The Portland daily press., 1889-03-04
PULPIT AND PLATFORM.
SECOND PARISH CHURCH,

sECOND PARISH CHURCH.
The services at the Second Parish church
were of an .uncommonly interesting nature
yesterday. Rev. G. III. Daniels, formerly
pastor of the church, officiated forenoon, az
ternoon and evening. In the morning, COM
munion service was held, and In the after
noon missionary recognition service was
held, at which Miss Mary S. Morrill,, men,
Der of the church, received her commission
as a missionary to China from the American
Board of Foreign Missions, through Rev. G.
ii. Daniels, secretary of that society. After
prayer and music by the choir, Mr. Daniels
said to the very large audience assembled In
the afternoon, that the service OF the day
had been looked forward to with great inter-
est. He would not bid Miss Morrill, good
bye, but Godspeed. The pastor Isaid that he
had selected certain appropriate passages of
scripture, which he would read, and began
with "Jesus said, Go ye. therefore, and
teach all the nations - After this the choir
sang the missionary CALL The Busy Bees
and the Mission Cadets wore blue badges
and occupied front pews, and there were al
so present several members of the Chinese
class, for whose kindred Miss Morrill, goes to
labor.
Miss Morrill,, accompanied by the superin-
tendent of the Sunday School and other Off
GERS of the church. and Rev. l.. Il. Hallock,
who represented all the churches of the city,
stepped forward to position in front of the
pulpit, and with the others formed semi
circle, Mr.. Daniels standing in the centre.
Mr.. Daniels said: / wish you most hearty
Christian, cordial Godspeed as you 60 on
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and as officers of the church gladly wish you
Godspeed The superintendent of the Sun
day school is here, and bids you Godspeed,
and am sure that Mr.. Hallock, as repre-
sentative Of all the churches, bids you God
speed. The boys and girls who represent
our mission circle. / hope, will remember
that we have missionary on foreign soil.
Somebody God will connect them with you.
We have sLme here for whom you will labor,
and am sur, that 4 they could speak they
persuaded Of yon.- fitness for the work you
have chosen. You a.-e going to China. That
great nation that has ST. long been shut up Is
now open. The welcon.,e that China will
give you will be the welcono or 'n a., pr'g ~
coast. We believe it is the, spirit
of Christ that moves you, aLd that
nation, God grant that you may live to see IL,
shall be given to Christ. God had ano. ner
purpose In your going. 1t Is the influence = 7
nouc' Ano innuence oi TINS nour VIII re-
main. Larger contributions will be given 1t
Will enable the work of God to be pushed
more vigorously than In the past. am glad
to know that you are to be added to the list
OF missionaries of the Second Parish church.
Rev. sCyrus Hamlin, ID. d., and Eliza
beth Porter Bliss. the latter in Constanti-
nople, have been sent as missionaries from
this church. We pledge you our constant
kindness. Before we close these few words
we want to give you this seal of gold, which
Is the choicest we can present. On one side
Of the beautiful seal that was presented Miss
Morrill, is cut of the Second Parish church,
and on the other the following inscription