The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-12
MIR. VAIL INSTALLED.
Impressive Services at the First
Universalist Church DR..
Seudder Takes Part.

The Rev. Charles H. Vail was last
night formally installed as pastor of
the First Universalist Church. The
ceremony, which was very impressive,
was witnessed by over 200 people. Many
who are not members of the church at
tended. An installation in the Universal
list Church requires the services OF sew
eral ministers. Those who installed Mr..
Vail were the Rev. Alice X. Wright,
the Rev. j. c.. Adams, DID,, and the
Rev. A. E. Wright of Brooklyn; the
Rev. e. c.. Bolles, DID, of New York;
the Rev. c. e. Nash, DID,, Brooklyn, and
the Rev. w. S. Grove, DID, of New
ark. The Rev. John l.. Scudder well
coined him to Jersey City.
an organ voluntary by Miss Virginia
Doggett. The choir sang an anthem
and then the Rev: Alice K. Wright m
voked the divine blessing upon the meet
ing, and read a chapter OF the Bible.
The congregation, led by the choir, sang
I'VE bid 0 welcome in the name OF
Jesus, our exalted Head" The Rev.
j. C. Adams delivered the sermon. Mr.;
Vail and the other. ministers occupied
a front pew. DR.. Scudder seemed deep
" interested in DR.. Adams remarks.
DIR. ADAMS SERMON.
His text was, HE that hath an ear
to the churches" He said:-'It has
been the effort of ministers ever since
the time of the Apostles to lnterprreI
has caused the preaching OF many diI-
ferent doctrines. | want to consider to-
night a few of the ideas people have
concerning the Church of God.
1.-THE Universalist Church rose not in
the might of numbers but in the strength
of the truth it held. The glory that
comes to our church is not vouchsaIea
~ = l-,ro6ac Of frpanfv tiynnS orr MINI
Der. What more do we want-the
earth? If we do all we have to do it is
to work for it. Another idea is the hu-
manitarian idea. This idea says that man
is a many-sided animal, and that the
church must come UP to a man and
surround him ON all sides of his nature.
The result of this idea carried out Is
seen in the Christian E~ndeavor, boys
clubs kindergartens, flower missions,
etc, which go out and touch the life
of the community in every way. You
these Organizations can do. 1 don't be
lieve this idea is so new as some OF It's
modern promoters believe. When the
church stood in the unity of the middle
THE INSTALLMENT..
Mrs. Alice Bender sang THE Holy
city" and as she sang Mr., Vail and the
took their places upon the platform, while
DIR. Adams retired to the pews. Mr..
Wright offered prayer, and Mr.. E.: c.
Bolles charged the pastor. He said:-
aMy brother, although you are only
called to the ministry of a small church,
l trust that you will make of that
church all that it deserves to be. h
functions of a minister have never
changed. You stand in the same po-
sition today as other ministers have
in relation to the Great Master. The
days of the martyrs are over; Your
enemies will not cast you to the wild
beasts; your suffering will come rather
from Indifference. l charge you to give
these people of the best. Preserve the
high standard of the Gospel that is not
ashamed before the wisdom of the world.
I charge you, in short, to live the life
of a true, good man. Give to the peo-
pie put of your min that which will
strengthen and support and help them:
Without doing that your ministry will
be in vain.
The Rev. w. S. Grove, ID, of New
ark, extended to Mr.. Vail the right
hand of fellowship, and in a few well
chosen words welcomed him to New Jer-
sey and to Jersey City.
The choir rendered B joyful in the
Lord" and then the Rev. J. l.. Scudder
spoke. He said a number of compliment
airy things about Mr.. Vail n the Uni
versalist Church, and among others he
said
"The Universalist Church has taught
us to substitute love for fear. Even the
Catholics in this age are losing their
fear Further on he said;--"We are
coming to a great cosmopolitan faith,
and the Universalists have helped us to
it. All religions are coming to be anti
sin, anti-suffering societies"
The Rev. c.. E. Nash said a few words
towards the pastor. After the singing
of Father at this Altar Bending" by the
congregation, the service closed, with the
benediction by the new pastor.