History of the Second church of Christ in Hartford, Part 34

Author: Parker, Edwin Pond, 1836-1920
Publication date: 1892
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Belknap & Warfield
Number of Pages: 496


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Gilbert, Jonathan, 48, 56. Mrs. Laura, 257.


Gillette, Dea. Charles, 217, 252. Gilman, George S., 234. Glazier, Dea. Franklin, 251. Gleason, P. B. & Co., 203.


Goldthwaite, Flavel, 211. Goodrich, Rev. Elizur, 164. S. G., 192, 195.


Goodman, James, 234. Goodwin, Ozias, 24. Horace, 205.


Goodwin, William, 15, 16, 22, 39, 41. Charles S., 252. Gould, Rev. Geo. H., 240. Grave, George, 47, 51, 57, 61. Isaac, 24. Graves, Dea. Joseph A., 252. Great Awakening, 113. Gregson, Phebe, 52. Griswold, Dea. Hosmer, 252.


Haddam, 154, 155, 157. Hadley, 38, 39, 40, 162. Halee, Thomas, 48. Hammersley, II'. J., 237.


Half Way Covenant, 32, 34, 42, 49, 113, 136.


Harbert, Benjamin, 24, 47. Harrington, Dea. H. E., 252. Harris, Rev. Samuel, 230, 231, 232, 233, 252.


Hartford, 13, 51, 56; its peo- ple, houses, customs, furniture, dress, etc., two hundred years ago. See chap. 3d. Revivals in, 93, 119, 215; progress in, 106 107; population, 124; fatal explo- sion in, 129; public games, 136; musical convention, 136, 149, 150; becomes a city, 160; State-house, 171; burial ground, 172; dramatic exhibitions and amusements, 172; improvements, 174, 188; town meetings in church, 178, 179; Hartford wits, etc., 192; descrip- tion of in 1811, 195; Theo. Sem., and College, 214; Library Ass., Institute, and Athenæum, 214; railway, 222; hospital, 227; in 1860, 235-237.


Hartford Ordination, 231-234.


Hartford Selection of Hymns, 168. Hartford Theological Seminary, 214. Hartford Times, 193, 251. Hassett, John, 258.


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General Index


Hatch, Asor, 179. Hathaway, Alvah, 194.


Hawley, " Father," 237. Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 88, S9. Hayden, Col. IVm., 201.


Haynes, Rev. Joseph, 43, 44, 50, 59. Hawes, Rev. Joel, 180, 181, 195, 196, 210, 223, 226, 227, 231, 234, 236, 237, death of, 241. Helmer, Rev. C. D., 229.


Hempstead, Dea. Joshua, 106, 185. Higginson, Rev. John, 16, 26, 27, 30, 35, appendix. Hills, Dea. George F., 252. Hinsdale, Barnabas, 137.


Daniel, 123, 151, 161.


Historical Society's Coll., Conn., 11, 16; notes to Chap. Ist, 261.


History of First Church, 12, 13, 26, 33, 38, 40, 42, 49, 93, 120. History of Windham Co., 116.


Hitchcock, Rev. Enos, 164.


Hoadly, C. J., 103. Holden, Oliver, 145. Hooker, Rev. Nathaniel, 94. Nathaniel and William, 121. Rev. Edward, 223. Rev. Thomas, 14, 17, 32, 33, 41, 69, 74. Hopkins, Dr. Lemuel, 172. Hosmer, Hester, 91.


Howe, Rev. Joseph, 138. Hubbard, Samuel, 48. Ifubbard's History, etc., 20, 34, 35. Hudson, Barzillai, 160, 171, 185. Hull's Diary, 22, 31, 36, 40.


Humphrey, Samuel and wife, 213. Huntington, Rev. Enoch and Rev. Joseph, 139. Samuel, 139, 146. Jonathan, 151. Charles I'., and wife, 234, 255, 257.


Hutchinson Papers, 41.


Indian Wars, 67, 91, 92.


Jenkins, Rev. J. L., 240. Jewell, Marshall, 234. Johnson, Samuel, 103. Keeney, Marion, 255, 257. Keith, Capt., 138.


Kendall, E. A., 179.


Kilbourn, Henry, 201. Kingsbury, Nelson, 240.


Knight, Madame, 94, 108, 109.


Knox, Dea. Elijah, 177, 178.


Lansdowne Manuscripts, II. Law, Andrew, 144. Governor, 116.


Lawrence, J., minutes as to Mr. Patten, 138, 170. Dr. E. d., 181, 230.


Leawis, William, 24. Lechford's Plaine Dealing, SI. Lee, Eliza Buckminster, 151. Rev. Mr., 116. Ledyard, John, 120, 123, 129. Dr. Nathaniel, 129. Col. William, 129.


Joseph, 121. Stephen, 48, 50, 58, 60, Letters, Webster, Cullick, etc., to 61. Rev. Stephen, 157. Thomas, 63, and note. Thomas, Esq., and Dea., 146.


Mr. Stone, 23, 28; George Steele, etc., to Church, 23; Church to withdrawers, and reply, 24; eld- ers in Mass., to withdrawers, 29; withdrawers to Mr. Stone, 29; churches in Mass., to Hartford church, 29; withdrawers to Gov. Eaton, etc., 30; Mr. Stone to the church, 36; withdrawers to the churches, 36; Mr. Davenport to


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History of the Church


John Winthrop, 44; Mr. Whit- Meacham, Horace, 167.


man to the Society, 124; Mr. Boardman to the Society, 158, 159; Dr. Flint to the Society, 169; Mason Cogswell to his father, 165; Dr. Flint to Mr. Lawrence, 170, Dr. Flint to Society, and re- ply, 181, 182; Barzillai Hudson, Jr., 185; Dr. Linsley to H. Good- win, 209.


Linsley, Rev. J. H., parentage, education, etc., 197; comes to Sec. Ch., 196, 197; other settle- ments, 198; undertakes discipline, 199; dedication sermon, 203; let- ters to Society, 204, 207; to H. Goodwin, 209; in financial straits, 204; secures new creed and cov- enant, 206; characterized by Dr. Bacon, 208, 209; his wife, 209. See 224.


Linsley, Rev. Charles E., 247.


Litchfield law school, 193.


Literature, 73, 76, 106, 150, 192, 193.


Lockwood, Rev., 132.


Loomis, S. G., 218.


Lord, Richard, 37, 216.


Louisburg, 113. Lyon, Dr. Irving IV., 70, note.


Magnalia, 15, 17, 42. Manly, Dea. I'm., 140.


Margaret Smith's Journal, 75.


Marriage Service, 86.


Marsh, John, 24, 48, 50, 58. Rev. Jonathan, 111. Thomas, 117.


Mason, Lowell, 195.


Massachusetts, elders, 34 ; records, 37,39 ; Hist. Soc. Coll., 41, 59, 65.


Mather, Cotton, 15, 65. Increase, 62, 88. Richard, 29, 34. Matignon, Rev. Dr., 212.


Meeting Houses of Second Church, first one, 62; second, 120-122, 137, 244; third, 200, 202; en- larged, 225, 235 ; alterations and repairs in 1872, 248 ; fiftieth an- niversary of dedication, 250 ; takes fire, 252; is renovated, 253, etc.


Mem. Hist. of Hartford Co., 51, 107, 174.


Merrils, Dea. Daniel and Hepzi- bah, 133.


Merolds, Sarah, 48.


Methodist Church, 178.


Minority in Hartford Church, see "letters" and chap. Ist; their position, 18, 27, 28, 35; apply to Wethersfield, 36, 37, 38; some go to Hadley, etc., 38, 39, 40; suc- ceed at last, 45; their character, 24, 42, 52; see letters of Higgin- son and Davenport in appendix.


Miss. Soc. of Conn., 168, etc., 188. Mitchell, Jonathan, 20, 39, 41.


Moody, Dwight L., 251.


Moore, Rev. I'm. H., 246.


Morris, Rev. Myron, 236.


Morton's Memorial, 43.


Music, 83, 104, 105, 135, 143-145,


150, 152, 160, 167, 194, 195, 202, 203, 214, 215, 224, 235, 239, 255. Mygatt, Zebulon, 121.


Narrative of Missions, 167. Nash, Joseph, 47, 56, 58. Margaret, 48.


Negroes, 137. New Haven, 34, 38, 107, 109.


Newspapers, 106, 126.


New York Tribune, 145.


Newton, Rev. Roger, 37.


Nichols, Lieut. Cyprian, 95. George, 137.


North Church (Park), 198, 199, 203, 211, 230, 236, 240.


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General Index


Norton, John, 29, 31, 39. Mrs. Amelia, 192.


Olcott, Captain, 138. Old Lights, etc., 114, 116, 118, 119, 136, 174.


Orphan Asylum, 210. Outside Saints, 32. Owning the Covenant, 15, 49, 93, 101, 167, 177.


Paine, Rev. Solomon, 117. Parish Way, 34, 35, 42.


Parker, William and Dea. Wil- liam, 97 and note, see 231, notc. Edwin Pond, called to Sec. Ch., 229, 230, 231, etc. James, 234.


Partrigg, Will, 24.


Patten, Rev. William, colleague Robbins, Rev. Philemon, 116.


pastor, 130-132 ; preaches in First Church, 138; action of Church, Society, and councils concerning, 137-141; derivation, early his- tory, family, etc., 141-142 ; mon- ument, 1.42.


Patten, Ruth, 141-142; 186, 198.


Patton, Rev. William, 214.


Pearl St. Church, 225, 230, 240.


Peck, Lieut. Titus, 231 note.


Perkins, Rev. Nathan, 153, 164, IQI.


Perry, Rev. Jos., 148.


Pierpont, Rev. Benjamin, 64.


Pierson, Rev. Abraham, 95.


Pitkin, Rev., 132.


Norman T., 248. Political Revolution of 1816-17, 189, etc.


Pomeroy, Rev. Benjamin, 132.


Pond, Rev. Enoch, 231.


Porter, Rev. Noah, 223, 236.


Presbyterianism, 17, 43, 45, 96, 100; church in Hartford, 225 ; Con-


gregational churches called, 176 notc.


Prudden, Rev. Peter, 90.


Psalmody, 83. See Music.


Puritan Character, 88.


Putnam, Israel, 146.


Quakers, 72.


Rate Bill, 171. Read, Daniel, 144. Religious Usages, 81.


Reid, Rev. Adam, 222. Revivals, 113, etc., etc., 166, 176, 177, 178, 215, 251. Richards, Francis H., 53.


James, 47, 56. Joseph, 216. Sarah, 48. Dea. Thomas, 103. Rights of Brotherhood, 20, 21, 33, 41.


Levi, 171. Dr. Thomas, 187.


Roberts, Eli, 167.


Robinson, D. F., 203, 205, 210, 219, 225. Mrs. D. F., 219. Henry C., 234, 248.


Lucius F., 257.


Elisa Trumbull, Mary Alice, and Harriet Trumbull, 252.


Rogers, Rev. Dr., 152.


Mrs. IVm., 255, 257.


Russell, Rev. John, 34, 37 .. Roman Catholics, 212, 225.


Sanford, Nathaniel, 63. Saybrook, collegiate school, 95; synod and platform, 90, 96, 97-99, 113, 128, 136, 175, 176, 190. Savoy Confession, 99. Seasons, 94, 101, 158, 172, note. Seating the Meeting-house, 85.


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History of the Church


Second Church in Hartford, origin and struggle for existence, chap- ter Ist; organization, 14, 45; cov- enant, 47, 49; early records, II, 12, 49, 60, and appendix; John Whiting, pastor, 51 ; character of early members, 52, 64 ; ruling elder in, 60; halfway covenant in, 49, 50; first meeting-house, 62; Mr. Buckingham settled, 91; Religious interest in, 93, 101, 119; joins Hartford North Cons., 100; declines reunion with First Ch., 103; Music in, 104, see Music; musical convention, 136; Mr. Whitman settled, 111; second meeting-house, 120-122, 137; Mr. Patten settled, 130, 131; trial and dismission of Mr. Patten, 137-141; singing in, 143-145; loses Mr. Whitman and Deas. Hosmer and Bull, 146; calls several ministers in vain, 151, 152; Mr. Boardman settled, 153, etc., etc .; hard times in, 158 ; Mr. Flint comes, 163, 164; catalogue, records, and gen- eral condition of at Mr. Flint's coming, 166; revivals, 166, 176, 178; action as to covenant, 167, 206, 207; provides a chapel, etc., 177; exciting scenes in sanctuary, 184; Dr. Flint resigns, 186; town meeting in sanctuary, 178, 191, 200, 201; concert in, 194; Mr. Linsley settled, 196; condition of affairs at that time, 198, 199; Sunday-school, 199, see 177; third meeting-house, 200; dedi- cation of same, 202; stands by Dr. Linsley, 205, 206; spiritual results of his work, 208; dismis- sions to Baptist Church, 213; under Dr. Vanarsdalen, 213; Dr Daggett settled, 214; great re- vival, 215; communion furniture, etc., 216, 217, note; under Dr. Clarke, 223-225; chapel and en-


larged sanctuary, 224, 225; atti- tude towards Dr. Bushnell, 226, 227; Mr. Clarke retires from, 227; Mr. Helmer called but comes not, 229; Mr. Parker called and set- tled, 229, 230; parsonage, 241; bicentennial celebration,241, etc., etc .; new manual, etc., 249; its memorial font, 248; memorial communion service, 251, 252.


Second Ecc. Society of Hartford, records of, 129; town bell, 104; meeting-houses, 62, 120-122, 137, 200; Dr. Whitman's letters to, 124; calls Mr. Patten, 130; meet- ings, 130; as to contributions, 136; receives property, 126, 127, 160, 161; collecting rates, 137; action as to Mr. Patten, 137; grant to Mrs. Whitman, 147; evening sessions, 152; calls Mr. Boardman, 153; hard times, 158; a bell, 160; call to Mr. Flint, 162, 163; encourages music, 143, 167; repairs sanctuary and parsonage, 170; rate bills, 171; Universalist agitation in, 181-184, 186; accepts Dr. Flint's resignation, 187; calls Dr. Linsley, 196; votes of as to pews, town meetings, and meet- ing-house, 200, 201; leases lect- ure room to church, 202; finan- cial difficulties, 205, 210; other troubles, 218; as to Dr. Linsley's departure, 205, 206; improves under Dr. Clarke, 223; sells prop- erty, 211; builds chapel, 224; en- larges sanctuary, 225; calls Mr. Helmer, 229; Mr. Parker called to be pastor, 229; repairs the meeting-house, 248; financial im- provement of, 249; buys new organ, 252.


Separate churches, 100, 116, 117. Seymour, the family history, 134,


I35. John, 48, 49, 58, 60, 135.


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General Index


Seymour, Mary. 48. Hannah and Caroline, 129, 134. Isaac, 122.


Jared, 121, 134.


Jonathan, 121, 123, 130. Capt. Israel, 156.


Michael, 17S.


Charles, 137. Thomas, 120, 121, 123,


130, 133, 134, 160, 163, 166, 207, 208.


Horace, 205. Henry, 135, 171, 178.


Thomas Y., 135, 160, Stone, Rev. Samuel, 14, 16, 17, 20, 163, 17I. 21, 27, 28, 30, 34. 35, 36, 41-43. Rev. Samuel, Jr., 62. William and Ledyard, 135.


Col. Thomas H. and Stoves, 84. Mary, 135. Zechariah, 123.


Sewall, Samuel, 83, 84.


Sheldon, Joseph, 121, 171. Daniel, 130. Capt. John, 103. Isaac, 151. Shepard, Elisha, 182. Sherman, John, 29. Roger, 146.


Shipman, Rev. T. L., 221, 244.


Sigourney, Mrs., 192.


Singing Schools, 144, 145.


Slave Trade, etc., 175.


Smalley, Rev. John, 135. Smith, Arthur, 48, 58. Lydia, 48, 49. Dr. William, 145.


Sons of Liberty, 129. Spaulding, Rev. George, 240. Spencer, Norman T., 255, 257. Sprague, Rev. Isaac N., 212. Spring, Rev. Samuel, 211, 230. Squire, Dea. Wl'm. L., 249. Stanley, Abigail, 111, 162.


Nathaniel, 48, 57, 60, 161, Col. Nathaniel, 112, 121, 16I. 28


Stanley, Thomas, 24, 112, 161.


William, 58, 121, 137,


160, 162, 216. Stanley family, 161, 162. Stebbing, Frances, 48, 56. Steele, Daniel, 121, 139. George, 24, 29. James, 47, 57. Jonathan, 151. Timothy, 151.


Stillman, Dea. P. D., 217, 219, 224, 225, 234, 248.


Stocking, Agnes, 4S. George, 47, 51, 57.


Strong, Rev. Nathan, 139, 143, 149, 154, 163, 168, 169, ISO, 212.


Sumptuary Laws, 77. Sunday-schools, 177, 199, 256.


Swift, Zephaniah, 213. Synods, 34, 35, 37, 42; of Saybrook, 97. etc.


Talcott, Mary K., 52. Ensign, 37. Talcott St. Church, 212.


Taylor, Dr. Nathaniel, 214.


Temperance, 18S. Terry, Dea. Seth, 177, 223, 228. 234. Thacher, Thomas A., 142. Thompson, Rev. II'm., 221. Tiffany, Edwin D., 234. Tileston, Dea. Thomas, 166, 177, 185, 219. Tisdale, Thomas, 163. Tithing Man, 85. Toleration, 191. Towne, Rev. Joseph, 222.


Trask, Henry F., 255, 257. Trinity College, 214.


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History of the Church


Trumbull, Benjamin, his History, Webster, Robert, 47, 57.


16, 17, 19, 33, 39, 50, 93, 101, 103, 116. Trumbull, J. Hammond, 41, 81, Wells, Jonathan, 121, 123, 139, 26I. John, 150, 192. Jonathan, 146.


Tucker, Isaac, 137.


Tufts, Rev. John, 105.


Turnbull, Rev. Robert, 223, 236.


Tyler, Dr. Bennett, 214. Twichell, Rev. Joseph, 240, 250.


Unitarians, 212, 222, 236. Universalists, 182, 185, 236.


Vanarsdalen, Rev. Cornelius, 210, 2II, 213. Vermilye, Rev. Robert, 230, 232, 233.


Wadsworth, Rev. Daniel, III, 142. Daniel, 200. John, 107. William, 37. Captain, 138.


Waldo, Rev. Daniel, 165.


Walker, Rev. Geo. Leon, 12, 13, 26, 33, 40, 42, 49, 93, 206. Walter, Thomas, 105, 143.


Walton, Rev. Wm. C., 212.


Ward, Nathaniel, 24, 40, 84.


Warham, Rev. John, 34, 37, 44, 45. Warner, Charles Dudley, 60, 84. Andrew, 24. Washburn, Rev. E. A., 236.


Waters, Samuel, 139.


Watson, Ebenezer, 143, 152.


Watts, Elizabeth, 48. Thomas, 47, 56.


Dea. Charles T., 217, 219, 240.


166. Dea. J. Hubbard, 213, 234. Sylvester, 182, 184, 185. Thomas, 107.


Dea. Thomas, 226, 239, 252.


West Hartford, 94, 125, 230.


Wethersfield, 27, 34, 37, 38, 96, 230. Wethersfield Av. Ch., 240.


Wheelock, Rev. Eleazar, 132, 14I. White, Elizabeth, 48.


Elder John, 24, 59, 60. Jacob, 48, 123.


Whitefield, Rev. George, 114-IIS,


I20, 12I.


Whiting, note on Whiting family, 53, 54, Rev. John, settled over Ist Ch., 42, 43, 44; formed 2d Ch., 45; birth, education, mar- riage, etc., 52, 53; election ser- mon, 55; sickness and death, 55, 56; letters, 61, 62, 65.


Whiting, Joseph, 162. Samuel, 29.


Col. William, 92, 94.


Whitman, Rev. Elnathan, ances- try and ordination, III; trustee of Yale, 112; marriage and chil- dren, 112, 161; relation to White- field, 114, 115, IIS; election ser- mon, 119; other sermons, 120; letters to Society, 124, 125; has colleague, 131; charge to Mr. Patten, 132; sole pastor again, I42; illness, 143; death and mon- ument, 147, 148. See 162. Whitman, Elizabeth, 112, 151, 162. Rev. Samuel, III. William, 112. Wigglesworth, Michael, 20, 22, 74. Wilcox, Rev. Carlos, 198.


Way, Eliezer, 63. Webber, Rev. G. N., 230, 236. Webster, Ebenezer, 121, 123. Noah, 163, 171. Medad, 157. Mr. John, 19, 22, 24, 29, Williams, Rev. Nathaniel, 152. 41. Rev. Solomon, 139.


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General Index


Williams, William, 146. Wilson, John, 29, 58. Henry, 236. Mrs. Charles. 255, 257.


Windsor, 50. Windsor Av. Ch., 240.


Winship, Joseph, 163.


Winthrop, John, 17. John, Jr., 37, 44, 66, 83.


Witchcraft, 59. Wolcott, Mary Anne, 173. Oliver, 146. Governor, 191. Roger, 107.


Woodbridge, Rev. Samuel, 94, 96. Rev. Timothy, 62, 65, 91, 104. Joseph, 163. Woods, Dea. George, 251.


Woolterton, Gregory, 24, 63.


Women of Church, 256.


Worship, 81, 84, 234, 237, 238.


Worthington, Sarah, 48. Wyllys, Capt. Hezekiah, 103. Col. George, 163.


Yale College, 95, 96, III, 112, 124, 135, 147, 150. 151. Woodbridge, Rev. Benjamin, 45. Young Men's Ch. Assoc., 251.


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