Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1909-01-28
FAREWELL SERVICES
Held by DR. Macintosh at the nresby
byterian Church Last Sunday

The services both morning and even
ing at the Presbyterian church last
Sunday were made more than usually
interesting by the fact that they we're
the farewell services to be conducted
in this city by the Rev. DR.. Mackin-
tosh, who closed his pastorate here so
far as church services are concerned
on that day. The capacity of the
church was taxed at both OF the SER
vices and it was necessary TO place
chairs in the aisles in order to give
seats to those who reached there late.
IL was a very fitting tribute to worthy
and scholarly minister who has work
ed hard and won the respect and best
wishes of nearly everyone in Audubon
and most of those who have at any
| time come in contact with him either
as a clergyman or citizen will regret
that he has gone from the city to work
in new and larger field.
There seemed to be an effort made
on the part of the choir to make the
services most impressive and beauti-
full, as the musical selections were ex-
cellent and most appropriate for the
occasion. At the morning service the
special selections included the prelude
FESTIVAL March" for pipe organ and
piano and given as duet with Miss
Martha Dunn and Mrs. Don Preston
at the instruments. The solo Come
! Unto Me- was sung in the KEY OF & by
| Mr.. Charles T.. Brown, of Muscatine,
in manner deserving of more than
passing mention, and this was followed
| by the anthem "While Angels Bless
Thee" in f fat by the choir, led by
Mrs. Preston, whose place at the
piano was taken by Miss Clara Fuller.
ton, while the closing selection was
that good old Epworth League hymn
blessed Be The Tie That Binds. "
| For the evening service the special
selections included the prelude PRO
cessional March," for pipe organ
and piano, by Miss Dunn and Mrs.
] Preston, the solo "Face to Face" in
E fat by Mr.. Brown, the duet Lied by
the voice of Jesus" by Mrs. Preston
and Miss Dunn, and the closing hymn
of the Christian Eudeavor, GOD BE
With You Till We Meet Again."
this latter causing many of the rich
voices of the singers in the congrega-
ton to become weak and husky owing
to the emotional strain under which
great number of those present were at
that moment laboring.
While the sermon preached in the
morning by DR.. Macintosh cannot be
properly called farewell sermon it
was virtually such and was taken
from the Book of Hebrews. 1t was q
studied and strong sermon in which
the reverend gentlemen advised close
adhesion to the church and kindly
feeling and brotherhood among the
congregation and above all other
things to give kindly welcome to all
strangers who entered the church. He
spoke very feelingly of his proposed
departure from Audubon and OF the
happy and joyous recollections which
he would take away with him to his
new charge at Storm Lake.
In the evening the text was from III.
Corinthians, xiii. IL: FINALLY, breth-
ern, farewell. Be perfect; be OF good
comfort; be of one mind; live in peace
and the God of peace shall be with
you," and throughout the entire SER
mon there was vein of Christlike
kindness and submission WHICH sunk
deeply into the hearts of those who
listened to the kindly words uttered
by the reverend gentleman and caused
many to deeply regret that he was
about TO leave them. A number who
have listened to many of DR.. Mackin-
tosh's sermons during his stay in Au-
dubon declare this to have been one of
the best they have ever listened to
from any pulpit.
The feeling OF regret at DR.. Mackin-
tosh's departure is not confined by
any means to the members Of the Pres
byterian church, but it is widespread
throughout the city. He is looked up
on by all who know him as man
with whom it was good to be acquaint-
ed and whose friendship was and will
be cherished for a long time to come.
Being Scotchman, he was quiet in
speech and demeanor and slow to be-
come what might be called filled with
exuberant enthusiasm. But to make
up for this in another direction he is
superbly educated man and deep
and logical thinker, with ideas as
broad as the ocean and a mind and
heart as pure as the snow which caps
the peaks of the Rockies. He is
minister because he loves his Master
and is more than happy thathe is able
to carry the message of love and peace
to all who care to hear it, He will
take with him the truest feelings OF re-
gard and the highest respect of the
people of this city, all of whom will
wish him the greatest success in his
new Geld of labor in the work of the
Lord.