Smyrna times., 1895-10-16
Installation of Rev. II. Estlin.
NEW PASTOR FOR THE PRESBYTERIAN N
CHURCH.

AnsUoAaI4On VI heV' D. IL. ESClln.
l. NEW PASTOR FOR THE PREsBYTERIAN
/ CHURCH.
e, The installation service at the Pres.
s. byterian church last Friday night was
le something of new feature to many o
Is our citizens, and in consequence o1
which large audience was in attend
ance. The church was tasefully deco
n rated for the occasion. In the pulpit
d recess arranged about the organ was a
?, beautiful display of autumn leaves, rich
e In the color of the season. In front of
r the pulpit was u bank of flowers COM
2 pletely covering the table, while round
v about were palms and evergreens.
g Owing to the absence of Rev. ]. B.
! Turner, the moderator, Rev. w. IT
g Logan, of Princess Anne, had charge
Q OF the session. The services opened
D with beautiful solo and anthem. en-.
titled, :Seek ye the Lord" Mr.. j. Ed.
HOtfecker took the tenor solo and was
assisted by full chorus by the choir.
: After the formal opening and the offer
= tory had been made, Miss Ethel II
Cooper sang a sweet solo, abide With
Me-"
The sermon was given by Rev. Ed.
mund W. Long, Of Wilmington, who
took for his text, Matthew: 6: 6: "But
thou, when thou prayest, enter into
thy closet, and when thou hast shut
thy door. pray to thy Father in secret:
and thy Father which seeth in secret
shall reward thee openly"
His subject was "secret oravern
The Christian life, he said. is cOndi-
toned upon prayer; prayer is the hand
lhat leeds the soul and preserves il.
The closet prayer, the solitary prayer
Is the only true prayer, and here he
went on to cite bit of biblical history
concerning the Pharases and their
prayer OF hypocracy. One of the first
conditions of the prayer is self-preser-
vatlOn. Self preservation as applied to
the body is vastly more important when
| applied TO the soul. Seek the society
OF COD; hold communion with him
The speaker made an earnest exhorta-
uon for secret prayer. The duty of |
prayer on the part of the church in |
ealing a new pastor and the support of |
all his Efforts by prayer and work in
| bringing out the best results for the |
advancement and upbuilding of the in.
| terests OF the church and the cause of
God. A great deal depends upon the
manner and spirit in which one enters
the secret closet of prayer
Alter singing an appropriate HYMN.
Rev. M. Perry, of Chesapeake City.
who was commissioned to give the
charge TO the pastor, arose and in
clear, solt voice, gave some beautiful
thoughts on the life of a Christian
minister and his duties to his God and
church. So excellent was it, that we
give synopsis Of his charge. He said
In part as follows, after making "a short
introduction
AS you well know, sir, the life of the
minister aHords special opportunity for a
varied experience. He fills rather n nroni-
nent place in the community in virtue Of
MS once, and enjoys more or less of public |
attention and the benefit of public criticism
BESIDES, ne necessarily comes in contact
With ms fellow men at many points. and :
mus he enjoys very superior advantages :
III tn9 way OF acquiring an extended and !
Varled experience, an experience rich in :
instruction and also often well adapted to l
chasten ms spirits Probably no vocation
Drlngs with 1t more delightful emotions {
ana enJOyments, and probably no other q
lays upon one greater cares or demands
greater courage and fortitude Now, nv +,
oIother' one OF the great lessons these ex-
perlences should teach him. is that tbey
are not accidental, but providential he '
VIII md by close scrutiny that they ora
adapted to the eXigences of his y
own inner life. If, as sometimes bannens :
ne becomes too elAte they chasten and =
humOIe hlm; II, upon the other hand. as
more frequently happens. he becomes FOO
much cast down, they cheer and build him u
up. Therefore, my brother, in the midst
Di tne shadows always look for the clear Z
SHINING. The darker the night. let II only il
inspire you to expect more eagerly and il
the dawn. hold fast to the -
words OF inspired writ, 'all things work to- y
seIner Ior good to them that love God, who :.
ire called according to his purpose - Il
w hen we are weak then are we strong
snu "1eh we are strong then are we weak. d
heard preacher once state the pronor- q
ION IN which he thought the spirit in y,
reased a mans preaching power; he put
az one-third; l go far beyond that; in
ne language of the divine master without ol
ne you can do nothing. You will doubt M
ess expect me to address to you the time
IGNORED injunction to preach the word T
uppose tnere Is scarcely ever a cbaroe a
maze IN which 1t is left out, and fully en- ~
:orse the custom. Yes, preach the word ~, ii.
imply, polntedly, fullyi preach the whole u
10y VI sruth, Preach 1t whether men will
ear or torbear. Do not let others dictate of
you what you shall preach or be deferred H
y the dlstavor with which it NAV he ro- ha
elved, for, my brother, to our own Master a
re stand or tall But | want to attach a =
tue addenda to the time-honored iniune- Z"
on, preach the word believing all things
men are written in the law and in t6e fol
rophets. A grain of faith of the size of a to
lustard seed Is worth tons of higher criti- Ell
Ism In preaching to plain. Intelligent ral
Dmmon sense Christians Let Christ and =
Ohm and Peter and Paul be your instrnc- e.. ~,
'rs not the self appointed teachers of these oO
ore ouetb tb.n times; W nat the people want
f.i,S S"an taLnytnlhg else IN their preachers
lalth IN the eternal verities which thew
,eacn. They come to have their own EP
lar hreS kindied to a brighter glow from A
e e neat and flame that burns on yours c.
nave sometimes thought, my brother. -.
at aoout the most difficult thing ever as.
sneu 10 a mite mortal is to be an ideal 1t
'stor, including under that term both do. Dra
Irtments of his work He must incIndo II
ms personality two distinct Tenderness o,t
"a Two opposite tastes. As a preacher no a.
uSt dwell apart, love the solitude of the Ile u
Iuy' the companiOnship of his books and FRI
We ms mind and heart filled with the spi
5uitaVIohs upon high and holy themes. eve
pastor he must be a man of the peOnIe der
I only mingiing with them from a sense bstt
uuty' put making himself one of them. 80
Toying their society and able to enter into ins
thihgs that interest and engage their SIX
es ''' par
! saw GONE time ago statement to this gen
"V ~ buo WTlIer was pastor of 81 VIII
raj church, he should not spend mncb N
le IN MS study cOncocting sermons: he bor
'uld devote 1t to mingling with the neo- W.
and looking up the waste places we
iture to affirm if be did he wouldn't re- turl
IN very long never saw the nlace vet eve
u uldn,t require the very best a man had bell
MIN; But here, my brother. is our task NAL
,oIP pine the two, to give the people the war
y 0est that Is in us as q preacher and TO Gov,
ne an equal endeavOr to be- as good a ,',a.
Tor. would not attempt to saw which Wer
nc more important; both are i6disnens- Mr.
c 10 the highest success, and with divine wed
we can attain to reasonable efficiency in [
In passing, allow me to quote that fa- othe
lar injunction of Christ to Peter "Feod n
pastor eniove tboroi one privileges which this
eed the young Of the hocks. OF ali ~
successes that may come to him there with
one higher than this-tO win the atten- bus
ana ana the affection of tho little ones. plac
boys and girls of to-day in an aston. q,
ngly few years will be the men and wo. wbo,
OF the church, constituting its strength San,'
most valuable and most intelligent and oack
'lent and dependable element. Tor e
Duty is ours; results are Gods Wo ever
Q 10 put that in its proper relief We chur
lld work for results, we should not no goes
'ned without them, but as to the time | She
IN and tn tho ~ II