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Jennings, Mrs. May Sanford, New York City Jennings, Miss Nancy Beach, New York City Jennings, Miss Maria Robinson, New York City Sanford, Charles R.
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Sanford, Miss Mary Robinson, New York City WILLIAM BIGELOW
Robinson, George Stephen, Troy, N. Y.
Sanford, Miss Mary Robinson, New York City
Squires, John, Troy, N. Y.
Squires, Robert, Englewood, N. J.
Squires, John N., Englewood, N. J.
Squires, Robert Barker, Englewood, N. J. JAMES BALLARD
* Ballard, Rev. Dr. Addison, Pittsfield, Mass. PIERPOINT ISHAM
Prentice, Mrs. Mary Adeline Isham, Chicago, Ill. NORMAN CROZIER Barber, Mrs. Mary M.
Gov. HILAND HALL
Cushman, Mrs. Eliza Hall, North Benning- ton, Vt.
Jennings, Mrs. Lila Hall, New York City Jennings, Miss Elizabeth, New York City Mccullough, Hall Park, New York City Mccullough, Miss Edith Clark, New York City Turner, Mrs. Elizabeth Mccullough, New York City
Turner, Herbert T., New York City
Turner, Miss Elizabeth P., New York City * Nephew of James Ballard.
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IV. NAMES OF THOSE PRESENT AT CENTENNIAL, JANUARY 4, 1863
List of people present who heard the sermon preached at the Centennial Services in 1863.
Atwood, James K., West Dover, Vt.
Bradford, Mrs. Harriet Armstrong
Breckenridge, Charles, Southbridge, Mass.
Burton, Mrs. Jennie Raymer
Fassett, Alfred S., Great Barrington, Mass.
Harwood, Mrs. Mary Sibley
Hawks, William Hubbell, Albert C.
Hubbell, Mrs. Julia Montague
Hubbell, Miss Katherine J.
Jennings, Mrs. Sophia Day
Jennings, Rev. Dr. Isaac
Morgan, Merritt
Olds, Mrs. Sarah Morgan
Robinson, Deacon Samuel Loomis
Roberts, Mrs. Margaret Van der Spiegel Merrill Sanford, Charles R.
Sanford, Mrs. Maria Robinson
V. NUMBER OF DESCENDANTS PRESENT AUGUST 20, 1906
Among those present, forty-nine were descendants of members of the Church in 1863.
Photo by F. D. Burt. A COLONIAL DOORWAY.
The entrance and porch of the old Robinson homestead at Bennington, Vt., an attractive example of real Colonial architecture.
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ABEL, MR. OLIVER (builder), 29. Abel, Mr. Thomas, 28, 41. Abbott, Rev. J. J., 59, 86 n. Academy, 63, 66, 77, 88 n., ff. Addenda, 155. Additions to the church, 73. Advertisement for builders, 27, 80 n.
Age, tolling the, 62. Aisles, change of, 84 n.
"Anointing the frame," 39. Architects in the U. S. (1803), 33. Assessors, 28. August sixteen, 3, 3I.
Austerity of preceding century waning, 33, 35.
Ballad of Mary Garvin, 83 n. Ballard, Mr. James, 89 n. Baptismal font, 71. Bayhan, Mr. Richard Seymour, 7, 9. Bell, the, 36, 61, 86 n., 87 n. Bennington, beginnings of, 22, 79 n. Bingham, Rev. Hiram, 94 n. Blinds, the, 65, 69, 91 n. Buckminster, Rev. Joseph, 87 n. Builders, the, 29. Building, method of, 29, 32. Burning of court-houses, 84 n. Burying-ground, 26, 31, 80 n.
Cambridge platform, 22. Carpets, 37, 69 f. Channing, Rev. William Ellery, 87 n. Children of other churches, 75. Chimneys, 36, 44.
Choir at re-dedication, 6, 7, 9; in early days, 43, 52, 54, 91 n .; at centennial (1864), 71; (1906), 7; leaders of, 43, 54, 71.
Church and state one, 22. Clark, Rev. Daniel A., 58, 71, 74, 86 n., 89 n. Clark, Mr. Sheldon, 91 n. Clio Hall, 30, 31, 41, 81 n.
Close corporation, 92 n.
Committee on building (1803), 28; on centennial (1906), 3, 12; on repairs (1849), 66; (1864), 71; (1890), 94 n.
Communion plate, 4, 68.
Communion service, 4, 10, 52, 68, 160.
Congregationalism, early, 64, 79 n. Constitution, first state, 26, 79 n. f., 84 n. Contest with New York State, 80 n.
Corner-stone, 39.
Cost of meeting-house, 40; of repairs (1849-51), 67; (1864), 70; (1890), 94 n .; of timber, first meeting-house, 79 n. Council of Censors, 80 n.
"Council place," 24. Court-houses burned, 84 n. Covenant, first, 4, 162. Covering of cushions, 70; of windows, 69, 82 n. Custom during singing and prayer, 37, 5I.
Date of building, 29, 80 n. Date of centennial decided, 3, 4.
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Deacons in 1789, 42; in 1831- 62, 68f .; at the communion (1906), IO.
Deacons' pew, 42.
Dedication odes and hymns, 51, 139 ff .; prayer, II, 137; dis- course, 51, 99; service, 48.
Devices for raising money, 40, 65, 67.
Dewey, Mr. Eldad, 31, 41, 82 n. Diary, Harwood's, 29, 44, 49, 82 n., 85 n.
"Dignifying the meeting," 83 n. Disturbance in the meeting- house, 25, 36, 38, 91 n.
Doors, green baize, 36.
Doors, pew, 37, 51, 69, 82 n.
Doors, Sunday-school room, 82 n. Dress of minister, 50.
Descendants present August 20, 1906, 178.
of Armstrong, Dea. Heze- kiah (pew 7), 169.
of Atwood, Moses (pew 43),175.
of Ballard, Mr. James (pew 47), 177.
of Bigelow, Dr. William (pew 7), 177.
of Bingham, Dea. Calvin (pew 24), 171.
of Blackmer, Hon. Sam- uel H. (pew 18), 170.
of Breckenridge, Daniel (pew 9), 176.
of Brown, Maj. Samuel H. (pew 42), 175.
of Crozier, Norman (pew 45), 177.
of Cushman, Dea. Charles (pew 40), 174.
of Dewey, Capt. Elijah (pew 3), 165.
of Dewey, Mr. Eldad (pew 4), 166.
of Fay, Samuel, Esq. (pew 38), 174.
of Hall, Gov. Hiland (pew 48), 177.
of Harwood, Peter (pew 19), 170.
of Harwood, Zechariah (pew 39), 174.
of Haswell, Anthony, Esq. (pew 15), 170.
of Hawks, Maj. Eleazar (pew 7), 169.
of Henry, Hon. William (pew 4), 166.
of Hicks, James (pew 44), I75.
of Hinman, Capt. Daniel, (pew 7), 169.
of Hinsdill, Joseph (pew 36), 174.
of Hubbell, Dea. Aaron (pew 5), 166.
of Hyde, Asa (pew 30), 172. of Isham, Judge Pierpoint (pew 28), 177.
of Loomis, Jesse (pew 31), 173.
of Lyman, Dr. Micah J. (pew 30), 172.
of Merrill, Col. Orsamus C. (pew 37), 174.
Montague, Smith (pew 33), I76. of Norton, Col. Martin, (pew 17), 170.
of Norton, Capt. John (pew 32), 173.
of Patchin, Lyman, Esq. (pew 14), 176.
of Robinson, Gov. Moses (pew 1), 165.
of Robinson, Gen. David (pew 6), 168.
of Robinson, Judge Jona- than (pew 6), 168.
of Robinson, Capt. Samuel (pew 29), 172.
of Robinson, Col. Jonathan E. (pew 38), 174.
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of Safford, Gen. Samuel (pew 2), 165.
of Sanford, Gay R. (pew 36), 176.
of Scott. Samuel (pew Io), 169.
of Sibley, Lot (pew 11), 176. of Squires, Capt. Saxton (pew 32), 173.
of Swift, Dr. Noadiah (pew 42), 175.
of Tichenor, Gov. Isaac (pew 29), 172.
of Walbridge, Gen. Eben- ezer (pew 21), 17I.
of Webster, Isaac (pew 20), I7I. of Weeks, David (pew 14), I70.
Election of chairman and clerk, (1906), II. Entrance at southwest corner, 36. Expenses, current, 64.
Facing the choir, IO.
Famous lecturers and preach- ers, 60 f., 94 n. First child baptized, 94 n. First immigrants, 22.
First meeting-house, 23; disposal of, 48; town and state meet- ings held in, 24; wounded and prisoners brought to, after bat- tle, 23. First night in Bennington, 2I. First popular oration in meet- ing-house, 87 n. First railroad train, 70. First state constitution, 26.
First Sunday-school, 57, 85 n. Foot-stoves, 46.
Fresco back of the pulpit, 67. Friday afternoon meetings, 76, 95 n. Furnaces, 71.
| Galleries, 37, 39, 42, 55, 82 n. Graves under meeting - house, 3I.
Hand, Rev. R. C., 59, 86 n. Hard times of 1837, 93 n.
Haswell, Anthony, Esq., 48, 51, 56, 85 n.
Heating the meeting-house, 43.
Historical discourse, 4, 13, 19. Hooker, Rev. Edward W., 59, 86 n.
Hospital, 23. Horseblocks, 49.
Hours of service, 4, 76.
Human nature displayed, 45, 53. Hunt, Mr. Seth B., 70 ff. Hyde, Mr. Asa (cabinet-maker), 30.
Hymns sung (1906), 10, 139.
"Improvement" of dedication discourse, 123.
Influence of the "Spirit of the Times," 73.
Instruments of music in singers' gallery, 6, 53, 55; used (1906), IO.
Interior of meeting-house, origin of, 34. Introduction to dedication ser- vice, IOI.
January 1, 1806, 49. Jennings, Rev. Isaac (father), 59, 86 n. Jennings, Rev. Isaac (son), 4, 9 ff. Jennings, Mr. William Bige- low, 9.
Kellogg, Justin, Esq., 8, II. Kirk, Rev. Edward N., 60, 74.
Lamps, 48, 69. Lathes, 29, 81 n.
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Letter of invitation, 5 f .; for sub- scriptions, 13.
Lighting the meeting-house, 47, 69, 84 n.
"Lining out the hymn," 42, 53. Lumber for building, 29.
Lyman, Mrs. George, letter from, II, 87 n.
Marsh, Rev. Daniel, 11, 50, 56, 73, 85 n.
Marsh, Mrs. Daniel, 57.
Marshall, "Father," anecdote of, 38.
Meeting-house (first), 23 ff.
Meeting-house (second), build- ing committee, 28; location of, 30; repairs of (1849-52), 62 ff .; (1864), 70 ff .; (1890), 93 n. Merrill, John V. D. S., Esq. 12. Merrill, Col. Orsamus C., 87 n. Mills, Rev. George S., 9 f., 15. Mistakes, two, 2I.
Morse, Rev. Warren, 3 ff., 60, 86 n.
Music at centennial, 6, 9; in the meeting-house, 42 f., 52 ff., 65, 92 n.
Musical instruments, 6, 53, 55-
New organization of church and society, 64, 90 n.
Nine o'clock bell ringing, 62. Notes, 79.
Number of inhabitants (1792), 24; present at dedication (1806), 52.
Odes, 4, 6, 53, 85 n, 145.
"Old line" and "Pioneer," 63, 89 n.
Order of entering the meeting, 50; of service, 9, 51, 157. Organ, 55, 85 n.
Organization of church, 22; of other churches, 63, 88 n .; of sons and daughters, 4, 11 f.
Origin of meeting-house plan, 32 ff.
Painting windows, 65, 91 n.
Palmer, Mr. David (builder), 30, "Parade, the," 79 n.
Parish, size of, 49.
Paying for the meeting-house, 40. Peck, Rev. Charles H., 9 f.
"Penny society," 57.
Penknife marks, 82 n.
Period of growth, 63.
Peters, Rev. Absalom, 57, 61, 74, 86 n., 88 n.
Pews, change of, to "slips," 67, 69; location and ownership of, 40 f., 164; square and negro, 36 f.
Philemore, Mr. (Mason), 29, 8I n.
Politics, 64.
"Porch," 36, 43 f., 47.
Prayer by Rev. George S. Mills, 15; by Rev. Daniel Marsh, 116; by Rev. Daniel Marsh (adapted), 137.
Preamble, 3.
Proposals for building, 27 f., 8on.
Proprietors' meetings, 23, 79 n. Protracted meetings, 73, 94 n. Puritan spirit, 22 f., 45.
Pulpit decorated, 9; high, 37 ff., 65; (1851), 68 f.
"Raisings," 39. Reading the Scriptures, 53. Re-building, early efforts to- ward, 24 ff.
Recess back of pulpit, 36, 71.
Re-dedication service, 4, 161. Relics, 14 ff.
Re-shingling, 70.
Revivals, 73. Right of worship, 84 n.
Rights to land, 26.
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Rivalry between academy and | Stairs to pulpit, 38, 68. seminary, 63, 89 n. Robinson, Rev. Charles Sey- mour, 60, 94 n. Robinson, Mr. Daniel, 85 n., 90 n. Robinson, Col. Jonathan E., 54. Robinson, Rev. Joseph Haswell, IO f.
Robinson, Gov. Moses, 40, 42. Robinson, Moses, Jr., 27 f., 41. Robinson, Capt. Samuel, 21, 41. Roll call, 4 f., 12, 165 ff.
Rum, New England, at ordina- tions, 39.
"Sabbaday" house, 47. Sanford, Mr. Samuel B., 72. Sale of pews, 40. Savannah, Georgia, church in, 35. Scripture read, II, 51. "Seating the meeting," 41. Separatists, 22. Services in olden time, 76. Severance, Rev. M. L., 60, 86 n. Singers' gallery, 39, 55. Singers of the olden time, 54, 9I n.
Size of meeting-house (first), 24; (second), 28. Slips, 39, 67, 69, 93 n. Sly, Mr. Frank, 55, 66. Snow, tunnel in, 27. Sofa in pulpit, 68.
Stone under pulpit, 75. Stoves, 43 ff., 83 n. Struggle over taxation, 25. Sub-committees (1906), 5. Subscription paper (1837), 65. Sunday, August 19, 1906, 7, 9. Sunday-school, 85 n. Sunday-school library, 39. Sunday-school room, 71. Surrender of money, 40.
Temperance, 64. Tichenor, Gov. Isaac, 28, 41, 61. "Toddy and flip," 27. Township of Bennington, 22, 79 n. Tolling the age, 62. Tunes sung, 11, 139 ff. Types of Puritan meeting-house, 34.
Vermont admitted to Union, 26, 80 n. Voluntary associations, law of, 27. Votes on re-building, 24.
Warm days, 9, 10. Washingtonian movement, 90 n. Window back of pulpit, 38, 72, 82 n. Window painting, 65. Wounded and prisoners, 23. Wren, Sir Christopher, 33.
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