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Organized class work has been adopted in the school and Mrs. Roger's class of young ladies is a member of the Philathea Asso- ciation. During Rev. Townsend's ministry the young men organ- ized their class with the title of "The All Come Class." This class has on several occasions contested with Miss Griswold's class of young ladies for record in new scholars, attendance and collection. The contests wind up with a banquet and the men are generally the hosts of the occasion.
The Primary Department has been the great conserver of the school. Here the infant is enrolled. When able to walk the little ones are brought to the school and instructed in the simple truths of the Bible. Thus they pass thro the several grades until they take their places in the main school.
The church is conscious of the important part which the Sabbath School plays in the growth thereof and aids and abets it in all its laudable undertakings.
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THE CHOIR
The history of the church would be incomplete were not a word written about the musical features of the church. Our church has been unusually fortunate in having a good choir. The pipe organ, though it has seen better days, still gives forth excellent music un- der the hands of the organist Mrs. Ella Smith. For a number of years the choir has prepared exceptionally fine programs for Christ- mas and Easter. At such times the choir is augmented by other voices and an orchestra. Mr. George W. Dunn has given unstint- edly of his time and has worked faithfully to develop the musical features of the church. The regular choir consists of Geo. W. Dunn, bass; Mrs. C. S. Cook, Mrs. Frank Jamieson, Miss Ruth Kimball, Miss Ruby Hildreth and Miss Lelia Watson, sopranos; Mrs. C. H. Rogers, Miss Geo. W. Dunn and Miss Stella Forsythe, alto; Mr. H. S. Whitmarsh, tenor; violinist, Mr. Frank Snow.
CHURCH OFFICERS
DEACONS
It is impossible to give the names of those who have at times filled the honorable office of deacon in the church. It is known that a number of those who filled the office of elder were first deacons, it being customary to advance to the eldership those who had first filled this office. The only names that appear authenti- cally upon the books as having filled this office are:
Clapp Bailey, 1866. Lorenzo Lawrence. Hiram Sanderson. David G. Griswold. Williard Sanderson,
INTERIOR OF THE CHURCH
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ELDERS
The following persons have filled the office of elder since 1856: Stillman Foote. Orson Baker, 1856. Prosper Barrows, 1856.
John Chamberlain, 1856.
Wm. F. Cahoon, 1856.
W. A. Eldridge, 1856.
Asa Conkey, 1856.
Moses Sanderson, 1856. Joseph Barnes.
A. S. Robinson, 1866.
Jacob Noble, 1866.
Harry P. Bullis, 1871.
C. N. Conkey, 1873.
H. P. Matthews, 1878.
G. B. Manley, 1878.
H. H. Judd, 1892.
H. L. Sackrider, 1892.
Wm. F. Cahoon, 1895.
Wm. E. Dunn, 1895.
Dean D. Delance, 1895.
W. H. Tallman, 1897.
H. S. Whitmarsh, 1897. Joseph F. Brown, 1901. E. D. North, 1901.
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TRUSTEES
Below we give a list of the trustees of the church so far as they appear upon the records of the church. It is quite probable that there were others who filled this office but the book containing their names has been lost.
Stillman Foote.
John Chamberlain. 1847. Joseph Simonds, 1848.
Silas Wright, Jr., 1823.
Charles Conkey, 1849.
Joseph Barnes, 1823.
Lorenzo Lawrence, 1849.
Henry Foote, 1823.
Henry Sackrider, 1850.
Wm. Richardson, 1823.
David White, 1855.
Edwin Ray, 1823.
Clapp Bailey, 1856.
Israel Cook, 1824.
A. S. Robinson, 1860.
John Shepherd, 1825.
Delevan Delance, 1860.
Wm. Eldredge, 1827.
Richard C. Smith, 1862.
S. Prentice, 1829.
M. D. Packard, 1864.
Wm. Noble, 1829.
Harvey G. Leonard, 1865.
Jeremiah Bailey, 1830. Marcus Allen, 1831.
Harry P. Bullis, 1867. Hugh Miller, 1871.
Elijah Baker, 1831
Wm. H. Kimball, 1873.
Moses Sanderson, 1832.
Wm. J. Cahoon, 1877.
Asa Conkey, 1834.
G. B. Manley, 1877. S. D. Kimball, 1878.
John S. Bassett, 1834. Benjamin Hale, 1836. Isaac Drury, 1837, Wm. Blanchard, 1839.
E. J. Bonney, 1881. W. H. Tallman, 1882.
Ransom Tuttle, 1839.
J. M. Haven, 1890.
Thomas Toby, 1839.
J. W. Bailey, 1892.
Silas Baldwin, 1841.
D. L. Jackson, 1895.
Prosper Barrows, 1841. John Freeman, 1842.
Tyler Martin, 1842.
Orson D. Baker, 1843.
Erastus Palmer, 1844. Jacob Noble, 1844,
A. Z. Squires, 1895. George W. Jack, 1898. James McElroy, 1901.
Ebenezer Sanderson, 1902.
Joseph F. Brown, 1904. John Alexander, 1906,
Wm. F. Cahoon, 1833.
Thomas Fields, 1878.
Chas. Nickelson, 1879.
Elias Page, 1823.
GILBERT B. MANLEY
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THE SAVIOR CROWNED
It is with peculiar pleasure that we are permitted to print the fol- lowing original poem, written by Mrs. Martha L. Manley. For many years Mrs. Manley has been a patient sufferer from a mys- terious malady. Tho confined in a room of the utmost darkness her soul seems constantly flooded with rays of light divine. Tho unable to see with the physical eye she still has visions beyond the ken of mortal mind. The church, of which she has been so long a member, is very dear to her and hours are spent in thinking upon her prosperity and blessedness. She has been a source of great inspiration to the women of the Aid Society as she writes them of her ideas and hopes for the church, while at the same time she manifests her zeal in the work of the church by her frequent, liberal contributions. This poem will be greatly appreciated by those who have intimately known her and will be esteemed a particular message to the congregation at this time of their jubilee.
The thought upon which the poem is based is a line in a letter written to Mrs. Manley by Rev. John Steele, of Potsdam, "The Savior is always by my side."
By faith, the Savior crowned, I see Arrayed in robes of majesty. He takes my hand within His own, Assuring me I'm not alone.
He leads me in the narrow way And will not let me go astray; Nor wander in the paths of sin, If a firm hold I keep on Him.
And when we reach the golden gate That opens wide to his estate, The glory then I shall behold Cannot by mortal tongue be told.
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In that blest realm where all is light No darkness is, nor any night. No need of sun, or moon, or stars, For naught that brightness, ever mars.
God's love and-mercy ever shine In His great majesty divine. His glory there fills every soul Progressing while the ages roll.
His word to us does not reveal His mysteries, for His own seal Is fixed on all that He has done Since His creative power begun.
T'is vain to ask the reason, why In pain and sorrow I thus lie, For in His wisdom He knows best, And in His arms I sweetly rest.
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S. D. KIMBALL, Pres. J. F. BROWN
J. ALEXANDER
A. Z. SQUIRES, Sec. J. MCELROY GEO. W. JACK
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THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY
The one hundredth anniversary of the church was most auspic- iously celebrated, beginning April 21, 1907. The Rev. John Gard- ner, of Fort Covington, N. Y., preached the opening sermon. The theme of the discourse was "The Value of the Past," and very effectively portrayed the obligations which the past imposed on these who have entered into such a glorious heritage. In the even- ing Rev. Frank W. Townsend, of Pleasant Valley, N. Y., con- tinued the general theme of the morning. His subject was, "The Inspiration of the Past." His text was, "Wherefore, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses." Hebrews 12:1. Rev. Townsend referred particularily to the serious losses the church sustained during his pastorate in the death of a number of the most substantial officers of the church. The attendance at both these services nearly filled the church.
On Wednesday evening the Rev. David Howard Craver, of Og- densburg, N.Y., delivered a most inspiring address upon "Visions" based upon the text, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." Proverbs 29:18.
Thursday evening was a Fellowship Meeting. Rev. H. W. Markham, pastor of the Methodist Church and Rev. J. S. Nas- mith, pastor of the Baptist Church extended the congratulations of their people. Rev. James Robertson, moderator of the St. Law- rence Presbytery appeared as its accredited delegate and officially extended the congratulations of the Presbytery. Rev. George Walker, of Dekalb Junction and Rev. Frank B. Cowan, of Pots- däm, were present and presented the best wishes of their people to their neighbor.
. This was a very happy occasion and the spirit of good will which prevailed illustrated the unity of the faith of all believers in Jesus Christ.
Friday had been set apart as "An Old Home Day." The weather thus far had been ideal, but on this day the lowering clouds por- tended a change and ere long the rain fell and thus prevented many from attending the reception which was tendered at the
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manse. Still the house was full and joy and happiness was de- picted on every countenance. The pastor and wife, were assisted in receiving by the trustees of the church and their wives, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Kimball, Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Squires, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. George W. Jack, Mr. and Mrs. John Alexander, Mr. James McElroy and Mrs. L. T. Bell. Messrs. Wallace Miller and Hoyt Jamieson were ushers. The guests were refreshed with a delightful repast by the Ladies Aid Society.
At 7:30 o'clock all repaired to the church to listen to addresses by Rev. John Gardner and Rev. Arthur J. Waugh, both of whom are sons of former pastors. As with a magician's wand these brethren conjured many scenes of by-gone days and those whose lives have been identified with the church during the last half century were made to live thro many happy events. Time has ef- faced none of the memories of those days. And this service brought much joy to the hearts of the people. Herbert Nickelson, M. D., of Adams, N. Y., delivered a very forceful address. Coming from the lips of a professional man and uttering such a manly faith in the Christ of his fathers they made a deep impression.
Rev. Frank W. Townsend was unexpectedly summoned to the funeral of his brother-in-law.
The culminating service was held on Sunday morning April 28, when the Rev. Arthur J. Waugh, of Monticello, N. Y., preached the historical sermon. Rev. Waugh spent his boyhood days here. He had visited the people on several occasions and was much at home as he mingled among them. His sermon was a master- piece. Its impression will live long in the memory of the people. The following is but an inadequate synopsis of the sermon.
He had aptly chosen for his text, "The Church of the Living God." It was founded on the words of Paul in First Tim- othy 3:15. The meagre outline we are able to give of this discourse fails to give an adequate conception of its worth and interest. The speaker set forth the idea that the word church which is used one hundred and eleven times in the New Testament did not refer to the material structure which we commonly call "the church" but to the body of the believers, those who had entered into fellowship with God thro Jesus Christ. The subject was treated under three main heads? 1. The Dignity of the Church. The church is the only divine institution. Other institutions there may be, the aim and purpose of which are practical benevolence, but they are earthly, founded by men and dependent upon human agencies
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alone for their continued existence. Christ established this church. It has the divine guarantee for its existence. Again all the ele- ments entering into her life are of divine origin. Who but a God, the creator of the life of man and hence knowing his needs would have thought to provide a Bible, service of prayer and praise, worship, adoration, give the sacraments and institute the Sabbath. God knew that all these things would supply a need which the world would never have thought of and which minis- tered to the highest needs. Again, the church is the Pillar of Divine Truth. That there may be truth apart from the church is conceded. Tho men may find elements of divine truth in other places, still it is true that the church remains as the depository of all truth which is divine and which gives vitality to truth in all other forms of its manifestations. Other institutions may have truth and may inspire its followers to seek after it but they can take its searchers only so far on the way when they must leave them and enter into the church wherein God has unfolded the truth of the living God. Again, the church is the channel of man's salvation. We are prone to overlook this fact. We seem to think that men can be saved thro any other way than that which God had decreed. But this institution stands as a lighthouse on the shores of time, whose friendly light streams across the dark waters of sin and crime telling men that here may be found safety and rest, pardon and peace and joy.
2. The Duty of the Church. To offer God spiritual and accep- table worship. They that worship God must worship him in spirit and in truth. To preach the truth. To provide a home for the soul. To develop its members into dynamos of spiritual power and that this power thro them shall be transmitted to the world.
3. The Destiny of the Church. This is eternal. The gates of hell shall not prevail against her. Persecution has been her lot in all ages. Any church which stands for the truth as it is in Christ Jesus her Lord will meet with opposition, but truth is mighty and shall prevail. The church thrives under persecution. The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church. Again, the church is the bride of Christ. Will he not care for her? Will he not protect her? Will he not bring them with him to reign with him in millenial glory? Well may we sing, "Glorious things of thee are spoken Zion City of our God."
The Sunday School was also remembered on this day. Mr. F.
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E. Cubley, President of the St. Lawrence County Sabbath School Association, addressed the school. Rev. Waugh also spoke.
In the evening the Rev. Arthur Waugh delivered a stirring ad- dress on the subject: "What is the Value of a Boy." This was crowded with timely advice and every parent must have been im- pressed with an added sense of the treasure they possessed in their sons.
Thus ended the celebration of the anniversary. There was no extraordinary manifestations of enthusiasm but a deep under- current of gratitude to God for all the blessings of the past. The services were all well attended and it is hoped that the joys of these days will abide as are incentive to greater things for Christ and His church.
MOSES SANDERSON
SILAS BALDWIN
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CHARLES NICKELSON
CHARLES N. CONKEY
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CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
Alexander, Mrs. Clara
Alexander, John
Atwood. Mrs. Christiana A.
Delance, William E ...
Barrows, Mrs. Elizabeth
Delance, Mrs. Hattie
Bix, Miss Anna
Delance, Roy C.
Bullis, Miss Angeline M.
Delance, Amy S. Dunn, George W.
Bailey, Sylvester S.
Barrows, Mrs. Mary A.
Dunn, Mrs. Elva F.
Barber, Mrs. Marion M.
Doolittle, Miss Minnie C.
Bowers, Mrs. Mary W.
Delance, Dean D.
Brown, Jos. F.
Delance, Mrs. Melvina D.
Bell, Mrs. Margaret Bell, Lewis T.
Eastham, Mrs. Helen A.
Bisnett, George
Bisnett, Mrs. Olive S.
Bisnett, Belva M.
Bisnett, Chester W.
Barnard, Miss Nina M.
Bell, Harry B. Bassett, Roy H.
Fuller, Prof. M. L.
Barber, Bernice
Blankman, Mrs. Eliz. C.
Crary, Mrs. Mary J.
Griswold, Miss Lillian E.
Campbell, Miss Ellen
Cahoon, Miss Ella
Gibson, Mrs. Carrie E.
Crary, Leon G. Cook, Mrs. Minnie
Gibson, Nelson D. Glover, Mrs. Winnie J.
Crysler, Mrs. Lottie
Conkey, Miss Carolyne S.
Cook, Mrs. Phebe L.
Cook, Mrs. Mary C.
Chamberlain, Mary
Griffiths, Harrison A.
Griffiths, Mrs. Louisa
Gibbons, Elmer
Gibbons, Mrs.
Hildreth, Mrs. Nettie B.
Brown, Mrs. Clara M.
Eddy, Mrs. Cornelia M.
Eastham, Milton
Eggleston, Jessie May
Enslow, Mrs. Jennie
Fields, Thomas
Fields, Mrs. Helen
Frison, Mrs. Jennie
Freeman, Mrs. Emogene
Fuller, Mrs. M. L. Griswold, David G.
Griswold, Mrs: Emily S.
Delance, Mrs. Eliza N.
Dunn, William E.
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Hildreth, Miss Ruby A.
Hosley, Mrs. Mary
Hosley, Mrs. Phillipa A.
Hurlbut, Mrs. Mary J.
Lindley, Henry J. Lindley, Mrs. T.
Hurlbut, George H.
Lindley, Mabel I.
Healey, Mrs. Elvira
Manley, Mrs. Martha L.
Hogle, William
Hogle, Mrs. May
Martyn, Miss Jennie C.
Hueller, Henry J.
Martyn, Miss Tillie S.
Howe, Mrs. Margaret A.
Milne, Alexander
Judd, Mrs. Jane R.
Milne, Mrs. Susan
Jackson, David L.
Morrill, Mrs. Helen E.
Jackson, Miss Harriett D.
Morrow, Mrs. Iva W.
Jackson, Emma J.
Meservey, Mrs. Margaret
Jackson, Helen E.
Murphy, William J.
Jack, Geo. W. Jack, Mrs. Cora L.
Murphy, Mrs. Frances L. McElroy, James
Jamieson, Mrs. Della J.
McMonagle, Mrs. Clara
Johnson, Mrs. Hettie
McMillan, Mrs. Lillian B.
Johnson, Mrs. L. A.
McMonagle, Ruth V.
Jamieson, Mrs. Mabel
McIntosh, Cora
Jamieson, Hoyt L.
McCartney, Fred
Kimball, Mrs. Jennie
Noble, Miss Martha
Kimball, Ruth
Narrow, Melvina
Kimball, Wm. H.
Kimball, Elizabeth
North, E. D. North, Mrs. Emily S.
Nickelson, Miss Lucy M.
Kenny, K. Jane
Kenny, Agnes M.
Lasell, Mrs. Susan
Lawrence, Mrs. Elizabeth
Leonard, Mrs. Malvina
Pearson, Winona
Lincoln, Mrs. Nellie G.
Robinson, Mrs. Clarissa
Robinson, O. B.
Rogers, Byron H.
Logan, Miss Henrietta J.
Lowell. Mrs. L. M.
Lowell, V. C.
Lowell, Isabell D.
Rogers, Mrs. B. H. Rogers, Chas. H.
Rogers, Mrs. Carrie J.
Rogers, Mrs. Nora
Kimball, Solon D.
McCartney, Mrs.
Kelly, Harry Kelly, Mrs. H.
· Perry, Miss Emma Pierce, Miss Eva S. Pike, Mrs. Margaret M. Pike, Maud E. Pickert, Mrs. Jane
Laidlaw, Chas. Dean Laidlaw, Mrs. Lucy M.
Lovell, Harley H. Lovell, Mrs. H. H.
Morrow, Mrs. Martha E.
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Rodee, Miss Betsie Rodee, Miss Sarah Rice, Mrs. Ida S. Rice, Mrs. Ethel L. Rockwell, Ethel Sanderson, Hiram Sanderson, Miss Roxanna
Sanderson, Mrs. Isabella Sanderson, Williard Sanderson, Miss Harriet A.
Sanderson, Mrs. Mary C. Sackrider, Robert H. Smith, Mrs. Ella D. Smith, Clarence G.
Smith, Mrs. Mary S. Sackrider, Henry M. Scott, Campbell
Scott, Mrs. Eliza
Scott, Emelia E. Smith, Mrs. Eliza M.
Spencer, Christina Spencer, Mrs. Marion Spencer, Catharine L.
Squires, Mrs. Julia B. Stocking, Mrs. Eliz. T. Stubblebine, Mrs. E. B. Smith, Mary
Smith, Bessie Stewart, James F. Traver, Mrs. Laura Tallman, Wm. H. Tallman, Mrs. Margaret Tallman, Miss Ida E.
Tyler, Mrs. Anna E.
Townsend, Homer B.
Townsend, Mrs. Laura West, Mrs. Ruba A. Wallace, Mrs. Margaret J.
Williams, Miss Jennie C. Williams, Miss Hattie C. Williams, Mrs. Lilla T. Wellington, Fred M. Wellington, Mrs. Pearl O. Whitmarsh, Horace S.
Whitmarsh, Mrs. Cynthia
Wellington, Mrs. Harriett Wellington, Ivan R. Winslow, Mrs. Martha Winslow, Leslie E. Williams, Selden I.
Watson, George Jr. Watson, Mrs. Julia A. Whitmarsh, Forest E. Watson, Lelia A.
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BIOGRAPHICAL
The history of a church is a record of the lives of its noble men and consecrated women. The First Presbyterian Church has always been greatly favored of God in the character of the men and women who have constituted its membership. They were always ready to sacrifice for the church and counted no duty too onerous if it would enhance the glory of their Lord and Master. To repro- duce, even in limited form the striking incidents in the lives of these men and women would be worth while, but unfortunately many of them live only as a precious memory in the minds of their decendants. Wherever we have been able to gather any facts of interest relative to these who have filled offices in the church we have given them herewith. It must not be supposed that those only whose names appear here are worthy of mention. We have given only what we could vouch for as being accurate. Of all those who have at some time filled the office of elder only those who constitute the present Session survive. Of the many who have served as Trustees only fourteen survive, of whom six are at this time serving.
There are many women whose names are most worthy of a place in such a biographical sketch, but as they never filled any of the offices of the church, their work being confined to the secondary organizations of the church, and the limits of this book precluding we have to forego the great pleasure it would afford us in writing the lives of these faithful ones.
PUBLIC PARK (Facing the Church)
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MINISTERIAL
Johnson, Rev. Hiram S., a Congregational minister, was called to the pastorate of the church June 27, 1823, and continued to serve it until 1837, when he resigned and retired from the active work of the ministry. His last days were spent on his farm near Crary Mills. His remains now rest in the Fairview Cemetery, Canton, N. Y.
Pettibone, Rev. Roswell, the second pastor, 1839-1854.
Waugh, Rev. John, third pastor of the church, was born in North Carlisle, England, March 21, 1814. His parents moved to this country when he was five years old and settled in Boston, Massa- chusetts, shortly afterwards moving to Pawtucket, R. I. Rev. Waugh was converted in his seventeenth year and united with the church of his parents March 4, 1832. His studies for the ministry were pursued in Brown University, Pawtucket, R. I: He was or- dained to the gospel ministry in the old Broadway Tabernacle, Congregational, New York, in July 1840. For six months he sup- plied the church at Mount Hope, Orange county, N. Y., serving it for fourteen years. In 1855 he was called to the pastorate of the church in Canton, N. Y., serving it for fourteen years. During his ministry one hundred and seventy-six united with the church. In 1869 he was called to the pastorate of the church at Carthage which he served for nine years. In 1878 he accepted a call to Cohocton which he served until 1893 when he retired from the active work of the ministry. For more than a half a century he served his Lord with a fidelity seldom equaled. On only three Sundays during all this time did he fail to preach. The Master' called him from labor to his eternal rest at Cohocton in October; 1897.
· Gardner, D.D., Rev. James, the fourth pastor of the church was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland, December 3, 1828. He received his academic training in his native village, and his col- lege and theological preparation in Belfast. Upon his graduation in 1852 he accompanied his father to this country and was licensed
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by the Presbytery of Ogdensburg and was ordained to the ministry and installed in the pastorate of the church at Hammond. In 1869 he was called to the pastorate of the First Church, Canton, and was installed early in 1870. His ministry at Canton was ever faith- ful. One hundred and thirty-nine united with the church on pro- fession of their faith, and sixty-two by letter from other churches. The monumental work of his pastorate was the building of the present church edifice.
On the first Sunday in July, 1884, Dr. Gardner terminated his Canton pastorate and accepted a call to the church at Gloversville, N. Y. This pastorate was also marked with the same degree of success. The church membership was more than doubled, two missions were organized and supported by the church. Dr. Gard- ner's health showed signs of failing and his congregation granted him six month's vacation hoping that he might recuperate his health again but all in vain. He presented his resignation, but the church was unwilling to severe the ties that bound them together and so elected him pastor emeritus with a salary of three hundred dollars as long as he should live. In 1900 he removed to the home of his son, Rev. Murray H. Gardner, at Horseheads, N. Y., where he died August 2, 1901.
Dr. Gardner was a man of unusual strength of character. His loyalty to the standards of our church was unswerving. He was for a long time stated clerk of the St. Lawrence Presbytery. He was twice elected to the moderatorship of the Synod of New York. Was a delegate to the General Assembly and at one time was a strong candidate for the moderatorship of the Assembly. He was at this same Assembly elected chairman of the Judicial Committee. He received the degree of D. D. from Hamilton College.
Bugbee, Rev. Rolla G., the fifth pastor, was installed November 19, 1885. The organization of the Christian Endeavor Society of the church was due to Rev. Bugbee. In 1888 he resigned the pas- torate. It is supposed that he is at present serving a Congrega- tional Church in Peterboro, Vt.
Walker, D.D., Rev. Avery S., the sixth pastor of the church was installed July 11, 1888, and served the church creditably until Decem- ber, 1894. He is now preaching in Boston, Mass.
Townsend, Rev. Frank W., the seventh pastor of the church was born in New York City. He studied for the ministry under the late Rev. T. W. Chambers, D. D. and Rev. F. H. Seeley, D. D.
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