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July 28, 1916. NORTH SHORE BREEZE and Reminder 
pulpit was supplied by the Rev. Mr. 
Blake and the Rev. Mr. Worcester till 
the latter part of 1791 when a commit- 
tee of the church and parish gave an 
invitation to the Rev, Ariel Parish. He 
aceepted. Mr. Parish did not long en- 
joy the relation of pastor to the Man- 
chester church for he was cut off in 
May 1794 by an epidemie fever which 
prevailed in the town at that time— 
out of a population of 900 there were 
95 deaths. However, in the two years 
he was in Manchester he came to oc- 
eupy a large place in the hearts of his 
people. 
For seven years after the death of 
Mr. Parish till 1801 the church was 
supplhed by different ministers. The 
names of 17 of them have been pre- 
served and may be found in the town 
history. In May 1801 Abraham Ran- 
dall, the ‘‘40th Candidate,’’ was called 
and ordained in September of the same 
year. He remained 7 years, being 
dismissed in 1808 at his own request. 
In 1803 the fourth parsonage was built. 
It was located on Union Street and is 
still standing though in a much altered 
condition, 
In 1809, the year that Rev. James 
Thurston came to Manchester, the town 
decided to build a new meeting house. 
Its cost was $8.500. It still remains— 
a credit to those who built it. 
In 1810 a Sunday school was organ- 
ized. The origin of the school was 
due to two ladies, who afterwards went 
as missionaries to the Hast—Harriet 
Newell and Ann H. Judson. The school 
was one of the earliest formed in New 
England, 
In 1821 the church united and called 
the Rev. Samuel Emerson. He was the 
son of Rey. John Emerson of Conway, 
Mass., was born Nov. 17, 1785; grad- 
uated from Williams College 1810. 
In 1833 the church voted:—‘‘ Where- 
as, the use of ardent spirits has been 
the fruitful cause of numerous evil, 
which admit of no remedy but that of 
total abstinance, and as it is the incum- 
bent duty of the churches to maintain 
a high standard of Christian morality, 
it will, from this time, be required of 
all persons presenting themselves as 
eandidates for admission to this church 
to abstain from the use of ardent 
spirits in all its forms, except as a 
medicine. ’’ 
Mr. Emerson was in very poor health 
for several years before he resigned as 
their minister, In January 1839 he 
wrote asking them to release him from 
his charge. 
In 1839 a eall was given to the Rev. 
Oliver A. Taylor. He accepted the eall 
and was installed Sept. 18 of that year. 
STRAND THEATRE, LYNN. 
Rivalling in popularity and success 
the profitable stage production of 
“Under Cover” is the remarkable 
scieen version of that same play 
which is to head the big Paramount 
program at the Strand Theatre, Lynn, 
the first three days of next week. 
On the same program will appear 
Edmund Breeze in a splendid pro- 
duction of “The Spell of the Yukon.” 
This picture has “locations” in snowy 
The Parish in 1837 became incor- 
porated as the ‘‘First Parish of the 
Orthodox Congregational Churech,’’ and 
took the support of the minister out of 
the hands of the town. In 1844 the 
Parish voted to make some alterations 
in the church, A number of the pro- 
prietors objected so the parish pro- 
posed to purchase the meeting-house 
from the proprietors and the town. A 
committee from out of town was ap- 
pointed to appraise the meeting-house. 
They assessed a value of $3000, An 
agreement was reached between the 
parties and a deed was drawn up and 
signed by each and every proprietor, 
and each was paid his share of the 
#3000. 
Rev. Rufus Taylor succeeded his 
brother as pastor, being installed May 
6, 1852. 
The Rey. George L. Gleason was in- 
stalled pastor of the chureh April 7, 
1869, and held that position till 1881. 
The church was fortunate that for 
the first 72 years after its organization 
the pulpit was filled by only two men. 
The good influence of these men lasted 
for many years after they had ceased 
to preach from this pulpit. <A little 
later in its history the church was 
fortunate to have the wise guidance of 
Rev. Mr. Emerson for 18 years, and 
Rev. O. Taylor for twelve years. The 
pastorates of these four men occupied 
102 years. 
In old New England long pastorates 
were the rule, many ministers spending 
all their ministerial life in one place, 
in fact in some cases they were settled 
for life. 
Many changes have taken place since 
God’s altar was set up in this humble 
hamlet, and we have every reason to 
feel thankful to those who brought the 
sacred fire, and to their successors who 
so faithfully tended it, and kept it 
alive. They strived to obey the work 
of God both in the letter and in the 
spirit. 
The history of this church proves 
that our forefathers were not only 
faithful, but. zealous in the perform- 
ance of their religious duties. Their 
view of life may have been narrow, 
but there was nothing of the coward 
in this constitution. The position of 
the chureh in the community has 
changed much in the past two cen- 
turies, 
We have broadened out and_ the 
church has assumed more duties, but I 
am afraid that we have lost some of 
their reverence for sacred things, and 
the Bible—our fathers’ guide—is a 
sealed book to many of us, sad_ to 
relate. 
Alaska where many magnificent and 
enchanting winter scenes were secured 
by the camera men. On Sunday will 
be presented Mary Pickford in one 
of her most interesting character 
portrayals, that of ‘“Esmeralda.” 
Rita Jolivet will make her Strand 
debut the last three days of the week 
in “An International Marriage.” On 
the same program will be seen that 
greatest of all character interpreters 
for screen reproduction, William 5S. 
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“This article is necessarily in excerpt 
form. The original sketeh was in much 
greater detail than here given, 
BOVSSCOUL REPORT 
The account of Rey. A. G. Warner 
with Manchester Boy Scout Camp, Lake 
Province, South Effingham, N. H., 
August 18 to Sept. 1, 1915, is as fol- 
lows: 
Summary of Report 
RECEIPTS 
By gifts from friends $174.00 
Ree. from Board 156.00 
Earned by Boy Scouts ~ 49.89 
Sale of Mileage 29.86 
Provisions sold 6.62 
Iuterest Oct. 1915 08 
Bal. of 1914 Camp Fund — 15.37 
April 1915 Interest 80 
April 1916 Interest 50 
—— $433.12 
1X PENDITURES 
Transportation $214.99 
Incidentals 55.41 
Board 144.44 
Expense previous to 
Aug. 1, 1915 16.05 
430,89 
Final Balance $2.23 
REMARKS 
Number of meals served in Camp 1273 
Actual cost of Board $137.82 
Cost per Boy per meal, 10¢ 
Actual transportation expenses $185.13 
Entire cost of Camp per day per 
boy, 72c 
Numbers of persons in 
Camp 34 for 9 meals 
5 fs Gt Wy ee 
Sh Ae WEE, 
28 ee 3 ee 
Total of number of persons in Camp, 35 
A. G. WARNER, Scout Master. 
Report in detail available to all who 
Wish upon application to A. G. Warner, 
56 School street, Manchester. 
The above Camp Fund has been de- 
posited with the Manchester Trust 
Company. All expenditures have been 
made by me vpon order of Rev. A. G. 
Warner. I have seen itemized bill for 
every expenditure and voucher’ for 
payment of every bill. 
The final balance is correctly re- 
ported. 
I hereby testify that to the best of 
my knowledge and belief the above re- 
port is correct. 
H. W. PURINGTON, 
Council Treasurer, 
Hart, in “The Apostle of Vengence.”’ 
Marie Doro in “Common Ground” 
comes Monday, Aug. 7th. 
ONE oF THEM. 
Judge—How do you account. for 
the fact that the watch was found in 
your pocket? 
Prisoner—Your honor, life is made 
up of inexplicable mysteries, and I 
trust your honor will so instruct the 
jury —Pathfinder, 
