Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1897-05-27

Rev. Emerson l.. Hunt, the newly
installed pastor of the newly dedicated
church, was born i'll the old town of
Weymouth, Mass. He has reason to be
proud of his ancestry, descended as he is
from revolutionary heroes. Three great
grandfathers served in the Revolutionary
War-one served As an aid decamp to the
illustrious Washington, another was
killed at the battle of Bunker Hill and
the third died at Rouses Point, OF fever
contracted in the service
II Mr.. Hunt has reason to be Justly
proud OF his family ancestry, he has rea
son also to be proud of hi, church ances
try. His earliest church work was in his
native town of Weymouth in one Of the
Oldest churches in this country, founded
in 1923
Under the private tuteage of the pas
tor OF that church, Rev. +. II. Palmer,
now assistant editor of Education, Mr.
Hunt began the study of Christian work
which ne has adopted H. his life work.
Here ne gained not only instruction in
theory of church work, but practical eN-
perleure as we'll, serving in he capacity
of an assistant pastor. During this time
he "as corresponding member of the
state executive committee of y. NJ. {. A.
of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and
was doing reportorial work on newspa-
pers. During the prohibltory amend =
ment campaign i'll Massachusetts, Mr..
Hunt was an active worker.
1t was not Mr.. Hunts early intent ion
to enter the ministry, but to adopt jour
naiism as his profession. With this
in view he took a course in commercial
school in Boston, and did special work
in Boston University. His natural in
clination toward the ministry, however
was too strong to be overcome, and
eventually he turned his face in that
direction. The wisdom of this course is
proven by the success which has accom-
panied him in his church work.
In 1891 he came to Bangor and entered
the theological seminary. His anxiety to
be up and at work, and the necessity for
so doing for be ii said here that Mr..
Hunt is in the fullest sense Il selfmade
man-made it necessary for him to divide
his time between work and study, and
he has taken two years of the course at
the seminary. During one year at the
seminary he was ass distant librarian. He
is member Of the college fraternity,
Delta Tau Delta.
Mr.. Hunts past experience, and the
success which has attended him, prove
his eminent fitness for the position to
which he has been called here. His first
pastorate was of the Congregatio nal
church at Scotland Mass, here he was
ordained in 1894. He remained there one
year, during which time the church eXpe
rIenced the greatest revival in its history,
and was placed on a self-supporting ba- u.
In 1898 Mr.. Hunt came to Cherrytield, in
this State, and there, too, his labors were
accompanied by marked success.
In June of 1896 he came to Ellsworth
Falls. He has Iabored here indefatigably
for the building up of the church society
and the church building. 1t needs no
words here to prove with what success he
has thus labored the handsome church
building which WAS this week dedicated
and the enthusiasm shown by the people
in the services accompanying the dedica-
ton, tell the story. The society has
shown its appreciation OF Mr.. Hunts ser
vices by calling him as the first pastor of
the new church.