The Portland daily press., 1901-01-22
REV. GEORGE w. REYNOLDS.

course at Amhertt, Mass entering in
class OF more than one hundred men, and
graduating ith high rank in q class OF
seventy three men. He pursued his the
illogical studies at Yale, where he was
chosen as one OF the commencement
speakers. His ministerial life has been
spent in Iowa, ami Mains. He came
from Usage, Iowa, to Gorham, in the
fall of 81. His Gorham pastorate has
been an eventful one. During the year
1890 he received ~ into church men,
| beIship 81 by profession. In 80 debt
of $1700 was cancelled. During the same
year Secrstary Alden OF A. b. G. +. NJ,
tendered him AN appointment as assist
ant to DIR. Reynolds, Van. Turkey. Re-
uesss were also received from his west
ern churches urging him to return to his
former pastorates, ali of which were de-
cIined without publicity.
In 1892, MIR. and Mrs. Reynolds spent
five months In travel through Europe,
Egypt, Greece and the Holy Land.
Soonafter their return, MIR Reynolds re-
oeiyed a call to the Congregational
church at WaterviIle, which he aocepted
but at the earnest solicitation Of his
GorhRms pArishopers he withdrew mis-
resignation, Durlng the winters OF 1895
and 1897 the promoters of the educational
iutsrests OF Gorham constrained him to
champion the cause of the Gorham Nor
mai tcnool at Augusta, where he worked
effectively for the appropriation, which
butt the new dormitory. Som afetr
these labors, he solicited funds for the
new chapel, which was dedicated free of
debt January 18th, '9S, at an expense OF
$4,000. This is acknowledged TO be one
of the finest buildings of its kind In New
England, an ornament to our beautiful
village, and OF insftlmable services to all
the Interests OF church life. During his
pastorate there have bsen l7S additions
to the church membership, $4,000 have
been raj sed for benevolence, and an equal
amount has been added TO the parish
property. In the State work Of his de-
nomins tion, Mr.. Reynolds has served the
Maine Missionary society tivs years as
trustee, was elected to preach before the
State conference in 1925, and served as
moderator of that body in 1895.
South Manchester, Conn.,, is eight miles
from Hartford. 1t Is In the town of
Manchester, which has a poIulation of
1900. The great Cheney silk mills ara
located there, giving employment to 5000
and support to 1000. There Is also a
large training school for teachers, con-
neoted with the New Britain Normal
school The Center Congrs0st .onal
church is ofone ten, strong in member
ship, prosperous and with promising
future.
MIR. Reynolds breaches his farewell ser
mon January nth and begins his pas
toral duties In his new field February
10th.
1t is an interesting fact that he is the
first pastor to be caIlsd from the Gorham
church to another church, during the one
hundred and fifty years of its settled
ministry.
Those registered at the Jose house for
the week ending January 10Th: Miss
Mary Ranger, Chicago, Illinois; ID. A.
Meserve. Soarboro; Il. Ellen Libby, To-
peka, Kansas; Roger II. Jepson. New
Jersey; Cyrus Shaw, q. II. Allen, Cor
ham; W. #. Griffin, Geo. w. Cash, W. E
johnson, Charles Potter. Portland; W.
l.. Morse, Westbrook; +. A. Hathaway,
Freeman Littleneld, Gardiner; G. W.
Adams, Hiram: Miss Annie Kenney,
f. A. Kenney, Archie Gardner, White
field; d l.. Wbittemore, South Portland;
Perley Berry, Saco.
MRS. ROBERTS FUNERAL.
The funeral OF Mrs. Martha A. Roberts,