Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-11-30
r,nrwELL SERMONS.
N. WilIiams's Farewell al
me ne h Presbyterian Church Yes
terday.

1 tGbNN~]
too his pastorate in Annapolis
AZ paI,art ri Williams, ~ D., hac
i nss, farewell messages TO deliver.
fe .he morning he preached to the
II ,,eonle of bis congregation and
fo1nt tbem good bye. He told them ''thai
t paJ I'd considered it a great privilege to
leach TO so many young people because
| ~ their numbers. and also because oil
The influence some of them will have in
The future. Many of the young men
come from homes where there was a re-
membrance of me in their prayers, from
parents with whom had corresponded
Some had united with the church of An.
napolis, and others with the churches al
their homes during their vacations, Oh
after their graduation Some have at
tended during seasons of serious illness
Some have been In great peril. Some
have met death by disease and by acct
dent.
Through the little books / have pub.
lished, found way of doing good, and
copies OF five of these were scattered
among the cadets of the Academy and
the students of the College. Many oil
the attendants of this church during the
last nine years are scattered to day in
all parts of the world. They may be
listening 10 missionaries Of our own OF
other churches in the dark places OF the
earth, and taking very decided inter
est in their work.
1.-The thought that we were working
for the great church at large, and awak-
ening an interest in missions In the
hearts of some who would have an op-
portunity TO see with their own eyes
what the church Is doing in distant parts
of the world, was an inspiration to us in
all our work To leave such a work, %
full of encouragement. and so produc-
tive of good, is a source of real sorrow.
To say farewell to such work, and TO
such Young people as have had TO min
lister TO, Is on OF the greatest trials OF
my life."
In the afteroon DR.. Williamsr met his
Sunday School, and gave few parting
words 10 them. He said That this school
was source of great|fnterest to him.
he had always beeNfa lover of the Sab
bath School wwTk, but this school was
probably plDfe interesting to him than
any othef' A fiourishing branch of his
XfofK was also visited In the afternoon
and, after speaking about the origin,
and growth, and prospects of this work
good bye was said to them.
Then ahnight the farewell TO the mem
bers of the Church. and the citizens gen
orally was delivered. The Apostolical
Benediction formed the text After pre-
senting the thoughts contained in the
text, aud urging his hearers to seek the
blessings mentioned. the preacher said
lit would be strange, indeed, If did moi
feel this separation very keen y. came
TO this city, not as good many hac
done, merely for the sake OF residence
or busin IS, or money making. came
to advance the cause of Christ, to builc
up the church of God. to be instrumen
tai in bringing souls into the fold of oul
Lord. | came TO instruct, to cheer. Ia
comfort. have sympathised with you
In your sorrows, and rejoiced with you
in your success. Many of you have done
right well in worldly matters since
came among you, and trust you have
made advances in spiritual things.
Now when q man takes this interest
in a people, he must become attached to
them. and must feel ii very keenly when
he comes TO separate from them
Then, too, this mutual interest made
our work a constantly growing work,
Our work had increased very much dur
ingour ministry and was constantly in
creasing. transfer it to other hands
when 1t ought to be very productive OF
good. So Interested have been In this
work that ! have found myself longing
for the time 10 come that | should APP
pear in this pulpit to present the great
truths of Gods word. That it should
seem necessary to withdraw from this
work when there is so much growth,
and when there is so much unity among
the people, and so many young people
coming under our influence, and such q
prospect of usefulness, we cannot un-
derstand. But this is often Gods plan.
One sows. another reaps. We hope
that with the rich gifts mentioned In the
text, this congregation may continue TO
prosper. Farewell.
AT the close of his service last night
Dr. Williams said the Presbytery of Bal
timore with which this church is con-
nected, accepted his resignation In Octo-
Der, and appointed him to declare the
pulpit vacant on the last Sabbath in No
and he therefore declared the
pulpit of this church vacant. The Rev.
Charles w. Edwards, of Philadelphia
wi | preach In this church next Sabbath.
The pulpit will be supplied from Sab
bath TO Sabbath by the session OF the
church, until the congregation is ready
to call pastor.