Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1910-08-13
Old Home Day at the Univer-
Salist Church

Sunday, August z, will be long
remembered day in the history of
the Universaliat church of Wood
stock. 1t was "Old Home Day."
and was all the words imply, both
in the attendance and in the interest
shown in the simple exercises and
reminiscent talks which called up
SO many memories of the church
and the community of which it's old
time parishioners were such worthy
citizens. 1t was real old home
day. The auditorium was beauti-
fully decorated for the occasion.
The sermon by the pastor, Rev.
FL. l.. Garfield, in the morning, was
on 1.-THE Church and Modern Life"
During the noon hour many of the
visitors from distance took their
lunches in the parlors, where they
received every attention from the
women of the church. The reminis-
cent program was kept up infor-
mally every moment, however, and
a collection of the photographs, old
books, papers and other Universal
ist literature was noted with much
interest. Among the things shown
were instruments once used by Ma
than Haskell and Henry T. Marsh,
musicians of years ago.
The afternoon. service began at 2
o'clock. The music of the choir and
orchestra was under the direction of
j. Read Pember, who has boon the
organist of the church for % years,
and the vocal and instrumental pro-
gram was admirably carried out.
The singers and musicians were in
the gallery, and the congregation
rose and faced the music in the old
fashioned way.
The choir, including Mrs. Grace
Pinney, Mrs Mary M. jackson, Karl
A. Pember and Hubert Garfield,
led the singing, assisted by Mrs.
Olivia Jaquith, Mrs. B. H. Pinney,
Mrs. Eva Durham Chandler, Mrs.
George R. Winslow, members of
ormer choirs; Mr.. and Mrs. James
Hoadley, Mrs. Kingsley of South
Woodstock and Mr.. Garfield. The
members of the orchestra were: j.
Russell Murdoch, Don E. Thomas,
Ralph Spaulding, violins; Charles
Cobb, clarinet; Harold S. Dana,
flute; Karl A. Pember, cello; Charles
e. Woods, double bass.
The service was made notable by
the presence of Mrs. Ransom, Rus
sell, Mrs. Pauline P. Knapp, Mrs
Harriet Walker and Mrs. Samuel
Paul, who remember the early days
of the church.
The scripture lesson was read by
the Rev. Mr.. Wilmot of the Hartland
church and Rev. Mr.. Spear of Dex-
ter, Me-, offered prayer.
The roll call was read by Mrs.
Mary Grace Garfield, and was inter-
spersed with interesting comments,
many descendants of the older
names responding.
There was much of interest in the
of other churches.
Miss Nancy r. Darling speaking for
Hartland, Mrs. Abba d. Chamberlin
for Pomfret, Rev. Fl. G.. Mann for
Barnard. Charles l. Davis for Bridge
water, Mrs. Julia Wood for South
Woodstock, Mrs. Mary Fullerton for
the Green Mountain Perkins acad-
envy.
Professor Frederick s. Lee spoke
of his father and mother, their life
in Woodstock and their connection
with the church of which his father
was pastor for two years
Rev Clarence J. Simmons of
Webster, N. Y, spoke of his father,
a former pastor of the church.
Greetings and letters were read
from Mrs. Chloe Darling Durham,
who remembers attending services
in the court house before the church
was built; Rev. L s. Crosby, Mrs.
Alma Crosby worrick, Miss May