The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-02
The Reverend Baxter Waters. ID.
d.. Sewers His Connection With
Central Christian Church.
TO TAKE EFFECT OCTOBER /.
N"rk OF the Passionate Does Not
Allow Him Sufficient Time for
His stul;e:-SuccpSsur
Not Devi,i, Upon.

TIE Reverend Eaxtcr Waters. n. n. pas
Tor orstc0;ral Christian church. stated to
: rs congregation yesterday morning that
On oc;' her !. c. Possibly before. hrs services
as pastor q the church will be ended. :ii-
resignation having already been accepted
by the church board
A;ieT the closing hymn ard beneJic;iOn
many members O! III. cougTey 1t;gn crowd
- around Tim to express these regrets AMI
their earnest appreciation Of his pastoral
labnrs in their midst
Mr- WatCrs's resignation was accepted
by the church board on last Tuesday even
ing IL Was not entirely unexpected. q
having been known a:uong The elders and
o'2c"i;s OF the church for sc--c time that
lie would decide 10 bring 10 a close very
soon his connection with The congregation
as pastor on the frs: vote on the question
q the accrp:apC. OF the resignation FIVE
members Of the board voted aye and five
no. on the second vote one member who
had not voted on the first baI!o, voted IN
favor o1 accepting the resignation, thereby
making the vote six 10 FIVE in favor OF ac-
CeptanCe
Mr Waters assumed the pastoratr ce the
Central Christian Church in june. 1879. sue
ceeCing the Reverend Doctor r Il Tvrreyt
as supply pastor. Four months later he
was erected the regular pastor Mr. Wa
ters accepted the call at that time very re-
iuc'ahtIy and under protest. fearing he
says mat The work of the pastor of so i.E-
portant church would be so heavy tha,
ne would not have sufficient time TO pursue
M nj s,udies he being then fresh from Yeis
4heoiogical Seminary.
In stating TO The Republic Yesterday ,ha
reasons Tor his resignation. Mr. Waters
SAID; The fears that entertained at thar
time were well grounded as experience has
P'OEe'!. beinS Young in the ministry |
HesItH more time Tor the pursuance Of ,ny
STUDIES ard the Strengthening of my equip
fnent for my chosen work than nv duties
as pastor of the church could spare ne At
Ter time became convinced that il were
Ce''sr Tor me TO resign and take I'D the
Work In another field where the labors will
not be so heavy and exac,.ng and vhere 7
can Ind The leisure :or study that my best
Judgment assures me I must have
90 Tar as l know. the Central Christian
thurch has no plans perfected for filling
,he vacancy caused By my resignation. Ger
tainIy l have none. My Resignation Il 20
take effect by October ]. i, Will probably
take effect sooner"
Mr. Waters's sermon following the an
nouncenient of his resignation. was an eIo-
SHsht one. and was regarded in the nature
OF farewell sermon. although, OF course.
The actual farewell sermon will not be
preached until the termination OF his PAS
torate The text was chosen from Psalms
xkiy. z. 4: Who shall ascend into the Will
OF the Lord: or who shall stand IN his holy
place? He that hath clean hands and a pure
neart: who hath not lifted up his soul unto
vanity nor sworn deceitfully."
MT. Waters said. IN part: The text orens
WITH the evidence of the universal soyer-
eighty OF God. He IS Lord OF the whole
earth. lie founded IL. II has always been
ms ms own and was never mortgaged 10 sin or
satan. Some people have mistaken idea
that the earth Is IN the hands OF the pow
ers Of evil. The question of the approach ,,
worship Is next treated. How shall 1 come
INTO his presence: With c.ean hands and a
pure heart. Clean hands. saith the Psalm
ISL. IS the Hrst requisite. Hands which are
not crimson with blood and sOlled with op-
Preston or the helpless, the weak the wild
oWs, the orphans and the poor Hands which
are clean OF guilt and spotiess In the sight
Oi tue Lord. Then the other requirement.
me clean heart: how vital IL is TO the Chris
ushs preparation for worship OF his God.
Inc pure heart-the center and source OF
life! blessed are the pure in heart fer
they shall see God- Create in me a clean
h.art u God, aat renew a night spirit
within me-
When 4 mans heart is clean and his
his God? II his lie is ordered from a pure
heart he caniIot do wrong. He Is above the
poisonous influence of life, the leaves of
the palm tree are above the scorchins winds
Of the desert. ana drink In the pure. sweet
air that Is above, nourisliing and enrichirg
the tree. What a man does with clean hands
and puIe heart cannot be wrong. II may
seem wrong to some people. But It cannot
be wrong for him. ana Is not wrong In the
sight OF God. II might be wrong for an
other man 10 do. but for him IL IS right.
Have We not all our OWN lives to live. and
10 We not each and every one ascend our
own steep. converging paths that lead TO
God and the life eternal? Clean hands and
a pure heart, these make worship accepta-
bic unto the Lord He who has them may
ascend unto the hill of the Lord and may
stand in his holy place