The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-01

DIR, w. w. McLane Acted as Moderate
In the Evening There Were Installn
ton Services at the Church-Formel
Pastor DIR. j. IL. TwiteheIi Made al
Address.
White Leete as pastor of the Dwight
Place church was held last evening at
the church, the exercises being attended
by a large body of ministers represent
ing various churches in and about New
Haven.
The ecclesiastical council for eXamina-
ton and advice met at 8 o'clock p. M,
when the formal installation took place.
Besides the ministers and invited guests
present, there were a number of MEM
beEs of the church at the exercises de-
spite the unfavorable weather
In the evening at 1880 services of in
stallation were held and We're very
largely attended.
The moderator at the ecclesiastical
council was Dr. w. w. McLane of the
Plymouth church and the scribe was
Rev. Mr.. Clark of Westville. Those es-
peciaIly invited to be present at the at
ternoon meeting were eX-President Tim
othy Dwight of Yale university, Pro-
lessor George P. Fisher of Yale, Rev.
Justin e. Twitchell, former pastor of
Dwight Place church; Ex-Governor Lor-
rim A. Cooke and Rev. Willard Scott,
~ nf ay- prnG
dent Dwight and Ex-Governor Cooke
We're unable to be present The follow
ing ministers and a delegate from each
church attended the council: Kew.
Newman Smyth, Center church: Rev.
7. T. Munger, United church; Yale
college church, represented by Professor
Fisher; Dixwell avenue church, Rev. L.
N. Baker; Plymouth church, Rev. DR..
McLane Rev. w. l.. Phillips of the
Church of the Redeemer; Rev. G. f.
Prentiss of the Davenport church;
Rev. w. j. Mulch of the Howard ave-.
nue. Congregational church; Rev. f. r.
Luckey of the Humphrey street
church; Rev. A. f. Irvine of the Second
Congrega tional church, Fair Haven;
Rev. J. Lee Mitchell of the Grand ave-
nue. Congregational church; II. s. Ham
ilton of the Taylor church, Rev. N. j.
Sn1ires of the First Congregational
church of West Haven. The First and
Third churches of Guilford; Plymouth
church, Milford, and the Orange Con-
gregaMonal churches We're represented
by their pastors. Rev. M. r. Kerr of
the Westville Congregational church
and Rev. Mr.. Clark of the Whitneyville
church were also at the council. Invi-
tations we've also extended to the Ridge
field Congregational church and the
First Congregational church of Rock
ford, Ill.
Clerk William S. Todd read the rec
ords of the church in calling the new
pastor, which were followed by Mr..
Leete's reply of acceptance. Rev. Mr..
Leete gave a full statement of his re-
ligious experience from the time he be-
gan the study Of the Bible up to the
present time.
At the conclusion Of the remarks Rev.
Mr.. Leete gave summary of his belief
after which few questions were asked
him through the moderator, DR.. Nc
Lane.
The committee then adjourned for a
consul anu u6Cltlcu W itC0pl INCN.
Mr.. Leete as pastor of Dwight Place
church. They said the council had been
4 most satisfactory one, and at it's con-
,lusion Mr.. Leete was heartily congrat-
ulated by all present. These formalities
ended about 430.
At the services of installation held in
the church in the evening there was a
very large congregation. The pro-
gramme opened with a prelude by the
organist, Mr.. Whitaker, followed by |
nvoca ton by Rev. Charles E. Epson. |
The records of the council We're then
cad by the clerk, and this reading was
followed by a beautiful anthem sung by |
he choir.
Rev. DR.. L. 7. Munger of the United |
church then read scripture lesson A
lymn by the congregation was sung, |
Rev. willard Scott of Worcester, Mass, |
preached the sermon of the evening.
Rev. Dr. SCOTS discourse was splen- |
lid one, and his text was taken from St.
Mathew ill.,, ID.
Following DR.. Scott's sermon the
luartette sang LOVELY Appear" from
4ounod's Redemption"
Rev. George P. Fisher than spoke on
he charge to the pastor, and in beau
iful address gave sterling advice to the
lew pastor. DR.. Fisher said that one
hing DR.. Leete should bear in mind
vas that he was carrying a message
rom God to his people and that he
hould preach the old gospel not the
lew. 81 impart to the people" he said,
the truth which Christ's church has
we'd on from the beginning and not the
ew gospel of up-to-date affairs which
! some form is vulgar in the extreme.
n former days, when the revival meet
lgs were in vogue, the people were
iven to repent much quicker than they
re now. Every effort was made to
ring all to a decision on the right side,
nd if the sayings Of the revivalists
,ere not interesting or were not pointed
nough the listeners would leave the
netting and another chance to be
rought to God would not come in a
ing while.
NOW things have changed There is
more direct call for repentance and
is new life that the church needs.
here is great necessity for modfica-
ons in the pulpit of the present day.
[inisters think they can't get their
eople to church unless they preach on {
,me modern topic. This is very wrong
ospel, and there is nothing in the world