Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-08-30
REV. LEVI d. TEMPLE CALLED
To Be Pastor of the Baptist Church---
sketch Of Ills Career---Testimoniai =
from Lansing. Mich.

sketch OF His Career---TestimOnial
from Lansing. Mich.
Rev. Levi d. Temple will be the next
pastor OF the First Baptist church OF Brat
tleboro. a call extended to him last Sunday
having been accepted. Rev Mr.. Temple .
preached here two Sundays recently. He /
proved himself a forcibe speaker of scho- /.
arly attainments, and to those who met /
him outside the pulpit be gave the impress
sion OF a man possessed of those qualities
of heart and soul necessary for good pas
toral work
At the close of the services at the church
Sunday, meeting of church members was
held, with an attendance of about 100.
| Gen. j. J. Estey presided A ballot was
taken which showed a large majority to be
/ in favor of calling Mr.. Temple. and upon
motion of DR.. Holon the call was made
unanimous by a rising vote.
! Rev Mr.. Temple was born in Granville,
! y. y. Nov. Is 1855. so hat he is not yet
81 years old. He was a student at Colgate
( university at Hamilton. y. Y. from 1870
TO 1877, but his senior year in college was
spent at the old University OF Chicago,
where he received his degree. He studied
law in his native town, and practced
| there for two years and then in Omaha,
/ Neb. His theological course was taken at
the Morgan Park seminary in Chicago,
now the divinity school of the University
of Chicago. He graduated there in 1850,
having been ordained two years previous
to the ministry at Lake Geneva, Wis,
where he preached while pursuing his theo-
logical course. After his graduation he
was called TO Flint. Mich. and a little later
TO the West Thrty-Third street Baptist
church of New ! ork city In 1890 he &C
B oavfat call fp T.aueiuu Mich whore ha
remained until June of this year, when he
resigned. the climate there not agreeing
with his health.
Nj. Temple made marked success of his
work i'm Lansing Several hundred mem
bers We're added to the church by baptism
during his tive years OF service lthe mem
bership being doubiedl a $4,000 house of
worship was built, and the general reputa-
tion of the church greatly strengthened
Henry r. Pattengill. state superintendent
OF public schools i'm Michigan, writes
Mr. Temple is a clear. logical and force
. fu preacher. His sermons always show
thought and study. and are exceedingly
p well delivered. He is counted among the
most able preachers IN our city. MI Tenn
pie is a person OF pleasing address. possess
ing dignity without stiffness Any recon-
mendatou of Nj. Temple would bee incou-
piete without q reference 10 the valuable
aid rendered him by ms accomplished wife.
MI. Temple has been q model pastor IS
wife. sine has been iudefaugabie IN her Of.
forts 90 build mp the church in al. ils lines
OF work. Her class ot young men I'm the
Sunday school is something truly wonder
b . tul. both as to size and regularity ot at
Tendance. 10 Is safe to say that no pastor
ever had more efficient helper u his wife.
Together they make a strong team.
!. i. ST. John, superintendent OF lht
industrial school for boys and one OF the
deacous OF the Baptist church in Lansing
SAYS of Nh Temple, "As preacher
y consider him the strongest man IN the city,
being an earnest, logical and fearles,
preacher OF the gospel. He has happy
D way OF knowing every member OF hi.
q church and as a pastor / consider him very
] successful. With Mr.. Temple as pastor
ID any church Is bound 20 be progressive.
5 Mr. 81. John also speaks highly of Mrs
y Temple As q church worker and of bel
u power as n public speaker. and ID closing
d says cot irreproachabie morals, clear
. lite, pure speech and sentiemauly conduct
BE- Mr.. Temple 10 seems 10 me, combines the
% essential qualities a church seeks IN a good
u pastor"
Mr.. Temple is strongly endorsed by Rev
If DR.. l.. ;. Macarthur of New ! urk. 10y DR.
# Harper of Chicago university, and man,
10 others. He will begin his pastorate OF
f. Sunday, September ].