The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1827-09-19
From the Christian Wdichman.
WORCESTER ASSOCIATION.

WORCESTER ASSOCIATION.
This young but respectable body met at
Worcester, August Is and l6. The INTRO
ductory sermon was preached by rev.
Otis Convers, of Grafton, from Tim. w.
2. Preach The icord. After the sermon, a
collection was taken up for the relef OF
widows and children of deceased Baptist
Ministers.
The Association was then organized by
the choice of Rev. iona. Going, Moderator,
and Rev. C. C. P. Crosby, Clerk, and
Committee of Arrangements consisting OF
three persons. This Committee take cog
nizance of all the business to come before
the body, and assign to every thing Its
proper time and place. By this means
much hurry and hustle is avoided, and time
is saved for devotional exercises.
In the afternoon, the letters from the
churches were read, conveying the pleas
ing intelligence that harmony, and broth
| erly love, and establishment in sound doc
! trine, almost universally prevailed IN the
churches. In some of the churches and
CONGREGATIONS there was an unusual atten-
ton to the concerns of eternity, PARTICULAR
ly in Worcester, where about ~ had re-
Gently been baptized.
More than one hundred have been added
to the Association by baptism the past
wear. Sabbath Schools, ard Sabbath
, School Libraries, have received considers
BILE aid and support the past year.
After the reading of the letters, thC
| Agent of the Newton Theological lnstltu
i, Ition delivered discourse, at the close o
) which, he presented the condition and pc
cuniary wants of the restitution. The
Moderator and Clerk, and Rev. Thoma;
f Barrett of West Springfield, followed witt
= appropriate remarks; and a resolution was
' passed, by very full vote, recommending
! the Institution to the patronage OF thu
! churches.
4 In the evening, Rev. Mr.. Barrett preach
ed on the greatness of the love OF God
4 from Rom. V. 8. "But God commended
: his love towards US, in that while we were
e yet sinners, Christ died for u.s."
4 Five or six other sermons were preached
: in different parts of the town.
In the morning, the business of the As
a ISOLATION was resumed, ara very llvel,
S interest manifested on the subject of In
d temperance, and spirited resolutions adop
S ted, designed to discourage the use of ar
: dent spirits.
: At ten o'clock, the Worcester Count,
o Missionary and Education Society was call
Z Gu u Oiuef, ana ilBHly CHEERING anu NeA
= come communications were read, from it
:, Primaries. At IL o'clock, Rev. Johi
i Walker, of Holden, delivered the Annua
e Sermon to very large assembly. Thi
c sermon was highly appropriate, because o
: its direct tendency to excite Missionar,
:. spirit. TWAS followed by acollection of 500
: In the afternoon, the Rev. Mr.. Putnam
e from the State of New York, preached thu
# closing sermon, IN which he gave severa
|. cogent reasons why we should glory only
y in the cross of Christ.
: The Lords Supper was then administer
: ed to about 500 COMMITMENTS, by Rev
5 Elisha Andrews, assisted by Rev. james
| Boswell. This was solemn, refreshing
, season to believers, and was rendered the
: more highly interesting by the reception
to the fellowship of the Worcester Church
! of % persons who had been recently ban
) Meetings for prayer we're holden OF
f Wednesday and Thursday mornings at sun
, rise, and spirit of devotion seemed tc
2 difuse itself through the transactions o
7 both days. The stiffness of the house
!. and the perfect order preserved in so large
i. an assembly, for so long a sitting, were
worthy of special notice and the whole
| scene was calculated to revive alternately
: the recollection of the words of Jacob anc
of David, " How awful is this place! This
] is none other than the house of God: this
is the gate of heaven. Behold how good
! and how pleasant it is for brethren tc
, dwell torether in unitv.p