Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-09-21
RECEPTION TO REV. GILL
Continued from page one)

SEPARATION of strong predecessors
When l came to the passionate of the
Phillips church, South Boston, I had
the advantage of many such. The
present pastor. Of this church may
well feel the inspiration of the first
pastor. Mr.. Gill holds unique rela-
tionship to this. church. Like st.
Peter, he was a founder, like St. Paul
he did not build on other mems foun-
dations." - 80
fMr. Record then spoke as follows:
"Mr. Gill, you have heard these ac-
cusations against you. You have been
accused of being decent, respectable
fellow in spite Of your Yale environ
ment. (Note: Mr.. Record is Brown
Harvard manl; of being one of our
leading foot ball players and always
|playing the game, Of laying the foun-
dation of this beautiful church here
at the lake,. and above all of being
man of integrity and character whom
1T is privilege to honor. Under Or
binary circumstances l should sem
tence you to a permanent place in: the
affections of this people bus first give
you an opportunity Of rebuttal:"
Mr.. Gill then replied in part. as fol-
lows: -;
=. ct is pleasant to have these, old
football games recalled. One of the
players on the Princeton team was
Edgar. Allen Poe, "a. very brilliant
quarterback a. grandson Of the poet.
During a certain game an .adh:rer
said to friend, He is a grandson of
Edgar Allen Poe;' WHAT said the
friend, The great Edgar Allen Poe?'
The reply was, He IS himself the
great Edgar Allen Poe. l never was
so much ratified in I. football game
as have been in the little schoo1heuse
across the way when I was preaching
my first sermons in Westmore. / nave
had more wakefnl nights over ser
mon preparation than I ever had be-
fore the great college games. Sup
pose on the football field all the
players had been eliminated but N.Y.
self? What could I alone have done !?
And the. same is true of church work
Mr.. Gill then gave a brief sketch of
early days in Westmore and paid tri-
butte to the noble and self-sacriticipg
men and women who were his CO.
workers.
Mr.. Record then called upon Mrs.
Eliza G. Hunt, one of the early MEM
bers of the church, and very hap
py surprise then awaited the audience.
Ill IIIOSI WOTUS MIS-. lulu pre-
sented to the church from herself
/ and from Mrs. Joseph Hyde, one of
the charter members Of the church. a
most beautiful portrait of Mr.. Gill,
executed in Boston, enlarged from a
photograph taken during Mr.. GilPs
pastorate in Westmore. In behalf of
the church the portrait was accept
ed by the pastor, Rev. T H. Root.
On the platform with Mr.. Record
were seated Dean Hawkes. and Mr..
Gill. The service was opened with
appropriate hymns and with prayer
by Prof. Rockwell. The service closed
with the singing of "Blest Be the Tie
that Binds" and with the benedic-
ton by Mr.. Gil.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gill were accomanied
in their visit to Westmore by their
daughter, Miss Laura, and by their
sons, Stanley and Charles, also by
Miss Alice Nelson of Boston, sister
of Mrs. Gill. On Thursday night, Au-
gust rs, they camped out on the sum-
NIT of Westmore mountain, Nj. Hay.
stack. They returned by auto to their
home in Hartland, VT, Wednesday,
August 81, having spent the nine days
of their visit since their arrival on
August %. in the Prescott cottage.
On Sunday, August %, Mr.. Gill
preached strong and inspiring SER
mon before the largest Sunday con-
gregation in years and gave also in
the evening q most uplifting address
1t is earnestly hoped By ali that Mr..