Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-01-09
New Pastor Of Baptist Church.


Rev. Brown Z. smith, who succeeds Rev.
T. A. Howard as pantor of the First Bap-
fist church, began his work Jan. LIST, Mr..
smith has been engaged number of years
in missionary work in Lowell and New
Bedford and building new church and
Sunday school chapel at Turner's Falls,
Mass. The Boston Daily Globe, under
date of Jan. LIST, speaks thus OF Mr.. smith
and his last work, which was in Lowell.
Lowell, Jan. REV. Brown Z. Smith OF
this city, lately pastor Of Emmanuel Bap-
fist church here, has accepted call from
the First Baptist church OF Randolph, VT,
often called the model village Of Vermont,
from its beauty and energy.
Mr. Smith has been well-known Work
er i'm Massachusetts, for u years ana mas
held pastorates in Turner's Falls, New Bed
ford and Lowell. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are
the originators OF series OF missionary
services, which have proved very popular
and have received much commentator.
Mr.. smith makes the change in hope OF
fully recovering his health, which has been
seriously impaired by three successive
years attacks of pneumonia.
Mr. Smith is IS years old and was born
in Providence and comes from the origi-
nal Baptist stock OF the. country. lie is
directly descended from Rev. Chad Brown,
who was one OF the early founders oil
Providence. and succeeded Roger Williams
as pastor of the historic First BAPTIST
church in 1911 in that city.
There have been several clergymen IN
the line. which includes the founders OF
Brown university. Mr.. Smith receives his
double name from his line OF descent.
He was educated in the public schools OF
Providence and at Brown university, ana
was ordained in 1890.
lie is forceful. extempore speaker, and
Vermont Baptists have given him cor
dial welcome"
was appropriate TO the new year. The
/ texts were from Deut. 1915, 'Ne shall
/ henceforth return that way no more, and
| Josh. ga. "For We have not passed this
way heretofore The theme was "Back-
ward and Forward, and the following Is a
synopsis. The providence OF God IS al
ways kind, though we may not lnlnk 30;
\ That was kindly providence that told
the weary Israelites that they should never
| have to return to Pharaoh and has bond
AGE. To the wilderness, TO the hardshlps
| tbev had endured any more. And the
providence was vet kind that said, I'VE
| shall keep your eyes upon the ARK, as We
| Journey, for We have not passed TINS way
! heretofore" Also the providence OF Goo
speaks kindly to us and says that we shall
have TO return over the checkered past no
more, but we must keep our eyes upon
| Christ. for the future is a new path. THESE
| twin texts cause us to think OF God 5
meaning Of time. While we think OF
moments and centuries and hesitatlngly
speak OF ages, God uses the word eternity
with safety To Him il Is all now, we are
| in the hollow OF his hand. There Is no
| tomorrow, ssnow is the accepted Time
| Bellamv wrote "Looking Backward, Two
I thousand years. We look one year only
I mt there Is comfort in il. Its sorrows, its
mains. its cruelties are past. We shall
/ moi mss through them again. II others
come they will be new. There is solenhltS
/ in n Our sins. can we not change them
/ Can we not place rose back there, that
we should have2 We cannot. Ihere ~
however, JOY in the backward LOOK, lor
there is forgiveness with thee that thou
/ mayest be feared" But there is the ior
ward look There is comfort, solemnltN
and ioy in it, but these are greater. Greater
| comfort. for though the way Is uhtrleu;
He who trod the wine press alone, VIII
make us do so. Greater solemnlty pc
cause the golden opportunities can %
wasted. Greater Joy, tor though the way
Of sin is downward, il is higher upward
towards God. Sin doth abound but grace
/ doth much more abound.
The subject Of Rev. Brown f. Smiths
sermon at the Baptist church next sun
dav morning will be. "A Genuine, Cour-
ageous, Humble, Christian Man" MT.
I smith will also preach the closing sermon
I in the week OF prayer services az ne
I Christian church Sunday evening. SUD
I iect, "Where art Thou ~
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