Sept. 23. Rev. JOSEPH W. HEALEY, over the Tabernacle Ch. in Chicago, Ill. Sermon by Rev. Samuel Fisk, D. D., of Chicago Seminary. Installing Prayer by Rev. George S. F. Savage, of Chicago. 66 27. Mr. EDWIN A. SPENCE, over the Ch. in Westford, Ms. Sermon by Rev. George R. Leavitt, of Lancaster. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Robert W. Fuller, of Stow. แ 27. Rev. WILLIAM SEWALL, over the Ch. in 28. Mr. ELIAS W. HATCH, over the Ch. in Oct. 2. Mr. GEORGE W. BANKS, over the Ch. in 66 3. Mr. ADDISON P. FOSTER, over the Appleton St. Ch. in Lowell, Ms. Sermon by Rev. J. Eames Rankin, of Charlestown. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Owen Street, of Lowell. 4. Rev. CHARLES B. BOYNTON, over the Ch. in Washington, D. C. Sermon by Rev. Samuel Wolcott, D. D., of Cleveland, 0. Installing Prayer by Rev. John C. Holbrook, D. D., of Homer, N. Y. 9. Mr. AUSTIN DODGE, over the North Ch. in Winchendon, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Edwards A. Park. D. D., of Andover Seminary. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Eben W. Bullard, of Royalston. 66 9. Mr. CHAUNCY N. POND, to the work of the Ministry, in Medina, 0. Sermon by Rev. George Clark, of Oberlin. 66 66 12. Rev. JAMES C. WHITE, over the Ch. in 14. Rev. JOHN A. ROSS, over the Ch. in Ma- 66 17. Mr. EDWARD F. WILLIAMS, to the work of the Ministry, in Whitinsville, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Edward N. Kirk, D. D., of Boston. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Thomas C. Biscoe, of Grafton. 66 17. Mr. CALEB MORGAN, over the Ch. in Murphy, Cal. Sermon by Rev. P. G. Buchanan, of Stockton. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. James H. Warren, of San Francisco. 66 24. Rev. J. C. HALLIDAY, over the Ch. in Oakham, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Christopher Cushing, of North Brookfield. Installing Prayer by Rev. David Peck, of Barre. 24. Rev. H. K. HALL, over the Ch. in Stratford, Ct. Sermon by Rev. R. Russell Booth, D. D., of New York City. Installing Prayer by Rev. Kiah B. Glidden, of Redding. 25. Rev. H. G. BLINN, over the Ch. in Morrisania, N. Y. 25. Mr. P. CHAMBERLAIN, to the work of the Ministry in Stockbridge, Wis. Sermon and Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Charles W. Camp, of Fond du Lac. 31. Rev. WILLIAM A. FOBES, over the Ch. in Halifax, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Leonard Swain, D. D., of Providence, R. I. Installing Prayer by Rev. David Bremner, of Plymouth. Nov. 1. Rev. THOMAS T. MERRY, over the united Churches in Norway, Me. Sermon by Rev. Stephen Thurston, D. D., of Scarsport. Installing Prayer by Rev. George F. Tewksbury, of Oxford. 1. Rev. ELISHA M. LEWIS, over the Ch. in Wheatland, Mich. Sermon by Rev. Hiram Elmer, of Clinton. Installing Prayer by Rev. E. Dyer. 1. Mr. ABIEL H. WRIGHT, over the Ch. in Winterport, Me. Sermon by Rev. George W. Field, of Bangor. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Enoch Pond, D. D., of Bangor. 2. Rev. CHESTER L. CUSHMAN, over the Ch. in Ludlow, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Rufus Emerson, of Grafton, Vt. Installing Prayer by Rev. Henry M. Parsons, of Springfield. 2. Rev. SILAS F. MILLIKAN, over the Ch. in Wheaton, Ill. Sermon by Rev. Joseph Haven, D. D., of Chicago Seminary. Installing Prayer by Rev. Jonathan Blanchard, D. D., of Wheaton College. 7. Mr. ANDREW J. SMITH, over the Ch. in Rockport, Me. Sermon by Rev. Edward Cutter, of Rockland. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Javan K. Mason, of Thomaston. 8. Rev. EPHRAIM W. ALLEN, over the West Ch. in Haverhill, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Reuben T. Robinson, of Winchester. Installing Prayer by Rev. Jesse Page, of Atkinson, N. H. Rev. SOLOMON P. FAY, over the Hammond st. Ch. in Bangor, Me. Sermon by Rev. Alexander McKenzie, of Augusta. Installing Prayer by Rev. Samuel Harris, D. D., of Bangor. 9. Rev. CHARLES HOOVER, over the Ch. in Riverhead, L. I. Sermon by Rev. David B. Coe, D. D., of New York City. Installing Prayer by Rev. Aaron Snow, of Miller's Place. 14. Mr. ALVAH M. RICHARDSON, over the Linebrook Ch. in Ipswich, Ms. Sermon by Rev. M. L. Richardson, of Globe Village. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. William S. Coggin, of Boxford. 15. Rev. A. B. DASCOMB, over the Ch. in Waitsfield, Vt. Sermon by Rev. E. Irvin Carpenter, of Barre. Installing Prayer by Rev. Charles C. Parker, of Waterbury. 21. Rev. GEORGE I. BARD, over the Ch. in Dunbarton, N. H. Sermon by Rev. George A. Putnam, of Yarmouth, Me. Installing Prayer by Rev. Leonard S. Parker, of Derry. 21. Mr. JOHN K. WILLIAMS, over the Ch. in Bradford, Vt. Sermon by Rev. Edward A. Lawrence, D. D., of Orford, N. H. Ordaining Prayer by Rev. Silas McKeen, D. D., of Bradford. 5. Rev. J. OTIS BARROWS, over the 1st Ch. in Exeter, N. H. Sermon by Rev. George M. Adams, of Portsmouth. Installing Prayer by Rev. Edward Robie, of Greenland. 6. Rev. EDWARD D. CHAPMAN, over the Ch. in Raymond, N. H. Sermon by Rev. Cyrus W. Wallace, D.. D., of Manchester. Installing Prayer by Rev. Josiah H. Stearns, of Epping. 6. Rev. ELISHA G. COBB, over the Ch. in Florence, Ms. Sermon by Rev. William S. Tyler, of Amherst Oollege. Installing Prayer by Rev. Zachary Eddy, D. D., of Northampton. 6. Rev. STACY FOWLER, over the 2d Ch. in Millbury, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Leverett Griggs, of Bristol, Ct. Installing Prayer by Rev. Lewis F. Clark, of Whitinsville. 6. Rev. DAVID T. PACKARD, over the Ch. in Brighton, Ms. Sermon by Rev. Joshua W. Wellman, of Newton. 9. Mr. CYRUS OFFER, to the work of the Ministry in New York City. 66 3. Rev. EPHRAIM M. WRIGHT, from the Ch. in Bethlehem, Ct. 66 19. In Rolla, Mo., Rev. HENRY T. PERRY, to Miss JEANNIE H., daughter of Rev. Willistou Jones, of R. 20. In Easthampton, Ms., Rev. HENRY HOPKINS, of Westfield, to Miss ALICE, daughter of Hon. Horatio G. Knight. 24. In North Ferrisburgh, Vt., Rev. AURELIAN H. POST, of Peru, Ill., to Miss AGNES H., daughter of O. H. Hand, Esq. 26. In Providence, R. I., Rev. WILLIAM S. HAZEN, of Northfield, Vt., to Miss MARTHA A. MERRILL, of P. 2. In Greensboro', Vt., Rev. LESTER H. ELLIOT, of Winooski, to Miss LOIS M. TOLMAN, of G. 10. In Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Rev. HENRY E. COOLEY, of Plymouth, Ct., to Miss KATE A., daughter of Charles H. Sedgwick, Esq., of P. 11. In Dracut, Ms., Rev. AUSTIN DODGE, of Winchendon, to Miss SARAH S., daughter of Deacon Dana Richardson, of D. 18. In Portland, Me., Rev. EPHRAIM C. CUMMINGS, of St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Miss ANNIE L., daughter of Rev. Swan L. Pomroy, D. D., of P. 23. In Montelair, N. J., Rev. T. B. PENFIELD, of Oberlin, O., to Miss CHARLOTTE ELIZABETH, daughter of J. M. Hubbard. 25. In Stoughton, Wis., Rev. P. CHAMBERLAIN, to Miss HELEN Č. LIGHTBODY. 25. In Andover, Ms., Rev. EDWARD P. INGERSOLL, of Sandusky, O., to Miss HELEN E., daughter of Mr. Henry W. Abbott, of A. 25. In Middlebury, Vt., Rev. JOHN K. WILLIAMS, to Miss ANNA E. DENISON, of M. Nov. 1. Rev. GEORGE H. MORSS, from the Ch. in Abington, Ct. 66 8. Rev. J. O. BARROWS, from the Ch. in North Hampton, N. H. 66 15. Rev. WALTER BARTON, from the Ch. in South Amherst, Ms. American Congregational Union. THE reasons for prosecuting the Church-building work of this organization are very strong, and constantly becoming more so. Our Congregational churches are springing up in the newer regions West and South West with unexampled rapidity; especially in Missouri and Kansas. In the former State we have made and are making large investments at important points, in gifts and loans, ranging from five hundred to fifteen hundred in a place; and the good, the wondrous fruits of these investments are already appearing. Visit Brookfield, Laclede, Kansas City, Bevier, New Cambria, and contrast their present condition with what it was six months and eighteen months ago. Mark the good order, the thrift, the comparative quiet of the Sabbath as well as its general observance, all directly derivable from the presence of the sanctuary and of the means of grace connected therewith. Some of these dependent Home Missionary churches will very soon reach the point of self support, now having the necessary facilities therefor in a fitting place in which to gather a self-supporting congregation. The "heart and hope" they take when they can secure such a sacred structure are inspiring to witness. To be present at the dedication of one of these standing witnesses for Christ and for Christian and civil liberty will convince the most skeptical that the outlay is a good one. The trustees of the Union are desirous of meeting the necessities of all these struggling churches now planning and striving to build. Of these there are many. Contributions from all our Congregational churches are most urgently needed. If any church has for convenience or from necessity passed the "memorial month," December, without taking a collection, is it too much to ask that at the earliest convenient time in the coming year a collection be taken in this behalf. A later issue than was anticipated when the above was written has given me the pain of knowing that instead of quite general contributions in December, comparatively few have been taken, and these, so far as is ascertained, are mostly very small. The paralysis of business, - and the uncertainty concerning the action of Congress on reconstruction and the currency, may account in part for this great fall off from last year's gifts. Then, the fact that an especial effort was made last year has probably left the impression that no more would ever, or soon, be wanted. But ministers and churches must know that the large amount given last year has created a NECESSITY for larger gifts this year than hitherto, or our great work just inaugurated must suffer irreparable damage. Safe reconstruction cannot go on in Missouri; waste places — oh, they are terribly waste! — cannot be supplied in Kansas; the wide and widening fields in California and Oregon, and in the newer portion of Michigan and Iowa and Minnesota cannot be occupied unless our churches GENERALLY shall entertain and contribute to this object this year. The depression in business has not swept all away. God has left an abundance from which to draw for His cause in the hands of His own stewards, and not infringe upon all needed capital either. To delay or withhold now is fraught with peril to the great work so well begun, and so full of promise for the future. These churches cannot build without help, and without a building they are essentially helpless. With a building they become a source of revenue to all our great benevolent objects. It is economy to place them, at the earliest possible time, on a self-supporting basis; or, at least, put them in a way to selfsupport. Let there be free and full giving, and free and full rewards will be returned. We failed in our last issue to receive from our Treasurer an account of our work for the previous three months. Below find amount of receipts from the 1st of May, 1866, to December 1st. Also, disbursements for the same time. Receipts, exclusive of a special contribution at the social reunion, for the Washington church, were $14,234.93. Since the first of May last appropriations to pay last bills on houses of worship have been paid, as follows, viz. :— New Cambria, Mo., $500; Bevier, Mo., $500; Laclede, Mo., $500; Gallatin, $500; Kansas City, Mo., $500; Brookfield, Mo., $500; Burlingame, (part) Kan., $300; North Lawrence, Kan., $500; Glencoe, Minn., $500; Rockford, Iowa, $450; Ames, Iowa, $500; New Hampton, Iowa, $200; Leon, Wis., $300; Lisle, Ill., $400; Union, Ill., $100; Harvard, Ill., (part) $200; Hillsboro, Ill., $500; Kokomo, Ind., $500; Port Sanilac, Mich., $500; Westport, N. Y., $300; Kensington, N. H., $200; Weld, Me., $500; Dedham, Me., $300. Total paid on last bills, $9,250. In addition to the foregoing, loans, (secured by mortgages, or deeds of the church property), have been paid as follows, viz. : — Union Church, Memphis, Tenn., $11,000; First Congregational Church, Kansas City, Mo., $2,500; First Congregational Church, Brookfield, Mo., $1,500; First Congregational Church, Laclede, Mo., $500; First Congregational Church, Gallatin, Mo., $500; Welsh Congregational Church, New Cambria, Mo., $300; Congregational Church, North Lawrence, Kan., $1,250; Second Congregational Church (colored), Topeka, Kan., $500; First Congregational Church Albany, Kan., $500; First Congregational Church (colored), Atlanta, Ga., $1,000; First Congregational Church, Lake City, Minn., $750; First Congregational Church, Kokomo, Ind., $500; First Congregational Church, Baltimore, Md., $1,500; First Congregational Church, Landis, N. J., $800; First Congregational Church, Elizabeth, N. J., $1,000. Total paid on loans, $24,100. Let funds be sent to N. A. Calkins, Treasurer, 146 Grand street, New York. Applications for aid, &c., should be made to Rev. Ray Palmer, D. D., Corresponding Secretary for the West; or if more convenient, to the undersigned. 23 Chauncy St., Boston, Mass. ISAAC P. LANGWORTHY. American Congregational Association. THERE are a few particulars concerning this organization that need to be stated for a better understanding of its condition and wants. 1. We have now a unique and invaluable Library of over 5,000 bound volumes and 30,000 pamphlets, and almost daily increasing. 2. Our increase would be much more rapid if we had a suitable and a safe fire proof place for our treasures. 3. Towards such a structure we now have in hand and on reliable pledges, $73,000; but this sum must be more than twice as large before it would be wise to begin to build. 4. Boston is confessedly THE place for the Library and the building to contain it. 5. Boston and vicinity will and must be responsible for a large part of the needed funds. But, 6. There are many sons and daughters of Boston, of Massachusetts, now residing outside of the good old Commonwealth who will want a share in the good work of rearing this memorial structure for the benefit of the present and all coming generations. 7. Now as we are going forth as a denomination to "the regions lying beyond ;" to nationalize our polity, we the more need this Congregational Home, and we need it Now. We are without a center of even moral influences, without a rallying point, or a fitting place in which to gather, preserve and make available our denominational literature and other precious memorials. 8. The Directors of this Association are unanimous in the opinion that this is THE time in which a vigorous and persevering effort must be made to secure funds to an amount sufficient, at least, to put up and pay for the needed building. They do most cordially invite the co-operation and contributions of all its friends. Let them come promptly in any sums from fifty cents to fifty thousand dollars, as the Lord hath prospered the giver. We have gone too far, not now to Go forward. The churches, especially the ministers outside of our own state, are anxious to see this building arise. It does indeed assume a magnitude, just now, overshadowed by no other object. It appeals to Boston and Massachusetts givers, and to all lovers of the principles and polity of the Apostles and Pilgrims for immediate and liberal aid. LARGE donations will be looked for, of course, from the more favored of our brotherhood. They cannot make a better investment. But there are a great number of good and true men, who love the doctrines and polity of the Apostles and the Fathers, but who cannot give their thousands, perhaps not their hundreds, who nevertheless want a remembrancer in this monument of the first settlers of New England. Let them send to me at once, or at their earliest convenience, just what they have to send; either individual gifts, or collections from the churches, large or small, let them come. I am this hour in receipt of a letter from a home missionary, twentyfour hundred miles west of this spot, in which the writer says: "I am glad to see that you are gradually obtaining the funds for the new Congregational building. It has seemed to me that I should like to own two or three bricks in it, to have a right to lounge in it when I come to Boston; and so I send you ten dollars." There are more than ten thousand that can do as much, and more. Let the gifts come! Pastors are preparing and preaching historical discourses, memorial discourses, obituary or biographical sermons, sermons on church polity, discipline, and such like; and these are published, a copy of all of which would find a welcome place here. There are in more or less private libraries some of the writings of the Mathers, either Richard, Increase, Cotton, or Samuel; also, of John Cotton, of John Eliot, of Thomas Shep |