St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-05

aisies were necessary to accommodate
all those who had gathered both from
his W and other congregations to bid
the reverend gentleman farewell.
In opening his sermon the>doctor
stated that twenty-one years ago that
day he had assumed charge Over his
first church at Shelbyyille. Ky, with a
membership of forty-fve; that hardly
seven years ago he had preached his
hrst sermon to this church, and that for
the present occasion he proposed to use
the. amt text and preach the same dis
course as he had at the beginning of his
passionate over the House of Hope. He
then announced his text as being
Proverbs XII, sc. and James ". 20, and the
subject of his sermon as fidelity to the
work Of winning souls. ~
At the close of his sermon proper DIR.
Christie spoke a few words of parting.
lie testified to the hearty cooperation
with him Of all the official boards of the
church and of the unvarying kindness
which he had received from every menu
Der OF the congregation. He also smoke
OF the treatment which had been ac-
corded him by Members of other denoln-
nations and by citizens generally and
said that he left the city with the exper-
fence of never during the whole seven
years OF his residence having suffered a
wrong or an u~nkindness. He closed his
remarks by stating that the conerega-
tlonai meeting which had been held on
Wednesday evening last to act formally.
upon his resignation had adjourned to
meet after the service of the morning
n that Col. Mason would preside oyer
such meeting. I
Col. Mason at once took the chair, and
called upon MIR. Taylor, as secretary of
the congregational meeting, to state
what had been done thereat. Mr.. Tay-
lor then read a brief letter from DR..
Christie, which had been presented at
the meeting on Wednesday evening.
asking the congregation to ioin with
him in requesting the p~resbytery to dis
solve the pastoral relation, because OF
his acceptance of the chair of homiIitics
in the Presbyterian Theological semi
nary at Allegheny, Pa, that accord
ingly Elders DR.. G.. E. Lee, II. J. Horn
and r. C.. Jefferson had been appointed
commissioners to appear before the
p%resbytery. Mr.. Taylor also stated that
at the same meeting a committee had
been appointed. consisting of Elders
Thomas Cochran and Charles A. Bige-
low; Trustees Judge c. c. Otis and
c. L. Noyes and Deacon Douglass Put
nam to draft resolutions to be presented
at the close of this mornings service
expressive of the congregations feel
ings at parting with DR.. Christie. Col.
Mason then called upon DR.. Lee to give
an account of the proceedings of the
preSbytery which had met upon Friday
afternoon, which he did, speaking of the
sentiments Of regret which had been
expressed by nearly every elder ana
minister present at the departure of DR..
Christie from st. Paul, and especially
remaTking upon the testimony which
the pastors and elders of other churches
had paid to the doctors h%elpfulness aad
kindness.
Mr.. Cochran, chairman of the COM
mittee which had been appointed to
prepare resolutions. then read the fol-
lowing paper and moved Its adoption as
the unanimous and atfectionate Senti-
ment of the congregations:
1--WE deem it fitting that upon this.
the last Sabbath Of DR.. Christie's pas
torate over this church, we should ex-
press our heartfelt sorrow that it is
about to close. For seven years the re-
latlonS which have existed between our
beloved pastor and ourselves have been
not only those of u%nbroken harmony,
peace and good will, but OF sincere. fra
teInal and united love. In consenting
at his request to the dissolution OF the
pastoral relation it is our supreme salts
faction to record that the sole reason
which exists for the step is the call of
the Holy Spirit to our pastor to engage
Ill another branch of the work of our
own church and of our common Lord
and Master Jesus Christ. DR.. Christie's
passionate among US has been one of I'M
varying success and blessing. When he
came to US seven years ago the church
had a membership of $50: since then S29
I loxrn Innn oI1nA I'LL, . - -.
removed either by death or by dismissal
to other churches, making a mel gain of
AIS and a total present me mbership of
l,001.
The congregations have steadily in
creased in numbers. while every branch
of the church'S work has so grown and
developed Siuce he has been with us
that the various instrumen taIities of our
organization were never more efficient
than at the moment when he bids us
farewell. 20.
His preaching and teaching, whether
in the pulpit or in the more informal
ing, have been universally character
lied by %soundness of doctrine. by ear
| nestness of spirit, and by f%aithfulness of
eXhortation, 'reproof and Instruction
in righteousness
Himself all ardent admirer of the
great apostle to the Gen tiles, his has
been a Pauline theology, wholly draw,
from the word of God, aud preached
with a like determip alton to ..knoW
nothing among US but Christ, and Him
crucified."
His sympathetic temperament and
attractive presence have especially fitted
him for the pastors work. That he has
well fulfilled among us the Office of an
under shepherd of Jesus Christ let all
those teStify-who have known his gentle
m-inistratlonS Ill times OF sorrow, whose
ok his visits have blessed with com
fort and whose dead lie has laid away
{, rest.
As Il representative MAJ in the com
muiity where oar common lot has been
CAS-. cur church has never felt
| Anything but satisfaction and pride