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

,ng been useful and valuable. His funeral sermon
Us preached by Rev. Stilman Morgan OF BIistoi'
VS. We rreat-granddaughter Of Rev D. IL Willis
sthsr was brother TO the father OF Hon. George
bancroft Rev d. II. Willston was graauaIea ron ~,
Yale in 1857 received his A. NJ IN course ano , 5
same degree honorary, from Dartmouth In Ls5.
M and Mrs WiIliston were exceedingly eccehtIiio
hut equally cody. In later life they were
10 noed Tor their interest in foreign missions men
t,nonntea 10 q mania They denied themselves eN-
epvtbing but the barest necessities OF life that they
,feht contribute more literally TO the good cause
THAR son David at his DEATH left them little prop
rfv on the condition that none OF n shoulo DC kls
en- 10 MISSIONS hoping by TINS provision ~ ~
Una o5 good deal Of what they already had, gave
me proceeds TO missions and used their legacy "
snnbly Whist they had sold"
wv Is25 the church s'voted that Dea. Hutehin-
son and DR. Spaulding be a committee TO wait on u
Winston to confer with him on the subject Of az
i n him some com nsation for his preaching
OF late also the subject OF his supplying ths ui'
PIN IN ~ n Wilston was appointed clerk in 1925
mis- same wear II was voted that ESQ. Curtis pre-
pare subscription paper to be circulated among s
he neople with view TO raising something lof
camel preaching" The church voted In lSsz 10 re-
nuesf the UniVefsalists not TO appoint any more
meetings al the meeting house. The same year
nr,niifee WAS appointed 'sto confer with the Meth
odist brethren and let them know thAl the SonsrS5
gatonalists wished 70 occupy the Center has
house on the Sabbath from Sabbath % eabDaii !,
for the time being and TO request that thef WIN
not appoint any more meetings there on the SAD
On the files Of the Society OF which Mr.. Gustayus
Rolfe was efficient clerk for many years, hhd q
subscription paper dated 1885, "for the purpose o.
hiring Calvin D. Noble to continue for the space OF
one year from the termination Of MS present en- /,
gagement.n $500 was subscribed ne was ~ .stS
Rev Calvin Noble, Chelsea, and graduate OF MIG
dlebury College in 1884 Ordained in 1880 fresen-
ed at Rochester and Springfield, VT where ne disa,
Very little Is known OF his ministry here one VINO
remsmbers him SAYS that the text from when ne
preached his first sermon was Il am determined g
him erueified" A text that to this hearer seemed
specially appropriate as there had been more oI
less feeling in town over religious matters ~ ioS
the Uniyersalist church was organized lnei' hoN'
OF worship was not built until 1888.
Rev Joseph Thatcher vas acting pastor IRON
April 1888 to March, 1874 He moved into Town win
his family April 90 1883, the next morning the besu
tiful church dedicated the previous june was 1e-
stroyed by Gre and nothing saved. The VI pomes-
~ 3issionarv Society," whose name mention
with gratitude, whose secretary Is president OF ht
day. has aided this church 30 years ana SIX nohhs'
and has given Il s40o, has its records the tol
lowings "rhe church az IunDridse comes up n9pis
to the work Of securing good minister OF Js r
night after the minister had moved his family 70
this place, fire permitted 10 kindle upon tnsii
new convenient house OF wofshlp ah9 eSusNi sti
with all It's contents, embracing SUNDAY eSliDos
library OF 500 volumes This providence rendered
il necessary for the church 10 apply lor aia 70
port their minister Probably no church N the
State has encountered with success greater dinenl-
ties Of a pcouniary character than THIS one. Ihe
year closed witnesseth for that church greater
pecunlary effort for the cause Of Christ, believe,
than any church beside in the state inc house
One Of our present Congi PASTORS Rev. A. A.
smith Of Glover, q native OF Tun5ridge informs me
that when he lived here he attended many OF Sc
ries OF revival meetings held by Rev. o. Parker In
Is42 when Mr.. Thacher pastor. The atten-
dance was large and many were gathered into the
church. Nineteen were added by confession and
four by letter that year.
Mr. Thatcher closed his iabOrs in lsfi He was in
the 9th generation In direct descent rom heyIhos
Thacher. first pastor Of the 'Oid South church" In
Boston. His father Dea. Jno o. Thatcher was for
40 years deacon in the Congi church AZ Woodstock
III was born in Middleboro, Mass. In 1890. He was
graduated from Middlehury College in 1925; was
ordained and installed at Plaintleid In 1929; dis
missed In 1854 Pastor az Barre in ls35-3a. Acting
pastor at Tunbridgc is3834 when his health failed.
lie died in Tunhridge July u, 1874. He built the
parsonage which aiterward came into the posses
sion OF the Cong'l Parsonage Society.
Rev. samuel Stone was acting pastor from April,
1874, 70 April, 1875 The salary was paid with the
aid Of the Dom. Missionary Society. Little Is known
regarding his ministry here. The monthly church
was commenced during his passionate.
lie born In Windsor, VT, In ilss. Com
me nced business IS a halter in Windsor. Was grad
iated from Bangor Theological Seminary in 1920.
Ordained May 9, 1871 at Cumberland, Me. Remain
ID there till 1929. Pastor at Warren, Me- is29-33.
rhen his health failed and he became book agent.
Was pastor al Nork, Me- ls35-43. Then at Tunhridge
8H-46. Then retired from ministry and resided al
Falmouth Me- till his death in 1874 In his dotage
he was said 10 have become Roman Catholic.
The regular season for church meeting April 1875,
vas observed by previous arrangement, as season
4 humiliation, fasting and prayer in view Of the
declining state Of religion in this place. At this
Meeting three OF the Dembers who had embraced !
REGULAR views regarding the second advent OF Jesus
'hrst our Lord, who wished to have no connection
With any church organization on earth and wished