Pastors of Second Baptist Church
1836 - 1999
and Silverside Church 2000
(Church established 1835)
C.W. Dennison, 1836-1839
C.J. Carleton, 1839-1841
Sanford Leach, 1841-1842
Morgan J. Rhees, 1843-1850
J.G. Collom, 1840-1853
Frederick Charlton, 1853-1857
C.M. Condron, 1858-1859
J.S. Dickerson, 1861-1865
W.H.H. Marsh, 1865-1871
James Waters, 1872-1873
Alexander McArthur, 1874-1875
Richard B. Cook, 1875-1893
Spencer B. Meeser, 1893-1896
Frederick F. Briggs, 1896-1907
Thomas P. Holloway, 1908-1918
George D. Allison, 1920-1928
F. Raymond Baker, 1929-1958
Malcolm J. MacQueen, 1959-1974
Robert F. Smith, 1975-1979
C. Jack Orr, 1980-1986
Roy G. Smith, 1988-1991
Arlen G. Vernava, 1992-1999
David Albert Farmer, 2000-
SILVERSIDE CHURCH
Wilmington, Delaware
October 1, 2000 - 11:00 a.m.
The Installation of our Twenty-third Pastor
The Reverent David Albert Farmer, B.A., M.Div., Ph.D.
THE WORSHIP OF GOD
| Prelude | "Triumphant March," |
Mrs. Diane Kennedy, Organist |
| Processional | ||
| Welcome Announcements | Mr. J. Neal Isaac | |
| How We Got Here | Mr. Charles Wiswall | |
| Community Greetings | Mr. Chris Coons | |
| Choral Introit | "There's a Spirit in the Air" |
The Silverside Choir |
| Call to Worship | Rev. Catherine Short | |
| Responsive Psalms 124-125 (adapted from Psalms/Now) |
| Leader: | How inspired is our faith in an insecure and faithless world! |
| People: | The pressures are increasing. |
| Leader: | The old props are falling away. |
| People: | Many of the old traditions and standards we hold so dear are no longer relevant in our rapidly changing society. |
| Leader: | Even the proclamations and exhortations, the prophecies and promises, that once excited and supported us sound hollow and empty, frightfully inadequate in these times in which we live. |
| People: | In our expanding and exploding universe, we can no longer hold on to God in the ways we have tried. |
| Leader: | But God does hold on to us! |
| People: | Those who trust in God are more secure than the great mountains rising above the clouds that cover us. |
| Leader: | Though everything else around us is in flux, |
| People: | God's love for us all is sure. |
| Leader: | Though storms may sweep in upon us, |
| People: | God faithfully stands with us. |
| Leader: | We don't have to be afraid. |
| All: | Let us have faith in God. |
| *Hymn 473 DIX | "For the Beauty of the Earth" |
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| *Prayer of Praise | Rev. C. Short | |
| Scripture Reading | Matthew 22:34-40 |
Mrs. Jean Warwick |
| Anthem | "We Will Rejoice," Williams/Drennan |
The Silverside Choir |
| Faith for Thinkers | Rev. Dr. Uwe Scharf | |
| A Prayer for Thinking Christians | Dr. Scharf | |
| Scripture Reading | Philippians 1:3-11 |
Mrs. Diane Hoskins Mr. Victor Hoskins |
| Piano Meditation | "It is Well with My Soul" |
Ms. Nancy Weber, Pianist |
| A Productive Partnership | Rev. Dr. Kate Harvey | |
| A Prayer for Silverside Church | Dr. Harvey | |
| *Hymn 446 | "Glorious Things of Thee |
Austrian Hymn |
| Offertory Sentences | Rev. Jewett Short | |
| Offertory | "Meditation from Thaïs," |
Mr. Ben Shute, Violinist Mr. Simon Shute, Pianist |
| *Hymn 592 | "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow" |
Old Hundredth |
| *Prayer of Thanksgiving | Rev. J. Short | |
| Scripture Reading | I Timothy 4:6-16 |
Mr. Mark Mooneyhan |
| Anthem | "Praise Ye the Lord," |
The Silverside Choir |
| Like a Shepherd | Rev. Dr. Marion C. Bascom | |
| A Prayer for the Pastor | Dr. Bascom | |
| *Hymn 306 | "Fairest Lord Jesus" |
Crusaders' Hymn |
| A Response | Rev. Dr. David Albert Farmer | |
| *Benediction | Mr. Isaac | |
| *Postlude | "Joyful Recessional," |
Mrs. Kennedy |
*If you are able, please stand.
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