The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-12-11
NEW PASTOR.

doors on Friday evening by congre-
cation that gathered to witness the or
dination and installation of Rev. Luz
cius +. Reed as pastor of that church.
In the congregation were large num-
bers from every denomination i'll the
city, who gathered, not out of idle Gu
rlosity, but because of their interest
in the occasion.
The order of service opened with
an organ prelude, offertoire i'll G mi
nor, played by w. A. Briggs, the or
ganist, followed by an anthem, Pre-
pare ye the way of the Lord" sung
by chorus choir led by II. d. Hop
kins. The music for the evening was
prepared under the direction of Mr..
Hopkins, and was of a very high or
der of excellence 1t added no little
to the charm and interest of the occa-
sion.
Rev. DR.. w. S. Hazen of North
committee, presided. Rev. Francis A.
report of the afternoon council, at
which it was voted unanimously that
the examination of Mr.. Reed was sat
isfactory and that the installation GER
emonies prepared for the evening be
carried out.
Following the Scripture lesson and
prayer by DR.. Hazen, the anthem,
"Come unto Me We weary" was sung
by quartette and chorus, with solos
by H. d. Hopkins and Joseph Viau.
The sermon was preached by Rev. DR..
E. Y. Hincks of Andover, Mass. His
text was from Acts Is, "And we shall
be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusa-
lem and i'll all Judea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost parts of the
earth" In opening Mr.. Hincks re-
ferred to the word witness, and how
i'll the broad sense the apostles were
to be witnesses for the Lord Jesus.
The command to witness was antici-
pated by the longing desire of their
hearts. They went forth and bore
glad testimony for God. These wit
nesses have their successors today who
have taken up their work The peo-
pie ask for men who will bear witness
for Jesus, and this witness bearing
is the work of the ministry. The
speaker then dwelt upon some of the
phases of the witness bearing of the
ministry, and also of other high call
ings, as of those of the discoverer, the
poet, and the statesman. Like these
men, only in a higher degree, the
minister comes to the people as wit
ness bearer, to bear witness to the
everlasting God, to make Him a real
ity in the heart and life, carrying the
truth into the hearts of men.
By its comprehensiveness the wit
ness bearing of the ministry does JUS
tice to the largeness of the truth, and
the testimony of the ministry by it's
practical character reveals the hu-
manness of Him who is the truth. BY
its power it fifty shows the supremacy
of Christ. The latter thought was
forcefully illustrated by several exam
pies.
The speaker closed with these words !:
If we are such witnesses, when our
voices cease to be heard upon earth,
it will be said of us that we being
dead yet speak"
The prayer of ordination was then
offered by Rev. DR.. Norman Seaver
of Rutland, and the response, Nearer
my God to Thee was by the Mont
pelier male quartette, composed of
Joseph Viau, W. S. Goss, II. ID. Hop
kins and W. S. Smith.
The right hand of fellowship was
extended by Rev. John L. Sewell of
st. Adams. Mr.. Sewell made some
very happy Introductory remarks, in
which he referred to his former &C
quaintance with and friendship for Mr..
Reed, and emphasized the fact that
the hand he was extending on that oc-
casion was not only the hand of the
pastors assembled there and of the
members of Bethany church, but was
also the right hand of every Congre-
gational church in Vermont, in New
England, and throughout the world.
The charge to the pastor was given
by Rev. q. Glenn Atkins of Burling-
ton. Mr.. Atkins emphasized the great
ness of the ministry and spoke of the
danger of its falling into the rut of
commonplace.
In his address to the people, Rev. e.
M, Chapman of st. Johnsbury asked
the members of Bethany church the
following questions: Will you be
good to this man? viii you be loyal
to him? Will you give him u comfort
able living? Will you keep very close
ly before you the purpose of his COM
ing to this pulpit? Will you respect
his working methods and working
hours? Will you help him fight his
temptations? Will you illustrate the
Gospel to him and for him?
The singing of the TIE Deum in b
minor, Buck, by the chorus, singing