Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1888-11-02
INSTAIIATTON
THE SERVICES FORMALLY ESrAnII.ir,,.,..
D. l.. rHALEN IN CHARGE on rur ...,
RtAN SOCIETY.

THE SERVICES FORMALLY ESTNHtI-ut,.. ....
,. l.. rHALEN IN CHARGE o. ms ,.l,,
RtAN SOCIETY.
The services at the Unitarian oL,,.t
Wednesday evening, formally iu,tt,lIi,...
Rev. Frank J.. Phalen rs pastor of ,,-
ciety, drew together "a large and ,t,....
| congregation. After an organ y,r,n..,
by Miss Clark, Councils anthem. .I.,CI1
We portals was sung by double upar,.,
consisting Of the regular choir of the ail',.t
reinforced by four additional voiros Az
prayer Of invocation was offered by p.,
I. ID. Howard, and the scripture I,...o. ...
read from the 2d and }d chapters of p,.
inthians by Rev. 7. w. lllman pastor ar
the Universalist church. Stills h,iui..,
hymn, Send down thy truth. % l.Ia
was then sung. The sermon by Rev. , 4
Barrows Of Boston, editor Of the Cbri.tt,..
Register, was from ! Cor. ms .E'
we are laborers together with God u,
subject Of the discourse was "Tbo r,....
dence Of man, and its central r,.,..,.
was the double relation which exist. h..
tween God and man-how God WORK. b..
man and how man works in and tbr..H
God. God gives the water and the d,..l,
Man brings the water TO the desert a,,j
makes it blossom as the rose I'm UoHa,J
man has redeemed a million acres of f,,i..
land from the sea. 10 was Gud Vb..i,.
pared the way and made it possible for
this to be done. The power Of GpI ami
the power OF man work together What.
significance it gives 10 life when vi. ..,,
slider these things when we realize that l,
doing our work at its best We work together
with God We are fellow worker. .,i,.
God when we make two blade, of .,r,..
grow where only one grew before lY,
much more do we work together with t,,.
when we give our lives ~ bring lu fb..
kingdom Of righteousness and peace on th,.
earth.
The sermon was followed by am anthem
For the Lord is mindful of his own. and
the installing prayer was then offered ..
Rev. j. G. Parsons Of Greenfield
The charge to the minister was given b..
kev Wright Of Montpelier, ia hi, own
peculiarly earnest and effective way Ola.
emphasis Of the address was placed upon
the inner life and personal character of ta.
minister a. it affects the word spoken FROM
the pulpit and his ministrations among BOO,
people. The word of the minister. sail
Mr.. Wright, whether IN or ont Of the u|.
pit, depends very much on what the mimi,
ter is Words are like the edge Of the az.
but the character the daily life, the -t-r.
ing integrity of the man IRE the other end
Of the AK which drives the word. hYm.
Put yourself in sympathy with those whom
you address, said the speaker. bee a, A,
friend ministeriug 10 them aud mot asa
stranger preaching at them Preach .h.
things you believe and not the things sou
doubt. Remember that there j, a Gar
greater lack Of good prarticins than of
good preaching Have patience with your
self and your people; work ON long line
The right hand of fellow.h Doc the
churches Of the Connecticut valley wa.
cordially given by Rev J. ". Carueyot
Holyoke. Rev Russell ~ Bellows, whose
relation to the society is an intimate one
through his service of several month, a.
acting pastor. gave the charge to the pe3.
Pile Mr.. Bellows congratulated the society
on the happy auspices under which the new
pastorate begins, and alluded fchcUu,.
u the presence there of the venerable
Rev. Increase sumner Lincoln, represent.
ing Mr. Phalrus former charge at Milton
and of Rev. VIM. l.. jenkins. for ,Y Iau.
the society's devoted minister. and under
whose pastorate the church edihrp Va.
built There could be no doubt that Rev
> NJ. Crothers, who was called from the
church to St Paul two years ago. aud tl
whom the hearts of this people still 20 ogt
in love and endearing memory. would be-
present this evening in spirit Il wa.
dOubly pleasant, therefore. to receive from
him Just as the exercises were about to BEGIN
a message which said. "Our greetings and
congratulations to church and minister TIM,
evening Mr.. Bellows urged a. the cen.
trial thought of his address mutual work
mutual friendship and confidence. and cor.
dial cooperation between pastor aud people
Mrs. F. r Pratt sang with rare EXPIRE,
sion the solo from the Messiah. He shall
feed his flock, and the closing prayer wa,
then offered by the Rev. Mr. jenkins OF
Bernardston.
A hymn written for the occasion by Rev
John Tunis, an intimate friend of the new
minister, was sung, and the exercise, rl,el
with the benediction bv Mr.. Phalen TH.
tone of the services throughout wa. posi-
tive, hopeful, onward and upward lookn.
Besides the ministers mentioned. Nr
Fem, the strong and promising young min.
lister IN charge of the new church at Pitt
field, Mass, was present aud assisted hy
announcing and reading the hymns
The preliminary council was held at ,
o'clock, when Rev. |. ;, Lincoln, of vii
ton tagged 30 years., was made moderator
and Rev. r. \. Bellows scribe. Prayer
was offered by Rev. J. c. Parsons The
correspondence relative to Mr.. Phaen's call
to Brattleboro and his resignation at Wilton
was read and approved, and it was voted
10 proceed with the installation.
The Rev. |. 5. Lincoln, to whom aliusiuu
is here made, is the oldest living minister
in the Unitarian denomination. and wear,
his ninety years as though they were uut
seventy. The fact is Of local interest that
more than forty years ago, from 1874 %
ISIS, he was the minister of the Cougr-sa
tional church in Jamaica.
Mr.. Phalen's charge at Wilton compr,,-l
two churches that at East Wilton aud Che
"old church at Wilton. Both these churches
were represented By delegates.