Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-10-14

II We wish to have the old friends Of the HeI-
aid and Rhode Islander, and all ia want Of
Printing, bear in mind, that we have an excel.
lent assortment of new and fashionable Job
type, together with one OF the celebrated Yam.
kee Card Presses, which enables US to do all
kinds OF Printing in very neat style and on
very low terms-as how, and as WE'LL even, as
it can be done ont of town. A share Of pat
ronags is respectfully solicited.
Town MEETING ON TUESDAY, NExr.-Ths
adjourned town meeting to take into consid
Grafton the Report of the Committee on the
proposed change in our town system Of gov
eminent, will be held on TUESDAY NEXT, the
l9ih inst, at 10 a. NJ. Our citizens will
then be called upon 10 decide. upon the &C
ceplance, or rejection Of the principles of the
Report, and particularly whether the act &C.
companying it shall be reco mmendcd to the
adoption Of the General Assembly. A suf-
fcient time has now been given for foil
consideration of the changes recommended, /,
and the Committee, BY the measures they
have taken, have given both to the Report
and act oil the publicity necessary to a fair
understanding Of them. We hope, there.
fore, there will be general attendance Of
the electors at the town meeting on Tues
day, and however the question may be deci
ded, tha, there will be no complaint hereaf-
ter, of the want Of full vote in the settleme ut
of proposition of this nature.
The ICENTRAL BAPTIST CHuRcH-We re.
ferred in our paper oc Sept. 3Oth, to the dedi.
cation of the Meeting. House belonging to this
church which took place on the 23d ult.
| The sdifce is situated on Clarke street, and
was erected in the year 1895, during ths minis
try of the Rev. James Soaring, for the use of
the Second Congregational Society, one hund-
red and twelve years since, and seven years af.
ter the organization of the church. 1t was in
this house of public worship that distinguished
clergyman, who from l777 until May l2, 1895,
the day of his death, oficaed as President Of
Yale College, performed twenty two years of
pastoral service, having been ordained Oct p.
1855. That man of God and the friend of
man. EZRA STILES, still lives in the Elections OF
ali who knew him, and by his example and in
structon he will continue to exert the kindest
and most salutary influences. II was while
this pastor yet miniStered at the altar. in the
year 1861, the building was thoroughly repaired.
soon after the commencement Of the revolu-
tionary difficulties, on account of the tumultu-
Gus and evacuated state Of the town public
worship was discontinued by vote of the
son. and during the long struggle OF those
times, the place was occupied as bar
rack for soldiers, and all the interior work
save the pulpit, was destroyed, the enemy put
ting up chimney in the centre of 1t, to make
it comfortable in the winter. II was not until
May "a, 1856, that the church obtained another
pastor, wien on that day the Rev William Pat
ten was ordained and continued to minister for
many years to one of the most wealthy and
influential societies existing in the town.
charge, having served them a period OF forty
seven years. This Society, as well as the Isl
Congregational Society, having from various
causes greatly diminished in numbers, they
Ecclesiastical Council, convened in the house of
the second, by name Of "The United Con
gregaiional church." June 4th, 1888, and OF
which our esteemed friend and townsman, Rev
\ II. Dumoni was installed pastor Sept Goth
following, fourteen years since. Mr. Dumonl
preached to the united churches until June
1894, when he and his flock took an affection
ate leave Of the house OF the fathers, and have
since worshipped in their new edifce on
Spring street, now under the Pastoral charge
of the Rev. Mr.. Thayer.
During the preceding thirteen years the
building has been occupied occasionally by diff
ferenl denominations, and for other, sometimes
than religious purposes, until it was purchased
in the beginning of the present year, by new
constituted church, styled, The Central Dap
tist Church. and by them it has been raised
TO admit of commodious rooms for social meet
ings and sabbath schools, and enlarged, remod.
eled, rendered modern in its accommodations
and finished in fresco painting The church
- lSHteu pIlHclpdIy from tne TOOL, introduced
through the ceiling by ground light sash, which
serve also TO ventlate the audience room in
the most perfect manner. The pulpit, orches.
ira and pews appear exceedingly neat and are
furnished with cushions, carpets and lamps
tastefully arranged. A beautiful clock was
placed in the audience room py Mr. d. r..
Tisdale, the gift of Mr.. William Newton, and
in compliance with wish early expressed, a
fine Turkey bound gilt edge quarto bible was
placed in the pulpit, present from Miss vio-
let Carr, a female member of the church.
The Committee. who deserve the thanks of
the community at large for clothing the old
structure in such handsome and mo'lern style
have been pleased to allow the Spire to remain
in It's present form, surmounted with its centu.
ry vane and balls, making no alteration except
by adding the four principal points OF the CON-
pass and placing the appropriate first letter in
each in glded capitals
We arc glad to welcome this new ornament
10 our town. And the more so. because il is