The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-20
HARFENA SOAP
e. A. DROWN Druggist 4s North Main Street. Barre, Vermont

he came to the place and remained in
the woodsbed. This coming to the
knowledge of the good class leader he
went out and asked him if he would
behave" if he ADMITTED him Receiving
an affirmative answer he was allowed
to come into the meeting where he was
converted. Later on he became stew
ard in the church, class leader, and e.
nally the recording steward A man Of
limited education, he gave himself heart
and soul to the work Of the Lord.
Names Written in Heaven.
Among the workers in the church
was Hannah French, AUNT Hannah
as she was Familiarity called for Sc
ries OF years. Miss French was gifted
in prayer and was SO fervent in the PEI
titions which she herself offered, and
so Jealous in her responses to the pray
ers which were sent up by others, that
it could always be told when she was
at meeting even before one entered
through the door. Then there was Arad
Jackson, who passed away but a few
years ago,a man who was either su-
perintendent or teacher in the Sunday
school for a half a century and who
made the Bible life study; and Sam
uel Cults who let not his left hand
know what his right hand did, and who
just as much expected to be in his place
in church on Sunday morning and ''pay
his minister's tax as to eat his daily
meals. These men, with their wives,
and other workers Of whom history
makes no mention, were among the
leading members and adherents of the
Methodist church in Barre half cen
fury ago.
Of Whom the World Was Not Worthy
And it is true that the history of the
denomination in Barre for the next
twenty-five years, and to some extent
for the next thirty years, largely CEN
tered around the activity of these de-
voted Christians. They knew what they
believed, and why they believed it; re-
ligion with them was not form, nor
"a theory, but a sublime and ever pres
ent reality. They had never heard Of
the Higher Criticism" but they believ-
ed in Moses and the prophets. They
could not read the New Testament in
Greek, but they did accept Jesus as an
atoning Saviour. They knew little of
modern philanthropy, but they realized
that religion meant both service and
sacrifice, so they freely gave both time
and toll to build up the kingdom of
him who was once rich but for their
sake became poor Let their names be
held in grateful remembrance, and let
us of this generation seek to be worthy
of the patrimony which we have inner
tied.
The Original Ladies' Aid Society.
The first pastor OF Barre Methodists
under the regime Of the Vermont Con-
ference, as already noted, was the Rev.
Alonzo Webster, d. D., LII. d., Yer
mont boy, born in Weston, OF a family
which gave to the church three minis
tiers and one minister's wife in that
generation, to say nothing of subse-
quent contributions to the itinerancy.
During his pastorate the first Sewing
Society" was started. The original rec
ords are still in existence. and are writ
ten in clear, beautiful hand. They
show the following list of officers;
President, Mrs. Alice Fisk; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Nancy Keith; secretary, Mrs.
Leonora Kinsman; treasurer, Mrs. Lucy
Ann Webster; -direetresses, Mrs. Polly
Lamb, Miss Sarah Freeman and Mrs.
ANGELA French. This organization did
good while it lasted, but soon gave way
70 others Of similar nature.
ITO Be Continued