The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-26

The council called by the Second Parish
church and society, for the purpose of ordain,
ing Mr.. Chas. A. Dickinson to the ministry and
installing him as their pastor, was held at the
church yesterday afternoon and evening. The
interior of this beautiful church was made
doubly attractive by the admirable floral orna-
mentation Of the pulpit and platform, for
which the ladies of this church are noted and
which on this occasion was fully keepins
with their reputation. The meeting of such a
council is always one Of great moment in the
church history, and this occasion was es-
pecially interesting and impressive as the
crowded church and attentive audience fully
attested.
The council was called to order in the after
noon by Rev. j. Torrey, D. D., who read the
letter misslve. Rev. E. Y. Hincks of State
street church was chosen moderator; Rev. f.
E. Clark of Williston church, scribe. Prayer
was then offered by the moderator and the roll
of the council called by the scribe, showing
the following churches represented by pastor
and delegate: Park street church, Boston,
church in Westminster, w.t. First and Second
churches in Falmouth, Woodford's Corner
church, Deering, First church in Cape Eliza
abeth, Warren church in Cumberland Mills,
First and Second churches in Yarmouth, Cen
trail and Winter street churches in Bath,
church in Augusta, High street church in Au-
burn, Pine street church in Lewiston, First
church in Gorham, church in Winchester,
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street, Fourth Abyssinian,St. Lawrence street,
Bethel, Plymouth, West End and Williston
churches in Portland, Andover Chapel church
in Andover, Mass, Rev. j. J. Carruthers d.
D.. Rev. l. p. Warren, D. D.. and Rev. 1. G..
Wilson.
The records of the church and parish were
then called for and read, showing the call to
Mr.. Dickinson by the church Jan. Is, 1879, the
concurrence of the parish on Jan. 22d, and
Mr.. Dickinson letter of acceptance on Jan.
Goth. A letter was also read from the Ando-
yer church, showing Mr.. Dickinson to be a
member of that Congregational church.
The examination Of the candidate was then
commenced, Mr.. Dickinson giving manly
and earnest account of his conversion and re-
ligious life and then reading a written state
ment of his belief as to the fundamental prin-
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hon+i,,, tho fr+nro s+o+o tho ros,rroction
and the iud gment was made, in all of which
Mr.. Dickins on acquitted himself modestly,
promptly and to the evident satisfaction OF
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been satisfactory.
A committee of the council then reported
+,,o fo,1o,n;o, or5or ~ oxoro;sos for tho o,,or
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ing:
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fnnaoatio,, Rev n w I GiJn
Reading Of Scrinture. Rev. A. Fl. Wright
Introductory PRAYER Rev. w. III. Fem
Hymn. 49, ................ -. ......... Choir
Sermon. Rev. j. L. Withrow, D. D., Boston, Mass
Ordaining Prayer Rev. }: J. Carruthers, ID.
Aunilssion OF the fastor ihto Tue ohurcH Gho;r
Charge to the Pastor . . >. Rev. E. Y. Hincks
ght Hand an t OF Peli9wsnip neV =; T %iafn
Doxology.
Benediction
AN audience that crowded every portion oi
the church Witnessed the EXERCISES OIL lnstalla-
toh IN tne evening" ine music a' 'iis Church -
lurhishea py cnorus choir uhoer tne oirec'ioh
OF MT fltch' ana was Oh 'iliS occa'ioli oeserF-
ing OF hgh commentator. heV. d.
Wltnrow's sermon was nnlshea' eloquent
and impressive production from the text
Eccleslastes' 9TH chapter' 4th versa lVing
dog is better than dead non. Inc preacher
brought out IN vigorous description the force
which the text carried to an Eastern mind
the dog being the symbol OF the lowest de-
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