Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-03

half of the church" "Noted that heN.
Mr.. Williston draft and send the letters
calling dismissing council"
I take the following from church rec
ords: nAt meeting held at the house, OF
seth PAYNE, Esq. on the 9th of December
1s05 the church chose Rev. Mr.. ruler
moderator for that day and chose three
ruling Elders.u Dec. II, same year, "Vot-
ed to choose presbytery for the purpose
Of ordaining the ruling Elders. CnoSe
Rev. David Avery, Joseph Booman, m ,1
tin fuller, John Smith and Rev. reitoh
Eastman for above purpose. Voted 10
4 have ordination on 18th 'ofpresent month
Voted that Peter Branch and John Hutch-
ms he committee to wait on ordainlng
\ c,pncilv January 1, 1905 "The church
made choice of Martin fuller preaching
Elder for trying causes in the church at
Tunbridge."
tor for eleven years from 1902 ito 1873; but
| IL is thought that Mr.. Williston VINO con-
tinued to reside in town minlstereu 70
them from time to time, along with otn-
ers. -
Under the heading of Baptisms in the
church records, / find that Rev. DAVID
Avery baptized number OF children IN
| 1SfO. 1t was in 1910 that the M. r. church
was organized; not till 1888 was the brick
| church at South Tunbridge erected.
There being different religious denoml-
nations in town, the town voted That the
Baptists, Universalists and Congregation
alists take turns in using the meeting
house. each having the use of 1t one sun
dav in three March 1910 the church vot-
ed "that we will not encourage UNIVERSAL
| ism by attending their meetings at our
meeting house, either directly or lndl-
rectly."
This without doubt deepened the de-
sire OF the church TO have a House OF
Worship of its own, a desire which had
baen EXPRESSED by the formation OF
Church Building Society in 1907. June
25. 1878 after years trial of the Presby-
terrain plan of church government, the
church voted ssthat whereas the Presby-
terrain plan OF church government adopt
ed by this church hath great inconven-
fences by want OF union with the neigh
boring churches, and the local situation
in which we are placed renders il difficult
to pursue, and not believing the plan es-
sential to salvation, we are of the opinion
that ii is not expedient to pursue II any fur
Their, feeling ourselves willing to unite IN
any plan OF government adopted by
neighboring churches, not inconsistent
with the revealed will of God
The church voted June %, 1913, to give Mr.. Jacob
Allen call TO settle as minister the hrst Pres
byterian or congregational church In Tnnbridge.
Oct. he was Ordeined aud installed. Al ms ordl.
nation he was examined respecting his ministerial
ion. The council likewise "examined a specimen
OF his composition In sermonizing"
Revs. Elijah Lyman, Zephania Moore OF Hanover
stephen fuller Of NershiTe, Asa Burton, Thettord,
Calvin Noble. Chelsea, sylvester Dana o. oxford;
reads. Being DESTROYS Of adopting form OF gov
eminent which shall be most conducive to our pres
emit and future peace and consistent with the reveal
ed will Of God the church voted to adopt the follow
ing articles form or basis OF church govern |
ment, Art. l-Eaea member Of me church sna ~
tried in ofdscipllne, BY the pastor and whole
church or BY the pastor and ruling elders Art z
New members ehsll be requested to declare wheth- /
they shall be tried In case OF discipline by pastor
and people or by pastor and elders Art Sit IN
satisfied with decision Of board chosen, he shall be
heard BY a mutual council chosen, whose decision,
II satisfactory 70 the church. or elders shall be A.
nal. nnot satisfactory 70 the church or elders
another council may be mutually chosen, whose de.
cision shall be hnaln THESE articles were adopted
al. March 81, 1914, the church adopted new Con-
fession OF Faith and Covenant. The confession Was
doctrines OF Election, Repentance, Regeneration
Sanctincation and the Perseverance Of the Saints.
The covenant bound them TO iorsake all the yani-
ties Of the world and to prove emseyes true dse-
pies Of Christ in all good carriage 10 bray in secret
@ maintain family worship, to keep holy the Sab
bath and 10 reverence the sanctuary
The change In church government was vigorously
protested against by an influential member Of the
church, Jesse Smith, uncle Of Joseph Smith Of
Mormon fame. He protested against the return Of
the church to the Congregational policy. He could
not Fellowship with the church because Of its decree
iissolyinF the Presbyterian form Of government
and church discipline He would not commune
with them; he was hnally accommodated be-
cause o. hts failure TO walk with the church. The
church voted IN 1916 that "When members Of other
sister churches come 70 reside with them, the time
u their enjoying occasional communion shall not
he church, Pastor Jacob Allen brought his SER
vices 10 a close and was dismissed Feb 20. 1871 lie
sas son Of Timothy and Mary Allen. Was born At
Columbia, Conn, Aug. H. isl At the age OF % or
Z he went 10 North Coventry and studied with Rev.
:. FWoodrua. There he was hopefully converted
lie was graduated from Dartmouth IN 1871, sup
'orted himself through college. studied theology
With Or. Burton al Thetford. VI After preaching
n several places he ordained and Installed over
his church. From here be went 10 Easthury, CT,
gaa pastor there from 1882 70 1856 sc Volpntown
md Sterling. Is37-lq. Iah0rcd a year al Preston
hen nj Sterling. where he died March l3 1851. He
married Mercy Dame OF Oxford, n H.. and had !
our children. He was good bat not great
nan "a sound and able thcologiRn; an earnest
instructive PREACHER eminently gifted in prayer,
elor; given TO hospitality, remarkable for humil-
", most anectionate and exemplary in domestic
Citations and interested in benevolent operations
From 1871 10 1880 the church was without settled
lastor. Probably Mr. Milliston ministered 10
iston and was born at West Haven NOV orangel,
'onn., Jan. s, los, His mother Hannah,d aueh-
err Of Dea, John Payson Of Pomfret, Conn. lie was
raduated from Yale in 1871; received an honorary
!. NJ at Dartmouth in 1885 ordained and installed
yer this church june 26, 1888. Dismissed Jan. %.
s02. Pastor at Sunderland, Mass. from July 1854
0 July 1905. Afterwards he returned to Tunbrdte
nd was a missionary several wears in Vermont n
hampshire, Maine and Canada, then again supplied
his church from iS30-36. Died in town Oct 29 1876
lis wife was susannah daughter OF Eben and SUI
annah Fletcher Bancroft. She was an own cousin
1 Hon Geo. Bancroft, the eminent historian. She
led Jan. 5, 1855 The Wtlliston family has been
oted for the large number OF distinguished men 1t
as given to the world Mr.. Wliston's sister Sa-
Nh married Rev. Richard Salter Storrs. D. D. OF
oneneaGow, Mass, father VI the silver tongued
". Storrs OF Brooklyn, n. Y. Hon Samuel Willis
IN OF Easthampton, Mass, founder OF WflliSton
emfnary and Prof. Whitney Of Yale were neph- :
VS. His children were Susan, born about is9e I
no died within year from the date Of her birth;
Ohm Payson, born in 1900, never married. He was
raduated from Yale in 1920 died at his fathers
ome IN Tunbridge in 1880; Eben Bancroft born in |
unbridge in 1908, married Mrs. Ainsira Burton
idow OF Mai. Oliver q. Burton and daughter OF
aac and Loisa Newton Partridge; he died in
orwich when So; David Howe, Jr., born in Tun-
ridge about 1905 and died about 1870 son OF Eb-
! 3. was the at one time well-known Prof E b
lilston, whose daughter married Rev Henry
eele Clarke. She Is now living in Norwich, VT
e only living granddaughter OF the first pastor OF
rs church. The lot given by charter to Mr. VIII
ston as hrst settled pastor Of this town. is situated
'rtheast OF the Village. The house in which he !
we'd and died was visited by the historian last
eek. II l. owned by Mr.. Seth Adams who took
secession immediately after Mr. Williston's
attn The house Is nearly 100 years old and is in |
excellent state Of preservation. The original
aster and noors are in good condition. The pres
4 genial occupant indicated spot upon an up n
ght board In the kitchen where priest Willis