Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-04-16
RELIGIOUS SUMMARY.

with respect to those ministers in New Eng
land, except Rhode Island, who have been pas
tors of the same churches the greatest number
of years.
Maine-Rev. John A. Douglass, of Water
ford, is the oldest pastor of the same church
in Maine. He was settled Nov. 7, 1921. Rev.
Stephen Thurston, d. D., of Searsport, has
been settled nearly thirty-three years; Rev.
Geo +. Adams, of Brunswick, over thirty
years. No minister has been settled half
century, and only five over quarter of CEN
tury.
Ne,c Hampshire.-Rev. Enos George, of
Barnstead, was ordained Sept. &c, 1904, more
than fifty -four years and half ago. Rev. Z.
S. Barstow, of Keene, was settled July l, 1918,
nearly forty-one years ago. Rev. Amos w.
Burnham, d. D., was settled Nov. H. 1921,
over thirty-seven years ago. Rev. n. Bouton,
of Concord, was settled March %, 1925, thirty
four years ago. Rev. Thomas Savage, of Bed
ford, was settled July 6, 1926, thirty three
years ago.
Vermont-Rev Jacob S. Clark has been pas
tor of the Congregational church in Morgan
since January IL, 1927, a little more than thir-
ty-two years. Rev. Daniel Wild of Brook
field, was settled July l, 1880, more than thir-
ty-six years ago.
MaSsaachuSettS-Th longest pastorate in
Massachusetts is that of Rev. t. NJ. Cooley,
ID. D. of Granville, who was settled February
3, 1876, over sixty-three years ago. Rev.
Thomas Smell, ID. d. of North Brookfeld,
who has been settled nearly sixty years.
-Four ministers have sustained the pastoral of
flee over the same churches over half cen
fury.
Connectacut-Rev. Joah Brace of Newington,
has been settled tifty-four years. Rev Noah
Potter, d. D., of Pennington, has been settled
over tifty-two years. Three pastors have been
settled more than half century, and nine
more than quarter of a century.
We find that in four New England states,
there are six ministers who have been pastors
of the same churches more than half century,
and thirty-seven who have been pastors more
than quarter of century.
Rev. O. w. Briggs has resigned the pastoral
care of the First Baptist church, Brooklyn to
take effect on the first of July. After paying
off a debt on their church edifice of fourteen
thousand dollars, the congregation have gener-
ousy voted to the retiring pastor half years
salary, as token of their appreciation of his
labors.
On the 10th of March, the people of North
Coventry, CT, celebrated the fortieth anniver-
sary of the ordination of their venerated pas
tor, Rev. George A. Calhoun, ID. D. After
reading Psalm Xxi, and prayers by two of the
oldest ministers in the country, Rev. Arson
S. Atwood and Lavius Hyde, DIR. Calhoun
preached an excellent anniversary sermon.
John S. Holland of Pembroke, Christian
county, Ky. offers reward of $3.50 for the
capture and return to him of Thomas Whit
lock, a Methodist preacher, % years old, and
weighing ITO or $50 pounds If caught in a
free State, the reward is to be but 800. Has
rIoI,- IL. Al.
age and weight? If so, there is a chance to
make something handsome by sending him
back to his anxious master in Kentucky, and
at the same time to dispel his singular illusion
that he is responsible for his ministerial move
ments to a higher master.
There has been considerable religious inter-
est in Sandisfeld, Mass, during the past win
ter Twenty four persons-twelve young men
and twelve young women-were received to
the Congregational church under the pastoral
care of Rev. Mr.. Pickett, on the first Sab
bath of the month. Several others, it is ex-
pected, will unite with the church at its next
communion. Eleven persons have also been
received to the Baptist church.
A letter from the Rev. " lie Roy Lock-
wood of the Second Presbyterian church at
Railway, N. j., says that 100 persons have
been hopefully converted in that city. A union
meeting of the Second Presbyterian and Bap-
fist churches has been held for the last three
weeks, characterized by great harmony and
good will, and resulting in great blessing to
both churches
Installation at Standardization the 30th ult,
Rev. Edwin A. Buck, late of Bethel, Me-,
was installed pastor of the Congregational
Church in Slatersville. The sermon was by
Rev. H. d. Walker of East Abingdon.
T,et;n AlJ,;ob oIo-od H., +o,,,, % ,,,;,,
isterial service in South Sutton, with the end
ing of the last month.
The Baptist Church of Granville, N. Y,
are enjoying precious revival at the present
time. twenty-five were baptized the last Sun
day in February, as the first fruits of the
work. About 100 have requested prayer;
many are rejoicing in hope, and expect soon to
follow the Saviour in baptism.
Rev. f. Denison of Norwich, Ct, says =
"The Lord is visiting my people with gentle
but steady and glorious rain of salvation.
Sixteen have been baptized the last two Sab
baths. We have two meetings every day
preaching every evening. The work appears
to be deepening"
From Abingdon, Rev. c. A. Fox writes:-
Seventy precious souls have publicly put on
Christ by baptism-ftty in the West and
twenty in the East or First Abingdon church.
Just half of the last named number are heads
of families"
The Trenton, N. j.. Democrat says between
thirty and forty of the inmates of the State
Prison have protested conversion during the
past year, and their daily conduct warrants the
belief OF their sincerity.
A revival of great power is in progress in
Rye, N. II. One hundred and fifty persons
are said to have been converted.
AT recent prayer meeting in New Haven,
Prof Fisher of Yale College, remarked, that
Of 456 undergraduates, 337 were hopefully
pious There were 90 conversions out of 1874
students in the freshman class the last year.
The average religious character of the students
stands higher than ever before. He alluded to
the abors of Stoddard, the missionary, while
student, saying that he stood as an APOSTLE
among his fellow students. His whole life in
college was devoted to their welfare and saliva
ton. few such workers in college bave la
bored and counselled with their pastor during
the revival of the past year.
Missionary enterprise in India has received
an unprecedented impulse in England, from
the dreadful occurrences of 1857. The Church
Missionary Society has sent out twelve new
missionaries to that quarter, and the number of
candidates at its mission institution in Isling-
ton has increased from twenty-one to thirty
four.
Protestant Episcopal Mission to Jdpan.-The
Foreign Committee of the Missionary Society
of the Protestant Episcopal Church have deter
mined.on sending mission to Japan. The
plan is to transfer portion of the missionaries
now in China by the appointment of addition
al aborers to that field.
An esteemed missionary of long experience
in China writes to the Independent concerning
the efforts of Papistry in the East THE
Roman Catholics are pouring in large forces