The San Francisco call., 1910-12-05
Many Affecting Scenes in the
Sanctuary on Last Day
of Passionate
Sunday School Members Pre-
sent Loving Cup as Tribute
of Affection

Oakland has there been such gath
ering 10 bid goOdby 10 a retiring cIer
Fyman. There were many affecting
scenes which viii live in the memory o
All who saw them.
After the close OF the exercises a
least 1000 members Of the churcl
shook hands with Rev. Mr.. Brown an,
bade him farewell There were tear
in many eyes. The different depart
ments Of the church. the Sunday school
the Christian Endeavor society, th'
Mems league and other organization
all showed their sorrow.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TRIBUTE
The sunday school members present
ed beautiful loving cup 10 the retir
ing pastor this morning with these
words inscribed upon il:
To Charles Reynolds Brown. First.
ConEregsI church, Oakland,
December >. 1910 This loving cup
is given ia grateful anectlon TO
our deal pastor by the one tnOu-
sand bows and girls Of his Sunday
school Your words have ever
blessed US. Your life shall always
inspire us.
The subject OF Rev. Mr.. Brown s ser
mon was The Mountain and the Plain.
taken from a text ~Fe Have Dwell
Long Enough in this Mountain, which
was the text of the first sermon thai
he preached n the church IA years ago
lie said in part.
Time and change have their way
with Us ALL The pillar of cloud
and of lre which sooner or later
neckous us. is not static but NOV
ng The man who is ploodlng
1Iong iU the gray mOnOtony of
some familiar situation finds him
Self JranspIanted To q land OF be
wildermenr He has dWelt long
enough I'm thar mountain and now
his life is Co. be rounded out by
changed form Of circumstances.
PROSPECTS ~ MOVING
He maE move from adversely
into prosperity OF from state
OF abundance 10 one. of meager-
ness. He may be called from ra-
diant happiness into an expert
ence or sauness or he may pass
the angel with the flaming sword
and enter some Neritable Garden
Of Eden he may step from Weari-
ness into an ab0unding life or he
may painfully travel that road
faced in the opposite direction
In countless ways these changes
come. but whether they spell
progress or merely restless uncer-
taintF, depends upon our follow
ing or forsaking the pillar Of
cloud and Of FIRE.
The mountain was a place of
vision. the plain WAS place OF
achievement. The vision OF a
moral order and of national right
eOusness seen at Sinai had TO be
worked out on the plain Of Pales-
tine.
The mountain was a place of
security. the plain was a place Of
struggle When the Israelites
left Sinai and entered the Holy
q
against the idolatrOus Canaan
ties in that country giving TO their
fathers and designed for a glor-
lous destiny in building up the
kingdom Of righteousness through
out the earth.
VALUE OF EXPERIENCES
The mountain was q place Of
dramatic crisis. The plain was
place for the patient process
When we have been lifted up into
the third heaven Of some great
emotional experience IN our Chris
tian lives, we are speedily called
70 enter upon the dead level of
every day life and there in the
process or working righteousness.
show the value of these UNIQUE
experiences.
Lie is changing and a never
ending pilgrimage. We have here
40 continuous state, no unchange-
aDle situation, no enduring expert
ence and We shall not have to-
morrow nor the day after We
are destined to see the outward
appear
How shall we meet it an2 Shall
our mood be that of men dis
mayed or Of men undaunted? IL
we keep our eyes single and our
moral natures fun of light we
silal see continually the horizon.
the pillar Of cloud and of fire
11lolhs US steadlly toward some
satisfying land of promise.
MANY MEMBERS ADMITTED
The morning services consisted of
communion and a reception TO the
members An unusually large number
Of new members were admitted. 6s in
~ Many Of the congregation bade
the pastor goodby at this service.
Rev Mr- Brown expects TO leave
Oakland Tuesday morning. but possi-
oiy ne may be detained A few davs
longer He VIII go direct TO his home
IN W ashington, Ia. where his father is
INing. lie said that he would spend
{ ne Christmas holidays there for the
nrst time IN 81 years. He intends 10
u ke wel earned rest of several
months The church pulpit will he
occupied for the next two months h.,
ttev- Charles 7 Kloss of Philadelphia.
Rev. Mr.. Brown has under consid-
GRAFTON several offers of important
posts in religious and educational
helos- HIS friends. with whom he has
consulted. believe that the Carnez-fe
foundation for internal tional peace and
arbitration appeals most strongly to
him. and that be viii accept an an
pointment as one Of five members of
the committee
TRIBUTE FROM RECTOR
Rev. Mr. Brown was the guest Of 81
Pauis Episcopal church at vesner
services this afternoon upon invitation
81 Key. Alexander Allen the rector
after the services the rector snake
.eelingly on the departure of the Con-
leader, saying:
When I learned that Mr.. Brown
was going 10 leave US it seemed to
me we ought TO show apprecia fio5
ot his work among US In some Ar
ting way, and / decided that 7
would speak my word of good
by 10 him before the congress-
tion- During all the years tnat he
has lived in Oakland he has been
our neighbor, living but a block
from us and his relations with Ct
Pauls have always been verv
pleasant. We hold him in the very
highest regard and affection. and
we are very sorry to see him go.
One compensation we have is that
he VIII ind the time TO write some
more of the wonderful things he
has already given TO the world and
IN this way reach a much larger
audience than he is preaching TO
now. But before he goes we want
10 teli him how deeply We regret
ms going away. and to tell him
mat We honor him for his splen-