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Hiram Wellington (search for this): chapter 7
ge of his duties, an interesting and able preacher, and made a favorable impression on the community. We accepted his resignation with regret. In September a call was extended to Rev. Marshall M. Cutter of Cambridge and he was installed October 14, 1874. The installing council was constituted as follows:— Church.Pastor.Delegate. Arlington.Rev. D. R. Cady, D. D.Dea. John Field. Boston,     Old South.Rev. J. M. Manning, D. D.Bro. Moses Merrill. Boston,     Park Street.Bro. Hiram Wellington. Cambridgeport,     Prospect StreetRev. W. S. Kan.Bro. James M. Cutter. Malden.Dea. William L. Greene. Medford, First.Dea. Henry S. Barnes. Melrose.Rev. Albert G. Bale.Bro. La Fayette Burr. Wakefield.Rev. Charles R. Bliss. Winchester.Rev. A. B. Dascomb.Bro. S. S. Holton. Woburn, First.Rev. H. S. Kelsey.Bro. Hiram Whitford. Woburn, North.Rev. Charles Anderson.Rev. Leander Thompson. Rev. D. R. Cady, D. D., was moderator, and offered the prayer of installation;
J. W. Wellman (search for this): chapter 7
fifteen adults, and received seventy-two members, forty-six by letter and twenty-six on confession. He was popular everywhere, and interested in every good work. The Sabbath-school continued to increase during his pastorate, having its largest enrolment, 178, in 1882, and its largest average attendance, 90, in 1881. Rev. Edward C. Hood of Hingham was installed September 13, 1882, by a council consisting of thirteen pastors and fifteen delegates representing sixteen churches. Rev. J. W. Wellman, D. D., of Malden, was moderator, Rev. J. G. Taylor of Melrose Highlands, scribe, Rev. E. B. Mason, D. D., of Arlington, offered the installing prayer and Rev. Alexander McKenzie, D. D., of Cambridge, preached the sermon. Mr. Hood applied himself to the duties of his position with energy, taking much interest in the young people, and preaching the Gospel acceptably to an increasing audience. In his response to our call he called attention to our financial condition as a hindrance to s
Hester A. R. White (search for this): chapter 7
le. Abbie F. Teele. John H. Norton. Martha R. Norton. Adeline C. Barrett. Clarissa D. Jellerson. Clarissa W. Samson. David H. Brown. William C. Craig. Herman S. Judkins. Alfred E. Ansorge. Elizabeth Ansorge. William H. White. Hester A. R. White. Albert Leavitt. Ellen Leavitt. Abbie S. Leonard. Sixteen of these brought letters from the First Trinitarian Church of Medford, the other ten being from seven churches elsewhere. Public worship was held in Mystic Hall Sabbath mornatches. More than thirty-one hundred copies of the Congregationalist and Independent were collected and delivered to the Hallet & Davis Piano Co., for which it allowed us one cent each. February 15, 1874, the school, at the instance of Superintendent White, voted its desire to be taken under the watch and care of the church. The church voted to receive it, and it became the Congregational Sabbath-school of West Medford. Under the Standing Rules then provided, the school elected its own of
William H. White (search for this): chapter 7
H. S. Judkins and A. E. Ansorge. The charter members were twenty-six:— Abner J. Phipps. Elizabeth F. A. Phipps. Margaret A. Phipps. Ira P. Ackerman. Eliza A. Ackerman. Herbert N. Ackerman. Samuel Teele. Elizabeth C. Teele. Sarah E. Teele. Hattie B. Teele. Abbie F. Teele. John H. Norton. Martha R. Norton. Adeline C. Barrett. Clarissa D. Jellerson. Clarissa W. Samson. David H. Brown. William C. Craig. Herman S. Judkins. Alfred E. Ansorge. Elizabeth Ansorge. William H. White. Hester A. R. White. Albert Leavitt. Ellen Leavitt. Abbie S. Leonard. Sixteen of these brought letters from the First Trinitarian Church of Medford, the other ten being from seven churches elsewhere. Public worship was held in Mystic Hall Sabbath morning and evening, and week-night prayer meeting on Saturday evening. The Mystic Church presented a communion service to the new church. On August 6, 1872, Mrs. Abbie S. Leonard passed away. At the November Communion Mr. Darius B
Hiram Whitford (search for this): chapter 7
e. Arlington.Rev. D. R. Cady, D. D.Dea. John Field. Boston,     Old South.Rev. J. M. Manning, D. D.Bro. Moses Merrill. Boston,     Park Street.Bro. Hiram Wellington. Cambridgeport,     Prospect StreetRev. W. S. Kan.Bro. James M. Cutter. Malden.Dea. William L. Greene. Medford, First.Dea. Henry S. Barnes. Melrose.Rev. Albert G. Bale.Bro. La Fayette Burr. Wakefield.Rev. Charles R. Bliss. Winchester.Rev. A. B. Dascomb.Bro. S. S. Holton. Woburn, First.Rev. H. S. Kelsey.Bro. Hiram Whitford. Woburn, North.Rev. Charles Anderson.Rev. Leander Thompson. Rev. D. R. Cady, D. D., was moderator, and offered the prayer of installation; Rev. H. S. Kelsey was scribe, and gave the right hand of fellowship; Rev. Charles R. Bliss delivered the address to the people; and Rev. Dr. Manning gave the charge to the pastor and offered the closing prayer. The meeting-house was dedicated the same evening. It was of Germanized Romanesque style of architecture, and the spire was a
John Wild (search for this): chapter 7
llars more. On Sunday, May 29, the corner-stone was laid, with sermon by the pastor, and address commemorating the thirty-ninth anniversary of the Sabbath-school by Deacon Ackerman. Other speakers were Mr. D. H. Brown, Rev. Isaac Pierson, Rev. John Wild and Dea. J. M. Grout of the Mystic Church. On November 3, W. A. Andrew, Henry Newcomb, H. S. L. Cullington, George S. Hedge, Miss K. H. Stone, Miss L. P. Patten and Rev. B. L. Yorke were appointed a committee to provide furnishings, the exon. The Bible school rally followed, with brief addresses by former Superintendents Hippisley, Parker, D. H. Brown, J. W. Brown, Hanson and Gerrish. At the four o'clock vesper service Rev. A. P. Davis of Wakefield, Rev. George M. Butler and Rev. John Wild voiced the greetings of the Woburn Conference, the Mystic Church and the Union Church. Christian Endeavor rally occurred at 7 o'clock, when Mr. George W. Loggie, treasurer of Mass. C. E. Union delivered an address. Greetings from the chu
Reuben Willey (search for this): chapter 7
hree teachers. Mr. Ober's was the only store. There was no physician. The post office was in the railroad station, Reuben Willey being both station agent and postmaster. Some families attended church at Medford, but there was no public conveya. Jaggar of Southbridge was called to be acting pastor. July 18, 1872, John H. Norton, E. W. Metcalf, W. C. Craig, Reuben Willey, F. O. Kittredge and D. H. Brown, six qualified voters of the Town of Medford, made application to Abner J. Phipps, Ed treasurer and collector, Abner J. Phipps, John H. Norton and F. O. Kittredge members of the standing committee, and Reuben Willey auditor, and were qualified. The standing committee was authorized to secure the use of Mystic Hall after October, wers of the church were charter members of the society, and the addition of Messrs. F. O. Kittredge, E. W. Metcalf and Reuben Willey made its number twenty-eight. At the annual meeting, January 29, 1873, John H. Norton, D. H. Brown and H. S. Judki
Anna B. Williams (search for this): chapter 7
Mr. Stephen Cutter of Winchester pledged six hundred dollars toward the floating debt, provided that twenty-five hundred dollars should be raised. Most of the churches of the Woburn Conference assisted. In 1878 H. N. Ackerman, E. E. Shepard, G. F. Richmond and A. W. Ackerman, each agreeing to lead one Sabbath evening each month, organized a young people's prayer meeting. In 1879 these four brethren and four ladies, Mrs. Carrie H. Shepard and Misses Ida M. Hatch, Mary B. Soule, and Anna B. Williams, organized the Willing Hands, pledged to work for the young people of West Medford, and for the reduction of the floating debt, then five hundred dollars. This organization of workers had the satisfaction of accomplishing their financial object by providing the last one hundred dollars of the floating debt, which was thus cancelled in 1882. With much effort the society's treasurer secured the reduction of the rate of interest from eight to seven, then to six and one-half, then to six
J. P. Williams (search for this): chapter 7
follows: Medford, First Trinitarian,Rev. James T. McCollom, Pastor. Bro. S. B. Goldthwait, Delegate. Medford, Mystic,Rev. Solon Cobb, Pastor. Bro. Charles Cummings, Delegate. Boston, Park Street,Bro. C. C. Littlefield, Delegate. Arlington,Dea. John Field, Delegate. Winchester, First,Rev. E. C. Bissell, Pastor. Bro. Moses A. Herrick, Delegate. Maiden, First,Rev. Addison P. Foster, Pastor. Dea. W. L. Greene, Delegate. Somerville, Broadway,Bro. E. Foote, Delegate. Bro. J. P. Williams, Delegate. Reading, Bethesda,Bro. Joshua Clark, Delegate. Woburn, First,Bro. A. Lincoln, Delegate. Stoneham,Bro. D. A. Abbott, Delegate. Wakefield,Rev. Charles R. Bliss, Pastor. Rev. James T. McCollom was chosen moderator and Rev. Charles R. Bliss scribe. The council listened to the various statements, documents and records pertaining to the call, and to the letters of dismission presented by the members desiring to unite, and voted them satisfactory and in order. The co
Henry Wilson (search for this): chapter 7
n was maintained till October, 1872, at which time the West Medford Congregational Society was ready to do business. When the Christian Union ceased its activities its officers were, president, Luther Farwell; secretary and treasurer, Simon S. Leavitt; committee to secure subscriptions, S. S. Leavitt and James Wilson. It was seven years after the civil war. Gold was still at a premium. The South was under partial military rule. General Grant was serving his first term as President. Henry Wilson and Charles Sumner were our national senators, General N. P. Banks was our representative in Congress, William B. Washburn was governor of Massachusetts. Medford was a town of seven thousand inhabitants, and West Medford had about one hundred families. Mr. Charles Cummings was principal of the Medford High School, with two assistants, and the one hundred pupils of West Medford were housed in the Brooks schoolhouse, under the instruction of three teachers. Mr. Ober's was the only stor
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