The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-11-12
HIS TENTH ANNIVERSARY
AS PASTOR OFTHE CHURCH OF THE
 REDEEMER.

Yesterday Forenoon by Rev. Dr. Wat
 son l.. PhiIlips-An Interesting Occa-
 sion.
 very interesting occasion In the his tory of the Church of the Redeemer was the preaching yesterday forenoon of discourse commemorative of his
 tenth anniversary as pastor of the
 church by Rev. Dr. Watson l.. Phil lips. The sermon is given in full as follows:
 I. Samuel vii, 12: "Then Samuel took a stone and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben- Ezer saving, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.''
 On the seventh day of November lS5S, the same being the twentieth anniversa- ry of the origin of this church, the Rev, William T. Eustis preached comment orative sermon from this text. The words are no less appropriate now than then, and I select them because they so clearly express the feeling of the present hour and because they serve to bind together that remote anniver- sary and the less important event we are to-day celebrating.
 After some reference to the historical setting and significance of the passage, MT. Eustis said: q propose to recount the divine dealing with this church dur ing the twenty years since it's forma- tion. The history of church is of larger interest than that of any individ- ual member, since all are responsible for it's success, and cooperate in its in- fluence. The impression must be deep ened by survey of the past, that God has continually guarded and guided this people, and that all our prosperity flows from His beneficence." It is with some such conviction in my soul that I ap- preach the duty of this hour. To trace as far as we may the ongoing of the divine purpose in our life, to recount the history of the church, is a more i'm portant work than to write up the record of any individual whatever his official relations or responsibilities For ten years l have been honored with the office of pastor and teacher in this church, but for sxty-two years God has been fin the midst of her." she has mot been moved,' and your fathers and you have been fellow workers with God in the enlargement of our Lords kingdom in this community. It is the longer period of time, and the fact of the divine in-dwelling and blessing that should claim our first attention to- day.
 There is no significance in the num- Der ten, standing by itself, any more than in one or three or seven; there is no special reason why a tenth anniver- sary should be noticed more than a sec ond or a fifth But "ten times one are ten," and tenfold cord is ten times stronger than a single strand; when ten stands for years of work together, for unbroken fellowship in the gospel, for ties that have yearly been growing more strong and tender, then it gathers into itself all that has gone before and con- tains the prophecy of what is to be- In the case of such relations as exist be- tween a pastor and his people, there are suggestions of long continued faith fitness, patience and generosity on the part of the people, and of efforts on the part of the pastor, which lend a pecu- liar significance to the number; there are also memories of joy and sorrow, of loss and gain, of prosperity and adver- sity, shared in common, that make the hour of it's striking impressive and sec red. People may live together for a year and separate little affected by the I .;,af t,a+ +A,, rr;,y F,, study, for testing, for revelations of character and needs, for the ripening of friendships and the strengthening of confidence and affection, and for the writing of a record which must be given large place in the story of an ordinary life. We are standing to-day at the close of ten years of close fellowship in Christian work, and in the common experiences of life. It is proper that we should review the past, for, God willing, our task is not yet finished and we may learn some lessons that shall be of large value to us in the coming years. '
 In such a review as this one cannot avoid the use of the personal pronoun it is not the sign of egotism, it is one of the necessities of the hour and of our English tongue
 I came to you not only from another | church but from another denomination | was a stranger to your ways, unfamil- | far with your denominational traditions, your saints and heroes. On my part the | change had been contemplated, and was the result of conviction long forming within me, crystallizng when your un- solicited call came. On my part, in spite | of the openly expressed fears of some | timid sectarians outside your body, you were willing to assume the risk and re- sponsiblity of a step which has not in | every case proved wise; I have not at- tempted to mould you into the likeness of that with which I was familiar, you have not insisted that all my past | should be forgotten as valueless. You received me with Christian cordiality; | your treatment has not only been fair but generous You patiently waited for me to adjust myself to new conditions. You have borne with my imperfections , and mistakes; with unbroken loyalty you have stood behind me, supported me in whatever seemed reasonable and feasible, allowed me the largest liberty in utterance and action, and seconded my efforts for the increase of the