The Chicago Illinois idea. (Chicago, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1916-10-28

the new minister before his installa-
ton, the church held a series of meet
ings from Sunday Oct. 1, to the night
Of installation, which was followed
by a grand reception and banquet.
DR.. Patterson was installed by the
Rev. L. M. Larsen, pastor Of Grace
Baptist church, Mount Vernon, n. Y.
The Bible was presented by the Rev.
Kmball Warner, pastor of Bethany
Baptist church. The address of vel
come in behalf of the church was de-
Iivered by r. G. Warren, chairman of
the trustee board, and Allen billiard,
chairman, represented the deacon
board. The program was in charge of
Rev. M. E. Logan and Joseph Light
foot, church clerk.
Members of the deacon board are
Allen billiard, Frederick Fitch, Will
liam Cheatham, Webster Smith, Shed
erick Morson, Stephen Gray and James
White The trustees are f. G. Warner,
Joseph LightfoOt, Frederick Tarlton,
+. Rivers, Herman Gardner, James
Conway, Joseph Chisclm, Albert Small
wood and Bloden Robinson.
Among the clergymen invited to de-
liver sermons or addresses at differ.
ent times during the series of meet.
ings were the Rev. DR.. W. W. Boone,
Pittsburgh; Rev. Charles Brown, Rev.
DR.. W. M. Moss, Rev. A. @. Matthews,
B. D.; Rev. DR.. Kimball Warner, Rev.
II A RnnknY
D. D.; Rev. w. l.. Lucas, d. D.; Rev.
DR.. George H. Sims, Rev. J. W. Bright,
Rev. E. r. Artist, Revs. M. Marsh, j.
W. Dudley, H. L. Jones, P. Fl. Lee. W.
A. Harris, S. w. Smith, e. W. Lips
comb, W. FL. Slater, Fl. D. Strotter,
NJ, B. Hucles, r. ]. Brown, J. E. Rob-
inson, J. B. Boddie, M. f. Logan and
Timothy White The installation SER
mon was delivered by the Rev. DR.. w.
Brown, formerly of Pittsburgh and now
pastor of the Metropolitan Baptist
church, New York city.
! The Rev. DR.. Patterson accepted the
call of the Holy Trinity church last
May after much persuasion by the Of
ficiaIs and members Of the church and
after making several visits to this city
in relation thereto. He has served the
church the past few months very ac-
ceptably. The members have shown
timely interest in the work, and all de-
partments of the church have taken
on new life. Within the short space
Of four months under DR.. Patterson's
leadership, 100 new members have
been added to the church roll.
I Charles David Patterson's Career.
! Charles David Patterson, son Of Da-
vid and Clarissa Patterson, was born
at Blue Ridge Springs, Va, in 1871.
His early boyhOod was spent on his
fathers farm and attending the pub
lie schools, where he received the rudt-
ments Of his education. After finish
ing the public school course he entered
the Virginia Normal and Collegiate In
stitute at Petersburg, Va, where he
pursued the academic course. Rev.
Mr.. Patterson received his theological
training at the Virginia seminary and
college at Lynchburg, graduating with
the degree of bachelor of divinity. He
also took special course at the Park
institute and Western Theological sem
mary at Pittsburgh, being the only one
Of his race in the class In Hebrew,
which numbered forty.
DR.. Patterson began his ministerial
career as the pastor of the Promise
land Baptist church, twelve miles in
the country from Bedford City, Va.
He held this charge for two and a
half years at salary Of $50 per year.
While pastor Of the Promiseland
church he received and accepted the
call of the Reeds Creek Baptist church
in Bedford county at a salary Of $85