The Grenada sentinel., 1906-12-29
A VERY BEAUTIFUL SERVICE
Was That at First Baptist
Church Sunday Night
SPLENDID TRIBUTE TO REV. v. F. ROBERTS
Mr.. Roberts Closes His Work i'm Gre.
nada-Other Pastors Join i'm the
ServiCe-A Cain Presented
Resolutions Adopted.

On last Sunday night Rev. w. F.
Roberts preached his last sermon as
pastor of the First Baptist church in
Grenada. The services at the Meth
0dlst and Presbyterian churches were
called Off in order that their pastors
and members might join in the fare
well service of brother pastor. This
was indeed no empty compliment
Few ministers ever lived in Grenada
that had such remarkable hold on
the love, confidence and esteem Of the
church membership of the entire town
as Mr.. Roberts. While never com
promising with right nor condonlng
wrong, Mr.. Roberts, has, by his paci-
tic demeanOr and lOyable, though DOS
tive, aggression, given a new insight
into the merit of Christian graceS and
turned more Of heavens s sunshine into.
many heart.
Not only has his own church ex-
perienced beautiful and healthy
growth during his pastorate, but his
life and work in Grenada has bound
all Christian churches here into a clos
er fellowship and frightened the cords.
Of fraternal feeling.
At the service last sunday night,
Mr.. Roberts preached sermon that
emphasized the overflow of his heart
at leaving Grenada. Touching and
appropriate remarks were also made
by RevS. J. G. CarOtherS of the PreSby-
terian church and J. e. Cunningham
OF the Methodist church.
Mayor Doty, in behalf of the pastor
of the Episcopal church who was nee
away, and in behalf Of the en-
tire town, diScOursed upon Mr.. Rob-
erts splendid work in Grenada and
great regret that he had
deemed it expedient to go elsewhere.
In behalf OF the church, Mr.. Kim
brOngh, presented the retiring preach
er q handsome gold-headed cane as An
additional Testimonial Of the, love and
Of his people.
The following resolutions we're read
and adopted by = rising vote Of the
entire congregations:
Whereas, in the providence of God,
Elder w. F. Roberts. our beloved pas
tor, has seen proper to offer his reSig-
nation and the same having been ac-
cepted by che church, and the present
service terminating his labOrS with us
for the present, we, the church in
do offer the following res
OlutiOnS:
First: We declare that Brother
Roberts for three years has been our
beloved and efficient pastor. earnestly
laboring at all times for the spirituaR
welfare and upbuilding of the church.
Second: We also declare that dur
ing the pastorate Of Brother Roberts
the church has had large numerical
increase and with this enlargement
there has also been a considerable up
lift along spiritual and financial lines,
all of which is due in great measure
to the hearty cooperation of Brother
in all enterprises of the
church.
Third: We also declare that the
brotherly ;ove and exemplary life OF
our dear pastor has welded a potent in
fluence over Christians OF the different
and also among outsiders in
the fraternal ties and
causing the world to have a greater
respect for the religion Of our Savior
Fourth: That we specially COM
mend the StudiouS habits, scholarly
and the gentle, lOvable
Christian spirit manifested at all
times and under all circumstances by
our retiring pastor.
Fifth: That we heartily recon-
mend him to our sister churches as an:
active, intelligent and con-
Christian gentleman andS
worthy minister of the gospel OF our
Redeemer, entitled to the love. respei-1
and confidence of everybody.
Mr.. Roberts left on Tuesday eyeGs-
ing for Columbia City, Ind, where lste
goes to visit his little daughter. EsS
plans for future work are not yet @sa-
tured.
NoI;ce Ec, DnhJirafiOn