Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-08

ere1cs zcnzxl,y pave $4,000 ffon fhis
fund. s1d he Aet<a TIE sDe0ss would
The frst ss~<.<r u fhs sftsrsoon
We ne ksx. kobeFt IA. Bteads q Do
wAxise. lie h<uan his adarsss ID tri-
hota % the hstoss a 81. the naen that
bad made al subsequent work pe~sih,e
tie knew ne better way Tor <osefn-
meet 10 psrpstoats itself than % car
las fcr the widows and orphans q tAe
nsp that tel 10 their ooantfy's service.
and for the living hsroes oovern-
mental psnalons are preniam upon
pstriotism. He then drss eonp2ri-
san betveen the nlen that fought Tor
their country and The nsa that had de.
veted their lives lighting for The gospei
u Jesus Il Nazareth. AZ . result q
these warriou u the Lord. tia counfry
had become dotted With churches.
whose spires polnt.sd hsesenssrd. say
lee % the us5farsr. 10. God y here
lie related anecdotes Of thess "unregis-
tered herueas Who had laid the
foundations Of nlethodism Ia Mich
iean and Who arc now In poverty.
and declared the church could do no
grsnder work than 10 protect and care
Tor thoss who had given their iivss tor
her. lie closed with sn eloquent appeal
for the superanAnted.
The Rev. j. X Stark OF North Adams
paid his tribute Of respect TO the pioneers
Of Michigan mathodism. lie said his
heart had neser been thrilled as IL was
in bis younRcr days when he listened 10
I'm IL. Days stories OF minister's life la
the early daya He remembered when
the old church was built on the site OF
the present Division street NJ. +. church.
He remembered the early preachers and
knew they were heroes All the grand
missionary work has not been done In
India and Africa lie believed these
men had rights, and should be provided
FOR when their years were spent.
He thanked God that there are
no Hoke Smiths in the methodist
church To seek 10 take their pensions
away. tie hoped the time was coming
when the aged ministers would be re-
tired on half-pay. enough TO provide
them with the comforts OF life for tho
remainder Of their days.
DIR. James Hamilton OF Coldwater
said the advancement OF the church ia
this state had not been duo TO the Mich
igan plan, but 10 the Michigan men. lie
declared he was not In sympathy with
statement made on the floor. that a
preacher should lay up earthly treas
urea The highest type Of ministry can
not be produced II coupled with striv-
ing after the almighty dollar. He be
lieved In the great precept. "All for
Jesus" He was glad 10 cay he could
stand before the people and say he had
scattered his salary for God he hoped
the time was coming when there would
be an endowment fund for the benefit
OF aged preachers
The Rev. A. NJ. Gould introduced
Aunt Harriet Burton as woman who
had entertained ministers before most Of
them we're born. and the entire congre-
CATION stood up as mark OF respect TOR
the venerable pioneer
The Rev. A. J. Eldred. chaplain Of the
lonia reformatory, was introduced
as one OF the veterans; but declared be
never felt more like boy than he did
then. He said ho came tn Grand Rap
ids with horse and a democrat wagon.
His wife wore them both out collecting
funds to build the church he spoke in.
Mr.. EIdred related his experiences In the
pioneer days OF the west, and spoke Of
the great influence OF the early preach
ers who came seeking the lost sheep in
the wilderness. IL was the gospel Of
Jesus Christ. be said. that had saved
the frontier states from savagery and
barbarism. His address was filled with
anecdotes and highly Expressed thoughts
about the methodist ministry. He de
preciated the idea that a preacher
should plan 10 save moneyyan prayed
to God 10 save them from such de-
bauchery.
Mr.. Gould and Miss Gould sang
another duet The meeting closed with
the benediction By the Rev. w. A.
HunsberRer.