The Portland daily press., 1890-05-22
MR.. cLYMER WELCOMED.
Pleasant Gathering at Pine Street
Church Last Evening.

Church Last Evening.
The vestry Of Pine street church was the
scene Of an extremely pleasant social gather
ing last evening. Parishioners and friends
from sister churches assembled in large
numbers for a union sociable, and. more
than all, to extend a hearty welcome to the
new pastor, Rev. j. f. Clymer. Previous to
the exercises Rev. Mr.. Clymer and family
received in one of the small vestries. The
churches Of the city were we'll represented
by their ministers. Not particularly for the
glory Of Pine street was the gathering held,
but In order that strangers might feel the
church was soclable, and that they would be
warmly welcomed.
Three Doten brothers, young men OF musi-
cal promise, opened the exercises with an In
strumental selection, following which Rev.
j. NJ. Frost fervently prayed for a eontlnu-
ance OF Providential favors to the church
and blessings upon the new pastor.
Rev. Theodore Gerrish acted as chairman.
and said he was grateful to see the large at
tendance to bid hearty welcome to the pas
tor. He couldn't make a speech, as the
committee had specially asked that he should
not. He was somewhat In the position Of
an organist in Montana church over whose
head hung the sign-"Don't shoot the organ
ist; he is doing his level best"
To the sentiment, "The City of Portland"
Mayor Melcher responded with happy re-
marks. Addressing Rev. Mr.. Clymer, he as
sured him 1t was no mean city he had come
to. this beautiful city by the sea-" 1t com
prises about 1900 inhabitants and about
S35,OO0,0O0 Of property. 1t Is not manufac-
turing city, but Is the commercial metropolis
Of Maine, and has one Of the most magni6-
cent harbors In the world. Though one of
the smallest cities in the country in terri
torial extent, few cities are more nealthful,
or more favorable for business aud residence.
1t Is not perfect city. but we claim that It
is a great deal better than 1t Is represented
to be. We feel that you are herel, to do us
good; where you see evil you are 10 strike
II there Is any church that is the real church
militant on.earth, presume we have al
ways supposed II was the Methodist church.
Outside not many of US claim perfection,
and so as you labor In the surroundings Of
Pine street you will find many evils. A
Southern gentleman who was once visiting
him did not want to go to aMethodlst church
because 1t made him uncomfortable, and
that was the denominationEthat stirred up
the question Of slavery. The MethOdists Of
Portland are appreciated ;sithelr labor recog-
nized. In all your efforts to elevate the
moral and social condition iof this city, to
help men in body, mind and estate, you
shall have during my term cordial and hear
ty cooperation.
-.A pleeaiysii 2as nasxt nast' on The S nro g. 80
hev' y. l. Whitaker responded to the
feilowship OF Methodlsm." He was glad
IKE ~ tbat @eaDa and said de Tor pastor and
church. ieas Mo Was there to represent the Old
Chestnut street church (holgh not with old
ehestnuts. he hoped, and In doing so would
illustrate the few things he had to say In the
shortest manner. He hoped the union con-
summated would be happy one. Three
sided men are needed to have great success
in any cause. The church needs a preacher
brimful OF the word OF God, one who can IL
and poetry. BE must also be social, shake
hands heartily; broad-minded, a man Of ex-
perience, observation and reflection, clear
and level-headed-a common sense fellow.
three-sided men and cordially welcomed
him.
"The Fellowship of the Saints" was the
subject assigned Rev. +. L. Bayley He
agreed with tho mayor that all genuine
saints who were not MethodIsts
One Of the good things Of our day Is that we
are all ready to recognize saintship outside
Of the regular lines In which we are march,
ing; we understand better than In early
times what really constitutes unity. We do
not all think just alike and II is better we
shouldn't. IL the Methodists had been CAL
vinists they would not have done half the
work they have. A Scotch minister put 1t
beautifully. When tife tide is out there are
many small pools compared with the ocean,
all supporting life, and perhaps there were
rivalries among them as to which was the
pool. But when the ocean rolls In the little
pools feel the touch Of the new, broad life,
and there Is nothing but one great ocean. SO
as we forget ourselves, as all jealousy or un-
seemly rivalry, become absorbed In the
glory OF Christ, we shall have comparatively
little to say as to what used to be the merits
OF our little pools. He told an amusing story
OF getting into the Congress street Methodist
pulpit by mistake one Sunday when he ex-
changed with Rev. Mr.. Wright Of St. Law
renee street.
Rev. A. T. Dunn spoke of the mission of
the church" which he thought was bringing
men to Christ, or bringing Christ TO men.
knew, one he would unhesitatingly select,
above all places he had ever seen, as home.
but there was great field for service. There
are hundreds of children and young people
not within our churches who ought 20 be
reached: This Is the mission OF the church.
''The Unity Of the Church" was responded
to by Rev. Asa Dalton, who said the subject
was usually spoken of In a tone Of regret
The divisions Of the church are not so great
as Is commonly supposed. There Is as much
real unity In the church as ever there was.
We are making progress, and he spoke Of the
early times when the advent OF two or three
Quakers and the first Baptist, Roger Will
liams frightened Boston. There Is one
point OF unity which might be improved.
their heads and hearts together and have
only one church until more could be sup
ported. No church has d0ne more for the
poorer class than the Methodist. He adj
mired them for their patriotism as well as
piety. They are always ready not only to
save souls, but to save the country.
Mr.. George S. Rowell happily responded
for the Press Of Portland" He said he
was always ready to print the speeches Of
others, but was not much Of a speechmaker
himself. The newspaper Of today Is read by
rich and poor, high and low, learned and
simple. and Is the exponent Of public opin-
ion end the advocate OF all good reforms.
The press OF the day Is high minded and
moral In tone, in spite VI the estimate placed
by some fault finders. There are sensation
al papers, but the Portland dailles are not of
that sort. Don't libel the local press by re-
porting such SANDER, but by your good
words and hearty approval, help and sup
port our city journals.
Rev. Mr. Gerrish said the best OF the wine
was always kept to the last Of the feast, and
so he had much pleasure In introducing the
pastor, Rev. j. +. Clymer, who said he had
Joy unspeakable in his heart for the glorious
welcome. He was here TO work for the
building up Of the Lords kingdom, on the
ruins Of the DEVILS kingdom. He believed
in the communion Of saints and the forgive
ness Of sin, the communion OF Baptist,
Episcopal, newspaper, Universalist, Roman
Catholic and Methodist saints. Ho believed
the Christian church was soul-saving insti-
tuition. Many who are In the gutter 1t
would be his delight to save. Christian hos
pitality Is one Of the great needs Of the
hospitality and take in the poor strangers
who need it most.
After the singing Of the "DoxolOgy," Rev.
Henry Blanchard pronounced the benedic-