Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-08-29

deceased in 1868.
Lewis Barber, elected in 1866, re-
signed Sept. 3, 1877.
Charles Marston, elected in 1866,
dismissed by letter in 1894.
Enoch Simonds, elected Oct so,
i 1877, died July II, 1895
John Borland, elected Oct. 80, 1877,
died June is, 1902.
James Cameron, date of election
not on church records, died Feb. il,
Charles c. King. elected Jan. 5,
Samuel 7. Vance. elected June q,
Reuben c. Stevens. elected Jan. Z,
1913.
CHURCH STRUCTURES.
Rev. Perkins, in his semi-centennial
sermon says, The church and con-
gregation were without any suitable
place of worship until the South
/ Meeting House in this village was
built in the year $780," This church
was later controlled by the Univers-
alists and was burned some years
since. It was constructed with the
agreement that the Methodists, Bap-
fists. UniverSalists and Congrega-
tionalists should each have the right
to occupy it one-fourth of the time.
This evidently did not prove salts
factory, as IN 1882 a society was
formed by the name of ~The Congre-
| gational Society in Glover, for the
/ purpose of building q meeting house
in which to worship Almighty God. =
This society voted to build a house Al
by SO feet, posts 151a feet, with 40
pews, plan same as the church IN the
east part of the town. As | am in
| formed, there was a vestibule in the
front end and choir gallery over it,
the pulpit was in the end next the
gallery, and a little lower, in the cen
ter of the house, and reached by a
flight of steep stairs, there were 20
1 body pews and 20 side pews, with two
aisles. The house was heated by two
stoves, one at the right and one at the
left of the pulpit.
Voted to let the building of same to
John Boardman and Charles Cutler
for S1050. One-tenth part in money
and the remainder in neat cattle, the
first of October next, or In grain IN
January next after.
Those who contributed toward the
| building of the church were John
Boardman. Charles Cutler, E. G Dut-
ton, Timothy Lyman, John Hurlburt,
Harry Baxter, Stephen Woods, Thorn
as Baker, Jefferson Ufford, Benjamin
Bean, Gridley Joy, Ziba Bliss, Alonzo
Dutton, Timothy Lyman, Jr., John
Clark, Henry Cutler, Samuel Vance,
Elisha Wright, Ira Colburn, Ira Col
burn, Jr., John Coomer and Reuben
Mason.
This church was built near the first
cemetery and near where the first
tavern was built on lot No. 116 and IN
1850 was moved to its present loca-
ton.
At the time this church was first
erected, it well accommodated those
who contributed to build it. Probab-
1y none lived more than two miles
from Parker pond, some south, some
east, some north and some west of 1t.
In 1869 this church was thoroughly
repaired as you now see 1t. 1t was
made larger toward the street, new
finish to the interior, pulpit changed
to the north end, pews changed to
face the other way. E. o. Randall
presented the church with bell. The
pews were sold to pay the expense.
In 1852 there seemed to be great
need of a church building in Glover
{ village. This village had fair wa
ter power, and had grown to be a
thriving village
November of that year Orleans
Liberal Institute was incorporated. In
1853 Isaac A. Parker became its prin-
cipal. History tells US that the ag-
gregate attendance of this school for
1857-185S was 1913, hence In 1852, a
society was formed with the follow
ing preamble: ct having become nee
essary to build house for the public
worship of God, for the benefit of the
First Congregational Church and So
ciety in Glover, Orleans County, VT,
We the subscribers do freely and vol
unfairly form ourselves into an As
sociation or Corporation, agreeably to
Chapter 81, Revised Statutes of Yer
mont, by taking stock to build said
house. Which Association shall be
known by the name of the Glover
Village Congregational Meeting
House Society,"" signed by F. S.
French and twenty-five others. ! have
been unable to obtain the names of
these persons. The Community church
at Glover now occupies this church. and
are doing good work in this part of
the town.
Rev. Levi H Stone was pastor of
the Glover church from 1916 TO 1854,
and it was largely due to his persis-
tent labors that this house was con-
structed. have not time to speak Of
the faithful work of many of the dea-
cons and pastors of this church, but
/ must not close this address without
referring to the faithful services Of
Rev. Sidney K 3. Perkins, pastor of
this church from 1853 TO 1876, eigh-
teen years. Mr.. Perkins was always
active for the standing and welfare
Of this church, Orleans Liberal in
stitute and the Town of Glover. By
many he was considered. the peer OF
his colleagues In the denomination IN
the county, ike Rev. E. P. Wild of
Craftsbury, Rev. Pliny FL. White of
Coventry and Rev. William A. Rob-
inson of Barton, who were leaders
among the clergy of the state. It
was he who wrote the history Of
Glover IN Miss Hemmenway's Gazet-
teer Of Vermont
It was he who delivered the histori-