The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-01
DAVENPORT CHURCH.
ORDINATION OFTHE REV. JASON
 N PIERCE LAST NIGHT.

| 1 N PIERCE LAST NIGHT.
 Services Were of n Very rnterestine
 Nature-Pastor's Father Trenches the l SermOn-PrOfessOr Sanders Delivers
 the Charge to the Pastor and inc
 Rev. George F. Prentiss, Former Min ister, That to the People--Rev Vim.
 McLane, D. D., Extends the Right
 Hand of Fellowship.
 The ordination and installation of the
 Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, as pastor of
 Davenport Congregational church, was
 conducted last night. There was a
 good attendance of the members as
 well as that of the clergy of the other
 city churches, and others who were in- terested in the church and it's new pas tor. The minutes of the council of the 
 church calling MT. Pierce to its pastor- ate were read after which the Rev. ! Robert E. Brown read tle Scripture les- son. An eloquent sermon on Christian | Achievement" was delivered by the Rev. Albert Pierce, D. D., of Brockton,
 Mass, father of the pastor This was | followed by the ordaining prayer which
 was delivered by the Rev Edward L. Carter, D. D.
 Rev Frank K. Sanders, D. D.. gave
 the charge to the pastor, and in sub stance said that It gave him great
 pleasure to deliver the charge to Mir.
 Pierce, whose progfess he had followed from his early llfe. He had watched with pleasure the development in his career. It was difficult for one to fore shadow the future that lies before young men. The Lord had led them in- to greater opportunities than they could have ever dreamed of He was glad to know thatbthe step MT. Pierce was taking was not one of sudden i'm pulse but one of dsIiberation. He was sure MT. Pierce ha4sthe natural ability for leader and that his flock world as- sLredly follow him. He reminded the pastor that no one man could do any thing, as there was limit to every ones capacity. The ministers of to-day had great opportunities. especially in church organization He counseled him
 that he could do nothing better than to follow the advice of the apostle Paul.
 Remember Jesus Christ" If he did
 that his ministry would be abundantly fruitful and blessed.
 Rev George Foster Prentiss, the for mer pastor of the church, gave the charge to the people. Among other things he said that the ceremony of the evening was what he might term an ecclesiastical wedding and he was only to talk to them in an informal way on certain things which they were to look on. Mir. Prentiss advised the people to see to 1t that the minister made the pulpit his throne. For if he didn't do tkat then he was doomed. He did not IT can that he was simply to preach elo- quent and interesting sermons but rather that he be teaching preacher. There was a certain dominance that should surround the pulpit. They the congregation, should be prayerful and willing sujects and be in such an atti- tUde that the pastor couldn't tlelp from being their bindly leader. They must also impress him with their sense of fellowship and kindliness towards the stranger. They must not allow him to do for them what they were expected to do for themselves. If they did he warned them that their minister would soon get discouraged. They should show how willing they were to take hold and do their share of the church's work and if they did this the was not afraid of the success that would follow their labors.
 Rev. William w. McLane, D. D., in offering the right hand of fellowship spoke of the great pleasure it afforded him to welcome Mr. Pierce. It was more than twenty years, he remarked. since the then pastor of Davenport church gave him the right hand of fel- lowship and welcomed him to New Ha- ven. On behalf of the churches of the city and the pastors, as well as the people, he welcomed him to New Ha- ven, principally because he was a young man. Every young minister brought into the church like a new born child brought with him new hopes and new aspirations Some of them have been here so long that they were hardly ex- pected to go outside the regular routine work, but as young man Mir. Pierce night swing his ideas into line and come out successful and with good re- 1 suits.
 The interesting services were con- cluded by the pastor, the Rev. Jason ! Noble Pierce, pronouncing the benedic- Iiop