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Adams, Chloe, wid. ; d. 18 July, 1800, aet. 42.
Adams, John, of Woodbridge ; m. 23 Sept., 1770, to Agnish Bloys, wid.
Adams, Lidia, wid. ; m. 29 Oct., 1769, to Matthew Rue, both of Hunterdon.
ADAMSON, MRS. WILLIAM ; L. 28 Dec., 1815, fr. Hanover ; d. 20 Feb. 1836, aet. 75.
Adamson, Phebe, w. [dg ?] William ; d. 27 Aug., 1813, aet. 19.
Adamson, William, of Camden, S. C. ; m. 22 May, 1827,to Frances A. Carmichael,dg. David. Adamson, William O .; m. 28 May, 1871, to Marietta A. Mills, dg. William Freeland. Ader, Prince, (colored) ; d. 17 Nov. 1847, aet. 50.
ADDISON, WILLIAM ; C. 29 June, 1808 ; dis. 29 June, 1810; returned I Nov., 1811. = returned " .. CATHERINE C. « dis. "
Sally Ann, b. 17 Dec. 1804 ; B. 11 Jan. 1809. John Montgomery, b. 15 March, 1808 ; B. 11 Jan. 1809.
Aikman, Alexander ; m. 8 Jan., 1764, to Elizabeth Lewis. Akeman, Margaret; m. 18 Jan., 1753, to John Brown, of Somerset. Akeman, William ; R. C. 12 Aug., 1758.
Letitia Bailes . m. 8 Dec. 1756; R. C. 12 Aug. 1758.
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Jane ; B. 20 Aug. 1758; m. 13 April 1777, to John Beach.
Hannah ; B. 29 March, 1761. Rebecca ; B. 14 Oct., 1770.
Albertson, Emma F., of Blairstown ; m. 22 Sept. 1874, to Charles M. Keepers.
ALEXANDER, THOMAS ; C. 30 March, 1860 ; dis. I Oct., 1865, to New Vernon.
MARGARET, MCALISTER ; m. 30 March, 1858 ;
Jane A .; B. 30 March, 1860. Tryphena ; B. 2 Aug. 1862,
Allen, Aaron, of So. Hanover ; m. 28 Nov. 1750. to Abigail Bonel, of Turkey.
Allen, Aaron [s. John & Rebecca ?]
Phebe, b. 11 April, 1785 ; B. 26 June, 1785.
ALLEN, ANN, wid ; L. 1743-1756.
Allen, Charles ; d. 13 Sept®, 1781, aet. 106. d. 27 Feb., 1781, aet. 90.
Allen, Elizabeth, of So. Hanover ; m. 28 Nov. 1750, to Nathaniel Bonel, of Turkey.
Allen, Eunice ; m. 23 April, 1758, to David Core.
ALLEN, GILBERT (usually " Gilbard") ; B. 17 Aug., 1761 ; C. 4 March, 1763 ; [elected deacon & elder 31 July, 1777, last met with Session 23 Feb., 1815, pre- sent 120 times out of 158 ;1 d. 6 Jan., 1816, aet. 80.
ELIZABETH - -; B. 17 Aug., 1761 ; C. 4 March, 1763, d. 10 Jan., 1816, aet, 79.
ABIGAIL ; B. 17 Aug., 1761 ; m. 3 May, 1780, to Abraham Munson, q. v.
KEZIA ; B. 16 July, 1762 ; m. 30 Oct., 1783, to Jesse Sexton (" Saxon"), q. v.
Stephen ; B. 8 April, 1764 ; d. 19 Dec., 1778, aet. 15.
Elizabeth ; B. 15 June, 1766; d. 21 July, 1785, aet. 19.
Phebe ; B. 5 June, 1768 ; d. 30 March, 1786, aet. 18.
Silas ; b. 5 Feb., 1770 ; B. 8 April, 1770.
SARAH ; b. 1772 ; B. 5 July, 1772 ; m. 17 June, 1790, to Jeptha Wade, q. v. HANNAH, b. 31 March 1774 ; B. 29 May. 1774 ; m. to John Brookfield, q. v. Anne, b. 29 April, 1776; B. 23 June, 1776 : [m. as "Nancy" to Charles Leyton, q. v .? ] Timothy, b. 26 Dec. 1778 ; B. 11 April, 1779 ; [m. to Jemima -? ] Jemima, b. 18 March, 1781 ; B. 3 June, 1781 ; d. 16 Feb. 1786, aet. 5. John Frase, adopted ; B. 15 Aug. 1790.
Allen, Harriet, Įdg.
JABEZ LINDSLEY, adopted ; b. 24 Dec., 1805 ; B. 2 July, 1812; see below. Kezia Layton, b. 7 July, 1809 ; B. " ], adopted dg. Jesse Sexton, b. 11 Aug., 1807 ; B. f. w. 2 July, 1812; m. 20 Aug., 1825, to Timothy H. Prudden.
Allen, Henry ; d. 4 June. 1803, aet. 71.
ALLEN, JABEZ LINDSLEY, adopted s. Gilbert ; C. 22 Nov., 1827 ; dis. 8 Dec., 1828, to Ist Ch., Newark; L. 17 May, 1832, fr. same ; dis.+
CAROLINE CONKLIN MILLS, dg. Jabez and Hannah (Coc) ; m. 14 March, 1827; L. & dis. with her husband. Hannah Caroline, b. 23 July, 1828 ; B. 5 Sept., 1828 ; d. 29 Nov. 1831, aet. 3. Charles Mills, b. 11 June, 1833 ; B. I Sept. 1833.
Allen, Jacob, of So. Hanover ; m. 15 Jan. 1751, to wid. of George Day, "at River."
Allen, Jacob ; m. 8 May, 1802, to Polly Minton.
Allen, Jacob, of Caldwell ; m. 24 Sept., 1803, to Hannah Whitehead [dg. Onesimas ?], of Mendham.
Allen, Jarzel ; m. 14 March, 1803, to Mary Pierson [dg. Samuel ?]
Allen, Jemima, w. Timothy [s. Gilbert ?] ; d. 28 Nov., 1810, aet. 28.
ALLEN, JOB, of Rockaway ; M. 1742.
Elizabeth ; B. 18 Sept. 1743. Deborah ; B., 17 Aug., 1746.
Lois ; B. 10 July, 1748 ; m. 21 Dec. 1766, to Daniel Talmadge, of Baskingridge. Job ; B. f. w. 14 Aug., 1751 ; [m. 2 Jan., 1774, to Mary Minton, both of Rockaway.]
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Dec., 4, 1802; Timothy DeCamp to Jane Humes (not Hughes.)
Page 206 of Sup. for April, 1883 : June 5, 1798; John F. Ellis to Maria Wil- cocks (not Wilrocks.)
Page 205 of Sup. for April, 1883 :
Nov. 23, 1796 ; John Hinchman to Deborah Luker, should probably be "to Deborah Tucker."
" 16, 1796 ; Jonas Smith to Nancy Lo- rain (not Losier ?)
" 14, 1795; Andrew Charles to Sally Kelso? (the " Kelso" is indistinct.) " : 19, 1795 ; Ira (not Ara) Broadwell. Sept. 6, " Joseph Lloyd (not Lord.) May 5, 1809; Stout Benjamin, ch. Nathaniel Peck (not Tenk.)
Page 204 of Sup. for Mar., 1883 :
July 17, 1808 ; Rev. John Keyes (not Reyes.) Page 203 of Sup. for Mar., 1883 :
Feb. 28,51807 ; Abim. ITedges, ch, James Harvey ? (not Henry ?)
Continued from page 134.) REVIVALS IN THE CHURCH :
BY THE REV. DAVID IRVING, D.D.,
tered upon the pastoral office, which he fill- ed for more than nine years ; being blessed in his work and proving a blessing to others. In the year following his settle- ment his own heart was gladdened, the graces of the people strengthened, and the number of the sacramental host of God's elect increased by an addition of fifty to the Church ; some of whom remain to this day, though the greater number have fallen asleep. From this period to 1822 there were yearly accessions to this Zion ranging from seven to thirteen ; then the Most High made bare his arm for the deliverance of his chosen from the dominion of Satan. This was the most extensive revival with which the congregation had ever been visited ; and yet, after the most diligent search and inquiry, I can find no prepared account of this special outpouring, and but little from living witnesses who can only recall the general impression made on them.
Previous to the spring of 1822, there were no hopeful signs of God's reviving power. But then, on a pastoral visit to a family of his charge in Littleton, Dr. McDowell found great tenderness and weeping on the part of its inmates, preceded, as he soon discov- ered, by great wrestling with God on the part of the parents in the night watches, for God's blessing on Zion. And here it is an interesting fact, that the parents of the head of this house were brought to Christ through the instrumentality of the first pas- tor of this Church ; the father caring for none of these things, and the mother at- tached to the Society of Friends; the hus-
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band was first converted and then the mother publicly confessed her faith in Christ in the old Church, The son never forgot the kindness and efforts of Dr. Johnes ; he was brought to Christ under the ministry of Dr. Johnes' successor, and he was now permitted to see the Spirit striving with his own children, and to re- joice in it as the commencement of a re- markable work of grace. Among the fruits was a son who is now laboring as a mis- sionary in the West. Of his family and des- cendants there are sixteen now in connec- tion with this Church alone.
The much desired inquiry, What must I do to be saved? intensified the longings of the pastor and of the people of God. Means of grace were multiplied ; neighboring pas- tors were called in, to proclaim saving truth and direct the anxious to the Lamb of God. Many impenitents were arrested by the gospel and awakened to concern for their souls. The drunkard was reclaimed, and is to-day a trophy of redeeming love. The profane saw new power in the names of God and of Christ. The worldling let go his hold upon earth, and, with streaming eyes and warm heart, rejoiced in heavenly rich- es. The careless professor was quickened ; the yearning spirit felt a nearness to God never before experienced; estrangements were healed; past misconduct mourned over ; and heaven was brought nearer to many souls. As a result of this gracious outpouring, there was an ingathering into Zion of nearly one hundred and fifty. As- sociated with this, we find, from the Gen- cral Assembly's 'narrative, that the sur- rounding Churches shared largely in the work ; Hanover, Rockaway, Chatham, Baskingridge, and Hackettstown.
Soon after this, partly on account of im- paired health, Mr. McDowell resigned his charge, and in due time was succeeded by Mr. Barnes, who was frequently cheered and incited to diligence by finding that his labors were not in vain in the Lord. Hc had much to contend with ; but firm, de- cided and resolute, he went forward in his work, dealing with sin in its varied forms, and showing its opposedness to God, wheth- er committed by the believer or the unbe- liever. During the winter of 1827 and the spring and summer of 1828, Mr. Barnes
delivered a series of sermons on the great doctrines of the cross and the character of the Redeemer. The only marked effect of these discourses was, at first, an increased attention on the means of grace, a deepen- ed interest in preaching, and a manifested seriousness among the people. This con- tinued for some time, without anything more than the ordinary means of grace, un- til the quarterly meeting of the Church pre- vious to the communion. Of this meeting says Mr. Barnes, in a letter to myself, " Per- sonally I had feelings which I had never had before, and which I have never exper- ienced since. I went to the meeting with no unusual emotions, and with no expecta- tion of any special interest ; but there was something about it which wholly overcame me. I spent a considerable part of the meet- ing in tears, and my emotions were shared by a considerable part of the congregation pre- sent, and all felt there was the presence of a higher power." A prayer was offered at that meeting by a member of this Church, (Mr. Enslee, an elder,) that " came nearer to inspiration," says the pastor, "than any- thing that I ever heard from human lips; so fervent, so tender, so full of faith, so de- voted, so much of the Spirit; which I then thought must belong to heaven, and never since have I heard such a prayer."
This meeting was the manifestation of the beginning of the revival. Soon the whole community was affected ; town and country were alike awakened, and all bent upon one common object,-to give heed to the inter- csts ofeternity. To meet this state of feeling an increased number of religious services was deemed advisable. These were mostly con- ducted by the pastor, assisted by a neigh- boring minister or by the eldership of the Church. For a period of three months there were services of some kind nearly every evening, in which no other measures than the simple presentation of the truth were employed. So widespread and general was the feeling, that the farmer left his farm and the merchant his store, to attend upon the services of the sanctuary ; and, when the hour for evening service arrived, nearly all, if not every, store was closed. The meetings were first held in the Lecture- room ; but this soon became too strait for
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( ALLEN, JOHN ; B. & C. 2 July, 1767 ; "moved."
Tabitha Lyon, wid., of Mendham; m. 6 Aug., 1751.
- L. 1766.
Daniel ; B. 17 June, 1753. Aaron ; B. 1 Nov. 1767.
Jehosheba, b. 31 Aug., 1769 ; B. 24 Sept., 1769.
Phebe, b. 14 Dec, 1771 ; B. 23 Feb., 1772. Abigail, b. 13 Nov., 1773 ; B. 9 Jan., 1774.
Silas, b. 26 June, 1776 ; B. 4 Aug., 1776. Hannah, b. 5 Feb., 1779; B. 21 March, 1779.
Rachel, b. 12 March, 1781 ; B. 3 May, 1881.
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Sarah Muir ; m. 30 Jan., 1752 ; R. C. as wid., 19 March, 1758. Amos ; B. 19 March, 1758. Elizabeth ; B. Jonah ; B.
Allen, Mary ; m. 9 Oct .. 1745, to Samuel Munson.
Allen, Mrs. Mary, sister of Timothy Pierson ; d. 11 April, 1847, aet. 65.
Allen, Moses ; m. 8 Dec., 1772, to Elizabeth Turner [dg. Jarzel ?] who d. 25 July, 1784, aet, 29.
Allen, Moses, deacon of Bapt. Ch .; d. near Green Village, 9 Nov., 1823, aet. 70. Allen, Moses ; m. 22 Dec., 1806, to Sarah Lindsley.
Allen, Naomi, wid. ; d. 9 March 1784, aet 70.
ALLEN, RODERICK ; B. & C. 7 Dec., 1834 ; dis.4
SOPHRONIA P. C. 18 Feb. 1836 ; dis.4
Allen, Samuel ; m. 4 July, 1779, to Hannah Beach.
Allen, Samuel ; d. 21 March, 1855, aet. 78.
ALLEN, SARAH, wid. ; B. & C. 23 Aug., 1787 : d. 28 Nov., 1789, aet. 92.
Allen, Sally, w. Moses, Jr. ; d. at Green Village, 25 Nov., 1815, aet. 23.
ALLEN, SUSANNA ; C. I Nov., 1764; confest 4 Jan., 1771.
Jacob, b. 19 March, 1770 ; B. 4 Jan., 1771.
Allen, Uriah
Rachel Coe, dg. Benjamin & Rachel ; m. 21 Nov., 1773 ; R. C., 29 June, 1775. Aaron, b. 24 Feb., 1774 ; B. f. w. 29 June, 1775.
ALLERTON, JACOB ; C. 10 May, 1745; " moved away."
Jacob; B. 5 June, 1745.
Allerton, John ; m. 18 Dec., 1754, to Hannah Kent.
Allerton, John ; m. 15 Aug., 1786, to Rhoda Carter.
ALLERTON, THOMAS ; R. C. 26 Aug., 1744; C. II Jan., 1745; susp. 29 June, 1752 ; "moved away."
DEBORAH R. C. 26 Aug., 1744 ; C. 2 Nov. 1744 ; " moved away,"
Sarah ; B. adult & R. C. 26 Aug., 1744. John ; B. 26 Aug., 1744. Charity; B. David'; B. .. ..
Benjamin ; B. zo Sept. 1747.
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Allison, John, m. 17 June, 1771, to Catherine Mitchell, both of Brookland Forge. ALLISON, MARIAN ; L. 20 Feb., 1834, fr. Ist. Ch., Southwark, Phil .; gone.4 Alsover, Frederick A., of Hanover.
JERUSHA HALSEY, of Hanover ; m. 14 Jan., 1804 ; L. 29 June, 1813, fr. Parsippany. Alward, Hetty T. ; m. I April, 1854, to Cheodore Mrovzkowski.
ALWOOD, JOHN ; B. 4 Oct., 1789 ; C. 23 Oct., 1789; " moved away."
PHEBE ALWOOD, dg. Samuel ; m. 2 Dec., 1811 ; d. 27 Jan., 1850, aet., 71.
ELIZABETH, b. 13 Feb., 1813 ; B. f. w. 2 July, 1813 ; C. as dg. wid. Phebe, 26 Feb., 1830 ; d. 24 Jan., 1847, aet. 33. John Henry, b. 3 Sept., 1820 ; B. 5 Sept., 1828.
Yn Emmeline Parson, b. 10 Jan., 1823 ; B. 5 June, 1829.
ALWOOD, JONAS, s. Samuel ; dis. 8 June, 1841, to 2d Ch. ; d. 25 Dec., 1841, aet. 71.
RACHEL ARNOLD, dg. Ziba; m. 12 Dec. 1798.
NANCY -- C. 24 Aug., 1820 ; dis. 8 June, 1841, to 2d. Ch. ; d. 11 Jan. 1862, aet. 73. ELIZABETH R., b. 1800; B. 21 Dec., 1803, C. 28 May, 1828 ; dis. 8 June, 1841, to 2d Ch .; d. 5 Nov., 1861, aet. 61.
Susan, b. 27 Dec., 1807 : B. 2 July, 1813 ; d. 24 Dec., 1824, aet. 17.
MARY ANN, b. 16 Dec., 1809 ; B. 2 July, 1813; C. 22 Feb., 1827 ; d. 30 Jan., 1835, aet. 35 [?]
Matilda, b. 16 March, 1802 ; B. =
Amzy Newton, b. 30 Sept., 1814 ; B. 3 March, 1815.
Martha Whitehead ; B. 5 Dec., 1823.
Helen Maria, b. 9 Nov., 1828 ; B. 27 Feb., 1829 ; d. I Jan .. 1850, aet. 21.
Alwald, Mary ; m. 2 June, 1860, to Robert McLaren.
Alward, Ruth, w. Samuel ; d. I June 1818, aet. 79.
Alwood, Samuel ; R. C. 14 April, 1764 ; [Samuel R. d. 24 June, 1818, aet. 86.]
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C. 30 Sept., 1786 ; d. 25 Oct., 1820, act. 81.
Mary ; B. 14 April, 1764.
Joseph ; B. " at yr. house," 8 Aug., 1766.
Samuel ; B. 30 Aug., 1767.
JONAS ; B. 4 June, 1769; C. I Nov., 1796 ; see above.
. Sarah, b. 7 Aug., 1771 : B. 14 Sept., 1771 ; m. 16 Feb., 1797, to Philip Easton. Joseph ; b. 16 Feb., 1773; B. 11 April, 1773 ; d. 11 July 1775, aet. 2.
Henry, b. 11 Oct., 1775 ; B. 3 Mar., 1776 ; [m. to Susanna -- ? see below.]
Elizabeth, b. 7 Oct., 1777 ; B. 4 Dec. 1777 ; d. 20 Oct., 1800, aet., 22.
PHEBE, b. 25 Oct .. 1779 : B. 9 Dec., 1779 ; C. 10 May, 1797 ; m. to John Alwood, q. v.
Stephen, b. 5 Jan. 1782 ; B. 5 May, 1783.
ALWOOD, SUSANNA ; w. Henry [s. Samuel ?] ; L. 22 May, 1817, fr. Rockaway.
AMBUHL, WALTER ; C. 3 Dec., 1875 ; R. L., 1884.
Ames, Levi ; m. 19 Sept., 1833, to Ruth Goble.
ANCRUM, MARY ; C. 4 June, 1864 ; " went abroad ;" " dead."
ANCRUM, MRS .- L. 31 July, 1875, tr. U. P. Ch., Glasgow, Scotland.
Anderson, Eliakim ; m. 26 April, 1838, to Mrs. Effy Dickerson.
ANDERSON, ELI ; L. about 1766 ; " moved away." - MARY'- --- L. 4
ANDERSON, JAMES ; C. 31 March, 1870 ; dis. 4 April, 1879, to Dover ; d. 28 Jan., 1880. aet. 60.
ELIZABETH ; L. I June 1866, fr. Mendham ; dis. 4 April, 1879, to Dover ; L. 5 May, 1880, fr. Dover.
ALICE D. L. 3 Aug., 1872, fr. Mendham ; dis. 4 April, 1879, to Dover ; L. 5 May, 1880, fr Dover.
ANDERSON, SUSANNA, w. Wm. II. ; L. 1 Dec. 1860, fr. Mendham ; d. 25 May, 1883.
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"THIS SHALL BE WRITTEN FOR THE GENERATION TO COME."-Psalms 102 : 18.
VOLUME IV.
DECEMBER, 1884. NUMBER 24.
[Printed with the Approval of the Session. ]
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Is published monthly ; terms $1.oo a year, in advance. It will probably be completed with Dec. ISe5 ; the Minutes being brought down to 1882.
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Continued from page 138. REVIVALS IN THE CHURCH :
BY THE REV. DAVID IRVING, D. D.
the most wealthy and respectable of the congregation were the subjects of the work, the old man of eighty rejoiced in a new found Saviour, while the youth in his bud- ding years consecrated himself to God. The irreligious, the Sabbath-breaker, and the infidel bowed alike before the same mercy- seat and sang the same song of praise, "O, to grace how great a debtor."
As a fruit of that astonishing display of divine love, over two hundred united at suc- cessive times with this Church, and a num- ber with the Methodist Church, then in its infancy. And from this and the preceding work has been derived, for a long series of years, the strength of this Church in piety, liberality, and a maintenance of religious ordinances ; and not a little of the good order, sound morality, and religious power in this community is owing to these extraordinary displays of Jehovah's mercy. " In Morristown," says a magazine of that day, " the work of grace is spreading rapid- ly from family to family." Says the New York Observer: "At Morristown God is doing great things. The town seems to be the radiating point from which the Spirit seems to be extending its divine influence in various directions. He has graciously visited Chester and Flanders." To which the General Assembly, in its notice of the work, adds : "In Morristown, a spot often visited by the outpouring of the Spirit, there has been a display of divine grace, more powerful and more wonderful than has ever before been known in that place. It commenced in November last and rapidly increased, until the whole town seemed to be shaken ; almost the entire population appeared bowed in the dust before the ma- jesty of Jehovah. Opposition was hushed and every one seemed to say and feel, 'Truly this is the finger of God.'
the number attending, and they were re- moved to the Church. The number of anx- ious ones amounted frequently to three or four hundred, occupying nearly the whole of the central block of pews in the body of the church. The work was characterized by a long previous preparation, and by an earnest presentation of the truth pertaining to the work of the Redeemer. And yet it was sovereign on the part of God, for the same sermons delivered here were after- wards preached to another congregation without producing the least visible effect. There was little opposition to the work : In this allusion to by gone scenes, I have touched chords, no doubt, in many hearts ; brought before your minds vividly the past, when, in the presence of a thronged and in- terested Church and in the hearing of the all men felt that it was the power of God, and those who were not professors were deeply interested for others. All persons and classes in the community were affected ; | blessed Saviour, you gave yourselves away
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in a convenant never to be revoked, to be willing servants forever ;- when in this house you sat down at the Master's table for the first time, and in all the glow of first love, vowed to be only and wholly the Lord's. And have you ever regretted it, as you have oft sung, "Jesus, thy feast we cele- brate," or "Why was I made to hear thy voice ?" and "Enter while there's room."
"When thousands make a wretched choice, And rather starve than come."
In view of God's constraining mercy and electing love ; in view of the hallowed com- munions here enjoyed with heaven ; in view of the spiritual strength received; in view of the good accomplished to your families and the community by this noble structure, reared with such munificence by your fathers, who were at the time impoverished by a long war ; and in view of the sainted dead, your children, your parents and dear- est friends, gathered into the heavenly home through the instrumentality and ordinances of this Church : will you murmur at the im- provements placed by your liberality and that of others on this building, which has been consecrated so oft by the presence and the glory of the Lord of Hosts ; or say that the feeling which animated the men who had it in charge was at war with the spirit of those who reared it; or complain of the sums given to beautify the temple of the Most High ?
I should love to bring before you other doings of the Lord in these latter days, when, under Mr. Hoover's ministry, Morris Plains and part of the town were moved, and several before me rejoiced in the loving- kindness and in the smiles of a sin-for-giv- ing God; or of the precious mercy-drops that descended during the pastorate of Dumont ; or of the cheering fruits that ac- companied the earnest and devoted efforts of the now sainted Townley ; but time will not permit. Suffice it to say, that there are but few Churches in our land that have a more glorious past; few that can speak oftener of the years of the right hand of the Most High; but few that have a stronger warrant to cry ; "Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness ;" and perhaps but few have more need to pray, "O Lord revive thy work."
Since the first pastor was installed, when the Church numbered 176, there have been added : under Dr. Johnes 424, Dr. Richards 243, Dr. Fisher 97, Dr. McDowell 302, Mr. Barnes 303, Mr. Hoover 109, Mr. Kirtland 103, Mr. Dumont III, Mr. Thompson 31, Mr. Richards 59, Mr. Townley 85, and under the present pastorate to this date, 171 ; making nearly 2,000 admitted to Church privileges, and mostly from the kingdom of Satan ; over 1,500 since the congregation commenced worshipping in this house .*
(*There are the names of $79 persons on the list in Dr.
(Johnes' record which he entitled, "The Number and names d the Persons that were in full communion when the Church was first collected & founded, together with the number that came since from offer churches." Neither marks nor dain are given to doxinguish between the original members and those who were received from other Churches ; but it # evident, both from this title and from the fifty years of Dr Johnes' pastorate, that the original members constitute but a small part of this list. From other records, however, there is derived a strong probability that the roll of communicants com. " tained between 52 and 55 names when the pastorate of Dr. Johnes began, For instance, the 52d name on this list is that of "Martha, wife of Cornelius Austin :" and as Cornelius Ati- tin was one of the 21 who made "Publick Confession at the settlement of the Ch." for abandoning Hanover in disregard of "the lot," it is almost certain that his wife was a communi. cant in 1742. On the other hand, the name of "Elizabeth, wife of David More," is the 56th on the list : but, in the Marriage Register, it is recorded that "David More and Elizabeth Roff" (or Buff?) were married by Dr. Johnes on the 13th of April, 1743 ; it seems conclusive that she would appear under her maiden name on the list of members if she had been a com. municant on Dr. Johnes' arrival in 1742. Other records confir the conclusion that there were about 55 communicants enrolled at the end of 1742, but there is no need of reciting them.
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