New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-04
NEW PASTOR BEGINS WORK.
SERMON IN THE CHURCH OF THE Pill
GRIMS BY DIR. DEWEY.

The Rev. DR.. Harry P. Dewey preached his first
sermon yesterday pastor of the Church of the
Pilgrims. 1t with mixed feelings of joy and
pain that the congregation listened to the words
which opened new passionate, for 1T was known
that the Rev. Dr. Richard Salter Storrs was lying
seriously i'll. The doctors hold little hope for
his recovery.
When Dr. Dewey preached in the Church of the
Pilgrims on Sunday April %. while considering
the call. DR.. Storrs in the pulpit and intro
duced the young who to be his successor.
That the last time that he stood in the pulpit,
ana yesterday DR.. Dewey began his pastorate with
out the presence of his venerable predecessor. In
his prayer DR.. Dewey spoke feengly of DR.. storrs.
saying:
these fields long; our petition is that Thou wilt
We unite most ardent prayers that Thou wilt
to IT, thy servant today and wilt bless the
Thy will. and spare him for many years.
The Rev. Horace Porter. assistant pastor of
Plymouth Church present to bring the greet
ing of Plymouth and her people DR.. Dewey and
the Church of the Pilgrims. He sat in the rear of
the church, and after the members of the Church
of the Pilgrims had all greeted their new pastor at
the close of the service Mr.. Porter came up in a
quiet and unostentatious way and delivered his
message from Plymouth. He was warmly received
by DR.. Dewey and the incident deeply touched the
members of the church who aware of the
long estrangement that for many years existed be-
tween the two churches. The opening of new pas
tOrateS IN the TWO cnurcneS WITHIN the same year
seems to mark the beginning of period of fellow
ship and cooperation between these prominent
Congregational churches.
AS DR. Dewey will be in Brooklyn for only two
more Sundays before the church is closed for the
summer vacation there will be no formal reception
for him until the fall Speaking of the intervening
time, DR.. Dewey said yesterday:
1t is my great desire in the few days am per
posb f 6o wh TO 3e OF as Y e n e
next two weeks in calling upon as many OF you as
may be possible.
The sermon. which short, in the nature
of greeting and an outlook upon the work of the
future. DR.. Dewey said in part:
When we meet and when we separate apt
to indulge in expressions of we'll wishing. When a
the form of a 6enedction As we look out into the
future pastor and people our salutation becomes
than the words of Paul-"Grace be unto you?
n al So Is a here saf be-
for the grace of God is always present with us
condition to receive ece i it, that
If are true Christians we must recognize the
the wisdom of frail humanity clashes with Gods
every hand we say, ''This IS Gods day but when
not think of Gods being in it all
day. We want the viriiity and hope of youth The
Ratrotism and Joy in the hearts of soldiers coming
under the tattered flag, can never be known by the
Ecumenical Conference those of the mission
aries.
Our faith must be obedient. 1t must go where
1t does not That does not mean that 1t must
be irrational faith, but that goes out of the
known and swings out into the unknown. We must
be willing; and If the gates are open Gods grace
will come in
In the afternoon at 4SO the monthly communion
service was held. four new members being re-
ceived confession of faith and two by letter
Or. Dewey spoke of the fact that his last ministry
for the Church in Concord N H, which he left
come Brooklyn. was at the communion SER
vice last Sunday, and that 1t peculiarly fit
ting that both the parting of old ties and the
beginning of should be soemnized at a COM
munion service In leaving his old parishioners. Dr.
Dewey said he realized never before the
strength of love sanctifed by God.
AS in the morning, he prayed for the recovery
of DIR. Storrs. Until next Thursday he will be
the guest of Simeon l3y Chittenden. at No. N2
Columbia Heights, where he may be found each
afternoon from 4 until s. Announcement OF his
address after Thursday will be made at the
prayer meeting on Wednesday night