Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-12-24
HISTORY OF COUNTY
TAKEN FROM VERMONT GAZATEER PUBLISHED in
The YEAR 1862

ldycI AUOuI tIlS Iltlt neN. DIT
nabas Perkins came out and COM
menced laboring with them. Elder
Perkins still held his charge as pastor
of the church in Danville and made
it his home there; but labored as a
missionary of the Danville Associa-
ton in part with this people, and a
number were converted. Letters
dated Feb. 9th, 1911, were issued in
viting brethren from the Baptist
churches in Littleton and Lancaster,
N. H., and Danville, VT, to visit
them on the 9th day of March n
suing, to consult with them about
organizing a church. Rev. B. Per-
kins and Rev. A. Fisher, from Dan
vile, Rev. S. Churchill ,Dea. S. Doug
lass, B. White, from Littleton, S..
Springer, L Stockwell, from Ian
caster, met the brethren and sisters
in Enoch Thomas house. Rev. B.
Perkins, moderator, Rev. S. Church
hill, clerk, were chosen;-and after
the usual prelininaries and forms,
the moderator giving the right"hand
of fellowship to them as a sister
church, the charge to the church
given by Rev. S Churchill, and the
benediction by Rev. S. Churchill, in
the morning. In the P. M. the SER
vices were continued, and an ap-
propriate sermon was preached by
Rev. B. Perkins, from Matt. V. ID:
Eye are the light of the world. A
city that is ct on a hill cannot be
hid"
The church at the time of it's or
g~anization consisted of nine men,
bers; viz. 'Enoch Thomas, Jonathan
Thomas, Barzilla Snow, Abel John
son, Chester Smith, Mary Thomas,
Betsy Snow, Roby johnson, and Caty
Smith. Jonah Edison, and his wife,
Elizabeth Edison, very soon united
by letter, and eight more joined in
1912. Of these, one, Mr.. Clark
Chickering, was subsequently or
daniel and became the first settled
pastor of the church. He was or
dained Jan. 7th, 1918. Ministers
and delegates came to the council
from Bethlehem, St. Johnsbury
Waterford, Craftsbury, Coventry
and DanviIe Rev.S Davidson preach
ed the ordination sermon; Rev.
Nathaniel Bolls made the ordainine
prayer; Rev. Jon. Saunders gave the
right-hand of felIowship;R Rev. Danie'
Mason gave the charge; Dea. Abba
Fisher made the closing prayer
Silas Davidson, moderator; DaviC
Mason, clerk,
Among the names of ministers
which appear on the church records
are Trip, Houghton, Perkins, Mason
Nelson; Ball, Fisher, Mitchell, David.
son, Kingsbury, Chamberlain, Clark
Butler, Evans, Bedell, and Huntley
Several of these, as we'll as Others
who only labored with this people
for a short time, have already laic
off the Earthly tabernacle" anC
their spirits await the ectior
of the body in the paradise of God
More than 80 of the members of tn,
church, who have died in faith ,hav,
had their bodies borne to the grave
in this town. Others have beef
buried elsewhere. The principal re
vivals which have been enjoyed hav'
, occurred during the labors of Per
kins, Alden, and Chamberlain. Per
, kins enjoyed revival influences a
commencement of his labors, ant
eight we're added. Alden laboreC
q full year with no revival influence
but 20 were added as the result O
his labors. Chamberlain was a goot
pastor, did much out of the pulpit
and during his Iabors, as much re
vival influence was enjoyed as unde
! any pastor With whom the churcI
has yet been blessed. Elder David
son was a nursing father to tn
church. Rev. E. Evans was paste
of the church nine years, he labor
f ed hard and had many trials. Tn
| church enjoyed revival influence
from time to time during his pastor
| ate, and quite a nulAber were con
/ nected with the church. He is muc
| beloved by the church, and has prov
S ei himself a faithful minister. Tn
church has often been without
preacher, but have never failed t
have regular worship on the Lord
= day. The first deacons were Enoc.
Thomas and Barzilla Snow,-thei
e present deacons are Enoch Thoma
/ (son of the former deacon) an
George Gleason. The church hav
built two meeting-houses, have pal
larger sums for the support of tn
+, gospel at home and abroad, tina
o other churches in this vicinity q
] similar means. The whole numbe
Of p,a,,borc Nh ou .;4el -.