The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-26
-FOUR YEARS N ASTORIA.
Rev. Henry Narcotic Celebrates the
Fourth Anniversary Of His
Pastorate Here.

Fourth Anniversary of His
Pastorate Here
AZ the Presbyterian church on sun
day morning the pastor. Isev. Henry
Narcotic, gave an address appropriate
70 the occasion. the day being the
fourth anniversary Of his pastorate
here. lie prsfaeed the regular sermon
Of the hour with snort summary
Of the four years experience. in sub.
stance as follows
To-Day, as we pass a milestone, the
retrospective attitude WIS. be permlssl-
bic What has been accomplished IN
the quidrenniuIns The fact that f,r-
ty-six have been added - the mem
bershlp of the church win not tell the
story IN the hearts Of men mus, BE-
found the results II our united la
bors.
Il came here from the seminary, un-
tried. 70 this. my first pastofate, have
lrg before lons only supply work
amid my school duties. Was I coming
70 a kingdom or to see my ideals fail
and % meet the o-be-s-~ticipated fail
ure Of untiie1 youth7 Ny mistakes
have been many. but your forgiveness
and fcrbearance have been 50 great az
70 give me renewed strength and en-
able me % go on"
The text Of the mornings discourse
was found In Matthew 2S. 5. Fear Not
Ae. for ! Know That Ye Seek Jesus.
Which Was cruciasd."
All the hopes OF the disciples had
gone with Jesus into the tomb. He had
been TO them all in all. but cruel men
had brought bin TO the grave. These
women had come 10 anoint a dead
Lord, and found a living Christ What
Is It we need when tossed by the
tempest Of life? What. but a living
Christ! Fear not" He says. FOR. be-
hold, ] am with you always. Has He
not verified this in our own experience
in these four years? Wherever we have
been have we not found a living
Christ?
They found. furthermore, something
more-an Almighty Christ. Il have all
power, go tell" and He has given
us the power and the privilege OF going
and telling. Often when in trouble we
have asked. How shall pass through
this?" But We have gone through IT.
with renewed faith and courage. hav-
ing found Christ all powerful to aid.
But also we have found a tender.
loving Christ. How often We have fall
len and shown weakness. Still our
tender. loving Christ has always been
beside us. But wherein shall we
find that confidence that we needg Be
cause We know we Rave living. al
mighty. tender. loving Christ. we shall
not fear. The greatest thing in that
tempest on the sea Of Galilee was not
the stllling Of the storm but the storm
itself. The disciples were weak and
helpless and had to see their need. So
with you! How are you going to SYM
pathize with another unless you have
first felt the need yourself. in some
anxiety or special bereavement? II
you have felt the Master coming to
you then and saying, 10. am here
be not afraid you are prepared to
sympathize with and cheer other brok-
en- hearts. To live the Christ life is not
easy. You know it by experience
Yet He says. Fear not ye in hope
of final victory" Ycu may have fall
en- or been wanting frequently. but He
says, Rise up. I'll give you the vic
tory for all power has been given
unto Me in Heaven and on earth.
Go forward and l viii be with thee,
even TO the end of the world
Here is the message of the morning;
We can be conhdeEt and brave be-
cause we know the Master is by our
side. You have no right to be discour-
aged. We can be triumphant. for He
says to us. Fear not" Let no one rob
us Of our confidence. He understands
us and knows the thoughts and in
tents of our hearts. At the feast no
one knew Just what the Master want
ed. but when the outcast but penitent
woman broke the alabaster box at his
feet, he saida "She has done what
she could" If you do the thing you
have in your heart to do for Him, he
will know and appreciate the service
ana say to you in the 6ay when you
come before Him. "Ye have done what
ye could. Enter into the joy of your
Lord"