The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-20

boro, where he died September %, 1882
After the pastorate of Rev. DR.. Bige-
low, the church was supplied by Rev.
w. H. S. Packard and Rev. Francis F.
Williams until Oct. l, 1877, when Rev.
Henry S. Kimball became acting pas
tor and remained until April, 1882.
April 29, 1884. Rev. Israel Ainsworth
was installed and renamed until Sept
q, 1887 Following Rev. Mr.. Ainsworth
came Rev. Austin Dodge, who re-
manned here five years, and then Rev.
Daniel e. BURNER for a like period un-
til April, 1898, when he was succeeded
by the present pastor, Rev. Samuel B.
Cooper, Phi. D.
The deacons of the church have been
John Keyes, Cyprian Reyes, Jonathan
Keyes, Amasiah Bigelow, Levi Moore,
Jonathan Bond, Jonas Goodenow, Cy-
rus Houghton, Daniel Andrews, Jona-
than Bond, Jr., Joshua Stiles Robert
Andrews, Jr, Abijah Flagg, DIR. John
Andrews, William II. Moore. lothian
Bush, Jr., Simeon Partridge. Henry H.
Brigham, Harry A Stowell, Preston P
Lane, Lyman S. Walker, A. V. R. Prou-
ty Lyman P. Kendall and Calvin H.
Andrews, the present officiating dea-
cons being Lyman 5 Walker and Cal
vim H. Andrews.
The first church edifice stood at north
SuA9I wi ilGt VI lilt OIu CcI1ClCiN anu
was a plain structure, and it is said at
the time of the ordination of Rev. DR..
Morse was in an unfinished condition,
having neither floors laid nor doors and
windows, and yet the ordination SER
vices were held IN it. The second
church building stood on the spot now
occupied by the Centre school house.
The location of this church building
was the subject of a long and bitter
I'll. IL.
division of the town and parish and
the Incorporation of the town of West
Boylston. The present structure was
erected in 1885; its interior was remod-
eiled during the passionate of Rev. DIR.
Bigelow and again in 1896.
Among those present from Worcester
were Mr.. and Mrs. Granville A Long
ley and daughters. Mr.. and Mrs c. H
Stearns, Mr.. o. s. Kendall o. S. Ken
dali, Jr, Mrs. Case, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W.
Moore, Mr. and Mrs. o. M. Ball. Mr..
and Mrs. p M Brigham Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Lamsop, Mrs. DIR. George w.
Warren of West Boylston, Miss Mary
G. Whitcomb, Mr.. and Mrs George J..
Sanford, Mr.. and Mrs. Allison Ball,
Hon. and Mrs. Charles G. Reed, Mrs
John Tucker, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Kendall, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. Ken
nedy, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Bond,
-. OIlOls wi. dltO Mis-. ~. "A. helley,
Miss Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert W.
Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. 1. H. Stockwell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Nelson Flagg, Mr.. and Mrs Goslin,
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Fuller, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hallock, Miss Hattie B. Andrews,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Walter Flagg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Flagg, Miss Flagg, Mr.,
and Mrs. F. P Bates
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. Smith of Clinton.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Bray of Clinton,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard w. Brewer of
Berlin, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Brig
ham, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Barrows Of
Worcester, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Wyman
of Lancaster and Mrs. David Gibson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney A. Lucas of West
Newton, Editor W. e. Parkhurst of
the Clinton Courant, Mr. and Mrs. Cal
win H. Hastings, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Carter of Clinton, Mr.. and Mrs. G. H.
Lane of Worcester, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
Bowen, Will Curtis, Mrs. Hattie Lowell
Miss Mary Russell and Mrs. Elsie
Stewart, all of Worcester
Cornet solo, Calvin H Andrews:
song, Mrs. David Gibson of Lancaster:
organ voluntary, H. T. Bray; solos,
Mrs. L. H. Reed and Rev Mr.. Cooper
of Clinton; song, by. select quartet;
remarks, Granville A. Longley of
Worcester. George L. Sanford of Wor-
cester replied to the toast in honor of
his father, Rev. William H. Sanford
Charles W. Moore of Worcester. Horace
Kendall of Worcester, w. E. Parkhurst
of Clinton.