History of the town of Plainfield, Hampshire County, Mass., from its settlement to 1891, including a genealogical history of twenty three of the original settlers and their descendants, with anecdotes and sketches . 1851. Rev. D. B. Bradford was installedJune 10, 1852, and dismissed May 17, 1^54. From thistime until January, 1858. the church had no permanentpastor. At this time the Rev. Solomon Clark c(3mmencedhis laliors and continued acting pastor until April. ISSO,a period of over 28 years. His ministry was greatlyblessed, he having received into the church during hispastorate here upwards
History of the town of Plainfield, Hampshire County, Mass., from its settlement to 1891, including a genealogical history of twenty three of the original settlers and their descendants, with anecdotes and sketches . 1851. Rev. D. B. Bradford was installedJune 10, 1852, and dismissed May 17, 1^54. From thistime until January, 1858. the church had no permanentpastor. At this time the Rev. Solomon Clark c(3mmencedhis laliors and continued acting pastor until April. ISSO,a period of over 28 years. His ministry was greatlyblessed, he having received into the church during hispastorate here upwards of 150 members. Mr. Clark wasnever formally settled, but was hired frcjni year to church having had some tr(ju])le with previous pastorsthought it a better policy not to settle another. FrcnnApril, 1880, to April, 188S, the ])ulpit was supplied IjyRev. F. G. Webster, who alscj preached at the same timeat Cummington, where he resided. From May, 1888, toMarch, 1889, Rev. Geo. E. Spaulding supplied. At thelatter date he was obliged to resign on account of ill June, 188!), Rev. John A. Woodhull, by invitation,assumed the duties of acting ])astor, and has continued in 38 HISTORY OF DEACONS—PRESENT MEETING HOUSE. 30 that ])osition until the i)iesent time, to the general satisfac-tion of (•liuich and parish. He has cjuite recently receivedand ticcepted a, call to l)ecome our settled pastor. DEACONS. The first deacons chosen were J(jhn Packaid and JamesRichards, Nov. 15. 17!)2. Joseph Beals, April 20, ISo;}.He was the Mountain Miller, the subject of a tract writ-ten l)y Rev. Wni. A. Hallock, which has had a world-wide circulation. Robert Beals, Sept. 2.), IS 13; ErastusBates. June 27, ; John Carr, Sept. O, 1S34; Wm. , Nov. 11, IS-tl; Freeman Hamlen, Aug. 30, 1844; Je-rijah Barber, May 5, 1855; Wm. A. Bates, Nov. 10, 1807;Seth W. Clark and James A. Winslow, March 3, last two named still hold the office. PRESENT MEETING-HOUSE. The f
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