The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
INSTALL PASTOR Rev. Henry M. Edmonds. to Take His Place. SOLEMN CEREMONY TO BE HELD Will Preach Ordination Sermon
 This Morning. This service VIII Be Followed by or- dination as Minister of the Gos-
 pei and Formal Installation in Passionate at Night.
SOLEMN CEREMONY TO BE HELD

aev Henry NJ. Edmonds of Louis- Eille, who arrived in Montgomery du- Aring the past week, will be formally idnstalled today as pastor of the First lPresbyterian Church.
 Mr. Edmonds was accepted into this presbytery at a special meeting held Tor that purpose yesterday morning, md thereupon signifed his formal ac- reptance of the pastorate of the church (which was rendered him some months Ago, and which he at that time an- hounced that he would accept.
 The services today will consist or lnhe services at Il o'clock this morn SIang, when MT. Edmonds will preach Yhis ordination sermon to his new con- krregation, and at o'clock this even }dng he will be solemnly ordained as kminister of the Presbyterian church. band will be installed as pastor of the rhurch.
 { Mir. Edmonds stands very high with Ethe members of the church of which ehe is to become the pastor today, as fwas evidenced by his selection, all f1hough a young man, IS the pastor Of 1.-the church, several months before his tsordination would allow of his taking iHharge of the local ministry. k Tore leaving Louisville, and he and his wife cast their lot with Montgomery speople under most, suspicious circum- lstances.
 At the meeting of the Presbytery of EEast Alabama in the First Presbyte- lrian Church yesterday morning, MT. sEdmonds, a licentiate of Louisville Presbytery, was received into the FPresbytery, and the call from the First Fresbyterian Church, this city, was placed in his hands. MT. Edmonds having signified his acceptance of the same, the Presbytery proceeded to ex- anime him with a view to his ordina- Ifion to the full work of the gospel ministry in accordanceNwith the con- stitution of the church.
 The several parts of trial were sus- tained as satisfactory, and the Presby- ltery appointed the following Commis- sion to ordain MT. Edmonds tonight at the First Presbyterian Church, and 10 install him as pastor of that church: r. Rev. Neal L. Anderson. D. D., of the Central Church of Montgomery. to preside and propound the constitu- tional questions.
 Rev. R. L. Bell of Union Springs, to preach the sermon. ,s Rev. V. P. Merrill of Prattville to charge the pastor.
 Rev. J. F. Ward of Auburn to charge the people.
 These wll act as the Compission. together with Ruling Elders John Full Ter of the First Presbyterian Church and S. J. Cassels of the Central Church.
 4 This service will be accompanied by the solemn ordination to the gospel ministry of MT. Edmonds by the lay ing on of the hands of the Presby- fery.
 ! At the morning service Rev. MT. 1ldmonds will complete his parts of 1 trial, preaching hts ordination ser tmon at the usual hour for service. Il io'clock.
 The regular services will be held at 5the Central Church in the morning, Ebut there will be no services at that fChurch in the evening, the congrega- iffon uniting with the First Presbyte- .rfan Church in the ordination ser Iyices.
 At the conclusion of the ordination service in the evening, Dr. c. A. lStakely, of the First Baptist Church, will represent the local pastors in a brief word of welcome to the newly linstalled pastor of the First Presby- lterian Church.