The Portland daily press., 1900-12-04
Church Begins Century Under PaV-
cradle Conditions.
Addresses By Clergy
men Present.
Reception To Pastor Follows
The Exercises.

The servic,s of rededication or the West
brook Baptist church and the installation
of its recently called pastor. Rev. George
b. IIslsy, ID. D., were held yesterday Of.
ternoon and evening at the church editice
on Main street. The exercises commenced
at $50 oio,k with praise servic, lsd
by Rev. A. N. Dairy OF Nashua, N. H..
the first pa tor OF the church. The regu-
lar programme was carrisd o1t at three
o clock with an organ voluntary. The
divine blessing was invoked by Rev. j.
e. CochIane OF Springvaie. After the
81 ,ging OF q hymn the scripture lesfon
was read and prayer offered by Kew. CT.
Parsons, pastor OF the Me thodist church.
lie hymn "Glory to Goa on High" was
sung after which Judge j. I'll. Tolman
for the committee on repairs rendered an
interesting report The report which was
a verbal one showed that the church was
indebted TO the local churches and citi-
zens OF Westbrook and tho Baptlsts Of
Portland for the donation OF money, eto.,
for the needed repairs. The report showed
that the repairs had cost between $500
and $500. The original cost OF the church
as dedicated in 1883 was shown by Judge
Tolman Co have been $40, 4s9 90. OF this
cost the church and land cost 49, TIA "a.
Tbs first speaker of the afternoon was
Rev. j. Il. Coohrane OF Springvale, pas
tor of the Baptist church, where kev.
DIR. Iilsley the new Westbro3k pastor,
was installed in his first passionate. Rev.
MIR. Coshrans was very happy in his
opening remarks. He congratulated the
city on its able clergy, as all OF them
mentioned ON the programme with the
exception of one, have been Ea colleague
with them In other cities. The one ex-
oeption was the Rev. MIR. Mann. Rev.
Mr.. Cochrane said that while he had
never been colleague OF mir. Mann, he
| had been o classmate In Colby college OF
lady who later on became q (Mannl,
the wife OF Rev MIR. Mann Of Westbrook.
Rev. Mr.. Coohrane in his remarks spoke
OF "The Importance of ths Lords
House," spoke OF the early days and Of
the various binds OF buildings. etc., used
as places Of worship. Or the primitive
type, (the open air) and OF the modern
type OF beauty and completeness. He
concluded his remarks BY abiding to the
i'm portanoe OF the house OF God In the
| community.
Rev. j. K. Wilson, ID. D., Of Portland
followed In brief remarks on 1.-The I'm
portanoe Of Public Worship" DR.. Wilson
spoke of the sacrifice made by those CON-
tributing to the repairs OF the rededicated
church, speaking on the topic assigned
him. He said "that 1t Is difficult to wor-
ship a God unless we believe In Him. In
connection with theworshlp OF do1 the
speaker suggested the need OF spirit OF
reverence and evangelism
Rev. Bowley Green OF Portland spoke
Of ''The Work of the Sunday School,"
Rev. Mr.. Green in the course Of his re-
marks said that biblical knowledge needs
to be impaired In the Sunday schools
more than 10 common.
Following the remarks Of Kew. Mr..
Green, the deaicstory prayer was offered
by Rev. A. N. Dairy of Nashua, N. H.,
the first pastor of the church. The sing
ing OF hymn of praise by the congrega-
ton was followed by brief reception
rendered to the pastor, Rev. DIR. IlIslsy.
After the reception, Rev. A. 4. Dunn,
ID. D., OF Westbrook, secretary OF the
Maine Baptist convention. DIR. Dunn
alluded to work which he and his parish
did in Westbrook when he was located as
pastor of the Free church at Portland.
At response for the preaching Of the
word several became converted and united
with the church. Latsr on the interest
was such that the denomination was en-
Outraged In westbrook, and in 1883
church was dedicated to the faith, and
the Portland members remained with the
home church. DIR. Dunn congratulated
the church and the community on secur-
ing such q valuable and cody man, who
would In the hands OF God and with the
support of the people be able to do much
good for the church and the com munity.
Mrs. @. W. Jordan of Yarmouthvilie,
followed, with an acceptable as well as
appropriate solo.
The greetings Of the local pastors and
churches were next extended in brief but
expressive remarks, by Revs. 5. N.
Adams, K. b. Barber, A. Ii. Kearney
and @. f. Parsons, Inc afternoon exer-
cisas concluded with the singing OF the
Doxology and the benediction pronounced
by tbs pastor.
At the evening service Rev. Bowley
Green OF Portland spoke on the pastor
and his people. de said that the pastor
was the man to lead and In nine GASES
cut OF ten when the churches failed to
meet with success the cause was the fall.
ure of the people to follow their pastors
leadership. lie said that the pastor came
to bs the peoples friend and that by re-
garding him as the servant Of God his re-
lations with his people can be made help
full.
The address on the church and It's pas