Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-12

INSTALLATION IN MILLBURY.- exercises
connected with the installation of Rev. George
A. Putnam as pastor OF the First Congregation
al church in Millbury, yesterday, were of
highly interesting character. The exercises
opened with an invocation, and reading Of
Scripture 10y Rev. Mr. Windsor of Grafton The
sermon was by DIR. Alden of South Boston,
from the text. I'VE believe and therefore
speak, p showing that the true preacher should
appear as the oracle OF God, and imbued with
living faith, should speak with authority, using
persuasive argument, and presenting practical
duties; depending on God for power, he should
be forgetful Of self, and only anxious TO com
municate to others what God has revealed to his
own heart. The charge TO the pastor was given
by Rev. II. P. DeForest of Westboro, in which
he urged the cultivation OF a high, genial, Chris
tian manhood, as means of accomplishing his
grand task of moulding the characters of men !;
in his preaching he should place personal
Christ foremost, and let his teachings be the
tenets Of the faith.
The right hand of fellowship was given by
Rev. Stacy Fowler of Alillbury, who welcomed,
with beautiful words of tender love and sympa-
my All bit iIlClu 10 u llGN ntlu Vi ldDOIs his
illusions to their associations in the past and
pleasant antcipations for the future, showed
that he received his friend as brother, not only
in name but in affection. The installing prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr.. Briggs Of East Douglas.
The charge to the people was delivered by Rev.
7. c. Biscoe Of UXbridge, advising them to be CO.
workers with their new PASTOR striving TO adj
vance the interests of Christ's kingdom by their
sympathy and timely aid, rather than hindering
by needless criticism. The exercises closed by
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bates of Saundersville.
Temperance Convention ia Gardner.
The Worcester northeast district temperance
union held its quarterly convention in the First
Congregational church in Gardner, yesterday.
The president, the late LorstOn Stockwell of
| Fitchburg, having deceased since the last meet
ing, the chair was occupied during the forenoon
| by Pliny b. Southwick of Berlin, and in the
afternoon by Col. }. II. Gleason of Holden, vice
president. The convention was opened with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Worthington of Westmin-
ster, and appropriate resolutions were.adopted
in rife to the death Of Mr. Stockwell
Reports were then called for from the towns,
WHICH lllulCdltu that Ill SOluc OF tuGlll
progress had been made, yet there was need of
much more active, energetic effort to create a
public sentiment in favor of the thorough exc.
| cution of the prohibitory law.
Rev. Mr. Watson of Gardner spoke in behalf
of the state temperance alliance, and its labors
| for the cause.
Resolutions were reported by the committee
| which, urge the importance of using social in
| huences in behalf of the cause of Temperance
| declare that the home is the place TO ncucatt
| temperance principles; that the section in the
| temperance law which licenses apOthecaTies is
wrong, and that it is the duty of every temper
| ance man to identify himself with some temper
| ance organization.
| The afternoon session was occupied principal
| ly with discussion of the resolutions, in which
| remarks were made by Joel Smith of Leominster
Rev. MIR. Worthington, P. B. Southwick, Rev
| Elnathan Davis of Auburn, +. NJ. Stowell and
| Ethan Davis of Holden, j. c. Bryant and Henry
| Lawrence of Gardner and others. The speak
| erS all united in urging more vigorous work fol
| the cause, both in the church and through q
more extended and thorough organization Of
| temperance. The resolutions were unanimously
| adopted.
| TWAS voted to hold the next meeting in Hol.
| den, the business committee therefor to be
Ethan Davis and T. NJ. Stowell of Holden, Joe
| Smith of Leominster, and Revs. c. NJ. Bowers
of Clinton and }. W. Cross of West BoylstOn
| On motion of Mr.. Smith, thanks were yOted
| to the citizens of Gardner for their hospitality
| the Congregational society for the use of thel
| church, and to the Worcester and Gardner rail
| road for its return passes to members of TIT
| convention, The convention then adjourned