The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
NEW PASTORS
 FILL PULPITS
 - Union Service at Court Street Church. TO WELCOME THE PREACHERS Dr. McGeh.e Giv.s Eeart to Heart
 1ak. Arcthodi.t Minister cOmmsnds Limit UDon stay of Pastors and Urges ( consresatIon. to Give
 Hlm support.

Methodist, the. Dexter A, en.e Metho- dist and the Clayton Street Met. .oiIst Churches was he'd at the cou.t street Church lst nlght to mAi k the b. ginning Of the pastorates or pr. Q. c. McGehee and Rev. ]. Fl. HolIow,-y in Montgomery.
 Yesterday was the first day of pas- torai duty In MontwoneS of the two preachers who were transferred to Montgomery by the recent A Raama Methodist Conference which msf la EMgaLia- Dr. McGehee took fem al charge of the Court Street Meiho int Church and he was graciousiy rseeivel by the congregation. He came to Montgomery from Mcbi c. where hs was pastor of the St. Franc,s Street Methodist Church As a prea. her. pr. McGehea Is forcekuI and has the fa sui- ty of holding the intense Inte est Of his hearers, Ills deli cry is D easing and hls presence In the pulpit is co n- mandlng. The first imD esslon of the new preaeher on his con regat on was favorable and lasting. He preached his first sermon yesterday m lrn ny.
 Mr. Holloway came to Montgomery from Opel,ka and is now In charge O. the Clayton Street Methodist Chdrch where he preached 10 large congre- Eation yesterday dorning.
 The Union Services. WME presided over by ne. McGehee. who was assisted by Mr. Holloway Rev. W. M. COX. pastor of the Dexter Av- enue Methodist Church. and Rev. N H. Holt. presiding elder ef the Munt. gcmery district
 Opening prayer was invoked by M- Holloway and the closing prayer by Mn Cox. Mr. Holt pFonoun ed tue
 Tha ssrnon of tha avan,nr wns preached by Dr. McGehee, who ea led his Fomarks a short talk. D rly u-- | ing the services the pastor had Fe the congregation several verses on the scriptures treating Of Elijah and Elisha, the prophets.
 The sermon of Dr. Mcoehee was lpFtnnipallv an fnrerpretatin ana ex. lpIanaTIon of the relatt nsh'p between Elijah and Elisha. whereby the pastor drew several beautlfuiiy conceived lessons. He describei tha incl lent ol Eiiiah's translation from the earth Iu chariot of fire. leaving his ma1tle behind him for Elisha He told of Elisha's request to Etiah to rest g double portion of bis spirit upon hin Elijah's reply was that if Ellsas would follow him snd zee him go up ] he weuld rest the spirit upon him From this he drew lssscns of D ha { perseverance and determination and also uaseihshnes.
 | Tn Afitting hts conelusiong Co th' present day. pr. McGehee said thNt young men arc prone to Inf a-e those ] thay love and adnnirs ana. in t1is connection. he referred 70 the maas young preachers tbrouehnrt Georgia who were imitators of Bishop Pierce ana Sam Jones.
 Most all friction among The breth- lsren." said DT McG4hse h eaia~TinT on the essential duaiItv of unseIhshpess, "is because working side by side. they | become jealous"
 A distinct compliment to a person, he said. was not tn be jealous of an' other person Iii the same sphere of | life.
 Regardlng the perseverance and de- termination of Elitah. the pastor said I it is the men. nowadays with thesC qualities. who are leading the world In every walk of life
 Touehea 9B FaFt0rnfe. Tn the latter part ef hia sermon. Dg. McGehee departed from his original themA to have a heart te heart talk with his new congregation. He sstd he would call attention 10 q few ne4Ats I in the government of the 4Hthod'Ets. 'Tt is the greatest in the world" hs l declared. "as Iorg as it suits me and as long as it suits you"
 ADD0iUtNt&IE astors was, by consent. llaeed trust fully in the hands of a third party, and he believed that any person 1r persons who were not 'Fiiliug to ahi4e by the decision of q third party. to which they had consented. is not truly Msthodistia.
 Az far as he was concerned he fail that he was a God-sent man. He he- Iieved he and his congregation would love one another. ft was the case af s God-fearins pastor sent to q God fearing people.
 camrn enting on advantsEes of the Methodist government. the riost atrik- ing statement was probably that there is no Moshod'st Church without a p1s- tor, while there are numerous otheF churches of other denominations with out pastors because 'ane church has "called a little louder than the other" Among other advantages of the Neth. odist system was that if arG rded variety of pasturs. it also prevented pastors and congregations from getting into ruts. and also. it kept man-w0I- shin out of the church,
 T have heard this q very tova' church." said the new pastor. 'T aTa Fl:1 of lt. Some churches are So loyal th 1t they will stick up to . broom in your pulpit. stick to 1t. From row on we are pastor and people. from now on my hand is yours. from now on my soul is yours. from nov on my heart is yours. My all Is in your service"
 Dr. McGehee concluded by urging CO., operation and support
 Rev I. c. Chalker. the new pastor at the Perry street Methodist church filled his pulpit the first time yesterday