Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-07-05

The original sizs OF the above when
folded is 5ix2i inches, and when unfolded
it is twelve times as large, AMI contains
the name Of the members Of the class in
dicated. with lines and spaces to record
their state in life (married, single or wild.
owed, their state in the church (full mem.
bershiP or on trisD, and their attendance
or non-attendance st class meetings. The
church records. although merely incidental
of the outline business during the mex: six
wears, indicate a general state OF prosper
ity and a healthy growth in the memse
ship. John G. Dow was again appointed
preacher in charge in 1929, with Eieazer
Wells presiding elder, James Templeton
wa1 the preacher in 80 and 81; Ezra
Sprague. '32; John Currier in '5j, (Josish
A. Scarrit. presiding elder, and Eihu
SCOT the preacher in 81. At this time
there was under agitation a project to
build Methodist church in the village,
the meetings having been held in the Old
court house up to this time.
The following record is still preserved,
apparently upon the original paper where
it was written:
MONTPELIER, Feb. y, 1884.
According TO previous notice given, a
meeting was called for the purpose of tax
ing into consideration the expediency OF
building Methodist meeting house.
Ga motion, Hon. Cyrus Ware was
called to the chair, and f. II, Washburn
was appointed secretary.
On motion, a committee was appointed
consisting OF three. to be denonnatel 4
Methodist meeting house committee. La.
ther Cross, Samuel Upham, Jonathan NJ.
Snow, comprise this committee, whose
duty it shall be 10 find site on which to
build said house, an1 any o.her business
belonging TO the subject
Ga motion, the meeting vas adjourned
to meet q! the State House, ua the Il h
instant, at o'clock I'm,
E II. WAsHEuRN, Sec.
Feb q, 1884.
Mst plrsusat 70 aljournman', Hon. c.
Ware in the cu1ir. an j. NJ Slov. sec.
retary pro ttn
On motion, the question W., tri.d re'a-
tive to the site belonging 10 NJ. Jewe,t,
Ga motion, Col. ! +. Miller was added
to the committee above raised, aud also
Mr.. James Arbuckle ani Mr.. NAhan
On motion. the meeting was adj1lrnel
to the l0:h Of March.
+ II. WAsHBUrS, Sc.
March 10, 1884.
On motion o: Hon. Z. Ware Smith
Sherman was called to the chair.
On motion, said meeting agreed 10 build
on the Keith site.
On motion. adjolrnsl to meE on the
24th instant.
l. II. WA>uBUEN. sec.
MONTPELIER, March 10. 1854.
Met. pursuant to adjournment after read,
ing the notice published in the newspapers.
Hon. {. Ware called to the chair. Trus-
tess: Cyrenus Morse, Samuel upham, IT,,
Christopher c. Wing, A. d. II. Caldwell,
James Arbuckle: Methodist meeting house
committee: c. c. Wing. J. NJ. Snow,
VIM. B. Hubbard. 4;h. 70 act on draft
for a constitution for said society. Cousti-
tuition adopted Plan a, for a meeting
( house adopted.
Ou motion, the meeting was adjourned
! four weeks. F.. II. WAsHBURN. Sec.
! No further record Of this movement /:
preserved, and the project seems to have
waited development for the time being.
The earlier records OF the Sunday schoo
are July, 1885; one superintendent,
+ teachers, IS scholars; - vols. in the Ii
brary. 1t seems probable that there wa,
a Sunday school organization some year:
earlier. aud it is also probable that tht
organization has been continued ever
since.
/ On August 81 ,1s38,the New Hampshire
and Vermont conference commenced it,
seventh annual session In Montpelier
under the presidency of Bishop Elijah
Hedding. 1t must have been with pecu
liar feelings of gratitude to God, thai
Bishop Hedding now looked upon the as
.embling of this conference. In 1905, b,
/ had been a preacher on Barre circuit. aud
had occasionally visited aud preached in
Montpelier.
I In 1924. be was elected and ordained
bishop, and in 1880, had presided over tht
first session OF the New Hampshire ant
Vermont conference at Barre, aud now in
the course of his official duties, came t
preside over the session to be held in
Montpelier. The number OF members ia
the church in Montpelier at the time wa!
l53. The sessions Of The conference wert
held in the Brick church, (Congrega
tional) Il Is remembered that Johl
Brodhead was also present among Other
visitors.
Follovin. this conference the building
enterprise assumed definite form.
Daniel Baldwin was made chairman o
the building committee, and eventual,
bore the burden OF carrying the church t
!. completion. His financial account of re
J ceipts aud expenditure, amounting t
S3,17s.15. paid into his hands and full
accounted for, was rendered to the stew
! ards under date OF 1910.
The deed Of the laud was given b
! Rawsel R. Keith to the stewards of th
/. Methodist Episcopal church. the consider
alton being named as $500, aud the ID
being described as situated on the north
! erIy side Of the road leading from WilIlsr