Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-12-21
Address, GERMAN KALI WORKS. % Nassau Street.


Earnest missionary. Mr.. Rossicr resigned
September %, 1881 to labor in another
field. During the following three years,
la missionary from Grand l.igne Mission
Iof Canada, was employed to preach In
French once month. but under such ar
arrangement the interest declined. and in
December. lSsG. the church decided back
the property to the donor, Deacon Mial
!Davis of Fitchburg. Mass.
| in the winter of 1915 the church was
further strengthened. by the profession
of faith and baptism Of IS persons. In
the spring of the same year, enlarged ac
cancellations being required by the Sab
bath school, room was finished off for
tn" primary class in the rear of the ves-
try.
OTHER pASTORATES.
The Rev NJ. A. Wilcox resigned in
May, ISL and closed his labors in the
following August. Tho Rev. +. j. Parry
as um"d til" pastorate January /, 1882.
lrenlainng i've years. during which time
tn" church granted letters of dismssion
10 y members to form II new church
winch was recognized by a council. Octo-
Der &. l>>t. I'm the summer of 1881. dur
ng Mr.. IarrN's pastoratc. the church edi-
fee was repaired about 5000 being cXpend-
cd. the sem-contennnl of the urginiza.
li"n OF tho church was appropriately OH
served Sept. 50. 1884. by public services
Afternoon and evening. The sermon
was preached by tn" Rev. T. ~. Archi-
bald. d. u. and many pastors and dele
gates We're present from sister churches.
Mr.. Parry removed to Brattlcboro
December -. 1855. and in the following
January can was extended to the Rev.
- Frank 6. McFarlan of Cincinnati, who
remained until May. 1891.
H., The Eev. William s. Roberts. u. D.,
, of Rochland. Ne. accepted the call Of
y the church in August 1871, ana closed
- his labors November ~ laol. only one
pastor in tine history of the church has
served it for a longer period
= IICfN1IATFS AND DEACONS.
The following mon have been called
:, to the work of tho ministry from this
" church ana have received from the church
license to exercise their sacred calling
. Frank w Rider. Gaylord Il. Smith Sam.
uel W. Nihol>, John e. Hraco. Edward
!. A. Davis. Irving Van Buskirk and Lewis
- w. Davis.
The church has hcon greatly favoro,
names of those VINO have successfully
held this otfic. ale as follows: Charlie.
-, Benns, Daniel Stearns. Azar;ah Lee" Will
lam hawkins. Isaac Austing. Milo Ful
, Ter, Eiasljb ). Fuller, Dandy Fletcher
;, George Duncar. Mial Davis, John Ten
: lnant. I.awrcncc Barnes. Samuel Riswood
in Voncv &. Barbour, John w. Johnson
oo Thomas Rose Dr II. A. Crandall, Willard
-, Crane. George t.. Davis. Wellington
~, Sager. J.. J. Bond and c, d. Barnard
IN The present board of deacors consist
vi of Samuel BIgN God. Thomas Rose. ID. J
Fond. Willard Crane ard Wellington
y, Sae.r.
is THE PRESENT PASTOR.
Y Tho present minister. the Rev. Fran
Dec Penney. assumed the pastoratc o
the church MAY II. l~2. Mr.. Penney
a native of Adams. \. y. His earl
=" education was acquired in Brdgcwate
-. and in West Winfield Academy. y.
~, He subsequently spent ten years !
=" Hamilton, y. y. three in Colgate Acad
" envy. four in Colgate University. fror
" which he took the degree of A. r., i
49, 1855 and three in Hamilton TheoloSict
- Seminary. where he completed his cours
- in ISIS receiving III" degree of mast,
-, of arts.
-. Mr. Penney first pastoratc was
:. Auburn. \. y. whore he remained iv
wears. Tie was rcXt pastor for fou
49, years of the second Baptist Church
~, North Adams, Mass, that church hcii
49, the second in sze of tho churches Of til
~, denomination in Massachusetts. He the
made "A tour of the Holy Land, visitin
-, not only Palestine. but Egypt. Greco
~ and Italy.
-, Ipon his return from his :orcig
travels. Mr.. PENNEY accepted the pa.
: torate OF III" Lincoln square Rapt
Church in Worcester, Mass. one of III
influential churches of that city II
spent five years in that field before con
ing to Burlington.
Mr.. Pcnrey's work in this city hs
been most successful. The growth of II
Ichurch has been continuous, 10Y lavir
been received INTO membership throug
baptism and 30 by letter. His energy
/. built repaired IL church in every pa!
. torate to which he has been called. M
Penney has been prominent not only
local circles. but also in the State council
of his denominations fle is an elonuei
speaker. has been frequently sought
!, n lecturer in various parts of the Stat
is prominent in the work of the Anti-S
loon League, and often appears up'
) the public platform ms an advocate
S temperance.