The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-20
PASTOR INSTALLED.
n sinclair Formerly in Charge
! !; Of Calvary Church.
rrase,anaATlON At ST. MARKS.
~, wells breaches Strong Ser
Z ~sp-Dr. Alison and Mr.. Eliot
Address Young Men.

EeAemonie1 whicn were simpie yet
S,ialv interesting marked the formal in
.sIu,,on Of the pastoral relation between
% Rr,vard D. Sinclair and the Calvary
p,l.bvferian congregation at the church
- az Latter last night. The building was
e rded 70 the doors. In the chancei sat
-. u,oderssor. Rev George F. Whitworth.
"a. Calvin w. Stewart. D. D.. president
- Whitworth college; Rev. James A.
Lk,re. D. D., Of Anacortes; Rev. Ken
81, Duncan. of the Second Presbyterian
etssych. soon to leave for San Francisco,
"a. Rev. George NJ. Hickman, Of the Sec
- Presbyterian church. Tacoma
Che services began with prayer. an an
aS.m. Scriptural reading and . hymn
hs he congregation. Mr.. Hickman then
Noued With the sermon, preaching from
a. ext Matthew x:37: HE that loveth
q ser or mother more than Me is not
vs.thy of Me: and he that loveth son or
Asuehter more than Me is not worthy Of
NJ" Mr.. Hickman said that there were
tssee infaIlible signs Of the love for
tse Master; one was the thought conveyed
~ Matthew yi:2l: FOR where your
trtsure is, there will your heart be also;"
test the constant indwelling thought of
"a Redeemer was necessary evidence Of
lsss for Him. The second evidence was
tks willingness and readiness to leave this
varld for the faith; but third. and greater
tam oil, was the willingness to live braveiy
isd truly for the church and the Master.
He declared that in all departments it was
sscessary 10 have revival of religious
bsiiug among teachers and preachers. in
asIpiss and in schools. to keep them up to
he essential truths of the Scriptures. to
Examine their faith.
At the conclusion of the sermon an an.
them was sung by tho choir, and the ven-
srabIe Dr.. Whitworth then proceeded to
ssrfosm the ceremony known among
= resbyterians as constituting the pas
f5rsl relation" He recited the formal
Rsts of the presbytery of Puget sound,
Sshen ct it, meeting Of Saturday in the
:.s.sirst Presbyterian church it received the
sissters In the case from the presbytery of
$toston. from which Mr.. Sinclair came,
I. and accepted him as one Of the presbytery
ri Puget sound. DR.. Whitworth then
::sslIsd upon the candidate and asked
! him the formal questions rs to his
e:xishes and intentions to serve the people
Of Calvary church. Receiving affirmative
replies. he called upon the members of the
. congregation present to rise, which they
lid. He then piopounded to them ques-
/ tons. asking them if they would promise
/ % sustain and support the new pastor and
!. - him in his work. To these, affirmative
s sssssss wsre returned by show of hands.
d. whitworth then declared the pastoral
: relation between Mr.. Sinclair and Calvary
: church duly constituted.
d.. Calvin w. Stewart, president of
!. whitvorth college, at Sumner, then fol-
!. lowed IN the charge to the new pastor.
he congratulated him upon coming from
! The cradle OF religion on the American
soutinsnt to this new field in the West.
He reminded the pastor that in this day
I = theological unrest it was not % much
philosophical disquisition and entertain
ing discourses as Bible truth that was
needed and that course of sermons on
'silgious truth would, in the end, bring
s~iser results than the attempt to preach
q pleasing way. He also commended
seially TO the pastor the afflicted and
the young.
. Rev. Kenneth J. Duncan followed in q
. strong and decisive address to the people,
4 though hir remarks tor the most part were
I addressed 10 general church topics. He
sad that this was a day when one heard a
] good deal about church for the times"
IS though the times were infallible and
: si't church must conform to them. Far
shead OF times. he said, the church was
ho-iing beacon to all men, the only i'm
!. Aa-nce today leading men to God. The
y ssnity Of Jesus of Nazareth, he declared.
as also discussed a good deal; yet never
M appear so grand, never was the
Master so divine as in this hou. Speak
ing OF pastor and people. he said it was
{ unfortunately too often the case that
!. aach time Was spent in working to get a
!. pastor, much other time spent in trying to
J ks' rid OF him. This experience, he hoped,
would be spared this church and this
pastor. DIR. Stewart. he declared, had
vent thirty-three years with one parish in
3 ,oefain, Lancaster county. Pa, and he
\ "hsiaered that fact quite as much to the
!: uedit OF pr. Stewards congregation as II
!; y" unquestlonably honorable to that
+ |, minister. He closed with an earnest and
|; hmpse appea! to the church to aid Mr..
B Sinclair in his work.
q ihe Choir then sang a hymn Composed
q ~ Miss Elizabeth II. Kimball. of New
!: 'sport, Mass. for the installation of
AT sinclair rs pastor of the old South
1a'eh. A touching and beautiful PRAYER
installation was then spoken by DIR.
Au'se, OF Anacortes. and the services
sOsea with blessing and the benedic,ion
~ Mr.. Sinclair.