The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-07-17

The work thus begun continued win wonder
full power for several months and resulted IN
change in the religious character of the town.
In the midst Ui this suspicious season, and,may
not say, because of it, this church was born.
The day of the week on which those six men and
two women united in church fellowship was Fri
day. - =,
Amanda Post and Mrs. rambling were received
into the church. On the same day there were
baptized Mary Chapman, Fanny, daughter OF
STEPHEN rambling; Betty, Mchitable and Lucy,
children of Roswell Post; Ruth daughter OF
jeremiah Bingham; Amos and Polly, the child
rem OF Jesse Chapman, and Annie, daughter of
Sunday, July Il, Nathaniel Cogswcll. Mrs.
Cogswell and joel Linsley were received into the
| church.
| chose jeremiah bingham moderator and register
lie Continued to discharge the duties OF these Of
fees until Ocober5 ., l1SS, when the record reaus,
"The first quench the spirit; therefore we agree
| that, if any brother or sister shall indulge IN
| what is commonly called irocking or gaming IN
| their houses, or shall themselves attend else
where such exercises, or encourage horse-raclng,
| they shall be dealt with as Offenders"
The church records afford abundant evidence
| that neither the articles of faith and covenant,
nor the rules of order and discipline were intend
| ell to be IN unmeaning form.
Here is the call to the first pastor of the church.
On the 10th OF July, 1881, the cnurCn Issued tne
| following CALL
The church of Christ in Cornwall to Mr.. Thorn
| as Toman, Greeting: sir, Whereas Ill the
course OF divine Providence we have been favor
ed with an acquaintance with your gifts and
qualifications in the work of the gospel ministry,
| which Tod has blessed for our edilcation and
comfort; and whereas we feel our affections
| united in you for pastor and teacher. and also
| considering the remarkable attachment OF the
congregation to your person. and their engage
| meni to obtain you as their minister, the proba-
bilty of your being useful and beneficial in this
part of the Lords vineyard appearing to he
great ,....c..o oo,oo,,,. ,,..,,o ,.o,, 70 ,,,ito
with us in the important ,reaton OF pastor, to
| take the oversight of the flock of God here, aud
| to improve your gifts and talents among us. To
which we pray God to direct you If 1t be his holy
| will Amen. Signed
jeremiah Bingham, Moderator. in behalf OF the
| church,
The remainder of the address was tax
en- up with the history of the church and
of its various pastors. The following are
the names of all the settled ministers
whom the church has had, with the date
of the commencement and expiration of
their pastoratcs:
| Rev. Thomas Toman; ordained Sept. 20, l1SS;
dismissed Nov. II, 1880.
Rev. benjamin Wooster; ordained Feb %,
| 1871; dismissed Jan. !, 1892.
Rev. JCdediah Bushnell; Installed May % lSB;
dismissed May %, 1886
Rev. Lamson Miner; installed Jan. 3, 1871;
dismissed Jan. 4, 1899.
| Rev. Jacob Scales; installed July ,, lS}9; dis
missed June 49, 1S42
| Rev. Seagrovc w. Magill installed July 9,
1874; dismissed April y, l>52.
Rey. Gurdon w. Noycs; installed April 81,
1852; dismissed March 10, lSji
Rev. Joseph A. Bent; installed oct l, 1854
dismissed Aug II, 1856
Rev. A. A. Baker; installed Aug Is 1858; DIS
| missed Jan. %, 1866.
Rev. Seagrove W. Magn; oct -, 1867 Aug. ,,
ISIS
Rev. j. c. IIoughton; Jan. ., 1879; Dec. 81,
| 1852.
Rev. NJ. c. Stcbbns installed Sept. a, 1854.
THE POEM.
The address was followed by the poem
by Rev. Lyman II. Blake. 1t was n fine
ly written and well-delivered production,
but its length precludes publication in
our crowded columns. Then came the
adjournment for dinner.
THE DINNER.
The dinner was a magnificent one. 1t
n was spread in the town hall, long rows
of tables running across the room on both
floors. and in all probably $50 persons
were enabled to sit down at once. And
such royal feast to sit down to is rare
= " spread. and many who were there will
never see its like again. The good pcO-
pie of Cornwall had furnished the very
fat of the land for their guests. and the
tables were literally loaded with the good
things of life. Probably between 600 and
| 200 people sat down to dinner. but Sc
ample had been the scale on which the
arrangements were made that as many
more diners could have been accommo-
dated and still the stock of food would
not have been exhausted. There was nc
organization or specch-making at dinner
as those who were fortunate enough tC
, get to the first table were aware that still
4. other hungry hundreds were waiting for
share of the feast. The tables were
served by young ladies and gentlemen
who were not much used to that bust
! ness. but no one could find the,east faul
and indeed the service on the whole coulC
scarcely have been better The walters
were dressed in old-time style and they
, each seemed to vie with the others to Sc,
, which should be the most kind and &C
p commodating. This fact was noticed a!
well in all the officers. committeeman an(
Q assistants. and not single incident oc
Cured which could mar the harmony o
this most pleasant occasion.
Afternoon Exercises.
e PROF. MEAD's LETTER.
. Before the second table of diners hat
r finished their repast the afternoon eXer
cses at the church had commenced. Sec
+ rotary Peet read letter from Prof
r Charles \. Mead, written from Interlak
+ en-. Switzerland. Prof. Mead's lette
n was luIl VI VI lIlc 1OIuWal
n church and of Cornwall men and spark
+ les clear through with bright and witt,
!, illusions. But it would fill whole page
c of the REGISTER and we can find space
If only for an extract:
d lNTERLAKEN. Switzerland. !
}, June Il, 1885.
a ., Mr. Pect. my dear yfriead and ChriSti0
}. brother: Your letter, inviting me, on behal
IS OF the church committee, to he present a
II the centennial exercises of the Cornwall
T. church has been received, and il before tn
!. time arrives the march of modern improve
e ments shall have resulted in the inventio
1t Of some method of shortening the distanc
2. between Europe and America, | shall Gel
l. talnly try to be there. But not feeling cor
!. fdent that this will be the case, | will a
" least send in writing my fraternal greeting
e and my hope that the occasion will in ever
IS way he pleasant and profitable to all VIII
Is are present.
IS l have, it is true, been away from Corr
5 wall the greater part of my life; and yet
- cannot make it seem that this is 80, for tn
- | later wears apppar in the retrOspart ia flo,