Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-02-03
UNITARIAN CHURCH
IS 100 YRS. OLD
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torate fell In troubled years and Mr..
Young made no disguise of his anti
slavery sentiments in which indeed he
was supported by II large share of the
congregation. Some were offended. In
1855 Mr.. Lowry, Mr.. Howard and IS
others refused their subscriptions in con-
sequence of which Mr.. Young offered
his resignation. 1t was rejected by a
vote Of 10 to 2. the negative votes. II Is
clear. being because the two voters did
not think the minister went far enough
OF the A. there are living only William
Weston and S. c. Moore so fnr
MS am aware ! have it on good
authority that While Mr.. Young
no doubt would have sheltered
runaway slaves in his own house
on Willard street north of the Grammar
school. the house was never used for
that purpose. Mr.. Young himself de-
clares In book published before his
death in 1904 that he was known in Eur
lirgton as the stationkeeper of the I'M
dcrsround railway to Canada. Perhaps
the two statements are not incompati-
bic and perhaps we may compromise on
the barn. At any rate Mr.. Young was
an abolitlonist without reservation and
before his coming here had concealed
''E VS'"P'"T "'''eS /" ili9 must at
Wv n"'tl "hu III l'oStoh Ills oiliciatttlF
- 1"e oui i"i Oh Jo"h Drown III Nor'h
'"N "'aohs the Ao'rohuacNS was
S''P'e reilslouS outY. lo-daF every
us oueh' 10 glory IN ms uesu'
""' proud 10 s'"hu IN MS pace.
was an act OF rsh'eouS ana
courage am s"inS 10 mat
1911 ne Sa'o TO nus WE An" as
"o'''''iiie9 WIN III 'n''r rue heat'-
wa '.'o" " 'he'r nan Sne saw 'he
= "',"' sue joshua Sht repi'eo'
"'9'' ~ may not De WISE came
an w.t. Out am gong Just the
P"S9'oi's Vi 'iut ''ihe nave
rNe S'or,'is ana as III every real
Va ''ea' oo'h sues were equa"y
'"e Ner"'ct mas p'eh gwen
a. we peheNe for the right ana TINS
''''aP" the most dramatic incident IN
'"' ''"oo'"l| 'proSaic '"Ie' may serve
49, ''''''" US 'i't' All WAS not t!ear SAIL
ior 'he ahu-siavery men even IN
r"ie''"u' Hocl"iE os'racl|e' or
'oS"ut 1ouhs a' 80 had TO pay the
10, ms freedom OF speech FOR
WV Soo' u 'he church he felt II hcce5-
~ ',''Sn apr" 80 IN'- ne feSis-
"'il uiu ho' take erect I'LL Nl"rch' lSo5.
III. chi'oteh are sun living Thus
ar founs passionate was timo Of
'iSi''o" A"e "Se WAS c"nuoNerHlaI'
ne id''l"r ana louhders were gathered
- 'Ile'r res" New rathlhcS ana men
tppcar' Na'hah Parker d y. Pom"'oy
warren R"ot' H"'inoh Wires NJ. Il. cat
IiA' NJ r. Was l.. NJ hager. Carlos
baxter H. L. moore. j. Is. Moore. sid
heN BARROW r D. Hendee' w. X Villas,
James H. Flatt are some of these.
In 1899 the loyal name OF Bennett Turk
- n'S'rlped Tor the tlrSt tlme on tine
records ana as IN ell )hese hfty years
II Is on SUBSCRIPTION list TO raise
drii2it, only then IT was at Ill" foot and
ind "Scoup are added to the equipment.
Tie o"Eanist * still servin" for $50
year and the blower boy Tor $e. In 1856
II" spire was repaired and that date
was found scratched under one Of the
tin shingles when in 1901 tins society
long and consistent friend. Mr.. j. II.
Gates, climbed the scafoldine and look
CT after the repairs that Were then nee
,Ssary. When finished he said that's
good for another nifty years and after
tAat shall probably take no interest
in the proceedings 1T was probably
1ust before the repairs of l>il that re-
vivnllst preaching in the town alluded
& this building as a whited eepulchrc
whose pinnacle was tottering to its
doom or words 20 that effect
In 1851 M. Edward Lyman is choir
leader and is publicly thanked with the