The morning call., 1892-08-15

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pastoral charge. He is possessed of clear,
stronghold, well modulsted, and his style of
delivery appears to be more persuaviye than
declamatory. When he has occasion TO raise
bis voice II is done naturally and without
the appearance OF stralning for effect. His
gestures are appropriate and graceful. In
prayer he is devOnL and his language Is
well chosen and full of devotional thought
ana power. He Is evidently an enthusiast
in his sacred calling, and Will ere long make
his mark as one of the foremost eXpOunderS
of gospel truths in this city.
He served as pastor of Congregational
church III Tacoma for several years, and as
testimony of the high estimation in which
he was held by all classes and creeds all the
other churches were closed on the occasion
OF the preaching Of his farewell sermon.
and ali joined in bidding him godspeed.
There were over 5000 people in the Tabrr-
nacle, " here the farewell service was held.
Yesterday morning the First Congrega-
tlOnai Church was crowded, every seat be-
Ing filled. The large congregation was
about equally made up OF both sexes. and it
must have been gratifying TO the new pas
tor to see so many young men and y0nDg
women present. From the remarks over
heard at the close of the service il was ap-
parent that DR.. Brown had created most
favorable and lasting impression.
The preacher selected for his text Ezekiel
Xiv, verse .: Then said the Lord unto
opeEed, ana no man shall enter in by it;
because the Lord the God of ISreal hath en-
tered in by it, therefore il shall be shut"
Ezekiel, he Said, foreSaw the glories of the
gospel These gluries appeared TO him and
were by him expressed by symbols, which
were best understood by those who lived in
JuGea, Ezekiel speaks hguratiyely Of an
other glorious temple 20 be reared IN WHICH
perfect moral order shall reign and all care
he taken TO separate the holy from the uTo-
fan HGn haa faf xxf-.S ala af.aIf f.A
saw streams of water pouring from 1t and
fruits, flowers and trees growing in abun-
dance on the banks of the streams. Now,
what was all this? Nothing else but tie
gospel blessing 10 come. This reminded
him of the apostolic idea of a temple, which
must be The same. Both speak of temple.
and the apostles have no manner of doubt
as To what they mean 10y the temple.
They had in their minds eve none
of the medieval architecture, not
the wilderness of marble in Milan,
nor StFaSbnrg's lofty tower. nor that crown
ing glory Of the worlds archtecture-ihe
Parthenon. II was none of these. Now
therefore we are no more strangers and
foreigners, but fenow-eitizens with the
saints and of the household Of God, and are
built upon the foundation of the apostles
and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being
the chief cornerstone" That was the holy
spirit possessing and dwelling in the Lords
people.
ana was only sacred to him who should
enter In. This meant nothing more nor
less than the entrance of divine love into
the soul Of man. To many the approach 10
the gate may be Oyergrown with thorns and
briers. He illustrated, depicted in eloquent
terms, the difference between those without
Gods divine love and those having il in
their souls. When the love of God enters
the human soul all darkness is dispelled, all
doubts cas-. aside and the vision i Clarified.
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tifc process. by philosophical discussion, or
by logical deduction. He would ask them
to ponder over this awful truth that there
Is gateway; on one side stands God, IN
finite. eternal, the Creator, OD the other side
a human hand, weak, trembling, finite
Christ stands at the outside of the door of
the human heart and God has permitted to
all the power 10 let hun IN. Would that in
our present day all would listen to the cry
and let him in. The gate is for God and for
him only. There is time coming when
one and all would meet God in that gate
craving entrance to that land where no
shadow is and where darkness never comes
Were they fit to enter imp
He closed by saying: 81 have come to
you obedient to your call. | am not in
sensible To the honor conferred upon me.
and 1 trust not iDsenslbie TO the great re-
sponslbilities Of the position to which YOU
have called me. 1 feel that / might claim
from the outset large share OF your con-
ong without the confidence and affection
of their supporters, tut it is not possible
tor minister to succeed without having
these things. have no policy to outline.
] come here TO preach the Gospel Of the
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. and bring il
into the comprehension of men, and what
ever find the best way TO accomplish that
object l will adopt ii. Tile evening con-
gregation is the strategic point for evangel-
istIc work, for reasons which | will not
stop TO explain. 1 ask your cooperation in
building up large evening congregation,
and see no reason why it should not be
done. The building is large. wonderfully
equipped and beautiful, and is located in
the center of the masses of the people. |
will not speak of means and methods, but
simply appeal for your help. / have been
hitherto accustomed to large congregations
in the evening, ami hundreds have been
saved at these evening services. Let us
walk together in love and in counsel seek
ing the divine power and WISDOM"
The singing of the choir was admirable,
and the service altogether was beautiful
and impressive. In the evening the Rev.
NJ. Brown preached to women only in the