Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-04-28

The installation services took place in
the forenoon of the Goth Of March, 1s49,
and was participated in by the clerical
member of the council as follows:
Sermon by Rev. President Labaree.
| Charge to the pastor by Rev. Charles
Walker, ID, Of Pittsford
Installing prayer by Rev. John B. Shaw.
Right hand of fellowship by Rev. Jo-
seph Steele.
Charge to the congregation by Rev.
William Mitchell.
Invocation and reading of the scrip
lures by Rev. Ezra Jones.
introductory prayer by Rev. Aldace
Walker, of West Rutland.
Concluding prayer by Rev. President
Labaree
5. REV. NORMAN SEAvER, D. D., son
of Norman and Anna Maria (Bigelow)
Seaver, was born in Boston, Mass, April
23d, 1884, and graduated at Williams Col
lege in 1854. He studied theology at the
Andover Theological Seminary, gradu.
ating there in 1860. He was ordained
here as colleague pastor with Rev. DIR
Aiken, August Goth, 1860, the exercises
being as follows: saa"
Sermon by Rev. Willard Childs, D. D.,
of Castleton.
Invocation and reading of the Scrip.
lures by Rev. Mr.. Grosvenor of Claren
don. .... #....H
Charge to the pastor by Rev. E. w
Hooker, d. d., of Fairhaven. --. ID.
Right hand of Fellowship by Rev.
Nathaniel L. Upham of Manchester.
Charge to the people by Rev. Charles
Walker, D. D., of Pittsford.
Concluding prayer by Rev. FL. B. Hook
err of Massachusetts.
On the resignation of DR.. Aiken, July
1st, 1863, he became sole pastor, and was
dismissed in September, 1868, at his own
request.
December Both, 1868, he was installed
pastor of the First Presbyterian church
Henry street., Brooklyn, N. Y, where he
now is.
He received the honorary degree of d.
ID. from Middlebury College in 1866.
6. REV. JAMES GIBSON JOHNSON, the
present and sixth pastor is a native of
Providence, Rhode Island. He prepared
for College at Washington, D. O., where
his mother now residesl and entering
Union College, at Schenectady, N Y,
graduated there in the class of 1868. He
studied theology at the Princeton, (New
Jersey Theological Seminary, and gradu-
ated in 1866.
He was ordained at Newburyport,
Mass, December 9th, 1866, and was
settled over the Second Presbyterian
church in that city, where he remained
until October 1st, 1868, when he resigned.
Immediately after his resignation he
embarked upon tour through Europe
and the East, and was absent about a
year. Returning October 7th, 1869, he
took up his residence in New York City,
where he continued to reside until his ac-
ceptance of the call, April LIST, 1870, to
the pastorate of the Congreg ational
church here.
MEETING OF COUNCIL.
The council convened at the chapel at
8 p. M, on Thursday, in compliance with
letters missive from the Congregational
Church in East Rutland, for the purpose
of installing Rev. James Gibson johnson
as pastor of the church.
The following churches were repre-
scented =:
= Wallingford, Rev Aldace Walker, d.
D., Pastor, Justin Batcheller.
West Rutland, Rev. James R. Bourne,
Pastor, DR. Lorenzo Sheldon.
Brandon, Rev. Franklin Tuxbury, Pas
tor, Charles Page.
Clarendon, Rev William T. Herrick,
Pastor.
Burlington, Rev. F. II. Griffin, Pastor,
J. w. Hickok.
With Rev. Laurens P. Hickok, ID. d.,
of Schenectady, N, Y, and Rev. Professor
Buckham. of the University of Vermont.
The council was organized by choosing
Rev. Alaace Walker, D. D., Moderator,
and Rev. f. FL. Griffin, Scribe.
Prayer was offered by the Moderator
The proceedings of the Congregational
church and society III extending call to
Rsv James Gibson johnson to become
sented and read by Luther Daniels.
The council then proceeded to the ex-
animation of the pastor elect in respect to
his Christian experience, and as to his
views of theology and the sacred min
istry.
Mr.. johnson made full, clear and con-
else statement of his views upon the vari-
GUS topics required, after which he an
swered interrogatories made by various
members of the council, after which the
audience withdrew.
INSTALLATION SERVICES.
The interior of the church was grace
fully and appropriately decorated. The
pulpit and platform was surrounded by
plants, wreaths of evergreen, fusehsias,
and other garlands. On the communion
table, in front of the desk, was placed a
stand of flowers, pyramidical in form,
composed of the choicest flowers of the
season. In front of the orchestra was a
cross wrought of evergreen. The pillars
of the balcony were all wreathed with
evergreen. The cultivated taste and good
judgement displayed were but emilia
matte of the loving hands and grateful
hearts of those who had performed the
service of decoration, and gave expression
to the feelings of gratitude that prevailed
all hearts at the exercises which gave to
that church and congregation faithful
and loving pastor and teacher. The SER
vices were conducted in accordance with
the following programme:
Installation of the Rev. James Gibson
Johnson, as Pastor of the Congregational
Church, Rutland, VT. Thursday evening
April 21st, 1870.