Mr. Enyard, of the Reformed Church,
gave out the hymn : “I love Thy
kingdom, Lord. ’ The elements were
then consecrated and distributed ;
Rev. Mr. Brewer, of the Episcopal
Church, and Rev Charles Howard
Mascolm, of the Baptist Church, ser
ving the bread, and Rev. Crammond
Kennedy, of the Baptist Church, and
Rev. Geo. Lansing Taylor, of the ;
Methodist Church, the wine.
Dr. Budington then gave an op
portunity for remarks inspired by
the occasion. Rev. George Thrall,
of the Episcopal Church, pronounced
the occasion one uuexaixpled in the
history of the Church for the last
three hundred years, and as an event
that would be dated horn as the be
ginning of Christian communions
that henceforth would rejoice the
heart and strengthen the faith ami
love of believers. Rev. Crammond
Kennedy of the Baptist Church, gave
briefly the steps by which he had
been led to recognize the truth that
Christ’s table belongs to Christ’s
children. Rev. Charles Howard Mai
colm, of the same Church, testified
his interest in the occasion that had
led him at much inconvenience to
leave bis church in Rhode Island,
that he might unite with his breth
ren of every name in this actof com
mon worship, kept apart by no dif
ferences of scholastic interpretation.
Rev. Dr. J. T. Duryea, of the Pres
byterian Church, spoke of the onset
now made on the precious doctrine
of the person of Christ. Rev. J. M.
