CHAPTER XVIII

"THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH": 1864-1875

"Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare; be¬
fore they spring forth I tell you of them."—Isaiah 42 : 9 /.

" It is the duty of those who'have anything to do with sacred song, to educate
the Christian popular heart in the very best and highest forms of devotional ex¬
perience."—James O. Murray, "Christian Hymnology," p. 37.

ON December 12th, 1864, the church called to
be its associate pastor the Rev. James Orms-
bee Murray, who, ten years before had been
one of Dr. Shedd's pupils at Andover, and was now
recommended to the church by him. Although osten¬
sibly his position was the same as that held by Dr.
Hoge and Dr. Shedd before him, the conditions under
which he entered upon his pastorate were in one
respect essentially different. Dr. Spring had now so
far withdrawn from active work that his associate
became in everything but name the sole pastor of
the church.

Six months before Dr. Murray was called. Dr.
Spring had communicated to his people the fact that
"by reason of his age and increased infirmities" he
felt unable to continue even so great a measure of
service as he was then rendering. The name "pastor
emeritus" was not used, but the understanding was
that he should now be retired on a reduced salary of

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