Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-02

MINISTER NJ KING.
Services attending the Ordination and In
stailati0M Of The Pastor elect of the Fin st
Bap list Church.

Several months SINE the First Baptist church
and society of this city, who have been without
pastor for about year, extended a call to Mr..
Horace w. Tilden, formerly of Lewiston, and
member of the last graduating class at the Newton
Theological Institute. Although Mr.. Tilden had
two other calls under consideration, that of the
Augusta church was accepted, his labors in his
new field to begin the first of September.
Yesterday forenoon a council was called for
the examination of the candidate in his qualifca-
tions for the position Of pastor. Delegates were
present from the First Baptist churIh in Augusta,
Portland, East Winthrop, Wateryle, Hallowell,
Gardiner, West Gardiner and Bowdonham. AZ
ter full examination, the council voted unani-
mously in favor ofthe ordination of the candidate
The services of ordination were held in the
church yesterday afternoon, at half past two
o'clock. The church was well filled, all the
religious denominations in the city being rep
resented, and the deepest interest was taken in
the exercises, which were of very high character
being engaged in by clergymen eminent in the
denomination.
The exercises begun with an organ voluntary,
followed by the singing of the following beautiful
anthem very appropriate at this season in the be-
ginning of the ingathering of the harvest;
Lord. Thourrownest the year with Thy good
ness, and Thy paths drop fairness. They drop
upon the pasture of the wilderness, and the little
hills rejoice on every side the pastures are cloth
with focks, the valleys are coverd over with corn
they shout for joy, they also sing. 49,
How beautiful upon the mountains, are the feet
of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheh
peace; that saith unto Zion, thy God reigneth.
Break forth into joy, sing We. waste places of
Jerusalem, for the Lord hath comforted his people,
he hath redeemed Jerusalem. Amen!
The divine blessing and favor was invoked by
Rev. s. G. Sargent of Augusta hymn sung, a
scripture selection read by Rev. Mr.. Grant Of
Bowdoinham, and prayer offered by Rev. w.
o. Thomas of Gardiner. After the singing Of an
other hymn, the next exercise in the order of SER
vice was the sermon. "a .s
The sermon was by Rev. w. III. Smaller, d. D.,
of Portland. The following is an abstract; Col
ossians :2S. "Whom we preach, warning every
man, and teaching every man in all wisdom that
we may present every man perfect in Christ
Jesus"
There is scarcely any other man. named in either
ancient or modern history, of whom we can know
30 much, as of the apostle Paul ehavc sources
Of information open to us in regard to him, which
are not open to us in regard to others. His own
statements concerning his labors, motives and
aims, reveal the character and inner life Of that
great and noble man. When he tells us that he
was "made all things to all men, that by all means
he might save some." that he ''rejoiced that he
was counted worthy to suffer shame for the name
of Jesus we perceive that his life was on plane
above that of ordinary men. With him the i'm
polling power was the desire to please God, to
honor Christ, and to bless and save humanity.
Our hearts are moved to admiration, to study his
character and initiate his lofty aims. When the
truth burst upon the mind Of the apostle, that the
gospel was tor all, that Jew and Gentle might be