Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-12


one Of higher ideals, people who are
spiritual thoroughbreds. These peo-
pie may always be relied upon in
times Of mental transition to listen
| to and weigh new doctrines. 1t was
this type of people which inhabied
the city in which Paul's doctrine
was accepted.
| There are in all communities some
Of these spiritual thoroughbreds who
should be developed. When we look
at the literature of these times and
| listen to the talk of the young people
we come to a realization Of he fact
that there is a conflict on between
| those who desire to retain all of the
established principles simply because
| they have become established and
! those who desire to do away with all
of these principles for the same rea-
son. This is the difference between
emancipated and unemancipated me-
diocrity, and there is little 10 choose
between them.
| What is needed Is the type Of man
who believes in spiritual continuity
! and development at the same time. q
man who takes that part of the es-
tablished precepts which sees to be
true and combines with it the newer
| and more modern teachings. This is
| the type of man who has for many
centuries kept our civilization and
humanity alive.
At this time the world is in a state
bordering on shell shock" This has
been true in other days as is wit
messed by the description of the feel
ings of the people of Egypt after the
visitation Of the plaques. He then
| read a description Of the symptoms
OF this state Of despair which had
settled upon the people OF Egypt and
the answer to the problem in the
same place. namels Fear is simply
a refusal Of the succor which sound
reason offers"
Fear is what ais us. fear which
these spiritual thoroughbreds may
dispense by taking counsel Of their
reason and not of their imagination.
These men must weigh in their
minds the new developments of our
later life and take that which is
sound. They must dare to criticise
the methods of their neighbors and
OF themselves. weighing these meth
obs as scientist weighs his results.
In his address. covering the act OF
ordination, Norman l.. Bassett Of this
city spoke first of the fact that three
weeks ago he had talked with Judge
William Penn WhitehOuse and Judge
Leslie c. Cornish and that at that
time it had been decided that Judge
Whitehouse should deliver the talk
at this ceremony. But it was not 10
he and he had been selected to give
it in the place of he who had so re-
Gently been in their midst. He then
read extracts from old documents
which spoke of the getting together
of the Puritan ministers for the pur-
pose of organizing their services on
a common basis. He also read an
extract which defined ordination as
putting a man in his right place in
the church.
He said that in the past 96 years,
since the church was organized they
have had II ministers, eight Of whom
have been ordained in the church.
In times past they have had many
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Divinity School and now they have
the last. In fact it was the last OIL
cial act of the Dean OF the school to
sign and present to his son. Dan
HUNTINGTON Fem. his diploma from
that institution, before it went out
of existence.
He then welcomed the young pas
tor to the church. pledGing to HIM
the love and assistance OF the people
of the parish and of the city.
Rev. William w. Fem, ID. D.. OF
Cambridge. father of the young man,
in a voice filled with emotion sad 10
his son, My son this is trying
time for us both" lie then went
on to say that he did not feel IKE
giving nor would his son desire him
to say those intimate and personal
things which would be natural be
tween father and his son.
Although he has been at numerous
ordinations and has heard many
charges to the newly ordained MINIS
tiers he said that he did not feel that
he was wholly in accord with some
of the things with which they are
charged He said that for one thing
he felt that instead of suffering from
ovcrwork as some of the men have
been told he felt that the majority OF
the members Of the profession were
suffering from underworld. He there
| fore counceled his son to work long
and hard and If at the end of the day
he WAS fatigucd he should thank God
that he had such a chance to work Tor
his fellow men. He also referred to
the pulpit as the ministers throne
and said that it had been said that
sermons were bellows. He felt that
this was so but that they were not
to be used to blow up the congrega :
ton hut rather to stimulate them to
higher plane of spiritual comfort.
Finally he said that n young min
lister must believe what he breaches.
for in the language of Henry Ward
EceCher You can't preach cream and
live on skim milk
Rev Paul Phalen the last past u
of the church delivered the charge to
the congregation. lie said that it was
like coming home to be again in that
familiar sanctuary and among those
familiar faces. Just 10 years ago this
month in the same church he had
taken the same part in the ceremon-
les OF ordination that the Young man
was taking at that time. Since that
time there had been many changes in
the church and many of the hard and
earnest workers of the church had
gone to their reward. leaving records
Of personal service, that Will long be
remembered.
These people would counsel the re-
naming members of the CONGREGATION