The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-02

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feeble beginning and the present condition Of this
extensive religious body
meeting in the Hanover street church at ococL in
the morning. The Rev. Mr.. Twomby presided the
services. They commenced by Father Daniel Webb
Of the Providence Conference the oldest effective travel
ling preacher in the United States by reading the I62d
hymn, beginnng-" God Of my life whose gracious pow
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church, J. 81. Twombly who gave some historical ac-
count Of Methodism in this city, and welcomed the
fathers and brethren to the festivities Of the occasion
Rev B. R. Hoyt next led in prayer and was followed
by Rev d. Kilburn, of Enfield.
Father Webb then addressed the meeting. he said he
had travelled fifty years and not OF the
work yet. He followed by father Smelling who
present ut the laying of the stone Of the Alley
church; and by the Revds Daniel Fillmore and D. Kill
burn. The former stationed in this city with Eli
jah Heddng, long bishop in the church.
Father Hoy formerly stationed in Boston Of the
New Hampshire Conference, briefly and spiriedy ad-
dressed the meeting He travelled forty years
The Rev f. T. SARGENT Of Milford next addressed the
ed in this city boy preacher and he gave many re-
minscences of the state of the church then, third
meeting house having just then been contemplated.
Thirty years ago the Lord awakened his soul There
glorious revival in Saugas and Maiden in 1890,
when Brother Hoyt and Brother Rensselaer, Osborn who
were the preachers in Boston often visited those
annual conference in the whole New England states
Now there were SIX The conference at which ne was
received years afterwards which held in Maine
attended by large body from this city. On their
return they were driven into Cape Ann by stolm His
nrSt appointment 10 Scltuhte. next 10 Sanu-
wch circuit his third to Rochester circuit and his fourth
appointment was to this city.
II sixty years ago since the foundation stone Of
their first church laid in this city; and it well
to review what had been the fruit Of their abors He
felt confident in saying that through their instrumental
ty spiritual Christianity had been revived and carried
forward extensively in the world. Mr. Sargent then
urged the maintenance of the system of apostolca n
erancy, without which it questionable whether all
their purity of doctrine would avail They must have
either tinerant ministry itincrant people. 1t
prevented vast amount Of formaty which sprung up
from the want Of changeabeness.
He spoke of the hard labor and sacrifices formerly
qured in itinerant preaching, when the only mode Of
conveyance by vehicles drawn by horses Others
besides Parson Cooke had endeavored to pour contempt
upon Methodism and endeavored to show that it had
done evil and not good but he he speakc could bear
testimony that it had done him good and he thanked
God for the good he had accomplished in others in
this in other places
After few further words from the Rev. Mr.. WEBB o.
Providence, the company broke up, after singing the
Doxology and then repaired to partake of collation. in
the vestry room, below the church.
love feast takes place this afternoon, and public
meeting in the evening.