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You also place him under the watch and care of this Church, asking for him the enjoyment of its privileges, and the application of its means of grace, and promising to employ all suitable influences in your power to prepare him for full admission to the visible church on earth, and the church triumphant in heaven.
Do you assent to this as a true declaration of your faith and purpose ?
In view of these professions and engagements, I baptize this child (A. B.) into the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. AMEN.
You have made a voluntary consecration of your child to God, and pledged yourselves to train him for the Lord. I therefore charge you, as you would secure the blessings of the covenant for your household, that you remember the promises this day made in the presence of many witnesses. The words that God hath commanded you, these shall you teach diligently unto your children ; you shall talk of them when you sit in the house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. Take heed, moreover, that you add to your instructions the power of a consistent Christian example.
Thus Abraham, the father of the faithful, entered into covenant with God for himself and his seed after him, and commanded his children and his household to keep the way of the Lord.
May you prove equally faithful, and may the blessing of Abraham's God be with you and yours forever. AMEN.
STANDING RULES. ADOPTED JUNE 29, 1857.
I.
The regular Officers of this as a Congregational Church, shall be a Pastor, and two or more Deacons. The Dea- cons shall distribute the alms of the Church with watchful care that none in need are neglected.
II.
The Annual Meetings of this Church shall be held during the week preceding the first Sabbath in May, at which time shall be chosen by ballot,
1st. In the absence of the Pastor, a Moderator.
2d. A Clerk, who shall keep a full and fair record of all business transactions of the Church, and preserve such papers and correspondence as may be deemed important.
3d. A Treasurer, who shall receive and pay over (un- der the direction of the officers of the church,) such mon- eys as may be collected for various purposes, and report to the Church at its Annual Meeting, the several amounts, and the disposition made of them.
4th. A Church Committee, not exceeding five, whose duty it shall be to assist the Pastor in the examination of
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candidates for admission to the Church, and to act as a Committee of inquiry and discipline.
III.
Extra meetings for business may be called by the Pas- tor, or by any three members of the Church.
IV.
Persons wishing to unite with this Church by profess- ion, must be examined at a meeting of the Church pub- licly appointed for this purpose, and propounded at least one week before they can be received; and if within this time there is no objection by any member of this Church, they may present themselves for admission.
V.
Persons wishing to unite with this Church by letter from other Evangelical Churches, are required to meet the Pastor and Committee, and their letters must be pub- licly read at least one week before the Communion Sab- bath. If no objection is made to any officer before that day, they will then be received in the form prescribed by this Church.
VI.
The ordinance of the Lord's Supper shall be adminis- tered on the first Sabbath of each alternate month, com- mencing with January; and a collection shall be taken up at the close of the Preparatory Lecture.
VII.
Requests for dismission shall be publicly announced, and if no objection is made to any officer of the Church within one week, the letters shall be granted.
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VIII.
Members removing from this vicinity are expected to give notice of such removal to one of the officers of the Church. They are also expected to transfer their relation to the Church with which they may commune, within a reasonable time.
It is expected that members of other Churches, who may wish to commune with this Church for more than one year, will request a dismission from their respective Churches, and an admission to this Church, unless they give satisfactory reasons for the delay, to the Committee.
IX.
Whenever as individuals, we are convinced we have injured our fellow members, we regard it as an imperative duty not to wait for them to come and tell us our faults, but to go immediately and seek to make all suitable repa- ration, and to become reconciled to them.
x.
In cases of offence against us personally, or of offence against the general interests of religion known only to one or two, the rule in the eighteenth chapter of Matthew should be always observed : " If thy brother shall tres- pass against thee go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone." Till this is done in a Christian spirit, the offence should never be mentioned to another person. If the offending member in this private interview will not hear us, we are to take with us one or two brethren, that they may aid us by their counsel, and become witnesses to the manner and spirit in which we perform our duty, and the effect on the offender, and if possible, by their frater-
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nal intervention, secure a reconciliation between us. But if he shall refuse to hear them, we are to tell it unto the Church.
When the offence is general and known to many, it is the duty of the Committee to notice it agreeably to the same rule,-first, one of them in private, and then with two others.
Offences that are very aggravated and scandalous may require a more summary process of discipline.
XI.
Charges to be brought before the Church against an offending member should be put in the hands of the Mod- erator, distinctly specified in writing, that he may advise of any mistake or neglect in reference to them, furnish a copy of them to the accused, and cite him to appear at a specified time and place, to answer to them before the Church, which shall be convened at the special call of the Moderator.
XII.
The Rules of this Church shall be read annually at the Preparatory Lecture next preceding the first Sabbath in May ; or at such other time as the Pastor may prefer.
XIII.
These rules may be altered or amended by vote of a majority of the members present, at any meeting of the Church called for that purpose.
GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
ADMISSION TO THE CHURCH.
It is desirable that persons wishing to unite with this Church, either by letter or profession, should meet the pastor at his study, on Monday evening, two weeks previ- ous to the communion season.
THE COMMUNION SEASON.
The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is administered on the afternoon of the first Sabbath in January, March, May, July, September and November. The Preparatory Lecture is preached on the preceding Thursday evening.
BAPTISMS.
Children may be baptized on any Sabbath afternoon, by speaking to the pastor in the morning. A paper con- taining the name of the child and of the parents, and also the date of its birth, should be given to the minister before the commencement of the afternoon service.
COLLECTION AT THE PREPARATORY LECTURE.
This collection is taken up in part for the relief of the needy members of the Church ; and those who know
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GENERAL ARRANGEMENTS.
of such cases as require assistance are requested to men- tion them to the Pastor, or to one of the Deacons.
CHARITABLE COLLECTIONS.
Collections are taken up during the year for the fol- owing objects, and at the times mentioned ; and for other objects when deemed expedient by the Pastor and Church Committee :
Foreign Missions, first Sunday of
January, March,
July,
September.
Home Missions, first Sunday of
May,
November.
February.
April. June.
American Missionary Association,
Hampden Conf .: Home Evangelization Fund (or) American Education Society,
October.
Congregational Publishing Board, (or) Amer-
ican and Foreign Christian Union, December.
Seamen, Bible,
OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH.
PASTOR. REV. JOSHUA T. TUCKER. Stated Supply, Sept. 1, 1867. Installed, April 8, 1868.
DEACONS.
GEO. S. TAYLOR, RUSSELL S. FURNEY, MINER KELLEY.
CHURCHI COMMITTEE.
GEO. S. TAYLOR, RUSSELL S. FURNEY,
MINER KELLY, T. W. CARTER, JOHN R. WHITTEMORE.
TREASURER.
B. B. BELCHER.
CLERK. J. E. TAYLOR.
CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS,
JUNE 1, 1870.
A
NAMES.
HOW. WHEN.
Alvord, Mrs. Jemima
West Springfield,
Mar. 3, 1839.
Alden, Mrs. Savilla N,
Alden, George J.
Alvord, Samuel
do.
do.
Anderson, Munroe
do.
Albro, Mrs. Rhoda
do.
April 6, 1856. July 25, 1858. May 6, 1864. do. May 1, 1864. do
B
Buckland, Mrs. Lydia
Profession,
Bartlett, Mrs. Delia
Burke, Mrs. Betsey
Hadley, Glastenbury, Ct.,
Bisbe, Phila
Bartlett, Mary E.
Bartlett, Mrs. Ellen F.
Barnes, Merrick M.
Bullock, Horace W.
Bardwell, Willis do.
Burnet, Mrs. Ellen M.
do.
Belcher, Bildad B. do. Becker, Susan A. do. 1st Pres. Ch. Pike, N. Y. do.
Boyd, Henry J.
Boyd, Mrs. Orlina A.
do.
Bullard, J. H.
Bullard, Mrs. Martha G.
Bannister, Mrs. Jane
2d Baptist, Westfield, Barre, do.
Mar. 7, 1869. do.
Pres. Montreal, do.
Jan. 5, 1834. Sept. 2, 1838. May 3, 1840. Mar. 1846. April 6, 1856. Mar. 4, 1860. May 1, 1864. do. do. July 3, 1864. Sept. 3, 1865. Mar. 1, 1868.
.
Profession, do.
Alvord, Mrs. Mary
Profession, do. New Britain, Ct.,
Profession, do.
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CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS.
C
NAMES.
HOW.
WHEN.
Chapin, Mrs. Alice
2d Ch. Springfield,
May 17, 1835.
Carpenter, Mrs. Jenette South Hadley Canal,
May 5, 1839.
Corey, Leonard
Sept. 5, 1841.
Cook, Orinda
Granby, Ware Village,
May 7, 1843.
Carter, Mrs. Eliza H.
Newburyport,
Chapman, Mrs. A. G.
Longmeadow,
Carter, T. W.
Profession,
Carter, Julia M. do.
Carter, Harriet L. do.
Carter, Mary Harriet do.
Chase, Hurbert do.
Cochran, Isaac N.
Ist Ch. Chicopee, do.
Carver, Almira Elizabeth Profession,
Cole, Mrs. Clarissa
M. E. Ch. Chic. Falls,
Cooley, James E.
Profession,
Cooley, Mrs. Mary
Carter, Isabella
M. E. Ch. Chic. Falls, Profession,
Corey, Sylvester L. do.
Coolidge, Charles E. do.
Cochran, Mrs. Sally G. Ist Ch. Chicopee,
Carter, Mrs. Ellen M. Newburyport,
Conwell, Mrs. Jenny P. Profession,
Mar. 3, 1867.
Clarke, Mrs. Kate E. do.
Mar. 1, 1868.
Coolidge, Mrs. Lucy W. Lowell,
May 3, 1868.
Canterbury, Mrs. Ellen Pelham,
Canterbury, Ellen M. Profession,
Crawford, Samuel do.
Carter, Charles F. do.
D
Davenport, Mrs. B. A. Norwich, Ct., Ist Ch. Palmer,
Nov. 6, 1842.
Dunbar, Betsey
May 1, 1864.
E
Mar. 3, 1844. May 5, 1844. April 6, 1856. do. July 25, 1858. do. Jan. 2, 1859. July 1, 1860. do. Nov. 4, 1860. Mar. 3, 1861. May 1, 1864. do. do. do. do. July 3, 1864.
Jan. 1, 1865.
Mar. 7, 1869. do Jan. 2, 1870. do.
Cochran, Mrs. Sally D.
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CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS.
F
NAMES.
HOW.
WHEN.
Fisk, Laura
Letter,
Furney, Russell S.
West Springfield,
Fay, Mrs. Emily
Profession,
July 4, 1852.
Follet, Mrs. Emeline E.
do.
April 6, 1855.
Furney, Lucius A.
do.
April 6, 1856.
Fay, Arthur H.
do.
Fox, Granville
do.
Fuller, Mrs. Harriet A.
do.
Flint, Anna
do.
Furney, Elliot E.
do.
Flint, James
Thorndike,
Flint, Mrs. Celinda P.
do.
Fay, Hamilton
Profession,
Mar. 7, 1869.
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G
Griggs, David B.
Goff, Mrs. Cynthia
Greene, Mrs. Sophia
Gorton, Osmund
Gorton, Mrs. Mary
Granger, Angelica K.
Gasner, James C.
Gasner, Mrs. Susan J.
Ist Ch. Palmer, Lewiston, Me., Episcopal Ch., do. Profession, do.
do.
Jan. 2, 1870. do.
H
Monson, Profession, do.
do. do.
Enfield,
July 3, 1842.
May 1, 1864.
Nov. 6, 1864. -
Mar. 7, 1869. do. do.
Hendrick, Mrs. Sarah Holcomb, Mrs. R. W. Hildreth, Mrs. Jane Holcomb, E. V. B. Hubbard, Harvey B.
Hamilton, Mrs. Julia 3
Profession,
July 5, 1835. July 3, 1842.
May 1, 1864. do. do. do. do. May 3, 1868. do.
Jan. 1, 1837. May 1, 1853. do. April 6, 1856. July 25, 1858. July 25, 1858.
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CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS.
NAMES.
HOW.
WHEN.
Houghton, Mrs. Esther 4th Ch. Hartford,
Nov. 7, 1858.
Houghton, George A. Profession,
Jan. 2, 1859.
Hunter, Lavinia E. Longmeadow,
May 1, 1859.
Hoisington, Mrs, Abigail North Ch. Springfield,
Hoisington, Marcia M .. Profession,
Hamilton, Homer do.
Houghton, Cornelius J. do.
Hull, Ambrose A.
Farmington, Ct.,
May. 1, 1864. do. do.
Hull, Mrs. Jane Louisa do
Hull, Anna Louisa Profession, do.
Hubbard, Nellie do.
do. July 3, 1864.
Humphries, Mrs. Susan M. do.
Hayden, Mrs. Lucinda E. do.
Mar. 3, 1867.
Hubbard, Mrs. Jennie do.
May 3, 1868.
J
Jewell, Mrs. Phebe P. 3d Ch. Chicopee,
July 4, 1863.
Johnson, Mrs. R. A. Profession,
Mar. 6, 1864.
K
Kimball, Lucy W.
Profession,
Sept. 3, 1848.
Kelley, Miner
3d Ch. Chicopee,
Nov. 1, 1850.
Kelley, Mrs. Calista Profession.
April 6, 1856.
Kendall, Henry B. 3d Ch. Chicopee,
July 25, 1858. do.
Kendall, Mrs. Cordelia S. do.
Knight, Franklin R. East Hampton,
Kelley, Lovina A. Profession,
May 3, 1868. Jan. 2, 1870.
Leggett, Olive Lyon, Henry N.
L 1 st Bap. Williamsb'g, N. Y. July 5, 1868. Profession, Jan. 2, 1870.
Jan. 1, 1860. Mar. 6, 1864. do.
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CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS.
M
NAMES.
HOW.
WHEN.
Monger, Alfred S.
Monger, Mrs. Jane M.
Miller, Andrew
Miller, Mrs. Ellen
Miller, Mrs. Jeannette
Profession,
Miller, Andrew H.
do.
Mayberry, William II. do.
Profession, do. do. Pres. Ch. Montreal,
May 1, 1864. do. do.
July 5, 1868. Mar. 7, 1869. Jan. 2, 1870. do.
N
Nichols, Darius B. Profession,
Nichols, Mrs. Dorcas F. Willimantic, Ct.,
Nettleton, Mrs. Mary E. Holliston,
May 1, 1859. do. Nov. 1, 1868.
O
Patten, Rachel Parsons, Charlotte Parsons, Emeline Pebles, Sarah Pierce, Levi M. Pierce, Mrs. Mary H. Phipps, Henry
P King's Mills, Ireland, Profession, do. do. Uxbridge, So. Paris, Me., Ea. Woodstock, Ct.,
Nov. 3, 1850. May 1, 1853. Sept. 7, 1856. May 1, 1:64. May 3, 1868. do. do.
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CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS.
R
NAMES.
HOW.
WHEN.
Reed, Mrs. Catherine
Profession,
1840.
Reed, Catherine
Lowell,
1840.
Rumrill, Mrs. Drucilla
Profession,
July 2, 1848.
Reed, Lucy
do.
May 6, 1849.
Reed, Andrew A.
do.
May 1, 1864.
Rumrill, Fanny A.
do.
May 3, 1868.
Ross, Mrs. Anne T.
Holliston,
May 2, 1869.
S
Swetland, Mrs. P.
West Springfield, do.
Swetland, Chloe
Swetland, Mary B.
Seaver, Mrs. Maria
Swetland, Eliza E.
Severy, Mrs. Clarissa
Severy, Silas
Stetson, Mrs. Sarah E.
do.
Seaver, Charles H. do.
do.
Severy, George M.
do.
Severy, Julia Gould
do.
Severy, Elizabeth Ann do.
Steele, Mrs. Jane M. do Smith, Theodore F. do.
Spencer, Mrs. Lonisa J. Hanover, N. H.,
Smith, Mrs. Sally
Smith, Mrs. Anna M.
So Hadley, Providence, R. I.,
Mar. 15, 1843. do. Mar. 8, 1846. Sept. 3, 1848. May 6, 1849.
Jan. 2, 1859. Mar. 6, 1859. do. May 1, 1859. Nov. 4, 1860. May 1, 1864. do. do.
July 3, 1864. do. July 5, 1868. May 7, 1869. do.
Stevens. Mrs. Jane F.
Profession, do. do. So. Ch. Springfield, Profession,
£
CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS.
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T
NAMES.
HOW.
WHEN.
Taylor, Sylvester
Taylor, Mrs. Sarah
Taylor, George S.
do.
Taylor, Mrs. Asenath B. do. Pittsfield, N. H.,
Taylor, Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, Charles A. Profession,
Taylor, Mrs. Delia W. do.
Taylor, Varnum N. do. do.
Taylor, James E.
Taylor, Mrs. Electa B.
Trumbull, Julius
Taylor, Ella S.
Manchester, Ct., do. Profession,
May 1, 1864.
Apr. 8, 1868.
Tucker, Mrs. Anne I).
Nov. 1, 1868.
Tucker, Mrs. Wealthy
Taylor, Mrs. Louisa B.
Profession, Mar. 7, 1869.
Taylor, Arthur B. do Jan. 2, 1870.
Taylor, Mes. Jane G. .. May1. 1864
V
Valentine, Mrs. Mary Patterson, N. J. Jan. 11, 1847.
W
Waters, Mrs. Mary So. Hadley Canal, Wright, Diana Profession,
West, Bailey do.
West, Mrs. Ann S. do.
Wise, Mrs. Harriet do.
Whittemore, Mrs. P. C. Granby,
Whittemore, John R. Union Chy Worcester,
May 2, 1841. Sept. 5, 1841. July 2, 1848. do. Sept. 3, 1848. Jan. 2, 1853. do.
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July 3, 1830. May 1, 1842. July 2, 1848 .. do. Apr. 25, 1852.
May 7, 1854. Apr. 6, 1856. do. do. do. Mar. 6, 1864.
Tucker, Joshua T.
Holliston, do. do.
May 2, 1869.
So. Hadley Profession,
£
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CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS.
NAMES.
HOW.
Whittemore, Jonathan K. do.
Whittemore, David H.
Leicester,
White, Alfred B. 3d Ch. Medway,
White, Mrs. Harriet F. do.
Williams, Mrs. Sarah A. Profession,
Whittemore, Mrs. O. M. do.
Wallace, Mrs. Sarah H.
do.
do.
West, James Henry
Wood, Norris R.
3d Ch. Chicopee,
Woolhull, Mrs. Ann Profession,
WHEN.
do. June 25, 1855. Jan. 6, 1856. do. Apr. 6, 1856. July 25, 1858. May 1, 1864. do. do.
Mar. 1, 1868.
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