Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-18
IS ORDAINED.
Unitarian Church Now Has
New Minister.
Rev, Edwin N. SIoCombe Is
to Be the Leader.
Exercises Are Held Under Favor
able Auspices.

society. All the speakers on the pro-
gram We're present, with the exception
of Rev. Alva Il. Scott Of Bangor. whn
was to have delivered the 'charge IL
the people" This part of the service
was performed by Rev. w. w. Fem.
dean OF the Harvard Divinity School,
10 whom also fell the task Of making
tho charge to the minister"
The very best auspices attended cv-
cry detail Of the event, ana the Uni
tartan church of Augusta bids fair to
go forward successfully under the lead
erShip of the earnest and brilliant
young man who has assumed the pas
tOrate.
The service opened with the organ
voluntary. after which an anthem was
rendered by the puartette.
The invocation was pronounced by
Rev. Arthur Bryant Whitney of Saco
who ofit red n fcrvcnt prayer.
Gen. seldom f. Conner then read the
act OF ordination.
Mrs. G.. :. 1"rkc then rendered in a
very beautiful manner, Tighten MY
Eyes" as solo.
Rev. Charles A. Hayden. d. D. read
the Scripture lesson from Isaiah, Chap-
ter Nj.
Hynn 1sS. walking With Christ
was sung by the congregation, led by
the quartctte.
Rev. Edward Hale Of Chestnut Hill,
Mass, the preacher of the ordination
sermon. announced the following rs his
text: Then simon Peter answered
and said. Lord, to whom shall we go?
,rArIS az pntnrn1l llfn.
The .pcaIlcr began by discussing in
tcrprrtation. An interpreter is needed
for Scripture and. as we'll. for noture
The speaker showed how this is true
in geology. biology. physics, chemistry
and astronomy.
..Rut if the outer world waits to he
thus INTERPRETED so much the mere mus
the inner life be interpreted. The
Translator of the Had is less than
Homer. The man as he penetrates the
mystery of the universe is less than
god
We realize that the power of inter-
pretation is another form OF the power
10 create. But thus to discover is to
create. The man who awakens in
others the capacity of enjoyment is as
much a creator as the architect VINO
cmbodins his idea in arch and vault
and spire.
But who then are interpreters?
First Of all they are ourselves. In
some degree some should be able 70 give
and some should be able to receive.
The power is in all men whether they
Ln strong or weak or rich or poor.
Those who are truly great are the first
nnsSiNSStnn of
the gift. Jesus learned from the 10
man soldier.
In all our varied intcrnretatioHs
they are either deadeninG lii" CT rAiS-
ing it to higher level. When Il man
shows me the doors of opportunity open
when he thought they We're closed. he
interprets for me. If il is Wonderf IL
thing, and I am surc it is, to interpret
and create, is il not a still more Won
derful things to recognize ones kim
ship to the Interpreter and Creator.
" hen Peter cries out" Thou hast the
words of external life" it does not TAX"
from the greatness Of the Master, 1t
adds to it.
ut is the glory Of the life of the
Christian teacher that he shall stand
as the Interpreter of the highest things
Of life.
.'They will know that they are set
apart especially to declare the things
which appears to him"
The prayer of ordination was deliv-
cred by Rev. John c. Perkins, d. D..
Of Portland The nuartctte responded
to the prayer with, 20 Father. Lat
Thy VIII Re Done
THE right hand of fellowship was
extended to Rev. Mr.. SlocOmbe by
Rev. George Dana Sanders. pastor of
the Unitarian church of Watervile.
Peace" was the subject of n snort ad-
dress by Mr.. Sanders. The newly or
daincd minister was beginning his mic-
iStry in a time of peace congress. in
tcrnational connections and great
books. whose import are, God and
man have business with one another
I"ace and good will" He prayed God
to give the minister grace to meet the
opportunities before him.
The charge to the minister was de-
livered by Rev. w. w. Fem. dean Of
the Harvard Divinity School. He ad-
vised the minister at least once a week
to recall for what, to whom and for
whom he was to speak. do not think
of the congregation as q mass. Recol-
lect when you speak that you address
Il congregation of individual men and
women.
| eff sin came labelled it would be
easily enough avoided. And the great
| temptation of all human life is to lose
| interest in life. to lose zest, to lose
| interest and following the loss of in
terest to acquire bitterness. 1t is given
| you in the service to speak some wore,
| to these human souls, TO individual
souls. Remember, first of all, to whom
| you are to speak.
And remember for what You are to
speak. You are to make Of this COM
| munity a mons Christa. No man ever
yet was logged into amiability. No
man ever yet was Scolded into the
| Kingdom of Cod. Every word that a
man utters when he speaks in his pull
| pit should he dictated by the spirit of
good will and Providence.
And remember for whom YOU speak.
When you find a great word of truth
and holiness coming out of your life,
speak it and realize that it is the word