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The articles of faith were signed June 28, 1768, by Joshua Emery, Wm. Taft, James Lord, Thomas Jelleson, Richard Thurell, Abraham Lord, Jr., Richard Dean, Ephraim Blaisdell, James Jackson, John Gowen, John Knight, Adah Emery, Mary Knight, Sarah Lord, Mary Grant, Mary Jackson, and Elizabeth Lord.
Joshua Emery was chosen elder and general moderator, John Knight deacon and clerk. Elder Emery, though never ordained, was for many years the preacher of this church.
Baptists were partially relieved from ministerial taxes on presenting certificates of having organized for the support of Baptist preaching. To make the organization legal it was necessary to have the approval of three other churches. Accordingly, Joshua Emery, " teacher," was sent and re- ceived in fellowship by the First and Second Baptist
Churches in Boston and First Baptist Church in Haver- hill. In August following, certificates were filed by Eben- ezer Dennett, James Gray, John Gowen, and John Emery in the First Parish, and Gabriel Hamilton, Richard Ricker, George Brown, and Abraham Lord in the North Parish. They were still taxed. Mr. Emery and Mr. Gowen were both imprisoned, and their property sold for the support of the Established Church.
Joshua Eaton became a teacher, and by his eloquence and energy increased the numbers of the church. Those living in the north part-now Berwick-joined with the Baptists in Madbury, N. H., and organized the Berwick and Madbury Church, over which one of their number- William Hooper-was ordained pastor Aug. 14, 1776. He was the first Baptist minister ordained in the State. It is said that his cow was sold for parish taxes after he commenced preaching. As a member of the convention which framed the constitution of the State of New Hamp- shire, he earnestly opposed the connection of Church and State, in a four days' debate.
This church was known as the Berwick Church at "Great Hill."
Aug. 18, 1770, Elder Emery was chosen to go to Haver- hill and represent their grievances, and, at the same time, Messrs. Knight, Frost, and Lord were sent to Lebanon "to enquire into the state of the church there." Elder Emery continued to labor as pastor for twenty years, supporting himself from his lands. He was succeeded by Rev. Wm. Batchelder, in 1796. Mr. Batchelder was left an orphan in Boston, in 1781, at the age of thirteen years. He was baptized iu 1793, and a month later began to travel and preach in Maine and New Hampshire. He refused to settle until called, Oct. 17, 1796, when he accepted the call of this church, because, he said, " it was the greatest field of labor, and the least desirable in a worldly point of view." He attempted the improvement of the schools of the town, and himself became a teacher. In November, 1805, he accepted a call to the First Baptist Church in Haverhill, Mass. Rev. Joshua Chase became the next pastor, in 1807, was dismissed in 1812, resumed the pastorate in 1822, and died Feb. 6, 1825, at the age of fifty-six years. Rev. Joseph Gilpatric was ordained in June, 1826, and removed to Shapleigh, in 1832. Rev. Nathaniel G. Littlefield became pastor in 1827, and the church was reorganized under the name of South Berwick and York. He remained until 1836. Rev. J. Hubbard became pastor in 1837, and com- menced his labors with a powerful revival, during which he baptized 77. He was dismissed in 1841. Rev. J. M. Wedgwood was pastor from 1844 to 1846; Rev. Gideon Cook to 1848; Rev. W. H. Copeland six years, to 1854; and Rev. John Hubbard, a second time, to March, 1862. Rev. I. M. Thompson became pastor in 1864.
There have belonged to this church 400 persons. The deacons were John Knight, Shem Emery, Benjamin Knight, James Gray, Nathaniel Walker, Peter Knight, Oliver Bas- ton, William Shaw, Wm. B. Emery, B. F. Swain, William Emery, Reuben Dennett.
Joshua and Jedediah Goodwin, John Hubbard, Jr., and B. F. Hubbard were licensed by this church as preachers. A meeting-house was built on Great Hill, now South
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Berwick, the year the church organized. It was two stories high, with galleries on three sides, and the pulpit nearly as high on the fourth. After 1799 it was cut in two and twenty-four feet added to its length. In 1842, David Hayes, Peter Knight, and Elijah Hayes, committee, built a new meeting-house at a cost of about $1000. It was dedicated Aug. 31, 1843, by Rev. Oliver Barron. In 1866 it was taken down and rebuilt in the new part of the village, a few rods north of Main Street. The dedication sermon was preached by Rev. W. H. Shailer, D.D., of Portland, July 9, 1868.
Since the building of the house of worship in the village the church has been in a prosperous condition, under the following pastors: Rev. W. C. Barrows, from 1868 to 1872; Rev. C. Tibbetts, 1872 to 1876 ; and Rev. A. De F. Pal- mer, from 1876 to the present time. The membership has increased from 38 to 85 since 1868. William Emery and Reuben Dennett have been deacons and most efficient co- workers with the pastor during all this time.
FREE-WILL BAPTIST-BEECH RIDGE.
About 1825 there had been a free meeting-house erected on Beech Ridge, opposite Mrs. Abbott's. The Methodists sustained preaching in it for a time, but afterwards it passed under the control of the Free-Will Baptists through the efforts of Rev. Mr. Task, a colored man, whose preaching was most remarkably successful for several years. Twenty-eight were present at a council called for the pur- pose, and a church was constituted. The first clerk was Francis Hurd. David B. Cowell, of Great Falls, after- wards preached here, a reformation was experienced, and a request for ordination was made Feb. 1, 1840, and Mr. Cowell was ordained the 20th. In June of that year 86 members were reported. Mr. Cowell's ministry with this church closed during the summer of 1841, and in August, E. H. Hart was engaged to supply preaching for the en- suing year. Membership reported, 79. Before the close of the year mention is made in records that the church was without a settled minister. During the summer of 1842, Mr. Cowell made a short draft of a church covenant, which was accepted; but troubles and want of harmony began to distract the society. The covenant not satisfactory, and a vote to amend it passed. In November 75 members were reported. During the winter the temperance question and other reforms so rent the church that in January, 1843, a vote was taken to disband, and those whose views could be made to harmonize began the work of reorganization. Ac- cordingly a council was convened at Beech Ridge meeting- house, March 1, 1843. Fourteen members were found to be united in a wish for a church organization. Their names were Frederick Hayes and wife, Rufus Hurd and wife, Benjamin C. Hurd, Daniel Fernald and wife, John Fernald, John Hall, Solomon N. Hall, Hannah Staples, Eunice Burd, Mary Chick, and Mercy Thompson. A con- stitution as adopted by the Free-Will connection was read and unanimously adopted. Frederick Hayes was chosen moderator, and John Hall clerk. Mr. Hayes was also chosen deacon. Elders David Lord and K. B. Davis were pas- tors in 1843-44. For a few years the society was tran- siently supplied. The old meeting-house getting out of
repair, John Fernald, Rufus Hurd, Deacon Hayes, John Hall, Horace Hall, and Deacon Horace Heard, formerly of the Bonny Beag Church, sold the old meeting-house, and the present neat place of worship was built a mile south the same year, and also the parsonage near by. To defray the expenses the pews were sold to the highest bidder. Elder Theodore Stevens, the first pastor at the new location, dedi- cated the church in 1860. He was succeeded by Elder James Nason, pastor, from 1860 to 1874; Rev. N. D. Jones, 1875-76; and Thomas Spooner, Jr., present pastor, ordained Aug. 14, 1877. During six months in 1876, Mrs. Vienna Rumsey, a widow of Rev. Mr. Rumsey, supplied the pulpit. Hon. John Hall has been clerk from the reorganization in 1843 until the present time. During his absence as a soldier in the 27th and 32d Maine Regiments his place was supplied by a clerk pro tem. Present deacons, Frederick Hayes and John Hall. Membership, 128.
DOUGHTY'S FALLS.
This Free-Will Baptist Church was organized Dec. 15, 1839, under the preaching of Rev. Joseph Whittimore. The first members were Ebenezer Hobbs and wife, David S. Roberts and wife, Jacob Prescott and wife, Ruth Hopkins, Mehitable Weymouth, Mary Jane Weymouth, and Sally Johnson. Ebenezer Hobbs was chosen clerk, and David S. Roberts deacon. The meeting-house was built in the old part of the village, in 1835, and dedicated by Rev. Henry Hobbs. In May, 1842, Rev. David H. Lord was settled over the church. Rev. Samuel T. Catlin became pastor in 1844; Gorham P. Ramsey, in 1845; Daniel Clay, 1846; J. M. Woodman, 1847; John F. Tarrant, 1849; Charles B. Mills, 1852 ; John Stevens, 1855 ; Theodore Stevens, 1858 ; Charles C. Libby, 1860; George W. Gould, 1862 ; Max- well W. Burlingame, Francis Reed, 1865; A. Caverno, 1867; Clarion H. Kimball, 1869 ; Theodore Stevens, 1871 ; B. P. Parker, 1873; and Rev. E. C. Cook, the present pastor, in April, 1877.
Deacons : David S. Roberts, Samuel Snow ; and William H. Neal, William B. Baston, and Edwin Junkins, chosen in February, and ordained March 14, 1877. Clerk : Wil- liam H. Getchell, since 1875, when he succeeded Ebenezer Hobbs, the first clerk. Mr. Hobbs is the only original member now living. Membership in 1870 was 98. Pres- ent, 152.
BONNY BEAG CHURCH.
In 1841, 14 members were dismissed by letter to form a church at Bonny Beag, under the name of the Second Free- Will Baptist Church of North Berwick. Elder Cowell was instrumental in the formation of this new church, and preached for them to some extent. Elder Reynolds was ordained over them as pastor. In 1842, the Waterborough Quarterly Meeting held a three days' session at this church. It never became strong in numbers, and after an existence of about ten years it was lost to the connection. Thomas Hurd was its first deacon. Their meeting-house was near the old burying-ground, east of Bonny Beag Hill, on the J. T. Johnson farm.
OAKS WOODS BAPTISTS.
This church is the fruit of missionary labors performed by the early ministers, who traveled from place to place,
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gathering the people together, sometimes in the open air, at others in barns and private dwellings. Perhaps none labored more zealously in this pioneer work than Elder Nathaniel Lord, who was a constant laborer for years among this people. As a result of these labors, a church was or- ganized May 31, 1804, consisting of 55 members. It was constituted in what the records style " Elder Lord's meet- ing-house," afterwards known in that part of the town as the Town Hall, and used for election purposes until 1877. Elder Henry Smith was chosen moderator and Elder Wil- liam Batchelder clerk of the council which met to organize the church. Letters of dismission from other churches, with request for a distinct organization, and articles of faith and covenant, were submitted and read to the council, and the new church was accepted. Elder Lord became their first pastor, and served them as such with great faith- fulness until Aug. 30, 1831, when age and infirmity com- pelled his retirement. Rev. Philander Ilartwell supplied after Elder Lord's retirement, till Jan. 25, 1832, when he was admitted to membership by letter of dismission from Sanford Church, and became settled pastor April 25th following. He remained until May 1, 1844. Rev. Daniel Whitehouse and others supplied the pulpit at intervals till June 12, 1847, when Elder Richard B. Toby became pastor of the church. In 1848 a letter of complaint against him for intemperate habits was received, and in August, 1849, a committee of investigation was appointed, the result of which was a dismission, August 15th of the same year. In March, 1850, invitation was given Elder William Quint to occupy the pulpit. By a vote of the church he was re- ceived as a member, Oct. 8, 1851, since which he has had pastoral charge. When organized all Baptist churches stood upon the same articles of faith, and the claim of this church, which now stands alone among the Baptist churches of Maine, is that she occupies the same ground as at date of organization. Owing to differences in doctrinal views, this church was cut off from its connection with the York Association of Baptist churches in 1835, since which it has remained entirely distinct from them. Its views are embodied in the following articles of faith :
Article Ist. We believe in one only true and living God, and that there are three persons in the Godhead- the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. 1 Cor. viii. 6 : Isa. xliii. 11.
2d. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the Word of God, and that they are to the church the only rule of faith and practice. 2 Tim. iii. 16 ; 2 Peter i. 21.
3d. We believe in the doctrine of original sin. Eph. ii. 1; Rem. iii. 11-18.
4th. We believe in man's entire impotency to recover himself from the fallen state he is in by nature, by his own free will or human ability. 1 Cor. ii. 14 : John iii. 19; Rem. viii. 7, 8.
5th. We believe that sinners are justified in the sight of God only by the imputed righteousness of Christ. Rom. iv. 6; 1 Cor. i. 30; Rom. iii. 21, 25.
6th. We believe that the atenement was for the church, the sheep andJ lambs of Christ, the elect or entire family of God. For Ile loved the church and gave himself for it that he might sanctify and eleanse r' with the washing of water by the word. Eph. v. 25-27 ; also Isa. 1 .. 6 : Rom. viii. 32-35 : Eph. i. 4; Matt. i. 21.
Tth. We believe that the church, the sheep and lambs, the eleet or the whole family of God, are called by grace from their state of nature and death into the light of the gospel, as saith the Apostle, " Who hath saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given
us in Christ Jesus before the world began." 2 Tim. i. 9; Isa. li. 11; Eph. i. 4 ; Rom. viii. 30; xi. 5-7; 1 Peter i. 2; Isa. liv. 13.
Sth. We believe that baptism and the Lord's Supper are ordinances of Christ, and that true believers are the subjects of those ordinances, and that the true mode of baptism is immersion. Matt. iii. 13-16; Aets viii. 38.
9th. We believe the saints will persevere in grace and never fall finally away. 1 Peter i. 3-5 ; John x. 28 ; Phil. i. 2; Rom. xviii. 28-39.
10th. We believe in the resurrection of the dead and a general judgment. Aets xxiv. 15; John v. 28, 29 ; Acts xvii. 31.
11th. We believe that the punishment of the wicked will be ever- lasting, and that the joy of the righteous will be eternal.
12th. We believe that no ministers have a right to the administra- tien, only such as are regularly called and come under imposition of hands by the Presbytery.
13th. We believe that Christ and the Apostles had no other or- ganization for the worship of God but the church. Matt. xv. 9; 2 John i. 10, 11.
The meeting-house spoken of in records as Elder Lord's was built in November, 1781, as near as can be ascertained in absence of records bearing upon the point, and the sill was laid by compass to correspond with an old range-line that passed here. The present meeting-house and parson- age were erected in April, 1852. The deacons have been Robert Ford and Thomas D. Fernald. After them came A. Fernald, Joseph Perkins, Samuel Staples, Ivory Libby, Isaiah Johnson, J. C. Hatch ; the last three are serving at the present time.
Elder Lord was born Sept. 14, 1754; was baptized near Great Works; ordained over church in Wells, 1780; was twice married; his second wife was Elizabeth, widow of Tobias Wentworth, of Rollinsford, whose maiden name was Roberts; in the last years of his life he became nearly blind, and to prepare him for his Sabbath labors his wife would read the chapter in which his text was found and hymns suitable to the theme to be discussed, after which his retentive memory did the rest ; he died April 8, 1832, aged seventy-eight, over fifty years of which he spent in the ministry. He was buried on a knoll selected by bimself back from the road on a farm owned by the Hussey brothers; beside his grave are those of his two wives, all marked by unlettered stones. To the credit of the town in which he spent so much of his laborious life, an effort is being made to raise a fund sufficient to purchase a plain monument for his grave.
The membership of the church at the time of his death was 106. Present membership, 120. Deacons, Ivory Libby, Joshua Hatch ; Clerk, R. F. Staples.
ASSOCIATIONS.
MASONS.
Yorkshire Lodge, No. 179, F. A. M., was organized Sept. 18, 1875, with Benjamin P. Parker, W. M .; Charles H. Getchell, S. W .; William H. Littlefield, J. W .; Nathaniel Hobbs, Treas .; C. W. Greenleaf, Sec .; Charles C. Nason, S. D .; Frank A. Knight, J. D .; W. O. Pike, S. S .; Hiram G. MeCrellis, J. S .; E. W. Sargent, Tyler. The officers in November, 1879, were George S. Dutch, W. M .; Wes- ley Webber, S. W .; W. C. Pike, J. W. ; Nathaniel Hobbs, Treas. ; C. W. Greenleaf, Sec. ; W. H. Littlefield, S. D. J .; D. Austin, J. D. Membership, 40.
MRS. J. L. PRESCOTT.
JAMES L. PRESCOTT.
JAMES L. PRESCOTT.
James Prescott, the progenitor of the family in America, emigrated from England and settled in Hampton, N. H., in 1665. He married Mary Boul- ter, daughter of Nathaniel and Grace Boulter, of Hampton. He removed to Kingston, N. H. (being one of the grantees of that town), where he died in 1728.
The genealogy of the family is traced as follows : James Prescott, son of James Prescott above men- tioned, born Sept. 1, 1671, married, March 1, 1695, Maria Marston; Samuel Prescott, born March 14, 1697, married, Dec. 17, 1717, Mary Sanborn; Jer- emiah Prescott, born Sept. 29, 1718, married, Jan. 15, 1741, Mary Hayes; Jeremiah (Col.) Prescott, born Dec. 22, 1741, married Jane Sherburne in January, 1764; Amos Prescott, born in December, 1784, married Anna, daughter of Theophilus Cass, of Epsom, N. H .; Amos Prescott, the father of the subject of our sketch, born Dec. 6, 1806, married, Oct. 18, 1826, Lydia H., daughter of Gregory Dugan, of Holderness, N. H .; James Lewis (of whom we write), born in Epsom, N. H., March 8, 1828, married Dec. 22, 1847, Harriet M., daughter of Jeremiah and Chloe Tripp, of Epsom. She was born March 14, 1831. They had issue, eight sons and one daughter, namely,-Lewis Morrill, born March 29, 1852, died Sept. 6, 1852; Amos Lewis, born April 3, 1853; William Warren, born Sept. 2, 1855; Charles Henry, born Aug. 3, 1857; Har- riet Isabel, born Aug. 16, 1861; George Morrill, born Sept. 8, 1863, died Dec. 4, 1869 ; James Eddie, born April 16, 1866, died Dec. 11, 1869; Frank
Howard, born June 19, 1868, died Dec. 15, 1869; and Fred. Everett, born Feb. 20, 1871.
James L. Prescott spent his youth on the farm and in the common schools of his native town. At the age of sixteen he served a short apprenticeship with William Swaine, a shoe manufacturer of Chi- chester, N. H. After his marriage he followed his trade in Epsom and other places in New Hampshire till April, 1859, when he moved to Wells, Me. In May, 1864, he removed to North Berwick, and continued the manufacture of shoes there until the fall of 1867. In the spring of 1868 he engaged as traveling salesman for C. W. Greenleaf & Co., who engaged about this time in the manufacture of Clark's Mirror Stove Polish, which position he filled successfully for two years, when he purchased the entire business, and originated a new style, name, and quality in the manufacture of this polish. The business is now conducted under the firm-name of J. L. Prescott & Co., his partner being his son (Amos Lewis). Their goods are extensively sold in all the markets of the New England States, and in the West and Southwest.
Mr. Prescott is a Republican, but never sought political preferment. Since 1859 both he and his wife have been consistent and exemplary members of the Seventh Day Adventists' Church. He is a man of strict integrity, scrupulously honest and up- right in all his dealings. He has always contributed with a liberal hand to the poor and needy, and to various benevolent enterprises. He combines in his character the best elements of a man and a citizen.
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ODD-FELLOWS.
Eagle Lodge, No. 47, was instituted Jan. 30, 1875, with William H. Littlefield, N. G .; Howard S. Fall, V. G. ; William B. Baston, See. ; Edward Baston, Treas. The officers in November, 1879, were William II. Getchell, N. G .; William B. Baston, V. G .; D. S. Austin, R. S .; William B. Littlefield, F. S. ; Charles Evans, Treas.
Columbian Encampment, No. 10, was organized Dee. 12, 1876. The officers were William B. Littlefield, C. P. ; George H. Wentworth, H. P .; William H. Littlefield, S. W .; William B. Baston, Scribe ; S. P. Boody, Treas. ; William H. Getchell, J. W. The officers in November, 1879, were William B. Baston, C. P .; William H. Getchell, H. P. ; Lindley H. Estes, S. W .; Chester A. Hayes, J. W .; David S. Austin, Scribe; John F. Staples, Treas. Mem- bership, 26.
DAUGHTERS OF REBEKAH.
Ray of Hope, No. 8, was chartered Aug. 8, 1876, after having worked under dispensation since Dec. 25, 1875. The officers are William H. Littlefield, N. G. ; David S. Austin, Sec. ; Lucy Guptil, V. G .; Mary Furbish, Sec. ; Eunice Drew, Treas. The officers in November, 1879, were Mary A. Baston, N. G .; Eunice Drew, V. G .; Maria Rhoades, R. Sec .; Josie G. Austin, F. Sec. ; Mary Cook, Treas. Membership, 73.
The Odd-Fellows' Hall is a large three-story building, erected in 1877 by a stock company composed of members of the lodge.
PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY.
North Berwick Grange, No. 103, was established in 1875, with John A. Dennett, Master; F. O. Johnson, Overseer; Deacon William Emery, Chaplain. Mrs. S. H. Atwood, Mrs. Jane Dennett, and Mrs. Morrell were among the first officers. The present officers are N. M. Sherbourne, Master ; John E. Hobbs, Overseer ; Reuben Dennett, Chaplain ; John A. Dennett, Sec. A supply-store was opened soon after, and is now a co-operative store for the benefit of the general public.
THE NORTH BERWICK CORNET BAND,
twenty pieces, was organized in the spring of 1879 with Charles Neal leader and Charles Cook marshal.
SCHOOLS.
At the first town-election, in 1831, $600 were voted for the support of the schools.
There were, in 1870, 16 school districts, 1 graded school and 16 school-houses, with an estimated value of $4450. The number of children between the ages of four and twenty- one years was 540; average attendance, 253; and the amount of money voted was $1500.
In 1878 there were 635 scholars, 452 registered, and an appropriation of $3169, of which $2500 were raised by town tax. There were $660 expended for instruction in the high school at North Berwiek village during the three terms taught in that year, under the administration of Joseph Stackpole, Esq., supervisor.
LAWYERS.
Sheldon Hobbs, Esq., though not a member of the bar, was a magistrate and conveyancer for many years, an officer of the old town and moderater of the first meeting in the new one. He was a man of ability and influence.
Horatio G. Herrick, the first lawyer, graduate of Bow- doin, 1844, practiced law at North Berwick from 1851 to 1855, when he removed to Massachusetts. In 1863 he was a United States provost-marshal, and in 1870 was sheriff of Essex Co., Mass., and a commissioner of jails.
Timothy H. Ilubbard was located at South Berwick village from 1856 to his death. A greater portion of his last years was spent in Biddeford. He represented his town in the State Legislature, and was otherwise prominent.
Austin Edgerly, from Biddeford, was a partner of Mr. Hubbard, and remained in North Berwick a short time after his decease.
S. I. Kimball, son of I. S. Kimball, of Sanford, now at Washington, D. C., practiced law here a short time.
Hon. Nathaniel Hobbs, a descendant of one of the oldest families of Berwick, has practiced law in the town since 1860. He was made judge of probate Jan. 3, 1873, and is now filling a second term in that office. He was elected a member of the State Senate in 1876.
PROMINENT MEN.
Israel Chadbourne was born in North Berwick, Nov. 1, 1788, and moved to Alfred in 1831. He was jailer from 1831 to 1837, and sheriff from 1837 to 1854, with the exception of two years. It was while in this office that he became so well and favorably known throughout the county. In October, 1864, he was elected president of the Alfred Bank, and continued to discharge the perplexing duties of that position with ability till his death, June 5, 1865. Mr. Chadbourne was for many years one of the trusted leaders of the Democratic party in this county.
Among early prominent citizens were Isaac Varney, who eame to the place to make hats, Nicholas Morrill, the early proprietor of the village, Moses Hussey, Capt. William Hall, Samuel Hanscom, and Andrew Chase. These were succeeded by Joseph G. Goodwin, William Weymouth, John Chase, Daniel Clark, Levi Hanscom, Isaac W. Hobbs, Jacob Prescott, George Hurd, and John Johnson.
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