The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-02-22
NEWBURY METHODIST Episcopal
CHURCH.

, NEWBURY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.
The first Methodist class formed in
Newbury according to the best data
which we can find was in 1907 at the
, house of Joseph Prescott Rev. James
Young, Elijah Sabin and John Broad
head being present by invitation
Among the members of that little pio-
neer class were Joseph Prescott, Sarep-
ia Prescott, Stephen Powers, Ashbell
Buel and wife and Hannah Tuxbury.
The Newbury class for number OF
years formed part of the Vershire cir
cult which embraced in its limits all OF
Orange County. Among the first
preachers who came here were Revs.
Winchester, Eleazer Wells, Charles D.
Cahoon, John Lord, Matthew w. Lott,
P. c. Richmond, William Peck, John
Lovejoy and Amasa Houghton. Per-
haps no preacher did more to estab-
lish Methodism in Newbury than the
Rev. Dan Young who was instrumental
in carrying forward very sweeping re-
vival which left permanent influence
upon the society and the community,
that has neither been forgotten or pass
ed away even until the present day.
Among the first itinerant preachers
that used to make Newbury a preach
ing station was Rev. Louis Bates, faith
of the Rev. l.. B. Bates, d. D., now of
the Bromfeld Street church, Boston.
The records of the church speak of
such excellent members of that early
day as jeremiah Tuxbury, Albert Buel,
Hutchins Bailey, Electa Powers, Prem
It's Knight and wife, Mr.. Johnson and
wife natives of Sweden, Haynes John
son and several precious names of the
family ofStevens.
The present church structure was
built in the year 1890, and has been at
different times repaired and modernized
in many particulars, while during the
present conference year the parsonage
property has been repaired to the ex-
tent of about four hundred dollars,
which has made it an ornament to the
main street of the village.
The Newbury Seminary was located
here in 1884, and the period from that
time until It's removal in 1904 to Mont
pelier, has been considered the golden
age of Newbury Methodism, on account
of the interest which centered here
from all parts of Vermont and New
Hampshire, for it was frequently the
case that some four hundred students
were in attendance at one time. The
removal of the Seminary was severely
felt by the church which has been in
consequence of removals, very much
reduced in its membership, Yet the
church at Newbury has been an i'm
portant factor of New England Metho
dism for there has been connected
with its history and its member
ship such imperishable names as Bish-
op Osman c. Baker, Richard Sutton
Rust, D. D. LII D., editor, and presi-
dent of Xenia college, H. P. Gushing,
c. C. Dickinson, Alonzo Webster, D.
D., !. w. Guirnsey, C. w. Gushing, w.
D. Malcomn, Prof. James Z. Latimer,
late professor in the Boston University,
S. E. Quimby, Hugh Montgomery, ].
B, w. Coke, D. D., and under the
shadow of Newbury's hills lies at rest
all that remains of the mortal body of
Rev. Clark T. Human, d. D. founder
and first president of the Northwestern
University.
Since the year 1896 the church has
been served by the following preachers:
Paul Richmond, A. H. Houghton, John
Lovejoy. John Mason, C. W. Levings,
William Reynolds, John Smith, Schuy-
Ter Chamberlin, R. H. Spaulding, Will
lam D. Cass, F. F. Daley, c. Cowen,
w. Nelson, S. Kelley, N. o. Way, E.
S. Lott, J. E. Dow, w. N. Mann, ].
Templeton, L. d. Barrows, Alonzo
Webster, D. D., Moses Chase, E. Pet
engill Haynes Johnson, S. P. Williams,
Haynes p Gushing, E. Copeland, J. G
Dow, c. N. Gushing, P. P. Ray, S.
Quimby, A G. Button, w. d. Malcolm,
ID. Parker, E. c. Bass, H. A. Spencer,
Z. S. Haynes, ]. N. Cline, S. B. Cur
rier, G. N. futile, P N. Granger, J.
Mcdonald, Leonard Dodd, ]. H. Wins
low, N. w. Wilder, T. Trevillian, A G.
Austin and John S. Upper.
Although the membership is small
and scattered over wide extent of
territory, having four congregations,
yet Methodism always has, and still
does have a strong hold among the peo-
pie of Newbury. During the present
conference year the Methodist church
and its friends have pledged, raised
and paid out something over eleven
hundred dollars, and added to its men,
bership and probation list eighteen
names making a complete list of those
connected with the church, I33, near
" all Of whom are still residents of this
town. This charge has always paid
literally toward the support of missions
and in addition to the regular contribu-
tons the ladies of the church sustain a
missions school in India throughout
the year. The Sunday schools, the Ep-
worth League, and the congregations
are well sustained, considering the