The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-11

Evening DIR. Dixon Referred Brichy
to His Departure.
Rev. Or. Joseph X. Dixon's pastorate
Of the Penn Avenue Baptist church
ended Yesterday. Two weeKs hence he
will become the pastor of the Warren
Avenue Baptist church, of Boston,
which has one Of the four largest Bap-
tist congregations in that city.
Aside from the significance of Easter,
the church's large auditorium was fill
ed to overhowing at the two services
yesterday, scores being attracted
by the last opportunities to hear the
popular pastor. He preached no fare
well sermon, although he referred to
his departure during the morning and
evening service.
In the morning DR.. Dixon remarked
for the benefit of those who would not
be present in the evening that he would
leave Scranton and his church with
heart full of gratitude for the kind
nesses of his people. He wished to
make public acknowledgement to the
newspapers for their generous consid-
Grafton of him and his work. They
had helped him, he said, and he wished
to thank them sincerely and heartily
Their support, peculiar to Scranton,
of the churches and church work had
been a matter of great personal graf
ifcation to him. whose efforts in the
cause Of Christ they had furthered
in noble fashion. The same comment
was made in substance by DR.. Dixon
In the evening.
LAVISHLY DECORATED.
The audience room of the church was
never more handsomely decorated than
yesterday. The floral treatment of the
pulpit and platform was magnificent
with its pyramid of Easter lilies and
small group of palms. SmlaX was
used to intertwine the pulpit desk.
Hyacinths, a bank of carnations, roses,
spirea blossoms and other plants COM
pleted the display.
"Thc Prince of Life" was the sub
| ievt of DR.. DiXons sermon which was
based upon the text, "Ye desired a
murderer to be granted unto you; ana
! killed the Prince Of Life, whom God
! hath raised from the dead" Acts III:
| II, Is. His evening topic was The
| Glad Vision" He preached from john
Xxx: %. I'VE have seen the Lord" In
| the evening hundreds were unable to
| gain admission to the church. After
| the service DR.. Dixon for the last time
| appeared officially before memb ss of
| the congregation. 1t was during the
| usual after-meeting for those wishing
| special prayer. The occasion was a
| very sorrowfu one to the pastor and
his people.
| In the afternoon Dr. Dixon con-
| Quoted the exercises of the Penn Ave
| nue. Church's Amerman Memorial mis-
| sion on Prescott avenue In addition
| to his address, there We're many at
fractions vocal and recitative num-
| bers.
| DEPARTS NEXT WEEK.
| DR.. Dixon spoke on The Kind of
Face After the Resurrection" Human
| ity, he said, is personally responsible
for it's physiognomy. Persons wouldn't
have long noses if they didn't need
them to poke into the business Of
others. A man who disspates has a
dssipated cOuntenance. The drunk
ard looks the drunkard; the sanity
person looks sanity. AS we will look
in heaven we look here. We look here
as we feel inside, and, consequently
lives.
Near the conclusion of the service,
resolutions of regret over DR.. Divon's
departure and adopted by the mission
were presented by Isaac Post. the old
est member of the church.
DR.. Dixon Mrs Dixon and the chill
dren have for some time been stopping
at the home of Mrs. Lemuel Amerman
on Clay avenue, Their household
goods will be shipped to Boston this
week and they will leave here for that
city early next week. DR.. Dixon will
preach his first sermon i'm the War
rem Avenue church Sunday, April "a
His Boston residence will be at 40
261 West '>cwton street
Alice, one of DR.. DiXon's children
is quite seriously i'll with fever, the
exact nature of which has not beer
determined. The child's condition yes
terday was such as to suggest possbl,
interference with family's plans fOl
departure.
In the Easter Day issue of "Ou
Church Messenger" the Penn avenue
Baptist publication, Dr. Dixon madu
his goodbye as follows, in part.
Let your pastor draw out his good-by,
GOD BE WITH YOU"
. Today's lesson is
"Mer may come, men may go,
But Christ stands by forever"
During my ministry here some of YOU
choicest spirits have said goodbye to Us
i3y their faith let us have faith tc tn
a end
Say not goodbye,
But in some brighter, fairer cline
Bid me good morning.
Since the announcement of the con
, | clusion of Dr. DiXon's pastorate her
was first made, he has been i'm con
stant receipt Of scores of written an
verbal regrets from the city's bes
, known people Of all denominations
. Many Of the regrets, too, were fror
persons without church affiliations bu
of considerable repute i'm the city, tn
whole tcstifying To the general esteer
in which he was held by the city as
, | community,
SABBATH NOTES.