From the Interim Pastor’s
Pen
We have just
celebrated the birthday of the civil rights leader, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr. and his Dream that galvanized a moment that is continuing today. Dr. King’s
dream was hope-filled, founded upon his deep faith in God. That isn’t to say that we don’t still have a
long way to go, but due to his efforts America is a different
society.
Mike Regele,
president of Percepts Group, Inc. describes two types of dreams. Some dreams are wishful thinking. Some are captivating visions. Dreams that are simply wishful thinking,
seldom become more than passing thoughts. Dreams, however, that are captivating
visions compel action. The dream of Dr.
King was a captivating vision that is becoming reality.
I have a dream that
The United Church of Fayetteville and churches across our community would be
vital centers for hope and healing. We
would be a church who understands their calling from God and translates that
calling into acts of compassion. Many at
The United Church share this same dream.
Is our dream a
captivating vision or is our dream only wishful thinking? What will it take for our dream to become a
reality?
During February and
March, you have the opportunity to define this dream by participating in a guided
and prayerful reflection on God’s call to us and to the ministry opportunities before
this congregation. These Reflection
Groups will begin by looking at the impact of vision on United Church’s
mission and ministry. The material used
during our Reflection Groups defines Vision as, “Vision answers the ultimate
questions. When we have a clear personal
vision, we are able to make sense of the particular pieces of our individual
lives. In like manner, when we have a
clear vision of our corporate life together as a church, the particulars of
what we must do in mission become clear.”
I hope that the
majority of folks from UCoF will participate in one of these Reflection Groups
and be part of creating a vision that will result in action. If you need additional information please
don’t hesitate to call the office.
As we journey
through the season of Lent, I hope that your journey is filled with dreams and
visions of the incarnate God in our midst.
Kathleen
Interim Pastor
WORSHIP
FOR FEBRUARY 2005
February 6 10:25 AM Transfiguration Sunday
Sacrament of the
Lord’s Supper (“served”)
Meditation: “Capturing Vision” Rev. Dr. Waters, preaching
Scriptures: Exodus 24:12-18,
Matthew 17:1-9
Ash
Wednesday, February 9 6:00 PM Agape Meal in Fellowship Hall
Worship with Communion
around the tables
One Great Hour of Sharing Lenten offering emphasis
begins
Please sign up on the hallway
chart to let us know you are coming. You
are invited to sign up to bring bread, cheese, fruit or a crock-pot of soup for
the dinner by 5:45 pm
February 13 10:25
AM First Sunday in Lent
Sermon: "Spirituality and Work - Ministry of
Caring"
Rev.
Dr. Waters, preaching
Scriptures: Psalm 32, Matthew 4:1-11
Affirmation of Lay Ministry – interview with a member
Blanket Sunday (Church World Service offering);
Commissioning of the Children for Valentine Caroling to homebound
members
February 20 10:25
AM Second Sunday in Lent
Sermon:
"Journey to the Unknown" Rev.
Dr. Waters, preaching
Scriptures:
Genesis 12:1-4a, Hebrews 11:8-16, John 3: 1-17
February
27 10:25 AM
Third Sunday in Lent
Sermon: Guest preacher, Katie Griffin, furloughed PCUSA missionary to Argentina,
sponsored by Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery
Pastoral
Care: Rev. Waters works with our
Congregational Care Committee and can be reached through the church office
(637-3186), elders of the month, or at home.
Elders of the Month for February:
Kim Cherry - 637-8944
Cara Steiner – 445-0991
Purpose
of Elders of the Month:
For members with a crisis, emergency situation, a particular concern or need
for care, the elders of the month are available to assist the pastor, when a
pastor is unavailable, or when the church office is closed.
Procedure for calling: please call the church office weekdays between 9 AM – 3 PM, otherwise call either the
elders of the month or the pastor
ADULT STUDIES
Coffee Fellowship at 9 AM
9:00-10:15 (Beard Lounge) Adult Forum:
Ready to address difficult subjects?
How about becoming more informed about matters that
churches are wresting with? We welcome you to read about and then join one or
more of the truly outstanding presentations Adult Forum will bring to everyone
this Lenten season.
February 06: Kathleen
Waters will be our guest in our first Faith Sharing presentation this year.
Kathleen’s experiences will provide us with an opportunity to discover the
similarities and differences in how a minister’s faith develops when compared
with us in-the-pews-folk. In addition to learning about her personal faith
journey, it will also afford us an opportunity to think seriously about
questions to ask a permanent pastor. Kathleen is direct, honest and has
perfected the rare ability not to take herself too seriously while taking her
position at United
Church very seriously
indeed. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about our interim pastor and
the paths she has chosen.
February 20
& 27: One of the most controversial issues facing
churches today, including ours, is where we stand in regard to homosexuality.
These two Sundays will feature Turning
Points, a four-part series featuring the personal stories of people within
the church as they face this issue. February
20 will open with a poignant interview with Susie Smith, a former
Presbyterian pastor in South Carolina.
Former congregation members speak to Susie and the camera about how their lives
were changed by her presence and her departure. The choice between one’s son
and one’s church is the focus of the Calhoun family story during the second
segment. On February 27, the third
story recounts a tragic moment of misunderstanding in the life of a young
minister and a daring act of reconciliation 20 years later. The final segment
considers how a thriving congregation in the Midwest
welcomes and includes gay and lesbian members. Between segments different
ministers discuss the Biblical foundations of our attitudes toward homosexuality.
Since each of the segments runs 15 minutes, there will be ample time for
reflection and discussion. It doesn’t matter where you stand on this issue, or
if conversations about homosexuality make you uncomfortable, the Forum offers
us a rare opportunity to engage in conversations about one of the most devise
(politically and theologically) subjects of our time. Don’t duck this chance to
explore issues that matter during this Lenten period of introspection.
9:00-10:15 (Women’s Lounge) Adult Bible Class Fred Davey continues as lead teacher during the
second semester as the Bible Class begins its study of the book of Acts. Come
and be welcomed; perhaps this is your very
best way to prepare for Easter.
9:15-10:15
(Downstairs in the Sunday School) Parent Group Continuing this
year is an informal group for parents that features conversations about the
joys and challenges of raising children, held during Children’s Sunday School
times.
SEE SOMETHING THAT A FRIEND OR NEIGHBOR MIGHT ENJOY? INVITE THEM
ALONG, IT’S A TERRIFIC WAY TO INTRODUCE THEM TO UNITED CHURCH AND HELP MAKE
THEIR LENT ONE TO REMEMBER….
Worship, Music & Spiritual Life
Ash Wednesday Feb. 9th
We begin the Lenten season
with a simple Agape meal of Bread, Soup & Fruit, and worship in Fellowship
Hall on Wednesday, Feb.9th, at 6:00 p.m. Worship with the Lord’s Supper will follow
around the tables, with the Meditation by Rev. Waters. Sign up on
the chart in the hallway beginning Sunday, Jan. 30th to bring bread,
cheese, fruit or a crockpot of soup. The Lenten coin boxes for One Great Hour
of Sharing will be handed out for our annual Lenten giving project. Wednesday
Lenten Soup dinners begin Wednesday, Feb. 16th followed
by several Reflection groups.
Valentine Caroling Members of the Cherub Choir and Children’s choir
will visit some homebound members to deliver Valentines and a song during
Enrichment Time on Sunday, Feb. 13th. The two choirs will be
commissioned in worship on Feb. 13th before leaving.
Enrichment Time
The Spiritual Life Committee offers an
enrichment time during the second half of worship (except Communion
Sundays). We encourage all adults to
sign up to help with Enrichment and take the opportunity to get to know the
children better. Contact Lynn
Scharbach,Coordinator, to volunteer! An
abuse orientation training session is given to all leaders. Enrichment Time is
generally reserved for second grade or younger children. It is primarily a time for little children to
play with other children in a supervised setting, listen to stories, or rest.
Children’s Activity Sheets that
correspond with the weekly scriptures are available from an usher for
elementary age children to use during the sermon.
Join our UCF choir this
month
We’ll take you as you are -
no special training required!
Ask any choir member what
singing or ringing in a choir does for them. Very likely they'll say that after
an exhausting day at work or home, it is inspirational and soothing to go to
choir practice. The music lets them put the stress of the day behind, get in
touch with something beautiful and holy, and end the day relaxed and uplifted.
There is great joy in making beautiful music together and wonderful fellowship
among choir members. And, singing or ringing in a choir is a terrific
way to make new friends. With the special Lenten choral service and Easter
music coming, now is a good time to join choir!
The United Church Choir,
our adult SATB mixed choir, is for anyone of high school age or older, and
meets Thursday nights at 7:30 PM.
While most of our singers faithfully attend every week, if a full year
commitment is too much for you to make, consider joining the choir for a season
-- such as Lent/Easter. Speak to Alice
Hatt about what works best for you.
If you can't sing to save
your soul, but you’ve got rhythm in your heart, then one of our handbell
choirs is perfect for you. Music reading is helpful; if you might be
interested in joining the youth or adult handbell choirs, please call
Alice Hatt to get on board now with Lenten and Easter music. Rehearsals are
either Thursday nights at 6:45 PM
or Sunday mornings at 8:50 AM.
Come and join the fun.
David Kim in Concert -
Benefit Piano Recital
Friday, March 11th,
7:30 PM
Join us for a concert of
classics - Bach, Brahms and Mendelssohn, by our own concert pianist David Kim
to benefit music ministries at United
Church. David is a graduate music student at Yale University;
he recently returned from a year in Germany as a Fulbright
scholar. Friends and patrons are being
sought to help sponsor the concert, with levels of support and ads in the
program: Adagio - $25 business card size; Andante - $50 1/4 page;
Allegro - $125 ½ page; Vivace - $250 full page. (Checks payable United Church,
mark “Benefit Concert”) Tickets available in March: suggested donation $10,
students free.
Mar 13th Choral
Service: John Rutter’s “Requiem”
Our Senior Choir, with
harp, cello, oboe, flute, timpani, and organ, will offer Rutter’s “Requiem” in
worship on the 5th Sunday in Lent.
Composers throughout the centuries have written profound pieces of music
utilizing the Requiem Mass. Rutter’s “Requiem” (1985) does not use the full
traditional texts, but includes consoling parts of the Latin mass, words from
the English Book of Common Prayer, and two touchingly beautiful settings of
Psalms #23 and #130.
Alice Dickerson Hatt,
Minister of Music & Worship
What’s Going Down Up
In The Attic????
Greetings from
the youth. We have started 2005 with a bang and are in full swing. I trust that
winter is not getting you down and that you are out taking advantage of all the
season has to offer.
We have just returned from a fun filled weekend at
VanderKamp. Judy Spencer and I took the youth for the long Martin Luther King
Jr. weekend. It was a wonderful time of fellowship with youth from around our
region. It is always great fun to get together with other churches. The
accommodations are very nice and the program had real meaning. A great time was
had by all.
We are putting together big plans for a nice
renovation of the youth room upstairs. I know this has been a concern for a
while and pleased be assured we are on top of it! Between now and the spring
LOTS of exciting stuff should be happening. I hope when we are done we’ll not
even recognize the place! Thank you for all your support in this area. We have
now secured enough $$$ for some great renovation.
Starting in
February, the youth will be participating in the ReVisioning process. Our own
small group will be meeting along side the others in the church. This is going
to be a wonderful opportunity for the youth to truly participate in the
direction and vision of the church. We need their voice, and this is one way
that it will be able to be heard.
Our Mission
Trip Thank-You Dinner is coming up on March
6th in the early evening. We hope all are planning on
attending!! It will be a time of thanking you for supporting us last year;
showing you the true impact that this week of work away from home has on the
lives of your youth; and a time for you to consider how you might support us
this coming year.
Thank you for your continued prayer support
of the youth program at UCF.
In His Service,
Andy Carlsen, Director of Youth Ministries
Blonde in Rochester
As a trucker stops for a red light, a girl catches
up. She jumps out of her car, runs up to his truck, and knocks on the door. The
trucker lowers the window, and she says “Hi, my name is Heather and you are
losing some of your load.” The trucker
ignores her and proceeds down the street. When the truck stops for another red
light, the girl catches up again. She jumps out of her car, runs up and knocks
on the door. Again, the trucker lowers the window. As if they’ve never spoken,
the girl says brightly, “Hi my name is Heather, and you are losing some of your
load!” Shaking his head, the trucker ignores her again and continues down the
street. When he stops this time, he hurriedly gets out of the truck, and runs
back to the girl. He knocks on her window, and as she lowers it, he says “Hi,
my name in Kevin, it’s winter in Rochester
and I’m driving the Salt Truck.”
What’s Up from Down Under
Sharing and Caring by the Young
People
Of United Church
Mark these new
events on your calendars!
Feb. 2 Begin
Wed. Evening Reflection Groups;
Movie
and Recreation provided for kids
Feb. 9 Ash
Wednesday Supper and Service
Feb. 13 LAMP
presentation to Sunday School;
Valentine
Caroling, Enrichment Time
Feb.
16 Begin Wednesday Lenten
soup suppers
with Wed. Evening Reflection
Groups,
Homework Club and Children's
Activities
Special programs will be offered for
children at the Wednesday Lenten Soup Suppers on Feb. 16, 23 & Mar. 2, 9,
and 16 !!!! Soup's on at 5:45 p.m. so that older youth and adults can jump right
into their Reflection Study Groups by 6:45
p.m. The Reflection groups
will meet until 8:45 p.m. Children will participate in a Kaleidoscope of Exploration!!!! Kaleidoscopes are those cylinders that
create a riot of color and form out of the most ordinary items. We are all kaleidoscopes for God's spirit as
it moves through our differing talents, special abilities and unique life
experience, and spills out into the world with a special and beautiful
effect. Short studies based on Lenten,
mission and Reflection themes will help kids discover the part they can play in
God's work. Each evening will end with
supervised recreation time in the gym or watching a movie. The Homework Club, under adult supervision,
will be up and running for those with schoolwork to do. (Recreation for children will
also be provided on Feb. 2 for the first meeting of the Wednesday Reflection
Groups. Ash Wednesday is a worship
service only.) Nursery Care can be
arranged by calling the church office (637-3186) a week ahead! See you there!!
Valentine Caroling is in the air! United
Church children will go Valentine Caroling during Enrichment time on Sunday,
February 13th. The children have
practiced valentine songs and handcrafted many beautiful valentines to share
with all the special friends they will visit.
Children will return to church during the fellowship time after
church. Permission slips will be
required.
Piled into vans and
accompanied by Andy
Carlsen and Judy Spencer, Toni Hines, Susie Spencer, Roger Cherry, Matt Craft, DJ DeHority, Lizzy Price and Sarah
Spencer left directly from church headed for the Cayuga-Syracuse
Presbyterian Youth Connection Vanderkamp Retreat on January 16-17. Ninety-two young people and their leaders
attended the retreat. The facilities
were warm and comfortable and the crisp, cold weather was perfect! Amidst the games of cards in cozy lodges and
free time spent romping in the snow (you know, like in the old days when kids
just played!), the kids were challenged by the theme, "In God's
Image". They took time to examine
their faith in light of critical issues of self-image, conforming to the world
vs. rejoicing in God's plan and playing roles vs. being an authentic self in
Christ. Amy Johnson's dad, Rev. Dave was
there on Monday to serve communion.
FEBRUARY SUNDAY SCHOOL MISSION:
Mission Possible is working on finding a child to sponsor
with the Sunday School offering. Extra
funds will be used to buy CWS blankets.
A LAMP representative will speak to the Sunday School on Feb. 13 about
mission opportunities in Latin America.
Judy Spencer, Director of Children’s
Ministries
CHURCH AND SOCIETY
Submitted by Cara Steiner
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict/Presbyterian Church
Response:
On Sunday, January
9th, David Johnson, Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Cayuga/Syracuse,
led a well- presented informational session following the worship service. A
light lunch was served in Women's Lounge after which the sixteen persons who
attended heard Dave present an explanation of three resolutions of the General
Assembly (2004) of Presbyterian Church,
USA. He began
with a bit of background about the historic positive relationship of the
Presbyterian Church with persons of the Jewish faith and the church's deep
concern about the Middle East situation for
both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples. He then reviewed the three
resolutions which have received both negative and positive publicity. A
resolution which voted continued support for a Messianic Jewish congregation in
Philadelphia
was the first described. After that the discussion focused on the two related
to the current Middle East situation: first, opposition to the wall/security
barrier, 90% of which goes into Palestinian territory, and secondly, one asking
the Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) committee of PC, USA to
initiate a process of phased, selective divestment in multinational
corporations profiting from the Israeli construction of the wall/security
barrier. (For more information about the actions of the General Assembly, see
the December United Church News or go to the Presbyterian Church, USA website.) A
lively discussion period followed the presentation.
A number of other
Christian denominations have reported heightened interest in divestment within
their membership, and the Socially Responsible Investment committee of the
Episcopal Church has recommended that the church explore whether to take action
against companies that contribute to Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. While this Israeli/Palestinian
conflict is viewed by the Christian denominations as a human rights issue for
everyone involved, most denominations in the U.S. have ties to sister
Palestinian churches from whom they hear about the difficulties of life there.
This is a situation deeply important to Christians, Muslims, and Jews, as well
as critical to peace in the entire Middle East.
Church and Society
Committee is working collaboratively with the Adult Forum Committee to plan a
number of presentations during the Sunday 9:00
AM period over the next months. Plans are to have
presentations/discussions which will look at the situation in Israel and Palestine from a number
of viewpoints. Thought is being given to the next steps this congregation can
take to promote positive dialogue in our community about this sensitive
issue. If you have ideas for ways in
which you or this church might be involved, please see a member of the Church
and Society committee. We would appreciate your input.
Fair World Marketplace: On
Sunday, December 12, the Fair World Marketplace Store was open for the use of
our congregation. This provided us with an avenue to do Christmas shopping
which would benefit artisans around the world and, also, the added blessing
that 10% of the money spent that day would be returned to UCF for its social
justice program. We have received a check for $143.00 from Maurine
McTyre-Watts. If you have ideas about how you would like to see this money used
in the work of social justice, please see Cara Steiner or another member of
C&S Committee.
Wisdom from Grandpa
submitted by Scott & Gloria Manuel
Whether a
man winds up with a nest egg, or a goose egg, depends a lot on the kind of
chick he marries.
Trouble in
marriage often starts when a man gets so busy earnin’ his salt that he forgets
his sugar.
HERITAGE OF THE UNITED CHURCH OF FAYETTEVILLE
by Sue Boland
Part 2 - The Abolitionists
In the mid-19th
century, Syracuse
and the Central New York area were hotbeds of
antislavery activity. Since the early
1800’s, abolitionists had tried to convince their fellow Americans that not
only was slavery evil and should be abolished, but that it was each person’s
responsibility to do what they could to end this terrible wrong. Many abolitionists, tired of “slaves, obey
your masters” being quoted from the Bible in defense of doing nothing, left
their churches and/or formed new churches.
While abolitionists believed that Christianity was “the bulwark of
slavery”, many were also inspired by their faith in God to continue their work,
despite the difficulties. They were
brave enough to follow their own conscience.
In Fayetteville, most of the
people who have been identified as abolitionists were members of the Baptist
church. In fact, the Baptist Church of
Fayetteville split from 1843 to 1853 over the issue of slavery. An undocumented source tells the story:
A member of the
church said, “One evening as I was praying in the church at the request of the
Elder, I spoke about the poor slaves in the south, and the Elder came down the
aisle, put his hand on my shoulder and said, “Brother, if you pray like that
you will not be asked to pray any more.”
Thirteen
abolitionists formed a new church and the first article of their church
constitution read—“We believe American slavery is contrary to the spirit of the
Gospel of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and consequently sinful, and we
will have no fellowship with those who traffic in human flesh or hold their
fellow men in bondage.” [i]
The Second Baptist Church agreed to reconcile with the
First Baptist Church when the following conditions were met: anti-slavery lectures were allowed in the
meeting house; the pulpit was opened on the Sabbath for anti-slavery preaching
by any Baptist minister in good standing; and prayer meetings were opened for
“any brethren to speak and pray on the question of slavery as duty and
conscience shall dictate”.[ii]
Although the
movement was strong here, abolitionists were still in the minority and seen as
radicals, upsetting the status quo.
After the Fugitive Slave Act was passed in 1850, their work became even
more controversial. Until 1850, escaped
slaves had been able to live freely in New York State,
which had abolished slavery in the 1820’s.
The Fugitive Slave Act declared that these African Americans were no
longer free. In addition, helping any
escaped slaves would be in defiance of federal law, punishable by a $1,000 fine
and six months in prison for each offense,
that is, each member of a fugitive family.
($1,000 was about $32,000 today.)
As long as slaves were willing to risk death and torture (whipping,
etc.) to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom, free people were willing
to risk confinement in a prison to give them shelter, food, clothing, money,
and transportation.
These acts of
daring and law-breaking are now celebrated; but for many years, even after the
Civil War was over, the secrets of the Underground Railroad were kept
quiet. It is extremely difficult to find
documentation about “stations” or “stops” on the UGRR and historians must often
rely on family stories. Recently, I met
Mrs. Helen Stringer, a lovely 96-year-old woman, at a Coterie meeting in Fayetteville. She told me that she believed her home at 416 Brooklea Drive
had been a stop on the UGRR. This house
was built about 1853 by Levi and Lucinda
Crouse Snell, members of the Baptist church. Mr. Snell was a merchant in Limestone Plaza
in what used to be Key Bank. [iii]
The only UGRR
station in Onondaga
County that the public
can visit is at 210 E. Genesee
Street, the home of Henry and Matilda Joslyn Gage, also members of the Fayetteville Baptist Church. Even though the Gages had young children and
Matilda was pregnant during this time period, they were willing to risk
imprisonment, as they were both staunch abolitionists.[iv] Just this past year, her home in Fayetteville was accepted
for inclusion in both the National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad
Network to Freedom and Governor George Pataki’s Underground Railroad Heritage
Trail in New York
State.[v]
According to Town
of Manlius Historian Barbara Rivette,
the home of Linneaus P. and Harriet
Edwards Noble, also members of the Baptist church, is highly likely to have
been an UGRR stop, at 305 E.
Genesee Street.
L. P. Noble was a founding member of the Liberty Party, an abolitionist
political party. He published the
abolitionist newspaper National Era,
which printed Uncle Tom’s Cabin in
serial form in 1851. Harriet Beecher
Stowe’s book was a huge bestseller and influential in swaying Northern opinion
before the Civil War. Mr. Noble’s
obituary said that: “He was a man of commanding presence,
large brain, considerable intellectual culture, a good speaker, and an honest man. He might have filled high political stations, but his
radical views kept him in the minority.[vi]
Another possible
site is the home of Hervey and Eliza
Cranston Edwards at 301 E.
Genesee Street.
Hervey Edwards was a prominent leader in the Baptist church and in the Fayetteville
community. Not only was he associated
with construction of both the Fayetteville
feeder canal and the Ledyard Dyke, but he was president of the Fayetteville
National Bank. In 1832, he was made a
deacon and spent 30 years visiting the sick and bereaved. A window in the foyer of United Church,
which was removed from the Baptist church, bears his name. His obituary said that “few men have passed
away so deeply enshrined in the affection and confidence and reverence of a
whole community.”[vii]
There are many more interesting stories
about Fayetteville
citizens during this crucial time period in our nation’s history, but space
limits me. There is much more that we
don’t know. A lot of research needs to
be done before more of our history is lost.
For example, the home of Nathan R.
and Sarah C. Chapman is no longer standing, but might have been an UGRR
site. Mr. Chapman was a teacher, lawyer,
village clerk, and a Baptist. He participated
in the famous Jerry Rescue in 1851 in Syracuse,
when a former slave was broken out of jail by abolitionists and sent to Canada for
freedom.
Last but not least, there is at least one
Presbyterian who may have been active on the UGRR. Ann Moore, former director of the
Fayetteville Free Library, who has done a lot of local history research, tells
me that Samuel J. Wells was an
abolitionist. Today he and his wife Anna Collin Wells are best known by
middle school students as the owners of the prosperous Wellwood farm on which
their school stands. The foundation of a
long-gone building still exists on the school grounds. Did slaves hide in the cellar there, after
running through the orchard or between the rows of prize-winning grapes
destined for the fine hotels of New
York City? Mr.
Wells held many positions in the Fayetteville Presbyterian Church and also
cared for over 30 years for the Fayetteville
Cemetery, planting many
of the trees and shrubs.
It is fitting
that the Fayetteville
abolitionists,[viii] who lived in a
small community, now reside within the stone walls of the Fayetteville Cemetery,
together for eternity.
(next month:
more about Matilda Joslyn Gage)
[1] History of Fayetteville-Manlius Area by Lena Putnam Anguish
(Fayetteville-Manlius Central School District, 1966)
p. 74.
[1] From the files
of Sally Roesch Wagner at the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation.
[1] “Levi
Snell: Fayetteville Businessman, Village Trustee,
and Good Neighbor” by Jay B. Wright, People
and Places: Fayetteville, Manlius, Minoa and Neighbors,
Volume III (Manlius Historical Society, 2002), pp. 121-128.
[1] I can’t imagine
how one could take on such a risk, with all of the work involved, without the
willingness of their spouse and cooperation of everyone living in the home.
[1] To learn more
about the Gage family’s role in the UGRR, visit www.matildajoslyngage.org.
To learn more
about CNY’s UGRR sites, including the Noble House, visit
www.pacny.net/freedom_trail/
[1] The Examiner and Chronicle, March 6, 1873, quoted on the
Preservation Association of Central New York’s Freedom Trail website.
[1] “Hervey Edwards”
by Norman O. Keim, People and
Places: Fayetteville, Manlius, Minoa and Neighbors,
Volume II (Manlius Historical Society, 1991), p. 147.
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