Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-10-31
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THIRD DAY-THURsDAY, Der. %.
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE.

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THIRD DAY-THURsDAY, Der. %.
MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE.
The Conference held its closing service in the
church on Thursday morning, at IL o'clock
the Rev DR.. Train presiding.
The Committee on Obituaries, through their
chairman, Rev. Mr.. Goodhue of South Boston,
reported. Of the deceased clergymen during the
year, honorable mention was made of Rev.
Thomas Rand of Holyoke, 50 years old, whose
whole life was connected with the pastorate,
chiefly in the Connecticut Valley of Massachu-
sets of the Rev. Jesse Pease of Tisbury, aged
20 years, whose life was devoted chiefly to the
ministerial work on the Cape and Martha S
Vineyard also of the Rev. Nathaniel Hervey,
who, after aboring some years, had lately retired
from the pastorate. He died at Worcester in De-
cember last The report of the committee was
adopted.
vEsTRY PRAYER MEETING.
This social appointment was observed at A.
M, the Rev. DR.. Swain presiding. Prayers and
addresses were made by Rev Messrs Averill
Fitz, Crane, Hale, and Trask, Orthodox Con-
gregationalsts,) and Deacons Wilson and Lin
coin, and the service was concluded by the bene-
diction by the chairman.
BAcKUs HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
This corporation opened its annual meeting in
the church Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock, Rev.
DR.. Train of HaverhilI in the chair.
The President took the floor and announced
the object Of this society to be the collection of
Baptist historical data in all parts of the world,
but especially in New England.
Rev. DIR. HoveV of Newton addressed the meet
ing, and gave some historical account of the
movements of the early Baptists in this State.
In a hundred years the is have since grown to
$50 churches.
Rev. DR.. Ide followed. Rev. DR.. Warren gave
a description Of the early life and times of Apple
ton Morse, the first pastor of the church in Bos-
ton, and his colleagues, gathered out of the first
church at Fitchburg. 80 years since, at meeting
in Princeton, at that time under the leadership
of Jonathan Going, then the pastor of all Wor-
cester county--the Baptist apostle of the whole
of this region DR.. W. then went back 100 years.
to the formation of the Baptist church in Leices-
ter, under DR.. Greene. After prayer by Rev. ].
B. Boomer of Worcester, the society adjourned
MASSACHUSETTS BAPTIST CONVENTION.
This body assembled for business, on the ris.
ing of the Backus Society, the newly elected
President DR.. Ide, in the chair. Rev. Dr. Swain,
of the Committee of Arrangements, submitted
Worcester as the next place of meeting, and the
Rev. Mr.. Cray of Shelburne Falls, and DR.
Train, as the preacher and alternate of the occa-
sion. The place was referred to the Board of
Directors, and the preacher and alternate set
tied. The first business in order was the reports
of the various associations forming the conven-
vention Those in Worcester county are =
Sturbridge-l0 churches, 81 additions, 8l7
members.
Wachusett = l6 churches, additions n, K.
Brooks, clerk.
worcester-22 churches, 2468 members, H. L.
Wayland, clerk.
"A resolution approving the cause of anti-slave-
ry was submitted and adopted Adjourned sine
die.