St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-06
INSTALLED A PASTOR.
Rev. Thad C. Cresswell, of
Minneapolis, Takes Charge
Of Shiloh's Pulpit.
Two More installations Will
Take Place During the
Present Week.
No Likelihood Of an Investi-.
cation Into the Fire De-
partment Scandal.
A Serious and Nearly Fatal
Accident on Minnetonka
Waters.

The session of the Min neapolis pres
bytery at Shiloh church closed last
night with the ordination ceremony and
the installation as pastor of the Shiloh
flock of Rev. Thad T. Cresswell. In the
installation Rev. DIR. Pleasant Hunter
delivered an appropriate sermon tothe
people, and Rev. ID. S. McCaSlin, OF
Bethlehem church, spoke solemn words
in the usual charge to the pastor. Rev.
R. N. Adams said the installation pray
er. The ordination ceremony was pre-
sided over by Rev. E. s. Feagles, the
moderator of the presDytery. Rev. j. b.
Donaldson being absent
The new pastor of Shiloh church is
graduate direct from Mccormick SEM
mary, that bulwark of orthodox Presby-
terianism in Chicago. Three years ago
he graduated from Manchester, and, as
he calls Minneapolis his real home, he
looks upon his return as home COM
ing. Mr.. Cresswell has before preached
assembly, having spent one summer Ill
Barnum and one i'll Huylet-
Speaking of Dr. Craig, the moderator
whom, as president of Mccormick SEM
mary, ne knows well, Mr. CreSSwell
said: He is very conservative man,
and is known as such throughout the
church. He is very quick and very
smart, and. as a teacher. eXcels any one
ever saw. OF course when the gen
eral assembly by so large majority
! chose him as its moderator. knowing as
every one did his eminent conservat-
ism on all matters of theology, it
showed its temper upon the Briggs case.
/ remember well one remark of DIR.
Craig's, which embodies his views and
shows where he stands III theology. lie
said, talking i'll that CHARACTERISTIC
rapid, decided way of his: All
churches are not alike. They do not all
follow the same line. Each has its sep
arate mission, and the mission of the
Presbyterian church is that of a great
balance wheel to keep the worlds the
ology right do not think that any OF
the Chicago ministers, unless perhaps
1t be Rev. Thomas Hall. will withdraw
from the church."
Taking his examination for ordina-
ton al the same time as Rev. CresWell,
and to be ordained in a Minneapolis
pulpit only two days later, was John j.
Culbert FAIRIES. Mr.. FAIRIES is going to
the pulpit of Hope chapel, and the ordi-
nation will take place next Wednesday
evening, Rev. Pleasant Hunter preach
| ing the sermon to the people
and Rev. Isaiah FAIRIES de-
| livering the charge to the pastor.
| Minneapolis has been MIR. FAIRIES home
| for long time. He graduated from the
| state university. aud is also Just out OF
| Mccormick seminary. so that the two
new PRESBYTERIAN pastors, Revs. Ores
| well and FAIRIES, are classmates and
| have been brought up under the care OF
the same presbytery, graduated from
| the same seminary and now mold pulplts
| in the same city.
Another licentiate of the Minneapolis
presbytery examined yesterday, who
passed an excellent examination for
ordination, was Israel Marcus, middle
aged man of Hebrew parentage, a He
brew who speaks five languages huently
and whose present work is among the
| Scandinavians. He passed most cred
liable examination and completely
foored Rev. G. c. Herriott, who under
! took to examine him in Hebrew. The
ordination of Rev. Marcus will take
| place next Wednesday evening at the
Rev. A. B. Nichols will preach the SER
mon. Rev. A. w. Wright will deliver
the charge to the pastor and Rev. r. B.
Adams will charge the people.
The Presbytery, having in mind the
recent Webster case, appointed Gre
dental committee, whose duty it shall
be to examine carefully all credentials
presented from other Presbyteries.
The pastoral relations between Oak
Grove and its pastor, Rev. A. j. Stead,
were dissolved, the dissolution to take
effect June 10.
The next regular meeting of the
PresbyIery will be held in September.
in Westminster church.