Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-16
COVENANT Church
PASTOR INSTALLED
Rev. Albert J. Mccartney
Takes Office at impress
sive Ceremony.

Rev. Dr. Albert Joseph Mccartney Of
ficially became the new pastor of the
Church of the Covenant, Presbyterian
at an impressive installation service par
ticipated in by leading clergymen and
large congregation in the church last
night.
The services were made more i'm
pressive through the sermon being de-
livered by DR. McCartney's brother,
Rev. DR.. Clarence Mccartney, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church at
Pittsburgh, and by the new pastor, be-
Ing wished godspeed in his new serV-
ice by leaders of two other great re-
ligious bodies.
Bishop William F. Mcdowell of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, with his
hand placed on the shoulder OF Dr.
Mccartney, personally wished MN
every success in his new passionate IN
carrying out the teachings of Christ,
while Bishop James E. Freeman OF the
Episcopal Diocese of Washington sent
a message of congratulation and eX-
pressed regret at not being able TO
attend the services.
Hold Gospel Is Everlasting.
DR.. Clarence Mccartney in his SER
non emphasized the Importance OF
preachers teaching the word of the
Savior and condemned those who try
to popularize church services by book
reviews, motion pictures, political dis
cussions and talks on current events.
He defended religion, in effect,
against arguments advanced by those
individuals who claim science mas OILS
proved any phase of 1T, and declared;
The gospel is an everlasting gospel
because il has an everlasting message.
Nothing that Jesus said has been rem
dered obsolete by the progress OF
knowledge and The advance OF science.
His words are forever applicable TO
mankind. The habitat of the gospel
is in the heart of the universal man.
Every effort to make Christ appear
natural by striking out the super
natural only succeeds in making HIM
unnatural" the speaker said. Every
attempt to make Him historical by
ignoring the facts recorded in the four
gospels only succeeds in making Him
unhistorical. We have Christ in the
four gospels and outside OF that
silence and darkness"
Contrary to the minister who de-
parts from the principle of teaching
the gospel "the minister who breaches
the gospel will never play out, DIR.
Mccartney said IF he sets up as
events and cotemporary politics, or
as sort of a secondhand dealer in
somebody else's guess or theory or
scientific hypothesis, sooner or later he
will play out"
The constitutional questions used in
the installation service were pro-
pounded by Rev. Bernard Braskamp,
moderator and pastor of the Gunton-
TEMPLE Memorial Presbyterian Church.
The charge to the new pastor was
made by Rev. John A. NeSbitt, pastor
of the Gainesville, Md, Presbyterian
Church, following the prayer of in
stallation by Rev. Wallace Radcliffe,
former moderator OF the General AS
sembly and pastor emeritus of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
The charge to the people was de-
livered by Rev. DIR. Charles Wood,
former pastor of the Church of the
Covenant, who reminded the congre-
CATION of the deep significance OF true
religion as taught by Christ.
Pastor Is Felicitated.
Besides the personai message of
fluctuations from Bishop Mcdowell. the
new pastor also was felicitated from
the pulpit by Rev. John d. Gregory,
assistant minister of the Church of the
Covenant, and by Rev. DR.. David A.
Robertson. president of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches, IN behalf
Of the latter organization.
Special messages of fluctuations were
read at the services by Rev. Mr..
Gregory from the First Presbyterian
Church at Santa Monica, Calf, whence
DR.. Mccartney came to accept the
call to the Church of the Cove
nant; from the Kenwood Presbyterian
Church of Chicago. where he served
as pastor for Is years, and from the
Board of Christian Education and the
Board of the National Missions OF the
Presbyterian Church, in addition to
messages from individuals.
DR.. Mccartney in a brief address of