Ellsworth American., 1915-07-21

| VINO remember wishing tuey Wctc oio
| enough to be included in the party.
Like Miss Otis, Mrs. Greedy was . Uni
| tartan by Inheritance, her paterDal grand
mother taving been q member OF DR..
Channing's FIRST church, and her
| father and maternal grandfather
| among the organizers OF the old Ellsworth
church. Much younger than her CO.
workers, Mrs. Grcely was only thirty four
years of age when she directed the forces
| OF an indomitable will and q keen mind
| trained to business exactness to the up
building OF this church, to which her life
| long devotion 10 too well known to need
extended mention.
| To-day the names OF many OF the earliest
| mem bers come to us ms voices out OF the
past-Samuel waterhonse, Daniel CHM,
John ID. Richards, A. J. Remission, liberal
supporters OF he new society; Levi Timer,
| first superintendent OF the Sunday school,
and Mrs. Betscy Rice, president OF the
sewing circle. The little society worshlped
in the Baptist church and in Writings
hall until, on the 18th of August, 1867,
this church was dedicated with APP
propriste ceremonies. Among the many
gifts from friends, here and elsew here,
that made the building possible, none is
mbered with more gratitude than q
donation OF SIS from the ladies OF the Ellis
worth Methodist church las an express
sion Of their kindly feeling.
My earliest recollection is OF going to
Hancock hall one afternoon when prepa-
rstions were being made for q church fair.
There was a pleasant confusion OF white
aproned women hurrying about, laugh
ter and gay decorations, and all the build
ing was permsated with delicious odor,
and since psychologists tell US that the
sense OF smell is more closely associated
than any other with memory, it Is not too
mundane to confess that, from that after
noon, the aroma OF steaming coffee has
been iudissoiubly associated, in one
mind, with religious functions.
In one corner OF that hall Mr.. Savary
was amusing q group Of boys ana girls by
singing college songs and suiting the
action to the words with an enthusiasm
that has left charming impression with
one hearer, that that august parsonage,
..the minister should become the syupa-
thetic jovial comrade OF children.
II must have been soon after this event
marvellous vi bite centre and bonnet with
bewitching blue ribbons Was brought to
our house and hidden under the sofa In
the best parlcr. where many people came
to look and admire. and the child OF the
house was told that it was the society's
parting gift to the minister's wife who
was soon to move to Massachusetts,.
The following October tls13), Rev.
William II. Lyon was ordained and In
stalled as pastor. DIR. Edward Everett
Hale preached the ordination sermon, and
other distinguished ciergymen assisted in
the service, but looking back, across the
years, the day Is especially memorable b.
cause II ushered in a r,astorate OF five years
that enriched the church and este bl shed
relations OF affection and appreciation be-
tween pastor and people that have en-
dured the passing OF time.
The sermon period 10 time OF weary
waiting 70 children, and SO it happened
that. after she had listened for q " bile to
the mellow rtchDess Of the new minister's
church Mr.. Albert Hopkins was at the
organ; Mrs.. John Hopkins and Mrs.
Charles McDonald, Mr.. Call and Mr..
Charles Perry in the choir. In the pews
were the venerable Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Cole, the family Of DR.. Puisifer, who be-
came an earnest supporter Of the church
when he found that the pastor ana
teachers in the Sunday school proved heir
belief In works above faith by going into
the highways and pyways to bring in
children to whom no helping hand had
been extended; Mrs. Nathan Walker, the
John Wood Jordan family, the Wiggins,
the Hopkins families, DR.. Osgood and his
family, Mr. and Mrs. Kiddsr Whiting,
the Calls, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Smith and
Fulton, Mr.. and Mrs. Carleton McGown,
Mr.. Isaac Thomas, for many years the
faithful treasurer OF the society, ana his
family. the Partridges, the families Of
William and Charles Mcdonald, the Joy
and Moore families, whose liberalism
dated back to the church OF the ,3os, the
Robert r. Campbeii family, Mr.. and Mrs.
the John and James w. Davis families,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Whitmore, the
Averys, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Collins, sith the
irrepressible little grandsons whose mis-
chief kept the child's eyes from turning
too often to watch the red roses nodding
the Aorrisons, and many more, but time,
mot memory, fails
Those we're golden days-ths Attle So
ciety ont Of debt and waxing strong in
numbers and in real. Who does not re-
call the genial, sunny personality OF Mr..
John Hcpkins, that radiased good cheer
whether he was greeting the stFanger ut
the church door or extending the hos-
pitality Of his beautiful hotne to pastor
and people, and what child who belonged
to the Sunday school has not carried
through life the memory OF the s~eet
seriousness with which Mr.. william Nc
Donald conducted the service, investing
the Sunday school with sacrsdness and
dignityf
In these days the Unitarian Reading
Club, Organized by Mr.. Savary, was taking
its rightfuI place not only among the
activities OF the church, but In the com
munity. On those never-to- be- forgotten
Tuesday evenings, under the Leadership OF
Mr.. James Z. Chilcott, gentle soul and Z
true lover OF literature, latent literary
talent was developed, rich musical pro-
grammes were enjoyed, and wit sparkled.
II was in 1875 that the sewing circle be-
came incorporated under the name Of the
Social and Benevolent society, and with
the consent OF the trustees, Q COMMITTEES
composed OF Mrs. John d. Hopkins, Mrs.
Ann F. Greedy and Mrs. James T. Osgood
raised the church and built the vestry.
On Sunday morning in August, 1873,
Rev. Charles Parker Lombard was in :
stalled and entered on . faithful and
fruitful ministry Of three years. The oc-
casion lost none OF its interest when II be-
came known that the young minister'u =
fiancee sat in the congregatiop-for has
not Emerson told as that ssali the world
loves the iover"-and " hen in October the
hancee returned - . bride, the society
again realized the blessings OF . parish
home where Sympathy in JOY or sorrow was
extended to every visitor, and many q
woman to-day acknowledge the debt OF
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