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Advent Church in Cabot
The Advent Church in this town dates from 1843, when a long series of meetings were held by Elder Shipman. Till 1858, there was no organization, but meetings were held in different parts of the town, mainly at the West Hill and at Lower Cabot, where the church was organized Feb. 16, 1858 40 members Nathan Wheeler and Erasmus L. Burnap, deacons, and M. P. Wallace, scribe.
Samuel W. Thurber was the first pastor, widely known in this vicinity as a wide awake preacher, and one who to edify his hearers, did not spare his lungs. He was pastor for 6 years, since which the church has been supplied by ministers hired from year to year, among whom were Rev. H. Canfield, Rev. George Child, Rev. Alonzo Hoyt and Rev. Nathan Wheeler. Their meeting-house was built in 1857, mainly through the efforts and means of Dr. M. P. Wallace, and dedicated January, 1858 sermon by Rev. J. V. Himes, of Boston.
Native Clergymen
Congregational: John F. Stone, Levi H. Stone, James P. Stone, Harvey M. Stone, all brothers; William Scales, Ebenezer Smith
Christians: Leonard Wheeler,
Nathan Wheeler, brothers
Methodists: Zerah Colburn, Augustin Hopkins
Source: History of Washington County Vermont, Collated and Published by Abby Maria Hemenway, 1882.
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