The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-05
WESTMINSTER.
Death of Rev. P. F. Barnard, Vet.
eran CONGREGATIONAL Minister.

Rev, Pliny f. Barnard, IS, died at his
home in this town last Thursday night
Funeral services were held in the church
Monday, Rev. w. +. Whiteomb ofiiciat
ing.
MIR. Barnard was born in Waitsfeld
Nov. 8, 1920. The early years OF his life
were spent upon the farm. In the fall OF
1897 he entered the Washington county
grammar school at Montpelier, where he
htted for college. In 1913 he was gradu-
ated from Dartmouth When but IL years
of age he united with the Congregational
church at Waitsheld The Christian min
istry appealed to him as the profession in
which he might best give his life, having
in mind particularly home missionary
work. Accordingly he went from college
to Bangor Theological seminary, where
he took a three years course in training
for the ministry. Very soon after com.
plotting his seminary course Mr. Barnard
was called to serve as pastor of the Con-
gregational church in Richmond, Me. He
at once returned to Vermont and mar
ried Julia, daughter of Rev. James and
Betsey Perrin Hobart, Nov. 4, 1916. A
week later they started for Richmond
where they began their work Nov. II, and
where Mr.. Barnard was ordained as min
lister of the gospel Jan. II, lS47. He af
forwards served churches in Williams
town, Vt, Westhampton, Mass, West
minister, Vt, Wendell, Mass, and Dunn
merston, Vt, besides supplying several
other churches for short periods OF time.
Since 1890 Mr.. Barnard has made his
home in Westminster, where he had been
was very dear to him, always giving
hearty support to the pastors, serving
for some time as clerk of the church and
assisting in the general work of the |
church in such ways as he was able. lie |
was especially sincere and faithful in his
offerings, always setting aside one-tenth to
the work of the Lord. During his active
ministry Mr.. Barnard performed nearly
200 marriage ceremonies and officiated at
between 800 and 600 funerals. He was
also privileged to receive good number
into church membership. AT one time in
80 united with the church,
and again at Westminster in 1875 he was
privileged to give the hand of fellowship
in behalf of the church to % persons,
among them being two of his own daugh- {
tiers. Ii
There remain to mourn his death the t
devoted wife, now SO years old, four
daughters Nellie Hall of Green ,
vile, N. H., Mrs. Julia E. Lyman of !
Westminster, Mrs. Hattie N Pierce of !
Kansas City, Mrs. Carrie A. Meeker of .
4hlCu-dIu OuG sui, w l.
Dwight Barnard of Manistee, Mich.
Miss Cora Peck is teaching at the Kurn '
latin Home. n
Hermon Bond went to Boston last Fri n
ay in his runabout. Il
Mrs j. F. Ward and Miss Kellogg are !,
pending few days in Hanover, N. H. y
Mrs. H. d. Sparrow of Bellows Falls
7as a guest of her sister, Mrs. George n
tone, last week. IL
B. T. Phelps was the speaker at the u
lemorial day exercises in the village " ~
,hools last Friday. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Adams of Keene in
ere over-Sunday guests of Mrs. Adams's al
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson johnson. 10
Mrs. Sarah Nutting and granddaugh- II
r, Barbara Leach, have gone to Mount e
armel, Conn.,, to spend some time in ~
lie family of DR.. G.. III. Joslin. Tn
Mrs. C. Fl. fainter of Clinton, Conn.,, Oh