The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-15
NEW PASTOR INSTALLED.
RET ANDREW WBURRC CHALMERS AT GRAND AYE. CONG,L CHURCH,
Council Held Yesterday Afternoon- Ceremonies of In stolIation n and Public Reception Took Place in the Evening Features of the Various ddresses.

\ Reception Took Place in the Evening
 Features of the Various Addresses. \ An ecclesiastical council was held al
 the Grand avenue Congregational
 church yesterday afternoon to take up I the installation of Rev. Andrew Burns
 Chalmers as pastor Rev D. J., Clarke I of East Haven called the meeting to I order and read the letter missine Rev. 4 ". J. Mutch was elected moderator and N William M, Parsons was elected scribe, The clutches represented were Center, Limited, Plymouth, Dwight Place, SChurch of the Redeemer, Humphrey sstreet, Howard avenue, East Haven, Second Fair Haven, Branford and Day. Senport
 \ Rev. Mir. Chalmers read a statement fof his experience and belief and oppor- stunity was given those present to ask squestions. It was voted that the ex- samination be deemed satisfactory and
 That the installation proceed. The chair Appointed Drs. Mclean and Smyth to arrange the exercises with MT. Chal- AIners.
 < ' MT. Chalmers statement of belief was an able paper, clear and comprehen- Eive. After the adjournment of the 4council the ladies of the church served teet to the delegates and clergy. The in
 ze llation services were held at p. m.
 Ah programme as follows: Organ pre-
 e; quartet, "Still, Still With Thee"
 hur Foote; invocation, Rev. D. J.
 Tk of East Haven; scripture lesson,
 y. A, F. Irvine of Fair Haven; hymn,
 y Faith Looks Up to Thee" sermon,
 W. Thomas Chalmers of Manchester. H.; prayer of installation, Rev. w,
 7 Leete, D. D.; soprano solo, My Re-
 emer and My Lord" Dudley Buck,
 rs. Okeson; charge to the pastor with ght hand of fellowship, Rev. W. L. J hillips, D. D.; duet, q Waited for the
 prd," Mendelssohn, Miss Loomis and Yrs. Okeson; charge to the people, Rev.
 4 R. Luckey; hymn, q Love Thy
 {ingdom, Lord" benediction and organ 3ostlude.
 ' The sermon of the installation was by GRev. Thomas Chalmers of the First Congregational church, Manchester, N H., brother of the pastor, who was tnstalled The subject was "The Re- Exemption of Choice" from the text Matthew xxiii 37. He spoke as fol- Aws: sf"Between the severed sections of my Etext there is picture of mother hen gathering under her wings, in the teathery warmth near her loving heart, 3her fluffy brood of cheepfng children. ht is the sweetest touch in literature I lam loath to cut it from my text. My Iheart is with that anxious mother, rude hpholder that she is of the Eternal Love. My heart is with those little rhickens. I have four of my own. "I wish to look rather at another pie | hure-a grander one and one less touch ang. It Is the picture of majestic, om- 'nipotent divinity, grieved, helpless and baffied in the presence of the wayward- hess of man. It seems a paradox to speak of omnipotent divinity helpless baff1ed And yet He in whose hands all power, both in heaven ad in earth, was given and who could call the an- gelic legions to His service, leaves the distinct impression here that He was baf17ed by the will of man. In this pa thetic outburst, in this piercing cry of a pained and loving heart there is a clear of illustration. He was master of everything but the will of man. This is an impressive testimo- ny to the freedom, the sovereignty of will
 "The one perpetual fact, therefore, that confronts the divine spirit throughout the ongoing creation is the of choice. It cannot be forced. It must be redeemed. One means of that redemption is by this method of chastisement. The way of the transgressor is strewn with pain and misery and ultimate death. But the