The Portland daily press., 1890-02-14

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o .; Original hymn written by Rev. II. G. Leonard
porglan church. (This may be also found in the
hymn book, being No. s4.]
~. Z. sermon by the pastor, Rev. E. &. Bolles, his
psalm. II will worship toward thy holy temple,
Al, ana praise thy name for thy loving Kindness and
, 8. Concluding prayer by Rev. H. c. Leonard, of
| g. Anthem by the choir
10. Benedcdon by the pastor.
| In the evening services were also held a
sermon by Rev. G. H. Fay of Providence be-
ing the leading feature.
| The last religious meeting of this society in
| the old church was on the preceding Sunday,
| Feb. 18th. Appropriate services were held
and memorial sermon by the pastor was de-
livered, in which the work of his predecessors
in the passionate was most appropriately and
telicitously alluded to.
At the annual meeting of the society held
| on Dec. Is, 1867, the following resolution was
| passed. ia
Whereas the assessors of this society voluntarily
retire from office with the close OF the parish year,
therefore be it
are hereby rendered to them for the faithful and
untring manner in which they have discharged
their duties and the sacrifices they have made in
promoting the interests and general fare of the
| society In their said capacity, and also for the
| arduous duties they have performed as members
church.
The gentlemen TINS comphmented were:
| Charles Fobes, Willard w. Harris Joseph
| Hale Edward Hamblen and Israel Washburn,
| Jr. Fully deserving were they of the honois
| thus conferred. They had served faithfully
and well for four successive years. Beginning
| in 1864 it had been their great pleasure, in
| spite of the extraordinary burdens and respon-
sbilities cast upon them, to see this splendid
| business rise to its full completion under their
wise and constant oversight; to take part in
| its dedication and TO feel that in now laying
aside the burdens they had borne SO well, they
| did SO with the full assurance that they would
be taken up by those who would bear them
| with fidelity and with courage born of the zeal
and enthusiasm with which the hearts of all
were then filled. Mr.. Harris is the only sur
| viving member of this committee.
| This necessarily brief narration is what the
records tell us of the dedication of twenty five
| years ago. A few general statements may
| prove of interest now. The cost of this lot
aud building, aside from the amount paid for
| the organ. and fence, and of the carpeting
| and upholstering, which were paid for by the
ladies, was found to be $6l,69S. The cost of
the organ and furnishings brought the total
| expenditure up to $4,000 at least. Quite
Soutiuct tnAo W TIC iuuucbt SluCtuEt Uullt III
| 1871, with an outlay Of about $4,000, but
contrast happily indicative of that vigorous
| growth in spirit and in influence which rem
| dered possible such splendid achievement.
There has been appropriated during these
| past twenty-five years the sum of $40, 567 SO,
an average of $6,622 per year for the current
| expenses of the society. The entire expenses
| of its first year of existence were $3.50;
| $500 is the amount required for the present
| year, and this large sum will doubtless be far
more easily provided for than was the small
amount needed in 1921.
| In addition to this more than $l40 900 used
! for current expenses there have been raised for
| various other purposes at least $4,000 more,
that it is safe to assert that certainly $780,
| 900, probably more rather than less, have been
contributed and dispensed during these
twenty five years of parish life.
| Eight thousand five hundred dollars were
realized from the sale of the old church. 1t
| was bought by few members of the society
who preferred not to follow the majority to the
new location. They organized what was
known as the Pearl Street Universalist society,
and for some months services were held under
the leadership of Rev. l. M. Atwood. The
early retirement of Mr.. Atwood and the de-
struction of the church building in the con-
Aagration of the next year led to an early dis
foprdsd With he Secord scc;at, No., ,ha
| Church of ,he Messiah Tho, was alrssdv in
existence. This MS, 900 was the entire spna On
| hand when the foundations of This structure
| were laid. It was surnlamented bovoyor hv
unbounded faith IN pastor and people and an
| all pervading spirit of enthusiasm, which led
| to generous outpouring of means when
| the time came that they were needed.
So freely given were thew that in 1879 II
| was found that S1O. 0O0 wonld he snf;c;ent N
nav the entire dsht than ex;s,na ITndsr ,he
| eneroe,;c lead Of our nas,or at he time Rev
w. F Gihbs This sum IVES nromn,lv rassd as
a lsroa nnmher of tbose ,rassnf - dar oa,,
dorb,loss ,,olI ror,or,har Tba s,,hsor;r,;or
list il con;ed into the records 40 orc The resoln
t;ors 90 ,nsnrs ,assad h., ,ha soo;a,,, =. ~
49,, ,sa.,;s p1's'1 " 'Ae 'ooe' ~ 'ss
T. Ioes ,sa .e a. ooo
Co.. go. ; was 49, .sa
smounr fnrnssnea nY rne ia,es for sne
petinp Of the floors The beautiful appearance
| Of onr ehnrch TO- dav Is the result of the pood
work thus done.
The large sums contributed from time to
| time nv the ladies of the Compress SQUARE Union
and me Annex. have ali heep exnended
| in opr narsh work Too much nra;se cannot
he piven them for their constant Aid. and thew
NAV rest assured that thew have the full graft
| mde of ali for tho nohle work thew have done
! Ov.r ne 1o0 has heen raised bv he Conoress
| Sopare ITnion in ito ffteen wears of nsefnl
work and over al 600 bv the yonny ladies Of
tbe Annex I'M he sx wears Il has been in
axistence
The Sunday scboo, has tent mace with the
nar;sb in ali ire wo,L Comnar;sons NJ ;ts
Growth and nresent EXCELLENT condition with
wba, Il was n ;,s earlier wears would nrove
INTERESTING STATEMENTS ~ Won all. TIME how
ever, will nor hermit.
Our worthy sexton. Mr.. Mark Wipgin has
been in active and constant service win ms
for twenty four successive wears beginning
the wear after the church was completed. No
words of commendation are needed. Every
thing here and every mart Of the building give
abundant evidence Of his watchful care and
untirine devotion TO his important duties.
A coincidence seemingly worthy of par-