Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1854-04-08

Rev. Charles Packard, for the past fifteen
years, pastor of the Evangelical Society in
Lancaster, has resigned that charge, having
accepted call to preach in Cambridgeport.
Rev. Robert S. Hitchcock, late pastor of the
Maverick Church. East Boston, was installed
pastor Of the Fifth Presbyterian church in
Baltimore, ON the 18th plt. Rev. John
Dodge Of Westboro', Me-, has received and
accepted an invitation from the Calyanistic
Congregational church and osciety in Harvard,
to become their pastor. Samuel Abbott Smith,
graduate of the Harvard divinity school, has
received call from the Unitarian society in
West Cambridge, to become their pastor.
Rev. DR.. Osgood, the much esteemed pas
tor of the LIST Congregational Church in
Springfield for the long period of forty-fve
years, was originally settled for life, and now,
in the midst of his advanced years, his society
have proposed that he retire from active pull
pit duties, receiving an annuity of $500 while
he lives, and surrender those duties to some
one who may be selected to assume them.
1t is understood that the proposition is salts
factory to the reverend Doctor, and that new
pastor will be installed in due time.
Rev. L. Ives Hoadley, formerly of the first
Congregational church i'll Worcester, has re-
ceived a call from the Congregational church
in Auburn, N. Y.
Rev. Robert Crossett was installed pastor
of the Congregational church in Pembroke,
n. H., on Thursday, March the 10th. Rev.
Alexander Duncanson is expected to be in
stalled pastor of the first Congregational
church, in Washington, d. c., on the 9th of
April. Forty churches are invited to be pres
ent in council, only two ofwhich are in slave
states. Rev. S. G. Kendall was ordained
and installed pastor of the first Congregations
al church and society III Webster on the 29th
ult. Rev. DR.. Smaller commenced his la
bors as pastor of the Federal street church,
Boston, last Sabbath week. The installation
of Rev. A. B. Muzzey as Pastor Of the Sec
ond Congregational Society in Concord, N.
H., took place OH Wednesday evening, March
18th. Sermon by Rev. T. D. Huntington
of Boston. Mr.. Huntington selected for his
text, Cor. IL; 4, 5, and the sermon amply
sustained his reputation as preacher, re-
markable for rare spirituality, beauty Of style
and effective eloquence.
Rev. DIR. King, American Missionary at
Athens, writes home that the obstacles to his
labors are chiefly removed, and that he is
about to enlarge his operations with the press.
Rev. S. S. Smith of Northampton has re-
ceived and accepted call from the Congre-
gational society in Warren, and will be Install
ed on the 18th of April.
Rev. Stephen c. Strong will be ordained
as pastor of the Congregational society in
Southampton, on Wednesday, April 18th.
In the month of October last, an unusual
degree of religious interest began to exhibit
itself IN the Pynchon ST. Methodist Society in
Springfield, which has steadily increased to
very extensive revival. AS its fruits, so per-
sons have protested conversion, few of whom
will probably connect themselves with church.
es of other denominations. The work is still
d progressing.
Revivals are in progress in the first Baptist
church in New Haven and the second Baptist
church in New London, Ct, at Newark Bell
vile, Woodstown, and Mount Holley, n. j.,
Yicksburg, Miss, Pennsylvaniaburg, Ia,
Wood county, Va, Cambridge, Ohio, Column
bus, Wis, and Mount Carroll.
BIBLES PROHIBITED. The Archbishop of
Mexico had addressed to all the clergy a cir
cular, in which he recommends to them the
the greatest vigilance in preventing the circul-
alton and reading of Protestant bibles, which
are being introduced from the United States
in Tamaulpas, across the Texan frontier.