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MANUAL
OF THE
Congregational Church,
STANWICH, CONN.
JOHN C. HOUGHTON, ACTING PASTOR.
" He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment ; and I will not blot out his name out of the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels."-REV. iii. 5.
SECOND EDITION.
Published by Order of the Church.
in the Year of Our Lord, 1874.
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MANUAL
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Congregational Jarra
STANWICH, CONN.
1874.
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Officers of the Church. 1874.
PASTOR.
DEACONS.
GEORGE DERBY Term expires Dec. 31, 1874.
ZECHARIAH CLOSE. . Term expires Dec. 31, 1875.
GILBERT CLOSE Term expires Dec. 31, 1876.
JOB L. HUSTED. . Term expires Dec. 31, 1877.
CLERK. GEORGE A. LOCKWOOD.
TREASURER. JOB L. HUSTED.
EXAMINING COMMITTEE.
ALEXANDER LOCKWOOD. . Term expires Dec. 31, 1874.
CHARLES BRUSH . Term expires Dec. 31, 1875.
EZEKIEL REYNOLDS. Term expires Dec. 31, 1876.
EDMUND MEAD Term expires Dec. 31, 1877.
MUSIC COMMITTEE.
CHARLES BRUSH Term expires Dec. 31, 1874.
EDMUND MEAD .Term expires Dec. 31, 1875.
EZEKIEL REYNOLDS Term expires Dec. 31, 1876.
JOHN H. BRUSHI . Term expires Dec. 31, 1877.
AUDITORS. GEORGE A. LOCKWOOD, EZEKIEL REYNOLDS.
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HISTORICAL MEMORANDA.
The records of this Church were destroyed by fire in 1821 : but it appears, from the records of Consociation, that the Church was organized .June 17, 1735, with thirteen members.
PASTORS.
BENJAMIN STRONG
Installed June 17. 1735.
Dismissed March 3, 1767.
WILLIAM SEWARD Installed Feb. 24, 1774.
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Dismissed Feb. 4, 1794.
PLATT BUFFETT
Installed May 25, 1796.
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Dismissed June 3, 1835.
DANIEL B. BUTTS Installed Oct. 2, 1839.
Dismissed Dec. 6, 1842.
ALONZO B. RICH Installed April 26, 1848. ‹. Dismissed Nov. 3, 1852.
Installed April 26, 1853.
HENRY G. JESSUP Dismissed Sep. 30, 1862.
JOHN S. BANE
. Installed May 18, 1869.
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Dismissed Oct. 8, 1872.
DEACONS.
NEHEMIAH HAIT, ROGER SUTHERLAND, JONATHAN WARING.
SILAS SUTHERLAND,
Elected Feb. 21, 1799. JOSEPH WARING.
CALVIN HOIT,
Elected Oct. 12, 1828.
EZEKIEL CLOSE. )
JOEL WRIGHT, /
IRVIN MEAD, 1 Elected May 1, 1847.
SHADRACH M. BRUSH Elected May 1, 1857.
GILBERT CLOSE Elected Jan. 18, 1861.
JOB L. HUSTED Elected Feb. 9, 1866.
GEORGE DERBY
Elected Feb. 12, 1869.
ZECHARIAH CLOSE
Elected Jan. 9, 1872.
Form of Admission to the Church.
ADDRESS.
CHRISTIAN FRIENDS-You have presented yourselves before God and this assembly, to make profession of your religious faith, to acknowledge the obligations of the everlasting covenant, and unite with the visible Church of Christ.
We trust that having well considered you justly appreciate the nature of this most solemn transaction ; and that in humble de- pendence on divine grace, you are prepared to make this public consecration of yourself to your God and Saviour.
Having examined and approved the Articles of Faith adopted by the Church, you will now profess the same before these wit- nesses.
ARTICLES OF FATFIE.
1. We believe in the existence of One Ever-living and True God, Sovereign and Unchangable, Infinite in Power, Wisdom and Goodness-subsisting in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
2. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testa- ments were given by inspiration of God, and are the only infalli- ble rule of faith and practice.
3. We believe that God created all things by the word of his power ; and that he governs all his creatures, and all their actions, according to his most wise and eternal purpose; but in perfect accordance with human agency and accountability.
4. We believe that our first parents were created holy, but that they fell from that estate by sin ; and that, in consequence of their disobedience, all their posterity are not only prone to sin. but do become sinful and guilty before God.
5. We believe that regeneration is necessary in order to salva- tion ; that God has made an atonement by the sufferings and death of his Son, so that whosoever believeth in him need not perish, but have everlasting life; but that men are naturally so
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averse to holiness, and so inclined to sin, that none ever do re- pent and believe in Christ, unless moved by the special influences of the Holy Ghost.
6. We believe that the divine law, enjoining supreme love to God, and love to our neighbor as ourselves, remains in full force under the gospel as the rule of duty, and we acknowledge our obligations to obey it.
7. We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ has a Church on earth, which, in its visible form, comprehends all those who credi- bly profess the faith of the Gospel; and its sacraments are Bap- tism and the Lord's Supper : and we acknowledge this to be a true Church of Christ.
8. We believe that the first day of the week is the Christian Sabbath, and is to be sanctified by an holy resting, all the day, even from such worldly employments and recreations as are law- ful on other days, and spending the whole time in the public and private worship of God ; except so much of it as is to be taken up in works of necessity and mercy.
9. We believe that it is the duty of every one to have daily communion with God, in his closet ; and of all heads of families to maintain family prayer, and faithfully to instruct their children and households in the requirements of religion, and to bring them to the public worship of God, on the Sabbath.
10. We believe that Christians, according to their ability, are under a sacred obligation to support the preaching of the Gospel at home ; and to contribute, as God prospers them, to spread the Gospel abroad.
11. We believe that all who profess faith in Christ are bound to depart from all iniquity, to live lives of holiness, and to bear a united testimony against intemperance, Sabbath-breaking, lewd- ness, oppression, profanity, and such like prevailing sins.
12. We believe that this life is the only state of probation for man ; that at the end of the world there will be a resurrection of all the dead, and a general judgment; from which the wicked will go away into everlasting punishment, and the righteous in- to life eternal.
Thus do you believe ?
COVENANT.
You will now enter into Covenant with God and his people.
Do you now avouch the Lord Jehovah to be your God ; Jesus Christ to be your Saviour : the Holy Spirit to be your Sanctifier ? Renouncing the dominion of the world over you, do you conse- crate your whole soul and body to the service of God ? Do you receive his word as the rule of your life, and, by his grace assist- ing you, will you persevere in this consecration unto the end ?
[The ordinance of Baptism, if not previously received, will here be ad- ministered.]
COVENANT WITH THE CHURCH.
[Here those who unite by letter will rise in their places.]
Do you solemnly covenant and agree to study the peace, purity and liberty of this Church ; to love and watch over its members as your brethren ; to receive from them all needful care and ad- monition ? Will you labor together with us in the maintenance of its public worship and ordinances : submit to necessary dis- cipline, and avoid all causes of scandal and offense, so long as in the Providence of God you shall continue among us ?
[The members of the church will here rise.]
We, then, the members of this Church, do joyfully and cordial- ly receive you into our number. We promise to bear with you, to love, to edify, and by all means in our power to advance you in the Divine life. " And now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory, with exceeding joy ; to the only wise. God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power. both now and ever. Amen."
Ecclesiastical rinciples and Rules.
I. ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPLES.
RULE J. Independence .- This Church, so far as relates to its internal organization, and to matters of doctrine, order and dis- cipline, is independent; and amenable to no other ecclesiastical body, except by its consent, and in accordance with regular and established Congregational principles.
RULE 2. Government .- The conduct of its affairs is vested in its members, male and female, acting by the majority of votes.
RULE 3. Fellowship .- This Church will extend to other evan- gelical churches, and receive from them that fellowship, advice, and assistance which the laws of Christ require.
II. MEMBERSHIP.
RULE 4. Admission. - Application for church membership, either by letter or profession, must be made to the Examining Committee but all members of the Church are entitled to par- ticipate in the examination. Those applicants who are approved by the Committee must be propounded to the Church and con- gregation on the Sabbath immediately preceeding the commu- nion. The Church shall pass upon the names so propounded, at the next business meeting, and the persons accepted become members upon giving their public assent to the Articles of Faith and Covenant.
RULE 5. Discipline .- Members cannot be censured by the Church, except by the process herein stated. A complaint may be made, either to the Examining Committee, or to the whole Church. In the former case, the Clerk of the Committee, and, in the latter case, the Clerk of the Church, must reduce the com- plaint to writing, if it is entertained, and must use due diligence to forward a copy to the accused, and to give him personal notice of the time and place of hearing. The accused must have a full opportunity to be heard in his own defense. An accusation pre-
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sented to the Church must always be heard, either by the Church or by the Examining Committee ; unless the application for a hearing is rejected, at a meeting of the Church, by a three-fourths vote.
RULE 6. Censures .- The censures which may be inflicted on offending members are according to the aggravation of the of- fense-(1) private reproof, (2) public admonition, (3) suspension, or (4) excommunication. In cases of excommunication, notice thereof must be given from the pulpit on the Sabbath.
RULE 7. Dismission .- Members removing without the bounds of the Church, with the intention of being absent a year or more, are expected to take letters of dismission and recommendation to churches in fellowship with us, in the places where the provi- dence of God shall call them. If such letters are not applied for within a year after their removal, such neglect shall be re- garded as censurable. and forfeit their claim to a letter of good and regular standing, without a reasonable excuse or confession of their fault. All requests for letters of dismission must be made to the Clerk of the Church, and be presented to the Church at least one week previous to final action.
RULE 8. Dropping Members .- Members may be dropped from the roll of the Church, with or without notice to them, as may be deemed just, by a vote of the Church upon the recommendation of the Examining Committee, either upon their own application, or, in case they have abandoned their connection with the Church by prolonged absence or otherwise, upon the application of any other person. The name of every member thus dropped must be read from the pulpit on the Sabbath.
RULE 9. Deuths to be Recorded .- In case of the death of any member of the Church, it shall be the duty of any surviving member of the family to notify the clerk. And if none of the family or immediate relatives of the deceased are members of this Church, then it shall be the duty of any member of the Church, acquainted with the facts, to inform the Clerk of the same in writing, that it may be entered upon the records.
III. ORDINANCES.
RULE 10. Comniunion .- The Lord's Supper shall be celebrated on the first Sabbath of January, March, May, July, September and November, unless otherwise directed by the Church.
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RULE 11. Infant Baptism .- Baptism may be administered to infant children on the first suitable Sabbath morning after each communion. Baptism will be administered to children where either parent is a member of a Christian Church. Parents must furnish to the Clerk, in writing, a statement of their own names, the full name of each child presented for baptism, and the date of its birth, which shall be entered on the records of the Church.
IV. MEETINGS.
RULE 12. Public Worship is held on the Lord's day, morning and evening.
RULE 13. The Sabbath School holds its session at the close of morning worship.
RULE 14. Prayer Meeting .- This Church will meet for prayer and conference every Tuesday evening.
RULE 15. Preparatory Lecture .- "The Lecture, preparatory to Communion Season, will be delivered on the Friday afternoon preceding this solemnity.
RULE 16. Missionary Meeting .- The concert of prayer for the conversion of the world is held on the afternoon or evening of the Sabbath preceding the first Monday of every month.
RULE 17. Business Meetings .- The regular business meeting of the Church will be held at the close of the preparatory lecture.
RULE 18. Special Meetings .- The Clerk may call a special business meeting at the request of any five members of full age by causing a notice of the same to be read from the pulpit.
RULE 19. Annual Meetings .- The annual meeting of the Church, Sabbath School, and Bible Society is held on the Friday preceding the first day of January.
RULE 20. Examining Committee .- The regular meeting of the Examining Committee will be held on the Friday preceding the Preparatory Lecture.
' RULE 21. General Provisions .- No business can be transacted except at meetings regularly organized, and with at least seven members present ; nor can any business other than the reading of the reports be transacted at the annual meeting unless at least fifteen members have been present at some stage of the meeting.
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But the action of a meeting irregularly convened, or without a quorum, may be ratified at a subsequent regular meeting compe- tent to act upon the subject.
RULE 22. Moderator .- At each business meeting a moderator must be elected.
RULE 23. Prayer .- All meetings for business must be opened with prayer.
RULE 24. Resolutions .- Resolutions cannot be voted upon at the same meeting at which they are offered, if any objection is made to a vote being taken, but must, in that case, be reduced to writing and laid over to the next business meeting-except in the case of resolutions offered at the annual meeting.
RULE 25. Rules of Order .- Business shall be transacted at the annual meeting in the following order:
1. Reading the Minutes.
2. Annual Reports of the Clerk, Treasurer, Examining Com- mittee, Music Committee and Auditors.
3. Election of Officers.
4. Proposed amendments to these Rules, Articles of Faith, Cov- enant or Form of Admission.
5. Other business.
In all other respects, business meetings shall be regulated by the Manual of the Church, and, in cases not provided for thereby, by Cushing's Manual.
V. OFFICERS.
RULE 26. Officers .- The stated officers of the Church are a Pastor, four Deacons, an Examining Committee, a Music Com- mittee, a Clerk, a Treasurer and two Auditors.
RULE 27. Pastor .- The choice of a Pastor must be made at a meeting specially called for that purpose, by notice from the pulpit, on two successive Sabbaths, and is subject to the ap- proval of the Society.
RULE 28. Deacons .- The Board of Deacons shall consist of four members, one of whom shall be chosen at each annual meet- ing, for four years from the first of January.
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RULE 29. Examining Committee .- The Examining Committee shall consist of the Pastor and Deacons (ex-officio) and four brethren, one of whom shall be chosen at each annual meeting, for four years from the first of January.
RULE 30. Music Committee .- The Music Committee shall con- sist of the Pastor (ec-officio) and four brethren, one of whom shall be chosen at each annual meeting, for four years from the first of January.
RULE 31. Other Officers .- The Clerk, Treasurer and Auditors shall be chosen at the annual meeting, for one year from the first day of January.
RULE 32. Mode of Election .- All officers of the Church and Sabbath-School must be chosen by ballot. A majority of all the members present and voting shall be necessary to a choice.
RULE 33. Vacancies .- Vacancies in any of the offices (except the Pastorate), occurring between the annual meetings, may be filled for the unexpired terms at any regular business meeting, notice of the election having been given from the pulpit on the preceding Sabbath.
RULE 34. Duties of Deacons .- It is the duty of the Deacons-
1. To assist in the administration of the Lord's Supper ;
2. To distribute the charities of the Church to its poor ;
3. To have a general oversight of the collections for benevolent objects ;
4. In the absence, or at the request of the Pastor, to provide a supply for the pulpit;
5. To make all needful provision for the meetings of the Church, and to superintend all its affairs not actually in charge of other officers of the church.
RULE 35 .- Duties of Examining Committee .- It is the duty of the Examining Committee to investigate applications for recep- tion into, or dismission from, the Church, and accusations made against its members ; and also to keep a vigilant watch over the membership in general. The Committee must annually, at its first meeting in January, appoint a Clerk, who must keep full records of its acts, and especially of the examination of candidates, and must furnish the Pastor with a list of persons propounded
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for admission to the Church on the Sabbath morning next pre- ceding the Communion, and he shall also report the acts of the Committee in writing to the Church at the annual meeting.
RULE 36. Duties of Music Committee .- The Music Committee has power to appoint suitable persons to conduct the music of the Church ; make all necessary arrangements to furnish a well- disciplined choir; and also for the practical development of musical talent in the congregation. It must annually, at its first meeting in January, appoint a Clerk, who must keep full records of its acts and report in writing to the Church at the annual meeting.
RULE. 37. Duties of the Clerk .- It is the duty of the Clerk-
1. To keep full minutes of the transactions of the Church at its business meetings ;
2. To keep a record of the names of all children of Church · members baptized, with the date of their baptism and of their birth, and the names of their parents;
3. To keep a record of the admission, dismission, or death of members of the Church, showing the date of the event, and to note the same briefly on the register :
4. To enter all reports accepted by the Church :
5. To notify Officers, Delegates, etc., of their appointment :
6. To issue letters of dismission and recommendation, pursuant. to Rule 7;
7. To give reasonable notice of the meetings of the Church : and to give notice of the annual meeting on each of the two pre- ceding Sabbaths ;
8. To call special meetings when required to do so, under Rule 18;
9. To conduct the correspondence of the Church :
10. To present, at the annual meeting, a written report on the state of the Church, giving its history for the preceding year, and an account of the members received, dismissed, and deceased ;
11. To appoint solicitors for the different missionary societies. RULE 38. Duties of the Treasurer .- It is the duty of the Treas- urer-
1. To receive the proceeds of all collections and solicitations other than for the poor of the Church :
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2. To keep an account thereof, stating the object for which each collection was taken up ;
3. To pay money specially collected for the benefit of an organ- ized society to the proper officer of such society only ;
4. To pay out money otherwise collected only upon the written order of at least three of the Deacons, and then only to the cause for which the money was collected, unless otherwise ordered by a two-thirds vote at a regular meeting ;
5. To present a written report at the annual meeting, showing in detail all his receipts and payments;
6. To present his accounts to the Auditors, at least two weeks previous to the annual meeting.
RULE 39. Duties of Auditors .- It is the duty of the Auditors to audit the accounts of the Treasurer, and to report thereon at the annual meeting.
RULE 40. Quorum .- Three members of the Board of Deacons, and five of the Examining Committee, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
VI. COLLECTIONS.
RULE 41. A collection-will be taken up every Sabbath morning for the support of the Gospel, unless otherwise ordered by the Church.
RULE 42. Solicitations will be made during the year for the following benevolent societies :
Bible Society-January and February ; American Missionary Association-April and May; Home Missionary Society-July and August ; American Board of C. for F. M .- September and. October ; American Tract Society, Boston-November and De- cem ber.
RULE 43. A collection will be taken up, on the morning of each Communion Sabbath, for the benefit of the poor of the Church. The proceeds of such collections are to be administered by the Deacons.
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VII. MISCELLANEOUS.
RULE 44. Delegates .- The necessary travelling expenses of Pastor and delegate, in attendance upon meetings of Consocia- tion, or Ecclesiastical Councils as representatives of the Church, shall be paid by the Treasurer from the funds of the Church. Delegates shall make brief reports of their doings, and of the action of Consociation or Council. at the next regular business meeting of the Church.
RULE 45. The annual meeting of the Ecclesiastical Society shall be held on the Thursday preceding the last Sunday in October, at which time the pews of the Church shall be rented for the ensuing year.
RULE 46. The foregoing rules may be suspended in particular instances, in whole or in part, by the vote of two-thirds of the members of the Church present and voting at a business meeting.
RULE 47. Alteration of Rules. - The Confession of Faith, Covenant, Forms of Admission, and Ecclesiastical Principles and Rules shall not be altered, except at the annual meeting, by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the Church present and voting ; nor can they be altered even in such case, unless a notice contain- ing the substance of the alteration has been presented to the Church in writing at another business meeting within one month previously. But an alteration adopted at an annual meeting may be rescinded at the next regular business meeting, if notice of an intention to move for such rescission is presented to the Church in writing at such annual meeting.
RECOMMENDATION.
It is unanimously recommended that all the members of the Church owning property, which is liable to a State or town tax, submit the same also to a society's tax for the support of the Gospel.
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BASIS OF UNION Between the Church and Society.
1. The Society shall hold the property, and receive the income. and make all pecuniary engagements, appropriations and pay- ments.
2. In calling a Pastor, the Society and Church will act as con- current bodies-a majority of each being necessary to constitute a call ; the Church nominating, and the Society confirming or rejecting the nomination.
Order of Business at the Annual Meeting of the Society.
1. Reading the call of the meeting.
2. Appointment of Moderator.
3. Election of Clerk.
4. Reports of Treasurer, Society's Committee and Collector.
5. Election of Society's Committee and other Officers.
6. Other Business.
RENTING OF PEWS.
The Pews are publicly rented on the last Thursday preceding the last Sunday in October, each year.
Each pew has a valuation, fixed by the Society's Committee. and the choice of any in the house, without any reservation for previous occupants, is offered to the person who will bid the highest premium above the valuation.
RULES OF ORDER FOR BUSINESS MEETINGS.
1. It is the duty of the Clerk to call the meeting to order at the time appointed, and when a Moderator has been nominated. to put the question upon the choice. In the absence of the Clerk, any member may call the meeting to order, nominate a Moderator. and put the question. A Clerk pro tem. should then be chosen. If the meeting is adjourned to another day, the same Moderator presides.
2. Every motion must be reduced to writing, if required by any member.
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3. When a motion is made and seconded, it should be read or stated by the Moderator, and is then before the meeting for con- sideration ; and until it is disposed of, no other business is in or- der. It may be withdrawn by the mover at any time, if no vote has been taken on it or on an amendment of it, with the consent of the meeting.
4. Several amendments may be moved to a proposition.
5. A motion to amend an amendment may be made, but not to amend the second amendment.
6. A motion to strike out all the words after " resolved," and to substitute a new proposition on the same subject, is in order.
. 7. Privileged motions may be made at any time. They are (1) to adjourn. (2) to lay on the table, (3) the previous question, (4) to refer to a committee. and (5) to postpone to a time fixed. The first three are not debatable.
If the previous question is carried. no futher debate is in or- der, and the pending motion, with amendments offered, must be immediately put to vote.
8. Motions to amend are to be put in inverse order.
9. When a vote is to be taken, the Moderator, after stating the question to be decided, calls first for the " aves," and then for the " noes," and announces his decision. If any one doubts the cor -. rectness of the decision. he may, at any time before another mo- tion is made, call for a vote by rising, when the Moderator calls first upon the " ayes." and then upon the "noes," to rise and stand until counted.
10. While a vote is being taken, debate is out of order.
11. A member who voted with the majority may, during the same meeting, move a re-consideration of the vote, which motion opens the subject again to debate.
. 12. The Moderator is bound to confine debate to the point under discussion.
13. If a point of order is raised during debate, it must be de- cided by the Moderator, subject to an appeal to the meeting, he- fore the debate proceeds.
14. An appeal to the meeting may be taken from any decision of the Moderator.
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15. Debate is not in order, unless there is a motion before the meeting ; but one who makes a motion may preface it with re- marks.
16. If the floor is claimed by more than one member, the Moderator decides who is entitled to it.
17. The question before the meeting must be stated by the Moderator on the request of any member.
QUESTIONS.
The following questions are submitted as aids to self-examina- tion.
1. Are you growing in grace ?
2. Are you living in the daily practice of secret prayer ?
3. Are you making the word of God your daily study and rule of life ?
4. Do you " remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy ?"
5., Are you an habitual attendant upon the public and social worship of God ?
6. Do you give, as God prospers you. to sustain the Gospel at home and abroad ?
7. Do you find increasing enjoyment in God's service ?
: 8. Is God habitually worshiped in your family morning, eve- ning, and at meals ?
9. Does the world take knowledge of you that you have been with Jesus ?
10. Are you training up your children for the service of God ?
11. Have they been baptized ?
12. Do you pray often for your pastor ?
13. Are you always ready to co-operate with him in efforts to · save souls ?
14. Are you always ready for the coming of the Son of Man ?
" Dearly beloved, be not deceived. Examine your own hearts : strive after holiness ; and the very God of peace sanctify you wholly ; and I pray God your whole spirit, and soul, and body be preserved, blameless, unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it."
YOUR PASTOR.
Roll of Members.
Members.
Wife of
Son or daughter of
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Brush, Charles
Brush, Christena
Charles Brush
Brush, John H.
Brush, Rachel R. Brush, Helen A.
Brush, Mary A.
Briggs, Amy Banks, Elthea.
Harvey Briggs
Banks, Sarah H. Brundage, Mary E .. Brundage, Emma. Burns, Abby J.
Brimlow, Sarah M Banks, Sarah G. Brush, Mary
John H. Banks.
Asa Brush Close.
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Close, Althea
Ezekiel Close
Close, Louisa. Close, Abigail. Close, Nancy
Close, Gilbert. Close, Rachel.
Gilbert Close
Close, Phineas R. Close, Frances. Close, Albert W
Phineas R. Close.
Close, Zecharialı.
Close, Sarah M.
Zechariah Close
Gideon Close. Joseph Ingersoll. Gideon Close. Gideon Close.
Benjamin Brush. John Hobby. Charles Brush. Gilbert Close. John H. Brush. Capt. Benjamin Brush. Edmund Mead. . David Banks. David Banks. Edgar L. Brundage. Edgar L. Brundage. David Burns. John Brimlow. Edmund Mead.
Nathaniel Palmer. Tomkins Close. Tomkins Close. Tomkins Close. Tomkins Close. Phineas Rundle. Gilbert Close. Elisha Green. Phineas R. Close. Tomkins Close. Benjamin IIusted. Zechariah Close.
Close, Mary O Close, Mary A. Close, Charlotte H. Close, Mary E.
John H. Brush.
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Members.
Wife of
Son or daughter of
Close, Celena I.
Gideon Close.
Close, Armenia P.
Edwin T. Close.
Close, Shadrach .
Close, Hannah C
Shadrach J. Close.
George Reynolds.
Close, Hannah P
Close, Lewis M.
Carl, Abigail
George W. Carl.
Veeder Colgrove.
D
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Downs, Lucy A.
Smith Downs.
Derby, George. Derby, Mary H.
George Derby
Derby, Harriet L.
Davis, Anna M
Capt. Benjamin Brush. George Derby. Isaac Briggs. George Derby. Lockwood Davis.
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Finch, Jonathan
Finch, Mary B ...
Jonathan Finch
Finch, Adelaide B.
Finch, Adeline. Ferris, Lock wood.
Ferris, Samantha Ferris, Mary B. .
Lockwood Ferris
Ferris, Harriet H
William H. Ferris Gilbert Ferris.
Ferris, Harriet E. Ferris, Frances A
Ferris, Harriet E. Ferris, Eliza E.
Isaac Ferris.
Frost, Mary H. Farrington, Sarah Felmitta, Nancy.
Stoddard J. Frost ... David S. Farrington George P. Felinitta
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Guy B. Hobby. Shadrach Close.
Shadrach J. Close. Shadrach J. Close. Silas Wood.
Colgrove, Lucy
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Elisha Green.
Jonathan Knapp.
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Husted, Job L.
Aaron Husted.
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Hoit, John L. C. Hoit, Edward B.
Hoit, John M.
John L. C. Hoit. John L. C. Hoit.
Hobby, Josephine S. William H. Hobby
Hubbard, Ann J . William Hubbard.
Holly, Josephine F
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Ingersoll, Caroline. Ingersoll, Leonora.
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Keeler, Mary J. Knapp, Ruth M.
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Alexander Lock wood.
Samuel Bostwick. Alexander Lockwood.
Lock wood, Alexander.
Lockwood, Esther
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George Derby.
Lock wood, George A.
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Lockwood, Fred'k W. C.
Lockwood, Ann M.
Little, Amanda
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Mead, Edmund
Mead, Maria R.
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Mead, Ida L.
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Marshall, Sarah M.
Abram Marshall.
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Nugent, William H.
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Reynolds, William
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Reynolds, Louisa II.
William T. Reynolds. William T. Reynolds.
Reynolds, Ezekiel.
Reynolds, Julia R
William T. Reynolds.
Reynolds, Sarah W
Reynolds, Isabelle E.
Reynolds, Halsey W.
Reynolds, Elkanah M.
Reynolds, Sarah S. .
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Thomas M. Wilson.
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Elkanalı M. Reynolds.
Reynolds, Win. Todd.
Joshua Reynolds.
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Asa Brush. Joseph Ferris.
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David C. Hobby.
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Stiles, Deborah A.
Sylvester Stiles.
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