The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-05-15
IN NOTABLE SERVICE.
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get near to them. Never be too busy
to notice a child; have faith in the
young people; have hope for all. Let
love abidel And then--act like a
Christian. Combine brain and heart
and will, use MUD and feeling and
choice, remembering the greatest Of
these is choice; the choice of the best.
You are to be working man; only
steady patient plodding IN the study
and parish and church will win in your
profession. But behind this must be
the steady, patient choosing in your
personal life, Of the best you know.
The arrow that will wing your mes
sage of truth, the casket that win cor
vey your jewels of love to others will
be your own Christian life. Covet char
acter; let no man take that crown from
you. You are called to be Theodore
Rush Faville at his best.
THE way Of the Christian minister
has its hard places. You will be led
at times over boys and rocks; you will
meet 'crag and torrent, but it is all
the king highway. And it is an I'M
ending honor, an unspeakable privilege
to enter on this journey. congratulate
you. | rejoice with you that you have
reached this goal. So sure that you
may win the prizes still before you.
May God bless you now and foreverp'
The chorus gave Using Alleluia
Forth by Dudley Buck. Rev. Charles
III. Beale, D. D., of Milwaukee, then
on behalf of the churches and minis
tiers extended the right hand of fellow
ship. He welcomed the pastor not alone
to the churches Of common men and
women, and the everyday work of the
world, in the streets Of Kenosha, Ra-
'cine, Milwaukee and the other cities
not alone to the fellowship of the
ministers whose hobbies he characteriz-
ed with pleasant humor,-but to the
church invisible.
The charge to the people was given
by the father of Mr.. Faville, Rev.
Henry Faville, D. D., of La Crosse,
Wis. He expressed personal satisfac-
tion in the occasion and personal graft
tude to the church for bringing it
about.
He referred to the book with the
title, "The Calling Of Dan Matthews, !"
as an illustration of how church
should not regard its pastor-saying
that it was nc longer believed that a
pastor must be dyspeptic to be religious
or anemic to be holy. GA great
divine must also be great human, -
he said. Treat your pastor as man
first of all. He asked further for re-
liability in church members. The
kingdom of God is so ordered that
there is work for all. Not all can do
the same thing well, but all can do
something. When men and women can
be counted upon to do the task which
is theirs to do, the pastor Is bur-
dens are greatly lightened.
With reliability then must go open
ness Of mind. Genuine interest and
genuine bigotry may go together. This
will not be true if there is the spirit
of truth, rather than a special demand
for particular conception of truth.
To be a great giver one must first be
great receiver. When Christ sent out
the first workers in the Kingdom of
God He said, "Freely We received,
freely give - The first words are a
compliment to the disciples, for it in
dicated that they had had the recep-
tive spirit when with Him.
This receptive spirit or openness to
truth on the part Of the people is a
great asset for any pastor.
He suggested also that to open the
mind to the pastor, to let him know Of
helps or hindrances, faiths or doubts,
would often lead to a practical mes
sage from the pastor
He told of a good woman in his first
parish who used to open her mouth to
him in counsel and criticism and helped
him some, but somewhat irreligious
son who opened his mind to him, helped
him more.
He said the first three golden texts
his son learned as a little boy were:
.sThe Lord Reigneth, = Have Faith
in God, y God is Love- The church
which believed these words and acted
upon them would meet the high de-
mands of the church Of today.
After a hymn the newly ordained
pastor pronounced the benediction. He
received many congratulations from the
delegates and from members of his own
church.