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This church has done its duty towards its neighbors. In 1826 it dismissed 28 members to organize the Northampton Church. Two years later 13 were given letters to organize the Chicopee Falls Church and in 1849 the Second Baptist Church of Holyoke was organized, 17 members going from here. The Beulah Baptist Church at Williman- sett is a "granddaughter," being organized by members from the Second Church in 1892
This was one of the six churches that organized the "Westfield Association" in 1811.
The largest addition to the membership in any one year was in 1816 when 73 joined; more than the then total mem- bership of 63 -- 20 were baptized in one day, a record nn- broken for 91 years. This was the first of several great revivals which converted practically every person in the district. Following this there were bom 15 baptisms in 10 years-there was no one to baptize.
In 1825 protracted meetings were held and 63 were added: in 1834 there were 48 baptisms and the following year the meetings were continued and 13 more joined, inaking the largest membership the church ever had-179- a record to remain unbroken for 70 years. In 1849 there were 22 baptismis as a result of revival meetings and in 1857 two laymen made a house-to-honse canvass and there were 37 baptisms.
Before this Holyoke had begun to grow, the Second Church had been organized in 1849, and the people literally "moved down town," not only leaving the church with nothing to grow on, but taking its members away. From 179 members in 1835 there was a steady decrease until 1879 when only 69 were left.
As Elmwood began to grow, the increase has been constant. In 1907 the "Chapman Campaign" resulted in 32 joining the church-28 being baptized in one day- making the membership 220, the largest number since the organization of the church. The present membership is 238. This clinrch has sent out five missionaries: Rev. Hosca Howard, to Burma, in 1834; Rev. Chapin H. Carpenter, to
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Burma, about 1858 (later in Japan) ; Res. Stephen B. Rand. to Burma in 1869, where his sister, Mrs. Cornelia Rand Elwell, joined him in 1872, and Miss Lucy R. Gates to South Africa in 1882. It is said there is one missionary for every 77 resident ministers and 5,000 members. This church has had 17 settled pastors, 909 members, 5 mission- aries, and has converted, baptized, ordained and sent out to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, 8 ministers: Hosea Howard, Asahel Chapin, Dwight Ives, Hiram A. Morgan, Sumner A. Ives, Chapin H. Carpenter, Stephen B. Rand, and Walter R. Bartlett. It is a record to be proud of.
The enrly history of the Sunday school is very incom- plete. It was probably started in 1817 as a Bible class of men to "study the scriptures" with the pastor, Thomas Rand, as teacher. In 1829 there were 40 members. The first superintendent of record was Henry Archibald in 1832 when there were 10 teachers and 45 scholars-a large school then. This had increased to 60 members in 1862 and to 80 in 1877.
Other superintendents were Stephen Chapin, William Gamwell, Cyrus Frink, Stephen Rand, James Chapin, Sam- nel Street, Caleb Humeston, and Newton Day.
Parley Gilmore was elected in 1861 and served 15 years ; Morris Ely served from 1877 to 1883, and John Merrick for ten years afterwards, during which the membership increased from 104 to 183. Thomas R Humeston was elected in 1893 and served 17 years, and E. M. Osgood succeeded him in 1910.
For several years Miss Julia Ives had charge of the primary department and in 1894 it was organized as an in- dependent branch with Mrs. Thomas R. Humeston as superintendent, and excepting three years, 1896 to 1899. when Mrs. Mary N. Wilcox served, she acted until 1909. when Miss Lilla C. Ely was elected
In 1903 classes for men and women were organized and a year later the Home Department. Upon the completion of the addition in 1907 the Kindergarten and Junior De- partments were opened.
The first "Rally Day" was held September 13, 1903, with 277 present-the largest attendance ever recorded up to that time.
From its organization up to the close of last year the women of this church have given $1,849.81 for Home and $1,315.08 for Foreign Missions. In 1829 a "Female So- ciety" was organized and gave $7.76 and a pair of socks. Until 1870 the giving was almost entirely for home mis- sions in the new West or Sonthern States, In 1871 a Women's Foreign Missionary Society was formed to aid in building a school for our missionaries in Burma, and $17.00 was sent them that year.
The church records have not always kept the women's
funds separately, but in the last nine years the women have given $897.00, while the church, Sunday school and various young people's societies have given $1,386.59,
During its long history the First Baptist Church has been served by the following settled pastors: Rev. Thomas Rand, October, 1803-February, 1828; Rev. Henry Archi- bald, August, 1830-August, 1832; Rev. Ira Hall, May, 1833- June, 1838; Rev. Horace D. Doolittle, August, 1838-March, 1842; Rev. William L. Brown, October, 1842-April, 18446; Rev. Joel Kenney, August, 1846-May, 1847; Rev. Asahel Chapin, December, 1847-June, 1849; Rev. Mark Carpenter. April, 1850-April, 1859; Rev. George W. Gorham, May, 1539-December, 1863; Rev. J. H. Kent, June, 1864-March, 1866; Rev. J. L. A. Fisk, May. 1868-May, 1872; Rev. W. H. Evans, September, 1872-March, 1879; Rev. E. M. Bartlett. January, 1881-May, 1892; Rev. M. A. Willcox, D. D., De- cember, 1892-November, 1902; Rev. Jesse A. Hungate, April, 1903-December, 1907; Rev. J. Harrison Thompson. April, 1908-May 30, 1911; Rev. E. B. Dolan, September 1. 1911, until the present time.
Rev. E. B. Dolan is president of the Holyoke Christian Endeavor Union, and is secretary of the Holyoke Minis- terial Association. He was graduated from Brown Uni- versity in 1893.
Church officers: Clerk, Thomas Nye; deacons, A. K. Wheeler, T. R. Humneston, Alvan S. Clark, W. H. Ross. Henry A. Wheeler; advisory committee, the pastor, dea- cons, clerk, treasurer, Sunday school superintendent, super- intendent of primary department, president of the Ladies' Aid Society, Mrs. T. R. Humeston, Richard Koehler, Roy J. Hunter, Mary A. Wood, Ellen H. Ives, Matthew Hop- kinson.
Society officers: Moderator, W. H. Ross; clerk, A, B. Goodyear; treasurer, T. R. Humeston; collector, E. M. Osgood.
Prudential committee, H. L. Baldwin, L F. Peck, W. Van Wagenen.
Music committee, J. P. Ross, H. J. Hunter, R. Koehler. Missionary committee, Thomas Nyc, A. S. Clark, R. W. Koehler, Ellen H. Ives, Lilla C. Ely. Treasurer of benevolent offerings, A. Garside. Sunday school: Superintendent. E. M. Osgood Y. P. S. C. E .: President, R. W. Koehler. Ladies' Aid Society: President, Mrs. W. J. Dumelow. Men's Class: President, Edwin H. Batchelor.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. J. S. LYON, D. D., Pastor
This church is peculiarly fortunate in having among its members an unusually aggressive group of men, who can always be counted upon to co-operate in the work of their own church and to aid in any Christian effort in the city.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH.
CHARLES E. MACKINTOSH, Treasurer
ESTABLISHED 1865
JOHN G. MACKINTOSH, President
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HISTORY OF HOLYOKE'S CHURCHES
REY. DR. J. S. LYON.
The Men's Class connected with the Second Baptist Church has an enviable reputation, and on many occasions has made its influence felt, not only throughout the city, but also in the moral issues of the Commonwealth. Dr. Lyon, pastor of this church, has, to put it mildly, a state-wide influence. No preacher in the state is more in demand for service on important committees, and as an after-dinner speaker Dr. Lyon has few equals in Massachusetts. He is active in the management of the Newton Theological Seni- nary; he is president of the Holyoke Civic Improvement Society; he is actively interested in the Board of Trade. and throughout his pastorate Dr. Lyon has always shown a sincere and practical interest in local civic reform. Mrs. Lyon, too, has entered into the better life of the city with the keenest interest. Under Dr. Lyon's aggressive leader- ship the Second Baptist Church has attained great influence in all affairs which call for the working together of the Protestant forces.
June 24, 1849, this church was organized with 42 charter members, most of whom had taken letters of dismissal from the First Baptist Clinrch, and at first it was known as the Baptist Church at Ireland Depot, but it received its present name April 12, 1850, soon after the incorporation of the town of Holyoke. The first place of worship was Gallaudet and Terry's Hall, at the corner of High and Lyman streets, and in those early days the congregations varied from 100 to 110. "We must start off right ; we must have a Sabbath school," said Deacon Chase, and a session was hield the very first Sunday. The following November the congregation moved to Chapin Hall, where services continued to be held until the vestry of the first church huild- ing was completed in 1853, Nirs. George E. Lamb was the first couvert to be baptized.
In the autumn of 1863 the newly built meeting house was totally destroyed by fire, but this catastrophe simply roused the church to greater activity ; with remarkable swiftness a new church was built, and on April 20, 1863, it was dedicated.
This church had been completed bnt a few years when Rev. O. J. Adams entered upon his remarkable pastorate of 16 years, a pastor- ate marked by remarkable prosperity along all lines. On a single day 44 were haptized, and in the first four and one-half years 262 new members were received. Along material lines success was as great as along spiritual ones, for it was under his leadership that the present church building was erected. At this time when this strong church does things so easily. we find it hard to realize that at the time when this building was huilt it was the great- est sort of effort for this church to buy even the land required, not to speak of the securing of funds to build its fine building, but Dr.
Adams proved big enough for ench emergency as it pre- sented itself. This building has in its auditorium seatings for 900 persons, and it cost about $73,000. In another con- nection we mention the missionary activities of a later pastorate, that of Rev. C. H. Kimball, when, at Williman- sett, a chapel was built, and a work started, which in time was to become Beulah Baptist Church, and the Ward One Mission, as it was then named, was also launched.
This church is really only waiting until the best plan of enlargement presents itself, to make a considerable better- ment in its already fine plant ; one of the most urgent needs beiug for suitable quarters where the Meu's Class, already mentioned, muay hold its weekly session.
The present membership of the church is 130; and that of the Sunday school G00.
Pastors : Rev. Asahiel Chapin, June 24, 1849-May, 1852; Rev. James French. January, 1853-December, 1853; Rev. George W. Gorhamn, December, 1855-October, 1858; Rev. A. J. Bingham, May. 1860-May, 1861; Rev. C. H. Rowe, Junc. 1861-April, 1862; Rev. A. M. Averill, July, 1862-De- cember, 1867 - Rev. Edwin Burnham, January, 1869-Octo- lacr, 1869; Rev. R. J. Adams, Deceniber, 1869-March, 1886; Rev. C. H. Kimball, September. 1886-October, 1889; Rev. J. W. T. Boothe, January, 1890-December, 1898; Rev. C. B. Titrner, July, 1899-August, 1900; Rev. J. S. Lyon, Jan- mary, 1001.
Covenant .- As we trust we have received, through Di- vine grace, the Lord Jesus Christ, and given ourselves wholly to Him, and on profession of our faith been buried with Him in baptism and united to His Church, a precious privilege as well as duty, we do now solemnly and joyfully covenant with each other and, by the aid of the Holy Spirit, engage --
That we will walk together in brotherly love; exercise a Christian care and watchfulness over each other; par- ticipate in each other's joys; and with tender sympathy. bear one another's burdens and sorrows.
That we will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together: but seek and pray for the spirituality, harmony. and prosperity of this church; sustain its worship. ordi- mances, discipline and doctrines, and give its claims a sncred pre-eminence over all organizations of human origin :
That we will cheerfully contribute of our means as God has prospered us, for the support of a faithful evangelical ministry among us; for the relief of the poor; and to spread the gospel over the earth.
That we will maintain private and family devotions ; religiously educate the children committed to our care ; alistain from the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage; and endeavor, in purity of heart and newness of life, and good-will toward all meu, to exemplify and con- mend our holy faith, wiu sonis to the Saviour, and hold fast our profession till He shall come and receive us to Himself in the heavenly mansions.
Officers : Dencons, George E. Lanth, N. L. Cain, R. W.
HIGHLAND METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
REV. W H. DOCKHAM.
Sanderson. A. J. Rand, E. S. Packard, T. Henry Spencer. S. S. Rogers, Charles A. Chase, Charles P. Randall ; church clerk, Fred P. Cleveland; church treasurer, C. W. Rider: prudential committee, W. H. Bullard, Joseph Collingwood, Dr. G. L. Gabler, H. F. Haskell, S. S. Rogers; society treasurer, W. J. Mills ; society collector. F. W. Ely ; society clerk, John Hildreth; Sunday school visitor, Mrs. Josie Chase Porterfield: Sunday school superintendent, G. W. King ; organist, Emil H. Bemis ; sexton, George N. Frissell.
In connection with the Second Baptist Church should be mentioned Endeavor Chapel in Ward One, where, under the direction of this church a Sunday school is carried on, and services held every Sunday evening.
For a time Endeavor Chapel was under the leadership of successive clergymen. Rev. Mr. Halloway, who served there a decade ago, being remembered as a peculiarly ag- gressive pastor. He was succeeded by Rev. L. J. Bam- berg, who went from here to Laconia, N. H., and by Rev. J. W. Leonard, who, after earnest service here, became pastor of the Baptist Church at Attherst.
For the past few years a committee of members of the mother church has had the work in charge and at present the committee is as follows: Charles A, Chase, chair- man ; P. M. Marrs, J. C. Dickinson, Miss Harriet Grant, Miss A. C. Cleveland, Miss C. P. Cleveland, Mrs. C. A. Graves.
The membership of the school is 113, and it is a very loyal membership, too.
This enterprise started October 28, 1888, in the vestry of the old Baptist Church on Main street, and grew until the present attractive building, on the sontliwest corner of Mosher and West streets, became an actuality. The building was completed in 1800, at a cost of about $5,000.
The name Endeavor Chapel arose naturally. as the Christian Endeavor Society of the Sec- ond Baptist Church was very sturdy in its backing of this enterprise, and the enthusiasm af the young people proved so contagious that all denominations gladly contributed toward building the chapel.
HIGHLANDS METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
REV. W. H. DOCKHAM, Pastor
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HISTORY OF HOLYOKE'S CHURCHES
Episcopal church on the Highlands. Mr. James Allyn contributed a lot of land at the southeast corner of Lincoln mil Nonotuck streets, and the 14,00010 square feet included m the gift maile an ideal lot for the church aml parsonage. which were huilt later. The church bnikdling, costing $-t,ono, was ileiicated March 26, 1886, anil Bishop R. S. Faster, LL D., afficimed aml preached the sermon.
An afternoon preaching service was establishedl at once alihim to the Sunday school session, and for three tir. Rer. C. C. Osgond carried on this afternoon preach- ate serrier, anil alsp occasionally took charge of the Sun- lo mening prayer meeting, all in addition to his regular work is pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
In February, 18\9, it was thonght hest to orgamze a sparine church on the Highlands, and on March 27th of That rear the church was organized with fifty members and six probationers. Charles J. Perkins was appointed class l.ksler, and the following hoard of trustees was elected ; W. f. Dean. W. F. Wheelock, George L. Thorpe, Leri I .: b. Edward Bonner, amil A. G. Fonte.
After a few years the hasement of the church was fitted my as a iestry and in the last decade imprarements hare geme on that hare put the property into fine comlition, 190G heing the year pi greatest material betterment, when $3,200 m'as spent an renovations. The attractive parsonige n'is built in 1891.
This elmrch has been ledl hy the fallenring pastors: Rev. W. S. Fritch. April, 1889-April, 1892; Rev. Benjamin F. Kingsley, April, 1892-April, 1896; Rer. F. I. Hale, April. 1896-April, 1898; Rev. O. R. Miller, April, 1808-April, 1902: Rer. F M. Estes, April, 1902-April, 1907; Rey. G. M. Smiler, April, 1907-April, 1912.
Rer. W H. Dockham took charge in April, 1912. He was born an Moultonbarn, N. 11., December 8, 1857. After senching in the public schools of his native state Mr. Dock- ham sindied theology and kimlreil subjects at the Boston University School of Thealogy, and then entered the min- istry in April, 1885 He has servil in the following charges. Sithirick, three years; Pelham and North Amherst, onr year: Somh Walpole, three rears; Chester, two years: West Warren, tin years; Florence, six years. Mittincagne, three years, and Trowbridge Memorial, Wur. cester, seren years.
It would not he right to neglret mentioning the Chinese Sunday school of 20 members, which this church has car- riedl on for an many years. Miss Emily Smith has given mer twenty-five years to this important work
This church mambers 175 memhers, and has 123 in its Sunday school
The officers are as follows: Trustecs. W T. Dean, George L. Thorpe, J. 11 Fowles, E. S. Moore, C. R. Thomas, E. S. Warner, Fred Ferris, E. H. Parmalee. and R. A MeMaster: stewards, George L. Thorpe, R. T. Thorpe, E. B. Thomas, J. R Parhtt, Sinth Anson, F. H. Warner, A. F. Fome, E. II. Parmalee, George T. Shan, Henry Martin, and J. S. Gorham.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
(South Hadler Falls )
REV. BRUCE CRONMILLER, Pastor
The Congregationat Church. Sonth Hailey Falls, was Dig.dazu! August 12, 1824. nith 19 members. For a tinte services were lrhl in the holding an North M.un street. noy limu as "The Brick Chapel." in issa, the church Inklnig at the corner of Nunh Mmm and Caren streets, mow rowneil anul occupied by the Methodist Episcopal church, nas crected by the Congregationalists.
In ison ims church suffered from ilissensmon, and as ; resuh 47 of its 121 resident members withdrew from is fellowship aml worship, and organized another church and ecclesiasucal society. Their meeting place was the secund flour of the Imilding more recently known as "The Palmer House," and in 1864 they built the present Congregational Clmarch. Fortunately in tris the turn Imhes miteil, the marriage being made the ensier hy the fact that Rers. George Fisher, pastor of the original church, and Richarit Knight, pastor of the new organization, both resigned their pastorales.
Rev. W. S. Hawkes, then pastor of the church at Har- denville, accepted a call to the pastorate of the mtited church. The Methodists purchased the origmal Congrega-
REV. FRANKLIN KNIGHT
tional binding and the united Congregationalists occupied the present edilice.
From 3824 until 1828 Rer. Eli Moody preached must ul the time, thigh he ne. not installeil.
The roll of pastors fullons: Rer. John F. Griswohl, 1828-1831 ; Rer. William Tyler, 1832-1838 ; Rer. William W. Thayer, 1839-1842; Rev. Leander Thompson, 1843-18.10; Rev. Porter H. Snum, 1852-1854; Rer. Richard Knight, 1856-1945; Rev. Sammel J. M. Mermin, 1860- 1867: Rev. Genrge E. Fisher, 1817-1878; Rer. Winfichl S. Hawkes. 1578-1887; Rev. Stephen W. Webh, 1888-1894; Rer. Rich- arıl L. Strain, 1894-1900; Rer. G. Walter Fiske, JIOD-1903 ; Rer. Frank E. Pntler, 1903-1911, and Rey. Bruce W. Cron- miller, installed in January, 1912. Mr. Cronmiller came to this charge after spemling nine years as pastor of a Presbi - terian church at Stillwater, N. Y. He received his theolog- ical training at Umon Theological Semmary. Plans are heing made for extensive improvements in the church property, aml it is hoped that they will he completed in time for the work of the coming church year.
In 1904 a thoroughly modern and rery attractive par- snage was hnilt.
The present membership of the church is 332, while that of the Sunday school is 380.
Church officers: Deacons, A. N. Chapin. J. W. Clark. F. E. Whittemare, J. W. Russell, F. A. Forward; clerk and treasurer, Arthur N. Chapin; ilencons emeritus, L. P. Dick- enson, Gottlieb Fenstrl.
Standing committee: The pasmr. deacon, Sindal school superintendent, with A. W. Hoffman, Ray P. Scott, Mrs. F. S Judd. and Ers. F. M. Smith.
Parish officers: Committee, Charles \. Jndd, Arthur S. Gaylord, Rar P. Scott, treasurer, Frank .\. Brainard; clerk, Willis 11. Wooll
The Sunday school: Superintemlent, F. E. Whittemore. The Latlies' Beneinlent Society Presnient. Mrs. Fred M1 Suntlı
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ST. PAUL'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
REV. FRANKLIN KNIGHT. Pastor
In December, 1849, an Episcopal parish iras established m the section now known as Holyoke, and the name chosen was Trinity Church. Serrices wrere hell Tegnlarly for abont four months, Rev. Henry W. Allams hcing rector, hint he resigned in April, 1850, and the project of an Enis- copal church was soon abandoned. Those were not easy ilay's for church enterprises here, for there were only 3,000 inhabitants, and the difficulties met by many of ont churches in their early days are graphically illustrated by im item in the history of this carly Episcopalian enter- prise which died almost as soon as it was horn. The item I> as follon's: "'One no man anything. Roman 13:8 There being demands against the parish for abont $100. for fuel, rent of organ, making fires, care of room, etc. and no fimuls in the treasury, the trrasnrer paid the same from his purse, and so saved the creiht of the parish."
Nn further effort was made to estabhsh im Episcopal elmrch here mtil 1863, when en Smilin, August 30, at the reynest uf a residem of Holyoke, two om-of-town clergy- men hell dirme worship in Exchange Hall. A church was orgamzed Octoher 12th the same year, with the fol- Imring officers . Wardens, William Hancock and Donald Mackimosh, vestrymen, S S Chase, J. B Orcutt, John E. Chase, T. B. Flanders, Grurge \ Ward. M. D., William Crprer, anil J. S. Davis, The last-named gentleman gave the church free use of a very neat Itle chapel anl parson- age im Maple street and they made use of this hospitalin for two years This church nas Inuht in a little more than two months' time Friends in Hartford, Springheld anıl in Emmininel church, Boston, donateil ecclesiastical furnish- ing. wml Dr. Waril. in addition in Is other helpful acts, gare a commimimi service Rer. Joseph Kulder iras rector. serring in1 5863-1864. The first baptism recorded in the parish register took place on WIm Sunday, May 13, 1864; and on the oreasion of the first risiation of the hishop. May 25, of that year Due pirrsun was confirmed. It is worth noting that on the denh of President Lincoln, the rector of this parish, Rer. O. Il. Dutton. tH61-1865. ILS
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