Evening journal., 1902-04-05
RECEPTIONS
TO PASTORS
EpWOrth Speeds Parting and
GreetS the New
WELCOME TO DIR. MURRAY
Pleasant Gathering Participated in by
the Members aud Friends Of
Scott Church

ldNl evening" large ana enthusiastic |
audience filled the lecture room of Ep.
worth NJ. Il. Church. composed Of the
membership and friends of that church.
to unite in receiving their now pastor the
Rev. DIR. Alfred Smith, who has just
most satisfactorily filled the pulpit at
Wesley Church, Dover for five years.
DIR. Smith and his family arrived in
the city on Thursday evening and were
escorted To the parsonage which has
been reluvenated and made most com
Portable, by the committee, whore a sup
per was rendered TO the family. which
was attended by a few of the intimate
friends of the new pastor.
At o.l5 last evening the doctor and his |
family were escorted into the church 10y
the Rev. John White and George Edwin
King and the exercises were Immediate
ly opened with singing by the junior
choir under the leadership of William =.
White, followed by prayer 10y the Rev.
William l.. White, now pastor at Sea
ford, Del, and formerly a member of
Epworth, he having united with Ep-
worth Church when first introduced 10
Methodism.
The Rev Dr. Short was then intro
duced by the Rev. John White, who
presided and in his Characteristic man
ner entertained the audience for half an
hour with u Resume Of the last FIVE years
which have been so wonderfully success
full under his able leadership, and asked
only for that loyalty TO the new pastor
that was granted to him by the sacrific-
ing membership of the church while he
was pastor, mentioning incidentally that
the past tve years were among the
brightest years of his ministerial life and
that during that time lis were added 90
the church membership who were still
with the church. He also made the ass
sertiOn that 1t was almost an impossible
/ ity to beg money for five years cOntinu-
ously and TO have sweeping revivals az
the same time, for the two did not har-
monize at any point; this statement was
also borne out by Dr. Smith in his ad-
dress later on.
A voluntary was then rendered by the
choir, entitled Shout "a Loud Hosanna,
after which the Rev. William l.. Whse
was introduced and spoke very fcclingiy
of the relations that he had had with
| EpwOrth; of his start in the work from
her altars; of the many good and faithful
ministers who had served her during
many long years. of her long struggles
with debt and discouragements. and of
her evident getting a move on, having
moved twice and now of the progress
the church had made at her present lo-
cation; of the bright prospects that were
ahead of her. and closed boy saying that
there was one who would never forget
Epworth and that one was himself, for
the benefits he had received at her hands.
A solo and chorus by Miss Pearla
/ Smith and the junior choir then followed,
after which the Rev. DR.. Smith was i'm
troduced 10 the audience, and very en-
lthusiastcally received.
He remarked at the beginning that he
was somewhat embarrassed because OF
the many "extravagaut' culogies that
had been pronounced in his favor by the
preceding speakers, and only hoped that
the predictions would he more than real
lied. He was here, he believed, through
Divine Providence, and had the conyic.
ton that he was just whore God wanted
him TO be. He was here for serious busi-
ness. and hoped TO be the means and IN
strument I'm Gods hands Of bringing the
membership to higher relations with
their Master. His remarks We're directed
more especially at the spiritual life OF the
church. and he impressed all with man
ly courage. strong purpose To do COOL,
aud a determination 10 lift the member
ship 10 a plane of living not hitherto
reached as yet lie also remarked upoh
the large number of young people pres
ent. and remarked humor0usly that he
also could make people very happy and
when the Young folk needed his help. he
would be very glad To have the oppor
tunity of starting them out m life.
The doctor and Mrs. Smith were ihen
escorted into the chancel and the friends
filed past and were introduced 10y Dr
Short, after which social time was
had. and at late hour the company
dispersed feeling nat the work had been
, very pleasantly begun between the pas
tor and his flock
In st. Paul's NJ. e Church las
night. the Rev. w l. S Murray. ID. ID.
was welcomed as pastor for the seventh
consecutive year. The attractive lee
ture room was further beautihed b.
palms and potted plants, and a rop
Of roses beneath the word Welcome.
The affair was under the auspices q
, the Christian Endeavor Society.
In addition to the greeting to ID
and Mrs Murray. the reception ais
was intended as a reception to Presic
S ling Elder and Mrs. Robert Watt. bt
e DR.. Watt WAS called 10 Elizabeth !
-lJ.. to confer with Bishop Joyce. an
e Mrs Watt was unable to be present
+ Samuel II. Baynard, chairman of Nh
4 board OF trustees. extended a welcom
4 to DR.. and Mrs Murray. on behalf {
/. the trustees, the official board, tt
y Sunday school. Christian EndeavC
and the Juniors, to which DR.. Murra
r responded He expressed his pleasm
r on being returned to St. Pauls. an
n mentioning that the past year was Il
e best in the history of tine church.
e hoped all would unite to make the el
e suing year even more successfu
r United States Marshal John CannC
Short. William H. Foulk, e. r. Ham
o Aubrey Vandever. and Arthur Levi
j. one Of the oldest members, also ma'
e. brief remarks.
nj Harry j. Guthrie gave q vocal sol
ISL Mrs Guthrie being accompanist. an
s. Miss Edna Carpenter contributed
is piano solo. Following this prograI
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