Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-04-17
History Of Glover.
ELEVENTH PAPER.

THE UNIVERSALlST SOCIETY.
The doctrines of Universalism had
believers in this town at an early day.
In 1910 Mr.. John Crane, very earn
est and Jealous believer, moved here
from Williamstown, and became the
pioneer thereof. Through his influence
the early preachers of the denomlna-
ton in the State, visited Glover, and
preached their doctrines, making the
house of Mr.. Crane their home while
they remained. The first universalist
sermon was preached by Rev. VIM.
Farwell. He with Rev. Messrs. Bah
bit, Loveland, Palmer and Watson, &C.
casionally supplied here for number
of years, and through their labors, be-
levers were increased.
The Universalist Society was Or
ganized in 1888. Messrs. John Crane,
Silas Wheeler, Charles Hardy, War
rem Sartwell, Lyndol French and 9TH
ers. being leaders in the enterprise,
and through the harmony that ruled
therein for many years, it met with a
goou degree OF prosperity.
In 1862, two ministers were en-
ployed, representing different phases
of belief, viz: Rev. A. Scott and Rev.
Geo. Severance. OF these, Rev. Geo.
Severance still remains. In 1857. the
meeting house occupied by this demon
nation was remodeled making very
neat and commodious house of wor
ship.
Since the organization of the socie
ty, they have employed the following
clergymen, for longer or shorter
time, Revs. G. E. Hewes, Benz. Page
L. II. Tabor, j. W. Ford, S.W .Squire'
T. j. Tenny, and all these excep
Page and Tenny have resided in GLOW
er.
Revs. j. w. Ford and L. J. Tenny
have gone from their earthly labors
the latter while residing with the Sc
ciety "and have left behind them mem
cries precious in the hearts of many.
SKETCH OF THE PRESENT PASTOR.
Rev. Geo. Severance, was born il
Lempster, N. H., Feb, II, 1920. Tn,
names of his parents are Dea. Abija
and Hannah Severance. In early lif
Mr.. Severance was trained to agri
cultural pursuits, but his mind inclir
ing to theological studies, he availev
himself of academical facilities, ant
in process of time, he entered upO
studies preparatory for the ministry
One year was spent under the tuiti0
of the late Rev. S. G. Loyeland Of thi
State.
After itinerating for while, h
was ordained, Oct, 4th, 1848, at tn
~4,uol ~oraIo., ~f+ho Sullivan Connt
Universalist Association, in Washing
ton, n. a., Rev. S. G. Loveland preacl
ed the ordination sermon.
In the spring of 1850, May so, Nj
Severance was united in marriag,
with Miss HI. Stone, then of Lowell
Mass, but formerly of Cabot, Vt.
Immediately after, Mr.. Severance too
charge of the Universalist society i
Duxbury, Mass, in which relation b
continued for two years. We ne2
find him at Cabot, Vt, preaching ther
, and in the vicinity, for the space o
two years. In the spring of 1855 b
moved to Glover, and took charge 0
the Universalist Society in this plac
continuing his clerical labors up to I'll
present time, being still acting paste
making in all thirteen years paste
ate in Glover.
In the year 1882, Freewill Bar
4 fist church was formed in Glove
They have had preaching more or LEI
= constantly ever since, and have bee
blessed with several seasons Of spi
, itual refreshings. Their ministers ha,
e iabored mostly in the south part {
s the town.
NATIVE MINISTER.
Rev. Sidney D. Frost, now of Ric
mond, Vt.
l. About the year 1S47, Wesleys
e Methodist church was organized
. South Glover. 1t has never becon
very large or strong, but still hi
3 been the means of accomplishing mu
good.
n Several of the members resided
:. the town of Sheffield, and when
a. church was organized there, they hel
ed to form it, leaving the church
Glover much reduced as to numbe
" and resources. At the present til
they have no minister in Glover.
The Methodist Episcopal chur'
had laborers early in the field, a
they are spoken of as on the grou
as far back as 1915. For most of
time the professors in Glover, ha
haon ooppootoJ NTH Al Do rt ,,, nj n ~,