Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-20
INSTALLATION,

A Very Interesting Occasion at the
 First Presbyterian Church Last |
 Evenfng-Sermon by Rev. pr. John |
 Hall Of New York-Other Speakers. !
 At the First Presbyterian chapel last l night Rev. Dr. F. A. M. Brown was in- | stalled as pastor. Dr. John Hall of New York preached the sermon, on Titus 3, Il: ''The fact that these epistles," said he, 'are in the New testament, shows the inn portance of these institutions. Titus is exhorted to speak. and exhort, and re- buke. The latter is not pleasant duty, but it is one he must fulfil. He must let
 life that people will respect him. The
 grace of God that bringeth salvation It
 is for all men-master and slave, bond and
 free. Two questions this calls to our mind: What sort of life are we to live? and, what sort of death are we to die These are both answered in these verses. To live soberly, ,righteously and godly com prehends all our duty. And nothing can save us but the grace of God, which puts away our guilt. If we have not this, if we try to divide virtue into slices, as so many societies do now, we have not the grace of God, which makes us new creatures, not in fragments and pieces, but the whole of
 us We should die also, Hooking for that
 blessed hope" That is the one thing saints
 living and dying look for. Let us become servants to God. Then the end-not the sorrowful end, but the end of everlasting 1 life.
 The customary questions were then ad- dressed, first to the pastor and then to the congregation, and Dr. Brown was then pro-
 nounced pastor of the congregation of the First Presbyterian church of New Haven,
 after which prayer was offered. Rev.
 Henry A. Davenport of Bridgeport then
 delivered this charge to the new pastor.
 "I wish you grace, mercy and peace.
 bytery. It is no small thing, this marry | ing of pastor to his church; and these ! are fitting words of Paul to be read: First,
 I charge you be godly man. Smartness
 is desirable, but goodness is indispens- 1 able. Ensamples to the flock should be | without blemish. Second-Love the peo- | pie committed to your charge. We are not 1 hirelings Your life work is in hours and minutes, not in days and years. Third | Be man of the book. There is nothing | like the Bible. Preach beginning with l Moses, believing, pointedly and without l attempt to rival others. We seek not to presbyterianize, but to evangelize New England. o, Dr. Brown, keep that which l is committed to your trust"
 Rev. Dr. J. A. Hodge of Hartford then 1 charged the people thus:
 My dear people of the Presbyterian l church of New Haven: It seems almost un- | necessary to say word after what has
 been said. This pastoral relation is that
 you may grow spiritually Live soberly,
 righteously and godly. If that is accom- l plished everything is accomplished, and if | not our object has failed. Regard Dr. Brown as your pastor. Let him see your l religious nature. Conceal nothing that he
 may see your needs. I charge you, let him be a shepherd and bishop of your souls; second, hold fast to the covenant.
 We forget too much our responsi- bility to our families. I charge you, let 1 the appearance of this church show your
 responsibility to your children. Third,
 this church is not the only one of Christ in
 New Haven. You must work hand in
 hand with the others. Lastly, remember
 that you are Presbyterians, and though 1 alone in New Haven not to be lonely or
 discouraged, or afraid of being called old fashioned; for there is nothing new in re- igion. l charge you to remember these 1 thoughts, and God grant our great object
 may be accomplished"
 The new pastor dismissed the congrega- tion with benediction, and after the ser vice hearty welcome was rendered him l Inv all