The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1881-09-08
Meeting of the Shaftsbury Association.

A meeting Of the SALISBURY Baptist As
ISOLATION was held with the church al
Factory Point last week which was IN ore
than usually interesting from the fact tina,
it was the centennial anniversary OF the
formation OF the church at Factory Point.
We are indebted for our report Of the
meeting to the correspondence Of the
Heraid & Gibo The meeting commenced
Wednesday, and was organized by the
election of Rev. J, X. Richardson, Moder-
ator; Rev. s. Henry Archibald. Clerk; s.
l.. Rock, Treasurer. Thirteen pastors and
fsrty-fiye delegates we're present, and the
meetings were generally we'll attended and
interesting Rev. DIR. Archibald preached
The annual sermon from ii Corinthians,
j'l7 From the reports presented by the
several churches belonging TO the asso-
ecation il is seen that the total member.
ship has fallen slightly during the year,
hut the general feeling is one Of hopeful
ness and plans are laid for more aggress-
i've work in the future. North Benning.
ton reports a gain in membership Of 20 and
las, Poultney 10.
Wednesday afternoon an interesting
prayer meeting was held, special reference
being made 10 President Garfield, and a
sermon was preached by Rev. Geo. G..
Baldwin from Philippians li:j. Wednes.
day evening after prayermeeting, led by
Dea. u. w. Marshall, commemorative
service was held. the centennial discourse
boing delivered by Rev. ]. A. Swart, pas
tor OF the church OF which tina following
is an abstract;
This church was organized june ~.
ISL, by members from Lanesboro, Mass
~ the same meeting at which the church
vas organized call Was extended to Jo-
.cph Cornell to become their pastor. He
accepted, IL is impossible 10 tell the eI-
oct number OF constituent members, but
as can bo ascer,ained there were seventy.
eight. In 1854 this church joined the
Salisbury association. but the next year
ihe Vermont association was formed here
aud for ten years remained thus connected
Bat they were unassociated till 1918, when
the Manchester association WAS formed
These were trying days and much dis
conrAgcment existed. Mr.. Cornell closed
hia lAbos in 1874, his barn being used as
place of worship much of the time.
though house Of worship was built. In
,iie spring Of is25 Rev. Mr.. Reynolds be-
came pastor, remaining tall 1873, when he
reslgnei. having adopted the sentiments Of
Alexander Campbell. and for this reason
the church withdrew the hand Of fellow.
ship. He formed Disciples church in
the east part 81 the town which at one
lime numbered one hundred members,
hn, eventually !, became extinct aud he
returned 10 the Baptist church. In Aug.
1881. Moses Field Was ordained "a pastor.
thirty were added 10 the church the frst
year Of bis pAs,oraie. During his settle.
meat the present church eiihoe WAS erect.
el. Ia 1883 the church finally joined the
Shaftsbury association Res. A. NJ
ssain became pastor in 1850 and baptised
,wice the membership when he came lie
ionna 8 membership Of 81 members and
leii. at the end Of four years. . member.
ship Of 236. A heavy debt had been 10.
CARED IN repairing the church. and for a
time the church wNs without pastor,
The debt was cancelled largely through
the fundamentally Of Rev. d. Spencer.
Twelve persons have served ~ deacons;
eleven clerks have becn chosen; siI have