Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-09-26

that three earnest Christian women
of Barton, despairing of seeing a
church again formed in Barton, unit
ed with this church in Glover, viz:
Sarah Adams, Susannah Noyes and
Eunice Kimball. The organization
of this Congregational church in
Glover, or the fact that three of it's
leading women were obliged to go
out of town to join church, or both,
greatly affected the religious condi-
ton of things in Barton. Dr. Robin
son, referring to this in his address,
says, can extract from the notebook
of Rev. Mr.. Goddard forcibly illus
trates this fact Rev. Goddard writes,
Monday, July 21st, 1917. Preached in
schoolhouse near Col. Cobb's. When
1 preached at this place last October
there were less than a dozen persons
c cp Rda 0u Among og others i profou MD
ly impressed was Col. Cobb himself,
of whose remarkable conversion the
record is given. When Mr.. Goddard
returned in September he found a
general desire for the organization of
a church in Barton. On Tuesday,
Sept. %, 1917, a number of persons
met at the schoolhouse in Barton vii
lage, which stood near the site oc-
cupied in 1867 by the house of John
Woodman, and confession of faith
and covenant was read by Revs. Lu-
Their Leland and Samuel Goddard, and
in church relations. In the evening
Rev. Mr.. Wood OF Boscawen, N. H.,
preached at Esq. Asa Kimball's. The
next day the people met at the school
house north of the village, and Is
persons entered into covenant as a
Congregational church. And such my
friends, was the beginning of this
church. The constituent members were
Cyril Sturtevant, Ellis Cobb, John
Kimball, Jarius Sturtevant, Cyrus
Sturtevant, Loring Frost, Sarah Ad-
ans, Fanny Sargent, Abigail Cobb,
Eunice Kimball, Priscilla Sturtevant,
Mercy Parlin, Orinda Parlin, Rebecca
Chamberlin, Silitia, Rawlins, Polly
Blodgett, Mary Kimball (Piersons),
Huldah Sturtevant.
Oct 9Th of the same year, seven
others joined, viz: Stephen Dexter,
Remington Knapp, Ichabod Rawlins,
Daniel B. Smith, Sally A. Dexter, Su-
sannah Noyes, and Thankful Smith,
and November 3Oth, eight others,
Enoch Noyes, Ethan Blodgett, Lemu-
ell Sturtevant, George Leland, Eliza
Works, Rhoda Pillsbury, Lucinda Da-
Wis and Elizabeth Benton, making at
the close of the year 1917, thirty
three persons, who had Joined this pi-
oneer church.
The Rev. Luther Leland of Derby
was at the organization of this church
chosen it's moderator that he might
have the oversight of it's interests,
but there was no regular preaching
for several years.
Temporary supplies were engaged,
or the pastors of sister churches ia
vored them with preaching from time
to time.
The first installed pastor of this
churchwas the Rev. Thomas Simpson,
who was settled October &c, 1925. He
was dismissed September %, 1880. A
great revival was experienced in Bar
ton during the years 1882 and this
church received large accessions to
it's numbers. During a portion of
the year 1881 the pulpit was supplied
by the Rev. Otis F. Curtis. In the
fall of that year, Mr.. Curtis announc-
ed that he had embraced Armenian
views, and did his best to lead the
members Of this church to go with
him to the Methodist church. Rev.
A. L. Twilight of Bloomington, was
induced to meet with the church upon
the day when Mr.. Curtis was publicly
to unfold his views and in the dis
course that followed, remembered for
years, he effectively WithstOod the eff
fort to change the beliefs of this
church.
In 1888 Rev. Bowman Brown served
as acting pastor. March 1884, Rev.
Ora Pearson began his labors and in
January, 1910, was installed as pas
tor of the churches at Barton and
Glover. This pastorate continued
four years. In July, 1916, Rev. Levi
II. Stone became stated supply Of the
Barton and Glover churches, and
served them until 1850, when Rev
Clark E. Ferrin, D. D., began his
ministry, being ordained and installed
as pastor of this church Dec. 10th,
1851, and was dismissed Dec 18th,
1854. Rev. VIM. Scales commenced
as supply April 18th, 1856, Feb. 20,
1856, Rev. Edward Cleveland COM
menced to supply and Jan. 9Th, 1853,
Rev. VIM. D. Flagg was ordained as
an evangelist and supplied the church
for one year. Jan. 9Th, 1859 Rev. John
BeckWith was acting pastor and Mar.
1st, 1860, Rev. Henry A. Hazen came
and remained until March 1st, 1861.
services were suspended as the church
was undergoing extensive repairs,
and October 10th, 1861, the house
was re-dedicated and Rev. Benjamin
". Pond was engaged as pastor and
was installed Jan. 28th, 1862. Jan.
18th, 1866, Rev. VIM. A. Robinson was
ordained and installed as pastor and
served until April 26th, 1871. From
,JI1lV 1872 until about Feb 10 1874
Rev. S. V. McDuffee served as acting
pastor, and Sept 18th, 1874, Rev.
Austin Dodge was installed pastor
and served until Nov. 9th, 1877.
Sept. 9Th, 1878, Rev. Lawrence Phelps
was ordained and installed and re-
manned until June LIST. 1888. Rev.
CALVIN B: Moody was called Aug. Is,
1888, and served as acting pastor un-
til Nov. 30th, 1887. Rev. George W.
Kelley served as acting pastor from
April 1st, 1888, for about one year,