St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-02-21
Rev. DR.. Eaton Installed
impressive Service at the North COngre-
gatiOnal Church.

An ecclesiastical council preparatory to
the installation Of Rev. DR.. Edward
Dwight Eaton as pastor of the North
Congregational church was held on Wed
nesday afternoon. The council organized
by choosing Rev. DIR. Henry P. Higley of
Castleton, moderator. and Rev. ]. S.
Clark of Hardwick, scribe. The roll OF
the council showed the following person.
mel:
McIndoes, Rev. A. F. Eldridge, George
F. Winch.
Barnet, Rev. J. K. Kilbourn, ]. L. Da-
wilson.
Danville, Rev. G. H. Cummings, S. A.
Morse.
East Hardwick, Rev. Hollis Campbell,
J. H. George.
Hardwick, Rev. ]. S. Clark.
Lyndon, c. T. Walter.
Lyndonville, Rev. E. G. French, W. A.
Loomis.
Peacham, Rev. J. K. Williams. Cloud
Harvey.
St. Johnsbury Centre, Mrs. E. c.
Woodruff, A. B. Pringle.
St. Johnsbury, East, Rev. E. E. Grant,
Henry Ranuey.
st. Johnsbury, South, Rev. s. 6. Barnes,
Harvlin Paddock.
Lower Waterford, Rev. J. W. Hird, c.
D. Harris.
Waterford, Harvey Lewis.
Newport, Rev. R. c. Flagg.
Rev. Henry Fairbanks, Rev. P. B. Fisk,
Rev. c. II. Merrill Rev. William ]. Tuck
er, Rev. Henry P. Higley.
DR.. Eaton presented to the council his
credentials as a minister, and his stand
ing in the denomination, following this
with a remarkably thoughtful and COM
prehensive statement OF his religious be-
liefs. After brief examination the coun-
Gil went by itself and voted to ratify the
proceedings Of the church.
The North church was well filled in the
evening at the installation services and
the program as outlined was carried out.
The invocation was offered by Rev. DR..
r. c. Flagg of the Newport church and
the responsive readings were led by Rev.
I. K. Williams of Peacham. The sermon
by President Tucker had the Golden Rule
as its text and was plea for the moral
| initiative in our modern life. The speaker
urged each man in his own person to
stand for the things men ought to stand
| for. There is no power so great as the
simple power of minding ones own
business, provided it is a grand busi-
ness. Why should one man fight
other mems battles2 1t is the moral
right of one man to put himself in
another mans place for that mans right
| e kxyx 1sr&sr of thtc rfnhf tHo
men and nations have wrought in the
interests of justice. Let our western
christianity show its man, but not claim
he is the perfect man. We have some
thugs to learn about government and
much more about Christianity.
The opportunity for the moral initial
i've lies at hand in any vital calling a
man may choose. Do not let the inferior
man bring you down to the level OF his
obligations. Train yourself to the
desires and tastes which will set the
standards of giving and receiving in your
community. Let us keep the command
ments, but let us not be satisfied with
keeping them.
Justice, courage, aspiration and sacri-
| fce-these are the great qualities OF
christianity. To be christians we must get
into the life of men. The speaker then re-
lated the experience of the rich ruler with
Christ and said he made what Dante
called the grand refusal. Had be met
the opportunity of that day with Jesus
his name might have been as familiar in
history as Paul. His moral power failed
of maturity. He failed just as we fail.
He represents the great majority of we'll
intentioned men, who never come to their
moral opportunity.
count it the great obligation today
of all believing men to have faith in the
working power OF Christ's savings. To
this end keep your faith in men. Faith
in God is trusting him against appear
ances. Believe in men against appear
ances. Use the true, never the false in
human nature; so shall you gain access
to the heart OF humanity; so shall you
get your return from the heart of hu.
manity. Action and reaction are equal
in the moral as we'll as in the physical
world.
The installation prayer by the mod
orator was followed by the right hand OF
fellowship by Rev. DR.. S. G. Barnes, the
pastor of the South church. This was
an exceedingly original and interesting
part of the service, DR.. Barnes speaking
of the symbolism of the hand and what
it stands for. He drew copiously from
the Bible and from the poets as to the
various uses OF the hands, showing how
the hand and the heart went together,
and how the hand came to stand for the
very character of the man.
During the service the choir rendered
in most inspiring manner Spicker's
anthem, Pear not, 0 Israel" Bucks
anthem, "Let the People Praise Thee, o
Lord" and Morrison's response, Hear
Thou our Prayer" The service closed
with the benediction pronounced by the
newly. installed pastor.