The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-25
ORDINATION OF R. E. HUME
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY AT
 UNITED CHURCH.

pr. Hall of Union Seminary Breaches
 Excellent Missionary sermon-Rev.
 pr. Aioxom Delivers Ordaining Prayer
 -Dr. Munger and pr. Barton, secre-
 tary of Mission Board, Deliver the
 Charges-Rey. pr. Hmme's Words to
 His Son.
 Simple but deeply impressive were the solemn exercises of the dedication to the Christian ministry and to for eign missionary service in India of Robert Ernest Hume, son of Rev. Dr. Robert A. Hume, the former head of the Marathi mission of India, which was held last evening in the United church on the green.
 At o'clock yesterday afternoon a council comprising delegates from the Congregational churches of the city and vicinity, the South Congregational church of Springfield, Mass, and the Westchester Congregational church of White Plains. N. Y., and also of the following minister's, Rev. Charles C.. Hall, D., D., Rev. Robert A. Hume, D. D., Rev. James L. Barton. D. D., Rev. Edward s. Hume, uncle of the young man; Rev. James A. Richards and Rev. Frank K. Sanders, D. D., met and eX- ainfned the applicant for ordination. Dr. '. N. Sheath of the Grand avenue church presided as moderator with Rev. Robert E.. Brown of Pilgrim church as scribe. After hearing the applicants statement of his religious experiences and beliefs and his certificates of qual- ification had been received the council in private session voted to or dain MT. Hume and extend to him the Fellowship of the Congregational church. Prof. Bacon and Dr. McLane were the committee to inform the ap- plicant of the councils action.
 The evening exercises opened with the reading of the council minutes fol- lowed by the invocation and Scripture reading by Rev. A. J. Haynes, pastor of United church. Following the sing ing of hymn the sermon was preach ed by the Rev. Charles Cuthbert Hall, D. D., president of the Union Theolog- ical seminary. Dr. Hall chose as his text St. Matthew viii, ii: And say unto you that many shall come from the east and the west: and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Ja- cob in the Kingdom of heaven.
 Dr. Hall preached magnificent missionary sermon that was charged with power and deep thought. I
 The United church choir rendered an excellent selection after which the or daininig prayer was delivered by the Rev. Philip s. Moxom, D. D., of Springfield, who was joined by the Rev. Dr. Munger, Rev. MT. Haynes, Rev. Dr. Barton, Rev. Dr. Thurston, President S. IT. Lee. Rev. R. A. Hume, Rev. E. &. Hume, and Rev. Dr. Sanders in the lay ing on of hands.
 pr. Munger, pastor emeritus of the United church, delivered splendid charge to the Christian ministry. Rev. James L. Barton. D. D., secretary of the American Board for Foreign Mis- sions, delivered the charge to the for eign missionary service.
 After the singing of a missionary hymn by the congregation and choir the right hand of fellowship from the company of Christian ministers, was extended by Rev. James A. Richards, assistant pastor of the Bedford Park church, New York.
 The right hand of fellowship from the company of missionary associates ex- tended by Dr. Hume, father of the young minister was very impressive. Dr. Hume in this ceremony said:
 My beloved son and now also brother missionary: How great is the mystery and the joy of life and of love! To