Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1910-12-28

3. Do you solcmnly promise, that,
by the assistance of the grace OF God
you will endeavor faithfully to dis
charge all the duties Oh a pastor to
TINS congregation, and will be careful
70 MAINTAIN department in all re-
spects becoming a minister of the
gospel OF Christ agreeab.y to your
ordination VOWS?
swer to alb these questions, DR.. Gil
fillan then asked the congregation to
rise and answer the following ques-
tons
l. Do you, the people of this cen
gregatlon, continue TO profess your
readiness to receive the Key. Adrian
Van Overen, whom you have called to
be your pastor?
2. Do you promise to receive the
word OF truth from his mouth, with
meekness and .o,e; ana to submit to
him in the due exercise OF discipline2
g. Do you promise to encourage him
in his arduous labor, and to assist his
endeavors for your instruction aid
spiritual edfication?
4. And do you engage to continue
to him, while he is your pastor. that
you have promised; and whatever else
you may see needful for the honor OF
religion and his comfort among vou?
he members OF the congregation
having agreed to tlrs above BY raising
the right hand, DIR. Gillian, bv au-
thorty Of Presbytery, pronounced the
Rev. Adrian Van Overen to be regu-
larly constituted the pastor OF that
congregation
The charge to the pastor was then
delivered by Rev. ]. w. Lowden. pas
tor OF the White Clay Creek Church.
He charged him to look we'll to his
physical health as basis OF both in
tellectual and spiritual development.
Not to LET the many calls OF the CON
gregation sap his physical strength.
He charged him in the seconod place
to look we'll to the development OF
his intellectual life and not let any
thing interfere with his proper study
hours, and in the third place he
charged him to look well to his spirit
uai life without which his work as
minister would be vain
The charge to the people was given
by Rev. DR.. Rowan, OF the Newark
Church, who felicitated the people on
the happy contamination of this pas
toral union and wished for them sue
cess,ul work for the Lord. He adj
monished the people that they should
be careful to give him their hearty
support, both in spiritual things and
IN temporal. He deplored the fact
that they could no have a pastor for
his whole time, but stated that to Sc
cure him for his whole time would
only call for an average contribution
OF 20 cents per member per week,
which would only be the 1.-THE on
$500 per week
He charged them to have respect to
the pastors time and remember that |
he must have opportunity to study in I.
order to acquit himself we'll in the |
pulpit, which is his throne. He charg-
ed them that they must respect and |
honor him as their superior officer,
that by virtue of his office he had the |
oversight of all the DEPARTMENTS OF |
the church, including the music, the
service, the trustees &C.; that they
should remember that he was respon-
sible to Presbytery for anything that
was done in the church and should see
that every department of church work
was conducted properly, or the Pres
bytery might call him to account for
neglect OF duty.
After the charges had been delivered
the installation prayer was offered by