St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-07-29

,f.,r Of the old residents OF Barnet
gG pyeo9te remember the two Good.
al 1r. ~ David and Thomas, who
wins. n.Isd in Barnet and will be interested
p| .Gs allowing sketch of Rev. Thomas
g3.'n uI by Rev. John c. Scott, which
ooo ,nr;rted from The United Presbyteri-
a. 1 H. subject Of the sketch belonged to
l:ir notable in our Church history.
Ss. D the name appear in our manuals:
norid Goodwillie, pastor OF Barnet, VT,
,eo0.1 $50. his son Thomas, of whom a
i i,srb IS herewith given; his brother
H SnSd of precious memory, the builder
ayipoland congregation and largely the
ajdsr Of that community, moderator
p f.bs First synod of the West in 1872,
'sa dsj i'm Cleveland at the age of SO;
Nj ngvid H.. son of the last named. one
Me few ministerial survivors of
ua;on day The lives of the elder David
aa5 Thomas are written in the charac-
..r of tbe people of Barnet and Ryegate.
The J755dWillieS and the Billions were
M .o,p friends, being connected by marri-
.rs and therefore Thomas and his
%,5er David. were we'll known in this
",rmer,.y. David Goodwillie had
.ome from Scotland in 1888, licentiate
NJ oitAe Associate Church, and began his
E o,storata at Barnet, Vermont. two
E Tsars later, where he remained until
is death 40 years after. Here his son,
"a Tbomas the subject of this sketch. was
81 bor0 in 1900 and two years later David,
Fl afterwards known as the Rev. David
n Goodwillie. Of Liberty, Ohio. Both
n rpre graduated from Dartmouth Col
n hoe 40 miles from their Vermont home,
N u $50 and studied theology with DR..
q Ranks in Philadelphia, 1820-1S24. They
vereEcensed together in the home church,
"A and following the custom OF the Associ-
I'd o,e Church they travelled as missionaries
II IN the south and west for a year or
more before settlement. This meant a
n ong and arduous horseback journey of
"a MANY hundreds of miles, now beyond
q our Comprehension.
n IN 1896 Thomas was settled as his
n fathers assistant and successor at Bar
"a net. year later he was made chaplain
a ofthe Vermont legislature and preached
Il anotable sermon at its opening, which
Il NAV still be read in the fourth volume of
q The Religious Monitor. His health was
Il always somewhat delicate and uncertain,
n and on that account his travelling and
d nssionatiug the following year in the
n Canadas His father died in August,
4 1880, and he had to assume the entire
n charge Of the congregation. The year
& following he is again travelling for his
e health now in Europe, and France,
q Switzerland, Italy, England and Scot
4 land were visited In the latter he
4 aried for some time and was heard
n ayeptaby in several Scotch pufpits
B notably in that Of DR.. Thomas McCrie,
II the historian. 1t was here that the
& romance Of his life began, for DR.. McCrie
4 introduced him to an accomplished
n Young lady, Miss Allison Hogg, men,
\ Der his church, and a daughter of a
{ deceased minister, After an absence Of
4 near y three years he returned to YER
mont, and the inanse at Barnet had
5 mistress again. who proved to be as
skIltul as a home maker in a retired
country parish as she had been as a
ingust musician, artist and teacher in
her native land. She lived to bless her
husband for third of a century, and
survived him by 30 years, dying few
years ago at the ripe age of 95 years.
The church at Barnet has never been
large. 1t was established by emigrants
rom Scotland who settled there just
before the Revolutionary war and after.
When Thomas Goodwillie became co.
pastor with his father, the membership
had risen to IT'S; few years after it
reached zoo, and remained about that
figure for many years. When DIR. Good
willie became involved in the Billions
troubles the Synod was unable to draw
away many OF his congregation, al
though they maintained small protest
mg churches in the towns of Barnet and
Eyegate for y years or more. A new
and handsome brick church was erected
three years after he became pastor.
winch waSaccidentally burned in 1S49
and rebuilt few months after. A few
years before the Civil war the fever for
Western emigration became epidemic
and continued after it was over. and the
membership became greatly reduced.
DI' 6oodWille was a faithful and
aoorlous pastor, widely known and
greatly beloved, and died in 1867 after
sSeruce of II years, the father and son
nsUns served the congregation for a
PERIOD OF over z years.
Dr. DoodWlllie was man of fine per-
SaaI appearance, of medium height,
PoTJy and commanding. He was atfec-
iuonate gentle, afable and generous in
u.s. treatment of others. People here
SuIi remember his kindly and genial ways
ana as polished and gentlemanly man
lvIS' He was a devoted pastor and
entered deeply into the griefs and sor-
.o"s OF ln, people He was a man OF
PaC5 and the blessing of the peace
IaNeT was his. He knew how to love
lily enemies and do good to those who
t Solid despitefully use him. When he
o'u nla.ly broken with the Associate
Iu0a over the Billions matter in 1910,
sl' Synod sent commission of three
ministers all Of whom afterwards be-
t Val theological professors, to deal with
s ,uy FTes 2ytery Of Vermont, pastors and
EE "P, he meeting was appointed for
!uy ~ 10 Or. Goodwillie's church. His
poPle received the commission in no
T Ty'y friendly spirit, as can be imagined.
n aus rev. James Martin was expected to
s.s and he had prepared notable
% %ln on The duty of submission to
I LauICn rulers, " for the occasion. He left
noue suffering from a severe cold, and
t tg Inc long drive up to Barnet was
, %S with a hemorrhage. The next day
t Gayn ne stood up to begin his sermon
% tIs blood pushed from his mouth, and
S ;ui assembled people looked upon it as a
augment from GoJ I,a had