Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-04-30
REV. w. O. CARRIER.

The editor of this paper had the
pleasure of attending the Belden Ave
nue. Presbyterian church, in Chicago,
last SunGay morning. This is the
church of which Rev w. o. Carrier IS
pastor. 1t was perfect spring day
and there was not cloud in The sky.
1t took about fifteen minutes to reach
the pretty little church on the north
side, from the center of the city. we
found Rev. Carrier the same indefati-
gueable worker that had characterised
| him while here;the same spirit seemed to
pervade his congregation there as here,
which ceaseless energy added a large
membership and built for the Presby-
terrain Society of this city, the hand
soonest church in Northern Wisconsin.
His Chicago church was filled with the
same kind of enthusiastic workers as
here, and already there is talk OF erect
ing large, handsome new church. The
society has beautiful site and their
present church was designed for a
chapel and therefore erected on the
extreme end of the grounds from the
corner, leaving large space for new
church when the time came 10 build IT,
and from present prospects, that time
is probably not far distant.
That Rev. Carrier did not deliver the
morning sermon was, of course, a disap-
pointment to us, but in his informal re-
marks, he stated that he had his first
experience of housemoving in Chicago,
and did not wonder at it that people
lived in one place as long as they could,
and, further, that the ordeal had been
a tiresome one.
One thing demonstrated was that Rev
Carriers congregation was a very lib
eral one. 1t seems that on the previous
Sabbath an appeal had been made for
means by which to make necessary i'm
provements on the church and Rev.
Carrier, at this time, took occasion to
express his thanks for the most gener-
Gus response; that more had been given
than was really needed. This showed
very healthy condition and one much
to be desired by any church society.
A choir of eighteen, including the
organist, composed of young ladies and
gentlemen, furnished most delightful
singing, and when the congregation
joined in old familiar hymns, we cauti-
ously looked upward to see if the roof
was securely fastened.
A former pastor of the church deliv-
cred the morning sermon, and prefaced
his remarks by saying that when Rev.
Carrier asked him to help him out, on
account of the severe strain through
which he had been passing in the work
of moving, he felt that he could hardly
do so, owing to other duties, but he
thought of the brothers condition; of
the golden rule and then of what David
Harem said: "Do unto the other Teller
the way he'd like to do unto you-an'
do it fust," so he decided to doit ''fust"
and he was very glad that he had so
decided, as he was overjoyed to meet
so many; that il was the largest audi
ence he had ever seen in the church,
and he congratulated the society on its
very rapid growth, under Rev. Car
rier's supervision. His sermon was
filled with good thoughts and attentive
ly listened to.
All in all, it was very pleasant and
profitable morning that we spent at
Belden Avenue church, meeting many
excellent people, and above all, Rev.
Carrier and family, whom we found en-
ioying good health, only very tired
from the exertion of moving,
They are now occupying very pretty
residence at 279 Seminary avenue, in
one of the prettiest parts of Chicago.