The record-union., 1891-10-01
new PASTOR WELCOMED.
Reception to Rev. T. C. George at the
Sixth-street M. {. Church.
Speeches of Welcome from Other Min
listers, and Also from Members
of the Congregation.


the congregation, and by the ministers of
the various churches of the city.
Chauncey II. Dunn conducted the cere-
monies in his usual happy way, and the
whole affair was a most pleasant one.
After hymn, in which all of the con-
gregation took part, and prayer by Rev.
w. Ward Willis, Peter BOIL, President of
the official board of the church, welcomed
the new pastor in a few chosen remarks.
THE HAND OF WELCOME
Brother George" said Mr.. BOIL, 81
take pleasure in extending to you, in be-
half of our church and the congregation,
a most hearty and cordial welcome as
pastor of the SiXthstrcet NJ. e. Church.
on have already endeared yourself to
! the people, and your sermons thus far
have been of high order and have the
! true Gospel ring. You have como to
| serve a people who are consecrated to
| sod and to His church; they will always
| be ready 10 give you helping hand in
! your endeavor to build up Christ's king
! dom in this place. The o1liciary OF this
church are men of faith and good works.
and are worthy OF your confidence.
we also heartily welcome you and
your family to our homes aud firesides.
and while we do this we would remind
>
! to forget the sheep and the lambs that
have Straycd from the tIo1i1 and are now
| wandering on the hillside OF the cold
! world, hoping that YOU may be able 10
! induce them to return again and find
| shelter from the storm of lie. We as
sure you that you will have the hearty
/ cooperation OF the membership and that
they will pray and labor with you, that
! your pastoral term viii not only be
/ pleasant but also be most fruitful in Win
| ming souls to Christ, and that God may
send the revival spirit upon this people,
as 1t has been prayed for by the confer
ence, and may we all be able to rejoice
together iii seeing the salvation OF the
Lord during this year"
BADE HIM BE CONFIDENT.
Philip Uren, also of the official board.
was the next speaker. ON behalf of the
beard he welcomed the new shepherd and
! said he felt certain that he was going TO
be q success from the start. Mr. Uren
was glad to sec so many ministers present
to extend the hand of welcome to their
new co-worker. They would find him u
| powerful ally. The speaker bade the
! new pastor cast aside all temerity in start
| iHg i'll with his work, and be confident
! that he would be heartily supported.
! a vocal selection by a young lady was
given next, after which Mr. Dunn called
upon Rev. DR.. Heechgood, Of the Central
! NJ. T.. Church, for some remarks The
! reverend gentleman, being Of the same
/ denomination as the new pastor, said his
/ welcome should be all the more manifest.
| There was a bond of sympathy between
all preachers but more especially be-
! tween those Of the same denomination.
! He assured the newcomer that he
would find the church-gOing people OF
/ Sacramento Wnole-SOuled and honest in
/ their religious professions. He would
not have cause to reg e .Ehaving accepted
the call to sacramento.
| Rev. A. G. Bane, also a Methodist.
spoke next, and made quite a happy
speech. He said that Methodist recep-
! tlons did not happen often, because Of the
! seldom changes Of ministers. They usu-
ally stayed a long time in one church
while in churches of other denominations
/ the changes were frequent. Mr.. Bane
! SAID he had been in Sacramento now three
! years, and not one OF the ministers who
were here when he arrived are here now
! the last otthem. DR.. Needham, having lust
! left. Mr.. Bane said he was in a particu-
| larly pleasant position to welcome DIR.
! George, as the latter had been his teacher
| IN college many years ago. 1t was not 50
much religion that DIR. George taught
! him then as it was the schOolmaster's
! law. He hoped that Dr.. George would
! forget all the boyish pranks played on
him ut that time, and be happy in the
knowledge that both were now preaching
I the gospel.
ANOTHER PUPIL.
Mr.. Dunn, before introducing the next
speaker, remarked that he, too, had been
a pupil OF DR.. George, and he wished,
while the latter WAS in good humor to
ask, like Mr. Bane, for forgiveness for
the trouble be had given him.
Rev. w. Ward Willis, of the Ninth
street Baptist Church, in his sueech.
I nloiYo hot Il
tions kept themselves too far apart. The
walls should be lowered, SO that one
could reach over them and shake hands
with his neighbor. A reception of this
kind where all the ministers turned out
to welcome new brother was grand
thing, and had tendency to raze the
wall.
Rev. DR.. Reider, the new pastor of the
Calvary Baptist Church, assured DR..
George that he would find Sacramento a
splendid city. He had only been here
four weeks himself but had been very
agreeably disappointed. He had been
warned that Sacramen was not the most
angelic city in the world, and while he
believed there was much work to be done.
yet he could say that he had not found
the people with whom he had come in
/ contact any different from those OF other
places. He hoped the new pastor and
his congregation would work together
HdillAOHiObSiy' y IL Illdt WAS necessary
was for the people not to throw mud on
| their pastor.
Rev. DR.. HoskinSon and Rev. DR..
BOvey followed i'll brief speeches of well
cone, and, after a selection by the church
choir Rev. Mr. George responded to the
many expressions Of Kindness and wei
come that he had heard. He said he had
been preacher all his life, and hoped to
die in the harness. The welcome that
been extended TO him had completely
overwhelmed him, and he felt greatly
encouraged. lie felt confident now that he
could begin work right OFF, without fear OF
losing the friendship and love of those
he had come TO teach. He thanked them
all heartily for the reception that had
been rendered him. He thanked the
ministers, too, for the interest they had
shown, and he promised them that he
would cooperate with them in the future
in the crusade against inquity and the
DEVILS minions.
This closed the speech-making, and the
audience was invited to adjourn to the
lecture-Toom where the ladies of the
church had prepared an elegant lunch.