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James Crosby. •+ ^:i h "*T -^:jaBIIil!]Kl-gERYICE3.:|c- •+ The following, chiefly from the Messenger and Vis- i/or o* April 27th. 18S7, incHcates the character of the Jubilee services : The usuallT quiet villa|,'e of Hebron presented an appearance ot unwonted actiyitv on Friday, the loth inst.. bein- the occasion on which the fiftieth anniversary of the organization o( the He- bron Baptist church was celebrated. The weatlier beini? excep- tionally hue, lon« Ijefore the hour of opening crowds of visitors roni every part 01 the county filled the large audience room of h« church to Its utmost. The church its.lf was beautifully and tnstetu ly decorated ; garlands of evergreen were su.'^pended from the ceiling and fastened at intervals along tlie sides ol the nailery. .Appropriate mottoes in evergreen on a white ground adorned the walls. On one sidein large letters, were the words. "Hitherto hath the Lord be ped us and on the opposite side, •' Tn God we trust lor future ble.ssnig ' Behind the pulpit, in gilt letters on a red ground, surrounded with trailing banners, were the wordp, " Wel- come to our Jubilee." The pulpit itself was almost entirely hid- den from view by a beautiful colL'ction of flowers and flowering Klants very fastetully arranged. In front of the pulpit, itiid in full view of the audience, was a fine portrait of Rev. Harris Harding, the hrst pastor of the church. The exercises were begun at 10 o'clock with an opening prayer I ';• u , ■ ' '"'■^'adar, a former member of Hebron church, after winch the choir sang with fine effect Toplady's well-known hymn," I he Year ot Jubilee." The pastor then spoke a few appro- priate vNMird.s, extended a cordial welcome to all the visitors. T^ien l"n Z'rr*"i "^tV-"**' ''*"^*^^ "^ '^'" ^^"'•'=1^' ^""en bv Deacon James trosby. Ihis wa,« an interesting and valuabh^ paper, filled with important tacts, not only i„ relation to flehron church, but Hv.n "l ;, 'T'' i" '^''^ '"""^•'''- Then followed the Jubilee Hunn. wiittcn for the oc.ca.«ion K Rev. .1, Clark, of Nictaux. f. "1^ ♦^3^*- -mfj^ JUHILKE HYMN. L. U. With sacred awe, ^reat God ! we bow Refore Thy K>ory-befcminflr thr«no ; II. )W Kood, how wisw, how kind art Thou ' And endless yenra are all Thino own. Our fathers oft have worshipped hero, ^ With holy jov and trustful Ioto ; They kept the faitli throujfh many a year, Then passed to realms of lijfht above. The cause for whirh they prayed and wroujfht. Is dear to us and dear to Thee ; In all things they Thy glory sought, And we, like them, woufd faithful be. With all Thy gifts, grant, Lord .' we pray, Tiie heart that longs to do Thy will ; ' And may we each, in this our day. With joyful haste our tasks fulfil. Extend Thy work ; saye young and old ; Set every sin-bound captive Jree ; And thus increase a thousand fold The joy that crowns our Jubilee, After this reports were read from the children and irra.id- children viz Deerfield. Beaver River, Uke George, Ohio, Forest wen, and Carleton churches, describing their past and present con- dition, and their continued interest in, and attachment for, the mother church. Greetings were also presented from sister churches in which the mutual sympathy and interdependence of the various churches wwe dwelt upon, and Hebron congratulated upon her growth and liberahty. ^ ♦K I^^J^l'^ members were then called upon for reminiscences of the hrst 25 year* of the history of the church. Mnnv an inci lent was thu8 recalled that brought tears to the eves of both old and young. Names were mentioned of those whose memory are still iragrant, but whose seats were vacant on this occasion. " The afternoon session opened with praver and the .sinaini' of appropriate eelections by the choir. Rev. 3. B. Woodland, Pastor of lemple Church then delivered an address, entitled. •' The Baptista m the world during the last tiftv years." This paper was replete with invigorating thought. It Jold the story of lUptistV trials and troubles, and their loyalty to principles and its conse- ♦.U 4^ "r ^p^"^"^^* i — ^! * liut'iicts m the old liiud niid tlio m-w It nvh,. .stjunif and feurlow m ita advocacv ot our donoiuinationRl viowt., and uii doubt lielpod t(i bract' up tlie convictions of the faltering'. Rev. Mr. Cohoon, the pastor, road a paper on "The IJautist d.'nomiimtion ii> the Maritime provinces as it was fifty years iLro and a8 it i8 to^lay." Prom a small and aoattored denomination, with churclies few and feeble, witii little or no organiiation it has tjrown into a strong, organized and aK^'ressive b.xiv. One hun- dred and twenty seven yuar? aj'J4 melnlmrs, and a few other churches that had withdrawn from the Association on ac- count ot Its havin;^: adopted Scriptural Communion. Fifty years fi?" '■ f' «o I .^': ^^ere^two A.^.sociations inivin;,' 106 associated r 7rSQ''^V ^^'''"^,o", ^' ^- ""** -^'^ "' N. B., with a memoership ol 76H3, of whom 5328 were in \. S. and 23.5.-> in N. li. Thesl« were serred by 55 ministers, 37 in N. S. and 18 in N. B. Now there are 8 Associations havinjr .'«7 Churches with an Wegato membership of J3.4({3 and the ministers have increased to In Yarmouth Co. ther*^ were 2 Churches with 500 members where there are now IG Churches witli 2.078 memlH>rs. In 18.{7 w-e had not be(,'u.. to aid in iheForeijjn Mission work and the expenditure for Home Misi^ionsonlv amounted t»$l-J22 27. indSn9ll7'n''*'Hr-''"'*^^^2.97 for Foreign MLssions and f8240.20 for Home Mis-sions. Fifty vters ago we had no College but were ju.st enteriim upon educational woik, harin^r an Acadomv w\a wo teachers and 26 boaitlers at Wolfville and another with ti e. Teachers aiid attendance of /O includmjr day pupil, at Fredericton. Now an »^ i.»- 11 '"v,'u«i„jr uny pupiKs ai r reitericton. Now we have a college with si.v Professors and an enrolled attendance a t.nHnnn f qII^'PP'u ^''"^'"".v and Ladies Seminary with an attendance of 90 at the former and 74 at the latter, with a pro- perty and endowment of $178,206.00 ' One of Acadia's boys is now acknowlodjred to be (.ne ot the ho ^ J H :r'' i" ^'"'''"- "'^"•«'-^' •" '^'l '>^r history, has only bestowed three doctorates in philosophy, and one of these wm carried of! by a son of Acadia' ManVothers are fillinS ^1^^ sible and exalted positions in every part of the world. ^ ^u" I}' n ^^"'"^ P*"^"' »f l«t church jfave a paper show- ing why the Baptist principle should l)e upheld and Vvtonded ;r presented and defendecf the old landmarks with acouraire and vijrour born of strong conviction. ^'Hira^e "#7* ♦^ (t Hhv. .1. I MfWnli; jmHtor of JL-avcr Hivr, dolivm.l a stiir- UK ad,ln.8f. on how thoineinborship of to-dav could ftsaiflt in m«kinK aglud centennml. (l)|]y consistency of lifo and principal. and (2) Ov incuIcatinK tlieir principle* upon thfir children. In tht. eTenin^ there asH^f.nbied the largest audience of the nay. I ho praise service of fifteen minutes was much enjoved. Kev. pV. i;."u''\'''P'",V' **'"" delivered a thoughtful address on "The Uiuroh the Light-Bearer." He described the nature an.l properties oi iight, and the manner in which th? figure might be appfi.d to the itht ^ *''"■*'''' """" '"'^ ligl-t. but the bearer of Letters were then nad from four of tl Id pnstois ..f the Church and a .mmber of absent members. Thes*' wem fillod with Jf ♦KM u'*^®"'"?*'''"*f '''■'''''^'' ''■''^ ♦«'='« showing tlmt the influence ?«• V J V''"''^'' '^*«''"t merely loci 1 ; for men and women trained under h^r care were occupying i.ositions of trust and honor in other lands. V ^^''ni''' A' *''""'• '^"•■■*'"'" "'*' ^''''^">n. ""i^'a an nddre^s on " Our xoung thurch Members : their opportunities and obligations." He showed (1) that the church and the members had mutual Claims the one upon the other; ('J) that opportunities, small and great, hart their phice in the development of character ; (3) that the voung church member wa,s under obligation to make tlie nio,-i ana best of himself, to react on hissurr,nuidinKS and have his con- ouct grounded on principal. A poem composed especiallv for the occasion wbh then read oy 311SS Aggie ( hipman. one of the members, which we hope will t)e given to your readers at an early day. The opening of the jubilee offering-boxes and the reading of mottoes was an interesting part of the exercise. Nearly $1 50 was collected in this way. The singing was an e.\ceedinglv attractive feature of the occasion. Besides the fine anthems" and other selections ren- ^'ift -Sy t"«,/«Kular choir under the efficient leadership of Mr. Thomas Hall, the Old Folks Choir led by Mr. Joseph N Crosby favored the audience with many an excellent selections of old time music. Besides those above named the following pastors were present and teok part m the services viz : Revd. .T. E. Bill, jr , of Chegoggin, A Logswei; of Lake George. J. H. Hughes of Arcadia, and J. I). Skinner of Argyle The entire celebration was regarded by all present as a com- plete .succors, and will tend to bind together more closeiy the Bap- tists of the county in the bonds of common faith and brotherhood. *T # t ^^ ■Ll-J- PMIJ -^^ -'^ HISTORICAL SKETCH FOR THE PERIOD OF From A. D. 1837 to A. D. 1887, BY DEA. JAMES CROSBY. and twonu thrco mombers of the First Yarmouth naptist Church rH«olv«nV" ^''^^^ ''■"''■ T" .'■"^^"•^«^' «"^ by tho unanimous reflolve of tho church were dismissed for that purpose on the Ist day of Apnl, 1837, mot in this house, and weri o jyanized into a Z1!h t'.^"[- ^•/•' Y ?^^t^ *^'« ^''^'^"•^ '^-^Pt'^^ ^'hurcf, orYar" mouth ; the lrm,f., (,f which were stated to include both sides of I „. T ■;!';•■• "■"",' ^'"^ Narrows Bridge: also to include neaver ^'vcr Ohio and Lake (leorge Settlements. The services Td rt«o ""/^ ^y,^^''' "-^'"^ "ftrJ>n? and William Burton ^?1\,T ^Tl-^"^^'- rt ^va« voted t1)at the same Deaco.s Wnii„n?fvrt ^t'tPS'*^*' *^" ^'^ C''"'*^*"' '''"■■ '^"hn Patten, ronl \^ H tK /''n ^'^ w''"'^r,'"« ''"•* •^«"»*'^"» Raymond be the Dea- StAtfX""- Y'"' "f "' ^'^ ''^^'^' *"d ^'••'- "^"hn Sanders dhfj- P . M """"derstandng that one half of Eider Harris Har- fX 7«^f «^>bor8 are to be enjoyed bv them as heret(»fore. On the hrst Saturday m June of this year eiKhteen additional mem- bers were received on letter from the First Church . The AsBocia- tion was held this year at Yarmouth at which " Our Messengers S-Z? tK PK ^^u^' '"•'* "T^ ^'«'« received by unanimous votl as ?i 1 o 5 ^'"'If''^^'' compnsinjf the Nova Scotia Baptist Associa- tion and our Messengers took their seats in Council accordingly." AnhZT'*n*'^'l'''''^'/£«?f?'«"*^ mention is made of ETders Anthony y. Diraock, and Wellington Jackson being present : and at a special meeting held on the 22nd of that month they, with a WeHn^"'"7' K- t«?nt"»te from Avlesford, were present at the meeting ;ot which It 18 said " we tad a truly refreshing season ZV!^ r'^'^'V^ l^-'^""!^" ^^"' ^^'^ a colored sister, were receded lor membership and on the following Sabbath baptized b} LldtT Jackson and received iuto membership of the church. ♦5^— ^r" These were "the tirst fruit. uf-H-reat ir.gHtheri.,K ihe re«ult HdStnth .J Tf^H" '^'"■' during which «iphty-ni«e v,,rl added to the church by bantisni, one by experience, and soverul were received on leiter. ot^li«„ission from the Mother ChuTcho bership of nearly two hundred and fifty, of the one hundred and twenty-three who united with the chureh at its organ S. Sve wl "''"A'"'^ nu,mlH.r8hip viz: Hr,.. SamS Po "r'and ? nvilfr''*^'' •^'***7' ^- ^■»'^^''^rden. Hannah liose and C netht W ctZr "*•"!;' ^^''L'"•"'^•« »"*t of then, members of t« flf.T*^. ^ '■*'*'!? ' ''"'^ "* ^•^^ eitrhty-nine who were L-athered to the church in its first great reyivaT; fiye only are living i„ ,« "e%ti[ftinr r f f'1^' anniversary ; though several other. are still living most of whom are member? of other Haptist of the plTn.^.''\'"'^"^ '''*' ^^^ '"''^''*'^ ^'i^P*^^ '"'•tl'« ^u«Port Miml; f • r' ^'°'»"'fy assessment as we find from the Minutes of a special meeting I.eld on Mav 27lh. 1837, that it was left to the church and congregation to be taxed accordinir to their TeSenfaTed to"tf"'V'"'' ''V ''' ^^^"'^*'-' ' when ^eailv all rHnnfL K "• "^ ^'"^ <""^»^'"«f year, the .same principle was adopted by unanimous vote. For several months during the irreat revival the pastor was aided by Klders A. V. IH.uook^and Well ingtcm Jackson, with the occasional services of the Hey William to theV^y^T'v' If ^' ^^/J'»r'=h voted to extend an invitation HardinL V^H.r "n 'b ^"' ""' >V*'' "'^ ''"V'''^''' ^^'^h Father Haiding li der Dimock was not in a position immediately to respond, but intimated his readiness to do so at the termination oi existing engagements ; for which the church agreed to wa and he commenced his labours with us in August of that vel? The Burton tn '^u ''"^^ ^i'^'^** "' '^' '*bour» ol ReV Will am aDiLar Thl '' ^' T^ f -'^<^5«3:« "r otherwise does not clear y ?nS but^r^T""",^'" *'T "i'^'l'""'' ^y "'*P^»">- "' otherwise, in 1838 but the regular work of the church was vigorously pro- secuted, and the condition of the destitute and perishing fn^ur own and other land, was not forgotten, as a ntonthly nfskionary ™ayer?' ^''' ^'tabhshed called a " monthly missionary conTen for ,.. J" ^^ '"*'"''' ''I l"''"".P^ *""* ^"thful discipline too, our fathers were not remiss ; abouring with, reproving, and 4here theie measures failed, excluding from ti>eir fellowship such members walked disorderly. There were a few additions to the church bv baptism during the year 1839, but no special revival. Two nddl- tioiml Deacons were appoint,d-Bro. Caleb Cook ior this section of the church and IJro. Samuel Crosby for the B. River Section I ^i i 4 The amount cuUocted, and forwarded to the Aa.H)CJation. for .\L- o?tL" llr". f *^ """".-"' r" ^ ^'^^ W*^ fi"d «l«o in the record of the July conlerejifo for that year a motion that tlie clmrch and congreKation do meet on the 26th inst. to carry into effectTie^ lution pitssed at the Association for the support of the IkptS Seminarvatllorton; which meeting was ffid and it isSS that alter an appropriate address by Elder Hurton, nearly all present subscribed fo the object of the meeting." oM '^'if,^*^''" 1<^40 and 1841 were characterized bv nothinff spe- .TwhiowV. ^' '""' ""'!;'5^'* ^y ** '■'^"^«l «f f-'reat power, dur- in;,' which htty-su were added to the (Jhurch by baptism For weeks together, and that in the busiest season of^he v^T" meet- wLIh' '''''*'7'^'''' '^^reyl.ronged with interested T ppe s where the cry for mercy of the unsaved w.-ro mingled w.tS the Klad sho.,t oi thone who had found peace in believinl Ev-en the forests resonnded with the voice of prayer and praise • ''5*'. 'Writer well remembers this season. The Pastors were agisted ,„ their work by the ilev. William Ih.rton. Rev jl s vv tymouth) In \84.i the Association was held with this church Ihe attendance was large, 1200 were reporte^IsJeU added t^ he veaT It is snT"^*H? \^^''''' '"'^'''' Associatir during the vear. It is spoken of "as being a saasor. of deep interest " a Sal'isralT.hl 'H' r^'''''' '^*'""" •" ''^' nilEily whose feSresent d 1 J K '^"k?"' 7"''. .P'?*^"*- ^^'^y "^ the niurches repreHontod had been blessed with large additions the previous members livin^l^l". '■"":; * "? y^"' '^^"' '^ ""™»'«^^ «*" t^o Son from fl, ?'''''" "f ""'""-^ ^^^''^ granted their dis- theTTird Y^vm^H pf'''^: ^""^"' '^r"^*' ^'•"''''' to be called airinlts^,:;^ri^^^^^ ^"' ^ ''^^''*''''*'«" -^^ -"^ ^^y - ^^ a seal7oft'ri^%'-T "^^^e year dissensions began, followed by 1H46 "p,r A "•'}'-i,^/'P-^'"8^ fiom the record of July 18th, ia^ throSra tll'^ \^'?'- f ^*^ V^'« ^'^"^'^'^ has been c/lled to onnvhX nf T'*'*' trials that has not often fallen to the lot needf/ss^Ll kTv S ^'t^^'' '^^^ «^"«« "^ »"' trouble it is Jhe fe?ow«h?n"f ?h^ 'l'"^u'^^" ^^ **"*' »*t«'*^ that it broke up c^J^rtllf^"^^""!^^ ?"^ *^"««*^ Elder A. V. Oimock, ou? th^itemnt.i^Ju ^" ^T'^^on, which was granted him. ' All toThe DrILnf H n "^^''' ' /" ****^ ^'^'^ '^e date referred to, up Z^STth y\T^^!t'''^.'^^^^'''«' have been held.U datrthe obt^t ofwh- v,^^P*- ^^ ^ '"^^''^^ "^"'^d »t tne litter dsS; chi.Sf f .T^''^'' T*' ^'^ *»'^*' "PO" <»"Jn«? « council from rf?rmtd '" Thrt w' r"^'"'\'* *^^ «"^^^^^ difficulties; we are doud that for ! ' f^P^i' """^ '•■"'* that the Lord broke the Cloud that foi ^o lopg has hung over the church, and it seemed 4# f- •'«<^ f* .10 that union was restored, i>i a good degree ainiuat instantly, we Lave no hesitation in saying it was a time of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. The trials we have passed tlirough we hope the shades of oblivion may be di-awn over forever." During this period the Pastor, iiev. A. V. Dimock tendered his resignation which was accepted. At the conference Aug. 8th, 184(5, it is re- corded " That after a long wintry season we trust there is a pros- pect of better days At the same meeting, also, a request was made by the B. River Section to be set off as a separate church which was granted, and on the 22nd of that month, thirtv-thre.« of the Brethren and Sisters residin" in that section were organized into a Fourth Baptist Church of Yarmouth embracing tiie Articles of the N. Scotia Baptist Association and received their charge by Father Harding. Nothing worthy of note marli.s our hrstorv during the year 1847. Tile chnrch was without Pastoral la'l)our except what Father Harding with his weight of years and failing health could give, but th« regular meetings were" kept up and a good degree of harmony existed. In September 184S the Rev, James Reid be- came our Pastor. In January, 1849, twenty meinbeis of the church were dis- missed to form a Filth Yarmouth Church; tiie Lake George Church. The clo.sing months of this vear and the earlv part of the following year IS.'iO were marked bv a powerful" work of Grace, as the result of whicli Niiietv-five were added to the church by baptism. This was the last year of the existence of the Nova Scotia Baptist Association. At Xictaux, where it was held for the last time, it was divided into the tljree as now existing. This Church sent as its delegates the I'astor, Klder Reid, and Brotliers Nathaniel Powers, and .f ohn Tedfoid ; who were instructed bv the Church to vote for this division. In 18ol a difficulty with regard to singing began which was the cause of much vexation and the means ot estranging some from the fellowshipof the church. There were but few additions to church in this and the tollowing year 1862. On September the 10th, 1862, the Pastor, Rev. James Reid tendered his resignation of the pastorate which was accepted ; and at the same meeting thirty-six members living at 01 'n and vicinitv requested dismis- sion to form a separate church which was granted by unanimous vote. The church was thus again left without a Pastor except Father Harding who was now quite infirm. In February 186b, an invitation was extended to W. G. Goucher. a licentiate to labour with us for two months with a view to settlement. This invitation was accepted and Bro. Goucher came with us in March and on April 20th was called to the Pastorate in connection with the West Yarmouth Church. On May 1 1th, Bro. Goucher was ordained in this Houie bv a Council of Delegates from the follow- ing Churches, i. e.. Ist Varmouth, West Yarmouth, South Yar- ■"t J'" ■h r 11 ^ mouth, Ohio, Lake Georire, Sissiboo, Clemehtsnnd Carleton, N. IJ. On March 7th, 1854, our venerable Father in the Gospel Rev. Harris Hardinyr who had retained his connexion with this church as ita head Pastor from its organization was called to his reward in his 9.'5rd year. His funeral took placti on the 11th. A sermon was preached on the occasion at the Old Jkptist Moetin>( House by the Rev. John Davis, from the word.4, '• I have waited for thy Salvation Lord." At the April Conference of this year Bro. William Harris who had faithfully and efficiently served the church as its clerk from its formation tendered his resignation of the office on the plea of age and Hro. .1. \V. Crosby was appointed in his place. Also at the same meeting Bretlireii Joseph Rogers and John Ted- lord were elected Deacons. Ten were added to the church by bapiism during the year. A thorough revi.sion of the membership of the church was undertaken resultinu: in the e-xclusion of thirty- one who could not be won back to the fellowsiiip of the church. In 1855 the church sustained a great loss in the removal by death on the 11th of Feb'y. of Deacon John Sanders, a good man, full ol faith and courage. Bro. Sanders was a man of more than ordinary ability, and one whose counsel in times of difficulty had much weight with his brethren. This was also a year of large in- gathering. In March special services were commenced in which the pastor was aided to .some extent by ministering brethren from neighbouring churches. A gracious revival was the result ; forty- one were baptized and several were restored to the church. In March. 1856, Dea. .Folin Todford of precious memory was called suddenly to his reward. He was set apart to the offi'ce of a Dea- con in July 1854, the dr.ties of which office he faithfully dis- charged. Many of the older members of the church will remein- bor^the fervent prayers and stirring exhortation.-! of our brother. 1857 was a year of trial, one of the dark years in our history.— The CHUses oJ liilliculty we prefer not here to chronicle. No addi- tions were made by baptism. The pastor. Elder Goucher, tendered his resignation at the May Conterence. At the Conference of March 14th our esteemed brother, Jos. H. Sanders spoke ot the in'pressions he had of its being his duty to give himself to the work of the Chri.stian Ministry and submitted his case to the .church. It was Resolved that "the Church encourage him to do 80, and our Bro. was subsequently granted license to preach the gospel. The present Clerk was .appointed in April of this year. After the resignation of the pastorate by Elder Goucher overtures were made to several ministers to become our pastor but none were successful until 1858. Early in this year the Rev. E. N. jlarris became our pastor, his pastorate continuing for three years, for a part of the time in connection with the West Yarmouth Cimrch. During the first two years of Bro. Harris's pastorate up«-ards of fifty were added by baptism. Our Bro. T pastorate A. Black- IK- i f I I'r I' ft ^^ S 12 —k adar was granted license to preach the gospwl in l8oU. In De- cember ot this year owing to the age and infirmity of several of the Deacons it was deemed advisable to elect others, accortiinKlv Brethren C. Strickland, Henry Sanders and Nath'l Patten were chosen. The year 1860 was another apparantly fruitlesfl vpur. The church had to grapple with serious difficulties. The Rev. Willwim Burton became the pastor in .lulv, 1861, his services being shared with the West Yarmouth Church, the church at that time not feeling able to secure the entire aorviccs of a Pastor. There were no additions during the year. In De- cember 1862 the Rev. R. D. Porter assumed the 'pastorate, the church having previously decided that we noeded the entire ser- vices of a pastor, and could if we made the eftort, support one. As if in token of God's approval of this decision to attempt "reater things for him, a powerful work of grace followed the induclion of Elder Porter to the pastorate. At the regular January Coafor- ence 1873, the first Conlerence o*f the church at which Bro. Porter presided two persons were received for Church membership, the first fruits ot a large addition to our number, for during the next few months about forty wore baptized, quite a number of wander- ing ones restored, and the church throughout quickened and blessed. On the 30th of October of this'voar Deacon Jo.soph Rogers, another pillar of this church, was uiiexpect<