Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-10-23
INSTALL PASTOR
Impressive Ceremoniesa at East End
Presbyterian Church.

Presbyterian Church.
CHARGE WAS DELIVERED TO PASTOR
Rev. w. II. Horned Formally Installed
as Pastor of Church-Rev. Corkey
of Fairfield, Delivers sermon-In-
forma! Reception After Service.
tFrom Tuesdays Daily.l
Last evening at the East End Pres
byterian church the new pastor, Rev.
w. I'll. HORNED, who was recently
called to the church, was formally in
stalled. There was a large number of
the members of the church in attend
ance to witness the impressive in
stallation ceremonies. Rev. Alexan-
der Corkey pastor of the First Pres
byterian church at Fairfield, delivered
the sermon, and the charge to the pas
tor was pronounced by Rev. Mast, of
Haworth, Ill. DR.. r. F. Stoltz, of
this city, delivered the charge to the
congregation. Prayer was offered by
Rev. j. NJ. McElroy. At the close of
the service benediction was pro-
nounced by Rev. HORNED, after which
an Informal reception was held ana
Rev. and Mrs HORNED met and ex-
changed words of greeting with the
people of the church.
The following is the sermon deliv-
cred by Rev. Corkey in part:
Rev. corkey's Sermon.
".Other Men Labored and Ye Are
Entered into Their Labors.
There is a feeling that the world
today is not the outcome of the past.
That among men we have gone be-
| yond the work that was done in the
tunes past. Such thoughts are wrong,
they are 'irreverent. Such as We have
| depends on those who have gone be-
| fore. Not many years ago the coun-
try was wilderness, but strong men
and women labored to build up the
country. Labored that We might en-
joy the fruits of their labors. In our
eager reach for the future We overlook
the past.
Establish the Foundation.
1--WE should find the community
walking along in loving order, living
in purity and goodness, because those
things establish the foundation Peo-
pie boast today that they owe no debt
| of gratitude for the work which they
achieve. Human pride boasts of the
work which is done today and does
not give any of the credit for these
conditions. God brought forth the
world long years ago and since then
man has labored to perfect it. Our
forefathers labored to perfect it,.
When we were brought into this
world, kind hearts were looking over
us: a father was working for us; a
mother watching over us: everything
was prepared for US. And when we
were at an age to enter the world of
business We found vast systems of
commerce which we never founded.
1 We found triumphs of mechanical
skill which were founded many years
before our time. All we have we owe
to the past and yet human pride
boasts of its achievements.
Surpasses Human Effort.
There is something on earth which
surpasses human effort, that is the
Kingdom of God. Something which
surpasses the greatest effort of man.
God works slowly and in the fuilness
of time, Christ came. Man is always
in hurry; he goes about his work
with a rush. The night comes and he
must do his work quickly, and Jesus
says Work Quickly for the Night
Comes" But God works slowly. He
has from eternity to eternity to do His
work. God worked so slowly that the
old prophets became discouraged but
Jesus came; He suffered and He died
1 for us. The seed was planted which
has brought forth so much fruit. II
was little seed, and it was despised
4 but it grew and grew.
The Blood of Martyrs.
i Since that time the blood of Chris
! tian martyrs has watered the path OF
i Christianity. Stephen was stoned tC
death, Paul was beheaded, Peter was
i crucitied. But other men have step
i ped into their places. Workers have
j failed, but the work of Christ has pro
crossed. Other men entered into the
! field, and in our day Gods kingdom
is handed down to you and me- We
must not think that this work was
4 brought into the world in day. No
i the Kingdom of God has reached bach
a number of years. Men labored Their
i zealously for Christ, and we entered
into their labors
The Same Work.
This is the same work in which
Paul labored. This is the same work
in which you and are laboring. This
thought ought to cheer us. These
men who have gone before labored fol
whom? For themselves? No; for us
We are. reaping the fruits of their la
bors. We are here to enter into
their labors and to make them greater
We have gained much from those who
have gone before. We want to extend
Gods work and fulfill the words OF
Christ, Thy Kingdom Come. Thy
Will be Done on Earth as it is in
Heaven"
Charge to the Pastor.
/ Rev. Mast then pronounced the
charge to the pastor. He spoke in
part as follows:
81 want to say few words more in
the way of suggestion than of direc