The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-04-08

I" .r,8re, IT the diamond lubl
~. ,barll II rcrnil. Was dc
.,,r. H. celebrate the 10th an
i, that many Of the oldei
,i ihr thunh might pariici'
~ having the matter In charg,
t.,i that the next i've Year.
s. man, changes IN the mrm'
In III the fhurch, While ths
fr week have heen pariiei'
bal lie Younger members Of
A ih, older ONES have taken
."sn.ni part, and from sunda.
la..Ily was a period of mini,
I'm ilp,r who hccainc Identified
-Vr,h In H. infancy. Former
,bs ,hurrh haze delivered adj
aa,.n. the week and many OF
- uaiuIrr, II the congregation
,ll of Incident, connected with The
~. Of The church. The annual
"Wednesday evening showed that
,z5 +, in . good financial condi-
,pifii of optimism has been
M +, the various speakers dur
be gcrk.
,mj,rr,ap exercises opened sun
manning with a sermon by Hey
X Rove Of the Newton theolo-
,minary Mr. Rowe took for his
~s,,rn,y Years in the Life of
| England Baptist Churches. He
lang line, 10 show that the domi-
| MI, IN the Baptist churches of this
~ me United States has been
j.,li.m hut that under changed con-
Z. evangelism must he Joined with
| .,rice. lie said that the test Of
,,ganiya,ion j. IT, efficiency and he
10 ihe efficiency of the Baptist
& al New England as developed
70 ,br past three score and ten
George u. Lawson, principal Of
jnobt academy and a former pastor,
md the evening address. his sub
Ming "Ihe Church and Modern
cation a.,
[, ,bf services Monday evening the
Io,ir9l sketch of the church was read
In n smith. Rev. John X. Cow
LITTER, from his father. Rev. George
IAN Of Glens Falls, \. Y, Rev. +. 4.
In Of Albany, \. Y, and Rev. l.. ID.
H. Of Upland, Cal, all former pas
They extended congratulations to
church upon reaching its roth ami
an and also felicitated DIR. Cow
holding the pastorate once pre-
over hv his father, Mr.. Smiths
r dealt with many quaint and in
k,tnr episodes during the days of the
lgqlf 10 organize a church in Brattle-
for il was struggle as was testi-
to hy many present at the close OF
Smith, sketch. lie told of the first
IH,t that came to Brattleboro, an
! minister named Whipple. The man
from Groton, Conn, and the records
that he lived "oyer West River" He
! meetings in his own house though he
| N preached in Guilford and Halifax.
Ibahly these were the first Baptist
IIce. held in Brattleboro. Afterward
n persons came from Connecticut
Joined the band of Baptists gathered
! hi, town. In 1888 about IL persons
! led TO sustain Sunday services and
time there was preaching on the
! mon but the small congregation was
|ble to maintain a preacher and the
ktings were discontinued.
ley. Emerson Andrews, father of the
thst church in Brattleboro, came here
March, 1910, and engaged the Metho-
! chapel on Canal street. There ne
IAN series of meetings from which
be sala to have sprung the present
|tst church. The chapel was in
4 Of the Willard Alexander house at
corner of Clark and Canal streets
first meeting of Baptists to organize
|urch in Brattleboro was held in TINS
pei April ?. 1910, and it was voted
the body should be called the Bap-
Church of Christ in Brattleboro East
age The names of % persons were
J ed to the resolution. Six days after
meeting the record says: AT the
lest of the Methodist brethren the
fch voted to vacate the chapel and
Owe on the 10th to Mr.. Wheeler's
!" The historian says it is apparent
the Methodists of those days did
approve of their chapel being used
a cradle by the infant church.
teler'S hall was in the second story
stone building on Main street where
Cox block now stands. The church
organized May 6 of that year with
members and was received into the
(ldham County association at Whining
in September
Eey Joseph Freeman was chosen the
/ pastor April "a, 1910, but resigned
X . of that year on account OF Ill
|lth Rev. Moses Field was chosen as
successor. June 4, 1910, the Baptist
Fety in East Village was organized
the purpose of building meeting
Se and supporting pastor. On
'f 1,i 8 loll, the new place of worship |
Elliot street was dedicated at a cost
&lOO The building was paid for
assessing the slips or pews. One pew
set aside for the use of the minister
! TWO were designated as "free slips"
! fleld resigned his pastorate Sept.
M and Rev, Joseph c. Foster was
iru TO the church Dec. II, 1912. He
; ordained Jan. 10, 1913. His salary
nrst year was $500 with the stipula-
u II 1t could be raised" He actually
el'ta that year Sl97.37, of which Sl02.-
was IN money The balance was in the
IN OF donations. His pastorate, the
ses IN the church's history, ended
! y ! 1856 1t was during the pastorate
VI roster that the first deaconS of
!. qlurch, Jacob Estey and Alonzo
'Vn' We're chosen. Mr.. Estey was the
y superintendent of the Sunday school.
! 4s Dr. Fosters pastorate parson-
Was Was built on Green street. In 1859
Llllot street church was remodeled
I; sl expense of $500. From Aug. "a,
i H., % Jan. 30, 1859, Rev. Paul S.
Ss was the pastor. He was sue
vaS oy Rev, Mark Carpenter, who
nj" IRON Feb. ID, 1859, to Dec. 4, 1864.
, lis te pastorate of Rev. Alden Sher-
p 4 IAN l. 1865, to April Z, 1867, steps
1t taken toward Tho oroo4;or, &c n pau,