Putnam patriot., 1925-11-13

Yerts evidently moved away to other places and thus the church has beer a feeder to the work Of the Kingdom sending forth laborers into the field, white for the harvest Had the popu lation been more Of Q stationary character, so that the majority Of it. converts could have staved by theii mother church. this church would have had. no doubt, large and substantia membership. During all these year. the Sunday school has been ar i'm portant factor in The work of th. church. The Ladies Friendly So ciety." which l take 1t was the mothe, of the present Ladies Aid Society has frequent mention in the record. as substantial helper.
 Gifts Reported
 For the first nineteen years Of it. history aH the Quarterly Conference business was transacted in connection with the West and East Thompson churches. But in 1861 Baskerville was made q separate and independent Quarterly Conference. I notice in the records of the early quarterly confer. ences that the pastor. if present. al. ways acted as the secretary of the conference. ! notice also that st the close of each year whatever amount the pastor had received in gifts was reported. in addition to what had been paid on his salary.
 An important era in the church's history was reached iH January 1857. when, through the death of Joseph Green. the church received a legacy of S3,000 dollars. lt was specified that S 300 of this amount should be us- cd to purchase a parsonage, S700 Co be reserved as fund" and the remaining $500 used to take the church out of the hands of the stock holders. pay of It's liabilities. ant make it free church. The provis- ions of the will were carried out without delay. and the present par sonage was purchased that same year The settlement of Mr. Greens eS- tate did not realize all that was ex- peeted SO that in the final settle ment the fund" of S700 was reduced to 5000. which is still on interest
 In 1870 the pastor. 4 A Pres brey. has the following in his report to the quarterly cBnference-"Pr Preach ed or held service at Wilsonville eY- cry first Sabbath in tine month at New Boston school house the second Sab bath and at Grosvenordale the third and fifth Sabhaths. leaving me at home the fourth Sabbath when We haze hela oar Sunday school concert "
 In 1872 Rev J $ Thomas reports the Sunday school at Wilsonville re. 8rean7ed. also q weekly class meet ing al New Boston. But in 1s73 F Povey reported only two Sunday schools; zvenordaIe and North Grosvenardale
 The following extract from the re- port of the c8UH Gee an chureA music ia fs73. mas be # HteHes. "The Committee on Church MusHc cannot give a veHs musical report, from Inc faet tHE t#e ma arity of aur church either faH sla or arr very poor singers There Is ranm faf very great improvement The m8iaf part seem inclined 10 praise God hs proxV O. far the good FiHgHs hearty. Methodist singing of the pa in some places If Che present =
 Men and brethren. what shall We de. l suppose the ans make the bes of present circumstances.
 Makes Improvement
 In 1878. the first year of the pas . torate of the Rev J C. Adams VI find the following in his report: 1 the time of my appointment Co thu charge the steps Co the House of th' ? Lord were on the outside and in very defective condition. eXtendini , ten feet beyond the end of the buil9 } ing After much thought and consul | tation with the brethren if was de l cided Co remove them. to extend th' 3 side walls of the church and enclos 7 the vestibule and to build a flight O
 stairs on each side of the entrance Q which wus done adding very much [, - the convenience and comfort of tn - people The cost of these improve
 ments. including the painting on tn
 outside and some necessary finishing
 was Ss00a8
 The next year 1879, we find tn
 following entry which Is worthy Q our attention today: The beginnin,
 of this year marks % new era in th
 method adopted be the brethren ti meet the current expenses of th'
 church work Mrs Thomas Wiibu
 was appointed hy lhe quarterly cor
 ference Go soacit weekly subscription
 from the pa0pie ta h. paid once ever1 four weeks during the year Mrs Wilbur accepted the position, and b' diHrent application to the work sue ce5jed fn beyond Che most ,anguin' expectations Tbs enabled the treas
 urer to pav promptly all the eurreu expenses If th church as they be come due
 The above i- d forceful Illustration of what the every member canvas faithfully worked. will do for practic ally any church They did not at th
 close of that good financial year. tak Lit for granted, as is too eommoni. done today. that the people will gis , the same as last year without any per
 sonal solicitation They repeated thi every -member-canvass This is th entry: Mrs. Wilbur being indispose, to act as solicitor for another yee ' in consequence of the partial loss .
 her eye=sight. Mrs F. F Thompson !. was appointed iu her stead She ac
 cepted the position and with untirin i, zeal has prosecuted her work to b successful issue The treasurer :. account for that year closed with al :, bills paid and Sl4 in the treasury 1, This Is the only successful method know of for providing for current eN f penses.