Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-12-04

and .Well-knoWn, Clergyman of the :Bap7
tist denomination, supplied the pulpit
until; the fall of 1887, when Rev Arus
HAYNES was called to the pastorate,; and
/ was installed January 30s 1888, He en-
,joyed an unusually successful pastorate
Of two years. Ninety persons were
added by baptism and twenty by
letter aud experience, being the greatest
addition,in any like period Ia the history
of the church. He resigned in; 1910. Y
Rev. Arus Haynes was born in Middle
town, in this county, in. August, 1912,
and graduated at Brown University. In
1S42 he was settled over the Baptist
church. in Jersey City, New Jersey, and
remained there until 1913, when he be-
came pastor of church in East Brook.
lyn, n. T. In 1851 he went on a Buros
pean tour with the hope of restoring his
/ impaired health, but failing in that he
returned home and resigned his pastor,
ate in 1859, and in the. winter of that
year went to Key West, Florida, and.
died March 81, 1858, while on his return
home. ...
The church was without a pastor from
1s4O until February 1912, when Rev.
Joseph NJ lockwood was ordained and
settled, continuing his labors until Sep
teinber 1S49, when he was dismissed un-
der circumstances which compel the
conclusion that the church for once act
ed ,unwisely.
Rev. Joseph NJ. lockwood was born
in Bellingham, Massachusetts,, in 1918,
and graduated at Dartmouth College in
1887; studied theology at Wateryille,
Maine, and graduated at Newton Theo-
logical Seminary.
Rev. Leland Howard was next called
to the pastorate, in 1849, and dis
solved his pastoral relation in 1860.
His pastorate was fruitful of much good,
and blessed memory, and revival i'll
1858 was signally marked one in the
history of the church. Some clouds of
dissension appeared during his ministry,
but by wise counsel the impending storm.
was wisely averted. After his resigna-
tion Elder Howard continued to reside
among the people to whom he had
minstered so faithful and long, un-
til his death, which occurred May 5th
1870
Rev. Leland Howard was born at Jn-
maica, VT, October 18th 1898, and bap-
tised in ShaftsbuIy, by Rev Isaiah Mat
tison, when about seventeen years Of
age He commenced his studies in
theology in 1914, with Rev. Joshua Brad
ley, and completed his studies with Rev.
James Winchell of Boston, Mass He
was ordained November 10th, 1877, at
Windsor, Vt, and settled as pastor of
the church in that town. He was after
wards pastor of Baptist churches ia
Troy, \. Y, Brooklyn, n. Y, Meriden,
Conn, Newport, r. l., Norwich, n. y,
again at Troy, N. Y, and Hartford, n.
Y. He was chaplain of the House of
Representatives of Vermont, in 1881 and
of the Senate in 1851.
The next pastor was Rev. Francis
Smith, who commenced his labors on
the first Sunday of May, 1860, and
preached his farewell sermon July 27,
1862
Mr.. Smith was native of South Read
ing, Mass, born July - 1914, and grad
uated at Brown University i'll 1887, and
pursued his theological studies at New
ton Theological Seminary, graduated in
1910. He came to Rutland from Proyi-
dence, X. l., and at the close of his
labOrs returned to that city, where he
continued to reside and labor for Christ
until his death in the early part of 1872.
Pastor Smith was good man, de-
voted minister of Christ, and warm
friend of the temperance cause. He
died as he had lived, respected by all
who knew him.
After the resignation of Elder Smith,
the church was again served by Elder
Howard as acting pastor, until the set
tlement of Rev. j. G. Fernald, OF Cam
bridge, Mass, who was ordained to the
ministry and pastorate of the church,
March 23d, 1864, continuing in that re-
lation seventeen months, closing his la
bors on the fourth Sabbath of August,
1865 Brother Fernald was educated at
Harvard University, studied theology,
and subsequent to his brief pastorate in
Rutland, ne labOred with the Baptist,
church, Waterville, Me-, then for about
three years as pastor of the Baptist
church, Granville, o., but at present is
out of the ministry
Rev. Orlando Cunningham supplied
the pulpit from November, 1865, to
August 8. 1868. He was born in Rock.
inghain, VT, January 81, 1914, and af-
ter studying theology with different. eler-
gymen, was ordained at Princeton, Mass,
in November, 1871, and settled over the
Baptist church in that place, and re-
mained until fS43, when he removed to
Sterling, Mass, and preached there. until
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Mass, remaining until 1855, when he re-
ceiyed and accepted a call TO. Lebanon,
Conn. In 1865, on account of a failure
of his eyesight, he-canie to Vermont to
Feeuperate, where he has since resided.
The present pastor, u, Mills, COM
nrenced his labors with this church
November 1st., 1868, and for little
over five years has endeayored to per
constant pressure of the importance of
his position and of his unftness TO ac-
ceptably to meet its responsibilities, yet
cheered with the thought that God has
in some measure smiled upon his labors,
and the people patiently borne with his
manifold infirmities, which have FREE
duently and glaringly exposed them
selves during the process of the erection
of this house. SIS /l.tt-esS Sss5.-1 ( &.
OF his work in connection with this
church it would be. Improper to speak
here. if he hath done web, his Master
and the pen of the faithful historian will
record it; if he hath done ILL.,, charity
| pleads. for, silence and foTgetfulness. sI
/ All the commencement of the present
pastorate the church had on it's list 131
! Il
pastor has baptized 94 converts, and
given the hand of fellowship TO $50 new
members. fsiJ fs.f 8. E.& l IA ts5gk 90 D
The. church has had seven pastors who
have Jointly rendered thirty-nine and a
half years of Service, averaging five
years and eight months toeach pastorate.
She has had between her pastorates
four permanent supplies, aggregating
seven years, and averaging one year and
nine months to each supply, making a
E]total: of forty-six and half years of
Observation-Disclosures enjoyed by this church
during the. fifty years of her history.
I. "A review of the history of this church
for the period of fifty years is not with
|. out its lessons, few of which we may
|. briefly glance at before closing this dis
course; ands
+ /. L. We learn that the ''race is not al
ways to the;swift nor the battle to the
strong (" but that God can carry for
ward his purposes through the feeble
L faxr. IF tbevs are i,nifad and faithful II