Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-07-26
DISCOURs Sc
PREACHED BY
Rev. =. K. b. Perkins.
AT THE
SEMl-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
OF THE
First Congregational Church. of Glover, IT.,
JULY 18th, 1867.
PREACHED BY

First Congregational Church. of Glover, Vt.
JULY 18th, 1867.
DEUT. BID CHAP. 7TH VERsE.-Remembe the
days of old, consider the years of many genera
tions; ask thy father and he will show thee; thy
elders, and they will tell thee.
In these words Moses called on the
children of Israel to notice the way
in which the Lord had led them, for
HIS over-ruling hand had been present
in all their long journey through the
wilderness. He then proceeded to
give brief history of Gods dealing
with them and added words of council
and encouragement.
In like manner the Apostles were
wont to review the work of God in
behalf of his people, as for instance,
at Antioch, where Paul and Barnabas
after one Of their successful tours of
missionary labor, having gathered the
church together, rchearsed all that
God had done with them and how he
had opened the door of faith unto the
Gentiles. A review Of the past in
this manner is profitable, as affording
examples of the goodness of God, his
interposition in behalf of his churches
and for the encouragement of the
faithful, also by bringing forth from Sc
clusiOn the names of men and women
who have been valiant for the faith
and who by their example should
stimulate our zeal to accomplish a
work like theirs, and to share in the
same glorious reward. 1t is surely
not vain task, to look over years
enough of history to learn how the
founders OF churches and other noble
institutions have prayed and labored
and to witness the fuliIlment of the
promise of God "that those who ge
forth weeping bearing precious seed
shall doubtless return rejoicing bring.
ing their sheaves with them"
The last half-century has witnessed
great changes throughout the world
The influence of Christianity and civ.
ilization has increased; the kingdom
of Christ has been built up, the minis.
ters Of the word have become more
numerous, churches have been enlarg.
ed and multiplied and the condition
of the suffering and oppressed ameli
GRATED.
In our own country wonderful
means of communication have been in
trOduced, steamboats,, railroads, and
the magnetic telegraph, bringing uls
tant places near. The great West has
furnished a home for millions, and
large cities have been built and states
organized as in a moment. We have
lasting occasion for thanksgiving be
cause within this time liberty ha;
been proclaimed to those who were
held in bondage, and slavery has ceas
ed to be a disgrace to this nation a.
upheld and protected by its laws.
But our time forbids US to linge1
upon the contemplation of these more
general subjects however interesting
it might be to do so.
We are assembled to review event
connected with one of the Churche
of Christ, and that a humble one il
our Zion. Let me ask your at
tention then while | narrate tn
history of the First Congl egationa
Church in Glover, and refer to othe
events directly or indirectly connect
ed with the same.
The town of Glover was granted i
1871, June 9th, and chartered t
Gen. John Glover and his associate
Nov. Goth, 1888, and the settlemen
: was commenced in 1898. The after
ton of the first settler, Mr.. Jane
) Vance, was drawn to this section o
5 country, when he was on a journey t
= Canada five years previous, becaus
e while the verdure of the region aroun
t was touched by the frost portion o
f Glover was green and hourishing, an
a that very spot he afterwards purcha'
!. ed as his future residence.
:. We find associated with Mr.. Vanc
s as the first settlers of the town, Messr
e Ralph Parker, Andrew Moore, AS
t Brown, John Conant, Levi Partride
e and Samuel Cook. The settlemer
1 advanced very slowly for sewers
e years, and in the year 1900 thel
d were only 3S persons in town. ]
|. August, 1907, the town was visited /
: Rev. Elijah Lyman, a home Missional
h employed by the Hampshire Missio
T ary Society, Mass, and also by NJ
It Walter Chaplin, who was appointed
Y cooperate with Mr.. Lyman in his l
r bors in the new and vacant settl
If ments in Vermont. There were the
e about 10 families in the place an
they appeared to be friendly to the
visitors.
The Missionaries found that the1
Z was no church established among th
. . people, and there were very few wi
u had made a profession of religio
u thought was thought there were son
= true Christians who had never pr
III fessed Christ before men. The frient
i of religion had held meetings amor
&c themselves on the Sabbath when the
u had no regular preaching, but for tt
T. time being such meetings were disco
Is tinued. Messrs. Lyman and Chap
"a left their friends in Glover encourage
Ii and much strengthened.
le In 1910 an event occurred which
is proper to refer to, as it led to t
settlement of this part OF the tov
in (the northeast,) and to the buildil
,r of a house Of worship for the accomm
is dation of the inhabitants. There W
s. pond about five miles from the Y
II lage, which was one and half mil