Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-09-25

AMERICAN MISSIONARY ASSOCIATION
annual meeting of this Association will be held
in this city at the Salem street Church, on We'd
nesday and Thursday next, commencing at 2
O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon, as seen by the
notice in another column. Rev. John 9 Fee of
Kentucky, Rev. Daniel Worth of North Carroll
ma, Rev. J. Baseom of Illinois, and othe. distin.
guished speakers from abroad are expected to be
present. The annual sermon is to be preached on
Wednesday evening, by Rev. S. Thurston Of
Maine.
The Sunday meetings at Washburn Hall,
which have been suspended during the Summer
have been resumed. Rev. james Freeman
Clarke of Boston will oficiate tomorrow morning
and evening. The evening service commences az
JPN.
The CHURCH OF THE UNITY, having their
house under repair, will worship with the Rev
DR.. Hills Society. till the repairs are completed
Rev. VIM. H Claiming will preach to the united
congregation tomorrow
Rev. George w. Burnham, formerly Pastor
of the Advent Church in Providence, has
accepted call to become Pastor of the Ad-
vent Church on Thomas street in this city,
and enters upon his labors tomorrow.
The ordination of Rev. H. G. Hubbard, as
pastor of the Central Church in Milford took
place on Wednesday evening. The sermon
on the occasion was by Rev. D. c, Eddy of
Boston.
At the Universalist Convention, at Provi-
denee, resolution advising the admission Of
females to the ministry was laid over to the
next session, (to be held at Rochester, N. W
by vote of Is to 10.
Bro. John S. Harden, paster elect Of the
Baptist church in Manchang, village (Suttonl
agreeably to the action Of the council conven-
ed in the morning, was ordained on the after
noon Of the 18th inst. Services as follows ::
Reading of hymn by Bro. Justice Aldrich.
End, sutton; Scriptures, by Rev. Mr.. May
nard, pastor of Congregational church, East
Douglas; prayer, by Rev. j. B. Boomer,
Worcester; Reading Of Hymn, by Rev. Mr..
Leader, pastor of Methodist Episcopal church;
Sermon, by Rev. Kendall Brooks, Fitchburg,:
Ordaining prayer, by Rev. G. NJ Herring, N.
Oxford; Charge, by Rev. S. A. Thomas, Mill
bury; Hand of Fellowship, by ]. W. Russell,
Uxbridge; Charge to church and people. by
Rev. ]. L. A. Fish, Webster Closing PRAYER,
by Rev. ]. NJ. lockwood, New England
Village; Benediction by the pastor. The
SERVICES, neiu IN grove near Dy, were well
attended and interesting. The sermon by
Bro. Brooks, from l Cor. Q; 8, was happy
exposition of the truth of the passage. and
in its treatment and application, pertinent to
the occasion.
The annual meeting of the Free Will Bap-
lists of Rhode Island and Massachusetts W as
commenced in the North Bennett Street
church, in Boston, on Tuesday. The reports
generally showed the different churches and
associations to be in a ,Aourishing condition,
nearly ali of them receiving additions from
the recent religious interest. The majority
OF the business CON mittee, to whom was re-
ferred proposition to unite the Rhode Island
and Massachusetts yearly meetings with the
New Hampshire yearly meetings. reported
adversely to the proposition, and, after some
discussion their report was adopted.
The Rev. John Ricketts,. who was received
from the Methodist into the Baptist church,
Wales, Mass, year ago last March, was
recently accommodated, and his license to
preach the gospel revoked.