Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-10-12

REV. j. n. METCALF BECOMES PAS
TOR OF THE UNITARIAN CHURCH.
sermon on Christian Unity by Rev. T.. \.
Horton of Boston Charge to Minister
and To the People Right Hand of Eel
1owShip and Welcome to Burlington.


In the presence of large company, in
cluding many from other denominations.
| Roy. joel II. Mctcalf was Tuesday evening in
stalled as minister of the Unitarian church.
The church was prcttlv decorated with
| flowers and palms Rev. Frederic Gin of
| Arlington. Mass, invoked the Divine bless
ing and read selection, of Scripture. The
choir. Miss Houghton. Mrs Swift Mr..
! Knight, and Mr.. Grfiiths. sang
Tours anthem. "God Hath Appointed
| Day and the sermon 10y Rev. f. y. TIor-
ton of Boston followed. Taking his text
| from Isaiah. !2:j. 1T j, Il day of breaking
down of walls, the speaker made strong
| plea for Christian mhl. ard showed hv tho
| logic of events that this oneness of purpose
was coming. There is a chance for mighty
work if all denominations will only get to-
"cthcr Different pulpitN get at the Same
thing in different ways. In every pulpit
there is the souc book
All denominations believe in an active.
divine power which exists "or. Every
church believes in eternal life and personal
| accountability. We are divided because ""
prefer different method, aud because tradi-
! tion gives lis different idra, hlIt there j, no
reason why We shouid he hostile" \ false
division between morality and religion and
| n mistaken distinction bo-,yr.l ,,.irucp and
theology are WALL. which are bein,- broken
| down Christians of thr next cen
tmy going hand in hand for thc
welfare of man and the glory of God
will he actuatrd hy four cardinal guiding
principles tn" first is the truth of eternal
,oo,lnr.,. second .ln.us nj. ovn inteIproto,..
third all truth Of one familv: fourth one
tc,t of lifr-that of the fruit of fine vine
I.et II, strive for this oneness which +, NOT a
rounromi,c fo1. any of MS \ minister. /. to
be installed here tn- niaht fo. TINT uul.uo,n.
not to divide Int to helm i'm ,Iuitiuc tbi,
community.
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attention of those present
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