Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-26

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WORCESTER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION fifty
third annual session of the Worcester county Bap-
fist association began yesterday in the beautiful
church of the society in Greenville (Lecester) of
which Rev. Lewis Holmes is pastor. The attend
ance was large, and the proceedings interesting.
The meeting was called to order at ten O'Clock A.
NJ. by Rev j. I. Massey of Bellingham, the modera-
tor of last year, and the association organized
for the current year by the choice of the following
officers: Moderator, Rev. H. X. Pervear of Worces-
ter; Clerk, Rev j. v Osterhout os Webster; Treas
urer, Charles Rugg of Worcester.
The exercises were opened with devotional exer-
cises, conducted by Rev G. w Gardner, D. D.. of
Boston, after which the Introductory sermon was
delivered by Rev. B. f. Bronson D. D., of Brain.
tree, from the text, Phil 1920, "For our conyersa-
ton is in Heaven" 1t was an able and practical
discourse.
The annual collection for the relief of the widows
and orphans of deceased ministers was then taken
up, large sum being raised. The usual commit
tees were appointed as follows: On arrangements,
Rev. Lewis Holmes of Greenyie, Charles f. Rugg
anu " ~ hulSut VI NOTCeeleIs Ou uuullCey LEA
Jonas Hartshorne of Worcester, and NIessrs Mer-
riam and Batcheller. On the circular letter, Rev.
j. I. Massey of Bellingham and Messrs. Hussey of
Grafton, and Davis. On the next session, Rev. d.
F. Lamson ofNorthboro, Rev. Mr.. Burhoe of AIarl-
boro, and Dea Beknap of Westboro. On the state
of the churches, Rev S. j. Bronson of Millbury,
and Rev. Messrs. Lathrop of North Oxford and
Tiltou of North Uxbridge. On obituaries, Rev
George B. Cow of Worcester and Rev. Messrs
Stackpole of WestbOro and Maui of Ashland. On
New churches, Rev. DIR. b. h. Bronson Of Brain
tree, Rev. Q. w. Redding of Milford, and A. j.
Combs of Southbridge. AT intervals during the
day, between the other services, the letters from
the various churches embraced in the limits of the
association were read showing them to be generally
i'll q prosperous and thriving condition.
AT noon generous collation., provided by the la
dies in the Vestry OF the church, was partaken OF.
The afternoon exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev ID. f. Lamson Of NorthborO. The right
hand Of fellowship to membership of the association
was extended in appropriate remarks by the mod
orator to Rev. L. M Sargent pastor Of the new
Dewey street church Of this city, which was cor
daily welcomed to the association.
The doctrlnal sermon was preached by Rev. 5. j.
Bronson OF Millbury, from Rom V, /: therefore,
being justified by faith, we have peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ" 1t was an elabOr-
ate aud able defence of the orthodox view of the
sinulness and depraved nature of man, and of the
atonlng blood Of Christ to restore unity and recon-
Citation with God
The discourse was endorsed in remarks at some
length by Rev. George W. Gardner, DID, home
secretary of tine American Baptist missionary
union whose successful operations through its lib
missionaries in all parts of the world twenty OF
them young women, alluded to, as fruits of the
power Of the gospel, so truthfully eXpOunded.
a sermon was preached last evening by Rev.
Isaac X. Wheelock of this city. The exercises will
continue during to-day.
Among those IN attendance yesterday was the
venerable Ebenezer dunbar, now IN his Both year,
and hale and hearty at that, getting round and
looking more like man of 10 than the almost cen
tenarian that he is. He Is a native of the town
and is the oldest member of this oldest Baptist
church in this section of the country. The church
at Greenville was organized a century and quar-
ter ago, It's founder being the Rev Thomas Green,
NJ. d., great grandfather Of the late DR..
John Green OF this city. Rev. DR.,
Thomas Green both a preacher and
physician, and emigrated while young man from
Maiden to Leicester where he died in 1918 aged a.
after successful ministry of some thirty years
there, and his old tombstone with the inscription
on it to this effect is still standing among the ven
cradle relics yet decipherabe in the churchyard.
The oldest tombstone in this graveyard with in
scrptiOn descernibo on il, is that of Moses Lyon,
who died in l755, son Of Ebenezer Lyon of Wood
stock, Ct This Ebenezer Lyon, whose son was one
of the first settlers in Greenville and earliest mem
bers of this church, probably ancestor of the
distinguished Gen. Nathaniel Lyon of the Ameri-
can armies during the rebellion.