The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-28

ton, yet still they should ever endeavor to
fashion their work in the church below accord
ing to the pattern of heavenly things
Immediately after the sermon the candidates
were presented to the Bishop at the altar rail,
those for the deaconate, Messrs Small, Ed
wards ana Fitz, being presented by Canon
Hayes, while Rev. Mr.. Franks presented Mr..
Nichols for the priesthood. The Bishop then
sang the Lltany, after which the communion
service was begun. The epistle was read by
Rev. Mr. Alger of Saco, at the conclusion of
which the Bishop examined and ordained the
three deacons, Mr.. Small, the Senior candidate
reading the Gospel. The service for the ordi-
nation Oh priests was then proceeded with &C
cording TO the ordinal 1t was indeed most
solemn and impressive, especially during the
interval OF silent prayer, the singing of the
"Vens creator Spiritus," and finally when the
priests present, Messrs. Hayes, Alger, Franks
and Brown, united with the Bishop in the i'm
position of hands.
TIE congregation was large and goodly
number communicated. OF those ordained
Mr.. Nichols has been appointed rector of St.
Paul's, brunswick, Mr.. Edwards takes charge
of the Arcostook Missions, Mr.. Small goes to
Watervlile, and Mr. Fitz will prosecute the
work he has already begun at Ellsworth.
MISSIONARY SERVICES AT STATE STREET
CHURCH.
very Interesting missionary meeting was
held az state street church last evening The
usual Introductory exercises were omitted and
the speakers Of the evening were introduced.
Rev. Mr.. Hincks, the PASTOR introduced Rev.
DR.. Warren of California. DR., Warren re-
ferred to the early history of his state, and Of
the surprise evinced by the first missionaries at
finding the multieudes who were there in
search OF gold. Mr.. Warren said that he was
the first Congregatonalist minister that settled
in California, and his church had belonging to
it only Twelve members. 1t now has five hun
dred. he SPOKE OF the meanness of the rich;
and how stlntngly they gave out of their
abundance to the support of the missionary
work. He said great many people of Cali
fornia had great autpathy to Christ and his
teachings. The Chinese who come to Califor-
MIA do not come with the simple philosophy Of
Confucius, but with their gods and their Joss
houses. The American Home Missionary So.
cety is doing its utmost to reclaim these bar
barians to the iaaks of civilization and Chris
tianity But they are hampered a great deal
by the want OF money, and with more of it
they can carry on faster the work of reclaimiHg
the Mongol and the ungodly Caucasian.
AT the close of DR.. Warren's remarks Mr..
Hincks introduced Rev. Mr.. Cobb, Superin-
tendent Of the Home Missionary Society in
Minnesota He spoke of the unconyerted
masses scattered all over our great Union, and
how we should make the most strenuous efforts
to save them.
Rev. DR.. Henry NJ. Storrs then addressed
the meeting He spoke of the different mis-
sionary societies Those in the different states
are all subsidiary to one great mission, the
American Home Missionary Society. He said
that the business of the Society is confined to a
few, and is in the hands of the staunchest
business men of New York city, and is con-
Quoted on business basis. The Society has
over the country 1000 missionaries, and has
received since its commencement $3.50 OOO, 900,
and not one dollar of it has been lost. 1t has
established 1000 churches, 1000 of which are
self-supporting, and its magnetic influences are
felt throughout all the continent.