The Press., 1889-01-03
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 The records of the church show goodly number of additions to it's membership during the pastorates of both these breth- reu.
 The first deacon elected after the church was organized was William Ward. (He fell and died suddenly when out after an armful of wood-probably in 1789.) r In the course of the ministry of Mir. Horton, Messrs. Ward and Crane were deacons. Dea. Crane was dismissed, and joined the church in Holland, Mass, and Abner Sessions was chosen in his place. 'sLevi Lyon was elected in 1782 or '83. ," The next deacons that appear, so far as can find, are Ezra Horton and Joseph She'll Dea. Shell left the town before had any distinct recollection of him. I think that he must have been of lovable disposition, for find this expression in 8 sermon preached by my father in 1S41. After mentioning Dea. Levi Lyon, he says ''Of the two next deacons who suc- ceeded one is now living and is before your pastor, dear Deacon Snell." Since the preacher was not given to over-much compliment, especially in public, I can readily believe that Dea. She'll was about the man he ought to have been for dea- con. --. | zion of personal "reminiscences, the only way that you can get anything fresh out of me, since many of you are familiar with the same things, is to let me meander here and there at my own sweet will, and touch on those things, and only few of them; that touched me.
 There was Dea. Horton. Many time have led the good old man home from prayer meeting. Large crutches he had, and he leaned on them and walked slowly as the little boy led, and he wore great green glasses or goggles on his eyes. He was never cross at all, at least to me. His voice was pleasant and his talk entertain ing, and sometimes he used to slip into my hand great old-fashioned cent. He was a fine talker, and people said that he had a wonderful memory, that ran away back to revolutionary times. I wonder if they ever called him little priest Horton in the old days when his father was minister and if other boys told him that it was
 wicked for him to laugh, because he was a minister's son. I guess he did laugh
 though for all that, and he lived to be a good old man, and went to his rest, as
 father said, as shock of corn fully ripe.
 There was Dea. Booth, young brown
 haired, bright-eyed, active kind of man.
 a school teacher, farmer, and glorious
 minister's helper. He died young of scar
 let fever, or canker rash, as they called it.
 And the older people wept, and the chil
 dren were sorry. He left bright family of children, and one that was born after he
 died, all, together with his aged father, te
 the care of that noble woman, his wife who bravely brought up the children, anG
 cared for the infirm father till his death Such women as Minerva Booth may no make much stir in the world, but they art worthy of all honor, and are Gods jewels Away back in the fartherest recess o memory stands good man of serene countenance, clad in new farmers frock that reached down toward Ais feet like the , robe of high priest, aGeFaseJ se lispine Z child, and he held whip in his hand ant wanted the little boy to kiss him, and h, : came to move our goods to Union. Tha is perhaps the oldest picture in all m, mental gallery-my first sig of Dea
 Paul Lawson. But not the last sight for every Sunday and every prayer meetin!! , he literally lift up holy hands withoR would tremble with the fervent praye that he so reverently offered? Alas child r hood is not always reverent, and occasion D ally thinks prayers too long, especial, , when bound to stay on it's knees, ant ,, sometimes the blessed prayer would bring to weary boyhood balmy sleep. Hov
 many other blessings those prayers brough , to us all we cannot tell.
 :, His memory is fragrant with the swee odor of his good deeds in acts of faith ant love. He believed that s'pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this-to visit the fatherless and widow 2 in their affiiction, and to keep himself m . spotted from the world"
 He was admitted to the church Nov. 20 :. 1881, and was chosen deacon upon thu resignation of Deacon Ezra Horton, Jun 1, g, 1885. Ills pastor, among many othe words of appreciation and praise, says U :. 'T always found him at his work, true ant | faithful in his callings"
 . For twenty years before his death h ;, was so blind as not to be able to read hi
 Bible, and in the latter part of his life h - was quite hard of hearing also. It was : great trial, but it had it's compensations Q His experience in those days reminds on :, :, of the lines of Alice Gary:
 My soul is full of whispered song; n My blindness is my sight;
 The shadows that feared so long
 Il Are all alive with light"
 ;. t MT. Healy Corbin oficiated at con ;. munion seasons for some time as deacor : although declining an election to the O U flee. He was for a long time valuabl !, :. member of the church, together with hi U U wife. Both of them removed from th . place more than 20 years ago, and for I II years have rested from their labors. A :, their six children have belonged to thi . church five of them survive, and "on ' , is not, for the Lord took her. '' = Myron Kinney and E. N. Lawson vel ,. elected deacons Sept. 4, 1863. Dea. Xii U ney afterwards removed from the towr ,, leaving Dea. Lawson to fill the place a his honored father. e It is an interesting fact in regard to tl > Lawson family-that some of them hay . been members of the church ever since :. was formed-that the present Dea. E. ! ' Lawson is the fifth and his children tt ,s sixth in direct descent from John Lawson T T one of the original settlers of the tow ! and communicant; and, in the words ~ ~ our brother: "In all the 150 years of tl 's history of the church there has not been ' time when there has lacked male of tf '' name to stand before the Lord"
 > There is one whose name deserves mo a- than passing mention, both because of le personal fame, and because he has file o so large place in the affections and bet ' so prominent in the public gatherings .U IT this people; one familiar to you all. ln Unions beloved son-Rev. Charles liar