Ellsworth American., 1915-07-21

Miss Doris Haiman.
The First Unitarian church OF Ellsworth
observed its fiftieth anniversary last Sun
day, with special services morning and
evening. Interesting historical papers
were read, and the anniversary hymn
printed above, written for the occasion by
Miss Doris Halnan, of Ellsworth, was
sung with splendid effect, the words fit
ting the tune admirably
The morning service at 1910 was con-
Quoted BY Res. II. II. Saunderson, OF
Toronto, CaD., summer resident OF the
county and one OF the active members in
the county conference. Henry L. Moor,
local historian, who had prepared an ad-
dress on '.The Early Unitarians OF Els
worth, was unable to be present. and the
pastor, Rev. J. w. Tickle, from notes fur
nished by Mr.. Moor, told OF the first Uni
tartan movement here, 1859.
Miss M. A. Greedy, vice. president OF
the church, delivered an excellent paper on
"Reminiscences OF the Present Church,
an historically accurate record OF the to-
ciety and many OF its workers since its
organization TO the frightening
by bits OF personal reminiscence and
brief pen sketches what. in less skiliful
hands. might have become mere statistics.
The paper IN full is printed herewith.
The music OF the morning service in
ciuded solos by Miss Sophia Walker and
Mrs. Howard Walker.
In the evening Rev. Charles r. Dole, of
Jamaica Plain, Mass, long helpful
friend Of this church and conferences, de-
hvered an uplifting sermon, breathing the
spirit OF true religion.
just after announcing his subject and
text, DR.. Dole was seized with q slight
illness that compelled his retirement for
few minutes. The time was filled by
Rev. r B. Mathews, Of the Congrega-
tional church, who, called upon unex-
pectedly from the congregation, brought
q message Of congratulation and good
will from the sister church, both eloquent
and hearty. 1t was pleasing evidence of
the fellowship existing between the Ellis
worth churches.
A solo by Miss Erva Giles was the
feature Of the musical program OF ths
evening.
MIss oaEKLY's address.
II would be presamptuous for me to tell
the story Of those early years that stretch
beyond the reach Of my memory II ii had
not been told % often in my family that
It 10 hard for me TO realize that had no
parr in the events of that summer, fifty
years ago, when . letter signed by three
ife-long UnitAriAns - Miss Fanny Otis.
Miss Kate Dyer and Mrs. Ann r. Greely-
was sent to DR.. Charles Carroll Everett,
asking that Unitarian minister should
come TO Elisworfh in the hope OF estab-
lishing church here.
The reply to the letter was the coming
OF Rev. William n. Savary, than . vigorous
young man, JUST Released from his first
pastorate. Mr.. Savary preached the third
and fourth Sundays in July, and return
ing in October with his wife and little
son, Organized the First Unitarian church
Of Ellsworth, with the following ofI3cers:
Nathaniel A. Joy, Lemuei D. Jordan and
James H. Hopkins, trustees; Charles l.
DeLaittre, clerk; James II. hopkins, col
lector and treasurer.
1t has been one OF the traditions that no
minister with less enthusiasm and Gomez
Grafton to his work than Mr.. Savary, and
no ministers wife without the sweet
graciousness OF Mrs. Savary could have
Organised society out Of such hetero-
geneous elements as . few Unitarians, Q
few more Universalists, several from OF her
churches who craved . more liberal the
ology, and few of the unchurched, but
90 we'll they builded that their church has
withstood the changing conditions OF
half Q century and has triumphed even
over death, for, with few exceptions, those
who met together that other July are now
numbered among 1.-THE saints who from
their iabors rest".
But it 10 not to the pastor and his wife,
alone, that our thoughts turn with
gratitude for the heritage they have left
as. 1t is the pleasure Of the church to
honor to-day the three women to whose
initiative IL owes its origin. A fitting
tribute will be paid to the memory OF Miss
Kate Dyer, whose centennial anniversary
we celebrate with the semi-centennial
OF the church she founded. lat the
close OF Miss Greely's paper, Rev.
H. 81. 6aanderson, . connection OF the
Dyer family, paid 4 tribute to Miss Kate
Dyer, . native Of Sullivan, q self-educated
woman, bv profession . country
school teacher, but, in reality, pioneer in
educational methods, Introducing into
ciples that are now being worked out.
Naturally such q woman held advanced
idess in religion, and whiie living in Els
worth she most appropriately co-operated
with Mrs. Greedy and Miss Otis In found
ing the Unitarian church.
Miss Fanny Otis wss born in Boston in
1907. The temperament that led the Otis
family to progressiveness in affairs of
state in the early day. OF he nation inclined
them to accept the new doctrines of Dr.
Claiming, and then Joseph Otis who was
= member OF one Of the first Unitarian
churches in Boston, came to Ellsworth, it
was natural that he should unite with the
little group OF liberals to establish the
church in the tbirties, of which Mr.. Tickle
has told us, and just ~ natural, too, that
years later his daughter should give hand
and heart to the cAuse when the time wns
ripe for founding the present church.
Because Miss Otis lived out-of-town,
her name Ii not 90 prominently associated
with the activities OF the church a. are
those OF her contemporaries. but to the
end Of long life she was deeply Interested
in its welfare. There are those here to-