Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-01-14

church during his ministry. AFTER
a year and half of only occasional
preaching, Rev. jeremiah Glines
was invited by the church and socie-
ty to become their minister. He &C
copied the invitation, and was or
dained and installed 10th January,
1927. During his ministry the
church received an addition to its
membership of 96-males 40. The
largest addition at any one time dur
ing this period was in 1881, when 81
were received into church fellow
ship. In 1929 were added 16, and 20
in 1882.
Mr.. Glines was dismissed Feb.
1848, after a ministry of little
more than q years. He has since
been at Newark, and for few
years past has labored with renewed
devotion to his Masters work in the
towns Of CRANKY and Victory. Dur
ing Mr.. Giines' ministry, about the
year 1912, with consent of all the
prbprietors but three, the first meet
ing house was taken down. 1t was
sold at public auction. The object
ing pew-holders formally and public
ly forbade the auchoneer to proceed;
hut it was nevertheless sold urder
the h. .4..e. and torn down to make
way for anew, more convenient and
more comfortable structure. The
second house was built and finished
in the same year, and dedicated 18th
December.
REV. JOSIAH M. STEARNS
was installed June l849 and on y one
week after his settlement the meet
ing house, with other buildings, was
destroyed by fire. 1t was "a sad ds y
and one which will long be remem.
bered in this town as the day of the
fire"
But the people said. oct US rise
and build" and they had mind tc
work." and in a few months a new
house was raised on the same spot
1t was dedicated January, 1851. II
still stands, the ornament If our viii
lage. 1t was modelled somewhat
after the North Church meeting,
house at St. Johnsbury. The Messrs
Fairbanks of that place, with theil
ever ready and cheerful liberaIity in
many a good work, generously as
sisted in the erection of this house
During Mr.. Stearns short but
most devoted ministry, Is united
with the church. He was dismissed
on accout of tl' C f
February, 1852. He was an indefati,
gable ard earnest worker. Beside
mis- parochial duties he taught schoo
a considerable part of the time. A
very interesting revival occurred
while he was here, in which he was
permitted to reap even present re,
ward of his labors. He preached
afterward a short time in Brent,
wood, N. H., where he died.
After Mr.. Stearns' dismission, the
pulpit was supplied by different
ministers. Rev. A. O. Hubbard
now deceased, well known in Yer
mont as a biblical scholar, preached
several months. Also Rev. |. Esty
now of Amherst, Mass, was stated
supply for more than a year. Since
June, 1855, the writer, then recently
from the Seminary at Bangor (clasS
of 1854, has ministered to thi;
people, having been ordained to the
gospel ministry as an evangelist al
Ca : bridge, Mass, I'd May, 1855
During this period IS have united
with the church. Of this number
80 were received in 1858, as the
fruits of the well-remembered anC
extensive revival with which the
churches were graciously visited al
that time. The whole number Of
names enrolled on the church rec
ords is 348-males 1872.
The church was a beneficiary of
the Vermont Domestic Missionary
Society, until within three years. i
is now self-sustaining, although by
no means pecuniarily strong.