The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-26

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hiip sad Was restored 81 fellowship
8is seci@s u batp bnen i94i0aed ~
general revival and There @tfv y
many eaaaidais tpr union Nlih ~
ihuteh iaai conferences MiiA siieh rait
llates Heft heid every fortnight =
a9ug tisi IF nr~ uiNnitsefs p fteoflN0'
ana ior tighifen mouths there Neft
Combined gatherings, lhr entire fruits
y this awakening were about one
hundred.
70 August lslS, when this revival
.laa i9ecoms saine &hai general IRA.
Aas then made ~ what Nas shei called
p genclai meeting lhls NhuIeh
invited ihe pastors and fhufehes ~ ibe
immediate region 10 attend pnDlie
serNces ~ Two successive days lhs
object ~ thus meeting was W seua
abfnad ihe revival ana Y increase y ~
batne and u was liAniiestiy success
ial.
a staging was prepared anuef the
pleasant shade q trees neaf the meet,
ing house, ana during the morning ~
ne hfsl DAY q WAS surrounded ny a
s0irlnh listening assembly o. more uiah
@.VV souls. he only means Rseu we're
preaching, eAhoflalloht prayer aug
praise iefs was no anxious seat useu
hnn 40 uiklslpt ~ we hssenl"iS plo'
posed ~ evening the preachers were
distributed " iabof ~ diheteht beigu
aprhoods Tor Inc numerous RhestS'
10 The course OF year iol-
lowing tpfet otief similar hevt.
lhgs were beid IA heighootlhg
towns ana reNiNais Nefs thloyeu ~
sfouhd. hr edects OF theSe meetings
Nere decidedly good
we nave omitted u record lhat some
nme, ligs or liW, Tue meeting mouse
when had stood al tue pnf'hi kfouha
near ~ soulh line on Tue east tVau ""s
removed " tiie west part Tue Nilagc'
pronabiy lev yards 10 we east OF lhe
parsonage since punt. nls buluihg
Nas burned IA january, 49,, ana
new one erected across the street
when Whs ueaicaleu FEBRUARY oth'
1850
From about the year lsWo 10 lSjO Tue
records ol the Ihufch are missing
he leei eaulldent from an hcqaalnt-
ancc Win the methodleal way 10 Nhlch
~ jackson recorded actions 81 Tue
I hufeb thAl lhis BOOK may stlll ne ~ eA-
slrnce. The present parsonage was
erected Tor the benefit OF the Colleague
pastor Of Dr. jackson, Key. Ezra Jones
about iAf5. by an association OF INT
membefs Of the Church The horse
sheds that recently SURROUNDED lhe
hnfci building We're Formerly located
directly opposite tue Church ahd were
moved aeross the street 10 and owned
~ Mr., Charlie Field.
DR.. Jackson's forIy'sS years OF
with tue assistance Of Inc
strong niea OF his church were lrnll
a., ana Ms natural CUTS rendered MN |
prominent man ~ the Town. IN |
nose days Tue minister was looked up |
Q With reverence ahd respect on ae-
cunt oil MS once.
AZ a meeting OF tpe Ahufch heia ~
~ heehhg honse 0epIeiipsr ~ith,
o5o, u WAS unanimously Noled 10 give
teE' bzfa Jones eau 70 become the
ssoclale pastor, ana hey Dr' JACK
on was CHOSEN committee q QUE %
AIRY OUT the foregoing vote lhe
Nv ohtrca the hfsnluc'ht salhry o.
JoO VITA TIE fehi 81 Tue parsonage,
ud was accepted "a ms reply dated
'etober oth; 1873 he was Installed
y council Deeeihpef illl' 100
~ regularly disiliissed oetooer @otii,
81
lhefe seemed 70 nave peeh solhe
hdheial ulilieuities ABOUT tnese aayst
new church, PASTOR ~ associate
aston ana new parsonage Tor ques-
ohs q this import were suptlltted 70
ie council asselnpiea 70 DISMISS new
kra Jones. rev Niilsalh jackson
: ~, diea inil oi years ~ iof@, hlte'
paslotsle OF otty'sh years ana NJ
ohfleu hete ~ nis ihihity Iot.
Upon us death, hey. ) J'~-'ilibeIi
acalhe thelr minister, VINO continued
II about eighteen months IL y saio
him That AZ one time when he chided
citizen for swearing, that the man
't0fted ~ saying, parson, you pray
ld ! swear, but neither OF as mean
lYttng by u, lie was very eccentric
an, aud after leaving Dorset retired
ON the pulpit,
heY, seth Nillisiou WAS pastor oi
ie thnrch Tor a year previous to the
ttlement OF pr Jackson, but ther,
'e no extaut records Of his service
longh ~. Pratt Centennial al
rrss records them a. fruitful.
After Rev. Dir. hilbert passionate,
q have the name of Rev. Mr.. Rowan
pastor Tor siX 10 nine months, but {
Z record 81 his services. Then We {
iye Rev, Moses g. Searle 1915 1886,
N We haven't the date 81 his coming
81 ms going. Under the date ~
fcember I'd. lSij, he was chosen .
Odcrat0r Of thu Church TO remain
l..i -. l.ta. 80 fta t.4.ttsFe.A MEL, az. ! \