The Penn's Grove record., 1920-12-10
Baptist Minister
Officially Ordained
The First To Be Commissioned
By Laying On of Hands
In PennS Grove

by Lay lHS VII VI I1dliuS
In Penns Grove
The first ordination of a Baptist
minister in Penns Grove was an i'm
pressive service in the First Baptist
Church last Wednesday evening
when Montreville Seeley received the
laying ON of hands and the charge to
go Preach My Gospel" from those
who had been previously commission
ed by the authority of the Holy Spirit
and had proven their authority by
their works among men.
There was a lrage delegation of
ministers and laymen and women from
Baptist Churches comprising the West
Jersey Baptist Association. The min
listers and delegates were as follows:
Paulsboro, Rev. George S. Muller,
llaymen, Mrs. Lillian Conrad, Mrs.
Alice Reymer, Ada Hollis, Charles H.
Test.
Dividing Creek, Rev. T. C. Davis;
layman, 4. r. Peterson.
Pedricktown, Rev. George w. Ty-
ron; laymen, Mrs. Anna Sweeten, An
drew Henderson.
Bridgeton, Rev. Robert R. Thomp-
son; layman, H.. A. Hittinger.
Salem, Rev. H. r. Myers, layman,
Samuel Hackett.
Quinton, Rev. Harry S. Kidd.
Woodbury., Rev. H. M. B Dare; lay
men, Harry C. A. Wilson, Theo. F.
Burkett.
Woodstown, Rev. C. H. Thompson;
laymen, H. V. Foster, C. C. Hires
Port Norris, Rev. Harry E. Ander-
son; laymen, William Berry, Charles
Berry.
Penns Grove, Rev. Fred J.. Peters;
laymen, DIR. A. u. WEIGH, Mrs. Julia
Campbell.
After the invocation of the Holy
Spirit by Rev. Peters, MI. Endon
Jackson sang an impressive solo with
Mrs. Harry Folk accompanying on the
piano.
Rev. H. R. Myers preached an in
structive sermon from Luke 22:27, 81
am among you as he that serveth."
This was said by Jesus Christ to his
disciples at the last supper. He pre-
viously told them, "The kings of the
gentiles exercise lordship and they
that exercise authority upon them are
called benefactors," but Christ came to
serve the people by His teachings, by
His acts in miracles With His
humanity of spirit and love for His
fellowmen. His service was to teach
the true relations of God to man and
to teach love between fellowmen and
better the conditions of their living.
1t is not what we shall become but
TO be in the spiritual attitude of be-
coming more like Him.
l. Christiapity isanqt p~rsafhing pray
Lives, and making Qqr 1i YES fit in the
l. As the six ministers present lay
their hands on Mr. Seeley kneeling,
Rev. H. S. Kidd iiEoked the indweli-
ing spirit in prayer. =
The ceftffcate Of ordination signed
iby the, officials Q hjs Church apdjthe
officers Of the West Jersey Baptist,
ssociafibnswasslpresentedIby Rev. c.
H. Anderson. as
Rev. H. E. Andersen-gaxe the
charge to Mr.. Seeley to 60 preach the
1Eospelb asf given In lthdfScriptpres.
Rev. T. C. Davis gave the hand of
fellowship to Mr.. Seeley for the minn
listers of the Association, After sing
ing Isaac watts .hymh,J "Go Preach
pronounced the benediction. 81
Thus is a minister of the Gospel or,
dained by the principles of democracy
him America without the need of aeon
mission from the Bishop of Rome,
brought and presented by a messenger
from Ireland, or any other country.
SIT Feter, after 9 p~efitecost, saids
"God is no respecter of persons" 10
Rev. Seeley vas graduated from
Moody Theological Institute, of Chica-'
go in 1918, and has taken studies
since in Temple College,, Philadel-
phia. He was a former resident of
Penns Grove and is a member of the
Baptist Church here. He was married
last April. He and his wife expect
to go to Africa as missionaries next
spring.
His old friends and acquaintance
wish him a successful and long life in
taking the Gospel, the good message
to the dark continent.