The Press., 1895-05-02
ROCKVILLE.

Rev. A. r. Wedge, recently of Paris, Me, was installed as pastor of the First Baptist church in Rockville last Friday evening. Rev. Dr. James, of Hartford, delivered the sermon; Rev. C. A. Pid dock, of Hartford, editor of the Christian Secretary gave the charge to the church Rev. James Dingwell extended the wei come OH behalf of the city; Rev. c. w. Potter of Bantam, formerly of Willing ton, grandfather of the new pastor, made the installation prayer, and Rev. c. Evans of New Haven gave the right hand of fel- lOwship.
 Rev. James Dingwell of the Congre- gational church has given notice that he will resign that position Sept. 30. In an interview with The COurant correspond ent Mir. Dingwell gave reasons as follows MT. DingWell came here for a specific pur- pose. In his many talks with George Maxwell, now deceased, it was understood that the church should be an "institu- tional" one, that the work of the church should be made broader and that the church shouldge into sympathy and touch with the poorer class of people. A parish house was one of the future possibilities The work succeeded in a certain line ad- mirably until the death of Mir. Maxwell Since then there has been no progress in the work planned by himself and Mr. Maxwell. He was positive in the state ment that the fraternal organizations which abound here are doing the work of the church. The church is driving away the poor from her doors instead of at tracting them by broadness of her work The church sadly misses the late J. N. Stickney, and by removal of J Judge LOomis and William J. Thompson. The church must take up the work Of fraternal organ izations and the Young Mems Christian Association and study sociological c0ndi- tiOnS. The reading room in which the late MT. Maxwell was so deeply interested has been in existence over two years and has been a success. The pastors dis course Sunday was in keeping with the above, he taking for his topic, "The h. stitutiOnal Church in Manufacturing Gen. terS." There was a large audience pres ent in anticipation of an interesting ad- dress. His views of church work were broad but in sympathy with the present condition of things MT. Dingwell has not yet decided what line of work he will follow in the future, but as his resignation does not take effect for five months he will be in no hurry to make up his mind.
 -Burpee post has secured as memorial day orator Hon. Dwight Loomis. The Talcottville drum corps will furnish mu- sic
 The 1O3d annual meeting of the Tol- land Medical Association was held at Rockville on Tuesday and these officers elected: President, Frederick Gilnack of Rockville; vice president, E. T. Davis of Ellington; clerk and treasurer, w. N. Simmons of Holland; fellows, E. K. Leon- ard of Rockville, c. F. Sumner of Bolton, F. L. Smith of Stafford Springs; censors, c. F. Sumner, E. P. Flint of Rockville, w. N. Simmons; county reporter, c. B. Newton of Stafford Springs; delegates to American Medical Association, Baltimore, c. F. Sumner, T. H. Rafftery; to other county associations: Hartford county, T.. F. Rockwell; New Haven, T. H. Raff- tery; New London, c. B. Newton; Fair field, Dr. F. W. Walsh; Litchfeld, A. L.. Hurd Middlesex, c. F. Sumner; Wind ham, W. l.. Higgins.