Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-23
Fair Haven.

Resolutions and SubstantEaI GIfts Prs-
 sented to Rev. Fl. 0. HOvey, D. D., Last
 Evening-Entsrfa1nm at St. James
 Church.
 At joint meeting of the church and so. ciety of the Second Congregational church, Fair Haven, last evening, the joint commit tee of the church and society that was ap- pointed recently to draw up resolutions suit able to the occasion of MT. Hoyey's depar- sure for new fields of usefulness in the West presented the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted:
 Resolved, That, coming among us more than seven years since as an entire stranger, the Rev H. 0. Hovey, D. D., has during this entire period by his particularly by his unfalterDg advocacy of the doc rines of the gospel of Lord Jesus Christ for the church of which he has been the acting pastor, but of the great mass of the people of this commun
 Resolved, That this church among whom for these seven years or more he has labored in whose spiritual welfare he has administered and whose children have been baptized by him. ii holy vedock whose sick have been prayed for by him at their bedsides who has held the lamp of faith offered consoation to the hearts of the mourning by whcss words of encouragement and hope the waver- of despondency, doubt and gloom, has been cheered and strengthened to renewed resistance to tempta-
 
 claims of the gospel many groping amid the dark m ountains of sin have through the sweet gentle inuepces of the holy spirit of God been brought into the full light and blessed experiences of the Christian in brief by all bis pastoral relations among us he has become linked to households by the most endeariDg ties, and therefore we most deeply and sincerely deplore the exgency which rendered it necessary for him to conclude his aoors
 Resolved, That while in the providence of God the pastoral relations have thus been severed are per mitted to draw consolation from the fact that the new field to which our pastor has been called will give much greater scope thus furnish him an opportunity to become an even
 ssful 1aborer in the cause of his and our blessed Lord and Master.
 Resolved, That our kindest wishes, eur most earn prayers the blessings of this people shall fol- low him into his field of labor and that heaT- ems choicest blessings ever be bestowed on him and his that the good shepherd may ever lead him and his beside the still waters" and make them te lie down in green pastures" that their years may be Ieace prosperity r plenty, and that when life's labors shali have ended with all here below 1t may vouchsafed to them and to us to eet in that heavenly kingdom where all tears rhau be wiped away and where partiL gs shall be more.
 Mrs. Hovey was presented last evening with two panel pictures from her infant class and handsome album from three graduates of her class. A purse of considerably over $1OO was raised last evening and presented by Major H. H. Strong. The committee who drew up the resolutions was Church Chas. A. Bray, Wm. A. Wright, H. H. Strong; society-H. c. RoWe Mrs. T. Miles and Lueius Rowe.
 There will be literary entertainment at St James, church next Thursday evening, from 7:3O to 9. After that supper will be served. Miss Thomas, a pupil of Prof. Bailey, will take part in the literary enter tainment.