Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-06-27

first Friday of every month.
4. A religious conference Thurs
day of every week.
8. The evening of Friday, every
other week, meeting of church
members by themselves.
These meetings prevailed for many
years. Nov. 5th, 1915, the church
voted to drop No. 1 and No. 8, and in
their place was put a general mis-
sionary prayer meeting the first Mon
day of each month.
In 1921 three of the young
people of the church, John
Ellsworth, his wife Eliza, and his
| sister Harriet went on a mission to
the Indians in the southern part of
the United States, under commission
of the American Board. A farewell
meeting was held Sept. oath, that was
addressed by Rev. Leonard Worces-
| ter.
The original members of the church
numbered 81. The years of the
largest additions are 1904, 10; 1910, 10;
1877, 81; 1881, SO; 1910, II; 1851, 35;
1854, %; 1894, 81; 1897, %. During
several other years ten or more were
added. Upon the list of members of
the church are to be found five min
listers, not including it's own pastors,
eleven wives of ministers and seven
missionaries and teachers.
The first house of worship ever
erected in town was for the use of the
Congregational Church and Society,
and was dedicated Sept. 25tb, 1927,
Rev. Kiah Bayley preaching the SER
mon. In 1852 the house was thor
oughly remodeled and improved.
Further repairs were made in 1866, in
1888, and in 1897, when the steel cell
ing was put on and the furnace was
put in. The bell was procured in
1854. A parsonage was erected in
1852 and was burned Nav 9Th, 1892, as
Rev. MIR. Guild was moving in. Dur
ing the summer another parsonage
was built on the same ground.
AS early as 1903, Col. Asahel Wash
burn began to hold catechetical
classes for children on Sabbath eve
: nings. first at his own house and later
: from house to house. June 14th, 1914,
after previous notice being given, the
} public instruction of the children in
the catechism and scriptures was
begun in the schoolhouse and the
gathering was called "the Sab
, bath School" While the earlier
classes were not called a Sabbath
/ School, yet they were such. This is
, the first Sabbath school work known
: to have been done in Vermont. In
, June, 1917, in connection with similar
, schools in adjoining towns, the first
Sabbath School exhibition ever held
in the state took place in barn
belonging to Ashbel Hale, member
} of the Greensboro Congregational
/ Church. From the time of Col. Wash
burns first efforts in this direction, a
Sabbath School has been continuously
maintained in connection with this
t Church.
Early in April, 1904, Hon. Fl. S.
r Tolman made an offer of $500 towards
the building of chapel, provided it
l was built this season. Steps are being
r taken for building such chapel by
j making an addition to the present
t church building.
D Since its first organization, three
!, hundred and thirty five children have
: been baptized in the Church.
< PASTORS.
e Salmon King, 1810-1814.
Kiah Bayley, 1825-1829
9 William A. Chaplin, 1835-185o
g James P. Stone, 1S5O-1861
Y A. Royce, 1862-1S64
q A. W. Wild, 1864-1879
i John H. Thyng, 1S75-1S76
}. Moses Patten, 1875-18SO
: Stephen Knowlton, 1881 1891
Y G. L. Guild, 1S92-1S99
d Perrin B. Fisk. 1S99-1901
i Robert J. Barton, 1902
10 DEACoNs.
Seth Eddy, 1s04-1S23, D.
Ephraim Strong, 1810-1S14, Dis.
II Aaron Farnham, 1817-1S6S, Dis.
'. William Conant, 1s17-1S6S, D.
'. Frederick Ellsworth, 1S2S-1s34, Dis.
'. Samuel Baker, 1884 1868, D.
v. Benjamin Cummings, 1S64-1S70, Dis.
<. Mathew Marshall, 1864-19O2, D,
(, Amos K. Drury, 1s70-1s90, Moved
} from town.
5, Wallace W. Goss, 18SS-1s92, Moved
y from town.
ell E o. Randall, 1885,
ye A. E. Perrin, 1902
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