The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
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Rev. DR.. Cccil So Charges New Pas
tor Of Hoge Memorial
Church.
CoNoREoAr1oN MusT He'll
Rev. T. NJ. Taricton Is Ordained Pas
tor With Solemn and Impressive
Exerciscs--Sermon by DIR. Nc
Fadcn.


BE q scripturai preacher, an ex-
FOUNDER OF the Biple. DO not 60 out
side the Bible tor your texts. Be IL
Illustrative and picturesque. Do not
be apologize, but positive. Let your
preaching be inspiring. and be evan
galfstic and reach the hearts OF your
people. Be not only preacher, but
a pastor. sympathetic and accessible
Visit your people In their homes,
That ts where the power comes. BE
a man OF prayer. Instead of doins
like many preachers. running here
and there all the time. give your peo-
pie your work and prayer. Many PEG.
pie give money to the work Of the
church. but do not give themselves
You must take an interest in the
whole Church. not all to your particu-
lar congregation. They. should not be
neglected. but you must Identify your
self with the work of the whole
Church"
This Is what Rev. DIR. Cecil told
Rev. r. NJ. Tarieton last night after
he had been Installed ~ pastor OF
Hoge Memorial Presbyterian Church,
and II came, OF course. a. his DENIM
ton Of q real preacher.
Mr.. Tarleton Ia q recent graduate
Of Union Theological Seminary He
IL q native Of North Carolina. IL young
earnest and active. and II calculated
the field which he has chosen.
The ordination services were con-
Quoted by Rev. DIR. Russell Cecil, the
ordination sermon was preached by
Rev. DR.. T. r. McFaden, and the
charge TO the people was made by
Rev. Fl. j. williams. while DR.. Cecil
delivered the charge to the new pas
tor.
The Apostles Remain.
DR.. McFaden took his sermon from
the seventeenth chapter of John, If
teenth verse. He dwelt briefly upon
two phases of the text. one negative
,, the other positive.
| His point on the negative idea wal
that Christ did not want His apostles
taken out of the world at the time
| He went. but wished them to remain
10 that they might spread their work
and profit by the trials and tempta-
/ tons which were bound to confront
them. thus making them stronger In
the faith and better able to spread the
good news and become more effective
In the work of preaching the gospel
TO all men.
! In praying that they be not taken away
Mt that time. asked that they be kept
away from evil, so that their WORK
might be still more effective.
These two points In the text were
designed TO impress the new preacher
with the Importance Of the work be-
fore him. He must keep to the Word
and follow the example of the apos-
ties, thus going among the people and
spreading the old story with the en-
ergy and enthusiasm which come with
earnestness In the work.
Rev Mr.. Williams reminded the
congregation OF their promise to help
the new pastor in his work. By help
ing him they are helping themselves
and the Church. They must help BY
60 operation, encouragement, and by
attendance upon the services at the
church.
Encourage the Pastor.
sYour presence at Sunday-schooi.
regular services and at the prayer
meetings will prove stimuiants TO the
pastor" said Mr.. Williams
The choir sang He Leadeth Me
and Blessed Be the Tie That BINDS
az anproprfate to the occasion.
The ordination services were solemn
land Impressive. The prayer, the ser
mon, the charges. the singing and the
laying on OF hands proved most SOL
Eemn. and were assisted In by the con-
grexnsion most fsrventiy. ).
Mr. Tarieton takes charge OF the
church az once. having passed the ex-
aminations required by the laws OF the
Presbyterian Church Of the United
States. The three preachers who took
part In the ordination services were
deierated by the Hanover Preshytery,
Of which Hoge Memorial Church To
member.
| This church was erected some wears
AFRO in memory OF Rev. DR.. Moses ID.
Hogc. many years pastor OF Second
Presbyterian Church. of which Or.
Cecil 10 now pastor.