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July 8, 1841, Trustees. It was thought ex- pedient to appoint committees to prosecute the separate parts of duty assigned to the Trustees in reseating the church, with the other improvements in the same, and in the erecting of a parsonage : Messrs. Conklin and Cory to attend to the alteration of the pews of the church ; Messrs. Stites, Cory, Conklin, to complete the plan of the par- sonage house, and obtain estimates thereon; Messrs. Conklin and Voorhees, to negotiate for a lot to build parsonage upon ; Mr. Stites, to negotiate, and convert into money, the Bonds and notes of the Parish now in the hands of the Trustees ; Messrs. Thomp- son and Sayre, to obtain from our friends in the country donations of stone, timber, and other aid.
July 26. 1841, Trustees. Resolved, Ist. That R. W. Stites be authorized to effect a sale of the wood lot upon Horse Hill ; 2nd, That Messrs. Conklin, Voorhees, and Cory be a committe to effect settlement with Mr. Peter A. Johnson in regard to the dividing line between said Johnson and the church; 3rd, That R. W. Stites request the Session of the church to transfer to the Trustees the Session fund, to aid in defraying the ex- penses of the improvements in the church.
October 28, 1841, Annual parish meeting. Peter A. Johnson was appointed chairman, and Ira C. Whitehead, Parish Clerk.
The following persons were unanimously elected Trustees for the ensuing year : Rich- ard W. Stites, Edward Condict, Zebulon W. Concklin, Silas D. Cory, William Sayre, Jun., John F. Voorhees, and Jonathan Thompson.
Resolved, [Ist.] That the Trustees take charge of the singing and the appointment of a chorister ; [2d.] That the Trustees pay
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the Rev. Mr. Ogden for his services in the pulpit while we were without a pastor, and also for moderating the call for Rev. Mr. Dumont; [3d,] That the Trustees be em- powered and requested to take all necessary measures to prevent the removal or defacing of tomb stones in the grave yard ; and fur- ther, that they take measures to enclose the yard with a suitable fence so as to pre- vent the further removal of earth and sand therefrom ; [4th,] That the Trustees take immediate measures to put a new roof on the church, or on so much thereof as they in their judgment think necessary ; [5th,] That in order to the erection of a parsonage house and the payment of the expense of repairs to the church, the Trustees be au- thorized and empowered, in their discre- tion, to sell and convey the wood lot on horse hill or a part thereof; and in case the same be not sold, then to sell a part of the wood and timber thereon, if in their judg- ment it is advisable ; [6th,] That the house of worship be insured against destruction by fire at the discretion of the Trustees ; [7th,] That the seats in the gallery be of- fered to persons desirous of worshipping with us, at the discretion of the Trustees.
The following preamble and resolutions having been read were unanimously adopted : Whereas, it has become expedient and necessary to revise the constitution and organization of this church and congrega- tion, to adapt it to our existing circumstan- ces ; Resolved, [Ist,] That Dr. Lewis Con- dict, Mahlon Johnson and Ira C. White- head be a committee on the part of the par- ish, who with the Trustees are hereby re- quested to consider and revise said consti- tution, and report to the next meeting such modification and amendments as they may deem to be proper ; [2d,] That the Trustees cause a suitable map or plat of the burial ground to be laid down and preserved in the folio Book of the constitution, or some other secure and proper place, showing its present bounds and its division into two parts by an alley or avenue leading north- east from the gate at the North end of the lecture room, as provided for by a resolu- tion of the parish adopted at the annual parish meeting of 1832 ; [3d,] The Trustees are also further requested to enquire and report to the next parish meeting such plan
and arrangement of the Burial ground as they may deem most expedient and proper for its future preservation and order.
Nov. 6, 1841, Trustees. R. W. Stites was appointed President, and Jno. F. Voorhees, Treasurer.
Resolved [Ist,] That Messrs. Voorhees and Corey be a committee to speak with Mr. S. Mulford upon the subject of accept- ing the situation of sexton at a salary of 80 dol. per annum, and they be authorized to close an arrangement with him if practica- ble ; [2d,] That Messrs. Sayre, Corey and Stites be a committee to run off the wood land upon Horse Hill, and learn the quantity of wood fit to be sold and report.
According to the above resolutions Messrs. Sayre, Cory, Thompson and Stites, went to the wood with B. K. Tuttle, the surveyor, and run around the whole lot, and then di- vided it off into four lots.
Wednesday, Dec. 15; 1841. At a Parish meeting, held this day, the following seats were sold :
No. Former No. Purchased by Dol. cts.
Below.
6 } of 4 Z. W. Conklin for Trus- tees, 23 84
14 38
Silas Condict, 4 38
15, 17 12
Z. W. ,Conklin for Trus-
tees, 20 00
23 } of 16 A. W. Canfield, 9 00
30 70 Samuel Kirk, 15 80
≥ 32 74 Z. W. Conklin, for Trus- tees 2 25
34 78 Z. W. Conklin for Trus-
tees, 4 00
39 } of 22 Z. W. Conklin, for Trus- tees, II 66
45 28
Peter A. Johnson, II 25
47
31
Z.W.Conklin for Trust's, 20 00
51
39
20 00
54 48
(Redeemed,) 19 25
58 56
Z.W.Conklin for Trust's, 9 50
≥ 64 68
4 25
≥ 64
68
4 25
63 63
9 00
69 75 Dennis Sullivan,
10 32
3 72 84
Z. W. Conk lin, for Trus- tees, 90
73 83
Levi D. Pruden, 8 00
80 ₹ 3 Z.W.Conklin for Trust's, 19 34
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Z.W.Conklin for Trust's, 10 00 ; Jolines prest. Board Trustees 2nd church,
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II
17 50
৳ 97
49
4 00
3 97
49
3 75
$ III
77
2 25
$111
77
7 79
115
85
4 25
87
₹ 7
8 34
June 20, 1842, Trustees. The following resolutions were offered and unanimously adopted : Ist, That the burial lots, upon the reserved ground North and West of the main walk in the grave yard, be reserved exclusively for such individuals, who may purchase, as belong to the Ist Church. 2d, That said lots, being sixteen feet deep, are not to be sold under two dollars a foot front, and that the Treasurer be the person author- ized to dispose of the same. 3rd, That all persons, who do not contribute to the sup- port of the Gospel in the Ist church of Morristown, shall pay, for the privilege of interment in the grave yard of said church, the sum of two dollars for each and every body over five years of age, and the sum of one dollar for each and every body under five years of age. The sexton is hereby au- thorized and directed to collect the same. The President of Bd. Trustees is request- ed to furnish to each of the churches in Mor- ristown a copy of this Resolution. 4th, That Judge Condict, Jon. Thompson and R. W. Stites be a committee to effect if pos- sible some arrangement with Mrs. Cobb, in reference to the church land enclosed in her front door yard ; And that they be au- thorized to offer her a quit claim for the same, for one hundred dollars, and if she de- cline to pay this sum then seventy-five dol- lars. 5th, That Judge Condict, Zebulon Conklin and R. W. Stites, be a committee to lay off the said above reserved ground into burial lots, and, for the sake of convenience and uniformity, to enclose the same with a picket or other close fence, but with sharp or pointed posts two feet high from the surface of the ground and one single hand rail running from post to post.
Communicated a copy of the tax resolu- tion to Jason King, Prest. Board Trustees Methodist church ; to D. I. Canfield oldest member of Vestry, Episcopal church, with verbal explanations; and to Dr. Jno. B.
with the following letter ;
"July 5th, 1842.
" Dr. Jno. B. Johnes ;
Dr. Sir. You will perceive by the follow- ing resolution, that it has been made my duty to forward it to you. Indisposition has prevented my doing so previously. Perhaps I ought somewhat to explain the resolution, by saying, that, so far as I know anything of the matter, the only object in view was to raise a small amount annually to aid the ist church in keeping the fence in repair and in making a quantity of new fence, now necessary for the proper protec- tion of the yard. Will you be good enough to lay the resolution before your Board of Trustees, with the above explanation. I had almost forgotten to say, that the resolu- tion does not of course embrace the poor and those unable to pay.
Yours truly, R. W. Stites."
July 13th, 1842, Trustees. . The following resolutions were passed unanimously : Ist, Whereas, by a resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Ist church at their last meet- ing, a tax was laid upon the interment of such persons as did not support the Gospel in the Ist church ; and whereas the Trustees, in the passing of said resolutions, disclaim all and every intention and object, other than to keep the graves and vaults of all parties from mutilation, by having a good and substantial fence around the ground ; Now to assure our brethren of the several churches that such was our only motive and that we desire to do no act which will excite or arouse their feelings ; Therefore, resolved, That said resolution laying said tax be rescinded and annulled, and that any sum which may have been collected under it, be forthwith returned to the parties who have paid it, and that the yard remain as in times past. The president of the Board is request- ed to communicate above resolution to the different churches. 2nd, That the Ist resolu- tion passed at the last meeting of Trustees, which reserved for the use of the members of the Ist church the burial lots upon the north and west of the main walk in the grave yard, be rescinded.
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"Dr. Jno. B. Johnes, Pres Bd. Trustees. 2 Pres. Church. July 14th, 1842.
Dr. Sir. The resolution enclosed has been unanimously adopted by the Bd. Trus- tees of Ist church. It is hoped that it will prove satisfactory. The resolution respect- ing the private lots upon the reserved ground has also been rescinded, the Trus- tees having determined to exercise no au- thority over them, but simply to have them run off and report to the Parish, Will you be good enough to lay the annexed extract from our minutes before your Board and, in any way you may deem proper, give to it circulation thro. the members of your church. Yours truly, R. W. Stites."
Attached to this letter was the rescinding resolution.
Sept. 22, 1842. Annual parish meeting.
[Moderator not named.] Ira C. White- head, the parish clerk, having declined a re- election, Ezra Mills was appointed in his place for the ensuing year.
The following is an abstract of the Treas'. report :
Oct. 28, 1841, To cash on hand $200.60
Rec'd Seats sold at Sundry times, 147.34
on Notes and Bonds, &c., 967.95
= Sundries 273.00
Salary and subscriptions since
28 Oct., 1841 1,358.68
Bal. to N a. 297.33
By sunds. paid as pr. ac. rend. $1,623.40
" Paid for improve- ments of church 1,621.50
$3.244.90 $3,244.90
The following persons were appointed trustees for the ensuing year ; John F. Voorhees, Richard W. Stites, William Sayre, Jun., Zebulon W. Conklin, Silas B. Emmell, Dr. Silas C. Cutler, Silas D. Cory.
Resolved, That the trustees take charge of the singing and the appointment of a chorister. The committee on Parsonage land report, that they have not acted on former resolution. Resolved, That the trustees be authorized to insure the church against damage by fire, in some responsible Insurance office, for the sum of four thou- sand dollars. The committee appointed to make a map or plot &c. of the burial ground, report that they have not acted upon that | Deficiency to I Jan. 1844
resolution. The committee appointed to revise the constitution of the church report that their business is unfinished, and re- quest to be continued. Resolved, That a collection be taken up to defray the ex- penses of lighting and warming the church.
Sept. 22, 1842, Trustees. After being sworn in, R. W. Stites was appointed Presi- dent of the Board ; Jno. F. Voorhees. Trea- surer ; Mulford, Sexton, at the old Salary ; and Asher Carter, Chorister, do.
Dec. 14th, 1842. Parish meeting, for the purpose of selling seats forfeited for non- payment of salary and to elect a Trustee to fill a vacancy in the Board of Trustees, Dr. Cutler having declined to act ; Whereupon Col. Joseph Cutler was appointed modera- tor and Zebulon Conklin temporary clerk ; and Silas C. Condict of Morris Plains ap- pointed Trustee to fill the vacancy of Dr. Cutler.
1843. Aug. 22nd, Trustees. Resolved ; Ist. That the seats in the Gallery of the church be altered so as to make them to correspond with the seats below. 2nd, That Z. Conklin and S. B. Emmell be a com- mittee to superintend said alteration of seats. 3rd, That R. W. Stites and S. B. Em- mell be a committee to examine the Trea- surer's acct. 4th, That, to enable the church to carry into effect the proposed al- teration of seats, R. W. Stites be authorized, as prest. Board of Trustees, to assign, trans- fer, and set over the judgment belonging to the church in the name of Jno. W. Poinier vs. Jno. Burnet and Samuel Kirk.
Sept. 18, 1843. Annual Parish meeting. Ezra Mills, the parish clerk, having declin- ed a re-election, Aram G. Sayre was appoint- ed in his place for the ensuing year.
The following is an abstract of the Treas'. report ;
Due on subscriptions to 1 Jan. 1844, 493.29 Salary and Rent to Sept. 12, 408.15
$901.44
Deduct doubtful debts,
49.25
$852.19
The church owes to Jan I, sundry Bills, as pr, ac. 906.80
Deduct amt. due church 852.19
.
$54.61
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There is due the church upon notes the sum of $134.06, which sum, together with $150. promised by the ladies of the fragment society, has been appropriated and set aside for the improvements of the gallery, the work for which is now commenced and will be completed during the next month.
Treas'. ac. of the past year.
Oct. 17, 1842, To cash from frag- ment Soc.
$201.41
Cash for notes
341.06
" from collections
70.76
subscriptions, salary and rent
1,302.64
Balance 73.90
$1;989.77
Sept. 21, 1842, By Bal. due
from ac.
$297.33
By sundry pay't as pr. ac. 1,692.44
I.989.77
Leaving Bal. due Treasurer, $73.90
The following persons were elected trus- tees for the ensuing year, viz : John F. Voorhees, Richard W. Stites, William Sayre, Jun., Zebulon W. Concklin, Silas B. Emmell, Silas D. Cory, George W. Johnes.
Resolved, that the trustees be authorized to insure the church against destruction by fire for the sum of $6,000 ; Four thousand in the office in which it is at present insur- ed, and an additional two thousand in some other responsible insurance office.
1843, Dec. 16. Trustees. Resolved : [Ist,] that R. W. Stites be appointed President of the Board of Trustees for the present year, and Jno. F. Voorhees, Treasurer of the Board. 2nd, That ¿ of an acre of wood in the midst of young sprouts, upon the wood lot of the church upon Horse Hill, be sold to Silas D. Cory for thirty dollars; also that the wood upon If acres of land situated in like manner, be sold at the rate of thirty dollars pr. acre to Lewis Pierson. 3rd, That Silas D. Cory and Wm. Sarye,Jun., be a committee to appear before the Grand Jury at its next sitting on the 20th inst., to com- plain against certain persons for cutting and carrying away wood from the church lands upon Horse Hill. 4th, That George W. Johnes and Jno. F. Voorhees be a committee to see Mr. Charles Ford, and learn by what authority he has enclosed 2 acres of the church lands on Horse Hill.
Feb. 26th, 1844, Trustees. The plan (after which the Gallery seats in the church have been altered by Asher Carter.) was shown with a new revaluation of said Gallery Seats so as to make them worth twenty-five hun- dred dollars, and then an assessment of ten pr. cent upon them would produce two hun- dred and fifty dollars pr. annum when rent- ed. This plan was accepted and ordered to be copied into the church ledger, with the revaluation of seats &c .; said Gallery Seats, except 3 or 4, being owned by the church.
Resolved : [Ist,] That an effort be made to obtain the consent of the owners of pews in the body of the church to have a new valuation set upon them, so that, in connec- tion with the Gallery seats, all of the pews in the church may have a valuation equal to Fifteen Thousand Dollars. [2d,] That Mr. Conklin make out a copy or copies of the plan accepted by the Trustees this day for the valuation of the seats in the body of the church below, and that the committee ap- pointed by the members of the church, at the meeting held at Judge Condict's in Jan'y last, be requested to proceed at once to ob- tain the consent of the owners of pews to the proposed alteration of the valuation. [3d,] That Messrs. Johnes and Cory be a committee to select and sell to Dr. Lewis Phoenix the wood from an ¿ acre or an acre of land upon the wood lot of church on Horse Hill. [4th,] That Silas D. Cory be permitted to retain his burial lot in the church yard at one dollar pr foot front and that a title be made to him for the same. [5th,] That the price of burial lots upon the North side of burying grounds be one dol- lar and fifty-cents pr. foot front, and that, in laying off these lots, the brow of the North east of the Burying yard be reserved for vaults.
Sept. 18, 1844, Annual parish meeting. Peter A. Johnson was unanimously called to the chair. Aram G. Sayre was reappoint- ed parish clerk for the ensuing year.
The following is an abstract of the Treas'. report :
Oct. 30. 1843. Rec'd from Frag- ment Society $200.00
Notes David 136.50
Wood sold 78.75
Note discounted 246.12
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Oct. 30, 1843, Collections
55.43
Subscriptions
862.29
Salary and Rent
458.91
$2,038.00
Oct. 30, 1843. Balance old ac. 73.90
Mrs. Dumont funeral
50.30
Sunds.
10.16
Rev. A. H. D. Salary
300.00
Work at Gallery
259,00
Sexton 100, Insur-
ance 13.95
113.95
Sundry ac.
110.68
Rev. A. H. Dumont Salary 300.00
Bills work
11.63
Dumont salary I Apr
300.00
"
I July
300.00
Carter salary 100, &c
102.37
Bal to New ac. 106.01
$2,038.00
$106.01
Sept. 18, 1844. Balance on hand The church owes to 1 Jan, 1845.
I. C. Whitehead cash borrowed
50.00
Morris County Bank
250.00
Rev. A H. D. salary to I Oct.
300.00
. .. " I Jan.
300.00
Sevalon Mulford to 8 Nov.
100.00
Asher Carter to I Jan.
100.00
J. F. Voorhees & Co. ac.
30.00
Several ac. estimated
70.00
$1,200.00
The church has to pay with
Bal. in hands of Treas.
$106.01
Amt. due on subscription to 1 Jan. 511.50
Salary and Rent to 12 Sept. 383.51
Dr. Phoenix for wood lot
35.00
I. Chamberlin due bill 5.00
Edward Caffrey 3.33
Deficiency to I Jan., 1845
155.65
1.200,00
The following persons were elected Trus- tees for the ensuing year : John F. Voor- hees, Richard W. Stites, Wm. Sayre, Jun., Silas B. Emmell, Silas D. Cory, George W. Johnes, Theodore Little.
Resolved : [Ist,] That the trustees insure the church against damage by fire, in such company as they may think proper in a sum not less than $5,000. [2d,] That we highly approve of the re-valuation of pews
of this church, as proposed and laid down by the Trustees in a plan bearing date 30 March 1844; and that we consider it essen- tial to the permanent welfare and prosper- ity of the church that the said plan be adopted and agreed to by all who own pews. [3] That the trustees be requested to call, without delay, upon all the pew hold- ers who have not seen the said above plan for the revaluation of the pews, and obtain their assent to the same ; and that, for this purpose, the proposed action in reference to the amendments to the constitution be deferred to the next Annual parish meet- ing. Adjourned.
June 20, 1845. A meeting of Trustees held at the house of R. W. Stites this even- ing, every trustee present, to devise the ways and means for raising salary of Pas- tor. R. W. Stites and Theodore Little ap- pointed a committee to draft a letter to Rev. Mr. Dumont, informing him of the in- ability of Trustees to raise his salary, and to give him the reasons for such inability.
Monday, July 7, 1845. Parish meeting. Peter A. Johnson was appointed chairman, and James M. Gould, Secretary.
The following communication from the Rev. A. H. Dumont, addressed to the Pres- ident of the Trustees, was read and ordered to be recorded in the book of minutes : " To R. W. Stites, Esq.,
President of the Trustees of the first Presbyterian Church in Morristown : Dear Sir,
The contingency has arrived which seems to demand, as an act of Justice to myself, the resignation of my pastoral office over the First Presbyterian Church in Morris- town.
If it be asked what induces to this step, it is enough for me to say that the congre- gation fail, and have failed, to fulfill their part of the contract into which we mutual- ly entered at the time of my settlement over them. Conscious to myself that, with the imperfections incident to human frailty, I have fulfilled every stipulation into which I entered, and believing with hu- mility that my labours under God have not been useless, I feel justified in expecting to be punctually paid for those labours. It is not necessary to enquire whether this state of things is attributable to inability
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on the part of the people to meet their en- gagements, or to unwillingness; the fact above will justify my resignation.
When the existing claims for my services are liquidated, I will request the Trustees to call a Parish meeting in order to the ne- cessary steps for consummating our separa- tion. Believe me, sir, when I assure you, before God, that I make this communica- tion without an unkind feeling to any indi- vidual in the parish and with very warm at- tachment to very many.
Very Respectfully,
June 23d, 1845. Your ob't. H. Serv't, A. H. DUMONT."
The following resolution was then adopt- ed unanimously by the meeting :
Resolved, as the sense of this Parish, that under existing circumstances it is expedient to unite with the Rev. A. H. Dumont in an application to the Presbytery to dissolve the connection between us as Pastor and People ; and that R. W. Stites, Esq., Presi- dent of the Board of Trustees, and Mr. Ezra Mills, one of the elders, be appointed com-
missioners to Presbytery to carry this ob- | hereafter be called to labour. We crave an ject into effect.
The following letter, or resolution, expres- sive of the feelings of this Parish, was then read, and adopted unanimously ; and it was ordered that the same should be spread at large upon the minutes ; and that the mode- rator and such members of the session as are present be a committee to present the same to the Rev. A. H. Dumont, after the same shall have been signed by the officers of the meeting, which was done.
"To the Rev. A. H. Dumont, Pastor of the Ist Presbyterian Church at Morristown : Rev. and Dear Sir,
We, the people of your charge, having assembled at your request. to unite with you in an application to Presbytery to sever the ties which have bound us for years as Pas- tor and people, feel constrained by a sense of duty to you and to ourselves to say, that
a concurrence in this measure, however proper it may be in our present exigency, is, in itself, to us the most painful trial and conflict we have known since your settle- ment here. The bond of union has to us, as an united people, been at all times pleasant. We have listened invariably with delight to your able instructions delivered from the sacred desk and at the social meeting ; and, altho' we are conscious of our own misimprovement, we cannot forbear this testimonial to your fidelity and zeal for the salvation of the souls of your flock. We had from your first settlement cherished the hope that our union might prove an en- during one. But difficulties have recently prevented the fulfillment of our engage- ments to you with that punctuality which we desired and you had a right to expect ; and, believing that time may not remedy the difficulty, we submit to the separation, assuring you, Dear Sir, of the high estima- tion in which we still hold your invaluable instructions. with our sincere prayers for your happiness, welfare and usefulness in whatever portion of the vineyard you may interest in your prayers for the quickening of the good seed so faithfully distributed by you here, that it may bear fruit abundantly, as a crown of rejoicing hereafter ; and rest assured, Dear Sir, that so long as one of your old flock shall remain in the fold, the re-entrance at the door of the faithful old shepherd, and the well known sound of his voice, shall ever receive a cordial welcome."
The committee having waited upon the Rev. A. H. Dumont with a copy of the above address, reported, that he expressed his warm thanks at the course which had been pursued, and for their expression ot kindness contained therein, which he cordi- ally reciprocated.
Resolved, That the trustees with the ses- sion be a committee to supply the pulpit and make inquiries relative to the settle- ment of a pastor over this church.
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