The Press., 1916-04-19

 place in the living room of the Cone home at z o'clock, was performed by Rev. Allen E. Gross They are to make their home with the brides parents and will reoeive their friends after July in Suffield, Conn.,. where MT. and Mrs Gone, who are to give up their home in Springfield, have recently bought an estate on Main street in that town. Tuesday even- ing's bride received her education in the MacDuffie school in Springfield and at Wheaton seminary in Norton She has devoted much of her time to the study of music and has been soloist at various churches in Spring field and in neighboring places. For the past two years she has sung in the Central Baptist church in West. field. MT. Moulton is graduate of Mopson academy. He lived in Mon- son until he went to Springfield two years ago to enter business.
 Rev. Dr. George s. Rollins, for eight and one.half years pastor of Hope Congregational church, Spring. field, died at the Springfield hospital Thursday morning after an illness of more than five months He was taken to the hospital last November and there underwent an operation for gallstones. Returning home in Decem Der he rested for few weeks and then took up his duties as pastor the first of the year. He suffered a relapse and was operated upon again March |27. Since then his condition has been critical and there has been little hope for his recovery. Rev. Dr. George Sherman Rollins was born at Franklin, N. H., April 28, 1864. His parents died when he was very young and he had to make the most of his way alone. Adopted into family at Canterbury, N. H., he worked on farm there. Recently he bought this farm where he had spent much of his boyhood. He was graduated from Monson academy in 1884 and has always retained warm interest in the institution. He had been president of the alumni for several years and at commencement last year he presided as toastmaster. In 1887 he married Miss Helen L Knowlton, daughter of the late Edwin 70. Knowlton of Pease avenue, Mon- son. Three children were born to1 fha,n and Snry;uo him Gooruo Y po,.l ton Rollins and Mrs. H. B. Gaylord of Springfield and Edwin Dexter Rollins of Chiuago For three years after leaving Monson he preached and worked in Wilmington, N. o for the American Missionary assooiation- He later enterel the Congregational theological seminary at Chicagt graduating in 1902 as minister of the gospel. In 1904 the degree of doctor of divinity was conferred upon him by that seminary, Fargo college of Fargo, N D, having given him an honorary degree in 1902 He preached in Chicago until 1894 at the same time doing graduate work. From that city ne went to Davenport, Iowa, as pastor of the Edwards Congre. gational church. In 1902 he went to the Park Congregational church in Minneapolis where he remained until he became in 1907 the pastor of Hope church, Springfield. Dr. Rollins was man of great efficiency and his pastorate in Springfield has been very successful. During the first five years of his stay the church membership had grown in numbers from 856 to 1O9O, and the Sunday school had increased from 600 to 800. The. financial condition of the church had also grown very materially and it is one ot the most prosperous in this vicinity.