The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-09-11

Inc sermon IOll0W6u Dy tteV. Dr. A. l..
Peabody. His text was Matt vi, 80: "Seek
We first the Kingdom Of God and His right
eousness;" or as the text really means.
Seeking first His righteousness, leaving out
the kingdom"
DIR. Peabody, after making pleasant ref
| erence to Mr.. Perkins, said that at no time
more than at the commencement Of minis
try was 1t important to impress this funda
mental idea of Christianity, rig hteousness
first, other things afterward. There Is, said
the speaker, certain aptness in the word
right, meaning straight. Whatever is right
| Is straight and what is not straight is crooked
1t may not deviate very much but still it is
not straight and is not right in the sight OF
| God. Tie mistakes that some people make
they make just here in putting other things
above righteousness. Mamm0n worship Is
not altogether blamew0rthy. 1t is a good
may be done In benevolences and In giving
employment to many persons. The mistake
| Is made when money getting is allowed to
rise above getting righteousness. That is
where the embezzlers who are prominent In
the churches fall They have strong faith
in emotional religion and love God almost
as much as they love money, instead of low
ing Him more as they ought. tbs so In DO
litlcal affairs and In social matters. But
only when the true order Is observed and
righteousness Is sought first can the
result be beneficial. There are.
| said DR.. Peabody, certain forms
| and ceremonies necessary to the continuance
| OF churches, there are certain details of bust
ness and some forms of organization that
must be observed In order that worship may
be supported and extended to new fields, but
there Is a tendency In some branches Of the
church to make these forms and this machin-
cry OF more Importance than the seeking af :
Ter righteousness, and In this the church
TAILS. DR.. Peabody continued at some length,
giving kindly advice to the young minister
and to the people regarding the relations to
be observed between them.
Following DR.. Peabody's sermon, a hymn,
written for the occasion by Rev. Samuel
L Long was read by Rev. Grindall Rey-
n0lds and sung by the congregation.
lev. INF. Reynolds then delivered the
charge TO the parish. He said that the diyis-
lon OF the services OF ordination and install
iatlon as practiced here was something new,
Dut az the same time altogether to be APP
proved. 1t divided the affair, SO that there
is no confusion Of ideas between the duties,
Joys and responsibilities of the minister and
OF the parish. AS In the afternoon the reouis-
ties OF good pastor were considered. now
we are TO consider those Of the parish. 1t
Is an OLD church. 1t was established nearly
200 years ago, and has gone on and grown
until now 1t has its great and important
place In the affairs of the city. Much of the
past cannot be told, and much of the future
cannot Ministers do their best aud it ends,
but the church goes on In the furthering OF
good works In this world of hours.
Today young man has been settled as the
seventh pastor to carry ON the work of the
church. This is the first native of the state
of them all. What remains to be done that
he can do his best work? First, feeling In
the deepest way that this is partnership bus
mess. Second, partnership also In work;
not alone coming to church every Sunday to
listen to him, but In anything that he may
undertake. Third, parish must be fami-
~. me minister must be received In every
family In the parish and made In some sense
brother In each. This must be and 1t must
an pc II the grand work Of the past is to be
continued In the future. Mr.. Reynolds
Closed with tender tribute to DIR. Hill A
Rice, and the benediction by Rev. MI. Per.
Kins closed the service, after Mr.. Perkins