The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-11-11
Installation Exercises at the
Third Presbyterian Church
NEW PASTOR TAKES CHARGE
Many Of the Local Clergy Take Part in
the Ceremonies
Rev. Mr.. McRae Begins His Work I'm
der the Most Favorable Auspices.
Sermon by Rev. Mr.. Fife.

Rev D. A. McRae. who recently ac-
cepted call to the Third Presbyterian
church, at Sixteenth and Hill streets, in
this city, was duly installed last evening
with a beautiful service of praise. i'm
pressive addresses and music, in the
presence of congregation composed
of members of the church. visitors from
other Presbyterian churches of the city
and representatives of the presbytery
and clergy.
TIL little church was particularly at
tractive last evening with floral deco
rations, the work of the ladies of the
congregation. Quantities of roses and
chrysanthemums with foliage plants
were arranged about the altar, with nu-
menous palms and other tropical plants
grouped along the walls.
The services opened 1880 o'clock with
Rev. D. r. Colmery presiding and the
following clergymen occupying the pull
pit: N. H. G. Fife, DID, of Pasadena;
J. K. Fowler, D. D.. J. M. Newell, II. A.
Lewis and J. A. Hanna
The opening exercises consisted of a
voluntary by the organist Mr.. Wyckoff,
the singing of All Hail the Power of
Jesus Name by the choir, and prayer by
Rev. H. A. Lewis.
DR.. Fife gave the scriptural reading
from the first chapter of John, begin
ming at the nineteenth verse.
After the interval of chanting by the
choir, the installation sermon was de-
livered by DR.. Fife from John :29: Be
hold the Lamb of God, which was fine
exposition sof the mission of the true
preacher.
Rev D. r. Colmery propounded the
constitutional questions and Rev. j. A.
Hanna offered the installation prayer,
| after which, according to the tenets of
the church, Charges" were delivered to
the pastor and congregation. The first
was made by DR.. Fowler and in part was
as follows
True you do not come to this holy
| task a novice. Here. for many months,
and in other fields, you have made
good proof of your fitness for the sacred
office. May like spirit of zeal and
| fidelity continue to shine forth in your
| ministerial life. Something similar was
evidently true of Paul's son, Timothy,
and yet Paul writes: Take heed to thy
self for in doing this thou shalt both save
myself and them that hear thee. Well
may this maxim be applied to every
minister in every age
you have to breathe the air of doubt
| and skepticism all around you and you
need a robust faith. You need to say
| with all the strength of a confident trust,
| God is God has spoken in his word;
| the whole world is guilty before God.
| Amid the jeers and ridicule of infdelity
| and false religion on every side, you need
! to stand on this Bible and it's
| cardinal truths. Look at the apostle
Paul. He could preach sacrifice and
| entire conservation with a persuasive
dnction. Why? Was it simply because
he believed the truth? That is but half.
He lived what he preached. A man
| cannot be in earnest who is not gen.
uine at the heart. To no one is it more
| essential that Christianity should be vi
tai reality than to him who breaches it,
| 1.-THE preacher who breaches God as
| one who has seen the invisible, who
| breaches eternity as one who has been
| there, who breaches the cross as one who
| has been crucified with Christ, he is the
| man who will preach these eternal veri-
| ties into the faith and life of men. The
man who is himself an incarnate con-
| viction is the man who will convince
| and convict. And for such preaching
| there must be courage. Speak boldly
| The record on the tomb of John Knox is
| Here lies the man who feared not the
| face of clay We need that spirit in the
ness is like a smooth file, knife with
| out edge. a sentinel afraid to fire off his
gun. He must not truckle to the whims
| or errors of his hearers. Fear no man.
There is a tendency these days to
present only one side of the double
sided shield of truth-to give forth a
monotone of love with which to quiet
anxious thoughts and dark forebodings
| 1t is claimed we degrade the source of
| all good by dwelling upon his severity
| immaculate justice and eternal law. We
are not defending the extreme of an
age more blunt and less refined than this
But if our fathers dwelt too much upon
| the penalty of the law, it cannot be de-
MED that in our day we are verging
| toward the other extreme and are pre-
senting only one-sided gospel. a gospel
of salvation with nothing to be saved
| from. / charge you, preach the whole
| gospel.
| DO not run after so-called popular
subjects. Avoid defamation and talk
Above all things be yourself. Conse-
crate yourself. Give yourself to study.
| Our ministry has always been study
ing ministry. Paul says, Take heed to
| doctrine But while certain hours need
| be given to study so does time as truly
| need to be given to the people. No
| amount of preaching, no matter how
scholarly or brilliant will atone for ne
| elect at TINS point. Mlngle with your
| young people. Let your ministry be a
| three-fold cord of heart and brain and
| hand"
| Rev. J. M. Newell followed with the
Charge to the congregation, which
| was in much lighter vein but which was
not the less impressive for the pleas
| antry that ran through it.
| Several passages of scripture this di-
! vine entrusted with appropriate COM
ments to his hearers for reflection.
! At the conclusion of the services the
| congregation was invited to come for
| ward and seal the bond of union IN a
| handshake.
| Mr.. McRae came here from Nanaimo,
| B. c., and during his brief residence has
| gathered about him many friends who
last evening gave him cordial recep-
| ton.
| A SWlNDLER AT WORK.