Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-11-18
THE HISTORICAL ADDRESS.
A History of the congregational
Church in Barre for One Hundred
Years.
CONTINUED FROM YESTERDAY

lIUE, lo4O, une question was cOllSldef-
ed "whether the church would 60 into
the new meeting house now nearly
completed in the lower village and es-
TEEN it as henceforward their place of
worship" Though an affirmative
vote was given more than third of
those present voted in the negative.
The fifth pastor was the Rev. An
drew Royce, who was accepted as act
ing pastor March 1lth, 1910, but was
not installed until Feb. 25th, 1871.
He served the church for nearly six
teen years and was dismissed Sept.
18th, 1856. Mr.. Royce, like his pre-
decessor, had been a lawyer by pro-
fession and was a successful minister.
He was the first pastor who occupied
the "Old Brick Church. - I'm the
third year of his ministry the second
great revival occurred. At one COM
munion forty-live were added to the
church. During his ministry l5S were
brought into membership, one hun
dred and four of whom were by pro-
fession of their faith.
The Rev. Erasmus Irvine Carpen-
ter succeeded Mr.. Royce in the pas
torate and was installed Dec. 22d,
1857. He continued to serve the
church successfully for nine years and
half. He was dismissed March 9th,
1867. He was an effective preacher
and faithful pastor and took an ac-
tive interest in the business affairs Of
the church. He did not spare his en-
ergy or his means in repairing the
house of worship and in building a
new parsonage. Under his adminis-
tration forty-six were added to the
church.
VI; The seventh pastor was Rev. Leon
ard Tenney, who began his labors
Jan. 1st, 1868, and continued them
until May Sth, 1881. Though Mr..
Tenney was not formally installed as
pastor, his personal relationship to
the church could not be closer or more
ssls.c sliscti ala we're the thirteen years
of his earnest ministry with the peo-
pie. Differences in the church were
healed under his judicious treatment
and the growth was steady and
healthy. Not few of the students
in the academy were converted and
added to their home churches and 130
persons joined the Barre church.
The Rev. Peter Mcmillan followed
Mr.. Tenney, Nov. 10th, 1881, and
after successful ministry Of eight
years was dismissed Oct. 29th, 1889.
During his pastorate the church began
to feel the effects of the increase of
population and of business activity,
and the corresponding requirements
of increased church facilities. There
fore, Mr.. Mcmillan led the congrcga-
tion in the work of transforming and
charging the "Old Brick Church" to
it's present attractive and comfortable
proportions. There were received into
the church III members during his
pastorate.
The Rev. Charles William Longren
succeeded Mr.. Mcmillan the following
year and was installed June 4th, 1890.
He closed his ministry July 29th,
1894, after four years of a very active
and successful pastorate. He ably
met the great responsibilities which
were laid upon the church by the con-
tinual large influx of population and
the many accessions of comparative
strangers to the membership. He
spared neither energy nor strength.
During his ministry the membership
was increased by 255, of whom l44
presented certificates of transfer.
The present pastor, the Rev. Samuel
Nelson Jackson, is the tenth in success
sion. He began his ministry on Feb.
1st, 1895, and was installed on the
9th day of May. During these last
years of the century the church has
compiled roll of membership
embracing it's entire history, cr-
ected the present parsonage. pur-
chased the three manual pipe
organ now in use, charging the
church to receive it, introduced new
hymnals for the church and school
and compiled new church manual
after the model of that presented by
the committee of the National Coun-
Gil. The number of members added
thus far is l55.
Three of the last pastors preceding
the present are living, namely, the
Revs. Messrs. Tenney, Mcmillan and
Longren, and are held in highest
honor by the church because of their
worth and work. The others have
entered the heavenly inheritance.
''They rest from their labors and their
works do follow them.
During the century there have been
Just twice as many deacons as pastors,
namely, 20. They embrace a list of