History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . me as contrary to the advice of the 001111011/ After more than a years pastoral service under these conditions,the church held another meeting May 7, 1893, and voted to callanother council to ordain and install Mr. Spencer. The vote 011 thiscall was twenty-six in favor to nine against. The council met inJune, and voted to ordain and install Mr. Spencer, who continued aspastor until 1897. At the beginning of that year he resigned, andthe council met March 1
History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . me as contrary to the advice of the 001111011/ After more than a years pastoral service under these conditions,the church held another meeting May 7, 1893, and voted to callanother council to ordain and install Mr. Spencer. The vote 011 thiscall was twenty-six in favor to nine against. The council met inJune, and voted to ordain and install Mr. Spencer, who continued aspastor until 1897. At the beginning of that year he resigned, andthe council met March 1 and agreed to the dissolution of the rela-tions of the church and pastor. At this meeting, the council said: The nature of the vote before the council is such that it does notfeel privileged to express a judgment upon it, and in this position itwishes it understood that no criticism is passed upon the church orsociety, or upon the good standing of the retiring pastor, whom itwishes success in his future work. In May, following, a call was given to Reverend Edward D. Bur-rows, who began his service as pastor the next month. He was at. First Congregational Church at Penacook. THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AT PENACOOK. 803 that time editor of the Congregational Record, published at Concord,and he continued for some time both to edit the paper and occupyhis pulpit. • In the first part of the second year of his pastorate, was stricken with an illness which for months preventedhim from attending church service. The pulpit was supplied duringthis time. Mr. Burrows occupied the pulpit during the summer of1899, bat did not recover sufficiently to continue his pastoral work,and resigned. He was a writer of ability, and acceptable as a pastor. In June, 1900, the church and society united in a call to John to succeed Mr. Burrows, who was ordained and installed thenext month. Mr. Whitley is a graduate of Yale Divinity school, andin his brief pastorate has contribute
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