The Press., 1897-03-04
Continued from last week.) HISTORY OF THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF STAF- FORD SPRINGS.
BY REV. J. I. BARTHOLOMEW.
PERSONAL MENTION.


 The following ministers have served this church since the formation of the Hartford circuit, which included the territory now covered by the Stafford Springs station:
 Hartford Circuit; 179O, Nathaniel B. LIills; '91, Lemuel Smith, Mezies S. Ray nor; '9e, Hope Hull, George Roberts, F. Aldridge.
 Holland Circuit: 1793, Joseph Lowell ;. '94, Lemuel Smith, George Pickering ;, '95, Christopher Spry, Nathaniel Sheath ing; '96, Evan Rodgers; '9s, Lawrence M. Combs; '99, Daniel Ostrander; 1900, Alb ner Wood; '01,Justus .Joselyn, Henry Eames; '02, Elijah Bacheler, Alexander Mclean; '03, Augustus Jose1yn, Elijah Bacheler; 'O4, John Cove; 'O5, Noble W. Thomas, Benjamin Hill; '06, John link ham, Theophilus Smith; 'O7, Hollis Samp- son, G. R. Morris; 'OS, Benjamin F. Lom- bard; 'O9, Benjamin P. Hill William Hin man; TO, Joel Steele, Samuel Cutler; II, Philip Munger, Robert Arnold '12, Elias Marble, Thomas Tucker; '13, Ed ward Hyde, Benjamin Sabin "A, Joel Winch, Job Pratt; '15, William Marsh, Orrin Roberts; '16, Salmon Winchester Nathan Paine; IT, Benjamin Sabin, Sal mon Winchester; '1S, Leonard Bennett, Francis Dave; 20, Ebenezer Blake: '21, Ebenezer Blake, Daniel Dorchester; '22, Joel W. Mckee, Allen Barnes; '23, Joseph Ireson, John w. Case; PA, Moses Fifield, Joseph Ireson, Seth Cogswel; '25, Elisha Brink, B. F. Lambert, L. B. Griffin; '26, Erastus Otis, Daniel l.. Fletcher; '27, Erastus Otis, RufusSpaulding '2S, ,Heman Perry, George Stone; '29, H. S. Rams dell, Paul Townsend, Horace Moulton :; 80, John W. Case, Paul Townsend; '31, Nehemiah Rodgers, Charles Hayward; '33, Mosely Dwight, Hiram Gregg, w. Vel cutt.
 Stafford Circuit: 1884, Ezra Withey, Lozien Pierce; '35, L. B. Griffin, Proctor Marsh; '36, L. B. Griffin, John Caldwell '37, Stephen Cushing, RD. Easterbrooks '3S, James Shepard, Asa Niles; '39, Asa Niles, Moses Stoddard, L. C. Collins; 40, Lorenzo w. Blood, Lyman Leffingwell Al, LorenzoW. Blood, Edmund A. Standish. Stafford Station: 1S42- 8, Warren En- erson; "A, William H. Richards: '45, William Leonard; '46-7, Lorin c. Collins '4S-9, Franklin Fisk; '5O-1, James Math. CT; '52, Lorin c. Collins; '534, William S. Simmons; '55, George W. Brewster '56-7, Erastus Benton; '58-9, Pardon T Kenney; '6O-1, Charles Morse; '62, Pau Townsend; '63-4-5, Josiah T. Benton '66-7-S, William T. Worth; '69, William McKendree Bray; '7O-1, William V. Nor rison; '72-3, William H. Stetson; '74-5 Joseph H. James; '76-7-S, Andrew J Church; '79-SO, E. D. Towle; 'S1-2, Al bert P. Palmer; 'S34, J. Ellis Hawkins 'S5-6-7, Edward M. Taylor; IT'S, Alfred E. Drew; 's9- -9O-1, Edgar F. Clark; '92- 3, Charles E. Harris; '945-6, James I Bartholomew.
 The list of preachers, since the worl attempt can be made to characterize eacl one personally. A competent judge say that among them all Horace Moulton wa the most vigorous reformer; Jefferson Hascall the greatest preacher, and l.. B Griffin the greatest revivalist.
 Horace Moulton, who held the first ser vice in the red school-house, was 30 year old at the time Of his associates on tn circuit H. &. Ramsdell was 25 years old and Paul Townsend was g. Though the were all young men, one of them at leas had been engaged in similar work before A recent history of our church at Monson Mass, shows that MT. Moulton, whil still student, was practically the founde of that church. He was man of person al convictions, reformer by tempera ment, a man of the broadax type, althoug he preferred to call himself breakin blow. His last years were spent in tn town of Stafford. He died on Villag Hill, Stafford, Sept. 11th, 1873, and wa buried on Moulton Hill, Monson, Mass.
 Hezakiah s. Ramsdell was obliged i } 1883 to leave the ministry on account C failing health, and did not again take charge until 1861. During this interim,