chusetts and of New England. To such let me say, This Congregational House is not for Boston, though it is to be erected in Boston; nor for Massachusetts. It is for the denomination it represents; nay, for the world. Jerusalem belongs to CHRISTENDOM. So this garner of all that is precious, both old and new, pertaining to Congregational principles, character, and work, just so far as the most patient and diligent research can secure them, shall be for the entire brotherhood of our churches everywhere. Every State and section should, therefore, be represented in it. And let none keep back what the heart prompts as an offering, though it must needs be small. From the far West, and the far East, from the cold North, and, it may be, the colder South, we invite and welcome any gifts, be they great or small. Already more than twenty thousand dollars are pledged. This is a good beginning, but avails nothing, until much more is added to bind it. Pastors everywhere are cordially invited to cooperate in any way their own good sense may suggest. Books and pamphlets, packed away in those closets, and in barrels or boxes, in the attic, or useless in the drawers of the secretary or book-case, will find a very fitting and useful place very quickly after they reach our table. I find them not merely useless, but often an incumbrance in this and that place, where I happen to be; and have added much to our library, and relieved the kind ladies of further care by taking them here. Will those who have such, BOX, OR BUndle, OR BARREL THEM, and send them as below, by express, at my charge? Do not fear sending what will be useless here. It is scarcely possible. Let them come to ISAAC P. LANGWORTHY, 23 Chauncy St., Room No. 10, Boston, Mass. August 10, 1865. Congregational Quarterly Record. Churches Formed. Mar. 2. Rev. GEORGE BUSHNELL, over the 1st Cong. Ch. of Beloit, Wis. Sermon by Rev. Harvey D. Kitchel, of Chicago, Ill. Installing Prayer by Rev. Horatio N. Brinsmade, of Beloit. 15. Rev. GEORGE H. COFFEY, over the Ch. in Jackson, Mich. Sermon by Rev. Joseph Haven, D. D., of Chicago Seminary. 15. Mr. B. A. SMITH, over the Ch. in Southampton, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Gordon Hall, D. D., of Northampton. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Emerson Davis, D. D., of Westfield. 15. Rev. EDWARD STRONG, over the South Ch. in Pittsfield, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Wm. I. Budington, D. D., of Brook. lyn, N. Y. 28. Mr. CYRUS M. PERRY, to the Gospel Ministry in Holden, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Seth Sweetser, D. D., of Worcester. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Clarendon Waite, of Rutland. " 19, In NO. WATERFORD, Me. 32 mem- 25, In CHESTER, Iowa. 16 members. 25, In ANTIOCH, Cal. 7 members. July 11, In WAVERLY, Ms. 16 members. Ministers Ordained, or Installed. Jan. 20, 1865. Mr. G. W. PHINNEY, over the Ch. in Kelloggsville, O. 29. Mr. GEORGE R. LEAVITT, over the Ch. in Lancaster, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Or pheus T. Lanphear, New Haven, Ct. Installing Prayer by Rev. Alfred Emerson, of Fitchburg. 30. Rev. LEONARD W. BACON, over the New England Ch. in Williamsburg, N. Y. Sermon by Rev. Leonard Bacon, D. D., of New Haven, Ct. Apr. 5. Rev. JAMES M. HUBBARD, over the Ch. in Middleton, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Edward S. Atwood, of Salem. Installing Prayer by Rev. Wm. S. Coggin, of Boxford. 5. Rev. ELIJAH C. BALDWIN, over the Ch. in Branford, Ct. Sermon by Rev. Wm. T. Eustis, Jr., of New Haven. Installing Prayer by Rev. Timothy P. Gillett, of Branford. April 5. Mr. JAY CLIZBEE, over the 2d Cong. Ch. in Amherst, Ms. Sermon by Rev. J. H. Seelye, D. D., of Amherst College. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Rowland Ayres, of Hadley. 19. Rev. LYMAN WHITING, over the Ch. in Dubuque, Iowa. Sermon by Rev. Samuel C. Bartlett, of Chicago Seminary. Installing Prayer by Rev. Jesse Guernsey, of Dubuque. 20. Mr. LEMUEL JONES, over the Ch. in Bellevue, Iowa. Sermon and Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Lyman Whiting, of Dubuque. 20. Rev. JOHN COLBY, over the Pilgrim Ch. in Southboro', Ms. Sermon by Rev. Leonard Swain, D. D., of Providence, R. I. Installing Prayer by Rev. Luther H. Sheldon, of Westboro'. 23. Rev. GLOVER C. REED, to the Gospel Ministry in Civil Bend, Iowa. Sermon by Rev. Reuben Gaylord, of Omaha, Neb. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. L. S. Williams. 27. Rev. S. BOURNE, Jr., over the Ch. in Harlem, N. Y. Sermon by Rev. Wm. I. Budington, D. D., of Brooklyn. Installing Prayer by Rev. David B. Coe, D. D., of New York. May 2. Rev. TIMOTHY A. HAZEN, over the Ch. in Egremont, Ms. Sermon by Rev. John Bascom, of Williams College. Installing Prayer by Rev. R. B. Stratton, of Great Barrington. 44 2. Rev. E. N. SAWTELL, D. D., over the Ch. at Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Sermon by Rev. Ray Palmer, D. D., of Albany. Installing Prayer by Rev. Absalom Peters, D. D., of New York. 44 46 3. Mr. ALDEN SOUTHWORTH, to the Gospel Ministry in Holland, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Charles Chamberlain, of Eastford, Ct. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Samuel I. Curtiss, of Union, Ct. 3. Mr. H. A. P. TORREY, over the Ch. in Vergennes, Vt. Sermon by Rev. John H. Worcester, of Burlington. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. James Buckham, of Burlington. 9. Rev. DWIGHT K. BARTLETT, over the Plymouth Ch. in Rochester, N. Y. Sermon by Rev. Henry G. Ludlow, of Oswego. Installing Prayer by Rev. L. Smith Hobart, of Syracuse. 10. Rev. ALEXANDER D. STOWELL, over the Ch. in Wilbraham, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Samuel G. Buckingham, of Springfield. Installing Prayer by Rev. Joseph Vaill, D. D., of Palmer. 10. Mr. JAMES M. WHITON, over the 1st Ch. in Lynn, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Wolcott Calkins, of Philadelphia, Pa. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Benjamin R. Allen, of Marblehead. 17. Rev. ALBERT H. CURRIER, over the Central Ch. in Lynn, Ms. Sermon by Rev. William M. Barber, of South Danvers. Installing Prayer by Rev. Albert H. Plumb, of Chelsea. 18. Rev. HORACE PARKER, over the Ch. in Ashby, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Alfred Emerson, of Fitchburg. Installing Prayer by Rev. James M. Bell, of Watertown. 44 24. Rev. JAMES B. CLEAVELAND, over the North Cong. Ch. in New Hartford, Ct. Sermon by Rev. Samuel W. S. Dutton, D. D., of New Haven. Installing Prayer by Rev. Ira Pettibone, of Winchester Center. June 1. Mr. S. M. CONVILLE, to the Gospel Ministry at Loda, Ill. 66 6. Mr. NATHAN T. MERWIN, over the Ch. in Trumbull, Ct. Sermon by Rev. Louis E. Charpiot, of Stratford. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Matson M. Smith, D. D., of Bridgeport. "L 7. Rev. WILLIAM W. PARKER, over the Union Cong. Ch. in Groton, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Stephen R. Dennen, of Providence, R. I. Installing Prayer by Rev. John Dodge, of Harvard. 66 " 66 64 64 66 7. Rev. FRANKLIN NOBLE, over the 8. Mr. J. C. HALLIDAY, over the Ch. in 19. Mr. D. N. GOODRICH, to the Gospel 22. Rev. GEORGE H. GRIFFIN, over the Plymouth Ch. in Milford, Ct. Sermon by Rev. George L. Prentiss, D. D., of New York. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Chauncey Goodrich, of New Haven. 28. Rev. ALVAH SPAULDING, over the Ch. in Weathersfield, Vt. 28. Mr. B. F. HAMILTON, over the Ch. in North Andover, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Edwards A. Park, D. D., of Andover. Or daining Prayer by Rev. Elijah P. Barrows, of Andover. 29. Mr. JOHN W. BAKER, over the Ch. 29. Rev. C. C. CARPENTER, over the 29. Mr. A. H. WILCOX, over the Ch. in July 5. Rev. CHARLES J. HILL, over the Ch. in Gloversville, N. Y. Sermon by Rev. John Todd, D. D.. of Pittsfield, Ms. Installing Prayer by Rev. Dr. Barnard. 66 66 " 19. Rev. JOHN C. HOLBROOK, D. D., over the Ch. in Homer, N. Y. Sermon by Rev. Wm. I. Budington, D. D., of Brooklyn. 21. Rev. GEORGE E. SANBORNE, over the Ev. Cong. Ch. in Northboro', Ms. Sermon by Rev. Edward N. Kirk, D. D., of Boston. Installing Prayer by Rev. Luther H. Sheldon, of Westboro'. 26. Rev. MELANCTHON G. WHEELER, over the Ch. in North Woburn, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Joseph C. Bodwell, of Woburn, Installing Prayer by Rev. Wm. Barrows, of Reading. 66 66 4. Rev. H. G. MCARTHUR, from the Ch. in Oshkosh, Wis. 4. Rev. HENRY L. HUBBELL, from the First Ch. in Amherst, Ms. 5. Rev. AMOS H. JOHNSON, from the Ch. in Middleton, Ms. 14. Rev. CHARLES L. MILLS, from the Ch. in Wrentham, Ms. 15. Rev. JOHN A. ALBRO, D. D., from the First Ch. in Cambridge, Ms. 17. Rev. CHARLES D. HERBERT, from the First Ch. in West Newbury, Ms. 17. Rev. ABRAHAM BURNHAM, from the Ch. in East Haverhill, Ms. 18. Rev. REUBEN S. KENDALL, from the Ch. in Lenox, Ms. 20. Rev. BENJAMIN F. CLARK, from the Ch. in Winchendon, Ms. 24. Rev. ALBERT H. CURRIER, from the Ch. in Ashland, Ms. 24. Rev. HENRY B. BLAKE, from the Ch. in Belchertown, Ms. May 1. Rev. FRANKLIN A. SPENCER, from the Ch. in Terryville, Ct. 1. Rev. GUSTAVUS D. PIKE, from the Olive St. Ch. in Nashua, N. H. 10. Rev. JOSIAH T. HAWES, from the Ch. in Bridgton, Me. "" 10. Rev. JOHN P. SKEELE, from the Ch. in Wilbraham, Ms. 66 16. Rev. JOHN E. ELLIOTT, from the Ch. in Ridgebury, Ct. 66 31. Rev. C. D. HELMER, from the Ply. mouth Ch. in Milwaukie, Wis. "6 31. Rev. S. CLARK SEELYE, from the North Ch. in Springfield, Ms. June 2. Rev. ELIAS NASON, from the 1st Ch. in Exeter, N. H. 12. Rev. JOHN E. M. WRIGHT, from the Ch. in Rockport, Me. July 28. Rev. WELLINGTON NEWELL, from the Ch. in East Orrington, Me. Aug. 1. Rev. OLIVER A. TAYLOR, from the Ch. in Simsbury, Ct. Ministers Married. Sept. 3, 1864. In Hong Kong, China, Rev. JOHN T. GULICK, of the Sandwich Islands, missionary to Northern China, to Miss EMILY DE LA COUR, of Manchester, England. April 5, 1865. In Hamilton, C. W., Rev. HENRY WILKES, to BARBARA, daughter of the late Anthony McKeand, Esq., of Glasgow, Scotland. 44 25. In Ludlow, Vt., Rev. R. B. SNOW. DEN, to LILLIE A. PIERCE, both of L. 25. In Middlefield, Ms., Rev. NATHANIEL BONNEY, of Peru, to Miss SARAH INGHAM, of M. 28. In West Medway, Ms., Rev. J. C. HALLIDAY, of Wilmington, Vt., to Miss SARAH C. CLARK, of W M. May 1. In Ashburnham, Ms., Rev. FRANCIS J. FAIRBANKS, of Westminster, Vt., to Miss ABBIE S. RUSSELL, of A. " 1. In Worcester, Ms., Rev. FRANKLIN D. AUSTIN, of South Royalston, to Miss JULIA M., daughter of Mr. Parley God dard. 17. In Leominster, Ms., Rev. HORACE PARKER, of Ashby, to Miss NELLIE S. LOOK, of L. 31. In Memphis, Tenn., Rev. THOMAS E. BLISS, to Miss FRANCES ROWLEY, of M., late of Stamford, Ct. July 11. Rev. EBENEZER G. PARSONS, of Derry, N. H., to Miss SARAH D., daughter of Hon. A. McMillan. 5. Rev. LUCIUS R. EASTMAN, Jr., from the Ch. in South Braintree, Ms. American Congregational Union. THE Annual Sermon before the American Congregational Union was delivered in the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, Sunday, May 7, 1865, at half-past seven o'clock, P. M., by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, on Eph. iv. 1113. The Annual Report of the Board of Trustees was read by the Corresponding Secretary. [See page 445.] BUSINESS MEETING. The Twelfth Annual Business Meeting of the American Congregational Union was held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, on Thursday, May 11, 1865, at four o'clock, P. M. The meeting was called to order by Rev. Isaac P. Langworthy, and on motion, Rev. Milton Badger, D. D., was chosen chairman, and opened the exercises with prayer. The Treasurer read his Annual Report for the year ending May 1, 1865. [See page 442.] On motion, it was Voted, That the Annual Reports of the Board of Trustees and of the Treasurer be accepted and referred to the Trustees for publication. On motion of Rev. I. P. Langworthy, it was Voted, That the thanks of the American Congregational Union be tendered to the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher for his able and interesting sermon delivered Sabbath evening, May 7, in behalf of the Union; and that a copy of the same be requested for publication. Also, Voted, That Henry C. Bowen, Esq., be appointed a committee to present a copy of this vote to Rev. H. W. Beecher, and to make arrangements for the publication of the sermon.1 ELECTION OF OFFICERS. The following officers for the ensuing year were chosen: President. Rev. LEONARD BACON, D. D., New Haven, Ct. Vice-Presidents. WILLIAM G. LAMBERT, Esq., New York. Rev. JULIUS A. REED, Davenport, Iowa. Trustees. Rev. Joseph P. Thompson, D. D., Rev. Wm. Ives Budington, D. D., Rev. Milton Badger, Published in The Independent of June 8, 1865. D. D., Rev. Isaac P. Langworthy, Rev. John Milton Holmes, Rev. Edward Taylor, Rev. George B. Bacon, Rev. Lyman Abbott, Rev. J. Clement French, Henry C. Bowen, Alfred S. Barnes, N. A. Calkins, William Allen, James W. Elwell, S. Nelson Davis, Robert D. Benedict, Wm. G. Lambert, Walter T. Hatch, Charles Gould, Samuel Holmes, A. S. Hatch. Corresponding Secretary. REV. ISAAC P. LANGWORTHY, Chelsea, Ms. Recording Secretary and Treasurer. N. A. CALKINS, New York. American Congregational Union Rooms, 49 Bible House, Astor Place, New York. The subject of increasing the receipts of the society, during the ensuing year, to meet the numerous demands for aid in building houses of worship from newly organized churches at the West and South, was discussed by Henry C. Bowen, Esq., Rev. Edward Taylor, Rev. Mr. Jocelyn, Rev. J. P. Gulliver, and Rev. I. P. Langworthy; after which it was Henry O. Bowen, Esq., Rev. Edward Taylor, and Rev. John Milton Holmes, be appointed to represent the American Congregational Union at the Council of Congregational Churches to be held in Boston, June 14, 1865. Adjourned. N. A. CALKINS, Recording Secretary. The Twelfth Annual Social Re-union was held in the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Thursday evening, May 11, 1865. Rev. John P. Gulliver, of Norwich, Ct., President. Prayer was offered by Rev. Edward N. Kirk, D. D., of Boston. Addresses were made by Theodore Tilton, Esq., of The Independent, Rev. John Todd, D. D., of Pittsfield, Mass., Rev. A. A. Willetts, of the Reformed Dutch Church, Brooklyn, Prof. Cyrus Northrop, of Yale College, and Rev. H. M. Gallagher, of the Nassau Street Baptist Church, Brooklyn. This meeting was one of the most success Voted, That a committee, consisting of ful of these interesting social gatherings. TREASURER'S REPORT. American Congregational Union in account with N. A. Calkins, Treasurer. CR. 202 25 37 00 Soc., Wilbraham, Cong. Ch. and Soc., S. Natick, John Elliot Ch, and 68 00 12 15 |