Evening journal., 1894-03-19
REV. HANNA'S FARE WELL
Preached His Last Sermon to
a Crowded House.
GENERAL SORROW EXPRESSED
By tho People at tho Leaving Of Their
Beloved PastOr-Women and Men
SnifTed and Snuffed aud Used Their
handkerchief Industriously Much
Handshaking.


handkerchief Iudustriously Much
Handshaking.
Before 6 o'clock last night people from
all parts OF the city began to wend their
ways toward Asbury Church By G. 30
seat was at premium, and aJ o'clock
hundreds Of people were turned away.
The church was crowded. An the chairs
that could be obtained were used, and
people even sat on the pulpit steps and
around the altar The side aisles were
lined with people standing
Every rybody wanted TO hear Rev. John
| d. G. Hanna preach his last sermon as
pastor of old Asbury. At o'clock Mr.
Hanna opened the service by reading the
| hymn. ITO All That Dwell Below the
/ Skies" After number of announce
ments for the ensuing week. he sd
ministered the rite of baptism to two
persons. a man and a woman.
Mr.. Hanna took his sermon from Paul's
| epistle 20 the Thessslonians, pray for
US that we may be delivered from un-
reasonable men"
He said, in part: This was the prayer
Of one of the greatest preachers snd
writer's Paul, who found people who
made proper demands upon his services
and attentions, others who were unrea-
sonable in their expectations and de-
mands. and who prayed that he might be
delivered from unreasonable men.
Not That Sort OF Prayer to Make.
II have no prayer of this character to
make when l speak in regard 70 my
pastorate among my people.
] There is no more responsible position
II q 30
there are moral matters which devolve
upon him; in every circumstance must
the minister be the savior of his com-
muuity There are always people vho
| will be saved through his instrumental
ity, or, If his ability Be not very great,
There will be some persons who, other
wise. might be saved
1T is most fearful calling. II he Is
earnest be will save some; if careless,
or If he would have au easy time there
will be some that will turn their backs
upon God, that faithful minister in his
place would have saved. That minister
must stand before God and give au &C
count of his stewardship.
Il was reading some time ego Of a
man who had been seriously wounded The
wound was healing nicely but one day IL
began to bleed, and it was found that an
irtery was broken. The nurse caught
the ends between his fingers and held
them until the doctor arrived He SAID
that If a larger artery had broken the
wounded man would have bsen hurried
instantly to another world He dressed
the wound and left But ne bad scarcely
turned his back when another artery
burst. Again the faithful nurse stopped
the flow of blood. The physician was
summoned again and said that when the
nurse removed his fingers the man would
die that no skill could save him That
nurse held the artery for three hours,
until the muscles of his fingers
} were strained and grew numb.
so IS TO give the doome d
man time to complete all bis earthly bus
mess At last human endurance was at
an end. and in three minutes after the
nurse removed his fingers, the wounded
man was a corpse. III we held such q
position it would alarm US, but in a
certain sense you hold such a position.
By exerting your Influence over man,
} you may be the means OF saving him
= By removing your fingers he may 20 out
into abiect darkness and misery.
"There are demands made upon Chris
tian ministers. There are demands you
will make upon your minister when he
comes 20 you. He will not
be above criticism. Being thI
, leader and spiritual leader
there are great things demanded of hin
which he must perform. You have a
/ right to demand several things Every
congregation has right 10 demand in
dusJry. l know of no position where Q
i, man can be more careless, because peopl,
are very kind, very forbeariug, and
great many sermons hat are imperfect
people speak kindly Of. But the churct
has the right to demand that he be al
industrious man. No success can bs
achieved except by persevering industry
| Why should not Christian minister be
! industrious? When Demosthenes desired
: to become public speaker be cured hi.
B dsfective speech by talking with hil
mouth full Of pebbles. so that when they
we're taken out he could speak smoothly
=. The Christian minister ought 10 give a
least ten hours a day to the church h'
. serves The people have the right TO De
4 mand an industrious minister
D Another thing, he must be pious
The minister must have clean hands,
pure heart and no stain upon his con
p science and he should be a meek man il
D character"
The world stands and looks a
Christian people looking for faults Th'
world has a right to do so. The Chris
tian minister must be an earnest man, q
IS man that can impress q fact upon tn
n minds of the people to win souls
\ Industry, plety, eaInestness-these ar
3 Just demands Of the minister Bat ther
are unreasonable demands agains
4 which would warn this congregation
Paul prayed to be delivered fror
a unreasonable people. l do not think
y have found such In this church, but
find it everywhere to some extent Ther
" is the congregation that wants Oh
minister to be a mouth-piece If h
" speaks for them he is Just the man 70
sr them. He must reflect their views fo
them rs If by looking glass, and the
80 must hear smooth things from his lip
). IN regard TO them. II he represents the
views he is all right.
:. "But the minister must preach th
d truth. the whole truth, and nothing bu
the truth, as he sees it on his knees an
le In his study. have eI
lA v..r o,,..,v,or nan ] h