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The History of Otsego, NY By Holice and Debbie |
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UNIVERSALIST CHURCH
The first Universalist sermon was preached in a barn, on what was
then called "Gregory Hill," before the town was divided, by
the Rev, Nathaniel Stacy. It was preached in 1832. The first sermon
preached in Louisville (Morris) was in the old "red
school-house," by the Rev. Walter Bullard, in 1838. He afterwards
preached once a month for three months. The next preaching was by T. J.
Goodrich, from Oxford, Chenango County, N. Y., who preached once a month
for one year. After Mr. Goodrich had finished his labors the Rev. Job
Potter occasionally preached. A subscription was then started for the
purpose of building a church about the year 1840, which was accomplished
the next year, 1841, and the Rev. O. Whiston preached the dedicatory
sermon. The first settled pastor after the church was built was Rev.
David Pickering, who remained two years. At that time a society of
forty-two members was formed. Rev. Daniel S. Morey succeeded him, and
from that time the society have had the labors of the following
clergymen: T. J. Smith, Dodge, Stewart, Bailey, Peck, Jackson,
Tomlinson, Crosby, Harrington, Perkins, Williams, and L. F. Porter, who
is its present pastor. The present membership is one hundred. FRIENDS’ CHURCH The Friends organized a church here in an early day, and among the
first members were Prince wing and Deborah, his wife, George Bowne, and
sons, Robert and Joseph, Jonathan Nickerson and Polly, his wife, Amos
Wood and Phoebe, his wife, Daniel Foster and wife, Nathaniel Varney and
wife, Aaron Wing and Deborah, his wife. The church building was erected
in 1811 by Peter Platz, and was 30 by 41 feet in size, with gallery, and
cost about $1,000. The first pastor was Joseph Bowne, who remained in service about
forty years. Other ministers from that time to the present were Caleb
Bosley, David H. Bennett, Phoebe Ann Weeden, Jarvis Rider, and Joseph
Bowne. The present house of worship is located about half a mile east of
the village of Morris, and the present officers are as follows: Levi
Youman and Jabez Collins, overseers; Walter Cornell, clerk. UNION ACADEMIC SCHOOL THE Morris Union Academic School was organized in October, 1869. The
first trustees were N. S. Robinson, O. K. Crosby, A. S. Avery, W. H.
Bunn, James E. Cooke, S. W. Murdock, H. R. Washbon, B. H. Matteson, and
Walter A. Wing. The school opened with the following teacher, viz.: Teacher of Higher Department.—Miss Mary Blackman. The board of trustees as at present constituted is as follows: Rev.
Hobart Cooke, Rev. A. E. Daniels, Isaac Mansfield, D. C. Winton, D. J.
Laurence, and A. N. Cruttenden. The present faculty is as follows: Principal.—Sumner Babcock. TIEUNDERRAH LODGE, NO. 605, F. AMD A. M.
HILLINGTON CHAPTER, NO. 224, R. A. M. was organized Feb. 29, 1868, by dispensation issued to the following brothers, viz.: James E. Cooke, Morris Butts, Harvey Gregory, Elias Light, Thomas Bassett, O. Potter, N. Searles, M. Shannessy, and Milton Gurney, by the Grand High Priest of the State. Seymour H. Stone. James e. Cooke was appointed H. P., Morris Butts K., and E Gregory, Scribe. Officers installed Feb. 12, 1869, were as follows: R. Cooley, C. H.; H. E. Kinnie, P. S.; S. S. Matteson, R. A. C.; J. A. Ward, M. 3d V.; Wm. W. Shaw, M. 2d V.; R. H. Lee, M. 1st. V.; A. Burgess, Tyler; Jos. Mott, T.; J. D. Chafee, Sec. Present officers, 1877, are as follows: J. H. Gazlay, M. E. H. P.; J. A. Ward, E. K.; L. D. W. Bassett, E. S.; R. Cooley, Treas.; S. S. Matteson, Sec.; W. H. Gardner, C. H.; James E. Cooke, P. S.; G. C. Peck, R. A. C.; George Yates, M 3d. V.; D. J. Breese, M 2d. V.; J. Mott, M. 1st. V.; Rev. Hobart Cooke, Chaplain; Geo. Churchill, Tyler. KIDDER POST, NO 61, G. A. R. A post of the Grand Army of the Republic was organized march 29, 1872, under the title of George kidder Post, No. 61, Dept. of N. Y., G. A. R. The following are the names of charter members: P. W. McIntier, D. C. Winton, Wm. Southern, D. L. Flagg, A. L. Parcelle, Thos. Quinby, P. S. Perine, James Southern, O. A. Edwards, Geo. Sheff, A. L. Hall, E. Hargrove, Amenzo Goodrich, Geo. Edwards. The first officers were as follows: Com., P. W. McIntier; S. V. C., D.L. Flagg; J. V. C., Jos. Southern; Adjt., D. C. Winton; Quart.-Mast., Orvill Edwards; S. M., Amenzo Goodrich; Q. M. S., E. Hargrove; O. D., Thos. Quinby; O. G., Geo. Sheff. The present officers are: Com., Thos. Quinby; S. V. C., Wm. Southern; J. V. C., O. Edwards; Q. M., E. Thurston; Adjt., Andrew Turner; Chap., E. R. Joquish; O. D., P. W. McIntier; O. G., James Hargrove. |
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