The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1915-01-01
CHRISTLER TO
LEAVE GLASGOW
Popular P astor Relinquishes
Glasgow Parish.
REMEMBERED BY FRIENDS
Popular Episcopal Minister and wife
are Presented ~i<h Beautiful
Farewell Gift.

On last Sunday evening after SER
vices in St. Matthews Episcopal
church, members of the parish pre-
sented a beautiful china tea set to Rev.
and Mrs. L. J. Chr,stler. The gift
was made as memorial to them Of
the affection and friendship of the
parish to their minister and his bride.
The tea set consists of team urn,
sugar and creamer and cups of Chiz-
eranian design with delicately beau
tiful decorations in blue and gold.
In making the presentation to Mr.. and
Mrs. Christler after service, Mr.. s.
c. Moore expressed the existing
friendship of the minister and his par
ish over a period of eight years Of
ardent labor. The ever-pleasing per-
sonality, the cheerful performers of
duty and application of arduous labor
under most trying and difficult con-
ditions in new field comprising
mission equal in size to that ordin-
arily cared for by half dozen clergy,
and the self-sacrifcing devotion to-
his work by MIR. Christler throughout
it all was commented.
"The members of the parish will
always hold you a true friend, and in
loving remembrance for your many
years of faithfulness and there is
warm affection extended you which
will never perish and in this Mrs
Christler will always share equally,
for in her short stay among us she
has won our hearts for all time ts
come," said Mr.. Moore. "And we
ask you to always remember that
though these gifts may be broken one
by one as time passes, nothing can ev-
er break our heartfelt affection for
you BOTH"
Both Reverend and Mrs. Christler'
were greatly affected by the unex-
pected demonstration by the parish
members, Mrs. Christler briefly ex-
pressed her thanks and appreciation
for the gift after which Reverend
Christler in his usual wonderfully
gifted eloquence spoke his thanks.
"This little pocket Cathedral as 1
love to call it" said MIR. Christler,
"has always been source of pride
and satisfaction to me and it seems
] have always felt greater joy in the
worship here than any other parish
in the mission. love the churcAs,
and to it's work am wholly devoted
and hope always to give, in the bess
manner of which l am capable, aIQ
that is within me to its service. The
ight years in which it has been myr
happy duty to serve this parish, have
been at times fraught with hardships
and many disappointments,
yet always there has existed the beau
tiful thought of friendship and fel-
owship which ! have enjoyed and
placed above all else and in the joys
If the many evident successes here in
ny work l have been thankful.
he parish as my best friends and hope
hall always remember the members Of
o be among you in the future as ofteta
Is my duties will permit me to come
o Glasgow"
Christmas services were held morn
ng and evening at St. Matthew'S
hurch. with holy communion after the
morning worship. In the evening
Rev. Christler preached beautiful
arewell sermon taking for his text
AS l Live in the Flesh l do so ira
he Spirit of the Lord"
The church was filed, many of the
riends of the pastor attending to-
ear his last sermon in this parish.
he memory Of the pleasing person.
lity of the "Archdeacon of All Ous
'oors" will remain with his Glasgow
riends always.