47 20 4982 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2004 Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-25 Description An account of the resource Two reamers found at the town transfer station by Duane Bartlett and given to Ted Claydon. They were probably used to bore holes in maple trees for sugaring taps. Also used to bore holed in furniture. In beautiful condition. See T 17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 16.5 x 10.2 cm (6.5 x 4 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context T18 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Box 37a Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Ted Claydon and Duane Bartlett Title A name given to the resource Farm Implement - Two Reamers Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1880/1889 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2004 Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-25 Description An account of the resource Two reamers found at the town transfer station by Duane Bartlett and given to Ted Claydon. They were probably used to bore holes in maple trees for sugaring taps. Also used to bore holed in furniture. In beautiful condition. See T 18 Currently on display in main room in display case. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 15.2 x 10.8 cm (6 x 4.2 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context T17 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Box 37a Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Ted Claydon and Duane Bartlett Title A name given to the resource Farm Implement - Two Reamers Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1880/1889 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). November 17, 1996 Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-23 Description An account of the resource Measurements and drawings of these tools are shown on the accompanying paper. 15 items outside of tagged pink satin bag. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context T16 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Box 37 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Archer Fitzgerald Title A name given to the resource Household Implement - Piano Tuning Tools Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900/1933 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-24 Description An account of the resource This tool has a wood handle; the spud is iron. It was used to peel bark from hemlocks in the tanning industry. Currently on display in main room in display case. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 60.3 x 5.1 x 4.4 cm (23.8 x 2 x 1.8 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context T15 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Basement Shelves Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Archer Fitzgerald (from Burr barn) Title A name given to the resource Farm Implement - Bark Spud Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1866/1899 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-24 Description An account of the resource When corn was harvested, this knife severed the stalk; it has a wood handle. The knife is metal and rusted. Currently on display in main room in display case. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 2.5 x 50.8 cm (1 x 20 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context T14 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Basement Shelves Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Archer Fitzgerald (from Burr barn) Title A name given to the resource Farm Implement - Corn Knife Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1866/1899 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-24 Description An account of the resource This is currently on display in the main room. The yoke was used to carry sap to the sugar house in gathering buckets which hung from the chains. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 7.3 x 97.2 x 13.3 cm (2.9 x 38.2 x 5.2 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context T13 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. On Display Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Archer Fitzgerald (from Burr barn) Title A name given to the resource Farm Implement - Neck Yoke for Carrying Sap Buckets Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1866/1899 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-24 Description An account of the resource This tool was used to stretch barbed wire at the Burr Farm probably during the late 1800s. It is wooden with metal pivots and end caps. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 5.1 x 7 x 58.4 cm (2 x 2.8 x 23 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context T12 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Basement Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Archer Fitzgerald (from Burr barn) Title A name given to the resource Farm Implement - Fence Stretcher Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1866/1899 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-24 Description An account of the resource Originally owned by Franklin Burr. This tool is used to cut small brush; it has a wooden handle, which appears to have been painted green, and a metal knife. Currently on display in main room in display case. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 14.6 x 14.6 x 44.1 cm (5.8 x 5.8 x 17.4 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context T11 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Basement Shelves Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Ted Claydon; Archer Fitzgerald (from Burr barn) Title A name given to the resource Farm Implement - Brush Hook Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1866/1899 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-24 Description An account of the resource Originally owned by Franklin Burr. This item was used to beat the grain out of husks. Crude wood handle and beater; the parts are held together with leather. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 60.3 x 4.4 cm (23.8 x 1.8 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context T10 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Basement Shelves Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Archer Fitzgerald (from Burr barn) Title A name given to the resource Farm Implement - Flail Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766/1799 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-24 Description An account of the resource This was from the old Brewster store at the Worthington Center. The building could have been the old Burr schoolhouse. (Identify Ted Claydon). On display in the main room of the Historical Society building as of 10/14/2006. Ted Claydon and Paul Tompkins brought it from Ted Claydon's barn where it had been stored. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context T1 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. On Display Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Archer Fitzgerald Title A name given to the resource Farm Implement - Grain Scale Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1766/1799 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 2004 Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-24 Description An account of the resource Commr's Samuel Cole, Willard Jones, George T Dodge'. In early 20th century the same people filled the offices of Board of Selectmen, Board of Assessors, and Overseers of the Poor. These three people filled these positions in the years 1901, 1902, 1903. Heavy rusted metal engraved. Right upper piece of larger plaque. Identify Fran Granger and Elodi McBride and Harold Brown. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 33 x 14 cm (13 x 5.5 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SH3 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Basement Shelves Title A name given to the resource Miscellaneous - Sign Fragment Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900/1933 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). October 2006 Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-24 Description An account of the resource This cross section of a white pine tree which describes growth rings from 1899 to1994 when the tree was felled by Oliver Wiley on his property on Partridge Road (extension of Old Post Road ending on Ireland Street in Chesterfield). This cross section has the bark in tact and indications of the dates of the growth of the tree. It was crafted and donated by Oliver Wiley. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 8.9 x 48.3 x 4.4 cm (3.5 x 19 x 1.8 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SH2 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. On Display Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Oliver Wiley Title A name given to the resource Miscellaneous - Cross Section of White Pine Tree Describing Growth Rings Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1899/1994 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-24 Description An account of the resource Fragment of the bell from the Second meeting house, which burned on April 2, 1887. See U5. This was kept originally in the Capen/Riverside schoolhouse. Make copy of record for Doug Small Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 10.2 x 7.6 x 1.3 cm (4 x 3 x 0.5 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SH1 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Box 24g Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Katharine McDowell Rice Title A name given to the resource Church - Fragment, Second Meeting House Bell Type The nature or genre of the resource Artifacts Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1887 Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1900/1966 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1915, 1938, 1939, 1959 Description An account of the resource Album belong to Katherine McDowell Rice and the Rice family. Black cloth cover, contains black and white photographs of people important to the Rice family. Subjects of photos need identification. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 26 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm (10.2 x 12 x 1 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SCR49 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Box 36e Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Worthington Library Rice Room, received August 24, 2006 Title A name given to the resource Photo Album: Rice family, early 20th century Type The nature or genre of the resource Physical Object Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-27 Medium The material or physical carrier of the resource. Paper Physical Object Physical objects other than books, documents, photographs &c. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Accepted Date of acceptance of the resource. Examples of resources to which a Date Accepted may be relevant are a thesis (accepted by a university department) or an article (accepted by a journal). 1970s Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-27 Description An account of the resource Book has green cover with 'Scrap Book' embossed in bold gold letters. 'From Miss Edna Witt, formerly of Witt Road, Worthington 1968' Book contains newspaper clippings. Contains numerous obituaries of the 1920's and 1930's, as well as article on Knightville Dam construction. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 30.5 x 38.1 x 5.1 cm (12 x 15 x 2 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SCR44 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Box 15 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Edna Witt Title A name given to the resource Scrapbook - Edna Witt Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1968 Book Bound document, typically consisting of 25 or more pages. Generally does not include stapled items. Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Book - Scrapbook Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image. 22.9 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date Available Date (often a range) that the resource became or will become available. 2007-03-27 Description An account of the resource This scrapbook is a dark green leather-covered photo album with removable sheets that contain black and white photo snapshots of foundations and fireplace chimneys and surrounds built by Harry Bates (1885-1971) in homes in Worthington and Cummington. There is also one page dedicated to the Bates' 25th wedding anniversary. Some photos show individuals but most are of house exteriors and interiors. Names include Louis Hyde, James W. (Bill) Kirkham, Daniel Porter, Langworthy, Ted Porter, John Ames, Janice Porter, Wells cottage, Huber's, Bailey, Heldt, Kraushaar, B. Warren, Vaughn, Joseph Sena, Taliaferra, R Moran, Dr Huzzar, Green Haven, Judge Brewster, Olilve Neil, Arthur Pomeroy, Dot Nelson, Edw Mercer, Harold Clark, Blueberry Acres, Sugar Maple Kennel, Dawes Homestead, Ray Magargal, Parsons Camp (R Moran), Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 22.9 x 27.9 x 2.5 cm (9 x 11 x 1 in) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context SCR 43 Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Box 16 Provenance A statement of any changes in ownership and custody of the resource since its creation that are significant for its authenticity, integrity, and interpretation. The statement may include a description of any changes successive custodians made to the resource. Florence Bates Title A name given to the resource Scrapbook - Harry Bates Memorabilia Type The nature or genre of the resource Book Subject The topic of the resource People Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930s through 1950s Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Worthington - other unspecified Mediator An entity that mediates access to the resource and for whom the resource is intended or useful. In an educational context, a mediator might be a parent, teacher, teaching assistant, or care-giver. db edited item 2024-01-14 https://www.worthingtonhistoricalsociety.org/omeka-3.1.1/files/original/37d58429f814aff967d14cb526c7ecfd.pdf fcbb93e7d5350441b8e9b2be35f051d8 PDF Text Text Country Journai ¢ ihursday, August /, LUSG Chesterfield Church : welcomes Rev. Jeffrey Erb CHESTERFIELD— A coffee hour followed Sunday worship services at the Chesterfield Congregational Church as the community. welcomed the church’s new pastor, Rev. Jeffrey Erb. Rev. Erb is now settling into his new quarters in the North Road parsonage and looking forward to focusing his ministry on “‘the mission of the church in the community and the mission of the wider church.’’ He said he would like to “establish some growth in the church”’ and to this end would attempt to ‘“‘make worship a meaningful experience for people, institute some Bible study groups in the fall, start a Youth Fellowship for the younger members of the congregation and open to youngsters from outside the community who might not have such a group in their own towns, and might serve as one of the ways to draw their parents and other adults to the church, he said. Rev. Erb noted that he has been involved in the youth ministry for a number of years in Vermont and New Hampshire, where he had previously served. He said he is pleased with the call to Chesterfield, since ‘‘I enjoy the more rural areas. I’ve spent nine communitiés years in in Vermont similar and New Hampshire. I like the country surroundings — the mountains and hills and woods.”’ In addition to encouraging local growth in the church, Rev. Erb said he hopes to keep the wider church, to open the channels of knowledge between the Chesterfield Church and the United Church of Christ in the world at large. We are part of the larger world and will try to meet needs locally and globally.”’ He said he intends to be active in the Hampshire Association of the Massachusetts Conference of the United Church of Christ. After getting acquainted with the town and coming to know some of the organizations that are active locally, Mr. Erb said he expects that he will be doing some work in the community outside of strictly church-related activities, although ‘‘my focus will be the church.”’ main ��assumes pulpit“ in Chesterfield % CHESTERFIELD — The Rev. Jeffrey K. Erb, the new minister of he First Congregational Church of chesterfield, will assume the pulpit at the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday. Erb, 33, who was selected by the Pulpit Search Committee earlier his year, also has moved into the -hurch’s parsonage on North Road. The new pastor was ordained in 977 after earning a doctor of diviniy degree from the Princeton Theoogical Seminary. Formerly the interim pastor of wo small churches in North Thetord, Vt., and Post Mills, Vt., Erb vas associate pastor of the United Church of Christ at Dartmouth Colege from 1977 until last September. Je also has done clinical pastoral sducation work at the Wernersville state Hospital in Princeton, N.J. Erb delivered his first sermon at. he Chesterfield church on Mav 18. �.. ,, , CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH WORTHINGTON , M ASS. 3 Many years ago the Worthln&ton Conareaatlonal Church wa, finished In dark weathered siding • shown In this postcard picture loaned to the Country Journal by Helen Magargal of Worthington. �: ,... v, .- '. (-' .,., ' �HI II The Rev. and Mrs. J. Herbert Owen t...+ Pastor, wife celebrate 50 years of marriage CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH in Worthington was built in 1888. rw'h Ureh Jn • h• · ~ /,,/~ Ort Jngton r-0 1 ....t:::!ary mar.K. 100th ann1·ve, . WORTHINGTON - The Rev. The party was given by Mr. W 7 and Mrs. J. Herbert Owen, for- and M.rs. C. Kenneth Osgood of~ W mer residents of this town and Worthington and Mrs. Edward Lenox. celebrated their 50th Burke of Lenox. They were as- L ·'wedding anniversary at a party sisted by Mrs. Carol Brown. .0 al the Congreptional Church Mrs. Raymond Magargel. Mrs. . v Richard Hathaway. Mrs. Law• WORTHINGTON - The First here Sunday. ',of;; ~ 0 'or7 tl\e rence Mason and Mrs. Harry >ngregational Church will celeMr. Owen was pastor local Congregational Church Mollison. all of Worthington. ·a te the 100th anniversary of the from 1932 to 1942 and of ·the and Mrs. Melsone Pease of Dal- ying of the cornerstone of the Church-on-the-Hill in Lenox and ton. Also present was Mrs. esent church building,in a special Congregational Charles Cheyne or Pittsfield, a rvice May 22 at 4 p.m. The corInterlaken Church from 1942 to 1952. member or the Owen's wedding rstone will be opened and a new A total of 70 people from 13 party. ne capsule added to be opened in towns and cities from Western The couple now live in Mel- ~ year 2088. 1'1assachusetts attended the an- bourne, Fla.. where Mr. O~en f ollowing the service, the local ruversary party Sunday. is pastor emeritu_s or the United ·ange , will serve a traditional The ~ue~ts included couples c;hurch of Chnst; Co~grega- icken pie supper in the _Town Hall from P1ttsfleld. Lenox. Lee and t1onal. They are spending the der the direction of Florida Worthington whom Mr. Owen summer with Mrs. _Rachel anger This was done 100 years marri~ during hi~ tenure as. .Wvli" ,., r -Street m Len- > and the program will copy pastor m the Ber~l>trP _JCh o( the earlier one. ( The Rev. Luther C. Pierce, pastor l of the church, is being assisted by a b>mmittee headed by Lois Ashe IJrown of the Historical Commission fnd the diaconate of the church. When the old colonial church \ · 0 t _ I l~ I \ I I { ., .J• i. c, burned in the winter of 1887, plans were immediately made to rebuild, but from the start, controversy swirled over the design. The will of certain Episcopalian ladies in the congregation prevailed in the choice of the present English-style church patterned after one they had seen in England. Church members took sides and to this day, there are those distressed that the old threestory colonial edifice, with Its high steeple that could be seen for many miles around, was not replaced. In the beginning, the English-style church was painted a dark reddish brown stain in keeping with its style. Sometime after World War II, some members of the church offered to pay for the paint if it could be painted white and the project was accomplished, but not without considerable opposition that has continued to this day. In fact, there are those in the community now who would pay for the paint to have It restored to its ori,inal dark color. others say, " Leave tt white." •• �. - ~ • ..,, l)T.7,(1. . ~ u._1;-- ~ f . \. ·1 ,.·- ~ - -~, /I 1/ ,, ~ I . 7 . • id ,..,,._... 11 • -• 1) r ~J m- • - - ..f , \ \ \\ . \ ,I I , \ 0 \l I '""""~,r-i:, 1~~'.-'- ~~t9,~ ~ r �I 1 RICIIAltD CARP£\ TER/Ga,fll~ Photographtt THE INTERIOR ol the Worthingto n Congregational Church Is decorated with white walls, red carpeting and wood trim In unpainted yellow pine. Worthington church to hold centennial Minister says parishioners still 'community-oriented' I By JOAN LIVINGSTON Gautustarr WORTHING TON - For the past century, the Worthington Congregation al Church has celebrated lhe important events in its parishioners ' lives. And this Sunday, the church will ~ t its own celebration when the 100th anniversary of its dedication Is marked at a special service at 4 p .m . Alter the service, which will feature the liturgy used 100 years ago, a chicken supper will be served by the Grange in the Town Hall. Tickets are available at the Corners Grocery. 1be Worthington Congregation al Church was not the town's first. A simple building built in 1771 on West Street and later moved to Harvey Road served as the first meetinglwlse. The current church was built to replace the white1teepled colonial church that had served parishioners for 52 years until it burned to the ground in 11187. Apparently the fire began when a custodian started the fires in the church's wood stoves in preparation for a funeral. When the custodian returned, he found the church in flames because one of the wood stoves had fallen apart. The $6,000 in fire insurance I meant the church, which was modeled after an English parish church, could be rebuilt quickly. Within the cornerstone, according to Lois Ashe Brown of Elderberry Lane, a "time capsule" contains copies of area news papers, r osters of church mem bers a nd town officials. and some currency. However. she said , no one has been a ble to determ ine the location of the capsule without disturbing the church's structure. - -~ Today, the church's interior with its white walls, red carpeting, peaked ceiling, pews and wood trim in unpainted yellow pine - remains striking. Behind the low pulpit a rea and choir loft is a piped organ, which was handpumped until electricity was installed in 1929. i -.-:~; · • · if' ~ ··~ . :(: ... ....., There are two large rosetta stained-glass windows and Jong rectangu]ar windows with elaborate designs, lilies a nd angels dedicated to members of the Pease, Rice, Osgood. Burr and Brewster families. The church was expanded in 1960 when a Sunday-school addition was built, and two years later, a kitchenette was added. !!!! ·--- ...r 31 ministers Since its early meetinghouse days, the Congregation al Church has had 31 ministers. Two ministers of note were the Rev. John D. Willard, who is cr ed ited with starting the town's private water system, and Rev. F rederick Sargent Huntington, who was responsible for planting the grove of maple trees on the Commons near the church a nd elementary school. The town library, which bears his name. was built from money he ., • RICIIARO CARPESTF.R/G utll~ Phot4gnph..- THE WORTHINGTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH will celebrate the 100th anni versary of its dedication Sunday. left to the town. In earlier years, . according to Rev. Luther C. Pierce, the minister was probably the only educated ~ n in town. ' You preach to Ph.D.s now," he remarked. In its earlier days, church meetings were often involved in disci- toward ac ti ons plina r y parishioners who did not pay their share of the church 's upkeep or did not adhere to the covenant, which guided people's public and pri vate behav ior. However, Pierce noted, this practice was dying out by time the new church was constructed. Pierce noted that the church's community-oriented cha racter has changed very litUe in the past 100 years. He credits the number of long-established fammes still active in the church. " It 's part of the social fabric of the town in a most interesting way," he said. �~ 10/1/f J GAZETTE File Photo Parishioners gather at Worthington Congregational Church. ~ ~ \, IDil , . .. ~ . ~ --•-.: ~ ~ "i \ ~-~-:;..1~- ' �I ' ' ~ ) , ;,I ( ) ) .., ) 1, i J ,. ,- !: . �12 Dolly Hampshire Gazette. Northampton, Mau .. frl. , July 3, 1987 [ Religion Today J1=== === Choosing new minister "pulpit commitlee" of ~ive. t? 11 By LYNNE BERTRAND members whose Job it is to Three hundred and filly United church Church of Christ ministers are look- present the congregation w.ith ,a ing {or work; two-thirds of them single candidate. the comm1tlee s want to live in New England. And first choice. ln seven-and-a-hair years, only the U.S. Northeast is a jackpot of seminaries, six capable o( supplying one U.C.C. church in the four counU.C.C. churches with young minis- ties o{ Western Massachusetts has tutned down its pulpit committee'.s ters. With such a smorgasbord of re- candidate. But by the time cand!· sumes, and only three U.C.C. date meets congregation, the pulpit churches with vacancies in all of committee is on the downhill .s1dE: of Hampshire county - 34 in Massa• the mountain they've been chmbmg . chusetts - il would seem those up for about a year. Meeting weekly.. the. committee three churches could make quick {irst conducts an mtens1ve study of work of filling their pulpits. the church and submits it via OverNot so. . In the midst o( the long search lock to the U.C.C.'s Pastoral Settleprocess are three churches: the 500- ment Committee in Framingham. Dealing with a crisis member Easthampton ConsregaThe study requires s~me inl_ense tional Church on 112 Main St.' m that town; the 350-member Edwards soul-searching, especiall,Y 1f I a Church, 291 Main St.; and the 325- church has recently undergone a member First Church of Christ, crisis . Such was the case at Easthamp~ ngregationar, 129 Main St. , both THE REV. DONALD OVERLOCK ton Congregational Church. In m Northampton. The Rev. Donald E. Overlock, April, the congregation receiv~ a associate conference minister for letter of resignation from its minis- one-month yearly vacation. Finding the right person Western Massachusetts in the Mas- ter, the Rev. Edward F. Dibble, sachusetts Conference of the U.C.C., who was arrested on sexual abuse 1 What are churches looking for? coaches churches in their search for charges' in January. The church "There is no such thing as .. . the a pastor. In a recent interview, he quickly found an interim. the Rev. ideal minister," said Overlock. Aldescribed the complex process of Raymond T. Jones, and while Dib- most immediately into its search; ble's case is pending in Hampshire the pulpit committee finds that each filling a pulpit. The hiring of ministers is a far Superior Court, the month-old pulpit member has a different operating cry from head-hunting in big busj- committee seeks a permanent re- definition of " ideal," colored by ness. In a U.C.C. church, every placement. their experiences with other minis"They're taking one step at a ters, even those from childhood. member can have a say in who gets hired. Saddle a company like IBM time," said Overlock. "They' ve In the U.C.C. there are more with the guidelines proposed in the lived with conflict, and in some second-career ministers than ever Mass. U.C.C.'s "A Practical Manual ways they're healthier . Where can before, as well as older seminarifor Pulpit Search Committees," and (lheyl go but up?" ans. "Entry-level ministers are far Requirements, salary you'd be handing the vote for a new more mature than they were 10 Based on a church's situation, the r,ears ago," Overl ock said . chief executive officer over lo every last IBM salesman and receptionist. Settlement Committee supplies the 'They've dealt with the God quesThe interim pulpit committee with about 10 re- tion - Is God real for me? Can I On the average, it takes a year to sumes, called profiles, of pastors have faith in spite of the silliness of find a minister, Overlock said. Soon and graduating seminary students. the institutional church?" after its minister resigns, a Ordained ministers in the U.C.C. Overlock continued, "They're betchurch's board of deacons hires an are expected to have both an under- ter human beings. What churches interim minister to keep the congre- graduate degree and a graduate don't want are ministers with pergation in a holding pattern for the theological degree <M.Div.l, and sonal problems. If the minister's not duration of the search. many. hav~ Ph.D's or training in happy, the church isn't happy.'' Some ministers are career inter- certain skills such as counseling. Churches " flip-flop," Overlock ims, and Overlock's office keeps Over half of U.C.C. seminarians are said. "They usually want something their names on file . The deacons women; the Congregational church, different than what they ljustl had. may request an " interim supply a component of the U.C.C., is the If they had someone in the 1970s preacher," who just comes in on oldest Protestant denomination in who was concerned with shut-ins, in Sundays to lead worship, or an America to ordain women. the '80s they want someone con"interim maintenance pastor," who The base salary for ministers in preaches, gives some pastoral care, the U.C.C. denomination is $16,000. cerned with the youth." Interviews, visits and handles some of the church's O~erlock was quick to note that committee is ready now to The programs. The interim minister's with a parsonage or housing allowsalary , according the pastora l ance. plus benefits like annuities interview candidates, and to visit search manual, s hould be $50 to $80 insurance and travel, the total pack'. the churches of candidates it choosfor each 3-hour unit he or she age en~ be worth $30,000. A minister es. By the end of this process, their final ca ndidate wil\ have gone works. with five years of experience is through two or three interviews and The pulpit committee ll_kely to st.art nt $17,000 plus beneMeanwhile the church appoints a fits. Almost all pastors are offered a preached at least once lo a congregation that included members of the �. takes year's effort searching church's pulpit commitsecurity in him.1 ' Without the securtee. ity, and free from the commitment The sea rch manua l strongly recto their former pastor, churc hes ommends that a committee make often become " smitten by their prior arrangements with the candiinterim." aate for s uch a visit and "not 'sneak Churches need to go through the in' . ... When m embers of the comprocess of self-study. Overloci< said, mittee enter the church, we advise a nd the interim ministry is no more that all not sit together , nor enter tha n a temporary situa tion while and leave in a group. If you a re they do so. questioned by local members, s imS.,eeeding it up ply say that you are visiting." Occasiona lly , committees find in· The call genious ways to speed up the search The last step for the candidate is process. One minister received a to preach for the congregation of call for an interview from a church the searching church. to which he ha d not submitted a Then the pulpit committee calls a profile. Investiga ting, he found that meeting of all church members, and the church's pulpit committee had here the congregation gets to vote. called a number of committees who Although the U.C.C. requires just had jus t hired minis ters. From a a majority vote, some ministers will lis t of those churches' runners-up. not accept a pulpit call if significant this committee picked ministers to opposition is raised against them, call. The U.C.C. allows this sort of Overlock said. autonomous activity in its churches. Finally the church clerk writes up Overlock concluded that the reaan official call-contract letter. sons for such a lengthy and painstaking process are three-fold : The "Business would call this ... a, bechurch has to take a long, hard look wildering array of bureacratic at itself; there is always a period of processes, " said Overlock. "But it healing after a minister leaves : and works for the church." Almost evtbe U.C.C. system of interviews· and ery congregation votes unanimousvisits supports taking a good block ly, or at least in a huge majority, to of time to land the minister with all hire the minister their committee the right stuff. · presents. The new minister But the process can grind to a Overlock noted, too, that although halt at any point if there are disait takes a church a year to find a greements over candidates or prominister, it takes a minis ter, who cedure. . usually has the · advantage of alA hitch in the process ready being in a church, thr,e e lo .The Rev. William G. Chrystal five years to find a new job. tesigned from the Edwa rds Church A pulpit committee takes a while In October to become a Navy chapto understand the complexity of lain. At the end of December, the ministers' profiles. They look at an church contracted with the Rev. average of 50 cangidates, Overlock Roger A. Barnett to be their interim minister . About five months into the said, and end up interviewing about three. pulpit committee's search, over a It takes that year to get 'the hundred members of the congregasearch committee up a nd running. tion petitioned to hire Barnett as their permanent minister. In most churches, Overlock said, a " A Practical Manual for Pulpit pulpit committee begins after a Search Committees'' states that, while to work as a tight unit, , a " Under no circumstancs is a church "congregation within a congregation." to consider the interim pastor as a candidate." Petitoners voted to "Something happens, something override this clause in Barne tt's magical or mystical," Overlock contract, and as a consequence the said. " Some people are reluc tant to church's pulpit co11)mitlee resigned call it . the leading of the Holy in protest. · Spirit," but others are not. Barnett was asked if he would Not surprisingly, it also takes accept a job offer, and he expressed time to for a new minister to get interest. used to his or her new church OVerlock said he was disappointed about six months, according to Ovby this situation, but understood it. erlock. Before and during the period an He said that for the first few interim minister is at a church months a minister can "get a lot of "everything's at sixes and sevens," mileage" out of being new. Attend• Overlock said. " Even those who ance goes up. Everyone ,c ontributes didn ' t like the old minister... found new ideas. " Everybody's got a slake in you." Overlock continued, "You keep your preaching very biblical, al most sa fe, because you don 't know the needs or the socia l issues. You get the lay of the la nd. You tend the garden very hard." Overlock remembered back to his days as a young minister in order to expla in what it's like at the end of those first few months . " The first time the church secretary laughs at some joke you tell ; the first time th e mothe r-of-the-bride tells you she 's pleased with the wedding ; the first time you go to a trustees meeting and let them hate it with both barre ls a nd then you ha ve a rea l dialogue: That's when you realize this is a ma rriage, not an affair. ·•Jt creeps up on you. One night you come home and you open the door of the parsonage, and you feel like you're at home." ! I I 7 1, 11 I �IN MEMORIAM GJFFORD HOAG TOWLE 1907 - 1987 �Prea:c.hing in tb~ Hilltowns i: ·- ·---· In Worthington: 'We con side r all ' ' peo ple to be min iste rs. I pre par e the min iste rs.' By ,JOAN LIVINGSTON WORTHINGTON - The Rev. Luther Pierce, 65, of Cumming ton, the new pastor of the Worthington Congregation al Church, is the kind of man who bakes his own bread because the store-bou ght version does not meet his standard s. He built his own home, using native timber. He cuts his own wood. And he makes furniture and baskets. And, although Pierce talks modestly of these accompli shments, it is apparent that he is a man who lives simply, a man who does things for himself and does them well. Pierce said it was during his extensiv e travels to missions throughou t the world that he became aware that industrial nations such as ours are thriving on the cheap labor and raw materials of the Third World. "We enjoy luxuries, and only because the Third World is poor." he said. Pierce also said those travels were an eye-opening experienc e because of the impressiv e dedication of practicing Christian s who lived and are living under extremely difficult circumsta nces. " We who belong to the ministry throughou t the world assist peo~le who are hurting," Pierce said. Locally, he explained , this can mean writing letters or visiting a shut-in. But, if this notion of community is to be expanded globallf, this ministerin g also may come m the form of offering money and food to those who need these things. To accomplis h this work, it is possible for politics a nd religion to work together, but a minis ter has to be careful not to use the pulpit as a s ounding board for his politica l views - even for worthy causes, Pierce said. For example, he believes a minister cannot suggest to his congregation that a certain candidate be s upported because or the candidate's stand on world hunger . However, a minister can advise the church-goers that il ls their Christian r esponsibility to help the hungry. His flock Pierce spent his youth in Brooklyn, Conn., where his father owned a poultry hatchery. After serving in the military during World War II, Pierce married Frances Ethridge of Alabama , and over the past 40 years she has worked with him behind the scenes while raising their four sons. . At first Pierce returned to his father's farm, but he left in the late19508 because "the poultry business in general began to disappea r in New England." Pierce then moved his family to Florida to seek a career in aviation, but instead he became involved in Christian education . He noted that people who are involved with church work often speak of receiving "a call from God" and then said, " I felt that call." Said Pierce, "this is what led me into the field of Christian education.'' Pierce said he did everythin g that was possible for a lay person to do before he was ordained as a Baptist minis ter. However, Pierce found he did not fit in with the very conservative nature of Southern Baptists so he accepted a pastorate in the United .Church of Christ, of which the Congregational Church here is a member. He served as the pastor of churches in Ha Uandale, Fla. for seven years and in Monroe, Conn. for 11112 years before he officially retired in Septembe r. The Pierces then settled into their Cummington home, which had taken about 10 years' worth of weekends and s ummer vaca tions to construct . Except for the foundation, plumbing and the laying of the wall-to-wall carpeting , Pierce built the house himself. His wife helped with the decorating, includin~ the wallpaper ing a nd the upholstermg. Although semi-reti red, Pierce will remain busy, not only lending his veictable gardens, fruit trees and ammals, which provide o "substantial percentag e" of the food he and his wife eat, but a lso working at three part-time jobs. In addition to serving the Congregational churches in Worthing ton and Peru, Pierce is the New England represent ative of the Evangeli cal Seminary of Puerto Rico. The latter pos t involves raising money for the seminary, the only one in the world to prepare Spanish-s peaking people for the ministry. As for his work at the Worthington church, Pierce said he would like to strengthe n the Chris tia n education program and provide activities for teenagers, but because of the democra tic nature of its organization, the direction the 'church will take will be up to iJs members . - - -- ..,. ___..,__________ �I ~ ' . THE REV. LUTHER PIERCE shares his chair with, from left, Gregory Bartlett, 4; Spencer Newell, 7, (rear); and Walter Fritz Ill, 6. (Photo by George Newton) �\1 r "• ..... ---·-··- - - ' ' . . -.. '·" . ' ' \ \ I ~. . . \ ..'\ ). ' .. ., .... . ... "' "I '.\ " "" . .' . •, \ "I ' '\ ' ' \. " '\ .' . •, '' '"..' 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Th e an nu off ere d a va rie ty of am al fun d rai se fro g-j um pin g co nte st. us em en t rid es , ga me s, do nk ey rid es an r da (Ph oto by Ric ha rd Ca rpe nte r) 17 �Country Journal • Thursday, February 12, 1987 I' J Set In the deep snow of the winter of 1917, the Worthington Congregational Church wiU be the scene, Sund ■ y, of the installation of its new pastor, the ~everend Luther Pien:e. Congregational Church to install Reverend Pierce as 29th pastor WORTHINGTON- The Connecticut Conference under Ecclesiastical Council of the which the Rev. Mr. Pierce Hampshire Association of previously served, will preach the Congregational Churches will sermon. meet in the Congregational The Rev. Gifford Towle of Church on Sunday at 4 p .m. for Pelham, missionary to India the installation of the Reverend (ret.); will give the charge to the Luther C . Pierce as its 29th pastor and the charge to the pastor. congregation will be given by the The Rev. Patricia Sommers of Re\'.. Donald Overlock of Bethany, Conn. , Minister of Ludlow, Associate confer~nce Missions and Stewardship for the minister for the western area of Massachusetts . Halden WenLwonh, co. chairman of the diaconate, will preside over the liturgy and Melissa Dragon will read the . scripture lessons, representing the youth of the church. Scripture lessons will also be read by Pastor Pierce's brother, the Rev . Richard Pierce of Bloomfield, Conn., and by the Rev. Richard Fournier, pastor of the Village Congregational Church in Cummington. Lorena Belhumeur of Huntington, moderator of the Hampshire Assoi::iation will be the installing officer and S~nc~r N~w~II )Vill reP,resent the ctiili:,ren of tiie cfiurch as acolyte. Both choirs will sing, under direction of organist John Newell. The. public is invited 10 attend the reception. which is being arranged by Dorothy Mason, · Judy Spiess and Joan Donovan. �~ ~ !. Profile: C- n/& /i'' The Reverend'Lutber ~- Pierce By Lois Ashe Brow.n It was those years with the Miami Counc il of Churc hes that WOR THIN GTO N- The Rev. Luthe r B. Pierce, fonne rly inspir ed this small- town fellow of Monroe, Conn . has been from Conne cticut to seek ordin aappointed pastor of the Worth - tion in the Unite d Churc h o f Christ . Following a seven-year pastor ate in Hallan dale, Florid ~, he received a call to a churc h m Monr oe, Conn . and the family , includ ing a fourth son by then, m o ved back to his home s tate . The old saw that says ' ' yo u can take the boy o r girl from the farm, but you can ' t take the farm from either " shows up in the case of Parso n Pierce. Soon after he and his farnily moved north to Monroe, he dream ed of one day Engineering. retirin g to a fann where he could As a boy,th e was fascin ated by have his own meat and eggs, and aircra ft of all kinds-, and studie d grow vegeta bles and fruit for his Rev. Luther Pierce to attain an Air Trans port own table. Abou t ten years ago, Rating. It was after his first year he found ten choice acres on at Buckn ell that he enliste d in the C ummi ngton Hill up agains t the ' Beside s being pasto r of two Army to serve in World War II. Worth ington town line. Hillto wn churc hes, Mr. Pier ce is While he was station ed at At first, he and his wife put up also the New E nglan d repres en taCamp Rucker in Alaba ma, he a small co ttage for shelte r on tive to the ·E vangelical Sem inary met a nd marri ed Fra nces weeke nds until they could at last of Puert o Rico which d eman ds Ethrid ge_ o f Dotba m, Alaba ma . build a house. Over the years, severa l hours a week. " With After the war, he broug ht his they have driven up from Conn . these three jo bs, " comm ented his bride back to his homet own in at every oppor tunity to work on Connecticut and went into the their dream house . At last, this wife, " Yo u can hard ly say we are poultr y busine ss with his father . year broug ht the retirem ent to retired ." On the same day tha t M r. He carrie d on the wor k for a time fulfill their plans and they moved after his father 's death in 1954 into the house built with their Pierce was accep ted as pasto r of but soon saw a dim fut ure in own hands . After m o re than the Wo rthing ton ch urch , he and raising chicks for a living. eleven years in Monro e, they his wife celebr ated their 40th By that time, the P ierces had have settled into a lifestyle that weddi ng a nniversary with an three sons . When an o ffer of an pro mises the best o f both world open ho use at their new ho me . s. appointmen t as Direct or of Thro ugh all the years that Mr . There in the woo d ed grove are Religious Education came from a Pierce was busy with the sheds and pens for their church small Baptist C hurch in Florid a, wor k, his wife worke d rabbit s, hens, and Banta ms that right along it sound ed appea ling and they with him, while at the same time are the beginn ing of their little decided to move south to seek purs uing her own intere farm . Severa l bee hives are also sts. A t their fortun e. first, the demands of her childr en · part of the scene, and the origin al 1 Then came a chanc e 10 work filled her days, but as soon as cottag e is being transf ormed into for the G reater Miam i Council of they were all . in school, she says ; a works ho p fo r the minist erC h urches a nd throug h that she took a Job as a part-tim e · farme r who early turned fro m o rganiz atio n he becam e the secret a ry in her hus ba nd 's engine ering o nly to apply the ancho r man for their "Man to church , and eventu ally as secre~ princi ples all thro ugh his life. Man" televisio n show that aired tary in the j Their fo ur so ns, Roger who is unior high school in on p rime time Tuesd ay evenings H alJand ale. She contin ued work- in the Air Force stationed in over the P ublic T elevisio n net- ing in the schoo l libra ry after the Omah a, Nebra ska , Larry of work. Jt was a progra m o f reli- mo ve l<;> Mo nroe, and eventu ally H a lla n dale , Fla . , Jam es o f gious dialogue includ ing ques- took a Job as secretar y in a travel Davie s, Fla. , and Alan who lives tions called in to a panel of agenc y. That led to full time in Bridge port, Conn . will find Miam i clergy men. During this wo rk as travel ageni , an interes t this new home where they have time, Mrs. Pierce worked along she hopes to contin ue here but o n never lived, a happ y retrea t and a with her h usban d as a hostess a less hectic schedu le. safe harbo r for their paren ts . behind -the-scenes. 1 ington and Peru Congr egatio nal churc hes . He has alread y assum ed his duties at both church es and forma l installation is being plann ed for early January. Mr. Pierce is a native o f Plainfield, Conn . and grew up in nearb y Broo klyn, Conn. where his father was in the poultr y business. He attend ed schoo ls there and wenl on to Bucknell Unive rsity in Penns ylvani a to study �-- II .- . Minist~r leaving . ~~-- ~__,. Worthington p~lp1t · ~;!: By JOAN LIVINGSTON Ga1elte Slaff WORTHINGTON - The Rev. Luther Pierce will s tep down from the pulpit of Worthington Congregational Church al the end of this year. Pierce, who also is the minister for Peru Congregational Church, will retire from both posts Dec. 31 after four years of service. Pierce's announcement this week means that search committees from both churches will form during the next few weeks to determine their congregations' needs, a nd will work with the area conference minister, the Rev. Virginia Black, to find new ministers. Pierce, 69, spent his youth in Connecticut, where his father owned a poultry hatchery. After serving in the military during World War II, he worked for his father before moving with his wife, Frances, and their four sons to Florida to seek a career in aviation. Instead, he became involved in Christian education and, feeling a atrong commitme nt to church work, he eventually was ordained. - Pierce served as pastor of churches in Hallandale, Fla., for seven years and in Monroe, Conn., for 11 1k years before coming out of semi-retirement to take on his present ministries. He also was involved for ma ny years in fundraising for the Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico, which prepares Spanish-speaking people for the ministry. Speaking of his latest ministries, Pierce said he has tried to • .• • l ·nd and Mrs. Luther Pierce. (Photo by Lois Ashe Brown) ~ I / THE REV . LUTHER PIERCE bring revitalization and organization to the two congregations. "Both churches have shown growth - numerically and spiritually," he said. In addition, Pierce helped develof the Worthington Congregationa Church's mission program , which assists the homeless and the poor. Upon his retirement, Pierce and his wife plan to enjoy the home they built themselves in Cummington, along with its extensive gardens, fruit trees and animals. Pierce also plans to continue his volunteer work at the Warner Farm In Cummington, which serves as a religious retreat. r - .i I I~ �Frr., May 9, 1986 Daily Hamp shire Gaze tte. North ampt on, Mon . . 25 Florence, Worthington churches e v a le to rs to s a p e if w d an d n a b Hus By MICHAEL VITO FLORENCE - After serving as pastor of the Florence Congregationa l Church since early 1981. the Rev. Robert A. Kitchen will move in July to Minnesota with his wife, the Rev. Mary Ellen l{jtchen, who has been pastor of the First Congregational Church in Worthington and the First Congregational Church in Peru for 7112 years . Kitchen said yesterday that his family decided it was lime for a move and after looking over other possi bilities decided lo move to International Falls, Minn. Kitchen's last day in Florence wilJ be July 15. He will then become pastor of Faith United Church of Christ in International Falls . Mary Ellen Kitchen will be "retiring for awhile," according to her husband, and will begin "supply preaching" - filling in at churches in the International Falls area from week lo week. "International Falls is literally the coldest place in the country," Iwbert Kitchen said, pointing out that the community is located on lhe Canadian border. ... _t,· • .~-; - .-.• ' ~ . \ ·:~ ' ·1 REV. ROBERT KITC HEN He said that the Florence Congregational Church will form a selection committee to begin searching for his replacement. Kitchen said • REV . MAR Y ELLEN KITC HEN that it would probably take a t least one year to find a permanent replacement , with an interim mini ster conducting services. Robert Kitchen, 38, received a bachelor's degree from Springfield College in 1gi-o and was ordained in 1gi-1. He said that he also serv ed as a teach er at the college. Mary Ellen Kitchen. 39, is a nativ e of Nort ham pton . She received a bach elor' s degree from the University or Mas sach usett s at Amhers t and was orda ined in 1974. Both received their theological trainin& at the Paci fic School of Religion in Berkeley, Calif. In 1979 Mary Ellen Kitchen was nam ed pasto r of the Firs t Congre~a- 1 tional Church in Worthington, with her husband assis ting as. ~pa stor. Both also led servi ces at the First Congregational Church in Peru. Robert Kitchen was later appointed pasto r of the Flor ence Congregational Church in Febr uary 1981. He said that he bas visited his futur e paris h and he feels that his family will be very happy there. The Kitchens curre ntly live at 122 Pine St.. in Florence with their 7month-old daug hter, Winifred and their two teenage Vietnamese foste r sons , Thanh Vo and his younger broth er Sau Vo. �Worthington's pastor elected to an office GEORGE BAYLEY !/J.,,,),. Organ rebuilding to be marked Sunday with special concert WORTHINGTON - The First Congregational Church of Worthington will celebrate the rebuilding or its organ with a recital on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the church on Huntington Road. The program will be performed by George Bayley of Lee who completed the extensive rebuilding of the instrument earlier this year. The program will include: Prelude (sonata VII for organ) by Josef Rheinbergen, Prelude in Classical Style by Gordon Young, The Musical Clocks by Franz Josef Haydn, Was Gott Tut, Dast 1st Wohlgean by Johann Gottfried Walter, Noel with Variations by Claude Louis Balbastre, Voluntary in A by William Selby, Will 0' the Wisp by Gordon Balch Nevon, Ricercare on "St. Anne" by Gordon Young, Lied by Louis Vierne, Sketch in D Flat by Robert Schumann, Berceuse by Louis Vierne and Sortie Toccata by Theodore Dubois. Bayley is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and the University of Michigan. He served as an apprentice In organ building with Rock D. Spencer of Albany, N.Y. In addition to the restoration work In Worthington, Bayley's most recent work has been the rebuilding of the organ at the First Congregational Church of Stockbridge and the construction of a new two manual harpsichord for a customer in Jacksonville, Fla. Bayley currently serves as music director for the First Congregational Church of Lee and conductor of the Berkshire Concert Choir. The recital is sponsored by the music committee and refreshments will be available following the l)(O- gram. Rev. Mary-Ellen Kitchen of Northampton has been elected to represent the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ on the denomination's Coordinating Center for Women in Church and Society. Her election occurred at a meeting in New York of the Office of Communication's board of direc'J It/ / Y 'ltors. Ms. Kitchen is the 'oi1rusfer of the First Congregational Church in Worthington, and the First Congre1 gational Church of Peru. As a member of the Coordinating Center Committee, she will assist in monitoring the status or women in the denomination and in recommending policies and programs to address women's concerns .and to eliminate sexism inside and outside the church. The United Church or Christ is a 1957 union of the Evangelical and Reformed Church and the Congregational Christian Churches. Its Office or Communication handles public relations for the denomination, carries out projects to protect the public interest and advance affinnative action in telecommunications as well as provid.ifljl educational programs in commurucation. ?l ,., ,, 1 1kt Dt. Walffft Wri9ht, fe,ma, .,.., pt'Nch• In Cummingten and Wett Cummlntt•n, ;0th about the rich history of the Worthington Congregational Church durln~ th• (2N y ) · · annivonory commomorotivo 10,vico Sunday. Ho toachn 1pnch a l Ham•1ton Coll-.. �.... 1' · Dolly Hampshire Gazette, Northampton, Mon ., Tues., July 13, 1971 Wo·rt·hi:n·g,to n Ch urch Bi.c e n te n n ia l ~ ~ ~ - ·•~ fllff ~- - . v '~ • -<- 11 ("" ~ •...... . "-'-C : ~ : :..'~.'\ , . .,.--!"'¥ ,·' ,• • ' '-· _l '- ' .. . \• . . . t.."· (.. 'I u_, t, ' ~ 1 I • I ' - ,. · -· , -. ! 8' 1 - ' I i . . ~ -~ 11~ 1 ~ ,.,.,. ,~t~ - ~ · i ' Tf -F f.· )-. " " ► ........ ·' , ,, .. -~·' ti --"'t:'. .. ' / [ ~ ~ · , . -~ 111 :.. ·1-. , · t C.~ ' " .~ \ ~ -1,y"'.-.;,~•" l-.. ""' -~ ;;;;;;_ "1 : ,~ ·•--1: -:•• ~ ' '-i . . . ~ · ' ~.. ' ·- __. .. _,.' :_~ ).-,. .- , • ,,.,. ,,,.,. - ~ - . \ . , . ~ II -~ . ... .r 'i' '-" ' J j , ' -· --... MANY ATTENDED Sun day'\ bice nten nial serv ice at Wor thin gton Con greg atio nal 200 th annivers ary of the church . Chu rch ce lebra ting the H ere, The Rev . Edw ard Cow les read s scrip ture . C hu rc h M ar ks 20 0t h A n n iv er sa ry WOR THIN GTO N - A simp whit e chur ch on the Main Strele, here had Its 200th anni vers ary et quie t cere mon ies yest erda y. In Resi dent s and out- of-tow n gues ts pack ed the wood en pews of the Firs t Cong rega tiona l Chu rch o[ Wor thing ton . Silence fell as the organ prelu de filled the chur ch. A 20-volce chor us direc ted b y Mrs. E. C. Rozw enc o( Edw ards Chur ch, Nort ham pton , led the cong rega tion In sing ing. Dr. War ren Wrig ht, a prea cher, presente d the sermlay on "Pas t Bell s... He re ca Cormer histo ry o[ the ch urch lled how It cam e i nto exis tenc e . and Wrlg ht attra cted hund reds Dr. of New Engl a nder s to his serv ices when he serv ed a s la y prea cher a nd gues t s peak er a t chur ches ln C u mm lngt on and We st Cum mlng ton . He ls a s peec h prof esso r Ham llton Coll ege ln New York . a t Form er past ors who serv the Wor thing ton cong rega tionedalso anen ded the Sund ay cele brati on. The Rev . J. Herb ert Owe of Melb ourn e, Fla. and Lennox , ser ved as pas tor of Worth1n gton Con greg ation a l Chu rch from 1932 to 1942. He ga ve the be n edic tion at the serv ices . The Rev . Edw ard Cow les Eas t h amp ton pres e nt e d of a scrip ture read ing . He was In Wor thing ton for {our years . The Rev . Jero me Woo d, who was pas tor until last mon th whe he decl ded to go Into teachingn, also part lclpa led ln the serv ice. C. Bvro n Smi th of Wor onoc o, d eaco n eme rlta s, led the resp onsl ve read lng and Mrs . Erne s t Rob lnso n o[ Wor thlng ton gave the child ren's serm on. Inclu ded In the cele brat ion was a dram a tic dialo gue a nd plcn lc on the chur ch lawn . The wea ther duri ng the day wa s warm and clou d:,. and a light s howe r fell towa rd ihe e nd of the after noon . /It /]/ 7 I �Cel ebra tion Attr acts Wor ship ers FOttMEI ,ASTOIIS were on hand to grNt parishioner s during the celebration. Here, The Rev. Edward Cowles (left) pastor from 1958 to 1961, and The Rev. Herbert Owen, 1932-1942, greet a worshiper after the serive. JI W o ,t h l n ;r o n, M a u a c h u 1e tt1 .l �Wort"hington Church Nears Anniversary l'111 THE RIV. and Mn. Wood are shown in front of-tho church ~ which ho has sorvecl for four yoan. /J 7/l / ·Pd-s tor Is Honored WORTHINGTON Manv friends and members of th·e Worthington First Congregational Church gathered afte r services S unday for a coffee hour to bid farewell 10 their pas tor and his family . The Rev. and Mrs. Jerome H . Wood aad their children. Ste phen . Thomas, and Ruth. came to Worthington from Northfield four years ago a nd have become muc h a part of the communit y. Besides b ejng p astor. Mr. Wood a lso served as minist e r of the Peru c hurch . He Is, a lso a member . of the Ga t eway Regional Sc hool Committee and worked on plans for both the Middle School and the addition to the Russell H. Conwell School. Mrs. Wood has been advisor to the Pilgrim Fellowship a nd both he and sh e are well known for their work with young people . \\"ORTH I :--GTO~ \\'orthl n,zt oo First Con gregational Cbur C'h will obs e r \'e the 200th a nnl\·e rsarv of ll s rounding on Su nda~·. Starting at 10 a .m . the s peakl'r o f the m orning w lll b e Dr. \\'atTPn E . \\'right. \\'hose s ub leC't " ·Ill b<' .. Pas t Bells ... He \\'lll be assisted b~· se\'eral form<'r p astors. T h e Re,·. J . Herberl Owen of Melbourn!'. F'la .. h(•r e 1!l32 . 19-t ?: The Re\' . U. Cow l e s of E dw a r d Eastha mpton . pastor from 1958 • 1%,I : T h C' RC',·. Jeroml' I I. Wood . 1%7 l!l,I. Also DeaC'On Emer itus C. Bvron Smith. now of \\'oronoco. and Mrs . Ernest Robinson of Worthlnitton . A 20-,·otce C'holr wlll be led b,· M rs. E . C. R oswe n<' of Edwards Ch\Jr<'h . Northampton. Ushers w lll be Craig Mason . J a mes Pease. R a lph Smith and C . Kenneth Osgood . After the m ornln~ s £'r\'lce . those attending will be a s ked 10 take a plc ni<" lunc h . Dessert anrl beverage will be sen;ed . After lunc h . at approxlmatel:--· 12: 15 p.m .. there will be a· ·Dramatlc Dial ogu e.. wllh eigh t partklpants . directed b:--· Mrs. Carl J oslyn . deple ting the life of the early C"hu rch In town. Wl.,f&.., WU: _ Mr. Wood plans to enter the teaching field and al present they expect to live In \Vorihlngton. They were prese nted a purse from the townspeople . On Friday the Pilgrim Fellows hip entertained Mr. and Mrs. Wood at a farewell dinner at The Whale Inn ______ _ In Goshen. --------- Th\l Rev. Douglas K. l\lacConnell Pastor Resigns At United Church RICHMOND The Rev. Douglas K. Mal:Conncll, has ,a nnounced that he is resigning the pastorate or the Richmond United Church or Christ, effecti ve July 15. He has been pastor al 1hc c hurch [or n2rly 3½ years. s· .-..~,.--•·. ".••·• •,::•,•• xY.J..2,.,.,,_ -"· · ·rut'! -·('>!• •• h.. •• . . - ~:'., mondj ....:Jt. . . . ~·-·2r1,-; .:: ........;-.-..-;-.. . . t.?.;;,.;,.\;; :. Mr. MacConnell made his announcement in ,letters addressed to members and Criends of 1l!he Richmond Church. "I have decided to res ign from the pas tora le of the Richmond Church without t he benefit of a 'call" from another local church," his letter s aid. "My family and I will be moving to ' California this summer. Once there, I plan to ~eek s ecular employment until I can find a church sibuation with which to exercise my pastoral abilities and desires ." The minister noted that he had informed Moder ator William A . Dickson of his decision. Mr. Dickson is expected to call soon a meeting of the Church Council, which then will organize a pastoral-supply committee a s required by the church bylaws. l\tr. MaeCon,nell ·s letter co ncluded lly observing t hat tl1e Richmond Church is embarking "on a new period in its his• tory." The pa rish is now cons tructing a new church building following a J an. 26 fire which destroyed the church a nd severe• . Jy damaged an addition then under construction. Construction is well along on the new sanctuary. Mr. MacConnell came to Richmond in 1966 after two years a l the First Congr egational Church. Worthington. He is a graduate of Marlboro, Vl. , College and Hartford Se minary. He is married to tho former Belly Mae Adams of San Diego, Calif., a nd they have two children. He was recently a ppointed an a ssociate member of the local Conservation Commission. �u Chu rch in Wo rth ing ton Has 50t h Ann iver sar,..,y No rth ing t_o n Ch urc h Ap pr ov es 9 By law s • 5.fitfu~~kt' \\'ORTH l'sGTO 's - A · . • s pec a c~urc h ~ '."l'llng wa s held on \\ C'dne,,d a, nig h I 10 ,·01e on :idop1lng 1he new and amcn?e d b,·laws of lhe ch urch. The firs t Jrllc~e rC'gar?_lng the na~ e of th ~ th o ,ough l, c hui c h ,,as di scussed . both from pe1 sonal a n~ leg al s la ndpol n ts and th e arttcle was vo~ed down ...thus IPa \'Jng lhe orlg rnal name The First _Congr.~ ga tlonal Chu rch_ of \\ ~~th rng 1on with, lhe add111o n of _m c.':'bcr or Uni te d Church of Chi:- 1s1. 1 he c lerk of 1he c h urc h w as authori zed to act in financi al matl e rs in the absen ce of the treasur er. The ot h er e ight length,· art ic les were a dopt ed. Th ere was som e di scuss ion. but only c hanges in wordin g to clarify pa rts. T hese new bylaws T,, o s ummer progra ms for Ga tewav Sc hool have rece ived tent ative approv al unde r Title I Cora five week p e riod beginn ing J uly 6. The first ls a reme dial program for current grades 4-7 to :ie held al Gate way Reg-ion al :ichool. The second p art wlll Jrovlde an e nrichme nt prog-ra m ·or grades 1-3. Parent s are ' n coura ged to se nd In 1pplica tlon forms even t hough ate, to In s u re a w e ll pla nned >rogra m a nd help In plannlngran spor1at lon. Robert Cudwo rth Is a patient at -lillcrest Hospita l In Pittsfie ld. pffN·I e> I . 19,0 TheSC' bYldWS ha,·e.lun 0t'ell ,,,urn ,·u and wor.ked on b,· thL' comml1 1l'<' for two ,·l'a r s to b l' su re lh<', would s ta nd all ies l!. and the commi ttee did un o ut sta nding job. The commi t let' " ·:is :-.li!<s Marion Bartlet 1 . :-.kr1on C011 rl'II. C. Ke nneth Osgood . s e,·er1' S mith a nd the R e,. J e rome Wood. :-.1iss Bartlet t died lasl s u mme r . bur man,· of he r good id eas were used in the work. On S u nda,· our hig h sc hool a nd col lege gradua i es will b<' h onored at the church sen·i ce. Worthi n gto n Grang e m et Tues da\' eveni ng at the T own Ha ll. II was voted to gi\'e $10 10 1he Cancer Drive a nd S5 toward Gra n g-e You lh work . Th e progra m wa s in c harge of the _young people of t he Grange . T he Congrel{t\tlonut Church In \Vorthin r,ton, which will ohserv" lts 50th unnh·en arv t omorro w is shown abo,·c. Below ii lta paMor, Re,·. · J . H er bert Owen. 3 lf WOTHI NGTON , July 9.-Plan s t, Mrs. K enneth Beach is a are comple te for the 50th Ann i~ s urgical pati e nt a t Coo •' ley versary of the dedicati on of the Dic kinson Hosp ital. present church building of the T he Rev. a nd Mrs. J e romC' vVo rt hi n g t on Congreg ational Wood~ Mr . a nd Mrs. Ri c hard . Church to be beld Sunday . Smith and Mr. and Mrs. C . IGeorge A . Tuttle , field secretarRev. Ke nneth Osg-ood attende d the the Massach usetts Congreg y of ational meetin g of the Ha mps hi re jConfer ence will speak at t Associ ation of Churc h es in Ing service at 11 on thehe mornsubject S outham pton on Sunday . T hev "Steepl es In the H ills." a lso pla n to attend the s tate N athan Gottsch alk, t and c onf,ere nce to be he ld at the Mw Selma Medinkoff, violinis both Univer sity o f M assac h uset ts on ,of the P layhous e-in-thepianist, -Hills, CumJune 5 and 6. ,.. mlnrton, will play a t t he mornin g service and the church choir will sing "The Gloria" from Mozart' s T welCth Mass. Aft er a basket lunch on the lawn or the church , a p ilgr image will be ma de to the graves or t he first mlnl.,et r Rev. J ohnatha n Hun tin gton <1711-17 80) and h \5 wife, and Rev. Fredrick Sargen t Hun tington, pas tor of the church when this bulldin g was l wreaths w ill be graves by de· friends. At the e 2.30 o'clock., Walt Northa mpton w ill e or remlnle cence. cite• w ill read an wrll~n for I.he ff I •==.;....;;.;;.;..=;=~---- - v, F. S. Hu.nt- \ �16 · Doily Homp5hire Garet1t, Northompto'!, Moss., Sot,, Nov 11, 19n Birthday Today ,•. ·At Four Score Years, '-Parson' Cowles Act ive ·, r WW:Jl- -,~BY DOROTHY HOWLAND SOUTHAMPTON - With 10 more good years to his credit than the Bibllcal thrne , we ,od 1? Dr. ,,Edwa rd U Cowles I ' Pa rson, observes his 80th Orricer s of the West er n Ha mpde n Council of Churc hes lncl~de Mrs. Shirley Jackson. pces,dent: Mes. Geclrnde Judd, secreta ry; a nd Robert Anders·on. t reasure r . birthday toda y. a nd t hese a dded Under the direction of Mrs . years have served as dividends Polly Murphy, pia ni st, the for ~he be nefit or m a ny people qolde n Agers . " Par son" Cow les, conhne~ lo nursing a nd resl sing once a month on Sunda y homes m the Weslfield a rea as a fter~oons at the Valley View well as to his wide circl e or Nursing home. the Home for the friends. Blind , and t he Ba rnard Rest Serving as pa rt-time visiti ng home . pastor . this reti red mini ster has Dr. Cowles re ports that the ma?e fr_1cnds with about 265 l~rge number of Bibles given to palle n~ m three nurs ing homes. him by the defunct Pioneer Mountain View Nurs ing home in Va \l~y Council of Week-Dav Montgomcr v a nd Valley Vie w religious Education led by Mis·s a nd Westfield. Nurs ing homes. Dorothr Swain, have been ·dee ply both m Westfi eld . a nd with the a ppreciated by t he folks in t he reside nts of the Ba rna rd Rest homes where he visits . ~ome a nd the Home for the Blind Among those who have m Westf_i~ld a~sisted " P ar son" a re the Be ll His v1s1ts include folks of a ll Rmgers ?f the Southa mpton f~1th~ and the leaflets he Congr~~at1ona l Church. directed d1str1bules include mate rial for Mirtam Howla nd, a nd t he members o( the Ca tholic Jewish czema Quartet " from the a~d Protestant faiths al~n with church. The q_ua r tet was so his partic ula r bra nd of coll~ cted ~amed because tl was ''lia ble to humorous a necdotes. reak ~ut 11t a ny ti me. " In addition to distributing two H The 'Pa rson's" duties at the le~fl ets each month to his om.e fo r t he Blind include fri ends m the homes he h reading to the residents, and his given out nearlv 300 :. Bed .~s recom menda tion for t he best 1 prayer cards" a·nd man,• co~ie: m~ h ~ of exercising socia l of Robert Burdette·s: " Two ac 10.~ is to " do it in a personal Golden Days ." way . .. The le~f\ets are composed by WThe _ Fr iendly Visitors of Parson Cowles a nd rinted e~t(1eld are pla nning to hold a volunta rily by Mrs. b onald tra imng class session for those Newton of Russellville Road who a re now members a nd for Included a re poems and a rticle~ ?~h~rs wh? may be interested in of genera l interest contributed k1mng this " labor of Jove," as by members of his nursing home Irs . Esth_e r Coye calls it. These congregation. c asses will be led bv Cha pla in Salary "Nominal" ~obert Holcomb of Western Beca use Dr. Cowles· salar as~achus~tts Hospita l a nd under the sponsorship of th~ sessions will be held from 3 to West ern Ha mpden Council of Churc hes is nomi nal. a nd due to th: -expenses of_ma ny materia ls w _1c h he dis tributes the Friendly V1s1lors of W~stfield a nd the Russe ll Communit Church have surprised him with generous checks during th present year e The Friendly V1s1tors ts a volun~eer organiza tion of about 25 r esidents o_f the Westfi eld area who work with Parson Cowles. The group was formed 10 . ago a nd "adopted" t he ~la m pden Council of Churches as spo~sors. Mrs . Esther Co cha irman of the Visit ye is Mr s M "d ors, · a i a Bartle t t and is t rPllSUrCr . -it • ,~ ··. ' . ·• ! ~k w/s~!;~ DR. EDWARD U. COWLES 4:30 p .m . on Nov. 12 a nd 19 at the Methodist Churc h in Westfield. Was lnterim Minister Dr . Cowles was i nte r im minister o( F irst Congregati ona l Churc h a fe w years ago for 14 months a nd e ntered actively into the life of t he c hurc h in a ll its dimensions . He is a mem ber of t he churc h a nd a fa ithful member of t he senior c hoir. His active pastora tes excluded six years in Spe ncer, more t ha n 28 year s a t the F irst Church in WesUield from September of 1929 through Decembe r of 1957, six years in Worthingto n, two years as assistant minister of the E astha m pton Congr ega tiona l Churc h, a nd fiv e vears in his present position. Dr . Cowles a nd his Ala ba ma -born wife. the former Nina Lvma n, moved from 'Eastha m pton in 1971 to their Southwick Road address in Westfield, but the keep in touch with friends in Sout ha mpton through the chur5 h. " Par son" Cowles' work in the nursing homes br ings him into contact with pa tie nts who have no relatives a nd few friends . " There are ma ny loh e ly people in institutions ." he said, " who have need of a nd apprecia tion for vis its from fri ends who car e about them .·· This need is one he is happy to fulfill , a nd his birthday comes at a time whe n he is actively e ngaged in this worthwhile work . �Hilltown church calls pastors ¼'f/79 By LUCU.: MOLLISON WORTHINGTON - The Revs Robert a nd Mary Ellen Kitchen. a husband a nd wife team. of Northa mpton. were call ed last night to serv e as pastors of t he F irs t Congregationa l Churc h he re Mrs. Kitchen will serve as pastor and he r husband as copastor. They ~re res idents of Northamp ton and are now hous~hunting in the Worthington area . They wi ll also lead services ~t the Chester United Church a nd the Peru Congregational Churc h. Mrs . ~itche n is a native of Northa m pton. r eceived a bachelor s degree_from the Unive rsi ty of Massachusetts in 197~ a~d was ordatned tn 1974. She is especially interested in Chris tian educa tion. Mr. Kitche n received a bachelor's degree from Springfield College m 1970 and was orda ined in 1971. He is a member of the department of re li,::ion a t Springfield College. Both Mr and . ~rs . Kitc hen rec_e1ved the ir theologica l training at the Pac1f1 c School of Re hgwn in Berkeley, Cali f. Other business taken up at la st nighl's a nnual meeting was ~pproval of the budget for the coming vea r of SJS.148. This m<;rea ses the minister's salary by $500 to $5,800 . It also raises the amount for music . the organist and the choir director to $1 ,800. The nominating committee offered the followrng slate of officers which were voted into office · moderator. Walter THE WORTHINGTON Congregatl~n•I Church called the Reva. Markert; clerk. Madeline Smith; treasurer. J ohn Payne : Mary Ellen and Robert Kitchen, •• paatora at IHI night'• annual benevolence treasur~r. Doris Smith : deacons. Ralph Smith mNtlng. The couple will alao Ind Mrvlcea at the ChHter and Gary Chamberlin ; deaconesses. Judy Speiss a nd Jane -United.Church and th• Peru Congregational Church. (Photo by Bar~le_tt : truste~s. George Bartlett and Douglas Small ; Chris tian education commi ttee. Judy Fisk . Chri stian enhstDavid Dimock) n:ient com m1t~ee. Brenda Mason and Susan Beach : missionary conµrntt ee. Doris Smith : music. Gary Chamberlin nominating: Bert Nugent. Eldeen Nugent and Susan Beach i conference delegates, Mr. and Mrs. J ohn Payne; association delegates, Harriet Osgood and June Dodge. ev. Kitchen appointed 1 ~!.:.~~:. .~~~!~!.l!!t!~,red ~RE~E f Northampton has been named the inister of the Florence Congregational hurch. Mr. Kitchen will preach his first sermon t the church Sunday at 10:30 a .m . , For 10 months last year, Mr. Kitchen e rved as the interim minister at the illiamsburg Congregationa l Church. rom 1976 Wllil 1979, he taught religion ourses at Springfield College in Spring1eld. The new minister also has assisted his ife, Rev . Mary-Ellen Kitchen, with her ulies a s the pastor of- the Worthington nd Peru Congregational churches. Before coming to this area, Mr. Kitchen as an associate pastor of a Methodist jhurch in Baltimore. He also served as the -pastor of four small Methodist churches in western Maryland. -Mr. IGtchen, a graduate of Sfringfield College, received a master o divinity degree in 1973 from the Paci.fie School of Religion in Berkeley, Calif. He also earned a master's degree in Semitic languages from Catholic University. Mr. Kitchen will preach at "Seoul Sunday," a service of recognition for all of by the Florence churc~. . . . . The pastor and his wife will hve m the church's parsonage on Pine Street. World DaY of Prayer 'Next Friday, women from 150 countries will celebrate the "World Day or Prayer." The St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 163 Main St., Haydenville. will host this YeJlr's service. 1.Sr:...E11een·w1~,.S.S.J., of the Cent.er for Reflective Action at Mont Marie in Holyoke will be the guest speaker. The theme w'm be "The Earth is the Lord 's.... " will offer an opportunity to focus concern and prayer on the need for ecological awareiJC4s a~ a1;,tion. · - • •.-.• :: . :;.: This year~•·· lnternafional service was written by AmeMcan indian women of the Church Women United organization. They represent six tribes - Cherokee, Chocktow, Hopi, Seneca, Sioux and WiMebago. They brought to the task a sensitivity lo nature, the earth and its creatures and the spiritual heritage of American indlans. �111 \ �~o£ thin gton WOR 'nl~, CONGREGATIO NAL CHURCH (U.C.C. ) - R ev . Da vid P ower s Inter i m Pasror w lJJ b e In cha r g e of the> 11 a .m . servi ce>. Child car e Is prO\"lded . Al lhe close of t he servi ce the r e will be a m eeting of , mem bc>rs to hea r a nd ac t on the reporr of t he Pastor a l Supp ly Com ml rree. At 6: 30 p .m . rh e I Senior High P ilgrim F ellows hip will mee r a I the home ot R ev. a nd Mrs . .Jerom e H. Wood . I I '/I .1 John Payne scholarships awa !fl'$ ~ WORT HINGT ON- The ·c o llege; Trac y Higg ins , Childbirth Education Program; awarded June 22. Those receiving Lisa Broderick, Westfield State the scholarships and the schools College; Shari Fisk, Bay Path; they plan to attend are Ann Brad Fisk, AJC; Judy Mason, Sharron , UMass; Cathy Sharron , AIC; Ruth Wood, Culinary Berkshire Community College; Institute of America; Nancy David Harvey , VMass; Sally Weyma n, Berkshire Commu nity Knapp, North Adams State College; Missy Dragon , AIC; and Jennifer Reagan , Bridgewa ter ~,,.,,. John Payne scholarships were �I I i1 1llll lll lll lll lll 1, ~ • I I ! . 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In re!errlng to !he man from Rhode Island who ~ir. l lack's ch<tlc 1;(015 hed church the ev F 1 good feeling when lhe church s topped to visit pointed out lhai' ~ Lyndonthrough passing when b~ilding was finished and ,the hod .Joined the chur::tt"'~ pco1 \ sent Cire, the of hearing viUe, since I mlo move 41. lo 1 orlg1n, F isk family soon a parsonag~, he prayed th ■ ! $100 toward rebuildlng because The first service I lb ~ cllurcb had air nd e n lbe pros~r,ty would have the she bad been impressed w Ith /. place on Oct. m an~a i.ev lak best effect upon the Congrega - the tradilioul while church. !r music the fire, !be Since are "We , id sa He lional people . had chosen for bis !ext ../ ~ -~ new purchased bas committee others, _ s a danger undation can 00 ma j U fo same ' in the , that a llllle fire may kindle a hymnals and the junior I n d that which is Jesus c~ .•r,/h , ~ _ maroon new have Uc knowing that al;s0 ·1 . gr eat Oame, and all our joy be senior choirs f~rgotten in sorrow and shame." robes with white eolian. The years later, another pay. are members choir junior Aug. on Oames Literal would have to he creeled c ~ ,.Ii. ust 27, 1967 destroyed t h e Ing for their own with food sales ~ same foundation which se:~ s ~ have the sa me permanence /" ] church edWce which !hose peo- and other money raising aclivilies. alpie worked so bard to build ltt~ foundation of Christi 1 , It ls Interesting to note ~bat m ost 100 years ago. faith . I , . While a fire is a destructive some of the early services A model of the proposed bt force to material things, it can- were h1ld In the Lyndonville ding ~Y Arc_hltect Ralph A. Bi r ,n ? . Burlington, may be se not destroy the church society school house, although not the • ~ In th_e store window of Paul or its Immortal spirit, faith and same building where they oc:,, a house, school The now. cur serve can ire F . d etermination Aub1n, also a drni.ng ol t .a,· i,;:"':J" • to revitalue a group of people wooden one, was built in 1868 proposed sanctuary whk b is have 1 vaulted Gothic ceilir and bring !hem closer together and later replaced with the Plans call for a choir balco In an effort to overeome the brick structure now used. After results of a common tragedy. the Mathe wson Block (the Devand organ al the rear of t Members of this burned house ereaux block) was completed sanctuary There are plans f . ~ ,. ; '. • '\ a 1 of worship began meeting right services took place there In a choir room and church of ces. The basement will be 1 away to set up a buildin; fund third floor ball. 11n In Dedication of construction on decide and ' finished and will contain t b •· ,_ .i,..;.:..r,t;. ~ cl!! In his dedication paper of dining room, kitchen, a new church. ;. Aller many meetings and con- 1872, Rev. Fisk mentioned that rooms and fu rnace room. -.:_ • ~ June in Lyndonville saw first he deaultalions it was definitely As a memenlo ol the fir ... • ~•· ' ... • • · - Jll,t'.., cided lo erect a traditlonal 1867. He was on bis way to - - ei building, !he bell which weigl - ~ --.~.--•;.,._, ~ •iiii.a~1.1111::0.i?il 1000 pounds, and dal, white New England church. East Burke lo the County Conabout this r lace is in the p la nning stages to ~ Congregati onal Lyndonville T he Tb~ new one will be built on Ute ference of Churches. He said be 1871, may be set up on U ,). . ~ v structure. fire by d oye estr d was (above) Church !he "from same foundation which remains saw the new village church lawn in some type of di '/{,[~4 en Aug. 27, 1967, and a n ew building play case. The bell became er ti.rm and true, perhaps indi- Lyndon Centre side as onthere the when the burning slc eating !hat " The· Church's one was no road to Burke eked bav$2,026.5, the subscriptions exercises evening that and ed they if village this of ents d foundation is Jesus Christ her other side (of ltte Passumpsic ing reached a total of $6,340.72. pie was pulled down, but choir included which held were conveyance of sort some bad two return bis impractical to purcba, Lord" and that the "founda. River) then." On Corner , others music, a sermon by Rev. J . Rev. Fisk describes Lyndon• seems bell wh~~ a public a, lion" may be " her ch.arter of days later, however , be was a• went lo Lyndon Church 11 Torrey, propounding of conies- ville whee the dedication of the aoolhersystem gmng. forth m, Baptist the to went (near bridge the cross to ble faith, one Lord, one ess r ulvaUon, of Baptism, as- church took place on Oct. 25, d_ lhe now numbered juncton of Lyndon Center. Occasionally sion, ordinance one birth." ordination 1872: " . . .we behold now a sic on Sunday ff!Orntngs woul Rt.S and 114). He said men Rev. Wells from the Corner sealing to convenanl,address by colle~lion of seventy : sev~n be of greater enJoymcnt. A r, Few ArtlcfH Saved of drncons, and an Lyndonin services conducted and plowing were teams ox and saved Some of the articles houses, . DIDe ID cordi g ~f ,; i hurcs be~ ~hul dwelling Rev. L. 0. Braslow. aflcmoOns. er estrc , bf from the devastated building scraping the street from t be ville on Sunday During these limes the Ver- process of conslruclton, making ~e P a be Permanent Pastor ede~~: were !be pulpit Bibfe, the bap- bridge to a point opposite the ave een I forty-fou~ conta)ning elg11ty-six, !he of tr;ck kept Union moot Drew . F S. Rev. Early in 1870 0 ~ how muclt !he, Usmal font, also the g o_l d Round House ( al lhe _R ailroad a sermon in doings of the new r eligious so- extra tenements, and ltte num ~=tl~nsbytiuin crosses and candlesticks which Shops ). The lots on Marn Street of Cabot preached enjoyed !he Sunday morning 01 ,-.---,-, --- - ,that noted paper The ciety. the found He . Hall Mathewson with or Christmas music which com• grace_ lhe altar each Sun~ay "'.ere mosUy vacant, re-..weLC-JllADlt_tonvcrsio~s. of Congregallonali th tceple of the FI rs 1 m onung at the Lyndonville piles of lumber or cell~n part.- elements and urged "Jeveral have broken t be Ir I l Cbureb in LyoGraded Schoo\ _auditorium. A ly completed. Rev. F isk who were very strong c':~reg~Jona "Proeport!d, r was it pipes," secure lo taken be steps that at P~,acham, d Danville loaned the was then put~r wife, cturcb in fan eness was common in the v,1. H t wonI is h lo 1 arked rem music and I donvlUe. ectern, a an lar a e as~ l• ge Is now rare," " The ~astor . Is provided . by . Conn electric der what denominatio n will be a permanen 1 st toC stgrar tga Church bas been zealously enoraan, a gilt. However, t b e enterprising enough to take up ~ rg~day ~e~oJ' e on e • gaged in building a house of · c lones were great - some of work In this village soon?" She un Sunday Sch? 01 at reach- worship." Not all went so well them ln~ude hrmnals, Junior r eplied, ' ' Why don't you do It ?" tional them ~etr 01 ~ ltbrar~ however. Not long after the and selllOI' choir robes. t h e Then they Jokingly selected a am gave nd mcrease church was dedicated , a te mpipe organ, furniture, l urn!Jh, alte which turned out to be not ~tte ance rapidly A]s~ perance meeting was held ln ~eks. succeedln_g the LD was church the where from far . v Re records. loga and many a good subscription was raise the vestry and Ute paper reClyde Campbell said that when built In 1872. support regular services ported that "the attendance was he and hiJ secretary, P.atr!cla Sometime later be came lo lo mainly by poor " Amidon, were aalvaging what Lyndon Corner on an exchange which w~re held ministers,- N t It 'was Cirst thought that the they could from the . oUice, one wilb Rev. Wells and that even. Congregation a! the ladies or- CongregaUonal Society would of the papers wb1cb th o y iug be -attended services in Lyn. loog arter Ibis build In about Cive years, but Circle. Wfl!Dg out wu the insurance donville - "The school-room ganlzed the Sewing for the elder. waa crowded," he uld. It was In August 1870 the Rev. Fisk It was a hardship policy Inventor y. pastor. ly and Infirm to climb to the ReY. Robert Mayhew, a form, proposed that a meeting should became the permonent rcslgna- third floor Mathewson Hall. Dehis er llpastor here, ol!ered some be held soon with a minister Wheo he tendered airing a noor "nearer the earth' saying they from the Conference to or gan- lion from !tie church a t Peacheo Jdclion /~tea the chal- and with the situation timeaccept I Y need them. He i~e a permanent aoclety. He am so he could pro wo re- ly It was suggested from the also eave ~ome books f~r Sun, filled the appointment himseU lenge at Lyndonville , his 1871 that people and tbu, bls first sermon to quest was denied. He asked1~or pulpit early In m~ fir~bili · pay small Installments for a thtbe,e pheople wu preached In a Council which decided to olie Chu he led - as much as building • church he should go to the new P e sc ool houae. re vo c for instance, thThe Conference aereed lo let !age. An elderly minister I~ Sr they might _pay ~ T1i°~exlto nal peopl3 to perhaps 25 cen ts who repo C< • for tobacco er was ma c o ~ . Ctr pastors go a Sunday a. J ohnsbury Center u . family h f k for the new vii. gilt of a spinet piano for th, 1p1ece lo Lyndonville and hold ly had 00 Jove Fisk that he a wee L; ;m new church. Other guts rnclua- ' "vices. Previously some real- lage told Rev. 4 garded a di1mlssal from b~ • The building committee, afte r cham os equivalent to " ~gI much Jnvestlgntlon , reported s_llenced from the mlnlsll'Yi,rln that If the Rallrood Company g would donate a Jot a nd transfirst Rev. Fisk could not 00 his family for there waslh port lumber and materials free the Gothic style of charge ey D place !or them, but later! settled in the ell part1 °sire:i ctiurch chdsen eould be built for Copeland's hous e on Ma n Ovid about $7 soo If the people would until a parsonage wub ~trect· r aise $5 'ooo before conslructon · was beg~n. This goal was rcaed for them on Cburc ched In J uly 1871, a site was Form Cl-lurch The Congregational soclely chosen on a convenient cor 1 bad orga nized on Marcb 1.5, 8- ner lot of a new street, an 70 ai,d the following Decejber ground was broken to begin bull 41 Joined ln covenant to or'!l ~log, The foundation wos ptl tn August 11, 1871. The corner the Church. When the Co~c,1 18 convened on Dec. 6, 1870 wen. stone laid in September w i In ere proper ceremonle1. The comp~. area churches teen ed, led church lncludlg prc~cnlc represented. n,e rules, ~•Op l- cost $8,367.67 leaving a debt 11 was report a nd covenant ly HARRIET FISHER I I~ I ;, -i•jj-1l 1 h .L r j l ,a°ft~r:u ° :Y Ji' s't11;u ,:oo :Ci· J/ ;-e· ";e- c::er11- . � https://www.worthingtonhistoricalsociety.org/omeka-3.1.1/files/original/a4f548cce2c02c790ca1e249bc45c24d.tif 8f52ebcd8c979b3411ebe506c11043cd https://www.worthingtonhistoricalsociety.org/omeka-3.1.1/files/original/f2874153b7b209e4fda2fad2fa232bb4.tif 9f7c6550aa649f7e5ef5055e2c9b505e Book Bound document, typically consisting of 25 or more pages. Generally does not include stapled items. 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