Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-03-29
Vermont Pioneers
and Their Families.
Edited by "SIAWSEIIN"
Address All Communications and Queries to
VERMONT PIONEERS
Care of The Monitor Barton, VT.
Albany Church Records.
Edited by "SHAWSHIN'
Continued from last week.

Continued from last week.
February 8, 1910, "Church voted to
give the Rev. Elias r. Kilby
call to settle with them in the
gospel ministry. He accepted and
Letters missive were sent out
to the following churches to invite
borough, Irasburge, Glover, Craftsbor
ough. Barton, Coventry, Burk. The
council convened in the Methodist
chapel on Tuesday, the 3rd day of
March. 1910, for the purpose of ordain
ing the Rev. Elias r. Kilby pastor
over the Congregational church in
Albany. Council organized by choos-
ing Rev. Ora Person moderator and
Rev. L. S. French scribe. The names
of the ministers and delegates were:
from Burke, Rev. Thomas w. Duncan;
from Irasburg, James Johnson, pastor,
Brother M. B. Kimble. delegate from
Greensboro, VIM. A. Chaplin, acting
pastor, Deacon VIM. Conant. dele
gate; from Barton and Glover, Ora
Pierson, pastor, Deacon Stephen
Woods, delegate; from Coventry, l..
S. Franch, acting pastor, Brother
peared in council that the churches in
Albany have given the Rev. E. r.
Kilby CALL" "offeripg him a salary
of $315 year for his support, pro-
| vided he shall labor with them the
whole of the time except four Sab
baths each year which he reserves fox
himself for journeying, etc" 1.-THE
Pastor elect presented document
which signified his acceptance of the
call. Also credentials of his regular
standing in the church at Burk, also
Licensure to preach the gospel from
the Caledonia Church Association. "
They proceeded to ordain him on the
following day. Invocation and reading
scriptures by Brother l.. S. French.
first prayer by Rev. o. Pearson
by Brother T. w. Duncan; ordain-
ing prayer by Brother J. johnson,
charge to the pastor elect by Brother
W. A. Chaplin, right hand of fellow
ship by Brother l.. S. French, charge
to the people by Brother O. Pearson,
concluding prayer by Brother w. A.
Chaplin, benediction by the pastor.
From History Of Albany by N. M.
DarlingI quote, From 1908 the
religious interest appears to have
created quite an excitement. To the
Congregational church, 35 were
added and their prospects appeared to
be bright. The building of a meeting
house was in contemplation by this
church at this time. A division among
the members as to location, postponed
the work, schisms crept in, their
pastor left, and the church was very
much weakened. However, in 1841.
the Congregational Society erected a
house of worship at the center of the
town. This house they occupied
about five years, when it was burned
down. This was an exceedingly
heavy drawback to the prosperity of
the church." In April OF 1916, a
meeting was called to consult about
building Westinghouse. There were
so many difficulties and disagreements
that they could come to no decision,
and concluded to call a council to ad-
wise them and decide for them. The
council we're: S. R. Hall, Rev. A.
R. Gray, Rev. James Johnson, J. M.
Stephens, Brother Chandler Dewey,
Brother S. F. Coils (Cowles), Brother
Enos Stimson, Brother E. C. Dutton.
Page Remick. Three questions came
before the council. Principle of
building. 2-Tbe purchasing the Bap-
t st house on the river, or half of said
house. 3-Location. The society
chose committee of four to sit with
the council and also invited Mr.. Ira
McClary to sit with them. They had
much controversy over the matter,
and finally drew up paper to abide
by the decisions of this council, this
paper signed by Elias R. Kilby, Dea.
con O. Austin, Jabez Page, Arson
Hand, Deacon Horace Durkee. Levi
Warren. Ira Skinner, Luther Delano,
Moses Pearsons, Elijah Hurlburt,
John Pearsons, John Aiken, Benz
Pearl. There were three brothers
present who would not sign. They
decided to purchase one-half the Bap
: fist house and worshiped there unit
I 1867, when they sold back to the Bap
: fist society and built the present house
+, of worship.
e Rev. Elias R. Kilby died Feb. Is
1851.
The next minister find is Rev
q Phineas Bailey, 1878. Think Rev
+. Putnam filled the pulpit part of thu
J. time before Mr.. Bailey came. Rev
o A. R. Gray came 1859. 1853 in tn
: new westinghouse Howard Kings
bury, student. supplied the pulpi
!. that summer. 1870, John P. Demer
rift was engaged as pastor and wa
ordained.
! D. H. H.
To be Continued
If our correspondent from Crafts
bury will send us the copy o
the historical address delivered a
Craftsbury 1889, we shall be gla