The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-07

student at the Cambridge Divinity school, |
received and accepted call TO take the
place left vacant by Mr.. Browns resigna. |
ton. lie was ordained April TO- lS47, yet |
ior some reason unknown TO myself his |
pastorate ended within the same year. The
year previous To his settlement, however,
a small pipe organ, costing $3.50 (linown
rs the Salem organ) had been purchased
by the society to take the place of the
bass viol OF former days, SO that the sun
day services, during his brief ministry
were enriched to this extent, Mr.. Mcintyre
was followed in 1918 by the Rev. Mellish
|. Motto, whose pastoate extended only
To the following year, therefore does not
stand out with much vividness in the an
nails Of our church Nevertheless, he was
the minister at the time OF Mrs. Fremc S
tragic death in May 1910, when her house
was destroyed by fire, and his address at
her funeral service has been preserved in
print. The name OF this excellent lady
has likewise been kept green, through the
honorable record OF the Freme circle,
which came into existence the summer OF
this same year tlS49D Tor the purpose OF
raising money wherewlth TO replace the
silver communion service that was lost in
the fire, together with its guardian.
need not detail here the faithfulness with
down TO the present passing hour, and the
material and lasting benefit it has been to
almost every department of our church
life
From 1919 to 1872 there seems to have
been no minister regularly settled over the
parish. though, doubtless, its work went
on. in a steady, unobtruslve fashion, con
tributing constantly to the well-being OF its
members and of the larger household with
out. You will pardon me, if | mention
the name of one OF the ministers who oc-
cllped the puplit for three months IN the
spring and early summer OF lSo2. My
fathers Younger brother, the Rev. George
Osgood OF kensington, N H., was this sup
ply, induced to come here possibly through
his acquaintance with Thomas Wentworth
Iippnson, classmate of his in the Cam
bridge DIVINITY school. You will recollect
how. as an old man ton the threshold OF
his S0th year, he took part In the install,
lation OF your present pastor, and mad
written hymn for the occasion. ! should
not venture to speak OF him here, were II
not for the fact that to the end OF ms HE
he ALWAYS referred to his stay in this beau
tIiul town and TO his work in this society,
as among his pleasantest remembrance,
and never forgot the friendships formed at
this time.
Finally, in the summer OF 49,, Rev
Scion w. Bush, then settled In Burlington
in this state was asked to become the mn
ister of the parish and, after some deliDera'
ion accented the invitation. He was the
pastor of the church for five years, and Is
said TO have been the first occupant OF the
parsonage that through the earnest efforts
of the members of the Freme circle had
now been added to the material resources
If the society. The quiet, devoted MN
istry of Mr.. Bush is still remembered among
the older people in the town, and has lett
a legacy of affection and good will behind
it.
The fifth minister of the parish following
Mr. Bush in 1858 was Rev. Francis I. WI
liams OF North Andoyer, Mass. Mr.. Wll,
Gams was a classmate in the divinity school
of William Orne White, so long the iai'h'
| nul pastor of the Unitarian society IN
iaene \ H.. and of John Farwell Moore
| of Greenfield An earnest and well'read
man. although of an impetuous nature,
| Nr Williams threw himself into the work
allotted him until the outbreak OF the Clvii
war. when he was appointed chaplain OF
one of the Vermont regiments. lie served
IN this capacity from Dec. 1861 to June,
| 1894 seyering meanwhile his connection
Win the society to whose needs he was no
longer able TO minister. This separation
ncrnred in 1862, and two years later TN
! 1861 Rev. Frederick rockingham was
/ called to the vacant pastorate, the uuiiss
of which he performed most acceptaDly
until 1867, term Of three years, or uhtli
shortly before he entered upon MS minis,
try in Buffalo, n. y. In many RESPECTS
| Mr. Erothingham was a man oil unique,
personality and his sermons are reported
rs being original in their outlook upon me-
and full of reserve power .
| Now follows an interregnum OF iour
wears when the pulpit was maintained 1y
temporary supplies, and all parish WORK,
reon;rinp the services of a minister, was
nerformed. either by pastors OF the
churches within the town, or by such az
might be called in from greater distance
The name of only one minister mas peei
reported TO me, that of Mr. Richardson
a friend of Mr. rockingham, VINO lthougn
not formally settled) preached mere re- ioi
nearly year, giving genera, sa.isl ;noo,r
IenL;ns was settled over the society as IT'S
seventh pastor, his ministry extending nh
i III Anril /. 1870, being next IN Length 10
hat If Mr.. Brown, and OF unwonted IN
terest TO the people under his care. IL waS
during his pastorate Gas many OF you re-
n,amberl that steps were taken to replace
he old meeting house by the substantial
and beautiful edifce of stone, within whose
v malls we are assembled today. MIR. Jen
b;ns )abored most assiduously to prinp
about this object, seconded by the healls
and self sacrificing efforts Oh MS pau, sn
toner's. young and old, and py tne y thd
1874 preparations were pes"ii ,ol p
araction If the new building. Lehuel ~
Sargant Richards Bradley and George II
4 CIaTka served as building committee, aiiu
the now church. with its many memorials
80 tbe denarted, who had done good seto
;ca in DAYS gone by, was dedicated Oct, 10
IS-E Eour wears afterwards Mr. jenkins
i,a'tn,ate came TO close, and he was sue
apooded during the same year by Key. JONI
p Graen who came hither from MONTREAL
,,hera he had been officiating as pastor VI
the Unitarian church N ,,,;+hi,
I have come now to period wen WIN
the memory of you all, so that tl'e s, m,apn
mention of a name lnvokeS nos. c ~ nt !;
cries causing it to be needless 70 ~, ~" tb;s
u uer;sh as minister from 1879 to 1SS2, fuis
three years. He took great interest," ~ ~ ' III
anp,mHnion service while here, and qua d.
he conld TO enlarge the number OF com
,',,,n;cants The more formal stateiie q
81 ral;o;ous belief. handed down from VI.
VI ,n;n;stsv If MIR. Wells and Mr.. Brown ne
nhanoed and simplified; although perhaps
tha host as well as the most concise W
terance of this nature is to be founa r III o hi
nrasnnt Bond of Union, namely, IN In.
freedom of truth, and in the splris 90 ~ amd
Christ, we unite for the worship Vi "o'' "''
the service OF man; C4lrs s,ooeeded
Mr. neV Green ran his ministry beginning oct
W 1888 and ending Oct. 5, 1886. AZ
we we ali nix know so we'll Mr. Crot tbth w ana
originally @ preacher of another iat aSu anf
his pastorate in the Brattle , .u cna,es
was the first under Unitarian ,s aasRS
IIis four wears of unpretendlng uselul n,'oS