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From the completion of the new church building in 1868, to 1880 the pews were rented to pay expenses. At the latter date, under Mr. Wilder's ministry, the free seat system was adopted and con- tinues, 1890.
1 Richard Olney, Elihu Harwood, Jr., Maj. William Moore, Maj. Elijah Pratt and Nathaniel Brown were of this number.
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Camp Meeting. The only camp meeting held in Oxford was in 1840, beginning 24 Aug., in a woodland south of Buffumville. The attendance was large; 25 preachers were present, and the meetings were orderly and considered successful.
Revivals. In the winter of 1842-3, under Rev. Horace Moulton, there was a revival, meetings were held for 100 successive evenings, and many professed conversion. In 1850 there was unusual interest and 30 were added to the Church on probation. In the autumn of 1857 under Rev. William Gordon, the winter of 1866-7 under Rev. Daniel E. Chapin, and 1877-8 under Rev. Osman W. Adams, there were revivals.
Between the years 1865 and 1880 six young men from Oxford Church entered the ministry of this denomination, viz. : Ithiel T. Johnson, William F. Davis and Charles E. Davis, brothers, Nelson Devneau, Albert A. Kidder and William H. Marble.
Ministers stationed at Oxford. For 1835-6, BENJAMIN PAINE, d. 31 Oct., 1883, at Ox. ; 1837-8, THOMAS W. TUCKER, d. 6 Aug., 1871, a. 80; 1839, LUMAN BOYDEN, d. 9 March, 1876, at E. Boston, a. 71; 1840, WILLIAM R. STONE, d. 28 June, 1875, at Cam- bridge, a. 77; 1841, FREEMAN NUTTING, d. 7 Dec., 1853, a. 42 ; 1842, HORACE MOULTON, d. 11 Sept., 1873, a. 74; 1843, CHARLES C. BURR; 1844, NEWELL S. SPAULDING, d. 17 Aug., 1884, a. 84 ; 1845, CHARLES W. AINSWORTH, d. 23 Sept., 1851, a. 34; 1846-7, AMOS WALTON ; 1848, J. S. J. GRIDLEY ; 1849, ALBERT A. COOK, d. 4 Feb., 1879, at Milford, a. 63; 1850, DAMON Y. KILGORE, became a "Spiritualist," d. 25 April, 1888, at Philadelphia, Pa. ; 1851, CONVERSE L. MCCURDY, d. 22 Nov., 1876, at Wakefield, a. 67; 1852-3, WILLIAM A. BRAMAN, d. 11 April, 1884, at Springfield, a. 65 ; 1854, MOSELY DWIGHT, d. 17 Dec., 1882, at Chelsea, a. 78 ; 1855-6, BURTIS JUDD, in 1888, supernumerary ; 1857, WILLIAM GORDON ; 1858 to 1860, DANIEL WAIT, d. 22 April, 1883, at Brook- field, a. 69 ; 1861, JONAS M. CLARK, 1888, superannuated ; 1862, GEORGE PRENTICE, Prof. in Middletown University ; 1863-4, THOMAS MARCY, d. 21 Jan., 1889, at Newton, a. 75; 1865-7, DANIEL E. CHAPIN, d. 25 May, 1871, a. 57; 1868, ISAAC S. CUSHMAN, d. 6 Sept., 1870, a. 47; 1869-71, DANIEL WAIT; 1872, FRANKLIN FURBER ; 1873-4, INCREASE B. BIGELOW, 1888, supernumerary ; 1875-6, FREDERICK T. GEORGE in 1888, superannuated ; 1877-8, OSMAN W. ADAMS ; 1879-80, CHARLES W. WILDER; 1881-2, PHINEHAS C. SLOPER, d. 13 June, 1888, at Natick ; 1883, JOSHUA GILL; 1884-6, WILLIAM GORDON ; 1887-9, PORTER R. STRATTON ; 1890, GEORGE W. COON.
Protestant Episcopal Church. Worship in the Episcopal form began July, 1863, in Sanford's Hall, was conducted by differ- ent clergymen from churches in the vicinity until 11 Oct., when REV. WILLIAM F. LHOYD became rector. During his ministry the church
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1863
edifice was built, and a good congregation gathered. His services closed 30 June, 1867. He was succeeded by REV. WILLIAM H. BROOKS, D.D., of Pittsfield, who began 20 Oct., 1867, and accepted a call to the rectorship 9 May, 1868. His labors ended 1 Oct., 1869. For several years afterward there was no settled ministry, and the church was closed, except that occasionally Rev. Benjamin F. Cooley of Rochdale officiated on a Sabbath afternoon. During the early part of 1877, and until October, REV. J. D. REID was stated supply. On 7 Oct., 1877, Rev. W. F. Lhoyd was engaged as acting rector and continued until 2 Feb., 1879. After his second term of service ended the church was closed for a time. Later Rev. Thomas W. Nickerson, present rector at Rochdale, conducted service for several seasons during the summer on Sunday afternoon. Much of the time, however, there was no service. On 21 June, 1885, REV. ARTHUR PROFFITT assumed the rectorship and officiated until 27 June, 1886. In 1889, regular worship was held on Sunday afternoon, conducted by the rector of Webster Church.
The Diocesan Records give the number of communicants as follows :- 1864, 6 ; '65, 8 ; '66, 13 ; '67, 16 ; '68, 15 ; '69, 20 ; '70, 14; '71 and '72, no report ; '73, 8 ; '74 to '80, no report ; '81, '82 and '83, each 15; '84, 10; '85, 15; '86, 15. In 1878,-Sunday-school, 30 scholars, 6 teachers ; Wardens, 1883 to 1886, Emory E. Harwood, Leonard E. Thayer ; 1887, Leonard E. Thayer, Joseph Sharples.
Roman Catholic Church. The first Roman Catholic service in Oxford, was conducted by Rev. Fr. Gibson of Boston on 28 July, 1851, at the house of Michael Toomey, H. 175, on Millbury road- house burned in 1883. The next was by Rev. Fr. McNulty of Web- ster, on Christmas, 1852, at Mrs. Mary Ann Young's in Hodges' Village. From that time at Mr. Toomey's, and the school-house which stood near, at Mrs. Young's, and at North Oxford, mass was celebrated at irregular intervals until 1857, Fr. McNulty officiating. In 1858, soon after the building of the first house of worship was undertaken, and before its completion, REV. FR. JAMES QUAN of Webster took charge of the Parish, and with his assistants conducted services regularly here until 1 May, 1886, at which time REV. FR. CHARLES J. BOYLAN was put in charge and, 1890, continues.
First Meeting-house. At a town meeting held 29 July, 1714, it was voted to build a Meeting-house 30 feet square, and 18 feet stud, to be set on the west side of the highway near Twichell's field, John Town, Benjamin Chamberlain and Isaac Larned were chosen a building committee, and it was voted "that every lot man shall pay his proportion in labor as the committee shall direct, or pay two shillings and 6 pence per day for neglect of the same." This enter- prise was not entered upon for nearly three years but the house was
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1714-24
in time built near the northwest corner of the common, north of the highway over Camp Hill. It was a plain substantial structure, without porch or tower, with double doors on the south side, a pulpit opposite and galleries on either side. The main body of the house probably had seats of plank with rude backs, running in two tiers the length of the house with an aisle in the centre-the men occupying the westerly and the women the easterly tier-and three or four privileged citizens had box-like pews in different parts of the house, on either side of the pulpit and near the doors.
On 30 Nov., 1714, it was voted to " build a house 15 feet long, 12 feet wide and 7 feet stud, and set it by Lieut. Moore's." The design of this building is a matter of conjecture. Lieut. Moore was the inn- keeper, and as this building was to cost only £4. 5s. and as Moore agreed to take it of the town or permit the town to remove it when they saw fit, it may have been for temporary use as a house of worship and for town meetings until the projected Meeting-house could be erected.
Appropriation. On 29 Jan., 1717, £100 was voted by the town towards building a Meeting-house and it was decided "to go about building it forthwith," and John Town, Richard Moore, Ebenezer Learned, Isaac Larned, and Benoni Twichell were chosen to " take in and dispose of " the money voted, the said house " to be a girt house boarded and clapboarded on the outside." Precisely what was done upon this vote is difficult to determine from the records. In the warning for a meeting 19 Aug., 1717, notice was given that it would be held in the " meeting-house." This may have been the temporary building " by Lieut. Moore's," or the unfinished new house. The building certainly was not then nearly finished, as on 27 Jan., 1718, the town met and chose Philip Amidown, Ebenezer Learned and John Town a "new committee for building the meeting-house." This meeting it is recorded was by vote con- tinued " one hour after sundown." The selectmen were instructed to " make a rate " forthwith for the said one hundred pounds and deliver it to the constable for collection. The building proceeded and the house was occupied long before its completion. In March, 1721, Benoni Twichell was chosen to sweep the Meeting-house. Feb. 11, 1723, permission was voted to Mr. Campbell to " build a pew the east side of the pulpit, from that to the middle of the post under the gallery beam, and extending to the corner of the deacon's seat, at the charge of the town," and Capt. Richard Moore a like privilege oppo- site on the west side of the pulpit. On 29 March, 1724, Ebenezer Learned was voted leave to build in the northeast corner joining Mr. Campbell's. On 13 May, 1724, it was voted to expend one-half the interest money due the town [on the colonial loan] ; "of the first three years, that it should buy glass for to repaire the meeting-house win- dows and for naills for the meeting-house spedely." At this time as we shall see hereafter the house was but a shell and unfinished inside.
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1727-43
In 1727 it had need of repairs and 9 Oct. £10 were voted "to be added to the old arrearages towards repairing the meeting-house." On 4 May, 1730, £20 were voted towards finishing the Meeting- house, and the selectmen instructed to spend the same within six months. On 6 March, 1732, it was voted to lay another floor and alter the seats and ceil the sides of the house, and also that " Richard Waters shall build three pews and alter the stairs," at the town expense.
On 5 March, 1733, it was "voted to lath and plaster the meeting- house." In the years 1734 and 1735 the house was considerably changed internally, and the latter year brought nearly or quite to a completion, having been about 18 years in building. On 4 March, 1734, it was voted :
" That Capt. Ebenezer Learned shall have a pew on the easterly part of the meeting house behind ye woman's seats adjoining the double doors, he paying ten pounds and also his equal proportion towards finishing the house. also that Samuel Davis have the same privelege on the west side the double doors on the same conditions, also that Richard Moore may enlarge his pew, turning ye pulpit stairs if Mr. Campbell be willing and make a door for the deacon's seats : also that Uriah Gleason, Jonas Pratt, Jonas Gleason, Isaac Larned, Ethemer Amidown, Simon Gleason and Joseph Pratt, have leave to build a pew on the back side of the front seat in the gallery in the men's part, and that Isaac Larned have the pew in the northeast corner of the house formerly Ebenezer Learned's, all to pay their proportion toward finishing the house."
These alterations were made by Richard Waters, who was "reckoned with" by a committee chosen 16 Feb., 1736. The last entry referring to this subject was 6 Jan., 1737, when £14 was voted to pay final bills. The house was occupied until 1748. On 5 March, 1750, it was struck off at auction at £66 to Moses Gleason. It did not, how- ever, go into his possession, but was sold by a committee for the pur- pose in 1752 with the lot to Dr. Jabez Holden, who used parts of it in building a barn, which was removed by Benj. F. White after his purchase of the place.
As time passed, population increased, Mr. Campbell grew in the esteem of the people, and the old sanctuary was becoming too small for their needs. The town extended northerly, and the location of the first house was quite one side from the centre. Very soon after its completion, therefore, the subject of the building of a second and larger house was agitated.
New Meeting-house. On 12 March, 1739, the town. voted " that when there shall be a new Meeting-house erected it shall be set in the centre of the 12,000 acre grant." On 25 Aug., 1743, a vote was passed to proceed to carry out the plan for a new Meeting-house " for the better accommodation of the inhabitants of the town." On the 10th of June, previous to this vote, Daniel Boyden petitioned the General Court in behalf of the inhabitants of the northwest part of Sutton, the southwest part of Worcester, the southeast part of Leices- ter and the northeast part of Oxford to be set off as a separate
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precinct. While this petition was pending this action in reference to a new house was taken, and the request, probably on that account, was dismissed. The question of a location became a matter of warm controversy, and the subject was referred to William Ward, Esq., of Westboro', Maj. John Keyes of Shrewsbury, Capt. John Harrod of Uxbridge, Capt. Josiah Converse of Brookfield and Capt. John Hubbard of Rutland. On 8 March, 1744, William Ward, John Keyes and John Hubbard met, and after a hearing fixed upon the north common as the proper location, which action was ratified by the town 23 Oct., 1744, and at the same meeting Samuel Davis, Ebenezer Learned, Israel Town, Elijah Moore and Joseph Phillips were chosen "to consider dimensions and cost" and to provide materials. Later Jonathan Pratt and Samuel Davis, Jr., were added to this committee, which was authorized to set a price on all materials and labor. The sum of £600 was voted toward the expense, " to be done in labor and material according to the return of the committee." The building of this second house was to the town as great an effort as was that of the first to the little settlement 30 years before. The building was not only spacious but elegant for the times, and one of the arguments of the Charlton people when asking to be set off was that the new house of worship which they had been taxed to build was expensive above any other similar structure in the vicinage. It was nearly square, about 50 feet on either side, with entrances with- out porches on the east, west and south. The high pulpit, overhung by the ponderous "sounding board," stood against the north wall, and wide galleries with a row of high square pews next the wall ran on the other three sides, while in the southeast and southwest corners higher structures occupied by the tithing-men mounted almost to the ceiling. Square pews of panel work, balustraded at the top, filled the lower floor. The house had no means of warming or lighting. There is a tradition that the site was presented to the town by Col. Ebenezer Learned, but no record appears. The materials were mainly provided by the town's people from their farms, and doubtless much of the labor of construction was done by them, and several years elapsed before the completion of the building.
On 29 Oct., 1745, the town voted "to address General Court for a tax upon the unimproved lands two miles west of the 12,000 acres towards the charge of building." On 3 March, 1746, Jonas Pratt was chosen "to gather and collect rates for the meeting house," and the building committee was instructed "to provide the rest of the timber and other material for said building to be completed forthwith and to cause said house to be framed and raised by the middle of June next, and covered and enclosed seasonably so as to secure it from being damnified by the weather." The work upon the house progressed in the summer of 1746, so that according to a well founded tradition it was raised on the twenty-first day of October, the birth-
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1747-52
day of Salem Town, grandson of Mr. Campbell.1 On 25 May, 1747, it was voted to raise £500, old tenor, towards finishing the house, and Oliver Shumway was made collector to gather the same. At the same meeting it was voted "to reimburse the present inhabitants of the west part of Oxford " what they have paid or may pay towards our Meeting-house, " when they are set off to be a society by them- selves, towards building a Meeting-house for them." On 9 June, 1747, the inhabitants of Oxford presented a petition to the General Court for leave to tax non-residents "toward the building and finish- ing a Meeting-house which they are now building there." On which, 4 Dec., it was ordered that the town be empowered to lay a tax of one penny per acre, for three years for the said purpose. The inhabit- ants of the N. Gore were non-taxable. Of these it is recorded that Ebenezer and Joshua Merriam paid each ten pounds, and Jesse Smith three pounds towards the Meeting-house. On 18 May, 1748, " voted that the committee cause the under floor to be laid and the glass put up and provide the rest of the materials for the house as soon as con- venient." On 13 July " voted that the town shall build the pews and dispose of them " [instead of granting " pew spots" for individuals to build upon]. Also " that there be built two pews, one each side the broad alley, one behind the men's seats and the other behind the women's seats, to accommodate the gentlemen that have had their land taxed toward the building of our new meeting house, when any of them shall come to our meeting."2 It was also voted to meet to hold worship in the new house on the fourth Sabbath of the current month, July, 1748. Probably in the then unfinished house, worship was continued from about this date. It was not until 30 Oct., 1752, that a committee was "chosen to dignify and appraise the pews." This committee consisted of David Baldwin the builder, Duncan Campbell and Benjamin Davis. The drawing for choice of pews began 1 Dec., 1752, choice being granted according to the individual sums paid toward the building fund. The following is the list with prices, old tenor :
Ebenezer Learned, No. 3, £52. 16; Samuel Davis, No. 18, £44. 0. 2; Elizabeth Mayo, No. 14, £45. 15. 4; Elijah Moore, No. 8, £51. 0. 10; Richard Moore, No. 7, £48. 8. 1; Rev. John Campbell, No. 13, £46. 12. 11; Samuel Davis, Jr., No. 1, £52. 16; Jonas Pratt on Samuel Eddy's right, No. 17, £39. 12. 3; Edward Davis, No. 2, £51. 18; Josiah Kingsbury, No. 6, £47. 10. 6; Jonathan Pratt, Jr., No. 19, £28. 3. 8; Duncan Campbell, No. 5, £48.8. 1; William Davis, No. 22, £22. 17. 2; Ebenezer Coburn on Ebenezer Eddy's right, No. 20, £24. 13. 4; Ebenezer Humphrey, No. 9, £48. 8. 1; Isaac Larned, Jr., No. 10, £46. 11. 11; Joseph Phillips, No. 11, £39. 11. 3; Dea. Jonathan Town,
1 Authority of Samuel Hartwell, Esq.
2 In Aug., 1753, the town rented these pews, one to Josiah Wolcott, the other to John Willson, at four shillings per annum. In 1765 John Nichols and Edward Raymond were granted seats in these pews by the town. In May, 1767, they were sold at auction, one to John Nichols, the other
to James Griffin. In May, 1781, Lemuel Kallock and Elijah Dunbar, owners of Charlton lands, brought a claim to the town for £100, it being the overplus on sale of lands in Charlton toward building the meeting-house, which the town re- fused to recognize.
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1753-1830
No. 12, £40. 8. 10; John Larned on Jeremiah Shumway's right, No. 16, £22. 17. 2; Thomas Gleason, No. 23, £23. 17. 2; Thomas Davis, No. 24, £23. 17. 2.
A record under date of 1 Aug., 1753, refers to the house as " almost completed," and on 7 Sept., 1753, David Baldwin, the builder, receipted in full for his work. There were, however, other various things to be done, as appears from the following records : March, 1759, Elijah Moore, Ebenezer Eddy and Jeremiah Shumway were chosen to "finish the windows cut out last," and also to see about the underpinning. In 1760 Alexander Campbell was chosen "to underpin the meeting house and secure it from further damage, and to see the house is finished," the payment for which was voted in May, 1761. In March, 1761, changes in the gallery were voted, so there might be more room,1 indicating prosperity and growth. Thus after 15 years of effort was the second principal public work of the town accomplished. Its completion came almost simultaneously with the decease of the beloved minister.
Repairs. In May, 1786, an attempt was made to get a vote to repair the house, which failed. In 1789 it was voted that indi- viduals have permission to do this. Nothing, however, appears to show that anything was done until 1793, when liberty was granted to any so disposed, to repair and build a porch to the house. From a deed of sale of a pew we learn that Sylvanus Learned, Amos Shum- way and Jonathan Harris were a committee to do this work, and it was probably completed in 1794, having been done by subscription. The east and west outside doors were closed, and on the south front was built a projection about 12 feet square, containing a vestibule and two flights of stairs leading to the galleries, having a double curved roof, not as high as the main roof of the house, with a circular ornamental window over the south door, and being a decided improve- ment to the architectural effect of the building. No other repairs probably were ever made on the house. It had in 1825 traces of a coat of yellow paint. A record says "met Nov. 8, 1792, for the purpose of painting the meeting-house." Col. Sylvanus Town con- tracted to do this for £16. By vote Mr. James Butler was permitted to color the west end at his own expense.
House sold. Services were holden here from 1819, two Sabbaths in each month, until the completion of the present house on the Plain in 1829. In May, 1830, Ira Barton, Jonathan Davis and Jonathan Rice were chosen to inquire into the town's interest in the old house and lot, and to receive proposals for its sale. Later it was voted to
1 On 4 March, 1751, Samuel Davis and others were granted by the town permission to build noon houses on the common near the Meeting- house, for comfort and convenience during the interval of public services on Sunday, and in 1755 Timothy Harris, Josiah Kingsbury and Isaac Larned were voted the same privilege. In 1761 it was voted that John Nichols have leave to build near the Meeting-house a horse stable.
In March, 1794, the town voted liberty to James Butler, Capt. Sylvanus Learned and others to build a " hay market on the common near the Meeting-house." With the Meeting-house, horse sheds, stable, half a dozen noon-houses, two large stone "horse blocks," and this hay market, the old common seems to have been well occu- pied.
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1791-2
sell it at auction. At this sale Alexander DeWitt bid $230 for the land and $50 for the building. Afterward the vote to sell was recon- sidered, there being no warrant for further proceedings, as the house was to an important extent the property of the pew-holders. In June, 1835, the town for the sum of $28 quitclaimed to Jasper Brown its interests, requiring the building to be removed within six months. Brown soon after bought the individual rights, and the same year sold to Nahum Sibley, by whom the house was taken down and removed. The question of the ownership of the land has never been adjudicated.
Universalist Meeting-house. The third Meeting-house built was the Universalist, which is now standing, although considerably changed from its original plan. Its site is a part of the old Camp- bell tavern estate, the lot having been leased to the Society by Ebenezer Davis and Samuel Campbell.1 At a meeting of the Univer- salist Society, 14 Sept., 1791, it was voted to build a Meeting-house, and on 12 Oct. Samuel Davis, Capt. Jonathan Davis and John Mayo were chosen to "superintend and build " the same. On 7 Nov. voted to build a house 46 by 43 feet with a porch or tower at one end, to be built in the Tuscan order, equal to the Ward Meeting- house in quality, and to appropriate toward the building the money due the Society from the town. It was also voted to let out the work " by the great," the covering and painting the outside and laying the lower floors, and the contract was awarded to Levi Davis of Charl- ton for £271, the lowest bid. The amount apportioned by the town assessors to the Society was £121. 13, this being their part of the money arising from the sale of public securities by the selectmen. A building fund additional was raised by subscription, as follows :
Jeremiah Learned, £20; Capt. Jonathan Davis, £15; Samuel Davis, £6; John Mayo, £6; Lt. Abijah Harris, £10; Joseph Healy, £3; Marvin Moore, £6; Abiel Atwood, £2; Capt. Joseph Atwood, £2; Daniel Fisk, £6; Elijah Davis, £5; Learned Davis, £5; Jeremiah Davis, £5; Abijah Davis, £6; Thomas Davis, £3; Joseph Davis, £2; Craft Davis, 12s .; Ezekiel Davis, £2; James H. Davis, £1; Philip Brown, £2; John Pratt, £3; Collins Moore, £3; Jeremiah Kingsbury, Jr., £3; Josiah Kingsbury, £2; Jacob Kingsbury, £3; Benjamin Learned, £1; Thomas Clark, 10s .; Joseph Rockwood, 6s. ; Sibley & Stockwell, £3; Isaac Moffitt, £2; Joel White, £1. 12; Ebenezer Robbins, 12s. ; Benjamin Fitts, Jr., 12s. ; David Fitts, 12s. ; Stephen Ward, 8s. ; Abel Bonzey, 12s. ; James Phillips, £2. 10; Lemuel Moffit, 10s .; James Butler, £2. 14; Andrew Sigourney, £1. 10; Peter Jennison, £2. Charlton names : Levi Davis, £5; Ebenezer Davis, £10; Asa Davis, £4; Stephen Bullen, £2. 13; Joseph Rich, £1; also a few in Sutton and Ward.
Bell. The building was raised and covered probably during the year 1791, as on 25 April, 1792, Samuel Davis, Jonathan Davis and
1 No record of this lease is known to exist. In the deed of sale of the Campbell tavern stand from Ebenezer Davis to Samuel Campbell, Oct., 1792, was a reserve "to the second Religious Society the use of the land under and around
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