Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-18
The HISTORICAL ADDRESS.
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once Is Tor SIX years, one retiring
annually. These now holding office,
with the exception of the last, whose
llrst term has not yet expired, have
| from time to time been reelected.
The following is the list together
with the dates of their appointment
and removal:
Ezekiel Wood, 1900, died May 80,
1872: Nathaniel Killam, 1900, dis
missed to Baptist church, June 5,
IS Thomas Mower, May l, 1907;
died March ?, 1851; Cyrus Barber,
Aug. 10, 1925, died July %, 1867;
Francis Clark Oct. 16, 1927, died
Oct. 10, 1884; Nathaniel Dodge, Feb.
II, 1885, died Oct. 6, 1868: John Gale,
Jan. 2, 1885, died June IS, 1871:
Hiram Gale, Dec. IA, 1850, died Dec. II,
1881; Francis Clark, Jr., Dec. IA, 1850,
died Nov. II, 1876; Charles Wheaton,
Aug. 10, 1859, died Jan. %, 1897;
John V. Dolbear, June 4, 1861, died
Oct. 20, 1865; Jacob S. Spauldlng,
Aug. ?, 1867, died April %, 1880;
Lyman Gale, Aug. ,, 1867, died Aug
IL, 1896: Loren Ketchum, Dec. 81,
1881, died Feb. 81, 1887; Charles S.
Wallace, April "A, 1887: Alexander
Gordon, April "a, 1887; Israel Wood,
Jan. |, 1892: William Dunbar, Jan. |,
1892, dismissed to Chicago, Jan. |,
1896: Alexander Mathieson, Jan. |,
1896: William Mari, Jan. |, 1898.
The total number of members who
have been added to the church through
out the century is 1873. OF these
it is known that Sl5 united by confess
sion of faith. 4Sl by transfer, while of
1870 the mode of reception is unknown.
OF the total number received there
we're 493 males and $50 females. The
following table will indicate these
facts as they relate to each quarter of
the century:
Quarter century, 1799-1S24 by con-
feson 1903, by letter 4 unknown IS:
males 60: females 1873; total 1870.
Quarter century, 1S25-1S49 by con-
fession 2S2: by letter 40: unknown 2S:
males l25: females 234: total 800.
Quarter century: 1S50-lS74: by con-
fession 107; by letter Al: unknown Is:
males 80: females III: total 1863.
Quarter century, 1S75-1S99: by con-
fession 1858: by letter 3s7: unknown II:
males 254: females 4O7: total SCI.
Total by confession SO: letter 4Sl:
unknown 1870: males 493: females $50;
grand total 1873.
The number Of members remaining
on the church roll at the present time
is 1914.
This church is the proud mother of
the East Barre Congregational church,
having brought forth fruit in her old
age. That church was organized by
a council July oath, 1894, and to Mr..
Longren great credit is due for the
part he took in bringing this about.
Since that time the mother church
has in very material ways shown its
affection and given its help to her
promising child. Long before another
century passes it is to be hoped that
other children will arise to call her
blessed.
The church has also been a foster
mother, or a step-mother, or Il mother
in-law to other ecclesiastical societies
in this city. When the Presbyterian
church was organized in 1883. between
forty and fifty persons transferred
their membership to that society. In
the following year the same occurred.
though not in SO large a number. when
the present Baptist church was form
ed. Again in 1891, when the Protest.
ant Episcopal Mission was instituted,
valuable members of the church and
congregation, who formerly belonged
to that communion, were lost to us.
The founders and leaders of the Free
MethOdiSts, of the Plymouth Breth-
rem: and of the Christian Scientists,
were also former active members of
this church. AS Paul said to the Phil
ippians, notwithstanding every way
Christ is preached we do rejoice, yea,
and will rejoice"
1t is a cause for devout gratitude
that the church in it's long history
has produced not few ministers of
the gospel, who have made full proof
of their ministry. Among these the
names of the following may be given:
Samuel Stone, Hiram Carleton, Will
liam Clark, Perley B. Chamberlain,
Marcus B. Carleton, Leonard B. Ten
ney, Austin Hazen, George e. Hooker,
Sullivan Gale.
The church has also furnished good
and true wives to many pastors, as
the following partial list will indi-
cate: Mary Bullock, married Rev.
Amos Blanchard; Mary Jane Carleton,