Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-11-28
CELEBRATED GOLDEN WEDDING,
Rev. and Mrs. Dwight Spencer OF Fair
Haven Entertain at the Church,

haven Entertain at the Church.
Fair Haven Nov 27-An event that bad
been anticipated for some time, the III
anniversary Of the marriage Of Rev. Jr.
dwight Spencer Of this place, was cci,-
DRAFTED last evening at tho Baptist church.
some 900 guests had been invited from
TINS and other places and Of the number
l'] were present several coming from NCW
"rk and other distant cities. The v,d-
diag guests with their sons and daughters,
thtIr wives and husbands and children.
~ re pres ntcd TO the aged couple. after
8 nich Supp,rs were served under the aus
Pics OF tn" ladies' Of the church of viii Ii
DR. spencer had formerly served as pas-
tor for many years. After the meal the
guests assembled in the large audients
room, where they were called to order by
the pastor OF the church. Roy. Il. G. Pen
ney, AUD Lang Syre' was sung by the
audience and Rev. Mr. Penney presented
Rev and Mrs. Spencer on behalf of those
present with "a golden purse, containing
so in gold Short speeches were made by
Dr, II. l.. Morchousc, secretary Of the
American Baptist Home Mission society
of New York and Rev. r. H. Han, pastor
q the First Baptist church of Fair Hd-
ven. Rev. u. Spencer responded IN behalf
Of himself and wife ana the affair was
brought to happy crd.
Dr. spencer was born in Mansfield,
Conn, February y. lie was married 10
vey, a silk manufacturer OF Gurcy vile,
Conn, November %, ISL. He began ms
active religious life in February, l>52, rs
Sunday school worker among the tcus-
ment population of brooklyn, continued
for ten years and left the school with Il
registered attendance of over 1900 li.
was ordained a Baptist minister in 1,j3
ana spent one year in Christian commits
sion work at Hilton Head, Savannah,
Gu 'rleston. Norfolk and City Point. iia
lahorcd four years as an evangelist and
came to Fair Haven in August. 1863, and
was installed pastor Of the Baptist church
and continued to serve as pastor eleven
years and two months. He then went to
Salt Lake city, Utah, under appoiutment
Of the American Baptist Home Alission
society, as superintendent of missions for
the Rocky Mountain district. embracing
the Territories Of Utah. Idaho, Montana
and Wyoming. lie continued in the work
ten years, organizing 50 churches, 80 sum
day schools and building % meeting
houses. In lsSg he received the degree Of
NJ a. from Madison University, Hamil-
ton. y. Y In 1890 he was made district
secretary Of the same society for the Wa
bash district, embracing Indiana and
southern Illinois He received the degree
Of H. d. from Ewing college Ewing, ILL.,,
in l>J6. lie was at this time appointed dis
tlIct secretary for the New York district,
embracing New York and Northern New
Jersey which ne held until his resigla-
tiou oct. II, 1900 During his ten years
Of labor as superintendent of missions he
raised for church edtce work. upon his
field. S355 1>3.1l. and his two districts, dur
ing his eleven years work as secretary,
paid into the sociCty's treasury moro
than one million dollars,
The Spencer family will hold a reunion
at this place Thanksgiving day. The fam
lily numbers two sons two daughters, and
their wives, husbands and children, p in
all,