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SHERBKOOKE, V. y. -f:-f%s4 Memorandum of Congregational Churcm OI< SllJIKHROOKI- AM> LhNNOXVILI.E, For its Annual Meetinpf in Slierbrooke, Jan. 17. 1800, Note. — This sketch was picpirctl i»y rcgiie.-a ol ihe P.isJ'»r, as tfce early Records of ilie •Churcii hiid been ininUiid.' .SBbscqiicntly the K''Cord wat f<)an>l, urui usee! in tlie cifrecliun (>f mtiiiiCM, eic. A meeting was held in the house of .Mr. Samuel Hrooks, in Sl'erbrooke, on Dec. 25th, 1*^35, to consider the expediency and propriety of organising a Congregational Church for Sherbrooke and Lennoxville, presided over by Rev. A, J. Parker, pastor of the church in Shipton, now Danville, The following candidates were admitted by letter from other sister churches and met the 27th Doc., with those who •were admitted on profession, and organized the church. Admitted by letter from sister churches. liro. Alba lirown Sister Esther. \V. Walton his wife " Sarah Kenaston ** " Clarissa Bryant Pro. Samuel Norriss 1 ^, Sister Anna M. Norriss his wife ) lUiza Eld ridge " Bro. Aaron Mallory 1 Sister Huldah Mallory, his wife ) Bro, Calvin Hannum " William Hrooks Sister Mabel Powell And t)ti jirofession Samuel Mallory Charles Brooks Elijah Powell Ralph Rankin David Mitchell Mrs. Eunice Mitchell William Mitchell Miss Martha Mitchell Mrs. Howe Mrs. Harriet Ball The-ic mentioned appeared at Lennoxville, Dec. 27th, 1835, and gave their assent to the Articles of Faith and Cov- Castleton, Granby, " Montpelier, " Plymouth, N. H. Newbury, Vt. Woodbury, Vt, Lunenburg, " Peach im, Charlotte, from Stanstead Church '^ Sister Lucj' Brown, his wite Bro. Horace Barber Sister Sarah Barber, his wife } PLli/.abeth (Mrs, Samuel) Brooks from Stanstead Church u Bro. Joseph S. Walton from Church Montpelier, Vt. -i /^ cnant and were declared constituted a Con^rc^rational Church,. and each of the 27 persons in full communion therewith. (Signed) A. J. 1'arkek, Pastor of the Cong'l Church, Sliipton^ The first Deacons chosen were Bros. Alba Hrown, David Mitchell and Sam'l S. Norriss, and soon after other additions were made to the church by letter and profession during the following years. So far as known all those wlio originally united with> the church in 1835, with the exci;ption of Messrs William Brooks, Charles Brooks (now of Chicago) and William Mit- chell of Ascot, have left the church on earth to join the church of Christ above, and their works do follow them. The first Pastor of the church was the Rev. Jame^ Kob- ertson, who moved from Derby, Vt., in May 1836, and con- tinued pastor until his death in September, 1861, thus closing a ministry of upwards of sixty years' faithful preaching of the gospel of Christ, in Scotland, in Derby (nearly 4 years) and the rest of the time over this church preaching regularly every Sunday in Sherbrooke and Lennoxville and holding a Bible class on the Sunday evenings, which was well attended by the members of the church and others till his death, and Was mue«h prized by all. He was succeeded in the Pastorate by Rev. Archibald Duft', D. D., who was pastor for about 18 years, and died in London, PLngland, soon after leaving Sherbrooke. He was.^ a faithful, earnest, devoted and useful pastor and much es- teemed by all with whom he came in contact. He was succeeded as Pastor by the Rev, B. B. Sherman., who was pastor for about 5 years, Dr. Duff remaining most of the time as Pastor ^.'«^^/A7.v. Next followed Rev. E. R, Brainerd who was pastor for about 25^ years.' The two last mentioned left Sherbrooke for the United States. The Rev. Dr. liarnes came to Sherbrooke as Pastor in June. 1887, and is now acting as such in connection with this' church. I may mention amongst those who took an active in- terest in the erection of the first Congregational church building in Sherbrooke on the site now occupied b)' the ^. Presbyterian church, and who contribuLcd to ihe support of the gospel for many years : The late Mr. Samuel Brooks, M, i'.. for the old county of Sherbrookt;, though nominally connected with th(,' Methodist Church in Stanstead, still was a constant attendant and com- municated with this Church and was, 1 think, the most liberal contributor to the support of the gospel and all religious afid benevolent enterprises we had a»nongst us during his life- time. Me died in Montreal, March, 1849, while attending to his ])arliamentary duties, and was buried in the Union cemetery in tliis city, the first person who was interred in that burning g-round, which is now thickly peopled by those \vh(i have since died amoni; us. Mrs. Samuel Brooks was noted for her kindness and hospitality to clergymen coming to Sherbrooke or passing through in the discharge of their duties, and was universally respected and deeply regretted at her death by all who knew her The late John Fraser, Commissioner of the British Am. Land Company for many years, came from Scotland a Pres- byterian, but who constantly attended and communicated with this church and contributed to the support of the Pastor so long as he remained in Sherbrooke. Mrs. Gait, the mother of Sir Alex. T, Gait, regularly at- tended this church and communicated with it until her death. Her son Sir Alexander, contributing liberally towards all re* ligious objects until his removal to Montreal. (The late I,. C. Ball, Levi A. Edgcll, Joseph Bailey, John L(>w, William R. Willard, C. V. H. Goodhue, Thomas Gordoii, and some still alive, H:rain Moe. G. F. Bowen, A. G. Woodward and many others although not members of the church, and some of them not regular attendants, contributed to the erection of the first church building. Most u( those mentioned attended church and contributed regularly in aid of the pastor'.-, salary and other religious objects for a long time). I need not say that the church members contributed to- wards the erection oi the first church building according to their abilitv, this the\ tlid when money \Aas much scarcer ^ h^ \ \ tfian ft I10W is and involved more sacrifice to pay subscriptions tli.in at present. Mr. Williain Brooks was noted for bein^ a liberal con- tributor towards the erection of bo'h church edifices and to- the support of the gospel and ill charitable and religious efforts. A com- tant attendant at all religious services and hospitablp in the extreiiie to all who net'ded hospitality. In fact, he kept open house for ministers and the agents of the various religious organizations who had occasion to visit Sherbrooke while he remained here. His broths r, Charles Brooks, exercised a similar hospi- tality in Lennoxville. The weekly prayer meeting in con- nection with t))e church was held in Mr. Samuel Brooks' House till his death, and then was held in Mr. \Vm. Brooks" dining-room till the vestry was read} for use. The Church has from time to time since its formation received many valuable additions to its ranks from sister churches. I allude to a few of the more prominent with whom I was best acquainted. Deacon William Arms and fann'Iy removed from Stan- stead to Sherbrooke in the year 1838. Mr. Arms was here most of the time for a year previous to moving his fan)ily,. having business relations with Capt. Alba Brown whicii re- quired his presence here. Mr. Arms, who had been a deacor» of the Congregational Church in Stanstead, on his coming permanently to reside here was chosen as one of the dea- cons of this church, which office he filled till his death in 1853. He was also superintendent of the Sunday School for the same period. These offices he filled with great /.eal and efficiency. Was a constant attendant at prayer meetings and all religious services connected with the church, and was much esteemed by his fellow church members and the gen- eral public. Mrs. William Arms was noted for her hospital'ty and a quiet efficiency in the discharge of her various duties, making no noise about what she did but .'ay! idy ;ry gt word and work. ^ Deacon John S. Sanborn came to Sherbrooke about the >tar 1843 ^'■(^""' Hanover, N. H., after completing' his univers- 'X ity studies, and for sotiie years taurrht our academy, and then entered the law profession am) practiced at the Bar of this District till he was on Mr. Justice Short's death made Judge of the Superior Court of this District. On Air Sanborn corning to Sherbrooke he at once took up his position as a member of our church, a strong advocate of temperance, a constant attendant at prayer meetings and the r. tutor's Bible Class, ami always ready to .idvocate the cause of temperance .uid every other good work. He represented Sherbrooke County for several terms in the Legislature of the then late Province of Canada, and was then appointed to the Senate in 1867, on the confederation of the provinces, where his influence could always be relied on for the rights of justice, morality and good wholesome legislation. Ife acted as deacoM of this church for many years and finally resigned the office to the regret of his brethren in the church. He kept up his interest in all religious and benevolent enterprises until his leaving Sherbrooke in. 1874, having been api^ointed as one of the judges of the Queen's Bench in Mon- treal. His departure was felt to be a loss to the church. and to the community where he was much respected and beloved. Mr. Sanborn died in Montreal in 1877 and was buried there. .Another of the founders of the church who was for .nan>' years a deacon of tlii.' church and who died in 1875, v.as the late Mr. Joseph S. Walton, editor and publisher for many year> of the Sherbrooke Gazette: Mr. Walton, to tho.se intimately acquainted with him, was a man of rare merit, sterling honesty and whose influ- ence was always to be found on the right side on all moral questions wliich came before the public for discussion ; a con- sistent tcmj)erance man and advocate of temperance prin- ciples, always at prayer meetings and other religious .services from time to time and ready to d") his part as occasion re- quired. It may be said of Mr. Walton and Mr Sanborn that they were always re.uly for every good work, especially ready to assist the poor and unfortuanate in a quiet, unostentatious .« ! way, of which the general public kncv nothing. It was an understanding bctwci-n Mr. Wilton, Mr Sanborn and another that cither might relieve the poor and afflicted and call on the others to assist if the assistance granted was considered loo much for one to give, and this [ilan was carried on for years and in every case the others responded cluerfully to the demands thus made upon them, and thi> lasted till Mr. Sanborn's departure from Slurbrooke and Mr. Walton's death. This plan insured examination into every case presented for .lid, and I hav(; no hesitation in saying that many were assisted whom misfortune had over- taken ;ind several younc; people sent to school whose parents were too poor or unuillintj to pay the necessary tuition fees. 1 hope some good was thus accomplished. I allude; to these facts thinking possibly it may excite others to like efforts to do good who are connected with this church. Another deacon of the church for many years I may allude to, Mr. Peter McLellan. of Ortord, who died a few years ago. He ca-ne to Sherbrooke in 1837. He was in Scotland a Presbyterian and did not vmite with this church for some years aftc-r coming to this i.ountr)-. He performed his duties as deacon in a quiet, modest way, was constant in his attendance at church services an