Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-02-20

Rev. Charles A. DinsmOro Regular.
~ Installed Pastor OF she whitney
VILE CONGREGATIONAL Church.A NO.
table Day In Whitneyville.
In response to the invitation sent out by
the church and society committee of the
whlteyville Congregational church, pastors
and delegates from the neighboring Congre-
pational churches assembled yesterday at
ternoon to examine and assist In the installa-
ton services of Rev. Charles A. Dinsmore, a.
pastor of that church. The Ecclesiastical
council was called to order by the Rev. ]. L.
willard, D. D., of Westvills and Rev. Will
lam T. REYNOLDS of North Haven, was ap-
pointed moderator and Rev. W. II. Hunt of
Orange, scribe. The churchas represented
by pastor or delegates are a. follows:
Congregational church, Mount Carmel, Rev. @.
First ScpS.ssstlSPssI Church, Milford. Rev. F. L.
First Congregational church, New Haven, Ell
United Congregational church, New Haven, Rev.
T. T. Munger, Deacon A. H. Smith.
r.
ven, Rev; " IS. w SsEsns, !; !. SsnxaiIns;
ven, Rev. Mr.. Mulch.
Davenport Congregational Church, New Haven
Humphrey Street Congregational church, New
Haven, Rev. F. r. Luckey, Z. B. Sheldon.
Taylor Congregational church. New Haven. Rev.
c Congregational church, westyllle, Rev. J. L.
was DR Iee ssarcb orapns REV. H.
Congregational church, Woodbridge, Rev. s. P
| Congregational church, North Haven. Rev. W. T
Reynolds. Co.,. co,r,....,o,., c,urc, Nav Ha
ven. Rev. N. 8. Philips. psacon s. A: Baldwin.
| Second Congregational church, Fair Haven, Rev
| D. N. James, Charles A. Bray.
The council after examining the written
expression of Mr.. Dinsmore's views proceed
cd to examine the candidate and kept him
standing for an hour or more under fire Of
searching questions intended to detect any
evidences Of unsoundness. This cross-exam
nation was more severe than usual, and
questions of this character, SIS man from his
spiritual nature immortal7" what view held
concerning baptism, questions concerning
| the future life, all came upon the young but
dured the ordeal bravely and all his answers
were given with an open frankness that
| elected admiration from the hearers
After the examination was over Mr..
Dinsmore gave brief statement oil
his religious experience and reasons
for entering the ministry. He Joined tht
church at sixteen and believed 1t his calling
to enter the ministry and for that year enter
cd Dartmouth college in the year 1881, wher.
purpose for the ministry because of religion.
doubts, he went to Memphis as civil engineer
and there became interested in Unitarian
ideas. He went for two years. Study to the
| Kentucky theological seminary and preached
in the meantime. Then he came to Yale
| feeling that there was something that reached
deeper than Unitarian beliefs, and graduated
/ T. - =
now believed himself to be fairly In the
ranks Of the orthodox church.
| After this statement the council, upor
motion, went into secret session and unan.
lmously voted to accept Mr.. Dinsmort
and approved of his theological soundness
Rev. Mr.. Dinemore was informed of their ac
ton and received congratulations from al
sides, and 1t may also be said that the church
10 to be congratulated in its new pastor.
A supper was served to the guests in the
Sunday school rooms, which had been pre-.
pared BY the ladies of the church, and they
sustained their we'll known reputation fol-
| providing sumptuous table.
In the evening the regular installation
service was held, Of which the programme Ii
below:
Scripture ,reading-Rev William T. Reynolds
sermon~Rey: Josiah Strong, D; p. New York.
D., New Haven.
Right hand OF fsllowship-Rev. O. D. Greeley
/ Mount Carmel.
Charge to the pastor-Rev. w. w. McLsns, New
Haven.
Charge to the people-Rev. J. L. Willard, D. D.
| Westville.
Golo-"Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee"
Prayer-Rev. s. v. Marvin. Woodbridge.
Pymn ,091.
Benediction-By the pastor.
The sermon by DR.. Strong was one of hi
vigorous discourses, full of plain truths ant
injunotions. Among other things he spok'
of the need In the churches of closer atten
ton to church work and q greater apprecia
ton of the means of grace, as q means of at
tanning higher spiritual life and influence
The services as whole were replete with In
terest and were enjoyed by large congrega
ton which included many who came from
/ distant parts of the town.