The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-07-26

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FIRST NJ. E. CHURCH.
The M. E. church of Corint1
> is located near the south-wes
part of the town. 1t was organ
,, lied in the year 1898, through
the influence of John Langdof
who was the first recording
steward. He was the first 1oca
preacher east of the Green Noun.
tains in this vicinity. The Meth
odist c1ergymen who were borr
and educated in this part of
the town were Revs. Peter and
Amos Merrill and Samuel and
Abel Heath.
The first house of worship was
built just over the line in Yer
shire. The present structure was
built in 1912. The second M. E.
church was located in the east
part of the town. This church
has matured and sent forth three
successful preachers of the gos-
pei, Rev. Nelson Tap1in, son of
Gouldsburn Taplin, Esq, Rev.
Warren Taplin and Rev. Caleb
Taplin, Jr., sons of Caleb Taplin.
THE NGREGATIONALISTS.
The Congregationalists were
the most numerous among the
early settlers in town, and built
the first meeting house near the
Centre in 1901. 1t was a large,
old fashioned two story house.
finished with square pews, high
pulpit and a gallery on three
sides of the house. 1t was not
only for a meeting house, but also
for town house until the year
1916, when it was remodeled and
finished in it's present shape.
The same year the town built a
substantial town hail near the
meeting house.
Rev. VIM. Pickles came here
IN 1905. He preached and taught
school in town for six years. He
was very learned and judicious
man.
Through the labors and in
fuence of Rev. Chas. Y. Chase
a Congregational church of
twelve members was organized
here in 1920. Subsequently Revs.
Boyter, Morgan, Foster, Martin,
Merrill, Kingsbury, Martin, Ha-
zen, Houghton, Winch and others
preached here.
Several eminent Congregations
alist ministers were natives of
Corinth, Rev. Silas McKeen,
many years pastor of the Congre-
gationa1 church, Bradford, Rev.
A. A, Twilight, Rev. Erdix Ten
ney of Lyme, N. H., Rev. A. P.
Tenney of West Concord, n. H.,
Rev. o. T. Lamphere of Derby
and later of Exeter, n. H.
THE FIRST FREE BAPTIST CHURCH
of Corinth, located at West
Corinth was organized in 1913
by Elder Bullard of Unity, n.
H., with twenty members and
Rev. Daniel Batchelder as first
minister ordained in '99. This
is the oldest Free Baptist church
in this region, and is the mother
church of Corinth quarterly meet
ing. AT first the meetings were
held in the dwelling houses of
members, but a church edltlce
was erected in 1916.
The second Free Will Baptist
church was organized at South
Meadow with eighteen members
in 1880, with Rev. Nathaniel
Bollen as first pastor. The church
was erected in 1888.
The Union church editilce at
East Corinth was erected in 1S4O
mostly by the Congregatlonallsts
and Universalists. Both denom-
nations at present occupy the
house.
Cookville is located about one
mile south of the center OF the
town. 1t has been the leading
educational center of the town as
the graded school and Academy
are located here. There are two
stores, two blacksmith shops, a
harness and undertakers estab-
lishment, grist mill and post
Office.
Corinth Centre, a mile to the
east, contains half dozen farm
dwellings, a church and town
house. AT Goose Green, little
hamlet on the meadow a little
further down the river, is located
the creamery for this part of the
town.
West Corinth in the south west
part of the town contains store,