Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16
HISTORY OF COUNTY
TAKEN FROM VERMONT GAzATEER
PUBLISHED in The
YEAR 1862
Continued from last week.

place, AT tne request OF the preceding
pastor, and was induced to remain
and accept a call to become their
pastor. He was ordained March a,
1923. AS a condition of settlement
he was to be allowed to establish
and maintain a seminary with special
reference to the training of teachers
for the schools, and furnishing the
young with greater facilities for
educatiop;but the parish being large
and the school numerous, he found
the labor too exhausting to be con-
tinued many years.
During his ministry of eight years,
as were added to the church, and
a number of hopeful conversions oc-
Cured in the seminary, of those
from neighboring towns, one of
whom has long been an able mis-
sionary in Turkey; and several others
who entered the work of the ministry
at home. One became the succeed
ing pastor of the church. Two, of
great promise, died before complet-
ing their preparatory studies. The
number of conversions in the school
probably exceeded those which oc-
Cured in the parish. Mr.. Hall gain.
ed and maintained great influence
over the young and was enabled sue
c~essfully to inaugerate several plans
for their Improvement. Having &C.
cepted an appointment as principal
of a seminary for educating teachers
at Andover, Mass, Mr.. Hall was dis
missed in August, 1880, and Mr.. So
Ion Martin, who had been connected
with the school at Concord, and also
assistant teacher, was ordained pastor
of the church June 7, 1885, and con-
tinued as such till Oct. s, 1888. He
had labored with the church and
people more than a year previous to
his ordination, with eminent useful
ness, and was greatly endeared to
both parish and seminary. A'revival
of great interest occurred during his
ministry, and 80 were added to the
church. Mr.. Martin found the field
too laborious for his state of health.
and was constrained TO request a
dismissal, greatly to the regret of
all.
After his dismission, several diff
ferent parties supplied the pulpit
from time to time. The Rev. John
Wooster and the Rev. Josiah Morse
each laboring some three years.
Since which time there has been no
stated preaching, and no additions to
the church.
THE FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH,
which was gathered by Elder Daniel
Quimby was organized Nov. 0,1821,
and consisted of eleven members:
Abner Haywood being the first
deacon. There are no definite rec
ords of the earlier ministers who
labored with this church.
In 1910 the Rev. J. M. Russell was
ordained over it, and cQntin ued his
labors for some Is years, since which
a number of different preachers
have been employed for short periods
of time.
Previous to 1843 they held their
meetings in private dwellings, and
school-houses. In this year they
erected a comfortable house, which
they have since occupied. This
church has always been few in
numbers and Of small means, con-
sequently have never been able to
give their ministers a very able sup
port.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH..
For the past few years the Metho-
dists and COngregationalists have
united in sustaining meetings at
Concord Corner a portion of the
time. At present, Methodist preach
ing is sustained at North Concord
formerly "Bradley's Vale",) where
there is a small society and a neat
and commodious church edifce-
built a few years since.
During the past year meetings
have been discontinued at the Corner
and a society formed at West Con-
cord, under the pastoral charge of
Rev. Mr.. Boswell. A church has
been formed which now numbers
sixty members. and a Sabbath School
of some seventy-five scholars, with
a well selected library. The society
at present worship in the townhall,
which has been conveniently fitted
up for its use, -March, 1867.
THE UNTvERsALIsT SOCIETY IN CON-
CORD.
February, 1885, Daniel Pike, I'd,
Senaca Sargent, David Moulton, and
others, met at Joseph Frye's and or
ganized the first U~niversalist Society
in Concord, by choosing Daniel Pike,
I'd, moderator, and Senaca Sargent,
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