The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-12-17

hearty acclaiming of Rev. j. r.
Huget as the pastor oil Old FIRST
upon the presentation OF his IN
spring statement OF belief; the
fervent welcoming back OF MS
immediate predecessors, the
Reys. Nehemiah Boynton ana
Gaius Glenn Atkins, COW nation
al figures in Congfegationallsm,
and their messages to pastor AMI
people: the joining OF the leaders
\, of other Protestant denominations
Ia social fellowship OF the occa-
zion: and the rendering OF the in
stallation anthem, How Beauti-
fal Upon the Mountains" conf
posed by j. Truman Wolcott.
To the influence of his revered and
sanity mother. the Rev. }. PerclVai
! Hueet attributed his entrance into
\ the ministry, as he related, In simple
words. the facts of his life 10 the
council and assembled congregation
during his formal installation into the
pastorate of the First Congregational
church. Thursday
The ceremony was an impressive
one. and was participated in by
large ami representative gathering OF
clergy and laymen of the Congrega
tiona, denomination. The council con-
vened at $3.50 o'clock in the after
noon, In the big First church. The
Rev. Bastian Smits, of Jackson was
elected moderator, and Layman Frank
Kennedy, of Brewster church. this
city, scribe. The council was COM
posed OF pastor and one lay delegate
from all of the Congregational church
es OF the Detroit district and several
distinguished clergymen from other
cities, among them. the Rev. Nehe-
miah Boynton. of Brooklyn, y. Y, and
the Rev. Gaius Glenn Atkins. OF Provi-
dence, r. l., both former pastors OF
the First church; the Rev. Ernest b.
Allen, of Toledo, and the Rev +. G..
Lancaster, president of Olivet college.
The Rev. DR.. f. w. Gunsaulus, of Chi
cago, who was TO have been present
was unable TO come because of illness.
In his statement OF belief. which
appealed powerfully to the council
through its direct and simple elo-
Quence, Mr.. Huget said:
Two great outstanding facts, the
fact Of God and the fact of spiritual
selfhood in human life are upgathered
In the one supreme fact of human
history, the fact of the life. the death
and resurrection, the divinity OF
Jesus Christ, the perfect Towering
OF our humanity and the true incarna-
ton OF the invisible God. | rejoice in
the matchless personality of the Man
OF Galilee, both as a matter OF history
and as a vital present fact. rejoice
at the revelation He has given of the
real beauty and the real possibility Of
human life. not forgetting that 1t was
because He was the only begotten
OF the Father that the beauty of His
sinless life and the achievements of
J Is unselfish service were made posi-
bIe. Horace Bushnell was correct in
saying The character OF Jesus fo-bids
His possible classification with man.
II is hardly necessary to add that |
shall stand in private and in public
Tor His wonderful gospel. but gospel
which has through all the Christian
centuries proven itself to be the pow
er OF God unto salvation The un-
lessened fact OF this gospel makes
power OF God unto salvation. The
unlessened fact of this gospel makes
the church of Christ the mlghtiest
power OF the world today. believe
IN the church, in an evangelistic !
church, in missionary church. and Z
shall gladly do all in my power TO I
make the years before us wears in !
which there shall be added new chap /
terS to the great and honorable rec /
ord OF this historic church. (
Il have thought il unnecessary TO
speak at length OF my interest I'm and
cooperation with all our larger de-
nominatioral and missionary interests
and activities. for | hope that this in
terest and co-opertion has been SO
manifest in the past that restatement
at this time is unnecessary. | love
cur Congregational church and its
work, | treasure it's history. rejoice
an Its present, believe most intensely I
In its future. To its wider work
pledge all the time and strength + !
may be able and privileged TO, give, .
though not forgetting that the first
and greatest denominational service
must be In and through the church. to
which | shall, therefore, give my first
thought and most earnest labors.
May / add personal word i'll
closing. Should 1t seem to this couu-
cal wise TO take the steps TO install
me as the permanent pastor of this
historic church, il shall be my con
slant prayer and unremitting endeav-
or to be in this church and commua-
ity. In the families and personal lives
or all with whom | shall have to 10
Through the intimate ministration Of
the pastor and the preaching OF the
WORD, true servant OF Him whose | 7
nm, and whose gospel il shall be my
3oy TO proclaim. II is my belief that
<.oo mas called me TO this work. AT q
une some years ago when every door
seemcd closed, and l knew not which
way 70 turn, l wrote upon the fiyleaf
OF my bible. Thine ear shall hear
word behind Thee. saying, this Is the
way. walk we In 1t. Not long after
the voice spoke SO plainly that could
not doubt. Once again II has spoken
and ] am ready TO enter hopefully and
couraeeously upon work from The
burdens and responsibilities OF which
should shrink did not believe thac
he who was with the fathers is with
us still. For my work in this church
this purpose as has been chosen-tu
be one of those, who love their
tasks because of their bigness and
greet hard labor with joy And, be-
lisss me friends an bcethien, just
90 far as I am able shall follow the
vision mine eyes have seen and be
obecient to the voice which mine ears
have heard, a vision and a voice Ike
thnt seen and heard by the knight Of
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