Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-06

wnen 1t ignores the other.
But over and above and beg ond all 9TH
err reasons why this reciprocal interest
should exist is the question of the re-
suits which such reciprocity might &C
complish for those about US who are
members OF neither church nor lodge
Never should be forgotten tie crisis OF
the Revelation Of John:
"And I saw the dead. small and great,
stand before God: and the books were
opened. and another book was opened
which is the book of life: and the dead
were judged GU. Of those things which
were written III the books. according to
their WORKS.
And the sea gave Up the dead which
were in it: and death and hell delivered
up the dead which were in them; and
to their works.
Imagine, If you car, in every city. VII
lage and har,let in our fair country, the
local churches and the local lodges unit
ing each in its own peculiar way for
grand unfit Of mankind. Think Of the
master of the lodge and the minister of
the church, side by side. entering the
homes where sickness. bereavement or
poverty hold sway: think of them plan
ming together for a crusade against ttlose
evils which Eoti: abhor and for the tri
uInpll Of the virtues which both have
sworn 10 observe; think of then, perform
ing. in the spirit Of the new command
ment, such works as these, and then will
you understand why our Protestant mod
er1ism is all which has been claimed for
it. The record Of such works will be
written in letters of gold in that book
which the ancient seer dreamed of on the
Isle of Patrlos and, best of ALL while the
record is being Sc written, the lives of
men and women in this world viii! be
made happier and holier. and their souls
made more fit for that world to come in
which we all hope to meet because We
tried to follow the new comma ndnent
THAT VIC love orc another
After the singing Of anothe. hymn
"A Charge to Keep l Have" the his
tory Of the Brown Memorial Methodist
Episcopal church was we'll told by Hon
II. w. Dodge. -.'
The Historical Sketch.
Hon. II. ". Dodge's historical sketch
OF the Brown Memorial Methodist
Episcopal church was carefully pre-
pared and is of much permanent value.
He said in part: The early settlers OF
Clinton were q God-fearing people, and
a regular religious society was estaD-
!iShed soon after the Incorporation OF
the town. The form OF worship Oh
served was that of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, which has had an or
ga2izatinn in Clinton for one hundred
and six years. The name Of Jonathan
Brown is gratefully remembered III the
early history of the church. He was
the first class leader in the society. He
Uas ardently devoted to the cause, |
discharginG his duties until |
ter years previous to his death. which |
occurred Feb. 4, 1861. As nearly as can
ben ascertainei, this class wa3 organ |
ized*in 1852. Among the members were |
jonathan Brown and wife, Betsey
Michaels Brown. and Polly Brown vino |
lied in the faith June 4, 1856, aged |
nearly e3 years, Lydia Flagg and socn |
after James and Joah Hartman with |
their wives, and Eliza Weymouth, n |
daughter of Jonathan Brown. The
charge o: this circuit received the lab
DTS OF the fathers of the conference
Reverends Daniel B. Randall |
James Harrington. Theodore Hill. Ben
amin B. Byrre. Hiram Murphy and |
others.
For tire first As years (fronl 1902 to
SAD this society held its meetings in
wo schoolhouses. and in the home of
Jonathan Brown. also in what was
Known as the yellow schoolhouse" at
he village. situated on what is now
Church street.
The fist parsonage was built in the
rear 1851, Rev. r. B. Byrne pastor in
charge, at a cost of S700 This parson-
lse was situated on the south side of
Vain street about one-half mile from
he village. and is now the home of |
Justin Z. Brown.
In 1854 this parsonage wes sold to
Charles Fl. Brown for $40. ard the So
';ety purchased of Samuel s. Foster the
,onse end land joining the church lot.
containing about one and one third
lcres paying $l615. In 1899 the old l.
parsonage was moved 10 the southeast
ornc- Of the lot and during the pas
crate of Rev. Y. +. Hills the present
nmmotiious structure was built The
irst church edifice erected in the viii
age was the Union church-huilt about
S1-which stands across the street op- |,
'osite this church. 1t was Jointly oc-
uried by the Methodists. Connreea-
ionalists and UniversaIists until the
dethodists erected the present building
Y. w. Brown of Portland presented I
he bell for the Union church and also
or the Methodist church. At "a Quar-
erly Conference held IN this village
une 6. 1857. Rev. George Pratt, rresid-
ng elder in the chair, (Rev. Hiram
Iurnhy preacher in charge) we have
h" first list of stewards given on rec
rd. viz: Abner Powell, James Harri-
nan, Nathan Small, J. f.. Hill. Calvin
'arben, Lorinda Goodrich. Statira ,
iuntcr, Charles Jaquith. Martin Hunt ,
r, Jonathan Thatcher. p. G. Hall,
arnes hartman. recording steward:
Philip Crendall Hall. district steward: {
\bner Powell. secretary. Il
Early in the pastoratc of the Rev
fenry p. Blood measures were taken
D build n house OF worship and the ,
ontract was let to Henry Ross, an
fficial member of the church. Accord
ne to contract the building was COM
leted and dedicated Sept. q. 1866, Is !