Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-20
Do thou thy benedictions give
 On all who teach, on. all who lear


 The charge to the pastor which followed was by Rev. J. L. Willard, D. D., of West vile. He charged the new pastor that he had entered into contest not with Hercules, but with principalities and powers. Without Christ you can do nothing. I charge you to preach the word. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. There are questions that you and cannot decide in regard to the actions of our parishioners, and perhaps it is better that we cannot Never turn your back on a man because he is poor, but be the shepherd of the whole flock. The new pastor was urged to be faithful to his charge, that in the end he might reap the reward of duty well performed.
 The right hand of fellowship was by Rev. Dr. McLane of the College street church. He said in brief: My brethren, God is bringing the thoughts of the world together. Into that brotherhood of Christ's ministers which we represent greet you. Standing within the walls of this church, now the United church, greet you. I welcome you to this city, to this seat of classical learning, to this church. Into the fellowship of the Congre- gational churches I am particularly glad to welcome you In the name of the churches of Connecticut and of New Haven welcome you te the largest church numerically Into the fellowship, into the ministry, welcome you and extend to you the right hand of fel- lowship, and may the words that you shall utter prove blessing and benediction to us all
 Rev. Dr. Smyth delivered the charge to the people. He said: Your choice of a pastor proves that you are a sensible people, as did the union of your two churches. One of the worst uses that congregation can put pas tor to is to make him sort of social thermom- eter. As we go from house to house we go as the servants of the whole church. When we visit tine sick and the dying we are there in priestly authority to represent the priesthood of believers. Let me charge you to help make your pastors work efficient and by your help and direction lead him in the paths of usefulness. Seek in all prac tical ways to work with your pastor in ways where it will be the most felt. These churches, yours and my own standing in the center, are in the capacity of the churches of the whole city. I charge you before God, and in memory of all the sainted ones let every note of discord from this hour forever cease. Go forth in your great work united. It has cost you something to come to this day and this hour, It has cost 8 sacrifice of opinion and judgment. By all the worth of the associations that gather around this place let me charge you to give our brother your united support, and as the perfume arises from these flowers so shall rich fragrance ever abide in this church.
 The concluding prayer was by Rev. Dr. Twichell of the Dwight Place church.
 The interesting exercises closed with the QO4OlOSy 'fra1So CTOQ rom whom all DleSS- ings flow" and the benediction by the newly installed pastor, Rev. Dr. Munger.
 INDIAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. The Opening Session Held mt Center
 Church Yesterday-Addresses Made
 The Afternoons Meeting-An EK-
 ceedinglY Interesting Sessfon-To.
 Days Programme.
 The opening meeting of the Indian Rights association was held yesterday morning at the Center church, Rev. Dr. Goodsell presid- ing. Rev. Dr. Goodsell, after calling the au- dience to order, introduced Rev. Dr. Ander- son of Waterbury, who made the opening prayer, after which Rev. Dr. Goodsen made short address, during which he said that the people of the United States, by the greed of their forefathers and their own, had be- come possessed of two great problems. One of these was the slavery question. That was settled by the patriotic efforts of such men as Abraham Lincoln. The other problem was the treatment of Indians. This Dr. Goodsen said could not be settled until the white men awake to the knowledge of the outrage committed against the right of the Indians He said that the association .an was now 1af fking a great +Re progress and that it was no longer considered party of cranks, but that it had even compelled the President of the United States to listen to the cry of the aborigines, when that cry had been formulated and presented to him by some of the members of the association. He paid high tribute to Mrs. H. H. Jackson, the authoress, now deceased, whose works did so much for. the Indians, and concluded by saying: sThose who know the truth of Indian wrongs are thereafter ever devoted to the cause of Indian rights"
 Miss Alice c. Fletcher then spoke on ''Proofs of Indian Capacity for Citizenship" She said that the Indians character, so to speak, saw at right angles with our own, and the trouble was that the people had been accustomed to judge the Indians action from the same standpoint that they would judge their own. It is only within recent years that the white man had begun to un- derstand his mode of life. One of the trou- bles was that the white men that the Indi- ans had come in contact with principally were those who were themselves most unused to self-examination. She explained at length