The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1899-10-18

speaker, that the nearer Christians
drew to the common center of the
system Of Christianity, the nearer
they came to one another, and the
smaller seemed the barriers which
separated them Mr.. Goodacre
hailed the spread of the fraternal
feelings between the different de-
nominations, and paid his tribute to
the faithful service of Mr.. Way and
his estimable wife during his &C
quaintance with them.
After singing by a male quartette,
consisting of Messrs. Martin and
Jones and Southwick and Peterson,
Lawyer Howard was called to the
front as the spokesman of the busi-
ness element of the city: Mr.. How
ard raised laugh at the expense of
one of the previous speakers, refer
ing to him as the old minister who
was an example to all young ladies
in town, and illustrated his position
by telling the story of the boy who
was found weeping near an unoccu-
pied building, because other boys
had been before him and left not
even single window light for him
to smash. All the nice things had
been said about Mr.. and Mrs. Way
by previous speakers, he said, but
this did not prevent him from max
ing lively little speech in which
he testified his appreciation of the
work done by the churches, and
especially by the pioneers of the
Methodist church, which was the
church of his mother.
Mr.. Stevenson, the successor of
Mr.. Way, was then introduced, and
under cover of funny story or two,
testified his appreciation of Mr..
Way and of the difficult task it
would beto fill his place. He easked
the congregation to endeavor with
him to always make the best of
things, telling the story of two cap
tains who eloped with two sisters
as their brides, and putting out to
sea in the night time in opposite
directions, discovered when day.
light appeared that each had car
ried off the wrong girl. The cap
tains and their spouses made the
best of the inevitable, and he hoped
that the congregation would do the
same.
Last but not least, Mr.. Way re-
luctantly faced the audience that
had assembled to bid him farewell,
and with indications of emotion
which he could not wholly suppress,
thanked the people for past and
present kindness to him and his.
He said he could hardly look upon
his assignment to be presiding
elder in the light of a promotion.
Replying to the illusions of previ
GUS speakers to the itinerant system
he thought that particular system
had decided advantages. One Of
them was, that the new minister
always came before his people with
the feeling that he had been sent te
them, and was not under the neces
sity. OF going from one pulpit tt
another to find congregation that
would accept him. He did not look
with favor upon the one denomina
tion idea. He thought it better te
follow the example of the Children
OF Israel in SO far as each of the
tribes marched and fought under
/ it's own standard, but for the com
mon good of all.
AS. Mr.. Way concluded his re.
marks, Register Cobleigh, repre-.
senting members of the congrega-
ton, halted him, and with a neat
little speech presented the retiring
minister with a handsome beaver.
trimmed fur coat. Mr.. Way re,
turned his thanks, and the choi,
favored the people with anothe,
quartette.. and the meeting closed
with the singing of .'Blest be the
Tie That Binds
In RAILROAD CIRCLES.