The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-11-07
ENTERS HIS NEW FOLD
Mr.. Temple Installed as Pastor
of Plymouth Church.
WELCOME EXTENDED TO HIM.
After Passing the Examination, He Is
Formally Indicted With Addresses
FromtIIis Brethren.

The services formally installing Rev. w.
III. G.. Temple as pastor of Plymouth
church were held yesterday afternoon
and evening at the church. The Congre-
gational council. consisting of nineteen
pastors and delegates representing twelve
churches in Washington and Oregon. met
at D. m. to examine Mr.. Temple. Rev.
w c. Merrett. of the Snohomish Congre-
gational church, acted as moderator, and
Rev George II. Lee, of the Taylor Con-
gregational church in this city, as scribe.
Mr.. Temple satisfactorily answered all
questions as to his past life as minister.
the reason he became minister and 9TH
ers of a personal nature. and the findings
OF the council were in unanimous appro-
val of the new minister.
For the evening services the church was
well filed. William &. Merrett officiating.
The invocation was pronounced by Rev.
Samuel Greene, state superintendent OF
Sunday schools. Rev. John I. Nichols of
the Edgewater church, read the Scrip
lures. and Rev. F. b. Cherrington, pastor
of Westminster church, Spokane, deliv-
cred the sermon. His theme was The
Fellowship of Christ" and in an earnest
manner he delineated the way in which
a close fellowship with the Lord elevated
mankind. Rev. William G. Merrett made
the installing prayer.
Rev. George K. Wallace, pastor of the
First Congregational church, Portland,
delivered the charge to the pastor and
bade him mark three principal things:
First. to remember he was Gods messen-
ger and pre-eminently the man whom God
had set aside to lead the people in divine
walks of life; second, that he was Gods
servant, and that the minister and his
people would be judged on the same plat
form; third, to remember the care of body
and self. and not to allow the physical
man TO suffer for want Of rest. Mr.. Wal
lace said: MANY minister has been
brought 10 an untimely grave not by the
tolling of the church bell, but by the toll
ing of the door BELL
Rev. l.. IL. Hallock, pastor of the First
church, Tacoma, extended the right hand
OF fellowship and made a witty address,
saying among other things: You are
an Fastener, l a WeSterner; in "a few
minutes you will change your diet from
Massachusetts cod to juicy Sound sal
mon. J extend TO you a welcome to this
Western country, Astounding in great
things Why, they call those mole hills
back there mountains. oh, IL they could
only see our Olympics."
Mr.. Hallock then outlined the oppor-
tunities of A minister in the West and the
vast ground to be covered. He was fol-
lowed by Rev. Amos J. Bailey, superin-
tendent of home missionary work for
Washington, who pronounced the charge
to fhe people and outlined their duties
in church work, particularly emphasizing
the need of harmony with the pastor He
told them to be as true to their minister
as they expected him to be true to his
church.
Rev. d. c. Garrett. rector of St. Marks.
extended the city's welcome, and explain
ed the needs of a minister in a growing
Western town. The concluding prayer
was offered by Rev. T. W. Butler, Of Ev-
erett. and the services concluded with the
benediction by the new pastor.