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The next year the church joined the Philadelphia Association. It was the seventh Baptist Church or- ganized in the State, the others being at Middle- town, Piscataway, Cohansey, Cape May, Hopewell, and Kingwood. According to Benedict, it was the fortieth church in this country, including Seventh- Day Churches. At that time there was only one Baptist Church in Philadelphia and one in New York. In the year of its formation Brainerd was preaching to the Indians in Cranbury.
" The first pastor," says Benedict, in his "History of the Baptist Church;" " was Rev. James Carman, who was remarkable for living by faith. He was born at Cape May in 1677, and was baptized at Staten Island, near New York, by Rev. Elias Keath, in the ! fifteenth year of his age." He did not join any Bap-
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tist Church for some years; he went first among the Quakers, but. not content with their way, he joined the New-Light Presbyterians, whom he permitted to baptize one of his children. But in time he came back to his first principles, and united with the church in Middletown, and in a short time was licensed to preach at Cranbury, and was ordained pastor of that church at the time it was constituted. Here he dicd at the age of seventy-uine.
After the death of Rev. Mr. Carman there came a dark period in the history of the church, which had no settled pastor from 1756 to 1782. During a large part of this period no returns were made to the Asso- ciation. For two years it was supplied by Rev. Isaac Stelle, pastor of the Piscataway Church. There was during this pastorless period oue revival of great power, when thirty were baptized in one year. But the church dwiudled until it had in 1774 only twenty- four members. No church records were kept for these years. The minutes of the Philadelphia Association furnish the only light upon that period. The church had no pastor, but it had three sources of help, neigh- boring pastors, traveling preachers, and its ruling elders. We find this record after Mr. Carman's death :
"Concluded that the church do assemble at the meeting-house on the Sabbath to hold Christian soci- ety and so to continne once a fortnight; concluded that our brethren William Cheeseman and Thomas Morford do carry on the exercises of divine worship at the time appointed, and call to their assistance such help as they think proper."
The fire burned low, but it burned. They were days of suffering to the brotherhood in Massachusetts and Virginia. At this time Baptist farms were sold in New England to support the standing order, and Baptist ministers by the score were in Virginia jails. The church had nearly become extinct when Rev. Peter Wilson came and was ordained pastor, May 13, 1782. In nine years from his settlement two hun- dred and threc were converted and baptized. His thirty years' pastorate was a constant revival. His sermons that yet remain show him to be a man richly versed in the Scripture. He studied by day at the celebrated academy of Dr. Burgess Alison, at Borden- town, by night he worked at the tailor's bench. Mor- gan Edwards styles him A.M. His salary was " £120 per annum besides perquisites."
His first field extended from the Raritan and the , Atlautic to the Delaware; from Penn's Neck to Squan and Mount Holly. He was constant in labors, a man of vigorous frame and large heart, traveling on horse- back to fill his appointments. His pastorate was the genesis of a number of Baptist Churches in the State. He preached at Cheesquake, South River, Manasquan, Penn's Neck, Trenton, Nottingham Square, and Mount Holly. He went beyond the Delaware. Edwards says, "The Church at the Manor were all baptized by him." At that time there were only three churches
in the bounds of this Association, Middletown, Hights- town, and Upper Freehold. Rev. Peter Wilson's min . istry continued fruitful in labors until his retirement from the pastorate, Nov. 3, 1816. He baptized nine hundred and fifty-two persons. He died May 19, 1824, and is buried a few feet from the pulpit that he filled for over thirty years.
In the early part of Rev. Mr. Wilson's ministry the church decided to remove to Hightstown. It was then a little hamlet of not more than six houses and a mill. The major part of the membership doubtless centered about this place. Half an acre of land was purchased from William Smith, the conveyauce bear- ing date April 3, 1784. Upon this was built a frame house, forty by thirty feet. It had, as Edwards says, a stove, a rare thing in those days. Orthodox preach - ing, hard benches, and cold meeting-houses were the rule a century ago. It had, as older people relate, galleries, and a sounding-board over the pulpit, in which rested a dove. The first service was held in it Nov. 11,-1785. The church passed the following reso- lution April 12, 1788:
" Agreed to raise by subscription money to pay the deficiency for discharging expense of building the meeting house at Hightstown."
March 16, 1786, an act passed the Legislature to incorporate the church. November 30th the church organized under the act, adopting the seal still used, and electing its first board of trustees, namely, Sam- uel Minor, William Tindall, William Covenhoven, William Cubberly, Nehemiah Dey, John Walton, John Cox. This meeting-house was used until 1834, when it was sold and removed from the premises, and a brick church was erected on the old site and dedicated in the fall of the same year, and in 1839 it was renovated and enlarged, aud rededicated by Rev. Samuel Aaron. Services were held in this house until 1857, when it became inadequate to hold the congregation, and the erection of a new and more commodious church cdifice was commenced, which was completed in the summer of 1857, and dedicated Feb. 24, 1858. This church is located within a few feet of the old brick church in the centre of the vil- lage, and is a wooden structure, fifty-seven by eighty- two feet, costing about twenty thousand dollars. The old brick church is now used for Sunday-school and prayer-meeting purposes.
The pastors who have filled the pulpit since the re- tirement of Rev. Peter Wilson have been installed as follows :
Rev. John Seger, May 1, 1818; Rev. C. W. Mul- ford, Dec. 21, 1836; Rev. George Young, April 1, 1847; Rev. J. B. Saxton, May 25, 1851 ; Rev. E. M. Barker, May 27, 1853; Rev. Lewis Smith, Dec. 1, 1857; Rev. Isaac Butterfield, June 19, 1864; Rev. Lyman Chase, May 1, 1870; and Rev. O. P. Eaches, the present pastor, June 1, 1870.
At its formation the church had ruling ellers as well as deacons. The deacons had charge of the finan-
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cial work. The ruling elders filled a more spiritual office. In the absence of the pastor, it was the prov- ince of the elders to carry on the church worship. It is doubtful whether women voted in the early church meetings. We find this record Oct. 2, 1784:
" And those male members that omit attending upon the appointed days, shall render an account for their not attending at the next meeting."
It was a grave question before the Association in 1746 whether women should have their votes recorded. The last ruling elder was elected in 1798.
The following are the names of those who served in that capacity, with such data concerning each as has been obtainable: Malakiah Bonham, elected Nov. 1, 1745, dismissed 1749; William Checseman, elected Nov. 1, 1745; Thomas Morford, elected Nov. 1, 1745; Josiah Davison, elceted November, 1748, deposed March 12, 1757 ; Reuben Major, elected May 12, 1766; John Chamberlain, elected May 12, 1766; Thomas Dey, elected June 8, 1798.
The following have served as deacons: Thomas Dey, elected April 16, 1785; Daniel Hutchinson, elected April 16, 1785; William Tindall, elected April 16, 1785; William Cheeseman, elected Sept. 30, 1786, dismissed April 21, 1796; William Ball, elected April 21,.1796, dismissed ; Joseph Cheeseman, elected April 26, 1796, dismissed; John Flock, elected June 8, 1798, dismissed ; John Morford, elected June 8, 1708; Enoch Chamberlain, elected Aug. 23, 1802, died April 24, 1832; John Havens, Sr., elected April 24, 1804, dismissed Sept. 10, 1804; John Vaughn, elected April 23, 1805; Thomas Allen, elected April 23, 1805, died Feb. 13, 1855; Wilson Hunt, elected Aug. 25, 1812, died Sept. 24, 1823; Archibald Forman, elected Aug. 25, 1812, died Nov. 15, 1816; Andrew Seger, elected during Mr. Seger's pastorate, dicd; Samuel Allen, elected during Mr. Seger's pastorate, died Aug. 30, 1857; John Fisher, elected during Mr. Seger's pas- torate, died Sept. 23, 1863 ; Thomas Ely, elected du- ring Mr. Seger's pastorate, died Aug. 21, 1860; Enoch Allen, elected . uly 30, 1853, still serving; Matthew Rue, elected July 30, 1853, still serving ; T. S. Sned- eker, elected Jan. 24, 1863, died Aug. 31, 1868; John Woolly, elected Jan. 24, 1863, dismissed July 11, 1874; Randolph Chamberlain, elected Jan. 24, 1863, still serving; John M. Allen, elected Jan. 24. 1863, died Sept. 27, 1873; R. M. Job, elected March 28, 1874, died Oct. 26, 1874; L. C. Mount, elected April 1, 1876, still serving ; T. M. Dey, elected May 27, . 1876, still serving.
Of the thirty-four elders and deacons all are dead but five. One of them was deposed front office, but not excluded from the church. The church records speak of some of them as pillars of the church. The experience of Thomas Allen, who served as deacon fifty years, was deemed so clear and scriptural that the church voted to have it printed.
The present membership of the church is four hun- dred and forty-eight.
The trustees for 1882 are Richard S. Mason, E. T. Applegate, Matthew Rue, Forman Hutchinson, Thos. M. Dey, Lewis C. Mount, and John Perrine.
By a conveyance from Joseph South to Thomas Allen, Wilson Hunt, Thomas Slack, Aaron Forman, and Redford Job, trustees, bearing date Nov. 17, 1817, the church became possessed of a farm of sey- enty acres, lying on the York road. This was occu- pied by the pastors of the church until 1857, when it was sold. In 1871 a parsonage was built in the town, at a cost of nearly five thousand dollars.
The Methodist Episcopal Church .- The history of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the borough of Hightstown, like the history of the great ecclesi- astical organization to which it belongs, had its be- ginning in small things. We find by consulting the minutes of 1785 that the State of New Jersey was then divided into three circuits, known as the West Jer- sey, East Jersey, and Trenton Circuit. Revs. Adam Cloud and Matthew Greentree were appointed to East Jersey Circuit, and in passing around visited this place, and obtained permission to hold meetings in a tavern which was kept by Adam Shaw, in a house that stood near the site of Vandike's hotel. It is supposed they continued that appointment until Con- ference next met.
The following year (1786) Revs. John McCloskey and Ezekiel Cooper were appointed to East Jersey Circuit, and continued for a time to preach at the tavern ; but not deeming the place suitable for hokl- ing religious meetings, Rev. McCloskey stated pub- licly that at his next appointment, if a more suitable place was not provided, he would discontinue preach- ing in the settlement. Robert Hutchinson, then a young man, having heard Mr. McCloskey preach. inuch to his satisfaction and profit, regretted the pros- pect of the discontinuanee of the appointments, and on his return home expressed to his uncle, Joseph Hutch- inson, who resided about two miles fromn the village, the wish that he would accompany him to Hight,- town to hear Mr. McCloskey the next time he preached, which the latter did. And as they were on their way to the village, at the time appointed, Robert asked his uncle whether, in view of what Mr. Mc- Closkey had said respecting the discontinuance of his appointments, he would not, if he liked his preaching, give him an invitation to preach at his house, to which his uncle consented, and after hear- ing the sermon extended the invitation, and the place of preaching was transferred from Hightstown to his house, which is still standing. This house be- came the regular place of worship, and in 1786 a class or society was organized, among whom were Joseph Hutchinson and wife.
From this little band three ministers were raised up, viz. : the brothers Sylvester, Robert, and Aaron Hutchinson. Aaron, the youngest of the three, gave evidence of much talent and zeal, and was ad- vised by Rev. Mr. McCloskey to devote himself
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wholly to the ministry, and in two weeks from the ; pastor, 1880-82. The present church edifice is lo- time of bis reception into the church he was on liis cated on Church Street, between Morrison and Stock- ton Strects. The corner-stone was laid Ang. 23, 1857, by Rev. C. H. Whitecar, with appropriate ser- vices. The building was completed the same year, and dedicated Jan. 10. 1858, by Rev. C. H. Whitecar. way north with horse, saddle-bags, Bible, and hymn- book, the usual equipments of Methodist preachers in those days. Sylvester and Robert were also re- ceived into the traveling circuits at the Conference of 1789.
Soon after the society was organized, Joseph Hutchinson erected, principally at his own expense, a small, plain house of worship at Milford, where ser- vices were regularly held until 1834 or 1835.'
This church has a membership of two hundred. The officers for 1882 are John McMurran, John W. Ely, Joseph McMurran, W. T. Brown, David W. Morton, Isaac L. Davison, and David Carhart, trus- tees ; R. M. Etrly, G. W. Eldridge, P. M. Thomas, D. V. Fisk, D. W. Morton, R. R. Forman, Jr., W. T.
In 1825, Rev. Israel Pearce was appointed to pre- side over this little flock, which then numbered seven, ! Brown, Isaac L. Davison, and John McMurran, stew-
and during the first year of his ministry the society : ards. inereased to forty members, and the little church was : deemed inadequate to hold the congregation. Efforts were at once made to enlarge the old church, but all plans failed, when a proposition was made by Metho- dists at Hightstown, and accepted by those at Mil- ford, to remove the place of worship to Hightstown, and erect a new and more commodious building there. A subscription was drawn up, and, through the exertions principally of C. C. Johnson and J. .
The First Universalist Society.'-This society, the organization of which was effected within the memory of many of its present members, through much bitter opposition and many tribulations, has at length come to occupy its present handsome Gothic structure on Main Street.
The earliest known advocate of the Universalist faith in this vicinity was Daniel Johnes, who lived near Milford. IIe was full of zeal for his faith, and
Pearce, the undertaking was accomplished. A lot . being a strong controversialist, exerted very consider- was given by Robert S. Purdy, and a brick church . able influence in his neighborhood. He died in the was erected in 1835, and dedicated by Rev. Charles Pitman. Under authority of an act of the Legisla- ture the old house of worship at Milford was sold, and the Methodist preaching, which was established at Hightstown in 1785, and afterwards removed to ! Milford, was brought back to Hightstown after a lapse of fifty years. eighty-first year of his age, in July, 1823, leaving his son, Samuel C. Johnes, and Richard Norton, who had become converted to his views in the attempt to set " Uncle Daniel" aright, as the then sole representa- tives of Universalism in the vicinity. About 1826, Hiram and William Upham, young men of more than ordinary intelligence, from New England, set- From 1835 to 1852 the Hightstown charge was con- nected with Allentown and Crosswick Circuits, and was regularly supplied with preachers appointed to those circuits, as follows : tled in the neighborhood. They were open and fear- less in their advocacy of Universalism, and were the means of winning thoughtful persons to the cause they espoused.
Revs. Milford Day and S. Jaquette, 1835-36 ; Revs. In August, 1830, Rev. T. Fiske had an appoint- ment to preach in Hightstown, but being unable to come himself, sent Rev. W. L. Hawley, a convert Thomas G. Stewart and William Rodgers, 1836-37 ; Revs. Nathaniel Chew and Edmund Hance, 1838; Rev. Z. Gaskill, 1839-40 ; Rev. James S. Stewart, ; from the Methodists in Kentucky, who preached the 1841 ; Rev. I. Hardy, 1842; Rev. B. Anderson, first Universalist sermon in the house of Col. S. C. Jolines. In the fall of the same year Rev. T. J. Saw- yer, of New York, preached one or more sermons in the house of Richard Norton, under the influence of which Isaac Pullen became a convert to the faith which he honored and liberally supported till bis death. In October, 1832, the Philadelphia Associa- 1843; Revs. R. E. Morrison, J. W. Jackson, and S. W. Hilliard, 1844-45 ; Revs. Oliver Badgley and II. M. Brown, 1846-47 ; Revs. Walter Burrows, James Parker, and R. B. Yard, 1843-49; Revs. John Scarlet, John B. Hill, and E. W. Adams, 1850- 51. In 1851, Hightstown was separated from Centre- ville and became an independent charge, and in 1852, . tion of Universalists met at the house of S. C. Johnes, at which time there seems to have been a dozen or more zcalous advocates of the doctrine. In Deceni- ber of the same year S. C. Bulkeley, a school-teacher, then boarding with Richard Norton, preached there his first sermon, and afterward a number of times in various houses in the neighborhood, and soon after entered the ministry.
Rev. Cornelius Clark was appointed pastor. He was .succeeded by Revs. John Fort, 1853-54; Edmund M. Griffith, 1855; Enoch Green, 1856-57 ; II. B. Beeglc, 1858-59; Isaac Werner, 1860-61; H. M. Brown, 1862; S. E. Post, 1863-65; Philip Clinc, 1866-67 ; J. S. Phillips, 1870; William Walton, 1874; J. Lewis, 1875; Joseph L. Rue, 1877; Calvin C. East- jack, 1879; and Winfield S. McCowan, the present
In May, 1833, there was quite a gathering of Uni- versalists in Hightstown, in which Revs. T. J. Saw-
1 For interesting reminiscences of meetings and preachers there, sce the history of East Windsor township.
? Contributed by C. M. Norton.
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yer, L. F. W. Andrews, S. C. Hillya, Asher Moore, and A. C. Thomas were present. In 1834, Revs. O. W. Fuller, C. F. Le Fevre, Asher Moore, and Abel C. Thomas preached in the neighborhood, and in the same year the frame building of the Baptist Society was purchased by Dr. Charles G. McChesney for the Universalists, which was removed to a lot presented them by Maj. James Cook, on part of which the present church edifice stands.
Aug. 10, 1835, after a neat refitting the house was rededicated, the sermon being by Rev. C. F. Le Fevre from the text Haggai ii. 9. At these services Revs. A. C. Thomas and L. C. Marvin were also present. The first year after the opening of the house various ministers occupied its pulpit once a month ; the next year Rev. H. Lyon supplied statedly. Feb. 7, 1838, Rev. J. H. Gihon was installed first pastor, preaching half the time in Hightstown and doing missionary work the other half. At the close of 1839 he returned to Philadelphia, whence he had come.
At a meeting held at their house of worship March 31, 1839, " for the purpose of organizing a Universal- ist Society," the following persons were appointed a committee to prepare a constitution : Jolin H. Gihon, E. Carmichael, S. C. Johnes, Abijah Applegate, H. A. Moore, and John C. Ward, with Richard Norton, president, and J. T. Hutchinson, secretary. On the 6th of April following a constitution as presented was adopted and signed by the following persons : Richard Norton, Ellen Norton, Samuel C. Johnes, Sarah Johnes, John I. Hutchinson, Elizabeth Hutchinson, Isaac Pullen, Jane Pullen, John C. Ward, Margaret Ward, Nathaniel Cox, Elizabeth Cox, R. M. Smith, Abigail Smith, E. Carmichael. Four only of these arc now living. The first officers elected under the organization of the society were S. C. Johnes, president; Richard Norton, vice-president; E. Car- michael, secretary ; R. M. Smith, treasurer ; John C. Ward, S. C. Johnes, Isaac Pallen, collectors.
During 1841 and 1842, Rev. Abel Fletcher was set- tled over the society, and was followed in 1844-46 by Rev. Thomas J. Whitcomb. In 1848, Rev. Asher Moore took charge, and remained with the society till late in 1851. In 1853 and 1854, Rev. G. Collins officiated. In 1855 extensive improvements were made in the old mecting-house.
May 10, 1856, pursuant to legal notice, a meeting was held to incorporate the society. At this meeting Edward C. Taylor was appointed president of the incorporation, and John I. Hutchinson, Isaac Pullen, John Edwards, Joshua R. Norton, and E. C. Taylor were elected trustees. The following additional offi- cers were elected : Joseph J. Ely, secretary ; Charles Keeler, treasurer; John C. Ward, W. W. Taylor, James Norton, collectors; Wicoff Norton, sexton.
the pastorate, and remained until late in 1861. In the spring of 1863, Rev. A. C. Thomas, of Philadel- phia, an especial friend of the society, removed to the village on account of broken health. Refusing to accept the position of pastor, or even to serve as stated supply, he generously offered to serve as strictly a volunteer preacher, with one sermon every Sunday. These relations contimed until his removal to Bridge- port, Conn., in the spring of 1865.
During 1866 and 1867, Rev. G. Collins officiated statedly. During his pastorate a Ladies' Sewing So- ciety was established, and on the 18th of January, 1867, a church was organized consisting of the follow- ing members :
Florentine Tulane, Eliza Tulane, Margaret Ward, Elizabeth Hutchinson, Sarah J. Hutchinson, W. R. Norton, Elizabeth V. MeChesney, C. M. Norton, Lydia Slack Norton, J. Madison Pullen, Charles Keeler, M. Louise Keeler, T. J. Pullen, Isabella V. Pullen, Julia A. Reed, W. H. H. Pullen, Charles M. Perrine, Ellen Norton, Mary Norton, Annie F. Pul- len, Mary Perrine, R. P. Goodher.
During this year the project of a new house of wor- ship began to be seriously agitated. Isaac Pullen, who died Dec. 13, 1867, had already left a bequest of one thousand dollars, which served as a nucleus. May 31, 1868, a meeting was called to consider the subject of a new church edifice, and a committee was appointed to report at a later meeting. On June 14th the committee reported upon their canvass with a view to raise six thousand dollars. They believed five thou- sand dollars could be raised. A motion was made to start a subscription among those present, and in a few minutes the sum of four thousand seven hundred dol- lars was pledged. December 3d, I. J. Pullen and J. R. Norton were appointed a committee to solicit sub- scriptions, and James Norton and Charles Keeler a committee on plans and specifications. On the 14th of December the latter committee reported the follow- ing general plan, which was adopted : To build with brick, to have a basement beneath the audience-room, and to roof with slate. A building committee con- sisting of James Norton, C. M. Norton, and C. M. Perrine was appointed at this meeting. Jan. 4, 1869, at a meeting held to decide upon a site, it was found that the shape of the lot would not permit of the loca- tion of the house as desired, and the committee were compelled unwillingly to adopt the present location near the street.
June 30, 1869, the corner-stone of the new edifice was laid with appropriate ceremonies, under the di- rection of Rev. A. C. Thomas. The following articles were deposited in the box which was placed within the corner-stone :
Copy of the Bible ; constitution of the society and Confession of Faith; names of the members of the society, church, and Sunday-school; list of contrib- utors to the church ; records of the Ladies' Sewing
. In June, 1856, Rev. T. Fiske was engaged to preach one-half the time, and officiated until late in 1859. The following year Rev. H. R. Walworth accepted ! Circle ; semi-annual report of Sunday-schools ; copies
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of the Christian Leader, Universalist, Star in the West, Christian Repository, New Corenant, Myrtle, Guiding Star, Hightstown Gazette, Trenton State Gazette, Uni- versalist Register, 1869; a series of Sunday-school in- struction books ; specimens of United States coins, 1869; one cent, date 1810, foand under the old church ; the funeral sermon of Isaac Pullen, by Rev. A. C. Thomas; semi-centennial medal of Odd-Fel- lowship; constitution of Hightstown Lodge, No. 27, I. O. G. T .; by-laws of Hightstown Lodge, No. 41,
In June of 1871 a call was extended to Rev. E. Hathaway, which was accepted, his pastorate con- tinuing until the early part of 1876, when he was succeeded by Rev. A. P. Smith, who remained with F. and A. M .; constitution of Windsor Lodge, No. | the society until the latter part of 1878. In 1879, 59, I. O. of O. F. ; business cards, and within a glass ; Rev. O. L. Ashenfelter settled with the society, re- jar likenesses of Isaac Pullen, Rev. M. Ballou, and A. C. Thomas, and a sealed bottle of various seeds.
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