Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-03-10
uNlveRsALlsr PASTOR CALLED
Rev. Frank L. Masseck Is Expected to
come Here from Spencer, Mass, Soon
After Easter.

Rev. Frank L. Masseck Is Expected to
Come Here from Spencer, Mass, Soon
After Easter.
The Universalist parish at a largely
attended meeting Monday evening ex-
tended a call, practically unanimously. to
Rev Frank Lincoln Masseck to become
pastor to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation Of Rev II. X. Marvin Mr..
Masseck was recommended before com.
ing here by Rev. E. w. whitney Of Mil
ford. Mass, former pastor here, who
felt sure that he would be the right man
for this field. Mr.. Masseck has preached
here twice. with great acceptance, aud
all who have met him have been favor
ably impressed with his bearing and per
sonality. lie is a man Of great activity
and Of wide experience.
Mr. Masseck is a native of the Gran
tie state. having been born in Milford
and educated in the public schools Of
Manchester. He graduated from the di-
vinity school of St Lawrence university
New York from which he received the de-
gree Of y. ID. His first pastorate was In
| Huntington, l.. l., whence he was called
| tn BROOKLYN, n Y, afterwards to Mount
Vernon. n. y. where he served for five
years and a half. In 1897 he was called
| to North Attleboro. Mass, where nc re-
| malned until he went to Spencer in April
/ 1902 For the last year he has also served
as minister at Warren.
Hardly year has passed that Mr.. Mas
! seek has not also been connected In
some way with newspapers and maya
zines For various periods he has served
as special correspondent for the Brook
| lyn Times, the Gospel Banner and the
! Irniversalist Leader. After completing
! the course of study i'm the school Of
as assistant editor of the Social Econ
omist now GuntOn's Magazine. Of Wash
! ington. ID. c. For the last three years
he has been editor of the Knights OF
King Arthur department, in Young Amer
| leans. The knights of King Arthur Is
boys organization of which Mr.. Masseck
| is the head II is based on the legends
church and community boys organization
! in the world nearly $50 castles having
been founded i'm every part of the United
States, as well as in Mexico and Canada
At the recent convention of the Relig-
ious Education association in Boston
| Mr.. Masseck presented a paper on 1.-THE
Chivalric Idea in Work With Boys" He
is the assistant secretary of the general
alliance of workers with boys.
In the larger interests of his denomi-
nation he has also had a place, serving
for several years as the Sunday school
SECRETARY III NEW 1OIh. dloD vi the DDdIu
of trustees of the Massachusetts state
convention. and as president Of the
Young Peoples Christian Union Of Mas
sachusetts.
While i'm Spencer Mr. Masseck has CO.
operated heartily with the ministers OF
the other churches in promoting the most
cordial relations Of the denominations.
The elimination OF this good feeling has
been witnessed in the month OF January.
just passed. when the Methodist, Bap-
fist. Congregational and Universalist
churches united In a three weeks series
Of evangelistic meetings. under the lead
ership Of the Rev. +. +. Davidson, we'll
known to the citizens of Brattleboro. In
these meetings Mr.. Masseck bore his full
part. The feelings of other churches have
been manifested also by the fact that he
has exchanged pulpits with the Methodist
minister. and after Mr.. Davidson closed
his work. Mr. Masseck was one of the
preachers in the supplementary meetings
held i'm the Congregational church. These
churches have also united in a seminar
meeting in the Congregational church
under the leadership of the Methodist
minister. When the latter was i'll for
two weeks Mr.. Masseck was invited "a
conduct the class in his place Only a
few years ago/ such cordial feeling was
absolutely impossible. This does not
signify that Mr.. Masseck is a conserva-
tive. for he has always been in heartiest
sympathy with the progressive party in
his own church, and has exchanged with
the Unitarian ministers in the neighhar-
ing towns of Brookfield, Leicester and
West Upton. with all of whom he enjoys
most cordial relations. He recognizes tbs
fact that every church and every minister
has a work to do. and does not expect
or desire that all will think. feel or dc
exactly as himself. 1t may be expected
therefore, that he will seek to promote
the hndliest feelings between the churche.
of Brattleboro. while laboring jealousy
for the upbuilding of his own
Mr. Masseck is married and has ont
child
1t cannot be stated at just what date
Mr.. Masseck will begin his work in Brat
tleboro, but ii will not be until after
Easter, April %, as he has already be-
gun work in both Spencer and Warren
which he desires to complete on that Sun
day, and which it would not be right tC
interrupt abruptly.