The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-09
REV. W. f. LRABTR[E
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breaches FAREWELL


cred in the First Christian church or
Alakea street last night to listen tc
the farewell address of Rev. w. E
Crabtree, who has been acting pastor
Of the church during the Summer
months. Mr.. Crabtree returns to his
charge at San Diego, California, on the
Alameda this morning and last nights
service was in the nature of a farewell
to the popular minister and his wife
Members of many different denomina
tions, as well as those of the Christian
church, gathered to listen to Mr.. Crab
tree and bid him aloha Mr.. Crabtree
took as his subject, 1.-The Jerusalem
Church" With the first body of Chris
tians as an example, the speaker out
lined the characteristics of an ideal
church.
He showed how the first church wa
steadfast IN following the doctrines of
the apostles, III the breaking OF bread
and in brotherly love. Love for one
another, he said, is a cardinal point
in the Christian faith. Every church
ought to support its own poor. Yet the
giving of money is one of the easiest
ways of showing love for others. The
giving of sympathy often costs more.
but is more effective. In every church
there are those who are always at the
meetings, standbys as it We're Many
members do not think to grasp these
by the hand and speak an encouraging
word to them. They say, They Will
be here anyway. will speak to the
people Who may not come unless 1
speak to them" Yet sometimes, per-
haps, the standbys get lonesome and
need the sympathy of their fellow mem
bers. Full sympathy between all the
members is necessary TO the true sue
cess of a church.
Mr.. Crabtree also dwelt on the mis-.
sionary influence of the early church,
which did not keep it's religion to it
self, but was eager to spread the glad
tidings to other people. A church
should be. a missionary church. He
spoke of the significance and import.
ance of the ordinances of the apostolic
church, baptism and the Lords Sup
per, and showed why all Christians
SuOuiO ally themselves with the Cnufcn
in order to spread the work of the Cos
pei.
AS several expressed their desire to
unite with the church at the close of |
the service last night, a baptismal SER
vice has been arranged for this morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock, when several will |
have the rite administered to them. 1t |
is necessary that the service be held |
at this early hour, as Mr.. Crabtree sails |
at 10 o'clock. The services will be held
in the Christian church on Alakea
street.
At last nights service Mr.. Crabtree |
read a letter of thanks for the excep-
tional kindnesses done by the people OF |
the church for him and his family and |
expressed the conviction that the local !
church has a great work before it and |
acter that it will be equal to meeting |
the problems of the local field. On be- |
half Of the officers and members of the |
church, Mr.. w. G. Weldon made a short |
address thanking Mr.. Crabtree for his |
work with the church and expressing |
the heartfelt aloha OF the people for the /
and his family. Mr.. Crabtree |
and his family leave on the Alameda !
Convention of the Christian
church at San Francisco before going
to his home.