Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1858-10-30
October %, 1858.
RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.

RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.
Rev. Mr.. Patterson will preach at All Sants
Church, tomorrow, services commencing alto As
and 2.3O.
There will be Universalist preaching in the
Town Hall, at Holden, on Sunday afternoon and
evening
Worcester North Auxiliary Education and
Foreign Missionary Societies held their ami
versary at South Royalston OH Thursday, the
2lst inst, Rev. ]. c. Paine presiding. The
attendance from the neighboring towns was
unusually large. In the absence of the Cen
eral Agent OF the Education Society, its in
terests were discussed at considerable length
by Rev. Messrs. E. w. Bulard, ]. +. Norton.
c. w. Allen, A. p Marvin C. Kendall. and
l.. Sabin, ID. The chief interest of the
Anniversary of the Foreign Missionary Socie.
ty centered in the addresses OF Rev. Mr.. Par
sons, missionary Of the American Board,
and of Rev. Mr.. Treat, one of the Secretaries
of the Board. Mr.. Parsons field is in the
Northwest part of Asia Minor, not far from
Constantinople.
Brooktfeldi Association. - The Auxiliary
Foreign Missionary Society of this Associa-
ton held its annual meeting at West Brook
field on the 10th inst. The contributions to
the American Board this year, from the sew
enteen churches represented in this Associa-
ton. amounted to 1905 63, an advance of
1852 80, upon the previous year The as
sembly were addressed in an Interesting and
impressive manner by Rev. MIR. Parsons,
missionary to the Armenians, and Rev. Mr..
Treat, enc Of the Secretaries of the Board.
The churches of North Mddlesex, and of
the immediate adjoining towns in Worcester
County, met at Lancaster Oct. 10Th and GOTH
This was its twenty ninth annual meeting
| The aggregate of contributions during the
past year, is less than usual. The reports of
Wednesday forenoon showed an addition of
above two hundred by profession to twelve
churches. One delightful incident of this
meeting, was morning service, in the chap.
ell Of the State Industrial School for Girls. 1t
was truly touching to hear their reading of
the Psater, and songs of praise.
Rev. William P. Paine, D. D., of Holden.
preached his twenty fifth anniversary sermon
last Sabbath.
Rev. William Miller of Sterling, has been
dismissed from his pastoral charge.
Mr.. Charles Carpenter of Greenfield, Mass,
has gone to Labrador as a missionary under
the patronage of Missionary Stciety of Mon
treal, Canada. Mr.. Carpenter visited that
solitary region, few years since, for health,
and of an adjacent bay, separated from all
means of grace except the Bible and prayer
and they besought him with tears to send
books. He applied to the American Board to
send him there, but Labrador is beyond the
range of its labors. The Society at Montreal
came to his help, furnishing ample means to
sustain him in his work.
A Ne'o Way to Raise Money.-A church in
| New Bedford wished to raise $3.50 for the Sab
| bath school library. AT the morning service
on Sunday, they appointed one of the inAu-
entail brethren to fix upon plan. In the
intermission he took his pencil and marked
against every brothers name the sum which
he thought he ought to give. At the close of
the afternoon service he read the list, stating
that if any one had been assessed too much,
or not enough, he must speak. Silence pre-
vailed in the assembly, and in fifteen minutes
| the sum was raised.
Rev. Erastus Cotton was installed pastor of
the church in Southwick last week on Tues.
day. The sermon was by DR.. HAYES of Hart
ford.
Rev. NJ. Harrington has removed from
| Middlefeld, and taken charge of the Congre-
gstional Church at Feeding Hills, W. Spring
field, Mass.
Rev. Francis Norwood, formerly of Will
mington, Mass, has received a call to the
church in Phippsburg, Me.
Mr.. F. II. Willis, who was expelled from
Harvard Theological school on account of his
spiritual mediumshIp, has received call to
preach permanently at Coldwater, Mich. and
has been recently married.
Rev, james Pratt, for eighteen years rector
of st. Stephens Church, in Portland, goes to
Philadelphia, to take charge of the church of
the late lamented Rev. Dudley A. Tying.
Religious Matters in Ne,o York.-A friend.
who has been stopping in New York few
days past, sends us the following religious
intelligence from that city
have been into the Fulton street meet
ings, Of which SO much has been said Of late
The rooms on the first and second stories were
full and the exercises were interesting. The
meetings we're conducted similarly to those at
/ the Old South Chapel. Requests were read
for prayer for relatives and friends. People
from various parts of the country spoke of
the religious interest at the place where thew
reside. Judging from appearance, the interest
| In religion IS greater here than in Boston,
The meeting are conducted systematically.
and all petitions for prayer are kept on Gle,
and will probably be published hereafter. In
scrap. book more than thousand Of these
petitions are preserved, along with many notes
Of thanksgiving for answer to prayer.
am now in the room, where, about one
year ago, the Fulton street meetings com.
menced. Mr.. J. G. Lamphier missionary
OF the church worshipping here, had adyer.
tised noon prayer. meeting for certain day.
At the appointed hour, he was alone for
time, but after awhile six others came in.
Since that time the meetings have been kept
up constantly, have been continued outbursts
Of prayer and praise, and have become "per.