extended 70 Rcv. Thomas g. smith bv
/ the Mission Wood Presbyterian Church,
and that consent wac gwen thc parties
/ 90 contract tho proposed relationship.
/ 4 number Of solemn questions were
/ then put 10 the pastor elect concerning
/ his Willingness 60 accept and faithfully
/ discharge the duties 81 the work -
which he wascallcd. Thcoucst0ns being
satisfactorily answered, Rev. Mf. DAVIS
addressed the pastor upon thc manifold
/ responsibilities be- was assuming Then
similar questions were put 80 tic COM
gregsuOn, whose answers were given
/ by raising oi hands 70 token Of assent.
/ The charge 90 the conCrcgaton was
made by Rev. =. ". Cobb. After these
/ lormalities were concluded, toe pc or
~ relationship was declared comum-
mated.
A feeling Of hopofulncss pervsdos
/ the congregation Of thc Mission Wood
Church. which . an earnest 0i future
prosperity. Rev Nr. Smitls lab0rf of
! the past year have been largely blessed,
and be enters upon ht duties with a
loving and united people.