St. Paul daily globe., 1894-06-04

his family. who are visiting the parents
of Mrs Crothers. He promises to visit
st. Paul often. and he will always find a
cordial reception awaiting him here, not
only from his congregation, but from
hundreds of occasional bearers, who feel
his loss personal bereavement.
At the close of the sermon yesterday
Mr.. Crothers made the following fare
we'll remarks:
| have not wanted to say anything in
the nature of a farewell, because, per-
sonally. do not feel that there is any
occasion to do so on my part. either on
account of the interest which l shall
have in this church and in the work i'll
this state. But I want to say, however,
this, in addition to what l have already
said, how deeply and fervently l thank
you all, as members Of the church,
for the way in which you received the
resignation which I rendered to you,
and for the frank and cordial way
in which you accepted what | said as
something which l meant-that no
other reason but the thought that l
could DO something at Cambridge which
could not by any possibility do here
would have induced me to make the
change which now serms to have been
made necessary land when that has been
said and when that has been accepted, L
think nothing remains for us to do but
in the truest sense to make the very
best of that which is necessary. l will
feel in going from st. Paul that can
only Justify this change by throwing
myself into that which is offered me SO
that shall indeed justify myself to my
self in that change. And I feel that the
same is true in regard to this congrega-
tion; that the work to be done is one
which is more inspiring than ever, and
l feel, too. that all that the minister who
comes to this church ought to ask or
could ask is that you receive him in the
same frank, cordial and friendly man
ner in which myself was received l
think very often congregations belittle
the feeling of their own ministers when
they think that anything like jealousy
ever enters the heart of minister as he
sees the cordial way in which people
think and speak of one who has passed
away from the work. think that feel
Ing does not come to one. l know that
during my first years in St. Paul moth
ing helped me so much as to hear the
words of kindness and affection for the
ministers who had preceded me.
But do feel that a new minister here
ought not to be in any way hampered
by the traditions of the past; that you
ought to be ready to accept him, allow
ing him to do his own work in his own
way-and know how many ways there
are in which the work OF the church
cali be done.
particularly remember.aS as you proba-
bly, all remember, the words of Mr..
Gannett OH the anniversary occasion
| which he attended two years ago.: when
he spoke of the different kinds Of good
ministers. l hope you may count me
among the good ministers of: this
church, but hope it will be as only one
kind. and very partial kind. And [
myself can see the possibility and proba-
bility of one coming to st. Paul who can
do work. and will do work, which 1
have not been able to accomplish. and
which from personal limitations prob
ably could not accomplish if remained,
and l know that in seeking to find this
minister who shall carry on the church
that you can count upon my most hearty
cooperation and most hearty friend
ship.
The following is brief synopsis of
the sermon:
The closing paragraph of this chapter
which l have read, the fifth chapter of
Luke. contains favorite text for relig-
iOus radiealism. Jesus says: mo
'meut, for the rent is made worse; nor
would he puta4new wine into old bot
Ties" and there are times when we
like to remind people of this truth, and
we like in looking about us and seeing
many of the vain attempts TO adapt old
Institutions to new needs to- recall the
words of the founder of Christianity.
| And yet. as We read Oh, we find that
i while the radical has the word which
| comes first. the final thought by a
| quick transition comes round rather to
the side of conservatism. After all
Jesus is not speaking Of the new wine
as if it were the best, but. he says AFTER
| one has drunk the old wine he does not
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There are some things he says that are
better because they are old-better be-
cause it takes long tines in order for
them to come to their perfection, and
the passing years do not destroy them
but rather enhance their value. And
i when we come to think of it, we find
that it is necessarily SO; that the best
| things are the things which grow bet
| ter with age: that which owes allGits ex-
| cellency to its mere novelty.
| which is best at the be
ginning, belongs TO poorer
| kind. All truly beautiful things are
| lasting things. and their beauty is itself
| of slow growth. There is a fiippant
word which when first spoken attracts
| us, but of which we very soon grow
weary, and there are words of wisdom
so simple, but so inexhaustible in their
meaning that we read them in child
hold, and again in manhood, and again
in old age, and the old man says: II
never knew the depth of this thought
before; only when all my experience
has gone to confirm it is it truly mine, is
it truly good" When one comes to h i'm
and asks him to cast aside that word, no
wonder he says: II have tasted of this;
have been drinking deep all through
my lifetime of this wisdom. and cling
| to this, not from all unreasoning preju.
dice that links me to the past, but be-
] cause have found that the old is the