The evening times., 1895-10-24

The pulpit was SO thickly planted with
palms that their foliage completely shaded
the crimson carpet. Chrysanthcmums and
other fall flowers were banked against
the pulpit and shed their soft perfume
throughout The church. Everything seemed
to harmunizc, did harmonizc, with the
golden legend that arched the pulpit with
a scinicircl of gilt: " Holy, Holy, Holy,
Lord God Almighty"
By $50 O'Clock a mass OF people pressed
against the doors of the church ana reach
cd nearly To Louisiana avenue. As the mo-
mcnts passed this throrg Increased. Mefi-
berS OF the church were admitted first, Dut
everybody VITO came found seat. AS
the public filed in the organ began ana
after Il few soft bars of the prelude had
floatcG through the Church Rev. Dr. Iai-
mage entered, and passing down the south
aisle was ushcrcd into the pastors stnuy.
As the last Inurmur of the prelude faded
away all the electric lights were turned on
and the chandeliers and wall bulbs never
seemed TO glow so brightly.
SCENE TO REMEMBER.
The scene was picturesque one forest
of pottcd plants rustlcd and swayed,
multitude of fans fluttercd and hundreds
progranlmes ratified in the hands OF the
congregation
After organist Gabriel F. johnson had
translated one of the niisic-prayers ot
Haydn, DR.. Talnage entered from thestuny
and took a seat at the end OF the second
pew of the right section. Mr.. Talmage was
not much apparent in the proceedings or
installation except by reference, and the
only time his voice was heard was when
ma king response 10 the constitutional ques-
tons put by Rev. Adolos Allen, moderator
of the prcsbytery of Washington, and the
Iiatin W A.
the service of installation to an cnd
Rev. Dr. Allen, as presiding officer, re-
viewed the history of the call Of Dr. TAI
mage. and his acceptance OF II. ihc ON
GERS OF installation were seated IN the pui-
pit Rev David gregg occupying the cen
ter Rev DR.. Easton on his left, ana hcE-
DR.. Bittinger on his right.
Rev Dr. Hamlin made the prayer OF ln-
vocation, closing with the Lords Prayer,
in which all present Joined. Rev. DIR. Patch,
pastor of Gunton Temple Memorial church,
announced hymn No GIG, Elect from the
nation. Ye One on all the earth, her char-
ter OF salvation, one Lord, one iaith' one
birth" The concourse of people sang this
almos as a unit, and with considerable Vlm-
Psalm CVI! was read responsiveiy pE
,h,. ministers and people. After the con
clu sion of the last sentence. 'Because OF
the house OF the Lord, our God. L VIII
seek THY good" the congregation sang
..Gluria Patria." Rev. DR.. Hamln followed
with the reading OF Scripture lesson ana
offered Il devout prayer, in which ne
asked that Divine help would be given
DR.. Talmagc in his administering OF the
word of God and in his usefulness i'll lead
ing men to Christian disciplcsiiip.
PRAYED FOR THE PASTORS.
The prayer embraced Rev Dr. Sunder-
land n nd Rry. DR.. Allen. Gounod's Ike
.,,f. rendered mlrnlflIeutlN DN
the choir, Mrs. W. L. Wilson, soprano,
being the soloist.
Rev. DR.. Gregg. pastor OF Lafayette
Avenue Presbyterian Church, Brookiyh'
then arose 10 deliver the sermon OF tie
evening He is an oratorical looking
clergyman. with a clcau-shaven face long
hair and spoke very rapidly from maui
script. though he did not cunfine himself
To the written pages. The titie OF ms
address was THE Future Minister: Shall
He Be, and What Shall He Be-
He first dwelt on the relations that
should exist between pastor and people
There was no interest felt in the Chris
tian miuist er like that felt by the Christian
penplc. They We're the arbiiers OF his
minisrcrship. THE people filled tile pulpit
Individual readers were rcsponsiOie ior
the policy OF their newspaper. Individual
VOTERS i'm n Congressional district We're re-
sponsiblc for the character of Their repre-
s.ntatiycs and the individual members
of "A congregation were resp"isiDie ior
their minister.
II was good for the Christian pulpit to
have set before it the ideal consecratcd
Christian minister. They should 1nslst
that their minis tcrs should be men who
reprcscntcd God. He gave a series OF
rcas ons for his belief in the pcrpciuity OF
the religious ministry. The church was
not human device. Desire To worship
was an element in human nature; IL was q
mart of the ttruc.ure of the soul. AS men
needed skilled instructors IN other 'hihSs
So they needed them in the church.
Allmen could not give especial study Ia the
word of God There We're heights which
il required labor to climb.
QUALIFICATIONS OF A MINISTER.
He told W hat. in his opinion. the minister
of the future should be. He should only
become minister al the call or Goa.
He tbould not preach for the sake of
money, the love OF applause, and the love
of fame DIR. GUgg denounced what he
called n certain irreverent spirit In some
later day Clcrgymen 10 ridlcLlc the clergy
men of the past. The ministers Of the
pa,I had laid the foundation of our present
rrcalne.s and the minister OF to-day who
sought to undcrvaluc the service to the
world of the dcvOut men of the past, was
sinply laying the foundation for his own
undcrcs timation.
He congratulated the Christians of Wash
ington on having secured DIR. Talmage.
DR.. Talmage was u preacher OF the present
and of the future. DR.. Gregg referred to
DR.. Sunderland as a-great man whose
twilight eclipses some mems noon. The
people OF the First Church had taken from
Brooklyn its brightest light, but they had
given it a more central location. He re-
ferred at considerable length to the "onli-
tn nd. I'll oil,
attent ton to the disting guished divine's
rhetorical pause" which. he said. flooded
his sermons with flashes of olden silence.
Rev. Dr. Bittingcr announced Hymn 619
and then DR.. Allen put the formal constitu-
tional questions to which DR.. Talmage, from
his seat in the pew responded In firm
voice: II am, VI am, ""I d 0 and WILL" The
usual questions were pnt to the congregation
and the members responded affirmatively by
raising their hands.
CHARGE TO THE PASTOR.
Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. d. D., delivered
the charge TO the co-pastor, admonishing
him To preach Christ and TO preach Presby
terianisui. He alluded to Washing ton as the
national Mount Zion whence the tribes went
out. He welcomed DR.. Talmage 10 the city,
which, despite its struggles and ambitious,
was churcli-going and church-lOving COM
munity. He welcomed him heartily TO this
Presbytcry and to the pulpit of the First
Church, which boasted such long line of
consecrated men.
DR.. Radcliffe compared the unique trinity
of pastors at the First Church to Noses,
Aaron and Hur. He advised DIR. Talmage
to teach his flock to sing and to pray, as
well as TO listen to the word of God.
Rev. DR.. Bittinger delivered the charge
to the people. admonshing them in their
admiration for DIR. Talmage not tn neglect
their faithful servant, DR.. Sunderland. He