The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-01-27

JlOn, also, Ol the moral COnNlCllOnS
of DR.. Boldridge, showing how he
works for the things he believes to be
right. He said also that the Baptist
minister's faith in the special keeping
of God was we'll worthy OF imitation.
Mr.. Patterson bade his friend fare
well, saying, Il wish you the greatest
success i'm your future field"
DR.. Boldridge thanked the brethren
for the kind words they had spoken
of him, declaring his unworthiness of
them. He told his hearers that he
had spoken at his morning service of
his conceptions of the Gospel min
istry, but wished to repeat one or two
things he said in that former dis
course. He expressed his thanks for
the many kindnesses that had been
favors conferred upon me by many
people under many circumstances" p"
he said. MANY of these friends have
crossed over the river and are resting
under the shade of the trees, but
many in the congregation before me
have helped me in various ways"
DR.. Boldridge spoke of how the
great Spurgeon urged his hearers to
preach that God is good. The philo-
sophy of life" he said, "is that all
things work together for good to
them that love God" Many things
that now seem discordant will soon
be smoothed out and individual lives
may make discords here which will
make music i'm the Celestial City"
The Baptist pastor, who gives up
his charge this week, dwclt rcminis-
Gently on his many delightful eX-
pericnces in this place, on his pleas
ant contact with the numerous other
pastors here, with his own people,
with those of other denominations,
with the Moriah Association and at
the educational and union meetings.
II thank God for any good that has
been accomplished directly or indi-
rectly through my instrumentality,
he added fervently. He spoke hope
fully of the future. IL believe all de-
nominations should unite on all great
questions and 1 see the victory al
ready ahead, when the conflict is over
and the word OF God will be spread
further than ever before"
He proclaimed his belief In world
wide prayer saying that we had been
given the Bible injunction, Brethren
pray for u.s." He requested his
hearers to remember him in their
prayers.
DR.. Boldridge stated that he had
visited the church OF which he was
about to take charge and was i'm
pressed, not so much by the size and
cost of the plant as by the fact thai
somebody had been doing some think
ing over there. He was pleased with
this state OF affairs, he said, and eX
pected to keep them at it, hoping foI
broader and deeper thinking than be
fore. Each church must think its
enterprises should be brought into
problems through" he stated, land
business ideas so necessary in Other
enterprises should be brought into
church work.
DR.. Boldridge went on to say that
he liked to be living in time Of great
movement like the present and that
the thought OF the progress the worlt
is making always lifted him up. Lift
up Jesus" he said, and He will lif
lis up. Let's go out with greater in
spiration and broader views, helping
each other until our work Is done anC
we shall enter into rest" His good
bye to the large congregation was
May the richest blessings be upoI
every one of you and the work o.
every one of you"