Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1901-06-06
THE PARTING A SAD ONE.
Berean Baptist Church Says Fare
well to Rev. G.. L. Hart.

Rev. George L. Hart, pastor of the
Berean Baptist Temple, preached his
farewell sermon Sunday night to a
congregation exceedingly sorry to hear
the closing words of one faithful and
true in the Christian duties of life.
Mr. Hart goes to the Olivet Bap-
tist Church, in Cleveland, Ohio, to
further preach the gospel. The man
who will soon leave has won many
warm friends here. He is kind,
genial and pleasant and one who will
be greatly missed by his congregation
and large circle of friends.
For six years Mr.. Hart has been an
earnest, consistent and untiring leader
at this church. The family of Mr.
Hart will be exceedingly regretted by
a large number of social friends.
Mr. Hart said, as he looked around
the church at the beginning of his SER
mon Sunday night, that he saw friends
of the First Baptist Church, saw men
with whom he had had business tran
sactions and people he had become at
tached to, and out of this large audi
ence he saw no one he did not know.
He felt as though he was pastor of
all. While the hour was a sad one for
the pastor and people, yet a friendship
had been formed that Mr.. Hart
thought would never be formed again.
The speaker then said he had known
his people, he had loved his people
not only in the church but on the
thought of them as they never knew,
and when he was far from this people
he would continue to think of them
"Life's Questions was the subject
of his sermon for the evening. "Life
is knowing and to know is to live. +"
Along this thought many illustrations
were given that were beneficial It
was shown by illustration the mar
velous differences existed between the
lower life and man. The latter hay
ing qualifications to know. The
brain thinks as it works. AS life is
developing, thought is expanding.
The question, Mr.. Hart said, is,
What comes of your thinking The
answer is work. The speaker con-
tinuing, told of life being a duty and
the law that holds true 'By our works
they shall know us %
A very forcible impression was made
with the words, do something, get
tired. Theory is uncertain but work
is certain. The speaker told of the
age of work being at the present
time. It's the man who knows and
the man who can do that is wanted.
There is work every one should be
engaged in, that is the work of God.
Then Life is sacrifice. Life is
going" From these subjects inter
esting and true explanations were
given. 1t was shown that our dwell
ing place was only a tent. But we
should live as though we were going
to live here forever, live and expect
to be called any moment to something
better. We cannot expect to remain
forever. When the pastor, Mr.. Hart,
came to preach at this church he said
he did not expect to be permanent fix
ture, but knew he would have to
move on.
"Life is a going'' said Mr.. Hart,
"and now l am going to leave you as
the time has come for me to go from
your midst. "
He said in few minutes he would
pronounce a word that would separate
him from the congregation as pastor
but not as friend.
He not only resigns his pastorship,
but as Trustee of the South Jersey In
stitute and Secretary of it's Board
He is also President of the West Jer-
sey Baptist Association of which he
/ will disconnect himself.
"We are to be separated and yet we
are not to be separated All life is
bound together" said Mr.. Hart.
"When our tent is taken down for
the last time let us enter that place of
rest. +"
After the sermon many friends
gathered around their departing pas
tor and wished him success in his
new field of labor.