Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-31

l Congregational church in this town at 10:3C
 o'clock this morning on request of the
 church and society for the purpose of exam
 ing Rev. Frederick Lorenzo Stevens, whom
 the church and society had invited to become
 their pastor, and If judged expedient)
 of ordaining and installing him. The
 council was composed of ministerial and
 lay delegates, the following being the
 names of the ministerial delegates Rev. l Asher Anderson, Bristol; Rev. A. J. Bene- dict, Kensington; Rev. A. H. Hall, Meriden; Deacon E. c. Allen, Meriden; Rev. M. B.
 Boardmap, associate pastor, New Britain; Rev. J. w. Cooper, New Britain; Rev. J. O. | Barrow, Newington; Rev. H. w. Hunt, ! Orange; Rev. J. w. Backus, Plainville; Rev. | L. F. Berry, Huntsville; Rev. c. H. Dickin- son, Wallingford Rev. F. G. Woodwork, Wolcott; Rev. ". J. Mutch, Howard avenue church, New Haven, and Rev. E. K. Holden,
 Olivet church, Bridgeport, and several min
 isters of New Haven were invited, of whom only one, Rev. Lewis O. Brastow, D. D., at tended.
 The council was called to order at the ap- pointed hour and the Rev. Joseph w. Back us, of Plainville, YVES elected moderator and the Rev. C.. H. Dickinson, of Wallingford, scribe. The candidates certificate of church membership and license to preach were read, also the invitation to the pastora.e by the church and society and the candidates re- ply. These documents were accepted as sat isfactory. The candidate made statement of his belief and further examined by the council. He also gave an account of his church experience and of his motives in entering the ministry The council ex- pressed its approval of the examination and voted to proceed with the ordination and in- stallation services. committee comprising the moderator. scribe and pastor elect, ported a programme of services. The coun- cil voted to adjourn after the close of the afternoon services. A recess was then taken till two o'clock. During the recess the coun- cil and invited friends had dinner served by
 the ladies of the church and society. The
 afternoon services began with an organ pre-
 Jude followed by Te Deum, arranged by Buck from Elijah, by the choir.
 The invocation was by Rev. Asher Ander- son, of Bristol. Rev H. w. Hunt, of Orange, read from the scriptures and the
 congregation followed with the hymn
 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers
 of the cross." The sermon was by Rev. L. o. Brastow, D. D., who occupies the chair
 of honiletics at Yale seminary. His text
 was 2d Corinthians, 4th chapter and 9th
 verse: "For we preach not ourselves, but
 Christ Jesus the Lord and ourselves your
 servants for Jesus sake" The sermon was
 earnest and sound Rev. L.O Brastow, D. D.,
 was Rev. MT. Stevens earliest pastor at St.
 Johnsbury, Vermont, where the latter was
 born. The ordaining prayer made by
 Rev. Joseph w. Backus, of Plainville. Rev.
 W. Cooper, of New Britain, gave the
 charge. to the pastor, and the right
 hand of fellowship was extended by Rev.
 Loren F. Berry, of Plantsville. The address
 to the people made by Rev. A. H. Hall,
 of Meriden. Then followed prayer, the dox- ology and the benediction by the pastor.
 Rev. Frederick Lorenzo Stevens is graduate of the Yale Divinity scheol, class of 1885.
 He graduated with high honors, winning the
 Hooker Fellowship, which entities him to two years post graduate study.
 This fact has deterred him from accepting the pastorate of the church permanently He has occupied the Congregational pulpit here church has been united in desiring his ordi- nation and installation. Dec. 30