Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1866-01-17

a full house assembled to witness the a
ordination. The Moderator invoked Is
the divine presence and blessing and
read appropriate passages OF scripture. {
Rev. FL. p. Gushing offered the open
ing prayer. 1t would not be true OF
it to use the language of a Boston Re
porter. who said that certain man
"made one of the most elegant prayers
ever addressed to a Boston audience !!
for Mr. Gushing most felicitously led
the petitions of the audience to the
throne of grace and in fervid and APP
propriate words expressed the feelings
and desires of many hearts.
The sermon was preached BY Rev.
Lyman Bartlett of Morrisville from
| Tim. 12-"And | thank the Jesus
Christ our Lord. who hath enabled
me. for that he counted me faithful,
putting me into the ministry and was
an able exhibition Of the divine APP
pointment, the required faithulneSS,
the promised assistance, and the III
herent blcssedness of the gospel min
istry. The ordaining prayec was
made by Rev. S. R. Hall, who alluded
most feelingIy to the fact that Nh. Rob
inson is the son of one who had labor
ed in the ministry in Vt. for many
years but was called to his reward be-
fore this son had finished his studies
preparatory to the ministry. / h e
charge to the pastor was given by
Rev p. II. White, and was sound and
practical. The right hand OF fellow
ship 10y Rev Z. P Wild, was most
happy effort. Ii was touching and
pathetic without being lackadaisical-
it was earnest without being affected
and pompous, and was in pleasing
contrast to many performances that 90
. By the name. The charge to the peo
pie by :. X. b. Perkins, though al
=. oif-hand affair was brief and to the
point. The concluding prayer Offered
by Rev. a. R. Gray, was appropri
e ate and brief. After bcncdiction ).
;. the pastor the assembly dispersed.
The choir ofthe church intersper5e,
0 the services with appropriate se'ec
tons and contributed not d little Il
IS the interest Of the occasion All tn
services were brief and no one W
j, think went away so tired with tn
length and tediouSncss of the exercise
Is as to hope Mr.. Robinsons pastoral
might be a long one simply to preyeu
ID another snch a day On the othc
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he "AlYsTERIEs OF PARIS. The my
al terry that has so long enveloped tn
nm fashionable city is at last dispclIc,
IN consequently we give the last of Il
nr story with this title this week. v
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ar the idea Of our publishing it. Tn
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,os DEATH OF CAPT. DAN MASoN.-Ca.
no Dan Mason OF the 18th Colored |
,vo glment, died IN Brownsville Tex
On Nov. 10Th, aged % years. lie W
oe the son OF Moses IL. Mason OF GLOW
eos and enlisted IN the service OF his COZ
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