A SERMON DELIVERED AT THE INSTALLATION OF Rev. Thomas Osborne Rice AS PASTOR OF THE Independent or Congregational (Circular) Church, CHARLESTON, S. C., APRIL 1, 1860, BY REV. NEHEMIAH ADAMS, D. D., OF BOSTON, MASS. CHARLESTON: STEAM POWER presses oF EVANS & COGSWELL, No. 3 Broad and 103 East Bay Streets. NOTE.-The Council was composed of Rev. John Todd, D. D., of Pittsfield, Mass., and George H. Laflin, Esq., delegate; Rev. George W. Blagden, D. D., senior pastor of the Old South Church, Boston, and Deacon Lorin Lothrop, delegate; Rev. Nehemiah Adams, D. D., pastor of the Essex street Church, Boston, and Deacon Charles Scudder, delegate; Deacon James Hibbin, delegate from the Edwards Church, Northampton, Mass., and Deacon N. L. Toonier, delegate from the Congregational Church in Wappetaw, Christ's Church Parish, So. Ca. ; also, Rev. Drs. Smyth and Kirkpatrick, and Rev. Messrs. Dana, Girardeau, Peck, Lafar, Bowman, Taylor and Jacobs, of Charleston; Rev. Gardiner Springs, D. D., of New York, and Rev. Mr. Lee, of Edisto Island, So. Ca. The public services connected with the Installation, were conducted by Rev. Drs. Adams, Todd, Smyth, and Blagden, together with Rev. Messrs. Dana, Bowman, Peck, and Jacobs. At a meeting of the Corporation of the Independent or Congregational (Circular) Church, of Charleston, held April 8th, 1860, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: Resolved, That we hereby express our hearty thanks to those Churches and Brethren who so generously responded to our Invitation to assist in the recent installation of the Rev. Thomas O. Rice, as our Pastor. Resolved, That it is our conviction that pleasant memories would be perpetuated, and good done by giving a permanent form and a wider publicity to the services of that occasion, than they have yet received; and that we therefore request the Rev. Drs. Adams, Todd, Smyth and Blagden, to furnish us with copies of their contributions to the services of that occasion, for publication. Resolved, That the President communicate the above Resolutions to the Reverend Gentlemen therein named; and that the Standing Committee Superintend the proposed publications. [From the Minutes.] W. B. BURDEN, Secretary H. L. PINCKNEY, |