Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1875-11-26

OF CHURCH HISTORY IN JAMAICA, VT.

] III toNus ne lollONlng petltlOn leu 10 lne
organization Of the first: "To Ezra Liver
more, Esq, town clerk of Jamaica. We
whose names are herountn subscribed re-
| quest of you to warn Il town meeting of the
inhabitants of the town of Jamaica as soon
as may be, tu act on the following articles:
lst. To see If the inhabitants will form in
TO legal society for the settlement and
support of the gospel ministry among them,
and also 10 choose all society officers as the
law directs. I'd. To see If the society so
| formed will vote to settle Mr.. Simeon
Coombs as minister Of the gospel among
them. Sd. To SEQ what settlement and
annual support said society will vote to al
| low him. 4lh. To SEQ If the Inhabitants so
formed into a society as Aforesaid, will vote
TO give Mr.. Coombs the right of land grant
ed to The first settled minister of the gospel
in Jamaica, on condition that he shall con-
vey one half of the same TO the Congrega-
| tOnal society for settled minister Of their
own order among them, or, 9Th. To see If
they will vote TO give him the whole right
Of land Internationally with respect to
conveying any part thereof to the use of
any other minister as in the last article, or
9th. II the inhabitants should not form
into a society as aforesaid, TO see If the
| town will vote to give Mr.. Simeon Coo.nbs
the right of land granted to the first settled
minister in said town on condition that he
shall convey one-half OF said right OF land
to the Congregations, society for a settled
minister of their own order in Jamaica /;
aud to act on any other matters respecting
| hn slfaf. coli pafI r;s.l,N an th.4
may be thought legal and proper TO act on
when met. Jamaica, March 10, 1903. Amos
Howard, James Brown, Marvel Howard,
Ebenezer Sabin, Israel Thayer, Amos Puff
er, Rogers Howe, Sam'i Wall, Asa Gage,
Nathan Howard, Jr., Calvin Howard, Geo.
Howard, Abraham SiOckwell and Joshua
Daniels. The greater part OF these petition
ers were, no doubt, members Of the Blp-
list church. 4 town meeting was accord
ingly called at the house OF Abner Johnson,
April 4ih, when committee of three from
each society was chosen "to take advice and
consider the subject matter OF said meet
ing and report their opinion to the town at
their adjourned meeting" They then adj
journed TO meet at the same place on the
last Monday in June, the 9th. Meanwhile,
another petition was presented 10 the clerk
to warn a town meeting 10 act upon the
matter Of setting on Calvin Howard and
associates into IA legal Baptist society. This
new meeting was warned TO assemble
at the same time and place as the adjourned
meeting, June 9th. The day arrived and
the mixed committee of SIX reported, lst,
To dissolve this meeting and ID, that we
proceed to act under the warrant to set Off
Calvin Howard and his associates, &c. The
report was accepted and the meeting dis
solved, whed the following action was i'm
medately taken under the last warrant:
Isi. Chose Amos Howard, ID, modera-
tor. 81. Voted to set oil ESD Calvin How
ard, and all the following persons which
have associated it'll him and also all such
other persons as shall hereafter associate
with him, into legal BIptst society, with
all the privileges and amenities which le-
gal societies are, by the statute of the State
in such made and provided to, and The said
society being set of and formed, proceed
ed TO choose their officers as the law di-
reefs. Sd. Voted and chose Amos How
ard, ID, clerk Of said society. 18th. Voted
|
ell and chose Marvel Howard collector.
9th. Voted that there should be 4 commit
tee OF three. 9TH. Voted and chose Amos
Howard Naiazalha Daniels and Asa Gage
committee for the Baptist society,"" Then
follow the names Of the original members.
calvin Howard, SIm'l Wall, Ephraim
Higgins, Rphath Higgins, Samuel Ber-
ry, Najazltha Daniels, Joshua Dan
iels, George Howard, Amos How
ard, LIST, Paul Howard, Asa Gage, Peter
Haskins, Amos PufTer, Elisha Chase, James
Brown, Amasa Cole, David Young, Lewis
| SUBWAY, Jonathan Gale, Nathan How
ar1, %, Marvel Howard, lanyard Howard,
Mikal johnson, Nathaniel Davidson, Isaac
Underwood, Abner Johnson, VIM. Heaton,
Ebenezer Sabin, Stephen Chase, Abraham
Stockwell, Amos Howard, ID, Jonathan
Smith, Richard Smith, and John Butler"
Sept. II, the Wardsboro church "voted to
give Elder Coombs and his wife a letter of
dismission 10 Jamaica church." to which
he afterward gave his undivided time. At
the same meeting it was "voled 10 send
TO the churches of Wallingford, Shails-
bury, Manchester and Alstead, n. H., for
council for the purpose of ordaning
Brother Paul Davis, which is to be per-
formed at Jamaica on the third Wednesday
of Nov. next" Why this service should
be performed in Jamaica when Paul Davis
was to be ordained the pastor of the Wards
boro church, do not know. But doubt
less the ordination took place as here an
nOunced, as it is known he became pastor
at Wardsboro about this time. Dec. 18th,
another town meeting was held with refer
ence to the ministerial lands, when it was
"voted To- accept of a certain bond execut-
ed and signed by Simeon Coombs, Nathan
lei Davidson, Amos Howard, and Marvel
Howard, as sufficient sureties to the town
for the purposes mentioned in said bond.
Voted, that the town do give up and quit
all the rights and titles, TO Elder Simeon
Coombs, which the Inhabitants of the town
have to disposing of the right of land grant
ed TO the first settled minister of the gospel
in said town, and to he disposed of for that
purpose as the Inhabitants thereof shall di-
rect" Benz. Muzzy, moderator. At the
same meeting Ezra Livermore and thirty
one others were set Off aud formed into a
Congregational society. Their names were !:
Ebenezer Higgins, John Wellman, John
Watson, Ichabod Higgins, Woodland A.
Silsby, Josiah Kellogg, Sam'l Whitney,
Gideon Stoddard, John Howe, Sam'l Chat
fin, Benz. Gleason, Benz. Muzsy, zelotus
Skinner, Paine Snow, Enoch Watson, abb
jah Livermore, Elijah Holt, Elijah Howe,
Joel Howe, Peter Howe, Abiah Howe, Pc
ter Lindsey, Sam'l Wilder, Levi Baldwin,
Sam'l Wilder, I'd, Elisha Gleason, David
Higgins, Joseph Gleason, Angler Cowdln,
Benz. Furnis and Jonas Pierce. During