The Calumet news., 1912-06-03
Hancock Department

my during the Civil war, one Of the
most respected and best loved men
In the community. II was through his
Efforts that the church bell was pur-
chased at a cost of sf25.
Rev. Frank ". White. then only re-
Gently graduated from the Andovel
Theological seminary. visited the
church in the summer of 1881. and ac
eepted a cali to the pastorate, being
ordained and installed as pastor on
December II Of the same year. I'm
the summer of 1885 the church build
ing was enlarged and the seating ca
pacity increased TO 400. and on No
vember 20 of that year the remodeled
eGifice was e-dedicated Rev. White
rendered his resignation on June 20.
1886, TO take up missionary wosll ia
Japan, and with great reluctance bis
resignation was accepted. taking cf-
feet on July Is.
Rev. George F.. Waters Of Howell
became the pastor of the Hancock
church on November Z. 1856 and serv-
ed in this capacity until October I.
1888. when re removed TO Fairpoit,
y. Y, because of the state of Mrs.
Waters health.
Rev. George Y. Washburn of Ever
EFT, Mass. accepted o call given De-
cember "a, 1888, and took charge May
/, 1889, being installed August 90.
Rev, Washburn resigned early i'm No
ember, 1893. and took pastorate at
Waterville, Me.
Rev. ]. Edward Riley Of Dundee
Ill.,, entered upon his duties as pas
tor in May. 1895, and resigned about
three years later, when he left the
ministry of the Congregational church
Mr.. Riley was followed by Revs.
Moore and Miliard, the latter being
succeeded by Rev. j. Sidney Gould.
in 1905. Mr.. Gould was appointed state
superintendent for Kansas two years
ago and Rev. Mandus Barrett. former.
~ of Calumet, accepted call to the
pastorate.
While there has been no noticeable
increase to the congregation during
Rev. Mr. Barretts pastorate, a large
number of names have been added in
that time, more than making up for
the number who have been removed by
death or have been transferred TO 9TH
er churches. Many resident mem
pers have left their letters with the
Hancock church. not desiring, because
of fond associations. to sever the con-
nection.
The church was originally organ
iaed without the aid of a council, ana
because of its great distance from
any other church of the same faith
remained Independent until 1879.
when. through the efforts Of Rev.
Stiles the Lake Superior association.
then comprising only the Calumet and
Hancock churches, was formed. The
churches in the copper country, and
holds regular and well-attended meet
ings semi -annually.
The organization of the Sunday
school preceded that of the church, be.
ing commenced on October 81. 1861.
lIoIn "A iltIllptlsnll) VI loiNN IL usiS III
creased to over 400. and has held its
weekly sessions with great regularity
and excellent support from the first.
Since 1880 it has been one of the fore
most Sunday schools in the state.
'fhe Womens Missionary society
was organized in 1890. and has been
active in church work for the past
nineteen years. Other church societies
are the Ladies' Industrial Boy Scouts,
and Mary and Martha Club
DR.. White Arrives.
Rev. Frank n. White. of Minneapolis,
arrived i'm Hancock this morning to be
present at the fftieth anniversary eX-
ercises of the Congregational church.
Dr White left Hancock i'm 1886 to be-
come a missionary 10 Japan and has
been back here to visit twice since that
time. his last trip to Hancock boins
about four years ago when he made an
address before one of the church So
cieties. He is on the program for an
address tomorrow night and again
Wednesday afternoon.