The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-29
GIFT TO Mr.. SCHAEFFER.
Testified to Esteem in Which the
Congregation Holds Him.

Congregation Holds Him.
A congregation that filled the Church
of the Ascension greeted Mr.. w. Z.
Schaeffer, Jr.. last night, the occasion
of his farewell sermon. Mr.. Schaeffer
who has been filling the pulpit during
the summer months, in the absence of
his father, Rev. DR.. W. c. Schaefter,
who, with his family, spent time in
Western North Carolina, leaves to-
morrow for the Charleston Theological
Seminary, where he goes to complete
his course, begun last year.
Before the services last night the
young man was presented with token
of the esteem and high appreciation
in which he is held by the congrega-
ton, to which he has preached for the
several months passed. The presenta-
ton was in the form of a substantial
purse. 1t was accompanied by a wish
that the future labors of the young
man in the vineyard of the Lord
might be crowned with success, re-
bounding to the glory of God, the bene-
fiet of the church and his own honor.
The following note accompanied the
gift:
Dear Sir: We, the undersigned. hav-
ing been constituted a committee by
your admiring friends and members OF
the congregation of the Church of the
Ascension, have been entrusted with
the pleasant duty of presenting you
with a small token as mark of their
high appreciation of your valued SER
vices in the pulpit during the absence
of your revered father frim this city.
I'VE hope that you will accept this
with our best feelings of friendship,
and our sincere wishes that your fu-
ture may be crowned with success, and
that your labors in the vineyard of
the Lord may prove such as will re-
dound to the glory of God, of benet1t
to the church, and an honor to your
self Yours very respectfully Mrs.
Calls, Committee"
Mr.. Schaeffer, in accepting the token,
said that he thought the presentation
was but the happy climax of happy
conspiracy on the part of the consre-
cation to render his summer thorough
iy happy. He assured them Of mis-
heartfelt appreciation of their good
ness and their love.
DR.. Schaeffer said he had never be-
fore heard his son preach, and the
occasion was one that moved him
deeply. 1t happened that it was also
his tenth anniversary in the pastor
ship of the church. DR.. Schaeffer
thanked his hearers for the hearty sup
port accorded his son, and assured
them that their substantial evidence of
their appreciation of his services made
the night a memorable one for the
young man, who was soon to begin
his sacred calling. AS for himself, it
would remain the sweetest memory of
his life.
The young mans sermon was inter
esting. His theme was Love" and
he took for his text, Corinthians
1-13-13: And now abideth faith, hope
and charity, these three; but the
greatest of these is charity" Love
and charity, he said, We're one and
the same. Christ had said in answer
to the question of the Pharisee, Mas
ter, which is the greatest command
ment of the law" Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God, with all thy heart, with
all thy soul, and with all thy mind,
and this is the first and great COM
mandment, and the second is like unto
it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as
thy self" God is love-" he said, land
man is made in the image of love.
Heaven is love, and love is heaven"