The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-04-27
METHODISM In NEWBUK 7

dence was a t1ouriShing village in Vel
mont called Newbury. This place ha
always been entirely under the infu
ence of Ca1vinisn. For some reaso1
their church was not supplied, and
was invited to preach for time on al
ternate Sabbaths. considered it quit
an object to give them the plain truth
of the Gospel, but they became alarmed
at this kind of preaching and hit upoi
stratagerns to put down my influince
The first was to have me prosecuted
for breaking the Sabbath 1 had {
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 or
Sunday morning. The Orthodox gen.
try, as they considered themselves
held a caucus and resolved that 1 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 l would
call and let him know when l passed;
but a subsequent caucus decided it
would be inexpedient to carry on the
prosecution"
Dan Young, at the time the incident
transpired, $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 op-
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 ]. Doe of Boston donated
magnificent bell which necessitated
the building of bell tower. Rev. J.
q. Dow preached the dedicatory ser
mon. Soon after, on account of the
location of the Seminary the Method
1st society in Newbury f1ourished, 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 G. Baker. r. S. Rust, c. N. |
Smith, ]. w. Gurnsey, ]. A. Sherburne,
H. P. Cushing, ]. w. Bemis. c. c. |
Dickinson, w. D. Malcolm, Joseph E. |
King, c. w. Cushing, J. e. Latimer, |
]. O. Peck, S. E. Qui1nby, Hugh Mont
gomery and j. 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. Spau1ding.
1881 VIM D. Cass, F. r. Daley.
1882 c. Cowen, w. Nelson.
1888 c. Cowen.
1884 S. Kelley, N o. Way.
1885 S. Kelley
1886 E. J. 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. Pettingi1l.
1S47 Haynes Johnson.
1849 S. P. Williams.
1849-5O Haynes P. Cushing.
1882 E, Copeland,
1855 Haynes Johnson, c. w. Cushing.
1867 P. P. Ray.
1850 S. Ouimby.
1860 A. G.. Button.
1902 w. D. Malcolm.
1868 d. Parker.
1864-5 E. C. Bass.
1867 H. A. Spencer.
1868-9-70 z. S. Haynes.
When l reach that name I may be {
pardoned if l rest to say that believe
no man ever lived in Newbury who ,
has left purer imprint of true christ
ian character stamped into the lives of
men, than Elder Haynes has left upon
the Newbruy boys of 25 years ago. I
He was superintendent of our common 4
schools. | can see that old black horse I
that booted buggy, those red reins, l !
can see that happy face and hear that |
kind voice and merry laugh. 1 can +
hear that clear, strong voice singing
''sweet hour of prayer" as he drove
over the hills homeward after an even Q
ing prayer meeting in a back school t
house. l remember those prayers meet
ing prayers and his always favorite y
hymn, s. o thou God of my salvation" /
He made no pretentions to greatness, {
to oratory, to rhetorical flourish, but l -
would go farther to hear him sing ,
those hymns and pray those prayers,
than l would to hear Talmage preach. y
find his name in the Seminary cata-
ogues of 1S40-1-2. find by the Con- {
ference report that he preached or was $
probably licensed as an exhorter at n
West Bradford in 1912; stepping like
hundreds of others from Newbury
to the ministry.
His wife was a daughter of Amherst S
Bailey, native of this town and a sis n
er of Joseph E. Kings wife. Ell 1
Ter Haynes left Newbury Dec. 80, 1870, il
and Joined the Providence Conference, n
preaching until a few years ago when =
lie was called to his reward. l believe
Mrs. Haynes survives and lives with
Ter daughter. His two youngest sons n
ire successful business men, one in j
Boston, one in North Adams. His cid ]
st son, Emory James Haynes, d. D.. Il
leeds no sketch from my pen. To q
hose surviving children l will say that !
o have such a father is more glorious :,
han earthly reuOwu The fra ora nee | II