The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-04-18
MADE GOOD IMPRESSION
Reception Given Him by His
Former Parish at
MeChaniCviIIe.

his pastorate of the Methodist church
Sunday under most favorable auspi-
ces. At the morning service every
seat was filled.
DR. Rowley preached a strong SER
mon and made a favorable impression
on the large congregation, the men,
bers of which are convinced that the
church has in him worthy successor
of DR. Washburne, whose removal to
another field has caused so much gen.
eral regret, not only in his parish but
among the people of the village at
large.
DR. Rowley, as has been already not
ed, came here from Mechanicville
Last weeks issue of the Mechanicville
Mercury contained the following:
Easter Sunday, April ,, was the 18th
anniversary Of the marriage of DR.
Charles W. Rowley, the popular pas
tor Of the Methodist church, and also
the 2jth anniversary of his. admission
TO the Troy conference, and Easter
Monday night he and his estimable
wife were rendered public reception
at the church under the management
of the Ladies Aid society. The entire
church was brilliantly lighted and
thrown open to guests. Easter lilies,
plants and flowers were used as decor.
ations in great profusiou, while color
ed festoons added to the charming ef.
feet of the flowers. The Sunday school
annex was converted into veritable
drawing room, the handsome furniture
from the parlor of the Kings Daugh-
ters being used to great advantage.
DR. and Mrs Rowley, their two sons,
one New York dentist and the other
one student at Syracuse university,
and their daughter, Miss Elma Row
ley, a student at the Troy Conference
academy were escorted to stations in
front of the Sunday school platform
shortly after o'clock, where they re-
ceived a host of friends during the
next half hour.
Mrs Charles Wheeler called up DR.
and Mrs Rowley and in very grace
ful speech filled with much poetic SEN
timent and deep personal feeling, pre-
sented them with handsome purse of
800 in gold on a silver tray as a tok-
en- of appreciation from the congrega-
tion. DR. Rowley responded in voice
full of surprise and emotion.
After a musical selection on the vio-
lin, horn and organ by Messrs Clark,
Johnson and Mrs Allen, the entire as
semblage was invited to the big dining
room in the basement where the eLadies'
Aid society lavishly served refresh
ments of ice cream and cake. DR. and
Mrs G. w. Rowley, Rev A. Med. Pat.
erson and wife, Rev NJ. H. Smith and
wife, Rev o. S. Newell, Rev H. d.
Morris and wife and Mrs Charles
Wheeler were seated at the table of
honor in the center of the room.
The occasion was fitting termina-
tion to four years pastorate of the
Methodist church here on the part of
Rev DR. Rowley, and was very largely
attended by members of the church and
congregation, and by many from other
village churches. DR. Rowley's per-
sonal work here, his early christian
fellowship, his genial nature, and his
zeal for good works, in the pulpit and
among his fellow men have greatly en-
deared him to this community, and it
is not strange that his return for a
fifth year should have been asked in
petition containing nearly 500 sigma
lures, including two thirds of the offic-
ial board of the church. But the
''powers that be- have designated him
for another field of labor"
Mrs M. G. Burgess has opened a
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