Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-07-16

preaching by securing the services
of different individuals.
Rev. Moses Ballou, Merritt Sanford,
and B. M. Tillotson ministered unto
them successfully. Their meetings
for a time were held in the old
academy, then located at Concord
Corner, except as they were permit
ted occasionally to worship in the
Congregational Westinghouse.
About the year 1910 a little village
began to be built up in the west part
of the town, now known as West
Concord. Here, in 1843, the society
made arrangements for building a
house of worship, which was COM
pleted and dedicated Dec. 25, 1874.
The next object of the society was
to secure the services of a preacher
to reside in their midst. In this they
succeeded, March, 1916, when Rev.
C. C. Clark accepted an invitation to
become their pastor, and labored
with the society three years.
Rev. P. Hersey supplied the desk
for the next six months, when Rev.
R S. Sanborn, having accepted an
invitation to become their pastor,
commenced his labors October, 1S4S.
He was succeeded, in August, 1850,
by Rev. VIM. Livingston, who re-
NAMED with the society until 1855.
Rev. ]. Britton, Jr., next ministered
to the society for one year, and in
March, 1857, the Rev. L. H. Tabor
succeeded him. who is their present
pastor. AS the village increased in
size, and as there was no other meet
ing in the place, it became necessary
to enlarge their house of worship,
which they did in 1859, by adding 20
pews. The house now numbers 60
slips. In March, 1859, nineteen
members of the society and congre-
cation entered into church covenant
with each other, That they might
mutually help each other to grow in
grace and in the knowledge of the
Savior of the world" and several
others have been added to the church
since the organization.
Connected with The society is a
Sabbath school of so members, and
a library of 300 volumes. The fol-
lowing is the number of habitual at
PENDANTS upon public worship, in
Concord, according to the report of
the Rev. N. w. Aspinwall, agent of
the Essex County Bible Society," With
Universalists, ITO; with Methodists,
Ill; with Freewill Baptists, 38; with
Congregationalists, s; miscellaneous,
SO; Total, 800. This, with a popula-
ton of 1856, shows that less than
one-third of the people r regular
attendants upon public worship.
EDUCATIONAL.
Scarcely had the early settlers
cleared a spot sufficiently large upon
which to erect a log cabin, ere we
find them making provisions for the
preached gospel and the common
school-those subjects so dear to a
free people.
From the early records we learn,
May, 1894. it was Voted, to raise
thirty bushels of wheat for the use
of schools" Also, 'to build three
school-houses;;" and this, too, when
there were less than 20 families in
town.
At a subsequent meeting it was
Voted, to build only one school.
house, and to cover that with barks."
Education has ever received a
commendable share of the attention
of u people. Concord Academy
and Essex County Grammar School
an account of which is given-was
the first chartered institution in this
vicinity, and aided very materially
in elevating the common schools of
the town, by furnishing teachers
much better qualified for their voca-
ton than they could otherwise have
been.
Common schools have multiplied
till now there are in town fifteen
school districts, and schools which
are in session from A to 6 months
yearly, at an annual expense for
teachers wages, board, fuel, ETC., of
some $1400, besides large sums ex-
pended for scholars attending select
schools and academies.
CONCORD ACADEMY.
Soon after the settlement of the
Rev. S. R. Hall, he established a
seminary with special ref renee to
the elevation of common schools, by
improving the character of teachers.
The first term was commenced in
his own house; but was, soon after,
removed to a convenient hall, over
one of the stores in the village.
More annie accommodations heino