The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-26
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srissoricni Sermon by REV. n. Mills.

Ihr scml-Ccnlcnnlal oil the Baptlst
Church and Society. in Ruland was
celebrated ON Tuesday evening at the
church. The occasion was one full of
much interest, and was made especially in
tcrcstng by The exercises prepared for the
evening" The historical sermon of the
church was delivered by the present pastor,
Rev. Edward Mills, and was decidedly
valuable rs a history Of the church in all its
details. Time and space forbid any eX-
tended or elaborate report Of the exercises,
such az we would be glad h. give if circum-
stances would admit The attendance was
small why, we cannot tell.
The exercises were opened by the choir,
who sang that good old tune, " Strike the
Cymbal,' after which the pastor read the
G?d chapter of Isaiah The choir then fol-
lowed with the hymn, commencing,
Behold the sure foundations stone
Which God in Zion lays.
to the tune Of "Sheiburne' another of the
hest Of ancient melodies.
The pastor then offered
PRAYER
Almighty God; we thank Thee that Thou
art unchanged from age to age without
beginning in years and ending in days.
Eternal and immortal. Thou art the same
( yesterday, to-day and forever How
changed is everything upon earth in com
parison to the immutablity of Thy powers.
Change Is written upon everything. and how
great tine change since fifty years ago.
And rs we gather tonight to celebrate
tins anniversary we can but praise
Thee that Thou hast watched over
IL rs u church since first we
were organized fifty years ago, in yonder
cottage. and holy men were appointed and
authorized to consecratc it to the Lords
work and sent it out on its mission of
good. And we thank thee that what thou
hast ordained thou has not permitted to
perish, but hast been round about us like
wall OF fire and glory, making her NIGH
ty people, strong in the service of Thy
name. We thank Thee that 1t has been
the birthplace Of so many mortal souls,
sthat have been consecrated to Thy work
within its walls. Then, O Lord, hast been
our succor and support. Without Thee we
could never have honOred and sustained our
organization before gainsaying world, but
through Thy help we have been brought TO
the time when we may trumphantly Ccle-
bratc our jubilee. We thank Thee that
lhou hast prcscwcdus as people, incrcas-
cd our strength and numbers. May we ever
take the motto " For Jesus Sake as our
guide. Bless, O God, the fathers of the
church; bless the young flowers of the
ilock. May they not starve in Thy vine
yard, but may the older members he nurs-
Ing fathers and mothers TO their souls.
Bless the services of the evening May
In, hplx TN
to Thee. the gvcr of every perfect gift.
and may we have cause to determine once
for all to live only for Christ and His
cause, and 10 thy nau,c be all the glory.
Amen.
The choir then SAM the hymn beginning,
God In his earthly temple lays
Foundations for his heavenly praise.
TIE SERMON.
The preacher took for his text the fol |
lowing quotation of Scripture: "Then
Samuel took Il stone and set il between
Mizpeh and Shcn, and called the name of |
ii Ebenczer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord |
helped us. I. Sam. :, V. IL
In many cities Of the old as well as the |
new world, monuments, arches, columns, |
ana crosscf have been erected to commem-
crate great men and great events, Boston
thus honors the names of Franklin, Web
ster, Everett, and Mann; London, the
name Of Nelson and the Crimcan heroes
StratGord, the gifted name Of her son.
Shakespeare; Edinburgh, that of Scott
Paris, that Of Napoleon Geneva, of the
great discoyerer, Columbus; Rome, Titus.
The words Of the text gives us an instance
of Gods prophet who erected Il stone.
calling il by the single name, ''Ebenezer"
that is, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.
These have stood for centuries as a token
Of mans hclplessness and of Gods power
and grace.
Fifty years have elapsed since the society
of this church first voted to organize
church upon New Testament principles,
and go forth uuder the banner, one Lord,
one faith, one baptism. As we take retro
spective glance we have got reason to ex-
claim, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.
Passing over much said by the preacher
concerning the organization of the church,
we come TO the historical sketches of the
different pastors. The preacher first gave
an interesting history of the church began
at Center Rutland, in 1907. of which. how
eyer, but little record can be found. They
had no house of worship but met at the
residence of Allen Porter. Rev Mr..
llurlburt first supplied the members with
staying two years, after which
the society were without stated preaching
Tor some time, being occasionally
TO by pastors from the
towns, Among its member
ship were Deacon Griffith, Joseph Rogers,
Fri Kendall, Samuel Griggs, j. Walker.
besides many woman, Mrs. Allen Pooler,
Mrs Jessie Thrall Mrs. G. Dyer. the Sis
tiers Ford In 1914 these meetings were
discontinued and the organization given up
In 1878 the members remaining met at
Mill village, now known as the "Pooler
district where meetings were continued
until the organization Of the present society
in 1873, Fifteen members constituted the
number at the time, among who were Amos
Williams, David Williams, j. Barnard, T.
Barnard, Daniel Ford, Susannah Ford,
Amanda Ford and Martha Fuller A
council was organized on the 25th of Nov
omber TO recognize this society as
church. Elder Isaac Fuller was moderator
and Rev j. W. Sawyer, clerk. Elder
Isaac Fuller was called to preach one-half
OF the time, which he did until 1926 FL
der IL. Proctor commenced in 1927 and con-
tlnued Ill 1881 Rev. S. Eastman next