Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-09-20
Installation OF Rev. MacAll
lister as Pastor of the Pres
byterian Church.

The services in the Presbyterian
Church last evening i'll which Rev. j.
Mac A'lister became the Pastor of the
church, were of very impressive and
interesting character, and enjoyed very
much by all who We're present.
An added interest was given to the
meeting from It's rare occurrence in our
city, there having been but one INSTALL
alton ceremony previous to this in the
III the entire history of the Missouri
| Valley Church, the former occasion
was in the Summer of 1883 when Rev.
p. s. Davies became the Pastor, all 9TH
ers who have minlstered to the Church
serving as Stated Supply.
Both congregation and pastor are to
be congratulated upon this step taken
thus early III the mlnistratlon of Rev.
Mac Ailister as it speaks an advance of
the people toward conformity with
true Presbyterian usages.
| The meeting was conducted by Rev.
J. AZ Currens, of Logan, who had also
acted as Moderator of the meeting
lister. Rev. W. s. Barnes delivered the
Installation sermon, taking as his text,
; Psalms NCVIl: ], "The Lord reign
eth"
Mr.. Barnes said that while it is uni
versally maintained that mankind has
all instructive belief in the supremacy
OF God it seems to many that material
consideration seemed to have prepon-
derance, and while the practical ten
denotes to skepticism seemed to grow
= with a fearful rapldity, until the faint
hearted were ready to ask: "When
Nhric To
earth?" or like the prophet of old to
cry, II only am left" yet God never for
moment his resigned his supremacy,
and from his divine sovereignty, works
for the greatest good and never from
the standpoint of the individual con-
ception, and while 1t is we'll to feel our
responsibility in helping the advance
OF the kingdom, Gods authority does
not depend upon our consent, though
lie be ignored He Is not annihilated,
His throne is not laid in the human
mind. So we may rest not only free
from fears but in quiet content. Gods
sovereignty now revealed in patience
toward sinful man will be when time
is no more, revealed in awful and in
effable glory, and still His angels and
redeemed ones will say: "The Lord
reigneth
Rev. Litherland in delivering the
charge to the Pastor said it would not
be easy to determine what Jesus would
do if he was upon earth in individual
cases, but the Pastor only was to lead
his people with a fuller knowledge of
what Jesus did when he was here and
into higher development of Christi
an worship, All answer toqnestion pre-
sented by himself, "are leaders needed
in the church, and who are TO be the
leaders" Mr.. Lilherland said all or
CARNATIONS must have recognized lead
ers, and the church is not an exception.
In answer to the second question the
reply of Nathan to Daniel was given:
4 "rhOu art the man."
i Mr. Currens went among the proph-
cts to find a charge to the people snd
found the one long ago delivred by the
KING Of Babylon commanding Jeremi
ah as recorded in Jeremiah xxxlx:l2,
Take him. and look wellto MIN. and
do him no harm. and do unto him as
he say unto thee" MIR. Currens then
touched upon some of the points wher-
i'm church can do harm unto the pas.
tor, and pointed out the ways i'm which
his people may take him and do we'll
unto him. Mr.. Currens' address car
ried many home truths and was we'll
received.
The Quartette consisting of Mrs. II
G Hills, Miss Lola Chapman, w. Nj.
i Carlisle and DR.. II N Warren, render
ed several musical selections, much
appreciated
} After close oftne service MIR Mac
Allister was cordially welcomed by the
right hard OF fellowship by the great
er part of the audience.
The meeting will he remembered by
all as one of great pleasure, and donbt-
less is door to the renewed activity
and great usefulness and spiritual life
, in the church in this city.
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