The Washington times., 1901-12-30
DR.. BRYANT
SAYS GOODBYE.
breaches His Farewell Ser
mon at st. Paul'S.
MEMBERS EXPRESS DEEP REGRET.
Resolution Adopted Unanimously
by the Congregation Giving
Voice to Sorrow Over Separation
Goes to Occupy the Pulpit of
Hyde Park Church, Chicago.

With rising vote the members of St
Paul's Church, Fifteenth and r Streets
northwest, at the IL O'Clock services yes
terday morning. unanimously sanctioned
the following resolution, which had been
previously adopted by the official board
of The church:
The official board OF st. Paul's Metho-
dist Episcopal Church OF Washington has
received and accepted with great regret
the resignation OF the Rev. Stowell l..
Bryant who has been the pastor of this
church for the past six years. and the
board desires TO put on record its deep
appreciation of the faithfulness and sue
cess with which Brother Bryant has
served this charge. Under his ministry
two churches have been tremendously
Joined. and both the spiritual and tenn
poral interests OF the united organiza-
tions have been wisely and successfully
cared for. The entire membership and
congregation OF St. Paui's Church are
sorry that he is going away from US. and
desire that he shall carry with him our
best wishes for his success in the larger
field OF labor TO which he has been
called"
Goes to Cbicnco To-day.
The Rev. Mr.. Bryant has received a
nattering offer from the Hyde Park Meth
odist Episcopal Church. Chicago. and he
felt IL his duty to accept. as his field of
usefulness will be much larger and his
opportunities greatly extended
Mr.. Bryant will leave for his new
charge this afternoon. He preached his
70. Wsa.rf
were moved TO tears by his affecting ref
erence to his departure.
His Farewell Sermon.
The text of has sermon was from 81.
John i:12; "As many as receive him. to
them gives he the right 20 become chill
dren of God" He said in the course OF
his sermon:
Pascal said that we must love God In
order to know him. but We must know
men in order to love them. John. the
disciple, was the best beloved because
he loved best; and he knew Jesus the
most truly because he loved him the most
deeply. II was due to this therefore. that
John saw both the humanity of Jesus
and the divinity of man with the keenest
vision. Therefore, the philosophers men
have written about religion have never
yet caught up with what John. the low
ing and beloved, saw in the word of God
become flesh.
1T Will not do to turn our back reso-
lrtely upon the past and shut our ears
TO its teachings. The past pours its treas
ures, spiritual well as material and
intellectual, at the feet of every child
born into the world, and every genera
tion that appeareth. and says take them
and use them and live by them. for they
are all yours. We must not place our
petty opinion and prejudlces between
ourselves and the tried wisdom of the
ages"
His Final Wish.
In concluding his sermon, Mr.. Bryant
said:
Ny friends. I can wish you no larger
blessing than that this new year may lead
you 10 larger reception OF Christ, to a
more complete becoming children Of God.
to fuller and nearer approach unto ma
ture manhood and womanhood in Christ
Whatever else the year will bring to you
do not know, but to each one of us
every dawning day and departing night it
Will bring this the chiefest of all the
opportunities that all the years can offer.
the privilege more fully of receiving
Christ Of entering into that heritage
which neither time nor chance can take
away"