Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-14
Installation Ceremonies.

| Rev. w. w. McLane Passes a S@tisfac- tory Examination Before the COnGre- | zationaI Council aud is InstaIIed Pas- | tor of the College Street Church. Yesterday afternoon an ecclesiastical coun- cil of the Congregational church assembled | at the College street church for the purpose | of sounding the religious belief and faith of Rsv. Dr. McLane, who had been accepted
 by the church and society as their pastor. | Below are given the names of the clergymen and laymen who composed the council with ] the churches represented:
 The church Tn Yale college, Rev. Wm. M.
 Barbour, Prof. Tracy Peck; First church Rev. Newman Smyth. Deacon H. c. Kings ley; North church, Rev. Edward Hawes, Deacon A. W. DeForest; Third church, Rev. s. R. Den nen, Julius Ives; Church of the Redeemer,
 Rev. John E. Todd, Rev. s. W. Barnum; Dwight Place church, Rev. Thomas R. Ba- l. c. Meserve, c. L. Noble; Humphrey
 street church, Rev. s. H. Bray; Taylor church, George I. Scranton; Howard avenue
 church, J. A. Townsend; First church, Fair Haven. Rev. Burdett Hart, s. D. Gilbert;
 Second church, Fair Haven, Lucius Rowe; Woodbridge church, Rev. s. P. Marvin;
 Park church, Hartford, Rev. N. J. Burton, Deacon D. R. Woodford First church ,Dand- bury, Rev. J. W. Hubbell, John Oweedly Union Church, Providence, R. l., Rev. I. Hall McIlvaine, Daniel E. Day; also Rev. Noah Porter, Rev. George E. Day, Rev. George P. Fisher, Rev. Henry s. Kelsey. Rev. pr. Barbour was chosen moderator and Rev. Thomas R. Bacon WAS elected
 scribe Rev. MT. McLane gave statement of his religious belief and told his experience He was questioned at length by the gentle men of the council.
 In private session it was voted that the examination was satisfactory and that the council proceed to the installation of the l candidate A recess was taken until 7:3O p. m.
 At the installation ceremonies held in the church at 7:3O o'clock large congregation gathered. The opening anthem, ''How Lovely is Zion,'' was well sung by the choir. Rev Thomas R. Bacon read the minutes of | the council and Rev. J. w. Hubbell read l appropriate scriptural selections and offered prayer After the singing of hymn Rev. N. J. Burton, D. D., of Hartford, preached a sermon, choosing for his text the words found | in Psalms, 126, 9th verse: 'fHe that goeth | forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, | bringing his sheaves with him" | Dr. Burton's sermon was a powerful one. He dwelt upon the faithfulness of God and ! the surety of final reward TOT work done in I his service.
 Rev. Henry s. Kelsey, former pastor of the church, offered the installing prayer. The charge to the pastor was given by the Rev. Fl. McIlvaine of Providence, R. I. He | said: In beginning your work charge you to remember that you have come from God
 as the son comes from the father and that | the faces of those about you and remember l that their lives have divine as
 well as a human side, you will want | to tell them to be Gods. charge
 you to remember that you are Gods servant and are to serve no other master. Remember
 that you are the shepherd of this people, and give them heavenly food. They cannot live 1 ceedeth out of the mouth of God. Present | this living food, the son of God, the Saviour
 from the power of sin, the conqueror of the grave. Defend as well as feed your flock.
 Guard them from errors. Protect them from | their enemies. Remember these sayings:
 Speak gently to every man you meet, for you know not how much he may have sufsred.H
 After the installatioa anthem by the choir, Rev. I. c. MeseFve extended to the pastor the right hand of fellowship. He
 gave the pastor @ hearty welcome to the
 church. He welcomed him into the Congre.
 gational fold.
 people in which he congratulated the church l ppon their pastor in behalf of the council. | DF. HaEes then offered brief prayer | and the exercises of the evening closed with
 the singing of hymn and the benediction by
 the pastor.