Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-15
CITIZENS and CLERGY Greet
REV. WALTER F. CREENMAN AS
ALL SOUL UNITARIAN

Practitioners. friends Of the church
and members Of the Augusta clergy
hlled the auditorium of the All Souls
Unitarian church on Tuesday evening
to participate in the installation as
minister Of the church Of the Rev.
Walter Folger Greenman.
Rev. Samuel McChord Crothers. D.
D.. Lit D., of the First Parish church
of Cambridge. Mass. and a nationally
known speaker and writer. delivered
the address of the evening while the
address of installation was made by
Herbert E. Locke, chairman of the
church standing committee.
The Scripture reading was by Rev.
Andrew T. McWhorter. pastor of the
Mother church. the South Parish Con-
greeRtional Rev. William F. Skerrye
of the First church Of Belfast offered
the prayer. The greetings from the
Unitarian churches of Maine were
conveyed to the assembled audience
by the Rev. Arthur Buckner of the
First Unitarian society of Waterville,
and the greetings to the new member
OF the Augusta clergy were given on
behalf of the churches of the city by
p Inc rsSN. a. FRANCIS Wnlcn OF the W IN
throp Street Universalist
In his address of installation Mr..
Locke characterized the event as a
solemn and reverend. yet happy occa-
sion.' He recalled that this is the
centennial year of All Souls and gave
reverence TO the memory of the prede-
eessors in the church life who toiled
hard and builded well. Mr.. Locke
spoke of the purposes of the union of
members, OF the parish as follows:
"F'rsit-to worship and revere God
who placed US In world Of spirit
ual and material opportunity. and
implanted in each of US the divine
spark Of appreciation of things spir-
itual and beautiful
And a second purpose to render,
in Christian spirit, true service to
our families. our neighbors, and our
State; to apply the teachings Of
Jesus to our daily life and its prob
lens; to practice, if you will, on
every day what we preach on Sun
day.
For all other denominations hon
estly differing from us in their con-
ceptions of spiritual Truth, we have
the highest respect. No just man can
hold otherwise. While mankind sur
wives, individual persons must he
different, one from another. Indi-
viduality exists. Different persons
think different thoughts, are attract
ed to different friends, follow diff
ferent leaders. and necessarily. hold
different religious views. Intoler-
ance in religion we condemn as Un-
recognize the different religious
groups as the well-springs Of virtue
and progress in the community. hope
for their prosperity, and we earnest
ly urge their cooperation for the
good of all.
such are some fundamental con-
cepts of this household of faith. Its
doors open to all persons to attend
and worship, whether or not they ac-
cept its tenets. If they do accept,
they should be on our roll of menu
bers, working with us for the conf
mon good.
Last spring, Mr. Greenman, we
unanimously elected you our minis
ter. You have accepted, have as
sUned the responsibility. Trusting
TO your leadership we offer you our
sincere and united support in carry
! ing forward the work of this church,
In Christian spirit uniting for the
worship of God and the Service of
Man.
ION behalf of All Souls Church
Unitarian and by direction of its
standing committee. l welcome you,
Walter Folger Greenman, as our
Minister; and as such introduce you
to all present.
I'VE believe. that under your lead
ership. this church will be true to its
traditions. not only aiding its men,
bers in the development of individ-
ual character. but exerting an infiu-