Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-09-07
DEDICATED.
Interesting Services at Unitarian
Church Sept. 4.

Church Sept. 4.
Dedication serv css of the Unitarian
church in Ellswor, = ere held last Sun.
day afternoon al O'clock.
During tbs Summer the church has been
undergoing tLorouah repairs, inside and
out, aud now presents most attractive
appearance.
A congfegation wnich iilied the church
was present. Upon the platform were the
pastor, Rev. S w sutton, Rev. c. T..
Dole, OF Jamaica Pam, Mass, Rev ii. fl.
Saandersou, Of Cambridge, Mass, and
Rev. j. Nj. Adams, pastor OF the Congre-
astionai church OF Il tsworth. Rev. J. p.
simoaton, Of the Melh3di.t church, aud
Key. z ,A.A. Killam, OF he BAPTIST church,
had engagements eise@ here, but sent re-
grets.
Tue decorations we're few, he,ns pur-
posely omitted In oroer that the interior
repairs might be the more clearly OBJ
served.
Rev. A. l.. Hudson was to have preached
the sermon, but he was compelled TO re-
torn to Massachusetts on Saturday.
Following was the programme:
Organ Voluntary.
Mrs Kent
Hymn IS
Invocation
Soprano Solo, violin obIgato. Gounod
Miss Mabel Monaghan
MIR Paine
Scripture Reading,
Mr saunderson
Eiegie for siolin.................... Ernst
MIR Paine
Historical sketch,
Miss NJ a Greedy
Address.
Soprano solo, violin obligato.............. Braga
Miss NJ Hopkins
Prayer,
Dedieatory Sentences
HyhnG2
Commemorative Sentences
Soprano solo, with violn..........B Bach Gouuod
Misa Monaghan and SIR Paine
address,
Mr. saanderson
Hymn 259
Sermon,
Selection for organ .......-............C orrelli
Mrs Kent
Hymn So
Benediciion
The exercises throughout were exceed
iugly interesting. or special interest was
the historical sketch by Miss Greedy, |
which was as follows:
About forty years ago desire was felt by /
several Of the people In town to hear more lib |
eral preaching than was offered In the eyangeli |
cal churches. desire which year later crys-
taltized into definite wish to have Unitarian
church established here.
Accordingly letter signed by Miss Fanny
Otis and Miss Kate Dyer, of blessed memory, |
and Mrs. Ann F. Greedy was sent to Prof.
Charles Carroll Everett. then pastor of the Ban
gor church, asking him to use his influence
with the American Unitarian association to
have minister sent to Ellsworth.
In response to this request Rev. William II.
Savary came to preach during the month of
July, 1865. 1t Is doubtful If any one with less
enthusiasm and zeal than MIR. Savary could
tave formed a society under the existing condi-
tious for there were but three Unitarian fam
lilies. few Universalists, some spiritualists. and
several members Of other churches who had a
vague desire for other spiritual food.
But before that July had come to an end Mr..
Savary had united the various elements with
the result that In October the First Unitarian
society was organized with Mr.. Savary as its
minister.
Services were held in the Baptist church and
in Writings hall, but the new society longed
for home of its own and in the years 1861
this church wac built by Ichabod and Otis w.
Kent from plans by Architect woodcock, of
Boston. |
The church was dedicated on Aug. %. 1857 !
Just thirty seven years ago In 1875 the church |
was raised and the vestry added.
Mr.. sayary's pastorate covered a period of |
seven years. and following him came the long |
list of ministers whom we delight to honor |
today, and around whose names cluster tender |
Revs. DR.. william II. Lyon, |
Charles P. Lombard. Loren B. Macdonald, |
Robert W. Savage, Frank Healy, Charles T |
Lorenzo d. Cochrane, Walter Reid |
Hunt and Arthur II. Coar.
Nor would we at this time forget the minis |
ters' wives-Nrs. Anna Hosmer Savary, Mrs |
Elizabeth Lombard, Mrs. Louise Garfield and |
Rev. Cora S. Cochrane, who each In her own |
way did noble service to the church and en-
deared herself to It's members.
Under this roof have been experienced all |
the vicissitudes that come to societies. We have
had our dark days, our days of encouragement,