Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-04
MACKAY REVIEWS
YEARS OF SERVICE
Rector of All Saints Tells Of
His Work Of Quarter
of q Century.
YEARS SEEM LIKE MONTHS

A host of friends greeted Rev. T
u. Mackay Sunday morning at Al
Saints church, when lie preached
his twenty-fifth anniversary sermon
In opening his sermon, which par
took more OF the nature Of an infor.
NAL talk to his friends and review
of his ministry, he said
"Just twenty-five years ago
preached my first sermon in this city
as rector of All Saints church. Stand.
ing here and looking back over the
last quarter Of a century how many
recollections throng the mind. The
twenty-five years have passed rapidly
they seem like dream. What a
long time to look forward tol But
today those years that are past seem
more like months than years"
Devotion Of His People.
In speaking Of the devotion the
congregation has shown him he said:
Il have not always merited that de-
yotion, for like a true Episcopalian,
I have done the things | ought not
to have done, and left undone the
things ! ought to have done have
said things ! should not have said,
in the heat Of a discourse, and have
run counter to your sentiments and
prejudices and you have borne pa
tiently with me. have at times
shocked the orthodox, and made the
fearful ones tremble for the safety
Of the Ark of the Covenant. | have
been looked upon by not few as a
hereto and lawbreaker in my use Of
the Prayer Book services. ! have
caused some Of my dearest friends
to wish that I would not talk so
freely on certain subjects They
loved me so that they could not bear
to hear me criticized by our religious
friends in other churches, but was
not born a clam, and could no more
refrain from telling what believed
to be the truth than bird could keep
from flying.
Il have heard clergymen say, I
would not dare to preach as you do
but ! have never hesitated TO give
expression to the truth that is in me,
no matter how unpopular it might be
in some quarters. have many faults,
and not few week points, but have
never worn disguise or mask, and
all my faults are known to you an.'
Quotes Opening Sermon.
He later quoted from his opening
sermon twenty-five years ago II en-
ter this work as your rector with fear
and trembling, not knowing what the
result may be, confident only Of this
one thing. that II this work be OF
God it must succeed. If God be with
US none can be again US. / want the
hearty individual cooperation Of ev-
cry member Of my congregation and
OF the citizens OF this city who can
find their religious wants met here.
! throw myself upon your we'll known
hospitality and public spirit and
trust my future in your hands,
!. And then speaking Of the interview
ing years: "How we'll my anticipa-
tions were realized and how loyalty
my people responded let the past
years be . witness, Never have I
known OF such generous, loyal ves-
try or more responsive, loving CON
grcgation. II has been a constant de-
light to serve you, and never have /
regretted my decision to make my
home among you"
And in conclusion: these twenty
five years have been very happy years
and ] feel today as if | were the rich
est man In Omaha--rich in love and
affection, and rich and content be-
yond measure that | have been able
to serve humanity inside and outside
my paris. Oil dear friends, 1t is
this service to humanity that counts
in the long run"