Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-03-15

SHREwsBURY.-Geo. H. Harlow, Esq, presi-
dent of the Shrewsbury farmers club, was
visited on Monday evening, March 1S, by about
one hundred of his appreciatye friends, ladies
and gentlemen, members of the farmers club,
who, after spending the evening in a social way
and enjoying bountful collation., surprised
their president by the gift of an elegant and
costly easy chair, and also in presenting his
wife, Jane F. Harlow, with a beautiful work
basket and embroidered handkerchief. The
Rev. L. Porter Dyer made the presentation
speech in his usual happy manner, to which Mr..
Harlow appropriately responded. Mr. Nathan
S. Walker, steward of the alms-house, and lately
vice president of the club then made Mr. Har-
low another present, remarking that he had
lived as neighbor to Mr.. H. for five years and
had always found in him true and generous
friend
INSTALLATION IN WEST BRooKFIELD.-
Rev. Richard B. Bull, late of Springfield, was
yesterday installed pastor over the Congrega-
tional church in West Brookfeld, with appro.
pirate exercises. The council met at nine o'clock
A. NJ, and was organized by the choice of Rev.
A. L. Perkins, D. d. of Ware, as moderator,
and Rev. G. H. De Bevoise of North Brookf cid
as SCRIBE Eight churches Of towns in that
vicinity were represented by fourteen pastors
and DELEGATES. The ecclesiastical standing of
the candidate, and his orthodoxy in doctrine,
were examined and approved. The pablo exer-
cses of installation took place in the afternoon,
in the following order: Voluntary by the choir;
reading of minutes of the council by the scribe;
hymn; reading of Scriptures and Introductory
prayer by Rev. NJ. B. Boardman of Brimfeld;
hymn; sermon by Rev. VIM. T. Eustice, d. D., of
Ware; singing by the choir; charge to the pas
tor by Rev. James Crukshank of Spencer; right
hand of fellowship by Rev. G. H. De Bevoise of
North Brookfeld; charge to the pastor by Rev.
Samuel Durham Of Norwalk, Ct the late pas
tor; singing; concluding prayer by Rev. S. j.
Austin of Warren; benediction by the pastor.
DIR. Justices sermon was from the text, "God
created man in his ow n image" from which he
deduced the doctrine of the divine nature of
man; but he, after the fall needed the sacri-
fetal intercessiOn Of Saviour, as the Son of
God, to reconcile him again to the Father. The
theory of those who maintain the mere humani-
ty of Christ, was refuted, as unscriptural. The
great doctrine of redemption was considered and
explained, as bridging the gulf between the hu-
man and the divine. The divinity of Christ was
the only ground of belief in divine revelation.
These and various other points were enlarged
upon in this able discourse.
The charge by Rev. Mr.. Cruikshank was full
of practical hints and suggestions to the new
pastor, who was urged to preach not philosophy,
but the gospel of Christ, the natural depravity
and corruption of man, and the offered means
of salvation through the atoning blood of the
Redeemer, which was deemed all-sufficient to
satisfy the just indignation of God toward sim
full and guilty mortals. Without the shedding
of blood there could be no remission of sins.
Through faith in this doctrine and regeneration
by the new birth, our sins could be botted out
and in no other way.
There was large attendance upon the exer-
cises, which were very interesting. This is one
Of the oldest churches in the county, having
been organized over $50 years ago. One of the
pastors, Rev. Ephraim Ward, who died in 1918,
preached there fifty years. One of the Oldest
members of the church, who attended yesterday
is tiia venerable Alfred White, now in his eighty
seventh ye4f, bale and active as ever. He re-
members when the present church edihce was