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Haskell, Joel '45 '48 Hayes, Dennis '38 '41-2 '44 Hayes, Richard '44 Hawke, Russell '46-7
Holbrook, Henry '31
Holmes, Bartlett '3I
Holmes, John S. '46
Jordan, Timothy '36
Keene, Joshua '35 '39
Keene, Samuel '49 '50 King, Alonzo '34
King, Samuel H. '31-2
Lane, Simeon '47
Libby, Thomas '32 '43 Lombard, Nathan '42
Lord, Nathaniel '49 Marriner, Lemuel '44
Mixer, Joseph '32 '42
Morey, Caleb '41 Morse, Samuel '49-50
Mussey, Alexander H. '41 '49 Mussey, William '35
Nelson, Austin '36
Newhall, Samuel '40
Page, Moses '34
Perkins, Harrison G. '35 '37 '39
Pike, Robert '42
Pratt, Horatio '48
Prince, William '30-6 '48-9 Rich, Jeremiah A. . 44-5
Norton, Winthrop B. '29-30 '32-3 Perkins, Lewis '44
Perkins, Luther 29'30 '35 '42
Pratt, Benajah Jr. '37 '47 Record, Chandler '33
Rich, Reuben 2d '47-8 Richards, Samuel '40
Hayes, Edmund '29 '30 '46 '50
Hilborn, Robert 3d '32 '41-2
Holbrook, Seth T. '45 '50
Holmes, Ebenezer R. '34 '37 '40 '46 Hood, Alfred '30 '36
Keene, Reuben '46
Keene, Seth '45
Keene, Simon '38 '42
Knight, Thaddeus '50
Lennell, Luther '31 '33
Littlefield, Samuel '32 '46
Marr, John N. '40
Merrill, Joshua $29 '35-7 '40
Mixer, Otis F. '34 '37 '40 '45 '48
Nelson, Erasmus D. '35
Hawkins, John F. '43
Fuller, Sullivan '36-7 '42-3 '45 $50 Gardner, John Jr. '29-'34 '37-9 '43-4 '50
Edwards, Daniel '46 Farris, George '44 '49
Faunce, William '29
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Richards, Benjamin '34 '39 Richards, Francis C. '50 '41 '47 '50
Robinson, Geo. '35 '40 '43
Robinson, Samuel Jr. '29 '30 Rowe, David '48
Rowe, John Jr. '37
Rowe, John 3d '38 '41 '43
Rowe, Timothy '45 '49-50 Rowe, Zebulon '40 Sampson, Reuben '46
Shurtleff, Adolphus '39 '47
Smith, Sebastian S. '45 Staples, Andrew '41 '45-8 '41-2 '50 Stone, Daniel Jr. '38-9 '45-8 Soule, Galen '30 '34 '36 '45 '49 Taylor, Joshua '36 .
Thayer, Arba '43 '49
Thomas, Geo. W. '34 '39 '42
Thomas, Ichabod M. '40
Thurston, John '38 '46
Verrill, Reuben '50
Wardwell, William '37 '43 $45 '49 Webber, Henry R. '41-3 '46
Welch, William F. '37-40 Whitehouse, Daniel '50
Whitney, George P. '49
Wright, Ezra '35
Wright, Samuel '31 '39 '44 '46 '50 Work, Jonathan '49
Field Drivers and Fence Fichers.
Allen, Samuel '29-32 '34-7 Andrews, Dennis B. '47 Bartlett, Daniel .31
Bartlett, Ezra '31 Beals, Samuel '39
Boothby, Levi T. '44
Brown, Cyrus '38
Brown, Leonard '43 Brown, Samuel Jr. '39 '49
Bryant, Jonathan '31 Burns, John G. '45
Bryant, Orrin '48
Burns, Nathaniel E. '43
'43 '45 Rowe, Samuel A. '44 '47 '50 Rowe, Joseph '30 '35 '39 '42 '45-8 Russell, Joseph '37 '45 '48 Sanborn, Benjamin '43 .47 Shurtleff, Giles '31 '35 '37 Stanton. Woodbury L. '49 Staples, David '43 '45 '47 Staples, Joseph '50 Somes, Silas P. '50
Swift, Samuel '31 '36
Symonds, Andrew J. '48 Taylor, Nathaniel '40 '49 Thayer, Isaac A. '29 '30 '32 '48
Thomas, William '29 '32 '36 '41 '44 '46-7 '50 Walcott, Elbridge '43-5
Washburn, Isaac '40
Webber, David '32-4 '37-9 Webber, Samuel A. '50 Whitehouse, Benjamin '30 '36 '42 '44 Wilson, Joseph '38-9 '43 '46 Wright, Nathan '29 '33 '38 '46-7 Woodward, Caleb '35
Young, Henry '49-50
Allen, William S. '39-40 '42
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Caldwell, Leonard '37 Cates, David '3I
Chadbourne, Samuel H. '32 '34 '41 '49 Crockett, Samuel '37 '48 Cushman, Bartlett A. '49 Daniel, Andrew M. '47
Dean, Joseph '35
Dean, Josiah Jr. '36 '40
Dinsmore, David '5I
Dunn, James Jr. '37-9
Emery, Joseph E. '41
Faunce, Aaron '42 '44
Faunce, James .36
Faunce, Seth H. '35
Faunce, Willian '29-3I
Fogg, John W. '32
Gammon, Jemerson '32
Fuller, Sullivan '43 Gardner, John Jr. '42 '44 '47 Haskell. Joel '45
Hayes, Dennis '36
Holbrook, Seth T. '46 '49
Holmes, Ebenezer R. '36
Holmes, John S. '48
Jackson, Josiah '30
Keene, Joshua '43
Keene, Simon '37
King, Alonzo '32
King, Samuel H. '39-40
Libby, Simon '35
Lombard, John '48
Maddox, Benjamin '48
Marriner, Lemuel '37
Merrill, Joshua '37 '40
Mixer, Joseph '33
Morse, David '34
More, Elisha '29 Moulton, Ebenezer '29
Mussey, Alex'r. H. '32 '38
Mussey, William H. '37
Nelson, Emmons '38
Norton, Winthrop B. '30
Nelson, Erasmus D. '35 '37
Noyes, Josiah '44
Perkins, Joseph Jr. '30
Oliver, William W. '42 '46 Perkins, Luther 2d '41 Perry, Dan '32
Perkins, Luther '3I
Perkins, William '38
Perry, John J. '34 '4I '44
Pike, Prescott L. '40
Pike, Robert '45-6 '48
Pratt, Abiel '42 '48
Pingree, Luther F. '42
Carey, Thomas '38 Chadbourne, Elon '30 Chaffin, William F. '37 Crooker, Jonathan '45 Cummings, Isaac '49 Cushman, Levi '37 Dean, Jacob Jr. '34
Dennin, Simeon '38
Dudley, Daniel '36
Elwell, Albion '47
Farris, John '33 Faunce, Nathaniel M. '45
Fitz, Ebenezer '44
Hilborn, Hiram '29
Hilborn, Robert Jr. '35 '4€
Holmes, Eleazer A. '40
Jones, Abial M. '46
Keene, Seth '38
King, Augustus '30
Lee, John '39
Lombard. Henry '30
Lombard, Joshua '47 '49
Martin, John '37
Merrill, Joseph E. '48-9
Mixer, Otis F. '36-7 '43-4
Nelson, Austin '33 '35 '37
Pike, Samuel '38 '40
Pratt,, Benajah Jr. '37
Prince, William '29 '37-8 .40 Rich, Jeremiah N. '44 '47
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Richards, Benjamin '38 '46 Robinson, George '29 '43
Robinson, Milton '47
Robinson, Samuel '32 '36 Russell, Joseph '38 '45
Shurtleff, Adolphus '38 '41 Smith, Lewis '46 Smith, Sebastian S. '43-4 '48 Stanton, Woodbury L. '47 Staples, Cyrus '48 Staples, David '30 Staples, George '47 Staples, Simon '29 Soule, Galen '39
Taylor, William '40
Thayer, Arba '48 Truet, George F. '35
Wardwell, William '32 '37
Tufts, Joseph '52
Washburn, Isaac '32 '34 .36
Webber, David '38 '48
Welch, George W. '44
Washburn, Jacob T. '34 Webber, Samuel '46 Welch, William F. '38
Whitehouse, Benj. '29-30 '42 Whitehouse, Daniel '45-6
Winslow, Amasa '37-8
Work, Jonathan '41.
Yeats, William ,36
Cullers of Hoops and $taves.
Brown, Cyrus '50-2
Carman, Luther '35-40
Cates, David '38-41
Chaffin, Joseph '45
Chipman, William '31 '39 Faunce, James '50-2
Dunn, James Jr. '34 Gammon, Jemerson '37-40 Hilborn, Robert Jr. '29-32 Keene, Simon '47 Lennell, Luther '30-4 '42-7 Lombard, John '49
Lombard, Nathan '29
Merrill, Mayhew C. '42-49
Rich, Renben '46-7
Rounds, John '34 '36
Rounds, Joseph '32-3
Sanborn, Benjmin '50
Soule, James '49
Soule, Galen '49 Whitehouse, Benjamin Jr. '47 Yeats, William '33
Surveyors of Samed and Rift Lumber.
Beals, Samuel '49 Brown, Leonard '38
Carman, Isaac B. '50-I Chadbourne, Samuel '39-40 Chaffin, William F. '35-7 Durell, Charles '39
Bearce, Isaac '34
Brown, Orrin '40 Carman, Lnther '30-43
Chaffin, Joseph '46
Dean, Abraham '44
Dennin, Frederick '41 '48
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Rowe, Samuel '44
Taylor, Nathaniel '35
Thayer, Isaac A. '33 '49
Chadbourne, Zebulon Jr. '44- Chaffin, William F. '33-7
Gardner, John Jr. '37-8 Lane, Jonathan '4 I Libby, Thomas '35-6 '46 Lombard, Joshua '29-30
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Frost, John B. '47
Gammon, Abial '44-5 '49
Gardner, John Jr. '29-30 '33 Hackett, Daniel '41-9
Hayes, Dennis '36-9 '42 King, Alonzo '31 '33
Hilborn, Robert Jr. '31 Hood, Alfred '32-3 '37 King, Samuel H. '29 '31-2 Lombard, Joshua '47-8 '36-7 Marshall, John '29 '38-40 McKenney, Silas B. '39 Mixer, Otis F. '37-8 '47-8 Norton, Winthrop B. '29-30 Mussey, Pitt C. '33 Pingre, Luther F. '37 '39-45 Pratt, Benajah Jr. '34 .43 '45 Soule, Galen '44 Wardwell, William '32 Yeats, William '30-3 ,35-6 Woodward, Caleb '40 '42 '39-44 '46
Wright, Ezra '35-38
Inspectors of Brick and Brick Moulds.
Brackett, Daniel '47 Burns, John G. '42 '45
Carey, Thomas '37 '40-I
Carman, Luther '42-5 '49 Ford, William '52
Farris, George '43-4
Gardner, John Jr. '35
Norton, Winthrop B. '32-3 Soule, Galen '37 '39 '42 '44 '48-9
Tufts, Joseph '47
Webber, H. R. '48
Webber, Samuel A. '42-6
Hanson, William P. '37-40 Record, Chandler '34 Rich, Reuben Jr. '41-2 Smith, Sebastian S. '46-7 Wardwell, William '37 '39 '40.I '43-4 '46 '48-9 Whitehouse, Benjamin '45
Surveyors of Mood and Bark.
Beeman, Stephen T. '44 Chaffin, Joseph '39 '41 '43
Dennin, Frederick '4I Durell, Charles '51
Faunce, Aaron D. '48-9
Jones, Abial M. '49
Knight, Thaddeus R. '49
Staples, William K. '52
Stevens, E. H. '48
Walcott, William '47
Sealers of Coal Baskets.
Burns, Nathaniel N. '48
Chadbourne, Samuel $49
Hall, Silas B. '51 Russell, Joseph '49
Smith, Sebastian S. '48
Tithingmen.
Abbott, Thomas '47
Burns, John G. '40
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Caldwell, John '33 '39 Caldwell, William '29 '30 '35 '40 '42-3 Chadbourne, Elon '37
Chadbourne, Zebulon '47 Crooker, Daniel '37
Chesley, Moses '51 Dean, Henry C. '47
Dinsmore, David '49
Dunn, James Jr. '39 Faunce, Seth H. '33
Hackett, Daniel '45
Hayes, Edmund '42 '47
Hayes, Dennis '39
Hood, Alfred '37
Lee, John '47
Martin, James '44
Mixer, Otis F. '41
Mussey, Alexander H. '38
Mussey, Pitt C. '29 '32-3
Nelson, Nathan '31 '38
Norton, Winthrop B. '30-I'35 Perkins, Joseph Jr. '29
Perkins, Luther '36 '45
Perry, John J. '42
Perry, Dan '34 Pike, Robert '42
Prince, William *31
Record, Chandler '32
Rich, Jeremiah A. '44
Robinson, George '45 '47
Rowe, Joseph '29 '36 '43
Sanborn, Benjamin '40
Shurtleff, Giles '35
Smith, Daniel '35
Taylor, Joshua '36
Washburn, Jacob T. '45
Welch, John H. '41
Whitehouse, Benjamin '44
Yeats, William '42
Winship, Gershom '49
Caldwell, Leonard '32 '37 '51 Carman, Thomas R. '37 Chadbourne, Samuel '49
Durell, Charles '45 Faunce, William '34-5 '38 '41 '43 Hawkins, Henry '49
Hilborn, Robert 3d '30
Keith, Jairus S. '44 Lombard, Joseph '34
"Walk about Zion, and go round about ber : Tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well ber bulwarks, Consider her palaces ; That ye may tell it to the generation following."
CHAPTER IV.
RECORD AND TRADITION.
e have evidence that Alexander Shepard was a Con- gregationalist and that Andrew Craigie was an Epis- copalian, but there is nothing showing that either of them made requisition on the settlers as to their relig- ious faith, liberty of conscience was allowed to all.
Prior to the formation of the Baptist Society in 1791 there was no church organization; then only fourteen out of a population of about five hundred were united in its fellow- ship. This however must not be construed as an indication of the indifference of the inhabitants to holy things, for probably, there was not a home in the whole district where the bible was not sacredly regarded as the "Word of God". The people were poor, many bought their land on credit and all expenses were reduced to the minimum ; political and sectarian feeling was strong and the preaching in those days was largely controversial, more of the sword than the olive-branch. While the people generally accepted Luther's theory "that a saving faith was not dependent upon good works or a virtuous life", other issues were made prominent and New England sentiment had so radically changed the laws as to give to every person the right to organize a church upon the principles dictated by their own conscience, and to preach the gospel as they understood it. What wonder that there are so many feeble churches when all know that only through toleration and union cometh strength.
A history of Methodism says that the first Methodist ser- mon preached in town was at the house of John Caldwell in 1794 and that soon after a class was formed of his fami- ly and a few others and that meetings were regularly held in his house or in the school-house. A second class was
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formed in 1805 on Pidgeon Hill ; these classes were includ- ed in the Paris and Poland curcuits. In 1809 Rev. Dan Perry, a member of the New England Conference, having been compelled to locate on account of a physical injury, settled in this town and from that time until 1834 supported himself and family upon his farm. He frequently preached Sundays and officiated at most of the weddings and funer- als. The denomination held their meetings with considera- ble regularity in the Centre Meeting-house after it was fin- ished but they had no meeting-house of their own until 1861.
Early in the nineteenth century the Congregationalists in the east part of the town joined with those in Minot in the organization of a church and building a meeting-house at West Miuot which was known, prior to the formation of the church at Craigies Mills, as The Church of Hebron and Minot ; subsequently, The Church at West Minot.
"Pursuant to letters missive from a number of individuals in the vicinity of Craigies Mills, in the town of Hebron, an ecclesiastical council convened at the house of Alfred Hood on Wednesday the 31st day of May 1826, to take into con- sideration the expediency of forming a Congregational Church of Christ in this place.
Present by representation the following Churches : Gorham, by Rev. Thaddeus Pomroy.
Otisfield, by Rev. Josiah G. Merrill, William Spurr and Samuel Anderson.
Gray, by Rev. Samnel H. Peckham, -- Young and Joseph Merrill.
Minot, by Rev. Elijah Jones and Dea. Samuel Pool.
Hebron, by Dea. Eben. Dunham and Dea. Moses Allen. Paris, by Rev. Joseph Walker, Dea. Calcb Prentiss and Isaac Bolster.
Organized by choice of Rev. Thaddeas Pomroy, Moder- ator and Rev. Elijah Jones, Scribe.
After examination it was voted that the following persons be organized and constituted into a church.
Mr. Jonathan Muzzey. Mrs. Militiah Muzzey.
Mr. Pitt C. Muzzey. Mrs. Harriet Rowe.
Mr. Alfred Hood.
Mrs. Hannah Hood.
Public exercises at the school-house at two o'clock.
I Prayer by Rev. Henry A. Merrill.
2 Administration of the covenant and fellowship of the churches by Rev. Josiah G. Merrill.
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3 Sermon by Rev. Thaddeus Pomroy.
4 Baptism by Rev. Samuel H.Peckham. (Martha Clark and Charles Addison, children of Pitt C. Muzzey and Hannah Angelina, child of Alfred and Hannah Hood were baptised.)
5 Administration of the Supper by Rev. Joseph Walker and Rev. Elijah Jones."
After the public exercises they returned to the house of Alfred Hood and Mr. Pitt C. Muzzey was elected Deacon. Letters of recommendation were filed by Jonathan, Militiah and Pitt C. Muzzey, and Hannah Hood from the church in Ward, Mass. and by Alfred Hood and Harriet Rowe from the church in Otisfield.
October 29th, Esther Maria, dau. of Pitt C. Muzzey was baptised by Rev. Amasa Smith.
September 2d, 1827 Rev. James P. Richardson baptised Hiram Bradbury and Cyrus, children of Harriet Rowe ; the 30th instant, he baptised Joseph Gardner, David Whiti- more, Timothy and Hannah Austin, children of Eliza Rowe a member of the church in Albany.
December 15th, Winthrop B. Norton and Dorothy his wife were received by letter from the Second Church in Portland. Missis Susan and Mary Rowe, by letter. Mrs. Miranda Cleveland, by letter from the church in Mansfield Mass. and Widow Sarah A. Allen, by profession. The fol- lowing day, Ethan Norton, Sarah Adams and Ellen Eliza- beth, children of Sarah Allen were baptised; likewise Ed- ward Payson, child of Alfred and Hannah Hood.
March 23d, 1828 Henry Chase Dean and Celia his wife, also Mrs Rebecca Rowe, were received by profession. Same date Rev. James P. Richardson baptised Charles, Celia, Polly, Timothy and the 25th of January 1829, Bet- sey, children of Henry C. and Celia Dean. March 8th, he baptised Merrill Jordan , Juda and Harriet Sophronia, child- ren of Mrs. Rebecca Rowe. August 29th, 1830 John Rowe and Mary his wife were received by letter and on the same date William Alexander, child of Alfred and HannahHood, also Alexander White, child of Capt. Henry C. and Celia Dean were baptised by Mr. Richardson.
Up to this time, by the aid of the pastors of neighbor- ing churches, meetings appear to have been held with con- siderable regularity, but there is now an interruption, meet- ings were surely held, but no records are in the hands of the
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clerk. A note in records of a meeting March 6th, 1836 says "According to tradition, Dea. Pitt C. Muzzey was dismiss- ed in the autumn of 1833 to the church in Monson." The church therefore was evidently without a deacon for about three years. The publications of the denomination show that Rev. James Gooch, born in North Yarmouth, was em- ployed by the Maine Missionary Society to supply the church of Hebron and Minot for a few months. He was or- dained at West Minot December 25th, 1828 and was the pastor of the church there until November 26th, 1834. In December he was engaged as stated supply by the church at Craigies Mills and in 1839 he removed to Patten to supply the church in that town. In 1845 he returned to Oxford or Minot and died March 24th, 1848, aged 47. His wife was Hannah, daughter of Col. Isaac Crooker of Minot.
January 30th 1836 a meeting was held in the school-house, Jairus S. Keith was chosen Moderator and A. G. Fobes, Secretary. A letter from Mr. Ariel P. Chute, dated Jan. 20th, 1836, proposing conditions to become pastor etc. was received and it was voted to accept the conditions, and that Jairus S. Keith and Winthrop B. Norton be a committee to write to Mr. Chute.
Jairus S. Keith was chosen Treasurer of the Society.
March 6th, Rev. Joseph Walker preached and baptised Lowell Austin, child of Pitt C. Muzzey.
March 16th, In accordance with letters missive from the Congregational Church in Oxford, an ecclesiastical council met at the house of W. B. Norton Esq. to ordain Mr. Ariel P. Chute as pastor of the church and society.
The following churches were represented.
Winthrop, by Rev. David Thurston and Peleg Benson.
South Paris, by Rev: Joseph Walker, Giles Shurtleff and Elisha Morse.
Poland, by Rev. Thomas Williams and Zadok Allen.
Waterford, by Rev. J. A. Douglass and Daniel Green.
Otisfield, by Rev. J. P. Richardson and John Hancock.
Also, Rev. Samuel Johnson, General Agent of the Maine Missionary Society.
Rev. David Thurston was chosen Moderator and Rev. James P. Richardson, Scribe.
After making the necessary examination, the council being satisfied, voted to adjourn to the meeting-house and proceed with the ordination.
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The service commenced at twelve o'clock with reading the Scripture and Prayer by Rev. Mr. Douglass.
Sermon by Rev. Mr. Thurston.
Ordaining prayer by Rev. Mr. Williams.
Charge by Rev. Mr. Johnson.
Right hand of fellowship by Rev. Mr. Walker.
Address to the church and people by Rev. Mr. Rich- arason. Concluding prayer by Rev. Mr. Thurston.
March 2Ist, Winthrop B. Norton was chosen Deacon, p.t.
May 7th, Jairus S. Keith, Alexander Muzzey, Elizabeth Muzzey and Louisa Chaffin were admitted by profession and Dea. Thomas Morton, Joanna Morton, Daniel Crooker, Joanna Crooker and Sarah Crooker were admitted by let- ter from the church at West Minot.
June 30th , Mrs. Sally Norton was admitted by letter from the church in Concord, N. H.
July 18th, Charles Dean and Miss Eliza Ann Webber were admitted by profession.
August 22d, Miss Mary Dennin was ad. by profession.
September 19th, Mrs. Sarah M. W. Chute was received by letter from the Hammond Street Church, Bangor.
November 28th, Alexander H. Muzzey was chosen Dea- con to fill vacancy occasioned by the removal of Dea. Pitt C. Muzzey.
February 5th, 1837, Mrs. Charlotte Tewksbury and her son Samuel were rec'd. by letter from the church at Paris.
May 7th, Mrs. Mary N. Keith, Miss Jerusha G. Webber, Mrs. Anna Nelson and Mrs. Harriet Cates were admitted by profession.
June 18th, 1838, Mrs. Jerusha Holmes was received by letter from the church at Paris.
November Ist, Miss Martha B. Allen was admitted by letter from the church at Williamsburg.
November 4th, Miss Celia Dean was ad. by profession.
December 3d, John Rowe was dismissed to the church at Paris, and a communication from the pastor requesting his dismissal was read.
December 12th, a council assembled to act upon the re- quest of Mr. Chute ; churches were represented as follows :
Poland, by Rev. Tho's. Williams and Dea. Dan'l. Pierce. Otisfield, by Rev. J. P. Richardson and Br. Job Morton. Paris, by Rev. Joseph Walker and Dea. Elisha Morse. Norway, by Rev. Charles Soule and Dea. James Flint.
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The council was organized by choice of Rev. Thomas Williams, Moderator and Rev. Charles Soule, Scribe.
It was voted, unanimously, that the pastoral relation be- tween Mr. Chute and the church at Oxford be dissolved. The Council expressed its gratification at the harmony that has subsisted and continues to subsist between the parties, and commended Mr. Chute to the churches. as a brother beloved and an able and faithful minister of the gospel.
REV. ARIEL PARISH CHUTE, son of Richard and Doro- thy (Parish) Chute, born in Byfield, Mass. May 16, 1809. He was graduated at B. C. in 1832 and three years later at And. Theo. Sem. After his removal from Oxford, he held pastorates at Pownal, Me. and at Lynnfield and Ware, Mass., teaching at intervals at Warren, Milton and Dum- mer Academies. He was in government service after 1861, in Custom House and Treasury at Boston ; upon retirement he settled in Sharon, Mass. where he died Dec. 18, 1887.
His wife was Sarah Maria Winslow Chandler of Bangor, married April 7, 1836. She was a dau. of Peleg and Esther (Parsons) Chandler. Their children were :
I Ellen Maria, b. May 23, 1837, m. Sept. 11, 1865, Dr. A. D. Brown.
II Frances Pearson, b. June 2, 1840.
III Richard Henry, b. March 14, 1843, m. Nov. 6, 1867, Susan Rebecca Nelson.
IV Esther Andrews, b. June 22, 1846, m. July 13, 1866, Edgar M. Hickson.
v Sarah Barnes, b. July 30, 1848.
On the 25th day of April, 1839, a committee consisting of Henry C. Dean, Samuel H. King and John J. Perry rep- resenting the church and people and, A. H. Muzzey, J. S. Keith and Alfred Hood representing the church, addressed a call to the Rev. Isaac Carleton, inviting him to the pas- torate in Oxford. The invitation was accepted and there- upon a council assembled on the 28th day of May, compo- sed of representatives of churches, as follows : -
Albany, by Rev. G. F. Tewksbury, Dea. A. Cummings. Bethel, by Rev. C. Frost and R. Chapman.
Norway, by Rev. C. Soule and Wm. E. Goodenow. Otisfield, by Rev. J. P. Richardson and S. A. Anderson. Paris, by Rev. J. Walker and A. Field.
Poland, by Rev. T. Williams and Z. Cobb.
Waterford, by William Warren.
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Rev. Thomas Williams was chosen Moderator and Rev. J. P. Richardson, Scribe. The council being agreed, it was voted that the installation be on the morrow at half past ten o'clock in the fore-noon.
The public service was conducted in the following order : Invocation and scripture reading by William Warren. Introductory prayer by Rev. Cyril Pearl.
Sermon by Rev. C. Frost.
Installing prayer by Rev. Joseph Walker.
Charge by Rev. Thomas Williams.
Right hand of fellowship by Rev. George F. Tewksbury. Address to the people by Rev. James P. Richardson. Concluding prayer by Rev. Charles Soule ..
SEE CHAPTER V FOR SKETCH OF Mr. CARLETON.
July 7, Mrs. Vesta Muzzey was ad. by profession.
Sept. I, Mrs. Lydia Gammon was ad. by profession. Nov. 10, Henry Dean was ad. by profession.
January 31, 1840, Mary Perkins and Eliza Record were admitted by letter.
April 24, Frances Norton, Lydia Sampson, Abiel Gam- mon and Joshua Jackson were ad. by profession.
April 26, Ebenezer P. Fitz was ad. by profession.
May I, Wilson J. Welch, Alfred H. Hood, Nathaniel Lord, Joanna Lord, Jane Gammon, Bathsheba Bearce, Rosanna Butters, Miranda Cleveland, Samuel H. King, and Hannah Woodward were admitted by profession.
May 3, David N. Cates, Henrietta Lombard, and Sarah Durell were admitted by profession.
May 8, Mehitable Butters, Caleb Woodward, Edmund Hayes and Paulina Hayes were admitted by profession. May 22, Hannah Yeaton was admitted by profession. May 29, Hannah Fitts was ad. by letter from So. Paris. June II, Adin Cleveland was admitted by profession. June 21, Addison Nelson was admitted by profession. June 26, Greenville Farris was admitted by profession. July 5, Thomas and Sally Carman were ad. by profess'n. August 28, Jonathan and Elizabeth Lucas were ad. by profession, also their daughter Priscilla.
November I, Daniel Drew was admitted by profession.
December 3, a letter was received from Dennis Hayes giving notice that hereafter the Baptist's would occupy the meeting-house. Whereupon it was "voted to thank Mrs. Hayes for the use of the house where we have been hold-
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Annals of Oxford.
ing our meetings, and that hereafter the meetings will be in the School-house Hall."
The Baptist Meeting-house, so called, was erected in 1827 by Cyrus Shaw on his homestead lot a few rods north west of his dwelling-house. It was said to have been built as a thank offering, an acknowledgement of the divine fa- vor in giving him the capital prize, $5,000., in one of the drawings of the Cumberland and Oxford Canal Lottery.
This corporation was chartered by the legislature of 1821 to carry into effect a long contemplated scheme ofc onnect- ing the great ponds in Cumberland and Oxford counties, by an artificial water way with the sea, thereby affording to a large territory cheap transportation of its products to the markets of the world. Craigies Mills, for a time, fondly an- ticipated the day when Thompson's pond should become a part of the canal system, making it the head of navigation and the distributing point for the back country, but the Port- land and Quebec Railroad became the town talk in 1834 and July 1849 the Atlantic and St. Lawrence R. R. rolled its first train of cars into Oxford. The Canal was sold under the hammer in 1857 by its creditors and soon after the low- er section was closed ; the boats being private property, con- tinue in use on the ponds.
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