The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-29
REV. LOVES FAREWELL SERMON.

Last Sabbath morning the congregation
and friends of the Reformed church as
sembled together TO hear their pastor,
Rev. j. w. Long. deliver his farewell SER
mon. 1t was Indeed a splendid discourse,
strong, practical and fitting for the occa
sion. He selected his text from Peter v
Xxx. He eXhorted his members to be
ever faithful in the christian duties that
the Master has given them and never to
waiver in their faith that the God of all
grace will reward them for their efforts
He gave a brief history Of the church aud
its progress in the past seven years of his
Passionate there. He sad that those seven
years were the pleasantest and most pros
porous seven years of his mature
manhood. Though called TO a
greater field, whore his harvest would
be proportiouately large, yet it was with
Sincere regrets that he gave up his people
here who had eIdeared themselves to him
oy their cooperative etfoIts and tender re-
CARDS shown to him and his family during
his labors here. When he took charge of
the work there was but IA limited number
of members who held services in one of
the public school buildings of the city,
but by hard work aud Jealous endeavors
they have since erected beautiful.
spacious ediiice at the cost of nearly
SIC, 000 (Which was dedicated Dec l, 1S9l),
and considerably over two hundrei new
members have been enrolled sinca his
pastorate began until now it is numbered
as one of the first churches of the city, the
upbuiidlng OF which the pastor attributes
largely TO the assiduous assistance OF the
members of the church and Sabbath
school.
Iu pathetic and sincere remarks he
thanked them all for what they had been
to him, the pleasant feelings they had al
ways manifested toward him and the aid
they had given him in his financial and
spiritual undertakings in the building up
of that church. He said that he leaves
Wichita with no unpleasant feeling
whatever toward any member Of his con-
gregatlon nor any one OF his fellow clti-
Zens.
The choir deserved great praise for the
beautiful music selected for this occasion.
Asa oIeratory they rendered Nearer
My God TO Thee, IN IA very pleasing aud
artistic style and after the services the
congregation joined in singing Blessed
be the Tie That Binds Oar Hearts in
Christian Love" The music as n whole
was splendid and very appropriate indeed.
Rev. Love has filed his pulpit here
longer than any other present pastor in
the city, and this has been only his third
charge il over thirty-one years of minis
terial work, aud now be gives this one up
for greater field offere.. to him without
any solicitation whatever on his part other
than superior ability A worker for the
Master in extending His kingdom here
below. He holds warm corner n the
hearts OF his parishioners. his fellow citi-
zeus and the Ministerial association of
this city, of which he has ever been an act
i've member and a prominent factor for
several years. And in the departure of
him and his family from here the city
loses one of its best and most talented
families, the sincerest and hardest Chris
tian workers. But what VIII be Wichita )
loss will be Kansas Guys gain.
Although their many friends regret their
departure very much. Yet they rejoice in
their prosperity aud wish them God speed
IL their future life.