The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-27
BrattlebOrO Local
DEAN OF COUNTY cLERoyMEN.
Recently Completed 20 Years Of Service
in saxtons River.

Rev, George a. Chaplin II SaAt0ns River
il the dean oi the rirFsn nisn At Min'iisia
opnniy, having ursnlly numplrl.d - yrAi.
II srFyir a. pastor II ih0 Congregational
chuWh IA that village, which u ~ 10"
loNn ii Rockingham, Rev, Mr.. thaIin
intended Ia tryiew his pasioFaie, hut an
artauni 81 the sudden death At a hro,her
minister the anniyersap Nas not publicly
observed. Rel, Mr., chaplin e a f.pFcsrn.
iaiiyr II the hnrsl iNT- IT New England
manhaoi and 4 minister who - held ~
deep nsaRl hy frnplr Throughout the
county. III. nlatiuns with his parish and
hls HON. town have hrvn singnlalh pleas
ant and the rlrfglmrn 1T the Niniham
County assaciailan have been bound 4"
hin hy strong tirs Of personal inendshila;
while my Iasiouir has had length,
,aid Rev. Mr.. Chaplin 10 the Springfield
Republican correspondent. 1T has not, !
think, hrrn nmarkahlc or worthy Of un
u,ual rommrndaiion. Ny people have
hrsn patient with me aud together Ne
have pullcl through these tNiit year,
far a little time longer ! am hoping "a
continue a. pastor II this beloved people.
Rev Mr. Charm has remained with the
SaNtnns River chur'h longer than any
other pastor IN IT, history For the y
YEAR pruyious 90 the hcTnnl.g Of his pas
tufAir N pastors Werr settled over the
churh, aud for nine years the church was
without 4 pastor. From lSsi 20 lsu be-
mini,irr-l Co the churrhc- IN SaNions
River aud Canhndg-port. another village
IN the town II Rockingham. but since the |
igitcr year the Camhndg-Pou church has
cot bcrn in his charge,
The church IN SaNinns River has hecn /
murr fortunate IN legacics than other /
rhurhes in Rockingham. The parsonarr 4
aud grounds are among the hequesis. The /
church building underwent extensive r.
pair IN lgn. 4 firr on January -, ISIS,
destroyed nearly all the rcorls previous
10 Inst date. The Cambndgport church
j. located AZ the junction Of four towns.
R~ kinpham Grafton. Athens and West
minsi-r. and Il Is union meeting house,
used hy all denominations, For several
y,ar the Congrrgaiionalists have joined
with others in the support Of preaching,
but ther have been no regular denomina'
iional services.
Rev Mr. Chaplin was born in Newport II
\. H. MAY NJ, 1890 and was son ui
David u. Chaplin. lineal descendant Of
Dca. Samuel Chaplin, who came from Eng
and with his family in 1872. lie was grad
lated from kimhall Union academy IN
s55. from Amherst college in 1850, and
tom Union Theological seminary in lsi3.
II. was pastor Of the Presbyterian church |
n Lawrence. Kan. from 1895 to 1868. and
n Irving. Kan. from then until 1872 ,
ir became pastor Of the Congregational |
hurchcs in Alstcad and Lanedon. y. H., /
n 1873, and his pastorate in those towns !
ontlnued until he went 10 SaVtons River. I
IN oct =, 1862, he married Mary T.. /
laughter of Calvin Wilcox Of Newport, y.
l. She died Sept ID. 1865. He married
ISABELLE =. daughter Of Charles Perry of f,
,eyerly. Mass, Feb. ~, 1873 A daughter !
trace Maud, is a, the head OF the Betsey !.
ioody cottage at Mort hfield seminary. !
FORTIFIED. Mass. and another daughter, ..
Ilce Louise. is music teacher in Sax
nns River Rev Mr.. Chaplin is a trustee J
( the Rockingham free library. and he has
iken an active part in the programs OF !
he Windham association OF Congrega
onal ministers. which holds most OF its y
leetings in Brattleboro. .