Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-02
REV. DIR. WILLIAMS, FAREWELL.

Interesting Service at tho Ftrst M. k.
 Church Last Evening-An Able Ser l
 mon on Christian Life-Labor ana
 Capital the True solution Of the
 KnOttY Problem-Dr. Wtlliams'
 Farewell to His Parishioners-Rev.
 pr. Chapman to Preach Next sun.
 day.
 The service at the First N. E. church last evening was one of peculiar sadness. It was the farewell service of the pastor, Rev. Dr. Williams, who leaves the city in . few days for his new charge in St. Louie,
 where he has been called to the pastorate
 of the Union M. E. church. Every seat in
 the church was filled, and at the close of
 the services there were but few eyes de-
 void of suspicious moisture as the rsali-
 zation came to one and all that they had
 heard the final service of their beloved pas
 tor as their shepherd.
 The sermon was one of the ablest and
 most foreible ever preached by Dr. WILL
 iams, and was listened to with rapt atten-
 ton by the large audience present. His
 subject was the Christian Ltfs." and hia
 text was taken from St. Luke 22d chapter and part of the 27th and 29th verses: "I am among you as he that serveth, and appoint unto you kingdom as my Father hath appointed unto Me-" During the course of his sermon he said that the mission of Jesus Christ to this world was that He might reveal to man the love of the Father and mans earthly op- portunities. Christ never was found loi- tering, but was always ''about His Fathers business" His life here was an example for men. It was 8 human life lived among men to show to men the great, lofty and higher possibilities of human life. Al l though Jesus was called the "Man of Sor- rows," yet believe His life was the hsppi l est, the most joyous the world has ever known, and the secret of His joy we find in the text. Jesus has, in addition to the example, given us precepts which show us how we can live the same happy. joyoue life.
 All the world belongs to God. No man should use anything in the world in pur. poses that ara not in harmony with God'f plans and purposes. A captain of indus try called of God having under him q number of men at work will not grind down his men to the last cent, nor jsopar- disc their interests by indulging in specu lative gambling, nor build and live in 6 palace obtained at the unjust treatment o1 his workmen. 'I am among you as he that serveth," and this is the lesson ] would like to preach to capitalists. On the other hand an employe should feel that all things belonging to the employer are sacred, and should work and watch out for his employers interests as care l fully and zealously as though they were | his own.
 Are you looking for the millennium Il
 Is not going to come by any potent social
 istic way or by any socslled reform bu, | will be here already as soon as all are
 actuated by the example and precept o1 Jesus Christ.
 l Just prior to dismtssing the congreea
 tion with the benediction Rev. Dr. Will
 isms said: My heart is profoundly touched,
 to night, the night of our last service l together. go out of this church under ! the pointing of Gods hand. go with re- luctance and yet am happy feeling that fl ! is Gods will. There are men and womer | in this church whose faith has been an in ! spirstion to me and I go away from here thanking you for your ministrstion to me and assured that my faith has been en l rigced by communion with you. Farewell We may nsver meet again here, but We have that Christian hope and belief that we will meet again at last before the | throne of God.
 The new pastor of the church will be Rev. Charles Masden of the Union N. E. l church, St. Louis, who will commence hit | pastorate here one week from next Sun day. Next Sunday Rev. Dr. Chapman, { former pastor of the church, will occup! the nn1nit