The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18
MRS. IIANAF0RD'S MISSION.
WHY SIZE CHOSE TIE PULPTT, IND nov
SHE mas SUCCEBDED.
Her First SERMON In u Iittic school House
Praying Before "a Legislature - SERIOUS
Trouble with her Jersey city Church.


In the pleasant parlors at 40 Grand street.
Jersey City. sat the two ladies who have unwt-
tingly been the means Of bringing disscnsion
into the Church Of the Good Shepherd. of which
one of them ia the pastor. The ladies were tho
Row Phcbe A. llunaord. the pastor. and Miss
Ellen T. Miles. her companion tho Assistant
Superintendent of the Sunday school. and the
church secretary. The pailor il in thoir resi-
dencc. II Is tastcfuly and comfortably fur
nishcd. aud it abounls in pictures. among
which appear faccs Of several noted women
OF the day.
Two small dogs were in the room, one mon
ercl. and the other white poodle. that looked
IA 1t lay in its MISTRESS lap. like u new fash
iOncd GRO 'heted mat. or cloud, or some kind OF
fancy work in white zophyr.
Both ladies were notably good looking Tho
Row Mrs. llanaford did not secm so old IA she
s-s5 She has very pleasant face. with high
forehead. fine brown eyes regular nose, q
small. vol cut mouth. u resolute chin. and
brown hair, thinly strcakod with gray. that
hung in curi- ut the sides of her face. In voice
md manner she seemed what she is-a delicate.
refined. and cultured lady Miss Miles is
younger. perhaps. and larger; fine looking.
also. with remarkably Intelligent eyes. and
much character expressed in her face. The
was TO ascertain something of Mrs Hnnnfords
history. and something concerning the recent
truuhlo- Ia the church.
" | never could s-o why 1t should he thought "A
strange thing that II woman should preach. "
said Mrs llanaford. But that l. owing % my
Quaker origin was bo,n Quaker. on the
Island ~ Nantucket. on the 9th If May. 1929.
My iather. Capt George W. Coffin. was Quaker,
and | was brought up in that iglth always
desired 20 prrurh AMI whenever heard Sihviia
Jones. Iu rctin Mott. nud other widely known
women preach. the desire became intensified.
wanted t. b. a III i,s.onary. but after married |
gave up that notion, believing that "a woman >
duties are in her homo and w.ih her family.
When was twenty. circumstances led me
nation | used to ledure in tn Sunday
'hpol. lead prayer meetings, and Ia" ike.
| was Univ,lsalist al heart. and in ls55,
after tho denth ~ four very noar and
dear friends within few months became
strongly convinced II the truths II the Cniver.
suli-t FAITH II gnNr ~. great consolation, and
was worry anxious tu tell uthnil, about IT, told
nv father oi my desire. lie said. Why don Z
Nantucket, So decided 10 preach in the hool
house in TIN htilc village of Sia-'onsrt. eight
miles from nantucket, ON the east side ul the
Island. Notice was posted ON the town pump
that VIA the way all notices were mqde known.
Father carried ~" old hmily Bible tp the
school house. and stood up aud preached tax
also rclgu with Him.. That was my first ser
mon '.in see the little congregation now; my
captains ami their families. sitting there before
me-. tlr tears running down their faces.
L uit NOT pfet'ii ugAln uiliii mo fHll of 1866.
Then NE lt"'. Olympia Brown, who had taken
great interest IN me, mi was determined that
-h9uld preach. invitrd me To ~ 10 South Can
ton Massachusetts. where she had an appoint
ni"nt | dli 50. ana preached for the first time
IN u Unxersalist pulpit The next sunday |
went Co WEYMOUTH and preached for Oiympn
Brown. In her pulpit. while she went 10 Hing
ham. Sht spoke g. tn" bingham people about
mo. and they asked mo 10 preach b. them / did
~, and after u few sundays stayed with them
from November. 1866 until March following.
wils at this time the editor Of the Lddies RepoSi
Il
and was ordained ON the 10Th Of February. ISIS /;
ihe Rev. olympia brown gave Ine the hand Of
fellowship. and tue hymns sung were all writ
tcnby women; The same day was Installed.
and the Rev. Olympia Brown preached the in
stailaiion sermon. Here also the hymns were
! In 1870 I was installed pastor II the First
lnivrr-aiist Church IA New Haven Or. l.. IA.
ten years that have been ia the ministry
have been nut of the pulpit seven sundays. On
ON. OCCASION preached four Il iil.r.ut sermons
IN four different churches and nlA.le ono ud-
dress To "A sunday school ON the sanic sunday.
AMI rode twenty -cigh; miles In carriage To de-
Yes and / drove tho horse" interrupted
M-- Miles
lay preached three different sermons in three
4 nrrent churches. and rode eighteen miles.
have not d:nm and "Sff "unl "'rN JAW ,nT
Ia. do. have not found the tact
tnai am woman. any DRAWBACKS. have p"r-
formed nearly i1rN marriage ceremonies, have
oIhriat.d ~ about lrO funerals. and preached
AZ M"ih'Hi-i amp meeting. believe that
am the riily woman That ever OH ni"d ~ chap
lain ia state !. -.-aturr. Whom Wa- In
New Haven ! OH 'Ht'd several tines in tho
HOUSE ol k.prr-,.ututlNr- and IN tho senate IL
Was the custom t. iuy,t- tho several ministers
~ the city e. OH ldte. and 80 took ms turn.
when my son the Roy Howard l. Hnnaford
pt~tpr ol ~. PAU Church IN Little falls WIS
ordained / offered the ordination PRAYER aud
placed my hands with ulos" Of the oiher clergy
mon on IN '7iuii'ihir h'ul dis is lhn 'uSt I'm.
II ls74 oAi'ialed az the fun raj 81 the Oldest
hr"' Mason IN Connie tirut, sheriff samuel
Nirr and also ~ the inner Of Daniel Bost-
WICK. the oldest Mason in tn. tnit"i States. an
Episcopal clergyman officiating with mo My
grandfather was Mason. ana have ALWAYS
taken great interest va the order. think It Is
Tie means of doing much good.
You see havo had much experience and as
sni, have never met w.tn difficulties on a.
came to this church three years ago the
1T 81 April n"Nt AMI have been very -ur.cSsiul.
hHrship But this unfortunate trouble Is dlsas-
trous.'
Is il tru" Mrs. Hnnaforl that IN" young
"a, ,all.-u i ll' r'hSr'sh.'oh wish % man To- prea n
| am not sure. don't doubt tina, there are
som" managing mothers who have such a de-
slrr Tao real dinl ulty l. jealousy II Nj
III lr-. The committee wont so tnr IT, ip say that
II ] would turn her from my household TINT
the whole trouble would cr.l,e / take my stand
right here, and do II in behalf Of ministers
inap 90 ilni fault with their PASTOR wife she
does inns. or du'ent Do tlH, und there are all
sorts ~ complaints, | hold. Ms hong ms the wife
hold behaves according to the laws of God and
man. that II ls no one = business whether they
nro members OF his household or not Miss
Miles hhH h"en my companion for eight years
suppns" gOl the idea from the Quaker GUS
tom They mover send ont u woman To- preach
If she i unmarried, without n woman c6mpan-
ion Miss Miles is successful with Children
she II the AIS slant Superintendent Of the sun
DAY school, AMI docs most of the duties Of the
Sup'rlnt"ndD mt. She H. active in an good
works. and this activity has led 10 jcnou-i'-.
Nhcn "nS'crtninnd that there WINS di-satis-
lArton with her, sl" wrpt' a letter Ia the COM
Wtt'c saving that she would 20 away. This
tier WAS not Rad 10 the congregation though
II was asked for. Here 1t i-' Mrs. Hannlnrd
produced the original letter, which she snil had
boon returned ~ Mss Miles.
You SEQ. said the latter. | am successful
with children. brcuusr II il nay business. 4
carpenter who knows his TRADE can do hotter
thun ON" who don't. | have tnught for twenty
years ought 10 hr proficient you s-r. When.
huWNrr, ON" Of IN" parents 81 soma sun law
school 'hular- went ~ the suprrintr udrnt and
u~E'd him why he didn't resign and make mo
sup"rlnt'nd"nt II was natural that that r"mnrk
should excite som" lrHousY. Another tuing
som" months apo | had n class OF u dozen little
Eifl- who ruuy more Saturdays and We're taught
lhuN Mprk. Then We gave lttir fairs. We
i'uni that th"-" pArlnr- wouldn't hold them 50
v" went 10 III" VrStry room. We had little en-
t"rninlnents, and made s2j0. Well. some gen
tl"m"n ~ the church got upa course Of le,-
lures. They mAde lss than 5000 and that
H'dht pleas" them very well. The fact Is.
have done too mulch.