Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-24
INSTALL ITS NEW PASTOR
Uastellar Presbyterian Church the Score Of
an l apressive Ceremony.
REV. WALTER S. REYNOLDS IN CHARGE
Presbytery of Omaha Cement. the
Bond Between the People and the
Preacher who is 20 He
Their Leader.
REV. WALTER S. REYNOLDS IN CHARGE

The Impressive ordination service Of the
Presbyterian church was observed last
evening when the presbytery OF the
city OF Omaha assisted in the installation
and formal ordination Of Walter S. Rev
nolds as the new pastor Of the CASTELAR,
Street Presbyterian church. The serviees
were very largely attended by members OF
the church.
Seated upon the rostrum we're the pas-
tors OF the churches of that denomination
In this city. Rev. Daniel Grieder OF the
First German Presbyterian church presided
as moderator and opened the INSTALLING
exercises with an invocation. Rev. A. 8.
G. Clarke Of the Lowe Avenue church
read the scriptures, after which Rev. Rob.
ert L. Wheeler, D.. D., pastor Of the South
Omaha Presbyterian church, preached the
installation sermon.
He took for his subject THE Beginaine
and Ending OF Right Character" and for
his text Hebrew HES. He pointed out
the fact that true and righteous living
are characterized and resultant from three
facts, choosing, striving and enduring In the
Christian religion. The true beginning OF
right character is the right choice. There
Is a transitory pleasure in sin. but it's
END Is destructive. In these days Il is too
easy he admonished his congregation, to
forget and find that we are worshiping in
a lavender water religion, and that our
Christianity is but imaginary. No Amer
lean born will deny that there Is a Christ.
he said, though the masses Of the Ameri-
cans say there is a God, but his laws
won't apply in their everyday business life
and cares. In LIES Waterloos God sus-
tains us by invisible things.
Charge to the Pastor.
In the absence Of Rev. Matthew b. Low
RE the installation prayer was offered by
the moderator. who a'sO conducted the ex-
animation Of the candidate and received the
sanction of the people whom he is to serve.
The charge Of the congregation was de-
livered by Rev. Clarence G. Reynolds, pas
tor of the First church of Joliet, Ill, who
babe the newly installed pastor a hearty
godspeed. He informed him that he had
not entered the ministry, but had been born
into It. He bespoke the consecrstion of
the new pastors whole strength to the
service and admonished him to practice
what he preached and to live the word at
all times, to be a man Of prayer and con-
scious OF Christian strength. Above all
else he asked that he preach the word and
not worry his people with higher criticisms.
The pulpit for the people proclaIms the
true doctrines Of Christ's words. Perfect
IAltn means the preaching Of the atone
ment. A HOUSEKEEPING pastor means a
church-going people. He was to make his
church one family in Christ.
Charge to the People.
The charge TO the people was delivered
by Rev. Edwin II. jerks. d. D., Of the First
church. who urged the members Of the
church to stand strongly and firmly by their
new pastor. He admonished them to re-
member that the church is a unity. He
also urged the congregation to pay their
pastor we'll and not forget thai the minis
tiers OF today. all too many. are much under
paid. 1snfrothdf hun with your love and
help him in his battle by coming to church.
There 10 nothing so discouraging as empty
pews and the absence OF familiar faces"
After the benediction by Rev. Walter
Reynolds a short reception was held at the
close Of the services, that all who were
present might meet and greet the newly in
stalled pastor.
Mr.. Reynolds came to CASTELAR, church
last September. since when he has served
that people. He is a graduate Of Wooster
university and the Mccormick Theological
seminary. His early ministerial training
was received while acting as assistant
pastor OF the Third Presbyterian church in
Chicago. Rev. Reynolds will reside with
his family at 2615 South Fifteenth street.