St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-02-28
FITTING WELCOME
Extended to Rev. w. R. Lord,
the New Pastor of Unity
Church.
ne Is DULY INSTALLED
With Impressive Ceremonies
Before a Vast Con-
gregation.
MANY WORDS OF WISDOM
Spoken by the Pastors Who
Participated in the
Exercises.
MANY WORDS OF WISDOM

The installation of Rev. William
p Lord as minister of Unity church
occurred last night, the church De
ing packed to the. doors. The ser
vices wre opened with prayer by
Rev Carleton F. Brown, of St.Cloud,
followed by a scriptural reading by
Rev. Franklin c. SouthWorth, OF Du-
nth. The anthem, Hast Thou Not
Known was sung by the quartette
consisting of Mrs. E. V. Harris, Mrs.
C. B. Yale, and Misses De Madeira
and Merrill. Prof. Titcomb presided
at the organ.
Rev. S. M. Crothers, who had come
all the way from Boston to assist IN
the exercises. delivered an address,
which partook very much OF the
character of welcome. Mr.. Croth-
ers referred to the old-time formal
installation services, which CONSIST
ed entirely of a long list OF charges,
first to the minister and then to the
congregation. Mr.. Crothers said:
IF 1 could convey to you any of
the feeling with which the congrega-
ton of Dr. Lords church at Dor
chester parted with him, to allow
him to respond Ito your call, the
sense of loss to them might tend to
a warmer welcome from all who eX-
pect to be his co-Workers in the
great field of humanity. None can
rejoice more than 1 do that at last
some one whose ideals will harmo-
nize with those established in the
society has been found and the
sense of separation to Mr.. Lord can
never be so strong if there exists
the idea of doing the same work,
and perfect harmony in the doing.
If all that remained of my ministry
in ST. Paul was the strong
PERSONAL FRIENDSHIPS
that I have, I would feel that all had
been in vain"
Mr.. Crothers then outlined briefly
what Unitarian:sm stands for in the
broadcast sense, and he was followed
by Rev. Henry NJ. Simmons, of Mime
apolis.
Mr. Simmons, on behalf of the Mime
sofa conference, welcomed Mr.. Lord,
and he outlined geographically the OK
tent of the conference, taking his hear
ers with him all the way to New Eng
land Mr.. Simmons remarks were
very much enjoyed.
Rev. Edward-P. Ingersoll of the Day
ton Avenue Congregational church,
spoke a. few words of kindly greeting
to the new minister, and in his remarks
he laid great emphasis on the fact that,
although possibly he differed in opinion
from others on the platform, still in the
name of the religion that they all stood
for, he 'bade Mr.. Lord a very warm
welcome and Godspeed.
The welcome on behalf of the congre-
cation was extended by John D. Esta-
brook, the chairman of the board of
trustees of the church. Mr.. Estabrook
outlined the progress of the work in
the city, remarking that the society
was now of age, having been founded
In 1872.
Mr. Lord, when an opportunity was
given him to respond to all the cor
diality that had been expressed, in a
few words thanked the people who were
to be his associates for the many eX-
pressions of good will and welcome.
He explained that they together, min
lister and congregation, stood for all
that was liberal in the broadcast sense
of the word in religious thought.
Between the addresses, the anthem,
1.-THE Radiant Morn,' was sung by the
choir, and a hymn by William Newell,
20 Father of the Living Christ" The
benediction was pronounced by the
new pastor, and at the close of the
service an informal reception was held
in the parlors of the church for Mr.
end Mrs. Lord.