The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-23
nETHODISn IN NEWBVKY

count of the first preaching OF the1l
doctrines in this town.
Eight or ten miles from my resi-
dence was flourishing village in Yer
mont called Newbury. This place had
always been entirely under the influ
ence of Calvinism. For some reason
their church was not supplied, and
was invited to preach for time on al
ternate Sabbaths. considered it quite
an object to give them the plain truths
of the Gospel, but they became alarmed
at this kind of preaching and hit upon
stratagems to put down my intluince.
The first was to have me prosecuted
for breaking the Sabbath 1 had a
large family to maintain and in gen.
eral received nothing for preaching,
and could not spend time to go to New
bury on Saturday, and rode there on
Sunday morning. The Orthodox gen
try, as they considered themselves,
held caucus and resolved that must
be prosecuted for this, and they ap-
pointed one to conduct the prosecution.
/ sent word to him that he need not be
at the trouble to watch me as 1 would
call and let him know when 1 passed;
but a subsequent caucus decided it
would be inexpedient to carry on the
prosecution"
Dan Young, at the time the incident
TRANSFERRED, $500, lived in Landau, N.
H. The first class was established in
1901 at the house of Joseph Prescott.
The circuit was called the Vershire
circuits and comprised all of Orange
county. On account of the violent OPP
position of the Calvinist church, the
Meeting House in Newbury which was
town property could not be secured for
Methodist preaching, which caused the
building of a meeting house of their
own in 1880, which with internal and
external improvements is their pres
ent house of worship. A few years
ago Freeman J. Doe of Boston donated
a magnificent bell which necessitated
the building of a bell tower. Rev. ].
G. Dow preached the dedicatory SER
mon. Soon after, on account of the
location of the Seminary the Method
list society in Newbury flourished, in
addition to it's regular stationed preach
ers, many eminent Methodist clergy
men moved here for the purpose of ed
ucating their children. Those were
years laden with rich spiritual bless
ings; for many of the brightest lights
in Methodism, while attending school
here, preached in the outlying districts.
Below we give the names of some of
them, judge for yourself reader,
Osman c. Baker. r. S. Rust, c. N.
Smith, J. w. Gurnsey, J. A. Sherburne,
H. P. Cushing, J. w. Bemis. c. c.
Dickinson, w. D. Malcolm, Joseph E.
King, c. w. Cushing, j. E. Latimer,
]. O. Peck, S. E. Quimby, Hugh Mont
gomery and ]. c. w. Cox.
MINISTER'S.
1926 Paul Richmond.
1927 A. H. Houghton & John Loveioy. |
1923 A. H. Houghton & John Mason.
1929 c. w. Levings, VIM. Reynolds.
John Smith.
1880 S. .Chamberlin, R. H. Spaul ding.
lSSl VIM. D. Cass, F. T. DALEY.
1889 c. Cowen, w. Nelson.
1884 S. Kelley, N. o. Way. y
1885 S. Kelley.
1886 II. ]. Scott,
1878 ]. G. Dow.
1889 w. N. Mann.
1910 ]. Temp1eton.
1912 L. d. Barrows.
1843 A1onzo Webster.
1844-5 Supplied by Moses Chase.
1916 E. Pettingil1.
1847 Haynes Johnson.
1848 S. P. Williams.
1849-50 Haynes P. Cushing.
1882 E. Copeland.
1854 ]. G. Dow.
1855 Haynes Johnson, C. w. Cushing.
1867 P. p. Ray. ~ -, Ii
1889 S. Ouimby. ce
1860 A. G. Button.
1862 w. d. Malcolm
1868 D. Parker.
1S64-5 E. c. Bass.
1867 H. A. Spencer. i
Z. S. Haynes.
When l reach that name l may be q
pardoned if l rest to say that believe y
no man ever lived in Newbury who E
has left purer imprint of true christ {
an character stamped into the lives of !,
men, than Elder Haynes has left upon
he Newbruy boys of 25 years ago. u
He was superintendent of our common 4
schools. | can see that old black horse n
hat booted buggy, those red reins, P
AN see that happy face and hear that |,
lind voice and merry laugh. l can n
lear that clear, strong voice singing :,
sweet hour of prayer" as he drove "
'ver the hills homeward after an even q
ng prayer meeting in a back school II
louise. remember those prayers meet fC
ng prayers and his always favorite n
I'LL, ~ lllOu IOu VI my SdlVdt1On.' | n
lie made no pretentions to greatness, g
o oratory, to rhetorical flourish, but l -, ~
would go farther to hear him sing !,
hose hymns and pray those prayers, u
han would to hear Talmage preach. n
find his name in the Seminary cata- NJ
ogues of 1840-1-2. find by the Con- G.
erence report that he preached or was 81
licensed as an exhorter at m
Vest Bradford in 1912; stepping like
of others from Newbury
seminary to the ministry. ~
His wife was daughter of Amherst Sc
'ailey, native of this town and a sis m
er of Joseph E. Kings wife. FL l.
er Haynes left Newbury Dec. 80, 1870, in
nd joined the Providence Conference, m
reaching until few years ago when p
e was called to his reward. l believe :,
1rs. Haynes survives and lives with u
er daughter. His two youngest sons ~
re successful business men, one in JC
'oston, one in North Adams. His eld- il
st son, Emory James Haynes, ID. D., tr
eeds no sketch from my pen. To CT
hose surviving children will say that r.