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MANUAL
OF THE
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,
IN
NEWMARKET, N. H.,
ORGANIZED MARCH 27, 1828
CONTAINING THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH, ITS RULES, ARTICLES OF DOCTRINE, FORM OF ADMISSION, COVENANT AND CATA- LOGUE OF MEMBERS.
NEWMARKET, N. II. ! WINGATE & DUNTON, STEAM BOOK AND JOB PRINTERS. (1877.
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284262 . Manual of the Congregational church, in Na :- market, N. H., organized March 27, 1828, conta .:- ing the history of the church, its rules, artic .. of doctrine, form of admission, covenant and cata. logue of members. Newmarket, N.H. , Wingate & Du. ton, 1877. 37, clap. 20cm.
"This manual was prepared by Rev. Isaac C. White, and adopted by the church": p. [38]
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HISTORICAL SKETCH.
In the summer of 1825 through the influence of Mr. Timothy Chamberlain, who was superin- tending the building of one of the mills of the Newmarket Manufacturing Company, and who was a member of the Tabernacle Congregational Church in Salem, Mass., religious services were commenced in the warehouse of the Company. The first Sabbath Mr. Chamberlain conducted the services himself, reading a sermon and leading the singing.
In the autumn of the same year, through his influence, also, the services of the late Rev. John P. Cleaveland, D. D., then a young man, fresh from the Theological Seminary at Andover, Mass., were secured for three months.
Through his influence, also, a Sabbath School was organized May 28, 1826, of which he was superintendent, with five teachers and twenty-five scholars.
In the autumn of 1827 an invitation was ex- tended to Rev. David Sanford, then a member of
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the Theological Seminary at Andover, Mass., to become their minister, holding out as an induce- ment the fact that Mr. Walter Smith was gener- ously erecting a hall for public worship; and in the following January Mr. Sanford commenced his ministry in the new hall, which stood on the corner of Main and Central Streets.
Under the successful ministry of Mr. Sanford, the Congregational Church was organized March 27, 1828, consisting of eighteen members, seven bringing letters from other churches, and eleven making a public profession of their faith in Christ; and on the 22nd of May Mr. Sanford was or- dained and installed pastor of the church.
The increasing congregation demanded a larger and more commodious place of worship than the hall, and measures were immediately taken to erect a meeting-house, which was dedicated to the worship of God, December 20, 1828. Rev. John P. Cleaveland, D. D., who preached the first ser- mon in the warehouse, preaching the dedicatory sermon.
In 1840 the house was remodeled and crowned with a steeple. In 1855 it was repaired and raised, and a vestry was built beneath it.
In the autumn of 1871 and winter of 1871-2 the house was remodeled, enlarged, and furnished with an organ, bell and clock, at an expense of $7,500.
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And on the evening of March 13th it was re- dedicated with appropriate services. Rev. Edwin B. Webb, D. D., of Boston, preaching the dedica- tory sermon.
The Afty-fifth anniversary of the settlement of the first pastor, Rev. David Sanford, was celebrat- ed May 22, 1873, with a re-union of the former pastors and members of the church and society. Rev. David Sanford preached a sermon in the afternoon, and Revs. Elias Chapman, James M. Palmer, S. S. N. Greeley, T. T. Richmond and Constantine Blodgett, D. D., addressing the con- gregation in the evening.
PASTORS.
REV. DAVID SANFORD, ordained May 22, 1828. Dis- missed June 22, 1830.
REV. O. TINKER, ordained December 8, 1830. Dismissed October 29, 1833.
REV. CONSTANTINE BLODGETT, installed December 2, 1834. Dismissed June 15, 1836.
REV. J. GUNNISON, installed February 22, 1837. Dis- missed October 9, 1837.
REV. T. T. RICHMOND, acting pastor, 1838-42.
REV. S. S. N. GREELEY, installed December 15, 1842. Dismissed February 23, 1847.
REV. C. CHAMBERLIN, acting pastor, 1847-48.
REV. E. C. COGSWELL, acting pastor, 1848-54.
REV. JAMES M. PALMER acting pastor, 1855-58.
REV. ELIAS CHAPMAN, acting pastor, 1859-62.
REV. GEORGE D. BLODGETT, installed May 21, 1862. Dismissed October 1, 1862,
REV. S. D. BOWKER, acting pastor, 1863-64.
REV. ISAAC C. WHITE, acting pastor, June 1, 1865.
DEACONS.
JAMES G. PAGE, chosen July 31, 1828.
TIMOTHY STACY, chosen August 6, 1828.
DANIEL PALMER, chosen December 20, 1833.
SAMUEL HAYES, chosen December 20, 1833.
JOSEPH ELKINS, chosen November, 1855.
BENJAMIN MATHES, chosen November, 1855.
THOMAS II. WISWALL, chosen July, 1860.
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PRINCIPLES AND RULES OF THE CHURCH.
PRINCIPLES.
1. A. Congregational Church is a local associa- tion of the professed followers of Christ, united into one body by a voluntary covenant, for the purpose of mutual watchfulness and edification, the maintenance of public worship and instruction, the observance of the Christian sacraments, and the extension of the Redeemer's kingdom in the world.
2. Such a church derives all its powers and authority from the Lord Jesus Christ, as set forth in the New Testament, and is fully competent to elect its own officers, admit its own mem- bers, administer discipline, and perform any other aets necessary for its own government and wel- fare, independent of all other ecclesiastical gov- ernment whatever.
3. While thus independent of all external authority, every church is one of a sisterhood of churches which are bound together in relations of mutual care and communion, and should conform to the usages and fellowship, as established among Congregational churches.
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4. The permanent officers of a Congregational church are pastor and deacons; it may also ap- point such committees or other officers as the special emergencies of government or its general interests may require.
5. It is the right and privilege of every Con- gregational church to take the lead in the regula- tion of public worship, and in the calling, settle- ment, and dismission of its pastors; at the same time it should strive for harmony of co-operation with the religious society with which it may be associated in the maintenance of the institutions of the Gospel.
6. The occasions of discipline are of two kinds: private, as when a wrong is done an in- dividual; and public, as when a wrong is done the church and the cause of Christ by immoral conduct, or open denial of the fundamental doc- trines of the Gospel.
7. In every case of private discipline, the rule of Christ, recorded in Matt. 18: 15, 16, and 17, is. to be literally followed, and the spirit of this rule should govern the discipline of the church, in all cases of public offenses.
8. The censures of the church are of two kinds: admonition and excommunication; the former of which may involve suspension from the communion for the time being, the latter involving a final withdrawal of fellowship, and both are to
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be administered privately or publicly, according to the circumstances of the case.
STANDING RULES.
I. The permanent officers of this church shall be a Pastor and Deacons. The Pastor shall be ex-officio moderato of the church.
II. It shall be the duty of the Deacons to preside at the meetings of the church, in the absence of the Pastor, to prepare for, and assist in, the celebration of the Lord's Supper, to attend to the necessities of the poor of the church, to re- ceive and distribute the contributions for their relief, and generally to aid in the ministry of the church as occasion may require. .
III. The annual meeting of the church shall be held on the last Tuesday evening in the month of December. Special meetings of the church shall be called by the Standing Committee whenever they deem it advisable to do so, or whenever a written request to that effect is presented by three members of the church ; and public notice of the meeting shall be given from the pulpit on the previous Sabbath.
IV. The following officers shall be chosen by ballot at the annual meeting :
First, A Clerk, who shall keep the records of the church, a chronological list of its members,
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showing the time and mode of their admission and dismission, a record of the adult and infant baptisms, and shall present at the annual meeting a list of those members who have been absent more than a year.
Second, A Treasurer, who shall take charge of all contributions for religious and charitable pur- poses (except such as are designed for the poor), and present a written report of the same at the annual meeting.
Third, A Standing Committee, to consist of seven persons, of which the Pastor, Deacons and Clerk shall constitute a part; whose duty it shall be' to examine applicants for admission to the church, to act as a Committee of Inquiry in cases of discipline, to decide what benevolent objects shall be presented to the church for their contribu- tions, and to exercise a general supervision over the interests of the church.
V. Persons desiring to unite with this church may apply to the Pastor or Deacons, and shall be examined by the Standing Conmittee. Those approved by the Committee shall be propounded two weeks. Those thus propounded will be ad- mitted, only by vote of the church, at a regular meeting, their admission to take effect on the Communion Sabbath next following, those not received by letter, publicly confessing Christ.
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VI. Every member of this church removing from it and worshipping with another church, is required to take a letter of dismission and rec- ommendation to that church, within one year from such removal, or to give satisfactory explanation to the Standing Committee. And no member of this church can rightfully join any other church, without first asking and receiving such a letter.
This church will grant a letter of dismission and recommendation to any specified evangelical church, to any member in good and regular stand- ing who makes application for it through the Pastor or Deacons.
VII. It shall be the duty of any member of this church who may be personally aggrieved or offended by another, to seek first, a reconciliation in the spirit of the Gospel by fraternal conference with the offending brother, in the manner set forth by our Saviour in the 18th chapter of the Gospel of St. Matthew. Should he fail to obtain satis- faction, he may bring the matter to the notice of the Standing Committee, or by a written com- plaint to the church. If the church entertain the complaint, a time shall be appointed for a hearing of the case, when the offending brother shall be summoned to be present. This course of pro- ceeding shall be considered binding in all cases of private or personal difference between the mem- bers of this church. Immoral conduct, breach of
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· express covenant vows, neglect of acknowledged re- ligious duties, and avowed disbelief of the Articles of Faith of this church, shall be regarded as offences subjecting the members implicated to the discipline of the church ; and in case of such pub- . lic offences, proceedings may be instituted on the written complaint of any member to the church, or through the agency of the Standing Committee. And if the church are satisfied of the guilt of the party accused, they may vote to suspend him from the privileges of the church, or to excommunicate him from its membership, as set forth by the Apostle Paul in the 5th chapter of the 1st Epistle to the Corinthians. But no member shall be deprived of the privileges of the Church without a full and impartial hearing of his case.
VIII. The Lord's Supper shall be celebrated on the first Sabbaths of January, March, May, July, September and November.
IX. The weekly prayer-meeting shall.be held on Tuesday evening, and shall be considered a reg- ular meeting at which business may be transacted. But as a rule business shall be done after the close of the devotional exercises, and with the church apart by themselves ; provided, however, that del- egates to conferences and ecclesiastical councils may be chosen, and such other business of a gen- eral character as a majority of the Standing Com- mittee present shall approve may be done in open
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meeting, and before the congregation is dismissed.
X. 'No alteration shall be made in the foregoing Rules unless at a regular meeting of the church (such alteration having been proposed at a pre- vious regular meeting), and by a vote of two-thirds of the members present and voting.
ARTICLES OF DOCTRINE.
We believe in the existence of One only living and personal God, the Creator, Preserver, and Supreme Ruler of the universe, who work- eth all things according to the counsel of His own will, and whose government is holy, just and good.
We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God; and that they are the only authoritative record of the Divine Will.
We believe that God is revealed in the Scrip- tures, as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost; these three being in all Divine attributes equal.
We believe that man has fallen from the state of innocence in which he was created; and that consequently all mankind are destitute of holiness, until renewed by the Holy Spirit.
We believe that God so loved the world that he
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gave His Only Begotten Son to die for its re- demption ; that our Lord Jesus Christ took upon himself our nature, and by His obedienee, sufferings and death, made an atonement sufficient for the salvation of all men; and that forgiveness of sin, and eternal life, are therefore freely offered to all.
We believe that, in the same love in which God gave His Son to die, he has also sent the Holy Spirit to make his truth effectual; that, through His gracious influences alone, men are convinced of sin, renewed, and sanctified; and that those who are thus led to repentance, having been chosen in . Christ, before the foundation of the world, will be kept by the power of God, through faith, unto salvation.
We believe that for the comfort and strengthen- ing of His followers, and for testimony of His truth, our Lord has established in the world a visible church; that it is the duty of all Chris- tians to enter into covenant with it, professing thus their faith in Christ, and observing the Or- dinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper; and that all believers, visibly united, though called by different names, are the one body of Christ, sacredly bound to keep the unity of the spirit in the bonds of peace.
We believe that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and of the unjust; that
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all must give account to Christ of the deeds done in the body; and that the wicked will go away into everlasting punishment, and the righteous into life eternal.
While we declare, in this form, the faith which we believe to have been once delivered to the Saints, we reserve to ourselves the right to accept, from those who may hereafter join us, other evan- gelical forms of faith whenever they shall seem to us necessary to the liberty of the Gospel.
FORM FOR THE ADMISSION OF MEMBERS.
[The candidates will present themselves in the aisle before the pulpit without waiting to be called, while the minister is reading the following invitation :]
JESUS SAITH : Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest; take My yoke upon you and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls ; for My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
And the Spirit and the Bride say, Come ; and let him that heareth say, Come ; and let him that is athirst come; and whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
[The minister will then address the candidates as follows.]
DEARLY BELOVED -- You are here before God'
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and many witnesses, to confess the Lord Jesus Christ, and to enter into Covenant with his Church. We trust that you appreciate the sol- emnity and the blessedness of this confession, and that He which hath begun a good' work in you, will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
We believe in God, the Father Almighty, the Being of absolute perfection, the Creator, Pre- server and Governor of the Universe; Who so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son for its redemption.
We believe in Jesus Christ, His Son, our Lord ; Who was in the beginning with God and was God; Who became man and suffered to take away the sin of the world; in Whom alone we have redemption, being justified freely through faith in His blood ; Who rose from the dead and ascended on high, and sitteth at the right hand of the Father; whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead, giving to every one ac- cording to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
We believe in the Holy Ghost, the Comforter; through Whom alone we are renewed and sancti- fied and kept unto eternal life ; by Whose inspir- ation the Scriptures are given, as our only author- itative rule of faith and practice.
Before Ahnighty God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, we humbly acknowledge our
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guiltiness ; and casting ourselves upon His infinite goodness and mercy, we hope for the forgiveness of sins, through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
We believe in one Church on Earth and in Heaven; in one Baptism; in one Communion of the body and blood of Christ; and we look for the resurrection of the dead and the life immortal. Amen.
This you truly confess and heartily believe ?
[The candidates will assent by bowing.]
COVENANT.
In the presence of God and this assembly you do now fully and cordially acknowledge the Lord Jehovah, the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost, to be your God. To him you devote your supreme affection ; and, abiding henceforth in Jesus, you will strive, by the use of holy ordin- ances and established means of grace, to cultivate within you the fruits of the spirit- Love, Joy, Peace, Long-suffering, Gentleness, Goodness, Faith, Meekness, Temperance. If these things be in you and abound, ye shall be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
[ Baptism will here be administered to those who have never been
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COVENANT WITH THE CHURCH.
[Those who have been received from other churches will then rise and the minister will address both classes as follows:]
You do now solemnly covenant and agree to study the peace, purity and prosperity of this Church ; to give dilligent attendance upon its services ; to love and help its members as your brethren ; to uphold, together with us, its public worship and ordinances; and, so far as in you lies to maintain with us, the spirit of unity in the bonds of peace ?
[The candidates will assent as before.]
Upon the Confession and Covenant which you have now made we, the members of this Church. [Here the members of the Church will rise.]
do cordially and affectionately receive you to our Communion. In the name of Christ we welcome you to -His discipleship; to a share in the bless- ings and promises of His Covenant; to a partici- pation in the duties, privileges and glories of His Church. Ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the Saints, and of the household of God, and are built upon the founda-
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tion of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the Chief Corner-stone.
In token of our confidence and sympathy, and as a pledge of our brotherly kindness and love, take the Hand of Welcome, and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said :
[Here the minister will take each new member by the hand in turn. repeating to each some appropriate saying of Christ. He will then con- clude with the following benediction :]
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. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift his countenance upon you and give you peace, Amen.
[.When only members received by letter are to be welcomed, the minister having invited the Church and such new members to rise, will speak as follows:]
Fellow -disciples of one Master and partakers of the same faith with us, we rejoice that the will of God, which separates you from the Church of your former love, has cast your lot among us. Do you now solemnly covenant and agree to study the peace, purity and liberty of this Church; to give dilligent attendance upon its services ; to love and help its members as your brethren; to join us in upholding its public worship and or- dinances; and, so far as in you lies, to maintain
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with us, the spirit of unity in the bonds of peace? ['The candidates will assent.]
Come, then, and be kindred with us in the Lord Jesus; and, by His help, we will prove this tie to be the most sacred of all bonds. In all your sorrows, we desire to sympathize and share ; and in all your joys, we will rejoice.
[The minister will then give to each the Hand of Welcome, and conclude with the benediction, as printed above.]
OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH, JUNE 1, 1877.
REV. ISAAC C. WHITE, ACTING PASTOR. Commenced June 1, 1865.
DEACONS. BENJAMIN MATHES, THOMAS II. WISWALL.
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STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE CHURCH.
REV. ISAAC C. WHITE,
BENJ. MATHES,
THOS. HI. WISWALL,
EBEN JOY,
WM. W. STACKPOLE,
CHARLES E. TASKER, TIMOTHY M. JOY.
BENJAMIN MATHES, Treasurer.
TIMOTHY M. JOY, Clerk.
ALPHABETICAL LIST -OF- Members of the Congregational Church, IN NEWMARKET, N. H.,
JUNE, 1, 1877.
*** Names of husband and wife are united by a braco. N. R., noh-res- ident.
NAMES. DATE OF ADMISSION.
A
Alley. Elizabeth A May, 1861
B
Badger, Mary S. July, 1874
Sept. 1874
Bell, Sarah .
C
Chesley, Fannie A., n. r Nov., 1853
Carter, Frances II. July, 1862
Clark, Elizabeth. . July, 1872
Cook, James \ n. r. May, 1874
Cook, Eva n. r. .May, 1874
Corliss, Mary W. n. r May, 1871
Cram, Jane n. r. May, 1874
May, 1874 Cram, Jennie n. r D
Doe, Benjamin Nov., 1853
Doe, Nancy S Nov., 1853
Doe, O. Newton Nov., 1853
Dearborn. George L. May, 1859
Dearborn, Susan A.
May, 1859
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Dearborn, May A May, 1874
Dame, Carrie : . May, 1874
Dudley, Sarah. Sept., 1861
Dearborn, Sarah M Jan., 1866
E
Elkins, Dr. J. Low Jan., 1857
Elkins, Fannie
May, 1874
Emery, Mary .
Jan., 1849
F
French, Martha J. July, 1874
Furber, Caroline. July, 1874
French, Lizzianna St. Clair . May, 1874
H
Hayes, Lydia Y. Jan., 1833
Haines, Charles P 1 Jan., 1867
Haines Cornelia Jan., 1867
Haines, Charles C. July, 1874
Hanson, John 1 . May, 1874
Hanson, Lydia Y. S March, 1871
Haines, Alanson C. ) .May, 1874
Haines, Olivia II. 5 Jan., 1871
Hurd, Frederick ) n. r' May, 1874
Hurd, Lucinda Sn. r.
. May, 1874
Hepworth, Lucy n. r. July, 1862
July, 1862
Hepworth, Mary A.n. r J
Joy, Eben May, 1832
Joy, Mehitable M. S . Oct., 1828
Joy, Timothy M. .July, 1874
Joy, Helen F. July, 1874
Joy, George E. Jan., 1871
Joy, Charles F. May, 1871
Jenness, Nathan B. n. r . May, 1872
Jenness, Julia A. 11. 1 . May, 1872
K
Kirkwood, William
May, 1871
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L
Leavitt, Mary E
July, 1874
Leavitt, LizzieC. July, 1874
M
Mathes, Benjamin March, 1838
Mathes, Abigail March, 1838
Mitchell Sarah . May, 1874
Mitchell, Mary E. . May, 1871
Mitchell, Lizzie.
July, 1874
Mitchell, Sarah E. . July, 1874
Merrill, Susan n. r May, 1872
N
Nelson, Caroline A. March, 1868
P
Perkins, Thomas K. R
Jan., 1866
Robinson, Nathaniel } May, 1859
Robinson, Mary E. June, 1857
Rowe, Abigail n. r Sept., 1867
Rand, Sarah A.
.Jan., 1866
Rand, Lucy G. S
May, 1874
Stackpole, Eliza . Nov. 1831
Stackpole, William W. March, 1838
Stackpole, Elizabeth .Jan., 1857
Stackpole, Carrie M May, 1874
Sanborn, Susan . Jan., 1838
Small, Ellen. July, 1868
Small, Lizzie B.
May, 1874
Stephens, Lucy R May, 1872
May, 1874
Smith, Anna M T
Tasker, Lydia L. Jan., 1819
Tasker, Charles E 1
May, 1874
Tasker, Gorgie J S
May, 1874
Tasker, William . May, 1874
Tenney, Susan B. Jan., 1869
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Thừng, Ida F. n. r. May, 1874
Tuxbury, Catherine Nov., 1853
W
Wiswall, Thomas II. Jan., 1858
Wiswall, Hannah Jan., 1858
Wiswall, Clara A. Jan., 1871
Wiswall, Mary B n. r Jan., 1866
Watson, Annah G. July, 1868
White, Schuyler S.
May, 1874
White, Hattie B.
May, 1874
Willey, Mary F
May, 1874
Willey, Mercy C. May, 1874
Watterson, John May, 1877
Watterson, Maggie May 1874
Watterson, Lydia E May, 1874
Winn, Abbie II. n. r Y
Jan., 1862
Young, Mary E. Jan. 1866
Whole number of resident members, 76
Whole number of non-resident members, 17
Total,
93
CATALOGUE OF MEMBERS -OF THE -
Congregational Church, Newmarket, N. I.,
From its organization, March 27, 1828, to the present time, June 1, 1877. Arranged according to the date of their admission.
NAMES.
HOW RECEIVED. WHEN RECEIVED.
John Wingate,
Letter.
March 27, 1828
Andrew C. Lane.
Sarah Mead,
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May C. Thurston,
66
Eliza Huse,
66
66
Maria Davis
«
Mary B. Hoit
Martha Treadwell,
Profession.
Caroline Smith,
Ann Davis
Abagail Chapman
16
Julian Ricker,
Harriet A, Fulsom,
",
Sophia Hayes,
16
66
Louisa Nutter,
Hannah Kenney,
6
Sally Stacy,
Temperance R. Abbot,
66
16
66
66
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Rev. David Sanford,
Letter. Profession.
May 22, 1828 June 8, 1828
Timothy Stacy, James G. Page,
Charles F. Stevens,
Dolly W. Smith,
Elizabeth Hoag,
Julian Johnson,
Martha Smith,
Elizabeth G. Littlefield,
Elizabeth Smith,
Jane Hill,
Letter.
16
Elizabeth Brown,
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Mary Smith,
Persis Wheeler,
Abagail Palmer,
Profession.
Aug. 17, 1828
Elizabeth D. Johnson,
Melitable Sinclair,
Mary P. Smith,
66
Mary H. Bailey,
Letter.
Charlotte Chamberlain,
Perley D. Blodgett,
66
Daniel Palmer,
Sarah Sanford,
Dorcas Felkar,
Profession.
Josephine Buck,
Caroline A. Robinson,
66
Elmira Dutton,
Lydia Kennard,
Eliza Smith,
Mehitable Brown,
66
Jan. 4, 1829
May Newell,
Hannah Lane,
Jan 25, 1829
Mary Southwick,
Abagail Drøwne,
Letter.
March 22. 1829 May 24, 1829
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Sarah HI. Tarr,
Abagail Philbrook,
Sept. 14, 1828 Oct. 5, 1828
Mehitable M. Doe,
30
Eliza Rollins,
Profession.
Aug. 9, 1829 Jan. 3, 1830
Mary Parsons, Louisa Allen,
Joseph Floyd,
Letter.
March 7, 1830
Jerusha Tarlton,
Profession.
Mary II. Jenness,
James W. Smith,
Letter.
July 4, 1830
Perhena Hersey,
Profession,
Martha A. Fifield,
66
John Follett,
Dec. 12, 1830
Mercy D. Tinker,
Letter.
May 1, 1831 ١١
Dorothy Stone,
"
Enoch G. Currier,
Profession.
Nov. 6, 1831
Lyman Morse,
Ezra Parsons,
66
Ebenezer I. Parsons,
Samuel N. Dearborn,
John H. Young,
66
Abagail Johnson,
66
Lucinda Hacket,
Lydia Emerson,
66
Elizabeth Buckston,
66
Sarah A. Drowne,
Clarissa Monroe,
Lydia Frothingham,
$6
66
Eliza Stackpole,
"
George O. Davis,
Jan. 15, 1832
Ira Leavitt,
66
Mary J. Leathers,
"
66
Hannah Davis,
6
66
Mary A. Stephens,
Eunice Scriggin,
March 4, 1832
Sarah C. Hill,
:
Eben Joy,
May 6, 1832
66
Ruth Philbrook,
66
66
Sarah A. Hoag,
Letter. Profession.
Mary Libbey,
William C. Page,
1
31
Mehitable Smart,
66
Eliza Dow,'
Mehitable Smart,
66
66
Elizabeth G. Taylor,
66
"
Edna Cram,
July 1, 1832 Jan. 6, 1833
Martha Young
66
Sally D. Murray,
66
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Martha Cheswell,
Nancy G. Cheswell,
66
66
Hannah Marston,
66
66
Betsey Davis,
Nancy Hull,
66
Elizabeth A. Fuller
Samuel Ilayes,
Letter.
Lydia Y. Hayes,
¥
Caroline Hunt,
May 19, 1833 Jul, 7, 1833
Mary Chamberlin
Louisa M. Wiggin,
Sept, 1, "
John S. Meserve,
Letter.
Mary French,
.6
Jan. 2, 1834 Feb. 13, " April 6, 1834
Augustus Blodgett, Lydia Bradford,
Profession.
May 4, 1834
Abigail Cheswell,
16
Betsey Kimball,
66
16
Ann K. Sanborn,
Letter.
June 15, 1834
H. M Blodgett,
Sept. 6, 1834
David Murray,
Profession. 66
66
6
Almina Merrill,
Hannah Goodhue,
Letter.
Nov. 2, 1834
Rev. Constantine Blodgett,
Jeremiah B. Bradford," Profession. Joseph M. Stone,
Dec. 18, 1831 Jan. 4, 1835
66
Sarah Ewer,
Profession.
Mary Ann Beals,
66
Martha Furnald
Esther Chamberlain,
66
Nathaniel Ewer,
32
Joseph HI. Warren,
66
Keziah Ellis,
Sarah Swaine,
Belinda Swaine,
66
66
Susan F. Dudley,
66
Hannah D. Dudley
Sophia Bradford,
"
James B. Cleaveland,
March 1, 1835
Edmund Pendergast, Jr., Letter.
John M. Gilman,
Elizabeth Pendergast,
٤٠
Sarah C. Gilman,
66
Almira Tuttle, 66
Abigail Dorsett,
Lucy Elkins,
July 26, 1835
Dolly Gilman,
Comfort W. Gilman
Aug. 13, 1835
Anna B. Gilman,
Sarah A. Carr,
Sept. 6, 1835 Dec. 13, 1835
Henry Y. Hayes,
Profession.
Abel B. Berry,
Simon P. Greene,
Jan. 3, 1836
Lucretia Francis,
66
Almira Mitchell,
· Susan W. Leathers, Solomon Pendergast, Nehemiah Wiggin, Lydia Pendergast, Mary Garland,
Letter. Profession. Letter.
March 6, 1836
66
Mary A. Marshall, Mercy Mitchell, Eliza Doe, Joseph Elkins,
Profession. 66
6.
March, 1838
Benjamin Mathes, Nathan Stackpole, John Marshall, John Smart,
66
66
66
66
Beulah Stone,
33
William W. Stackpole,
66
66
66
William H. Cook,
6.
66
Thomas W. Willey,
66
66
16
Thomas K. Bartlett,
66
George Wiggin,
66
John R. Sandborn,
66
66
Thomas Young,
66
William Yeatton,
M. Parker Cleaveland,
Mary A. Barber,
66
Susan Sanborn,
66
Mary Willey,
Abigail Mathes,
66
Eliza Hill,
Mary A. Hill,
Mary P. Wiggin,
16
Sarah A. Brackett,
.6
66
66
Abigail Palmer,
"
16
Mary Horne,
Caroline Pinkham,
06
60
Benjamin Coe,
Profession.
Sept. 1839 March ,1840
Sally Coffin,
66
Sophia Murray,
66
66
John S. Meserve,
Letter.
Sept., 1840
Sarah C. Hill,
66
66
Sarah E. Branscomb,
66
1841
Nancy L. Forbes,
Robert Foster,
Abel B. Berry,
Letter.
1843
Lucinda Freeze,
Timothy R. Nute,
Profession.
July 6, 1845
Leonard B. Smith,
66
Sarah Branscom,
66
Jan. 7, 1849 « 66
Martha March,
.
66
Lucy A. Branscomb,
66
Jacob Hayes,
Abigail Ransom,
Sarah A. Smart,
66
34
Lydia L. Tasker,
Samuel Sinclair,
Letter.
66
Eliza Sinclair,
John B. Neally,
66
66
Mary Neally,
..
66
Elizabeth Carter,
66
.6
Mary Emery,
66
Debora Robinson,
"
Dorathah Gilman,
Daniel Morrill,
Jan. 23, 1849
Mary Smith,
March 4, 1849
Mehitable M. Meserve,
66
66
John S. Tufts,
Profession.
Sept. 1, 1850
Olinthus N. Doe,
Nov. 6, 1853
Catherine Sanborn,
. Francis Ann Tasker,
.6
Benjamin Doe, Nancy Doo, Eben Joy,
Letter.
Nov. 14, 1855 ..
Olive N. French,
.. Profession.
May 22, 1857 June 7, 1857 16
Benjamin N. Towle,
John H. Carter,
66
Albiona L. Towle,
66
Mary E. Furber,
Elizabeth Stackpole,
"
Laura Colbath,
Nov. 14, 1857
Thomas H. Wiswall,
Letter.
Jan. 3, 1858
Hannah Wiswall,
Profession.
Jan. 3, 1858
Harriet A. French,
"
George L. Dearborn,
Letter.
May 1,1859
Susan A. Dearborn,
Nathaniel Robinson,
Profession. Letter.
Joseph Floyd,
Nov. 4, 1859
Eliza S. Floyd,
6
66
Mchitable M. Joy,
..
Joseph L. Elkins,
George E. Colbath,
Reuben Swain,
1829654
35
Lucy Garland,
Nov. 4, 1860
Carrie G. Carter,
Jan. 6, 1861
Elizabeth A Alley,
May 5, 1861
Rev. Elias Chapman, Lydia K. Chapman,
66
Alvin A. Ford, Profession.
Sept. 1, 1851 66
Sarah C. Young,
Letter.
Jan. 5, 1862
Abby H. Winn,
Profession.
July 6, 1862
Mary A. Hepworth,
66
Frances II. Carter,
66
Lizzie Brock, 66
66
Rev. Thomas V. Haines, Letter.
Aug. 4, 1863
Rev. Samuel D. Bowker,
66
March 4, 1864
H. A. Bowker,
٠١
March 22, 1864
Hannah Jordan, Mary Hodgdon,
Profession, =
Aug. 7, 1864 :
Elizabeth Vincent,
16
Susan L. Bunker,
Nov. 4, 1865
Sarah M. Dearborn,
Dec., 1865
Thomas K. Perkins,
Jan., 1866
Sarah E, Perkins,
.
Mary B. Wiswall,
66
66
May E. Young,
Charles P. Haines,
Jan., 1867
Cornelia Haines,
Abigail Rowe
Sept., 1867 66
George Cram,
Profession.
Caroline A. Nelson,
March, 1868 66
Edward A. Stiles,
Letter.
66
Sarah M. Stiles,
Nathan Stackpole, Jr., Ruth Stackpole,
66
July, 1868
Annah G. Watson,
Susan B. Tenny,
Profession. Letter.
Jan., 1869
66
16
Ellen Small,
"
Elizabeth Clark,
Lucy Hepworth,
David M. French,
Letter. Profession. "
Profession. Letter.
6
36
George E. Joy, Clara A. Wiswall,
Profession.
Jan., 1871
Olevia II. Haines,
Letter.
Lydia Y. Hanson,
Mary W. Jones,
Profession.
March, 1871 May, 1871
Mary E. Mitchell,
Lucy R. Stephens,
May 1872
Susan Merrill,
66
Nathan B. Jenness,
Julia A. Jenness,
66
Mary A. Waterson,
Elizabeth Clark,
July, 1872
Frederick Hurd,
Letter. Profession.
May, 1874
Lucinda IIurd,
Charles F. Joy,
66
Sarah Mitchell,
John J. Hanson,
Schuyler S. White,
Hattie B. White,
66
Horace A. Stiles,
Clara E. Stiles,
..
Luey G. Rand,
66
6.
Ida F. Tuttle,
Anna M. Smith,
William Kirkwood,
Lydia E. Watterson,
66
"
Jane Cram,
Jennie F. Cram
66
Charles E. Tasker,
Georgie J. Tasker,
Alanson C. Haines,
James Britton,
Harriet Britton,
66
Mary F. Willey,
66
66
Carrie Dame,
6
William Tasker,
66
6 .
Maggie Watterson,
Mercy E. Willey,
37
May A. Dearborn,
Lizzianna St. Clair Creighton, "
66
Lizzie B. Small,
66 ..
Emma F. Clark,
66
Carrie M. Stackpole,
James Cook,
6
Eva A. Cook,
Fannie Elkins,
Letter.
Sarah A. Rand,
Profession.
July, 1874
Martha J. French
66
Lizzie Mitchell,
..
66
Mary J. Watterson,
Letter.
66
66
Timothy M. Joy,
Profession.
66
Mary E. Leavitt,
Lizzie C. Leavitt,
Charles C. Haines,
Mary S. Badger,
Letter.
١١
Sarah Watterson,
Sept., 1874
John Watterson,
Profession. Letter.
May, 1877
66
Caroline Furber,
Sarah Mitchell,
Robert Watterson,
Helen F. Joy,
66
66
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66
This Manual was prepared by Rev. Isaac C. White, and adopted by the church.
In adopting a new form of expressing the Arti- cles of Doctrine, it is not intended to alter the substance of truth contained in the Articles of Faith adopted by the church at its organization.
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