Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-11
THE ORDINATION
|N IN Associate Pastor iol
Unitarian Church, Portland.
4 LaYss Crowd fuRns cut 10 81.
Stephens PsIl Races.
Especial to the KEssEBEc JouxsAL. !

l IopStAei W t8t hESHkBEt JOC
/ PoxrLAsp, Sept. 10. - Mr.. John C.
Pei kins. formerly of Lewiston. who has
ssadisd 10 Germany and sho graduated In
the last clsss Of the Harvard Divinity
School, was ordained today in the Firs.
Parish church Of Portland, - associate
pastor with Rev. Dr.. Thomas Hill.
| An eccl.sisstie.l council wac coa-
vensd in the Parish House at O'Clock
The following clergy and delegates
we're PRESENT, R-v. A. r Peabody. ID d
Of Cam ondge, Mass. Rev. GrindalI Rsy-
nolis Of Conc'rd, Msss Rev. James DE
No m.udie, of Ro1bury, Mass Rev. T.
q Ames, Boston, Mass. Rev. Roderies
Steboins. Milton, Mass; Rev. Edward
Hale. Craugs. N j; Rev. r A. G,ifbn.
August Rev. T. Porter. Prs.qus Isls
Rev. J. NJ. W. Pratt. Ysrmon h; Rev. =.
FiAgg, Dsxfrld, Rev. 8 &. Beach, Bsug,r,
Rev X p Johonnet. Lewiston; Raw J.
L. Seward, Wsterviiie; Hon. Marx 2.
Emery, Portland. and Hon. Geo, A Emery.
and Rev. J. 7. q Nichols, ID. d bob %
SAco. A.o 10y courtesy, Rev Z &. Cam
mings, (Congr Z ,.ionaD; X j. g. Mef
'f's o"a Abc' htb'y
aIsrcnsr6, ID ID, [Uayersali,t). sil Of
Portland.
Rev. DIR. Peal ,dy va. chosen moderator
A4d cfrred prayer. Rev. j. l. Seward
was chosen scrib-. The call Of the chu ch
was read ard the reply Of Mr.. Perkins.
fhe ist1 gentlrm 40 tnsn gave . staten 1t
Of his religious .xperS nee, and the gtounds
of HE Christian faita and the causes which
Id h ka Ill Nf n tpkt hatr
-aisf-ctory, il vss unAnimousiV voted 10
procssd to the Old cation. which was cIn
Quoted in the foDowing order l. Anthem,
2, report o} ceuncil, by Rev J. l. Seward,
scribe; 3, InvocsiiI IN BY Rev. j l.. SewArd,
R.srnt Of S,,-ip,ure b. Rsv. J. l.
Msr,h, 5, Payer, Rev James LIE NormsI-
die, 8, Organ voluntAr,, 7. Charge t. Pas
tor, Rev G. G. Ames, 3, Hymn, for the
occasion by the senior pastor, Rev. Thomas
Hill, ID d.
q holy = Father, shed thy love
AbundaDtly ieto the Heart
OF him whom now, with solemn rites.
We to Thy service set apart
Flood his whole being with the light
Which cometh only from above,
light to guide, hight to warm,
10 NIL the soul wi b aiil Ient love,
With love to Christ. who /, the way,
The truth. the life; who conquered death,
And leads US to immortal day.
Thus may cur brother win mems hearts.
BY wi.dom still inspired or Thee,
By words OF faith and love, but more
BY what Thy grace shall help him be.
0 Right hand CT fellowship by Rev
Eisard Hale. 10. Anthem. ii. Benedic
tlon.
A COLLATION. was served in the PA,ish
Housr At SIX.
At I 80 tn. service of installation was
conc uc.rd as follo~s:
Anthem 2 Invocation BY Rev. 3
D. Flag 3 Reading of Scripture by
Rev 5 o. Beach. 4 Prayer by Rade,ick
Stebb ms 5 Organ voluntary. 6 ser
mon by Rev A. z. Peabody, l.. d,
7 Hymn, written for the occasion by Rev. |!
Sam Longnil,w, brother Of the poet
Behold, l have set before III "a an open
door, and no man can shut IT, R,v. III, |
o church of Freedom and Of Faith,
Give ear to what the spuis saith:
"Behold, | = an open door !
Before you, 10 be shut no more"
Thrn let no impious hand e'.r dRre
10 shut out ,d's free light and air, |
10 never bgots narrow wall
Shut In the Grace which novs Tor all.
May he, q God who com, to-day
To teach thy Lite, thy truth, thy Way,
in thy nigh service bear his palt
With op.a mind and open heart.
May all who meet to worship hero
Hold reyer nee precious, freedom dear;
A d 70 TIL spirit more aud more
Be- every heart an open dor.
s Address to The parish, Rev. Grin'all |