The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-12
THE NEW CHURCH.
second English lutheran Church In
situtsd Sunday.
REV. ". A. HARTMAN PASTOR.
Rev. 1Eessrs. King, Of Allegheny, and
sehwarm, Of Wheeling, Conducted
Interesting and impressive install
lation services in the Afternoon
that We're Largely Attended-The
Day In Other Wheeling Pulpits.

that We're Largely AGgen0e0-
Day IN Other Wheeling Pulpits.
Yesterday afternoon at 1:l5 o'clock,
at the A. 0. U. w. hall. corner Thirty
sixth and Jacob streets, the ceremonies
incident upon the installation Of the
new minister, Rev. W. A. Hartman, as
pastor Of the new Second English Luz
theran church, took place. The services
were led by Rev. Samuel schwarm, Of
the First English church, and were in
charge Of Rev. c. King, Of Allie
gheny. the missionary president Of the
synod.
The Rev. w. A. Hartman expects to
be able to build a new church in the
spring. There was good-slEed com
gregation present yesterday and the
new church starts out very promis-
ingly.
During the services music was rem
dered by choir composed Of Misses
Anna Meyers, Kate Ebellng and
Mossrs. Ambrose Wood and specht.
The organist was Miss Lizzie Wagner.
After singing by this congregational Rev.
schwarm invoked Gods blessing and
prayed for the success Of the new pas
tor. The choir then rendered the Two
Hundredth Psalm, which was followed
by scriptural reading by Rev. G. B.
King.
Rev. schwarm delivered the charge
to the new pastor. He said he wanted
to impress upon his mind the very
great responsibility of his undertaking.
He was to walt and watch while 9th
ers worked and wept. he was splr-
itual watchman set over Gods people
to watch and care for them. Every
pastor may appropriately be called .
watchman. He did not seek the call.
They sent for him to come and he Is
obeying the call Of God. Rev. schwarm
told the congregation that he was not
there to preach what they liked. but
that he was there to preach the Word
OF God, unmlndful Of the likes or dis
likes Of the congregation. 1t is only
he who is faithful to the end that shall
be saved. Ministers are not to deviate
from the Word of God. We are to
commend and encourage the righteous
and comfort the broken hearted. We
must say to the wicked that unless
they repent they will perish. Christ
has said, well done, thou good and
faithful servant, thou has done we'll in
small things, 1 will make thee ruler
over many"
encourage Him."
The congregation then sang the Two
Hundredth and Second hymn, after
which the Rev. c. B. King delivered
his discourse. taking his text from the
first book of deuteronomy, Encourage
Him" with the coming of Brother
Hartman an ecclesiastical courtship
had begun. Encourage Him were tho
opportune and impressive words of
Moses to Israel in encouragement to
Joshua. Rev. King spoke Of the anal
ogy Of that occasion to this one. Some
one had said that a pastor talks as
! much as a lawyer and writes as much
as an editor. A pastor is not omnis-
cIent, as some people think, nor can he
be omnipresent.
Rev. King here told the congregation
not to expect the pastor to be in more
than one place at one time; not to ex-
pect him 10 be ut the bedside all the
time when there Is sickness. A pas
tor needs encouragement He is not
infallible. He is made of flesh and
blood, subject to the frailtles ana weak
nesses of humanity. Encourage him by
giving him timely and necessary in
formation. Pray for him instead of
speaking harshly or against him. he
needs your support. He is not an angel,
but a being of flesh and blood; eats
and must be clothed; has rent to pay
and does not diner an iota from you,
and therefore needs your support,
Lives to Preach.
A minister does not preach to live,
but he lives to preach. He needs the
cooperation Of the people of the con-
Eregation He is co-worker with God
and you are a co-worker with him,
through God. He told story Of a
coach going over a hIlly country and
OF how there were first, second and
third-class passengers, notwithstand.
ing the fact that the seats were all
alike. Al the approach of hill the
arst-class passengers were allowed to
keep their seats, the second-class had
to get out and walk and the third-class
had to get out and push. Most people
preferred to be first-class passengers,
few were secod.class and none desired
to be. thirI-claSs. Thlrd-class passen-
gers were the kind needed in the re-
nEious work. The pastor should be
encouraged Immediately and not taken
on probation for nix months, as 10 the
case in some Sects, The best way is to
help him now. "Be good as ye have the
opportunity" God will bless you In
the encouragement you give your pas
tor. Rev. King concluded with an ex-
horta4Ion TO tho congregation to aid
ana assist the pastor in the work of
,,-,,s IT.