The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-11-16
REV. WILLIAM M. KlMMELL
Installed Last Evening as Pastor of the
Church of the NIessiah-The Exercises
Sketch of the New Pastor.

Last evening the new pastor of the
Church of the Messiah (Universalist),
Rev. William M. Kimmell, was installed
with the usual ceremonies. A good-sized
audience composed of members and
friends of the church were in attendance
and the exercises were participated in by
several prominent clergymen. Rev. FL.
Payson, formerly of Westbrook, made
the preliminary invocation, and the read
ing of Scriptures; Rev. G. I. KERN
preached the sermon; Rev. Henry Blan-
chard, D. D., gave the prayer of installa-
ton and also the charge to the pastor;
the address of fellowship and welcome
was by Rev. John Carroll Perkins, of the
First Parish (Unitarian); and the address
to the pastor was given by Rev. W. W.
Hooper, the state missionary.
The ladies of the church had made
preparation for the event, and the pulpit
and platform were prettily decorated
with numerous chrysanthemums, inter-
spersed with palms.
IeOfs os Il NULL, ullO ICbllliS PdSCO1,
who has been with the church three
years, said before beginning his sermon
that he congratulated the new pastor
upon coming to church where his lines
would be cast in pleasant places. Pro-
ceeding with the sermon, the preacher
announced as his text: Everyone that
loveth is born of God, and knoweth
God," from the seventh verse of the
fourth chapter of the first epistle of
John. Mr.. KERN spoke of the tenden-
cies of the times towards Agnosticism,
criticising those who take the ground
that we can know nothing of God. eve
know not anything was Tennyson's
one false line, if he wrote no other. The
human mind. or at least the human soul,
may know God, and with that knowl-
edge comes better understanding of his
brother man. knowledge of God, as the
text declares, is born of love. Turning
to the more practical aspects of the sub
ject, the speaker criticised the present
attitude of the churches towards the I'M
churched. They are not adapting them
selves to the times. They are not ex-
pressing Christian love towards the null
titudes who are dying for need of it. It
is the mission of the Christian church to
will be the keynote of all lives.
After the prayer Of installation, which
was to have been by President Whitman
of Westbrook Seminary, but was made
by Rev. Dr. Blanchard, tie charge to the
pastor was also delivered by DR.. Blanch-
ard. After referring to the high reputa-
ton which the new pastor had gained in
other fields, he charged him to magnify
his Office as a servant of Jesus Christ;
to pursue his studies diligently SO that
the new knowledge should make to him
every day new Bible, through which he
might gain greater power in his work;
to remember that he was to preach on
those deeper themes which enlarge
mems souls; to magnify his office as
pastor: to remember that he was pas
tor of the Universalist church, which,
with the Unitarian, forms the two wings
of the liberal Christian church; to teach
men to lay hold of eternal life today, not
to wait for some future consummation;
to remember that he was to be also
citizen of this community, alive to it's
interests and veal
Rev. John Carroll Perkins, of Nthe
First Parish church made the address of
fellowship and welcome. He said it was
a great pleasure to him to extend the
right hand of fellowship in the religious
life of this community. 1t was a pleas
ant duty thus to lay aside the conven-
tionalities and the lines of creed, to well
come brother worker to the common
ground on which they all stood together.
Rev. W. w. Hooper, the state mission
airy of the church, made the address to
the parish. There was never better
time to do a glorious work than in the
Christian church today. Its activities
are increasing. Mr.. Hooper's address
was practical and bright.
Rev. Mr.. Kimmell, the new pastor, is
young man, of pleasing appearance, and
excellent reputation. His last charge
was at Rockland, in this state, where he
has enjoyed a successful passionate of
nine years. He was born at Eaton, Ohio.
in 1852, and graduated at st. Lawrence
University in 1875. He has had pastor.
ates at Webster, N. Y, and Barre, VT,
before coming to Rockland. He has a
wife, but no children.