Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-07-09
ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF
s-- REV. MR.. STEEL.

B. Steel as pastor over the Baptist Church
and Society in johnson, convened, accor-
ding to notice.. in the house Of worship of
said society, and was organized by the
appointment of Prof Upham, of the New
Hampton Institute, Fairfax, as moderator,
and Rev. Mr.. Estes, of Jericho, scribe.
The candidate being called upon, entered
at once upon q relation of his christian
experience, call to the ministry and views
of christian doctrine. His statements
touching these matters proving satistacto-
ry, he was unanimously voted proper
candidate for orders. .... a.. ........ +..,..
On the evening of the same day de-
cidedly able discourse was delivered by
the Rev. Mr.. Estes, from lisa. V: A.
What could hare been done more to ny
vineyard that Ihaue not done en- tt ?" In
other words: what conld have been done
more for the salvation of sinners on the
part of the Divine Being, than has actu-
ally been done? The sermon was mas
terly discussion of the vexed question of
the origin Of evi7, with more special refer
ence to the reconciliation of the presence
of the same with the conceded sovereign
ty of God. This reconciliation was to be
found in the simple fact of that selfdster-
mining poa0er residing IN the human will,
"a power by virtue Of which alone, man
as moral agent, becomes capable either
of SHINING or of holiness, and by virtue
of which wherefore man becomes the first
cause.-the .ordaining cause, the author of
sin in the same sense and in as true a
sense, as God is himself the author Of
our moral nature. The doctrine of the
whole discourse may be fifty summed up
in the true and significant terms of an
other Good ordains (not 'achatsoever
cometh to pass, according to the West
minister catechism, butt mans freedom ;
man ordains his taH" The practical de-
duction from the premises very naturally
was, that the awful responsibility and
consequences of SHINING rest solely upon
the sinner, and that, moreover, as the
presence of sin and suffering in this world
is in no wise in conflict with the di vine
pertctons and attributes so they cannot
be either, though indeed eternaly per-
petuated in another. .t
The exercises of ordination and install
lation the ensuing day were as follows -
Reading of the Scriptures by the Rev.
Mr.. Leavitt, Introductory prayer by Rev
Mr.. Dougherty, ordination sermon by Dr.
Upham, who with great impressivess and
force insisted upon the responsibility Of
the ministerial Office, and the motives tc
ministerial fidelity. The sermon should
be published. This was followed by the
ordaining prayer by the venerable and
eloquent Elder Sabn. Far distant be the
day ere the shadow of this venerated pa.
triarch shall grow less. The Lord bless
him The charge to the candidate wa:
delivered, and in very eloquent terms, by
the Rev. Mr.. Estes. 1t was worthy of Q
bishop. The right hand of fellowship
on behalf of the clergy, was extended by
Rev. Mr.. Small, accompanied by few
fitting and feeling remarks. Rev. Mr.
Dunn addressed the church, discouragine
especially all supercillious or hypercritica
criticisms upon the minister's pulpit per
formances. The concluding prayer was
by Rev. Mr.. Hovey. Benediction by thu
pastor.
The exercises throughout were interest
ing and impressive, and the attendance
was full. The singing. conducted by Mr.
Andrews, was highly credible.
Mr.. Steel, the present incumbent Of thi
charge, has been supplying the pulpit 0
the same for some time past. while as ye
pursuing his Studies at Fairfax. Thes,
latter being now at length concluded, h,
is permanently installed over people t.
whom, though the urbanity of his man
ners, and his transformations piety, he hal
: become already very tenderly welded
May his pastorate be long ever increas
ingly prosperous. n
Boy LosT-ln April last. boy named
Orange Newton Flood, then living will