The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-01-25

was waited upon by the managers of
a ball, with n ticket of invitation
He told them he would attend if they
= would allow him to open the ball
! They assured him that nothing would
better please the company. lie told
them he thought otherwise for his
way would be to open the ball with
prayer. As he was a young man, he
, was fond of the society of young per
sons; and they also were pleased with
his society. He often attended their
evening parties, and appeared to take
pleasure in sitting by when they were
amusing themselves with cards. On
= one occasion he carried a letter from
a man in ST. Adams, to one in Sheldon
containing a challenge to duel 1t is
not certain that he knew the contents
of the letter, though it was supposed
he did. These circumstances, in adj
dition to his supposed heterodoxy,
created the dissatisfaction which arose
in the church While he resided in
st. Adams he married the daughter
Of SIr. Anthony Rhodes, then a mer-
chant of the village After he re-
signed his pastoral charge, he resided
here for some considerable time, and
the latter part Of the year 1910 he
preached a funeral sermon at the fu-
neral Of William Mason, who was bur
led with Masonic honors After he
left st Adams he preached in New
fame few years, aud then at Clare
mont, New Hampshire. He subse-
queutly removed to the West, where
he died several years ago
The congregation next employed
the Rev Daniel Haskell to preach a
few sabbaths and afterwards invited
him to become their pastor But Mr.
Haskell finally accepted similar in
yitation to become the pastor of the
+ ID Congregational church III Burling-
e ton. Rev. Allen Hazen was then en-
: gagged to preach six months. Under
;, his superintendent, the church pros
i pered and quite a number Of new
S members we're added The church
e you'd have given him call, but the
J. society wished for more eloquent
and attractive preacher, and he was
e not called.
! In December 1910, William Dunlap,
s Of New Jersey, was invited to become
h their pastor. He had preached here
}, several times. and gave general salts
5 faction He desired time to lay the
e invitation before the Presbytery; and
y in April following he informed the
# church that the call was declined. III
s, November, 1911, Rev. Willard Pres
y ton, of Northbridge, Worcester Coun-
l. ty. Massachusetts, was engaged to
r preach six Sabbaths He gave uni
d versal satisfaction; and at the end OF
S the term he was invited by the church
l. and society to become their pastor. -
a He accepted their invitation and was
n ordained January s, 1912. In the
4 course of two or three years his health
At be- an to fail, and in June, 1915, he
E. requested a dismission. a counci
in being called on the occasion he was
is accordingly dismissed Mr.. Preston
V, gave general satisfaction while he wal
n pastor of the church in st. Adams. -
We All were his friends He had no en-
IN emies. After he left st. Adams, Ia
ID preached two or three years in Prov
IT. idence, to Congregational societ,
tn there. The Congregational church Il
d. Burlington being without pastor
he in consequence of Mr. Haskell having
a been appointed President of the Col
III lege there, they invited him to becom
rs, their minister. He accepted the call
a and preached there two or tire
II years. He was afterwards appolnte'
he President of the College, which othc
is his increasing i'll health induced In
er to resign He then removed Soutl
n and preached in Philadelphia yea
ais or two, and finally removed with III
'as family to Savannah, Georgia, in whlc
he place he was the pastor of large In
IL dependent church and society. ii
re- remained there till his death in 1855
ne After remaining nearly year an
he A half without minister, the Re-
lat Henry p. Strong, native OF Conne'
il, ticut, wasinvited to become Their pas
All. tor. He was installed January ~
ar 1917. He had had considerable eA
on perience in the ministry, and was No
m ted for his strong and well-establlshe
to principles with regard to what wa
he considered the Calyinistic doctrines
ing He had no hesitation in declarin
On, them boldly from the pulpit his ia
est epts we're undoubted, and his acquire