The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-18
PASTOR QUARTER OF, CENTURY
south Berwick Celebrates 25th Annf-
versary of settlement OF Its Pastor.
SPECIAL TO the rREss.I

tsfEtiAL Ahb NRh11sl
south Berwick, January lion Janu-
airy 18th, 1874. Rev. George Lewis was in
stalled pastor of the Congregational
church In this village and on Monday
evening. January 10th. 1870, his parish
rendered DR.. lewis and his wife re-
ception In honor of his having completed
twenty-five years of successful passionate
with them. About six O'Clock Monday
evening the many members Of DIR. Lewis
congregation accompanied by guests
thronged into the ohurth vestry and were
received in the parlor hy Rev. DIR. Lewis
and wife. During the day bountiful
spread had been prepared In the vestry
ana over one hundred and fifty people sat
down TO the loaded tables and made
merry. After Rev. MIR. Street OF the
Phillips church, Exeter. n. H., had asked
blessing on the good things.
Among those at the tables were the
clergy of the various churches in town
and Salmon Falls, with their views, Rsv.
George Street Of Exeter, n. H., and Rev.
DR. Hall of Dover n. II.
In the evening many of the people of
the village dropped In to congratulate
and rejoice with both DIR. and Mrs. Lewis
and their congregation. Soon after the
supper DIR. Il. ID. Jacques, president Of
the evening, called the assembly together
and in well chosen words reviewed the
past twenty-five years of the history of
the church of the loving and cordial re-
lations between pastor and people during
that time and called upon the following
present to make few remarks: Rev.
Mr.. Street OF the Phillips church, Exeter,
n. H.: Rev. DIR. Hall of Dover, n. H.,
Rev. u. b. Mower of the Baptist church
of this town; Rev. NJ. Parsons OF the
Free Baptist church; Rev. l. Luce of the
Methodist church; Rev. MIR. Sandi rock
of the Congregational church of Salmon
Falls y. Ii. and Rev. A. A. Murch of
the Episcopal church of the same place,
who all made very happy remarks, and
testified to their affection aud esteem and
that of their churches, and of the who!e
state of Maine and New Hampshire to
Rev. Dr. Lewis. These addresses were
interspersed with musical selections. A
piano Quel Dy mlsscs LcHh OuIo uu
Jennie de X. Kicker: selections by 4
quartette composed of Miss Sara Morton,
Miss Annie Lowell, Charles Ii. Went.
worth and John b. Whitehead and a very
pleasing vocal solo by Rev. 6. B. Mower.
Letters We're read from Mrs. Helen G..
knight, Mrs. Charlotte Jewett and Miss
susie Jewett Of Port smouth, n. H. MIR.
VIM. p Hubbard of Bangor, former
mem ers of the church; Rev. Sylvanus
Hayward of Globe Village, Mass., a
former pastor Of this church; Rev. b. p.
Snow of Yarmouth. Kew. Howard
Clifford former pastor of the Methodist
church of South Berwick; Theodore j.
Eastman of Howard college, and poem
from Rev. j. >. Richards OF West Brook
field, Mass. Rev. Smith Baker sent word
by Mr.. Street that he ''hoped DR.. Lewis
would live forever and die happy" AT
the conclusion of the remarks by the
others, Dr. Lewis very feelingly responded
to and thanked all for their hearty good
feeling toward him and his wife. A very
substantial addition to the congratula-
tons and good wishes showered upon Dr.
Lewis was quite liberal snm of money
presented to him by his parishioners