The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-02-17
THE INSTALLATION SERVICES
By Which Rev. c. T. Caldwell Becomes AS
sociate Pastor OF Presbyterian Church.
Charge to the Pastor and the congregational Ser
vice of Welcome in the EVENING" Num-
Der of Ministers Officiating.

life be an incarnation Of the Word Grow
In that knowledge OF Christ which CONS
from Intimate acquaintance with Him ana
is embodied In experience Emerson SAYS,
what you are speaks SO loud J can not
here what you say What you are IN tue
ministry may speak SO loud that pe2p,,e
place BE q man Of God. Take heed to
yourself. And give attention 20 The nocb.
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Rev. w. II. Leavell then charged the con-
giegation as follows:
In the providence of God and by your
call, Brazos Preshytery has Installed Rev.
in the pastoral offce He has the same
authority, the same dignity. the same duty
as Your o her pastor, and Is entitled to tue
same support, announcement and obed ence
In the Lord from you. You are mutunly
pledged to your duty and the past history
Of you both is good guarantee that Your
Just been solemuy charged AZ to his duty
To Won. and II now falls to me TO charge
this congregation as to rs duty to nm
1t Is not necessary that | should charge
You to give him the financial support you
have promised. for ever since knew
you this church hns assumed no financial
Obligation which II has not met In full, |
take IL that none Of you Will expect to re-
coiNe the service Of your minister. or to
utilize the advantages offered here In
church aud SUNDAY school without giving
toward their maintenance what money may
he necessary thereto aud that you are IN
dlviduelly able to give. The principle of
Christian giving Is 'Gs the Lord hath pros
pered YOU according to that man
hath" II Is not tenth, or o third. or
half or all. hut according TO need aud ahil
itv and In the spirit which having "Crcrly
who receives rs bound to give according rs
the Lord nroSpcrs him. n you have moth
/ ing or little, and you are. In vour Inability
to give much. Just As deiuite,y en- tied
to tho full service OF the minister nnd
church as n YOU gave all that Is glveu-
and hero In this church you are iust "a
welcome The only one who rests under
the dScstecm Of tho angels and The disap-
proyal Of God Is the ono who refuses alto
gcthcr 10 give or who refuses to give ac-
cordnE 70 his ability. That sort OF he
haEior rcpudlatcs totally the spirit Of Christ
and the gospel, Not only nrc YOU entitled
10 tho full service Of the minister and the
church when Won do Your duty by them.
| hut ] make 10 dopht that YOU will re-
/ ceiye their ful service
\ PASTORS relation with tho people Of his
I charge u.s.. however. not chiefly or exclusive.
ly ono N financial support. That Is. in.
deed. necessary, but he must he encouraged
In . her WAYS n with run power he Is to
do his work cheerfnllv and efficiently You
must give him AL proper encouragement
and obedience In the Lord "
You should give him the encouragement
OF your regular presence in the house Of
worship At all the services NJ the church
You should make II the rule Of your ilrs
not To absent Yourself from the services un.
ING thnr, for sor,a r,,., sW t'uHi n,tru 1911
not ashamed 70 oror w. yo",. VAN ,,'i
ord How can Won .bcor" ,be ,,esa S, 9,o
4 you do not attend upon the place wAcrc
. King
II has grown too much tho custom with
Christian people 10 content thenseIye,
with ono attendance uron service DURING
the entire week II they attend upon tho
Sunday morning service they remain AWAY
Sunday night aud Thursday night. AND
u for any reason thcv fail to attend nj
the usual time they fail for nm entire week
Indeed, they soon find their sense OF obi
CATION In tho matter Of attendance upor
worship weakening and after awhile tbcu
Attendance becomes occasional only anC
they lose the dne flavor n their spirltun
life. An experience OF quite thirty year,
MS pastor has given me wide ohScrva
tlon and the result Of ms observation u
that no persons maintain their spritualit,