Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-03-02


The first and only deacons until 1872
were Moses Robinson and Lyman King
the last named served until his death in
1SS Ozlas Buel filled the Office from
1893 till his death in 1892 Samuel Hickol,
Joined this church by profession
in 1923 and later was chosen
deacon. His son. the Rev Henry
z. Hckok, also served in the same
capacity and was for a long time the
vigilant clerk Of the church. Refer
ence was also made to Deacon James
Mitchell, who also acted as Sunday
school superintendent, to Horace l..
Nichols. to Deacon John S. Storrs.
Burnham Seaver. to Deacon Augustus
Kimball, 40 years trusted office
bearer, and Micah II. stone, deacon,
clerk. treasurer. Sunday school super
intcndcnt. quiet. punctual. true to his
obligations as the needle to its star.
giving thought and time without stint
to promote the churchs welfare. The
deaconate. formerly held for life, was
later fixed at six years.
One man in the society not n mem
Der OF the church claims special mem
ton here tonight. the first subscriber
to the new society, and the man who
gave the land on which the churc h
and parsonage stand and who at his
death devised two lots OF land in out
lying towns for the perpetual support
of preaching in this church--the Hon.
William c. Harrington. always the
staunch. steadfast and liberal friend of
the church. Col. Ozias Buel also put
his whole heart and much of his sub
stance into the same enterprise. In
deed more than half of the expcndi-
ture was assumed by these two men.
1t will be of interest to know that 10
pews in the south half of this house
still represent Mr.. Harrington's inter-
est in the church. which he SO vigor-
ously fostered and aided until his
death in 1914. George p. Marsh also
rendered valuable assistance by his ad-
vice and suggestions in committee.
For four years the societys records
are in his bold and characteristic
handwriting. He was always prompt
in church attendance and it is n tradi-
ton that while waiting for service to
begin he whiled away the time by COM
hitting to memory the entire collec-
ton OF psalms and hymns known as
Watts and Select
THE CHURCHs NAME.
As to the epithet "Calviniatic" ancientiy
applied to this church. it is proper To
say here that it was never adopted or
acknowledged by the church 81 far as
appear, from its records. 1t was the
society which assumed the public cham
pionship of orthodoxy. The word does
some times appear in tho clerks records,
lat is borrowed from the associated body.
II tho clerks are to he trusted, neither
body held the faitl, without shadow of
turning" for it is now "Calvnistc" and
now "Calvanstic. At its birth the
church was declared q he a Church of
the Lord Jesus Christ 1t calls no man
its master. and many years ago emphuti-
colly disclain,cd the incorrect and now Of
fcnsivc designation.
The church has sometimes admitted
persons who declined to subscribe to The
confession as a whole and in the time
members should be admitted on giving
assent to tho Apostles Greed. This mo-
tion resulted in Il friendly attempt to
construct a statement which would re-
move some of the difficulties felt by cdu-
Gated men and women who could not
affirm things of which they knew moth.
ing at all and this formula Ii still the
confession of the church. But to-day
members are admitted on giving assent
to the old Roman Greed as was reCom-
n1endcd by the national council 10 years
ago