The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-01-23
METHODIST
PROSPERITY
Many ReyivaIS and a Good
Gain in Membership.
HAD A MEDICAL CLERIC
Church Edifce Remodeled and Repaired
-Pastorates of Messrs. Bullard,
Parker, Cobb, Bemis, Hill,
Gill and Sherburne.
X.
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A Militant Preacher.


After the two years service Of Mr..
McAnn the Rev. Andes T. Bullard was
appointed 20 Barre. Mr.. Billiard was
an aggressive sort of man who rather
reished scrap 1t is said that, dur
ing his membership of the Annual Con-
ference, there was never any difficulty
of any kind that he did not take sides
and become one Of the foremost dis
putants. Mr. Billiard always knew what
he wanted, and he always wanted it
tremendously, and was never satisfied
until he obtained it. There was quite
little religious interest during his
pastorate. Some there we're who said
that "Bro. McAnn convinced men of
lard drove them into the kingdom"
Those who remember the two men will
see the force Of the word drove in
this connection Nevertheless, Mr.. Bull
lard was good man and sought as best
he knew to advance the kingdom.
A Clerical Physician.
Following this pastorate the Rev. j.
L. Roberts was stationed here two years
during which time their prosperity EN-
sued, and there were some accessions,
the membership increasing from 80 to
1871 During his administration Merrill
Bassett was chosen steward. The next
pastor was the Rev. David Packer, or
Or" Packer, as he was usually called,
Here was a parson who both preached
and "practiced," and he was currently
reported to have more patients than all
the other physicians combined. Yet he
did not thereby neglect his ministerial
work.
An Apt Retort.
Mr.. Packer was quick at repartee,
and never was at loss for something
to say. The Uniyersalists having fa-
cetiously declared that the Methodists
had built their church steeple Is feet
higher than they owned, the Methodist
parson responded by saying that the
Methodists could f.read their title clear
to mansions in the skies" Under his
pastorate Methodism was brought TO
the front in the community and
through his influence, and that Of W..
A. Boyce, ESQ.,, Methodist students at
Barre Academy WE'RE granted social
standing at the school previously de-
MED by DR.. j, S. Spaulding, the in
tensely sectarian, but otherwise wholly
estimable principal
A Prosperous pastorate.
During DIR. Packers stay at Barre
there was considerable revival interest,
and p. III. Carpenter was recommended
to the Annual Conference for member
ship on trial, he being the fourth gift of
the Barre church TO the ministry with
in six years. Among the others were
Elisha Folsom and James Fl. Hale. The
stewards at this time were John Ken
ney, 0rrin Beekley, E. ID. Wheeler, g.
G. Leonard, Luther Beekley, Merrill Bas-
sett, Hiram Shepherd, Samuel Cults and
Arad Jackson. Mr.. Kenney was a very
sanity man, and was accustomed to
talk with the school children on the
subjects of religion, sometimes taking
them into his home and praying with
them, but always doing it so tactfully
that he did not offend. AT this time
The charge reported one subscriber for
the "Quarterly Review" two for the
christian Advocate" four for the La
dies Repository and eighty for the
Sunday-sehool Advocate
Two Good Men.
The next preacher was the Rev. H. X.
Cobb. who remained two years. Dur
ing his incumbeney Nathaniel Chamber
lain and wife were taken into the
church. If MI. Cobb had never done
ANYTHING else this wonld have made his
pastorate memorable, for Mr.. and Mrs,
Chamberlain were among the pillars OF
the church for many years afterward.
Their horne was always welcome stop
ping place for Methodists and their gem
erosity to all kinds of church work
was proyerbial bro. Chamberlain gave
thousand dollars toward the building
fund for Hedding church and The same
sum to Montpelier seminary. He was
also a steward and teacher in the Sun.
day.sehool for many years. Mr.. Cobb
was very social in his ways, always at,
tentive to the children, and very popular
and useful in both church and commu
nifty.
Getting Ready For Repairs.
Following Mr.. Cobb Key. ]. w Bemis
was pastor for one year, and was sue
ceeaed b. the Rev. Lewis Hill, whose