News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
HYDE PARK.
Ordination and Installation of
Rev. Chas. $. Hager.

day was a beautiful July day and
barring extreme heat was an ideal
one for this interesting event. The
Cong'l Church in this place has been
organized forty years and we believe
this ordination of Mr.. Hager is the
second event of this kind in it's his
tory. Rev. Mr.. Taylor was ordained
eleven years ago.
The ecclesiastical council, made up
of pastors and delegates of the Corg'l
churches in this county and also Rev.
! G. I'll. Merrill, Secy. of the Vermont
Domestic Missionary Society, and
Rev. j. E. Frame of New York, held a
morning session, at which the candi-
date read a paper stating his relig-
ious belief. Rev. Mr.. Merrill was
moderator and Rev. A G. Mohr Sec
rotary of this body. By unanimous
vote, the candidate was accepted into
membership. Every Congregational
Church in the county was repre-
sented.
At 1890 dinner was served by the
ladies in the pleasant dining-room of
the church. Over one hundred par
took of this feast, which was well pre-
pared, nicely arranged end finely
served. The young ladies of the En-
deavor Society acted as walters and
performed their duty well.
At two O'Clock the public exercises
took place. The church was we'll
filled by an audience made up of
representative from all parts of the
county and our own people. Rev.
Mr.. Merrill presided and the follow
ing program was rendered.
Minutes of NJ orning Session read by the Scribe.
Anthem, Choir.
Invocation, Rev. T. Davies, Wolcott.
Scripture Reading, Rev. r. G. Clapp, North
Hyde Park.
Hymn, Choir and Congregation.
Sermon, John 1913, Rev. Prof. j. E. Frame,
New York.
Anthem, Choir.
Ordination and Installing Prayer, Kew k. l..
Sheaf Barton.
Right Hand of Fellowship, Rev. A. G. Mohr,
Cam bridge.
Charge to Pastor, Rev. DR.. Merrill, ST johns
Charge to People, Rev. E. G. French, Johnson.
Hymn, Choir and Congregation:
Prayer, Rev. j. p. Garfield, Enfield, Conn.
Benediction by Pastor.
The exercises throughout were very
impressive and interesting. The SER
mon was upon the fellowship of Christ
and was a mastery effort. Rev. Mr..
Frame is professor of New Testament
Theology in Union Seminary and al
though a young man, Is a master OF
his profession. DR.. Merrill's large ex-
perience in the position he occupies
made it eminently fitting that he
should charge the pastor, knowing
as he does this church and it's people.
He gave the young pastor advice
we'll fitted to the position he was to
occupy. Rev. A. G. Mohr, in giving
the right hand of fellowship, counted
it double priv l'ge in that Mr..
Hager and himself were in the ssmi-
nary together. His remarks were
very felicitous. The ordaining prayer,
given by Rev. Mr.. Sheaf at the re-
quest of Rev. Mr.. Howard, who was
to take that part but declined be-
cause of throat trouble, was an
earnest appeal to the Divine Ruler for
strength, comfort and guidance to
the young clergyman in the work he
was about to assume. The charge
to the people by Mr.. French was from
one well acquainted with this people
Made up of sound advice and practi-
cal suggestions, interspersed now and
then with a bit of wit, kept the close
attention of his hearers. His allu.
sion to Rev. Mr.. Taylor and his no
BILE work here was a handsome trib'
ute to a worthy man. The closing
prayer was by Rev. Mr.. Garfield, a
college friend of MIR. Hager. He has
just accepted call to church in
Enfield, Conn, and as he expects tc
soon 60 through the same ceremony
came over "to see how it was done.
At the close of the exercises, ar
hour was spent in social intercourse
and at FIVE O'Clock tea was served
which completed the proceedings o
an event which will be long remem
bered by those present and which
was certainly a ''red letter day" IL
the church's history.
The people of the church here ap
preciate the interest taken in then
| by the sister churches of the county
and are very grateful for the heart.
response from all sections to the in
vitations sent out to be present OF
this occasion.
Among those from out of tow
present, were Mr.. and Mrs. D. f
Hager of South Deerfeld, Mass; Rev
John P. Garfield, Jsffrey, N. H.; Jas
Holmes and wife, Mrs. u. j. Farrell
Mrs. C. A. Mcfarland and Mrs. E. 81
Sherwin of Johnson; Miss Luci'
Smile and Mrs. W. P. Smile of Cam
bridge; George Gilmore and wife ant
Rev. Fl. C. Howard of Jacksonville
81. A. Slayton, 81. P. Munson, F. G
Fleetwood, Mrs. P. K. Gleed, Deacon
Tenney and Mrs. S. III. Phelps of Nor
risville; O. G. Smith and wife of Stowe
Miss Dustin, Mrs. Charles Blake ant
B. B. Blake OF Eden; E. Mann of Vol
colt; f. M. Gale and wife of Chicago
Mrs. w. D. WEIGH Of Lebanon, N. H.
Rev. R. L. Sheaf of Barton and Prof
E. L. Ingalls, of Vergennes.
Rev. Mr.. Hager is in his Both year
he is a graduate of Amherst Colleg
and Union Theological Seminary Q
New York. He supplied the pulpi
here last summer and during tina