Evening star., 1895-10-24

pause. He makes his sermons vivid and i'm
pressive with the fash Of golden silence.
Having rounded his period and finished his
point, he stops until the hush Of heaven
fills the house, and until his audience has
felt the nearness Of the God Of truth, and
has heard the still, small voice OF His
spirit
Charge to the CO-Fastor.
At the conclusion of DR.. Gregs's sermon
the moderator asked the constitutional
questions of DR.. Talmage and the congre-
CATION, after which he formally declared
DR.. Talmage to be installed as co-pastor
The charge to the co-pastor was then de-
livered by Rev. Wallace Radcliffe. 1--WE
welcome you, DR.. Talmage.', said DIR. Rad
cliffe, ''to this beautiful city. We welcome
you to this presbytery of faithful. loyal,
genial and earnest working brethren. to
whom have been committed the interests
of our beloved church. We welcome you
to this church, whose life Is almost CO.
terminal with the life of the nations capt.
tai. We welcome you to this pulpit, Whlcn
SO proudly boasts of long and unbroken
line of copsecrated services, and whose
voice has ever been persuasive and COM
manding in the interests of national right
eousness and patriotic duty, OF personal
faith and sacred truth. We congratulate
you upon the unanimity and cordiality
with which you have been summoned as
co-pastor here, upon the opportunities given
still greater achievements of faithful serv-
ice. We congratulate you upon your acces-
sion to this pastorate, and your coming,
makir 6 1t unique trinity of pastorates.
There will be constant uplifting of each
others hands and a certain assurance of
victory.
DR.. Radcliffe compared DIR. Talmage's
position to a vine with three branches,
corresponding to- pastor, preacher and pres
byter. He said that the three pastors of
| the First Presbyterian Church could now
be compared to Aaron and Hur upholding
the hands of Moses. But which is Moses
and which is Hur and which is Aaron,
said DR.. Radcliffe, with a bland smile. Il
will not undertake to say" He charged
DR.. Talmage to preach the gospel accord
| ing to Presbyterianism, "blue Presbyterian
! land to a rainbow of Gods grace arching
the earth. I'm that rainbow our color is
blue"
Charge to the People.
The charge to the people was delivered
| by the Rev. B. F. Bittinger, who prefaced
| his remarks by appropriate reference 10
Co-pastor Allen and to DR.. Sunderland. He
| charged the congregation that there should
be comfort, assistance, attention and spirit
| ual worth manifested as the result of the
| three pastors efforts. He spoke of the
pastors relations. and said there should be
| no danger or thought of anything but the
| utmost harmony. There could not be with
| such men. and all equally responsible
| equally worthy of building the people up il
| fHth and obedience to the word of God
| The congregation should also seek to bring
| others under the saving power of the Cos
| pei. If all conditions were fulfilled there
was brilliant future for the church ant
| presbytery, and tidal wave of influence
| would extend to every part of the parish.
BenedictiOn by DIR. Tnlmmge.
Rev. DR.. Easton then delivered the CLOSING
| ha hon
diction was pronounced by Rev. DR.. Tai
mage and after the services the congre
| cation ard visitors came forward and shool
| hands with the new co-pastor.
| DR.. Talmage will preach his first sermon
next Sunday evening at 30 o'clock.