The evening times., 1896-10-01
BAPTIST PASTOR ORDAINED
- So :
Rev. John Kifchel0e Assumes Charge
at Falls Church.
Charge to the New Minister Deliv-
Iivered by Rev. E. Hez Swcih.
Washington Pastors Present.

The Columbia Baptist Church, OF Falls
Church, was filled last evening on the occa-
Sion of the ordination and installation OF
the new pastor, Rev. John kineheloe' oil
this city.
Tue young man was ordained by four
pastors from Baptist Churches in Washing
ton; Rev. Charles Stakely, First Church;
Rev +. H,z, SVEN, Second Church. Rev.
w s. Thomas, Gay Street Church, and Rev.
George Stevenson, astinSton HeiGhts
Church.
Tie following members of the choir, OF
The Secoud Church, 10 which Mr. kincheloe
belonged, We're present ana led tie singing
Misses Florence henderson, orgaIss.' EilZ;-
beth Haley, Mary Cox. Addie Appler, cara
V Price, Jessie Appler. Clara howard, Mo-
nette allan, and Messrs j. Waiter Edelin,.
II. Blair Hawiey, Eugene Meads, Ciiafies
Henderson and William Needs.
Iu addition, there were many other friends
of the new pastor present from Washing
ton.
= Rev. Z. Hez Sven presided, and delivered
the charge TO the uewly-created minister
He said lie must not look to the peWs or
the press for his first duty, but must look
to tue word of God. He charged nm TO
preach the word as his first duty, warned
him to beware of people who knew all the
Bible; said he did not know how IL wasIn
Falls Church, but Washington had crltlcs
to spare. To make matters worse every
time there was change OF auInlnlstra-
tiun new set OF critics arrived. The
speaker spoke feeliDgly OF his relation TO
the young man as his pastor.
Rev. Charles Stakely, OF the First Church,
delivered the ordinary sermon. He took for
his text a verse from Paui's letter TO the
Romans, tina tmessage OF peace-tenth chap
ter, fourteenth which reads:
How beautiful are the feet of tn en- that
preach the gospel OF peace, and bring
tidings of good things, but they have not
all obeyed the Gospel, for lsaaiti SAID, 'Loru
who hath believed our report.
He s.Id a minister should bring good
tidiDgs that would illuminate the mind,
comfort the heart, and lift up the life.
Under the first head Dr. Stakely said
Il suppose the time will never come when
we will know all OF God. We might as wei
endeavor TO get in a tiimblc all the water
of the ocean as for finite mind 10 attempt
TO contain all Knowledge OF God.
We have to face problems that cannot be
solved Truths exist that have never been
brought under the glass ut analysis We
can never express all or God In an lnteilec-
tual sense. wish TO commend To this young
brother those particular features OF the-
Gospel thatarc good tidiDgs for The mind.
Il think il sin and shame when
minister breaches politics, or science, art
or literature from the pulpit. He can ma
plenty of themes III the Old and New Tesla
ments They are never exhausted.
Success is hot obligation. That be
longs TO the Lord. You and are not
called upon To Convertpeople. our mission
is To DO with The declaration Of truth.
God is responsible for the rest. The
trouble is We often try to adopt the pre-
negatives OF the Holy Spirit. faithful
man is Il successful man
Rev W. s. Thomas. OF the Gay Street
Church. delivered the charge TO the church
lie gave good advice, asking the congrega-
tion not 10 expect too much from the minis
ter.