The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-27
Rev. Mr.. Healy of the Presby.
terrain Church to Leave Soon.
KIND WORDS OF ADVICE
The Pastor and His Wife to Go East After
Three Years of Work in This City.
They Leave Behind Many Friends
Who Wish Them Wen.

ihlNh was iiltu anu III Sc Ctnklt-
cation listened to words uttered with
deep feeling by the retiring pastor. The
choir was at its best, and vas greatly
assisted by Miss McDougal of Boston,
who kindly offered her services. The
pastor spoke with emotion when he re-
ferred to the work done in his parish
and of the pain il gave him to leave
the city while yet many of his hearers
were outside Of the church, men whom
he counted among his best friends.
Mr.. Hearty preached from the fol-
lowing text: Acts 2O-32; And now
brethren i commend you to God and to
the word of his grace, which is able
to build you up n to give you an
inheritance among all them which are
sanctified."
After reading the above appropriate
verse, the pastor proceeded: The
ocean has been an emblem of this
earthly life of ours. The mariner
leaves port, and before one day has
passed he is out of sight of land, at
the mercy of the wind and waves: he is
separated from friends, home, family
ana native land. Everything about him
is unrest, the sky may be clear, but in
another zone there is a storm raging
and the. waters which roll around the
earth are kept in ceaseless motion.
We too, are voyagers on life's ocean,
looking for some distant harbor. In
any case we are in this life being sepa-
rated, one from the other.
To-day we reach our parting point
and this hour our relations as pastor
ana people-not as friends-cease.
Ihere are friendships hat have been
formed here which will last forever.
When Paul said farewell to the elders
or Ephesus he knew not what was be-
fore him, neither do we. But Paul went
In the strength of the one who had sup
ported him in former years; in hi
same strength we may go.
The outlook for the churches of Asia
Minor, from whom Paul was taking his
farewell, was anything but fattering.
We sever our connections tonight un-
der ditrerent circumstances. Then, the
world was not so large as these United
states. True, the light of a new day
had dawned, but it had illumined the
hearts OF only a few. The new religion
had been preached with power. but op-
position met it on every hand. The su-
pefstltlons Of two powerful nations
were well grounded in the minds of the
people. Christianity was opposed to
them all; it had no Zeus or Jupiter,
put one COD, the eternal Father, maker
OF all things. And then, Christ came
IN an unexpected way to those who
nad Tor ages looked for his coming.
Inc new ideas of sin, repentance and
the resurrection found favor with only
a few. And had we been looking on
tnat time we would have named the
period the struggle for existence of the
Christian church.
II is not so to-day; eighteen centur-
les have wrought great changes. Chris
tlanity practically controls the world.
~three-quarters of the wealth of the
slooe is in Christian countries, and with
It's silent methods and weapons Chris
lldnltX Is fast pnnnIlarfpn oil .1o-l-.
me light that crimsoned the dawn of
Judea has frightened the eastern sky
OF every nation. If the next 100 years
snow such an increase in results as this
one has, when the midnight bells Of the
twentieth century ring out Christ will
nave conquered the earth. and the time
or the new earth and the new heaven
viii lave come.
IN conditions our this
age are different than they were az
the time our text was written: the early.
CHRISTIANS were poor, had no homes.
no churches and little influence. Now
these things are reversed. bur there are
elements lacking here in this age which
particularly characterized the early
church. and those are, zeal n earnest
ness IN the cause Of Jesus Christ. WHY
II is that material prosperity and spir-
itual stasnation go hand in hand | have
never been able to understand. With
many uDN tllt tlDftn comes last. Then
they went at night TO places Of PRAYER:
now hardly one-third of the professed
Christians are alive to their privileges
In the gospel. In the early church self
sacrifice abounded, now it is too often
forgotten.
Again I commend you to The word Of
His grace. 1t has been my endeavor
while among you to set before you the
whole council of God as revealed i'm His
word. ! have urged the duty Of prac-
teal religion. If l have spoken plain
~ ii is because ] have felt deeply.
Some of o doubtless hunger for phil
osophy and the quail of argument, but /
have en~deavored to give you nothing
but mamma. In order that you may be
thoroughly furnished in every good
word and work, let me urge some
things which seem to me essential:
First, let me urge upon you the dill
gent. study OF the Bible. 1t may seem
strange that ! speak thus to a con
~gregation of Christian worshipers, but
remember, there is much unbelief i'm
your midst. and the Bible is the bed
rock of truth: 1t is the word of the eter-
nal God, it is the avens of truth to let
God INTO the soul. IL Is the sword of
the Spirit by which you must conquer
II is the rule and guide to faith. With
out ii you are like a ship in mid ocean
without a rudder or a compas.
I'm this same connection let me urge
you that you toll diligently in the Bible
school There NAM young people and
children receive their first impressions
OF eternal life through Jesus Christ.
No work pays so well.
a a church great interests are in.
trusted To your care in the proper train
ing Of your youth. The. young people of
any church determine its future. as a
rule. The church of tomorrow is what
YOU make II by the training of There
dear young people. Endeayor TO keep
the unity Of the Spirit in the bsnds of
peace. Let no wolves come in among
you To destroy your harmonyA Bear We
one another's bu.dens and so Sulhll the
law of Christ. 7 am thankful for the
willing burden bearers n this
ity. Be loyal to your church: yourshTs:
ard only thought should. he loyalty here.
You have new conditioSssA Meet now.
let no one break the RAIN he strong