The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1850-10-01

For the Register.
Family Meeting of the Holland Weeks
Family, Sept. 10Th, 1850.

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We witnessed this interesting family meeting
Of the descendants of Holland Weeks at ,he
old homestead, at Salisbury West Farms. Ii
was truly an interesting meeting not only to the
numerous reaievs who attended, but also to
the few invited guests, who felt T. OF only hon
ored, but greatly delighted to see the unanimi-
ty, harmony, and cordial greetings. and inter-
change OF affections and social feelings. Some
over one hundred were in attendance, among
whom were several of the children and grand
children of the late Rev. Holland Weeks, from
Wisconsin and New York The family Of the
Rev. VIM. r. Weeks ID, of New Jersey, was
represented by son, John II. Weeks ESQ.
from that State. Some also from New Hamp.
shire: Several hours Of time were occupied in
friendly SITUATIONS as they were kindly intro.
duced 10 each other by their friends, none of
whom being acquainted with ALL and many
had never seen each other before.
AT ~, M. the meeting was called to order by
The family Choir in the performance Of an or
igina tune composed by one of its members,
and set to the words {" We are all here" &c
Whereupon, the order Of Religious exercises
was announced by John NJ. Weeks, Esq the
present proprietor of the place, and was as fol
lows, to wit: Invocation and reading of the
Scriptures, by Rev. Mr.. Mulchahcy. Music
How pleasant It's to Sec" &c.
Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Barrows.
Music" Sweet is the work my God, my
King" &c. in tune Old Hundred.
Address by the Rev. L. w. Robinson, of
Lisbon, Ct. who is one Of the descendants of
the Rev. John Robinson, who formed the Pill.
grim Church, at Leyden (IIoland), and was
read by George A. Weeks and II. l.. Sheldon.
Music by the Choir "The Earth is the
Lord's,n &c.
Prayer and Bcnediction by Rev. Mr.. Null.
cahey.
After recess of few minutes, the company
without distinction were all cordially invited to
collation. Of good things. The Rev. Mr.
BarrowS presided at the table. After the cloth
was removed, some matters of business were
transacted. Resolutions and sentiments were
presented and adopted ,amongwhich We observ.
cd the following to wit:
whereas, Biography of our amented Faith
err, Brother, and kinsman, the Rev. Holland
Weeks has been written and published in the
vermont Chronicle that savors greatly Of pref.
udce in the writer and shows culpable neglect
OF information tor mdIeroient teeings on his
part, towards the llustrious departed There.
fore, Resolved, that our friend John NJ. Weeks
Esq, natural brother of the Rev. Holland
Weeks, be requested to write his biography
and incorporate the same in his history Of th,
early settlement of Salisbury
An amendment being proposed by f. Burn
f ham, ESQ., to strike out The words or malev
client feelings" after debate, and appropriate re
marks by the Chair, the preamble as amended
and Resolution, were unanimously adopted.
: A sentiment offered by an aged lady over 81
years Of age, who was once an inmate Of tn
! family and daughter of Holland Weeks, is wor
thy of notice,and is this: " The old house bull
> here in the wilderness by our Hon. Ancestor
4 the old fashioned house, we love it like tn
= Old Arm Chair, we love it still" This toas
. was responded TO by Mr. U. E. Beach in song
, the "Oli Arm Chair" and was greatly ad
/ mired. Several other toasts were given and re
sponded to gencalogy pointed out learned
=, pious and honorable men were referred to, q
II belonging TO their lineage for instance, severe
IS Ex-Presidents { the United States, President
l. Of Colleges, Doctors Of Divinity, &c. Some
musing anecdotes were related, and some al
d cient family relics were exhibited, among whic
II was Blanket supposed to be more than tw
II hundred years old. 1t is made of the finest sill
. of the age, and has been transmitted down fro
i mother to daughter, from time immemorial, an
:, has been used in the family only when the o
dina nee of Baptism has been administered
e some of the children, and has always been cal
n ed the Baptisma Blanket. We also observe
n a Book designed for the religious instruction
= youth, printed 1872, and Silver Box. in fori
If Of heart whichis said to have descended to pc
l. terity in the female lineage, originating in Il
, person of Mary Gore, the first white child Dor
i in Boston, after that Peninsula was purchase
:. of the Indians-for two loads of pumpkins.
a word, we were delighted TO see the harmon
that prevailed in so numerous circle OF rel.
tiycs. We were happy in seeing nothing o al
nov social and atfectionatc converse, We weI
y edited in their social and religious exercise
st which were OF no ordinary character. The A,
IN dress was learned, pious and instructive-ar
n, well read.
y, The music was excellent, accompanied
IN the sweet tones of the Organ, played by II.
If Sheldon, Esq. The dinner too; this was SER
10 ed up in style which would well compete wit
Ia the very first public dinners Of the age in IL
~ country. One thing only seemed 10 annoy Il
breaking up. The clouds dropped rain in II
y. evening. Il.
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