Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-07-09

ago. Elder Benjamin Randall OF Barring
ton, n. H.. was a dissenter and a hereto
ana he preached that men We're, in some
measure, at least, free 70 work out their
own salvation, eslablishe : a congregation
1T New Durham, n. H., in 1850, that was
the first crganiZeii society OF free Bap-
lists; coming directly from that church a
young man named Robert Dickeybegan to
exhort and to gain converts to the new
doctrine in STAFFORD 100 years ago. Among
his converts were some who were among
the early settlers here and from the old
records it would seem that there was a So
ciety of Baptists here as early as 1894. In
1893 formal organization of church So
ciety was made. July 1, 1902, Elder Nathan
iel King was ordained by council con-
sisting of Elders John and Aaron Buzzell
and Nathaniel Brown, and he became the
first minister. Under his preaching the
church grew rapidly both in numbers and
influence and Elder King became one Of
the most noted men in the denomination.
At the yearly meeting held here in 1917
from 1900 TO 1900 persons are reported to
have been present and IN 1927 the first gen
eral conference of the denomination was
held in the old esred meeting house" where
it was organized. The greatest revivals
known in VT. were held here and the
church for many years was very prosper
GUS but finally the Randolph members
part OF the town and the church at the
north village. Many went into the West
and the war came and took away the young
men and the new church built beside the
brook below the old church was deserted.
Last week Wednesday after a very brief
notice there gathered upon the old ground
a large number OF people. Rev.Almon Shep
ard of East Randolph, who is in his SOth
year, and for a half centuryhas been preach
I'M ha hf not from
presided. The meeting was opened by
the singing of that old hymn "Turner."
Daniel Moves, who was born "a years be-
fore that day and was elected chorister,
led the singing. Prayer was offered by
Rev. Mr.. Farr of East Randolph, the choir
sang Coronation and then Elder Shepard
gave a history of the fathers and of the
old church, reading first some extracts
from the older records of the town that
related to the early history of the church.
Brief Biographical sketches OF Elder King
during whose long service here there was 0
continuous revival; Revs. Geo. Hackett,
r. q. Cilley, A. A. Smith, W. ). Noyes,
Calvin, Thomas, Nathan and John Mox-
ley, two Drews and two Folsoms who were
ministers sent from this church, were
named by the speaker. The old foot stool
upon which the ministers kneeled was
shown as the only relic OF the old house;
this Is owned by O. z. Cilley. Rev. Nj. Z.
Henderson OF ST. Johnsbury, who preach
ed here from 1876 TO 1850, preached from
Zee, 9TH and Heb. XI 4th an eloquent
sermon in which be gave an historical ac-
count Of tie influence the old churcn had
and of how ssthe fathers, though dead, are
vet speaking" He paid tender tribute
to the memory OF Ed. y. King, Simeon
Hunt, the good deacon whom even the
scoffers said was a true Christian, OF all
the Ii men this church had sent into the
ministry. A host of "reminiscences were
called forth by him as he compared the
past with the present. The fathers were
said by him to be so devoted that reViva6
followed their preaching as surely as one
day succeeds another. In the old times the
people did not ask for polished sentences,
they asked for the "word, for the "testi-
monyn and the fathers, though unpol1sh-
ed and knowing nothing of grammar, gave
them the testimony they asked Tor. Inc
choir sang "They That Trust the LORD
and the benediction was pronounced by
by Rev. A. Shepard. The congregation,
many OF whom had come from distance
to see the old ground, spent some time
around the old common and exchanged
"reminiscences Of the past. They seemed
10th to 90. Few Of them Will ever visit
the old ground again.
Carrie lmogene Goodale has returned
/ from the Salem Normal school from which
she has irst been graduated with hon
ors.
Too many invented stories are circulat-
ing relative to the baby for which there is
no owner, and shades OF Blackstone, what
an enormous amount of law has been scat
tered about II would seem to be about
time for talk to give way 10 action II e.
nouphlaw has now been scattered. Some
descendants of Ananias might be shipped
TO some dime museum.
Jennie Hayward's friends are preparing
surprise for her for Monday evening OF
this week when she viii be Is.
Summer visitors are numerous.
Daniel S. Hartman and wife of Man
chester, n. H., are at Thos. Smiths.
The glorious Fourth was ushered in
with a racket the boys made and with the
aid Of several pounds Of powder they kept
this village awake from midnight until
morning. The day was theirs and 10 one
complains OF their noise. The "hurrah"
fellow was too hoarse to nil the bill and
the hurrahs were skipped after little.
Henry King got charge of powder in
to his face while running a small cannon,
lust at night saturday. His burns are not
serious.
Mrs. Chloe Kibbey died at Frank Tuck
er's last Friday morning. she as milton
hlDDtN : ltAARtnCA oAiA N"o -
some farmers have large part of their
having done but the greater number have
NOT commenced. Grass is growing very
fast just now.
The granite hin is being visited by many
different parties OF granite workers all Of
whom assert that the granite is equal to
the best.
Cheap road making has prevailed in
some districts and the roads have simply
been sfixed." The money expended may
be wasted but the tax bill is fixed at the
same time with the road and the long
sighted taxpayer waits for another years
fixing. sand filling is good.
Cola. cough, coffin, is what philosophers
term "a logical sequence One is very
liable to follow the other; but by curing
the cold with dose OF Ayers Cherry Pee
toral, the cough will be stopped and the
coffin not needed-iust at present.