St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1895-01-18
SUTTON.
CalIed Home.

The remains of Rev. M. H. Abbey, who
died so suddenly while conducting SER
vices in his church last Tuesday evening
at West Charleston were brought here
for burial Saturday, which makes the
ninth minister of the Free Baptist denom-
ination whose remains repose in the Gem
etery here. Mr.. Abbey had read the
Scriptures and had made some remarks
and had knelt in prayer and said, 20
Lord, when faint groan was heard,
and his head dropped upon his breast and
he tell backwards and was dead. The
doctor was present and the first one to
get to him, but he was dead when he took
hold OF his wrist. The death of Rev. NJ.
ii. Abbey deserves more than a passing
notice. He was born in Westminster,
Aug. 8, 1921, was ordained TO the min
istry in Sept. 1S43. He received his edu-
cation at Clinton Seminary, New York.
He has held nine different pastorates in
New York, besides preaching in other
places. In 1864 he served six months as
missionary among the Freedmen at Nor
fork, Va, and vicinity, and thereafter for
fifteen years he devoted his time to evan
gelistic work. In this as in pastoral
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conversions during his ministry aggregate
more than five thousand. He held more
than one hundred and fifty protracted or
revival meetings, and he saw success in
| more than one hundred and forty OF them
He refused to baptize in churches with
pastors where he held protracted meet
lngs so that comparatively few, only
about ten or eleven hundred, were bap-
tized by him. In Dec. 1893 he came into
the Wheelock Quarterly Meeting spending
a few days at first at Sutton and going
from there to East Haven, he spent about
three weeks in revival work where he saw
good results, so much so that he went
therein June last and had baptism adding
twelve to the church. After this he was
present at the Jan. session of the Wheelock
Quarterly Meeting at Sutton, going from
there to West Derby Heconducted revival
services some weeks and saw a goodlv
number OF conversions. He then accepted
a call to the pastorate of the churches at
West Charleston and Bloomington Cen
ter, where he was we'll liked as an able
preacher and pastor up to the end Of his
life which came so very suddenly while
Offering prayer in service last week Tues.
day evening. He leaves widow having
been married to her about eight weeks
ago, also two daughters in the West
One OF them reached here in season for
the funeral B.A.
Rev. NJ. Atwood supplied the pulpit
here last Sabbath, and is expected to do
so next Sabbath.
The literary club connected with the A,
Z. r. society are to give an oyster sup
per at the town hall the 25th Literary
exercises are to be had in connection with
the supper and all are invited.
The exchange of farms between w. R,
Roundy and Collins French of Barton
Landing failed as Mr.. French backed out
and decided not to make the exchange
So Mr.. Roundy's people remain with us
Tor which we are very thankful.
Miss Laura Moore of Barnet has been
spending few days with Mrs. L. B. Will
son, and several of those favorable to the
Woman Suffrage question have called to
see and talk with her She spoke upon
the subject at the church Sunday evening.
The home talent here have been prepar-
ing 10 present the drama, danger Sig.
nal and are to do so at the town hall
next Friday evening, The proceeds are
to be given toward paying for the new
pews recently put in the church.