5 •* t'.' »' . • '^ .- 1 , v^w.;^■ ,-• t l!pM^ *> 6^ ^v,^ 1i^^ 6/ CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD I CHRIST CHURCH. 1895. I CONTRIBUTIONS €^t ^ia^org OF C^mt Ch^c^f ^<^vtfov^> L COMMEMORATIVE SERMON By Rf. Rev. Thomas M. Clarh, D.D., LL.D. II. ANNALS OF THE PARISH By Charles J. Hoadly, LL.D. III. REPORT ON THE FUNDS OF THE PARISH IV. ABSTRACT OF PRINCIPAL VOTES, WITH COMMENTS AND ADDITIONS By Gil r don W. Russell, M.D. V. LIST OF BAPTISMS, MARRIAGES, AND BURIALS FROM 1801 TO 189^ HARTFORD BELKNAP & WARFIELD IS95 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 1 Christ Church To face Title Page 2 View of Chancel, 1829-1879 13 3 View of Organ Gallery, 1829-1879 19 4 Christ Church, 1792-1829 33 5 Facsimile of Certificate of Consecration .... 56 6 Lease of Pews, 1805 60 7 Lease of Pews, 1822 71 8 GuRDON W. Russell 81 9 Facsimile OF Association, 1786 157 10 Rev. Menzies Rayner 166 11 Rev. Philander Chase 196 12 Old City Hotel Building 220 13 Rev. Jonathan M. Wainwright 225 14 Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Brownell 245 15 Rev. Nathaniel S. Wheaton 255 16 Rev. Hugh Smith 290 17 Rev. George Burgess 305 18 Rev. Peter S. Chauncey 362 19 Rev. Thomas M. Clark 3S1 20 Rev. Richard M. Abercrombie 395 21 Rev. George H. Clark 412 22 Rev. Robert Meech 423 23 Henry Wilson 437 24 Rev. William F. Nichols 444 25 Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins, Jr 471 26 Rev. Lindall W. Saltonstall 475 27 View of West Interior, 1892 481 28 View of Chapel, 1835-1879 499 29 View of Gangway from Church Street, 1835-1879 . . 505 30 Mitre of Bishop Seabury 523 31 Ground Plan of Christ Church, 1895 530 ;c;uk::o912 T[ A prayer for the Parish. 0^(mXC^^i^ : COMPLETE, consecutive history of the Parish of Christ Church is not proposed in this volume. The vote of the Vestry passed May 2, 1893, con- templated an Index of the Parish Meetings, an Extract of all votes of importance, and an Ab- stract of the Trust Funds of the Parish. This abstract is embodied in the Report of the committee to the Vestry of January 2, 1894, in which a full history of the several Funds is to be found, together with some other matters not originally contemplated, which strictly belong to a history of the Parish. The indexing has been put into the hands of Mr. Frank Farnsworth Starr. The Report on the Ftinds was accepted and ordered to be printed, and it was desired that I should undertake the extrac- tion of the "important votes." This has been done according to my best judgment, and there has been added to these votes such comments and further information as seemed proper as forming, or belonging to, or aiding in forming, a history of the Parish. This volume, therefore, can only be termed A Contribution to the History of the Parish of Christ Church. I have neither the time or the ability to make it a complete history, but willingly bring together such materials and knowledge as I have, and such as has been given by others, trusting that in the future some one may be found for this work who will furnish a more worthy and rotmded whole than is now contemplated. At the semi-centennial of the consecration of the present church building in 1879, there was a Commemorative Sermon by a former Rector of the Parish, Rev. Thomas M. Clark, now the Bishop of Rhode Island, which contains much which pertains to its history ; and also an Address by Mr. Charles J. Hoadly called The Annals of the Parish, from its early beginning to the time of the consecration in 1829. This is very full, and of great value; the narration is concise and direct, and the historical information 8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. concerning individuals could not, probably, have been given by any other person. This volume, then, consists of the Sermon of Bishop Clark, the Annals by Mr. Hoadly, the Report of the Committee on the Funds, the Extracted important Votes, with some comments by myself, together with a List of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, from 1801 to 1895. The interested reader can dig out from these materials a pretty complete history of the Parish, and can put it into such shape as best suits his own fancy ; the facts being given him, he is not wholly beholden to another for his opinions. It may not be always the best way to write history, but at this time, and under the present circumstances, it is the best which can be done. If complaint should be made that an unnecessary and almost painful minuteness has been displayed in this Contribution, it should be remembered that there is here furnished the materials of a history, rather than a complete history of an early and prom- inent Parish of this Diocese. It is as if the private and domestic life of individuals were given to furnish a history of a town or a state. Not that all the factors necessary to form a correct and compact whole would here be found, but so many of them, and so important, as constituting the very foundation of the whole, that they cannot be ignored or slightly considered. It is supposed that in common with many parishes there has not been siich a careful keeping of records and papers, as is desirable and proper for us as members of a corporation which is to continue, probably, longer than the lives of any of us. The indifference or carelessness which is here shown, it is true is but a counterpart of that which has been found, and will in the future be found, in civil life whether of town or state. If the materials are wanting, if the items which go to make up a correct history are lost, how can our history or future jttdgments tipon it be relied upon as correct ? To the few members of the Parish from whom information has been sought, the writer feels under great obligations. What- ever considerations of duty may have influenced me to undertake this work, and whatever weariness of labor may have been expe- rienced in carrying it on, are fully gratified and compensated for by the interest which has been shown in it all though its produc- tion, by members of the Parish, and especially by one through whose generosity it is now presented to the public. The different votes or resolves of the Parish and of the Vestry are prefaced with a P. or a V. as a sufficient indication of their CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 9 origin. As the work is not broken into chapters but proceeds in a continuous line, there need be no difficulty in determining dates, if the regular procession of years is closely observed. Some such system of annotation seemed necessary. The carefully pre- pared Index by Mr. Starr will be found very helpful. The photo- graphs of the different rectors are supposed to represent them at an age which corresponds, or nearly so, to the time in which they were connected with the Parish. The Appendix contains many matters which could not prop- erly be included in the body of the work, and will be regarded with interest by the descendants of those who formerly were active in the Parish. The record furnishes the names of those who were members of the Church and were prominent in social and civil life. Some matters previously omitted are to be found in the Addenda. It may be noted that little has been said about the religious experiences or teachings of the Parish, and that in this respect there is a marked contrast to the histories of some religious bodies. These are not judged uncharitably when it is said that there has been here a marked absence of those disputes on some points in theology which have disturbed the peace of numerous religious societies in New England. A close following of the fundamentals of bur faith and doctrine and form of worship, as contained in the Bible and Book of Common Prayer, has had a restraining influence in preventing individual extravagances and eccentricities, which do not commend themselves to the sound judgment of the many. Neither do I consider that it became me to discuss these points, being a layman and unfitted by previous study and occu- pation for the work. So I trust rather to the sound judgment and teachings of holy and learned men, who for ages have studied to place before us the true interpretation of the Holy Scriptures, and the example of primitive Catholic usage. A care- ful consideration of all of our services will show that we have not been neglectful of our religious obligations ; and the Mother Church of Hartford may rejoice that so many of her sons and daughters have testified to their faith in the one and only true God. G. W. R. Hartford, December, 1895. Commemorative Sermon BY THOMAS M. CLARK, D.D., LL.D. Bishop of Rhode Island [The following sermon by Bishop Clark was preached at the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the Consecration of the present Church, December 23, 1879. On the preceding Sunday, the 2ist, Rev. Dr. George H. Clark, formerly rector of the Parish, preached a sermon from St. John xviii, 36. In the afternoon of the 23d, after prayer by the Bishop, the rector of the parish, Rev. William F. Nichols, made an Address, and Mr. Charles J. Hoadly read the Annals of the Parish. In the evening there was a Reception at Allyn Hall. The proceedings of this celebration with the sermons and addresses were sub- sequently published.] CHANCEL. 1829-1879. COMMEMORATIVE SERMON Psalmxcvi, 6. " Honor and majesty are before Him; strength and beauty are in His sanctuary. " Fifty years ago the building- in which we are now assem- bled was set apart from all unhallowed and worldly uses, and consecrated to the power and majesty of God's great name. I give in full the record made of this event: " On Wednesday, the 23d day of December, 1829, being the day appointed by the wardens and vestry for consecrating the new church, the bishop and clergy, wardens and vestry, assembled at the old church, and, at eleven o'clock, walked in procession to the new church in the following order: First the vestry, after- wards the wardens, clergy, and bishop, where the service of consecration was performed agreeable to the rites and usages of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, by the Rt. Rev, John Henry Hobart, Bishop of the diocese of New York, acting in behalf of Bishop Brownell, who is absent on a western missionary tour. Prayers were read by the Rev. Professor Humphrey, and the lessons by the Rev. Professor Potter of Washington College ; the instru- ment of donation was read by the Rev. N. S. Wheaton, rector of the parish, and the sentence of consecration by the Rev. William Jarvis, rector of Trinity Church, Chatham. The sermon, which was truly eloquent, was delivered by Bishop Hobart, a copy of which has been requested by the wardens and vestry for publication." All the names men- tioned here have been struck from the roll of the living except one, the young professor who read the lessons, being now the revered bishop of New York. In the farewell sermon which I delivered here in 1855, I find these words: "Others linger near you, who once stood in this pulpit and before this altar broke to you the bread of 14 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. life. One of your former pastors, still in full vigor of body and mind, is often seen within this chancel, always ready to render those services which are so acceptable to you all, and retaining- the same interest in this church which once made him so useful as your rector. If you would see his monu- ment, 'look around you,' for he was the architect of the beautiful temple in which he fashioned your souls to heaven." It is only an act of justice to the memory of the late Dr. Wheaton that I should copy from the records of a parish meeting, held on the 8th of March, 1830, this testimonial without abbreviation : " Among the many whose liberality has been great, whose zeal has been excellent, and whose services have been important, the rector of the parish stands conspicuous, whether we recur to the incipient idea of build- ing, the provision of means, or to the design and ornaments of the edifice, presenting to the scientific observer utility, strength, and beauty, in a chaste combination of Gothic walls, with more than Grecian elegance. May we not also hope, by a just expression of our feelings on this occasion, a per- petual benefit will result to the parish ? While the massive walls of our church shall endure and the records of our parish shall remain, though every eye that beheld the foundation of the building laid shall be closed, and every tongue that wor- shiped at its consecration shall be silent, our record will remind both minister and people who shall come after us, of the practical compatibility of serving at the altar without neglecting the useful and ornamental arts and sciences." At the time when this church was built, ecclesiastical architecture in our country was at a very low ebb. There were a few seemly and some stately edifices scattered here and there over the land, copied for the most part from English models of the Sir Christopher Wren school, but there was not a pure and unadulterated specimen of Gothic to be seen anywhere. American architects, or those who called them- selves by this name, were inflicting upon the church copies of the temple of Bacchus, with bacchanalian adornments ; modified Puritan meeting-houses, buildings that were some- times mistaken for banks ; mixtures of pseudo-Gothic, Ionic, CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. I 5 Egyptian, and native, at the sight of which we still continue to groan. Some of these edifices have been deliberately removed or converted to other uses, and others have been destroyed by a timely conflagration. In our day churches have been erected wiiich far surpass this building in splendor and grandeur of design, but none of them are as far in advance of Christ Church, Hartford, as this was of all others that existed at the date of its consecration. The interior arrangements and decorations were not in the beginning altogether in harmony with the general style of the building; but to-day we have the satisfaction of feeling that this reproach is removed, and though there are many fond mem- ories lingering around the old enclosure which went by the name of a chancel, with its lowly altar, more ambitious read- ing-desk, and still more elevated pulpit, all surmounted at first by a somewhat thin transparency of the Transfiguration, and afterwards by a stained window of which we shall say but little, we cannot help acknowledging that the interior of this church is now for the first time in keeping with the rich and symmetrical exterior, and if good Dr. Wheaton were with us to-day, I can imagine the satisfaction with which he would regard what you have now done to carry out and com- plete his original design. It is not incumbent upon me to enter upon the earlier and more general history of this parish — that devolves upon one more competent for the task than I am ; but I would like to say a few words of some of the former rectors, with whom I have had a more or less intimate personal acquaintance ; leaving the sketch of the Rev. Menzies Rayner, who was rector from 1801 to 181 1, in the hands of the historiographer of this occasion. First in the list stands the name of the Rev. Philander Chase, and will you allow me here to quote again from the discourse which I delivered here nearly a quarter of a century ago : " Some of you can recall the min- istry of the ardent and energetic Bishop Chase ; and perhaps you now remember that wintr)" afternoon when he preached his farewell sermon, while the snow was beating against the windows in the plain, old wooden building where you then l6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. went up to worship. You may have seen him starting the next morning in the storm, as he went forth relinquishing the comforts and refinements of the place where, he declares, he passed the sunniest portion of his eventful life, to discharge the rough work of a pioneer of the church in what was then a western wilderness." I do not know that any of those whom I address to-day can recall the scene, for it is now more than sixty years since he laid down his rectorship of this church, to become, two years afterwards, the first Bishop of Ohio, and in 1835,' the first Bishop of Illinois. And as indication of the estimate that was placed upon his labors here, I quote from a long letter addressed by the wardens and vestry, in 1818, to the standing committees of New Jersey and Pennsylvania : "When he entered upon his paro- chial duties here he found the parish weak and containing scarcely thirty communicants, and when he quitted it he left it augmented in members and in attachment, and with com- municants increased to nearly one hundred and ten." The communication was intended to counteract certain objections which had been urged against his consecration as Bishop, and is upon the whole a very warm cominendation of this remarkable man, but it contains the following somewhat peculiar sentence : " This zeal, the subscribers do not seek to withhold the confession, united as it must be (su) because springing from, a warmth and ardor of feeling, may some- times have been felt to so great a degree as on some occa- sions probably to have transcended the limits of prudence." As there were very little of commonplace in the life of Bishop Chase, so there were no neutral tints in his character ; the lines were sharply drawn and the coloring was deep and strong. Right or wrong, he was not to be easily diverted from his course, and his own strong conviction that he was sure to be right was one of the secrets of his power. He was never ashamed of his Divine Master, and did not seem to know what the fear of man meant. One or two incidents in his life, which have been furnished by a respected clergyman of this diocese, will give a better idea of some of the salient points of his character than any general statements could do COMMEMORATIVE SERMON. I 7 The clergyman says: " I was a delegate to the General Con- vention at Cincinnati, in 1850, from the diocese of Missouri. On our return to St. Louis I took passage in a steamboat, and on getting on board found Bishop Chase and his wife return- ing to Illinois by the same route. We had expected to reach home for Sunday, but the water in the Ohio was low, and we were frequently stuck on sand-bars, so that we were ten days in making the trip. We had on board about three hundred passengers. The Mississippi was then much nearer the far West than now, and the passengers were of much rougher material than would be found within five hundred miles of the same point at the present date. Few of them had ever been present at a liturgical service, much less seen a live bishop. After the dinner tables had been cleared on Sunday, all were summoned by the bell ' to hear the bishop preach.' The long saloon was crowded on both sides the row of tables, and at the head sat the old bishop in an arm-chair, as he was at that time accustomed to sit in addressing a congrega- tion. Opening his prayer-book, he read and remarked upon the fitness of two or three of the preliminary sentences, pre- paring the heart for worship. He then read and commented in like manner on the exhortation. That done, he said, * Now, dear friends, let us kneel down and confess our sins to Almighty God.' This was a usage rather strange to most of the crowd, so but two or three churchmen present and a few women knelt. With a little deeper bass the bishop's voice rolled through the saloon, ' My friends, kneeling is the fit position in which to confess our sins to God ! ' A few more went down. But no half-way doings would answer. The old man roared in a voice of thunder, and bringing his fist upon the table with a force which made everything shake, ' Kneel down, I say, every one of you ! ' And down they all went, as if they had been shot." In one parish of his diocese was a clergyman of consid- erable ability, but whose liberality outwent his regard for sound discipline. In the same vicinity were some people who were " in good standing in other respectable denomina- tions," whose character the bishop did not respect. Their 1 8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. special offense was stealing- timber from the public lands, which was not regarded as a sin, unless one was prosecuted for it. These people were in the habit of coming to the communion in this clergyman's parish, on the invitation which he was in the habit of giving to " members of sister churches to stay and partake with us." The bishop, intend- ing to be present on a certain Sunday, desired the rector to abstain from giving his broadcast invitation, and gave as a reason the unfit character of some of the people who would accept it. The rector 'refused to comply with the bishop's request. " Then," said the bishop, " I will read the rubric in your face." The rector gave his customary invitation, and, as good as his word, the bishop read in emphatic tones, "There shall none be admitted to the Holy Communion, imtil such time as he be confirmed, or be ready and desirous to be confirmed." The people of doubtful character did not commune that day. I have time only to add that Bishop Chase was a giant in his way, not merely in body, but in mind and soul; he was the kind of stuff out of which heroes are made, and this is not the material that takes the highest polish. Much as they had occasion to revere their late rector for what he had done in their behalf, and also to love him for his essentially kind and noble qualities, it was probably, in some respects, a relief to receive, as his immediate successor, in 1817, the Rev. Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, a young man of twenty-five, the bland and courteous gentleman, who was careful to give no offense in anything, that his ministry might not be blamed. Some few of you may, perhaps, recall to mind his wonderful gifts as a reader of the service, and his singularly persuasive eloquence in the pulpit. In con- trast with the fiery utterances of his predecessor, his words must have seemed to distil as the dew. He was always a most faithful and attentive pastor, full of tender sympathy in times of affliction, and of pleasant cheer in ordinary social intercourse. He remained here but about two years, when he was called, as might have been expected, to New York, of which diocese he was made bishop in 1852. As we see, ORGAN GALLERY. 1829-1879. COMMEMORATIVE SERMON. 1 9 the tendency toward the Episcopate, which has so singularly manifested itself in the ministry of this church, had already set in — the parish being destined in the course of half a cen- tury to furnish a larger number of bishops to the church than any other in the land. On the occasion of Mr. Wainwright's resignation, the wardens and vestry addressed the following letter to the authorities of Trinity Church, New York: " Nor can we in justice to his character permit his departure with- out an expression of the satisfaction he has afforded us in the performance of his onerous duties here, which have been those of the faithful minister, the tmaffected Christian, the charitable man, and faithful friend. We need only add, as members of the true, universal, and Apostolic church, that we pray with her daily that in preaching and living he may set forth her doctrine to your satisfaction and his own in- creased reputation." In the year 181 9 the duties of the rectorship were assumed by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Thomas Church Brownell, who, in the same year, was made Bishop of Connecticut. Continuing to discharge the office of rector until i82i,he afterwards settled down as a stated worshiper here, and, when not otherwise engaged, occupied his pew on the right of the chancel, until the end of his days. I cannot undertake, within the brief limits assigned me, to pronounce his eulogy. There is no place where it is less needed. But still again I must ask permission to repeat a few words, copied from my farewell sermon: " Thank God, there also yet abides with us, going in and out as one of the congregation, the revered and beloved presiding bishop of the church, who for a season ministered to you in holy things. I cannot express in this place and at this time all that is in my heart of pleasure, gratitude, and filial affection toward him. Neither can I hope to utter all that I know you would have me say in your own behalf. I can only pray to God that the church may long continue to be blessed with his wise counsels, and with the example of his blameless life; and that he may pass by gentle stages up to that seat which is reserved for him in the mansions of eternal rest." 20 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The Rev. Nathaniel Sheldon Wheaton, who had acted as his assistant, became the rector of Christ Church in 1821, and continued to serve the parish in that capacity for the ensuing ten years. I have already alluded to the fact that the church whose consecration we commemorate was de- signed and erected under his supervision — a work for which he prepared himself by a careful study of ecclesiastical archi- tecture in foreign lands. Every detail of the work came under his personal supervision, and it must have been a joyful day to him when " the top-stone was laid with shout- ings." His devotion to this good work did not, however, cause him at all to neglect the other duties of his ministry. One who knew him well has borne witness " to the earnest- ness, the uniform devotion to duty, and the singleness of pur- pose which distinguished Dr. Wheaton's life. His preaching was plain, logical, and practical; aiming rather to convince the heart and judgment than to captivate the imagination. In all his intercourse with his parishioners he showed himself a most unselfish man. The poor, especially, ever found his sympathy alike to their sufferings and their relief; If the alms of the parish failed to furnish the means, his private resources were ready and prompt to supply the deficiency." In 1 83 1 Dr. Wheaton resigned the rectorship, having been elected to the presidency of Trinity College, an institution for which he had done much in helping to place it on a sure and substantial basis. The beautiful grounds around the college, which he did so much to adorn, have passed into other hands, and the trees which he planted are leveled to the earth; but, in the new and grander structure and more magnificent surroundings of which the college now has possession. Dr. Wheaton's name will be always remembered as one of its earliest presidents and most efEective bene- factors. I give the following extract from the record of this church, entered on the 13th of October, 1831, in accepting Dr. Wheaton's resignation: " When we look back for a series of more than twelve years, when we bring to mind how great has been the accession of parish members, how many have been added to our communion, what harmony has prevailed COMMEMORATIVE SERMON. 21 and prosperity attended our parish in all respects, by the blessing of God, through the unceasing labors and pious administration of him who, during that period, has served at our altar, mingled in our affections, and secured our appro- bation and esteem, his loss to us collectively and individually can be duly appreciated only by a just estimate of the bless- ings we have thus enjoyed." Of the brief rectorship of the Rev. Hugh Smith, which next ensued, I find but little mention. The resolutions passed by the parish, when he resigned, indicate a grateful appreciation of his services and high respect for his Chris- tian character. After a brief interregnum, during which the church was supplied by Bishop Brownell and Dr. Wheaton, the Rev. George Burgess was elected rector, on the 27th of October, 1834. During the period of his ministry, the tower of the church was completed, and the brick chapel in the rear was built. It was my lot to deliver the address at his burial, and perhaps I could not express my appreciation of the work that he did here more appropriately than in the words which were used on that sad occasion: "While he was the rector of Christ Church, Hartford, his time was divided between his study, his church, and the houses of his parish- ioners, and no one knew that he ever passed an idle hour. There are few clergymen who study as much and write as much as he did, and there are few who visit their flock as frequently. He sympathized with them in every joy and in every sorrow. He came as an angel of counsel to the bed- side of the sick, and as a messenger of comfort to the house- hold of the bereaved. After he left Hartford, when the hand of affliction fell upon the people, they wanted Bishop Burgess to come to them in their grief and minister to them. He was one of the most indefatigable sermon- writers in the land; a certain portion of every day was devoted to this work, and the close of the week never found him hurried or unprepared for the duties of the pulpit. His discourses, ever fresh and new, were well digested, varied in form and subject, instruct- ive, and full of the truth and unction of the Gospel. His manner was not especially graceful and his elocution not 22 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. particularly impressive ; but there was an earnestness in his utterance, a thoughtfulness and research in his composition, oftentimes a beauty and richness in his style, which made the hearers oblivious of all defects. It was evident that he had carefully explored and mastered the subject which he handled, and that he felt the solemnity and truth of what he uttered. As a preacher he kept on growing- from the beginning, and was more popular in the pulpit during the closing year of his life than ever before. His whole public and private character was both subdued and intensified by the spirit of habitual and sincere devotion. He lived in daily and hourly communion with God ; he did nothing without seeking divine direction, and prayer came spontaneously from his heart. He was a godly man, inasmuch as he made his own life subservient to that of God, and was ready to do whatever his Master demanded of him. In the days of mar- tyrdom he would not have shrunk from the stake, for he sometimes took up what was to him a heavier cross than death." Here he continued, thus discharging his ministry for the space of thirteen years, when this church was again called to give up its rector to meet a call to the Episcopate. In his letter of resignation he says : " I came amongst you young and a stranger. I have passed amongst you the flower of my life, and every house has become to me a kind of home. So happy in all social and pastoral relations I cannot hope to be again. The sphere to which I go is one in which the church during my lifetime will probably furnish no post like that which I relinquish. But I know that you will appreciate the only motives which can impel me, and I trust that you will dismiss me with the same acquiescence which I feel in what seems to me to be the will of our Lord and Saviour." This letter was referred by the wardens and vestry to the parish, and at a meeting held in the chapel, it was Resolved, That we accept this resignation with the profoundest sorrow and regret ; sorrow, that he is so soon to be removed from us, and the tie to be severed which has united us in the most sacred relation for the full period of thirteen years ; regret, that this parish is to be de- COMMEMORATIVE SERMON. 23 prived of his prudent counsels, his invaluable services, his holy ministra- tions, and of those patient, faithful, and most abundant labors of love, by which this church has been so long edified and strengthened, its bor- ders enlarged, and its prosperity under God permanently insured. The Rev. Peter S. Chauncey was elected rector in 184S, and resigned in 1850, when the following action was taken at a parish meeting : Resolved, That in accepting said resignation, a connection is severed that has been distinguished on the part of our rector by an amenity of deportment in his daily intercourse with his people that has won our sincerest esteem, by a sacredness of principle and integrity of character which commands our unfeigned respect, and by a most laborious fidelity in the discharge of his parochial duties which entitles him to our most affectionate gratitude. This closes the list of rectors who preceded me in this parish, all of whom are now numbered with the dead. For one year the chnrch was most acceptably supplied by the Rev. Drs. Wheaton, Coit, and Williams, due acknowledgment of which was made in a resolution of the parish, passed at a meeting held on the 21st of April, 1851. My own rector- ship, which began at this time, continued until the ist of April, 1855, and was unexpectedly terminated by my election to the Episcopate of Rhode Island, the same strange fatality in a given direction continuing, one after another, to deprive this parish of its pastors. During the second year of my ministry here the sum of $18,000 was raised by subscription for the purpose of liquidating the debt and putting the church building and premises in order. During the same year $4,300 was contributed towards the erection of a chapel for the Episcopal city mission. These were the leading events which attended my stay in the parish ; everything outwardly was peaceful and prosperous, our congregation uniformly large and most intelligent and respectable in quality. The music was probably to many more attractive than the pulpit, and a more harmonious, charitably-disposed, and affectionate people could hardly be found anywhere within the pale of Christendom. I miss almost all the old familiar faces to-day; it would take some time to call over 24 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. the roll of the departed. I can recall just how they used to enter the church, and where they sat, and how the different voices sounded in the response. It was rather a venerable company of worshipers that gathered here in those times — at least, it seemed so then. In certain respects it was certainly somewhat unique. The long row of students that lined the gallery, the sprinkling of college professors and clergymen of various grades, the eminent physicians and lawyers, the thriving and enterprising men of affairs, the cultivated women whose names were a household word throughout the land, combined to give reputation to this parish, and made it no easy thing for a modest man to stand in his place as their instructor and spiritual guide. Since I resigned the rectorship the place has been filled in succession by the Rev. R. M. Abercrombie, the Rev. George H. Clark, and the Rev. Robert Meech, the Rev. Prof. John T. Huntington officiating from 1874 to 1877. As they are all still living, it might not be proper for me to utter those words of commendation which they deserve, and which might be appropriately said if they were not alive to hear them. The records of the parish show that their services were well appreciated by a loving and grateful people. Of the present rector, the Rev. William F. Nichols, who, I trust, may be long spared to serve you, it is not necessary for me to speak in commendation. This enlarged and beautiful church will always commemorate his ministry here, as these solid walls continue to speak of the energetic Wheaton, and the graceful tower, pointing heavenward, of the saintly Burgess. There are few parish churches in the United States in which, during the period of fifty years, so many have been ordained to the diaconate and to the priesthood — not less than ninety-one in all, sixty-four deacons and twenty-seven priests. It is an interesting fact that among the first in the list were two men of color, who were set apart as missionaries to Africa in 1831. Bishop Burgess was ordained priest in this church in 1834 ; James R. Bayley, afterward the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore, was here ordained deacon in 1839; Alfred Lee, the present Bishop of Delaware, was COMMEMORATIVE SERMON. 2$ ordained priest in 1838 ; and Abram N. Littlejohn, Bishop of Long Island, was also ordained priest in 1849. The Bishop of Connecticut and the Bishop of Kansas were confirmed in this church. Bishop Burgess was consecrated here on Sun- day, October 31, 1847. The statistics show that since this church was opened in 1829, there have been 1,755 baptisms — 336 adult and 1,419 infant baptisms; 1,228 persons confirmed; 404 marriages; and 1,167 funerals. When Christ Church was erected, it was not anticipated that in the course of half a century the population would drift away into what were then the outskirts of the town, and leave the church surrounded by shops and stores. In many places the old churches have drifted off after the people, and left the once sacred site to be occupied for busi- ness purposes. The splendid improvements which have been made in this consecrated temple are a guarantee that this will not be its melancholy fate. It may be harder in the future to keep the parish up to the true standard than it was in days gone by ; but we trust that as long as this fair city shall continue to adorn the banks of the Connecticut, so long shall the beautiful tower of this church stand just where it now stands, and our children come here to worship, down to the latest generation. Such a landmark as this ought never to be removed. Let it stand in the very midst of all the turmoil of traffic, to remind men that their life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which they here possess ; preaching its silent sermon all through the busy hours of the day. As I have once before said in this place, " The very walls of the building where we have so often prayed together, where our minds and hearts have gone up in hallowed imison to heaven, where we have welcomed the new-born immortal to the fold of Jesus at the baptismal font, where we have knelt at the altar and taken the Eucharistic bread in memory of the bleeding Lamb, and where we have sung the funeral anthem over the cold remains of our fathers, our brethren, and our children, these very walls seem to press upon us, as though they would not let us leave them. The tones of 26 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. the old bell, which, morning- and evening, have summoned us to prayer, hold us with a reproachful spell. The graves of the dead whisper to us, ' Abide in your place, till you are called to join us here.' " I can hardly express the gratification which it gives me to meet once more my old Connecticut friends and brethren, on such a joyful occasion as the present. This is the fourth commemorative sermon that I have recently been called to preach ; the first was at the celebration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of St. John's Church, Providence ; the second was the semi-centennial of St. Andrew's, Phila- delphia ; the third, the semi-centennial of Grace Church, Providence ; and this is the fourth. I begin to feel as if I were living- in the past. I seem to be walking among the shades. The olden time is preponderant. I see the ancient rectors, in their black silk gowns and black silk gloves, slowly ascending the long pulpit stairs, after the clerk in his desk has wailed his last response, and the singers in the loft have also wailed their somewhat heavy song, and the children have all been quieted (the children went to church in those days), and the wardens have seated themselves upright in listening attitude, close by their long poles, which, in one or two of the churches in my own diocese, still distinguish the warden's pew ; and then I can seem to hear the old sermon all over again — sound, sensible, scriptural, what we now call churchly — not overburdened with ornament, perhaps not overladen with logic. It was a good, wholesome service, and there were not so many things to distract the people and turn their thoughts away from the church as there are now. They were not tempted to stay at home, and be preached to by the Sunday morning newspaper. They took their opinions from the pulpit, rather than from the press. The preacher was not called upon to compete with the secular lecturer. The wear and tear of daily life was not what it is now. We may have finer churches than our fathers had, more elaborate music, a richer service, a more gorgeous array in certain quarters — we certainly do some things that would have made our fathers open their eyes very wide on Sundays, COMMEMORATIVE SERMON. 2/ and wonder if they had not got into the wrong place — we may preach more telling sermons ; but, after all, they had some blessings which we have lost. The church at large is more active than it was in their day ; if it were not, amid the surge and roar of the times it would be certain to be swamped. We have still many things to be thankful for, and I must be allowed this day to congratulate my Right Reverend Brother of Connecticut upon the condition of his diocese, which is now stronger in its proportion to the whole popula- tion of the State than any other in the land, and of which Christ Church, Hartford, is a type in respect of its stable moderation, freedom from excesses and all vicious extremes, in its adherence to the old ways and the ancient doctrines of the Gospel. God grant that his wise, paternal, and fraternal administration may be continued for many years to come! It seems but a day or two ago that I joined with others in his election to this Episcopate, and now there are but three acting bishops on the list who are his seniors. I also must congratulate my reverend brother, the rector of this church, upon the bright prospects which now open before him. It helps one greatly in his ministry to have a pleasant and attractive church. It is a great mistake to suppose that the humbler classes of the people are repelled from a church because of its stateliness and beauty. It certainly is not so in other lands. Attendance upon costly churches need not be made costly to the worshiper. I think that the poorest disciple of Christ will always find a place to kneel in this beautiful temple. The time may come when it will be made alike free to all ; and also when it may be thought expedient to keep the door open every day from sunrise to sunset, in order to give the wayfarer and the busi- ness man the opportunity, amid the uproar of the world, to turn in here and offer a silent prayer for the guidance and help which we all so much need. I also congratulate the officers and people of this parish, who have lived to see their semi-centennial commemorated under such auspicious cir- cumstances. By your generosity we now see this church 28 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. put on the appearance for which in days gone by we so often yearned, with its spacious and fitting chancel, its tasteful and convenient furnishing, its rich and appropriate colors; and everything in keeping with the august purpose to which the edifice is dedicated. You have done a good work for posterit)^ as well as for yourselves. Your children will grow up with pleasant impressions of the sanctuary. We have been accustomed to think too little of the education that we get through the medium of the eye. There is great moral power in signs and symbols. What we see may impress more deeply than what we hear. For centuries the Christian faith was kept alive mainly by what the people looked upon, rather than by what was taught them with the lips. We do not need, in this more intelligent age, all the devices by which their inner life was quickened, but we must not forget that there is more than one avenue through which the mind is reached. I must be allowed still further to congratulate the citizens of Hartford at large upon the arrival of this church at such a respectable age, and upon the deed by which its prime is celebrated. Your city has grown marvelously in strength and beauty since I first came here to live, twenty-eight years ago ; stately structures have been erected here, which are not surpassed by any in the land, and many of your private houses are palaces. Shall we have marble banks and hem- lock churches ? Is it not fitting that the house of God should represent the highest art and the most beautiful deco- ration which the skill of man is able to contrive ? Suppose that every church in this city were dismantled of its tower and stripped of its ornaments, and reduced to a mere shell of wood or brick ; would you have the same reason to be proud of your city that you have now ? Looking down upon the city, so beautiful for situation, from the neighboring hills, would there be nothing wanting to make the landscape complete ? What would Jerusalem have been without her temple. If, indeed, we were content with offering to God nothing but that which we make with our hands, the gift would COMMEMORATIVE SERMON. 29 assuredly be rejected. Unless we consecrate to Him our souls and bodies, making our hearts the temples of the Holy Ghost, all our oblations are vain, and our most splendid ser- vice is only a weariness to Him. What we most desire and pray for is that this house may become to very many the ante-chamber of heaven. We come up to these courts that we may meet our Saviour here, and by Him be led, through the wearisome scenes of this changing world, to the gates of Paradise. We come here to confess our sins and pray for pardon. We come here that our souls may be fed with the Bread of Life. We come here that we may be cleansed and purified and made fit for the inheritance of the saints in light. There are but few remaining with us who were here when the corner-stone of this church was laid. There will be very few here when the centennial is commemorated. I trust that we may all be found fit to join in the worship of the New Jerusalem above. II ANNALS OF THE Episcopal Church in Hartford To THE Year 1829 BY CHARLES J. HOADLY, LL.D. CHRIST CHURCH. I792~I829. ANNALS. We cannot refer efforts to plant an Episcopal Church in this place to a date earlier than the beginning of the year 1762 or the end of 1761. Hartford, being an interior town, with no manufactures and little commerce, grew slowly. In 1756 it was only the twelfth town in the Colony as regards population, and in 1761 the inhabitants of the town, which then included also West Hartford, East Hartford, and Man- chester, numbered 3,938, less than half of whom lived within the present town limits. At this date there were two Con- gregational churches here, and, I suppose, a few Quakers. There were twelve missionaries of the Venerable Society stationed in Connecticut, most of them having the charge of more than one small congregation. The missions nearest Hartford were those of Simsbury and Middletown. Al- though the seat of government, there were no royal officers to lend their countenance to the support of the church, but, on the contrary, all political influence was exerted to hinder its growth. It is not unlikely that from early times there had been all along individuals who preferred the discipline and worship of the English church, but their number was very small. We could hardly expect to find many traces of such a feeling, still we do seem to get occasional glimpses of it. Thus, in October, 1664, a memorial was presented to the General Assembly signed by seven persons, the principal one of whom, William Pitkin, and two others, John Stedman and Robert Reeve, were of Hartford, and the others belonged to Windsor.* They state that they are members of the Church * Two of the Windsor signers, Michael Humphrey and James Eno, were ancestors of the writer. 3 34 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. of England, and complain that the ministry of the country- will not baptize their children nor admit themselves to the communion. They pray, that for the future no law of the corporation may be of force to make them contribute to the support of any minister or officer of the church that will neglect or refuse to take care of them as such members of the church or to baptize their children. I have a prayer-book which formerly belonged to Francis Duplessy, whose gravestone, bearing the date July 3, 1731, may be seen in our ancient burying-ground. He was a native of London and at the time of his death engaged to be married to a young lady of this town,* by whose relatives this book was preserved for more than a century. However, at the beginning of the year 1762, there were so many here who had either been brought up in the Church of England or who were favorably inclined to it, as seemed to justify efforts for the establishment of a congregation which should use its forms of worship. The Rev. Thomas Davies, who was graduated at Yale College in 1758, and had recently returned in holy orders from the mother country, was stationed as a missionary in Litchfield county. Upon invitation, he came here and preached, sometime between the middle of January and the beginning of April, 1762, and he is the first clergyman known to have conducted public services in Hartford accord- ing to the liturgy of the English church. Dr. Samuel Johnson, sometime of Stratford, has been called the Father of Episcopacy in Connecticut. He was then President of King's College in the City of New York, but his interest in the church in his native Colony was unabated: he kept himself fully informed of its progress, and his advice was constantly asked. He held a regular corre- spondence with the Archbishop of Canterbury and with the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, * Susanna, daughter of John Beauchamp. She afterwards was mar- ried to Allen McLean, and died December 5, 1742. (The date on the monument is incorrect.) John Beauchamp was an ancestor of the late Charles Sigourney. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 35 and it is to these letters,* in the absence of records, that we are indebted for many items of information. Under date of April lo, 1762, he writes from New York to Archbishop Seeker, a prelate who had the welfare of the church in the Colonies much at heart, " I hear they are about building- a church in Hartford, the chief town in Connecticut, and hope to have a considerable congregation there and several people of note ; where, if a mission were opened, it might include the care of Simsbury, fifteen miles off." A parish had been organized in Simsbury about twenty years previously. None of the missions in the Colony were self-supporting. Measures were taken to raise money for the purchase of a piece of ground and for building, and on the 6th of October, 1762, Charles Caldwell, in consideration of jQ9>o, lawful money, paid him by John Keith, William Tiley, William Jepson, Hezekiah Marsh, and Thomas Burr, a committee of the brethren of the Episcopal church in the town of Hart- ford, deeded to them, their associates and successors forever, a piece of land ninety-nine feet three inches in width on Main street and the same in the rear, and to extend west- wardly so far as to make exactly half an acre. This purchase covered the spot occupied by the old church on the north side of Church street, which street was not opened until about 1794, and comprehended the northeast corner of the lot on which the present Christ Church stands. The lots on Main street were not originally laid out at right angles with the street. We are not able to give the names of all the brethren who associated together for building the church, but some account of their representative men may be acceptable : Capt. John Keith was a native of Scotland. He had been master of one of the transport vessels which carried the troops of the Colony to the West Indies in the year 1740. He had been one of the selectmen in 1754-5. He was now a merchant, living and keeping his shop in the wooden * Some are printed in the Documents relating to the Colonial History^ of New York, others in Hawks and Perry's Documentary History of the P. E. Church in Connecticut. 36 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. building, still standing, Nos. 176, 178 State street. He had married, Novembers, 1751, the widow Marianne Lawrence, daughter of John Beauchamp and mother of John Lawrence, Treasurer of Connecticut from 1769 to 1789. His brother, William Keith, also a merchant here, had previously married her daughter,* and they were great-grandparents on the maternal side of the late Governor Thomas H. Seymour. Another brother, Alexander Keith, was an Episcopal clergy- man in South Carolina, and is mentioned in Dr. Dalcho's History of the Church in that State.f Capt. John Keith died suddenly, February i, 1775, aged 73, and his remains were carried to Middletown, and deposited in the tomb of Capt, Philip Mortimer, with whom he had been associated in business. His widow died January 12, 1784, aged 88. In his will, dated July 12, 1771, he directed that in case his adopted son, William Keith, should die under age or before himself, what he had therein given him should be turned into money and with it a suitable piece of ground purchased to be and remain a glebe for the use and benefit of the Epis- copal church in Middletown, as a memorial of himself for ever. Descendants of this William Keith are believed to live in Middletown or Cromwell. William Tiley kept a shop near that of Capt. Keith, and he also had been master of a sloop, which he sold, and then kept the tavern formerly Ebenezer Williamson's, where he provided the election dinner in 1741. He was buried March i, 1781, at the age of 69, and his widow, Sarah, Octo- ber 13, 1798. He left one son, James, a goldsmith, who died at Norfolk, Va., and a daughter, Sarah, born May 27, 1746, who married William Adams, Esq. Descendants in the female line still belong to the church in this city. William Jepson was educated in Boston as an apothecary, * After the death of William Keith, his widow married, May 27, 1751, Rev. Jonathan Marsh, the first Congregational minister of New Hartford. By request, Mr. Marsh preached a sermon before the Episcopal church in Barkhamsted, on Christmas day, 1787, which was printed. f He died at Newport, R. I., January S, 1772, aged 64. The Conn. Historical S<;ciety has a snuff-box which belonged to him. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 37 and instructed in the art or mystery of physic and surgery. He settled in Hartford about 1757, soon after he came out of his apprenticeship. Here, at the sign of the Unicorn and Mortar in Queen street (now Main), in partnership with Dr. Sylvester Gardner, who lived in Boston and furnished the capital, he carried on the business of apothecary and grocer,* — that is, he kept tea, sugar, and spices, as apothecaries then generally did. He married, December 2, 1756, Susanna, daughter of Daniel Collyer. She died January i, 1772, aged 32. His second wife, Anna, survived him, and became the wife of George Loomis, November 20, 1788, and died February 14, 1831. Dr. Jepson was one of the founders of St. John's Masonic Lodge in this city in 1762. About 1769, he became embarrassed in business, through his lenity and good nature, as he alleged, and in 1771 petitioned the General Assembly for an act of insolvency, which was granted in October, 1772. In April, 1775, ^^ was appointed surgeon of the second regiment raised for the defense of the Colony. He is said to have been a skillful physician. Thacher's Medical Biography incidentally notices him as " a prominent professional character of the last century." At one time he was afflicted with insanity, and attempted suicide. He was buried May 21, 1783, at the age of 50. Hezekiah Marsh married, December 15, 1743, Christian, daughter of Deacon John Edwards, by whom he had eight *Some other early apothecaries here were: Thomas Langrell, born March 6, 1727-8, graduated at Harvard College, 1751, which he entered from Lebanon, Conn. He was drowned in the Connecticut, June 15, 1757. with William Harpy of Harvard, Mass. They had gone over the river for rose leaves. His widow, whose maiden name was Mary Hyde, of Norwich, died in New Haven, December 16, 1766. Lothrop & Smith were druggists and booksellers in King street (State street), contempora- neous with Gardner & Jepson. They dissolved in 1771, and were succeeded by Smith & Coit. Richard Tidmarsh, physician, surgeon, midwife, and apothecary, succeeded to Dr. Jepson's shop in Queen street, August, 1774, but it was occupied by Thomas Hilldrup, in 1776, as a watchmaker. Hezekiah Merrill advertises drugs, etc., at the sign of the Unicorn and Mortar in 1775, and it seems that George Merrill had the same sign the next year. 38 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. children. After her death, which took place June i6, 1770, he married Elizabeth, widow of Levi Jones, killed by the fatal explosion at the schoolhouse, May 23, 1766. She died October 24, 1788, and he took for his third wife, Hannah, widow of Samuel Tiley. Capt. Marsh died April 18, 1790, aged 71, Descendants reside in the town. Thomas Burr was the grandfather of Alfred E. and Frank L. Burr of the Hartford Times. He died October 27, 1777, in his fiftieth year, and his widow, whose maiden name was Sarah King, died October 5, 1799, aged 73. Some of his descendants still worship with us. Writing from New York to Dr. Burton, secretary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, under date of December i, 1762, — after stating that the clergy in Connec- ticut had earnestly recommended Mr. Viets to be ^assistant to Mr. Gibbs at Simsbury, that his qualifications were good, and that above one hundred and thirty families appeared to be very zealous to have him their minister, — Dr. Johnson added: " I had thought that Hartford and Simsbury might be joined in one mission, but I find it will not do, for Mr. Viets would have his hands full in the care of three distinct districts ; and besides, the church has so increased at Hartford, not by means of any parties or contentions but by the still voice of reason and benevolence, that they are like to have a flourishing church, consisting of a number of good families — many by accession — and have founded and are zealously carrying on a considerably large and decent church, and think they shall undoubtedly raise ;^ioo per annum procl. money for a minister. However, it being the metropolitical town of the province, they cannot well do with- out ;^5o sterling at least, if it could be obtained, in order to support him in a manner suitable to such a station. They are extremely desirous and purpose in a few months earnestly to apply to the Society for Mr. Winslow of Stratford to be their minister, who is indeed by much the most suitable person they could have ; and his condition is such, having a large, expensive, and growing family, that he cannot tolerably ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 39 subsist at Stratford, though they do their utmost for him ; so that it seems indispensably necessary that he should, if pos- sible, otherwhere be better provided for." Dr. Johnson, desirous of relinquishing the care of the col- lege and of spending the evening of his days with the people of his former charge, to whom he was much attached, had so written to the archbishop, who replied March 30, 1763, "We have heard nothing directly from Hartford yet. Whenever a fit opportunity offers we shall be very desirous of doing whatever may be agreeable to you." But before that reply was written, the death of his wife had already caused the doctor at once to send in his resignation of the office of president, and to return to Stratford. A letter from Mr. Winslow to the secretar}^ of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, dated July I, 1763, says: "Dr. Johnson has communicated to me what you are pleased to mention to him respecting the appli- cation which was understood to be made to the Society from the people of Hartford, and the proposal of my obtaining liberty to remove there and his being reinstated here. The worthy doctor, whose residence here affords me singular comfort as well as benefit, seems of late to decline the thoughts of undertaking this or any other stated charge as too troublesome to his years ; and as to myself, I wholly acquiesce in the Society's pleasure. I have no cause for any uneasiness here but for the insufficiency of my support, which would make it needful for me to embrace an oppor- tunity of being nearer my friends, under some better circum- stances for the benefit of my family. As you are pleased in so kind a manner to ask me to be explicit on this head, I would acquaint you that, beside the Venerable Society's bounty, I receive ^^30 sterling per annum from this congre- gation, arising from an assessment on the ratable estates, made by virtue of a law of the Colony, which obliges the professors of the church to pay their proportion of this assess- ment to the minister under whose care they are. We are also provided here with a decent house and two acres of land adjoining, and about as much more at a little distance. 40 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. These articles make the whole advantage of this living, which, I believe, may at the extent be estimated at ^loo sterling value. But this I find too unequal to the unavoid- able charge of a family of ten children and the expense of absolute necessities to support the reputation of the church and of my office in a place of so much resort as this ; though I endeavor at as thrifty a management of my income as pos- sible. And were it not for the dependence I have and the assistance I receive from my friends in Boston, I could not live without much difficulty or with proper decency. It appeared probable I might be under some better advantages at Hartford, and I was in hopes from the general desires of the people there joined to the opinion and advice of my brethren of the clergy and other friends for my removal, that if my life has hitherto in any degree been useful to the pur- poses of my office, I might not be less so there ; and it would have brought me sixty miles nearer Boston. But I cheerfully resign myself to the conduct of God's good providence, and fully rest in the Society's wisdom, persuaded they are the best judges what measures are most expedient for the general interests of the church, and being far from desiring any sta- tion or charge merely for my own comfort without a view of being instrumental in promoting the interest of religion and the church, and willing, for sake of this duty, to submit to the inconveniences which may be my lot. It cannot but much engage all our wishes to see a church established in a place of so much consequence as Hartford. The persons concerned in the undertaking there propose carrying on the building as they are able, though this will be but slowly. They are obliged for your mentioning to Dr. Johnson the Society's intention to recommend it to Mr. Viets, if placed at Simsbury, to take some care of them, but would, with submission, rather wish that, instead of this, they might be annexed to Middletown when that mission is again supplied; as the nearness of these two towns, their continual inter- course and united commercial interests would make it much more convenient, and of greater advantage to their design of collecting themselves into a congregation, which they hope ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 4I the Society, in the measure and manner that seem meet to their wisdom, will be pleased to favor with their patronage." Mr. Winslow was transferred to the vacant mission at Braintree, Mass., toward the close of the year.* Archbishop Seeker wrote to Dr. Johnson, " It grieves me to concur in postponing any of the new missions which you would have us establish. But, indeed, some of those which we have established already in New England and New York have so few members of our church in them, and there are so great numbers in other parts destitute of all instruction, whom we may hope to secure to our church by sending missionaries to them before other teachers get among them, I mean the new and frontier settlements, that I think we cannot avoid pre- ferring the latter. Would God we could effectually assist both." To this the doctor replied, August 10, 1763, ''I am sensible of your difficulty in making new missions, and for the reasons your grace gives, which I have often used to repress the forwardness of people to expect. And this; among other things, has abated the forwardness of Hartford, who have of late gone on but heavily. They are, however, building, and I hope will in time be a flourishing church." December 20, 1763, he wrote again to the archbishop, "It would be well Hartford (who desire it, and is but 12 miles off) should be joined with Middletown under the care of Mr. Jarvis lately gone for orders." "As to Hartford," he wrote to the Society, " the clergy think to take turns there once a month, so that they may not be quite discouraged." The records of the Rev. Roger Viets of Simsbury show various services performed by him here between 1764 and 1775. The first baptism mentioned is that of William, son of Timothy Phelps, January 16, 1764; the first marriage, that of Julius Jones to Elizabeth Dickinson, both of Hartford, December i6th, in the same year; the first administration of the Lord's Supper, March 2, 1766, in the court house, to six communicants; the first funeral with the full services of the * There is a manuscript sermon by Mr. Winslow in the library of Trinity College. He was graduated at Harvard College in 1741, and died in 1780. 42 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. church, that of William Gardner, June 9, 1766, one of the victims of the terrible explosion which occurred at the school- house while preparations were making to celebrate the repeal of the Stamp Act. The Rev. Samuel Peters, the Society's missionary at Hebron, reports. May 31, 1764, that he preaches at Hartford, Coventry, Mansfield, and Bolton, as often as he could consistently with his other avocations. The Rev. Mr., afterwards Bishop, Jarvis, of Middletown, also from time to time officiated here. The French war, like other long wars, was naturally fol- lowed by a period of financial depression. Land had been bought and stone foundations for a church had been laid, but it was found inpracticable to raise mone}^ to erect the super- structure. The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts had declined making any more missions in New England, and the churchmen here were not able to support a clergyman without assistance. Dr. Mayhew and others had vehemently attacked the conduct of the Society in encouraging the growth of the Church of England in these parts, and succeeded in stirring up much bitterness. Political disputes with the mother country arose. Men's m.inds were exasperated by the claims put forth by the British Parliament, and there were civil commotions in parts of the Colony. The Episcopal clergy counselled obedience to the law and loyalty to the crown, and exerted themselves to discourage rebellion: but by those without her pale the progress of the church was viewed with a jealous eye as dangerous to the civil and ecclesiastical liberties of the country. Under these circumstances John Keith and William Tiley on the 12th of July, 1765, executed to William Jepson a quit- claim of the land which had been purchased for the church. Dr. Jepson had advanced some part of the purchase-money and seems to have believed himself at liberty to dispose of what he had assisted to acquire; for, on the i6th of July, 1768, in consideration of ;!^ioo, he undertook to transfer by deed of warranty to Robert Sanford the land with the stone lying thereon. On the 19th of January, 1769, vSanford executed a bill of sale of the stone lying on the church lot to Samuel ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 43 Talcott, Jr., in consideration of the sum of ;Q2(). On the 8th of October in the same year, for ^i6, Sanford sold to Samuel Talcott, Jr., the northern part of the lot, containing sixteen rods or one-fifth of the land. On or about the 23d of April, 1770, Talcott entered upon the land, broke up the foundations of the church and carried away the stones, which were used for the foundation of a house which he was then building. Thereupon Thomas Burr, one of the members of the Episcopal church in the town of Hartford, and the rest of the members and brethren of said Episcopal church, brought an action of trespass against Talcott before the adjourned county court on the third Tuesday of Jime, 1770, laying their damages at ^500. The Rev. Messrs. Peters and Viets, among others, were witnesses in the case, which was decided adversely to the plaintiffs: but on appeal to the superior court they recovered, at the adjourned session on the last Tuesday of December, 1771, the sum of ^35 L. M., damages, and their costs taxed at ^^ii 5 6 L. M. Immedi- ately after this, Thomas Burr, etc., entered suits in the county court held on the fourth Tuesday of January, 1772, against Robert Sanford and Samuel Talcott, Jr., to recover seizin of the land, and upon an appeal to the superior court held on the fourth Tuesday of December, 1772, obtained a decision restoring the land to the church with nominal damages and costs,* A letter from the Rev. Ebenezer Dibblee, the wSociety's missionary at Stamford, to the secretary of the Society, dated October 8, 1770, says: "At the earnest request of the church-wardens, etc., at Hartford, eighty miles distance, I preached there on Trinity Sunday last to a numerous con- * Compare the account given by Peters in the General History of Con- necticut: In 1760, a foundation of quarry stones was laid for an Episcopal church in this town, at the Expense of near ;^3oo, on which occasion the Episcopalians had a mortifying proof that the present inhabitants inherit the spirit of their ancestors. Samuel Talcott, Esq., one of the judges of the county court, with the assistance of a mob, took away the stones, and with them built a house for his son. What added to so meritorious an action was, its being justified by the General Assembly and the Consocia- tion. 44 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. gregation (whose attention and behavior was good; the principal part being dissenters,) and baptized. They have applied for advice and assistance, being involved in a conten- tious law-suit in defence of the rights of their church, an encroachment having been made on a piece of land lately bought and sequestered to build a church upon and a beauti- ful foundation of hewn stone laid in place of the one removed. It appeared to us in Convention to be a wicked design of a powerful family, so to demolish the church there that it might never rise; and as we judged the claimant had no right, in law or equity ; and as such conduct, as we were told, was disapproved by many of the dissenters, we could not but approve of the professors of the church seeking a redress of such a sacrilegious alienation. In the meantime, to support their efforts, the Rev. Mr. Leaming preached there Sunday after convention, and the clergy in general engaged to take their turns; but we particularly recommended them to the care of the Rev. Mr. Peters." From the year 1766 to 1775, inclusive, there was held an- nually a convention of delegates from the Presbyterian Synod of New York and Philadelphia and from the Congregational Associations of Connecticut. The main object of these conventions was the preservation of the liberties of their churches, threatened, as they thought, by the attempts made by the friends of Episcopacy in the Colonies and in Great Britain for the establishment of bishops in America. To prevent their establishment the convention entered into a correspondence with the Committee of Dissenters in England, and made arrangements for ascertaining the proportion of Episcopalians and non-Episcopalians in the Colonies, as well as for collecting the charters, laws, and customs of the same so far as they respected religious liberty. The Rev. Dr. Elizur Goodrich of Durham made a report in which he esti- mated that in the year 1774, out of a population of 4,881 whites in Hartford, there were but iii Episcopalians. During the war of the Revolution it is doubtful whether any services of the church were held in Hartford, nor do we know that any parish organization was kept up. Mr. Peters, ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 45 the Society's missionary at Hebron, by his imprudence ren- dered himself so obnoxious to the Sons of Liberty that he was obliged to flee, and he took refuge in England, where he revenged himself by writing a book which he called a General History of Connecticut. Mr. Viets of Simsbury, for secreting and aiding Major Christopher French* and Ensign Joseph Moland, prisoners of war who had escaped from Hartford jail, was arrested and imprisoned, bail being refused. In January, 1777, he was brought to trial and sentenced to pay a fine of ^^20 and suf- fer a whole year's further imprisonment; but upon his petition to the General Assembly in May following, he was released from the jail and restricted to the town of Simsbury during the remainder of his sentence, and put under bonds of ;2^i,ooo. After the peace he removed to Digby, Nova Scotia, where he died in 181 i.f At Middletown, " Mr. Jarvis only read some chapters in the bible and preached a sermon in his own clothes, not daring to read the church service." Soon after the Declara- tion of Independence the clergy of Connecticut, at a conven- tion held at New Haven July 23, 1776, resolved to suspend the exercise of their ministerial functions. They could not, consistently with their views of duty and the obligations of the oath of allegiance which they had taken, omit from the liturgy the prayers for the King, and to use them was to invite almost certain destruction. On the map of Main street in the time of the Revolution, in Barber's Connecticut Historical Collections, Abraham Beach, Episcopal minister, is put down as residing on the * A part of his journal while a prisoner is printed in Vol. I of the Col- lections of the Connecticut Historical Society. fin 1800 he visited his old friends in Connecticut, where in the towns of Simsbury, Granby, Windsor, and Hartford, between June 19th and July 14th, he baptized 105 children and adults. Mr. Viets was born in Simsbury, son of John and Lois [Phelps] Viets, and uncle of Bishop Alexander Viets Griswold, whose baptism he records May 25, 1766. He was graduated at Yale College in 175S, and is said to have been a man of refined taste and a good scholar. The writer's maternal grandfather was fitted for college by him. 46 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. south corner of Sheldon street; but I find no tradition of any ministration here by him.* After the superior court had declared the conveyance from Jepson to Sanford to be invalid, the latter made application to the General Assembly as a court of chancery, which, as he states, decided that Jepson had an equitable lien upon the land for the sum of about £^6o lawful money, which ought to inure to the benefit of the said Sanford and to be paid to him by the professors of the church of England, in order to their being fully quieted in the enjoyment and possession of the land. Samuel Talcott, Jr., on the 2d of January, 1778, had reconveyed to Robert Sanford that portion of the lot which he had bought of him, and having received the jQ(>o, Robert Sanford, on the 15th of January, 1785, released by deed his claim upon the land to William Adams, Esq., Messrs. John Morgan and John Thomas, and to the rest of the asso- ciates and professors of the Episcopal church in the town of Hartford, and to their successors forever. Of those who had associated in 1762, some had died and others removed ; but the number was more than made good by those who had come from other places to reside here. A new parochial organization was effected the next year, as follows : Hartford, November 13, 1786. We the underwritten do, by these presents, associate ourselves into a Religious Society, by the style and title of the Episcopal Society of the City of Hartford, under the direction and government of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Seabury and the Episcopal clergy of the State of Connecticut. William Adams, Stacy Stackhouse, Jno. Morgan, Cotton Murray, John Thomas, Isaac Tucker, * Abraham Beach was born in Cheshire Sept. 9, 1740. He was the step-son of Dr. Jonathan Bull, and after graduation at Yale College, in 1757, went into trade and was a sutler in the army. It is said that he wrote the prospectus for the Connecticut Courant, in the earliest number of which, October 29, 1764, he advertises to exchange salt for flax seed. He was ordained deacon and priest in London in May and June, 1767, and was settled as the Society's missionary at New Brunswick in New Jersey. After the peace he was assistant minister of Trinity church, N. Y. He died in 1828. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 47 Jacob Ogden, Wm. Burr, Sain'l Cutler, Elisha Wadsworth, Thomas Hilldrup, John Avery, Jno. Jeffery, Aaron Bradley. George Burr, William Adams was chosen clerk, William Imlay and John Morgan church-wardens, Samuel Cutler, John Thomas, Jacob Ogden, and John Jeffery vestrymen. These are the oldest recorded acts of the parish. William Adams, son of William and Freelove [Arnold] Adams, was born in Milford, August i8, 1742. He studied law with Dr. Wm. Samuel Johnson and removed to Hartford, where Mr. Viets enters him as a conformist, Dec. 31, 1764. He married, Feb. 22, 1767, Sarah, daughter of William Tiley. He was a cousin of Benedict Arnold, and in the Revolution served as paymaster or as lieutenant from Jan. i, 1777, to Jan. I, 1 781, in the 4th Connecticut regiment. He was the first city clerk of Hartford, chosen June 28, 1784, and con- tinued in office till his death, June 24, 1795. His widow died Feb. 25, 1 818, aged 72. He had one son, who died an infant, and six daughters, one of whom, Abigail, born Sept. 5, 1772, baptized by Mr. Jarvis, married Horace Wadsworth ; another, Sarah, born April 6, 1785, baptized in the old court-house, died a few years since a member of the parish. William Imlay, son of John and Elizabeth Imlay, was born at Bordentown, N. J., Nov. 12, 1742. He had been in busi- ness as a merchant in New York city, and upon its evacuation by the Americans, September, 1776, "left with the rest of his friends, upon the principle of an attachment to his country." Upon the resignation of John Lawrence, he received, in November, 1780, from the General Assembly, the appoint- ment of Commissioner of the Continental Loan Office, and on the organization of the federal government was made Commissioner of Loans, holding that office at the time of his death, August 5, 1S07. Jonathan Bull was his successor. Mr. Imlay married Mary, widow of Joseph Church and daughter of Robert Nevins. Three of his sons, William H., John, and Richard, were baptized by Mr. Jarvis at Middle- 48 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. town. The former is remembered as one of the wealthiest and most enterprising- of our citizens. John died at the age of 25, the next month after the death of his father. Richard lived in Philadelphia and New York. He invented a valuable improvement in railroad carriages, but died poor. John Morgan, son of Theophilus, born at Killingworth June 27, 1753, was graduated at Yale College in 1774. He came here as early as 1781, and was a public-spirited mer- chant, connected with almost every undertaking for the pros- perity of our city in its infancy. The bridge across the Connecticut was projected by him, and on the street leading to it, opened by him and called by his name, he built what was in its day the finest block of stores in the place. His residence at the upper end of the same street was one of the handsomest here. He was warden until 1820, and to his zealous labors and liberal contributions the parish was indebted for its temporal prosperity more than to those of any other individual. He married Sally,* daughter of Capt. Samuel and Sarah [Stillman] Lancelot, of Wethersfield, and had but one child, a daughter, who married Thomas Glover of New York. Mr. Morgan's last days were spent in New York in straitened pecuniary circumstances, and he died in that city Sept. 19, 1842. His wife died June 21, 1840, aged 76. His half-brother Elias, baptized at Killingworth by Mr. Viets 20th October, 1 77 1, was also a member of this parish. f He *A cousin of Mrs. Morgan deserves to be commemorated. Mrs. Emily Phillips, daughter of Samuel and Meliscent [Riley] Stillman, was born July 14, 1779. She was married Oct. 2, 1804, by Rev. Mr. Rayner, to George T. Phillips, who died in New Orleans about 1808. She was a devoted disciple of the church, and about 1815 exchanged some letters with Judge Daggett of New Haven on the Episcopal controversy which were circulated in manuscript and won for her the title of Defender of the Faith. She died at Middletown, April 15, 1843, leaving to the parish a legacy, with which was j^urchased the paten used in the communion ser- vice, and to Trinity College most of what little she possessed. She was buried in the tomb of the Rileys in her native town. Capt. Riley, of African fame, was a relative of hers. f He was one of the proprietors of the " New Theatre " on Temple, then called Theatre street. It was opened August 3, 1795. He died in the West Indies, May 15, 18 12. . ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 49 built the house now occupied by George M. Bartholomew, on Prospect street. John Thomas was the father of the late James Thomas, Comptroller of Public Accounts from 1819 to 1830. Upon some disgust he left the church. He was buried vSept. 4, 1799, aged 66. Jacob Ogden was born at Newark, N. J., Nov. 10, 1749. His grandfather and father, both bearing the name of David, were lawyers in that place. David, the father of Jacob, married his cousin Catharine, daughter of Col. Josiah Ogden, a prominent citizen of Newark who had become an Episco- palian about 1734, on account of dissatisfaction with some proceedings of the Presbyterian church against him.* Hav- ing lost his father when about a year old, he was brought up in the Episcopal church by his mother. He married, in 1772, Jerusha, daughter of Joseph Rockwell of Colebrook. He had gone there as clerk for one vSmith, an Englishman, who had iron-works there. At the beginning of the Revolution Smith returned to England and Ogden took the works, which were accidently burned August 30, 1781, soon after which he removed to Hartford. Here he was a merchant of enterprise. He built the long wooden block on the south side of Ferry street, and for his residence the building on State street formerly known as the Exchange Hotel — burned a few years ago. He lost considerable money in connection with the building of the State House, and removed to Washington Bridge, between Milford and vStratford, where he kept a pub- lic house. In 1804 he opened in New Haven a hotel, for twenty years celebrated as the Coffee House. Mr. Ogden was a very active and social man, witty and quick at repartee. He died March 30, 1825, his wife having preceded him some thirteen years. He left several children. One son was a Congregational minister. Samuel Cutler was born in Brookfield, Mass., March 18, 1 740-1, and graduated at Harvard College 1765. He studied medicine in Edinburg, and on his return to America settled * Stearns' Historical Discourses relating to the First Presbyterian Church in Newark. 4 50 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. at Edenton, N. C, but was obliged to leave that place on account of the prejudices of the people against an establish- ment which he had opened for inoculating with the small- pox. He removed to Hartford, and here married Jennette, daughter of Capt. James Caldwell, by whom he had two sons and three daughters.* One of these daughters was the wife of Rt. Rev. Carlton Chase, Bishop of New Hampshire. About 1790 he removed to Vermont. The Episcopal church in Bellows Falls owes its foundation to him. He died in November, 182 1. Thomas Hilldrup was a watch repairer, bred to the finish- ing branch in London. He settled here about 1772. He was married to Susanna Hull of Wethersfield, January 30, 1777, by Mr. Jarvis, at Middletown, and had a son (Thomas J.) baptized by the same, September 27th of that year. He was appointed postmaster of Hartford as early as 1777,! and held the office till the close of 1794. He was buried September 21, 1795, aged 55, and his widow, November 4, 1796, aged 44-t John Jeffery came from Rhinebeck, N. Y. He married, October 28, 1766, Sarah Nichols. He at one time kept a private school for teaching reading, writing, and arithmetic, and wrote in the Treasury or Pay-Table office in Hartford. He was father of the late Anthony Jeffery. John Jeffery died November 10, 1801, aged 59, and his widow, December, 1809, aged 62. George and William Burr were sons of Thomas. The former was married by Mr. Jarvis at Middletown, March 19, 1775, to Sarah Joyce of that place. Both left children. Stacy Stackhouse was a maker of Windsor chairs. He * An infant child of Dr. Cutler was buried May 23, 1787. Two letters of Dr. Cutler are printed in Iredell's Works, ii, 127, 130, and there is reference to him on p. 444 of the same volume. fWilliam Ellery was postmaster of Hartford in 1770. :|: William Hilldrup was connected in the West India trade with Ezekiel Williams, his father's successor in the post-office. In 1801, and subsequently, he went master of the schooner Catharine, and was murdered at Nevis in 1803. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 5 1 came from New York about the beginning of the year 1786, and returned to the same State about 1795."'' Cotton Murray came here from New Hampshire. He advertises as a tailor in the Cotirant, Jan., 1774, and after- wards kept a tavern at the sign of the Globe, f just north of the church — perhaps the present St. John's Hotel. His house was the usual place for parish meetings. Cotton Murray died October 21, 1813, and his wife at the age of 55, August 15, 1798. His daughter kept a school here for forty- five years. Isaac Tucker was one of the associates in 1762. He was a blacksmith, and served as an armorer in the French war. I suppose he came from Taunton, Mass. He had only two sons, Isaac and James. Both fell "in battle nobly contend- ing in the cause of their country, — Isaac being shot dead in an instant by a cannon ball at the White Plains in A.D. 1776. James was shot through the body in the action of Sept. 19, 1777." Isaac Tucker was buried October 17, 1799, aged 82. His wife was buried September i, 1776, aged 54. Elisha Wadsworth was the father of that Elisha Wads- worth who kept a tavern at the corner of Albany avenue and Prospect Hill road, and grandfather of Sidney Wadsworth, who now lives in the same place. He died June, 1803, and his widow, Annie, died February, 1815, aged 83. John Avery advertises in the Courant oi April 10, 1786, genteel private lodgings and the best of stabling for horses, next door to John Trumbull's, Esq., nearly opposite Mr. * A license for the marriage of Stacy Stackhouse and Catharine Cal- low was issued in New York, July 15, 1775. f Samuel Mattox had formerly occupied the house. He came from New Haven, and here married, March 14, 1763, Sarah Bidwell. At his request, being a member of the Church of England, he was admitted to the First Congregational Church, in order to have his children baptized. He entered the revolutionary army in 1776 as an ensign, served as cap- tain in the Connecticut line, 1777-9, and soon after removed to Tin- mouth, Vt. In that State he held various public offices, among others, that of treasurer, from 1786 to 1800. His youngest son, John, became governor of Vermont. Samuel Mattocks died at Middlebury, Vt., about 1804, aged 65. 52 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Samuel Burr's, and also offers for sale an assortment of dry- goods and groceries, etc. Aaron Bradley came from Guilford about 1772. He was a blacksmith, and afterwards kept a tavern in Ferry street, then a more important avenue than at present. He died September 15, 1802, aged 61. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Chittenden, of Guilford, died January 21, 18 19. Several of his descendants in female lines are connected with the parish. At an adjourned society or parish meeting held at Mr. Cot- ton Murray's, November 20, 1786, it was voted that a commit- tee be appointed and chosen for the purpose of getting a sub- scription paper and procuring signers to the same, either in money, labor, or any specific articles, payable to them for the purpose of building "an Episcopal church in this city. The original subscription paper, dated November 28, 1786, is on file among the parish papers, headed with a sub- scription by John Morgan for ^z^, Jacob Ogden ^24, John Thomas £,20. 10s., Samuel Cutler ^10, all payable in materials for building. Money was extremely scarce at this time, and trade was carried on to a great extent by barter. Most of the subscriptions were payable in materials for building, labor, or West India goods. As specimens of some of them: Major John Cadwell subscribed ^{^lo in pure spirit, John Chenevard one hogshead of molasses, no gallons, Barnabas Dean ^10 in materials for building or in rum, Noah Webster, Jr., ^3, which he paid in seven dozen spell- ing-books. There was quite a number of subscribers who were not Episcopalians, and the whole amount raised was a little more than £z°°- In March, 1792, John Morgan and Jacob Ogden agreed with Ebenezer Clark, joiner, to inclose the church in every particular that belongs to joiner's work, except the window frames and sashes, and to set the glass ; all to be done in a workmanlike manner, he being found the materials. He was to finish the work by the 24th of November then next, for which he was to receive the sum of ^90, and to take his ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 53 pay in West India goods, so far as the subscriptions were payable in said goods, and the rest in cash, and what joiner's work was subscribed towards the church he was to allow for. There was no formal laying of a corner-stone, but there is a tradition that when sundry were gathered to see the com- mencement of the work, Prince Brewster, the mason, a mem- ber of the parish, said, " I lay this stone for the foundation of an Episcopal church, and vSam Talcott and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."* The frame was raised in June, 1792, and there is on file a bill for nine gallons of rum, which was probably expended on that occasion. The size of the building was ninety feet in length by forty-four in breadth. The steeple fell while the work was in progress. The church was still uncompleted in 1795, ^^^ ^o finish it, in June of that year there was another subscription, amount- ing to $575. A great part of the original lot was sold about this time and the proceeds applied to the same purpose. The regular records of the parish commence in 1795, but for several years they are quite meagre. At an adjourned parish meeting held July 10, 1795, it was voted that the society will allow Mr. Calvin Whiting, for his services for six months as a candidate for the ministry, fifty pounds lawful money and his board. The time to commence from the first of June, 1795. Mr. Whiting was the posthumous son of Jonathan Whit- ing, born at Needham, Mass., March 4, 1771, and graduated at Harvard College in 1791. After leaving college he taught school at Roxbury, Mass., for a year and a half, when he became a student in divinity. In Hartford, besides reading prayers and sermons in the church, he kept a small school for boys in a chamber of the building next south of this church, taken down in the summer of 1875. The names of his fifteen pupils are found on a paper among the parish files. In September he was seized with the dysentery, then epidemic here, and after languishing for six weeks, expired * See this story told by Bishop Chase in T/te Motto Nov. 10, 1851, p. 131- 54 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. on Saturday, October 17th, and was buried on the following Monday in the ancient burying-ground, where his grave- stone is to be seen.* A funeral sermon was preached in the Congregational Church at Needham by the pastor there,f in which he is spoken of with great respect and esteem, and the newspapers of the time concur in representing him as a young man of amiable manners, a sincere Christian, and an acceptable preacher.^ What efforts were made during the next year to procure a clergyinan, the parish records do not disclose. § At this * In memory of CALVIN WHITING Candidate for the Ministry. of Needham Mass. who died Oct. 16 A.D. 1795. aged 24 years. f A sermon occasioned by the death of Calvin Whiting, A.M., of Needham, who died at Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, October 17, 1795. aet. 25. Delivered at Needham the Lord's day after his inter- ment, by Stephen Palmer, A.M., pastor of a church in Needham. Bos- ton, 1795, 8vo, pp. 19. :j:The employment of lay preachers, or preaching candidates, was an abuse against which Bishop Jarvis protested in his address to the Dio- cesan Convention, in June, 1807. § Another Association, entered into at this time, supplies us with addi- tional names of parishioners: Whereas sundry of the subscribei's and other persons in the city of Hartford have formed themselves into a Religious Society by the stile and title of the Episcopal Society of the City of Hartford under the di- rection and government of the Right Reverend Bishop of Episcopal Clergy, and constituted themselves and become a society for the above purposes. We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to join and associate ourselves into said society, and further to be governed in all meetings by the rules and regulations pointed out by the Legislature of this State for the gov- erning and regulating rcHgious societies. Hartford, Sept. 15, 1796. Wm. Imlay, Thomas Sanford, Jr., John McCrackan, Jno. Moi-gan, Horace Church, Selden Chapman, Wm. Burr, James Bull, James Ward, ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 55 time the number of clergy in the diocese was considerably- less than that of the parishes. March 4, 1797, Mr. John Morgan and Mr. William Imlay were appointed a committee to make in behalf of this church an offer to the Rev. Ashbel Baldwin of Stratford of a salary of five hundred dollars per annum as minister of the parish. Mr. Baldwin declined the call, regarding the salary as insufficient to support his family. The wardens and vestry were authorized, Dec. 14, 1799, to hire a clergyman to officiate for such time, not ex- ceeding three months at any time, until a suitable person should be found whom the church could agree to settle. The vestry were desired, Jan. 28, 1801, to appoint a commit- tee to write or send to the Rev. Ammi Rogers of Ballstown, N. Y., to see whether he would officiate here; but the parish was happily spared the disgrace of having that unworthy person for its first rector. On the 12th of July, 1801, it was voted that the Rev. Menzies Rayner of Elizabethtown, N. J., be requested to take charge of the church, at a salary of six hundred dollars a year, to commence from the 20th of August then next — an invitation which was accepted; and thus, after struggling for nearly forty years, the parish became completely organized. When the church was first opened for divine service the records do not inform us, but it was probably some time in 1795. Before it was ready for occupation services were held in the old wooden State-house. It was consecrated on the nth of November, 1801 — a very rainy day. The Courant of the i6th gives the following account of the exercises: "On Wednesday last the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese of the Jacob Ogden, Michael Olcott, Sam. P. Jones, Aaron Bradley, John McKnight, Francis Pratt, James Cook, Spencer Whiting, Joseph Utley, George Burr, John Lee, Joseph Wadsvvorth, William Wetmore, John Indicott, Roger Wadsworth, Cotton Murray, Francis Brown, John Cook, Prince Brewster, Jno. Jeflfery, James Wadsworth. Elias Morgan, Theodore Hopkins, P. Sanford, Aaron Hosford, 56 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. State of Connecticut * assembled in this city at the house of the Rev. Menzies Rayner, and went in procession to Christ's Church, and the same was consecrated to the worship of Almighty God by the Right Rev. Abraham Jarvis, D.D., Bishop of this State. The Rev. Mr. Seabury performed the morning service; the Rev. Mr. Burhans read the deed of consecration;! the Rev. Mr. Rayner was inducted into the cure of said church by the Rev. Mr. Shelton, according to the rites of the Protestant Episcopal Church of this State; J the Rev. Mr. Baldwin delivered a discourse well adapted to the occasion from the 2 Chronicles, vii chap., from the 12th to the 17th. The solemnity of the performances was highly gratifying, manifested by a decent audience, considering the inclemency of the day. The music was well performed, with the assistance of the organ, under the direction of Mr. Elias Morgan. The whole concluded with the administration of the Holy Eucharist." Mr. Jacob Ogden had been engaged to furnish a dinner for the clergy, for which his bill was ^4 13^-. The church was of wood, and the handsomest then in the place. When it was erected it is believed that there were less than a dozen brick buildings in Hartford. It had a steeple adorned with four urns and surmounted with a spire. It contained on the ground floor eight square pews on the north and south sides, respectively, and twenty-six * Besides Bishop Jarvis, were present Rev. Dr. Bowden, Rev. Messrs. Fogg, Tyler, Shelton, Baldwin, Prindle, Seabury, Marsh, Burhans, Gris- wold, afterwards Bishop of the Eastern Diocese, Rayner, Butler, War- ner, E. Rogers, Jones. f The instrument of dedication was presented to the Bishop by John Morgan, church warden. The deed of consecration, signed Abraham Bp. Connect., is on file. if In 1799, the diocesan convention desired Dr. Wni. Smith "to pre- pare an Office for inducting and recognizing Clergymen into vacant Parishes." He complied, and the office was adopted by the bishop and clergy in convocation the next year, and this is supposed to have been the first occasion of its use thereafter, but it had been used in Newtown and Ripton, December, 1799, and January, 1800. Beardsley's W. S. Johnson, 161-2. The office was adopted by the diocesan and general conventions in 1804. life 5 1^: ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 57 slips. One of these pews had a canopy over it, and was called the Governor's pew.* There was a like dignified pew in the First Congregational Church, for the legislature sat here in May, annually, and as facilities for traveling were not so great as at present, most of the members remained in Hartford during the whole time of the session. How- ever, there was no Episcopal Governor or Deput}^ Governor to occupy this pew until 181 6, when Jonathan Ingersoll was elected to the latter office. There were galleries sup- ported by square Ionic pillars. The windows were round arched. There was but one doorway, which was in the centre of the steeple, and this was ornamented with some carved work. The organ was the first in Hartford, and for several years the only one in this part of the State. It was built by George Catlin, at his shop lately standing near the first milestone on the Windsor road. It was but a small affair, not more than five or six feet wide. On the front was a large spread eagle, through the shield on whose breast the pipes appeared. The vestry agreed to pay Mr. Catlin two dollars a week for the use of the organ, on condition that he provided an organist to play on the same to their acceptance on each whole Sunday and on public days. Mr. Ely Roberts was also hired to instruct a singing-school. Parish officers were chosen in October, 1801, and there seems to have been no renewing of the choice until Easter Monday, 1803. William Wellerf was present as a lay dele- gate at the diocesan convention in 1802, but there is no entry of any appointment on the parish records. With the foregoing exception, the parish was unrepresented by a lay- man until the convention held in Hartford in June, 1S12, although delegates were appointed in 1803, 1808, and 1809, The usual mode of supporting ecclesiastical societies was by taxation; but as it was thought unadvisable to resort to *This continued until the pews were altered into slips in 1822. f William Weller, Lancellot Place, Rainbow Mills, in iSoi, advertises that he pays cash for grain. Later advertisements, in 1S03-4, by not specifying any other place imply that he resided in Hartford. 58 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. this if it could be avoided, the sittings were rented, and as the receipts from this source did not pay the yearly expense, a contribution was taken up on every Sunday and other days when services were held. The treasurer's book shows the amounts received on each occasion from October, 1801, to March, 1818, when the practice was discontinued. At Mr. Rayner's desire, the collections were intermitted in 1805, 1806, 1807, and 1808. The sums gathered were* but small. On the 4th of October, 1801, the amount was $5.15; on the nth, $4.14; on the i8th, $4.39, and on the 25th, $4.63; on the second Sunday in March, 1818, $3.22; on the third, $2.38; and the whole received during the year 1817-18 was $121.15. To meet deficits subscriptions were made in 1802, 1807, and 1808. The first parish tax was laid in 1809, to raise the sum of $400. These subscriptions and the tax lists are entered in full on the records, and enable us to learn who composed the parish at the respective dates. In 1807* an endowment fund was begun; for the support of the church depended upon a very few individuals, most of the parishioners being blessed with but little wealth. Four hundred and forty-five dollars were raised by Mr. Morgan in New York city, to which was added the proceeds of a small piece of land sold, and other donations, bringing the sum up to eight hundred dollars. This was invested in stock of the Hartford Bank in pursuance of a vote passed December 7, 1807, which provided "that no part of the principal or inter- est ... be applied to any purposes of this parish, save only to establish a Fund: And whenever the principal and interest accumulating therefrom shall amount, with any other sums given or subscribed thereto, to a capital the annual * The annual meetings of the parish had been held somewhat irreg- ularly and at different seasons of the year. Being advised that their proceedings in strictness of law were invalid in consequence of the time for the annual meeting not having been fixed by vote, upon the petition of John Morgan in behalf of the parish the General Assembly, in Octo- ber, 1807, authorized a meeting to be held to confirm the doings of former meetings; which meeting was held December 7th, and it was then voted that Easter Monday thereafter, annually, should be the day for holding a parish meeting for the choice of officers, etc. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 59 income of which shall be Five hundred dollars, then the interest accruing may be applied to the support of a clergy- man in this parish, a parish school, or such other purposes for the support of this episcopal parish as the wardens and vestry may think proper. The wardens and clerk were appointed a committee to take care of the fund. In 1810, the parish adopted a constitution for the future management of the fund, in which the vote of 1807 was declared irrevo- cable, and very careful provisions were made for its safe- keeping and administration according to the intent of its institution. It was provided that "the Bishop shall in all cases have, and is hereby invested with a power over the doings of the parish in relation to this fund, which doings shall not be valid excepting they have the Bishop's concur- rence and approbation." The General Assembly in May, 1829, incorporated the wardens and vestry by the name of the Trustees of the Epis- copal Church Fund, authorizing them to hold property to an amount not exceeding $10,000. The fund had been carefully and well managed by Charles Sigourney, a man of excellent judgment and the most scru- pulous accuracy and integrity, and in 1830 consisted of eighty-five shares of stock in the Phoenix Bank, of which the par value was $8,500. Pursuant to a vote of the vestr)^ February 27th, of that year, the money was withdrawn from the bank and invested in scrip issued by the parish for the purpose of building the present church edifice. This step was vainly opposed by Mr. Sigourney, who foresaw, what the event proved, that the fund would vanish. When the scrip became due, in 1837, a parish meeting, held April loth, authorized the wardens and vestry to continue the loan for a further term, not exceeding ten years, and to cause new scrip to issue. The rents of the pews were pledged as security for the payment of the interest, subject, however, to a prior lien for the payment of the interest on $20,000 borrowed of cer- tain individuals. At a vestry meeting, October 2, 1847, Cyprian Nichols was appointed to investigate the condition of the "old church fund," and at the next meeting he was 6o CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. appointed a committee to receive the scrip belonging to it, then in the hands of Samuel H. Huntington. It seems that Mr. Nichols did not get it; for September 14, 1850, Zepha- niah Preston was authorized to receive the scrip from Mr. Huntington and deposit it in the Phoenix Bank for safe keep- ing, where it is now supposed to be; and this is the latest entry concerning the Episcopal Church Fund to be found on our records. In 1809, the rector of this parish was constituted a mem- ber of the Hartford Library Company, and his successors continue to enjoy the privileges of the Hartford Library, into which, by the name of the Hartford Young Men's Institute, the Hartford Library Company was merged in 1839, after an existence of about sixty-five years. Mr. Rayner resigned the rectorship October 14, 181 1, and took charge of St. Paul's Church, Huntington, in Fairfield county, where he remained for about sixteen years. There had been dissatisfaction with him on the part of some mem- bers of the parish, who thought that he lacked that dignity and propriety of conduct which become a clergyman. It seems also that some did not then regard his teachings as quite orthodox. Mr. Rayner was born in South Hempstead, L. I., Nov. 23, 1770. He did not receive a collegiate education, but at the age of twenty was ordained a Methodist preacher by Bishop Asbury, at Lynn, Mass. Having conformed to the church, he was ordained in New York by the Rt. Rev. Bishop Provoost, and was settled over the parish of St. Johns, Elizabethtown, N, J., for about six years before he was called to Hartford. He was an active man in the diocese, an able controversialist, and in many respects a good pastor. He preached the convention sermons in 1805 and 1815. Several of his sermons preached while rector here were printed.* In 1807, to assist in sup- * He published while rector: Christ's Mission. Hartford, 1806. [Having mislaid this sermon, I cannot now give a fuller account of it.] A sermon delivered in the parish of Orford, town of East Hartford, I.E.^IE cIDlFMFr?0. lBi]>rj> frV//ffi/ai' //so Tr~^ \^iy a D A//.6k/w/S//7^ ■fos. Om/w/Ji //-f lUhmm- /.'/^ AV.f/ Mv/r/ffw/ /J'f \^Mafr/^mm CAfis. S/0//rm' d^" 'Ih/Ml/h///a//S/6"!^ Josf/i// r//rv Z^''' fim.Hf//MJi ^^ J)naffa/nsei-9^^ \ ] M//M//Z./mfs //'*' Smi.fl/'Mt /^^ 0'/?n^/t . Vu/f^/sO'^.^ I/fi-^Avfi/r/Ml 6' MS/mr/fJ''' D JmMf^tvi 4^ J/rS/fuM //-^ D □ 0) Kfwx '/'/fafLM IM/./M/ H'mJJkmr Mmf/iW. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 6l porting himself, he taught the north district school. In 1827 he resigned the ministry of the Episcopal church, and Sep- tember 25th of that year was called to the Universalist church in this city, where he remained until August, 1831, after which he was settled in Portland, Me. In a letter to Rev. Hosea Ballon, dated Hartford, Feb. 5, 1828, after stating that he had been for soine time persuaded of the truth of the Universalist doctrine and for several years had taught nothing contrary thereto, he says : " In whatever light my principles and proceedings may be viewed by my brethren of the Epis- copal church, I shall still cherish for them sentiments of respect and Christian charity, and especially the uniform candor and kindness with which I have been treated by the excellent Bishop of this diocese merit the acknowledgment of my gratitude and esteem."* Mr. Rayner died in New York, November 22, 1850. In his report to the convention in 181 2, he gave the follow- ing statistics of this parish : Families about 80, 12 or 14 of which live in Windsor and East Windsor. f Baptisms in 1802, 17; 1803, 20; 1804, 17; 1805, 15; 1806, 20; 1807, 12; 1808, 17; 1809, 19; 1810, 20. Marriages, 1802, 4; 1803, i; 1804, 3; 1805, 5; 1806, 8; 1807, 7; 1808, 10; 1809, 14; and 1810, 16. Number of communicants in 1801, 6; in 1811, 34. From the bishop's addresses we learn that there were 58 confirmed here in 1808, and 62 in 181 1. May 18, 1S06. Published by request. Hartford, printed by Lincoln & Gleason, 1806, pp. 15. A charity sermon delivered in the North Presbyterian meeting-house in Hartford on Lord's day evening, September 15, iSii, at the request of the Female Beneficent Society. Hartford, Charles Hosmer printer, 1811, pp. 16. While he was L^niversalist minister at Hartford, he pi-inted on a half letter sheet, with the title "The Dunning Letter," some good-natured verses addressed to the wardens and vestry during his rectorship, asking for payment of arrears of his salary. * Whittemore's Life of Ballou, ii, 360. In his letter to the Bishop, Oct. 9, 1827 (Beardsley's Hist, of the Church in Conn., ii, 453), he writes: " I shall still humbly claim to be considered as a member of the church, entitled to all its common privileges." f Rev. Ezra Stiles reckons that in 1762 there were perhaps five or six families of Episcopalians in Windsor. 62 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The Rev. Philander Chase had recently returned to the North from New Orleans, where he was the first settled Protestant clergyman, and fixing his residence at Cheshire had placed his sons at the Episcopal Academy there. He began to preach in Hartford on Sunday, October 27, 181 1. On the loth of December in that year, the parish voted unanimously that the vestry should make proposals to him to take charge of the parish as their minister, at a salary of eight hundred dollars a year. Mr. Chase accepted the office, with the stipulation that after two years his salary should be one thousand dollars per annum. He was instituted June 23, 181 2. The sermon on the occasion was by the Rev. Henry Whitlock of New Haven, on i Tim. iii, 15, 16, and was printed. On the same day the first ordination here to the diaconate was held — that of the Rev. Birdsey G. Noble, soon after settled at Middletown — and on the next, the first diocesan convention which ever met in this city. The church had no bell. When Hartford was settled the immigrants brought with them from Newtown, now Cam- bridge, a bell which I suppose was the first in New England. The Second or South Ecclesiastical Society had a bell by the will of William Stanley, who died in December, 1786. There was a third bell on the grammar school. These were all which were then in Hartford. In the parish accounts is an entry of twenty-five cents paid, in 1802, to Mr. Burkett, sexton of the North, now Centre, Church, for ringing the bell on Christmas and New Year's Day. When the old meeting-house of the first society was taken down in Decem- ber, 1805, the bell and clock which had been in its steeple were removed, until their new edifice should be completed, to the steeple of Christ Church. The clock was the only public one in the city.* To defray the expense of this * A clock, to strike the hour by day and by night, was procured by pub- He subscription in 1752. I have been told that the date was painted on the dial. Within my remembrance the old works were in the steeple of the Centre church, and perhaps they are still there. It is claimed that Guilford had the first public clock in the colony, as well as the first steeple, about 1726. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 63 removal and of some necessary alterations in the steeple, a subscription was made among- the inhabitants of the north- ern part of the city. Papers on file show that the money was raised in very small sums. In the latter part of the year 181 1, steps were taken toward procuring a bell. After some negotiations with the committee of the First Ecclesiastical Society, which was willing to dispose of its old bell and pro- cure one of larger size, one was cast for the parish by Ward & Bartholomew,* which weighed seven hundred pounds and costs fifty cents a pound. Sundry persons not members of the parish subscribed towards it. After the tower of this church was completed, nearly forty years ago, this bell, not being thought heavy enough, was sold for $193 to the church in Hitchcocksville. A new organ was procured in 181 2, built by Catlin & Bacon in this city, at a cost of $500, as by contract ; but some additions were made, which brought the price up to $511.52. For the old instrument $150 was allowed, and the remainder was raised by subscription. The organ was con- siderably enlarged in 181 7. A parish library was begun in 181 2. Messrs. T. & J. Swords of New York, well-known church booksellers, sent on consignment a number of Bibles, prayer-books, and other religious books particularly illustrative of the ordinances and doctrines of the Protestant Episcopal Church. A parish * Church bells were cast in Hartford at least as early as 17S7, by Jesse Goodyear and Enos Doolittle. Goodj-car, in an advertisement, says that he had cast bells weighing 2,400 pounds. Doolittle and his son cast many bells for Ward & Bartholomew, and continued in the business until about 1841. Ward & Bartholomew were goldsmiths and coppersmiths. The silver bowl formerly used for baptismal purposes (which disappeared in 1879), was presented by Mr. Bartholomew, as was also the arm-chair formerly used for the bishop's chair. He died in April, 1830, and was the first per- son buried from the new church. Until within a few years it was the custom to ring Christ Church bell at noon, and the bells of the Centre and South at nine o'clock in the evening. When, in 1816 and 1867, the funerals of Rev. Dr. Strong and his suc- cessor, Rev. Dr. Hawes, passed Christ Church, the bell was tolled. 64 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. meeting, March 30, 181 2, authorized the vestry to receive these with others thereafter to be consigned, to keep them in some suitable place and use their influence to promote their sale ; * and it was voted that the commission allowed should be invested in books suitable for a parish library, of which the rector, wardens, and vestry were appointed man- agers and directors, and they were also requested to solicit donations for the library. Thomas Glover, son-in-law of John Morgan, was the -first librarian, and was succeeded by Seth Whiting at Easter, 1813, and by William DeWitt in 1 815, when it was ordered that the library should be opened every Saturday afternoon. The arrangement with the Messrs. Swords continued some six years. Papers and accounts on file show what books were sent and sold. A list of donors and donations to the parish library in i8i8 is inserted at length in the parish records. Rules and regula- tions for the use of the library were adopted in 1820, which the rector was requested to read from the desk. In 1832-3, a subscription was made for the benefit of the library, since which time but few books have been added to it — the estab- lishment of the college and other public libraries in this city, and the greater ease with which church books can now be procured, having in some measure superseded the necessity for a parish library. Chimneys were built and the church first warmed in the winter of 18 15-16. Stoves were also introduced into the Center Church the same winter. Bishop Chase's Reminiscences afford but few incidents of his life in this city. He says, "I returned to the Northern States, and in the fall of 181 1 was, with uncommon felicity to myself, fixed as rector of Christ Church, Hartford, Con- necticut. My residence in this city continued till 181 7. During this period the number of the faithful greatly increased ; the attendants at the Lord's Table, from a very * Rev. Mr. Rayner kept church books on sale, as appears by an advertisement of his in August, 1808. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 65 few, became a great number. I rejoiced to see the blessed effects of the gospel of peace and the many examples of a faithful and holy life. In the bosom of an enlightened society, softened by the hand of urbanity and gentleness, my enjoyments, crowned with abundance of temporal blessings, were as numerous and refined as fall to the lot of man. Of the time I spent in this lovely city I can never speak in ordinary terms. It is to my remembrance as a dream of more than terrestrial delight. Of its sweets I tasted for awhile and thought myself happy."* There is an anecdote told in Samuel G. Goodrich's (Peter Parley) Recollections,\ that Mr. Chase declined to pray before the Hartford Convention in 18 14-15, on the ground that he knew no form of prayer for rebellion ; but this cannot be authentic, whatever his political sympathies may have been, for the journals of that body show that he did open several sessions with prayer. Bishop Jarvis died May 3, 1813. Several unsuccessful efforts were made to fill the Episcopate. Some of the friends of Mr. Chase desired his election. In 1816, the convention requested Bishop Hobart of New York to take charge of this diocese, an invitation which he accepted in October of that year. On the 12th of February, 181 7, Mr. Chase addressed a letter to the wardens and vestry, requesting them to join with him in procuring a canonical dissolution of his connection with the parish. Diocesan and not parochial relations, he said, induced him to take this step. To the Standing Committee of the diocese he wrote, " The reasons which have led me to this determination are not founded on any disagreement with the people of whom I have had the parochial charge. On the contrary, I take this opportunity to testify my entire satisfaction with them as a parish and * He published, while rector, A Sermon preached at the commence- ment of the year, to the young people of Christ Church, Hartford, and presented unto them by their affectionate Pastor. Hartford, Hale & Hosmer, 1814, i2mo, pp. 21. t Vol. ii, p. 53. 5 66 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. my gratitude for the many kindnesses I have received from them as individuals. My reasons for leaving them are couched in this one sentence : I am persuaded that I can be more useful to the church of Christ and more happy in my own person elsewhere than in the diocese of Connecticut." He preached his farewell sermon March 2, 181 7. After a brief period of lay-reading, the name of Jonathan M. Wainwright, instructor of rhetoric in Harvard College, at which institution he was graduated in 181 2, was suggested. He preached his first sermon here April 20, 181 7, having been, on the Sunday before, at Providence, admitted to the diaconate by Bishop Griswold. At a vestry-meeting. May 28, 1 81 7, the wardens (John Morgan and Michael Olcott) and Mr. Sigourney were appointed a committee to wait on Rev. Mr. Wainwright, to converse with him respecting his disposi- tion to settle in this parish, and make report to the next vestry-meeting. He was ordained priest in Hartford, on Saturday, August 16, 181 7, by Bishop Hobart, who on the next day confirmed twenty-two, but he was not regularly settled by the parish until October 18, 181 7, when his salary was fixed at $1,000 a year. He was instituted or inducted rector by Bishop Hobart on Friday, May 29, 181 8. The new rector was an accomplished gentleman, of a genial disposition and winning manners, and was quite popular with the young men of the city.* * " About this period — that is, in 1819 — " says S. G. Goodrich in his Recollections of a Lifetime, " I was one of a literary club, of which J. M. Wainwright, Isaac Toucey, William L. Stone, Jonathan Law, S. H. Huntington, and others were members. ... I published three or four numbers of a small work entitled 'The Round Table,' the articles of which were written by different members of the club." This publication, with others to which it gave rise, are all now extremely rare. They were: The Round Table: by George Bickerstaffe, and others. i6mo, pp. 72, in three numbers. No. i, Hartford, August 23, 1819 — No. 3, March i, 1820. The Square Table, or the Meditations of Four Secluded Maidens seated around it. i6mo, pp. 34, in 2 Nos. No. i, undated — No. 2, ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 6^ Sunday-schools were established in 1818. A society was formed, called the Hartford vSunday-School Society,* the object of which was stated to be " to communicate religious instruction to those who shall attend its schools, and to teach the rudiments of learning so far as may be necessary for the attainment of religious knowledge." At a meeting of the board of managers, May 12, 181 8, the committee appointed for the organization and management of the schools, consisting of the Rev. Messrs. Wainwright, Hawes, and Cushman, and Messrs. S. Terry and J. R. Wood- bridge, reported the following, which was accepted : " That all the subjects for instruction in the Sunda)^- school be collected at the North Conference Room on Sunday, the 24th of May instant, at 4 o'clock, p.m. " That they then be divided into four different schools, and be numbered. That they meet at the following places : No. I, at the North Conference Room. No. 2, at the Epis- copal Church. No. 3, at the Baptist Meeting House, and No. 4, at the South Chapel. " That they meet on the morning of each sabbath at nine o'clock, and in the afternoon at half-past one o'clock, and that the exercises of each day be commenced with prayer. " That there be one siiperintendent to each school, whose duty it shall be, to admit all the scholars and register their names and ages, to class them, to govern the school and keep order, to assign to the teachers their tasks, and gen- November, 1 8 19. Mrs. Sigourney was the author or leading contributor to this. It is referred to in her Letters of Life, p. 326. The Stand: By a Society of Young Men. i6mo, pp. 74, in 7 Nos. No. I, December 18, 1819 — No. 7, August 14, 1820. This was the pro- duction of a set of men younger than the contributors to the Round Table. The Candle, or an Answer to the Stand. January 27, 1820. i6mo, pp. 8. The Extinguisher : By Donald Doughhead, the Printer's Devil. March, 1820. i6mo, pp. 7. *In 1858, the late Zephaniah Preston published a pamphlet entitled Statistics of the Hartford Sunday-School Society, organized May 5, 1818. Compiled from the Records. i2mo, pp. 23. 68 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. erally to regulate and superintend the school, and to report to the board monthly. " That there be two visitors to each school, whose duty it shall be to visit their respective schools on the sabbath next preceding the monthly meeting of the Board, and at such other times as they think lit, and report monthly to this Board. " The superintendents, in all their duties respecting the schools, to be regulated by this Board." James M. Goodwin was appointed superintendent of the School No. 2, and John Morgan and Charles Sigourney visitors. The teachers were : Miss Maria Nichols, Mr. Zephaniah Preston, Miss Betsey Canfield, Mr. Charles Brainard, Miss Esther M. Bull,* Mr. George Beach, Miss Sally Adams, Mr. Joseph Wheeler, Miss Cornelia Warner, Mr. Hezekiah Seymour, Mr. James A. Canfield. The schools were commenced in April and closed in Octo- ber of each year. After about three years it was thought best that the labors of the Society should cease, and that each parish should manage its own schools, Mr. Goodwin remained superintendent for the first four years, and Mr. Allen C. Morgan the fifth year. The whole number of scholars registered in this school was 141 in 1818; boys 66, girls 75. In 1819, boys 61, girls 81, total 142; new scholars 38. In 1820, boys 44, girls 75, total 119 ; new scholars 8. In 1821, boys 79, girls 102, total 181 ; new scholars 102. In 1822, boys 82, girls 74, total 156 ; new scholars 42. The year 181 7 saw a political revolution in Connecticut, and the way was prepared for the adoption of the Constitu- tion, by which the ancient ecclesiastical establishment of the State was overthrown and all denominations were placed on The only survivor in 1879. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 69 an equal footing. The annual Election Sermon, which had always been preached by a minister of the standing order, was delivered in 1818 by an Episcopalian — Harr}- Croswell, of New Haven — before the General Assembl}^, in the Centre Church in this city.* The Rev. Thomas C. Brownell was elected Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut by the Convention held in New Haven, June 2 and 3, 1819. At a vestry-meeting held June 20th, the rector stated some of the advantages which would result to the parish in having their bishop located here; and, that so desirable an event might be secured, he proposed that the wardens and vestry should consider and determine what they could do in a pecuniary way to effect it. He stated that the Bishop's Fund, as it then stood, would not yield over eleven or twelve hundred dollars a year, and proposed, with the approbation of the vestry, relinquishing in favor of the bishop $400 of his salary, and proposed to remunerate himself by his services in the academy which he contemplated establishing,! or from occasional services in the neighboring parishes. He expected, in case both these failed, that the vestry would pledge themselves to make good the deficiency. The rector was authorized to offer to the bishop-elect, through the committee appointed by the con- vention, a sum equal to the deficiency of the bishop's fund to pay $1,500, for four years, which sum should not exceed $400 a year, on condition of his residing in this place. Dr. Brownell accepted the Episcopate June 24th ; in Sep- tember the vestry appointed a committee to facilitate the removal of his furniture from New York to this city, and his consecration took place at New Haven, October 27, 1819. On the 9th of December, 181 9, Mr. Wainwright communi- * Bishop Brownell preached the Election Sermon in 1S22, and Mr. Wheaton in 1828. These were all the Episcopal preachers. The custom of having an election sermon was discontinued in 1830. f The legislature, at the May session, 1819, incorporated The Hartford Academy. The corporators were John T. Peters, John Morgan, Samuel Tudor, Jr., Charles Sigourney, William H. Imlay, Roswell Bartholomew, Jeremy Hoadley, Jonathan M. Wainwright, Isaac Perkins, Griffin Sted- man — aU members of this parish. JO CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. cated to the wardens and vestry that he had been invited to become an assistant minister of Trinity Church, New York — the position lately occupied by Bishop Brownell — and had concluded to request the parish to unite with him in procur- ing from the bishop a canonical dissolution of their connec- tion. The parish acquiesced in the request of their rector and, in the event of the expected dissolution, authorized the wardens and vestry to request the Rt. Rev. Bishop of the Diocese to accept the rectorship. Bishop Brownell accepted the charge, December i8, 1819, on condition that a suitable assistant rector should forthwith be appointed, and that he would himself perform the public services and preach one-fourth part of the time at Hartford, and one other fourth part in an out-parish to be connected with this, and that he should receive for these services from the parish of Hartford $500 per annum, but that, on account of his frequent absences, other ministerial duties must devolve upon the assistant rector. This was agreed to by the parish, January 5, 1820, and the Rev. Nathaniel S. Wheaton was invited to become assistant rector, with a salary of $900.* An agreement was entered into to supply the parish of St. John's, Warehouse Point,f with public services and preaching one-half of the time, to wit, with the services of Bishop Brownell, rector of Christ Church, one-quarter of the time, and with the services of the assistant rector one-quarter of the time. Four gentlemen of St. John's guaranteed the payment of $400 to the treasurer of the parish at Hartford as compensation therefor. About this time the custom of having a clerk, to lead the congregation in their responses, to give out the metrical psalms and hymns, and to read public notices, was discon- tinued. The clerk was accustomed to sit in a little box on one side of the desk. Bishop Brownell tendered his resignation of the rectorship * He came March 4, 1S20. f This was an offshoot of Christ Church, and organized by Mr. Ray- ner in 1 801-4. irJH:.;\i^^E (IDIEMEW^. IS^^ I .I. 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S'm'Mi^S/S'!^ TJm./Jmi :^2^ U:HuUfd:^/-JO h'dJ'Tarymm /i/f'MUW^/'" JmrsAhsf //'*' J(//A/f//J^_^/7^ /.Xpem'rJr/4^ JmH7M /^''f 7ik./yd //J'^ li'fWmt'S Hf4m's ll""/,'./,>/mvii ./'^ AMi'' Fl/f// d'^" y.C/JkhM/i J '!" ! rFfvFm// ■)^ .// r r/u/n/i A"^\ S'J.y/sim// ) *' (fif /iri/^eitf.f ii/r f/.f /t>//<.'ii:r 2 3 4 a>\FmJm/r///:^^ /sanr7(x/(r'v 0^ jMr7UTs //^ aaiJ'Jft/ls 72^ 7)u^la'7iurk74<^ S.O'nsmld' /'Jfo Jo/ui/'iiss m'I7^i/h- ■i'4'*' .lfn:(7,mrm/ii7// ■'/"" ('/imSmwi/cn- -Ff KIIM^/cd^ 7:m/^u ^^'f JmMJhjrm'J^^ aha^^^a^ ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 7 1 in a letter to the wardens and vestry, November ii, 1820, "The establishment of the General Theological Seminary" at New Haven, he wrote, "has called upon me, by the duty which I owe to the church at large, to be near it during its infant state, that I may be the better able to render it such support and assistance as may not be incompatible with my paramount duties to the diocese. . . . As, however, the arrangement made with the parish of East Windsor does not expire till February next, I shall continue my services to both congregations as heretofore (either personally or by a substitute) until that time, unless some other more satisfac- tory arrangement should be made." The treasurer's book shows that his salary was paid to the last day of December, At the annual parish meeting, Easter Monday, April 23, 1 82 1, the Rev. Nathaniel S. Wheaton was unanimously invited to accept the rectorship, with a salary of $1,000. He signified his assent on the 5th of June following. Mr. Wheaton was a native of New Preston in Litchfield county. He had been admitted to the diaconate and priest- hood by Bishop Kemp of Maryland, in which vState he had been engaged in teaching after his graduation at Yale Col- lege in 1 814. The parish was now in a prosperous condition. Already in 1819 slips had been substituted for four of the pews ; but now further accommodations were needed, which were ob- tained in 1822, by removing a partition at the entrance of the church, reducing the width of the slips, and bringing those in the nave together — thus making two alleys instead of three — and changing the remaining pews to slips. These alterations gave seventy-six slips on the ground floor.* In the same year the young men of the parish subscribed $100 toward purchasing lamps for the church. * Plans showing the annual leases of sittings in the church are on file, having been preserved with few exceptions from the beginning to the present time. 72 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The charter of Washington, now Trinity, College was granted by the General Assembly in May, 1823. Episco- palians had long desired an institution of higher education under their control, for Yale College was not then conducted with liberality. Theophilus Yale, for whom the college had been named, was a churchman, and Bishop Berkeley had been one of its greatest benefactors, yet the son of the rector of Trinity in New Haven could not attend his father's church save on communion Sundays. Repeated efforts had been made to obtain the powers of a college for the Episcppal Academy at Cheshire (established in 1796, and incorporated 1 801), but without success. At a parish meeting, March 30, 181 3, Charles Sigourney, Samuel Tudor, Jr., and Thomas Glover were appointed to confer, advise, or correspond with any other committee or body of persons interested, on the subject of an application which is to be made this spring to the legislature for liberty to establish an Episcopal College in this State — an object which this parish greatly desires to see effected. Vacancy in the Episcopate and, afterwards, the establishment of the General Theological Seminary, which for a brief period was located at New Haven, caused a suspension of efforts for the establishment of a college. The location of the new institution was not fixed by the charter, but left to be competed for by the larger towns, although the general expectation had been that it would be settled at Hartford. It was finally established here by the trustees, at a meeting held at New Haven, May 6, 1824, when upon a ballot it appeared that there were nine votes for Hartford, five for Middletown, and two for New Haven. The trustees had requested Mr. Wheaton to go as an agent to Great Britain, to solicit the donation of books and philosophical instruments, and the parish, August 26, 1823, signified its consent. He sailed from New York in Septem- ber, 1823, and returned in November, 1824.* To supply his *His Notes on Travel were printed in \hQ Episcopal Walc/wian, 1827-g. They were afterwards published in a volume by H. & F. J. Huntington. Of this book Trubner, speaking of its mechanical execu- tion, says: " We have in our possession a copy of the Rev. N. S. Whca- ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 73 place, the parish invited the Rev. Edward Rutledge of South Carolina, who had been educated in Connecticut and was the first whom Bishop Brownell admitted to the diaconate. Mr. Rutledge was unable to come, and the Rev. Henry M. Mason was employed. But, besides what he accomplished for the college, there was another result from Mr. Wheaton's mission abroad. He had an opportunity of seeing some of the principal churches in England and improving his architectural taste; for there were then but few buildings in the United States worthy of study, and probably the best specimens of Gothic were Trinity Chiirch in New Haven, built in 1S15, and St. Stephen's in Philadelphia, consecrated 1823. On the 4th of April, 1825, the parish appointed the vestry a committee to obtain the refusal of an eligible site for a new church. Upon the report of this committee, a parish meeting appointed another committee to report the ways and means within the power of the parish to purchase a building lot and erect a church thereon, together with the probable expense of the lot and building. The subject was debated at an adjourned meeting October loth, and again on the 24th of that month, when the expediency of proceed- ing to the erection of a new church as soon as practicable being put to vote, there were thirteen in the affirmative and seven in the negative; but as the statute law required a vote of two-thirds to build, the motion was declared lost. A year was nearly completed before the subject is again alluded to on the records, though we may well believe it was not absent from the thoughts of the rector, for the church was filled to its utmost capacity. At a vestry-meet- ing, October 17, 1826, the Rev. Mr. Wheaton and Messrs. ton's Journal of a visit to England, Scotland, and France, printed at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1830, before the general introduction of rollers, which in point of accuracy of composition and beauty of pressmanship is a masterpiece of typography. The color is wonderfully uniform, con- sidering it was put on the type with balls, and yet it does not appear that the book in question was regarded at the time of printing as anything more than an ordinary piece of work." — Bibliographical Guide to Ainerica7i Literature, iSjg, page c*. 74 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. James M. Goodwin and Samuel Tudor were appointed a committee to procure some proper plan or plans of a church, to be submitted to a future meeting. This committee em- ployed Ithiel Towne of New Haven, and reported to a parish meeting, March 20, 1827. The parish voted to pro- cure a site and build, provided the expense should not ex- ceed $28,000. A committee of nine were appointed to pur- chase, according- as they should deem most for the interest of the parish, either one of six locations agreed upon.* Ar- rangements were also made for the issue of stock to supply funds. The committee bought for $8,500 the lot between Temple, Market, and Kingsley streets, now occupied by the old city hall. It seems strange to us of the present day that the site purchased should have been thought a desirable one for the church, or, afterwards, for the city hall; but in 1827 the population of our city was more homogeneous than now, and lay east of Trumbull street almost entirely. The site which had been bought did not give general sat- isfaction to the parish, and after several meetings in which the subject was considered, the present location was decided upon, April 16, 1827, by a vote of exactly two-thirds. This vote was confirmed on the 30th by a larger majority, the plans submitted by Mr. Towne were adopted, Messrs. William H. Imlay, Samuel Tudor, and James Ward were appointed a * These were, with the estimated cost: 1. A lot next east of the Hartford Bank, $11,500. 2. A lot on the west side of Main street, owned in front b}^ Caleb Goodwin and Leonard Bacon, $13,500. Where is now Roberts's block, a few doors south of the church. 3. A lot on the west side of Trumbull street, owned by Norman Smith, $8,000. This was opposite the foot of Pratt street. 4. A lot owned by Spencer and Gilman, $8,500. The lot on Market street, which the committee bought. 5. A lot owned by Ward & Bartholomew, on the west side of Trumbull street, $12,000. The southwest corner of Asylum and Trum- bull streets. 6. A lot owned by Aristarchus Champion, on Main street, $9,500. The site of the i^resent church. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 75 building committee, and the land recently purchased was ordered to be sold. Ground was broken in the summer of 1827, and the work of building- was already considerably advanced when, on Tuesday, May 13, 1828, the corner-stone was laid* with appropriate ceremonies by Bishop Brownell. Mr. Wheaton delivered an address on the occasion. f The roof was on be- fore the next winter, and the church was consecrated on Wed- nesday, December 23, 1829, by Bishop Hobart, acting in be- half of Bishop Brownell, then absent on a southwestern tour.J A procession was formed from the old church to the new, consisting of the vestry, the wardens, the clergy, and the bishop. Prayers were read by the Rev. Prof. Hector Humphreys, and the lessons by the Rev. Prof. Horatio Potter (late Bishop of New York). The Instrument of Dona- tion was read by the Rev. N. S. Wheaton, Rector of the parish, and the Sentence of Consecration by the Rev. Wil- liam Jarvis, Rector of Trinity Church, Chatham, The ser- mon was preached by Bishop Hobart. His text was Gen. xxviii, 16, ** Surely the Lord is in this place."§ *In the cavity prepared for the purpose was deposited, with several coins for the current year, a bottle containing a piece of parchment with this inscription: In the name of God, Amen. This corner-stone of Christ Church was laid by the Right Rev. T. C. Brownell, May 13th, 1828. The Rev. N. S. Wheaton being Rector, Charles Sigourney and Samuel Tudor, Wardens, M. Olcott, J. Hoadly, N. Morgan, C. Saunders, I. Tou- cey, G. Stedman, A. Farwell, R. Bartholo- mew, and S. H. Huntington, Vestrymen; and, S. Tudor, W. H. Imlay, and J. Ward, Building Conwiittee. Mr. Huntington, the latest survivor of the above, attended the cele- bration of the semi-centennial on both parts of the day. He died Febru- ary 4, 18S0, in his eighty-seventh year. \ It is printed in The Episcopal Watchman, Vol. ii, 69. JThe cost of the site, building (so far as it was completed, say July i, 1830), and organ, was $43,706.19. The building committee made no charge for their services, nor did the treasurer. § It is printed in the Posthumous Works of Bp. Hobart, ii, 29. 76 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The work of building was brought to a close without any- painful incident. While in progress there were frequent comments on its solidity and massiveness. It was superin- tended by Mr. James Chamberlain, a member of the parish, and a builder at least equal to any who has ever lived in our city.* In March, 1830, the parish presented him with $100 and a piece of plate worth $50, with a suitable inscription, " not so much," the record says, " for its value, as a grateful acknowledgment for the unwearied and judicious applica- tion of his talent as an architect and builder, and for his skill- ful and successful superintendence of the new church to its (thus far) completion." Mr. Wheaton gave his attention to every detail, and we are indebted not only to his fine taste but to the skill of his hands, for he fashioned some of the models for the stucco ornaments, and some of the stone faces on the east end of the church were cut by him. Mr, Wheaton also presented a transparency, which formerly cov- ered the chancel window. It was a representation of the Ascension, after Raphael, and painted by W. Bacon, of Lon- don, f The stained glass in the heads of two western windows was made in Boston, and is one of the earliest specimens of the art in this country. The cost was $62.50. The land on which the old church stood was sold to Oliver D. Cooke, and the building to the Romanists. The spire was taken down and the building removed to Talcott street. It was reconsecrated by Bishop Fen wick in 183 1, by the name of Trinity Church, and was wholly consumed by fire. May 11, 1853. *A few years afterwards Mr. Chamberlain became deeply involved through erecting a house for a gentleman in this city. Imprisonment for debt had not then been abolished, and to avoid arrest he fled to Michigan. Some of his friends subscribed and bought a two-horse wagon, in which his wife and children went to him. He died not long after. f This picture, having been accidentally torn, was some years since given back to Dr. Wheaton, and replaced by a window of stained glass. It was accidentally ruined in transportation to Marbledale. ANNALS OF THE PARISH. 7/ Having thus traced the progress of the church from its humble beginnings until it had become one of the leading parishes of the diocese, and having brought down these annals to the event of which we to-day celebrate the fiftieth anniversary, the limit which I had assigned to myself is reached, and here shall be an end. REPORT OF A COMMITTEE Concerning t^z ;^uYii>e OF THE Parish of Christ Church HARTFORD 1894 At a meeting of the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford, held May 2, 1893, it was " Voted, That a committee of four members of the Vestry be appointed, with power to employ a competent person to index the Parish Minutes, to extract all the votes of importance, and to make an abstract of the trust funds of the Parish from the records. "Dr. G. W. Russell, W. L. Matson, J. M. Taylor, and H. H. Hollister were appointed such committee." H. H. Hollister, Clerk. REPORT. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church : In accordance with the above vote, your committee have undertaken the request to ascertain the Funds which belong to the Parish, and the present condition of the same. It has been a task greater than was expected when the resolution appointing us was passed; but it has been completed with faithfulness, as we believe. It is certainly proper that we should have a full knowledge of all that our honored prede- cessors have done in their interest for the welfare of this Parish. The struggle which the Church had in this town, and its history down to 1828, was graphicall}'' told by Mr, Charles J. Hoadly in 1879, at the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the consecration of the Church. As none of the early members of the Parish and but few of their descendants are now living, and not many of the present members are familiar with what has been done in the past, we have thought it proper to enter with some minuteness into the consideration of the Funds which have been constituted, and which now exist in this Parish. The first of which we find mention in the records of the Parish is called. The Episcopal Church Fund. Mr. John Morgan had secured from his friends in New York city, in aid of the Parish, four hundred and forty-five dollars, and this, with the proceeds of a small piece of land, sold to Dr. Joseph Lynde, was the foundation of the above Fund. It has been said that the subscriptions in New York were made conditionally that the money should not be used for present purposes, but that a fund should be established. This seems very probable, for we find that very soon the 6 82 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Parish took action in the matter, and did establish this Fund and guard it with extraordinary provisions and care. It was increased by the income from the original sum and by some subscriptions, and by the very careful nursing of Mr. Charles Sigourney, until in 1830 it amounted to eighty-five hundred dollars. It was then invested in Church Scrip, issued to pay for the debt incurred in erecting the Church, and was not many years afterwards lost to view, as Mr. Sigourney and many members of the Parish had predicted. To us, at this day, it seems a singular proceeding, and not quite consistent with the idea of a Fund, which should be held as a distinct and separate sum of money, set aside, as this was, for specific purposes, to be accounted for an- nually, and to be known of all men as a Fund by its generic name, and so to be continued, upon its conditions, into perpetuity. We are far from saying that a dishonest use was made of this Episcopal Church Fund. The gentlemen who were engaged in the change of its investment were among the oldest and most honored members of the Parish. It would be presumptuous in us to say that their proceedings were not strictly legal ; that had been secured by proper enact- ment, and the necessities of the Parish seemed to be their warrant for its use in the payment of its debts. They had builded beyond their immediate ability to pay, as so many other religious societies have done, and will probably con- tinue to do, that they ventured upon an experiment, which may have been legal, but is not to be commended. If the example should be generally followed, it would probably dis- courage many gifts for the establishment of specific funds, gifts made for a certain object and with the expectation of a long continuance. It may be said in justification that this Fund is not lost; that it still remains in the Church building, and that the pew rents are pledged for the payment of the annual interest. But, then, who knows anything about this Fund ? What wardens and vestry keep any account of this Fund? What treasurer has, for many years, made any mention of it in his REPORT ON FUNDS. 83 report? It is as a thing of naught, as if it never had an existence ; it has, as was predicted, become so completely absorbed that it is now almost forgotten. It may be the fate of other Funds belonging to this Parish if we do not manage and use them according to the intent of the donors ; and this subject is dwelt on now for the purpose of impress- ing upon all who, in any way, are connected with this Parish, the duty of becoming acquainted with its history and of faithfully maintaining its interests. To make this history complete and note the very begin- ning of this Fund, we include in our report the following plea, which was made to friends in New York in 1S07 for aid to the Parish by Mr. John Morgan, and the action thereon. He was a very prominent merchant here, was one of the wardens of the Parish, and had many friends in that city. He was liberal in his support of the Parish, independent in character, and prosecuted with vigor whatever he under- took. Some few of us remember him as he appeared in the latter days of his life, when, in straitened circumstances, he filled the office of inspector of wood for the city. As seen upon the streets, tall and thin, supported by a long, gold- headed cane, he was sure to attract attention by his vener- able appearance, dignified, courteous, and sometimes brusque manner. Authority became him well, and, when irritated, he never failed to assert it. He had that sense of what was becoming to law and order, that led him to believe that he was a good expounder of both. The misfortunes which befell him may have increased some of his peculiarities, and possibly added to that positiveness of manner and opinion which were characteristic of him. He was a good church- man, and Mr. Hoa;dly well says, " that to his zealous labors and liberal contributions, the Parish was indebted for its temporal prosperity more than those of any other individual." The early records show how much he was interested in every movement for the Church in the city. He gave to it not his money only, but his time, which was exceedingly valuable to him, engaged, as he was, in extensive and diverse mercantile pursuits. He was respected to the end of his life for his 84 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. energy, his uprightness, his devotion to the Church, and the independence with which he expressed his opinions. He died in New York, Sept. 19, 1842. The Parish expressed its appreciation of him when, March 20, 1826, the Wardens and Vestry " Voted, That S. Tudor and C. Sigourney call on John Morgan, Esq., request him to designate where he would prefer to be seated in the Church, and that two seats be reserved to him and Mrs. Morgan, where he may select." This plea for aid shows how much it was then needed for the Church in Hartford. Very likely it was written by Mr. Morgan, as the writing corresponds with his. It is a reminder to us of the earnest requests for assistance in the feeble parishes at the West or South, and that our condition in 1807 was very like theirs at the present time. It is especially interesting as being the foundation of what was afterwards termed the " Episcopal Church Fund," the history of which we are endeavoring to present. In the Records of the Parish, pp. 28, 29, this is found: — " Copy of the subscription paper drawn up in the city of New York, for the purpose of representing the necessities of the Parish, and obtain- ing some relief. "The vestry of Christ Church in Hartford, Connecticut, beg leave to call the attention of the pious and benevolent to the following statement. ' ' By the exertions of a few individuals an Episcopal Church has been built in that city. But owing to removals, death, and failure in business, the congregation, which was always small, has lost several of its best sup- porters, and the whole weight of its expenses now devolves on a very few individuals, who contribute annually to the support of the Church from fifty to an hundred dollars each. " The situation of the Church at present is such that there is serious reason to apprehend that unless some assistance can be obtained it will entirely fail. " Hartford being the metropolis of Connecticut, the establishment of the Episcopal Church there is of the utmost importance to the prosper- ity of the Church throughout the State. Several new congregations have been formed within the vicinity of Hartford principally by the exertions of the Clergymen settled there, and upon the permanent establishment of the Church in Hai'tford, the increase, if not the very existence, of those congregations depends. REPORT ON FUNDS, 85 " The Vestry of the Church, therefore, impressed with these considerations, have determined, as the last resort, to solicit the aid of the pious and benevolent in the City of New York. And they pledge themselves that whatever may be contributed shall be faithfully applied to relieve the congregation from its present very heavy burthen. (Signed) John Morgan, Senior Warden. New York, lo April, 1807." " We the subscribers agree to pay the sum affixed to our respec- tive names, for the within mentioned purpose : David M. Clarkson, $10. John McVicker, • $10. Thomas S. Clarkson, 10. Neh'' Rogers, 10. Francis Bayard Winthrop , 10. John McCracken, . 20. James Desbrosses, . 20. H. LeRoy, . . . lO. Joshua Waddington, 10. J. Sherred, . 10. Jn" Ogden, 10. FredkC 10. Wm. Rhinelander, . 10. M. Clarkson, . 10. L. C. & T. Hammersley, 10. C. McEvers, Jun., 5- Cash, without names, 30. Joshua Jones, 10. Wm. Jauncey, . 15- W. Rhinelander, Jun. , . 10. Frederick Phillips, 10. B. W. Rogers, 5- John Ripley, Jun., 10. Cash, without names, . 15- Peter W. Merier, 5- V. Howey, 10. James Jarvis, . 5- Benj" Moore, . 10. Henry Rogers, . 10. J. H. Hobart, 5. John J. Glover, 30. Abraham Beach, . 5- W. Rogers, 10. E. D. Barry, . 5- Thomas Glover, 20. Cave Jones, . 5- A. L. Bleeker, . 10. Wm. Harris 5- George Warner, 10. And"' Hammersley, 10. Total subscription, . $445 A Lady, . 10. New York, April 26, 1 807.' " I do hereby certify that in my opinion the within statement of the embarrassed situation of Christ Church in Hartford in Connecticut is altogether true ; and I hereby recommend the application of that Church to the benevolent attention of all those who wish to promote the interests of Religion and the prosperity of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Signed, Benj* Moore, Bishop of P. E. Church in the State of New York." 86 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. " Mr. Morgan refunded of the above subscription left in his hands, ....... $400. Mr. D. Olcott refunded of the above subscription left in his hands, ....... 10. Mr. Rayner refunded pr. T. Lloyd of the above subscription left in his hands, ...... 35. Received also interest of Mr. Morgan, .... 12.50 " " Mr. Olcott, .... .50 458. "The amount of the subscription in New York, & in- terest as above, ...... 458. The amount of money received of Joseph Lynde, . . 255. And this siim withdrawn from the subscription to be collected by Mr. Lloyd, thro' the agency of Mr. Ward, ........ 87. making $800. was paid into the Hartford Bank as subscription money for two bank shares. Attest, Charles Sigourney, Society Clerk." Though this report is lengthened thereby, it is well to copy from the records the action taken by the Wardens and Vestry, and by the Parish in relation to this Fund. At a Parish meeting, held December 7, 1807, it was " Voted, That John Morgan and Daniel Olcott, Esq'rs, Wardens of this Church, be a committee, and have full power and authority to convey to Dr. Joseph Lynde, a parcel of land, lying north of the Church, and to settle and adjust the boundary line between the said Lynde and the Church. " Voted, That the money arising from the sale of the land to said Lynde, together with the amount of the money subscribed for the establishment of a fund for the Church in New York, be applied to the purchase of stock in the Hartford Bank, or put at loan on good security, and that no part of the jjrincipal, or interest arising from the same, be applied to any purposes of this Parish, save only to establish a Fund. And whenever the principal and interest accumulating therefrom shall amount, with any other sums given or subscribed thereto, to a capital, the annual income of which shall be five hundred dollars, then the interest accruing may be applied to the support of a clergyman in this Parish, a Parish school, or such other REPORT ON FUNDS. 8/ purposes for the support of Episcopal Parish as the Wardens and Vestry may think proper. " Voted, That Mr. John Morgan, Mr. Samuel Tudor, and Charles Sigourney, be a committee, to draw up articles proper to establish such a Fund, to soUcit further subscriptions thereto, and that they report a plan to the next or some future Parish Meeting. " Voted, That the Wardens and Clerks be a committee to take care of the funds, and be, and they are hereby, authorized to place them at interest, and to make report of the state of the funds at the meet- ing of the Parish next Easter Monday." The sum of eight hundred dollars, constituting the above Fund, "was paid into Hartford Bank as subscrip- tion money for two bank .shares." Then follows a " Statement to show what may be produced from the two bank shares in possession of the Church in 23 years, which will be in the year of our Lord 1831." The committee did not report until 18 10. We extract fvirther from the records: — " At an adjourned meeting of the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church, in the City of Hartford, held at the Church, agreeably to a vote of adjournment, on Saturday the 28th, April, iSio, John Morgan, Esq., being moderator, the committee appointed to prepare the plan of a Constitution for the management and future regulation of the Episco- pal Church Fund, reported to the Parish a plan of the same, which they recommend to the adoption of the Parish. Whereupon it was Voted, That the Constitution, being duly read, be referred to the consid- eration of the Parish, and accepted, article by article, one at a time, for their consideration and acceptance. "Thereupon, the Constitution, of which follows a copy, was read and considered by the Parish, and accepted by them, article by arti- cle, in the form which follows, and afterwards accepted altogether and ordered to be recorded and sent to the Bishop for his concurrence and ratification." CONSTITUTION. ' ' For the future management of the fund of money belonging to the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church in the City of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut. "Article ist. The aforesaid fund shall be denominated 'The Episcopal Church Fund.' It consists at the present time of two shares, of the value of four hundred dollars each, in the Hartford Bank, together with the dividends and interest which have accrued since the time of pur- chasing, December 8, 1807. 88 CHRIST CHURCFI, HARTFORD. " Article 2d. Whereas it was the intention of the original donors of this fund that the money they gave should, for many beneficial reasons, be put at interest and suffered to accumulate, and whereas, as in conform- ity with this intention, the Parish, at their meeting of December 7, 1807, did vote, ' That no part of the principal or interest arising from same should be applied to any purposes of this Parish, save only to establish a fund until the income from same should amount to five hundred dollars,' therefore in order more effectually to fulfil the aforesaid intention, the Parish now assembled together in legal meeting do hereby re-enact and confirm the vote passed as named above, at the meeting of December 7, 1807, that no part of the principal or interest arising therefrom, of the above fund, be applied to any purposes of this Parish, save only to estab- lish a fund until the income from the same amount to five hundred dollars per annum. It is also ordained that this vote, thus solemnly repeated, shall be irrevocable. " Article 3d. When this fund shall have increased to a sum, the income from which shall amount to five hundred dollars per annum, or more, it is ordained that this parish shall not ever thereafter expend anything more than the interest, or income arising from this fund, and that the principal shall not, under anj^ pretence whatever, ever be ex- pended, either wholly or in part. " Article 4th. It is further ordained that, in order to secure to the Church the irrevocabiUty of the preceding obligations, as well as the up- right and praiseworthy use of this income, and to adopt all prudent pre- cautions to guard against the injudicious expenditure or misappropriation of it, or any part of it, by an}' persons who may hereafter, in the vicissi- tude of human affairs, belong to this parish, and be in a situation to direct, or misemploy the income of this fund, no appropriation nor expen- diture of this income (when it shall have arrived at the contemplated amount of five hundred dollars per annum), nor any part thereof, shall ever be made without the advice and consent of the Bishop of the diocese, for the time being, first asked and obtained. "Article 5th. This constitution shall not be valid, nor obligatory on the parish, until approved and signed by the Right Reverend the Bishop of this diocese ; and when accepted by the parish, and so ap- proved and signed by the Bishop, it shall be binding on the parish, who, hereby for themselves and their successors, do relinquish all right and power to annul it. Neither shall any amendments nor alterations of it ever be made without the assent or concurrence of the Bishop, and the Bishop shall in all cases have, and hereby is invested with, a power over the doings of the parish, in relation to this fund, which doings shall not be valid, excepting they have the Bishop's concurrence and approbation. Ari icLK 6th. Whereas several persons have expressed a desire to make an addition by voluntary gifts to this fund, on this condition, viz.: REPORT ON FUNDS. 89 That all the preceding provisions and obligations be strictly carried into effect, and scrupulously observed by the parish, for the time to come, and reserving to themselves, their heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, the right to resume their donations together with interest on the amount, from the time of giving, whensoever it may appear the parish has violated, or not complied with all or any of the preceding provisions of this constitution. It is therefore hereby declared that all such dona- tions above-named will be thankfully accepted by the parish, and with the condition attached to them by their respective givers, which is, that the donors, their heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, shall have and possess the right of resuming their gifts, together with interest on the amount of their gifts, from the time of giving, whensoever it may ap- pear the parish has not complied with all or any of the preceding provis- ions, which they have hereby bound themselves to observe. "Article 7th. The names of the persons who are or may become donors to this fund, on the condition referred to in the preceding article, are as follows : Time. Names. Sum. 18II. Dec. TO. John Morgan, $50 " James Ward, 35 " Saml. Tudor, Jr., . 35 " Wm. H. Imlay, . 35 " Charles Sigourney, 35 " Roswell Bartholomew, 20 " Seth Whiting, 20 " John Pierce, . 30 I8l2. Dec. 8. Roland Lee, . 20 1816. May. George Beach, 10 " Article 8th. And whereas it may be that other persons hereafter may feel a liberal desire to make donations to this fund, on the conditions aforesaid, and more especially their zealous friends of the Church in our large cities in our vicinity, seeing they will now possess a guarantee that their bounty will not, and cannot be abused by reason that the Bishop, the head of the Church, has the power to jDrevent it. Therefore the names of all such persons as may from time to time make donations as afore- said, shall be registered in the body of this constitution, together with the time of their giving and immediately following the names in the pre- ceding article, to the intent it may be distinctly seen and understood what persons may have claims on the fund, in case the parish complies not with the obligations it has entered into by the second, third, fourth, and fifth articles of this constitution, and to what amount. " Article gth. It is the duty of the Wardens of this Church to forward a copy of this constitution forthwith to the Bishop of the diocese for his consideration and approbation, on the same being accepted in their par- 90 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. ish meeting; and if accepted by the parish, and approved by the Bishop, to cause the same to be inserted on the recoixls of the doings of this par- ish, by the Clerk of the same. "Article loth. It shall be the duty of the Wardens of this Church to cause each succeeding Bishop of this diocese to be furnished with an attested copy of this constitution for his government. " Article nth. It shall be the duty of the Wardens and Vestry of this Church, for each one of them, as soon as may be convenient after be- ing chosen to office to furnish himself with a copy of this constitution from the records, for his government. " Article 1 2th. The Wardens and Vestry are constituted for the time to come, the managers of the Episcopal Church Fund. " At a meeting of the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church, in the city of Hartford, on Saturday, the 28th day of April, 1810, the foregoing Con- stitution was reported to the parish, and after being duly considered, was accepted by the parish, and ordered to be sent to the Right Reverend the Bishop of this diocese, for his approbation and ratification, in conformity with the fifth article of this Constitution. Attest Charles Sigourney, Society s Clerk. [Seal] Approved. [Signed] Abraham, Bp., Connecticut." On the 31st Dec, 1810, Mr. Sigourney certifies that the above Constitution had been duly accepted by the parish, and approved by the Bishop. There is no evidence to show that Bishop Brownell was ever furnished with a copy of this Constitution. Probably his consent was asked when the change in the investment was made ; Bp. Williams has never received a copy of it, or been consulted concerning it, nor was it ever mentioned to him by Bishop Brownell. In 18 1 6 the investment in the Hartford Bank had increased to fifteen shares of four hundred dollars each. On the 26th of July of this year the Wardens and Vestry voted to sell eight shares of this stock, and " directed that it be invested in the stock of the Phoenix Bank in this city, on the best terms it can be done for the interest of the Parish," and on the 23d of December directed a further sale of the seven shares remain- ing to be invested in the PlKunix Bank also, making the sum of six thousand dollars "invested under the privilege secured to ecclesiastical and other societies, by statute law of this wState, giving the bank the six months' notice which the REPORT ON FUNDS. 9I law requires." The original sum of the Fund, eight hundred dollars, by careful management, had thus increased to this large amount. The Phoenix Bank, which had been incor- porated in 1814, was not infrequently called " the Episcopal Bank," and the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church evi- dently did nothing to discourage this appellation. The following votes of the Wardens and Vestry, February 18, 1818, would appear to indicate that a watchful care was^ taken of this Fund, and that there was a willingness to us/ all possible advantages for its increase : " Voted, That Michael Olcott, Samuel Tudor, and Charles Sigourney, be a committee to sell the stock which this Parish owns in the Phoenix Bank. " Voted, That the said committee be authorized to reinvest the pro- ceeds of said stock, so sold, in said Phoenix Bank, under the privileges secured to ecclesiastical, etc., societies by the statutes. " Voted, That if the aforesaid stock cannot be sold to advantage, in the judgment of the committee, in the cottrse of a few weeks, that the committee be authorized to borrow the amount from the Phoenix Bank, so as to have the new investment of the stock made the ist of March next, and repay the amount so borrowed, from the sales of the stock when sold. " The Fund had not, in 181 9, produced the sum necessary to warrant the use of the income for parochial purposes, and on the 2ist of August, the Wardens and Vestry " Voted, Charles Sigourney, James M. Goodwin, and George Beach, be a committee to examine into the permanent funds of this Parish, and to see if any mode can be devised to bring up the capital to the amount necessary to produce the sum required to raise five hundred dollars per annum." There was no further action taken by the Wardens and Vestry relating to this Fund, except to audit the accounts of Mr. Sigourney occasionally, until March 13, 1829. Consider- able indebtedness had been incurred in building the new Church, beyond the ability or willingness of the parishioners to pay. The zeal of the rector and the ambition of some of the gentlemen of the Parish had given them a building sur- passing, it has been said, that in any other city in New Eng- land at the time. Though the subscriptions had been liberal, there was still due a considerable sum, for which provision 92 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. had to be made. As a means of securing a part of this sum, attention was directed to the " Episcopal Church Fund," which now consisted of eighty-five shares of stock in the Phoenix Bank. The project was to secure, by legislative en- actment, the power to make the Wardens and Vestry trustees of this Fund ; then that the bank stock should be sold, the proceeds loaned to the Parish, and scrip issued for the same. It was thus making a new investment, perhaps secure, per- haps legal ; probably legal, for the most prominent men of the Parish were in favor of it, and the General Assembly of the State gave sanction to it. But to us at this day it seems rather queer, and certainly it appears as if the original intent of the Fund had been diverted, and put to a use not originally contemplated. The solemn promises of the Parish and the reiterated declara- tion in the Constitution were that it should be kept as a Fund, the income from which, when it amounted to five hundred dollars, might be " applied to the support of a clergyman in this Parish, a Parish school, or such other pur- poses for the support of Episcopal Parish as the Wardens and Vestry may think proper." The process of reasoning doubtless was that the Parish was not restricted to its investment except as mentioned ; that the Fund invested in the Parish was as safe an in- vestment as the Fund invested in bank stock ; that the issue of scrip gave a visible existence to the Fund ; that the rents from the pews, the money raised by taxation, and by contri- butions for the support of the Parish, might be fairly con- sidered as the equivalent of the income from money invested in stocks, or bonds and mortgages, or any other good securi- ties. The sufficient security in this instance was a second lien upon the pew rents, a prior lien upon the same existing for twenty thousand dollars, due to " certain individuals." Mr. Hoadly, in his Annals of the Parish, well says : — " The Ftind had been carefully and well managed by Charles Sigour- ney, a man of excellent judgment, and the most scrupulous accuracy and integrity, and in 1830 consisted of eighty-five shares of stock in the Phoenix Bank, of which the par value was $8,500. Pursuant to a vote of REPORT ON FUNDS. 93 the Vestry, February 27th of that year, the money was withdrawn from the bank and invested in scrip issued for the purpose of building the present Church edifice. This step was vainly opposed by Mr. Sigourney, who foresaw, what the event proved, that the Fund would vanish." The Vestry had on the 13th of March, 1829, " Voted, That immediate measures be taken to procure the appoint- ment of Trustees of the Episcopal Church Fund, with a view to its more certain preservation." As a result a Parish meeting was held on March 23d, when it was " Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry of this Parish and their suc- cessors, be and they hereby are, constituted and appointed ' Trustees of the Episcopal Church Fund,' and that the legal title of said fund be vested in them as such trustees, with full power to hold the same forever, subject to the restrictions and limitations, and according to the provisions contained in the Constitution adopted by this Parish April 28, 1810. " Voted, That application be made to the General Assembly at their session in May next for a legislative act incorporating the Wardens and Vestry and their successors such trustees of the Episcopal Church Fund, and ratifying and confirming said Constitution." Isaac Toucey, S. H. Huntington, and Jeremy Hoadly were appointed to prepare and present a petition to the General Assembly for this purpose. The result was the following act, which was accepted by the Parish June 15, 1829 : "At a General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, holden in Hartford in said State, on the first Wednesday of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine. " Upon the petition of Christ Church, in the city of Hartford, showing to this assembly that in the year 1810 the said parish established a fund, principally from the donations of individuals, to accumulate until the income therefrom should amount to five hundred dollars per annum ; that said Parish have constituted their Wardens and Vestry and their suc- cessors, trustees and managers of said fund, which amounts to about eight thousand dollars, and will soon become available to said Parish, and that an act of incorporation would remove many difficulties in the manage- ment of said fund, and promote its security, praying that said Wardens and Vestry and their successors may be incorporated, &c. 94 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. "■Resolved, By this Assembly, that the Wardens and Vestry of the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church, in the city of Hartford, and their successors be and they are incorporated by the name of the Episcopal Church Fund ; with full powers by that name to sue and be sued, and to hold, transfer, invest, reinvest, and manage said fund, not exceeding ten thousand dollars, in any real or personal estate according to their best discretion, in trust, for the tise and benefit of said Parish." The Wardens and Vestry, as Trustees of the Episcopal Church Fund, met on- March i, 1830, and " Voted, That the Fund, consisting of eighty-five shares of Phoenix Bank stock held by the Episcopal Parish, be invested in the stock which has been created by said Parish, and that the amount (eight thousand five hundred dollars) be withdrawn from said Bank for that purpose," and "Samuel Tudor and Cj^prian Nichols were appointed a committee to carry the foregoing vote into effect." Thus was consummated a measure which was thought to be wise at that time. Mr. Sigourney had subscribed three hundred and sixty dollars for the new church and organ, " on condition the Parish Fund be not invested in the Church stock." We may judge of the earnestness of his convictions, and adher- ence to his views, when we learn that his subscription was not paid. It should be noted that in March, 1824, the dividends on the stock, eighty-five shares, amounted to $295.50 ; and in September to a like amount also. The income of the Fund, therefore, had arrived at that sum which was available for Parish purposes, and was doubtless so used, for the number of shares remained the same in September, 1829, when there was a dividend on eighty-five shares of $255 ; and another March 3, 1830, of the same amount. At this last date the loan was made to the Parish, and the dividends, as a visible factor in book-keeping, ceased. The loan having been effected, and the money having been expended in paying a part of the indebtedness of the Parish, it would be well to inquire if the treasurer kept a distinct and separate account of this Fund, that is, every year credited it with its receipts and expenditures. The REPORT ON FUNDS. 95 very existence of the Fund, or rather the remembrance of it, would be thus assured. To be sure, it was taking from one pocket and putting it into another. The money was invested in the Church building, and was not absolutely lost, for the security remained, and remains still ; though absorbed by the Parish, it was still secured in the building, and must be so considered to this day. There seems to have been no further action in this matter until the Parish .meeting of April 10, 1837, when the following appears upon the records : " Whereas, This Parish having heretofore borrowed of the Episcopal Church Fund the sum of eight thousand five hundred dollars, payable on the first day of May, 1837, ' for the sole and only purpose of complet- ing the Church and procuring a new organ for said Church,' and by cer- tain votes of said parish passed on the i8th day of December, 1828, caused Scrip to issue therefor dated the third of March, 1830. " Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be and they are hereby authorized to continue said loan for a further term not exceeding ten years, and to cause Scrip similar in form to said former Scrip, to be issued therefor, witnessed by the Wardens and Treasurer of the Parish. ''And whereas. The Trustees of said Episcopal Church Fund did on the 8th day of instant April, pass a vote discharging a lien upon the pew rents for the security of the payment of the interest of the said sum of $8,500, upon condition this parish, on acceptance of said discharge, do pledge said pew rents for the security of the payment of said interest, subject to a lien created on the same by a vote of said parish pledging said rents for the security of the payment of the interest of $20,000 here- tofore borrowed of certain individuals therefor. " Voted, That this parish do accept said discharge of said trustees, and do hereupon specially pledge the rent of the pews of said church for the security of the payment of the interest annually on said Scrip for said sum of $8,500, subject, however, to the lien created by a vote this day passed, pledging said rents for the security of the payment of the interest on the loan of $20,000, heretofore borrowed by this parish of cer- tain individuals." The existence of this Fund was thus recognized as late as 1837, as well as the duty of paying interest upon the same. Let us notice for a moment two of the votes whicli have been read, passed at a Parish meeting held April 10, 1837. To understand them fully it should be remembered that for 96 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. the purpose of building the Church, stock was created to the amount of $20,000. This was taken by individuals, who loaned to the Parish various sums of money, to be repaid in ten years with annual interest, and a lien was given upon the Church building with a security also of the pew rents and taxes. The interest had been paid regularly, and was endorsed upon the scrip. But it was subject to a prior lien to the Episcopal Church Fund. Whether those " certain individuals " had become distrustful of their security or not, does not otherwise appear, except by the votes discharging the first lien to the Episcopal Fund, and substituting in its place the loan to "certain individuals." Following this was a renewal of the lien to the Fund. Becoming thus a second party to a lien, it would not ordinarily be considered as secure as before. Perhaps the security was thought to be sufficient, but the market value now would be considered as impaired by the transaction. No second or third mortgage can ever be considered of equal value to the first, and no other should ever be taken by religious or benevolent asso- ciations, whatever may be the practice in some commercial transactions. All the fiinds of this character should be watched with the greatest care and guarded by most abundant security. The gifts for pious and benevolent pur- poses deserve especial consideration, and should be placed beyond the line of speculative investments or temptation of extraordinary interest. When the principal of the loan became due, in 1847, there were still living and still members of the Parish a few persons who had full knowledge of all the transactions relating to this Church Fund, and, on October 23d, Mr. Cyprian Nichols was appointed to investigate and report upon its condition. This he probably did, for two days afterwards the Wardens and Vestry " Voted, that the Treasurer [Mr. Nichols] be and he is appointed a committee to receive the scrip of the old Church Fund belonging to Christ Church, and now in the hands of Samuel H. Huntington.* * We found lying loose in one of the record books the letter of Mr. Nichols to Mr. Huntington on this subject. He had enclosed a copy of this vote of the Vestry, and added to it the following request : REPORT ON FUNDS, 97 The following- vote of the Wardens and Vestry, passed Sept. 14, 1850, would indicate that the Treasurer did not get it, and that it still remained in the hands of Mr. Huntington : " Voted, That Zephaniah Preston be appointed and authorized to receive the Scrip belonging to said Episcopal Church Fund, now in the hands of Saml. H. Huntington, and deposit the same in the Phoenix Bank for safe keeping." This is the last record which we can find relating to any action taken by the Trustees relating to this Fund, and no further mention is made concerning it by the Treas- urer, as we can ascertain, but it is believed that it was deposited in the Phoenix Bank according to the above in- structions. The officers of the Bank think that it was deposited there, but have no knowledge of it now, nor can it be found there. Mr. Redfield states that a most thorough search was made for it, especially when the re- moval of the bank was made into the present new build- ing, but the scrip could not be found. Mr. Charles H. Northam, who was long a member of this Parish and well acquainted with the history of this Fund, some time before his death expressed considerable anxiety concerning it, recognizing the duty of the Parish towards it, and en- deavored to find the location of the scrip, but was not successful.* The chairman of this committee some time afterwards also instituted a search for it, and was equally unsuccessful. As it could not be found in the bank, he enquired of the descendants of Mr. Nichols, Mr. Hunt- " D-- Sir : " As I understand the business, the views of the Wardens & Vestry, as Trustees of the Old Parish Fund, desire to make entry upon the Scrip issued on act. of said Fund, of the interest thereon, and that the Scrip shall then be deposited or kept safe, conformably to the vote of the Parish on the subject. When convenient, please hand me the Scrip. " I am Respectfully y", "C. NICHOLS, Treas. " S. H. Huntington, Es(^" * See p. loi for account of the discovery of this Scrip. 7 98 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. ington, and Mr. Preston, all of them being dead, thinking it possible that it might be among their papers, but could learn nothing about it. Possibly it is lost, destroyed, perhaps ground up in some paper mill, the devourer equally of many old and precious documents as well as of much useless rubbish which it would be well if it had neither been written or printed. But it is possible, also, that it is still in existence and may be brought to light many years hence, as- has been the case with other impor- tant papers stored away in old chests and in old attics, by some one delving for a few grains of wheat in many bushels of chaff. We close this presentation of the Fund by the following notes of Mr. Nichols in the Treasurer's book, p. 67 : "The above Scrip, No. 28, [was issued] by Parish to Trustees of Parish Fund [Episcopal Church Fund], which consisted of 85 shares of stock in the Phoenix Bank, and said Scrip was to show the amt. for which the stock was sold. The avails or proceeds of said stock [were] credited for Parish purposes and applied in building Church," &c. There is another memorandum on page 54 by Mr, Nichols : "This Scrip was placed in the hands of S. H. Huntington for safe keeping, then one of the Wardens, it is believed,* and still remains in his hand, Feb. 7, 1848. — W. and Vestry have however passed a vote that Scrip be returned to Treasurer of Parish. But as the form was objected to, it was not de'''. Mr. H. will deliver the Scrip to Trustees of the Fund on being required by them. April, 1849. Scrip has not yet been given up to Trustees, but ought to be done," Mr. Cyprian Nichols, who was treasurer of the Parish for many years, was early in life connected with it, and was luuch devoted to its interests. He was of more than ordinary intelligence, of great pru- dence, and most scrupulous integrity ; the possession of common-sense was eminently developed in him. Whatever business he undertook for others was as well cared for as if * Wm. H. Imlay and Nathan Morgan were the Wardens in 1S30. Mr. S. IT. Huntington was a member of the Vestry. REPORT ON FUNDS. 99 it had been for himself, and it was with him no less a point of honor than a conscientious sense of duty, that he for so long a time administered the financial affairs of the Parish. His accounts show great attention to details, both in presenting his annual reports to the Parish, in giving estimates of its probable receipts and expenditures, in procuring loans, and paying of interest. He also took the liberty of adding various side notes and explanations to his figures, which help won- derfully in making plain something which would otherwise be obscure. He was a member of the Vestry in 1807, a faith- ful attendant at its meetings then and afterwards, serving upon numerous committees year after year, treasurer of the Parish for a long time, and held that office at the time of his death in 1853. There was formerly a law of the city that no fire should be kindled in a stove newly set up until it had been inspected by a fire warden, to be assured of its safety. His regard for law, and sense of responsibility for the Church, led him to look after this matter as carefully as if it had been his own house. A faithful diligence like this would doubtless prevent the loss by fire of many churches, at this day accounted for by an " overheated register " or " defective flue." This mem- orandum, found in the book of the Treasurer, and made by him, is copied from page 171, Vol. I. It illustrates well his great carefulness and prudence : " Oct' 22d., 1842. This day at noon, called upon Denslow, Fire War- den of [the] Ward, to examine the stoves at Christ Church, which were this day newly set up. Went with the Warden, and he examined those in the body of the Church, that in Vestry room, and also the stove in the Chapel, and said the whole were in excellent order, and he thought safe." A member of this committee remembers that he was sent by his father to the fire warden, Wm. H. Hoadley, in 1828, to examine the kitchen stove to see if it was safe. The ques- tion of lighting a fire in it before it had been officially exam- ined, was a matter of family discussion ; though it caused some little annoyance by the delay, the question was settled in the negative. Mr. Hoadley examined it carefully, espe- lOO CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. cially where the pipe entered the chimney, pronounced it safe, and we were well satisfied. He was a useful man. The true status or legal condition of the Episcopal Church Fund can only be obtained except by a careful and thorough legal consideration of it. Though different opin- ions are held about it, and its revival considered of no great importance, and no meetings of its Trustees have been held for many years, yet it must be remembered that the Trustees are still in existence by the annual election of Wardens and Vestry. These were constituted Trustees by an act of the Legislature ; it was by no election as separate and distinct officers, but from their election as Wardens and Vestry, they became Trustees, and might at any time have attended to their special duty had they been so disposed. There has been no failure to elect Wardens and Vestry in any year, and so the Trustees may be fairly said to be in existence at the present time. If the Fund was actually in existence as a separate and distinct Fund, invested, for instance, as it was when loaned to the Parish in 1830, it would in a pecuniary sense be of benefit to us now, as it would in a measure ease us of some burdens not easy to be borne, and aid in extending some of the work of the Parish. The only practical way to bring this about, as it would seem, would be for the Parish to pay this loan ; but as this cannot now be done, it is possible that some one person, or a number of them, may in the future find it to be their duty to do this generous act. The loan being paid, the Trustees then in office might invest the sum and annually pay the income to the Parish. The Fund is then revived and restored to its original purpose. But with the different views which are held concerning it, and the possible legal complications, the committee have no recommendations to make and content themselves for the present by giving this history to the Parish. vSomc way out of the difficulty may be evolved in the future. Since the above was written the wScrip, No. 28, for $8,500, has been found, as will be related. It is thought best, however, to let the above stand as a matter of continuous history. REPORT ON FUNDS. lOI THE CHURCH SCRIP, OR PARISH SCRIP. The Parish created stock to the amount of $20,000 for the purpose of aiding in building the Church, and issued Scrip for the same. This was taken by " certain individuals " who loaned this amount to the Parish. The Episcopal Church Fund having been sold, was also invested in this Scrip, and was to be treated and considered in all respects like the preceding issue. It was called No. 28, and is so recorded upon the Treasurer's book. For a long term of years this certificate was supposed to be lost, as the most diligent search had not enabled anyone to find it. It was, however, discovered in the Phoenix Bank a few days since in a folded envelope, carefully sealed, the seal bearing the impress of the letter P, and had undoubtedly been deposited there by Mr. Zephaniah Preston in accordance with a vote of the Trustees. It has upon the envelope the following endorsement: " Certificate of Church Stock, owned bj'the Trustees of the Episcopal Cliurch Fund. " Deposited by Z. Preston, Committee of the Board of Trustees. "July, 1852," This paper is clean and in good preservation, and has upon it no indorsement of interest or of its renewal in 1837. It is similar in form to the other numbers of the Scrip except in the filling of the blank spaces of the printed copy. The Parish had voted, March 20, 1827, to erect a new Church building, the cost of which, with the site and organ, should not exceed $28,000. It was proposed to borrow the needed amount, and it adopted the method of creating stock for this purpose. It does not appear that any money was raised in advance by subscriptions. It was ' ' Voted, That for the sole and only purpose of erecting a new Church for the use of the Parish, and of procuring a new organ for said Church, this Parish do accept of a certain penal bond, dated the i6th day of Feb- ruary, 1827, executed to the Parish by Nathaniel S. Whcaton, William H. Imlay, and others, hereby ratifying and confirming all the provisions in the conditions of said bond implying an obligation on this Parish. " Voted, That the rents of the Pews and Slips of said new Church, when completed, be and they hereby are specifically pledged to secure the payment of the interest on the stock created by the conditions of said bond." I02 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. A copy of this bond is not to found upon the Parish records, nor have we succeeded in finding it anywhere.* It was probably only an agreement by the subscribers to take a certain amount of stock in the proposed move- ment, just as is now done in the organization or creation of banking, manufacturing, or other joint stock corporations. This is indicated by a vote of the Vestry, Aug. 12, 1828, calling for "a further installment of 25 per cent., to be paid by the subscribers to the bond for raising inoney to build a iiezv Church,'' etc. The subscribers to the bond were undoubtedly the persons to whom the Scrip was issued, and whose names are now to be found upon the Treasurer's book. These were all members of the Parish, interested in the object and willing to loan to it their money, but who did not feel able to give it outright. At this day we should subscribe a certain sum for such a purpose, and agree to pay it when called for. As a curious financial transaction and as illus- trating some of the methods of our predecessors in Church building, it may be stated that this Scrip became negotiable paper, and some of it passed into the hands of non-members of the Parish, and even non-residents of the town. It was con- sidered a good and sound investment, paying six per cent, as interest, was exempt from taxation, and very sure to be paid in the future. We found a bundle of this Church Scrip among the parish papers, and at first thought we had found the long lost Scrip which Col. Northam and others had searched for in vain. But, upon examination, it proved to be the Scrip issued in 1828 for the purpose of building the Church, and was due in 1837. This was printed upon an ordinary folio sheet, with the necessary blank spaces, much like an usual mortgage bond or lease. In the Appendix will be found a specimen of this Scrip, which is well covered with receipts for the annual interest. In this particular instance, " Scrip No. II," the money had been loaned by Jeremy Hoadley, but it had afterwards passed into the hands of " Frederick Rob- bins for Roxy Goodspecd." He endorses upon it the interest, and acknowledges the payment of the principal by "the * Since the above was written, a "copy of the penal bond," so en- dorsed, has been found, and is printed in the Appendix. REPORT ON FUNDS. IO3 above Scrip cancelled by renewal Scrip No. 45." This renewal was for the term of ten years, and was authorized by the Parish at a meeting held April, 1837. The following- is the vote: " lVhe?-eas, this Parish having heretofore procured a loan payable on the first day of May, 1S37, ' for the sole and only purpose of purchasing a site, building a Church, and procuring an organ,' and by certain votes of the Parish passed on the 20th day of March, 1827, caused scrip to issue therefor, dated the ist day of April, A.D. 1828. ' ' Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be and they are authorized to continue said loan for a further term, not exceeding ten years, and to cause scrip, similar in form like said former scrip, issued therefor, wit- nessed by the Wardens of the Parish. " Voted, That the rents of the pews and slips in the Church be, and the same hereby are, specially pledged for the payment of the interest annually, on said scrip, to the holders thereof." There is no further reference to the Scrip until April 29, 1 841, when this vote was passed : " Voted, That the Treasurer be authorized to borrow, if necessary, a sum of money, not exceeding ten or twelve hundred dollars, to pay in- terest due on the Church scrip, said money to be repaid from the pew rents and taxes first collected." The amount voted by the Parish ($28,000), not being sufficient to complete the Church, there was a Parish meet- ing held December 18, 1828, "on business of importance," and the object being stated, which was to create more stock for completing the new Church, it was ''Voted, That the Parish do authorize the creation of addi- tional stock to the amount of fifteen thousand dollars for completing the new Church," and then reference was made to "a certain penal bond, dated the i6th day of December, 182S," which was again ratified and confirmed, and the rents of the pews were pledged again for the payment of the interest on the stock. The building committee were em- powered to dispose of the stock, and apply the amount for building the Church, and for the organ. At another Parish meeting, January 21, 1829, it was " Voted, That the bond accepted by this Parish at a meeting held the 1 8th day of December, 1828, for the purpose of raising fifteen thousand dollars stock, be altered, by striking out the clause in the same which 104 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. provided that the said bond shall not be binding unless the whole amount of said stock be taken up." Of this additional stock there was " less than nine thou- sand dollars created," as appears from the following preamble and votes, which were passed at a Parish meeting July 4, 1833: " Whereas, This Parish, by sundry votes passed on the i8th day of December, 182S, authorized the creation of stock to the amount of fifteen thousand dollars, for the sole and only purpose of completing the new Church, and a part only of said stock, less than nine thousand dollars, was issued, and whereas a balance is now due to the Building Committee for the same objects : — ' ' Voted, That the Wardens and Treasurer be authorized and directed to issue scrip to the amount of three thousand and five hundred dollars for the payment of the balance due to said Building Committee, in the same manner as if said sum had been subscribed under the aforesaid votes of the iSth December, 1S28; and that this Parish do hereby assume the same obligations, and confer on the holders of such scrip the same rights as if said scrip had then been issued. ' ' Voted, That the Wardens and Treasurer be authorized to dispose of said scrip to the best advantage, and that the Treasurer apply the amount thereof to the payment of the balance due to the Building Com- mittee." This Scrip was renewed in 1837, and most of it for an- other ten years also. But it was all finally paid, this and the first issue also, the last payment being to Nancy Waterman, in 1850, as will be further stated. Perhaps there was a difficulty in disposing of the addi- tional stock ; perhaps, and this is more probable, the parish- ioners had come to realize that it was time to do something more than to pay interest upon borrowed money, and give something themselves to aid in extinguishing the debt which they had incurred. It should be stated in justification of this issue of Scrip, that the churchmen of Hartford had, within the decade, been large contributors to benevolent and educational institutions in the city. The Retreat for the Insane, Washington College, and the Hartford Academy, shared largely in their bounty ; they were not lagging in their offerings for all charitable work. Episcopalians had not been regarded very favorably in the past, but, after the REPORT ON FUNDS. IO5 great political revolution in the State, they became a power not to be despised. There naturally followed a more chari- table understanding among all religious bodies, and a general feeling that the intolerance of the past was neither Christian nor in any way beneficial. During this period, the prejudices against the Church were much allayed, and many connected themselves with it, from its conservative char- acter, its freedom from illiberality, and from a love of its noble forms of worship. The new movement gave addi- tional zeal to its old members, who became more zealous in good works. Nor was this visible prosperity confined to one body of Christians, but it was felt by others also. The political zeal which for many years had been very bitter, was partially allayed, and men began to think that, after all, they had very much in common. As a consequence of this sense of freedom they turned their attention to manu- factures and internal improvements, and the State soon became a different State from that at the beginning of the century. The old church building, on the north corner of Main and Church streets, was not large enough to hold its worshipers ; with that pride in appearances which afiiects saints as well as sinners, they desired a larger, more convenient, and ecclesi- astical structure. Mr. Towne gave them a plan for a noble building, which was a model for strength and beauty; it was well supplemented by the fine taste, knowledge, and zeal of the Rector, Nathaniel S. Wheaton. To his indomitable energy, we are indebted for the present building; the parish- ioners, through his influence, were led to a larger expendi- ture than had at first been contemplated, and greater also than they thought they could readily meet. But the spirit of progress in the community, and that confidence which comes from the assurance of a bold leader, enlisted them in a scheme which at first seemed beyond their ability or ex- pectations. When we know that the money in circulation was limited, and that a large share of the business of the country was transacted upon notes, promises to pay, and barter or exchange, we may forgive some of their methods, I06 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. which now seem so strange and in such great contrast to our own. With the abundance of money which now exists, and the comparative ease with which it may be obtained, we are likely to be less charitable to our predecessors than a proper consideration would warrant. Nor should we overlook the fact that the House of God chould be an honorable house, made decent, and kept from profane and unhallowed use. Nothing which we can do, and nothing which we' can give of our best, is unworthy of it, or unbecoming in us. The plainness of the Puritans, which dominated our early settlers, while it was a part of their belief, was also a part of their necessity. It held to them as long as their necessities existed, and has become no part of the belief of their descendants. If it was never a part of the belief of churchmen, it was, in this part of the country, certainly a consequence also of their necessities. They were no more wealthy than other citizens of the State, probably less so, and did the best they could under their cir- cumstances. They built humbly, but reverently, and did not suffer their houses of worship to be turned into places for noisy and sometimes tumultuous assemblages. When they were able they built not only more stable and comfortable, but more elegant houses of worship. Gradually they have been followed by most Christian bodies of worshipers, and it is a matter of congratulation that it is so generally regarded that whatever we dedicate to Almighty God should be of our best. The project of raising fifteen thousand dollars, by the issue of more Scrip, being unsuccessful, a subscription for raising seven thousand dollars was made ; it is as follows : "We the subscribers, agree to pay the sums affixed to our names annually, for four years, to the Treasurer of C. C. Parish in Hartford, to be appropriated by said Parish towards building a Church and purchas- ing an organ therefor, provided this subscription shall amount to the sum of Seven Thousand Dollars, to be payable on the first day of January in each year hereafter. Hartford January 1829. "Provided said subscriptions shall not exceed Twenty Dollat's, the same shall be payable in one year from first instant. William II. Imlay, Five Hundred Dollars, 500. REPORT ON FUNDS. I07 Samuel Tudor, One Hundred Fifty Dollars, 150. *Charles Sigourney, Ninety Dollars, on condition the Parish Fund be not invested in the Church Stock, 90. Isaac Toucey, Fifteen Dollars, 15. Roswell Bartholomew, Eighty Dollars, 80. Nathan Morgan, One Hundred Dollars, 100. James Ward, One Hundred Dollars, 100. Cyprian Nichols, Eighty Dollars, 80. S. H. Huntington, Fifteen Dollars, 15. Jeremy Hoadley, Ten Dollars, lo. William T. Lee, Forty Dollars, 40. James M. Goodwin, Fifteen Dollars, 15. Denison Morgan, Twenty Dollars, 20. Dudley Buck, Twenty Dollars, 20. H. Huntington, Jr., Thirty Dollars, 30. F. J. Huntington, Ten Dollars, 10. James Rose, Ten Dollars, 10 Asa Farwell, Fifty Dollars, 50.00 Normand Lyman, Eight Dollars, 8. N. S. Wheaton, Fifteen Dollars, 15. James Killam, Twenty Five Dollars, 25. George Sumner, Twenty Five Dollars, 25. Lemuel Humphrey, Twenty Five Dollars, 25. Griffin Stedman, Fifty Dollars, . 50. R. B. Ward, Ten Dollars, 10. Thomas D. Gordon, Twenty' Five Dollars, 25. Eliakim Hitchcock, Ten Dollars, to. Charles H. Northam, Seven Dollars, 7. Isaac Perkins, Seven Dollars, 7. Solomon Porter, Twelve -^^% Dollars, 12.50 Thomas Belknap, Ten Dollars, ■ 10. Erastus Goodwin, Seven Dollars, 7. Samuel Benton, Ten Dollars, 10. Charles Brainard, Ten Dollars, 10. Samuel Tuttle & Son, Twenty Five Dollars, 25. James Chamberlain,- Twenty Five Dollars, 25. Thomas Lloyd, Fifteen Dollars, 15. James Rose, Jr., Ten Dollars, 10. James Goodwin, Jr., Ten Dollars, 10. Timothy Hatch, Ten Dollars, 10. Hugh Gourley, Twenty Five Dollars, 25. EU Todd, Twenty Five Dollars (by S. Tudor), 25. *The subscription made by Mr. Sigourney was not paid, as the con- ditions of it were violated. io8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Ebenezer Flower, Twenty Five Dollars, Joseph Church, Ten Dollars, Asahel Saunders, Ten Dollars, John Butler, Twenty Five Dollars, Seymour Watrous, Eight Dollars, by S. H. H., B. & C. Adams, Ten Dollars, Walter Phelps, Twenty Five Dohars for Organ by S. H. H., Abner Newton, Five Dollars, by S. Tudor, 7,418 The following- persons agreed to pay the sums affixed to their several names towards Church and Organ. George Beach gave his note for Eighty Dollars, Simeon Griswold " " " " Thirty Dollars, Stephen Bulkley " " " " Fifty Dollars to- ward Organ John Russ " " " " Twenty Dollars toward Organ 30. 50. 7.598. . 43,236.79 Cost of Christ Church, as entered on the Treasurer's book, p. 66, by Cyprian Nichols, Esq., Treasurer, March i, iSjo. "Building Committee's account this day presented to^ the Parish, showing the amount paid by them for the pur- chase of land on which the New Stone Church stands, — also for the building and completing said Church to said ist day of March, 1830, and also including sundry items for furnishing the interior of said Church, which account was by vote of the Parish audited by Isaac Perkins, Esq., and Mr. Denison Morgan, on the 6th day of same month, and amounts to the sum of $43,236.79, and the same is now on file. " By amount for sundry building materials, which the building committee have not added in their account, for which the amount had at sundry times been paid, by the Treasurer, as pr. entry to New Church on this book, and as pr. en^y and orders from one of the building committee, on file, and their statement of this date, Aug* 18"', 1830, will show. 328.56* * " This amt' ought to have been paid to the Treas' first, or compared with his accoimt — This occasioned the error on the part of the builds REPORT ON FUNDS. IO9 " By am' of interest on balance due sd. ctmimittee to the | ist day of July, 1830, pr. their ace'. f ^^°' '^ "Wm.H.Imlay.l " Saml. Tudor, -Building Committee " James Ward, J " C. Nichols, Treas"- of Parish. 5,706.19 The completion of the Church gave great satisfaction, as is shown by the following votes, passed in Parish meeting, March 8, 1830. The addition of the tower was left until 1839: " Whereas, the New Church has at all times been a subject of the liveliest hopes and fears, and it being now tenantable, justice, as well as inclination, demands an expression of gratitude towards the Building Committee, who, under the great head of the Church, through patience, perseverance, wisdom, and economy, have brought the work, unaccom- panied by any painful incident, to a successful issue. " Voted, The Parish do respectfully render thanks to William H. Im- lay, Samuel Tudor, and James Ward, Esq'rs, for the great benefits con- ferred on the Parish by their gratuitous, judicious, and prompt perform- ance of the duties of the Building Committee. "The accomplishment of a great and benevolent work constitutes a proper era for an expression of gratitude towards its promoters. On this day, therefore, the cause of this assembly addresses itself to our feelings, and demands of us the meed of praise in behalf of those who, in a special manner, have contributed to the erection of our new Church. committee as above, which was corrected when the Treas'' examined their accts. ; the error was as above, the sum of $328.56. " This sum of 43,706 dolls., 96 c", is the amount the Episcopal Stone Church, including the lot on which it stands, and also the Organ placed in it, cost, in its present situation, say on the ist day of July, 1S30. " The building committee made no charge against the Parish for their services in contracting for materials, labor, etc., and their superintend- ence during the time the Church was building, — nor was C. Nichols pd., who had to expend more time in making collections and disbursements than all the building committee together.* * " Mr. Tudor told me that Mr. Imlay attended to the Finances, Mr. Ward to the Wood work, and he to the Stone work; and that there was perfect agreement among the committee at all times. no CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. And in so doing we cannot but recur with pleasure to the zeal and harmony that have pervaded the Parish, and without the existence of which so great a work could not have been achieved. For this also let us now congratulate each other. Among the many whose liberality has been great, whose zeal has been excellent, and whose services have been important, the rector of the Parish stands conspicuous, whether we recur to the incipient idea of building, the provision of means, or to the design and ornaments of the edifice, presenting to the scientific observer utility, strength, and beauty, in a chaste combination of Gothic walls, with more than Grecian elegance. May. we not also hope, by a just expression of our feelings on this occasion, a perpetual benefit will result to the Parish? While the massive walls of our Church shall endure, and the records of our Parish shall remain, the every eye that beheld the foundation of the building laid shall be closed, and every tongue that worshipped at its consecration shall be silent, our record will remind both Minister and Peo- ple who shall come after us, of the practical compatibility of serving at the altar, without neglecting the useful and ornamental arts and sciences. ' ' Resolved, That we do congratulate each other upon the important and valuable acquisition of our New Church, and acknowledging the liberality as well as the otherwise more important agency of the Rev. Nathaniel S. Wheaton in procuring it, the Parish do unite in prayer to Almighty God, that he may long tread the courts thereof, and success- fully labor at the altar therein, until having made up many jewels and prepared many ornaments, he be called with them to possess the building of God not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. " Voted, That Mr. James Chamberlain is hereby requested to accept of one hundred dollars in cash, and fifty dollars in Plate, with a suitable inscription, from the Parish of Christ Church in Hartford, not so much for its value, as a grateful ackowledgment for the unwearied and judi- cious application of his talent as an architect and builder; and for his skillful and successful superintendence of the New Church, to its (thus far) completion." It having become a question whether the holder of a scrip had power to transfer a portion of the same, it was, at a meeting of the Wardens and Vestry, October 4, 1830, '^ Voted, That Mr. Toticey and Mr. S. H. Huntington be a committee to examine the bond upon which the Parish stock was issued, and ascertain what powers the Wardens and Vestry possess relative to making rules for transferring the stock." They reported, April 9, 1831, "That the Wardens and Treasurer possess power to receive back the scrip which was originally issued by them, and re-issue the same in such amounts as the REPORT ON FUNDS. Ill holders may choose." Thus the holders of a certain piece of scrip were enabled to transfer a portion of the same, just as the owner of shares of stock in a bank or other corporation can now do the same. In March, 1832, the Treasurer was authorized to borrow two thousand dollars to pay the interest due upon certain notes, " and also on the scrip issued by the Parish." It appears that the receipts of the Parish at this time, 1837, had not been sufficient to meet its expenses; the very interest due upon one of its loans was to be borrowed to pay its debts. Whenever an individual resorts to such expe- dients to sustain his credit, he is regarded as being in a bad way and not very far from bankruptcy. This unwelcome criticism is not made for the purpose of casting blame upon the Parish; it was the method pursued not infrequently at the time; the maxim, "Pay as you go," might be agreed to in a general way, but the fitting application of it was not applicable here. As we look at it at present, the reasoning was not correct, and the trouble now was that a large item of annual interest existed upon borrowed money. Anyone who looks over the records of the Parish for years previous and for years afterwards also, will be astonished at the amoimt expended in this wa}-. If money was needed and was not in hand, a note at four months at the Phoenix Bank was voted, and perhaps renewed. If it was paid, another soon followed, and the annual deficit was increased. After awhile this became so large that its reduction was demanded, and for a time the Parish kept within proper bounds; but not long, and then another subscription was made for the accumulating debt. There was no necessity for this; its members were numerous and ainong the wealthy people of the town. Some of them had been members of the Parish almost from its formation; they were acquainted with its early trials, and the difficulties which had beset them. The very fact that their religious views were subject to hostile criticism made them better acquainted with the history of the Church and more able defenders of the faith. They were devoted churchmen, and, it is believed, better instructed 112 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. than are a majority of those who now are classed as its members. They were knit together in strong bands, earnest in their belief, and perfectly satisfied with their form of wor- ship. The attachment of such people to the Church is not easily broken; opposition only increases their love for it and determination to uphold it. Those who imagine that the churchmen of earlier days were neglectful of their duties to their fellow men, that their contributions were expended only for their own pleasure or comfort, are very much mistaken, for they were diligent in their care for the sick and poor, and were not limited in their offerings to objects near their own homes. There is no reason to believe that their conceptions of duty were not as profound as any at this day. With a smaller population than at present, with much less intercourse with the world, with commerce and manufactures far less, and with far less general diffusion of money also, they did not see the necessity, nor did they have the abilit}^, to carry out the multitude of schemes which some consider the necessary duty of a religious society of to-da}^ Probably they did, however, consider the obligation of public worship as a greater duty than many do at the present time; and it is also possible that the superabundant number of organizations which exist in some Parishes, with their numerous meetings extending all through the week, has had the effect to keep from attendance at Church many who believe that duties which properly belong to the civil authority are too often assumed by religious societies. In former years it was customary to find whole families in their pews; the father and mother, with all their children who were able to attend. Mr. Imlay and his family, and George Beach, Denison Morgan, Samuel Tuttle, S. H. Hunt- ington, Cyprian Nichols, Jeremy Hoadley, Roswell Bartholo- mew, and a host of others might be named. If the congregation was not as large in the morning as in the afternoon, it was probably because some necessary duties had their demands. Good Dr. Siimner's pew was always filled, and if he came in later in the day it was because his REPORT ON FUNDS. 1 13 professional obligations kept him elsewhere. If there was a third service in the evening, as was common, the Church was still filled with the family. Nor was family worship or religious instruction neglected at home, but was much more common than at present. The Sunday-school, which was commenced in 1820, was carried on successfully by James M. Goodwin, Zephaniah Preston, and vS. H. Huntington, and others, for many years. The teachers were men and women capable of giving instruction and of preserving order. We allow that the conditions are very much changed, "that Church work," as it is called, is held up as the impera- tive dut}', and so comes special organization after organiza- tion, until, as was said by one high in authority in the Church, "we are almost organized to death." It would be cruel to call this excessive desire for " Church work " to be akin to a spirit of religious dissipation. To characterize it as such would be to impeach the honesty of motive and sincerity of action of those engaged in it. This cannot be done properly or truly, but it should be remem- bered that the churchmen of former days set their faces strongly against the excitements which so many think to be a part of religious duty. By a prudent and dignified course it brought to its communion large numbers who were pleased with it not merely for its teachings as a religious body, nor for its forms of worship alone, but for that broad and com- prehensive sense of what is becoming in our worship to Almighty God and our duty to our fellow men; they leaned neither toward Rome nor Geneva, and they knew better than many churchmen now know why the middle way was the better way. The circumstances of our Parish have greatly changed. We are now far from the center of population, for homes have given way to places of business. The organization of numerous parishes in different parts of the town has weak- ened the center and not very much strengthened themselves. Many members have removed to a distance. The old men have died, and their places have not been supplied. Worse than all, there has come about a notion that attendance at 114 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Church is well enough for the women, and at the Sunday- school for the children. And so we see so few of our young- men within its walls. Our fathers were better instructed and were firmer in their faith. It would have been difficult to have found at this time a more harmonious, flourishing, and devoted parish than that of Christ Church. The Rev. George Burgess had come to this diocese in 1834, from Rhode Island. He was a graduate from Brown University, and this was his first parochial charge. After the resignation of Rev. Dr. Hugh Smith in September, 1833, the parish was without a rector until he was chosen, November, 1834. It was more customary at that time to give the congregation an opportunity to judge of the qualifications and appearance of candidates themselves, rather than to submit to the report of a committee. The impression he made was so favorable, that he was immedi- ately called to the charge of the parish, and entered at once upon his duties. During all his residence here, he was held in universal esteem, both by parishioners, and by citizens of the town. Of marked literary ability, and great gentleness of manner, of a meekness of spirit, yet accompanied with a firmness of purpose, of uncommon industry, with a perfect love for his people, and a profound conception of his duties as a priest in the Church of God, he labored with his whole heart to fulfil his divine mission, in ministering to the needs of the parish. He received the cordial support and sym- pathy of all men; the members were increasing, the Church was crowded, " peace and prosperit}' were within her walls." The parish had now reached its highest point of pros- perity. There was no better time than this for the parish to remember its unsettled obligations; a debt is always burdensome, to ecclesiastical bodies, as well as to in- dividuals. There was now due from the parish the sum of twenty thousand dollars, which was represented by the Scrip which had been issued in 182S, and also about fifteen thousand dollars in addition. It was a matter demand- ing earnest attention, and in 1845 the parish began to discuss REPORT ON FUNDS. II5 it. There were several propositions to reduce this indebted- ness, varying- from sums of five to fifteen thousand dollars. The latter amount was finally decided upon, and a committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions. Though the commit- tee were active, they evidently were somewhat discouraged, but on June 30th they reported to an adjourned meeting of the parish, that the sum of fifteen thovisand dollars had been subscribed; and Messrs. Miles A. Tuttle, Dudley Buck, and Hezekiah Huntington were appointed to collect the same. By the terms of the subscription, the payments were to be made annually, and extended over the term of three years. Mr. Nichols states in his side notes, that the " dis- counts for prompt pay " and the " loss on subscriptions " amounted to a little over one thousand dollars. That this subscription should be partly applied to the Parish Scrip is shown by this vote of the Vestry, December, 1846. •' Voted, That the Clerk be authorized to notify such holders of Scrip as the Treasurer may direct, to hold themselves in readiness to deliver their Scrip, and to receive the funds for the same." The total amount subscribed was fifteen thousand one hundred seventy-six dollars. There was unpaid of this Church Scrip in 1845, • • • • • • $18,100 Unpaid Church Scrip in 184S, ..... 12,900 Paid in three years, of Scrip, .... $5,200 Thus, in round numbers, the old Church Scrip received $5,000, leaving the balance of $10,000, which had been in- curred from an annual expenditure of more than annual receipts. And after all the indebtedness was not fully dis- charged until 1856, when another subscription of $iS,ooo was made to pay for debts mostly. This matter is dwelt upon after this painful manner, that those who have the man- agement of the finances of the Parish in the future may learn how much it is hampered in its operations by an ac- cumulating indebtedness. Mr. Nichols, the treasurer, reported April i, 1850, that the amount of Scrip remaining unpaid was $12,900. The Parish Il6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. followed a plan, sometimes adopted, of borrowing money to pay a debt. The burden was shifted from one shoulder to another. It is recorded in a preamble: — " Whereas, The Scrip issued by this Parish payable to sundry persons, has become due and payable, and it has become necessary that provision should be made to pay said Scrip, with the interest due thereon, it is therefore, — " Voted, That Dudley Buck, Ebenezer Flower, and C. Nichols, be and they are hereby appointed a committee, and duly authorized in behalf of said Parish to procure a loan from the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company in Hartford, not exceeding twelve thousand dollars, for the purpose of pajdng said Scrip, with the interest due thereon; and to make and execute a note therefor, payable to said Insurance Company, on demand, with interest semi-annually. And said committee are also au- thorized, in behalf of said Parish, to make and execute a deed of con- veyance of the lot of land with the church building thereon, owned by said Parish, situated on the corner of Main and Church streets, in the city of Hartford, etc. " Voted, That it shall be the duty of said Committee to pay the amount of said loan when procured as aforesaid, to the Treasurer of said Parish, or to his successor in office, as shall be required by him to pay said Scrip and interest; and that said Treasurer is hereby authorized to apply the amount paid by said Committee, to the payment of said Scrip and interest, as soon as it shall be practicable, in accordance with the tenor thereof, and to no other purpose whatever, except for the payment of a Parish note, advanced to amount of two thousand dollars, for the same amount of said Scrip payable in February next." The funds obtained by the loan from the insurance com- pany was applied to the payment of the scrip, $12,900, and thus the Church, or Parish Scrip, disappears from view. As a true factor in the parish finances, it is no more to be found by this name, but a very substantial ghost has taken its place. The holders were all paid in April or May of 1850, with one exception, which is explained in one of the side notes of the faithful treasurer, as follows, on p. 159: — " The above Scrip, issued by the Parish of Christ Church, is now paid, with the interest thereon to April i, 1850. E.xcepting Scrip No. 43, $500, which has been assigned by Nancy Waterman to her son, G. B. Water- man, who was absent, and it is supposed will not return home until one or two years. The interest was therefore paid to Nancy Waterman to i REPORT ON FUNDS. WJ Apl., 1850, leaving said Scrip, No. 43, $500, unpaid. May, 1850. C. N., Treas." Capt. Waterman was drowned at sea, and the Scrip No. 43 was paid to his brother, N. M. Waterman, in September of the same year. It was recognized that, though the Scrip had been paid, there was still an indebtedness remaining, for on the 21st of April, 1 85 1, the Parish " Voted, That a committee of three be appointed to propose measures for the foundation of a Fund, for the purpose of Hquidating the Parish debt, and report to the next adjourned meeting of the Parish. Messrs. William H. Imlay, Isaac Toucey, and George Sumner were appointed said committee." On the 6th of May this committee reported several resolutions constituting the " Wardens and Treasurer a Board of Trustees of the Sinking Fund of Christ Church; au- thorizing them to receive all moneys which may be given to said Parish for the purpose of reducing or paying its present permanent debt of $12,000 to the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, and such further sum or sums as may be derived from the pew rents of said Parish, and to invest the same," etc. The Trustees were also required " whenever, and as often as it can be done conveniently, to apply the whole, or any part of said Fund, towards the payment of the principal of said debt, and for no other purpose whatever; and such Trustees shall render an annual account of said funds to the Parish at its annual meeting on Easter Monday," and that " any surplus of pew rents over the ordinary ex- penses of the Parish, that may remain in the Treasury at the end of each year, shall be appropriated to the Sinking Fund, provided the same shall not exceed the sum of two hundred dollars." In September of the same year, another loan was author- ized from the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company, " for an amount not exceeding two thousand dollars, for the debts that are due, or may become due from time to time, with the interest thereon." And another mortgage was placed upon the Church. Il8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Truly, the Parish, so large and wealthy, was floundering in unnecessary complications. If there was any " annual account " made by the Trustees of the Sinking Fund, to the Parish meeting held April, 1852, it does not appear upon the record, and probably nothing had been effected concerning it. The subject, however, had not been forgotten, for the Wardens and Vestry a few days afterwards directed the treasurer " to pay to the Trustees of the Sinking Fund the gum of two hundred dollars, on the first of July next." There was also an attempt to raise three hundred dollars, by subscription, for this Fund; but this also came to naught; the evil was not to be cured in this petty way. Men in like instances often fritter away their energies in expedients which are puerile and useless, fearing to attack the prime difficulty itself, and it was so here; the parish had not come to a full consciousness of the burdensome debt, or to a clear method of removing it. An irritated feeling had been created by a divided opinion concerning the music, and by protracted and tireless debates in the Vestry about en- closing the church with a fence. The increasing amount of interest upon loans, and upon notes negotiated at bank, with expenditures greater than receipts, were causes of vexation, when they should have been causes of harmony and united action. The necessity of a change was great, and it was about to come. The Rev. Thomas M. Clark had been chosen as Rector in 185 1, with great unanimity. He was a man of so much ability and dignity of character, that he gained the entire affection and confidence of the parishioners. He was in the position to act as the wise and just coun- sellor and mediator, and succeeded in quieting differences thought to have been important, and in turning attention to a serious consideration of the financial state of the Parish. He was the leader who was needed at just this time. And so it came to pass, that at a meeting of the War- dens and Vestry, Sept. 27, 1852, it was " Voted, Tliat the Rectcn- be requested to notify a meeting of the gentlemen of the Parish on soine Tuesday evening during the month REPORT ON FUNDS. I I9 of October ensuing, to consider the indebtedness of the Parish, and to take such measures as they may think advisable, for the partial or entire liquidation of the Parish debt." The chairman of this committee, then a member of the Vestry, well remembers the pleasure with which this suggestion was received, and the feeling that it was a movement in the right direction. The matter received the consideration of the Wardens and Vestry at different times, and at a Parish meeting held on the 5th of April, 1853, it was " Voted, That H. Huntington, D. Morgan, G. W. Russell, James Bolter, Thom.as J. Fales, and Thomas T. Fisher, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee to raise by subscription the sum of eighteen thousand dollars, payable in one, two, three, and four years, in equal annual instalments, the same to be appropriated as recommended by the Wardens and Vestry. No subscription to be binding unless the full amount of eighteen thousand dollars be subscribed." The recommendation of the Wardens and Vestry was that the above specified sum should be used " for the purposes of paying the Parish debt, building a fence around the Church, and for making such other improvements and repairs as may be deemed necessary." The committee were so much in earnest, that in Septem- ber, Mr. Huntington reported to the Vestry that they had obtained subscriptions to the amount desired. The Parish on the 29th of the same month, thanked the committee for their successful efforts, approved of the appointment of Mr. Daniel Goodwin as collector, and authorized him to take notes in payment of subscriptions, " not to exceed four months, with interest added, from the 20th day of September, 1853, payable at one of the banks in this city." The subscriptions were made by ninety-nine different individuals, in sums varying from one thousand to twelve dollars. It was imfortunate that the time of payments was extended over the term of four years, for before this period had expired, there had occurred from deaths, removals, and failures in business, such an amount that I20 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. the full indebtedness of the Parish was not then paid. It was reserved to a later day, when an indebtedness of nearly the same sum had been incurred, and when the Parish was much reduced in numbers, to pay off all the obligations resting upon it, and to make it what it had never, or certainly for many years, had been, entirely free from debt. PETER S. CHAUNCEY FUND. After the election of Rev. Dr. Burgess as Bishop of the Diocese of Maine, and his resignation as Rector of the Parish, the Rev. P. S. Chauncey was chosen as his successor. He was at this time Rector of Christ Church, at Rye, in the Diocese of New York. He had been strongly recommended by several of the clergy, and was favorably reported on by two different committees ; as far as testimony could go, and from such knowledge as men can acquire from special visits, it seemed as if he would be an acceptable successor. It was unfortunate for him that he came after a very able man, who, through all of his connection with the Parish, had been held in the highest esteem. Mr. Chauncey was not the only clergyman who has suffered from the contrasts which unwise people are apt to draw, as often without reason as with it. He was a gentleman polished in man- ners, pleasant with his people, kind to all, and attentive to his duties. He had those qualities of heart and head which ought to have made him acceptable. He was of a sensitive nature, and could not well bear the reports which occasionally came to his ears, which produced such unpleasant feelings, that on Nov. 17, 1849, he sent his resignation as Rector of the Parish to take effect on the succeeding Easter. By a large majority, he was requested to withdraw it, but respectfully declined. The spirit of Com- modore Chauncey, the father, had an abiding place in the breast of the clergyman, his son. At a Parish Meeting held February 5, 1850, his resig- nation was further considered, and accepted, with ex- pressions of regret and affection for him, and a resohition was passed, " That the Treasurer be authorized and REPORT ON FUNDS. 121 directed, to pay to Mr. Chaimcey, his accustomed salary (being- $500), up to the first of August next." And further, " That the Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized to pay the Rev. P. S. Chauncey the sum of fifty dollars, being the amount paid by him, for an assessment against Christ Church Parish, for the erection of a monument to the memory of the late Rt. Rev. Bishop vSeabury at St. James Church, New London." This preliminary history seems to be necessary to un- derstand fully the action of the Parish, and the Rector, who sent the following communication, April i, 1850. " To the Parish of Christ Church, Hartford : Gentlemen : — I beg most respectfully to give you notice of my desire to present to the Parish the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars, voted to me on the 5th of February last, over and above the amount of the salary due me this day. The only conditions I wish to impose are expressed in the request that this sum may be invested to the best advan- tage, and the interest thereon be annually paid on Easter Monday, to the Rector of Christ Church, to be expended under his direction, for the ben- efit of poor communicants of said Church. I have requested a legal gen- tleman of your Parish to prepare such papers as may be necessar}-, to give this transaction (if you shall be pleased to accept my humble gift) a sufficiently binding character. " With my best wishes for your prosperity as a Parish, and as individuals, I am, Gentlemen, with great respect, Your triend and servant, P. S. ClI/VUNCEV." It was then — " Voted, That the Parish do hereby accept the sum of Five Hundred and Fifty dollars on the terms proposed in the foregoing com- munication, and that the thanks of the Parish be presented to Mr. Chauncey for the same." There is no record on the Treasurer's book that this sum of Five Hundred and Fifty dollars was ever paid to Mr. Chauncey, the last entry concerning him being on April 4, 1850, for the amount due him for his salary on the ist instant. It probably never was actually paid, nor is it now known whether any papers were ever drawn by the " legal gentle- 122 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. man," or were ever signed. We cannot find from the Treas- urer's account, that Five Hundred and Fifty dollars was sent to Mr. Chaiincey ; Mr. Nichols was so careful and accurate in his accounts, that any such sum would appear if it had been paid. But it was fully recognized as an obligation resting upon the Parish, and the Treasurer, in presenting his estimates of receipts and expenses for the year 1852, mentions the "inter- est due on the donation of Rev. Mr. Chauncey, on five hun- dred dollars for one year." Further, the interest, thirty dollars, was paid for ten years, that is to 1861 inclusive, to the Rev. Thos. M. Clark and Rev. R. M. Abercrombie, rectors of the Parish, during that time. Why the payments were discontinued is not known, but up to the present none have been made to the succeeding rectors. Nor is it known why the sum of Fifty dollars which was voted to Mr. Chauncey, and was included in his gift, was not also put upon interest. There has happened to this Fund the same that hap- pened to the Episcopal Church Fund, as has been re- lated. By being absorbed or neglected it has been lost to sight, and almost to remembrance. Its life as a distinct Fund has gone, and even the promised interest upon it is forgotten. Xhis is likely to be the case with all Funds so treated, which the Parish borrows and uses for its temporary purposes, even if they are not diverted from their original design. It is certainly proper that the Parish should, as soon as possible, pay to this Chauncey Fund the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars, and then comply with the conditions men- tioned by the donor. It is not less due to his memory than it is to the honor of the Parish. He died December 14, 1866, and was at that time Rector of St. James Church, New York city. Since the above was written, a member of the Parish and a friend of Mr. Chauncey has given to the Parish the sum of five hundred and fifty dollars for the purpose of reviving the Fund, and giving it life again. REPORT ON FUNDS. 1 23 FLOWER FUND. At a Vestry meeting- December 5, 1866, the donation of Mrs. Ann Flower, widow of Ebenezer Flower, was accepted upon the terms and conditions contained in the following document, viz.; " This Agreement made this 5th day of December, A.D. 1866, by and between Nancy Flower, of the City, Town, and County of Hartford, Conn., of the one part, and the Rector and Wardens of Christ Church of said Hartford of the other part, witnesses that, " IV/iereas, the Hon. Ebenezer Flower, late of Hartford, dec'', in his life time expressed a desire that the said Nancy, his wife, should give to the Rector and Wardens of Christ Church Parish, their successors and assigns, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars upon the trusts herein after set forth, and that the said Nancy is desirous of carrying out the wishes of her late husband. " Now, therefore, the said Nancy Flower does hereby pay over to the Rector and Wardens of Christ Church Parish the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, to be held and used by them, their successors and assigns, as a perpetual Fund, upon the trusts following, viz.: They shall invest the same in good interest or dividend paying securities or property, and shall annually appropriate the income, interest, or dividends of five hundred dollars to keep in good repair and condition the cemeterj- lot in Spring Grove Cemeter}-, belonging to said Ebenezer Flower, and the monu- ments thereon, and preserving the same from waste and deterioration, and the income of the remaining ten hundred dollars they shall distribute from time to time to and among the poor widows and orphans of the Parish of said Christ Church as their wants and necessities may require, trusting to their discretion and good judgment to relieve only such as arc worthy as well as needy. And if the entire income of the five hundred dollars shall not be needed for the purposes herein specified, the balance may be appropriated for the use of the widows and orphans as aforesaid. "And the said Rector and Wardens do hereby accept said gift of fifteen hundred dollars for the purposes aforesaid, and in consideration thereof do covenant and agree, with said Nancy Flower, that they and their successors forever will keep said sum of fifteen hundred dollars as a perpetual fund, and will invest the same, and i:se and appropriate the income of said sums in the manner above set forth, viz.: the in- come and dividends of five hundred dollars to the repair and preserv- ing of the burial lot, and the income of the remainder, and unexpended income of the ten hundred dollars if any, to the poor widows and orphans of the Parish of Christ Church, and will faithfully carry out the provisions of said trusts according to its terms and conditions. 124 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. " In witness whereof we have hereto set our hajids and seals this 5th day of December, A. D. 1866. "Ann Flower. L. S. "George H. Clark. L. S."1 Rector and " C. H. NoRTHAM, L. S. I Wardens of "Chester Adams, L. S. J Christ Church Parish." The following is taken from the Records of the Parish, as explaining the investments of the Fund: "At a Vestry meeting, March 11, 1867, "Mr. Northam informed the Vestry that the Flower Fund was in- vested as follows: one thousand dollars in a bond of the City of Hartford, and five hundred dollars in a bond of the State of Connecticut." " At a Vestry meeting, February 10, 1872, "The opinion of the Vestry having been asked by the Wardens, it was voted that they be advised to invest the Flower Fund so called, in the purchase of the fee or reversion of the Ellsworth lot so called, upon which the chapel and other buildings stand, and of which the Parish holds a lease for the term of nine hundred and ninety-nine years from the first day of April, 1798, at an annual rent of ninety-three dollars. \^Mem. The fee, as above, was purchased. Deed on file.] " " The parish having used five hundred dollars belonging to this Fund in payment of its current expenses, it was, April 10, 1882, " Voted, That five hundred dollars be appropriated to the Flower Fund, to make good a like sum borrowed from the Fund." The above five hundred dollars has not, since the above date, viz.: April 10, 1882, been invested otherwise than as a special deposit fund in the Security Company, where it now is, and draws interest at the rate of four per cent, per annum. Your committee respectfully suggest that a deposit like this is hardly the "perpetual fund" which the donor probably intended. Though the special deposit in the vSecurity Com- pany is legalized by the 3d section of its charter, yet it is doubtful if it meets the common idea of the permanent in- vestment of a Trust Fund. The agreement between the parties for the safe keeping of the principal, for its repay- ment, and for a moderate income from the same, is perfectly fair and proper, for a comparatively moderate length of time, until the trustee can obtain something more of benefit to the Trust. RErORT ON FUNDS. I 25 It will be noticed that the agreement was made between Anne Flower and the Rector and Wardens of Christ Church; they are to receive the sum of fifteen hundred dollars, to invest it, to receive the income, and to pay it out for specific purposes. This was done in the early history of the Fund, as will be seen from the statement of Mr. Northam, Senior Warden, in 1867; and further again in 1872, when a change of the investments was made. Why it passed out of the hands of the Rector and Wardens, the legal guardians, into the ha.nds of the Treasurer of the Parish, is not known. The Treasurer is nowhere mentioned in the agreement as a person having any thing to do with this Fund; he is not mentioned at all. It is not a question whether it would be better managed by him, the natural manager and custodian of its finances, but whether some other persons, here men- tioned as the "Rector and Wardens," are not specifically ap- pointed to receive, to invest, and to pay over the income. Here is where the authority of the Fund lies, and to the Rector and Wardens we must look for its proper control and management. It has been the intention of your committee in this inves- tigation concerning the funds of the parish to present their history exactly as we found it. It is not for the purpose of finding fault, or of blaming any one, that we have been crit- ical, but only that we might bring together the different funds, explain their origin and administration, and endeavor to correct errors if errors there had been. To many in the parish the very existence of some of these funds was un- known; some of them had, perhaps, passed out of legal existence, certainly of common remembrance. This ought not to be, if everything concerning its finances was made known at the annual parish meeting. Then we should receive, not the report of the Treasurer of the parish alone, but of the Rector and Wardens, and of all who have been engaged in receiving and paying out the money of the cor- poration. We recommend that the assets of the Flower Fund be paid over to the appointed custodians, viz.; the Rector and 126 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Wardens, and that they assume the management of the same, and that $500, now on deposit in the Security Com- pany, be invested in the name of the "Flower Fund of Christ Church," by the above Trustees, in a inortgage upon im- proved real estate of at least double the amount loaned. THE ADAMS FUND. Chester Adams was born February 23, 1805, and was the son of William Adams and Electa (Roberts) Adams, who resided on the eastern slope of Talcott Mountain, in the town of Bloomfield. His parents were Episcopalians, and at- tended at St. Andrew's Church. He came to Hartford in 1827, and was keeper of the county jail for ten years. He successively filled the office of constable and deputy sheriff, for nine years, and deputy marshal for the district of Con- necticut. In his autobiography he says, " My life to 185 1 was mostly official," and that he at this time estimated himself to be worth about seventy-five thousand dollars, and that he thought there was due to him a time for rest from active business. But he was not long to be disengaged, for by his prudence and energy he had attracted the attention of business men, and was sought out by Mr. William H. Imlay, who desired his assistance in his complicated affairs. In this position he was engaged for many years, and by his knowledge of business and sound common sense, succeeded in making much more valuable the large investment of Mr. Imlay in the pine lands of Michigan. A portion of these subse- quently came into his possession, but it was through such trials and difficulties as would have broken down an ordinary man. He was long a member of Christ Church, and was vestryman and warden for a number of years; was of decided religious feelings, and a punctual attendant upon public worship. He was so much of a Churchman that he was "content to do his duty in that state of life in which Cod had called him." By his will, dated March 28, 1868, he gave to the Parish of Christ Church the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, the income of the same to be used for the poor of the parish. KErORT 0\ FUNDS. 12/ The specific bequest is a part of the eighth section, and is as follows : — • " I give and bequeath to the Parish of Christ Church, in Hartford, the sum of ten thousand dollars; I give and bequeath to the Parish of St. Andrew's Church, in Bloomfield, the sum of five thousand dollars. The said last two legacies are given to said respective parishes upon the fol- lowing trusts, and for the following uses and purposes: the income only of said last two mentioned respective legacies is to be annually paid and distributed, by said respective Parishes, to and among the worthy and deserving poor people of each respective Parish, under the direction, control, and supervision of the Wardens and Rector of the respective Parishes. In case there shall be no Rector in said respective Parishes, then to be distributed under the direction of the Wardens in said Parish. I direct that the principal of said last two mentioned respective legacies shall be preserved undiminished, and desire that the fund shall be in- vested, if necessary sold and reinvested, managed, and controlled, by the Wardens of the respective Parishes." The legacies were directed to be paid in full, free from legacy tax. Mr. Adams died suddenly of apoplexy, July 6, 1870, and his will was admitted to probate on the thirteenth of the same month. " The inventory of the estate was filed Sept. 29, 1870. The executors of the estate, in their account filed January, 1872, charge on July 24, 187 1, $10,000 paid Christ Church Parish. This was presumably in cash, as it is entered in their account as such." At a Vestry meeting held Feb. 10, 1872, a notice of the legacy was read and entered on the records, and " the Wardens were advised to invest the Adams Fund in a good note or bond, secured by mortgage on real estate." March 13, 1872, it was loaned to Newton Carter, a vestry- man, and was secured by a mortgage upon ten acres of land, more or less, together with the buildings thereon, situated on Vine vStreet, on its east side, about one mile and a half from the present City Hall. The valuation placed upon it by Mr. Carter was seventeen thousand dollars. The land was irreg- idar in surface and under poor cultivation, (iully brook ran through the lower part of it. The buildings consisted of a dwelling house, needing repairs; an old barn, with old sheds; 128 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. a large barn in good condition excepting the cellar walls, and two tobacco sheds. Mr. Carter resided near this property, and was the owner of much land in this part of the town. A speculative move- ment in new streets and building lots had directed public attention somewhat this way, and undoubtedly magnified the importance of this security in the eyes of both borrower and lender. Mr. Carter was a man of pleasant disposition and engaging manners, quiet in his intercourse with people, seeking no piiblic office or notoriety, but finding plenty of work in attending to his own affairs. He was a mem- ber of the Parish and also of the Vestry, and was liberal in his contributions for church purposes. It is to his credit that he contributed liberally towards the payment of the debt in 1876, the last debt, it is hoped, which will ever exist against this Parish. The interest on the loan, $600 per annum, was paid by him and was distributed in accordance with the directions of the will. After his death it was continued by his executors for a short time, but further payments were soon refused, and the Parish was obliged to take possession of the property. It was offered for sale at auction, and was purchased by Mr. F. A. Lane. It was afterwards quitclaimed by him to the Parish : this course was taken by legal advice. A tobacco shed was burned in 1881, on which an in- surance of eight hundred dollars was received. Another shed was blown down in a gale in 1882 and was of no great value, the old lumber and stones being sold for about fifty dollars. The place was rented by Mr. Lane for one year from April I, 1880. It has been leased and occupied by Mr. J. vS. Birden ever since. To show that it has not been a profitable investment for the Parish, it may be noted that while in April, 1888, there was in the Savings Society to its credit a little over twenty-five hundred dollars, that there is now in the same institution $3,441.90. The rent of two hundred and fifty dollars per year has been REPORT ON FUNDS. 1 29 promptly paid, but the expenses have been so great for repairs, insurance, etc., that bnt a small part of the income could be added to the principal. It has been through no fault of the trustees that more has not been realized, but the dilapidated condition of the buildings rendered the expenditures necessary. Our title to the property is clear and good, and it can be sold at any time after the expiration of the anniial lease, which expires on the 31st of March next, if it was so desired and a purchaser could be found. An offer, and the only one which has ever been presented, was made of five thousand dollars, some years since, soon after a lease of six years had been given. The buildings being in better condition than formerly, the property should bring something more now, and with the cash in bank the fund would soon be made up to the original amount, and the income would be available for the intent of the testator. This is due to him as a recognition of his good will, and is due to ourselves as showing that we have endeavored to keep our faith in the trust committed to us. As an investment it has not been a success. It was not situated in a particularl}' growing neighborhood, and was too far from the center of the town to be affected by a probable increase in value for some years. The estimate ($17,000) which Mr. Carter placed upon it, was too large for the prudence of a careful inves- tor, and not large enough for an investment of trust funds, nor was it ever likely to be a satisfactory in- vestment, satisfactory as to payment of principal and interest ; it could hardly be termed " a loan upon im- proved real estate, and so, when there came a time of trial, there was a collapse, a diminution of values, and a serious impairment of the Fund. The security of the investment of trust funds should demand the serious consideration of all who are engaged in their management. Many of them are composed of the last earthly gifts of men and women, who can no longer watch or 9 130 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. control them ; they become the pious offerings of hearts softened by a contemplation of death, or affected by a desire to help the sick and the poor, who may live after them. The trust, therefore, becomes, in a sense, a sacred one, demanding our consideration of it, beyond that of an ordinary business venture. Whatever an individual might think was allowable to himself in speculative investments, should never be applied to these trust funds. Nor should any tempting high rate of interest influence him to make or assent to loans which are not in their character as safe as can be made. In all the trusts which belong to religious societies, benevolent associa- tions, hospitals, and the like, a safe security for the principal should be the first object, and the rate of mterest the second. Notwithstanding all our prudence, there will be losses which we cannot escape, and which no foresight could have anticipated. These should not trouble us or lead us to blame others or ourselves. It is those losses which might have been avoided, that become the most grievous. This matter has been dwelt upon in this connection, as being proper in a consideration of all of our funds, and not for the purpose of impeaching the integrity or want of faith- fulness of those who have been concerned in their manage- ment. The Parish needs and will continue to need all which has been given for its support, and we must see that none of it is lost, through any lack of care by ourselves. Mr. Matson says, after an examination of the executors' account, at the probate office, that " the executors of Chester Adams in their account filed in January, 1872, charge on July 24th, 187 1, $10,000 paid to Christ Church Parish. This was presumably in cash, as it is entered into their account as such." There have been reports that it was paid in bonds of the United States, but there is no record evidence that such was the case. The first recognition of it was at a Vestry meeting February 10, 1872, when a notice of the legacy was read, and entered on the records, and " the Wardens were advised to invest the Adams Fund in a good note or bond, secured by mortgage on real estate," and it was so invested on March 13th of the same year. Any account of the Fund REPORT ON FUNDS. I3I does not appear on the Treasurer's book, as it was placed in the hands of the Wardens, and is under their management. It is very proper, however, that they should make a statement of the condition of the Fund to each annual meet- ing- of the Parish, showing that they have complied with the intent of the testator. This is not only proper as a mat- ter of business, but it keeps in mind the knowledge and value of the generous gift. The income from the Fund was used for the poor of the Parish, as is well known, but we have found no record of it, until 1S80. Since that time all the receipts and ex- penditures have been kept in a book which passes from the hands of the Wardens to their siiccessors, so that the condition of the Fund can be ascertained at any time. The management of it has been attended with considerable labor and vexation. BROWNELL MEMORIAL FUND. This Fund now amounts to $143.06, and is deposited in the State Savings Bank. Dr. G. W. Russell is the present Trustee. The history is told in the following minute, which is found in the bank book : "This Fund — originatiug in the offertory on the occasion of the re-opening of the Church, after additions, Dec. 23, 1S79, the Semi-Centennial of the Consecration of the present church edi- fice — is intended for a memorial tablet of some sort, to the late Bishop Brownell, when sufficient money has been raised for that purpose. W. F. Nichols." When Mr. Nichols left the Parish the present Trustee was appointed by him. No addition has been made to the principal since 1883, except the annual interest. A plan was in contemplation some years since, for placing a bust of Bishop Brownell in the west wall of the church, but it came to naught. 132 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. CHARLES H. NORTHAM FUND. Colonel Northam was long a member and communicant of the Parish, was zealous and much interested in its work, and had in various ways contributed to its support. His ample means and generous nature found their natural outcome in listening favorably to the appeals which were often made to him. " Well, doctor," said he to one of your committee, " what is wanted now, you are only the fifth who has called this morn- ing for church purposes." He was well acquainted with the history of the Episcopal Church Fund, and felt that the man- agement of it had been injudicious, and greatly feared that its existence as a fund was lost. He instituted enquiries for the Scrip of which we have spoken, but was unable to find it. When he made his will, August ii, 1877, he gave ten thou- sand dollars to the parish, by the fifteenth section of the same, of which the following is a copy : — " I give and bequeath to the Parish of Christ Church of Hartford, where it has been my privilege to worship for many years, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), the same to be securely invested in loans, secured by mortgages of unencumbered real estate, and the income thereof to be applied to the maintenance and support of public worships in said Parish, according to the established forms and usages of the Protestant Episcopal Church." But this is not the authority under which we possess, for it was revoked by a codicil dated April 19, 1880, which is here given: — ''Second, I hereby revoke, cancel, and annul, the fifteenth clause of my said will, wherein the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), is given to the Parish of Christ Church, and in lieu thereof I do hereby give and bequeath to the Security Company, a body politic and corporate under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and having its office and place of do- ing business in said Hartford, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), in trust, and for the uses and purposes following, viz. — to invest said sum in loans secured by mortgage upon improved and unincumbered real estate, and to pay out the net income thereof to the jjerson who for the time being shall l)e the Treasurer of the Parish of Christ Church, a cor- poration located in said Hartford, said income to be by him, the said Treasurer, applied and expended for the support and maintenance of REPORT ON FUNDS. 133 public worship in said Parish, according to the forms and usages of the Protestant Episcopal Church." It will be seen that the codicil of iSSo is quite different from the clause in the will of 1877, which gave the money directly to the Parish, so that, as it now stands, the legacy is held by the Securit}' Company in trust, the net income being paid to the treasurer of the Parish. This has been done regularly in each year up to the present time, and it has been used in paying parish expenses. It is proper, as a part of the history of this fund, that the action of the Parish, April 10, 1882, should here be inserted. This action was taken, as it was supposed that Col. Northam intended that his legacy should take the place of the Episco- pal Church Fund. " Whereas, our late parishioner, Mr. Charles Harvey Northam, did in his last will and testament provide that his Executors should pay the sum of ten thousand dollars to be held in trust, ' for the support and maintenance of public worship in Christ Church,' and " Whereas, Mr. Northam, in a conversation held with the Rector in the Directors' room of the Mercantile Bank, on Saturday morning, March 26, i88x, did make reference to the Fund formerly possessed by the Parish, known as the ' Episcopal Church Fund,' but not now in existence, and say, ' I have provided that that amount shall be made up to the Parish when I am under the sod; ' therefore, ''Resolved, That we place on our Records this recognition of the gen- erosity of the gift, which was in keeping with his generosity and rare nobility of character, throughout the half century of his connection with Christ Church, and this testimony to the deep sense of Parish honor in the wish and intent, verbally expressed, on the occasion referred to in March, 18S1. ''Resolved, That the income from the Fund left by Mr. Northam, be considered in lieu of the income of said ' Episcopal Church Fimd,' and that the Wardens and Vestry be a cominittee with power to appro- priate said income to such maintenance or extension of parish usefulness as may in their judgment be best." A question may arise as to the binding character of the conversation of Mr. Northam with Rev. Mr. Nichols. There can be no doubt but that he said what is reported, that is, " I have provided that that amount " (referring to the Episco- pal Church Fund) " shall be made up to the Parish, when I 134 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. am under the sod." He felt quite warmly about the diversion of the fund from its original intent, and was anxious to re- store it if possible. This, it will be remembered, amounted to $8,500 when it was invested in the church building-. He had searched for the Scrip, or evidence of indebtedness, in vain, and regarded it as lost. Probably he would have given a like legacy if the fund had been in existence, for his gen- erosity was great. But his jealousy for the honor of the Parish was such that he wished to remove any possible re- proach that might have been made in the investment. It will be observed that neither in the fifteenth clause of the will of 1877, nor in the codicil of 1880 which repeals it, is there any mention made of the Episcopal Church Fund, or of his desire to make his legacy a substitute for it. So that it would seem to be a matter for the courts to decide, whether this gift could be made to take the place of this fund, and thus bring it into existence again. Whether this Episcopal Church Fund has lapsed, and has now no existence, is argued elsewhere; but it is well to con- sider some of the conditions of the Episcopal Church Fund, as defined in its Constitution, and also the conditions which are attached to the bequest of Mr. Northam. And first, this fund was legally constituted by the above name by the Gen- eral Assembly ; the Wardens and Vestry were its legal guardians, under the name of the Trustees of the Episcopal Church Fund; they had the management of the same, and they alone. When the Wardens and Vestry requested Mr. Huntington to deliver the Scrip of the fund. No. 28, to the treasurer, he declined, as the Wardens and Vestry had not met as trustees of the fund, and the treasurer of the Parish was not the manager of it. When they did so meet and re- quest that it should be delivered to Mr. Preston, it was so done and deposited in the Phoenix Bank, where it was lately found, as has been related. Thus it is shown that the trus- tees are alone empowered to invest the fund and pa)^ over its income to the Parish. Second. It is shown by the codicil of the will that the vSecurity Company was to receive the legacy, was to invest it. REPORT ON FUNDS. 135 and pay the net income to the Treasurer of the Parish, con- ditions entirely different from those belonging to the admin- istration of the Episcopal Church Fund, taking its manage- ment out of the hands of the Trustees, and placing it in another corporation. Both of these are legally constituted, and have specific duties to perform, and one cannot usurp or take the place of the other. Inextricable confusion would occur if such was to be allowed. The intent, as verbally ex- pressed by Mr. Northam, is of value, but when he directs the legacy to be paid to the Security Company, to be man- aged by it, to receive and pay over its income to the Treas- urer of the Parish, it is beyond his power or legal ability to place it elsewhere, because it constitutes a condition incom- patible with the administration of the Church Fund. Nor can the parish create any new conditions concerning this legacy, nor can it substitute this gift for the eighty-five hundred dollars which was loaned it and invested in the church building; the terms of the legacy are fixed, and be- yond the possibility of recall. The intent of Mr. Northam was noble, and is deserving of commendation beyond the mere giving of money. It contemplated the reviving of a fund which had disappeared, not been actually lost or de- stroyed, but had disappeared and been forgotten, except by himself and a few others. It was, therefore, very honorable in him to make such a gift as would bring it to remembrance again, even if it did not revive it. The examination of the mortgages and the witness of their assignment by the Security Company to the Charles H. Northam Fund and the Susan R. Northam Fund, of Christ Chiirch, was made by Mr. Taylor, who adds: The Charles H. Northam Fund and the Susan R. Northam Fund, of $10,000 each, under the provisions of the wills of the donors, are held in trust by the Security Company of this city, for Christ Church Parish. The funds are invested in real estate mortgages; and the title to those mortgages is held by the Security Company, as trustee for the parish; and the Committee have verified the present securities under the trust, through the courtesy of the Vice-President and Treas- 136 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. urer of the Security Company, who prepared a schedule of the present investments. These investments are continually changing, as the mortgages mature and become payable ; and the schedule offered is, therefore, simply an inventory of the investments as they appear at this time, and subject to future changes. The mortgages are upon western farms, and the interest seems generally to have been regularly paid. The schedule is held by the committee.' THE SUSAN R. NORTHAM FUND. She was the daughter of George R. and Jerusha (Ed- wards) Risley, and was born at Montpelier, Vermont, in 1809. Her parents not long afterwards removed to East Hartford, where she was married to Col. Charles H. Nor- tham in 1828. She died November 27, 1883. She was of a quiet, loving disposition, and the lives of both husband and wife were passed in as much happiness as falls to most inortals. vShe generously remembered the Parish with which she had long been connected, as is shown by her will, dated September 20, 1882: " T/urteent/i. I give and bequeath to the Security Company, a body corporate organized under the laws of Connecticut, and located at Hartford, in said State, the sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), in trust, and for the following uses and purposes, viz. : to invest said sum in loans secured by mortgage of improved real estate, free of prior incumbrances, and to pay over the net income thereof to the person who, for the time being, shall be the Treasurer of the Parish of Christ Church, a corporation located in Hai-tford, said income to be by him, the said treasurer, applied and expended for the support and maintenance of pubHc worship in said parish, according to the forms and usages of the Protestant Episcopal Church." MARY GOODWIN FUND. At a Parish meeting held April 18, 1881, the Rector read the following letter: REPORT ON FUNDS. 137 " Hartford, March 20, 1S81. " To the Rector, Wardens, and Vestry of Christ Church Parish, Hartford, Conn. "Dear Sir, — We enclose herewith a copy of the agreement of Lucy M., James J., and Francis Goodwin, dated March 25th, 1881, to convey to the Trustees of Donations and Bequests for Church Pur- poses of this diocese ($5,000) five thousand dollars, to be known as the ' Mary Goodwin Fund,' the interest of which is to be paid each year to Christ Church Parish for the cleaning and care of the Chapel and Parish Building according to the terms of said agreement. We beg now to inform you that the said $5,000 has been handed to said Trustees, and that they have accepted or will accept the Trust. We should be glad to receive your acceptance of the conditions of this agreement. "Yours verj' truly, Copy. "J. J. & F. Goodwin." "Whereas it was the wish of Mary Goodwin, late of Hartford, Conn., who departed this life on the 2Sth day of October, A. D. 1880, that some provision should be made to have the building known as the Chapel and Parish Building of Chi'ist Church in said Hartford kept with particular care, so that it might be at all times perfectly clean and ready for use — Now therefore "Know all Men by iiiese Presents: " That we, Lucy M. Goodwin, James J. Goodwin, and Francis Goodwin, all of the City and County of Hartford, and State of Con- necticut, in consideration of our regard for the interests of the Parish of Christ Church in said Hartford, and in compliance with the wish of the late Mary Goodwin, deceased, do hereby give, grant, and con- vey unto ' The Trustees of Donations and Bequests for Church Pur- poses,' a corporation duly organized under the Laws of the State of Connecticut, the sum of five thousand dollars, to be held by them, the said corporation, as perpetual fund, to be known as the ' ^lary Good- win Fund,' in the manner and for the purposes hereinafter set forth. First, The said corporation shall hold the said Fund as provided in the act of its incorporation and the amendments thereto, and shall have full power to retain all or any part of said Fund in the invest- ments existing at the time of its endowment, or may sell, convert, exchange, invest, and reinvest the same, or any part thereof from time to time in their discretion, and in such securities as the said Trustees may deem for the best interests of the Fund, having regard to the safety rather than a high rate of interest. Second, The said Trustees shall, within sixty days after Easter in each year, pay out of the income of said Fund to the Parish of Christ Church, in said 138 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. City of Hartford, such sum as said Parish shall have expended during the previous year, ending at Easter, in cleaning the building situated on Church street in said Hartford, and known as the Chapel and Parish Building of Christ Church, being the building recently erected at the joint expense of the said Lucy M. and Mary Goodwin, and now held in trust by the said Trustees of Donations and Bequests, the conditions of this payment being that the said Parish shall certify to the satisfaction of said Trustees, that the said building has, during the time for which payment is claimed, been kept at all times in per- fect order, and ready for use, and that for this purpose the Parish has employed a woman to clean said building at least one day in each and every week, and so many more days, or parts of days as may have been necessary to thoroughly accomplish the aforesaid pur- pose, and no payment shall be made from the income of this Fund to the Parish of Christ Church, for any purpose whatever unless the aforesaid conditions shall have been exactly complied with, and under no circumstances shall any payment be made in advance of the time specified, nor shall any payment exceed the net income of the Fund for the preceding year. " Third. If after reimbursing said Parish for the amount ex- pended in cleaning said building, there shall remain, of the net in- come of this Fund, an unappropriated balance, then the said Trustees shall repay the said Parish whatever the said Parish may have ex- pended during the preceding year for heating and lighting said building, not exceeding, however, the amount of such unappropriated balance. " Fourth. If for sixty days after Easter the said Parish shall fail to claim the net income of this Fund, or shall fail to show to the satisfaction of the Trustees, that the aforesaid conditions have been complied with, then the said net income shall be added to the princi- pal and become part of the permanent Fund, and if in any year the net income shall exceed the expenses above enumerated, such excess shall also become part of the principal and treated as such. ' ' Fifth. The first payment shall be the accrued interest on the investment to May ist, 1881, and shall be paid to the same Parish within thirty days thereafter. " Sixth. If said building shall at any time be destroj'ed and not rebuilt, or if from any cause said Parish shall almndon its use, then the net income of said Fund shall be annually applied to such benev- olent or missionary object in the City of Hartford as the said Trus- tees, for the time being, shall determine by a major vote of the entire Board. '' Seventh. If from any cause the principal of said Fund shall become impaired so as to fall below the original amount, the pay- REPORT OX FUNDS. 1 39 ments shall be omitted, and the income added to the principal until such time as the impairment be made good. " In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 25th day of March, A. D. 1S81. f Lucy M. Goodwin, " Signed, J James J. Goodwin, ( Francis Goodwin. " Witness, E. L. Gayloku." " Voted, That this Parish accept the generous Gift, and that the Rector and Wardens be appointed a committee to prepare and pre- sent a suitable letter of acknowledgment." It is believed that the Parish has endeavored to carry out faithfvilly its part of the contract. If the building has not always been kept in perfect neatness it may be due to the conditions for which it is used. The many different organizations which meet in it every week and sometimes a number of them in one day, one following the other in such rapid succession that the dirt or rubbish of one can- not be removed before that of another is added to it, prevents that perfect neatness which can be found in a private home. It has been the endeavor, as some of us know, to keep the Chapel as neat as was possible, and in as becoming condition as is fit for any house of public worship. Though not specially consecrated it has been set aside for different religious exercises connected with the Parish, and it is due that it should be treated with proper reverence. It is not a place of amusement, or for loungers, or boisterous romping, or for idle gossip. The Chapel and Parish building become parts of a system of Christian worship and Christian duty which the Parish has undertaken to do. It accommodates exceedingly well the various organizations which meet in it and are carry- ing on our parish work. The thoughtful consideration which made it so valuable, should ever make us thankful to the donors and lead us to respect it as devoted to a holy and serious use. According to the report of the Trustees of " Donations and Bequests for Church Purposes " made to the Convention I40 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. of the Diocese for 1S93, the investment consists of five of the Chicago & Western Indiana R. R. bonds. Mary Goodwin was the daughter of James and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin, was born April 9, 1846, and died October 28, 1880. She was of a most amiable and loving disposition, of decidedly religious character, and much interested in all Parish work. GRACE TUTTLE FUND. Grace Tuttle was the daughter of William F. and Sarah (Ramsey) Tuttle. She was born Dec. 16, 1846, and died Jan. 31, 1883, and was much interested in the Sunday-school, having been for some time one of its teachers. The follow- ing is taken from the Parish records: " At a Parish meeting March 26, 1883. The Rector read a letter from Jane Tuttle, donating the sum of four hundred dollars to the Parish of Christ Church, in memory of her sister, Grace Tuttle, and to be known as the ' Grace Tuttle Fund,' the income of the same to be expended annually for the benefit of the Sunday-school of said Church. "On motion the donation was accepted, and the Clerk was requested to notify Miss Tuttle of the same." This Fund is deposited in the Security Company, at four per cent, per annum, and the interest is paid semi-annually by the Treasurer of the Parish to the Treasurer of the Sun- day-school. It was left with the Treasurer of the Parish by Mr. Wm. F. Tuttle, with no special instriictions, but with the expectation that it would be invested in a bond or mortgage upon improved real estate, which we advise to be done. OPEN HEARTH FUND. This was created by a donation of six thousand dollars ($6,000) from Mrs. Lucy M. Goodwin, and is explained by the following from the Parish records: "At a Vestry meeting, April 7, 1890, the following letter was read by the Rector ; " To the Rector, Wardens, and Vestry of Christ Church, "Gentlkmen, — To express the interest I feel in the important mis- sionary work at the ' Open Hearth,' I should be glad to give the sum of REPORT OX FUNDS. I4I six thousand dollars to furthering that work, or similar work in the parish should this be discontinued. " The only condition I would make is, that the principal of the fund be always maintained as a trust, and kept distinct from the other funds of the parish, and that the Treasurer shall, in his annual report, state how it is invested and the manner in which the income has been ex- pended. Upon notification that you will accept this trust, I will cause the amount to be paid to the Treasurer. "LUCY M. GOODWIN. "Hartford, April 5, iSqo." " Voted, that the Wardens and Vestry do accept the trust as proposed in the above letter, and that the Rector be requested to notify Mrs. Goodwin of their action. William L. Matson and Edw. M. Bunce were appointed Trustees of the fund. On motion of George Ellis, Voted, that the letter of ]\Irs. Goodwin be ordered on file, and spread on the minutes of this meeting." This fund is invested in the Bonds of the Ohio & Chesa- peake Railroad, bearing five per cent, interest, and the in- come is paid by the Treasurer of the Parish to Mr. George Bodge, the Treasurer of the " Open Hearth " corporation. MARY JEANNETTE KENEY FUND. This Fund was created by Mrs. Mary J. Keney, the wife of the late Walter Keney, both born in Hartford, and always resident in the same. She was for a long time a commimi- cant and devoted attendant at public worship, and was per- fectly satisfied with the ideas, forms, and usages of the Protestant Episcopal Church. The " novelties which have disturbed the peace "of so many of our members obtained no sympathy from her. She delighted in the Church as it was in the early days, and looked upon changes and innovations with no favorable eye. With remarkable good sense and even temperament, she and her husband both kept their attendance at the old Church, were liberal in their contribu- tions, faithful in their duties, with malice towards none and charity for all. Her remembrance of the Parish so gener- ously is a sui^cient evidence of the love which she enter- tained for it. 142 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. " At the annual meeting of the Parish of Christ Church, held April 3, 1893, a letter from James J. Goodwin, being a declaration of trust of the Mary Jeannette Keney Fund, was read by the Clerk and was ordered to be copied on the Records of the Parish, and due notice of their action to be certified to him." DECLARATIONS. ''To the Recior, \Va7-dens, and Vestrymen of Christ Church Corpor- ation, Gentlemen: — " I herebjr notify you that I hold as Trustee, the sum of Thirty Thou- sand dollars ($30,000), the sum being the gift of the late Mrs. Mary Jean- nette Keney to me in trust for the benefit of Christ Church upon the following terms and conditions, viz.: I am to invest and reinvest said sum from time to time, as circum.stances may require, according to my own judgment and discretion, as a separate and distinct trust fund, known and called the ' Mary Jeannette Keney Fund,' and to pay the net income and profits thereof to the treasurer for the time being of said Christ Church Corporation on the first Monday of April, in each and every year; and said income when so received by said treasurer is to be used and appropriated by said Corporation for the support and main- tenance of public worship in said Church and Parish, according to the established forms and usages of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and for no other purpose whatever. " I am to hold said funds as such trustee, without bonds or surety, and am to nominate and appoint my own successors in said trust, and in case of disability or absence to employ my own agent or attorney for the transaction of any business connected with said trust. I hereby request that this declaration of trust may be copied in the records of said corpor- ation, and the fact duly certified to me. "Very Respf., "JAMES J. GOODWIN, Trustee of " the ' Mary Jeannette Keney Fund.' " Hartford, " March 15, 1893." "At the adjourned annual meeting held April 10, 1893, it was " Voted, That the Rector, Senior Warden, and Dr. G. W. Russell be appointed a committee to convey to Mr. James J. Goodwin the thanks of the Parish for the gift of the fund known as the ' Mary Jeannette Keney Fund,' and that the same be entered upon the records of the Parish." It will be noticed that the management of this Fund i.s in the hands of Mr. Goodwin, and whoever he may appoint as his successor. This relieves the Parish of any care for it, save such as would naturally come from an unforeseen in- REPORT OX KUXDS. I43 competency of the trustee in the future. And it is well to note also, for our own guidance, that the income from this Fund "is to be used and appropriated by said corporation for the support and maintenance of public worship in said CJiurch and Parish, according to the established forms and usages of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and for no other purpose whatever y The directions are so specific, and are so plain, that no rea- sonable misapplication of the fund can ever properly occur. It is only by that latitudinary construction in interpretation, which brings infinite trouble in the administration of civil as well as religious affairs, that disturbance is likely to occur. When men come to follow the spirit and the letter of the law, the subjects of complaint will be greatly diminished, and our respect for law itself will be greatly increased. It is becoming in churchmen, who stand for so much that is fixed by divine command, and enacted b}^ civil authority, to allow of no common cause to interfere in a just administra- tion of trusts. The first payment under this Fund was made in October last, and the Fund consists of Cliicago, Burlington & Quincy ist mtg. Consols, 7 per cent., $10,000 ; New York & New England ist mtg. bond, 6 per cent., $5,000; Col., Hocking Valley & Toledo R. R., 6 per cent, $5,000 ; 126 shares Chi- cago & Rock Island R. R., about $8,000 ; cash uninvested, about $2,000. Mrs. Keney was the daughter of James and Eunice (Roberts) Goodwin. She was born Dec. 6, 1813, and died Feb. 7, 1893. She was married to Walter Keney June 3, ROGERS SCHOLARSHIP IN TRINITY COLLEGE. This was established by the late J. Smyth Rogers, M.D., for several years professor of chemistry in Washington [Trinity] College. He resided when here at the present No. 159 Farmington Avenue, on the southeast corner of the same and Sigourney Street. He is well and favorably re- 144 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. membered by some of our older residents. After the resig- nation of his professorship he returned to New York, where he died many years since. The original sum of the Fund was four hundred dollars, which was afterwards increased to five hundred and fifty by the Trustees of the College. The history of this Fund is given as follows, taken from the records of the parish : "At a meeting of the Trustees of Washington [Trinity] College, July 31, 1839 : " JV/iereas, a claim upon the College by the late Professor of Chem- istry, Dr. J. Smyth Rogers, for compensation for various articles employed in the Laboratory during his connexion with the College, and provided by himself, the value of which articles is estimated by him at the sum of four hundred dollars ; and whereas it has been proposed by him to remit the said claim on condition that the interest on said sum shall be annually appropriated towards the maintenance of a Scholar- ship ; therefore " Voted, that a Scholarship be hereby founded towards the support of which there shall be annually paid bj' the College, in tuition, the legal interest of the sum of four hundred dollars ; and that the right of nomi- nation to said Scholarship be vested with the Rector, for the time being, of Christ Church, Hartford." This Fund was increased by the following action of the Trustees of the College, at a meeting held October 6, 1845 : '^ Resolved, That in consideration of the subscriptions from the parish of Christ Church, Hartford, towards the erection of the new building, the Scholarship heretofore partially founded by Dr. J. S. Rogers, and to which the Rector of said Church has the right of nomination, be estab- lished as a Scholarship of five hundred and fifty dollars." An inquiry of the President of the College concerning these scholarships was replied to as follows : " As no appointment was made bj- the Patrons, the obligation of the College has been recognized by assigning them (until such time as the Christ Church authorities give other orders), the first [J. Smyth Rogers] to Frederick MacDonald Goddard of the Sophomore class, son of a clergyman of Windsor, Vt., and the second [Burhans] to Horton Gregory Ide, a member of the senior class from Boston, Mass." It is suggested that, as the right of nomination to the J. Smyth Rogers Scholarship vests in the Rector of Christ REPORT OX FUNDS. I45 Church, the candidate should be first mentioned to him ; and to the Rector and Wardens in the Rurhans vScholarship. If there were no candidates from our own Parish, the wishes of the College authorities would doubtless be readily ac- ceded to. BURHANS SCHOLARSHIP IN TRINITY COLLEGE. At a meeting- of the Trustees of Trinity College, July 19, 1855, the following resolution was adopted : " IV/iereas, the Rev. Daniel Biirhans, D.D., has made a beqtiest to the College as follows : " ' I give and bequeath to the Trustees of Washington College, and to their successors forever for the benefit of the Scholarship Society in Hartford, the sum of five hundred dollars to be invested upon interest with good mortgage security upon real estate until it shall amount to the sum of one thousand dollars, unless the said Trustees shall previously add thereto such sum permanently invested as shall make the said amount of one thousand dollars, and said fund to remain under the con- trol of said Trustees and their successors in said office forever under the following conditions. Said Trustees and their successors shall appro- priate the interest accruing from said fund of $1,000 as they shall deem expedient, to such candidates as shall be nominated from time to time by the Rector and Wardens of Christ Church, Hartford, and their successors forever for aiding in the education of such candidate for orders in said W^ashington College.' Therefore "■ Resold' ed, That the trust be accepted, and the Treasurer be author- ized to invest the fund accordingly." — Extracted from the Records 0/ Trinity College, Book i, page 12J, by Charles J. Hoadly, Secretary of the Board of Trustees. July 31, 1S65. HARTFORD HOSPITAL. " Hartford, May 7, 1S59. "Tic the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church — "The late Miles A. Tuttle, having made a bequest to the Hartford Hospital, to be appropriated in such a manner as I might direct ; and the Directors of the Hospital, having accepted the bequest with the con- ditions prescribed, the agreement of the Hospital is enclosed and pre- sented to you for your acceptance and preservation. " The object is to furnish suitable acc"A?"/:':^/ ■>/^7? •-r^^ ,/fer?^ ''/^^m)^ it IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS, ^^^^^HE reader is referred to the A//m7/s of the Parish by Mr. Hoadly, for a statement of the measures which were taken for the establishment of the Church in Hartford. Though these had not been perfectly suc- cessful, yet the project was not forgotten, and in 1786 it was again brought forward. That this second attempt may be distinctly understood, the agreement of associa- tion is reproduced here (with a photographic copy), though it may also be found in the Aiiiia/s, p. 54. Nov\ jj. 1786. Hartford, Nov"" 13"', 17S6. "We the imderwritten do, by these Presents Associate Ourselves into a Religious Society, by the Style & Title of the Episcopal Society of the City of Hartford, under the Direction & Government of the Rt. Rev''. Bis"' Seabury, 8c the Episcopal Clergy of the State of Connecticut. William Adams Jn". ^lorgan John Thomas Jacob Ogden Sam'. Cutler Thomas Hilldrup Jn° Jeffery Georo-e Burr Stacy Stackhouse Cotton Murray Isaac Tucker W^ Burr Elisha Wadsworth John Avery Aaron Bradley The Society being formed by a free & voluntary Associa- tion proceeded to chose a Moderator. Chosen imanimously M'. John Morgan. 158 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The Society proceeded next to the choice of a Clerk for the Purpose of recording their Votes & Transactions. Chosen Mr W". Adams. The Society also by an unanimous Vote chose two Church Wardens & 4 Vestry Men. ( M^ W" Imlay Church Wardens- ,, , , i»t ( M' John Morgan Vestry Men < Sam' Cutler John Thomas Messrs , , ^ -, Jacob Ogden John Jeffery A week afterwards there was another meeting re- corded as follows : — Nov. 20. At a Meeting of the Episcopal Society in the City of Hartford, holden at Mr. Cotton Murray's, by Ad- journment, on the 20'^'' of Novem' 1786. Mr John Morgan Moderator. This vSociety willing and Desirous to Erect & Build an Episcopal Church in this City, & for furtherance and pro- moting the erecting & Building the same, Voted, That a Committee be appointed & chosen for the purpose of getting a Subscription paper & procuring Signers to the same either in Money, Labour, or any Specific Articles, payable to them for the purposes afores'', which Monies or Articles so sub- scribed to be applyed to that purpose only and that said Committee be ameanable & accountable to the Church War- dens, [&] Vestry of this Corporation for the time being for, and in behalf of this Society for what they may receive on s'' Subscription. Voted, That W'". Imlay Esq"", Mess". John Morgan, Sam' Cutler, Jacob Ogden, John Thomas, be a Committee for the purposes afores". IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 159 Noir 28. SUBSCRIPTION FOR BUILDING THE CHURCH. Know all Men by these Presents. Whereas a number of well disposed Persons of the Town & City of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, professors of the Episcopal Church, have formed themselves into a distinct Church and Congregation within said City of liart- ford, and attend public Worship & support the Gospel ]\Iin- istry agreeable to their Consciences and Profession, and whereas s'* Episcopal Church and Society have proposed to build a House upon their Lott in s"* City, for the purpose of Public Worship, & have chosen Mess" W". Imlay, John Morgan, & Sam' Cutler, of said City three of their members a Com^, to obtain and receive all such Moneys, Goods or Materials, as shall, or may be granted, given or contributed by any person or persons whatsoever to & for the promoting the building of s*^ House & to be applied to that use only. In Consideration of the premisses & to promote so lauda- ble a purpose, We the undersigned do severally promise and ingage each for ourselves personally that we will pay the sum to our names respectively set and annexed, unto the aforesaid W". Imlay, John Morgan, & Sam' Cutler, Com*®, as aforesaid upon request, or deliver to them or their order such Articles or Materials as shall be set or annexed to our s'' names, whenever the same shall be required. Witness our hands this 28 day of Nov^ in the year of our Lord 1786. Jn° Morgan £z^ Materials for building. Jacob Ogden 24 . 0. 0. Materials for building. John Thomas 20 . 10. in materials for building. Sam' Cutler 10 . 0. 0. or in materials for Building Joel Byington 3 0. 0. in work. Tho' Hilldrup 5 . 0. 0. Aaron Bradly 5 0. in Blacksmith work. Cotton Murray 6 0. 0. Cash. Elisha Wadsworth 3 0. 0. Asa Benton (verbally) 10 Elihu Tudor 6 . 0. 0. William Imlay 15 . 0. 0. John Olcott 12 . 0. 0. Materials for Building. i6o CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. John Caldwell Nath' Patten W"^ Bun- James Bull John Avery Michael Bull \V"\ & Ge°. Bull N. Butler Charles Hopkins John Chenevard W"\ Lawrence Bar'. Deane Jno. M'^Curdy 50"" 20'^ nails Benjamin Davenport Jonathan Chapman Noah Webster, jun. George Goodwin Eph'". Root Fred''. Bull Cash Fred''. Bull in work or mate rials Thomas Bull Cash Joseph Talcott Cash Elias Morgan Ebenezer Clark payable in carved work uptni the Frontispiece. /lO.. — in pure spirit. 9- 0. 0. TO.. 0. in materials. 10. — 5- — 5-- 0. 0. 12. 0. 0. in materials. 9- 0. 0. 10. 0. 0. ihh'' Melossis no Galls. 5- 0. 0. [rum. 10. 0, 0. in materials for building or in I.- 9- 2 15- 0. 3- 0. 0. to be paid in labour. 3- 0. 0. Pd in 7. D. Spelling Books to J. Morgan. 4- 10. 0. in materials for building. 10. 0. 0. 3- 0. 0. 3- 0. 0. 3- 10. 0. 4- 0. 0. 7- 10. [This was the carving over the door of the church.] Work was begun upon the church in 1792. In 1795, the following subscription was made for finishing it. June 22. 1795. SUBSCRIPTION FOR FINISHING THE CHURCH. The Subscribers agree to pay into the Hands of Jacob Ogden & Elias Morgan, the several sums annexed to our respective names, on Demand, to be applied to the purpose of finishing the Episcopal Church in the City of Hartford. Gc". Pomeroy Elias Morgan Dan'. Olcott verb', order Hartford June 22'', 1795. Thirty Dollars Seventy five Dollars Forty Dollars IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. i6i Thomas Tisdale & John M"-Knight George Goodwin B. Hudson Joseph Hart . Tim°. Burr W"'. Burr Tho^ Bull . James Bull Richard Butler Aaron Bradly, David Goodwin James Cook . W'". Moore . George Burr . Thomas Lloyd Selden Chapman Chauncey Gleason Aaron Hosford 30 DolU- Twenty Dollars Ten Dollars Twenty Dollars Twenty Dollars Forty Dollars Twenty Dol' forty dollars Ten dollars five Dollars Ten Dollars Twenty Dolrs ten Dol'- ten Dollars ten doll' Fifteen Doll''^ Twenty Dollars twenty dollars 475, Dols. A Gentleman unknown One Himd. Dols. by Ord. of ^Mr. John Morgan. July /. Whereas, application has been made to me by a number of the members of the Episcopal Church of Hart- ford to warn a meeting of said Society to meet at Cotton Murray's in said Hartford, on Monday, 6"" July instant at 7 O'clock afternoon, to chuse a Clerk and other officers neces- sary for the Government of said Church, and consult and determine what mode to proceed to finish said Church, either to sell a piece of land of the Church Lett &c. likewise choose a Committee to finish the same. In consequence of said application aforesaid I do appoint Jacob Ogden to warn said meeting, and give legal notice to all the Episcopalians in said Society to meet at the time & place aforesaid. Dated Hartford July i, 1795. W^' Imlay Justice of Peace. I warned all the Church People I could find and gave five days notice, and made my return this 6'** July, 1795. Attest Jacob Ogden. l62 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. July 6. At a meeting of the Professors of the Episcopal Society of Christ Church in Hartford, legally warned and held at the Dwelling House of Mr. Cotton Murray, Inholder, in Hartford on Monday the 6"" day of July, 1795. Mr. John Morgan was chosen Moderator. John Jeffery Clerk. Mr William Imlay Church Warden Mr John Morgan Ditto M' Jacob Ogden ' Vestry M'' Elias Morgan Do M' Pel eg vS an ford Do M' William Burr Do M' Aaron Bradley Do Mr John Thomas Do Voted^ That a Committee be appointed to sell or lease a Building Lott, on the rear of the Church Lott, adjoining to the new Street,* on the best terms and at the best discretion of said Com'^'^, (and the monies appropriated to the finishing and compleating the Church), not to exceed in front on the new Street Forty Five Feet. Voted, That M". William Imlay, John Morgan, Jacob Ogden, Elias Morgan and Peleg Sanford, be a Committee for the purpose of disposing of the Lott above described, and appropriating the avails thereof, together with such other monies as may be raised by Donation or Subscription for compleating and finishing the Church. Voted, That the Committee appointed to lease or sell, a part of the Church Lott, be likewise a Committee with full power to lease a small piece of Ground at present fenced in and adjoining to the Lott of Land now occupied by Michael Olcott, and that they likewise be directed to exchange by Lease or otherwise such Land as may be necessary to make the lines of the Church Lott streight between said Lott, and the land of the Hon'''" Oliver P^llsworth Esqr. Voted, That this meeting be adjourned, and to meet at M^ Cotton Murrays, on Fryday July 10"' 1795 at 7 O clock in the evening. * Church street. IMPORTANT VOTKS AND COMMENTS. 163 According to the above adjournment, the members of the Episcopal Church met at the place and time mentioned as above. July JO. Voted, That this ^Society will allow to Mr. Cal- vin Whiting- for his services for six months, as a Candidate for the Ministry, Fifty Pounds LawfuU Money, and his board. The time to commence from the first of June 1795. Ju/y IS. 1796. At a meeting- of the Professors of the Episcopal reformed Church legally warned and held in the Church in Hartford on Wednesday July is"*, 1796. Mr. Jacob Ogden chosen Moderator. Voted, That a Committee be appointed to lease such remaining part of the Church Lot, as remains still undis- posed of. Voted, That the Committee formerly appointed at the meeting of the Society on 6"' July 1795, be a Committee, and vested with full Power and Authority to lease such Land as may at their discretion be thought prudent to Lease or dis- pose off, and on the best Terms, and the monies applied to the discharge of such Debts as are outstanding- against the Church. Dec" 10. At a meeting of the Professors of the Episcopal reformed Church, legally warned and held at Mr. Cotton Murray's in Hartford, on Saturday the lo"" day of December, 1799. ^Ir. John Morgan chosen Moderator, John Jeffery chosen Clerk, and sworn into Office by William Moself.y Esq' Jus' Pace's. Voted, That Mr. Peleg Sanford, Mr. Michael Olcott, & Mr. Elias Morgan be a Committee to Settle the Acct». of the Episcopal Church in Hartford. Voted, That the several Leases made by William Imlay Esqr, John Morgan, Elias Morgan, Jacob Ogden, and Peleg Sanford, for several parts of the Episcopal Church Lott, to Oliver Ellsworth Esq', David Goodwin, Simon Clark, and 164 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Michael Olcott, be approved and ratified, and that where any Leases therefor are not compleated, that the same be done, as soon as possible, and that the monies be applied to the discharging of the several Debts against the said Church. March 4. 1797. At a meeting of the Professors of the Episcopal reformed Church, legally warned and held at M'' Cotton Murray's in Hartford, on Saturday the 4"" day of March, 1797. Mr. William Imlay chosen Moderator. Voted, That Mr. John Morgan, and M'. William Imlay, be a Committee to write to the Reverend Ashbel Baldwin, and make him the offer in behalf of this Church, of a Salary of Five Hundred Dollars Per Annum, and obtain his answer thereto, together with the Time at which he will agree to settle in this Parish as a regular Minister, and that this Parish will be responsible for the payment of that sum an- nually, provided he agrees to accept the same.* Voted, That the Wardens & Vestry be desired at their dis- cretion to fix on a Time for the renting of such Pews in the Church as remain unleased. Dec"^ 14. 1799- At a meeting of the Professors of the Episcopal reformed Church legally warned and held at M'' Cotton Murray's in Hartford, on Saturday the 14"' of Dec"" 1799, at 3 O'Clock in the afternoon. M' John Morgan was chosen Moderator. John Morgan chosen Church Warden. William Imlay Do. Vestry. William Burr James Bull Tho" Sanford Jr. James Ward Jacob Ogden John M^Crackan Elias Morgan Aaron Bradley Joseph Utley Michael Olcott. *This call was declint-d by Mr. Baldwin. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 165 Voted, That the Vestry now chosen, be authorized with the Advice of the Wardens, to hire a clergyman to Officiate in the Church, for such time; not exceeding three months at any time, untill a suitable Person can be found whom this Church shall agree to settle. And that such monies as may be necessary to pay the expenses for his support be raised by Rents of the Pews in the Church, or in case of deficiency thereof by a Tax on the Polls and rateable Estate of the members of this Church. Jan^ 28. 180I, Voted, That the Vestry out of their number appoint a Com", of three, to write or send to the Rev. Ammi Rogers, of Ballstown, to see wether he will ol^ciate at the Episcopal Church in Hartford. The case of Aninii Rogers proved to be a very disturb- ing one, not only to the diocese of Connecticut, but to the church at large. He had been ordained by Bishop Pro- voost of New York, as Deacon, in 1792, and subsequently as Priest by the same Bishop. This was done " on the strength of a certificate signed with the name of the Rev. Philo Perry, Secretary of the Convocation of the Clergy of Connecticut, — which certificate was neither written or signed by him." He seems to have been possessed with enough of talent to create a great deal of mischief, and was a grievous thorn in the flesh to Bishop Jarvis, and to most of the clergy in this diocese. It appears that he was in Hartford, in October, 1800, perhaps prospecting for new pastures. Whether he preached here at that time I know not, but find this bill among the files, which is an indication that he did, and that he found some friends here, which led to the vote passed January 28, 1801. l66 CFIRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. " 1800. Episcopal Society to C. Murray D"" Ocf 26'". To Boarding M"' Ammi Rogers & Keep- ing his horse 9 Days @ 6/ £,2 . 14 . o Cr. By Cash Rec"^ of Mr. Bradley, i • ^5 • 3 0.18.9 Rec BaP of Jas. Ward out of contribu- tion money. Cotton Murray." There is no further record concerning him, and prob- ably Bishop Jarvis had something to say in the matter, which led to his being dropped."'^ At a meeting of the Wardens & Vestry of Christ Church in the city of Hartford, held at said Chinxh on 12"" July, 1801 Voted, That the Reverend Menzies Rayner, of Elizabeth Town in New Jersey, be requested to take upon himself the charge of this Church as our Minister, and that we promise in behalf of the said Church to pay to him Six Hundred Dol- lars p'' Annum in quarterly payments for his services during the time of his continuing our Minister as an Episcopal Cler- gyman, performing the duties of said Office to acceptance of the Bishop of this State, and of this Congregation, said salary to commence from the 20'** August next. wSigned l:)y John Morgan \ TXT -IT T 1 \ Wardens William Imlay j James Bull \ / James Ward Roger Wadsworth / >. I Michael Olcott Jacob Ogden / w / Elias Morgan Joseph Utley \ *^ / Jn" M'Crackan Thomas wSanford Jr. * " At this time I performed Divine service, & preached for a few Sun- days in the church in the city of Hartford, & w^as appUed to for terms of settlement there, but refused to give any encouragement on account of the previous apjilication made to me from Branford, & also because my people in the county of Saratoga were not informed of my inclination to leave them." — Memoirs of Rev. Ammi Rogers, third edition, p. 30. ^.^J*!^^ ^iwi^-2,^s^, IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 167 The foreg-oing- is a copy of the Vote passed by the War- dens & Vestry, an exact transcript of which signed by the aforesaid Wardens & Vestry was given Mr. Rayner, date as above. Test, Jn" Jkffkev, Clk of said Society. I find among the records or papers of the parish, no answer by Mr. Rayner to the above. Mr. Rayner was formerly connected with the Method- ist denomination, but was ordained by Bishop Provoost in the latter part of 1795, probably, and was Rector of the Church at Elizabethtown, New Jersey. It may interest some to learn what is said about him by Rev. Abel Stevens, in his History of the Methodist Episcopal Church : At a Conference held at N. Y. May 25, 1791, among the appointments were these, "Lemuel Smith ; Minzies Rainor," P- 253- Again, speaking about the work done at " Tolland & the neighboring villages," Asbury says, " I felt very solemn among them ; Brothers Smith & Rainor have been owned of the Lord in these parts," p. 258. And speaking of a Conference at Lynn, 1792, he says, after enumerating several of the brethren, " there were also the youthful & talented Rainor, fresh from the revivals on the Hartford Circuit, & undiverted yet from the labors of the itinerancy, by the love of ease, or domestic comfort, which was afterwards too strong for him." COPIED FROM SUBSCRIPTION PAPER, — FROM THE LADIES. SeJ>f. 22. " The Decoration of Churches in most of the Epis- copal Parishes has, from practice been considered as the par- ticular province of the Ladies, at least so far as respects the Pulpit «& the Surplice, — tho' the Episcopal Church in this city is in its infancy — yet we flatter ourselves the Ladies of this Church will feel themselves interested to see the Church as handsomely ornamented with Cushions & Curtains as others — they therefore agree to pay the several sums an- nexed to their names for the purpose of purchasing Velvet or Damask for the Desk & Pulpit. 1 68 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Hartford, Sept. 22, iSoi. Mrs. J. Morgan 5 Dollars. Abbigail Utley 3 Dolla Misses Olcott's S Mrs. Whedon, 2 Mrs. Imlay H Mrs. Wheeler I Beulah Ward 3 Mrs. Lloyd 3 Susan Seymour 2 Mary Brown 3. 10 " Martha Bull 5 Lee 2 " Ann Bull 3 Total 47.60 R. H. M'^Crackan 3 Mrs. Sanford 3 D-- to Cash pd C. Olmsted for I pss Damask, . 46 to 2| y tow Cloth 73 to 4 skeins silk . 28 to pOM. Larkum 44 to p<* for binding 75 Galoon 54 48 74" Oct. 12. To James Wadsworth of the City of Hartford Greeting, You are hereby directed to Warn the Parishioners of Hartford Episcopal Church to Meet at their Church on Saturday the 17"' day Instant October, at 3 o'Clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of choosing the annual officers of the Church, to lay a tax for the support of Mr. Rayner, and to do any other Business proper to be done at said Meeting. A. Kingsbury, Justice Peace. Hartford, Oct. 12'*' 1801. Hartford Oct 13"' 1801. I have given due notice to all the people belonging to the Episcopal Church Parish, according to directions of the within warning. Sig'n'', James Wadsworth. Test Elias Morgan, Clerk. The record of the Clerk i.s, that this meeting wa.s held on the 1 6th, and that it " was regularly and legally warned." IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 1 69 " Voted, That the Vestry of this Church be hereby author- ized to dispose of all Moneys of the Church, and to call Parish Meetings when they [are] necessary, and to transact all other business belonging to the Church, except the Lay- ing of Taxes." This was the last of the warrants issued by a Justice of the Peace. Oct. 22. Voted, That Mr. John McCrackan & Mr. Mich'. Olcott be appointed to call on Mr. Jacob Ogden for him to provide a Dinner for the Clergy on the 11"' Day of November next. This was on the occasion of the consecration of the Church. See Annals, page 55. Nov. II. INSTRUMENT OF DEDICATION AND CERTIFICATE OF CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH NOVEMBER ii>'' A.D. iSoi. At a meeting of the Wardens, Vestrymen & Parishioners of Christ's Church, in the City of Hartford, it was unani- mously resolved and voted, That As Almighty God had been pleased to put it into their Hearts, to build a new church for the celebration of his Worship according to the Liturgy of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States of America, & the civil constitution of this State, it was their full purpose and desire that the said New church be dedi- cated to the Worship & service of Almighty God according to the Liturgy aforesaid, & that it might be called Christ's Church — We therefore, the Church Wardens, Vestrymen, & Parish- ioners of the said Church — Do for us & our successors, Dedicate, Appropriate, give & Grant, the said church so erected, unto Almighty God, our heavenly King & Father, to be consecrated & used to his Worship & Service, accord- ing to the Liturgy aforesaid, divesting ourselves of all right 170 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. & Title, and disclaiming all authority to employ it hereafter to any common or profane use; And We, the Church Wardens, Vestrymen & Parishioners aforesaid do further resolve & vote, that the two Church Ward- ens, John Morgan, & William Imlay, Esquires, do in our name & behalf sign & Seal this Instrument of Dedication, & do acquaint the right Reverend Docf Jarvis, our Diocesan Bishop, therewith, & request that he would consecrate the said New Church to Almighty God, & set it apart to be forever hereafter employ'd in his Worship & services, prom- ising as far as in us lies to take care of the repairs of said Church, that it may be kept, together with its furniture, sacred utensils & Books, in a decent state for the celebration of Divine service. And also, that we will as God shall enable us, endeavour always to procure & support a Minister in Priests orders, to celebrate God's holy worship according to the Liturgy afore- said. In Witness whereof we the Church Wardens, have here- unto set our hands and Seals at Hartford, the ii"" day of November 1801. Sign*^ & Sealed in presence of Wm. Imlay \ Church [l. s.] James Wells Jno. Morgan ] Wardens [l. s.] The consecration of the Church was an important mat- ter, and was attended with some expense. The Bishop doubtless received the hospitality of some of the parish- ioners, but the item below shows that he traveled by his own conveyance. Episcopal Church of Hartford Nov^ 12 To Cotton Murray D'' To keeping horse for Bishop Jarvis . . 4/ Rec'' the within Hill of J as. Ward, Dec. 12, 1801 Cotton Murray. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 171 Mr. Ogden's bill is as follows: — Hartford Novcmb 11, 1801. The Vestry of y^ Episcopal Church of Hartford To Jacob Ogden D^ to 19 dinners for the Clergy at the Consecration @ 3/ ^2. 17. o 4 bottles Madara wine 6/ i. 4. o 2 Quarts of Old Spirit & Brandy 9. o to pd for pipes Tobacco & Spanish Segars 3. o £4- 13- o Re'' Pay Jacop. Ogden Endorsement on back of above : — "We the subscribers being appointed by the Vestry of Christ Church to audit all accounts of the same e^- certify our approbation of the same to the treasurer are of opinion that the within ac' is right & the Treasurer is requested to pay the same. Jno. McCrackan. Hartf* 22 Nov. 1801. Dec'' ij, V. Voted, That Mr. Rayner, and Mr. Elias Mor- gan be appointed a Committee to hire a suitable person to instruct a Singing vSchool for this Church, and agree to pay such sum as they shall [deem] proper. . Voted, That two dollars p'' week be paid to Mr. (leorge Catlin for the use of the organ on Condition he provides an organist, who shall play on the same to the acceptance of the Vestry, on each whole Sunday and on publick days, which sum is to be in full compensation for the organist and the use of the organ, and the same shall be paid from the contri- butions in the Church. Feb. 21. 1802. The collection amounted to $7.35 ; on the 28th it was $1.51, with this note in the Treasurer's account, " Organ not played (hail storm) ". The contributions generally were between three and five dollars; not unfrequently mention is made, " organ not played," or " organ played half-day." The collection at Christmas was $1 8.38. James 172 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Wadsworth was paid two dollars for " Green Boughs " at Christmas, and Mr. Burkett twenty-five cents for ringing the bell at Christmas and New Year. April II, F. Voted, That Mr. Rayner & Mr. Elias Morgan be appointed to engage Mr. Ely Roberts such further time as they may think proper in instructing School of Singers for this Church, not exceeding six weeks. SUBSCRIPTION FOR DEFICIENCY, 1802. June 12. At a meeting of the Vestry of Christ Church in June 1802, it was represented by the Treasurer of the Society that the Moneys from the Rents of the Pews & Slips, & other resources of the Church, would not be sufficient for the Parish expenses for the year; it was therefore proposed that as no tax had been laid for the year, & that it might be more agreeable for the Parishioners to pay by voluntary contributions the sum necessary to make up the Deficiency — therefore we the Subscribers agree to pay to James Ward, Treasurer of the Societ}'-, the sums affixed to our names, pro- vided the sum of three hundred Dollars shall be subscribed, & that no Parish tax be laid on the Polls & rateable Estate of the Parishioners for any moneys due to the support of Mr. Rayner for the present year, commencing from the time of his settlement, or for any other parish taxes — witness our hands, City Hartford, June 12, 1802. James Church 10. Tho» Sandford, jr., 10. Dan' Goodwin 10. Wm. Imlay, Forty Dollars, (to be paid out of the Money lent to Jacob Ogden & others Com'* for finishing the Church in Sept' 1795)- Wm. H. Imlay 8 Pew No. 37 a/c C. Sig. 10 Nath'. Blake 4 Hez. Bull 6 S. Babcock 5 W. Mitchell 5 Wm. Lawrence 5 312 John Morgan, forty Dollars Michl. Bull Thirty " Roger Wadsworth Thirty " Michael Olcott Twenty " Joseph Utley Fifteen " John M'^Crackan Fifteen " James Ward Fifteen ' ' Theodore Hopkins ten Wm. Weller 10 " Jon» Ramsey 5 Elias Morgan I Nath'. Bunce 2 Aaron Hosford 2 John Lee 2 Fran'. Pratt 2 IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 1 73 1807. July 27. P. Voted, William Pierce, & John Putnam, to keep order in the Gallery. Voted, That Mr Morgan, Mr Tudor, and Mr Sigourney, be a Committee to manage the funds lately collected for the benefit of this vSociety. Oct^. *At a general Assembly of the State of Con- necticut holden at N. Haven on the second Thursday of October A.D. 1807. Upon the petition of John Morgan of Hartford, in the County of Hartford, a member of the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church, in Hartford in behalf of himself and the rest of the members of said parish ; praying for the reasons therein stated, that this Assembly would authorize the mem- bers of said parish to hold a meeting thereof, according to the provisions of the fifth paragraph of the Statute, entitled "An act for forming, ordering, and regulating Societies." And at such meeting to confirm the proceedings of their former meetings, in such manner, that the effect thereof may be the same as if their said meetings had been holden at the time specified in said Statute, as per petition on file. Resolved, by this Assembly, that the members of said Parish be, and they are hereby authorized to hold a meeting thereof, according to the provisions of the fifth paragraph of this Statute, aforesaid, and at such meeting to confirm the proceedings of their former meetings, and the effect of said proceedings so confirmed shall be the same as if their said meetings had been regularly holden at the times specified in said Statute. A true copy of record. Attest C. wSiGouRNEY, " Societys Clerk." Dec^ 7. At a meeting of the parishioners of the Episcopal parish of Christ Church, in Hartford, legally warned and held on Monday evening at 7 "Clock P M. at Christ Church Dec' 7, 1807. John Morgan Esq' Moderator. Charles Sigourney was chosen Society Clerk. *See note iu Annals, p. 5S. 174 CHRIST CHURCH, hartford. Voted^ That the offices of Treasurer, of Wardens, & of Vestrymen &c be continued in the same persons, who were chosen at a Parish meeting on the 27"" of June 1807, which choice is hereby confirmed, and made valid and that those officers, continue in office, until others are chosen. Voted., That whereas several parcels of the original Church lot of land have been sold by votes of this parish, and lest some of the transactions relating to the same should be deemed not within the Act of this State for holding parish meetings, the several proceedings for the conveyance of the land, by the Wardens and Vestry, as heretofore made be confirmed, and that this parish ratify and confirm their proceedings. Voted, That John Morgan, and Daniel Olcott, Esq% Ward- ens of this Church be a Committee, and have full power and authority to convey to Docf Joseph Lynde, a parcel of land lying north of the Church, and to settle and adjust the boun- dary lines, between said Lynde and the Church. The subscription obtained in New York, together with other sums, and the votes passed by the Parish relating thereto, may be found in the Report on the Funds, pp. 84-85. Voted, That this meeting be adjourned to next Easter Monday, and that hereafter Easter Monday annually be the day, according to law, for holding a parish meeting for the choice of the several parish officers; and that the Wardens and Vestry be, ex officio, the " Society's Committee " as so called in the Statute law of this State, and be clothed with all the powers of such Committee. 1809. April 3, P. Voted, That the Pews be leased & the lease money paid in ninety days from this date, and that the per- son, in whose name the pews are bid off, be responsible for the whole of the lease money of such pew, and the only person to whom the Collector is to look for payment. Voted, That Mr George Goodwin 2'"' be appointed Col- lector. That this Church be painted and repaired luidcr the direction of the Wardens & Vestry. IMPORTANT VOTKS AND COMMKNTS. I75 The religious societies of the vState were allowed by law to tax their members for support of the parishes. Though this came principally from the lease of the pews and the contributions, yet not unfrequently there was a deficiency, which was made up in part from the tax. The law made all men taxable for the support of religion, and this was payable to the Congregational societies, unless the payer, by a certificate lodged with the town clerk, became a member of some other society. Quite a num- ber, who did not like the intolerance of the law which compelled them to contribute to the support of the Con- gregationalists, connected themselves with other religious bodies, some doubtless with decided preferences for their choice, and some also from no positive willingness, but only to escape from contributing to the churches by law established. It is possible that among the names follow- ing some of these latter may be found ; but it is believed that most of them were ardently attached to the Church, and were reliable members of the same. The names of those residing in Windsor lived mostly in the parish of Wintonbury, now Bloomfield : some of them had moved from East Haven, and had been churchmen there. The list also is valuable as showing the taxable estate of the members, with the amount of the tax to be paid to the parish. When one connected himself with a religious society, becoming a member thereof, he was liable, according to his rateable estate, for the taxes which might be laid for its support. When he wished to leave the same, and connect himself with another, it was necessary that he should signify this to the town clerk. This was called " certificating off." A few of these are found on file, mostly for the period of about 1820. The reasons are occasionally given, but generally none are assigned. A copy of a few certificates are as follows : — " This may certify to the Episcopalian Church that I do not mean hereafter to be considered a member of the Epis- 176 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. copalian Church of Hartford, but this day join myself to the Methodist. [Windsor] March 14, 181 8. Jacob Loomis." " The above is a true copy of the original lodged in my office at the date thereof. Attest Elisha N. Sill, Town Clerk. Windsor, August 25"" 1819." " This may certify that John Marsh's heirs do not belong to the Episcopal vSociety. Hartford, Nov. 15th, 1817. Edward Marsh." "East Windsor, Feb'y 25, 1823. Charles Munn, Esq., Clerk of Christ Church, Hartford. Sir: I hereby certify that I choose to seperate & do hereby seperate myself from said Church & Society, Hiram Watson." Dr. William Cooley, who resided in the eastern part of East Hartford, was probably not a constant attendant at the services of the church, nor a very decided Episco- palian. He may be considered as a specimen of those persons who did not choose to be taxed by the " orthodox" societies, and would not cordially belong to any. I find, however, in the record of baptisms for 18 17, Oct. 22, this entry: " Horace Spencer, son of Dr. Cooley, East Hart- ford, bapt." This son and myself were at the school of Rev. Mr. Osborne, in ^Manchester in 1829, and his father resided in the north part of the town. Manchester, which was incorporated in 1823, was previously a part of East Hartford, and this part of it was called the parish of Or- ford. The Methodists, about this time, were beginning to be numerous in the different towns of the State, and perhaps he found accommodations which satisfied him nearer home. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 1/7 ""To the Clerk of the Episcopal Ecclesiastical Society of Christ Church in the City of Hartford : — This certifies that I do by these presents withdraw myself from s^' Society & shall not pay taxes any further in support of the same. East Hartford 15"" July 1820. WlI-I.lAM CoOLEY." The last tax of which I find any record was laid in 1844, " of two cents on the dollar on the Polls & Ratable Estate of all the members of this Parish, to be computed on the lists rates of A. D. 1843." To show how formal and formidable this tax for the support of religious societies was, there is submitted the " authority to collect the Tax," which prefaces the list of 1811 : To James M. Goodwin^ Collector of the Episcopal Parish of Christ Churchy in the City of Hartford : — Greetixg, By Authority of the State of Connecticut, you are hereby commanded to levy and collect at the end of three months from the 30th day of March, 181 2, of the persons named in the following list, herewith committed to you, of each one his proportion, as therein set down, of the sum total of such list, being a tax, or assessment, granted and agreed on, by the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church in the city of Hartford, regularly and legally assembled on Easter Monday, the 30th jMarch, 181 2, for defraying the necessary expenses arising within the same, and to deliver and pay the same which you shall so levy and collect unto Wm. H. Imlay, treasurer of said Parish, and to no other person whatever. And if any person or persons shall neglect or refuse to pay the sum or sums whereat he or they are respectively assessed, or set in said list, to distrain the goods or chattels of such person or persons, and the same dispose of, as the law directs, returning the overplus, if any, to the Owner or Owners, and for the want of goods and Chattels whereon to make distress, you are to take the body, or bodies, of the person, or persons so refusing, and him or them commit imto 1/8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. the keeper of the gaol of said county, within said prison, who is hereby commanded to receive and keep him or them, till he or they pay and satisfy said sum or sums, so assessed upon him or them, as aforesaid, together with your fees; — unless the said assessment, or any part thereof, on application made shall be abated. After having completed your collections and settled your account with the Treasurer, you will return this Book to the Clerk of the Parish. Dated at Hartford, April, 1812, Jn: Morgan, Justice Peace. If any obstinate taxpayer was disposed to question the authority of Mr. Goodwin to collect this tax, he could find sufficient warrant in an attested copy attached to the book, of all the votes of the parish relating to it, signed by " Charles Sigourney, Clerk of the Parish," or " wSociety's Clerk." There have been few members of the parish who have been so punctual and particular in all the details of their work, so adherent to strict business principles, so ex- cellent a penman, neat and distinct, so " safe " in every respect, as Mr. Sigourney. It was no small labor and not always a work of love on both sides, to collect this tax. Mr. Goodwin was a merchant actively engaged in busi- ness, whose time was valuable to himself and to his fam- ily. He could only support himvSelf by his success in his business, but he loved his church and was willing to labor for it. The necessities of the parish made great demands upon its members. A like devotion is believed to be found among numerous religious organizations through- out the Union, for without this sacrificing disposition many of them would cease to exist. Mr. Goodwin, all through his connection with Christ Church, and afterwards with St. John's, was a devoted and consistent Churchman. From tax gatherer to Vestry- man and Warden and Sunday-school Superintendent, in whatever position he was placed, he was industrious, faithful, persevering. He had that confidence in himself IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 1 79 which induced him to express his opinions freely and frankly. Though never a very wealthy man, and by nature careful of his own, he yet gave for the different objects in the parish according to his ability, and further, he gave much of his time and labor, which too many do not consider as a part of their duty. As illustrating his carefulness and business methods, let me copy from this little book his account current on the last page : Episcopal Church 181 2 To James M. Goodwin, D"" Feb. 15. To pd. Toll at Bridge to collect taxes in ) East Windsor, . . . j '^^ Dec. 6. Pd. Expenses to East Hartford first time ) ■ ■? I to collect taxes, . . . \ '"' March. Pd. Horse bait &c. .second time to East Hartford, .31 •75 No wonder that this system of compulsory payment was abolished by the Toleration party which came into power a few years afterwards. It was mightily chafing, while it existed, and was forced to give way to voluntary offerings, and the support of true religion was not injured thereby. City of Hartford, June 15, 1809. /une /j. At a meeting of the Parishioners of the Epis- copal parish of Christ Church in this City legally warned and convened on Thursday, the 15th day of June, 1809. John Morgan, Escf, being Moderator, Voied, Unanimously that a tax of four hundred dollars be laid on the Polls and rateable estate of all the members of this Parish, to be computed by the Listers rates for the year 1808. That the same be collected by the Collector, from each individual member in proportion to the amount which each individual member's list, for the year 1808 bears to the lists of the whole parish; and that the same be applied to pay for painting and repairing the Church, to pay the Clergyman's salary, or other expenses under the direction & at the discre- tion of the Wardens & Vestry. i8o CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Voted, That i^Ir. Jeremy Hoadley be appointed Collector of the foregoing- tax. In conformity to the foregoing vote the tax as aforesaid was assessed on the polls & rateable Estate of the individuals whose names follow who compose the " Episcopal Parish of Christ Church," in the City of Hartford & the amount of whose rates on the Grand List is annexed to their names respect ively. City of Hartforc 1, June , 1809. Rates for 1808 Tax Rates for 1808 Tax 72 50 Amos Bull 2 66 147 James Knox 5 39 100 George Bull 3 67 162 55 Samuel Ledlie* 5 96 145 55 James Bull 5 34 249 oS John Marsh 9 13 266 50 Michael Bull 9 77 4045 Minturn & Champlin 148 79 50 Mrs. Sarah Bradley 2 92 948 53 John INIorgan 3478 200 Joshua P. Burnham 7 34 60 Elias Morgan 2 20 100 Nath' Bunce incl? 89 50 Cyprian Nichols 3 29 %. ass' 3 67 119 55 John Nivins 4 38 25 Heman Bunce \ ass' 92 105 97 Michael Olcott 389 177 76 Mrs., Widow of W'". 61 26 Mich' Mary & Abigail Burr, dec'd, includ - Olcott 2 24 ing Harry Burr'* as - 120 19 Mary & Abigail Olcott 440 sessm' 6 52 50 77 Eunice Olcott I 86 60 Charles Brainard 2 20 33S 44 Daniel Olcott 12 41 no John Butler 404 84 50 Jabez Perkins 3 10 9488 James Church 348 60 Jabez Perkins Jun. 2 20 10 Caleb Church 37 60 Daniel Perkins 2 20 60 Timothy Canfield 2 20 364 John Pierce 13 35 60 Eleazer Carey 2 20 135 Pratt & Allison 4 95 60 Levi Collins 2 20 287 Amos Ransom 10 52 100 Asa Farwell 3 Ci? 51 40 Jon'' Ramsays Est. I 88 Aaron Gaylord 60 Jon" Ramsay 2 20 Jeremiah Guild 430 Charles Sigourney 15 77 170 Thomas Glover 6 23 10 Alfred Smith 37 60 George Goodwin 2'' 2 20 77 Seth Sweetser 2 82 160 Timothy Hatch 587 115 Thomas Sloan 4 22 43 22 Theodore Hopkins Es1 ..15S 421 Samuel Tudor Jun. 15 44 19S 76 John Hamilton & Horace Utley John Marsh 7 29 77 50 W'" Wcare 2 83 85 Jeremy Hoadley 3 12 431 75 Ward & Bartholomew 1584 271 60 Nath' Jones 996 397 73 Roger Wadsworth 14 66 61 34 W'" Johnson 2 25 188 67 Gurdon Wadsworth 6 92 420 W" H. Imlay 15 40 102 Horace Wadsworth 3 74 210 Justin & Elias Lyman 7 70 60 W'" S. Wadsworth 2 20 165 25 Rtiland Lee 606 144 Seth Whiting 5 28 8875 Thomas Lloyd 326 - 9705 45 $355 99 RESIDE I^ J WINDSOR. 178 53 Thomas Eggleston 655 186 42 John McLean 6 S3 98 59 Merrit Gilbert 3 61 17445 Jacob Phelps 639 270 60 Zebulon Iloskins 9 92 224 18 Samuel Tuttle 8 26 229 48 Thomas Moore 171 80 57 68 w w 841 $11067 70 405 96 * The tax of S. J^cdlie, 5.96, was omitted in making out the tax in the book which wiien included makes an excess in the real tax of that sum beyond the sum voted, viz. $400. A true copy. Attest C. SiGOURNKY, "Society's Clerk." IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. l8l April 2J, F. 181O. Voted, That a Committee of three persons, to wit, Messrs. Michael Olcott, John Morgan, and James Ward, be appointed to sell or lease to Mr Samuel Tudor, any small gore of land, on the North side of the Church not exceeding three feet, in the greatest width of it, lying between the Church, and his, the said Tudor's land, and make the necessary conveyance thereof. APPEAL FROM HUNTINGTON. It is believed that many will read with interest the following correspondence. The church at Huntington had been destroyed by fire, and the parish desired aid in rebuilding it, and so applied to Christ Church for assistance. Aug. 5. 181 1. Huntington, August 5, 181 1. To the JVardetis and Vestry of the Episcopal Church at Hartford, Gentlemen, brethren of our religious order, We address you upon our distressed situation. Our Church in the Parish of Ripton accidentally caught fire on 31st ultimo, and was consumed to ashes. Our Parish a short time past appeared to be in a flourishing situation, but the estate of the late Mr. Todd, (our former pastor) having a heavy claim upon us, and the society to prevent the necessity of resort- ing to taxation, have exerted their whole power to raise a fund for the permanent support of the Gospel, and having nearly completed the object, are overtaken with the above disaster. To live without the Gospel preached amongst us, and a building for the sacred ordinances to be administered in, is truly forbidding: to erect a new church wholly from our own resources, appears to be equally gloomy. Under these circumstances we feel ourselves constrained to request the charitable assistance of our Brethren in the neighboring societies. We, therefore, petition your society (through you Gentlemen as their Organ), for some relief. Whatever col- lection you may make (in your own way), you will please for- w^ard to Hezekiah Marsh, Treasurer of the Episcopal Society I 82 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. of Huntington, and receive the grateful acknowledgments of your humble servants. In behalf of the Society, John Curtiss i William Shelton, Jr. .-Cominittee. David B. Newton Record of a subscription paper opened August 12, 181 1, for the purpose of contributing some assistance to the parish of Huntington, towards enabling- them to rebuild their Church, which was destroyed by fire. John Morgan 5 Am" brought forward . 99. Daniel Olcott . 10 Cash, J. Utley $1; T. Lloyd Samuel Tudor, jr. 10 $1 . 2. Charles Sigourney . 10 James Church . 2. James Ward ID Anson Brewster 3- Roswell Bartholomew 10 F. Griswold 2. Michael Olcott . 8 Cash, G. Beach, 2. Thomas Glover 5 S. Griswold, 3- Cyprian Nichols 4 Samuel Tuttle . 2. Jeremy Hoadley 3 Sundry young gentle' ' Pew Wm. H. Imlay . 8 16 . 6. Timothy Hatch 3 Wm. We are I. John Pierce 4 S. Wolcott . 2 122. Seth Whiting . 5 Cash, R. Lee . 2 Continued forward, . $99. Copy of letter addressed to the Comviittee of the Episcopal Church in Hufitington. Aug. IS- To Mess. John Curtiss, Williain Sheldon, Jun., and David B. Newton, Committee, &c. Hartford, August 15, 181 1. Gentlemen^ The Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church in this City, acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th inst., com- municating to them the afliicting intelligence of the destruc- tion by fire, of the Episcopal Church at Ripton, in your par- ish. The request in your letter, that we should endeavor to afford you some relief, from our parish, received our imme- IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. I83 diate attention. After consulting with our Pastor, the Rev** M' Rayner, on the most judicious mode of proceeding in this Case, it was decided to open a subscription paper, on which to receive and collect what contributions the charitably dis- posed might be inclined to give ; and this we requested M' Rayner to announce and explain to his people, the sabbath following. We have now the pleasure to communicate to you the result of our efforts. We send you, herein enclosed one hundred and twenty-two dollars, collected as by the en- closed subscription paper ; and we would at the same time express to you our sincere sympathy for the calamity you have sustained, and our hope that it may be alleviated, in a considerable degree, by the friendship and beneficence of your neighbors, and brethren throughout the State. We lament that it is not in our power to do more than we have done. Our Parish is small, and the Church in this City, for many years past, has depended for its support, on the exer- tions and liberal contributions of a very few persons. Yet what we contribute, we trust will be of use, and we hope it will derive some value from the readiness and cheerfulness with which we know it has been given. We recommend to you to proceed, without delay, in your arrangements for re- building your Church. While the sympathy of the Public is awakened by the knowledge of your recent misfortune, much may be expected from this voluntary aid. Suffer it to sub- side, and you will appeal in vain to the Charity of many, from whose remembrance time may have nearly effaced the recol- lection of your loss. But above all, we recommend you, in your undertaking, to the favor and protection of Providence, which we trust, will smile on your labours, and we hope that all your Christian exertions may be crowned with success, and we pray that your zeal may not fail you, but be increased in proportion as exactions are required of you. We remain, with sentiments of sincere regard and Chris- tian fellowship. Gentlemen, your friends and well wishers. The Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church in the City of Hartford. Signed on their behalf by C. SiGOURNEv, " Society's clerk." 1 84 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Aug. ig. Huntington, August 19, i8i[i]. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church in Hartford, Gentlemen, Your polite and friendly letter, bearing date the 15"" ins', signed in your behalf by M'. Sigoiirney, Societies Clerk, enclosing one hundred and twenty-two Dollars as a donation towards rebuilding the Episcopal Church in Ripton, has been faithfully delivered by the Rev'' M"" Rayner. We beg you Gentlemen to accept our grateful acknowledgments for your prompt exertions in our behalf. The donation with which you have presented us, we consider under the circumstances of your parish, a very liberal one. Agreeably to your recom- mendation, we shall use our best exertions in rebuilding our Church, and hope, under the blessing of Providence, with the aid we may obtain from our Brethren, shall, without any great delay, effect the object of our ardent desire. With our best wishes for your welfare, and the prosperity of the Church at Hartford, we subscribe ourselves, and remain, Gentlemen, Your obliged Humble Servants, John Curtis \ William Shelton, jr. V Committee. David B. Newton j Subscription for Bell, iSii, Congregationalists and Bap- tists joining in the same : Dec. 4. Record of the names of the persons who sub- scribed for the purchase of a bell and for other purposes for Christ Church in this City and of the sums subscribed by them. Hartford, Dec. 4, iSii James Ward ) Amos Ransom . Roswell Bartholomew \ 50 Simeon Griswold John Morgan . • 30 Henry Arnold Samuel Tudor 20 Horace Wadsworth . Michael Olcott 20 John Goodwin 2'"' Wm. H. Imlay 20 Jonathan Ramsay Charles Sigourney 20 Charles Brainard IMPORTANT VOTKS AND COMMENTS, 185 Jo. Bonjes 20 David Frink Jr. 2 Cyprian Nichols 10 John Bennett 2 Thomas Glover 10 James Butler 2 John Pierce . 10 Joseph Utley I Seth Whiting 10 Caleb Tuttle . I Eliakim Hitchcock 10 Moses Tryon 31I lb. copper Jeremy Hoadley . 5 which sold for 22"' 6 Jeremiah Guild 5 James Church, bell rope worth 7 Roland Lee . 5 Levi Collins, i M shingl OS Philo Hillyer . 5 sold for . 3 Thomas Parsons . 5 Griffin Stedman j i M shing- ) Thomas Lloyd 5 Thomas Gordon] les worth \ Asa Farwell . 5 Anson Brewster 5 Timothy Hatch 5 Jon" W. Edwards 10 Lucius Hatch 5 Richard Goodman 10 James M. Goodwin 5 William Moseley 10 James Doolittle 5 Joseph Pratt, Jun. . 5 George Goodwin, Jun. . 5 Elisha Colt 3 David Porter . 5 Henry Seymour 3 Ward Woodbridge 5 Andrew Kingsbury . 3 I. Lord Skinner, . 5 Normand Knox 3 Anson G. Phelps . 5 Normand Smith 3 Daniel Buck . 5 Titus L. Bissell 3 Spencer Whiting 5 Russell Talcott . 3 Tho- S. Williams . 5 Wm. Lawrence 3 Jacob Sargeant 5 George J. Patten 3 Henry King . 5 Benj" Conkling 2 Charles B. King . 5 Benj'' BoUes 2 William Hills 5 John Wing 2 Oliver D. Cooke . 5 Thomas D. Boardman 2 Samuel Curtis 5 Joseph Steward 2 John Caldwell 5 Edward Danforth 2 Ephraim Root 5 George Smith . 2 Miller Fish . 5 William Harris . 2 Eliphalet Terry 5 Thomas Bull . 2 Aaron Chapin & Son 3 Eliphalet Averill 2 Caleb Pond . 3 Horatia G. Hale Samuel Bowles 3 George Webster Alfred Bliss . 3 Aaron Colton . James Lathrop 3 Caleb Church . George Corning 3 Benj'* Fowler . Isaac D. Bull . 3 David Greenleaf Jeremiah Brown . 3 and as much old brass as Horace Burr . 3 sold for . I 1.56 i86 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Chrisf Colt .... 3 Turner & Sheldon, in bell rope i Freeman Crocker, 2 days work 3 Moses Burr .... 2 Gurdon Robins, copper sold for i . 76 Samuel Driggs, in work . i David Knox, i days work 1.33 George White, 2 days work 2.67 $559-25 SUBSCRIPTION FOR ORGAN, 181 1. Dec" II. Record of the names of the person.? who sub- scribed for the purchase of an Organ in Christ Church in this City, & of the sums subscribed by them. Hartford Dec. 11, 181 t. Dollars Dollars John Morgan 20 Am' br° up 282 Samuel Tudor Jun. 20 James M. Goodwin 5 Thomas Glover 20 Henry Arnold 5 W- H. Imlay 20 Anson Brewster 5 James Ward 20 Joseph Wheeler 5 Charles Sigourney 20 Christopher Saunders 5 Michael Olcott 20 Nathan Morgan 5 Roswell Bartholomew 20 Asa Farwell 5 Seth Whiting 20 Moses Tryon Jun. 5 John Pierce 20 Samuel Ledlie 5 J. Bonjes 20 Joshua P. Burnham 5 Thomas Lloyd 12 Nathaniel Bunce 5 Roland Lee 10 Henry King 5 Eliakim Hitchcock 10 Asahel Saunders 2 Talcott Wolcott 10 David Frink Jun. 2 Anson Hayden 10 Aaron Colton 2^ 2 Cyprian Nichols 5 Seth Terry 2 Jeremy Hoadley 5 Amount carried up 282 350 There is no formal resignation of Mr. Rayner upon the records of the pari.sh; but it was probably on the fourteenth of October, 1 8 ii , at the termination of the last six months of his service. From the Treasurer's book it appears that he was paid on the 24th of this month $441.20, which "includes his services for one Sunday extra." This settlement was supposed to be complete and final. He left immediately for Huntington, having been called to the rectorship of the church there, and had IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 1 8/ promised to call on Bishop Jarvis, at New Haven, and obtain canonical consent to his dismissal from Christ Church. But in his hurry he failed to do so, or did not ask for his dismissal, as will be seen from the correspond- ence which follows. As the parish was about to call as his successor the Rev. Philander Chase, it was necessary that this document should be first obtained, and therefore the wardens addressed a letter to the Bishop, which is subjoined, together with the Bishop's reply. Mr. Hoadly places it mildly when he says that there " had been dissatisfaction " with Mr. Rayner. He was the first settled rector of the parish, and for the greater part of the ten years he was connected with it had doubtless served it well and to general satisfaction. He was good-natured in his temper, easy in his manners, of fair abilities as a clergyman, and attended to his parish with apparent faithfulness. If he was fond of controversy, it was with the Congregationalists, whose Calvinism he was always ready to denounce. And in this he was probably a pretty fair representative of a large proportion of the Episco- palians of the State. Certainly he represented that con- siderable number of people who had no sympathy with the " standing order," and who would not contribute to its support. As these men were obliged to pay some- where for the support of religion, they chose to contribute to the aid of a denomination which they could tolerate, rather than to one which they hated ; and so some con- nected themselves with the Episcopalians, and some with the Baptists. It was the beginning of a political union with the republicans, which afterwards effected a revolu- tion in the State. Some of these became faithful mem- bers of the Episcopal Church, and so remained with their families; and some afterwards, as opportunity offered, joined other religious bodies which were more in sympa- thy with their own views. Of those who paid their tax in Christ Church, I sup- 1 88 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. pose there were not a few who had no special liking for the Episcopal Church, except that it shielded them from the Congregationalists. Some of them may have attended at public worship, and most of them doubtless did, and looked to the rector for whatever services they or their families required. It is evident that Air. Rayner sympathized with these persons ; he was often fighting the same enemy, and naturally the combatants entertained a friendly feeling for one another ; they might differ widely on some points, but they agreed fully upon one, which in their opinion was important. The consequence was a union which tided them over present difficulties, and gave them an opportunity for the claim of " liberty of conscience," which sometimes is but the exercise of a very obstinate self-will. The teachings of Mr. Rayner had become not wholly acceptable. Dr. Beardsley, in his " History of the Episco- pal Church in Connecticut," says, " he left Hartford in the autumn of 1811 — some warm friends desiring his stay, and the majority of the parish as desirous of a change that [in the words of John Morgan, the senior warden, in a letter to Bishop Jarvis] they might " continue together in the true Church, without schism or separation." I have heard some of the old people of the parish speak very kindly of him, principally from his good nature and easy familiarity. Endeavoring, some years since, to learn the cause of his leaving, I was told " that he would ride upon a truck with , and set up nights catching rats with ," which was all true. Although he was the first rector to experience a " gentle pressure " which sent him away, unpleasantly, he was not, however, the last. The .salary of Mr. Rayner was six hundred dollars per annum ; not a large sum surely, but quite as much as the parish could afford to pay, and this he probably recog- IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 1 89 nized. It had been promised him in quarterly payments, which promise had not been punctually kept. However, of this there is no apparent complaint on his part, with one exception. In addition to his duties as rector of Christ Church, he acted for a short time as missionary to the few churchmen at Warehouse Point, and cheerfully it is believed, receiving from them one hundred dollars a year. He says, " during the summer and fall of two suc- cessive years, after preaching twice in Hartford on the Sabbath, I used to travel twelve miles and preach a third time at a place called Warehouse Point, in East Windsor." On one of these vSunday evenings there was to be a meet- ing of the vestry of Christ Church at Mr. Olcott's, "to consult upon the affairs of the parish," and as he was not able to be present, he sent them an epistle in verse, which has been called " The Dunning Letter," reminding them of their dues to him of two or three hundred dollars. The poetical merit is not very great, but " it had the effect to relieve me [him] at once from the aforenamed embarrassment, for the very next day the amount due was handed over." The letter, together with the preface, was published on a half letter sheet subsequently, and was in circulation among his friends. There is no date connected with it, but it was printed perhaps when he was the minister of the Universalist Society in this city. A copy of the Epistle was furnished me by J\lr. John E. Morris ; it may be found in full in the Bontecou Genealogy. My only recollection of Mr. Rayner goes back to a time when he was on a visit to Hartford, perhaps in 1834 or '35. or thereabouts. I happened to be present when he was making a friendly call, and he repeated a part or the whole of the Dunning Letter. It is to his credit that he gave no assent or sympathy to the remarks of a notorious infidel, who at that time endeavored to draw him into conversation. igO CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The concluding lines are as follows : " But now, to be more serious, and conclude — (For hitherto I fear I've been too rude), My wants are pressing, my resources few, And for relief must look alone to you. The sum is small which I've a right to ask, But to collect it doubtless is a task. The times are dull, cash not in circulation ; And each can scarce " work out his own salvation "; A part of what is due my turn may serve, I hope that better days are in reserve. I urge no more ; I will be no complainer ; I am, Your humble servant, Menzies Rayner." Some time after he left the city he presented a claim for interest, upon payments which had not been made punctually, which he computed to amount to between two and three hundred dollars. Mr. vSigourney's letter ex- plains the matter sufficiently. Several attempts were made to obtain the exact account, but were unsuccessful until the meeting of the Diocesan Convention in Hart- ford, when it is supposed he was present. The only record to be found is this, " 1812, June 4. To Cash pd. Menzies Rayner, in full, pr. order, and his receipt, $175.00." In full of demands, Mr. R. says for his claim against the parish, " in consequence of my services as a Rector thereof, or in my private capacity." As a further part of his history, and of his connection with the Church in this Diocese, I quote from Bcardsleys History of the Church in Connecticut : "On the 7th of November 1827, the Standing Committee met at Stratford, and the following document, duly signed, in conformity with the Canon, by two persons, one a pres- byter and the other a layman of the Diocese, was received and considered — " Whereas it is commonly reported and believed, that the Rev. Menzies Rayner, a presbyter of the Protestant Episco- IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. I9I pal Church in the Diocese of Connecticut, is in the habit of countenancing and disseminating opinions which are con- trary to the doctrines of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States ; and also that the said Rayner is in the habit of public preaching, without iising the Liturgy of the Church, and further, that his conduct, for some time past, has been imbecoming the character of a Christian min- ister : — " Now, therefore, we, the undersigned, earnestly desire that the truth of the said reports should be investigated, agreeably to the fourth Canon of the Convention of the State of Connecticut, I do hereby charge the said Menzies Rayner with the above recited offences, and present the same for the consideration of the Standing Committee." " In consequence of information received from the Bishop that Mr. Rayner had assured him that "he would immediately make the declaration required by the seventh Canon of the General Convention of 1820, to enable the Bishop to suspend him from the ministry of the Church without trial," the Committee decided to postpone all proceedings on the charges until further informed, and when they met again, two months afterwards, he had relinquished his ministry in the Episcopal Church, and been suspended from the exercise of its office." In presenting his resignation to Bishop Brownell, Mr. Rayner says, " I am aware that my present resignation must probably deprive me of the Bishop's pastoral super- intendence, which I sincerely regret. That it should also forfeit me his private and personal friendship would be a misfortune to which I truly hope I shall not be subjected. I shall still humbly claim to be considered as a member of the Church, entitled to all its common privileges." Alluding to this matter in his annual address to the Convention in 1828, the kind and prudent Bishop said that the suspension had been made in accordance with the Canon, and that " the Rev. Mr. Rayner, by making his suspension the result of his own voluntary act, has 192 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. greatly relieved me from the pain which such an act of discipline is otherwise calculated to create, and however we may regret the cause which has led to it, we are not to be judges of other men's consciences, — to his own Master he standeth or falleth." It is much to the credit of ]\Ir. Ra5aier, that he volun- tarily resigned his connection with a body with which he was not in sympathy. If his example had been quietly followed by some otlxers, at a later day, there would have been much less scandal brought upon the Christian Church. 1812. Mr. Sigourney to Mr. Rayner, speaking plainly : — April I J. Hartford, Connecticut, April 13, 1812. To the Rev" M. Rayner, Dear Sir. It becomes my duty to communicate to you the Votes of our Parish, at their last parish meeting" regarding the sub- ject of an allowance of interest claimed by you as detailed in those Votes, & a copy of which is hereto annexed. As you requested me the last time I saw you, to inform you of the nature of the objections (if any) which might be made to this claim, I endeavor at this time to give you a brief abstract of such arguments as were used. It was declared by some that they had always paid, when first called on, their proportion of the parish expenses, that they had been in no way instrumental in producing the want of punctuality complained of ; that it was not just they should be called on to pay for the deficiencies of other people, & that the proper persons to pay this interest were those, who had always paid with backwardness and delay. It was enquired what had been the cause of the inability of the parish to pay the Clergyman's salary in punctual quarterly payments ? It was perceived that the two principal causes, liad been the discontinuing the Sunday contributions, eS: the parish having forborne to lay a tax to aid in supporting the Clergyman IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 1 93 till the year 1810. It was known you had favored both these measures, particularly the latter, and had moreover (in meetings of the Vestry) constantly objected to a vigorous system in the collection of our parish debts, and in one instance where the party was abundantly able to pay, even advocated the entire relinquishment of the debt in question, rather than risque offending the person, by insisting on the payment of what was due to us; that the consequence of these measures was a laxity, both in those who collected, and in those who had to pay, and it was thought therefore, the less reasonable that you should call on the parish to make good to you, what was (in part) the imavoidable result of measures of your own approving. The claim was objected to, by some on this ground, that if it had always been your intention to have demanded interest, it ought really to have been demanded and com- puted at the end of each years salary, as it accrued, in which way the payment of it would have fallen on those whose duty it was at the time to have paid the interest. That the claim being now bro't up for the first time, at the expiration of between 9 & ten years since you first settled here, the accumulated interest would be to be paid (such have been the changes in the parish) by very different persons, for the greater part, from those who constituted the parish, many years since, and whose duty it would have been to have paid the interest at the proper time, had it been claimed, — that it would be unjust to require persons, who have joined the parish within a few years past to pay an amount of back interest, which they had little or no agency in contracting. — In regard to the promise you state was made 3'ou by the Vestry — it was admitted to have always been their inten- tion to have made a handsome provision for you at parting amicably — but it was felt by some that they were absoh^ed from an obligation of this kind, in Consequence of some unpleasant Circumstances which took place prior to your leaving town. — that they were justified in a change of opinion and intention by a change of Circumstances, but that, nevertheless, a part of this provision was made, in the 13 194 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. presents given, & by some considered as a substitute for a formal subscription, however the am't of them might have fallen short of both your expectations, & the first intentions of the Vestry. Notwithstanding these objections it appeared to be the wish of the Vestry & of the ineeting to have the claim settled, if possible to your satisfaction. And as you had in your letter of Jan'' 13, 181 2, promised a statement to the parish on this subject, which had not been received, it was moved by Mr. Hitchcock to postpone doing any thing further on this subject, untill we could receive your state- ment, and it was afterward further moved, as we concluded you would be here during the sitting of the Convention in this place, the early part of Jtme next, to adjourn our meet- ing to the first Monday of June, following, for the express purpose of Considering and settling this Claim at a time when we could be able to see you in person on this business. With my best respects to Mrs. Rayner, and your family, I remain D"" vSir, Your friend & obedient servant, (signed) Charles vSigourney, Clerk of the Parish. TAX LAID IN 1S12. In conformity to the vote of the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church in this city, at their Parish ineeting on the 30th of March last, being Easter Monday, 18 12, a tax of two cents on the dollar was laid on the polls and rateable estate of the members of this Parish, to be computed on the Listers rates for the year 181 1, and a Copy of the tax bill here follows: List 181 I. Names. Tax. List 181 1. Names. Tax. 120 Arnold, Henry 2 40 130 Butler, John 2 60 60 Austin, Elisha I 20 20 Bunce, Heman 40 60 Bryant, Timothy I 20 130 Bunce, Nath' 70 ^ ^ of B. & H'^ assess- [ 2 60 104 Bartholomew, Roswell 208 21 39 Beach, George 43 ment 60 ) 152 Bradley, Joseph 304 70 Bunce, Daniel, Jr. i 40 147 Brewster, Anson 2 94 264 Burnham, Joshua P. 5 28 80 Bull, George's Estate 1 60 109 78 Burr, W'"'" estate 2 20 "5 Bull, James 2 30 148 68 Bruce, Barwick 2 97 216 50 Bull, Michael 4 33 Brainard, Charles 72 50 I'ull, Amos I 45 Ikitler, James IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 195 List 1811. Names. 60 60 131 S8 126 182 50 60 60 9875 190 67 105 67 341 14 152 23 60 1S7 39 50 3855 120 70 no 60 397 no 471 15 243 35 224 180 44 149 50 107 50 242 10 44 20 87 843 59 "5 Bonjes, J. Canfield. Timothy Carey, Eleazer Church, James Collins, Levi Colton, Aaron 2"'' Deming, Maurice Doolittle, Samuel Davis, Robert Frink, David Jun. Far well, Asa Glover, Thomas Goodwin & Whiting Goodwin, George 2"' Goodwin, Moses Goodwin, John 2"* Goodwin, James M. Gordon, James D. Griswold, Simeon Guild, Jeremiah, Goodwin, John Jun. Holkins, Stedman & Co Hamilton, John & James Marsh Hatch, Timothy Hatch, Lucius Hayden, Anson Hitchcock, Eliakim Hoadley, Jeremy 60 \ i of T. &• H. assess- ment 50 ) Hamilton, John Jun. Holmes, Henry Imlay, W"' H. Johnson, W"". Jones, Nathaniel Lee, Roland Ledlie, Samuel 14044) ^ of L. & F. assess' 40 ) Lloyd, Thomas Lyman, Justin, Estate Marsh, John Minturn & Champlin, M. Tryon, agent Mitchelson, Eliphalet Morgan, John i Morgan, Nathan Morgan, Elias Tax. ' List 181 1. Names. 75 10 Moore, Thomas I 20 109 50 Nichols, Cyprian 1 20 219 97 Olcott, ]\Iichael 2 64 133 20 Olcott, Mary & Abigai 2 54 1 Olcott, Daniel 3 65 I 70 75 Perkins, Jabish I 20 I 70 Perkins, Jabish Jun. 1 20 j 70 Phelps, N. A. Jun^ 60 Phelps, Oliver 2 40 174 Pierce, John I 98 150 Pierce & Beach 3 Si 60 Pratt, Francis 211 37 06 Pratt, WiUiam 682 31 II Pratt, Benjamin 3 05 ! 23 36 Ramsay, John 277 Ransom, Amos 10 Ransom, Owen 1 20 60 Ransom, Wanton 3 74 ' Royse, Lydia 79 j 100 Saunders, Asahel 77 ] 138 75 Saunders, Christopher , 2 40 ' 131 94 Sheldon, John j 652 Sigourney, Charles I 142 Stedman, Griffin 1 40 III 25 Sweetser, Seth 2 20 Tryon, Moses Jr. 1 20 351 Tudor, Samuel Jr. 251 7 94 ^ of T. H. assess' 100 130 Tuttle, Samuel 2 20 100 Utley, Joseph 60 L'tley, Horace 129 50 Wadsworth, Horace 393 03 Wadsworth, Roger's 9 42 Estate 30 94 Wadsworth, William 4 87 206 82 Wadsworth, Gurdon 4 48 155 Ward, James 363 50 Ward & Bartholomew ^ ^' 77 50 Weare, W""., i W. & 2 99 ]\L ass' 215 60 Wheeler, Joseph 4 84 White, John J. 25 Wing, W""., i of W & 89 W. ass' 1 74 i 34 Whiting, Seth 6 87 I 67 50 Winship, Daniel 2 30 152 Wolcott, Talcott Tax. 1 50 2 19 440 1 2 67 I 42 I 40 I 40 I 20 3 48 3 I 20 74 62 47 5 54 2 00 2 78 264 1304 2 84 2 23 702 2 60 2 I 20 2 59 7 86 I 88 4 14 7 27 I 55 I 20 50 68 I 35 304 196 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. RESIDING IN WINDSOR. 17 12 Eggleston, Thomas 34 78 24 Gilbert, Merrit i 56 248 01 Hoskins, Zebulon 4 96 249 41 Moore, Thomas 4 99 196 McLean, John 3 92 179 89 Phelps, Jacob 5 60 RESIDING IN E. WINDSOR. Colson, Roswell 1 45 Drake, Noadiah i 34 Higley, Arodi i 93 Lyman, Nathan i 34 Newberry, John ' 3 85 165 87 Newberry, Joseph 3 32 259 76 Newberry, Dyer 5 20 72 42 67 96 51 67 192 74 193 75 Rockwell, Martin 251 62 Strong, Erastus 67 73 Strong, Wareham 84 70 Tudor, W°>. F. 93 33 Tudor, Elihu, Dr. 677 98 Watson, John 264 89 Watson, Henry RESIDING IN E. HARTFORD, ORFORD PARISH. 100 96 Belcher, Elijah D. 2 02 61057 Buckland, Aaron 12 21 181 01 Buckland, Amos 3 62 185 28 Buckland, George 3 71 60 Case, William i 20 407 60 Cheney, George 815 198 92 Cone, Russell 3 98 138 17 Cooley, William 2 76 60 Drake, Silas Jun. i 20 71 Evans, Elisha i 42 150 31 Hale, Edward 301 186 54 Hale, Timothy 168 73 Pitkin, Eleazer 716 56 Pitkin, Richard 253 67 Pitkin, Joseph, 218 67 including -J of E'' & Jos'' P. '» assessm' 35 71 Risley, Levi 76 50 Risley, Nehemiah 71 55 Spencer, Silas 416 22 Woodbridge, Deodat 49 55 Woodbridge, Dudley 290 60 Wyllys, Ephraim 388 5 04 I 36 I 70 187 13 56 5 30 3 73 3 37 14 33 5 07 I 42 1 53 I 43 8 32 99 581 RESIDING IN E. HARTFORD, WEST PARISH. Fox, Sylvester Porter, John 2"^, works at Butler's distillery 398 07 Roberts, George 22 33 Taylor, Abiel 21,340.36 7 96 45 426.87 After the departure of Mr. Rayner, arrangements were made with Rev. Philander Chase to continue the ser- vices of the parish, which are sufficiently detailed by Mr. Hoadly. But it is thought well to include several of the letters which relate to the call and acceptance by Mr. Chase. First is the letter to Mr. Chase, dated Dec. 13, 181 1, signed by the Wardens and Vestry. -eiy?^ e/£^t^ IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. I97 Dec. I J. " Sir, At a meeting of the Parishioners of Christ Church in the City, held on the 10"' inst. it was voted that their Vestry, in their behalf, make application to you to take charge of the Parish, as their rector, and also to make an explicit offer to you, of Eight hundred dollars per annum as salary while as agents for the Parish, they are thus empow- ered to treat. — They have to express their own personal satisfaction in being able to say that nothing can afford them, or the Parish higher gratification, than the hopes, that this proposal may meet your approbation, and that they may have the pleasure early to communicate to the parish your acquiescence in taking upon you this charge. — In which they likewise trust & hope the blessing of Divine Providence will continue to be shed upon them and will perpetuate the connexion, they have thus desired. With great esteem & respect, they remain, &c. John Morgan ) ^y^^.^^^^ Daniel Olcott ) Samuel Tudor, jr Roswell Bartholomew Michael Olcott .£" Thomas Glover Cyprian Nichols l:^ Wm. H. Imlav Jeremy Hoadley In answer to this Mr. Chase replied as follows: — /any 7. To the Wardens and Vestrymen of Christ Church, Hartford, Connecticut. Hartford Jan. 7, A.D. 1812. Gentlemen, Your letter of the 13"" of December last was handed me by one of your Body & has been duly considered. The decent and respectful language in which it is written joined to the kind and affectionate treatment I have met with from yourselves, and from the congregation in general, demand what I am so ready to give, my most hearty acknowledg- ments. You wish me to take charge of your Parish and mention Eight Hundred Dollars, as the annual Salary attached to the Rectorship. Considering the present state 198 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, of the Parish, and the considerable disbursements which you so generally suffer in the procuring of an Organ, Bell, & other necessaries for the Church, this offer is both to your honor and my satisfaction. As I observed to you in oral conversation however, this salary is not sufficient to meet what I know must be my expenses in maintaining my family in the City of Hartford, but to promote the cause of the Church, I will accept of it, for the two years first ensuing, provided it be distinctly stipulated that ever after that period, the salary shall be One thousand, instead of Eight Hundred Dollars, per annum. If the Parish and the Vestry be willing to accede to this measure, and there be the accus- tomed unanimity in their proceedings, I shall be ready to form and ratify that tender connexion between a Christian Pastor and his flock, on which you so piously beg the Divine Blessing, and which to cement and to perpetuate shall be, under the smiles of a Divine Providence the humble endea- vour of Gentlemen, Your most Obedient Humble Servant, Philander Chase. TJie calling of a parish meeting was attended with con- siderable labor, for the parishioners resided not only in Hartford, but also in East Windsor and in Windsor (Wintonbury), and other places. The warnings were to be made " at least five days before the day" appointed for the meeting. Anson Hay- den for Hartford, certifies " that he has warned, or left warning at the places of abode of all the persons belong- ing to the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church in the City of Hartford, who reside within the said City." Henry Holmes certifies to the warning of those members of the Parish who reside in East Windsor, " excepting Noadiah Drake ; also Arodi Higley, being absent and his wife too, warning was left with his Children, who were found at the Public School." Meritt Gilbert certifies that he " warned or left a warning at the places of abode of the following persons, Zebulon Ploskins, Thomas Moore, John McLean, Jacob Phelps, and Nathaniel Jones, being members of IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. I99 the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church in this City, and residing in that part of the town of Windsor, called Wintonbury." This call was for a parish meeting Feb. 28, 181 2, at 2 o'clock p. M., to consider the proposition which the Wardens and Vestry had made to the Rev. Philander Chase, " to take pastoral charge of the Parish." These notifications of parish meetings, with the sev- eral returns, are all recorded by the careful Clerk, Charles Sigourney, together with the several letters sent to Mr. Chase, and the answers returned by him. He was not sparing of his time or labor in anything which con- cerned the parish. Feb. 28th, the parish agreed to the stipulations of Mr. Chase, adding, " so long as he shall continue their min- ister as an Episcopal Clergyman, performing the duties of his office to the acceptance of the Bishop of this Diocese, and of this Parish," and sent to him the fol- lowing letter, which is a very pleasing evidence that they rejoiced in their choice. Feb. 2g. City of Hartford, Feb^ 29, 181 2. To the Rev'' Philander Chase, Dear Sir. In announcing to you, as has become their duty, the above vote of the Episcopal Parish of Christ's Church, in this City, the Vestry thereof cannot content themselves with merely a formal communication, — They would ask your permission, on this occasion to congratulate themselves on the pleasing prospect, which under Providence, is opening to them — and they would be greatly unjust to their own feel- ings were they to abstain from expressing the real satisfac- tion they feel. On the subject of temporal provision, the Vestry have been sincerely desirous of meeting your wishes. They are happy moreover, in being able to state that the above Vote, which they trust will be satisfactory to you, was passed without the expression of any dissent. They would invoke the favour and blessing of Almighty GOD on the tender union, which is about to take place, be- 200 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. tween the Christian Pastor and his flock : an union, which tho' commenced on earth, may, through the promises and hopes unfolded in the Gospel, be continued in Heaven, and extended to eternity. No longer may it be said that the lit- tle "Israel" of their Church "is seen scattered on the hills, as sheep which have not a Shepherd." But may that Church rejoice in the Lord, who hath appointed unto them "a shep- herd who shall feed his flocks, who shall gather the Lambs in his arms, and carry them in his bosom," who shall " allure to brighter worlds, and lead the way." The Vestry have only to add their own personal wishes for the health and happiness of Mr. C. and his family. And subscribe themselves with sincere esteem, His friends & Obedient servants, signed by Samuel Tudor, Jr. James Ward RoswELL Bartholomew Cyprian Nichols Jeremy Hoadley )Vestry. Wm. H. Imlay Thomas Glover Michael Olcott Charles Sigourney Copy of a Letter addressed by the Wardens of Christ Church to the Right Rev'' Abraham Jarvis, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut. March to. Hartford, Conn'', March lo, 1812. To the Right Rcv^ the Bishop of the Diocese of Cojwecticut : Reverend Sir, It was in the latter part of the month of September last, that the Rev. Mr. Rayner, then our Rector, addressed a let- ter to you, expressing a desire for a dismission in due form, from the charge of the Parish of Christ Church in this City. On the 10"' day of the following month of (October), Mr. John Morgan, one of the Wardens of said Church, received your letter of the 9"" of that month, communicating to the nirORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 20I Parish the application of Mr. Rr. To this letter, a reply ac- quiescing in the application, was immediately returned, and which was dated the 12"' October. The formal Act or leave of dissolution of the pastoral Connexion then subsisting be- tween Mr. R. and this parish, it was supposed would have followed in due course. The engagements of Mr. Rayner at Huntington, however, not admitting, in his view, of a postponement of his Journey to that place, longer than one or two vSundays, after the transmission to yoii of the letter above named from the Wardens of Christ Church, and as in that time, the formal act of dismission did not reach us, he concluded it was most expedient for him to depart, without waiting the arrival of that act, which he stated to some of the Vestry of the Church, he would call and receive at your hands, in New Haven as he passed through that place on his way to Huntington. The Wardens have, therefore, been in doubt whether the leave of dismission, in due form, has yet been given by you, or if given, whether it be not at this time in the hands of Mr. Rayner. In case it has not been given, they would beg the favour of you to transmit it to them, that it may appear recorded in the books of the Parish. They have now the pleasure of acquainting you that the Parish have made overtures to the Rev** Philander Chase to take the pastoral charge there which overtures have been accepted by him. While of this circumstance, they now beg leave to apprise you, they solicit your otficial approbation and blessing thereon. If this connexion be approved, they would leave to you and the Rev'' Mr. Chase, the arrangement of all which may be necessary to be done, for his regular In- stitution to the charge of this Parish. The Wardens beg leave to assure you of the sincere re- spect and reverence with which they always remain, Your friends and obedient Servants (signed by) John Morgan ) Daniel Olcott i hardens. 202 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Copy of a Letter received from the Rev'' Abraham Jarvis, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut. March i6. New Haven, March i6, 1812. JoJin Morgan^ Esq""^ Sir, The letter signed by you and Mr. Olcott as Wardens of Christ Church in Hartford, under date of March 10, informs me of the grounds you had to expect Mr. Rayner had called on me for the canonical instrument dissolving his pastoral connexion with your Parish. Had he called for that pur- pose, it would doubtless have been made out. It may still be done, and the appearance of regularity preserved, by leaving the date to be put by yon so as to correspond in time and order, with the dates of previous transactions of the Par- sh entered upon your records. ACT OF DISSOLUTION. October 25, 1811. IV/iereas, the Reverend Menzies Rayner, Rector of Christ Church in the City of Hartford, has jnade application in due form for a dissolution of his Pastoral Charge of that Church; and whereas, the Parishioners of the same have manifested their consent that the said dissolution should be granted; It is hereby declared to all whom it may concern, that the said application is accepted, and the Reverend Menzies Ray- ner is regularly and fully discharged from his pastoral con- nexion with the Church aforesaid, (signed) Abraham, Bishop of Connecticut. March jo, P. Voted^ That the Convention of the Epis- copal Church in this Diocese, be requested, at their next meeting to take into consideration the propriety of applying to the Legislature of this State, to enact a Statute authoriz- ing the parishes of the Episcopal Churches in this State to hold their annual parish meetings on Easter Monday of each year without further notice. It was not considered necessary, I suppose, to apply to the Legislature for authority to hold the annual parish meetings at any specified time, but the Convention of the IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 203 Diocese held at Hartford, did enact the following Canon June 3, 1 81 2, the essential parts of which are in existence at present. A CANON REGULATING EASTER MEETINGS. " There shall be an annual meeting in Easter week of the Wardens, Vestrymen, and Parishioners of each Parish in the Diocese, for the purpose of appointing the Wardens and Vestrymen, and transacting all other business that may canonically come before said meeting. And at every such meeting it shall be the duty of the Rector to preside, agree- ably to ancient usage ; and in case of a vacancy or necessary absence of the Rector, the senior officer present shall pre- side." CONCERNING AN EPISCOPAL COLLEGE. (jP.) Voted, That a Committee of three persons be ap- pointed to confer, advise, or correspond with any other Committee, or body of persons interested, on the subject of an application, which is to be made this spring, to the Legislature of this State, for liberty to establish an Epis- copal College in this State, — an object which this Parish greatly desires to see effected, and that this Committee be hereby instructed to cooperate to the utmost of their power, with the applicants above named, in endeavoring to effect, by all lawful and honorable means, the successful issue of their application. Voted, That Charles Sigourne}% Samuel Tudor, jr., and Thomas Glover, be this Committee. Efforts had been made in 1810 to procure an enlarge- ment of the charter of the Episcopal Academy at Cheshire, and it was resolved at the Dioscesan Convention to request the Trustees " to prefer a petition to the next General Assembly of the State of Connecticut, praying the said Academy may be constituted a College, by the name and style of the Episcopal College of Connecticut." This was granted in the lower House, but denied in the Council. The matter was taken up by the General Convention, which met at New Haven in 181 1, and a resolution of ap- 204 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. proval was passed. At a Convention of the Clergy held in February, 1812, it was Voted, That a petition be again preferred to the Legislature, " praying that said Academy may be erected into a College," but nothing came from it. " Five prominent clergymen were appointed to draft the petition, and advocate the same before the General Assem- bly, but their movements are not recorded, and other events afterwards came in to stay entreaty, and absorb the ecclesiastical and legislative sympathies. ""'• This explains the above resolution of the parish, and of their desire to cooperate with the movements of the clergy. The parish recurred to this subject again, April 19, 1813, but it was unsuccessful, as stated above. PARISH LIBRARY AND BOOKS FOR SALE. F. Voted, Whereas T. & J. Swords, booksellers, of the City of New York, have sent, or are about to send, to this City for sale, a consignment of Prayer-Books, Bibles, and other religious books, particularly illustrative of the or- dinances and doctrines of the Protestant Episcopal Church, which books will be sent to the care of Thomas Glover of this City, it is therefore Voted, That the Vestry of this Church, be authorized and requested to receive the said books, and any others hereafter to be consigned, to keep them in some suitable place, and to use their influence in promoting the sale of them, in this City, and vicinity. That the books be sold for Cash only, that the Vestry be responsible to T. & J. Swords, for such books as are sold, — that it be the duty of the Vestry, to settle their accounts with T. & J. Swords, at least, once a year, — and that it be the duty of the Vestry, with advice of the Rector and Ward- ens, to invest the amount of the allowance or commission, usually granted by booksellers on books consigned for sale, in suitable books, for a Parish Library, to be established and called " The Library of the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church in the City of Hartford." * I'cardsley's Ilist. Ch. in Conn. IMPORTANT VOTES AND CO>rMENTS. 205 Voted, That the Rector, Wardens, & Vestry, be appointed the Managers and Directors of said Library, and that the books be kept at such place as they may direct. Voted, That the Directors of said Library be requested to solicit and accept of, the gift of any books on religious and moral subjects, which well disposed persons may be inclined to give, — and that it be the duty of the Directors of said Library to cause the name, or names, of such persons as may make donations of books to the Library, to be fairly written in the said books, as being the donors thereof. April 4. V. Voted, That Amos Ransom, Seth Whiting, & James M. Goodwin, be a Committee to agree with some suitable Carpenter to repair & strengthen the spire of the Church in such manner, that it may be fully secured for hanging a bell, making it a condition that the new posts to be added for the support of the spire be of white oak, or white chesnut, & to see that the same be done effectually. Voted, That John Morgan, Cyprian Nichols, & Samuel Tudor, jr., be a Committee to apply to the "Society's Com- mittee " of D"" Strong's Parish, to know if they will consent to some arrangement whereby the bell now in D"" vStrong's meeting house may be sold to the Parish of Christ Church at such price as may be agreed on by the two Committees, & to request their answer in two weeks from Monday the 6th inst. A REASONABLE REQUEST. June 20. V. Voted, That Michael Olcott, James Ward, & Eliakim Hitchcock, be a Committee to apply to the Ministers & to the Society's Committees of the North & South (Re- ligious) Societies, at this time so-called — and to the Society's Committee (there being at this time no Minister) of the Baptist Society, all in this City, to know if they will concur, with this Parish, in altering the time of the afternoons service on Sundays, from 2 "clock to 3 '^clock P. M., during the sum- mer months from May i, to October i. Voted, That it be the duty of the Treasurer, to make annually, at the Parish meeting at Easter a written Report to the Parish, of the State of the Parish Funds, which shall 2o6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. include an account of all the receipts of money & its ex- penditures during the year preceding. Voted, That a suitable book be procured for recording the births or Christenings, marriages, & deaths, in this Parish, also the names of all persons, who shall be confirmed by the Bishop, & the names of all who shall become Communicants in this Church, to be kept by the Rector. A neglect in the keeping of Parish Registers had been referred to in the Pastoral Letter of the Bishops' in 1811, and this perhaps led to the passage of the above vote. The Register of our parish seems to have been fairly kept with the exception of the names of communicants, which are not recorded previous to 1812. The requirements of the Canon requiring parochial reports annually appears to have been much neglected previous to the issuing of this Letter. Voted, That suitable books be procured for the Librarian. That the Bell frame be painted with white lead, & that a close & high fence be made on the South side of the Church land which lies West of the Church & that the same be painted with white lead paint. SUBSCRIPTION FOR PAINTING CHURCH. 1813. March /j. Record of the names of the persons who sub- scribed to paint the inside of the Church tv: of the sums sub- scribed by them. Hartford March 15- 1S13. John Morgan $10 George Barton 5 Michael Olcott 10 Samuel Ledlie 3 James Ward 5 Thomas Glover 3 Samuel Tudor, Jun. 10 Philo Hillyer 3 W'". H. Imlay . 10 Anson Brewster 3 Charles Sigourney 10 Joseph Wheeler 2 Roswell Bartholomew . 10 Simeon Griswold 2 Eliakim Hitchcock 5 Levi Collins I Cyprian Nichols . 5 W'". Weare . 1 Thomas Lloyd 5 $103 - — ■ I.MPOKr.WT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 20/ SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE BISHOP'S FUND. Episcopal Parish of Christ Church, City of Hartford. July 22, 1813. July 22. Whereas, in consequence of the decease of our late Bishop, the Right Rev. D"". Abraham Jarvis, it has be- come incumbent on the Diocess of Connecticut to elect a successor; — And whereas no permanent provision having- yet been made in this Diocess for the maintenance of a Bishop, it is manifestly unreasonable, if not impossible, to expect a suitable person to accept and perform the arduous and important duties of that Office ; and it has therefore be- come necessary, if the Church would have a Bishop, that a permanent Fund should be created by the united exertions of all Parishes in the Diocess, the income of which should be adequate to his respectable support for the time to come : And whereas, the annual Convention of the Episcopal Church, in this Diocess, held at Stratford in June last, took the necessary measures for producing a general subscription or contribution among all the members of the Church, in the whole Diocess, and in consequence of which it has be- come necessary for this Parish, as a part thereof, to do its fair proportion. Now therefore, in consideration of the prem- ises. We the subscribers — being members of the Protestant Episcopal Parish of Christ Church, in the City of Hartford, do hereby engage to pay, in three months from the date hereof, to John Morgan Esq^ Messrs. James Ward, Samuel Tudor, Jun. & Charles Sigourney, the Committee appointed for collecting subscriptions for the increase of the Bishop's Fund in this Parish — the sums of money affixed to our re- spective names, on the two following conditions, to wit : — That the Committee aforesaid shall proceed to collect, in course, all the subscriptions made hereto. But that they shall not pay the amount thereof to the Treasurer of the Bishop's Fund, untill it appears to the Committee that the sum of at least Seven thousand Dollars has been raised by subscription or otherwise, in the different Parishes of the Diocess, to effect the proposed establishment of a permanent Fund for the support of the Bishop. And that provided it should so happen that the other Parishes in this Diocess de- :o8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. cline, or fail to perform their duty as regards subscribing to the aforesaid Fund, to such a degree that it may appear to the Committee aforesaid, that the object contemplated by this subscription is not likely to be effected, in the term of two years from this time, the Committee appointed to receive these subscriptions shall, then also, not pay the amount of the same, to the Treasurer of the Bishop's Fund, but shall refund to each of the subscribers the sums by them severally subscribed. Jno Morgan, Fifty Dollars. Samuel Tudor, Jr. fifty dolls Charles Sigourney fifty D^ . James Ward fifty . Roswell Bartholomew fifty . Michael Olcott Forty dolls . Eliakim Hitchcock Twenty dols 20 Tho^ Lloyd Twenty five Seth Whiting Cyprian Nichols Daniel Olcott Anson Brewster Ten Dollars Mrs. A. Wheeler by J. M. five Roland Lee .... James M. Goodwin seven Dolls Jo' Wheeler Seven Dolls Philo Hillyer Ten Dollars . Henry Arnold Five dollars . Timothy Hatch . Noah A. Phelps, Jr. seven dollars .... Jeremy Hoadley pr C. S. five dollars .... Samuel Ledlie five Levi Collins .... Thomas D. Gordon five W'" Hitchcock David W. Kinney . Christ" Saunders three . Nathan Morgan S50 Asahel Saunders . I 50 David Ladd one . I 50 Lydia Royse & Martha 50 Chenevard 5 50 George Catlin 5 40 Jeremiah Guild 2 20 Timothy Bryant I 25 Seth Sweetser I 20 Timothy Canfield . I 15 Charles Brainard . 5 15 James Doolittle I 10 John Butler five dollars 5 5 Horace Wadsworth I 10 Simeon Griswold . 10 7 W"" We are 2 7 Betsey Weare I 10 Deodat Woodbridge by S. T 10 5 Amos Ranson 5 5 Joseph Utley . 2 Ge". Beach . 7 7 Jas. Butler, p' C. S. 3 Merritt Gilbert p'' C. S. I 5 Eleazer Carey p'' C. S. . I 5 John Ramsay p'' C. S. . I 10 Louis P. Coutant p'' C. S. 5 5 Samuel Tuttle 2 10 Asa Farwell . 7 5 W-" H. Imlay 10 .3 Griffin Stcdman pr R. B. I 2 Isaac Tousey p'' R. B . I IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. ?09 THE CHURCH HAD NOT BEEN WARMED PREVIOUS TO THIS TIME. 1815. Record of the names of the persons who subscribed to purchase two stoves, stovepipe, and for building two brick Chimneys for same, to warm the Church. John Morgan . • $15 Christopher Saunders 3 Samuel Tudor, Jr. 15 Joseph Wheeler 5 Michael Olcott 15 Anson Brewster 3 Charles Sigourney • 15 Moses Tryon Jun'. 4 James Ward . . [ 20 Isaac Perkins I Roswell Barthlomew Griffin Stedman 2 Charles Brainard . ,) Justin W. Foote 2 Thomas Lloj'd 10 Wanton Ransom I Eliakim Hitchcock 7 John Butler . 4 Simeon Griswold . 7 Jeremy Hoadley 4 Seth Whiting 6 Samuel Danforth 3 Philo Hillyer . 7 Denison Morgan •50 Amos Ransom 5 R. L. . I Anson Hayden 5 Judah Bliss . 3 W™. H. Imlay 5 George Beach 3 Augustus Andross 5 Merritt Gilbert 2 James M. Goodwin 4 Thomas Gordon 2 Henry Arnold 4 Levi Collins . 2 Nathan Morgan 4 James Church 2 Samuel Tuttle 3 Samuel Silloway 2 Talcott Wolcott . 3 W'". Weare 2 Samuel Ledlie 4 W-". B. DeWitt I Chester Andrus 5 J. W. Huntington I Cyprian Nichols 6 Oliver Phelps I Roland Lee . 3 Cash .20 Expended as follows : 227.70 p"* for 2 Pollock stoves & glass $52.33 " Ward, B. & B. for stove pipe . 54-00 do. setting & loss . 1.94 " Augustus Andross, iron work . 10. 96 do. for work in gallery .... 6.09 " David Knox, joiners bill . 4.97 " Philo Hillyer, 2 m. brick . 15-40 " Carter's bill, laying brick for chimneys & materials 60.00 " balance paid to P. Hillyer $205.69 Treas surer of the Parish . . 10 82 14 &2I6.5I 2IO CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. SUBSCRIPTION FOR AN ADDITION TO THE SALARY OF MR. CHASE. April, 1816. Record of the names of persons who subscribed to raise Two hundred & fifty Dollars to add to the Rev. Mr, Chase's salary for the ensuing year, April, 18 16. John Morgan $25 Joseph Wheeler . 10 Michael Olcott . 25 Thomas Lloyd 10 Samuel Tudor 25 Roland Lee . 10 James Ward 25 Philo Hillyer 10 Charles Sigourney 25 Jeremy Hoadley . 5 Roswell Bartholomew . 25 James M. Goodwin 5 Simeon Griswold . 15 Eliakim Hitchcock 12 Cyprian Nichols . 12 $239 From the Treasurer, . II $250 SUBSCRIPTION FOR PURCHASING AN ORGAN. It will be noticed, that in all these subscriptions, the greater part was always paid by comparatively a few per- sons. The parish was not wealthy, and but few could pay liberally. 1817. Record of the names of the persons who subscribed to the purchase of the Organ in Christ Church, 181 7 : Samuel Tudor, Jr. . $50 Samuel Silloway 5 Charles Sigourney . 50 Leonard Whiting 5 John Morgan . 25 Samuel Tuttle 5 Michael Olcott 30 David Porter . 5 Thomas Lloyd 15 Judah Bliss 5 Anson Hayden 12 50 Christopher Saunders 3 Cyprian Nichols 15 Levi Collins 3 Ward, Bartholomew & Nathi Bunce . 3 Brainard 52 Nathan Morgan 2 Philo Hillyer . 10 Azor Hatch 3 Roland Lee 5 Timothy Hatch 2 John T. Peters 5 Charles Munn . 3 John Butler 5 Henry Arnold . I 25 Jeremy Hoadley 7 Asahel Saunders 50 Joseph Wheeler 5 Charles Butler 3 James M. Goodwin . 5 Chester Andruss 4 57 George Beach . 10 Augustus Andruss . 9 68 Wanton Ransom 5 Amos Ransom 4 45 Thomas Gordon y 3() $383 31 IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 211 Mr. Chase, who had been the rector of the parish since the retirement of Mr. Rayner in 1811, now wished to leave, and on Feb. 12, 18 17, addressed a letter to the War- dens and Vestry, which is subjoined. He was a man of so much ability that he had filled his position with great satisfaction to the parish. There was nothing which oc- curred in Hartford which led him to seek a dissolution. The diocese was without a bishop, but was under the superintendence of Bishop Hobart of New York. It is possible there had been some friction between the two men, for they were, both of them, of very decided opin- ions ; and further there had been some gossip about Mr. Chase being a possible candidate for the bishopric. He probably realized that the result would not be successful for himself, and so left a place which had been agreeable to him and to his friends and where he was doing a good work for the church. He had in him so much of an ad- venturous spirit and missionary zeal, that he was calcu- lated to make his mark wherever he should locate, and so found in the new settlements of Ohio full scope for the activity and perseverance which were characteristic of him. His genius would have been cramped in an old diocese, as it afforded no opportunity for the exercise of his peculiar gifts. As has been said, the work in our parish was very ac- ceptable. He possessed sufficient dignity to command the respect of all, and yet was gracious enough to receive their love and admiration. He was quite attentive to his duties as rector of the parish, and especially desired and sought out the young men. Meeting one on the street who was accidentally present at the services on a pre- vious Sunday, he said, " I saw you in my church yester- day, and should be pleased to see you again ; now a number of the young men of the parish meet in my study one evening in a week for conversation and I wish you would join them." This was done, and the young 212 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. man became a communicant and one of the most valued members of the parish. The only occasion on which I ever saw him was about 1835 when, on a visit here, he preached in the church. His figure was large, and his manner commanded atten- tion. It would not have been like Bishop Chase if he had not spoken somewhat about himself and his work in the West. There were present some who had known him, when rector of the parish, officiating in the small and unadorned edifice on the opposite corner. The con- trast between the times of the past and those of the pres- ent was great, and gave opportunity for reminiscences and mention of his trials and successes. For more than once he begged the worshipers not to be impatient with him, for it was probably the last time he should ever ad- dress them. All felt that he was an aged servant of God, and gave him their full attention. It was one o'clock before the congregation was dismissed. Feb^ 12. Copy of a letter from the Rev. Philander Chase to the Wardens & Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford, Feb^ 12, 1817. Gentlemen, It is my wish that you join with me in procuring a canonical dissolution of the connexion which now subsists between the parish and myself. The reasons which have led me to the step of making this request, I have already ex- plained to you. They are of an extraneous nature, taking their rise from diocesan, not from parochial relations. With sentiments of unfeigned gratitude for the manifold instances of your kindness & liberality to me both in your official & private characters, I am Gentlemen, Your sincere friend & Humble Scrv'. PHILANDER CHASE. The Rev. Philander Chase intending soon to leave this place for the western country, requests those to whom he is nrroRTANT votes and comments. 213 indebted in any pecuniary concerns to present their demands for payment, and those who have borrowed books of him to return them. His furniture, a milch cow, and several shares of bank stock in PhcEnix, Hartford, and Middletown banks are offered for sale. — Courant^ Feb. 18, 1817. On the same day he addressed a letter to the Standing Committee of the Diocese, as follows : — To the Members of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Connecticut, Gentlemen. It is my wish to obtain, as soon as may be, a canonical dissolution of the connexion now subsisting- between me, & the parish of Christ Church, Hartford. The reasons which have led me to this determination are not founded in any disagreement with the people of whom I have the parochial charge. On the contrary, I take this opportunity to testify my entire satisfaction with them as a parish, and my gratitude for the many kindnesses I have rec'd from them as individuals. My reasons for leaving them are couched in this one sentence, — I am persuaded that I can be more useful to the Church of Christ and more happy in my own person elsewhere than in the Diocese of Connecticut. An early attention to this subject will greatly oblige, Gentlemen, Your Most ob'. Serv'. PHILANDER CHAvSE. Hartford, Feb: 12, 1817. Feby. 26. Copy of the letter of recommendation given by the Wardens & Vestry of Christ Chvirch, to the Reverend Philander Chase at his departure : To all it'ho may see these presents. Greeting : The Subscribers are the Wardens & Vestry of the Parish of Christ Church, in the City of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut. 214 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. When, in the course of Divine Providence, this Parish formed its temporal connexion with their Pastor, the Rev''. Philander Chase, the Wardens & Vestry thereof congratulated themselves upon an event, which they esteemed one of the most happ3^, which had ever befallen this Parish. No cir- cumstance has since transpired to impair in the least, the attachment which has subsisted between them, or to lessen the respect and esteem which the subscribers must continue to feel towards their Pastor. They can truly say, that in parting with him, they feel a degree of regret & sorrow, difficult for them to express ; of regret that they are to be deprived of the services of a Clergyman, which have been eminently useful among them, & which certainly have been followed by the blessing of God; of sorrow that he removes to a part of the Country, so distant, that it is not probable, they will meet again on this side the grave. Viewing as they do, the events of this world, as under the Superintendance of a wise Providence, they are compelled to acquiesce in his re- moval, and cannot doubt that all is designed for the best. And while they add their sincere & fervent wishes for the health & the temporal welfare of himself & his family, they would express their opinion, that his zeal and piety are eminently adapted to raise up the Church, and extend the influence of religion, & their hope & belief that his exertions may be as successful in the Western Country as they have been in this. City of Hartford, Conn'., Feby, 26, 181 7. (signed) John Morgan ) ^^^^^^^ Michael Olcott ) wSamuel Tudor James Ward Charles Sigourney Eliakim Hitchcock I >. Cyprian Nichols \ j^ Roswell Bartholomew /^ Jeremy Hoadley James M. Goodwin Philo Hillyer Simeon Griswold IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 21 5 Feb. 2j. Copy of the reply of the Wardens & Vestry of Christ Church, to the letter of the Rev'* Philander Chase. The Wardens & Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford, while they sincerely regret that any circumstances should have rendered necessary a separation between the Parish & its respected Pastor, the Rev'' Philander Chase, do not withhold their consent to a canonical dissolution of the connexion which subsists between them, and which has been solicited by the Rev''. Philander Chase. Hartford, Count, feby 27, 1 819. Signed by the Wardens & Vestry. March 2. V. Voted, That ^Nlr. J. M. Goodwin have the privilege of erecting a pew on each side of the Altar, of such form & plan as shall be agreed upon ; said pews to be built free of expense to the parish, for the privilege of occupying them one year from Easter Monday next. March 8. To the Right Reverend John Henry Hobart, Bishop of the Diocess of New York, & Bishop protempore of the Diocess of Connecticut Rev". & Dear Sir, The subscribers being the Wardens of Christ Church Hartford in Connecticut, beg leave to enclose to you the copies of a letter addressed by the Rev**. Philander Chase, to the Wardens & Vestry of this Church, soliciting their concur- rence in obtaining a canonical dissolution of the connexion which subsisted between them, and of their declaration, in reply, consenting thereto. And they would request of you as the head protempore of the Church in this Diocess, an official & canonical dissolution of the connexion which existed between this parish, and its Pastor aforesaid, the Rev^. Philander Chase. They would further ask of you, the favour, if in your view it be proper, of a general license for the Wardens of this Church to employ a respectable & suitable person, to read the prayers of the Church, on Sundays, rather than to have the Church shut up, while the parish continues without a settled minister. It is the determination of this parish, of 2l6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. course, to procure a clergyman to take the Charge thereof, as soon as they shall find one to suit. In the mean time the Wardens would be grateful for your friendly counsel & for your assistance if it be in your power to afford them any, by directing to them any clergyman, who may find it convenient to travel this way. They beg leave to subscribe themselves with great regard, and very respectfully Rev''. & dear Sir, Your friends, & Ob' Servts. Hartford, Conn*, John Morgan | March 8, 1817. • Michael Olcott \ April S, P. looted that the thanks of this meeting be pre- sented to Charles Sigourney for his faithful services in per- forming the duties of Clerk of this Parish. I cannot better begin an account of Charles Sig'onrney than by quoting what is said of him by his wife, in her " Letters of Life." " He was a native of Boston, and of a family of the highest respectability. To me it was a source both of gratulation and pride, that he should have descended from that pious race of Huguenots, who left their fair clime of birth for conscience sake, and emigrated to this New World soon after the revoca- tion of the Edict of Nantes. His father Mr. Charles Sigour- ney, of Boston, was the third in descent from Mr. Andrew Sigourney, who with his son Andrew came to this country from France in 1686. His mother, whose name was Frazer, was of Scottish ancestry, and dying while he was yet a child, his father took him to England and placed him at an excellent school at Hampstead. Here under a strictness of discipline that would not be tolerated in Young America, he was inured to habits of obedience, order, and application. His acquaint- ance with the studies that he pursued was eminently thorough and accurate. Particularly was the grammatical construction of the Latin and French so well required, that though he left school at a very early age, their knowledge remained with him unimpaired, to the close of his life." L IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 217 He remained in his father's mercantile employment until he came to Hartford in 1799. I use the words of Mr. William Francis, who was long his faithful and con- fidential clerk. " At the age of twenty-one he opened a store for the sale of hardware & other goods on the east side of Main street, near the present Exchange corner. He had a large acquaint- ance among the manufacturers of Birmingham & Sheffield, from whom he imported direct, such goods as he could find a market for here. His business gradually increased, doing business alone, until 1825, when he formed a co-partnership with Charles Munn, & built the block of stores 343 to 349 Main street. Their business was then removed to No. 343, the same premises now occupied by Francis & Co. In 1830 Mr. Munn retired, and at about the same time he formed a partnership with Henry C. Porter. In 1837 Mr. Porter retired, & he took as a partner his son Charles H. Sigourney, which continued until his death in 1854. " He was an erect, medium sized man, with a piercing eye, and an intellectual countenance. He was fond of litera- ture, could read fluently in Latin, Greek, & French; was full of quotations from distinguished authors; could converse on almost every subject, was decided in his opinions, republican in politics, & was proud of his ancestry. In personal appear- ance there was something of a reminder of aristocratic antecedents, but in reasoning he was purely democratic. He was active in town affairs, & in the Church was a leading man; a Trustee of Washington, now Trinity College, Presi- dent of the Phoenix Bank, a man of sound judgment & strict integrity." Mr. Sigourney, as known to most of us in later years, was of medium size, rather thin, and somewhat stooping ; in cold weather he was clad in a blue camlet cloak, to which he seemed to be extremely partial. His manner was exceedingly polite and cordial ; his face beamed with intelligence ; he expressed himself clearly and distinctly ; 2l8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. he never appeared to be in a hurry ; if a thing was to be done or said, he took his own time for it. It was not obstinacy which made him decided in his opinions, for decision came from close examination and cahn judg- ment. So when he subscribed three hundred and sixty dollars towards a new church, " on condition the Parish Fund be not invested in the Church vStock," the subscription was not paid, because the stipulation was violated. It was from no unwillingness to part with his money, for he was strongly in favor -of the new building, and was, and ever had been, a generous contributor. It was an exempli- fication of that point in his character which led him to look at principles existing in a matter, probe it to the bottom, and stand by his answer. Such a man is firm on his foundation ; he is not moved by every idle word, or blown about by every wind of doctrine. He is safe as a counselor, and firm as a friend ; he has not part either with flattery or dissimulation ; you may know where to find him always. He was so methodical that a man with- out method might term him a pedant ; he was so plain and concise in his speech, that a fickle one might have called him unnecessarily particular and direct, but a wise one would say, he is good, honest, conscientious, and reliable. The " piercing eye " of which Mr, Francis speaks, was a marked feature in his face ; it was brilliant in expression and looked at you when the mouth spoke. Lydia Huntley, who had vowed to be " a maiden all forlorn," and never to leave her school or its pupils, was pierced through and through by the blind archer. With a frankness which is charming, and a minuteness which is delightful, she thus describes her conversion. "Nevertheless, as I plodded my way to and from my school house, a pair of deep-set and most expressive black eyes sometimes encountered mine, and spoke unutterable things. They were the property of a gentleman of striking physiognomy, and the elegant manners of the olden school." It is not necesvsary to quote IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 219 farther. Lydia Huntley in due time ^ave up her school, and became Lydia Huntley Sigourney, and made him a most estimable wife. But it is chiefly in connection with our parish that Mr. Sigourney becomes most interesting to us. He was probably connected with it soon after coming to Hartford, and was in 1803 chosen as its Clerk. This duty was most faithfully performed by him until 181 7, when he retired, and the resolution at the beginning of this sketch was passed. It was a well-deserved testimonial to a most faithful and painstaking officer. The records bear evidence of his great care, precision, and neatness ; his chirography was admirable. If all the clerks of the parish had been as careful in filing and preserving the manuscripts which came into their hands, the task of the historian in telling his story would have been rendered easier. He was chosen as Warden for a number of years, and was frequently appointed upon committees, and ever maintained a lively interest in the parish ; he may be classed among its most valuable members. He was a true Connecticut Churchman and Christian gentleman, devoted to the Episcopal Church, perfectly satisfied with its doc- trines, its liturgy, its noble, pleasant ways. He was learned in its defense, more learned perhaps than any other layman of the parish ; but he was not offensively conten- tious, nor did he consider it to be his duty to berate all who differed from him in opinion; his ways were the ways of pleasantness and peace. He possessed, as may well be expected, a delicate sense of the beauties of Nature, and the charms of Art. The elegant mansion which was built after his own designs, the tasteful layout of the grounds, the abundant gardens with their fruits and flowers, the trees and shrubs, all gave evidence of a skill which was natural, and which had been increased by study. The description by his wife of their manner of life in this place, 220 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. including the domestic details, is exceedingly interesting, and moreover is quite valuable, as showing how at this comparatively late period, the mistress of the house was concerned in its management. A sympathetic feeling made his married life a beautiful and happy one. The minute, though somewhat sentimental account which she gives of their lives, shows us how much of enjoyment and pure pleasure there may be in this world ; they both had their trials, but they had their comforts and blessings also. " One day the store was cold," — this is the story of Mr. Francis, — "and he walked home in the afternoon before the usual time ; he was chilled, and a few minutes later, in front of his fireplace, he suddenly expired from apoplexy." Charles Sigourney, b. July 21, 1778 : m. ( i ) Jane Carter, May 25, 1803 : vShe d. Jan. 24, 1818 : m. (2) Lydia Huntley, June 16, 1819. He d. Dec. 30, 1854. She d. June 10, 1865. Afaj 28. V. Voted, That Charles Sigourney be empow- ered to make such an arrangment with Mr. Clerc for the accomodation of the Deaf & Dumb in this city as he may judge proper. Mr. Laurent Clerc came from France, and was em- ployed as a teacher in the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb. He probably was a Roman Catholic, and as there were no churches of that faith in the town, and because many of the supporters of the Asylum belonged to the Episcopal Church, he naturally affiliated with them. The vote was evidently intended to provide seats for Mr. Clerc and such pupils as might attend a religious service. Though they might not understand what was said and done elsewhere, yet they could follow the different parts of the service in the prayer-book, in an Episcopal Church. This sketch of the City Hotel building, and of the one south of it, was found amongvSt the rubbish left by the Hartford Graphic Company, after removal from its rooms over the store occupied by Nichols & Humphrey. It had J^^- J-"*^' fel^"- OLD CITY HOTEL BUILDING IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 22 1 been carefully preserved by Mrs. Toucey and was loaned me by Mr. George Beach. It is stated by Mr. Weld-^ that for the first year the little school "was kept in the south part of a building, now, 1848, forming a portion of the well-known establish- ment called the City Hotel, where also the family of the Asylum resided, ... At the commencement of the second year the school was removed to apartments at No. 15 Prospect Street." This fine drawing of the building has never been used, to my knowledge, nor do I know why it was made ; but it was probably the work of Elkanah Tisdale,t or Mr. Basset, who were workmen, or co-partners in the company, and was designed perhaps for some of their operations. The hotel is supposed to have been built early in the century. The small building next to it on the left was occupied by Noah Webster, when he wrote his famous Spelling Book, it is said. "The designer of the establishment was Elkanah Tis- dale, a fat, facetious gentleman — a miniature painter by profession, but a man of some literary taste, and admirable humor in anecdote. He illustrated with great cleverness, the handsome edition of the Echo, published by Isaac Riley, brother-in-law of Dwight and Alsop, two of the principal authors — though it professes to be from the Porcupine Press, and by Pasquin Petronius."J CONCERNING A NEW RECTOR. May 28. P. Voted, That the Wardens & Charles Sig- ourney be a Committee to wait on the Rev''. Jon'\ M. Wain- wright, to converse with him respecting his disposition to settle with this Parish and make report to the next Vestry meeting. * Am. Annals for Deaf & Dumb. f Goodrich's Recollections of a Life Time, Vol. 2, p. 11. tib. 222 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Mr. George Brinley of Boston, in a letter to Mr. Sigourney of March 13th, had brought to his attention the name of Mr. Jonathan M. Wainwright, as a candidate for the parish, and writes : — " You no doubt are now seeking a candidate to supply Mr. C's place, & the object of this communication, is to bring to your notice Mr. Jon^. M. Wainwright at present an instructor in Rhetorick in Harvard University — officiates at the Churches vacant in this vicinity — principally at the Episcopal Church in Cambridge. He is a young gentleman of respectability ; of the most unexceptionable character, ardent & sincere in the performance of his duties, & is much beloved as a man, & reads to great satisfaction." On the 24th, he again writes : — " I duly rec'd your favor of recent date, & went immedi- ately to Cambridge, & had an interview with Mr. Wainwright. I think he appeared pleased with the invitation, but seemed to think it difficult to visit you so early as you expressed a wish. I thought it most advisable to put your letter to me in his hands, requesting him to open a correspondence directly with you on the subject, which he said he would do, . . . I have not seen him since, but hope he will soon be with you." Mr. Benjamin Greene, of March 15th, says: — " I have seen Mr. Jon\ Wainwright. He is not in Deacons Orders, but can be ordained, he says, at any time. He will take your proposal into contemplation, & give an answer next week, which I will transmit you." MR. WAINWRIGHT TO MR. SIGOURNEY. Sir : — Mr. Brinley did me the favor to call upon me yes- terday, for the purpose of communicating the substance of a letter which he had just received from you. Before this, however, I had seen Mr. (rreene, & had requested him to say in reply to your letter to him, that I would take the subject of it into immediate consideration. As I am now acquainted IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 223 with the wishes of your church, Mr. Brinley thinks I had better reply myself, rather than to do it by his assistance, or that of Mr. Greene. I therefore take the liberty of address- ing you. I must request you to say to the Wardens & Vestry, that I will with pleasure officiate in your church during the spring & summer months, or such a portion of them as they shall think proper. But I am sorry to say that it will be en- tirely out of my power to be with you as early as they request. I am at present connected with the University, & I learn from the President that my duties cannot conveniently be dis- pensed with sooner than the first week in Easter. One of our college quarter-days falls this year in passion week, & the only tutor who, wuth such short notice, could take my place at that time, is about to leave college. I regret very much that it happens so, for it would afford me sincere grati- fication to unite with your church in the solemn services of passion week. I can engage to be with you, God willing, on the second Sunday after Easter. Will you be so good as to write to me, & let me know whether this arrangement meets the wishes of the Wardens & Vestry. I am not at present in Orders, but that will cause no delay. I have been ready for some time, & the Bishop has informed me that he will ordain me at any time with the previous notice of a day or two. If, therefore, it shall be concluded that I visit you, I will write to the Bishop, & take Bristol in my way to Hart- ford. Your obd' servant, Jon* M. Wainwright. Harvard Coll, Cambridge. March 20th, 1817. P. S. Will you be so good as to mention the probable expense of living in Hartford. April 16. Mr. Wainwright to Mr. Sigour?iey, explaining the cause of the delay. Cambridge, April 16"' 1817. Dear Sir. I am very sorry that I shall be unable to fulfil my en- gagement, & be with you next Sunday. I should have 224 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. been able had I not been disappointed in my plans. I wrote to the Bishop requesting him to ordain me tomorrow at Bristol : in this case I should have proceeded immediately to Hartford the next day, & have arrived' there before the 20"". But the Bishop returned me an answer just before I received your letter, saying that he could not ordain me on Thursday, on account of a convention to be held in R. I. but that he would ordain me in Providence the Sunday be- fore (that was last Sunday). I accordingly left my business in Cambridge & immediately set off for Providence, from whence I returned last night. In this way I have been put back five days. I shall finish what I have to do at Cam- bridge by the end of this week, I shall visit my friends at the beginning of next, & be in Hartford by friday, at the latest. I have been thus particular, that you may see that the circumstances which have dela3^ed me, were without my control. Your obd' serv' JON^ M. WAINWRIGHT. There is written on the back of the letter in pencil, by Mr. S. and sent to some one whose opinion he doubt- less was anxious to obtain, " I hope you will come and see Mr. Wainwright when he arrives. He will stay for the present with me. Will you sit with us next Sunday." He was the first person ordained as Priest in the old church, the only previous ordination being that of Bird- sey G. Noble as Deacon, June 2, 18 12. He was paid four hundred dollars for services to Jan. i, 1818, and Mr. Tudor was directed to " be paid five dollars pr week for his board and lodging up to ist Jan'." In the Treasur- er's book there is credited as paid Jan. 5, 181 8, $400 to Rev. Mr. Wainwright for services to ist inst, and $173.32 to S. Tudor for board of Mr. W. \ ^::3^^z-*y p. At a Vestry meeting held at the house of Mr. Bartholomew, on the evening of the 9"' of Feb'y 1820, it was Voted, That the Wardens & Vestry highly approve of the laudable efforts of the " Hartford Episcopal Musical Society" for the improvement of the Musick of Christ Church, and will use their individual efforts to promote the objects of the Society so far as the same shall be conformable to the order of the Church. With respect to the selection of the tunes and to the control of the Orchestra, the Vestry beg leave to refer the Society to the Rector of the Parish, in whom these subjects are confided by the Rubrics and Canons of the Church. April 4, P. Voted, Unanimously, that the thanks of this Parish be presented to John Morgan, Esq"", for his long and faithful services as Warden of this Parish. Mr. Morgan had previous to this time become seriously embarrassed in his financial affairs, and so was not able to contribute as liberally as in former years. This tribute to his former usefulness was well earned and deservedly bestowed. That the Parish did not forget their faithful friend is also shown by the following vote of the Vestry, March 24, 1826 : Voted, That S. Tudor and C. Sigourney, call on John Mor- gan, Esq. request him to designate where he would prefer to be seated in the Church, and that two seats be reserved for him and Mrs. Morgan, where he may select. 252 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Nov. 6, V. Voted, That the Rev"* Mr. Wheaton, and A. Hayden be a Committee to revise the rules and regulations of the Library, and cause such part of the same to be printed and pasted into each Vol. as they may think fit. Voted, That Mr. C. Sigourney be requested to purchase for the use of the Church, i P'' Candlesticks, for the Pulpit, one Basket for the Communion Service, Lamps for new pews, and sperm Candles. Voted, That the Treasurer be directed to pay Mr. Spencer's bill for sundry expenses incur'd by the Singers. Voted, That the thanks of the Wardens and Vestry be presented to Mr. James M. Goodwin, for his indefatigable exertions in directing the Sunday School. Nov. II, Though Bishop Brownell resigned as Rector of the Parish, Nov. ii, 1820, yet I do not find a copy of the resignation on the records ; it was, however, discovered among some old files of documents. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford. Gentlemen : — You are well acquainted with the circum- stances which have rendered necessary my removal from Hartford. The establishment of the general Theological Seminar}^ in this Diocese, has called upon me, by the duty which I owe to the Church at large, to be near it during its infant state, that I may be better able to render it such sup- port and assistance as may not be incompatible with my par- amount duties to the Diocese. Under these circumstances it becomes proper that I should resign the Rectorship of Christ Church to which I have been elected, that its duties may be more perfectly dis- charged by the present assistant. As however the arrange- ment made with the Parish of East Windsor does not expire till February next, I will continue my services to both con- gregations as heretofore, (either personally, or by a substitute,) until that time, unless some other more satisfactory arrange- ment should be made. In thus tendering you my resignation. Gentlemen, I cannot forbear to acknowledge, (though I am unable adequately to IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 253 express it) the deep and grateful sense which I entertain of the friendship and kindness which I have experienced from you individually, as well as from the Congregation at large. I can only return for your liberality, my heartfelt gratitude, and my most sincere prayers for your welfare. With my earnest prayers for the temporal and spiritual prosperity and welfare of the Congregation, I remain, Gen- tlemen, Your obliged Friend and Servant, T. C. Brownell. Hartford, No' nth, 1820. PARISH LIBRARY. The usefulness of a Parish Library was regarded as quite important, and the Vestry had voted Feb. 2, 18 18, " that James M. Goodwin and Anson Hayden be a com- mittee to solicit donations in Books, etc., for the purpose of increasing the Library belonging to the Church," and the following Rules and Regulations were passed Dec. 4, 1820. Dec". 4, Rules and Regulations for the Library of Christ Church, Hartford. Article i. The Library shall be open every Sunday both before morning and after evening service, and the Librarian shall not be required to deliver books at any other time. 2. No book shall be kept out longer than 4 weeks on penalty of a fine of one cent per day, for each Vol. till such book is returned. 3. No family or individual shall be entitled to receive more than two books at a time. 4. If a book be lost, the person who drew it from the Library, shall make it good, by paying its value, or providing another, and if it was a volume belonging to a set, he shall take the whole set, and replace it with a new copy of the same work. 5. If a book be damaged, the person to whom it is charged shall pay such a fine as the Rector and Librarian shall im- pose or replace it with a new one at his own discretion. 254 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 6. No person against whom a fine or fines, are charged, shall be entitled to receive books, till such fine has been paid. 7. No person shall take a volume from the Library with- out having it charged in the Librarian's book, on a penalty of fifty cents. 8. So much of the above regulations as relates to the number of Vo? taken out at once, and the time of their de- tention, shall not apply to the Rector of the Parish, but with all the other provisions he shall comply. 9. All monies, collected from fines, shall be expended under the direction of the Wardens and Vestry in purchasing books for the Library. Feb. 2, V. Voted, That James M. Goodwin, and Anson Hayden be a committee to solicit donations in Books, &c. for the purpose of increasing the Library belonging to the Church. I have no hesitation in copying from the records the result of Messrs. Goodwin and Hayden's efforts in secur- ing books to increase the library. The list is not only in- teresting but suggestive, and might be considered at this day as rather dry and unprofitable. Our younger people, and perhaps the older ones also, would now permit them to remain upon their shelves unread, or not even ex- amined, since the magazines or the Sunday newspapers supply them with more palatable food. The fact that they were formerly read confirms the opinion expressed in the Report, that our fathers were better acquainted with church history, and more grounded in the faith, than are a majority of our people now. Flowers of M. History; Hobart's Apology; Sherlock on Death ; Leslie's Method with the Deists & Jews ; Potter on Church Government; Christian Observer, 5 vols.; Church- man's Magazine, 10 vols.; Chateaubrian's Martyrs; Loyalist, 3 vols; Alison's Sermons; Young's Night Thoughts; Christian Sacrifice ; Clergyman's Advice; Seabury's Sermons, 2 vols.; ^.iy. z^^^-^i^ IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 255 Easy Method with Deists; Discourse on Episcopacy; Howeon the Psalms; Paley's vSermons; Taylor's Sermons; Porteus Lec- tures; Paley's Works, 5 vols.; Theological Magazine, 2 vols.; Sherlock's vSermons; Burnet on Schisms; Chandler's Vindica- tion; Delany's Works; Blair's Sermons, 2 vols.; Homilies of the Church; Obeirn's Sermons; Abercrombie's Mourner Com- forted; Dodd on Death; White's Sermons; Wilton's Sermons; Christian Duty; Christian Life by Scott; Chandler's Appeal; Lathrop's Sermons ; Theological Magazine ; Churchman's Magazine ; Heaven and Hell ; Evans Sequel ; Porteus Life ; Wells Geography ; Paley's Evidence ; Doddridge's Rise and Progress; Watts on the Mind; Saybrook Platform; Jerusalem Destroyed; Stackhouse's Practical Duty; Hurd on the Prophe- cies ; Franklin's Works ; Poor-man's Help ; Mosheim's Ec- clesiastical History, 6 vols.; Compendium of the Bible; Mis- cellaneous Tracts, 2 vols.; Gregory's Christian Church; West on the Resurrection; WoUaston's Religions of Nature; Rol- lin's Ancient History, 4 vols.; Grove on the Supper; Minute Philosopher; Life of Eusebius ; Cooper's Sermons ; Porteus Sermons; Willson's Sacramental Directions; Christian Jour- nal, No. I to 24; Lowth's Isaiah, with Notes; Colyer's Lec- tures; Foster's Essays; Massilon & Bourdaloue; Newton on Prophecies, 2 vols. 1821. April 2j, P. Voted, Unanimously, that the Rev. Nathaniel S. Wheaton be invited to accept of the Rectorship of this Parish, and that One Thousand Dollars be offered him per annum as salary. Voted, That Michael Olcott, and Samuel Tudor be a com- mittee to wait on Rev**' Mr. Wheaton, and communicate to him the foregoing vote of the Parish. June 5. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church Parish, Hartford, Gentlemen: — I have received through the Clerk of your Parish, the vote of your body, inviting me to accept the Rec- torship of your Church, with a salary of One thousand dollars per annum. Allow me to express to you my thanks for this mark of your 256 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. confidence and esteem, and my acceptance of your offer to constitute me your Rector. That God of the fulness of his mercy may make me in some humble measure, worthy of the trust you reposed in me, is the sincere prayer of Your friend & Servant in Christ, Nathaniel S. Wheaton. Hartford, June 5, 1821. 1822. Feb. 25, V. Voted, That the present pews and slips in Church be so altered -as to make as much room as possible, by removing the inner partition &c. Rev. N. S. Wheaton, M. Olcott, and S. Tudor, jr., were ap- pointed a committee to carry the above vote into effect, and to make the necessary contracts. This change was rendered necessary by the increasing number of attendants, and a contract for the work was made with William Hayden, March 12th. It was to be completed by the first of April following, and he received for it two hundred and seventy-three dollars. The plan of the pews and slips in 1805 and in 1822, which is sub- mitted, will show the changes which were made. April I. F. A letter from the young gentlemen of the Parish, thro' Charles Munn their agent, enclosing One hundred dol- lars subscribed by them for the purchase of Lamps, was laid before the meeting. Thereupon, it was Voted, That the thanks of the Wardens and Vestry be presented to the young gentlemen of this Par- ish, for their liberal and handsome donation of one hundred dollars, to purchase Lamps. Voted, That the names of the young gentlemen, who con- tributed to raise the above sum, be recorded in the book of parish records. Voted, That there be paid to the Sexton of the Parish forty dollars per annum, for the performance of the following duties, viz.: ringing the Church bell whenever there is ser- vice — Sweeping the Church out and dusting it once a week, IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. ■S7 — blowing the bellows for the Organ whenever there is ser- vice, — clearing away the snow in the winter, making fires in the Stoves and taking care of the wood, — and washing the surplices 12 times a year. And that fifty cents in addition be paid the Sexton for every time he fills, trims, and lights the lamps for evening service, which it is expected he will always keep clean. Voted, That James M. Goodwin communicate the above vote to the Sexton, and instruct him particularly in regard to the performance of his Duties. COPY OF THE SUBSCRIPTION PAPER FOR PURCHASING LAMPS. March ij. We, the young men, members of the Parish of Christ Church, Hartford, in testimony of our regard for and attachment to the Church, to which we profess to belong, voluntarily agree and promise to pay the sum affixed to our several names, to raise a sum of money to be presented to the Wardens and Vestry of said Church, as a donation from the Subscribers, for the purpose of purchasing a sufficient number of handsome and appropriate Lamps for lighting the Church. Hartford, ]\Iarch 15, 1822. Dudley Buck $10 Russell S2 Charles Munn 12 W">. H. Hoadley I Dan H. Arnold 10 Miles A. Tuttle 2 Josephus Granger 10 James Church, Jr. I W"\ W. Tudor 5 A. S. Beckwith I Asa Farwell 5 Hervey H. Eliott I Jeremiah Butler 3 Charles Benton I D. F. Manice 3 Elizur B. Clark I E. B. Stedman 3 James A. Canfield I Amos B. Ross 3 Edward Marsh 2 T. D. Stewart 3 N. J. Eliott I Joseph Church 2 Benj". Bolles, Jr. 2 Chs. H. Northam . 2 Henry Carter I W">. T. Lee 2 0. E. Williams 2 John W. Bull 2 Harrington I Ge<'. Sumner 2 P. B. Goodsell I J. Basset 2 Dollars luo. May 18. At a meeting of the members of this Parish, convened in pursuance to previous legal notice this day at 4 258 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. o'clock P. M. the Rev''. N. S. Wheaton being moderator in conformity to the Canon. The Constitution of the Episcopal Church in this Diocese as adopted in Convention June 7, 182 1, was presented to the Parish for their consideration, and unanimously adopted. 1823. There was established by the Convention of the Dio- cese in 1 818, "The Connecticut Protestant Episcopal Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge." The objects were, " the employment of missionaries in the vacant parishes of the diocese, the gratuitous distribution of the Bible, the book of Common Prayer, and religious tracts." The Parish accepted it and appointed a com- mittee consisting of Messrs. Charles Sigourney, Samuel Tudor, and William McCrackan as their trustees, and secured quite a list of members. In 1823 an Auxiliary Society of ladies was formed, which existed for some years, and it seems to' be of suffi- cient interest to copy the constitution, together with a list of the members for five years, this being the only record which can be found. Mrs. Humphrey and Mrs. Potter were wives of professors in the college. Constitution of the Ladies Society Auxiliary to the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knoivledge in the Diocese of Con- necticut. Art. I. This Society shall be known by the name of the Female Auxiliary Society for the Promotion of Chris- tian Knowledge. Art. 2. The annual payment of fifty cents and upwards shall constitute a person a member, while she continues her subscription. No person shall withdraw from the Society without leaving- a written notice of her intention, with the Secretary, and paying up all arrearages. Art. 3. There shall be an annual meeting of the Society at 4 o'clock P. M. on Easter Monday, at which time a Presi- dent, vSecretary, and Treasurer shall be chosen by ballot, and a Collector by nomination, each of whom shall hold her office during the year. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 259 Art. 4. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all the meetings. The Secretary shall keep a true record of the proceedings of the Society with a list of the names of all the members belonging to it. The Treasurer shall keep a faithful record of the receipts and expenses of the Society, a statement of which shall be exhibited at each annual meet- ing ; she shall also previous to the annual Convention, trans- mit to the Treasurer of the parent Society all the monies collected and paid over to her (after deducting incidental ex- penses whenever they occur), which monies shall be appro- priated to the objects named in the Constitution of the parent Society. It shall be the duty of the Collector annually to collect the subscriptions, and pay them over to the Treasurer, previous to the annual meeting ; it shall also be her duty to solicit new subscriptions as soon after the annual meeting as may be convenient. Art. 5. The President shall call a special meeting of the Society whenever she shall be requested thereto by any three of its members. Art. 6. This Constitution shall be tmalterable, except by a vote of two thirds of the members present, at the regu- lar annual meeting. The Society was organized the 23d of April, 18 18: it was thought best by their Pastor, the Rev'' ]\Ir. Wheaton, to have a Constitution, which w^as written by him, and the above is a true copy. The members of said Society met the first Monday of July, A. D. 1823, agreed to sign the Constitution, and made choice of Mrs. Eli Todd, President, Mrs. Jeremy Hoadley, Treasurer, Mrs. Anthony Jeffrey, Secretary and Collector. Names of Subscribers to the Ladies' Auxiliary Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. Adams, Mrs. Chester Butler, Rebecca Beach, Sarah B. Butler, Cornelia Buck, Mrs. Dudley Brainard, Mrs. Chs. Bull, Elizabeth Brainard, Mrs. R. Bull, Sarah Bartholomew, Mrs. R. Bull, E. M. Baxter, Sarah i6o CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Beach, Mrs. George Bruce, Fanny Brownell, Mrs. T. C. Barlow, Mrs. William Buckley, Mrs. Stephen Benjamin, Mrs. Belknap, Mrs. Thos. Collins, Mrs. Ebenezer Canfield. Betsy Clerc, Mrs. Eliza Carter, Elizabeth Church, Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain, Mrs James Collins, Mary Dodd, Mrs. Samuel Doane, Mrs. Mary H. Doane, Ann M. Ellsworth, Ann Eaton, Frances Eaton, Harriet Flower, Mrs. Ebenezer Farwell, Mrs. Asa Griswold, Mrs. Lucretia Gordon, L. H. Grosvenor, Mrs. H. W. Goodwin, Roxana Gray, Mrs. Ann Goodwin, Mrs. Ralph Goodwin, Mrs. James M. Goodwin, Mrs. Erastus Gourley, Mrs. Hugh Goodsell, Mrs. P. B. Gaines, Mrs. Hoadley, Mrs. Jeremy Hoadley, Mrs. Wm. H. Hatch, Mrs. L. Humphrey, Mrs. Mary Holt, Mrs. Alfred Humphrey, Mrs. Hector Hickock, Jane Huntington, Mrs. S. H. Huntington, Mrs. S. M. Imlay, Mrs. Wm. H. Jeffrey, Mrs. Anthony Kirby, Mrs. Lucy Killam, Mrs. James Ledlie, Mrs. Samuel Lloyd, Mrs. Thomas Lloyd, Caroline Lyman, Mrs. Justin Lee, Mrs. Wm. T. Munn, Mrs. Elizabeth Morgan, Mrs. Denison Morgan, Mrs. Nathan Morgan, Mrs. Mary Merrill, Mary Meigs, Mrs. Wm. H. Morgan, Mrs. John Mills, Mrs. Chs. N. Nichols, Mrs. C. Nichols, S. S. Olcott, Abbey Potter, Mrs. Horatio Powers, Mrs. Enoch Phelps, Cynthia Phelps, Mrs. Pitkin, Ann H. Pitkin, Mrs. Timothy Pratt, Martha Perkins, Mrs. Isaac Peters, Mary Porter, Eliza Pratt, Mrs. Lucy Philips, Emily Pratt, Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Walter Richardson, Mrs. John Royce, Mrs. Lydia Ransom, Mrs. Ransom, Penelope Ramsey, Mrs. Jonathan Ross, Mrs. Amos B. Stedman, Frances Stedman, Mrs. Eliza L. Sigourney, Mrs. Charles Spencer, Mrs. Charles Sumner, Mrs. George Todd, Rachel Tuttlc, Mrs. Samuel Tudor, Mrs. Samuel IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 261 Terry, Mrs. Edward P. Wolcott, Mrs. Talcott Taylor, Mrs. William Ward, Mrs. James Wadsvvorth, Mrs. William Warner, Mrs. Betsy Woodbridge, Harriet Wolcott, Laura Aug' 26. P. The Bishop of this Diocese in behalf of the Trustees of Washington College, having requested the Rev"* Nathaniel S. Wheaton (rector of this Parish) to go to Great Britain to solicit the donation of Books and Philosophi- cal apparatus for that College, it was Voted, That this Parish consent to the departure of their Rector, the Rev'^ N. S. Wheaton, for Great Britain to fulfill the duties assigned hitn, by the Trustees of Washington College. Voted, That the Rev'' Edward Rutledge of South Carolina be requested to officiate in this Parish during the absence of their Rector and that the Vestry be requested to make arrangements for that purpose. Voted, That until this Parish can obtain the services of the Rev'' Mr. Rutledge, the Vestry be authorized to engage some Clergyman to officiate in this Church during the absence of their Rector. 1825. A committee appointed by the Vestry April 4, con- cerning the building of a new Church, having reported, it was Sept. 26. P. Voted, " That this Committee be discharged from further duty. After considerable discussion by the members of the Parish on the subject of the expediency of building a new Church, it was, Voted, That a Committee be appointed to enquire into and report to an adjourned meeting of this Parish the ways and means within its power to purchase a building lot and to erect a Church thereon, together with the probable ex- pense of the Lot and building. Wm. H. Imlay, George Beach, and Nathan jSlorgan were appointed as this committee, and reported Oct. loth, which gave rise, the clerk says, " to considerable debate," 262 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. and was laid upon the table, for consideration at an ad- journed meeting- Oct. 24tli, when two-thirds of the mem- bers present not voting for it, " it was negatived." Although the seating capacity of the church had been increased by the alterations made in 1822, yet more rooin was needed. The prosperity which was attending other religious bodies had extended to the Episcopalians ; the old building was not sufficient for their wants. Churchmen were increasing in numbers and in wealth, and were already considering an application for a college : they were now, more than ever before, becoming conscious not of their strength merely, but of their needs and obligations. The charter of Washington College having been obtained, it became a stimulus for further work in Hartford in the erection of a new church. So one duty fulfilled leads to the accomplishment of another, and work which was thought to be impossible before, becomes easy of execution afterwards. Men find that the development of a new enterprise leads to another, often difi^erent and unex- pected. So in 1825 there began agitation for a new church. The story has been told by Mr. Hoadly in the Annals, and partially also in the Report of the Covnnittce on the Ftinds. It is therefore only necessary to state here, that, after much discussion and considerable excitement, a lot was purchased, and a church built, which was consecrated in December, 1 829. It seems as if it was almost necessary that the erection of a building for public religious worship, or the location of a schoolhouse, should be attended with such diverse opinions, as to become not a wrangle merely, but a bitter quarrel. There is no reason to suppose that the latter occurred in the case of our Parish. But there were differences of opinion as to the selection of a lot. A number of locations had been proposed, and one was purchased, the one of all least .suited for the purpose, as now appears to us. The Spencer and Oilman lot was the one, upon which the old IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 263 City Hall now stands in Market street. It was very soon evident that this location was not satisfactory, and by a vote of the Parish it was ordered to be sold. About this time there was an agitation for a public hall, and for a public market. With an unsatisfactory piece of property on hand, the Episcopalians were ready to sell to the city their recent purchase, and more of them attended the city meeting probably than ever before, very ready to be- lieve that the Spencer and Oilman lot was just the place for the city's use. At any rate, the city bought it, and erected upon it the large building which is now stand- ing. The part which we took in this transfer is a matter of unwritten history, as far as I know, but there are often parts of unwritten history as true as that which is written. The building served its purpose well for a long time, and if all which occurred in it afterwards should ever be recorded by a faithful chronicler, it would be called " very interesting reading." The significance of the word " un- loading,'' is comparatively of recent origin, and should not be too severely applied to the members of our Parish. ABOUT AN OLD WELL. April 4. V. Voted, That Isaac Toucey, Griffin vSted- man, and Nathan Morgan, be a committee to confer with the committee appointed by the Common Council of this city, relating to the well on the corner of the church lot. There was a controversy between the city and the Parish as to the rightful owner of this well. In May, 1823, the Court of Common Council " Voted, That Mess. Joseph Pratt, and Jacob Sergeant, be a committee to ascer- tain whether the ground through which the well by the Episcopal Church is sunk, is parish ground, or otherwise, as the case is, and make report to some future meeting of this Court." 1825, March 7, this committee reported, " That there is no record of the Episcopal Society on the subject. That there is a report of a committee of the Com- 264 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, mon Council in 1796, a copy of which is hereto subjoined, marked A, but the members of which committee are either dead, or unable to communicate any facts respecting the right to the soil. " Your committee, from an examination of the subject, are of the opinion, that the land where the well now stands was originally a highway, and the right and title to the same, if not vested in the city, must be claimed by possession ; when, or how long since the property was enclosed, your committee cannot ascertain. In construction of the Report of the com- mittee of 1796, your 'committee infer that permission was granted by the Episcopal Church, to affix spouts and conduct- ors from said Church to the well, but whether any permission was obtained or asked, relative to the Soil, does not appear; and indeed nothing more appears than from said Report itself, respecting said permission. " Your committee therefore are of opinion, that no facts have yet been discovered to justify the committee in recom- mending to the Court of Common Council to relinquish a right so long and uninteruptedly enjoyed by the citizens to said well." The further consideration of the Report was post- poned, but was resumed March 24th, when it was " referred back to the committee for further investigation, and his Honor the Mayor, and Enoch Perkins, Esq., were added to the aforesaid committee." The Parish doubtless became impatient at the delay in the settlement of the question, for it had been commenced in 1823 ; so it w^as March 24, 1826. V. Voted, That it be recommended to the Parish to cause the whole land in front of the church, be- longing to the parish, to be inclosed within the limits of the Church fence. The Parish Voted, March 27, That George Beach, Samuel Tudor, and Nathan Morgan, be a committee to enclose the yard in front of the Church, including the well and other land belonging to the Church. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 265 The Council returned to the subject again April 4, 1826, when "the Memorial of the Engineer relating to the well near the Episcopal Church was read, and referred to the committee appointed on that subject," and this is the last that we hear about it, on either side. Joseph Pratt was quite familiar with public matters in the town, and was not deficient in pertinacity : it may be said with confidence that this last qualification was not lost in Isaac Toucey. No one living appears to know anything about this little contest, which hardly warrants the time spent in in- vestigating it. We may judge that the fence was erected and the well enclosed by it. A few years afterwards the fence was still in place, but as to the well I have no recollection. After the present Church was built, the lot on which the old Church stood was sold to Oliver D. Cooke for six thousand dollars, and he erected upon it the present brick block, which contained two tenements, as dwellings. The south one was occupied by his son-in-law, Dr. Richard S. Kissam, a very respectable physician, who after a few years of residence moved to New York. A flight of stone steps led into a hall, and his office was in the basement ; the floor has since been lowered nearly to a level with the street, and the parlors have been changed into a store. If one looks closely at the front of the building he will see that the southeast corner is a few feet back of the street line, and undoubtedly back of the fence which formerly enclosed the Church in front. I never knew why this was done, but a reasonable supposition is, that this secured rooms in the house which would be square. ]Mr. Hoadly says that " the lots on Main street were not originally laid out at right angles with the street," so that if Air. Cooke had erected his house upon the building line, his rooms would have had a diagonal frontage, which a gentleman of his good taste would not readily put up with. The well very likely was located on this vacated 266 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. space and filled up ; and if any one had the curiosity, and could bear the expense, and could secure the permission of the owner, he would probably find, some feet under the ground, the stones of this old well, which in 1796 was directed to be " sunk to the rock, six feet in diameter, after being stoned," as is stated in the report of the com- mittee of the Common Council, which follows this account ; the whole being a peg on which to hang a small incident in the history of the Parish. To the Mayor, Aldermen and Common Council of the City of Hartford: We, your Honors Committee, appointed to examine the Public Cistern near Mr. John Morgan's house, and report the probable expense of repairing the same, with our opinion of the expediency of making a well for the use of the City, in case of fire, beg leave to report, that sd Cistern cannot be re- paired, and made fit for use, exclusive of spouts and conductors, for less than Thirty Dollars, that the expense of getting water into it, from Capt. Joseph Talcott's house, (from whence only it can be procured), will amount to Forty Dollars, after which by reason of the ascent from s^ Talcott's to s** Cistern, the same cannot be much more than half filled therefrom. Mr. Morgan will give the City Forty Dollars for a release of the ground, there leased by him, which proposi- tion we think ought to be accepted, and a well sunk to the rock, six feet in diameter, after being stoned, near the Church, with Spouts and Conductors thereto from the Church, (permission being given therefor), and that a pump, with an iron brake, and a strong case, ought to be provided therefor, and kept under lock, all of which is submitted by your honor's hum', servts. City of Plartford, August 30th, 1796. Miles Beach, William Moseley, Caleh Bull. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 267 After directing that a series of wells should be made, for a term of seven years, one in each year, and provid- ing for the payment, the Council Voted, That a well be made the present season, near the Episcopal Church, with conductors for water from said Church, if liberty therefor can be obtained, and that Mr, Timothy Burr, and William Mosely, Esq., be and they are hereby appointed to superintend the digging, stoning, and compleating said well for use. 1826. The building of a new Church was not forgotten, and on OctoV ig. V. Voted, That a Committee be appointed to procure some proper plan or plans, of a Church; to be sub- mitted to a future meeting. Rev'' Nathaniel S. Wheaton, James M. Goodwin, and Samuel Tudor, were appointed on this Committee. 1827. Notice. March 14. The members of the Parish of Christ Church, Hartford, who are legal voters, are hereby notified to attend a special meeting of said Parish to be held at the Church on Tuesday the 20"" day of March inst at 2 o'clock in the after- noon, to take into consideration and decide upon the question of building a new Church ; to agree upon the scite, and to locate the same ; to provide for the purchase of a scite, and the expense of building the Church by tax or by borrowing money and creating stock to pa}^ for the same, hereafter payable and redeemable by taxes or otherwise ; and to re- ceive propositions for creating stock, and acting upon them, and to do all other necessary business Dated at Hartford the 14'" day of March, A. D. 1827. Jeremy Hoadley ] George Beach f Wardens Samuel Tudor \ / James M. Goodwin Ebenezer Collins / ^ \ Roswell Bartholomew Christopher Saunders/ to (^ Charles S. Phelps. Nathan Morgan \ > S. H. Huntington / 268 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. March 20. P. The object of the meeting having been stated by the moderator, some discussion took place, when the following votes were offered and passed: Voted, Two thirds of the members present concurring herein, that this Parish do agree to build a new Church. Voted, That a site be purchased, a new Church to be built thereon, and an organ be purchased for said Church, — And that the Wardens and Vestry for the time being, be and they hereby are, authorized and empowered to carry this Vote into effect, Proznded the expenses to be incurred thereby, shall not exceed the sum of Twenty eight thousand dollars. Voted, Two thirds of the members herein concurring, that said new Church shall be erected either on a lot next east of the Hartford Bank in this City ; on a lot on the West side of Main vStreet owned in front by Caleb Goodwin and Leonard Bacon ; or on a lot on the west side of Trumbull Street, owned by Normand Smith ; or on the lot owned by Spencer & Gilman ; or on a lot owned by Ward *& Bartholomew on the west side of Trumbull Street ; or on a lot owned by Aristarchus Champion on Main Street, Provided that said lot east of the Hartford Bank shall not cost more than Eleven thousand Five hundred Dollars ; or the lot on Main Street owned in front by Caleb Goodwin and Leonard Bacon, Thirteen thousand five hundred Dollars; or the lot owned by Normand Smith, more than Eight thousand dollars ; or the lot owned by Spencer & Gilman more than Eight thousand Five Hundred Dollars; or the lot owned by Ward & Bartholomew more than Twelve thousand Dollars; or the lot owned b)^ Aristarchus Champion more than Nine Thous- and Five hundred Dollars; and that Samuel Tudor, William H. Imlay, George Beach, Griffin Stedman, Nathan Morgan, Jeremy Hoadley, Isaac Perkins, Christopher Saunders, and James M. Goodwin, be a Committee to negotiate the purchase of either of said Lots, according to the Provisions of this Vote, and as they shall deem most for the interest of the Parish. Voted, That for the sole and only purpose of erecting a new Church for the use of this Parish, and of procuring a IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 269 new organ for said Church, this Parish do accept of a certain penal bond,* dated the id"* day of February 1827, executed to this Parish by Nathaniel S. Wheaton, William H. Imlay and others, hereby ratifying and confirming- all the provisions in the conditions of said bond, implying an obligation on this Parish. Voted, That the rents of the Pews and Slips of said new Church, when completed be, and they hereby are specially pledged to secure the payment of the interest on the stock created by the conditions of said bond. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be and they hereby are authorized to sell, and the Treasurer to convey the site of the present Church, and the Church and organ. Provided the use thereof shall not be relinc|uished until the new Church is consecrated. NEW MEMBERS OF THE PARISH. The persons named below have enrolled themselves as members of the Episcopal parish of Christ Church Hartford, and have signed the following paper which is on file, of which this is a Copy. We the undersigned do hereby declare it is our desire and intention to become members of the Society or Parish of Christ Church in Hartford. Hartford Apl 30'" 1827. Benjamin L. Rayner Alfred Holt Henry S. Tudor F. J. Huntington Charles Butler 2'"' Daniel Goodwin Winthrop Hillyer Seth Hubbard Elisha Latimer Miles A. Tuttle Edward Day Benj. H. Norton William Isham James A. Canfield Wm. J. Barry William H. Hoadley Luther Spencer I. P. Doan Wm. Wadsworth, Jr. S. H. Huntington H. Huntington, Jr. William T. Lee George Sumner Chas. Spencer E. B. Stedman Wm. W. Tudor Jam.es Chamberlain Enoch Powers Edward P. Terry Ebenezer Collins. December 8"" 1830. Samuel Hanmer this day called and signified his desire to be enrolled as a member of the Parish of Christ Church in this City. William T. Lee Clerk of the Parish. * Since the Report of the Committee on the Funds was published, a copy of this " penal bond " has been found; it is in the Appendix. 270 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Oct. ip, V. Voted, That N. S. Wheaton, S. Tudor, R. Bar- tholomew, John W. Bull, Wm. Wadsworth, James Rose, Jr., and Luther vSpencer, be a Committee to employ Mr. Ives as a teacher of music if they shall think proper, and also to ascer- tain if a class can be raised in the parish, who wish to be taught to sing. 1828. Dec". J, V. Voted, That Samuel Tudor, Roswell Barthol- omew, and Griffin Stedman be a Committee to sell the old Church to the best advantage. Dec', ij, V. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry accept Mr. Imlay's proposition offering to loan the Parish such a sum of money as may be required to finish the new Church, on the security of the old Church and ground on which it stands, not exceeding the sum of five thousand dollars, on condition of receiving interest annually, until such time as the old Church and ground can be sold advantageously. 1829. Jaji. 14, V. Voted, That a subscription be opened for the purpose of raising Seven thousand dollars, (to be void unless that sum be subscribed) payable in four annual instalments, which sum shall be applied towards the payment of the par- ish debt, but all subscriptions under twenty dollars shall be payable in one year. Voted, That I. Toucey, C. Nichols, J. Hoadley, S. H. Hunt- ington, Nathan Morgan, and G. Beach be a Committee to ascertain the proportion of each member of the parish, ac- cording to their list, and to solicit from each individual a subscription of at least that amount. Jan. 21, P. looted, That this Parish do approve of the doings thus far of the Building Committee in erecting the new Church, and that said Committee be and they hereby are authorized to complete the same, with the funds here- tofore appropriated, either by advertising for proposals, or by contracting therefor by the day, or otherwise at their dis- cretion, as they shall deem most advantageous to the Parish. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 2/1 Feb» 23, V. Voted, That James M. Goodwin, and vS. H. Huntington, be a Committee to obtain the Masonic Hall or some other room for the purpose of a lecture room. The Masonic Hall was in the second story of a build- ing on the south side of Pearl street, a short distance from Main street ; it was occasionally used for public purposes. April ij, V. Voted, That no person shall be entitled to hold a slip or pew, who is in arrears for pew rent, nor shall any Student, until he has delivered to the Treasurer of this Parish, or Collector, a permit from the Bursar of the College. April 20, P. Voted, That the Delegates from this Parish to the next State Convention, be instructed to oppose the proposed alteration in the Liturgy of the Church submitted by the last General Convention to the several State Conven- tions. The following note, from Rev. Dr. Hart, is in expla- nation of the "proposed alteration." "Trinity College, Sept., 1894. "In 1826, Bishop Hobart introduced in the House of Bishops a provision for rubrics to allow the shortenings of services by the abbreviation of the appointed Psalm and Les- sons, etc. The proposal passed both Houses of the Conven- tion ; but in the ensuing three years it was found to be so generally disapproved by the Church at large, that it did not come to a vote in the Convention of 1829, but was quietly dropped. It must have been this proposal that the delegates from Christ Church were instructed to oppose. Very truly yours, SAMUEL HiVRT." P. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be, and are here- by authorized to sell the old Church, land and fixtures, at their discretion, and pay the avails to the building Commit- tee to be applied towards building the new Church. Oct. 16, V. Voted, That James M. Goodwin, J. Hoadley, S. Tudor, and G. Stedman be a Committee to provide a room, for the accommodation of the Sunday School. 272 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Dec. 12. At a Vestry meeting held at the house of Jeremy Hoadley, vSaturday evening Dec. 12, 1829, the follow- ing invitation was resolved to be sent to Bishop Hobart. To THE Rt. Rev" J. H. Hobart, Bishop of the Diocese of New York. Rt. Rev. Sir. We the Rector, Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford, hereby express our united wish that you would consecrate to the service of Almighty God, the Church lately erected in our Pari.sh, and deliver a discourse on the occasion, on the 22n'^ day of this present month, or as soon after as may consist with your convenience. In soliciting you to perform this Episcopal act, we have the satisfaction of knowing, that it is no less agreeable to the wishes of our absent Diocesan, than to our own feelings. We have named the above day, because it will on many accounts, be most conducive to the interest of the parish, to have the rite performed before Christmas, and indulge the hope that it may not be inconsistent with your engagements to visit us at that time. With sentiments of high esteem and regard, we remain Rt. Rev*^ Sir. your obt. & humble Servts, N. S. WHEATON, Rector of C. Church. Hartford, Dec 12"', 1829. T. M. Goodwin, ) „^ , R. Bartholomew, \ o o^ 1 f S. H. Huntington, S. Tudor, ' T TT \ ir ^ ] Isaac Ioucey, ). Hoadley, )■ Vestry. { ^ e cc. 6. Voted, That the New Church be consecrated on Wednesday the 23rd. instant, services to commence at 11 o'clock A. M. Voted, That Isaac Toucey, Esq. be a committee to prepare notice of consecration, and sale of Slips. Voted, That the Slips be sold on Tuesday, Dec. 24th, until next Easter (April nth, 1830). Dec^. j6. V. Voted., That a General Committee of Arrangements be appointed for day of Consecration, whose nirORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 273 duty it will be to invite the Clergy of the City, and dis- tinguished persons, — wait on the Clergy from out of town — and provide lodgings for them. Provide Mahogany Chairs for Chancel, prayer books for Altar and Desk, Bible for Desk, Chairs and Table for Vestry Room, and inake any other necessary arrangements, — and that James Ward, Deni- son Morgan, G. Beach, Dudley Buck, Isaac Perkins, and Erastus Goodwin, be that Committee. Voted, That a Committee of attendance be appointed for day of Consecration, whose duty it shall be to wait near the doors and conduct strangers to their seats, and preserve order, — and that Joseph Church, James Goodwin, Jr., Daniel Goodwin, James H. Ward, Thomas Belknap, James Killam, Henry S. Tudor, Miles A. Tuttle, and E. B. Stedman, be that Committee. Voted, That we accept the Transparency referred to in Mr. Wheaton's note to the Wardens and Vestry, and that Isaac Toucey and S. H. Huntington Esq' be a Committee to prepare a Vote of Thanks, to be presented to him. PAINTING IN CHANCEL WINDOW. In 1829, Dec. 1 6th, the Rev. N. S. Wheaton, Rector of the Parish, presented to the same, a transparent painting of the Ascension, after Raphael, by W. Bacon of London, to be placed in the chancel window. There it remained for many years, the admiration of the parishioners, and the astonishment of many, who had not been accustomed to the sight of pictures in churches. Unfortunately, it was damaged by the falling of a ladder some years afterwards, at a time when the church was being decorated for Christ- mas. It was replaced by a window of stained glass in 1854, which was never very much commended, and was removed, and stored in the tow^er of the church, when the present beautiful window, a memorial of Dr. Wheaton, was put in its place in 1879. The painting was afterwards sent to Dr. Wheaton, who was at the time residing in Marbledale, but it never 18 274 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. reached him. It was learned that in being transported to Marbledale by railroad an accident occurred, and it was completely destroyed. " Copy of note received from Rev. Mr. Wheaton by the Wardens and Vestry, presenting the Transparency. " To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church Parish, Gentlemen. I beg leave to present, through you, to the Parish of Christ Church the Transparent painting of the Ascension, now fitted up in the New Church, and to solicit their acceptance of the same. In the hope it may be considered as an acceptable and appropriate ornament to our new building, I remain Gentlemen Your aiTectionate Friend, and Pastor, N. S. Wheaton." Hartford, Dec. i6th, 1829. It was afterwards Voted, That the Parish gratefully accept the picture so presented, and respectfully request the Rev. Mr. Wheaton to accept their thanks for his appropriate and liberal dona- tion, and also be assured of their affectionate gratitude for his devotion to their interests and prosperity, manifested by his zeal and munificence in their service. The cost of the painting, it is understood, was five hundred dollars. The Wardens and Vestry, April 10, 1830, " Voted, that the Treasurer be, and hereby is author- ized to pay Mr. Wheaton the amount advanced by him for freight and duties on the Transparency." This was $94.21. Dec. 22. V. Voted, That Mr Stedman and Mr Toucey be a Committee to assign a seat for Mr and Mrs John Morgan and also two seats in each Gallery for colored people. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 275 COPY OF INSTRUMENT OF DONATION. We the Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Christ Church in the City of Hartford, County of Hartford, and vState of Con- necticut, do hereby appropriate a building erected by the said Church to the Worship and service of Almighty God, according to the doctrines, ministry, liturgy, rites and usages of the Pro^ Ep. Church in the United States in America, and do place it under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Rt. Rev. Tho^ Church Brownell, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut and of his successors in office, and in his absence do rec^uest the Rt. Rev. John Henry Hobart, Bishop of the Pro. Ep. Church in the State of New York, to consecrate the said building, for the uses and purposes aforesaid. Hartford, Dec. 22nd, 1829. N. S. Wheaton, Rector. James M. Goodwin | Wardens Roswell Bartholomew f W" H. Imlay S. Tudor Jeremy Hoadley f >:, Nathan Morgan \ -^ I. Toucey I j> Griffin Stedman S. H. Huntington Z)ec. 2j. On Wednesday the 23"^ day of December 1829, being the day appointed by the Wardens and Vestry for con- secrating the new Church, the Bishop and Clergy, Wardens and Vestry, assembled at the old Church and at 1 1 o'clock walked in procession to the New Church, in the following order, first the Vestry, afterwards the Wardens, Clergy and Bishops, where the service of Consecration was performed agreeable to the rights and usages of the Pro. Episcopal Church in the United States of America, by the Rt. Rev. John Henry Hobart, Bp. of the Diocese of New York, acting in behalf of Bishop Brownell who is absent on a Western Missionary tour. Prayers were read by the Rev. Professor Humphrey, and the lessons by the Rev. Professor Potter, of Washington College ; The Instrument of Donation was read by the Rev. 276 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. N. S. Wheaton, Rector of the Parish, and the sentence of Consecration by the Rev. W"'- Jar vis, Rector of Trinity Church, Chatham. The sermon, which was truly eloquent, was delivered by Bishop Hobart, a copy of which has been requested by the Wardens and Vestry for publication. COPY OF SENTENCE OF CONSECRATION. Whereas, the Rector, Wardens and Vestrymen of Christ Church in the City of Hartford, County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut, have by an instrument this day pre- sented to me, appropriated a building erected by the said Church, to the worship and services of Almighty God, accord- ing to the doctrines, ministry, liturgy, rights, and usages of the Pro' Ep' Church in the United States of America, and in the absence and by the authority of the Rt. Rev. Thomas Church Brownell, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut, have requested me to consecrate it for the uses and purposes aforesaid, Be it therefore known that I, John Henry Hobart, Bp. of the Pro. Ep. Church in the wState of New York, acting in behalf and by the authority of the Rt. Rev. Tho'. Church Brownell, D.D., LL.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut, have, on this 23'' day of Dec', A.D. 1829, consecrated a build- ing erected in the City of Hartford, County of Hartford, and State of Connecticut by the name of Christ Church, and with the prescribed prayers and solemnities have set it apart henceforward from all unhallowed, wordly and common uses, and dedicated it to the service and worship of Almighty God, for reading his holy word, for celebrating his holy sacraments, for offering to his glorious majesty the sacrifices of prayer and thanksgiving, for blessing the people in his name, and for the performance of all other holy offices, according to the terms of his covenant of grace and mercy, in his Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and in conformity with the doc- trines, ministry, liturgy, rites and usages, of the Pro. Ep. Church in the United States of America. In Witness Whereof, I have hereto set my hand and seal the day and Year above written and in the 19"' year of my consecration. Signed, JOHN HENRY HOBART [L.S.J IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 2/7 It is well to incorporate in this history of the parish the address of the Rector on this occasion. ADDRESS. My Christian Brethren : — If the Stone on which I now stand has been laid in the faith of Jesus Christ, and in the religious hope that our present undertaking may conduce to the advancement of the Redeemer's kingdom, it is an event on which we have rea- son to congratulate ourselves. While it forms a new and interesting era in the annals of our parish, it furnishes an evidence how, from small beginnings, our society has grown up to a fulness of stature sufficient to authorize the present attempt ; and now that we are beginning to see our long- cherished hopes realized, in the commencement of a more spacious house of worship, the occasion calls for an expres- sion of devout thanksgiving to the great Head of the church, under whose spirit we have been thus far guided and prospered. Thirty-five years have elapsed, since the frame of the building in which we have just worshipped, was erected; and thirty-three since it was opened as a sanctuary for prayer. The recollection of the many pleasant, and we would hope, profitable hours, which have been spent within its walls ; and the hallowed associations connected with it, tend to mingle some pensive emotions with the joy, which the ceremonies of this day are calculated to inspire. Yet, while memory loves to linger around the place, where we have so long prayed and sung praises to God ; it is, on the whole, with highly grateful feelings, that we are called upon to take a part in the exercises of this morning. The motives which prompt us to this undertaking, my christian friends and brethren, are such, we trust, as we are neither afraid nor ashamed to avow. It would be no wish of ours, were the thing possible, to build on the ruins of other denominations, who hold the essentials of the Christian faith. "We would overturn no man's altar — we would spoil no man's prayer." We only desire to exercise that 2/8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. liberty wherewith Christ has made us free ; and which our political institutions have assured to us, in common with all classes of citizens. We censure none for the preferences they may honestly entertain : — we too have ours ; and it is a pleasing thought, that the truly good of all denominations may hold the faith in the bond of peace, while they bow down before different altars. We build this temple in opposition to the rulers of the darkness of this world. With the spirit that worketh in the children of disobedience, we wish to be on no terms of amity. Let there be perpetual war between us, whether our enemy comes in the hypocritical guise of a child of light, or in his own proper attire. If this undertaking should result in win- ning over any subjects of vSatan's kingdom to the truth as it is in Jesus, our labour will not have been in vain in the Lord. This temple we erect to the glory of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost — the holy, blessed, and glorioiis Trinity. We have no ambition to become the disciples of that improved theology, which strips our adorable Redeemer of all the attributes of a divine Being, and sends us to our own good works for the means of propitiating the Deity. This is no temple of Unitarianism ; and God grant it may never become such. Palsied be the tongue, which, in the pulpit of this house, shall ever deny that the Word was God — that "Word which was made flesh, and dwelt amongst us." Hitherto, our scriptural forms of worship, with the divine blessing, have kept us singularly free from the errors which have elsewhere overthrown the faith once delivered to the saints ; and we cannot help thinking, that every success- ful undertaking of this kind will be hailed with pleasure, by the good of every christian name. It is an additional defence erected against the spread of that fashionable infidelity, which assumes the garb of religion, only to make war on every thing in it worth preserving. We build this temple, to gather souls into the fold of Christ, through the ministry and ordinances of the gospel. Here, wc trust, the lively oracles will be faithfully explained IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 279 — the way of salvation pointed out — sinners admonished — hearts renewed — the feeble strengthened, and mourners comforted. With this spot will our religion be hereafter in- separably connected. Here will arise the incense of our prayers; here will those truths be proclaimed, by hearing which we shall inevitably be made better or worse; here, we shall either be sealed imto the day of redemption, or become irreclaimably hardened in the ways of sin. With such inter- esting realities as these before us, which time only can develope, can you behold the ceremonies in which you are engaged, without some anxious presentiments what will be the issue of the ministry of reconciliation, in your individual case? Will it be a savour of life tmto life; or a savour of death unto death? It is in no human confidence that we have put forth our hand to this work. We know that, " except the Lord build the house, their labour is but lost that build it." " We lift up our eyes unto the hills from whence cometh our help," for the divine blessing on the enterprise in which we are em- barked; and with humble trust, commit our cause to the great keeper of Israel. We build this house in Faith. We have the divine assur- ance, that the gates of hell shall not prevail against the church; and it is therefore with no feelings of distrust that we strengthen our hands for the work. We build this house in Hope. We are animated by the expectation that many sons and daughters will here be born to God — that many sinners will be reclaimed, and fitted for eternal glory. For ourselves, we anticipate, if such is God's pleasure, the enjoyment of many days of holy communion with Him in this house; and when our voices have ceased to roll along its walls, and our heads are laid low in the dust, it is our confidence that a generation will not be wanting to perpetuate our hymns to Christ the King of Glory. We build this house in Charity. While we conscientiously differ from some of our Christian brethren, and on points not unimportant; we desire to be united with all who love the Lord Jesus in sincerity, in the bonds of Christian love. Most devoutly do we pray also, that the harmony of feeling 28o CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. which pervades the parish in relation to our undertaking, may continue and increase. It will be the surest pledge of our prosperity, that our Jerusalem is built as a city that is at unity in itself. O pray then for her peace, — that it may be foiind within her walls, and knit all hearts together in the bonds of a close and holy fellowship. I alluded to an early period in the history of the parish; and the allusion brings to mind the mutability which is stamped on every thing here below. Short as the time is, since those foundations were laid; how small a number of the fathers of the parish are now alive, to rejoice in the fruits of their christian zeal, which we are permitted to witness this day! One generation goeth, and another cometh — the parish has changed — the city has changed — wealth and en- terprise have caused this place to assume a new appearance; and in all our streets, we hear the hum of a busy and thriving population. But time rolls on, and changes still more important are destined to follow. By and by when we, and the generations after us, shall have gone down to our graves, even these solid walls shall decay under the weight of years; and buttress, and turret, and arch, and tower, shall be shaken by the slow grasp of time into a shapeless pile of ruins. And when the world itself shall have attained its appointed age, and be in- volved in the general wreck of matter, with what desires shall we look forward to an entrance into that city, of which the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple; in whose light the nations of them which are saved shall walk, and shall bring their glory and honour unto it ! The following, containing matters of interest about the consecration of the Church, are published by the favor of Mrs. Henry K. Morgan, of this city. Extract of a letter from COL. DANIEL PUTNAM of Brooklyn, Conn., to Mr. George Brinley of Boston, Mass., Dated Hartford, Dec. 20th, 182^. I have l)ecn all day in Church — Mr. Wheaton this after- noon preached his farewell Sermon in the Old Chh. His IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 28 1 text from 127"' Psalm — ''Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build — Except the LORD keep the City the Watchman Watchcth in J^ain." He gave us a very good Sermon. — A second letter, date vSunday Eve, Dec. 27th, tells of the consecration of the present Church, Christ Church, Hartford, on the 23d. Dear friends: — Your letter dated Wednesday last I did not receive till last evening, and have been all day in Church so that I shall hardly have time to write a letter and get it to the office in season to go to-morrow, as it rains in torrents and the streets are almost impassable from mud. We had a noble Consecration Wednesday, as fine a one as could be wished for, the weather was fine and every nook in the Chh was filled to overflowing. Bp. Hobart, who does all his Episcopal duties well, never performed a service more admirably. It had been arranged by the Congregation, with Mr. Wheaton at the head, that the Church should be opened only for the admission of Ladies in the Galleries, the lower floor to be reserved for the Vestry and Congregation, who were to meet in the old Church and form a procession to the new one, following the Bp. into it. But the Bishop had the good sense to alter this arrangement. — " What ! " said he, " am I to enter the new Chh. and com- mence the service to naked walls? — No, — let every one that can get in be quietly seated, that the services may not be in- terrupted by any disturbance or commotion." The Chancel and three or four of the upper pews were reserved for the Clergy and the Wardens and Vestry. The Bishop entered the broad aisle at their head, solemnly repeating the first verse of the 24"^ Psalm — then halting for the Clergy to make the response, and so on at every verse till they reached the Chancel. I never witnessed a service more impressive from beginning to end. Christmas Day Mr. Wheaton officiated with great excitement and interested the Congregation very highly. The day after the Consecration the pews were sold in a manner that gave great encouragement. They were 282 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. sold only till Easter, and in less than two hours brought an S'g'gTeg-ate of about 3,700 dollars per annum. Mr. Goodwin (the Warden) says the old Church pews were never so nearly all sold at the first sale — some have been reserved, enough it is thought, to make up about $4000. A great many of the purchasers were neiv comers. Gen' Terry among the num- ber. Christmas Day, the Chh was as crowded as at the Con- secration, and I expected to see a great falling off to-day ; but nearly every pew was filled and what was better all supplied with Prayer books. From present appearances I should think the Chh will be filled to crowding in a year or two. In many cases, four or five young men associate and purchase a pew, so that they are filling up with a young Con- gregation. Wheaton and Tudor and Ward and Huntington, in short everybody is in high spirits, and look forward to the extinguishment of their debt in a few years. The Pulpit and reading desk are ifi the Chancel, and Huntington might well commend them to your notice, for they are just what they should be — at least they just suit my taste, tho' I should like this, and your Church better, if there were but one stair-case to the Pulpit. Bishop Hobart says it looks as if you ex- pected an officer with a legal process for your clergyman, since you have provided means for his escape. — believe me yrs aff. — D. Putnam. 1830. Feb. ig. The land on which the old church stood was sold to Oliver D. Cooke Feb. 19, 1830, for $5,000, and he erected the present building upon it. April 4, 1 83 1, the church was sold to Deodat Taylor, together with the organ and ftirniture, for $goo. Mr. Tay- lor was a joiner by occupation, an American, and as far as I can ascertain, the first convert to the Roman Catholic Church in this city. Though young, I well remember the surprise, and the comment which was made at the time. He was commonly called the Yankee Catholic. He sold it to the Catholic Society, January 11, 1832, for $1,600, subject to a mortgage to Nicholas Deveraux for $2,500. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 283 March 8, P. Voted, That the Treasurer be requested to employ Mr. Shaw to attend in the Gallery during divine ser- vice, until Easter, to prevent the Church being defaced. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be requested to appoint a suitable number of persons, to preserve order in Church, whose duty it shall be to cause all persons, who deface the Church, or shall in any other way be disorderly, to be prosecuted. Voted, That a reward of Five dollars be offered to any per- son, who shall give such information, as will lead to the detection of any person or persons defacing the Church. These votes \vere directed to be printed, and " placed in a conspicuous place in the church." March ij. To the Rt. Rev" T. C. Brownell, Bishop of the Diocese of Connecticut. Rt. Rev. Sir, We the undersigned, a Committee appointed by the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford, to offer their congratulations on the happy accomplishment of the purposes of your late visitation, beg leave to express in their behalf and our own, the satisfaction we feel in seeing you again restored to your family, and to the Diocese over which you preside. In the arduous duty you have performed, we conceive that you have rendered a most important service to the Church, not only in the distant and destitute regions you have visited ; but also in these Atlantic States, by open- ing new fields of Missionary enterprise, and calling our atten- tion, to the great duty of planting the Church in the populous valley of the Mississippi. It is our earnest hope and prayer, that your highest wishes in reference to this object may be realized, and that the Diocese and College, which share your paternal cares, may largely participate in the honorable dis- tinction of carrying into effect the designs of the Society, to which you have rendered so important a service. With sentiments of high esteem. We remain Rt. Rev. Sir, your faithful Obe^ Servants, N. S. WH EATON, ISAAC TOUCEY, Hartford, March 15, 1830. S. H. HUNTINGTON. 284 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. March 16. To Rev. N. S. Wheaton^ and I. Toucey and S. H. Huntington, Esq". Gentlemen, I thank you very sincerely for your note of yesterday, addressed to me in behalf of the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, and I beg- you to assure the)n, that I receive with deep sensibility their kind congratulations on my return from a long and arduous journey. Any privations incident to this journey, have been more than compensated, by the kindness with which I have every where been re- ceived, and by the auspicious prospects for the advancement of our Church, which I have witnessed, as well as by the hearty greetings which I have received from my friends on my return. I am not so vain however as to make s^ personal application of the lively interest which has been evinced in my visitation to the West. That interest belongs to the object of the Mission, in which I have been so fortunate as to be employed. I cordially unite with you in supplicating the divine Being, that he would graciously bless the efforts which have been made for the advancement of his kingdom, and that he would direct our counsels, and animate our exertions for sending the Gospel of his Son, and the Ministrations of his Church, to our destitute Brethren. Begging you to accept personally the assurance of my affectionate regards, and to convey the same assurance to the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, I remain very truly, Your friend and serv*^, THOS. C. BROWNELL. Hartford, March 16, 1830. April 12, P. Voted, That the Delegates who attend the next Convention of the Diocese, be requested to use their efforts to procure the payment to Bishop Brownell of the amount due him from the Diocese, according to the terms of the agreement upon which he accepted the appointment of Bishop. Jufte 12, V. Voted, That a set of keys be left at Mrs. L. Royce's store to be delivered to any member of the Parish who wishes to visit the Church. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 285 July 20, V. Voted, That the Senior Class have liberty to hold Commencement in the Church, and that Messrs. Tudor and Chamberlain be a committee to superintend the erection of staging, &c., for that purpose.* Oct. 4, V. Voted, That S. H. Huntington, J. Hoadley, and N. Morgan, be a Committee to confer upon the state of the Sunday School, with the rector, and devise a suitable manner of presenting the subject to the consideration of the Parish. V. Voted, That Mr. Nichols, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Goodwin, [J. G. Jr.] be a Committee upon the subject of purchasing the old Court House property west of the Church. V. Voted, That Mr. Toucey, :\Ir. S. H. Huntington, and Mr. Imlay, be a Committee to converse with Mr. Wheaton upon the subject of delivering a course of lectures on sub- jects treated of by Mr. Hawes. 1831. Jati. 20, V. Voted, That Eli Todd, Dudley Buck, Z. Pres- ton, S. Tudor, and Isaac Toucey, be a Committee to make en- quiry respecting the qualifications of an Organist, and the terms on which one can be obtained, to take the place of Mr. Taylor when he leaves, and report to the Vestry at a future meeting. March 7, V. Voted, That W™. H. Imlay, C. Nichols and S. H. Huntington, be a Committee to take into consideration the indebtedness of the Parish, and report to the Vestry at a future meeting, whether in their opinion some plan cannot be devised to commence the liquidation of the said debt. March 14, V. Voted, That the Committee appointed at the last meeting, to confer with Mr. vShaw be, and they hereby are authorized to employ him as Sexton at the rate of one hundred dollars pr ann. so long as he shall perform the duties satisfactorily. *The Commencement exercises of Washington College had, previous to this time, been held in the First or Center Church. 286 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. V. Voted, That Nathan Morgan, and H. Huntington, Jr., be a Committee to ascertain from Mr. Hurlburt, upon what terms, he will furnish William Babcock to play on the organ, and report to the Vestry at their next meeting. April 2, V. looted, That one Pew in the vSouth Gallery, and two Pews in the North Gallery, be appropriated for the use of the coloured people. July 24, V. Voted, That the use of the Church be granted for Commencement day. Sept. ly, V. Voted, That Mr. Perkins be and he hereby is authorized to engage Masonic Hall, Friday evening of each week, until next Easter, at an expense, not exceeding fifty cents each week.* RESIGNATION OF MR. WHEATON. October ij. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford. Gentleinen — Enclosed is the instrument of my Resignation of the Rectorship of this Parish, which you will have the goodness to lay before the members, at such time and in such manner as you may think proper. I have only to add that although I should much desire to have an interval of leisure, between the cessation of the active duties of the Parish, and my entrance on those of the College, the interest I feel, and shall never cease to feel in your welfare, will place any ser- vices I can perform, at your disposal, should you require them, until they can in your judgment be safely discontinued. I am. Gentlemen, with unfeigned esteem and attachment. Your friend and Brother, N. S. WHEATON. Hartford, Tuesday Oct. 4'^ 1831. * This was for the use of the Bible Class and the Wednesday evening service. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 287 To the Parishioners of Christ Church, Hartford. Gentlemen — Having been invited by a vote of the Trus- tees of Washing-ton College, to accept of the Presidency of that Institution, after weighing the proposition with all the attention in my power, and with I trust a full sense of the re- sponsibility attending the step I am about to take, both in reference to the College, and the Parish, with which I have been so long, and to me, so happily connected, I have come to the conclusion, that it is my duty to accept it. If I have rightly interpreted my motives in this decision, the consideration which has most prevailed with me is the persuasion that my services may be more useful to the Church at large in the station to which I have been called, than in the one I now occupy. In this, I may be deceived, but I can truly say, that I have endeavored to place myself under the guidance of a sense of duty solely. Whether the measure will prove a judicious one, time only can determine. I can only say that I have done that which in view of all the circumstances, and with such illumination as God has afforded me, I believe to be for the best. The re- sults are in His hands, and I ardently hope and trust they will be happy. Had I allowed m3'-self to be governed by my personal feel- ings towards you, my beloved Parishioners, a separation never would have been sought by me, so long as I had reason to hope that my services among you were received as they have been in times past, with indulgence and approbation. The uniform kindness I have experienced from you, indi- vidually and collectively, during more than eleven years I have served at your altar, your readiness to engage in every good work, your indulgence towards me personally, have not only left me without a single cause of complaint, but inspired me with sentiments of ardent attachment and esteem, which I am sure neither time nor change of circumstances can efface. With this brief expression of the motives which have con- ducted me to the present decision, and with the unfeigned assurance that your prosperity individually, and as a Parish, will ever be a source of heartfelt satisfaction to me, I now 288 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. beg leave to tender my resignation of the Rectorship of the Parish of Christ Church, which your kindness has so long continued to me. In doing this, I am actuated by the hope and belief that your choice will fall on a successor more worthy of the office, and of you, and that the same delibera- tion, the same spirit of conciliation and brotherly love, the same disposition to preserve at all hazards "the unity of the spirit, in the bonds of peace," as you have heretofore mani- fested, will govern you in that important transaction. With sentiments of unabated affection and regard, I ain Gentle- men, Your Friend and Brother in the bonds of the Gospel, N. S. WHEATON. Hartford, Tuesday evening, October 4"', 1831. After reading the foregoing communications, the follow- ing preamble and resolutions were offered by I. Perkins, Esqr., and passed. Whereas, the Rector by note of 4**" instant, addressed to the Parishioners of Christ Church, has given notice of his election to the Presidency of Washington College, and having weighed the subject with all the attention in his power, in relation to the Parish, the College, and the Church at large, has come to the conclusion, in opposition to his own feelings, that duty requires him to accept that office, and resign his Rectorship, which he tenders to the Parish. Before acting on a question of so much feeling as well as importance, in relation to the future welfare of the Parish, her members will cherish the wisdom, and resolve to follow the parting advice of their beloved Rector, in relation to his successor, "to act with deliberation, in the spirit of conciliation and brotherly love," and a disposition to preserve at' all hazards, "the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace." We however cannot fail to remark, that the separation of Minister and people, under ordinary circumstances of mutual attachment, must necessarily be painful, but when we look back for a series of more than twelve years ; when we bring to mind how great has been the accession of Parish mem- bers ; how many have been added to our communion ; what IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 289 harmony has prevailed and prosperity attended our Parish, in all respects, by the blessing of God, through the unceas- ing labours and pious administration of him who during that period has served at our altar, mingled in our afflictions, and received our approbation and esteem, his loss to us, col- lectively and individually, can be duly appreciated only by a just estimate of the blessings we have thus enjo3'ed. Had the question of separation been left to the determi- nation of the Parishioners, they doubtless would have ad- verted to the practical results of the union, the unparalleled unanimity that has prevailed in the Parish, in furtherance of the wishes and views of their Rector, the happy results of all his counsels, and the dangers incident to any important change especially in the constituent members of the body to be affected, as powerful arguments and motives against the measure. The question however has been decided by the Rector, in view of all attending circumstances on the ground of duty to the attainment of the highest good. A motive so worthy addresses itself to our approbation, and though he cease to be Rector of our Parish, that we may continue to enjoy his advice, and offices of love, we commend him to God's holy keeping. Therefore Voted, That the resignation of the Rev. Nathan- iel S. Wheaton, of the Rectorship of the Parish of Christ Church, be and hereby is accepted. Voted, That the Rev. Mr. Wheaton be requested to offici- ate as Rector, so far as his situation and circumstances will permit, until the Parish is provided for. Nov. 24, V. Voted, The successful skill and perseverance of Mr. James M. Goodwin, Jr., heretofore directed to the im- provement of the Choir of the Parish in sacred music, and his constant attendance on its performance in Church, insures to him an affectionate remembrance of his liberal services ; with sincere regret therefore, for the necessity which vacates his seat in the Orchestra, calls him from the Parish, and our Communion, we respectfully tender to him our thanks and the thanks of the Parish, and direct the Clerk to transmit to him a certified copy of this Vote. 290 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Voted, That the Senior Warden be requested to ask the Bishop to write Mr. Whitehouse, on the subject of accepting the Rectorship of this Parish. Dec\ s"',F. Voted, That the Rev. Hugh Smith, of Au- gusta, Georgia, having the approbation of the Bishop of this Diocese, is requested to accept the Rectorship of this Parish. Voted, A salary of One Thousand Dollars per annum is hereby settled upon the Rev. Hugh Smith, to be paid to him in quarter yearly payments, so long as he shall continue to be Rector of this Parish. [This was increased to $1200, April 3, 1832.] Voted, That the sum of Two hundred dollars be allowed and paid to the Rev. Hugh Smith, towards defraying the ex- penses of removal to this Parish, and upon the acceptance of the Rectorship of this Parish, he be authorized to draw on the Treasurer for that amount. Voted, The Right Rev. Bishop of this Diocese is respect- fully requested to approve of the election of the Rev. Hugh Smith to be Rector of this Parish, and to communicate this and the foregoing votes to the Rev. Hugh Smith, accom- panied with such information in his possession as the nature of the case requires ; and in the name and behalf of this Parish to invite him, upon the terms expressed in the preced- ing Votes, to accept of the Rectorship of this Parish. Dec. 21. Copy of a letter received from the Rev. Mr. Smith, accepting the Rectorship. Augusta (Ga.), Dec. 21", 1831. To Isaac Perkins, Esq'. Dear Sir — Through the kindness of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Brownell, and enclosed in a letter from him, I rec*" on the ip"" inst, the official notice of the proceedings of a lawful meeting of the Parish of Christ Church, Hartford, held on the 5"* inst. I also subsequently rec*^ on the 19"* inst a letter from your late Rector, the Rev. Mr. Wheaton, in reference to the same subject. The communication was wholly unex- pected, and the honor you have conferred on me, by this unanimous choice, I feel to be wholly unmerited. The con- c//^aj^ J^ yyk^ IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 29I flict of feeling- to which it has given rise, has been great and painful, and the struggle it has cost me, to think of parting soon from a beloved flock, gathered together, through my in- strumentality, whose first and thus far whose only pastor I have been, and with whom I have continued for more than 12 years, have been severe indeed. The result is, that after a full consideration of your kind and flattering proposal, and an earnest supplication for the Divine Guidance I feel it to be my duty to my family, in reference to their education, and to the Church, that I should accept the same. This result, you as the organ of commimi- cation, will have the goodness to communicate to the re- spected Parish of Christ Church. In coming to this deter- mination I relinquish a situation where I am happily and delightfully situated, and of which the emoluments are nearly double the compensation proposed in your Resolves. But I am willing to believe that the sum named may be adequate to the comfortable maintenance of my family. At all events, I feel as though I could confidently and cheerfully trust, without particular stipulation, the provision for our necessary temporal wants, to a people, whose Christian liberality is abundantly known, and whose " praise is in all the Churches." In accepting this offer I feel fully the weight of the respon- sibility assumed; and my own unworthiness to fill the place vacated by 5^our late estimable Rector; but while distrustful of my own ability, I am cheered by the thought that I shall have the benefit of his presence, and Counsel, as also that of your able Diocesan, and the countenance, support, and co- operation of an enlightened, intelligent, and pious Laity. My chief reliance is however on the aid of " Him without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy," and by whom out of weakness, we may be made strong. Will you, my dear Sir, have the goodness to lay this com- munication before those in whose behalf you wrote, and to ascertain from them, and to communicate to me, the farthest period, until which, they would be willing to dispense with my services. Your late Rector, the Bishop, and other of the Resident clergy, for whose kind aid I shall apply, will, no 292 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. doubt, take care that your Church shall not be closed, until it may be possible for me to arrive. It is now mid-winter and I should feel almost reluctant to bring on my family, consist- ing of a Wife and seven children, most of whom are small, until about the opening of spring. In addition to which it will take some time for me to arrange my domestic and pecuniary affairs, nor would I be willing to leave my beloved people here, without giving them some short period for pro- viding a successor. The reasonableness of these causes of delay, will, no doubt, be obvious to you all, and secure from you a little indulgence 'as to time. I shall await the expression of opinion on the subject. With due acknowledgments to the Parishioners of Christ Church for their kind preferences, and earnest prayers that our future union may be productive of good to their eternal interests, and with considerations of personal respect for your family, I remain. Dear Sir, Your friend and obedient Servant, in Christ, HUGH SMITH. 1832. Jan. 7, V. Voted, That the Rt. Rev. Bishop Brownell, and the Rev. Mr. Wheaton, be requested to perform the duties of Rector of the Parish until the arrival of the Rev. Mr. Smith. Copy of a letter sent to Mr. Smith, in reply to his of the 21st Dec. 1831. Rev. Hugh Smith, Dear Sir — Your letter of 21st ult. came in season for a New Years gift to the Parish, especially to the Wardens and Vestry, who rejoiced for its contents, and the prospect of set- tlement and happiness it opens to the Parish. They appointed a committee consisting of Mess. S. Tudor, C. Nichols, and myself, to communicate their sentiments in reply. In parting from their late Rector the trial was severe; they had enjoyed his talents, remembered his worth, and called to mind with what diligence he had devoted the gifts of God to himself, in promoting the prosperity, happiness, and piety of the people of his immediate charge. As a Pastor we have IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 293 grown with his years, and have gained strength in his ex- perience; he had participated in our joys and sympathised with our sorrows, and you will be rejoiced rather than jeal- ous, to find us cheered by the thought that we shall still have the benefit of his presence and counsels. On the subject of salary, no meeting of the Parish having been called since the receipt of your letter, the Wardens and Vestry cannot now speak with authority. They however are confident the Parish will always be careful that the provision for their Rector shall be found adequate for the comfortable support of his family. The generous confidence with which you propose to wait the experiment of living on the salary that has been established by the Parish, will not, they trust, fail to be met with corresponding equitable feeling, to the mutual satisfaction of the parties concerned. On the 5th inst, the active duties of President will de- volve on Mr. Wheaton; from that period, therefore, no one until your arrival will be constantly charged with the care of the Parish. The services of the Church will however be per- formed by Mr. Wheaton, when the Bishop or other clergy are not able to relieve him. It was not expected that you would be able to leave Augusta immediately, or that you would be willing to remove your family during the severity of winter. The Parish indeeds desires your presence as early as possible, as soon as a due regard to the people you are to leave, the settlement of your affairs, and the safety, convenience and comfort of your family will permit. Easter Monday, (16 April,) begins our Parish year; on that day the pews will be leased for the year, and your pres- ence sometime previous, will no doubt be of importance, es- pecially in respect to the leases. The Wardens and Vestry desire a respectful remembrance to you and your family; the committee tender their respects; and for myself, impressed with pleasing anticipations, Dear Sir, I am, with great considerations of respect, Your Obedient Servant, ISAAC PERKINS. 294 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. N. B. I have just received enclosed from S. M. Laughlin, Sec, a copy from the minutes of a meeting, (holden Dec. 21st, 1831,) of the Wardens and Vestry of St. Paul's Church, Augusta, also a copy of address referred to in the minutes, which will be laid before the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, when assembled. A committee was subsequently appointed " to see that the house about to be occupied by Rev. Hugh Smith be cleaned, either by Wm. Ely, the owner, or at the expense of the Parish." And also, to procure "such assistance as may be necessary, for unpacking his furniture, and placing the same in order in his house." Feb. 21, V. Voted, That N. Morgan, George Beach, and wS. H. Huntington be a committee, to collect all information requisite to the erection of a Chapel, and to report to a future meeting of the Vestry. Voted, That Nathan Morgan be a committee to call on Deacon Colton, and engage if he thinks best, the old Con- ference room, as a temporary accommodation for a Lecture Room. Voted, That I, Perkins be a committee to negotiate for the Masonic Hall. The " old Conference room " belonged to and had been used by the First Ecclesiastical Society for weekly meet- ings and lectures. It was a building of one story, and was in the rear of the house owned and occupied by Deacon Aaron Colton in Temple street. An occasional attendance there with a maiden aunt brings him clearly to mind, with his own peculiarities, and with the peculiarities of one of his brother deacons, Aaron Chapin. The pitch- pipe, which was used in the setting of the tune, was quite an attraction to a youngster, and the sounds were alto- gether more musical than the notes which came from the throats of either of the good deacons, that of Deacon Chapin in particular. Both of them were good, honest, IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 295 industrious, cheerful, Christian men, enjoying the univer- sal love and esteem of the community. This Conference room was made vacant by the pur- chase of the building next north of the Center Church, by the First Society. It has been used for various pur- poses since that time, and was fitted up and occupied for one year by the Church City Missionary Society. May p. At a Vestry meeting held at the Church on Wednesday evening May 9"" 1832. Voted, That 50 dollars be offered as a reward for the ap- prehension of the person or persons, who committed depre- dations on the Church, by throwing stones and brickbats through the south window of the west end of said Church, and that the same be inserted in the Revieiv, Mirror and Epis- copal Watchman. Copy of the Advertisement. " 50 Dollars reward." will be given to any person who shall give information so that the perpetrators of the trespass committed in the night of Sunday 6"" of May instant, by throwing stones and briclc- bats through the South window of the West end of the Episcopal Church, may be brought to punishment. It is be- lieved our citizens generally will take an interest in discover- ing the perpetrators of so foul a deed, and that the vigilance of the City Watch will be increased, to prevent disorders, in the night season. By order of the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford May 8'" 1832. M. A. TUTTLE, Clerk. June 26, V. Voted, That Otis Cook be employed to ex- amine the timbers over the ceiling of the Church, and give his opinion, whether any, and if any, what measures are re- quired for ventilating the loft in question, to secure said timbers from decay by dry rot, or any other cause. Dec'' ip, V. Voted, That Messrs. Wm. H. Imlay, S. Tudor, and Geo. Beach, be a Committee to confer with Mr. J. Good- win Jr., with regard to the price of the Old Court House, and report to a future meeting of the vestry. 296 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Hartford, December 26, 1832. Subscriptions for purchasing and removing the Old Court House. We the subscribers promise to pay to the Treasurer of Christ Church Parish the sums respectively annexed to our names, to be applied to the purchase of the Old Court House, on condition that when the requisite sum shall have been subscribed, the Vestry of the Parish cause said Building to be removed; the first payment to be made on the first day of February next. It is understood by the undersigned that the said purchase is to include the lease of the ground on which said Buildings stand, subject to the annual ground rent of ninety dollars. Samuel Tudor $100 Horace W. Goodwin $10 Nath' S. Wheaton . 10 Aetna Insurance Company 50 Nichols & Humphrey 50 James Rose & Sons 60 Dudley Buck 70 Edward B. Stedman 10 George Beach 50 A Gentleman . 25 John Butler , . . . 50 Griffin A. Stedman 5 Nathan Morgan 60 Horatio Alden 5 Hez''. Huntington jr 50 Walter Phelps 25 Ward Woodbridge 50 Isaac Toucey . 30 Samuel Tuttle & Sons . 45 Cyprian Nichols 15 Thomas Belknap . 50 James Goodwin, jr. 30 Charles H. Northam 30 Hez*". Brainard 25 George Sumner 25 E. Goodrich, jr. 50 Francis J. Huntington . 35 Richard S. Kissam 20 Daniel Goodwin 10 Joseph Pratt . 25 Asahel Saunders . 20 Daniel St. John 5 Miles A. Tuttle 5 Ehsha Colt . 50 Watson Adams 5 Leonard Bacon 20 James Chamberlain 15 Nathan Johnson 10 Wm. H. Hoadley . 5 Pratt, Hart, & Newton . 100 Joseph Church 30 Charles A. Colton . 10 Samuel Ledlie 10 Timothy M. Allyn . 10 Wm. T. Lee . 60 Thos. D. Gordon . 25 Ebenezer Flower . 25 Wm. H. Imlay 200 John W. Bull 20 Charles Sigourney 40 Isaac Perkins 30 Phillip Ripley 25 Roswell B. Ward . 10 Zephania Preston . 20 James M. Goodwin 10 Edwin Taylor 20 Alexander H. Pomroy . 10 George C. Collins . 12 Denison Morgan . 20 H. E. Hale . 12 IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 297 Hez''. B. Chaffee . $10 Amos S. Collins $12 Asa Farwell . 10 Robert Buel . 12 Saml. H. Huntington . 50 William D. Eaton . 12 Charles H. Brainard 10 Horace Loveland . 8 Ralph Goodwin 10 $2,038 1833. March 16, V. Voted, That hereafter in dressing- the Church with Evergreens, no trees or wreaths shall be used, and that it shall be dressed with boughs only. THE OLD COURT HOUSE. April 7j, F. At a meeting of the members of the Parish held at the Church this day at 7 o'clock P. M. agreeably to adjournment, Isaac Perkins being moderator stated that the object of the meeting was to devise some plan for the Parish to become in possession of the Old Court House property. It was now in the market at two thousand Dollars, subject to a ground rent of ninety-three dollars per annum, and that a considerable part of the requisite sum for its purchase had already been subscribed, mostly by individuals of the Parish. After some conversation with regard to the propriety of taxing the members of the parish for the remainder of the purchase money it was finally Voted, That Samuel Tudor be a Committee to procure additional subscriptions for the pur- chase of the Old Court House. It was voted July 8, that the Parish accept the subscrip- tion upon the terms upon which it has been made, and also, that the sum not exceeding four hundred dollars be appro- priated for the purpose of removing the Old Court House, and the purchase of the land in accordance with the subscrip- tion. August 75, V. Voted, That Isaac Perkins be a Committee to rent the Old Conference room occasionally, when it will not interfere with the wants of the Parish. There was evidently some discontent in the parish concerning- the Rector, the reason for which at this time is not very apparent. Some who had been instrumental 298 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. in bringing him here from the South, had now ceased to be his friends, and Mr. Smith addressed the following let- ter to the Wardens and Vestry, resigning his position. Sept. 2. " To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church Parish, Gentlemen. Being disposed to enter upon another sphere of duty in which I have been invited to labor, I hereby re- spectfully present to you, and through you to the Parish, my resignation of the rectorship of Christ Church, in the duties of which I have been very happily engaged for more than a year past, — the resignation to take effect from the first of October next, or sooner should it be desired. With my best wishes for your individual happiness, and for the welfare of the Parish you represent, I remain. Gentlemen, Your friend and servant in Christ, HUGH SMITH. Hartford, Sept. 2'^, 1833." A parish meeting was held September 9th, when action was taken by ballot, whether the resignation should be re- ceived, and there were in the negative forty-five votes, in the affirmative twelve, and one blank. Mr. Samuel Tudor and Mr. George Beach were appointed a committee to communicate the above vote to Mr. Smith. An adjourned meeting was held on the 12th of the vSame month, when the following communication was re- ceived from Mr. Smith. Sept. 12. Hartford, Sept. 12, 1833. To the Wardens of Christ Church Parish, Hartford. My Friends and Brethren, Through a Committee of the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, I duly received an official statement of a vote passed at a parish meeting, held on the 9th inst. declining by a very large majority, to accept the resignation which I had tendered to the Vestry, and through them to the Parish. For the tacit approval of my past course, and the wish of my continuance among you, implied in that vote, and subsequently most frequently and most af- IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 299 feelingly expressed to me unofficially, and privately, permit me to return my sincere thanks. After allowing- to that ex- pression of your feelings and wishes, its just weight, and after giving to the subject to which it referred the most serious, dispassionate, and full consideration, in the spirit of prayer for guidance from on High — I feel it my duty, once more to present to you my resignation of the Rectorship, accompanied by the earnest request that you zmll accept the same, and consider the present communication as definitive — the resignation to take effect at the time before proposed, viz., Oct. ist, un- less an earlier date be desired. To my reasons for this I need not advert. You will not, I am persuaded, impeach their purity. Suffice it to say, that they are such as convince my judgment, satisfy my con- science, and such as will, I trust, bear the inspection of the "Searcher of Hearts." I should do injustice to my own feelings did I refrain from expressing my deep and lively gratitude for the many acts of kindness and favor which I have received, and which it is my regret that I cannot adequately repay — and also the affectionate feelings which so much undeserved kindness has caused me to entertain. Permit me further to add my earnest desire and request that all subjects of a painful or harrassing character may henceforth be dropped, both in public and private, and that the brief period of my remain- ing pastoral intercourse with you may be mutually improved to the best and holiest purposes of Christian edification. And now. Brethren, that God may shed upon you and upon your counsels, the spirit of peace, harmony, and wis- dom — that he may enable you to "stand fast in one spirit, striving together for the faith of the Gospel " — that he may "send to you a Pastor after his own heart " — and that he may bless you individually and collectively with all needful bless- ings, temporal and spiritual, is the heart's desire and prayer of Your affec"- friend and servant in Christ, HUGH SMITH. After the reading of the above letter, the resignation of Mr. Smith was accepted, and the Bishop was requested 300 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. to dissolve the pastoral connection between him and the parish. Voted, That upon thus separating from our Rector, we would express to him our grateful acknowledgments for his services while he has resided among us, and would also assure him of our earnest prayers that the Lord will keep him, and bless him with his most gracious favor in his person, in his family, and in his ministry. Voted, That C. Sigourney, I. Toucey, and S. Tudor be a committee to respond to the communication just received from the Rev. Mr. Smith, and to make known to him the doings of this meeting. It is difficult to ascertain why Mr. Smith did not longer remain in Hartford. There is a suspicion that the resig- nation came from some plain speaking which was regarded by a few as too personal. He followed Mr. Wheaton, and was unlike him, and, as I have said in another place, may have " suffered from the contrasts which unwise people are apt to draw, as often without reason as with it." He was devoutly religious, an excellent preacher, a fearless ex- pounder of the Word. Both before he came here and after he left, he was regarded as an able, faithful, and con- scientious clergyman. His last rectorship of eleven years at St. Peter's, New York, showed that he had found a people with whom he was in sympathy. It is no part of the plan of this history to deal exten- sively with the lives of our rectors, or their ministry among us ; and, besides, the memory of Dr. Smith has not been neglected by his many friends. He was brought ac- tively to the front in 1843, when, with Rev. Dr. Anthon, he felt it to be his duty to " protest against the ordination of Mr. Arthur Carey, to the order of deacons." No one who reads what he said on his death bed to Dr. Anthon can fail to recognize the high sense of duty and the sincerity of the man. " My friend and brother," said he, "when you and I first began the ministry, I think we laid too IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 3OI much stress upon the outivard. You know what I mean, but since then, Anthon, both of us, thanks be to God, have been better taught, I trust, how to preach simply and fully Christ and him crucified." Looking at me very earnestly, as I was preparing to leave him, he observed, "And now remember that what I said four years ago, when I was so ill that I did not expect to live, I say again In many things which I have done, I believe that I did wrong ; but in that one matter;- when you and I stood up to bear our testimony for Christ and the Church, I feel persuaded, noiv as ever, mark it well, that we did riglitT It has been attempted to present as fair a representa- tion as could be obtained of the different Rectors of the Parish, and at a time when they were in Hartford. It was difficult to learn where a portrait of Dr. Smith could be found, but an advertisement in the Churchman, by Mr. James J. Goodwin, led to successful researches by him, and a fine copy of the portrait is presented in this volume. It brought with it, also, an abundance of material for a sketch of his life. Some of the particulars are presented in this brief condensation. The Rev. Hugh Smith was born August 29, 1795, at the Narrows, Long Island. He was a graduate from Co- lumbia College in 18 13, and pursued his studies for the ministry under Bishop Hobart, from whom he received Deacon's Orders in 18 16, and Priest's Orders in 18 19. After a short absence in Savannah he returned to New York, and was assistant to Rev. Dr. Bowen of Grace Church. In 18 19 he became Rector of the Episcopal Church at Augusta, Georgia, where he remained until 1 83 1. He was elected Rector of Christ Church in the same year, and resigned the same in September, 1833. After some time spent in missionary work in New York, he was chosen Rector of St. Peter's Church, where he re- mained until his death, March 25, 1849. He was for a short time engaged in the General Theological Seminary, * Referring to the Protest. 302 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. and in 1838 received the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity, from Columbia College. Ocf. 2, P. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be authorized to take up and from time to time reissue scrip, in the same form and subscribed by the same officers hereto- fore prescribed for any sum or sums, of the funded debt of the Parish, as occasion may require. And also from time to time to cause security to be made for any debt of the Parish, by note or notes, by the Treasurer thereof, for the time being and in the form following, with such additions and variations as to time, place, interest, and names, as occasion may require, to wit: $ The parish of Christ Church, of Hartford, hereby promises to pay to or order, the sum of for value received. City of Hartford, Witness the Treasurer of said Parish, A. B. Oct. zf, V. Voted, That the Treasurer be directed to issue a note for the sum of three thousand, five hundred and eighty three 72/100 dollars, with interest from the i" of Oct. instant, being on account of the balance due to the late building committee, to such persons as they ma}^ direct, in conformity to the vote of the parish passed at their meeting held Oct 2^ 1833. As I understand it, after all the money which had been paid in for the building of the church had been spent, there was still due to the building committee, either for sums advanced, or for which they were responsible, the sum .specified above. Nov. 6, V. Voted, That Mr. Chamberlain be directed to examine and make the necessary repairs on the Pillars of the Church; and that Mess. Tudor and Perkins be a committee to superintend the work. It was found that the dry rot was affecting the wood IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 3O3 work about the pillars ; the fitting- being so tight that there could be no circulation of air. The remedy was found by making augur holes at the top and bottom, and it proved an effectual remedy. No young wife was ever more careful of her new house than were these men of the building which they had recently erected, and of which they were justly proud. Dec. J, V. Voted, (Subject to the approbation of the Parish at its next Easter meeting) that the Treasurer of this Parish be, and hereby is, authorized, and directed to pay to the Treasurer of the Bishop's Fund, for the purpose of mak- ing up the deficiency in the Bishop's salary, as the sum was fixed in a resolution of the Convention, passed June 2""* 1831, the sum of Fifty Dollars, on the first day of August next, and the same sum on the first day of August annually, there- after, for the term of five years, or till the increase of the Bishop's permanent Fund shall equal the amount of the salary fixed by the Vote aforesaid, Provided however that this vote shall not be obligatory unless the deficiency of the Bishop's salary is made up by the other parishes in the Diocese. Whereas, the requisite sum of Two thousand Dollars, for the purchase of the Old Court House * and lease, has been subscribed agreeably to the vote of the Parish, July 8"', 1833. Voted, That Nathan Morgan, Cyprian Nichols, and Tho^ Lloyd, be a Committee to dispose of the Old Court House, and cause the same to be demolished, and do all other things in conformity with the conditions of said subscription, and to carry the same into effect. Voted, That Thomas Belknap be, and hereby is, appointed to collect said subscriptions. * The Old Court House was built by order of the Colony of Connecticut in 1719, and was occupied by the Colonial Assembly, and by the General Assem- bly of the State until 1796. It stood on State House Square, near the present City Hall, and was removed to Church Street at about the above date. It had been occupied for various purposes, lastly as a wagon shop and plough manufactory. The close proximity was considered dangerous to the Church in case of a fire, and so it was purchased. Rev. Roger Viets administered the Communion " in Hartford Court House March 2nd, 1766, to 6 Commvmicants." 304 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Voted, That George Beach, Samuel Tudor, and W. H, Imlay be a Committee to obtain a draft for a tower to the Church, make an estimate of the expense, and report. 1834. Jan. 6. In October last a committee of the Vestry had been appointed " to enquire for some person suitable for Rector." They reported favorably on two names, Jan. 6, 1834, and George Beach, Wm. H. Imlay, Samuel Tudor, and Isaac Toucey, were appointed " to proceed to New York and further if expedient, and obtain information with regard to Rev. Dr. Ducachet, of Norfolk, Virginia, and also Rev. Mr. Johnson, of iVlexandria." Jan. 21. At a Parish meeting the committee of the Vestry reported favorably on the Rev. Dr. Ducachet, and it was Voted, That the Rev. Henry W. Ducachet, of Norfolk, Virginia, having the approbation of the Bishop of this Diocese, is requested to accept of the Rectorship of this Parish. The Rev. Dr. Wheaton was requested to proceed to Norfolk and present the communication of the Bishop to Dr. Ducachet, informing him of his election. But all the efforts were futile. The record is brief. Feb. 21. At a meeting of the Wardens and Vestry, Feb. 2ist, at the house of S. Tudor, Esq., a communication from the Rev. Henry W. Ducachet, declining the call of the Parish was read. March //, V. Voted, That the Rt. Rev. Bishop Brown- ell, and the Rev. Dr. Wheaton, be requested to take charge of the Parish for the six months next ensuing, and that measures be taken to procure Mr. Vinton of the Theological Seminary to assist them. Voted, That the Committee heretofore appointed to procure a Rector be authorized to carry the foregoing Vote into effect. JL(n-c {L. JJ/uy)-^ t.A/^. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 305 May 10, V. Voted, That S. Tudor, T. Belknap, and George Beach, be a committee to dispose of 30 feet of the west part of the Old Court House lot with the privilege of the west gangway, subject to the annual ground rent of sixty dollars. Voted, That the same Committee be appointed to examine the present situation of the Blacksmith's Shop on said lot, and ascertain the expense of altering the same into a dwell- ing house. July 27, F. Voted, That Nathan Morgan be a Committee to proceed to Providence, to procure the services of the Rev. Mr. Burgess, as assistant Clergyman of the Parish, for a term not exceeding twelve months. Oct. 27, P. Voted, Unanimously, That the Rev. George Burgess (with the approbation of the Bishop of this Diocese), is requested to accept of the Rectorship of this Parish. Voted, That a salary of One thousand Dollars per annum is hereby settled upon the Rev. George Burgess, to be paid to him in quarterly payments so long as he shall continue to be Rector of this Parish. Voted, That the Rt. Rev. Bishop be respectfully requested to approve of the election of the Rev. George Burgess to be Rector of this Parish. Voted, That it be referred to the Wardens and Vestry to carry into effect the Votes just passed. Few men ever came into a parish and captured the hearts of the people so quickly as did Mr. Burgess. What ^vas said of him after his first appearance, b)'- one who went home and told the famih' " that this man was the one to be chosen as rector," was evidently the opinion of all. Mr. Burgess Accepts. Hartford, Nov. i, 1834. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford. Gentlemen: — Having received through your Committee, a copy of a vote passed at a meeting of the members of Christ Church Parish on the 27"" ult. by which vote I am 20 3o6 CHRIST CHURCH, hartford. requested to accept the Rectorship of that Parish, I hereby inform you of my acceptance of the charge. With much respect. Yours obediently, George Burgess, 1835. Jan. 2j, V. Voted, That S. Tudor, T. Belknap, and George Beach, be a Committee to dispose of 30 feet of the west part of the Old Court House lot and gangway with building thereon for $1200. March 12, V. Voted, That the offer from Dr. James Beresford of sixty dollars per annum ground rent for thirty feet of the west part of the old Court House Lot be accepted. Said Beresford having the privilege of gangway in common with adjoining proprietor and also the privilege of drawing water by a pipe from the well on the part reserved by the Parish, the said Beresford building an arch over said well, and to have access thereto from his own premises through said arch. This well was used until the introduction of water into the city, and like most of the old wells in town was supposed to be of special purity. The Chapel was built over it and its location was in the present gangway. It was filled up when the Chapel was taken down. April 20, P. Voted, That the Treasurer of this Parish be, and hereby is, authorized to execute a lease, or convey- ance by deed or indenture, or otherwise, to Dr. James Beresford, of certain leasehold premises belonging to the Parish, said conveyance to be in accordance with the provis- ions of a written agreement entered into by the Wardens and Vestry, and Dr. Beresford, bearing date the 13th day of March, 1835. April 25, V. Voted, That W". H. Imlay, Nathan Morgan, and W". T. Lee, be a Committee, to make an estimate of the expence of building a Lecture Room, and to solicit subscrip- tions therefor. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 307 ////)' /, V. Voted, That S. Tudor, Nathan IMorgan, W. T. Lee, and Rev. Mr. Burgess, be a Committee, to erect a Chapel in the rear of the Church at an expence not exceed- ing $3000, and if there be a variation of the plan exhibited to the meeting this evening, the same be laid before the vestry. Voted, That Tho\ Belknap, W"\ H. Hoadley, Walter Phelps, F. J. Huntington, and Dudley Buck, be a Committee to solicit subscriptions for the purpose of building a Chapel. Subscription for the Chapel. We the subscribers agree to pay the sums set against our several names for the purpose of erecting a Chapel in the rear of Christ Church, on the lot owned by the Parish, to the Treasurer of said Parish, on or before the first of January, 1836. Wm. H. Imlay, . . . $250 Nathan Morgan, . . 100 Brick — 125. if of Stone. M. A. Tuttle, ... 50 Wm. T. Lee, . . . 100 25. additional if of Stone. John Butler, . . . 100 if of one story only in height. Thomas Belknap, . . 100 George Beach, . . . 50 if of Brick, 75. if of Stone. Samuel Tudor, . . . 100 and if built according to Dr. Whea- ton's plan 25. more. Walter Phelps, ... 50 and if of Stone according to Dr. Wheaton's plan 25. in addition. 100 (Stone preferred.) Dudley Buck, Robert Watkinson, N. F. Humphrey, C. A. Colton, Eben' Flower, Phillip Ripley, Geo. Burgess, Haynes Lord, F, J. Huntington, Denison Morgan, Thomas D. Gordon, Geo. Sumner, John W. Bull, . Samuel H. Huntington, Griffin Stedman, Asa Farwell, Wm. H. Hoadley, 100 if only one story in height. 20 Stone or Brick. 50 (Stone.) 50 30 30 100 50 50 Stone preferred. 40 50 100 50 25 10 308 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Wm. F. Tuttle, . $25 H. Huntington, . 100 Charles Sigourney, 50 I. Toucey, . 50 J. Goodwin, 25 J. M. Goodwin, . 25 if of Stone, and if the other ers pay in full. subscrib Zephaniah Preston, . 10 Chs. H. Northam, 15 Simeon Griswold, 20 Roswell B. Ward, 30 W. Woodbridge, 25 James Beresford, 30 Isaac M. Hall, . 10 G. C. Collins, 10 A. H. Pomroy, . 10 W. Phelps for Mrs., . 10 Lot Dean, . 5 Geo. Beach, Jr., 10 Robert Buell, . 5 if built within 1836. P. F. Robbins, . 10 E. B. Pratt, 50 Horace Loveland, 5 Saml. Ledlie, 5 Asahel Saunders, 20 Charles Brainard, 10 Watson Adams, 5 T. Lloyd, . 25 B. & C. Adams, . 10 Allyn S. Stillman, 10 William Humphrey, . 2 Theodore Metcalf , 5 H. B. Chaffee, . 5 H. Brainard, 5 Doct. J. S. Rogers, 10 Danl. Goodwin, . 10 James Rose, 25 George Ripley, . 10 Sally J. Bartholomew, 15 Septeniiis Stocking, . 5 George Stringer, 5 L. B. Hanks, 5 L. L. Cowdery, 5 Phillip Ilcwins, . 10 $2,587 IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 3O9 Dec. 7, V. Voted, That the building Committee of the Chapel be also a Committee to make an arrangement with Dr. Bacon, for continuing the gangway to rear of the Chapel. 1836. Feb. 7, V. Voted, That contributions be taken monthly in the Church, in aid of the Missionary cause. Voted, That the Rector, Rev. Mr. Wheaton, and Mr. Tudor, be a Committee to select a suitable Baptismal Font which shall be given to the Parish. Feb. 16, V. Voted, That the sum of $150. for the year 1836, payable quarterly, be paid to Mr. Emerson for his services in leading the Choir on Sundays, and other occasions when there is public worship in the church, for practicing with the choir as heretofore, and for teaching a school of such persons as choose to attend, at least twenty-six evenings in the year. Voted, That the salary of the Sexton be increased $30. per annum. [Previously $100.] April 12, V. Voted, That the West 8 Seats in the South gallery be offered for sale, and that the Miss Draper's * have leave to take the same number of them as now stand to them in the North Gallery, and that the Rector be requested to make the same known to D^ Wheaton, that the Students may not interfere. Nov. 22, V. Voted, That Mr. T. Belknap, and Mr. N. Morgan, be a Committee to see that proper tythingmen be appointed by the Town for the ensuing year, who will perform their duties in the galleries. Dec. 20, V. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be a committee to preserve order in the Church, Saturday even- ing, being Christmas Eve, and to seat strangers and others. * Miss Julia Draper, with her sisters, came from Greenfield, Mass., and opened a school for young ladies in October, 1831. The house on Trumbull street, at the foot of Pratt street, was occupied by them, and here the school was conducted for thirty years or more, very successfully and very creditably. The teachers and many of the scholars attended Christ Church, and when seated in the gallery were in close proximity to the students of the college, who were seated just east of them. It is worthy of note, that at this moment, there is a movement to place a memorial Tablet on the walls of the Church by her former pupils, as a token of their aflfection and respect. 310 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Voted, That Staves be obtained for the tythingmen as a badge of office, and that the Clerk obtain them. Nathan Moi'gaii was born in the town of Groton, October lo, 1786. He came to Hartford from Hebron, where he had been established as a merchant for a short time, and probably was soon connected with Christ Church, as he is on the list of those assessed for taxes in 18 10. He was a vestryman in 1820, and was repeatedly chosen afterwards; was Junior Warden in 1827 and 1830, and Senior Warden in 1831. He was zealous in all that pertained to the Parish and generous in its support. He was extensively engaged in mercantile business on Com- merce street, near the bridge. His residence was in Morgan street, where he and his brother Denison had built two houses in 1825. He was an intelligent, in- dustrious, and religious man, much respected and beloved for his amiable disposition and sound sense. He married Lydia Brewster, January 6, 1808, but left no family, and died January 21, 1837. Defiison Morgan came to Hartford several years after his brother, and was engaged with him in business near the river. He is found on the records as early as 18 19, as a contributor to parish expenses. He was a member of the Vestry in 1825, and was chosen many times after- wards. In 1840 he was Junior Warden, and Senior Warden in 1841-43, 1851-54. He was much valued as a parish member, interested and influential in all its under- takings. It can be said of him and his brother Nathan, that they both were staunch churchmen, men of excellent sense, good judgment, and perfectly reliable. Mr. Morgan was born October 29, 1790, and died May 7, 1855. He was married to Ursula Brainard October 10, 181 5. 1837. March j8, V. Voted, That the Wardens, and Mr. S. H. Himtington, be a Committee to consider the subject of the vScrip which becomes due July 1837, and any other subject IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 31I connected with it, and to bring it in a suitable form before the next Parish meeting. March 27, P. Voted, That Isaac Toucey, and Isaac Perkins, Esq", be added to a committee appointed by the Vestry, to take into consideration the renewal of the Scrip issued by the Parish. V. Voted, That the Wardens be a Committee to confer with the Officers of the College, as to seating the Students so that their conduct in Church be not so objectionable in future. April 8, V. Voted, That the Wardens be a Committee to see to the building in the rear of the Chapel, with full powers to fit it up, as they in their judgment may see fit, either for a dwelling or a schoolroom. July 26. At a meeting of the Wardens and \"estry of Christ Church, held at the vestry room July 26, 1837, upon application of President Totten that the Junior class in College be permitted to occupy the Church the evening before Commencement, for their Exhibition, it was Voted, That the subject be left with the Rector and War- dens to decide as they may think best. About a Difference of Opinion. Sept. 3. At a meeting of the Rector, Wardens, and Ves- try of the Parish of Christ Church, Hartford, Sept. 3, 1837, present, the Rector, Wardens, and Mess. Buck, Morgan, Beach, Preston, Belknap, Lee, Colton, and Hoadley, being all the members except Messrs. Tudor, Huntington, Wood- bridge, and Ripley (who was sick). It having been represented to this meeting that applica- tion has been made to the Trustees of the Bishop's Fund for a Power of Attorney to vote on stock in the Phoenix Bank standing in the name of said Trustees, at the annual meet- ing for the choice of Directors, to be holden on Thursday next, the 7th instant, and that said Trustees have granted a 312 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. power of Attorney for the purpose aforesaid ; and whereas it is understood that there are two candidates for the Presi- dency of said Bank, both members of this Parish, and com- municants, Resolved, unanimously, that we regret the granting of said Power of Attorney, as fraught with evil to the interest of the Episcopal Church in this vState and tending to disturb that harmony which has so long prevailed in this Parish. Resolved, unanimously, that the Person having said Power be and he hereby is requested not to use it at the said meet- ing of the Stockholders, and also, that the several Trustees of said Fund be respectfully and most strongly requested to annul and cancel said Power. Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be furnished to the Trustees and to the Gentleman holding the said Power of Attorney. Voted, That the Junior Warden be a Committee to com- municate the above to the person holding the Proxy, and also to the Trustees of the Bishop's Fund. These resolutions have reference to the controversy which existed between Mr. Charles Sigourney and Mr. George Beach. Several pamphlets were published from both of them, which created considerable excitement in financial circles at the time. Air. Sigourney intended to resign the presidency of the Phoenix Bank, which he had held for sixteen years, and desired that Mr. Samuel Tudor, who was a director in the bank, should be his succes- sor. Mr. Beach, who had been its cashier for twenty years, was a candidate for the place also, and on both sides most earnest endeavors were made to secure proxies for the election in September. A part of the securities of the Bishop's Fund was invested in the stock of the bank, and hence the statement that the " Trustees have granted a power of attorney " to one of the parties, and that the Trustees were requested to annul it. The story is suf- ficiently told in these resolutions and in this explanation. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 313 Nov. 4, A letter from W. J. Babcock was read asking to have his wages raised from three hundred dollars, to four hundred, and it was, V. Voted, That Messrs. Nichols and Tudor be a com- mittee to confer with Mr. Babcock respecting his communi- cation, and to inform him, that the Vestry having before increased his salary to $300 under the express understand- ing on their part, that he would remain in his present situation, with his present salary, through his whole collegi- ate course, and that they cannot with propriety accede to his request. [Afterwards the Vestry ''voted, that they will not insist upon the fulfilment of the contract if he considers it disadvantageous to himself."] 1838. April 16, P. Voted, That W. H. Imlay, Phillip Ripley, vSam'. Tudor, Ge°. Beach, and Samuel H. Huntington, be a committee to make an estimate of the expense of complet- ing the Church with vStone, also with wood or other materials, to comport with the original plan, also, to devise a plan for creating a sinking fund, for the gradual liquidation of the Parish debt, and report at the adjourned Parish meeting. April 30, P. The committee appointed at the last parish meeting reported a plan for the gradual liquidation of the parish debt, which now amounted to about $23,500. The plan of the committee contemplated the formation of a sinking fund by the payment of twenty-four hun- dred dollars annually, which, wnth the accruing interest would, it was expected, pay the indebtedness by April i , 1854. The Parish voted the above sum, and the "War- dens and Treasurer were appointed a committee to carry it into effect." No more was heard about it after this. They also reported that. The committee who were appointed at a Parish meeting on the 1 6th instant to procure a plan and estimate of the ex- pense of completing the tower of the church of stone, wood. 314 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. or other materials, beg leave to report that they have in pur- suance of their appointment procured from Messrs. Rath- bone & Wheaton an estimate of the cost of completing the tower of the church according to the plan herewith submit- ted, which is $9,290 for the stone and wood-work. An important reduction in the cost of completing it ac- cording to the plan submitted, may be made by reducing the height about 14 feet, and by simplifying the style of the work, without, in the opinion of your committee, any perceptible injury to its appearance or proportion, say of $1,400, leaving the cost to the Parish ^$7,890, in place of the first named sum. The cost of the balustrade and pinnacles upon the main body of the church, to complete it according to the original plan, is not estimated or included in either of the above sums ; these estimates refer exclusively to the tower. The labor, time, and difficulty of procuring a plan of the Church and tower, rendered it impossible for 5^our committee to obtain estimates in season for this meeting — of the cost of completing the tower of any other material except stone ; the estimate has been carefully made, and Messrs. Rathbone and Wheaton are here present to answer any questions which any member of the Parish wish to propound to them for the purpose of obtaining more particular information. All of which is respectfully submitted by Wm. H. Imlay, in behalf of the Committee. The report was recoinmitted with instructions to make further estimates and report to a future meeting, and Dr. vSumner was added to the committee. Voted, That whenever the sum of $4,000 is subscribed for completing the Tower of the Church, this Parish will pro- ceed to raise the balance by a loan or otherways and com- plete the tower, as soon as the necessary funds can be raised. Voted, That a committee of five be appointed to solicit subscriptions to the amount of $4,000, to be expended in completing the tower of the church, to report to a future meeting of the Parish, and J. B. Eldredge, J. S. Morgan, IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 315 Hezekiah Brainard, Chas. A. Colton, P. F. Robbins were ap- pointed as said committee. Nov ly, V. Voted, That the Wardens be authorized to permit Mr. E. R. Johnston to use the Chapel for the purpose of teaching sacred music at such times as it is not wanted for the purposes of the Parish, provided, that he furnish his own fuel, lights, &c. &c., pay the expenses of keeping the room in order, and make good all damages by any member or members of his schools. Dec"". 22, V. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be a Committee to preserve order in the Church on Monda)' even- ing, being Christmas Eve. 1839. Feb. p, V. Voted, That the Senior Warden and Mr. Tudor be a committee to fix the south-east window on the south side of the Church in some suitable manner to protect the Church from risk of damage by fire. When Dr. Bacon's barn, which was near the Church, was burned there was considerable danger from the fire, and Dr. Wheaton did not improve matters much when he dashed cold w^ater upon the heated glass. Large spikes were afterw^ards driven into the walls near the top of the windows on which it was proposed to hang carpets, or protection of some kind, which might be kept wet, in case such an incident should happen again. The building near the southeast window was but a few feet distant, and was equally dangerous, and needed like protection. Feb. 16, F. The committee who were appointed at an adjourned meeting of the Parish of Christ Church, held in the Chapel in this city on the 30th of April, 1838, to solicit subscriptions for completing the tower of the Church, beg leave respectfully to Report, That they have devoted much time to the performance of the duty, by no means a pleasant one, which the Parish assigned them, and have now the satisfaction of stating that 3l6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. they have succeeded in obtaining' a subscription of over $4,000, although a large number of wealthy members of the Parish have not yet been called upon and have not subscribed ; and therefore that they suppose the vote of the Parish passed at the meeting above mentioned, which declares that " when- ever said sum of $4,000 is subscribed this Parish will proceed to raise the balance by loan or otherways and complete the tower of the Church," is now binding upon the Parish, inas- much as the conditions of the vote have been complied with. The committee would also beg leave to inform the Parish that in accordance with the suggestions of several influential friends of the undertaking, the conditions of the subscrip- tions were so arranged as to make them payable in three an- nual installments, the first being due April i, 1839, — ^^^^ sec- ond April I, 1840, — the third April i, 1841. This condition of the subscriptions was acceded to by the committee be- cause it was believed that two or three years' time would be required to complete the tower, and also because many gen- tlemen assured them that they would give more liberally upon such terms, all of which is respectfully submitted, John B. Eldredge, Chairman. The report was accepted, and this vote was passed. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be empowered to ap- point a committee to superintend the completion of the tower, and make contracts for the same, and that they be re- quested to procure a plan or plans, and an estimate of the expense of said tower, and present the same to a meeting of the Parish, to be called for that purpose. The younger and ambitious element had pushed this matter vigorously, and had succeeded in committing the Parish to its ultimate success. The ParivSh meeting had also been called to consider "the subject of erecting a New C/tiirch,'' which was pre- sented as follows : Whereas, The Parish of Christ Church under the divine blessing has so much increased, that, in order to its further IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 317 increase, further accommodations are necessary; and JFhereas the progress of the town and the general prosperity of the Episcopal Church, justify the belief that imder the same Supreme blessing great additions may still be made to the number of the members of that Church in this place; and Whereas every other object must be regarded as subordinate to those which directly furnish the means of Grace, and enlarge the Church of God, therefore Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting the time has arrived when it is expedient to attempt, in reliance on the favor of Divine Providence, the establishment of another Parish of the Episcopal Church in this city. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting the cost of any new Church which may be at this time erected, should not exceed the sum of ^10,000. Resolved, That in the opinion of this meeting, such a con- nection between a new Parish and the present would be desirable, as would unite the pecuniary interest of both, at least for a time, while it should leave the Spiritual charge of each to its own peculiar Pastor. Resolved, That the Gentlemen who have subscribed for the completion of the Tower of the Church, be invited to give their consent to the relinquishment of that object for the present, and to the appropriation of the sums respectively subscribed by them, with such additions as they may be prepared to offer, for the erection of another Church. After " a lengthy discussion," the preamble and resolutions " were ordered to be laid on the table ;" the majority were of the opinion that the tower should first be finished. The report of the committee to solicit subscriptions to complete the tovv^er was ordered to be taken up, and was accepted, and it was Voted, That Thomas Belknap, Lemuel Humphrey, Dudley Buck, William T. Lee, and Walter Phelps, be appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions for the erection of a new church in this city. 3l8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, The committee, whose report had been recommitted, reported at length on March 9th, that they had obtained " proposals for the completion of the Tower of the church, agreeably to Mr. Wheaton's plan, as drawn by Mr. Austen, to be completed all of stone," or part wood and part stone, and then proceed to state the difficulties of procuring it to be done with stone, and argue in favor of the plan by wood and stone. However, they concluded their report by recommending " that the Wardens and Vestry, or the Committee be authorized to use either stone or wood, in the construction of the Tower, at their discretion." The following vote was then passed: Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be and hereby are authorized to proceed to make contracts, and to take other measures necessary to complete the Tower in accordance with the report of the committee made this evening, and accepted. Mr. Imlay resigned his position as chairman of the committee, and the Vestry appointed James M. Goodwin and Wm. T. Lee additional members, and left it with the committee to appoint their own chairman. As a result the tower was built wholly of stone, and its beautiful proportions have been admired by all. The church is now complete with the exception of the pinnacles and battlement, contemplated in the original plan. Subscriptions for Completing the Tower. Whereas the Parish of Christ Church in this City at its late annual meeting, passed a vote pledging itself to complete the Tower of the Church, according to the original plan, when- ever the sum of four thousand dollars should be raised by subscription ; Therefore the undersigned hereby agree to pay the sums set against their names respectively, to aid in accomplishing this object, to be paid in three annual instal- ments, the first, on the i" of April, 1839, the second mi the i" of April 1840, and the third on the i'' of April 1841. The money to be paid into the hands of a Committee duly appointed to receive the same. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 319 Hartford, August 1838. Wm. H. Imlay, . $333 Henry Waterman Jr., . $50 Wm. T. Lee, 200 Timothy M. Allyn, 50 Samuel Tuttle & Sons, . 100 John W. Bull, 50 Charles Davies, 100 Alexander H. Pomroy, 50 Samuel Tudor, 100 George C. Collins, 45 Charles H. Northam, . 100 Junius S. Morgan, 50 Thomas Belknap, . 100 James Goodwin, Jr., 50 Lucien B. Hanks, . 100 Zephaniah Preston, 50 Luther Smith, 150 Henry S. Humphrey, . 45 Asa Farwell, . 150 Philemon F. Robbins, . 50 Ebenezer Flower, . 150 Alexander Houston, 50 Denison Morgan, . 100 George Sumner, . 50 James M. Goodwin, 100 George Beach, 100 Walter Phelps, 100 Isaac Toucey, 100 J. & S. B. Beresford, . 100 Hezekiah B. Chaffee, . 50 Lemuel Humphrey, 150 Allyn S. Stillman, ■ 36 Griffin Stedman, . 100 L[ydia] Morgan, . 50 Charles Brain ard, . 100 Daniel Goodwin. . 25 Cyprian Nichols, . 100 Cornelia Russ, 50 Dudley Buck, 100 George D. Morgan, 25 Charles A. Col ton. 50 Alexander M. Gordon, . 25 John B. Eldredge, 50 Charles J. Gilbert, 50 Asahel Saunders & Son, 60 Horace Averill, 30 Hezekiah Brainard, 50 George Burgess, . . 150 $4024 None of these persons are now living. Sep''. 7, V. Voted, That the Clerk be directed to give legal notice of a Parish meeting to be holden on Saturday evening the 14"' inst., at 7 o'clock, for the purpose of considering the expediency of providing a new Bell for the Church, and of transacting any other business which may be brought before the meeting. Sep. 14, P. Voted, That the committee appointed to super- intend the building of the Tower, with the addition of Mr. Phillip Ripley, be. authorized to procure a new Bell for this Parish,— provided that the cost shall be raised by a tax. Voted, That the City Common Council have leave to use the water from the Church for filling a reservoir to be laid in Main Street. Voted, That the City have liberty to sink a reservoir in 320 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. front of the Church, under the direction of the Wardens and Vestry. Oct. 24^ V. Voted, That a Committee be appointed to cause if possible the excavation in front of the Church de- signed for a City reservoir, to be filled up, and if it cannot be filled up, that the Committee be requested to superintend the construction of said reservoir, and take care that the same be built in the most substantial and secure manner. There was for a short time quite an excitement about the building of this reservoir in front of the Church. In the process of construction it was found that the work was imperfectly done, and it was feared that it was not of sufficient strength to resist the pressure caused by the tower of the Church. During the progress of the excava- tion, the sides of it repeatedly fell in, and extended so far into the street that there was a partial justification for the suspicion. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Vestry passed the vote of October 24tli. The Council met on the 25th and was willing that the work should be suspended, provided the Parish would pay the contractor " the expenses that have already accrued, and will fill the excavation at their expense, and on their own responsibility," and a committee was appointed " to make an arrangement to carry the same into effect." This proposition was not acceptable, and was protested against by the Vestry on the evening of the same day, and the Mayor was informed " that if the City authorities persist in constructing the proposed reservoir in front of the Church, it must be done upon the responsibility of the City, without the consent or approbation of this Parish." The Council, however, had voted, or did vote (for I suspect that both bodies were in session at the same time, and that there was a hurr3nng to and fro between them, to adjust details satisfactorily), " to increase the thickness of the walls of said Reservoir, and to make use of other materials at their discretion." And it was also IMPORTANT VOTES AND CO?*rMENTS. 32I " voted that if the work should be abandoned that the city will pay the sum of fifty dollars toward the expenses that have already accrued." No more complaint was made, and the work was completed and remains to this day. It never was supplied with water from the roof of the Church, but from the building on the north corner of Main and Church streets. The original cistern or well made in 1796 was on this corner, or near it, and the little contention about it has already been described. I do not know that the parish has ever had any other disputes with the public authorities, but it is a little singular that both of them should have been upon the subject of obtaining or preservation of water. As I often passed this work while the excavation was in progress, it was noticed how extensive was the caving in of its sides. This occurred mostly if not wholly in the night-time, and was often the subject of remark. The ground had evidently been filled in to the depth of several feet, which was a cause of insecurity and danger ; the parishioners were justly supicious. In all probability the roadway is now considerably above the original surface. When the sewer extending from the City Hall to Pleasant street was built, great logs, many in number, were found far below the surface at the corner, opposite the head of Village street. The sewer was twelve feet in depth, and two and one-half feet in diameter. These logs were of pine and in a good state of preservation. They doubtless had been placed there sometime in the early history of the town, for the purpose of obtaining a firm foundation, at the bottom of one of the numerous ponds known to have existed in this neighborhood. The surface along this roadway to the north was by no means perfectly level or regular. In the immediate neighborhood, at the Tuttle corner, it was firm clay, while a few rods to the west it was pure sand. In this vicinity was Centincl Hill, from which, in early days, an unobstructed view could be 322 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. had as far south as the South Green. From this hill large quantities of sand were taken by the early inhabitants, so large that its use was forbidden unless authorized. From this point northwest there must have been a grad- ual rise in the ground as far west certainly as the house occupied by the late Nathaniel Goodwin, who once told me that his house stood upon the highest ground in the then limits of the city, excepting Asylum Hill. Hartford originally was by no means located on level ground ; the hills have been made low, and the valleys have been filled up. Brick-kiln Hill has been erased, and the land south of it has been much elevated. That portion of Asylum street lying west of Ann street as far as Ford street (called within my remembrance Pleasant Valley), has been filled in as many as ten or twelve feet, probably, and some of the small houses upon the south side of it have been raised twice. In excavating for the above sewer, at the head of Village street the contractor found considerable obstruction from, the logs, and some time was spent in endeavoring to cut them apart, but as it was difficult to work in such a limited space it was given up. By depressing the bottom of the sewer a little, tJic logs ivere zvorked into the top of it, and no serious injury so far has been sustained. It may be some years before it caves in. I know that the bottom of the sewer was clean, and no water standing in it, a few years after its construction, about six rods or so west of the locality of the logs. Here is another instance in which the use of pegs has been found convenient. 1840. Feb. II, V. Voted, Unanimously, that the thanks of the Vestry be presented to Mrs. Elizabeth Hart, for the elegant Episcopal Chair presented by her to this Parish. Voted, Unanimously, that the thanks of the Vestry be pre- sented to Miss Hetty B. Hart, for the beautiful Baptismal Font presented by her for the use of this Church. I^rrORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 323 Voted, That while the Vestry would express their g-rateful sense of the generosity of the donors, they would also place upon record their devout trust that these offerings for the glory of God, and the endowment of this Sanctuary, will always be regarded and employed in the same spirit of reverence for His service, and love for His Church, in which they doubt not they have been given. The Chair presented by ]Mrs. Hart, usually called the Bishop's Chair, is the one now used by him, in the Chancel. The Baptismal Font, given by her daughter, was of white marble, and was in continued use until 1891. It was made in several pieces, which were movable ; as a consequence, the edges became more or less chipped, in changing it from one place to another, and it was finally placed in the present Chapel. The new Font, which is larger and a fine piece of workmanship, stands in the southwest corner of the Church, a portion of the gallery, and several of the pews having been removed. It has been ventured to call this place the Baptistery. The Font was presented to the parish by the children of the Sunday-school, in 1891, and- cost five hundred and ten dollars. Among the very useful organizations within the parish should be mentioned the Ladies' Benevolent Soeiety, which was organized in 1829. Its Constitution is submitted below, though it may have been changed in some particu- lars. The Society is still in active existence, and generally meets once in a fortnight, and is fruitful in good works. Occasionally a supper is served, and then the gentlemen are permitted to attend, and add their contributions to the general fund. These meetings are held in the Parish Room, are numerously attended, and are productive of much good ; the social element is added to that of industry; and to the work of helping the poor is added that the members of the parish become more acquainted with one another. For a long time the meetings of the Society were held 324 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. at the residences of the members, and a light refreshment was served. For fear of disturbing the work in which they were engaged, perhaps, no gentleman was expected to appear until 8 o'clock in the evening, when the young people felt a necessity for relief after their steady work, though some of their elders continued it for an hour longer. These social gatherings were extremely pleasant, and yet linger in the minds of the very few who are left. The rector was accustomed to call at this time also, and it was supposed that his presence did not seriously interfere with any conversation, though it might have diverted it, somewhat. Several other societies now exist, for teaching young girls to sew, and encouraging in them habits of industry, prudence, and good behavior ; nor are the boys neglected in the division of the parish work. There is plenty to do in helping the old, the infirm, and the needy, and this necessity is likely to be increased in the future. The changing character of our population, and the death and ren :>val of many members of our Parish brings to those who remain a work far more extensive than was necessary some years since. It is not probable that we shall see again such an event as happened in Dr. Wheaton's time, when the alms were several hundred dollars in excess of the needs of the parish. Constitution of the Ladies Benevolent Society of Christ Churchy Hartford, Conn., Organized Nov. i8, iS2g. The object of this Society is to furnish comfortable gar- ments for the sick and suffering poor, and to assist when in its power, young men intended for the Ministry. Relief is first afforded to those of our own denomination, and afterwards, should our funds permit, aid will be extended to others. Each member of this Institution shall pay one dollar annually, to be expended in the purchase of necessary materials. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 325 Once a fortnight, on Thursday afternoon, such of the mem- bers as find it convenient, shall meet at the house of one of their number, and devote the hours from two till 7iine, to the making" of suitable garments for the objects of their charity. The officers of this Society shall be a President, Vice-Presi- dent, Secretary, and eight Directresses. It shall be the duty of the President to preside at all meet- ings, and to convene an annual meeting for the choice of officers. The Vice-President shall attend to the distribution of the articles made, assist the President, and preside when she is absent. The Secretary shall keep a copy of the Constitution, a list of the members, a statement of the articles made, and of the per- sons to whom they are given ; likewise an accurate account of all monies received and expended, and of any donations which may be presented, and read her report at the annual meeting of the Society. It shall be the duty of the Directresses to search for, and recommend proper objects of bounty, and to exercise a general care over the welfare of the Institution. The first president was Mrs. Mary Morgan, long- and well remembered by many in the Parish. There is a tablet to her memory in the hall of the Chapel, on which is the following inscription : MRS. MARY MORGAN the wife of D^ TITUS MORGAN was a native of Upper Middletown, and died in Hartford on Whitsunday May II, 1845, at the age of 60 years. Amiable and courteoiis, and self denying, she solaced a long and childless widowhood 326 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. by the active duties of BENEVOLENCE, making with Christian sympathy the poor and sorrowful, her children. She was annually chosen for a period of seventeen 3^ears the President of the Episcopal FEMALE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY, by some of whose members, this stone is erected to her memor}-, with a grateful trust that she hath in Heaven, a better and more enduring record. This stone, which had been placed over her grave, was removed to the present Chapel upon its completion. April 2y, P. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be requested to ascertain what seats are required in the South Gallery for the Students, and whether any additional room can be appropriated for members of the Parish. May /, V. Voted, That the Clerk of the Parish be author- ized to make necessary arrangements to accommodate those members of the Parish who are unprovided with seats. July 18, V. Voted, That Mess. Lee and Ripley be a com- mittee to take into consideration the repairing of the Church windows, and report at a future Vestry meeting. They reported September 19th in favor of an iron sash involving an expense of several hundred dollars. The consideration of the report was referred to a special Parish meeting, and Mr. Denison Morgan was added to the com- mittee. Sept. 2j. The report was considered at a Parish meet- ing, and is printed in full, as follows : That on a thorough examination we find the lead part of the sash so light in its construction as to be insufficient to sustain the glass in its proper place, and incapable of resist- ing the action of the wind and frost upon it. That in all the windows, some part of the sash is thrown out of its original IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 327 position, lights of the glass have fallen out, or are held by such frail fixtures as to be liable to drop out by any sudden movement of the sash, or to be blown out by the wind. That every movement of the sa.sh tends to open the joints, many of which have become already quite large and appar- ent, and a close examination is only necessary to observe a free circulation of air through almost every sash in the Church. During several weeks enquiry your Committee have been unable to find anyone who could suggest any practical method of efficient and permanent repairs of the present lead sash, and however unwilling to incur, or to recommend any new burden or additional tax on the Parish, we believe there is no alternative, as we consider it indispensable for the comfort of the Congregation during the winter season, and for the preservation of the Church, that something of an efficient character should be done at an early day, and as the results of our inquiries, and as a matter of permanence and ultimate economy, we respectfully recommend the adop- tion and use of Iron sash, a sample of which is herewith pre- sented for your consideration. This sash weighs about 22 lbs., being a fraction more than i}4 lbs. to the light, and can be furnished at 6}4 cents pr. lb. The committee then made an estimate of the number of the lights of glass, of the weight of the sash, and of the expense of fitting the sash, and setting of the glass, amounting to $359.83. Whereupon it was Voted, That the Parish do approve of the report, and that the Wardens and Vestry be impowered to carry the same into execution. On motion of Mr. J. M. Goodwin, Voted, That the War- dens and Vestry be a Committee to consider the subject of * persons purchasing seats in the Church, and refusing to pay taxes, and to recommend to the Parish some plan that will secure an equitable adjustment of raising money to defray the expenses of the Parish. Sept. 28, V. In consequence of some miscalculations in the 328 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. statement of the expense of providing- iron sash, and setting- glass, as contained in the report of the Committee submitted to the Parish meeting held on the 25"* inst. it was Voted^ That the subject of repairing the Windows of the Church, be referred back to the same Committee to report at a future Vestry meeting and that they also be requested to take into consideration the propriety of substituting cylinder or other stoves, in place of the Nott stoves now in use, — of altering the present position of any or all the stoves in the Church, and the subject of warming the Church generally. With the increasing expenses of the Parish it was necessary that all proper and legal methods should be resorted to which would afford a sufficient income. The legal members of the Parish by no means corresponded with the number who annually purchased seats. There was a reluctance on the part of many to connect them- selves more closely with any ecclesiastical body, and so they escaped a just share of the burdens of the organiza- tion. Many of these were very respectable persons, and pecuniarily prosperous, but they wished for that kind of liberty which made them free ; free to come and free to go ; free to remain and enjoy ; and free not to contribute. It is possible in some cases that a church may be so en- dowed, or supported by the contributions of a very few, that a large part of the attendants pay no proper share of the expenses. In the much-abused system of freedom in this country, men often resort to presumptions and eva- sions which cannot be justified by any proper sense of morals, or of their duty to support public religious wor- ship, which is one of the safeguards of the vState. Voted, That Mess. Imlay and Lee, be a committee to con- sider the subject of purchasing seats in the church and refusing to pay taxes, and report at a future Vestry meeting some plan adapted to the case of persons so refusing, and tending to equalize the present system of taxation in the Parish. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 329 A very characteristic letter from one of these half-way covenanters, more disposed to take than to give, is here- with submitted. He was abundantly able to contribute pecuniarily ; had, with his family, long attended at the church, and demanded and received as much attention and consideration as if he had been a legal member. His case is a fair illustration of not a few in most religious bodies, and. perhaps, in many others also outside of them, who are more controlled by their selfishness than by their sense of duty. Hartford, ]\Iarch 30, 1842. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church. Gentlemen, As I have never united myself to the Parish of Christ Church, so as to become in a legal sense a taxable member thereof, it cannot be necessary for me to present to the Clerk of the Parish a Certificate of my not being a legal member of the same. I have just hired a Pew in your Church and another also in vSt. John's, which I take a pleas- ure in doing, and shall be happy, most probably, to continue to do. But I am not willing to go beyond this, and decline to be taxed in either. I entertain the highest esteem for our most excellent Clergyman, and a respect for the gentlemen Wardens and Vestry. With my best wishes for the success of both the Church Parishes in their praiseworthy efforts, and undertakings, I subscribe myself, Gentlemen, Very respectfully Yours, This letter was probably the outcome of the efforts of the committee to procure a more equitable adjustment of the burdens of the Parish. Oct. I. The committee reported, that, having discovered some errors in the report of the 19"" September, they have gone over the subject again and find the Church to contain beside the Chancel 17 Windows as follows • 330 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 2 in front of 3 single sash of . 43S equal to whole lights. 1 " " over front door, double sash, 252 lights. 2, West end, double sash, . . 468 10 in side with 12 sash each, . . 3,600 " 2 Vestry windows 4 sash each, . 80 " 4,838 lights. Expense of setting the above quantity of glass, . $83.45 Weight of Iron sash estimated 3,942 lbs. at 6yi cts., . 256.23 Estimated expense of Joiner work 58. 67 398.35 Whereupon it was Voted, That Messrs. Lee, Ripley, and Morgan be appointed a Committee in behalf of the Parish, to contract for the casting and fitting of the Iron sash, the set- ting of the glass, and any other repairs of the windows, as referred to in the report of the Committee on repairing the windows of the Church. Voted, Unanimously that the thanks of the Rector, War- dens and Vestry, be presented to Miss Hetty B. Hart for the generous gift of an elegant carpet for the Chancel within the rails. Voted Unanimously, That the respectful acknowledgments of the Rector, Wardens and Vestry be presented to Mrs. Elizabeth Hart for her liberal contribution in aid of the dec- oration of the Chancel and other parts of the Church. Isaac Perkins was born in Ashford, and was a lawyer by profession. He married Elizabeth Belden, daughter of Thomas Belden, September 7, 1806. He died August 18, 1 840, aged sixty years, three months, and tw^enty days. She was born in Hartford, and died November 14, 1848, aged sixty-five years, ten months, and six days. I cannot ascertain when he came to Hartford, but he was here in 1 8 16, when his wife and four children were baptized by Mr. Chase. He was chosen as secretary of the ^tna Fire Insurance Company upon its organization in 18 19. The office was then located in the east room of the Exchange Coffee House on State street. This story is told of him, IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 33I that upon the arrival here of the news that the company had lost sixty thousand dollars by a fire in Mobile, he threw up his hands and rushed into the street, crying out, " we are ruined." As only ten dollars a share had then been actually paid upon the stock, the news was not altogether comforting. As the company has since become one of the largest and .strongest in the United States, the officers are enabled to take their losses with more quietness and resig- nation. His name first appears upon our records as a contributor for paying a deficienc}^ in the parish expenses in 181 8. The location of a church, like that of a schoolhouse, affords an opportunity for quite a diflference in opinion. When, at a parish meeting, April 27, 1827, a vote was pro- posed that a lot on Pratt street should be chosen, the clerk records, " on this vote much animated discussion took place. William H. Imlay and S. H. Huntington in favor, and Isaac Perkins and James M. Goodwin against it. The resolution was negatived." He was Junior Warden in 183 1, and senior warden, 1832-33. Attention is called to his letter to Rev. Mr. Smith. He died August 18, 1840. 1841. March 75. At a special meeting of the Parishioners of the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church, legally warned and holden at the Chapel this day Monday at 7 o'clock P.M. Mr. Cyprian Nichols was chosen Moderator. After much discussion on the subject of forming a new Parish, the subject was referred to a Committee, consisting of Messrs. Toucey, Lee, and Belknap, who were instructed to take two plans into consideration, viz., the plan of an inde- pendent parish, and the plan of two congregations associated under one parish, and report the same drawn up in legal form, at an adjourned Parish meeting, to be holden at the Chapel on Thursday, March 18"" instant at 7 o'clock, P.M. March 18. At this adjourned meeting it was ]''oted, That it has become necessary for the accommoda- 332 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. tion of the increased members of the Parish, that another Church should be erected. 2""*. That it is expedient that this Parish be permanently organized as one Parish, with two Churches, and two Rectors. f. That be a Committee to obtain subscriptions for the purpose of erecting- a new Church, to be, and remain the property of this Parish. 4"". That when such subscriptions shall be obtained to the amount of five thousand dollars, the same Committee shall ascertain what eligible site, or sites, can be had, and on what terms, and procure plans of a Church, with minute and careful estimates of the cost, and make full report to a future meeting of this Parish. 5"*. That this Parish will not be responsible for any sum, beyond Twelve thousand dollars, and that the Committee be directed to restrict their estimates, for land, church, and organ, within that sum, and the amount of the subscriptions, which shall have been obtained. The Committee also reported the following plan for the organization of an independent Parish. IVhcrcas, at a public meeting composed of members of this Parish, recently held at the Chapel, resolutions were adopted by a large majority of the persons then present, to the effect, that it was expedient to proceed immediately to the erection of a new Church, and the formation of a new parish, and appointing a Committee for that purpose. Therefore Resolved, That this Parish is ready to assent to the proposed measure, and doth hereby declare and make known its assent thereto. Resolved also, That the use of the Chapel for the year en- suing, concurrently with this Parish, is freely granted to the Congregation which may assemble there for public worship either as an independent parish or under any preliminary arrangement that may be adopted. After a long discussion of the comparative merits of the two plans, as reported by the Committee ; the following res- IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 333 olutions were unanimously adopted, being the seeond plan proposed, with two amendments, viz. prefixing the word " and " to the preamble, and prefaeing the preamble by the first clause of the first plan, the resolutions as finally passed, being as follows: Voted, That it has become necessary for the accommodation of the increased members of the Parish, that another Church should be erected. And JJliereas, at a public meeting composed of members of this Parish, recently held at the Chapel, resolutions were adopted by a large majority of the persons then present, to the effect that it was expedient to proceed immediately to the erection of a new Church, and the formation of anew Parish, and appointing a Committee for that purpose. Therefore Resolved, that this Parish is ready to assent to the proposed measure, and doth hereby declare and make known its assent thereto. Resolved also that the use of the Chapel for the year ensuing, concurrently with this Parish, is freely granted to the Congregation which may assemble there for public wor- ship, either as an independent Parish, or under any prelimi- nary arrangement that may be adopted. The following resolution offered by the Rector, Rev. George Burgess, was unanimously passed. Resolved, That at the commencement of this undertaking, this Parish desire to place upon record, the expression of their cordial approbation of the same; their hearty wishes, and earnest prayers, for its full success and prosperity, and their desire and determination under the blessing of God, that the unity of purpose, and the harmony of feeling in which they have hitherto acted together, shall never be broken. The measure was supported by the Rector, ]\lr. Bur- gess, greatly to the surprise of some of the older parish- ioners, who thought that the parish would be crippled by its success, and so no further action was taken for a time ; but the consideration of it only slumbered, and was finally carried, and St. John's parish was established. 334 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. In truth, the movement had in it the elements of success, and was sure to succeed in the end. The fear which existed, that Christ Church could not successfully be carried on, was groundless. The exodus of valuable and influential members, while it was eminently proper in itself, and really necessary, was an incitement to greater exertions on the part of those who remained. Like too many in such cases, they hardly estimated their own capabilities. The time had come when it was necessary that the hive should swarm. The church was filled, on the floor and in the galleries ; there were no accommodations for new comers, and no possibility of increasing them. Never before, and never since, have the seats been so fully and continuously occupied by worshippers, brought there by a sense of religious duty. Sunday after vSunday they attended with their families, and from the chancel to the eastern doors there was a crowd of men, women, and children. The necessities which kept some of them at home in the morning did not prevent their attendance in the afternoon. Let us look at the picture in the time of Mr. Burgess. The church was warmed by two large stoves, placed under the organ gallery ; the long, black pipes extended its whole length and entered the flues in the northwest and southwest corners ; to catch the drippings which would occasionally occur, long pans of tin were hung under the pipes, which were held in place by brackets fixed to the pillars. At the best the heat was not very great. Mr. Buck, the warden, looked anxiously at the thermometer near his seat ; if it stood at 50° he was un- easy, if it stood at 60° he was happy, and the congrega- tion was thankful. Alexander Houston, the sexton, had crowded the stoves as far as was prudent ; some might have complained of cold then, just as those do now, who wish for the heat of a parlor, although covered with IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 335 heavy winter clothing ; there was, however, no occasion for the use of fans until summer. Whatever notices there were, were carried to the rector by the sexton, softly stepping in his slippers after service had commenced ; those for intended marriages were presented in the afternoon, usually, when the parties bashfully remained away. Sometimes, however, one might stray into a neighboring meeting house, but the strong churchman solaced himself at home. The public notices, that is of matters occurring outside of the parish, were not frequent ; the newspapers were still printed. But requests for persons, who were sick, or in affliction, or who returned thanks for recovery from sickness, were more common than now. As there was much less of traveling than at present, a request from a person about going to sea excited a general curiosity as to who he might be, and where he was going. The newspapers of the day had not always published one's movements beforehand. The public baptism of infants or adults was generally in the afternoon, after the second lesson as prescribed. Perhaps the announcement " Let the candidate for baptism now be presented " caused a sigh from some on account of the lengthened service, but, if so, they were not genuine churchmen, who believed in a public service and upon a Sunday. It was a terrible trial to the sensitive mothers, however, who feared the crying of their babies, and the smiles or irreverence of some ill-mannered people. While the second hymn was being sung, the minister retired to the vestry room, laid aside the surplice which he had previously worn, and, clothed with the scholastic black gowm of silk, and with his bands, entered the pulpit. After a short collect he commenced his sermon, and secured the attention of all ; the simplicity, the earnest- ness, the directness of his preaching showed how highly he regarded his obligations, and how much he valued the 336 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. presentation of the Word of God. If contributions were taken, they were collected by the faithful officers in small boxes of wood, and deposited within the chancel rail upon the floor. The music, under the direction of Mr. Babcock, was good, if not always satisfactory ; more from a lacking of proper discipline in the choir than from an absence of skill. The congregation ventured to join in the singing to a considerable extent, and en- joyed their own participation in it, even if they did not keep in perfect time or tune. Good Mr. Tudor was a skilled musician, and' fretted somewhat at the mistakes which were made. ]SIr. Imlay immediately behind him, standing as erect as a staff, endeavored to perform his part of the worship. With his book held high before him, he was neither abashed nor silenced, when Mr. Tudor turned squarely around, and intimated by his ap- pearance that his nerves were irritated by unmusical sounds. " He does not know a single note," he once said to me, "and he is always behind." We are not all of us perfect either in reading or in singing, and an en- forcement of strictly correct rules might produce a thin congregation. The responses were fairly made ; a few persons had the reputation of possessing a strong voice ; the energy which was spent in one direction kept them lagging a few words behind. All the church bells in the city were rung much oftener and longer than at present. I must confess to a liking of these musical sounds, though some of them were harsh. The small one on the top of the uncompleted tower, fully exposed to view, was good enough for its size, but gave way to a larger one when the tower was completed. The tones of this were extremely sweet and pleasant, but in a few years it became broken, and its equal has never been found in the city. The custom was to ring the bell at nine o'clock for the Sunday-school — then what was called " the first bell " — at half-past nine, IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 337 a signal for persons ''to get ready," and then at half-past ten for assembling in the church. Whatever of goodness there was in a bell was brought out by Alexander Hous- ton. In the small area in which was located the Metho- dist Church on Trumbull vStreet, the Second Congrega- tional or North, on the corner of Main and Morgan, Christ Church, the Fourth Congregational just below (now the Melodeon), and the Baptist, nearly opposite, these made noise enough to waken all the sleepers in the district. The different bells down the street followed with their contributions, and no one could be able to say that he had not been loudly called to public worship. But there came a time when all this was thought to be disagreeable and unnecessary, and the " church-going bell " is kept comparatively quiet. Our vestry, some years since, thought the bell was unnecessarily used, especially on week-days, and directed that the practice should be diminished ; but were brought to terms by the rector, as interfering with his prerogatives, as it did. The Wednesday evening service in the chapel was usually well attended, and by men, too, who at that time, and probably a long time before, and for a period after- wards, were sure to be present in much larger numbers than now. Borrowing something from the religious bodies around us, it was frequently called a Lecture. The full service for the evening was used, and there was an extempore address by Mr. Burgess, who spoke fluently enough, and in an interesting manner. There was, I think, more attention paid to the historical subjects of the Bible, especially those of the Old Testament, than at present. The extensive information of the rector and his good judgment did not fail to attract the attention of all. There was no resort to any clap-trap, or great ex- citements, or schemes of amusement to bring our people together. They followed with willingness the course which the Church had prescribed, and left to outside 338 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. efforts the numerous schemes which are now often con- sidered so important in the business of religious socie- ties. As far as can be discovered, there was as high a sense of the duty of public worship and of our Christian obligations as at present. There was no kitchen con- nected with the Church or Chapel. It was, I think, more customary then for the clergy to exchange with one another, to the satisfaction of all the persons concerned ; nor would the parishioners, enquir- ing of the sexton as to the preacher, turn away from the doors if not satisfied ; the bond of union held them firmly together. When there was but one Episcopal parish in the city, we frequently had as a preacher some one from outside, or from one of the professors of the College. It was not unusual that Bishop Brownell preached himself ; his dignity and plain manner of address added to the impressiveness of his words. All these instances were of help to the rector, who, however, never spared himself, and generally held a third service in the evening. Mr. Burgess was so ready a writer that his sermons were prepared with ease, and it was said that he generally had twenty or more ready in advance. He was very methodical in his arrangements, and never seemed to be in a hurry ; except in cases of emergency he rarely left his study in the morning, but in the after- noon he could be seen coming up Morgan Street, to attend upon any calls or matters of business. He resided with Mrs. Nathan Morgan during his residence in Hart- ford, until his marriage with Miss vSophia Kip. Mrs. Morgan entrusted him with the marketing, which he attended to early in the day. He did not hesitate to attend such meetings of the town as fairly fell within his province, and was a strong advocate for the establishment of the Public High School, which met with considerable opposition. While he held a most catholic spirit to the views of others, and had a quiet way of answering the IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 339 statements or objections made to him, yet he entertained his own opinions, and did not hesitate to exprevSS them if the occasion warranted it. To a lady who had heard some hard things spoken in the North Church by Dr. Bushnell he merely said : " Why, he was in his own pulpit, wasn't he ? " He was a good churchman, believed in the Episcopal Church, and labored for it. He did not consider it necessary that he should spend a large part of his time in defending it, nor, perhaps, in explaining it. The Oxford Tracts were about making their appearance dur- ing his residence here, and were the subjects of much comment in the Episcopal Church. There were pri- vate discussions extending long into the night, in which he joined, in which his knowledge of Church history and religious views and practices made him a strong combatant. The "Strife of Brothers" gives us some light on this matter, and brings out strongly the catholic spirit which pervaded him. Though the town was then filled with cries of "the Church, the Church," by the voices of some over-zealous members of the parishes, yet the most friendly relations continued to exist between the rectors. Perhaps the zeal of Rev. Mr. Coxe was needed to infuse into our lives a more thorough knowledge of the blessings we enjoyed. Neither then nor for a long time afterwards did we truly understand the extent of the divided opinions and practices which would come to our Church. The number of communicants was large, and was greatly increased during the rectorship of Mr. Burgess, He was very generally aided in the administration of the Communion by one of the clerical Professors in the Col- lege, or by some clergyman temporarily in town. On Christmas day the number was largely increased by per- sons residing in the neighboring towns and by others who seldom partook. Dr. Thomas Robbins, a learned Congre- 340 ■ CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. gational clergyman, and the Librarian of the Connecti- cut Historical Society, was an occasional attendant on these occasions, and was very noticable from his vener- able figure, and the reverence with which he received the sacred emblems. It was more noticeable because he partook while standing at the chancel rail, and not in the posture which is prescribed. What explanations Mr. Burgess may have made, I do not know about, for I never asked him for any. It is possible that as Mr. Robbins was advanced in life, and somewhat infirm, "the pregnant hinges of the knees " were not easily brought into the position of kneeling. But the stiffness may have been of another kind, taking its origin in the upper part of the body. There is reason to believe, however, that Dr. Robbins had no special hostility to the Episcopal Church, and that he was more free from illiberality than some may have imagined. When he was a minister at East Windsor, he was on friendly terms with Dr. Elihu Tudor, as truly he ought to have been being a relative and near neighbor, and joined with him in his Christmas dinner, partaking possibly of the plum pudding and minced pie, considered so essential on this occasion. He may have conceived a more favorable opinion of the Epis- copal Church than some of his brethren, from his conver- sations with Dr. Tudor and witnessing his daily life ; but I doubt if he ever forgot or forgave his loyalist attach- ments during the Revolution, or the pension which he re- ceived to the end of his life from the British government. Services were always held on Christmas Eve, and were largely attended, especially by young people not connected with the parish, both in the city and in the country. It was one of the observances which were pleasing to all, and the behavior was generally decorous. For a number of days previously much labor had been bestowed on " dressing the church " with evergreens, which was mostly the work of young men and women, under the direction IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 34I of a staid committee appointed by the Vestry. For some time after the present church was built, great care was taken that it should be in no way damaged. The thoughtlessness and carelessness of some persons is so great that they need constant watching. In the old build- ing, I have been told, that it was customary to drive nails in the pillars, or elsewhere, on which to hang the decora- tions. But no such license was to be allowed in the new one, and the placing of a tack so that no disfigurement should be made was the subject of consultation. There was no attempt at the decoration of any other church building in the city, nor any observance of Christmas day as a holy-day. Except with Episcopalians, there had been for years a carrying on of business as usual ; workmen followed their usual vocations, and merchants opened their stores ; there was nothing to distinguish it from an ordinary day. Perhaps this was more strictly true of the earlier part of the century, yet even about this time one might pass down Main Street and find few places of busi- ness closed, save those of S. Tuttle & Sons, Samuel Tudor, Lydia Royce, who kept a ladies' warehouse opposite the church, Charles Sigourney, James M. Goodwin, H. B. Chaffee & Co., Ward, Bartholomew & Brainard, John But- ler, Asahel Saunders & Son, and perhaps a few others. But the custom has greatly changed ; churches are now generally decorated, and religious services are held ; few are the places in which some reference is not made to the Holy-day. At this time there was no curbing of the streets, the gutters were broad and deep, laid with cobble stones. H itching-posts were common and very useful, especially to persons coming to the city ; every householder felt it his duty to set a number of them before his residence, or place of business ; the merchant who neglected this was not considered as anxious to suit his customers. At a few places there still remained a long wooden trough in which 342 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. the customer from the country could bait his horse with oats brought from his home. It was economical, and saved a shilling at the tavern ; the careful husbandman was mindful in many ways about his expenses, and spent as little as possible ; he had learned from his father, or from the annual almanac, that " a penny saved is a penny earned ; " the scarcity of money rendered neces- sary a close watch of the purse. On Sunday those living in the suburbs generally came to church in their own wagons, and the horses were se- cured to the convenient posts standing all along Main street ; if it was in summer time the clanging of the iron- shod beasts resounded through the neighborhood drown- ing all other sounds. The clatter was so great that it would never be tolerated at the present time. In the evening men left their horses in safety, with no fear of their being stolen, or of losing their whips or blankets. Christ Church was lighted at that time with sperm oil ; there hung, suspended by long chains from the top of the nave, over the center aisle, three large chandeliers ; there were smaller ones in the galleries, and under them, and the church was considered to be sufficiently well lighted. Improvement in this matter was considered as impossible, and not needed. But when illuminating gas was introduced in the city, there began to be complaints of inability to see clearly, and so the gas was employed. This was brilliant enough for a time, but was supple- mented by the electric light a few years since. Between them both we are tolerably well served on most occasions, and have not been obliged to resort to sperm candles, which Mr. Sigourney was requested by the Vestry to provide, many years before. A history of the Church would be incomplete without a reference to the school kept by Miss Abby Canfield, for young children, in the rear of the Chapel. This was in a small building of one story, and was perhaps originally a liMPORTAXT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 343 blacksmith's shop, which was thought to be dangerous to the church property. Miss Canfield was a most estimable Church woman, greatly beloved both by parents and pu- pils. Few children of the parish there were who did not pass under her kind and gentle hand, and there receive their first instruction. Even now there are some living who delight to speak of their experiences in this little building, and of her pleasant ways. She was a constant and sincere attendant upon the services of the church, and regarded with no favor any attempt to change established forms and usages. Her good soul has been saved a great amount of w^orrying by taking its departure before the present time. She had that accommodating disposition which led her on Saturdays to hear her Episcopal pupils recite the Catechism as found in the Book of Common Prayer, while she afterwards attended to those of other de- nominations, in the Catechism of the Congregational Di- vines. She had taught previously and for some time in a building on State street, just east of the Hartford hotel. Few instructors for little children have followed this vo- cation for so long a period, or been more highly esteemed, her life extending for over eighty years, and teaching nearly to the last. There is little to be added to the history of the Sniiday- sdiool which has been given by Mr. Hoadly. It has been faithfully conducted, and is believed to have been instru- mental in accomplishing much good. In former years the children more strictly belonged to the parents who at- tended the services of the church than at present, and there were few who did not avail themselves of this method of instruction. In turn they became teachers, and thus kept up their connection with the school. The custom of religious instruction at home gradually gave way to the instruction of Sunday-schools, and parents be- gan to feel relieved from some of the obligations which were due to their children. Undoubtedly the Sunday- 344 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. school reaches some who receive no other religious teach- ing, and would receive no other if this was abandoned. The parish church sees too many of them only on this occasion, or when there is a celebration, or an excursion ; but we may be thankful if they can be reached at any time, for some will remember, perhaps for many years afterwards, the efforts which have been made for their improvement. April 12, P. Voted, That the Rector of this Parish is hereby empowered to employ during the course of the ensu- ing year, such clerical assistance as in his opinion may be desirable, at the expense of this Parish. May 27, V. Voted, That Mr. C. Nichols, and Mr. D. Morgan, be a Committee to treat with the Parish of St. John's Church, on the subject of releasing the members of said Parish renting pews in this Church, from the payment of the customary taxes, and report to a future meeting. Voted, That this Parish will not assent to the request of M^ Walter Phelps, asking leave to transfer his subscription for building the tower of this Church, to the Parish of St. John's Church. James M. Goodxvin was born in Hartford, August 24, 1785. His name first appears upon the records in 1 812, as a tax-payer upon the rates of the previous year. He was a member of the Vestry from 18 14 to 1829 with three exceptions, Junior Warden 1837, and Senior Warden 1829, and 1838. He was a merchant for many years, his place of business being on Exchange corner. He was also secretary of the ^tna Fire Insurance Company, succeed- ing Mr. Perkins, 'and was also .secretary of the Protection Fire Insurance Company for a time. He was always an active member of the Parish, a decided Churchman, and usually very positive in any views which he entertained. " Plain spoken " has been used as applicable to him ; though this was from no ill nature, yet it was sometimes not well understood. Mr. Burgess occasionally, in the IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 345 earnestness of his discourse, rattled the kneeling stool in the pulpit, so that the noise could be heard all over the church. " Why do you kick that stool so much," said he one day, very bluntly. Poor Mr. Burgess hardly knew what was meant, but wisely took no notice of the inquiry ; the temper was not malicious, but was the natural outcome of a dominant spirit, which without reflection, relieved it- self with direct and plain-spoken words. He was an exceedingly useful man, admirably fitted for certain duties, which would be executed with promptness and efficiency. He was often appointed upon committees and was frequently one of the delegates to the Diocesan Convention. He was the first Superintendent of the Sun- day-school, and occupied that position for many years ; the Vestry presented to him their "thanks for his inde- fatigable exertions in directing the School." He was also interested in the affairs of the city, and was Chief of the Fire Department. A new fire engine having been purchased, it was displayed on the sidewalk, in front of his store. Mr. John Morgan was Street Inspector, and saw the obstruction to public travel. " Take it off," he said, " Take it off," and would not be quieted. A bystander, noticing the disturbance, suggested to j\Ir. Goodwin that he should invite jMr. ISIorgan into his store, and offer him a glass of wine. Mr. Morgan was perfectly willing to accept of the hospitality, and as he came out, said, " now take it off the walk ; put it into the street," and it went into the street. Mr. Goodwin was one of those who left Christ Church to organize the Parish of St. John's. He died March 30, 1870. Dec. 16, V. Voted, That Messrs. Nichols, Beach, and Ripley, be a committee to take into consideration the subject of tax- ation as now existing in the Parish, and report on the same at the next parish meeting. 346 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 1842. Jan. II. An application in behalf of Mr. Braham having been made, for the use of the Church for a concert of sacred music, was withdrawn. April 2. Voted, That the Rector and Wardens be author- ized to give to St. John's Parish, such use of the Chapel during the present year, as they may think proper. The large indebtedness of the Parish doubtless appeared as a serious burden, when so many of its former members left to establish the Parish of St. John's. Though consent had been given, and a reasonableness for it had been shown, yet still there was considerable sore- ness remaining, which was natural enough when the matter of the debt was considered, and which in truth too often attends such emigrations. This had taken away a large number of its wealthy and efficient members, mostly young and enterprising, some of whom perhaps wished another field for developing their churchly instincts, or special views. The desire for leaving, and the desire for retaining, were illustrations again of what frequently occurs in different religious bodies, and was shown pre- eminently when Thomas Hooker and his associates desired to remove from Newtown to Hartford. The honorable course of Mr. Burgess carried the Parish with him, and quieted, if it did not convince, all members. There is no reason, however, to believe that any very serious objec- tion existed, except the fear of the inability of the Parish to maintain its former position. It would seem as if they had been left in a dazed condition, resembling somewhat that which has fallen upon an individual after serious injury, or upon a family suffering from severe affliction. Nevertheless, it was a necessary and judicious move- ment, which came to be justified soon afterwards, and sanctioned by approval, as such matters generally are in the end; for time happily cures disappointments, and lessens the force of arguments which were considered to be invincible. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 347 Then there came into the minds of the members a consciousness of their strength, and a desire to accommo- date themselves to their new position. They felt the pressure of their indebtedness and began forthwith to consider it. A prudent course for a state, or parish, or an individual, yea, a righteous course also, is to reduce expenses, when unable to meet them by receipts. ABOUT ST. JOHN'S PARISH. It may be well to insert here the following extracts from the records of St. John's Parish, which I have been kindly permitted to copy. It belongs in part to the his- tory of the Episcopal Church in Hartford, and in part to Christ Church in particular. The permission to use the Chapel for public worship was not accepted by the mem- bers of St. John's, as far as known, but they did occupy it for several parish meetings ; the Vestry meetings appear to have been held at the residences of its members. It is supposed that they continued to worship in the mother Church until their own was completed in 1842. [From the Records of St. Jolui's Parish. Whereas., the Divine Head of the Church in his gracious Providence, has so greatly prospered the Parish of Christ Church in the City of Hartford, that its house of Worship is insufficient to accommodate all who would desire to unite in its Holy Offices — and Whereas, it is believed that the cause of true religion would be promoted by the establishment of another Parish in said City, in union with the Protestant Episcopal Church. Now, therefore, be it known that we, whose names are hereunto subscribed, do hereby unite and associate ourselves, as a Parish, or body corporate, by the name of St. John's Church, Hartford, and do hereby adopt the Constitution and Canons of the Pro- testant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and also the Constitution and Canons of the Protestant Epis- copal Church in the Diocese of Connecticut. 348 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. In witness whereof, we have hereunto subscribed our names this eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord, 1 84 1. Jerem}^ Hoadley, James M. Goodwin, William T. Lee, Erastus Goodwin, Zephaniah Preston, Ralph Saunders, Edward Goodman, William H. Hoadley, Asahel Saunders, David S. Porter, Charles Davies, Edwin Taylor, Henry A. Mitchell, Lemuel Humphrey, Thomas Belknap, L S. Hewlett, P[hilo] Dickenson, Charles Brainard, Samuel Taylor, Silas Totten, Chs. H. Brainard, _ D. L. Stewart, F. J. Huntington, ' Henry S. Humphrey, Charles T. Bull, George M. Bartholom.ew, Wm. D. Eaton, Charles H. Northam, John Brocklesby, Jr., Hezekiah Huntington, Jr., Walter Winship, George Humphrey, Virgil Cornish, Abner Jackson, Enos Rice, Sally L Bartholomew.* Oliver M. Wells, A request was made April 13, 1841, to Nathan Johnson, Esq., one of the Justices of the Peace for Hartford County. The subscribers, members of the new Episcopal Parish formed in the City of Hartford, and called St. John's Parish, do respectfully request you to warn a meeting of said Parish, who are legal voters, to be holden at the Chapel of Christ Church, in said City of Hartford, on Monday, the 19th of April, A. D. 1 841, at 7 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of choos- ing a Clerk and other Oflficers of said Society, and also to take into consideration and decide upon the question of building a Church, to agree upon a site, and locate the same; to provide for the purchase of a site, and the expenses of building a Church by subscription, tax, or borrowing money and creating Stock to pay for the same hereafter, payable and redeemable by Taxes, or otherwise, and to receive prop- ositions for creating Stock, and acting upon them, and to transacting all other necessary business. William T. Lee, Lemuel Humphrey. *0f this number Messrs. Preston, Northam, H. Huntington, and Brocklesby returned to Christ Church within a few years. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 349 In consequence of and in pursuance of said application, the meeting was warned by Nathan Johnson, Justice of the Peace, and William H. Hoadley was appointed to give the legal notice. At a meeting of the members of St. John's Church holden in the Chapel of Christ Church, on the 19th of April, 1841, William T. Lee was appointed Moderator, and Edward Good- man, Clerk, and the following officers were chosen : William T. Lek, [wardens. Lemuel Humphrey, ) Hezekiah Huntington, Jr., . Charles Davies, Thomas Belknap, | Henry A. Mitchell, Zephaniah Preston, K Ralph Saunders, Charles H. Northam, ^ George M. Bartholomew, Francis J. Huntington, John Brocklesby, Jr. The following resolution was passed imanimously, and a copy was directed to be sent to Rev. George Burgess, Rector of Christ Church. Resolved, That though we now separate from the Parish of Christ Church, we feel a lively interest in the prosperity and harmony of the same, and that we cherish the most af- fectionate attachment and respect for its faithful and beloved Rector. Charles Davies and James M. Goodwin were appointed "to draw an appeal to members of Christ Church for aid." 1 841. June II. It having been stated to this meeting that the Vestry of Christ Church had appointed a Committee from their body to meet a committee from the Vestry of this Church, to confer upon the subject of taxing those persons who have withdrawn from Christ Church, and become mem- bers of St. John's Church, and that they invited the appoint- ment of a similar committee. Voted, That William T. Lee and Hezekiah Huntington, Jr. be and they hereby are appointed a committee from this body, in pursuance of said request. 350 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Mctnbers of CJirist Church who subscribed for the building of St. John's Church. George Beach, . $200 Denison Morgan, $100 Phillip Ripley, . 100 Dudley Buck, 100 John W. Bull, . 150 Miles A. Tuttle, 50 Isaac Toucey, 100 James Goodwin, Jr., . 100 Alexander H. Pomroy, 100 Chester Adams, 20 Charles Sigourney and So: 100 Henry Perkins, 20 Hezekiah Brainard, . 100 George Sumner, . 60 George Burgess, 200 George C. ColHns, 20 Lucien B. Hanks, 100 1^42. Feb. 24. Rev.' George Burgess was unanimously requested to preach the Sermon at the Consecration of the Church. Feb. 28. A Parish meeting was called at the Chapel to consider the subject of calling a Rector, March 26. Voted, That the seats in the South Gallery of the Church be appropriated to the use of the Students of Washington College, free of charge, provided one of the Of- ficers of the College will sit with them. The following persons, members of the Parish of St. John's, were warned by Edward Goodman, Clerk, to attend a meeting at the Church, March 28, 1842. Jeremy Hoadley, Zephaniah Preston, Edward Goodman, Asahel Saunders, Charles Davies, Henry A. Mitchell, Thomas Belknap, Ralph Saunders, Henry S. Humphrey, W. D. Eaton, H. Huntington, Jr., Abner Jackson, Oliver M. Wells, Geo. Ramsey, James M. Goodwin, Erastus Goodwin, David S. Porter, Wm. H. Hoadley, Edwin Taylor, Lemuel Humphrey, I. S. Hewlett, P. Dickinson, Wm. T. Lee, Samuel Taylor, Charles Brainard, Charles H. Brainard, Silas Totten, Duncan L. Stewart, F. J. Huntington, Charles T. Bull, Geo. M. Bartholomew, Charles H. Northam, J. Brocklesby, Jr., George Humphrey, Enos Royce, James A. Canfield, Wm. H. Gilbert, Walter Winship, Virgil Cornish, S. I. Bartholomew, Walter Phelps, H. Tudor Brownell.] At the Consecration of the Church, April 20, 1842, the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church were invited to join in the procession on said day. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 35 1 Though four at least, and perhaps more, of those who connected themselves with this movement in forming a new parish, returned to Christ Church in a short time, there is no reason to believe that any very serious cause existed except a strong attachment to the old place and the old associations. It is only true, however, to say that a somewhat advanced Churchmanship was developed in St. John's, under the active and able administration of Mr. Coxe, which led to more or less comment and expres- sions of surprise. But there was only a friendly differ- ence of opinion, and no more firm defender of the Protestant Episcopal Church has been found than the Bishop of Western New York. It often takes a little time to get things fairly settled in the minds of the best of us. 1843. April 77, P. Voted, That Wm. H, Inilay, Cyprian Nichols, Ebenezer Flower, Samuel Tudor, and Denison Morgan, com- pose a committee, with discretionary power to reduce the ex- penses of this Parish, and that this committee report thereon at an adjourned meeting to be holden at the Chapel, on Monday the ist of May, at 7 o'clock, p. m. April 22. V. Voted, That Denison Morgan be added to the Committee to treat with the heirs of Leonard Bacon con- cerning the boundary lines of the land on which the Church stands abutting the estate of said Bacon. The record of May ist, is as follows : — The report of the committee on retrenchment having been read, after much discussion, it was Voted, That one thousand dollars be raised by the Parish annually, for four years to come, by a subscription in each successive year, to be applied towards the extinction of the parish debt. The force of this vote, however, is somewhat dimin- ished by the one which followed, directing the Wardens 352 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. and Vestry " to reduce the expenses of the parish for the ensuing year, to the extent of ^wo Jiwidrcd dollars " ; but it was a beginning. The two following votes are quoted, as showing the struggle of the Parish to avoid an increase of its indebted- ness. May ij, V. Voted, That two subscriptions be prepared on opposite pages of the same book, and for the purpose of raising the sum of one thousand dollars in the present year ; and not to be collected unless that sum be subscribed. The other for the purpose of raising the sum of Five thousand dollars, either at once or in four annual payments, at the choice of each subscriber ; only one of these subscriptions being liable to be collected. V. July J. The subject of cleaning the organ having been discussed, it was Voted, That the business be left with the Senior Warden, with the understanding that if the organ is cleaned it must be done free of expense to the Parish. 1844. April 8. F. The Treasurer having stated that he had received from Saml. H. Huntington, Executor of the last will of Mrs. Emily Phillips, formerly a communicant of this Parish, the sum of one hundred dollars in full of a legacy bequeathed by her to be expended in the purchase of Com- munion Plate, it was Voted, That, the Parish hold in grateful recollection the pious liberality and affectionate regard for its parochial Altar, to which they are indebted, for this token of dying remembrance. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be authorized to superintend the expenditure of the said sum, in accordance with the provisions of the Legacy. The discussions during the year concerning the debt of the parish were frequent, and various propositions were considered, but nothing decisive was accomplished. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 3^0 1845. J/>ri7 14, P. Voted, That the Parish, regarding with great satisfaction the success which has attended the circulation of the subscription prepared by the Vestry for paying fifteen thousand dollars of the debt of the Parish, recommend to the committee to prosecute their efforts to the desired issue, and express the earnest hope that those members of the Parish who have not yet subscribed will not suffer this work to be done without their aid. Subscription to reduce the debt. Whereas, it is proposed to reduce the debt of the Parish of Christ Church, Hartford, Fifteen Thousand Dollars, by a subscription for that purpose, we the undersigned, each for himself, in consideration that others subscribe for that object and on condition that the said sum be raised, do hereby promise to pay to said Parish, the sums annexed to our names respectively, in three yearly equal payments to be made on the ist day of July 1845, 1846, and 1847 (the interest may be deducted if the payment be anticipated). And the said Parish shall receive the sums aforesaid, and apply the same to ex- tinguish so much of the principal of said debt, as shall be paid on the subscription, unless a tax be laid by said Parish for the same object, before the last of said installments shall become payable ; in which case it shall be the right of each subscriber to apply the amount of his subscription to any such tax against him, or so much thereof as shall be necessary to cancel such tax ; and the balance remaining shall be paid into the treasury of the Parish, for the object aforesaid. Dated at Hartford, this 17th day of March, 1845. George Burgess . $600 Wm. Isham . • $100 Cyprian Nichols . 600 C. Sigourney 150 Samuel Tudor . . . 600 A. H. Pomroy 150 George Beach 600 Luther Smith 100 Phillip Ripley 600 Mary S. Merrill 100 Griffin Stedman . 600 G. A. Stedman . 100 James Goodwin . 600 S. W. Goodridge . 100 John Butler . 600 Newton Carter 75 Samuel Tuttle & Sons 600 AUyn S. Stillman 50 23 354 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Hetty B. Hart . $1000 T. J. Work . $50 Wm. H. Imlay . 1000 Hez. Brainard 50 J. W. Bull . 450 Charles Benton 50 Dudley Buck 400 Daniel Buck, jr. . 50 Ebenezer Flower . 400 Daniel Goodwin . 50 Denison Morgan . 400 Mrs. Simeon Griswold 30 Thomas D. Gordon 400 Edmd. B. Hull . 30 Walter Keney 300 H. B. Beach . 30 L. B. Hanks 300 George Brinley, jr. 30 R. Watkinson 300 Wm. E. Imlay 30 J. S. Morgan 300 S. G. Chaffee 30 Chs. H. Northam 300 Eliza Draper 30 H. Huntington . • 300 Chester Adams 25 Chs. F. Pond 300 S. G. Boughton . 25 I. Toucey 200 Benning Mann 25 S. H. Huntington 200 Thos. Skinner 25 Cash .... 200 Mrs. Strong Mather 20 P. F. Robbins 150 Wm. Conner, jr. . 15 J. B. Eldredge . 150 E. B. Pratt . 15 George Sumner . 150 Wm. Conner 15 Leonard Kip 150 H. Perkins . 15 S. B. Beresford . 100 L. H. Perkins 15 H. B. Chaffee 100 Samuel Mather . 15 Lydia Morgan 100 Ralph Goodwin . T5 Thos. T. Fisher . 100 F. A. Brown 15 William Mather . 100 Sidney Pinney 10 AVilliam R. Phelps 100 J. V. B. Butler . 5 Emma R. Hall . 100 $15,040 The subject of obtaining a passageway from the mu- tual gangway upon the lot in the rear of the Chapel hav- ing been discussed, it was, Nov. 22, V. Voted, That the Wardens be empowered to negotiate with the heirs of the estate of Leonard Bacon, for a passway from the mutual gangway upon the lot rear of the Chapel, for fifty years, and if possible for nine hundred ninety-nine years. The matter of warming the church sufficiently had always been a serious trouble ; various patterns of stoves had been tried, but none of them were .satisfactory. After iron sash had been placed in the windows, and the glass i:\IPORTANT VOTES AND COM>rENTS. 355 had been reset, and were made " as tight as paint and putty " could make them, as observed by Mr. Ripley, it was hoped that the result would be more satisfactory. Still there was disappointment. There were various meetings in the autumn of 1843, ^o^" the purpose of considering other plans. On the 28th of (3ctober it was /'. Voted, That furnaces be procured for warming the Church, provided the sum of three hundred dollars be raised by subscription, and that Mess. Taintor, Eldredge, Beach, and Huntington, be a committee to raise the said sum, and to put up the furnaces. The committee reported that the sum of three hundred dollars could not be raised for the purchase of the furnaces. It is probable that the furnaces were not obtained, for the subject was recurred to Sept. 25, 1845, when it was Sept. 2j, V. Voted, That George Beach be, and he is hereby, appointed a committee to examine the subject of warming the Church the ensuing winter, and report thereon to the Vestry. Mr. Beach reported and the following was passed : N'ov. II. Whereas, Gurdon Fox having proposed to put up two furnaces, and to displace them without charge, if they do not answer the purpose of the Parish, it was V. Voted, That Mess. George Beach, and Dudley Buck, Wardens, and Samuel Tudor, Vestryman, be and they are hereby appointed a committee to direct that the furnaces be put up ; to dispose of the old stoves and pipe, to put up five baise covered doors, and to oversee the same. The only other reference to this matter is the vote of the Vestry, ]\lay 2, 1846, when an inquiry was ordered, to ascertain " whether the contract in relation to the furnaces has been complied with." As no further record is found it is fair to conclude that the contract was complied with, and that the Church was made comfortable for the wor- shipers ; but according to my recollection there was still some grumbling, for when was there ever a temperature 356 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. found whicli was not either too hot or too cold for some. The subject had been a fruitful one for discussion, but the Parish had a far more important one under consideration, in 1845 ; this was a subscription of fifteen thousand dollars towards reducing the debt. For further particulars the reader is referred to the Report of the Committee on the Funds of the Parish, pp. 38, 39. Dec. /J, F. Jl'hereas, it having been stated that a prop- osition had been made for holding the weekly Lectures to the several Congregations of the city on the same evening, it was Voted, That if such an arrangement should be agreed upon, it is the opinion of the Vestry that it is desirable that the Rector shall concur in such an arrangement. 1846. June 2y. The strong light from the south windows of the Church was considered objectionable, and a committee was appointed to procure curtains for the same, but this was afterwards changed to blinds for the whole church. Dec. 14, V. Voted, That D"". Beresford be allowed to make use of the west wall of the Chapel, for adjoining a small building, at a valuation by the Wardens. 1847. April 27, P. Whereas the Rev. George Burgess com- menced the duties of Rector of this Parish in November, 1834, at a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, which continued at that rate until the fifth day of April, 1837, at which time the Parish voluntarily increased his salary to twelve hundred dollars per annum, and he has been paid at that rate until the first day of the present month, and Whereas the Rev. George Burgess has recently made arrangeiuents that will of course increase his annual expenditures, it is Resolved, That the sum of three hundred dollars be paid to the Rev. George Burgess for the year commencing on the IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 357 first day of April aforesaid, in addition to the regular salary hitherto paid to him in quarterly year payments. The clerk adds, that " after much discussion of the pecuniary ability of the ParLsli to make a change for the present year, conducted with unanimous regard for the interests and feelings of the Rector, who was understood to be unacquainted with the proposition, it was Voted, That the subject be indefinitely postponed." Mr. Burgess had been recently married, and the pro- posed increase of his salary was due to him, and not beyond the ability of the Parish to pay. There was a very generous feeling of the people toward him, and it was not easy to see at the time why the proposition failed, nor is it any plainer now. A battle is not unfreqtiently lost from inconsiderateness or self-confidence, for which there is no excuse. Of one point, however, it may be decidedly spoken, that the failure was not due to any want of love or respect for him, nor from any desire that he should leave the Parish. He was not one of that number who have felt a "gentle pressure," which has been irresistible. Oct. 16, V. It was known that the Rector had been chosen as the Bishop of the Diocese of Maine, and a com- munication was made by him to the Vestry, resigning his Rectorship. A Parish meeting was called, and it was Voted, That Isaac Toucey, George Sumner, J. S. Morgan, and Dudley Buck, be appointed a committee to prepare the business to be brought before the appointed Parish meeting, on the 2ist inst. Resignation of Mr. Burgess. Oct. 21, P. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford. Gentlemen, The informal interview between us a few weeks since together with the intelligence which has become public, will have prepared yon for the communication which I am now, with a shrinking heart, compelled to present. 358 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, Having been elected with entire and cordial unanimity, to the office of Bishop of our Church in the Diocese of Maine, I have seen, after much meditation, and very anxious prayers, which preceded the event itself, no sufficient reason for refusing the nomination. The necessary testi- monials have even passed through both houses of the General Convention, and received the usual consent. It is with the sacrifice of the strongest feelings, which can attach a pastor to a delightful abode, and to the dearest friends, that I have come to this result. Had I felt myself at liberty to follow merely my own wishes, this election would never have been consummated. My ministry in the parish of Christ Church, a ministry of thirteen years, has been one of so much happi- ness, on my part, and of so much harmony and such uninter- rupted kindness on yours, and has been attended with so many tokens of the favour and blessings of God, that I can- not close without emotions more deep and tender, than in such a communication as this it might seem appropriate to express. I came amongst you young and a stranger ; I have passed amongst you the flower of my life, and every house has become to me a kind of home. So happy in all social and pastoral relations I cannot hope to be again. The sphere to which I go, is one in which the Church, during my lifetime, will probably furnish no post like that which I relinquish. But I know that you will appreciate the only motives which can impel me ; and I trust that you will dismiss me with the same acquiescence which I feel in what seems to me the will of our Lord and Saviour. I therefore present herewith my resignation of the Rec- torship of Christ Church, to which the Bishop has consented by consenting to my Consecration. This resignation I desire to take effect from the consecration itself, which will doubt- less be fixed for some day within a fortnight. May you, my respected and beloved friends, be guided by heavenly wisdom, in the administration of all the affairs of a parish for which I shall always pray with a peculiar fervency, as my first and most peaceful charge. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 359 May the good providence of God bring- to you a wiser and more faithful pastor, and may the Holy Spirit pour upon you, and those for whom you act, such dews of his grace, that this congregation may flourish more and more in all spiritual blessings, as a garden which the Lord has planted. I am, and shall ever remain Most truly and effectually. Your friend and servant in Christ, Georok Burgess. New York, October 15th, 1847. After reading the foregoing communictition, Hon. Isaac Toucey presented the following preamble and resolutions, which were passed unanimously : IVhereas, The Rev"* George Burgess, D.D., having been elected Bishop of the Diocese of J^Iaine, and having there- upon tendered his resignation of the Rectorship of this Parish, to take effect from the time of his consecration. Resolved, That we accept his resignation with the pro- foundest sorrow and regret. Sorrow that he is so soon to be removed from us, and the tie to be severed which has united us in the most sacred relation, for the full period of thirteen years ; regret that this Parish is to be deprived of his pru- dent counsel, his invaluable services, his holy ministrations, and of those, patient, faithful, and most abundant labors of love, by which this Church has been so long edified and strengthened, its borders enlarged, and its prosperity under God, permanently ensured. Resolved, That the warmest affections of the members of this Parish will follow their beloved Pastor to the new field of higher responsibilities, and more arduous duties, to which in the Providence of God he has been called, and that we will never cease to offer our earnest prayers to the Great Head of the Church, that his blessing may follow His faith- ful servant in the sequel of his hfe, as it has in its beginning. Resolved, That the Treasurer of this Parish be directed to pay to the Rev. Dr. Burgess, his accustomed salary until the first day of April, A.D. 1848. Voted, That a certified copy of the preamble and first three Resolutions, be signed by the Wardens and Vestry and pre- 360 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. sented to the Rev. Dr. Burgess ; which vote having passed unanimously, the meeting adjourned. Ocf 22, V. Voted, That Dudley Buck, Hezekiah Hunting- ton, and Jiinius S. Morgan be and they are hereby appointed a Committee, to make enquiry in regard to procuring a Clergyman for this parish, and to present names of such as they may obtain, to this Vestry. Noif II. The committee appointed to inquire and report to the Vestr}^ the name of a suitable person as Rector of this Parish, reported, that they had visited Rye, N. Y., for the purpose of hearing the Rev. Mr. Chauncey, and were pre- pared to report very favorably to the Vestry respecting him, still they wished before doing so, that some other members of the Vestry might be requested to visit the same place for the same purpose and on their motion it was Voted, That Messrs. W"' H. Imlay, Cha^ H. Northam, and G. W. Russell, be requested to visit Rye, for the purpose of hearing the Rev. Mr. Chauncey, and to report to this Vestry. Jeremy Hoadley, son of James and Lydia [Buell] Hoad- ley, was born in Branford, July 28, 1776 ; married July 7, 1798, Harriott, daughter of Capt. Asher and Thankful I Hubbard] Fairchild, of Guilford, w^here he was engaged in the manufactory of hats until about 1806, when he came to Hartford, where he continued in the same busi- ness for many years. He probably immediately connected himself with the parish, for he is mentioned Dec. 28, 1808, as having contributed five dollars towards the balance due to Mr. Rayner ; and, in 1809, was assessed in a tax laid in the list of 1808. He was chosen as one of the Vestry, in 18 10, and held the position of Vestryman, or as one of the Wardens, nearly every year until 1831. He was frequently appointed to serve on various committees, and was a delegate to the Diocesan Convention on several occasions. He was a member of the Board of Relief of the town in 1827, and for seventeen consecutive years. In 1819 he was one of the selectmen for twelve years, and was first selectman from 1834 to 1842; engineer of the nrPORTAXT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 361 fire department, 1820 to 1826; acting' mayor, on the death of Jared Griswold, from Nov. 23, 1835, to April 13, 1836; member of the general assembly for four years ; sheriff from 1829 to 1835 ; town treasurer in 1834 ; justice of the peace, 1826-7-8; member of the common council of the city, 1819-20; alderman from 1821 to 1824, and from 1836 to 1843. From these different offices, and for the time which they were held by him, it will be seen that he was considered a very useful man, and that he must have been remarkably patient and even-tempered to have held them so long ; a friend who knew him well says that he " never knew him to be ruffled." In these days it would be wonderful if attempts were not made to crowd him out of his seat before it had fairly become warm. He stood by the church and labored for it in its most trying times, and ever contributed to it according to his ability. He remembered the ministry and the personal appearance of Bishop Seabury, and his conversation upon the church in old times was instructive and entertaining. He was the " Clark " of the Parish — not the "Society's Clerk " ■ — having his seat in the reading desk, leading in the responses with a loud voice, giving out the Psalms and Hymns to be sung, and all the notices, including the banns of marriage. In the absence of the clergyman he also read service and buried the dead. Truly a multifa- rious and useful man. He was, as nearly as I can learn, the last person to occupy the position of " Clark." His daughter, Mrs. M. J. A. Sage, writes March 11, 1894, as follows : " To show the poverty of our music my father gave out to be sung, ' Ye boundless realms of joy,' an eight-line psalm ; after much turning over of leaves and some delay, the leader came to the front of the organ and said, ' Mr. Hoadley, we have no tune to those words ' ; then my father gave the looth psalm, to be sung to the tune of ' Old Hundred." " In the days I speak of no woman responded aloud ; every body whispered ; but one Sunday ^Irs. Philo Hillyer 362 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. was in Hartford on a visit, and she responded in a loud voice in the Psalter, and one and another joined in a low quivering tone, until at last all joined, and from that time forth the responses were said as they should be." A few of his descendants still remain in the parish, useful and faithful, and devoted to its old ways. He died December i, 1847. His wife died September 22, 1849. Dec" J, V. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church. The Committee appointed to enquire for some suitable person to be presented to the Parish, as Rector, beg leave to report, that they have made diligent enquiry, and respect- fully present the name of the Rev. Peter S. Chauncey as a suitable person to be recommended to the Parish to be elected to the vacant rectorship. Dudley Buck, \ H. Huntington, V Conniiittee. J. S. Morgan, ) Hartford, Dec'' 3^, 1847. Which report was accepted by the Vestry. Dec' 7, P. Voted, That the Rev^ Peter S. Chauncey, of Rye, in the State of New York, having the approbation of the Bishop of this Diocese, is requested to accept of the Rectorship of this Parish. The report of Wardens and Vestry recommending that Rev. Peter S. Chauncey of Rye be elected Rector of this Parish, having been accepted, it was Voted, That a salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum is hereby settled upon the Rev. Peter S. Chauncey, to be paid to him in quarter yearly payments, so long as he shall con- tinue to be the Rector of the Parish. Voted, The Right Rev** Bishop of this Diocese, is respect- fully requested to approve of the election of the Rev** Peter S. Chauncey to be Rector of this Parish, and to communicate this and the foregoing votes to the Rev'" Mr. Chauncey, ac- companied with such information in his possession, as the nature of the case requires, and in the name of this Parish, IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 363 to invite him, upon the terms expressed in the preceding- Votes, to accept the Rectorship of this Parish. 1848. Jan" J, V. Voted, That the subject of adjusting- the com- pensation of the Rev. Silas Totten for services rendered during the recent vacancy of the Rectorship be referred to Messrs. Dudley Buck and Cyprian Nichols. A communication from Rev. Peter S. Chauncey was read, containing his acceptance of the rectorship of the parish, which was ordered to be recorded, and is as follows : To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford, Gentlemen, — After much anxious and prayerful delibera- tion, on the subject of the invitation to the Rectorship of your Parish, and more especially since my recent visit to your City, I have yielded to the conviction, that it is my duty to accept it. This conclusion. Gentlemen, is on many accounts painful to me, as it severs me from a united and affectionate Congre- gation, and from the happy scene of my earliest labors in the ministry of the Gospel. It will impose upon me new and heavy duties, and the necessity for an amount of effort which I sometimes fear will overtax my health. Moreover it will require me to take the place of one whose praise is in all the Churches, and whose happy fortune it was to enjoy in an eminent degree, the respect and affection of his flock. But some one must assume the post from which he has been called to a higher ministry, and I will accept the trust in humble, dependence on the promised grace of our Divine Master, and in the confident reliance on your sympathy, indulgence, and co-operation. I propose, if Providence permit, to be in Hartford on the first Sunday in February for the purpose of assuming the charge of the Congregation. I find, however, from the state of things here, and from the labor of preparing to move, that I cannot be permanently among you until Spring. 364 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. With the earnest prayer, that God will make me the instrument of blessing and happiness to you all, and greatly honor my ministry, I am, Gentlemen, with great regard and respect, Your servant for Christ's sake, P. S. Chauncey. Rye, January 3^, 1848. April 25, P. Voted, That James Goodwin, Junius S. Morgan, and Daniel Buck, Jr., be, and they are hereby, appointed a Committee to investigate the mode of assessing Pews, and selling the same, in the different Churches of the various denominations in this, and other cities, and report to a future meeting of this Parish, the best mode of assessing and selling the Pews of Christ Church, with the view of more nearly equalizing the assessment of the Pews of said Church, and obtaining the fair value thereof at the annual sale on Easter Monday next, — with any remarks they may see fit to append to said report for the information of the members of the Parish. Resolved, That Samuel Tudor, Hez*" Huntington, P. F. Robbins, Gurdon W. Russell, Geo. Sumner, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee, to examine the condition of the Organ, and report to the Parish, at a future meeting, such sum as they deem it expedient to expend in repairs thereon, and completion thereof; also to investigate the expenses now incurred by this Parish for the Organist, and singing during Public Worship; and whether an improve- ment in the selection of the music, or in the expenses of the Parish for this important department in the services of the Church can be made. Resolved^ That the Wardens be requested to see that order is kept in the South Gallery of the Church. May 6, V. Voted, That the Wardens be a Committee to confer with the Rev''. Mr. Chauncey, in relation to his Institution as Rector of the Parish of Christ Church, Hartford, on the 1 8"" instant. Voted, That George Sumner be added to the above Committee. IMPORTANT VOTES AND CO^FMENTS. 365 Voted, That E. Flower be authorized to confer with the President of Washington College, in relation to the conduct of the Students in Church on the vSabbath. Concerning the Organ and the Music. May p, P. The Committee to whom was referred the subject of repairing and completing the organ, and to make investigations in relation to the singing in Christ Church, presented the following report, which was read and accepted , with the accompanying i-esolutions which were adopted, and ordered to be entered on the Records of the Parish. The Committee to whom was referred the subject of cleaning the Organ, and receiving estimates for additions to the same, and also the music generally, would report : That they have given it that attention which its import- ance demands, and find that the organ has not been cleaned for the space of eighteen years, and of consequence is now out of order, needing both cleaning and tuning, the cost of which will amount to about one hundred and fifty dollars. The Committee were also instructed to inquire if any ad- ditions to the Organ were needed, and the probable expense of the same. It is not now complete, as it was intended it should be when built, not possessing several stops, very de- sirable to make it a more perfect instrument and equal in capacity to nearly all, even of small size, now constructed. Mr. Erben, the builder, engaged to add them whenever the Parish might desire, and at a less price than they could be put in by others. It was expected that Mr. Erben would have examined the organ and given the details of what is necessary to render it complete, biit not being able to be present, it was examined to-day by Mr. Faucet, who is in his employ, and upon his return j\Ir. Erben will transmit to us what additions and repairs are desirable, and the cost of the same. From an estimate made by him several years since, it is thought the expense may be about six hundred dollars. The whole amount then for cleaning, tuning, coupling, re- pairing, and making such additions to the organ as are desir- able, will be about seven hundred and fifty dollars, and as the Parish has not present funds in hand, it must be raised 366 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. by incurring a debt either temporary or permanent, or by laying a tax, or by subscription, whichever mode the Parish inay think best to adopt. That the instrument should be inade complete we are fully decided, and it is due to us that having moved so often in the matter, we should now see that it is effected. As to the music generally, we have felt that it was a sub- ject requiring careful consideration and should be handled with delicacy ; but being firmly persuaded that this part of our service is of great importance and should be performed by all who are able to join.it, their duty is plain ; we find no authority for delegating it to a certain number of persons, none whatever, nor was the Organ placed in the Church as a means of display. To the ministers are appointed certain duties, and also to the congregation, but nowhere in the Prayer Book do we find any direction for the service of the third party, plainly showing that the Priest and the congregation are to be the exclusive performers of the service. But in saying thus much, we do not intend to detract from the usefulness and perhaps necessity of the Choir as at present ; we must be mainly guided by them, and if they are to be our guides, we should see to it that they are skillful ones, and as a conse- quence we would inculcate the necessity of good music. In these remarks, nothing is intended to apply to the present choir ; they are only intended to illustrate the pro- priety of Congregational singing. Taking this view of the subject, the old familiar tunes are to be preferred, both be- cause they are good and because we are generally acquaint- ed with them. How much is the devout heart cheered, when not from one part of the Church alone, but from the whole, from all around, there is a swelling up to Heaven the glad notes of hundreds of voices. Who at such a time is listening with the car of a critic for some slight irregularities in his neighbor's voice ? This is not a performance on the boards of a theatre, but the Christian worship of Christian men, Now that there should be a novelty in our tunes, that is, a constant change, is a most preposterous fallacy, if we view IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 367 the subject aright. Do we tire of our prayers, because they are fixed, and repeated on each Sunday ? Is the Litany less solemn, or the Decalogue less impressive because so often repeated ? Why then should we require great novelty in the tunes to be sung ? The old ones are familiar, they are dear to us, because for ages some of them have gone up to heaven from Christian voices, and are hallowed to us by a thousand associations. In connection with this we might remark upon certain ir- regularities, which have been practiced here, and perhaps elsewhere, and first, the singing of some anthem or verse previous to the commencement of the service. The rubric is plain, that the " minister shall begin the morning or even- ing Pra5"er by reading one or more of the following senten- ces of Scripture." If now one of these sentences is sung by the Choir, the minister certainly does not commence the ser- vice, as the rubric plainly says he shall, for the people attend to it, and engage in it, and do not regard it as a voluntar^^ — and further, the sentence " Glory be to thee, O Lord," be- tween the Epistle and Gospel, which is required to be said by the people, is now sometimes sung, which certainly is con- trary to the rubric. These practises have crept in without authority, and what- ever opinion we may now have about them as matters of taste cannot be allowed without breaking over those whole- some bounds which are allotted us, and which if we overstep in one instance may be followed by grievous errors. As to music in the Chapel, it is only necessary that some one should be present, to start the tune. If the organist makes it a part of his duty, he will of course require extra pay, and his salary must be increased, but as there might be a reluctance on the part of the Parish to increase its expenses, it is believed that some one may be found, who for the love he bears to the Church, may be persuaded to take this duty upon him, and we would therefore recommend that it be left to the Rector, with the Wardens and Vestry, to make such a selection. In concluding- we would say, that in making this report, we have intended no censure, but have only spoken of what 368 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. we thought to be proper, indicated by authority and in ac- cordance with the spirit of our Church. If in any respect we have departed from the path pointed out, let us return to it and follow it as we are directed. The Convention of 1789, in allowing the Psalms in meter, with the Hymns, to be sung, places the whole matter under the supervision of the Rector, who with such assistance as he can obtain from persons skilled in music, shall give order concerning the tunes to be sung at any time in his Church. If this authority is exercised many irregularities may be cor- rected and much responsibility taken from the Organist. We would therefore recommend the adoption of the accompanying resolutions, all of which is respectfully sub- mitted. Per order of the Committee, Samuel Tudor, Chairman. Hartford, May 9'^ 1848. Resolved, That the Rector be requested to exercise the authority which he now possesses, to rectify the irregularities in the commencement of the service, in the singing of the sentence between the Epistle and the Gospel ; that he desig- nate the proper Anthems and Psalms to be sung; in fine to supervise the music generally. Resolved, That whilst much must be left to the good sense and discretion of the Organist, the tunes to be sung should generally be the old ones as being familiar and best. Resolved, That the Organ be cleaned, tuned, repaired, and such additions made to it, as will renderit complete, provided that the same can be done for an amount not exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars, including the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars, which was appropriated for the above purpose by a vote of the Wardens and Vestry, by a meeting held on the 29th day of May, 1847, which vote ap- propriating the same is adopted and approved by this meet- ing. Also, provided that Five hundred dollars of the above sum of $750, be raised by subscription. Voted, That the thanks of the Wardens and Vestry be pre- sented to Miss Hart, for her lil)crality in presenting to the IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 369 Parish the carpet which now covers the floor of the Vestry- room of our Church, and that the vote be communicated to Miss Hart by the Rector. The music of the Parish \vas about this time the sub- ject of much discussion, and of considerable difference of opinion. The report, which has been quoted, was the outcome of it, and it gave great satisfaction to some of the older members ; correspondingly, the younger ones, who thought much of music as a fine art, were disappointed. The organ-gallery was frequented by some who, ap- parently, were interested with little except the musical part of the service. Air. Babcock, for a long time the organist, resigned, and ]\Ir. Downs was appointed to his place. He was a brilliant genius, and naturally thought much of his talents, and his admirers thought much of him. It was the commencement of a disaffection which was serious for a time, and very improperly entered into the election of the officers of the Parish. After much discussion and the passage of resolutions concerning the organ, it was voted to procure a new one at a cost of $3,500, if a proper exchange could be made for the old one, and one thousand dollars was raised by sub- scription. This subscription was secured, but is not on record, nor can it be found among the files. The organ was made by Mr. Hook, and gave great satisfaction. 1849. Selling the Peivs. There was not always perfect satisfaction given in the method of leasing the pews, or in the amount of money which was realized. A hundred years hence it may be interesting to learn how this was done. March 30, V. Voted, That the following plan for selling the Pews this year be adopted, viz., that the numbers of all the Pews be placed in a box, and that they be drawn out by the auctioneer, and that the Pews be sold in the order in which the numbers are drawn from the box. 24 3/0 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Voted, That W". H. Imlay, Dudley Buck, Hezekiah Hunt- ington, and Philemon F. Robbins, be, and they are hereby, appointed a Committee to prepare the numbers in accord- ance with the above vote. The report of the Committee ap- pointed at a previous meeting- to reassess the Pews in the Church, having been read and accepted, it was then Voted, That William H. Imlay be requested to make a statement on the day of the sale of the Pews, relative to the financial affairs of the Parish, and to the importance of in- creasing the funds as much as possible, from the sale of the Pews the present year. July 6, V. looted. That Ebenezer Flower, and Daniel Buck, jr., be a committee to ascertain the expense of Gas fix- tures, and the probable expense of lighting the Church with gas, and report to a future meeting. The use of illuminating- gas was introduced into the city about 1849. 1"^"^^ light furnished by whale oil was not particularly brilliant, but was considered as sufficient until a better was found. The lamps, with some about the reading desk, afforded as much light as most of the parishioners had in their homes. The sexton, whose duty it was to fill and trim them, did not wish for more. V. Voted, That Phillip Ripley and Alfred Watkinson be a Committee to ascertain the expense of a Cast Iron Fence to be erected around the Church in place of the old one, and report at a future meeting. Aug* 20^ V. Voted, That the Rector, P. S. Chauncey, have leave of absence from the duties of this Parish, during such time as he may deem expedient for the benefit of his health, and that he is hereby authorized to procure the services of the Rev. Dr. Nathaniel S. Wheaton to attend to the Parochial duties of the Parish during his absence, at the expense of the Parish. Nov^ 22. The following communication received from the Rector was read: IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 37 1 Hartford, Nov. 17, 1849. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford. Gentlemen, I beg most respectfully to give you notice of my intention to resign the Rectorship of Christ Church at Easter next. Allow me to add, that if you desire to call another Rector before that date, I shall cheerfully accede to your views. With great regard and esteem, I am, Gentle- men, your friend and servant. P. S. Chauncey. Hartford, Nov. 20, 1849. Dudley Buck, Esq--. My dear Sir, The Communication which I addressed to the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church on Saturday last, would have been more formal and explicit, had I supposed that there was any danger of a misapprehension of my views. And to guard against this view I beg to state to you, that my reason for resigning the Rectorship is the state of my health. Very truly yours, P. S. Chauncey, 1850. Jaif. 8. The Committee appointed at the last meeting of the Parish, to confer with the Rector, reported, that they had had several conferences with him, and the result was, that he (the Rector) had no further communication to make. A Resolution was offered by Dr. George Sumner and passed (the members voting b}' ballot) as follows, 31 yeas, 13 nays, 4 blanks. Resolved, That the Rector of this Parish be requested to withdraw his communication to the Wardens and Vestry, bearing date November 17, 1849. Feb. s, P- The committee appointed at a previous meet- ing to inform the Rector of a vote of the Parish, " requesting him to withdraw his communication to the Wardens and Vestry, bearing date Nov. 17'^ 1849," presented the following communications, which were read to the meeting: 372 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Hartford, 30"' Jan. 1850. To Rev. P. S. Chauncey. D"" Sir, At a meeting of the Parish of Christ Church, convened at the Chapel on the 22" instant, a communication from the Rector to the Wardens and Vestry was read, in which you announce your intention to resign the Rectorship of the Parish at the ensuing Easter. By a large vote, the Parish requested you to withdraw that communication, and the inany friends who have wit- nessed 5'our untiring efforts and successful labors, to advance the cause of pure and undefiled religion, will be delighted to hear that those efforts and those labors are to be hereafter exerted for their present happiness and for their everlasting peace. We the undersigned having been chosen a committee to confer with you on this subject, will be happy to transmit to the next Parish meeting any communication which you may wish to make, or to adopt any other course which shall be satisfactory to yourself. With sentiments of affection and highest respect for your personal character. We are truly your friends, George Sumner, Junius S. Morgan, Hezekiah Huntington. To Dr. Sumner, J. S. Morgan, [ and H. Huntington, Esq" ) Gentlemen. I am in the receipt of your communication of the 30"' Ultimo in regard to the action of the Parish of Christ Church, on the subject of my resignation of the Rectorship. I am exceedingly gratified by the large vote requesting me to withdraw that resignation, but after mature deliberation beg respectfully to state to the Parish, thro' j'-ou, my decision to adhere to my purpose, and sever my connection with the Parish at Easter, next. I transmit herewith a com- munication addressed to the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, containing my formal resignation of the Rectorship. I avail myself. Gentlemen, of this occasion to express my warmest thanks for the very kind and courteous manner in IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 373 which you have discharged the trust committed to you, and of my unchanging- regard and affection. Very faithfully yours, P. S. Chauxcev, Rector of Christ Church, Hartford. Hartford, Feb. 4, 1850. Hartford, Feb. 4, 1850. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford. Gentlemen, In a communication dated November i7'\ 1849, and addressed to you, I announced my intention to re- sign the Rectorship of Christ Church at Easter next. As it is proper that you should be in possession of a more formal document, I beg to say that I now resign the Rectorship to take effect on Easter day. It is needless to dwell here upon the pain which this severing of sacred and cherished ties has caused me ; but I am sure you will allow me to express my heartfelt wishes for your prosperity and happiness as a Parish, and as individuals, as also my warmest pra3'er that the Great Head of the Church will send you a Pastor "after his own heart," in whose ministry you will all find great delight, and by whose labours you may be fitted for the enjoyments of a brighter world,, Commending you and those whom you represent, to the guidance and blessing of Heaven, I am. Gentlemen, Your servant for Christ's sake, P. S. Chauncey, Rector, etc. The following Preamble and Resolutions were then pre- sented by Samuel H. Huntington, Esqr., and passed unani- mously. Whereas, The Rector of this Parish, the Rev. P. vS. Chauncey, did on the 17"' of November last, announce to the Wardens and Vestry, that he felt compelled by the state of his health to notify them of his intention to resign the Rectorship of the Parish at Easter next, and Whereas at a subsequent meeting of the Parish, a vote was passed request- ing him to withdraw said notice of his intention, thereby ex- pressing to him the wish of the Parish that he should con- 374 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. tintie in the Rectorship, in answer to which vote a communi- cation has at the present meeting of the Parish been received from him, stating a conviction on his part of the necessity of adhering to his intention, as expressed in his note of the ly"* of November, and in pursuance thereof, tendering his formal resignation to take effect at the ensuing Easter, — therefore, Resolved, That the same be and hereby is accepted. Resolved, That in accepting said resignation a connexion is severed that has been distinguished on the part of our Rector, by an amenity of deportment in his daily intercourse with his people that has won our sincerest esteem — by a soundness of principle and integrity of character which command our unfeigned respect, — and by a most laborious fidelity in the discharge of his parochial duties, which entitles him to our most affectionate gratitude. Resolved, That wherever in the good Providence of God his future lot may be cast, we most cordially assure him, and his family, of our constant and most fervent prayers, for his and their health and happiness, and that the Divine Blessing may most abundantly rest upon him and them. Resolved, That the Treasurer be authorized and directed to pay to Mr. Chauncey his accustomed salar)^ up to the first of August next. Resolved, That the Treasurer be and he is hereby author- ized to pay the Rev. P. S. Chauncey the sum of Fifty dollars, being the amount paid by him for an assessment against Christ Church Parish for the erection of a monument to the memory of the late Rt. Rev. Bishop Seabury at St. James' Church, New London. It is not necessary to add but little to what has been said of Mr. Chauncey in the report of the committee or the Funds of the Parish. He was a graduate of Colum- bia College, and of the General Theological Seminary, and was Rector of Christ Church, Rye, N. Y., " where he officiated with admirable fidelity for nearly fourteen years." His parishioners upon his leaving them said: II\[PORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 375 " that in his removal from our midst, we shall lose a valu- able Citizen, an accomplished Gentleman, and a sincere Christian." After resigning the Rectorship of Christ Church he was in 185 1 called to St. James' Church, Hamilton Square, N. Y., " the duties of which he discharged with the same disinterested devotion that had characterized his whole previous ministry, for a period of nearly sixteen years, until the day of his death." The Rev. Dr. Montgomer}- in a memorial sermon says this of him : "Brought up in a high social position, with all the in- stincts and good breeding of a gentleman, Chauncey was the very impersonation of integrity and honor. In his society you recognized at once that you were in the presence of a Christian companion who would never cause you to repent of the most unreserved confidence, and who would respect your feelings as if they were his own." And again, — "As a Teacher from the sacred rostrum, Dr. Chauncey instructed his people faithfully in the doctrines of grace. He proclaimed in the pulpit, and from house to house, the simple and precious truth as it is in Jesus, and held up with unswerving fidelity the cross of an atoning Saviour. I ven- ture to assert that if all his sermons were examined in every minutest part, they would all yield their consentaneous testi- mony to the fulness and integrity of the cardinal verities of the Scripture — everywhere would be the shadow of the cross of our Incarnate God." Feb. 21, V. A proposition from Mr. R. G. Page of New York, made to Mr. L. T. Downs the Organist, of this Parish, to sing in Christ Church on the Sabbath, and other days of Public Worship, and teach singing in the Parish to such per- sons as may wish to learn, at a salary of Four hundred dol- lars per annum, was presented for the consideration of the meeting. Whereupon, it was 376 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. V. Voted, That immediate efforts be made to secure the services of Mr. Page, and that Messrs. Charles H. Sigourney and A. Watkinson be, and they are hereby, appointed a Com- mittee to raise by subscription the sum of Four hundred dollars, for the above purpose. March 5, V. Voted, That the Wardens be, and they are hereby, authorized to invite the Rev. D''. Nathaniel S. Wheaton, Rev. D"". Thomas W. Coit, and Rev. D^ John Williams to officiate and perform the duties of Christ Church Parish, until some person is elected to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Rev. P. S. Chauncey. It is seldom that any parish is served as ably and faithfully as was Christ Church by these gentlemen for the space of a year. Dr. Wheaton being- the elder and former rector of the parish, took upon himself the more immediate supervision of its affairs, but all of them preached in succession as suited themselves, and it is needless to add to the great satisfaction of all. March 25, V. Voted, That the resignation of Mrs. Bolles be accepted and in consequence of her past services in the Choir, that the thanks of the Vestry be presented to her by Mr. Z. Preston, and that she be presented with the use of pew No. 16, for herself and family the ensuing year. At a Parish meeting held April i, a communication was received from Rev. Mr. Chauncey relating to the sum of $550, which had been voted him at a meeting in February. The communication may be found in the report of the Committee on the Funds of the Parish, p. 121. April JO, P. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be and they are hereby authorized and requested to make enquiries at their discretion, to ascertain the expense of erecting a Cast Iron Fence around the Church; of painting the interior of the same, and the expense of Gas fixtures, for the purpose of lighting the Church and Chapel with Gas. Also, to devise ways and means to pay for the same, and IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 377 report such information as they may obtain to the adjourned meeting of the Parish. July 2-j. The following communication was received from Sam' H. Huntington, vSup'. of the Sunday School. Hartford, July 12, 1850. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church. Gentlemen, It is now nearly three years since the Parish has done anything in aid of the Sunday School Library. The selection of books in the present library is a very poor one, and the number not very great. I have made some small additions within the last few months, but more are very much wanted; the interest felt by the children in the Sunday School depends very much upon the Library. It is desirable therefore, that there should be a collection to increase the Library, and if you see fit to direct that one should be made, I hope that suitable notice may be given, that it may be as large as possible. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, S. H. Huntington, Superintendent. Aug' 10. The following communication, signed by forty- four persons, was presented and read to the meeting as follows : the Parish was becoming impatient. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church Parish, Hartford. The undersigned respectfully request that a Parish meet- ing of Christ Church Parish may be called at as early a date as possible, for the purpose of taking into consideration the making of certain repairs upon the Church building, the inclosing said building with an Iron Fence, — and also to take such steps as the meeting may deem proper for the purpose of procuring a Rector for said Parish. Hartford, Aug. 6, 1850. Samuel Tudor H. Kilbourn M. A. Tuttle Chester Adams E. B. Hull Phillip Ripley Henry K. Morgan Henry Corning Jr. Denison Morgan Normand Lyman Jr. 378 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Perry Smith Normand Lyman Dudley Buck James Bolter Thomas J. Fales L. B. Goodman A. M. Gordon Henry Perkins Charles Benton L[uther] Smith Charles Chapman M. S. Roberts George H. Clark S. B. Beresford William Conner Daniel Goodwin John B. Eldredge Isaac F. Smyth Benning Mann John R. Tracy A. C. Goodman W"" Isham O. P. Dorman Henry Britton James B. McNary . J. W. Bull T. J. Work J. S. Morgan William Conner Jr. AUyn S. Stillman Edward H. Broadhead Benj" Rogers H. Brainard J. B. Powell Augt. lo, P. Voted, That the sum of Fifteen hundred dollars per year be paid to the Rev. Dr^ Wheaton, Williams, and Coit, the officiating Clergymen of Christ Church Parish, to be divided among them in such proportion as they shall deem proper. August i6, P. Resolved., That the Committee appointed by the Wardens and Vestry to contract for the building a Cast Iron Fence around the Church, be instructed to cause a fence of the pattern drawn by Mr. Althouse and exhibited to this meeting by Mr. Sigourney, to be built and set on a good and sufficient coping to be placed on a level from the southeast corner of the Parish lot to the North West buttress of the Church, following the street line on ]\Iain and Church streets, to the passway west of the Church, — provided the same shall be done without increasing the debt of the Parish. Voted, That all votes passed at any meeting previous to the passage of the above Resokition, respecting the building a Cast Iron Fence around the Church be rescinded. Oct. ij. The following Petition from sundry members of the Parish was presented for the consideration of the meeting. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, We the undersigned having been instrumental by our individual contributions in engaging the services of Mr. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 379 Paige, as the leader of the Choir of Christ Church, beg leave to represent to you, that our expectation was that he, Mr. Paige, should be placed in the sole charge of said Choir, and that both at the rehearsals, and during the services in the Church, the Choir and the Organist should be wholly under his direction and that of no one else. We wish it to be imderstood that the principal and indeed the only induce- ment which influenced us, was the acknowledged taste and experience of Mr. Paige in sacred music, of which we hoped the Choir of Christ Church might have the benefit ; and hav- ing no means of making known our wishes in this matter but through you, and supposing they are coincident with your own, we ask your concurrence in carrying out the object as stated above. Zephaniah Preston, Chester Adams, H. Huntington, Eben'' Flower, C. H. Northam, Dudley Buck, William Conner, AVm. Isham. H. Brainard, There was also a cominunication from Mr. R. G. Paige, addressed to Mr, Z. Preston, read to the meeting, stating that there were some difficulties existing between himself and Mr. Downs the Organist. Whereupon it was voted as fol- lows. That Messrs. Z. Preston, C. H. Sigourney, and H. Hunt- ington be a Committee to confer with the parties above named, and if possible adjust the differences existing be- tween them, and report their doings to a future meeting of the Vestry. Nov. 7, V. The Committee to whom the subject of a communication from Mr, Paige, and a Petition from sundry members of the Parish, were referred, respectfully report. That in their opinion the Parish would be unwilling to release Mr. Paige from his present contract, thereby disap- pointing the expectations of a large majority of the parish ; and particularly those who were instrumental in obtaining his services, and they recommend the adoption of the follow- ing resolutions: Resolved, That in the opinion of the Wardens and Vestrj^ 38o CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. the Vocal leader of a Choir, when a Scientific Musician (as in the present case) should have the sole charge and direction of all the performances by the Choir, and that while the Organist is responsible for his performance on the instru- ment, they hope that in all his accompaniments, he will en- deavor to aid the performance by seconding the A'iews and wishes of the Vocal leader. Resolved^ That the Clerk be requested to furnish Mr. R. G. Paige, and Mr. L. T. Downs, each a copy of the foregoing Resolutions. Zephaniah Preston, \ H. Huntington, /- Co»imittee. C. H. SiGOURNEY, ) Episcopal City Mission. Dec. 12, F. Voted, That a contribution be taken up in the Church, on the last vSunday of December 1850, and the last Sunday of June 1851, forthe benefit of the Episcopal City Mission. This Mission w^as undertaken by the Parishes of Christ Church and St. John's, and Rev. Charles R. Fisher was appointed by the Bishop as Missionary. It was under the management of three persons from each Parish, consist- ing of Gtirdon W. Russell, Thomas T. Fisher, and Thomas J. Fales from Christ, and M. W. Wilson, William Faxon, and Nathan M. Waterman from St. John's. The object was to provide further religious instruction to those living east of Main street. The matter was consid- ered at a meeting of both Parishes, fully attended in the Chapel, and was most cordially supported. The old Con- ference Room, in Temple street, belonging to Deacon Aaron Colton, of which previous mention has been made, was decently fitted up for the services, and was well filled, especially in the evening. The different clergy in the city rendered valuable assistance to the Missionary, and the Mission evidently was accomplishing the objects for which it was intended. ^^^.,^„. .-^ ^^^ IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 38 1 After a while a Parish was formed, named St. Paul's, and a Church was built on Market street at a cost of ten thousand dollars. Unfortunately, it was too near Christ Church to be eminently successful, and soon ceased to be prosperous. Mr. Fisher, however, was especially fitted for his position, and was exceedingly useful, not in this particular region alone, but all over the city ; the poor and afflicted found in him a friend to coun.sel, to assist, and console. After his death the Parish dwindled, and was dissolved, and the Church was closed. As it did not seem to have sufficient friends to preserve it and keep it open for religious observances, it was sold, by permission of the Diocesan Convention, to the German Lutherans, who still use it for public worship, and it can be used for no other purpose. Dec. ji. At a Parish meeting called especially for this purpose it was unanimously Voted, That the Rev. Thomas M. Clark of Boston, Mass., having the approbation of the Bishop, be requested to accept the Rectorship of this Parish. 1851. Jan. ji, P. The following communication from the Rev. Thomas M. Clark of Boston, Mass., was read and ordered to be entered upon the records of this Parish. Boston, Jan^'. 25, 1851. Mess. Z. Preston and ) C. H. Northam, S Gentlemen, I have had the honor to receive through you, an invi- tation to the Rectorship of Christ Church, Hartford. After giving to the subject the careful and deliberate consideration which its importance demands, I have concluded to accept this invitation, and hope to enter upon my duties with you on the first of March, next. ]\Iay the Divine blessing rest upon the solemn relation which is thus established, and 382 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, strength be given me for the faithful discharge of the obli- gations which it involves. Your friend and servant in Christ, Thomas M. Clakk. A salary of twenty-five hundred dollars per annum was voted to Mr. Clark, and all expenses in removing from Brookline to Hartford were to be defrayed by the Parish. April 21, P. Resolved, That this Church will long cherish a grateful remembrance of the distinguished ability, zeal, and faithfulness with which the Rev. N. vS. Wheaton, D.D., the Rev. Thomas W. Coit, D.D., and the Rev. John Williams, D.D., have ministered in this Parish. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be and they are hereby authorized to make such alterations in the Slips at the East end of the Church as they may deem expedient. June 2p, V. Voted, That the House of Convocation have the use of the Church on the day preceding the next annual Commencement of Trinity College, and that permission be also granted to the Faculty and Students of Trinity College to use the Church, Organ, and Chapel for the next annual Commenceinent exercises, agreeable to the request of the President and Graduating Class, subject to the direction of D. Morgan and Z. Preston, Wardens of the Parish. A communication from Mr. R. G. Paige tendering his resignation as organist and chorister was read and declined by a unanimous vote. On the 23d of August he again tendered his resignation, which was accepted. On the 13th of vSeptember, the committee on procuring an organist reported ; the report was accepted and ordered to be entered on the records ; it is as follows : The committee appointed by the Vestry to procure an Organist to supply the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Mr. Paige, respectfully report that they have made an arrangement with Mr. L. T. Downs to take charge of the Organ and Choir on and after the first of October next, at the IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 383 i:sual salary of five hundred dollars per annum; Mr. Downs agreeing- to furnish such a Choir as he may be able to obtain, without charge to the Parish. And he also agrees that if after a suitable time for forming a Choir, and practicing with them, he should be unable to render the music satisfactory to the Rector, Wardens and Vestry, and the parish generally, he will vacate the situation on receiving a reasonable notice. The services of Mr. Wm. Wander, as tenor singer, were secured for one hundred and fifty dollars per annum, and the salary of the organ-blower was increased to twenty dollars. The very decided diversity of opinions and the disturbances concerning the music, and an iron fence, were now quieted. The new Rector had informed him- self about the dissensions which had existed for nearly a year, and soon brought them to a happy conclusion. Another subject, however, remained for consideration, that of the finances of the parish. 1852. Sep\ 2^, /'. Voted, That Denison Morgan, Zephaniah Preston, and Cha'. H. wSigourney be a Committee to purchase siich movable seats as they may think expedient for the use of the Church. Voted, That the Rector be requested to notify a meeting of the gentlemen of the Parish on some Tuesday evening during the month of October ensuing, to consider the indebtedness of this Parish and to take such measures as they may think advisable for the partial or entire liquidation of the Parish debt. Oct. J, V. Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to re- move from this world the Rt. Rev. Philander Chase, D.D., Bishop of Illinois, and formerly Rector of this Church. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the family of the deceased, with the Diocese over which he so faithfully presided, and with the Church at large, to which for many years he devoted his best energies, through self denials and peculiar privations, in the heavy loss which they have all sustained, by the death of this venerable man. 384 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Resolved, That we cherish with grateful hearts the re- membrance of his valuable services to this Parish, in the earlier years of its existence, which then received an impress from his vigorous hand, that will not soon be effaced, and a direction towards sound Churchmanship and evangelical Christianity, which we trust will be perpetuated forever. Resolved, That suitable tokens of mourning in memory of our deceased Father, be placed in the Church, and the Rector be requested to take such notice of this solemn Providence as the occasion demands. Dec"". 4, V. Voted, That the Sexton have liberty to ring the Bell at 12 m. and at 9 o'clock, p. m., in accordance with a vote of the town. 1853. March 28, P. I'oted, That the Wardens and Vestry be a Committee to propose some plan for the payment of the Parish debt — to build a Fence — Paint the interior of the Church, and make such other improvements and repairs as they may deem necessary, and report the same to an ad- journed meeting of the Parish, to be held on Tiiesday the 5"* day of April, next, at 7 o'clock p. m. April s, P- Voted, That H. Huntington, D. Morgan, G. W. Russell, James Bolter, Thomas J. Fales, and T. T. Fisher, be, and they are hereby, appointed a Committee to raise by Subscription the sum of Eighteen Thousand Dollars, payable in one, two, three, and four years, in equal annual install- ments, the same to be appropriated as recommended by the Wardens and Vestry. No Subscription is to be binding unless the full amount of Eighteen Thousand Dollars is subscribed. August JO, P. Mr. Dudley Buck was elected Treasurer for the current year (to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Cyprian Nichols, Esq.) to continue in office until his successor is chosen. Cyprian NicJioh, the son of George Nichols and Eunice (Lord) Nichols, was born in Hartford, May 4, 1773, and died Augu.st 13, 1853. He married Mary Sooter, born at IMrORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 385 the Hague, December 26, 1777, and died September 23, 1848. Her father was John vSooter, born April 2, 1752. The ancestor of C. N. was Cyprian Nichols, born 1642, who came from Witham, County Essex, England, 1664. He bought the house of William Whiting, on Governor street, who was one of the early settlers of Hartford. The father of Eunice Lord was John Lord, a descendant of Thomas Lord, an early settler. In the war of 1812, Mr. Nichols was a partner in business with Wm. H. Imlay, after that with Thomas Tisdale, and subsequently with Lemuel Humphrey. He retired from business about 1836, but continued an active member of the Parish until the time of his death. Few men in it have been more honored or respected, or more devoted to its interests than Mr. Nichols. His name first appears when he was chosen Vestryman in 1809, and ever afterwards he did not fail to serve the Parish faithfully and diligently. He was a consistent Churchman, amiable, temperate, but decided, most charitable to the opinions of others, while holding fast to his own. He was liberal in his contributions for church purposes, and generous also in all measures for the public good. He was a useful and respected citizen, and was at times engaged in town and city affairs. For a further account of him reference is made to the Report of the Committee on the Funds, p. 98. Sept. 22. Hartford, Sept. 22'', 1853. To the Wardens and Vestry | of Christ Church Parish, Hartford. j Gentlemen, The Committee appointed by the Parish to solicit subscriptions, for the purpose of extinguishing the debt — building an Iron fence around the Church — Venti- lating and painting the same, have performed the duty assigned them, having obtained subscriptions to the amount of Eighteen thousand Dollars, the sum proposed to be raised for the above purpose ; and give you notice of the fact, that you may call a Parish meeting, or take such action as may 25 386 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. be thought necessary and proper to carry out the views and wishes of the members of the Parish. In behalf of the Committee, H. Huntington, CJiaimiau. Subscription for extifiguis/ii/ig the debt of the Parish. We the subscribers agree to pay the sums affixed to our names respectively, in four annual installments, to raise the sum of Eighteen Thousand Dollars for the purpose of liqui- dating the debt of Christ Church Parish — -building an Iron Fence around the Church, ventilating and painting the in- terior of the same, and making such other repairs as may be deemed necessary. No subscription to be binding unless the full amount is subscribed. The first payment to be made on the 20'*" day of Septem- ber 1853, and the three following payments to be made on the 20"* day of September of each succeeding year thereafter. Hartford, April 8, 1853. H. Huntington, $1,000 James Goodwin, . 1,000 H. Brainard& Co., 1,000 John W. Bull, 1,000 Charles H. Northam, . 800 Dudley Buck, 600 Thomas J. Fales, . 500 William Isham, 500 Walter Keney, 500 S. Tuttle & Sons, . 500 Thomas T. Fisher, 500 D. Morgan & Co., 500 H. B. Beach, 500 Hetty B. Hart, 500 Isaac Toucey, 500 James Bolter, for a membei of the Parish, 500 H. D. Wells, . 400 C. Nichols, 300 W. H. D. Callender, . 250 Chester Adams, . 250 S. B. Bercsford, . 250 Z. Preston, 200 Daniel Goodwin, . H. Tudor Brownell, James M. B. McNary, Charles R. Chapman, George H. Clark, . Benjamin F. Ellis, J. K. Southmayd, . Isaac F. Smyth, George Church, Jr., C. C. Orcutt, . A. G. Cooley, George S. Green, . William Woodward, Edwin Crocker, F. A. Brown, William Conner, . Mrs. John D. Russ, Thomas M. Day, . Mrs. Harriet P. Thomas, Mrs. Williarh Richmond, Mary S. Merrills, . George S. Burnham, Aaron Keney, $100 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 40 IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 387 John B. Eldredge, $20(J A. S. Stillman, $40 C. H. Sigourney, . 200 John Brocklesby, . 40 Charles Sigournej', 200 Julius Young, 30 M. W. Chapin, 200 Lewis J. Young, . 30 Newton Carter, 200 Thomas S. Root, . 25 William Mather, . 20(J Alfred Watkinson, 25 Robert Watkinson, 200 E. Shattuck, . 25 James Bolter, 150 M. S. Roberts, 25 John S. Gray, 15c B. E. Mann. . 25 George Buck, 100 Joseph Davis, 25 J. W. Beach, 100 Byron Adams, 25 Charles Benton, . loo M. L. S 25 Gurdon W. Russell, 100 N. Lyman, Jr., 25 A. M. Gordon, 100 Waldo M. Johnson, 25 Thomas Skinner, . 100 P. B. Goodsell, 25 P. F. Robbins, 100 George D. Jewett, 25 C. A. Taft, . 100 T. J. Work, . 25 J. B. Powell, . 100 Geo. E. Hatch, . 20 Charles Chapman, 100 Chas. P. Brown, . 20 Henry Perkins, 100 S. C. Preston, 20 F. Curtis & Co., . 100 Miss E. Shields, . 20 John C. Palmer, . 100 Horace A. Hall, . 20 George Sumner, . 100 L. B. Goodman, . 16 E. L, Butler, . 100 S. P. Conner, 16 Miss Draper, . 100 H. C. Fuller, 16 Lydia Morgan, 100 Sherman West, 12 Hannah Brainard, 100 Henry Britton, 12 Mrs. C. F. Pond, . 1 00 We the subscribers agree to pay the sums affixed to our respective names in addition to the amount heretofore sub- scribed by us, for liquidating- the debt of Christ Church Parish, etc., sttbject to the conditions of the original sub- scriptions made by us. Denison Morgan, . . $100 C. H. Northam, . . $100 Dudley Buck, 100 Walter Keney, 50 Fales & Gray, 100 W. H. D. Callender, . 50 Chester Adams, 25 $lS,002 Ocf ji, P. Voted, That the Committee appointed to pro- cure plans and estimates for an Iron Fence be, and they are hereby appointed a Committee, with full power to contract for the erection as soon as practicable of an Iron Fence en- 388 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. closing Christ Church building, according to a plan to be ap- proved by the Wardens and Vestry, the whole expense not to exceed $2,000. Said Committee to furnish proper vouchers for the expenditure therefor to the said Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church Parish. 1854. Jan. 2j, V. Voted, That the use of the Church be granted to the " Old Folks," for the purpose of holding a Sacred Con- cert, and that they also have the use of the Chapel for rehearsals. Voted, That the Rector be requested to devise some mode of receiving the regular Charitable Contributions of the Church, which shall secure a larger amovmt than has hitherto been given, and one more in accordance with the measure of Christian privileges that we enjoy. April 8, V. Voted, That the Wardens be authorized to make such arrangements with the Faculty and Students of Trinity College in regard to the Slips in Church, for the en- suing year, as they may deem expedient. Voted, That the Wardens be authorized to make such arrangements with Misses Draper to Slips in Church, for the Young Ladies in their Seminary, for the ensuing year, as shall be satisfactory to them. April II, V. Voted, That Slip No. 92, North aisle, be reserved for Miss Sophia Tudor, Mrs. Murray, and others. May 6, V. Voted, That the Iron Fence be extended to the line of Dr. Beresford. July ^, V. The Committee on alterations and repairs were called upon to report. Mr. T. T. Fisher the Chairman of the Committee, introduced to the meeting Mr. Mills an Architect from New York, who presented several drawings of the proposed alterations, and improvements in the Church build- ing, and made explanations of the estimated cost of the same. July II, P. Voted, That Charles H. Northam, James Good- win, and Chester Adams, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee with power to Paint and Ventilate the Church, as contemplated by the terms of a Subscription made for that purpose. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 389 July 16, V. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry direct that the Organ be set back into the Tower in such a manner and to such a degree as may hereafter be determined, pro- vided a sum sufficient to defray the expenses be raised by subscription in the Parish. July 2p, V. Voted, That Denison Morgan, T. T. Fisher, and John W. Bull, be, and they are hereby, appointed a Com- mittee with power to alter the seats in the Gallery, for the better accommodation of the Choir— also to examine the Furnaces, and if it is in their opinion deemed necessary, to obtain new ones, — they are to raise the Slips in the front part of the Church, put in new Slips where the Registers now are — cut doorways through from the North and South entrances under the Organ Gallery, and make such other repairs as may be necessary in consequence of said alterations. The resolutions of July i6th and 29tli, proposed very great and serious changes in the eastern part of the Church. The Rector was so popular that crowds were drawn to hear him, especially at the third service in the evening. The aisles were filled with chairs, and yet more room was wanted, and so some of the more enthusiastic members wished to increase the sittings, by moving back the organ into the tower, and taking down the stairs leading to the galleries ; according to the plan of the architect these were to be placed in an addition to the building in the east, on each side of the tower. The cost was admitted to be con- siderable, but the necessity for more accommodation was urgent, and the changes were supposed to be safely made; the architect said so. But the matter never came to a parish meeting, and the very decided opposition of some of the older and cooler heads effectually prevented the prosecution of the change. It was not needed, nor was it safe. Shortly afterwards Dr. Clark was chosen as Bishop of the diocese of Rhode Island, and increased accommodations were not found to be necessary. It was a fortunate escape from plans which would have injured the fine proportions of the church. 390 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Aiig\ 2j, V. Voted, That the Painting over the Window in rear of the Chancel in the Church be removed. This was the " Transparent painting of the Ascension," procured in London and presented to the Parish by Dr. Wheaton, Dec. 26, 1829. It was injured by the falling of a ladder against it, so seriously, that it was thought at the time that it could not be successfully repaired, and hence the preceding vote. As has been stated in a note in the Annals, it was sent to Dr. Wheaton, at Marbledale. The canvas was rolled, and securely packed, but accidentally, on the Shebaug railway, it was thrown out of place, and one end of it meeting some obstruction by the roadside, it was utterly ruined. A stained glass window was put in its place, according to the vote of the Vestry of August 29th, It was a dazzling object to the eyesight, w^hich several coats of lime-wash or paint on the weatherside did not wholly remove. A sketch of the window lying by me, enables me to give some of the subjects which composed it. The symbols in the upper part were not objectionable, but the lower ones never excited much admiration. In one panel were the " Head of Judas Iscariot, rope, and thirty pieces of Silver, Reed, Spear, Lanthorn, and the Sword." In the center panel, " Cross, Crown of Thorns, the Spear, Reed, and Sponge, Hammer, Nippers, Old and New Covenant." In the third panel were the " Seamless garment, three dice, and Pillar and Scourge." Its merits as an artistical production were commensurate with the cost. It was removed when the fine Memorial window was put in its place, and is now stored in the tower of the Church. Augt. 2g, V. The subject of a Stained Glass Window was again presented for the consideration of the meeting. Mr. W"'. Gibson from New York exhibited some drawings, and stated what the cost of a vStained Glass Window would be. Whereupon it was Voted, That the Committee on Alterations and repairs, consisting of Denison Morgan, T. T. Fisher, and IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 39I John W. Bull, be, and they are hereby, authorized to procure a Stained Glass Window to be placed in the West end of the Church, over the Chancel, at an expense not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars. Sep\ 22, V. It was stated that the Rev. T. M. Clark has been elected to the Office of Bishop in the Diocese of Rhode Island. Whereupon it was Voted, That John Brocklesby, Isaac Toucey, Charles Chapman, and the Wardens, be a committee to prepare a circular expressive of the feelings of this Parish occasioned by said election, and procure the signatures of the members of the Parish thereto and present the same to Dr. Clark. Nov. J, V. A communication from the Rev. T. M. Clark resigning the Rectorship of the Parish was read. Whereupon it was Voted, That the same be referred to a meeting of the Parish. Nov. p. The following communication from the Rev. Thomas M. Clark to the Wardens and Vestry, and by that body referred to a meeting of the Parish, was read and accepted : Hartford, Nov. 3**, 1854. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford. Gentlemen, After patient and careful consideration I have felt myself constrained to accept the Office of Bishop in the Diocese of Rhode Island, and therefore I must now resign the Rectorship of the Church in which I have ministered with so much pleasure for the past few 3'ears. Nothing but an overpowering sense of obligation would lead me to sunder the relation which I hold to this congregation. The perfect harmony which prevails amongst us, the devoted attachment and confidence which you have ever manifested towards me, and my warm affection for all this people, render this a severe and bitter trial. May God in his goodness provide for this Church a Pastor who shall be more faithful than I have been, and bless you with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. 392 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. If agreeable to the Parish, I shall be happy to continue my services in this Church until the first of March next, imless, in the mean time some one shall be found to take the duties of the Rectorship. Your obedient servant in Christ, Thomas M. Clark. The following Preamble and Resolutions were then pre- sented by Prof. J. Brocklesby, and adopted unanimousl}^: That whereas, the Rev. Thomas M. Clark, D.D., having been elected to the Episcopate of Rhode Island, has officially resigned the charge of this Parish ; Resolved, That we receive with feelings of deepest sorrow, the resignation of Dr. Clark, who has been to us a faithful spiritual Guide and Instructor, and whose ministry has been so acceptable to all, whose labors under God have strengthened the walls of our Zion, and whose influence for good has been extensively felt throughout the community around us. That while we grieve for the necessity which has severed the sacred bond that existed between us, we are yet thankful for the blessings we have received. We bow to the cross thus laid upon us, remembering that it is the " Lord that gave and the Lord that takes away." Resolved, That as we part from our beloved Pastor, in sorrow of spirit, we pray that he may be endued with wisdom and strength from on high, to meet the solemn responsibilities of the holy office to which he has been called. — That in the new field, which he is about to enter, his labors may be more abundantly blessed, that wherever he plants, God may give the increase, and the cause of our Redeemer flourish and extend. — And that the time may be far distant, when after a life "full of good works," he shall be summoned to a still nobler sphere of action in the realms above. Resolved, That this Parish accept with much satisfaction the offer of Dr. Clark to remain with us for a limited period, upon the conditions mentioned in his letter of resignation. Voted, That a copy of the foregoing Preamble and Resolu- tions, signed by the Chairman and Clerk, be presented to the Rev. Dr. Clark. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 393 Dr. George Siiiniier came to Hartford, in 1819, from Windham county, and soon connected himself with Christ Church. He was always a valuable member of the Parish, and was much interested in all its concerns. For many years he was a member of the Vestry, acting upon committees, and quietly, but effectually, exercising much influence. His acquaintance with the clergy was exten- sive and his hospitable doors were ever open for their reception. The rectors ever found him a firm friend and supporter, and the Parish a safe and judicious counselor. What was said of him in " Physicians in Hartford in 1837," was very true and may be repeated here. " He was emi- nently an intellectual man, well educated, fond of reading, hospitable, kind hearted, pleasant in manner and conver- sation, and very careful never to give offense. " " He spent his money liberally, was a kind husband, a loving and in- dulgent father, and a good citizen : his efforts were in favor of good objects." While he was a sound church- man, he was not offensively so, nor disposed to unjust criticism or ill-natured remarks about others who differed from him. " And this was not because he had no opinions or was fearful of acknowledging them, but from a gentle- ness of nature which led him into paths of peace." He is deserving of special remembrance in our Parish. He was the son of George and Mary (Tyler) Sumner, and was born in Abington, in the town of Pomfret, Dec. 13, 1793, and died Feb. 20, 1855. He married Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel and Catharine (Hutchinson) Putnam of Brook- lyn. She was born vSept. 24, 1 794, and died Dec. 29, 1 844. 1855. Feb. 12, V. Voted, That the Rev. Alexander H. Mercer of Philadelphia, be invited to preach in Christ Church for six months. Voted, That the Wardens be directed to communicate the doings of this meeting to Bishop Clark, and request him to 394 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. address Bishop Potter of Phila. on the subject of procuring the services of the Rev. Mr, Mercer to supply the Pulpit of Christ Church for six months, commencing- on the first of March next. April 4. The Wardens and Vestry having been instruct- ed by the Parish to make diligent enquiries for some suitable person to be their future Rector, present the following Re- port : To the Parish of Christ Church, The Wardens and Vestry in accordance with a vote of the Parish Nov"' 9, 1854, would respectfully report. That hav- ing made diligent and careful enquiry, they recommend that the Rev. Francis L. Hawks, D.D., of New York, be elected Rector of this Parish at a yearly salary of Twenty-five Hun- dred dollars. The Parish on the nth appointed "a committee to proceed to New York and inform Dr. Hawks of his elec- tion." On the 19th they " reported verbally that they had attended to the duties assigned them, and that he declined the invitation to accept the Rectorship of the Parish." This was in accordance with the belief of most of the members, but they were over-persuaded by the positive- ness and sanguine opinions of a few. Jime 26, V. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry do recommend that the Rev. George Leeds of Salem, Mass., be elected Rector of Christ Church Parish at a yearly salary of Two Thousand Dollars, and that a meeting of the Parish be warned to be held in the Chapel on Monday the 2'' day of July next at 8 o'ck P. M. July 10, P. The Committee appointed to visit Salem made a very favorable report of the qualifications and ability of Rev. Mr. Leeds, and it was Voted, unanimously. That the Rev. George Leeds of Salem, Mass., be, and he is hereby, invited to accept the Rec- torship of this Parish, at a yearly salary of Two Thousand Dollars. ^ ^mk /^1^ ^^-^^^^^^^^"^- ^-^^^^ IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 395 August 7, V. A Communication from the Rev. George Leeds, declining the invitation to become the Rector of this Parish, was read and ordered placed on file. Mr. Leeds, after his call, came to Hartford and preached on one Sunday. He gave very general satis- faction, and it was hoped that he would remain as Rector. Perhaps he recognized the danger of following a very able man. He was, however, of such ability that he was fully competent to take care of himself. Nov. 2j, p. The report of the Wardens and Vestry recommending that the Rev. R. M. Abercrombie of Clifton, N. Y., be elected Rector of this Parish having been read, it was — ]'oted, unanimously, that the Rev. R. M. Abercrombie be invited to accept the Rectorship of this Parish, at a yearly salary of Two thousand dollars. Messrs. Charles Chapman, Hezekiah Huntington, and James Bolter, were appointed a Committee to inform Mr. Abercrombie of the doings of this meeting, and request his acceptance of the Rectorship of this Parish. Dec'. 21, V. Voted, That hereafter upon the occasion of a Wedding, the consent of the Wardens be previously obtained before the Church will be opened, and that they have power to call in any assistance deemed necessary to keep order. The occasion of this vote was the conduct of the miscellaneous assemblage which sometimes was gathered on these occasions, which regarded neither the sacredness of the edifice, or the solemnity of the ceremony, or of the ordinary rules of behavior, w^iich most of them would never have tolerated in their own dwellings. The license and rudeness were timely checked, and it is believed have not since occurred. Voted, That the letter from Mr. Abercrombie to the Wardens and Vestry, accepting the Rectorship, be entered upon records of the Parish. 396 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Dec'. 21. Clifton, Dec. 12, 1855. To the Wardens and Vestrymen of Christ Church, Hartford, Ct. Gentlemen, Your official and friendly communication tendering an invitation to the Rectorship of your Parish, has been received, and I beg leave to reiterate the reasons offered to a member of your body in apology for a temporary delay in sending a reply. The unexpected call to a new sphere of such magnitude and importance in view of the sacred ties which knit me to my own parish, required as it has received, the consultation of every proper source of counsel in the questions involved in severing those ties, and assuming the responsibilities of a new position. Guided as I trust by the Great Head of the Church, for whose direction I have earnestly appealed, and after mature consideration, I have resolved to comply with your kind wishes, and offer to you and through you to the Congregation of Christ Church, my acceptance of the Office of Pastor in your important and distinguished parish. As varied enterprises and circumstances require my personal supervis- ion in this place, it will not be convenient to enter upon my duties in your midst, until the third day of February ensuing. Feeling deeply unworthy of the frank confidence you have manifested towards me, and regarding the important relations which wil-1 bind us together, I solicit earnestly your Chris- tian sympathy and prayers, that God may guide, guard, and bless me, in the execution of His will, and promotion of your welfare, in the favored portion of the Vineyard which you occupy. I come to you with expectations of unbounded trust, that the affectionate interest you have shown towards those who have labored among you in the past, may be extended to their successor, that he may with a single eye to God's glory, and the salvation of souls, make full proof of his ministry, and accomplish the work of an evangelist. In humble prayer that our connection may redound to the glory of God, and our mutual interests, I am. Gentlemen, Yours faithfully in bonds of extreme love, R. M. AliERCROMBIE. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 397 1856. Feb. 26, V. Voted, That C. Adams, C. H. Northam, and T. T. Fisher be a Committee to procure a house for the Rector, at a rent not exceeding- five hundred dollars, and tender him the use of it, in behalf of the Parish, and also to make enquiries for a house that can be purchased for that purpose, and report to a future meeting of the Vestry. March 24, P. It was voted that the salary of the Rector be Twenty-five Hundred Dollars per annum from the first day of April next. The above vote was in lieu of a vote passed in Vestry meeting Feb. 26, 1856, authorizing a Committee to procure a bouse for the Rector, at a rent not exceed- ing five hundred dollars per annum. May 27, V. Voted, That the free use of the Chapel be granted to the Germans for the purpose of holding religious exercises on the Sabbath. 1857. April I J, F. Voted, That the thanks of this Parish be pre- sented to Dudley Buck, Esq., for the very able and satisfactory manner in which he has discharged the responsible duties of Treasurer of this Parish. April 28, V. Voted, That the Organist, and other persons that are paid for singing in the Choir on the Sabbath be requested to be present and assist in the Music at the usual Wednesday evening Lectures. Voted, That the Germans who worship in the Chapel on the Sabbath be requested to have stated or regular collections, the same to be applied towards the expenses of holding such services. Voted, That the Germans worshipping in the Chapel, have the use of the Communion service once in three or six months as the Rector may direct. 398 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 1858. May 7, V. H. K. Morgan, T. T. Fisher, and Wm. F. Tuttle were appointed a Committee to take such measures as the}' may deem expedient to increase the contributions to the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, in order to make up the balance due from this Parish to said vSociety, previous to the next Annual Convention of the Diocese. Elisha Johnson and Wm. F. Tuttle were appointed a committee to confer with the President and Faculty of Trinity College, in regard to the application for the use of the Church, for the next Annual Commencement exercises ; also w^itli INIiss Draper for the use of the Church for the Annual Exercises of the closing Term of her Seminary. May 10, V. Voted, That the Wardens be requested to ascertain the indebtedness of St. Paul's Parish and to call a meeting of this Parish, whenever such information shall be obtained, at their discretion. Williani H. Inilay was the son of William and Mary Imlay, and was born in 1780. He was engaged in busi- ness with Charles Seymour as early as 1800; and after- wards with Nichols & Tinker, and De Forest Manice, and Zephaniah Preston, and perhaps with others, at different periods. He was a large owner of real estate in Hartford, and also in New York, and Michigan. He first appears in our records in 1 804, when he was chosen as a vestryman, and as Treasurer of the Parish which he held until 1 8 1 3 ; he was Senior Warden in 1830. He was chairman of the committee for building the present church, and then, and at different times, was liberal in contributing for parish purposes. He held to pretty strict ideas of economy, and favored the completion of the tower partly in stone, and partly of wood. His report fortunately was not accepted, but he succeeded in cutting down a proposed further height, as Dr. Sumner told me, of fourteen feet, for which he is to be thanked. The proportions are now con- IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 399 sidered correct, and it stands a most grand and beautiful object in our city. He had a very extensive knowledge of business, and was one of the most industrious of men. His judgment generally was good, but he was engaged in too many and diverse affairs to conduct them all successfully. He was supposed at one time to be the most wealthy man in town, and had he been content to rest with his gains, would have left a large fortune. He resided on Pearl street where the Congregational church is now located, and there was v^ith the house a large garden, filled with trees and plants, which he probably enjoyed as much as his nature as an ambitious man of business would permit. He died September 4, 1858. Dec^ 8, V. Elisha Johnson and Thomas T. Fisher were appointed a Committee to ascertain the financial condition of St. Paul's Parish and report to an adjourned meeting of the Wardens and Vestry of this Parish, to be held one week from this evening. Dec^ 75, V. The Committee appointed at the last meet- ing to ascertain the financial condition of St. Paul's Parish made their report, and the subject was referred to the joint Committee of the City Missionary Society. Dec'' 22, V. The Committee appointed at a previous meeting stated that they had no further report to make, and the subject was referred back, to the same Committee to bring it before the meeting of the Church iMissionary Society if they shall deem it expedient. 1859. March J, V. It was Voted, That Chester Adams and Z. Preston, be a Committee to confer with the Rector and pro- pose to him that he take a recess from his labors in the Parish, and that they be authorized to procure someone to supply his place during his absence. It was Vote J., That the ordinary funeral expenses of Mrs. Abercrombie be paid by the Parish. 400 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The following Preamble and Resolutions were passed unanimously. Whereas, it has pleased an All Wise Providence to remove by death Mrs. R. M. Abercrombie, the wife of our esteemed Rector, Therefore, Resolved, That we tender our warmest sympathies to our beloved Rector, and his family, in this hour of severe afflic- tion and trial ; and while we are fully sensible of the great loss which they have sustained, we feel that they may con- sole themselves with the fact, that their loss is her eternal gain, and that she has exchanged this world of suffering and trial for one where sorrow and affliction can never enter. Resolved, That in this dispensation of Divine Providence, a husband has lost a most devoted and affectionate wife, his children an ever tender and gentle mother, the Church a consistent and faithful member, and this Parish one of its brightest ornaments and triiest friends. Resolved, That a copy of the foregoing Preamble and Resolutions be presented to the Rev. Mr. Abercrombie, and that a like copy be sent to the Calendar for publication. April ip, V. Mr. Daniel Goodwin was chosen Auditor to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of Miles A. Tuttle, Esq. April 28, V. James Bolter, W"\ F. Tuttle, H. T. Brown- ell, and James M. B. McNary, were appointed a Committee to wait upon strangers and others to seats in the Church. i860. Feb. 28, V. Voted, That a meeting of the Parish be warned to be held in the Chapel on Tuesday the 6"' day of March next at half past 7 o'clock P. M. to take into consider- ation the finances of the Parish, and for the transaction of any other business proper to be done at said meeting. March 6, P. Messrs. C. Adams, Z. Preston, C. H. Northam, and Julius Young, were chosen a Committee to examine the property fonncrly owned by Dr. Bercsford, adjoining the Chapel, with power to purchase the same if they shall deem it expedient. IMPORTAXT VOTES AND COM^rEXTS. 4OI George Beaeh was born in Litchfield, November 30, .1788, and came to Hartford when quite young. He was a clerk for John Pierce, and was afterwards a partner with him, under the firm name of Pierce & Beach. They were extensively engaged in the West India trade, which was seriously interrupted by the war with Great Britain in 1 8 12. When the Phoenix Bank was chartered he was appointed as its cashier and after the resignation of Mr. Sigourney was chosen as its president, which position he held until his death, May 2, i860. He is recorded in the list of tax-payers, as early as 18 10, and was a member of the Vestry in 181 8, and often subsequently ; he was Junior Warden 1826, 1845, and Senior Warden 1827. His appointment is often recorded upon committees, and he appears to have taken a hearty interest in the Parish. He attended at St. Paul's for a few years before his death, partly because his hearing was somewhat impaired, and partly also, it is supposed, because he disliked the style of the music and the ways of the musicians. He was fond of the old tunes and the old ways, and believed that the plain directions of rubrics should be strictly followed. He was a remarkably good looking man, very striking in his personal appearance, tall, broad shouldered, with a healthy, florid countenance, even in his old age ; his abundant white hair gave him a noble appearance. His responses in the service were loud and distinct ; whatever he under- took, he executed with energy. He was three times married, had a large family of children, some of whom are still living, who, with grandchildren, are all faithful mem- bers of the Episcopal Church. Nov. 13, V. J. Watson Beach, and AV. H. D. Callander, with such other members of the Parish as they may choose to call upon for assistance, were appointed a Committee to raise by subscription a sum sufficient to pay the debt and interest of St. Paul's Parish, due to the Connecticut ^lutual Life Insurance Company. 26 402 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 1861. April I, P. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be and they are hereby directed to make enquiry in regard to the financial condition of the Parish, and report to an adjourned meeting. April 6, V. Voted, That Charles Benton, John S. Gray, and Z. Preston, be a Committee to advise with the Rector, in regard to the general affairs of the Parish. April 12, V. The Committee appointed at the Annual Meeting of the Parish, consisting of the Wardens and Vestry, reported as follows. That the estimated expenses of the Parish for the present year are $4,800 Dollars. The esti- mated income is $4,000, showing a deficiency for the year of $800 Dolls. The present debt of the Parish is $6,500. They would suggest that the deficiency for the year be raised if practicable by subscription. April i§, P. A communication from the Rector request- ing leave of absence from the Parish for six weeks, was read, and the request was granted. May ij, V. A Communication from vSam' Nott, vSenior Warden of St. Paul's Parish, was presented for consideration, and it was Voted, That the Wardens of this Parish be a Committee to confer with the Wardens and Vestry of St. John's Parish on the subject of said cominunication. /tene 4, V. A Communication from the Rev, R. M. Aber- crombie, resigning the Rectorship of the Parish, was pre- sented and read to the meeting, which was referred to a meeting of the Parish. 'Sep"" 10, P. Hartford, June 4, 1861. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford, Conn. Gentlemen, In view of my intention to enter upon another sphere of labor, where my duties will be less harassing and toilsome than those in which I am now laboring, I hereby tender to you my resignation of this Parish, to take effect next Easter, unless for good reasons I shall think best that nirORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 403 our connection be sooner terminated. This arrangement is made in justice to those who renewed their obligations to the Parish in view of the continuance of my ministrations, and also that you may be allowed ample time to elect a successor. When after refusal, I was urged to accept your call, I came to labor and to teach, not with enticing words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit. Of our mutual duties and work, God must be the Judge. " Our witness is in Heaven, our record is on high." In severing the sacred tie that has so long bound us, as Pastor and People, I cannot but recall the kind feelings and sympathies exchanged with you, and express the hope that God may overrule our separation to his glory and your welfare. I am }'Ours in Christian fellowship, R. M. Abercromhie. After reading the above by the Clerk it was Voted, That the resignation of the Rev. R. M. Abercrom- hie as Rector of Christ Church Parish be and the same is hereby accepted, as proposed in his Communication to the Wardens and Vestry, bearing date June 4, 1861. Oct. 7, r. The following Resolution was passed unani- mously. Resolved, That in separating from our present Rector, we unitedly render to him our highest estimation of his worth as a Christian Pastor, and appreciate fully his faithful and devoted ministrations among us, during a period of nearly six years, and we pledge ourselves that these feel- ings of kindness shall follow him into whatever field of duty Divine Providence may hereafter call him. Voted, That the Clerk be directed to furnish the Rev. Mr. Abercrombie with a notice of the action of the Parish upon his letter of resignation, together with a copy of the above resolution. Mr. Abercrombie Avas a most estimable man, and labored faithfully in the performance of his duties. He was con- scientious and kind, and had that proper conception of his pastoral obligations that endeared him to many, and should have brought to him the cordial support of all. It 404 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. was unfortunate for him that he followed a rector of supreme ability, most agreeable manners, and every way calculated to attract a crowd. It was a misfortune that had happened to some of his predecessors, and perhaps it may be said to some of his successors also. His long continuance in one parish afterwards showed that his sterling qualities were fully appreciated there. It is not pretended that he was driven away, for there was from all a kindly recognition of his many Christian qualifications, but no one knows better than a clergyman himself how a " gentle pressure " m.ay be brought to bear upon him, which is quite as effectual as open opposition, and leads him to seek another sphere of labor. The parish may not always be at fault, but it should charitably consider that while few men are exactly alike either in mental qualifications, or in temper, or in following the same lines of duty, they may still be equally useful and deserving of equal esteem. The tattlers and busybodies in a parish, who are continually prating of the excellences of a former rector, saying to his successor that he did not do so and so, are only worthy of such a rebuke as was given to one of these complainers in our city some years since : " You please wait and see what Dr. WavShburn will do." The amount of injury, and of real injustice also, which is too often rendered to some of the clergy, calls for more forbearance and sympathy on the part of the people than they frequently are willing to accord. The system of " calling " a pastor over a congregation is as lightly re- garded by some as the choosing of a captain to a military company, or the election of a chairman to an ordinary business meeting. The sacred relation which he holds to the people, and the commission which he bears, are but lightly considered, or are not considered at all in this most important one, which concerns equally pastor and people. So superficial are the inquiries frequently, and so little regard is paid to sound but quiet worth, that one IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 405 is led to inquire if it would not be better that these minis- ters of God's word should be sent rather than called. The Parish at this time was in debt over six thousand dollars, incurred mostly, if not wholly, by its spending annually more than it annually received. A system so vicious as this is sure to bring trouble in the future. The danger of it was recognized, but the true remedy was not applied. Notwithstanding the anxiety and annoyance which it occasioned, and which was felt, the system was pursued for some years further before retrenchment was brought about and the debt was paid. Then the Parish resolved to live within its means in the future, and for a few years succeeded in doing so. Bt'c'. id^, V. Mr. Adams read a letter from Mr. S. Nott, Senior Warden of St. Paul's Parish, asking the aid of a Col- lection to enable St. Paul's Parish to pay the balance of salary due the Rector of said Parish. The communication was laid on the table. 1862. Samuel Tudor, son of Samuel and Naomi [Diggins] Tudor, was born in East Windsor, August 15, 1769 ; mar- ried June, 1800, Mary, daughter of John and Anna [Bliss] Watson. She was born in East Windsor, December 8, 1775 ; died December 22, 1847. He died January 29, 1862, having reached the ripe old age of over ninety-two years. For some time before his death he was unable to leave his house. His constitution was naturally so robust that he retained his interest in affairs until the latter part of his life. It is thought that he was in business in East Windsor, in the firm of Bissell, Tudor & Co., as adver- tisements are found September 30, 1793, and as late as June 13, 1798. His first advertisement in Hartford is dated July 27, 1801, "at the store lately occupied for the Bank." In 1803 he was in partnership with Ward Wood- bridge ; this was dissolved September 15, 1809. He then entered into partnership with Philo Hillyer October 10, 406 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 1810, and removed to the new brick building next north of the Episcopal Church, now No. 433 Main street. This partnership was dissolved March 7, 1821, and he con- ducted the business alone — the wholesale dry g'oods busi- ness — until he retired about 1830. Few members of the Parish have been connected with it so long-, and have filled so many of its offices, and have performed their duties as faithfully and lovingly as Mr. Tudor. Perhaps he was a churchman when he cam.e to Hartford, and may have been led into the Episcopal com- munion by his acquaintance with the Episcopalians of his native town. These were scattered over the state, especially in the south and west, before the Revolution, though the disturbing conditions bore more heavily upon us than upon others throughout this war. However, the catholic faith had not died out, and there were to be found considerable bodies in a few places, and here and there individuals, whose love for the Prayer Book and the good old ways of their fathers in England was still living and strong. Some of them were in East Windsor. Dr. Elihu Tudor was one of them ; he was in the receipt of a pen- sion from the British government for his services in the war with France, and more especially for those in the ill- fated expedition to The Havana. A suspicion that his loyalty to the mother country was greater than his loyalty for his native land led to his being closely watched and sometimes threatened. Perhaps from his uncle, Mr. Tudor received his knowledge of the church and love for her ways. Dr. Tudor must have had a kind and benevolent disposition, when such a man as Rev. Thomas Robbins would participate in the cheer of his Christmas board and show to him his neighborly afi:ection. It is very likely there were not a few such instances as this of Dr. Tudor, centers of faith and loving remembrance, whose light was obscured for a time, but burst again into flame upon returning peace. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 407 ]Mr. Tudor seems to have had no desire for " political preferment," as it is now termed. Though his opinions were very decided, and he had no hesitation in expressing them whenever necessary, yet he had a proper sense of propriety in not making them a chief topic of conversa- tion. His attachment to the old Federal party might nat- urally be expected, and to its later numerous appellations and modifications, but I doubt if he was ever worried or disturbed in a night's sleep by any defeats which it expe- rienced. The very fact that he had no strong political desires, but attended to his own business, is proof enough of this. He was, and continued to be successful as a mer- chant, buying largely at home and abroad, just before and immediately after the declaration of war with Great Britain in 18 12. This foresight was very profitable to him, and is said to have greatly increased his fortune. With a laudable ambition and perseverance, he pursued his mercantile career without a failure, and retired from business having secured a competency sufficient for the remainder of his life. But he did not hoard what he had gained ; he spent liberally both in his family, his parish, and as a good citizen. I do not think it was spent grudg- ingly, or of necessity, but as a cheerful giver. A friend, speaking of him within a few days, said, " I do not think that his income was ever more than six or seven thousand dollars a year, but he lived like a prince ; no one would think of living now as he did, unless he had an income of three times this amount." His life was a success ; he had two children, and a most intelligent, amiable, and loving wife. Her influence upon him modified or di- verted whatever of irritability there might have been in his original temper. It strengthened and confirmed his naturally good instincts, and added greatly to a grand conception of an artistic sense, which made life beautiful and home a happy place. It is especially with Mr. Tudor 's connection with Christ Church that we have to speak. His name is first 4o8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. found when he w^as chosen vestryman in 1803; and he was a continuous member of the vestry, either as warden or vestryman — except in 1840 — until 1850, a period of forty-seven years. He was extremely devoted to the interests of the Parish, serving often and faithfully upon many committees, contributing generously of his sub- stance, and showing in many and diverse ways how much love he had for the Church. He was prompt and constant in attendance upon her services, requiring his children and grandchildren to be present with him also. Nor did he neglect those family devotions which are incum- bent upon all of us, but it is feared are neglected by too many. He seemed never to tire with his religious duties, but believed in them, and lived up to them with a constancy which was unfailing. He was early and for a long time a director in the Phoenix Bank, a trustee of Trinity College, in which he early took much interest ; often he was sent as a delegate to the Diocesan Convention : in whatever he was engaged he was in earnest. His early education, I suppose, was not extensive, but his natural abilities were good, and he had that wise perception not given to all men, in know- ing that he was firm only on ground with which he was acquainted. He had an excellent knowledge and great love of music, and his judgment was not often questioned. After the introduction of some new tunes and chants, a parishioner one day said to him, " I don't understand this new music which you are giving us, Mr. Tudor." " You are not up to it, Mr. ," he replied, " not up to it ; " and that was the end of the interrogation. If there was any subject upon which he would not bear contradiction, it was this one. The Parish owes him a debt of gratitude for his ser- vices on the committee for building the present church. Here he was indefatigable ; here his fine taste, his correct judgment, his acquaintance with what was becoming and orderly, and his knowledge of honest work, were invalua- IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 409 ble. Air. Wheaton found in him a sympathetic sup- porter. He had an extensive acquaintance with the clergy, and his hospitable doors were ever open to them ; here they found a kindly greeting and a cheerful board. iSIr. Wain- wright, the Rector, lived with him for some time, and when his sermons were finished, not often before eleven o'clock on Saturday night, Mrs. Tudor would be prepared with something refreshing for his comfort, before retir- ing. His social disposition made him fond of company, and led to an extensive acquaintance. Perhaps there has been no one in the Parish who was better known, more prominent and useful, than Mr. Tudor. In its early history John Morgan was a foremost leader, capable and willing. He was engaged extensively in trade, and had that pecuniary ability which is said to enforce one's opinions ; if he had any prejudices he did not attempt to conceal them ; he was bold and bluff, but warm at heart. He was a Churchman, because he believed in the Church, and possibly also because he did not believe in Congregationalism. He was ardent as a supporter, generous, dogmatic, well-fitted to command. But ]\Ir. Tudor possessed more gracefulness, more persuasiveness, more command of himself, and equal independence ; he was well-fitted to direct. There was connected with his home. No. 471, Main street, quite an amount of land, much beyond that usually found in the center of an old city ; it extended in the rear even to Church street. Here he had a fine vegetable garden, an icehouse, a greenhouse, and an ornamental garden filled with trees and shrubs and flowering plants. It is reported that he was the first person in the city who owned a private greenhouse. His fine taste here displayed itself in the cultivation of beautiful plants and desirable fruits ; the grounds were so extensive that they gave full play to his aesthetic sense. In his later years he could be 410 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. found on every fair morning- enjoying the fresh air, the perfume of his flowers, the growth and beauty of his trees, and the abundance of his fruits. He was pleased often to repeat what had been told him by the elder Dr. Beresford, " These, Mr. Tudor, are adding to the number of your days." So celebrated was his garden that it was considered one of the show places of the city, and he was very willing that it should be opened to the public, but grumbled occasionally, as was very proper, when the visitors did not refrain from picking his flowers or plucking his fruit. If we did not take our country friends to visit it, in connec- tion with the Charter Oak, the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, and Mr. Sigourney's residence, it was considered that we had failed in our duty. He was always a good looking man, and must have been handsome when young ; he dressed well and neatly, even in his old age, which cannot always be said of those who have come to four score years or more. My neighborly acquaintance with him for a long time may have led to the length of this sketch of one who was a true friend of our Parish, whose conceptions of duty were strong, who had so much Christian faith and so much human philoso- phy that he endeavored to enjoy with thankfulness the blessings of this life, and bear with resignation those trials and afflictions which come to all of us. March 25, 1S62, P. The Wardens and Vestry, in accord- ance with a Vote of the Parish, passed Sep'' lo"", 1861, re- ported that having made diligent and careful enquiry they recommend that the Rev. Clement M. Butler, D.D., of Phila- delphia, be elected Rector of this Parish, and it was Voted, That the Rev. Clement M. Butler, D.D., of Phila- delphia, having the approbation of the Bishop of this Dio- cese, be requested to accept the Rectorship of this Parish. Voted, That the Rt. Rev. Bishop of this Diocese is re- spectfully requested to approve of the election of the Rev. Clement M. Butler, D.D., to be Rector of this Parish. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 4II April 21. An adjourned meeting of the Parish was held at the Chapel on Easter Monday, the 21st inst., Mr. Benton in the Chair. The Committee appointed to confer with Dr. Butler re- ported that they had received a letter from him declining the invitation to accept the Rectorship of this Parish, and the Clerk was directed to enter the same upon the records. Philadelphia, April 14, 1862. Dr. Sir. As I am conscious that a long delay in announcing my decision after it is made, may be injurious to the interests of your Parish, and as the question seemed at last [to] turn on a single point, which is now clear to my mind, I hasten to advise you that I feel constrained to decline the gratifying call which you and Mr. Beach have so kindly conveyed to me from Christ Church, Hartford. My wife's former Physician in Washington and her pres- ent Physician here, emphatically give it as their decided opinion, that a residence in Hartford would be likely to de- velope her constitutional tendency — now aggravated, to bronchial and pulmonary disease. Her health has been wretched for some time past, and if the state of the country permitted it, I should seek a settle- ment in a more southern climate. When you were here I was not conscious of the now evident change that has come over her ; but her recent feebleness, and the Physician's ex- amination of her lungs, have brought me to the decided conviction that if possible, I must avoid a residence in a climate more rigorous than this. Trusting that the great head of the Church may send you soon a Pastor with fresher energies, and higher powers to serve you than I could have brought, I remain, very truly. Your obedient servant, C. M. Butler. April 2p, V. A committee was appointed " to make en- quiry for some suitable person to be the Rector of this Parish," and on the third of May they reported, and the Ves- 412 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. try Voted, that the Rev. George H. Clark, of Pittsfield, Mass be engaged to perform the duties of Rector in this Parish for the term of three months." He had been Rector of St. John's Church, Savannah, Georgia, but had been obliged to leave, and was at this time at Pittsfield. Before the above mentioned time had expired, he had made so favorable an impression that on June 17th he was chosen as Rector, at a salary of Twenty-five hundred dollars. To this he made the following reply. /line 28. Hartford, June 21, 1862. Gentlemen, I have had the honor to receive the Resolutions passed at the Parish meeting of Christ Church, held on the 17th inst, and it gives me great pleasure to announce my acceptance of the Rectorship, so cordially and unanimously offered to me. Trusting that the connection now formed will never be regretted, and that it will be followed by a divine blessing, I am. Gentlemen, Very respectfully and truly yours, George H. Clark. To Messrs. Charles Benton, Zephaniah Preston, and James Goodwin. It was also V. Voted, That his public address to the Parish on Sun- day the 2 2d instant be entered upon the records, which was as follows : " I desire to annouce to you my acceptance yesterday of the Rectorship of the Parish. According to common usage I should wait longer before making my answer to your propo- sition public ; but wishing to meet you in the spirit in which you have met me, and having already received in view of your election, most cordial and kindly messages from your Rev. and beloved Bishop, I determined to make known my decision without delay. Nearly a year has passed since in pain and sorrow, I left a parish with which my relations for eight years had been >^ ^ >^ ^^sJ^'S-o--:^ IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 413 pleasant, and around which clustered the tenderest and most sacred associations of my life. Since that time I have had no expectation of ever returning- to my former position ; and my desire has been to identify myself with a Northern Parish. The hand of Providence directs me here. Your sympathy — your kindly welcome leave not a doubt upon my mind. I trust — I pray — that God will bless us in our new relation. To me, this Chancel has peculiar in- terest, a brother whom I love has baptized at that Font, — has met with many of you in the sacred supper around this hallowed table, and has proclaimed the word of life from that pulpit. This place is therefore dear to ine, but far more precious will it be, if I can rightly discharge my obligations, quicken you to duty, bring you near to your Saviour, and be permitted to see within these walls a united, an active, a charitable, and a loving people. God in his mercy bless us and bring us near to Him ! " 1863. April id^, iS6j, V. James Bolter, H. T. Brownell, James M. B. McNary, Chester Adams, George D. Jewett, T. T. Fisher, and Julius Case, were appointed a Committee to wait upon strangers and others to seats in the Church, during the year. Voted, That the Treasurer be and he is hereby author- ized to borrow a sum not to exceed Nine Thousand Dollars at 5 per cent, interest, and to issue a Parish note for the same. May iS, P. Voted, That Whereas, this Parish is indebted to divers persons, in the vSum of Seven Thousand Dollars, and it is desired to consolidate the said debt into one. That Charles Benton, and William Mather, be and they are hereby appointed a Committee to borrow that sum in behalf of the Parish, and to execute a note in the name of the Parish therefor, payable on demand, with interest payable an- nually ; and to make, execute, and deliver a mortgage to secure the same upon the land and Church building of the Parish, situated on the corner of Main and Church Streets in the City of Hartford, 414 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. V. C. J. Hoadly, B. F. Ellis, and S. Towle, were ap- pointed a Committee to examine the Bell, and to make such alterations and repairs as they may deem necessary. Oct. ip, V. An all wise Providence has seen fit to remove by death our esteemed and beloved brother William Mather of this Parish, and we desire to express our deep grief at this affliction, and tender our sympathies to his bereaved family. Mr. Mather has been for a long series of years a communicant in this Parish, and has always exhibited an earnest devotion to the welfare of the Church, and main- tained a consistent Christian character. Resolved, That in further token of our respect for his memory we will attend his funeral in a body. Resolved, That a copy of the above be sent to the family of the deceased. Resolved, That the above be published in the Calendar. 1864. March 30, V. C. J. Hoadly, J. W. Beach, and J. M. B. Mc Nary, were appointed a Committee to make enquiries re- lative to recasting the bell now cracked, and also as to the cost etc. of procuring a chime of bells, and to report at a future meeting. They were also empowered to associate another member to the Committee. April 25, V. The Committee appointed at the last meeting to make enquiries relative to Bells made a report which was read, and after some conversation upon the subject, it was. Resolved, That it is expedient to procure a chime of bells provided a sufficient sum of money can be raised b}^ subscrip- tion for the purpose. Messrs. Bolter, Beach, and Case were appointed a com- mittee to obtain subscriptions, and they were authorized to add to their number at discretion. July 22, V. The Committee appointed to procure sub- scriptions for the purchase of a chime of bells reported that $6,270 had been subscribed, and that the old bell at present prices might be expected to sell for about $1,000 — and that the sum of $1,500 additional had been promised when the IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 415 subscription should amount to $8,500 including the value of the old bell. Mr. Hoadly was added to the Committee on bells, in the room of Mr. Bolter removed to Trinity Parish. This is the first mention that we have upon our records of the organization of Trinity ParisJi, though the formation of it was commenced in 1859. The need for Church ac- commodation in the western part of the city was certainly great, for the population in that section was rapidly in- creasing. This movement was never brought before our Parish officially but arose from the concerted action of individuals residing there. Though it took from Christ Church some of its oldest and most valued members, it w^as never seriously objected to, but was regarded as a wise and necessary movement. It was regarded as a measure which could not be stopped, or obstructed, and the result has proven it was well undertaken. The erection of new buildings and the increase of the population has been far beyond the anticipations of any one. The prospects of Trinity Parish in the future are very great, and it must become the most flourishing of the Episcopal parishes in the town. It seems very proper in recording the history of Christ Church, that these words should be said, and that further mention should be made of the very beginnings of this new Parish, which I have been permitted to copy from its Records. Organization of Trinity Parish. [We the undersigned, do hereby unite and form a religious Society, to be designated and known forever, by the name of the Parish of Trinity Church, Hartford, the same to be organized and conducted according to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States, and to be in connexion with the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Connecticut. Hartford, Sept. 12, 1859. vSaml. H. Huntington. Elisha Johnson. Edward Goodman. W. T. Hallett. James Dixon. Geo. Affleck. Aaron Keney. John Hatfield. H. Huntington. Saml. Alexander. F. J. Huntington. H. K. Morgan. 4l6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTP^ORD. These names are marked on the records with a pencil, as if they had been the original members ; then there is recorded the following names, most of which were prob- ably added soon, or a very few years afterwards. Henry Corning. Julius A. Case. John S. Gray. Chas. E. Meech. James Bolter. C. B. Ingraham. Geo. B. Barnes. H. W. Goodwin. Thos. T. Fisher. Fredk. P. Shepard. A. B. Redfield. H. S. Emerson. H. A. Welton. Chas. H. Larsing. Thomas B. Cheney. Henry Ocorr. Geo. E. Hatch. James Willis. W. L. Hubbell. Salem Jepson. Jas. F. Burns. W. D. Shipman. Francis Goodwin. Joseph A. Terry. Edwin E. Johnson. George T. Wiley. E. B. Huntington. John H. Turner. Edwin Crocker. Walter Keney, 3d. A. C. Goodman. H. C. Fuller. Jacob L. Greene. G. Pierpont Davis. George Buck. William B. May. Then follows a list of members, admitted at different dates, beginning April 14, 1879, ^^^ this entry. Hartford, Sept. 12, 1859. We the undersigned hereby express our consent to the formation, or organization of a religious society in the Western section of the City of Hartford, the same to be es- tablished and conducted according to the doctrine, discipline, and worship of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, and when formed, to be united as soon as may be with the Convention of Protestant Episcopal Churches in the Dio- cese of Connecticut. R. M. Abercrombie, Rector of CJirist Church, Hartford. E. A. Washburne, Rector of St. Johns, T. C. Brownei.t,, Bp. Connecticut^ IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 417 Nov. T2, V. Mr. Ellis was authorized to have the crack sawed out of the bell, provided that upon examination it was thought that the bell could be restored to use. Consent was g-iven that there should be a collection for the Hartford Soldiers' Aid Association taken in the Church on Thanksgiving Day. 1865. Jan. /J, V. Mr. Northam remarked that the object of calling the meeting was to take action upon the death of Bishop Brownell, and after some conversation, the Wardens, the Clerk, Mr. Fisher, and Mr. Ellis were appointed a Com- mittee to see the Church draped in mourning, and to make such other arrangements respecting the funeral as may be necessary. The Rector, the Junior Warden, and the Clerk were re- quested to draft some resolutions, who reported the following which were unanimously adopted, viz.: Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to take to himself in a good old age, our late Diocesan, the Right Reverend Thomas Church Brownell, D.D., LL.D., Presiding Bishop of the Church in the United States, sometime Rector of this Parish. Resolved, That we tender to the family of the deceased our heartfelt sympathy in this bereavement, which they suffer only more immediately than the Church at large. Resolved, That we shall ever cherish the memory of those untiring labors and wise counsels of the late Bishop, through which the Chui'ch in this Diocese has so largely increased, and has enjoyed so much harmony during his Episcopate, and by which he has fully redeemed the promise made by him to the Convention of the Diocese at the time of his con- secration, more than forty-five years ago, that he would " en- deavor to imitate that prudence and zeal which characterized the earliest Bishop of this Diocese, and of this country ; and to cultivate those virtues which distinguished his immediate successor." Resolved, That we will attend his funeral in a body, with the usual badge of mourning. 27 4l8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Resolved, That these Resolutions be entered upon the records, and that a copy of them be transmitted to the family of the late Prelate. March 17. The Wardens, the Clerk, Mr. Beach, and Mr. McNary were appointed a committee with power to sell the old bell and procure a new one. March 21'K Messrs. Beach and Case were appointed a Committee to endeavor to raise by subscription the sum of $2,500 to pay the floating debt of the Parish. Nov. 2j, V. It was proposed by some of the friends of the late Rev. Dr. N. S. Wheaton, to place a tablet to his memory in the church, but nothing came from it. How- ever, a few years later, he was remembered by the fine window in the chancel. At this same meeting " C. H. Northam and Z. Preston were appointed a committee to ascertain the probable cost of a suitable tablet to the memory of the late Bishop Brownell." This led to an enquiry and some correspond- ence, but the matter was finally dropped. 1866. March ji, V. " There was some conversation upon the financial and other general interests of the Parish, and the committee who purchased the bell were desired to have the tolling apparatus improved." Record of a subscription to raise $2,500 for paying the floating debt of the Parish, and for procuring a new bell. The subscription was afterwards increased to $3,000, in order to make a present of $500 to the rector. We the subscribers agree to pay J. W. Beach, Treasurer of the Parish of Christ Church, the sums affixed to our respective names, for the purpose of paying the floating debt of the said Parish, and procuring a new bell, provided the Slim of $2,500 be raised. Hartford, March, 1865. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 419 C. H. Northam, • $300 J. A. Case, . I50 Walter Keney, 200 Mrs. William Mather, . 50 Geo. Beach, Jr., 200 Gurdon W. Russell^ 50 Eben'' Flower, 200 Mrs. Henry Perkins, 50 Wm. F. TuttJe, 200 M. W. Chapin, 50 Saml. I. Tuttle, 200 S. B. Beresford, . 50 Newton Carter, 200 E. M. Watkinson, . 50 J. W. Beach, . 200 G. Brinley, . 40 Isaac Toucey, 100 F. A. Brown, 25 Chester Adams, 100 C. C. Kimball, 25 Danl. Goodwin, 100 E. S. Butler, . 25 Charles Benton, 100 J. M. B. McNary, . 25 Cash, . ICO H. Tudor Brownell, 25 S. G. Farnham, Jr , 100 Geo. E. Hatch, 25 George D. Jewett, 50 Dr. C. A. Taft, . 25 Dudley Buck, 50 T. Holland, . 25 N. Rice, 10 April 2, P. The Wardens and Vestry were authorized, if in their judgment deemed expedient, to employ an Assistant to the Rector, at a salary not exceeding $800. A reference to the votes of December, 18 19, will show that Rev. Mr. Wainwright had resigned as rector, and that Bishop Brownell had accepted the rectorship of the Parish, upon the promise of an assistant. Rev. N. S. Wheaton was chosen, and continued as " Assistant Rector " until the Bishop resigned, Nov. 11, 1820, in consequence of the Diocese requiring his exclusive services. The ap- pointment of Mr. Wheaton was due to temporary causes, but he may be considered as the first assistant which the Parish ever had, a precedent which was not followed until after the passage of the vote of April 2, 1866. In June, the 19th, the Vestry Vo/ed, thai "the Wardens and Air. Preston be appointed a committee with power to engage Rev. Robert Meech as an assistant minister of this Parish," who thus became a necessary official in the extended and useful work deemed important. May 21, V. The following- preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted. 420 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Whereas, it has pleased the great head of the Church in His infinite wisdom, to remove from his earthly sphere the Rt. Rev. George Burgess, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Maine, and whereas Bishop Burgess was elected to his sacred office while exercising the Rectorship of this Parish, which he had holden for thirteen years, endearing himself by his devotion and consistent Christian example not only to the members of this Parish but to the community around us — Therefore, Resolved, That while we bow with submission to this decree of Divine Providence, we cannot but mourn the loss of one so deeply beloved, not only by this Parish and com- munity, but by the Church at large. Resolved, That we tender to the family and friends of the deceased, our heartfelt sympathy in this hour of their bereavement, and hope they may receive such consolation as Cometh from faith and trust in Him who doeth all things well. The above was ordered to be entered on the records, and a copy to be sent to the widow of the deceased Bishop, and Bishop Clark was requested to deliver in the Church a commemorative discourse of the late Bishop. Ebenezer Flozver, the son of Timothy Flower, was born at Feeding Hills, West Springfield, Mass., Sept. 3, 1787, but his name first appears on our records in 1829, when he was chosen as one of the Vestry. He followed the occu- pation of a navigator, and soon became well known as the Captain of the schooner Ann, named for his wife. He was chiefly engaged in coasting, but made several voyages to the West Indies, as nearly as can be ascertained. In those early days, when the Connecticut river was the great line for our traffic, the captains of our sloops and schooners were men of importance, and were often employed in making purchases and in the selling of products. A mere knowledge of navigation was not considered as an only and sufficient qualification, but a man must be the possessor of good sense, prudence, and a IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 42 1 general acquaintance with business. These were found in Captain Flower, whose reputation as an honest and carefiil man was well established. In his trips to New York, Boston, and other places, he was intrusted with the purchase of sugar, molasses, rum, and other goods, as willingly and confidently as if he had been a partner in the business. A friend who made a trip with him to Boston in the schooner Ann has given me some of the details of the voyage, and especially the points which characterized him, and mark his excessive prudence. After leaving the river, there were some indications of a storm, and he put into New London ; starting the next day, but fearing the strong winds, he found a safe shelter at Newport. Putting out once more the troublesome sea drove him into Buzzards Bay. There was no further stoppage until his arrival at Boston, where the sea-rig was laid aside and Captain Flower appeared as a well-dressed gentleman, and went ashore, ready to transact business. He possessed in an eminent degree good solid sense ; was kind, good natured, and not inclined to talk more than was necessary. He was a sincere Christian, recognizing his duties and discharging his obligations faithfully. He was liberal in his contributions for church purposes, and for those also which so frequently occur in any town. He was extremely methodical, made an inventory of his estate every year, as I have been told, and kept an exact account of his expenditures also. From these it is now seen what sums were frequently given in charity, the charge being simply " for charity " one dollar, or three, or five dollars, or whatever it might be. Copies of some of the letters which he addressed to his friends, who were neglectful of their duties, or had fallen into bad habits, show what solicitude he had for their welfare, and the tender manner he had of expressing it. During the latter part of his life he was in the coal 422 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. business, under the firm name of H. Brainard & Co. He was a member of the Vestry, 1829, '30, '31, '42, '43, '44, '45, '56 ; and Junior Warden, 1 846, '47, '48, '49. He was married to Ann Granger of Feeding Hills, who survived him until April 15, 1867 ; it was especially noted with what affection he always regarded her. He was Mayor of the City for two terms, 185 1 and 1852. He died September 4, 1866, 1867. Resignation of Dr. Clark. March 11^ Hartford, March i, 1867. To the Wardens and Vestrymen of Christ Church. Gentlemen, I tender to you my resignation of the rector- ship of Christ Church Parish. After a ministry of nearly five years among a people who have given to me their confidence, and to whom my attach- ments are strong, it is painful to take this step ; but both my body and mind require such recuperation as cannot be secured while I am in the discharge of duty in so large a Parish. My connection with Christ Church has been exceedingly pleasant, and only for the reason stated should I propose to withdraw from it. If agreeable to you this resignation shall take effect on the first of June. I am. Gentlemen, Very truly yours, George H. Clark. March 22, P. The resignation of the Rector was read, and upon the motion of Mr. Preston, the following Preamble and Resolutions were adopted : Whereas^ the Rev. George H. Clark, D.D., through the Wardens and Vestry, has tendered his resignation of the Rectorship of this Parish, to take effect on the first day of June next, on account of his ill health, and great nervous debility, and the Wardens and Vestry by a committee having requested Dr. Clark to withdraw his resignation, which he IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 423 has declined to do. Therefore Resolved, That while we regret the necessity which induces the severance of the connection between himself and this Parish, which has so happily existed for the last five years, we reluctantly acknowledge the Providential issue, and accept his resignation. Resolved, That we tender to the Rev. Dr. Clark our affectionate regard and sincere wishes for his personal wel- fare, and trust the relaxation he seeks may be the means of restoring him to perfect health. Resolved, That we shall ever hold in grateful remem- brance the acceptable manner in which he has performed his duties while Rector of the Parish. May 16, P. It was Voted unanimously, that with the con- sent and approbation of the Bishop of this Diocese, the Rev. Robert Meech be invited to accept the Rectorship of this Parish, to succeed the Rev. Dr. Clark. The Wardens were appointed to wait upon Mr. Meech, and request his acceptance of the Rectorship, and they were also authorized to employ, at the request of Mr. Meech, such assistance as may be necessary. June 75, V. The following letter from Mr. Meech was read, — To the Wardens of Christ Church, Hartford, Conn. Gentlemen, I acknowledge the recpt. of an attested copy of a vote and resolutions adopted at the recent Parish meet- ing of May 16, by wh. I was declared to be unanimously chosen as Rector to succeed the Rev. Dr. Clark. I also acknowledge the recpt. at your hands of invitation to accept such position, made by you in pursuance of the vote and resolutions of the aforesaid Parish meeting. Allow me through you, to express to the members of the Parish my grateful acknowledgments of kindness and consideration shown towards me, not only in this very complimentary action, but also in numberless other ways, during the period of my connection with the Parish. I should greatly desire to retain my connection with a congregation in wh. I seem to 424 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. have found so many friends, if I were well persuaded that my stay wd. be of advantage both to them and me in carrying forward the work of our blessed Lord. After a somewhat careful consideration of the whole matter however, I have decided to ask you to allow me to postpone any absolute and final action. I am willing, if it be agreeable to the Parish, to take charge as temporary Rector, for a period of several months, to the next Advent, or Christ- mas season, if desired. At that time, if I have proven my- self equal to the task imposed upon me, both in the opinion of the Parish and in my own, I may be disposed to render a formal and absolute acceptance. The experience of the in- tervening months will demonstrate whether such will be the wisest and best action, both for you and me, and my notions of duty will be clearer and more decided than they now are. You will rightly attribute my hesitancy to my own pain- ful consciotisness of a very limited experience in both minis- terial and pastoral work, and to a fear lest I sh"^ hereafter be found inadequate to the position assumed, and not to any want of confidence in the Parish, or lack of desire to be thus honorably connected with its members. I am Gentlemen, Yrs. very Respectfully, R. Meech. Mess. C. H. NORTHAM, ) „^ - Wardens, etc. C. Adams, Esqrs. ) No. 103 Elm, Hartford, May, 1867. Voted, That the Senior Warden be requested to notify the Rev. Mr. Meech that his letter is received and that the Wardens and Vestry accept his proposition to take charge of the Parish agreeably to the terms stated in said letter. A proposition was made by Mr. Gordon W. Burnham to present a marble bust of the late Bishop Brownell, to the Parish, upon certain conditions, which were not carried out, and the bust was returned to him, according to his request. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 425 Mr. Meecli informed the Vestry that Mrs. William Mather offers to present a lot of land in the northern part of the city, that a chapel may be erected thereon. This was a lot from the southwest part of her home lot, and it was — Voted., That the Wardens and Vestry thankfully receive the offer made by Mrs. ]\Iather, and will advise the accept- ance thereof by the Parish. 1868. Feb. 20, V. The following letter from Mr. IMcech was read. To the Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hartford, Conn. Gentlemen, the time granted me for considering the call of the Parish of Christ Church to become its Rector having now expired, and no intimation of any change of purpose or desire on the part either of yourselves, or the Parish, having been received by me, I hereby declare my acceptance of the said call, and my willingness to become y' Rector from this date. In accepting I do not disguise from myself that I am assuming a position of much responsibility and difficulty, and for which there may well be a question as to my fitness. But the kind assurance of sympathy and forbearance which I have rec** from many individuals in the Parish, the desire of my Bishop, and my own inclination to retain my home among you, encourage me to undertake the duties which the call lays upon me. Above all, I look for help to my Divine Master the great Head of the Church and trust that according to my day so will he make my strength to be. Pra3-ing that the step I now take may be blessed of GOD to the welfare of the Parish, and of the Church at large, and that I may ever retain your esteem and confidence, I remain. Gentlemen Yrs very Respectfull}' Hartford, Conn. Roet. Meech. Feast of the Epiphany, A,D. 1S6S. It was Voted., That Rev. Mr. Meech be authorized to obtain 426 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. the services of Rev. Edward Goodridge as his Assistant, at a salary of one thousand dollars per annum. Record of a Subscription made in 186"/. The undersigned agree to pay to J. W. Beach, Treasurer, the sums affixed to our several names, to raise the sum of six hundred dollars, for the purpose of discharging the floating debt of the Parish. C. H. Northam, . . $100 George Beach, . $50 J. W. Beach, 100 Wm. F. Tuttle, • 50 Chester Adams, 50 Daniel Goodwin, • 50 S. G. Farnham, . _ . 50 Newton Carter, • 50 W. Keney, . 50 Geo. E. Hatch, • 25 James Goodwin, . 50 A proposition which had been made by Wm. W. Roberts, June 19, 1866, for the purchase of a strip of land belonging to the Parish, had been considered at various times, without any agreement as to terms. This was in the rear of the Chapel, south of the south line of the lot on which the church stands, continued w^estward. April 27, At an adjourned special meeting of the Parish Mr. Adams made a verbal statement, and after some discus- sion, it was — Votcd^ That the Wardens be authorized and instructed to sell and convey to William W. Roberts, a piece of land in the rear of the Chapel, south of the south line of the lot on which the Church stands continued westward, and also a privilege in the gangway, upon such terms and conditions as the com- mittee appointed to confer with said Roberts at the last Parish meeting, or a majority of them, shall consider for the best interest of the Parish. Provided^ That the price to be paid by the said Roberts shall not be less than $1,000. " There was some discussion, but no action taken, with reference to the terms of sale of the land, May 22, 1869." A mention is made of this matter April 20, 1 871, when the Wardens with Mr. Davis and the Clerk were instructed to IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 427 make a settlement with William W. Roberts. Nothing further appears upon the records concerning it. By the Treasurer's book it appears that on August 12, 1874, Mr. Roberts paid to him the sum of $1,500 presumably for this land. 1869. Jan. 21, V. Mr. Meech made some remarks upon church work in his opinion desirable to be accomplished, especially in the direction of missionary efforts in the northern part of the city ; and upon motion, Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Meech were appointed a committee to wait on Mrs. Mather in reference to the Chapel proposed to be built on the land donated by her. Mr. Dickinson reported that Mrs. Mather is willing to waive the restric- tion relative to the material of which the Chapel is to be built. On the 17th of March, Mr. Ellis submitted a plan for a Chapel, and IMessrs. Carter, Dickinson, Burr, and Case were appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions to raise funds to build a Chapel on the Mather lot. At this meeting, Mr. Goodridge resigned the position of Assistant Minister, to take effect on the coming Easter. March 2j. Mr. Meech brought to the notice of the Vestry a Resolution of the Lower House of the General Convention of 1868, relative to the sale or leasing of seats in churches ; when it was Vok'd, That the seats be assessed for a sufficient sum to cover the ordinary expenses of the Parish. Apri/ 12. Mr. Adams and Mr. Farnham reported verbally the result of a conference they had had with Mr. Meech. The resignation of Mr. Goodridge was accepted, and the following resolutions offered by ]\Ir. Preston were adopted unanimously : Whereas, The Rev. Edward Goodridge has resigned the position of Assistant Minister of Christ Church, Hartford, and his resignation has been accepted, — although we shall 428 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. deeply feel his loss, we cannot but appreciate his motives ; therefore. Resolved^ That the Rev. Mr. Goodridge has filled his posi- tion in the Parish and Sunday School during the past year to the entire satisfaction of the congregation. Resolved^ That he has our heartfelt wishes and prayers that the blessing of God may rest on him and his family, and that his labors in future may be crowned with success. The condition of the Chapel was now" requiring atten- tion ; if the expense of the repairs were estimated at over two thousand dollars, a special meeting of the Parish was to be called. June 21, V. Voted, That the Wardens be authorized to em- ploy Mr. Charles H. B. Tremaine as Assistant Minister of the Parish, until Easter next, provided it is acceptable to Mr. Meech, at a salary not exceeding the rate of one thousand dollars per annum. Isaac Toucey was born at Newtown, November 5, 1796, and died July 30, 1869. He married Catharine, daughter of Cyprian Nichols, October 28, 1827. She died August 13, 1 87 1, aged 69 years; a most estimable lady, possess- ing in a high degree the gentle disposition and amiable manners of both her parents. The name of Mr. Toucey first occurs on our records in a subscription " for warming the Church," in 18 14. He commenced the practice of law in Hartford in 1818, and was state's attorney from 1822 to 1835. He once told me that he rarely failed to convict an offender against whom he brought an action, which, while good evidence of his judgment and ingenuity, shows that the juries in those days were conscientious and in favor of executing the law. He was member of Congress from this district for four years ; was Governor of the state in 1 846 ; attorney-general under Mr. Polk ; member of the Senate of the United States in 1851 for six years, and Secretary of the Navy in the administra- tion of Mr. Buchanan. He was for many years a member IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 429 of the vestry, and was senior warden in 1850, often served upon committees, and was quite interested in Parish mat- ters. He was also a trustee of Trinity College and a liberal benefactor of that institution. 1870. July 7. The following minute was unanimously adopted : Whereas^ It has pleased Almighty God suddenly to re- move our Senior Warden, Chester Adams, who has been identified with the interests of this Parish for many years, and has held the office of Vestryman or Warden since 1853, We desire in this manner to express, and leave upon record, a testimonial of our high appreciation of his charac- ter as a man and a christian, and to tender our heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved family. St. Thomas Parish was organized July 21, 1870, and the following persons signed the agreement of membership, the intent being to afford further religious services in the north part of the city. L. A. Dickinson, Timothy Mather, F. W. Burr, James S. Barnett, John vSpring, Thomas Sumner, Josiah H. Martin, R. W. Douthwait, Richard Wright, F. C. Thompson, John Fairman, William Pierce, William F. Whittlesey, A. W. North, William A. Corey, G. B. Hubbell, Alfred ^lilton, Geo. S. Burr, George O. Newton, Wm. A. Prothero, Albert Skinner, Alfred Williams, John W. Johnson, Andrew Brabazon. This organization was the result of mission services held in the north part of the town. Many of the above persons belonged to Christ Church, which was thus weak- ened by this third and last emigration. There is to be 430 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. found in our records no mention of the establishment of St. Thomas Parish. There was, however, no ill feeling connected with it, and many of our members contributed to the erection of its church. 1871. April 10, P. Mr. Tremaine was requested to remain another year, and the Wardens were authorized to make ar- rangements for such temporary assistance to Mr. Meech as may be needed in case Mr. Tremaine declined. Oct. 28. Voted, That the Rector be requested to hold the week day services in the Chapel, instead of in the Church. Voted, That the ringing of the bell be dispensed with for the ordinary week day services. This led to a remonstrance from the rector, and after further discussion and considerable delay the vote con- cerning the ringing of the bell " was rescinded " February 7, 1874, and very properly too, 1872. April I, P. Voted, That in the opinion of this meeting, it is not expedient that the expenses of the Parish should ex- ceed its income. At this time the condition of the Parish was not at all satisfactory ; a number of the old and wealthy members had died ; some had united in establishing the parishes of Trinity and St. Thomas ; the debt was annually in- creasing, and for reasons which ought not to have existed there was not a cordial support of the rector. In such cases his work is very much hindered, and however well performed, his ministrations fall far short of their true value. By the above vote it is shown that the Parish was beginning to realize its true condition, but it did not have the courage to curtail its expenses. It went on in the same reckless way for a short time longer, until absolute necessity rendered a change necessary. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 43 1 April 27. A communication from James Goodwin offer- ing to subscribe one fifth part of $25,000 to be raised for re- building the Chapel and painting the Church, was read and referred to the Wardens. 1873. April 14, P. Voted, That the music for the coming year be limited to the sum of two thousand dollars. 1874. April 6. The following communication from the Rector was received : To the members of the Parish of Christ Church. My dear friends, The Bishop of the Diocese has given me his official counsel and judgment that I ought to resign my rectorship among you. I hereby comply with the same, and return to you the trust received from you nearly seven years since. Faithfully y' brother in Christ, RoBT. Meech. Easter Even, 1874. The resignation of the rectorship by Rev. Mr. Meech was accepted, and thereupon it was Unanimously Resolved, That in accepting the resignation of the Reverend Robert Meech, we desire to express our con- viction that while Rector of this Parish he has faithfully and conscientiously endeavored to do his whole duty ; and that he has our best wishes for his future welfare and happiness. April 20. On motion Charles H. Northam, Gurdon W. Russell, George Beach, Charles Benton, Wm. F. Tuttle, and David T. Lanman, were appointed a committee to consider the financial condition of the Parish, and to report at a future meeting. April 20, P. It having come to the knowledge of this Parish, that a union of several parishes in this city has been proposed, therefore, Resolved, That Gurdon W. Russell, Flavins A. Brown, and George Beach, be appointed a committee from this Parish, to 432 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. confer with any other committees appointed for the above purpose, and report to a future meeting. May 4. The report of the committee on finance was read by Col. Northam, and is as follows : The committee to whom was referred the financial condi- tion of the Parish, beg- leave to report, — That from a statement furnished them, they find the present indebtedness of the Parish to be $18,290, seven thousand of which is funded, leaving a balance of floating debt of about $11,300. There is due from Mr. Roberts $1,000 and interest, for land upon which his Opera House now stands, which may or may not be available. To continue as we are, carrying this floating debt, would result in great embarrassment to the officers of the Parish, and affect injuriously its prestige and prospects. To fund the whole debt of that loan, would entail upon the Parish a large annual tax for interest, and continue to add to its embarrassment, and discourage new accessions besides entailing upon our successors of a future generation, a debt which properly belongs to the present to pay. The committee therefore, in view of the whole subject, unanimously recommend, that the Parish continue the present funded debt of $7,000, for the present, and that an effort be made to obtain by subscription among the members of the Parish, a sum sufficient to pay the floating debt, say about $11,000. The committee believe that by a united and gener- ous effort this can be accomplished. Pr. order, C. H. Northam, Chairman. The item here called " funded debt " was the sum bor- rowed from the " Niles Fund." There was included in this indebtedness of the Parish, with interest, about $2,500, to the rector, and perhaps some other items of expenses remaining unpaid for the last year. By great exertions the whole debt was paid in 1876 by comparatively few persons. This matter is alluded to in the " Report of a committee on the funds of the IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 433 Parish," p. 120, where it is said, " It was reserved to a later day, when an indebtedness of nearly the same sum had been incurred, and when the Parish was much reduced in numbers, to pay off all the obligations resting upon it, and to make it what it had never, or certainly for many years had been, entirely free from debt." Resolved, That jMessrs. Charles H. Northam, George Beach, Flavius A. Brown, Gurdon W. Russell, David T. Lan- man, William L. Matson, and Lorenzo B. Goodman be ap- pointed to obtain subscriptions to discharge the floating debt of the Parish. Dr. Russell made a verbal report as to a project of union of parishes; and upon motion the committee was continued. Oct. 5, V. The wardens were advised to place the Parish temporarily imder the charge of Rev. Professor John T. Huntington. 1875. March 2p, P. The report of the committee appointed at a Parish meeting, May 4, 1874, was read, accepted, and or- dered on file. Said report is as follows: The committee appointed at a Parish meeting in May last on the finances of the Parish beg leave to report: That in pursuance of a vote of the Parish, subscriptions were ob- tained from individual members Of the Parish amounting to 11,021 dollars, and under direction and on the order of the Warden 7,588.89 dollars have been paid in liquidation of debts. The committee believe the balance of said subscrip- tion will be soon collected. C. H. Northam, Chairman. Voted, That Charles H. Northam be appointed as trustee to receive all the unexpended funds derived from the sub- scription for liquidating the floating debt of the Parish, which funds shall be held for the purpose of paying the mortgage debt, now amounting to $7,000, and that he also receive and properly invest these funds and such other as 28 434 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, may come into his possession, which shall be known as the Sinking Fimd of the Parish. Voted, That a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars be appropriated for music for the year ensuing, to be distributed among the organist and choir in such manner as shall be satisfactory to them and the committee on music. A retrenchment had now commenced, the amount for several years previous having been two thousand dollars per annum. Subscription f(}r tJie payment of the Floating Debt. The undersigned agree to pa)^ the sums affixed to their names, for the purpose of liquidating the Floating Debt of the Parish of Christ Church. These subscriptions not to be binding until the sum of Eleven Thousand Dollars be subscribed. One half of the subscription shall be due, and paid on the fifteenth of Jvme, and the remainder on the fifteenth of October next. The amount remaining due and unpaid, is to be settled by a note, satisfactory to the Treasurer of the Parish. Hartford, May 8, 1874. Charles H. Northam, George Beach, William F. Tuttle, George Beach, C. H. Northam, Charles Benton, Gurdon W. Russell, Newton Carter, Walter Keney, Gurdon W. Russell, Daniel Goodwin, L. B. Goodman, William F. Tuttle, D. S. Dewey, . Thomas Skinner, L. B. Goodman, F. W. Brown, . W. L. Matson, Two Thousand Two Thousand Two Thousand Five Hundred Nine Hundred Thirty-five Five Hundred Five Hundred Five Hundred Five Hundred Two Hundred Two Hundred One Hundred One Hundred One Hundred One Hundred One Hundred One Hundred One Hundred Dollars. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMxMENTS. Charles J. Hoadly, H. C. Fuller, . D. T. Lanman, Charles Benton, W. L. Matson, D. T. Lanman, CD. Woodruflf, W. C. Hutchins, Charles E. Dustin, F. A. Robbins, George C. Jarvis, S. W. Wilcox, Clarence Terry, George W. Hubbard, Saml. F. Cadwell, John F. Tracy, Cash, . F. J. Knox, . Fifty Fifty Fifty Forty Forty Twenty Five Twenty Five Twenty Five Twenty Five Twenty Five Twenty Five Twenty Five Twenty Five Fifteen Fifteen Fifteen Six Five $II,02I 435 Dollars. Another Subscription. For the purpose of paying the final indebtedness of the Parish of Christ Church, now amounting to between Four Thousand and Four Thousand Five Hundred Dollars, the subscribers agree to pay the several sums affixed to their names, to Charles H. Northam, Treasurer of the Sinking Fund, on or before the first day of April next. No sub- scription to be binding unless the sum of Four Thousand Dollars is subscribed before that date. Hartford, Dec. i8, 1875. C. H. Northam, Wm. F. Tuttle, Gurdon W. Russell, Walter Keney, Charles Benton, Five Hundred Five Hundred Five Hundred Five Hundred Four Hundred Dollars. The full amount was not subscribed by the time specified ; the above named persons however, agreed that their sub- scriptions should be secured to pay the indebtedness, and so the committee continued their solicitations. 436 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Easter Offerings, Four Hundred Do lis. Seventy Five cts. L. B. Goodman, One Hundred F. A. Brown, . Fifty J. H. Sprague, Twenty Five Daniel S. Dewey, Twenty Five Parish by vote. Seven Hun. Fifty" Interest State Savings Bank, Twenty Thirty-nine cts. G. W. R. to bal. , Seven Eighty-eight cts. $4,160.02 Paid 1874, 11,021.00 $15,181.02 June 2"/. Memorandum, That on vSunday, June 27, 1875, Gurdon W. Russell, M.D., presented to the Parish a solid silver Alms Basin, gilded within, weighing about forty ounces, having the following inscription around the rim, viz. : "Of Thine own have we given Thee, O Lord"; and under the rim, " Christ Church, Hartford, Connecticut, 1875. The gift of G. W. R." 1876. Jan. 22, V. Voted, That the Wardens, Mr. Tuttle, D^ Russell, and Mr. Davis, be a committee* to recommend a clergyman to the Parish as a Rector, and to report to the Vestry. April 17, P. The Report of the Trustee of the Sinking Fund was read, and a statement was made by D^ Russell relative to subscriptions which had recently been made to discharge the Parish indebtedness. Voted, That the Treasurer of the Parish pay the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars to the Trustee of the Sinking Fund, towards extinguishing the debt of the Parish. Voted, That this Parish, having made provisions for liquidating its indebtedness, most heartily rejoices in being free from this great burden, and desires to place upon record their opinion of the impolicy of creating a future debt, and also that it is our Christian duty so to economize our expenditures that they shall not be in excess of our annual income. yune JO, V. A vote of thanks to D^ Gurdon W. Russell, IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 43/ was passed for an elegant Alms Chest, by him presented to the Parish, and leave was granted that said Chest be suitably affixed to the inner wall of the Church in a proper place. 1877. March 26, P. The committee appointed by the Vestry, January 22**, 1876, to recommend a clergyman to the Parish as Rector, made through D"". Russell a verbal report, and presented the names of Rev. B. Judkins, of Windsor, and Rev. W. F. Nichols, of West Hartford, for the consideration of the Parish. The report of the committee was taken into considera- tion by the meeting, and after two informal ballotings, a formal vote was taken, when it appeared that with the exception of one blank the Rev. William F. Nichols was unanimously elected. Voted, That with the consent and approbation of the Bishop of this Diocese, the Rev. William F. Nichols be invited to accept the Rectorship of this Parish. Voted, That hereafter the music of the Church be regu- lated in accordance with Section II, Canon 23, Title I, of the Digest. April 2. Mr. Henry Wilson, the organist, had on the 17th of March resigned the position which he had so long and acceptably held, whereupon it was by the Parish Resolved, That this Parish hereby tender to Mr. Henry Wilson, on the occasion of his resignation of the position of Organist in this Church, their grateful thanks for the able manner in which, for twenty-two years, he has fulfilled the duties of the place. Recognizing how much of the pleasure derived bj' the congregation of this Church from its services, has during this long period been due to his exertions, we wish to express to him our desire, that in the new field on which he is entering, his relations may be as pleasant with the parish, and as well appreciated as they have been here. 438 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. We further wish to record our thanks to all the members of the choir now leaving us, and especially to Messrs. Wander, and Gundlach, who have all these years so faithfully assisted Mr. Wilson. About Henry IVilson. Christ Church never had so finely an organized or skillful a choir as that which was formed under the super- intendence of Mr. Wilson. To say that it became " famous " is but to state the general opinion of all. It was not that it excelled in the minute technique of the profession alone, appreciated only perhaps, by those equally skilled in music, but it was appreciated and ap- proved by all those w^ho were desirous of a reverent wor- ship, and believed that the best talent was none too good in singing the praises and glory of our Redeemer. Mr. Wilson especially excelled in expressing the holy spirit of song, and carried his listeners with him in heart, if not in voice, through all the services in v/hich the choir was engaged. The quartette was composed of Mr. Wil- liam Wander, Mr. Louis Gundlach, Mrs. Lucy Rogers, and Mrs. George L. Wilson ; they were aided by a chorus of different persons, among them Mr. Maercklein, who were all of them very valuable assistants. The cost of this was considerable, for the Parish voted annually the sum of two thousand dollars for its support, but this was supplemented by subscriptions of nearly half of this amount. There came a time, however, in the history of the Parish when this could no longer be borne. The forma- tion of other parishes, the deaths of some of the princi- pal members, and the removal of others, had so reduced the number that the expense could no longer be incurred ; and so the dissolution of the choir became necessary, to the regret of all. We are indebted to his friend, Mr. Richard Burton, for the following sketch of him, which is exceedingly valuable and pleasing. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 439 [One is wont to view the personality and performance of a friend, beloved and vanished from mortal vision, through a haze of sweet remembrances and sacred associations. Hence arises that idealization of the dead, beautiful in its birth, but resulting sometimes in the perfunctory praise of tombstones or the lying glosses of conventional eulogy — that siippressio vert which works as much mischief often as out-and-out falsehood. And yet when the eulogium is honest, spontaneous, and general, it represents the highest truth concerning its recip- ient. The good spoken of a man of genius and character after his removal from earth is a judgment in which head and heart have equal share — and this in itself is a certifi- cate of its authenticity. While he is among us he is too near to be seen as he is; removed from the blurr and puzzlement of o'er-close contact, we regard him in the round and with proper perspective. Called of a sudden to pronounce upon his qualities, we are put to our perspicacity and good faith at once, and express the underlying deep conviction unwitting- ly formulated as the dear one moved about the street or in our homes, playing off upon us the manifold manifestations of his essential nature. And in Henry Wilson may be seen such a man, such a nature, which, when appraised either in respect of gift or of character, confirms the instinctive, tender affirmation of grief and love. To recall the annals of his life, to chronicle his influence and accomplishment, is an enheartening, an alluring thing; it notifies those still in the thick of the fight that talent consecrated by goodness is of the essences that may not die. " Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in their dust." The mere mention of the external facts of a life seldom conveys more than a partial sense of the real person; yet, for completeness' sake, it is well to run over dates and hap- penings. Born in the lovely Connecticut river town of Green- field, Mass., in 1828, he came of good New England stock — that stock which, rustic and simple-nurtured as it is, has 440 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. proved in root and branch so potent in our native life. Wil- son had the plain, godly heritage and the common-school education granted to many another New Englander who has left the world richer for his being in it. His father was a man much considered in his town, a leading churchman, and constable of the place; his mother a noble woman of the old school. Early his love for music was announced, sending him to Boston before he was of age, to study the gentlest and divinest of the arts under the best teachers, while he worked at his trade of printer to insure a livelihood. Thence he re- turned home, giving music lessons in a seminary and begin- ning his definite profession as organist of St. James's Church. A wider opportunity was found in Dr. Ide's church at Spring- field, and after a brief sojourn there, came a year or more in Germany, that Mecca for musicians, natal land of song among modern nations. The time was spent at the Leipsic Con- servatory under masters like Plaidy, Moschelles, Richter, and Papperitz, who taught him in the sundry divisions which go to make a rounded culture. A richly fertile experience this, we may well believe, for the young enthusiast, con- firming and clarifying his taste, broadening his knowledge, laying a foundation upon which to build his critical and creative work in the years to be. At that period such train- ing and inspiration could alone be received from such-like European musical centers. In the fall of 1855 we see Wilson, his studies concluded, making straight for Hartford to take charge of the Christ Church organ there — a church and a city w^hich for a quar- ter-century he was to be associated with in ways of useful- ness and honor. Two years later he married Miss Eugenia J. Baldwin of Middletown, Conn., a lady who as his wife ful- fills one's ideal of that tie and relation, and, still surviving him, is in the hearts of a host of devoted friends a synonym for all that makes womanhood a benediction and a privilege. Wilson's connection with Christ Church for more than twenty years, as organist and choir director, made his name and that of his quartet famous throughout New England; he was long the favorite and foremost Hartford teacher in IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 44^ his profession, and as a social figure one of the most con- spicuous and welcome in the exceptionally gracious life of that city. On Easter of the year 1877 he became the organ- ist of the Park Church, whose pastor, Dr. Burton, was a dear and long-time friend; but not for long did he engage in this new work. A memorial service on December 30th was his last participation in his worshipful art, and in scarce more than a week's time, before he had rounded out fifty years of life, he was dead. Henry Wilson's public funeral, fitly held at Christ Church, was a noteworthy occasion; the great concourse of mourners, the outpouring of loving testimonials from far and near, the comment of the public press, all went to show the man's value in the eyes of friends, of the community, and of the country. Even to the stricken hearts and blinded eyes of those bowed down with sorrow at the time, this recognition was an inexpressible solace. Wilson's professional work as teacher, organist, conductor, and composer was varied and of a high order. But it is in the latter capacity, as a creator of church music, that he will be longest remembered and brought the most reputation to himself and to the city of his election. Real creation in any of the arts — to be forever distinguished from spurious and bastard imitations thereof — is so rare and so precious as to set apart one whose work can be ranked in that august cate- gory. That of Wilson was so rated by the critical judgment of fellow-musicians, by trained specialists who regarded him from the vantage-point of unprejudiced impartiality. Stimu- lating and successful as he was in the teaching function, gifted and polidextrous as he showed himself as organist and conductor, it is by his church music most of all that his name survives his own earthly sojourn, lending its sweet savor to the Christian service of God. His music is played and sung by the best choirs of this country at the recurrent festivals of the Church, and his compositions will be heard more rather than less as it becomes the custom in our churches to make use of the choicest productions of native composers. At his best — in such things as his masterpiece, 442 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, the Christmas cantata, " And there were Shepherds," the splendid hymn, " Alleluia," or in his unpublished setting for the grand and solemn "Dies Irae," in the opinion of compe- tent critics one of his most scholarly and noble composi- tions — his work displays a union of melodic invention, bold imagination, sound technique, and deep religious inspiration. It is music that illuminates the meaning of Lanier's phrase, " the holiness of beauty." It emanates not alone from the mind musically active, but from a spirit requiring an ex- pressional outlet for devotion. One feels that far more than virtuosity went to its making. It is, in a word, meet for its place and atmosphere, an example of the lovely marriage of art and religion. Those who knew Wilson are in danger of not fuU}^ realizing his importance and dignity as a creator in music; it commonly happens that personal familiarity blinds to the true significance of a man's work. It is, we repeat, in and through his cantatas, anthems, and hymns, and be- cause of his peerless " Book of Chants ", that his name and fame are a permanent possession to American music. Hart- ford must set him among her worthies who reflect upon the home city, the proud little Connecticut Capital, the luster of their deeds. When one comes to estimate the character, the private life and personal quality of Wilson, there is naught to ex- tenuate; all is open, fair, and praiseworthy. All who had his acquaintance have been quick to testify that he was a man most lovable in his walks and ways, endearing himself to his mates by a winsomeness that makes tenderness and admira- tion the natural words to convey the effect of him alike upon casual acquaintances and "bosom cronies." His social attri- butes were many; wit was his, so that he was a delightful vacation companion; the warm heart plucked the sting from the satire, and impulsiveness of speech and act lent the charm of spontaneity to both. The Ariel-like quality of his fun made it fascinating and unforgetable. His literary gift was marked, as is evidenced in the breezy letters which he wrote from abroad to the Springfield Republican, and by the impromptu rhymes and clever mots he threw off by the score IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 443 upon occasion. He was a clever amateur actor, and those who once saw him assume the role of an old German fiddler will never drop out of mind the exquisite pathos of the im- personation. In truth, his genial, honest, loving nature blossomed forth in its favorable social environment by a hundred ways of innocent pleasantness; so that those closest to the man think of him first of all as the good fellow and dear friend; and, be it added, Earth can offer no epitaph so genuine and so much to be coveted. Yet under the exterior of quip and smile and social scintillation was the deep, sweet soul, the yearning desire of a God-called maker of the beautiful. In ending this brief sketch, our first thought comes back again — how it is one of the sad things incident to the com- mon abuse of eulogy that words such as these here written may sound conventional to those who knew not Henry Wil- son; but this is a friend's tribute for friends, and they know there is nothing of exaggeration in what is herein recorded; that rather the testimony is lame and inadequate to express what Wilson was — nay, is to them, as they recall him through the mists of memory and draw him closer in all fond affection to their heart of hearts. And to many of them, as they muse upon his noble life and life-work, comes the felicity and the hope voiced in the lines of Shelley: " Meanwhile, thy spirit hfts its pinions In music's most serene dominions." ] Resolved, That the thanks of this Parish are hereby tendered to the Rev. John T. Huntington, for the satisfactory manner in which he has filled the pulpit, and performed the duties of the Parish. While the office has been an onerous and difficult one, we cannot forbear our thanks for the time and attention he has devoted to it, to the great interference with his other duties ; and we recognize the great aid and assistance he has rendered this Parish while without a Rector, and desire to place our appreciation of the same on record. Voted, That a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars, be appropriated for music, during the coming year. 444 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Mr. Nichols Accepts. May 7, V. The following letter from the Rev. William F. Nichols, wherein he accepts the Rectorship of the Parish, was read. It had been read to the congregation on Sunday, April 15 th. West Hartford, April 10, 1877. Messrs. Lanman, Russell, and Matson, Committee, etc. : Gentlemen^ My personal acknowledgments are due you, and Christ Church Parish for its action at the Special Meet- ing held Monday evening, March 26th, and further for the kindliness with which -the notice of my election as Rector has been accompanied. It is fitting that I should now formally confirm that expression of my sense of all this, which I made at my interview the 27th ult. As agreed when we met at that time, I have had oppor- tunity to weigh the matter you brought me to decide, and have consulted with the Bishop of the Diocese, and others, within as well as without the Parish itself ; and I now feel prepared to say that I will accept the Rectorship, my acceptance, if there be no objection, to date from Sunday, May 6th (V Sunday after Easter). I might add much as to the estimate of the responsibility of the position, and much, too, as to what that estimate honestly involves touching myself, but you will understand these things as none the less real because I do not enlarge upon them. Suffice it to say that I shall, God helping me, bring to the work the fulness of a belief that the Holy Spirit blesses an honest purpose to be faithful, and that if people and pastor cling to such a purpose, and patiently abide the Lord's good time, looking for no gourd-like growths, but for the sureness and the slowness of the " blade, the ear, the full corn in the ear," God will surely give the increase. Hoping to begin in the Parish the Sunday I have named, and again thanking you, I am. Gentlemen, Very truly yours, William F. Nichols, IMPORTANT V0TP:S AND COMMENTS. 445 The following from Professor Huntington was read. Hartford, April 9, 1877. Mr. Charles J. Hoadly, Clerk of the Parish of Christ Church. D"" Sir, Allow me to acknowledge the receipt of your kind note, with the accompanying resolution, passed at the Parish meeting. Constantly called off by the College bell, I am not con- scious of having done anything to deserve your recognition. I only wish I could have accomplished some thing worthy of the dear old Church which we all love. Sincerely, John T. Huntington. The following from Mr. Wilson was also read : Hartford, April 4. My Dear Mr, Hoadlv : I have received the copy of the resolutions of thanks, etc., tendered to myself, and to Messrs. "Wander and Gundlach, etc., by the members of Christ Church Parish, at their late meet- ing, and in acknowledging the same, wish to add with how much pleasure it has been received by all, mingles with the sadness which is still in our hearts in breaking away from the "Mother Church " of Hartford, and all the pleasant and sad associations, after these long years in which we have been so closely connected with her and her people. We desire to thank the members of the Parish for the very kind and flattering testimonial. I am very sincerely yours, Henry Wilson. After considerable discussion upon the subject of music, it was looted, That the Wardens with Mr. Brown be authorized to make temporary arrangements with Mr. I. Emerson, to supply the place of Organist, at a compensation not exceed- ing the rate of $400 pr. an. May 14, V. The Rector made some remarks upon changes which he wished to introduce into the services, and then with- drew. 446 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. After a prolonged discussion upon the subject, it was Voted, That Mr. Irving Emerson be employed to play the organ and furnish the music of the church, and especially to instruct the children of the parish in music, at a compensa- tion not exceeding four hundred dollars a year. Zcphaniah Preston was born in the town of Ashford, Eastford parish, February 14, 1795. He came to Hart- ford early in life, and was clerk for N. and D. Morgan, from whom, probably, he received his knowledge of the Episcopal Church, fie was a partner in business with William H. Imlay for a time, and afterwards with Horatio Alden. He married Ann Canfield January 3, 1821. She was born Nov. 8, 1797, died Feb. 22, 1873. He was a subscriber to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowl- edge, in 1 8 18. In 1826 he "was requested to take charge of the orchestra, to select proper tunes, and to lead the singers." In November of the same year he was " thanked for his faithful care and superintendence of the Sunday-school." He was Vestryman in 1835, '36, '39, '40, '48, '49, '6i-'72 ; Senior Warden, 1859, '60; Junior Warden, 1850-1859; Treasurer, 1837, '38, '57> '58. Mr. Preston was much interested in Parish matters, especially in the Sunday-school and in singing. His dis- position was mild, his manners quiet, his temper gentle and sympathetic. He attended strictly to his business, and was not specially interested in public affairs. He was a decidedly religious man, and devoted to the Episcopal Church ; a thorough churchman, as he understood its character, pretty well fixed in his own beliefs, not approv- ing of flowers in the church, nor wishing for changes in the Liturgy, or innovations in the services. He was probably better pleased with the phrase, " administration of the holy communion," than the " celebration " of the same. If he was an Evangelican, or Low Churchman, he was a man honest in his opinions, and not afraid or ashamed to express them. He certainly had no leaning IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 447 towards Romish practices or beliefs, which cannot be said of some of his descendants. As the differences in some families are very marked between great saints and great sinners, so there is often in the same families a marked difference among the saints themselves. In addition to other recognitions of his worth and esteem, it may be mentioned that he was often a delegate to the Diocesan Convention. He died May 19, 1877. 1878. Jan. 12, V. Mr. Nichols having- made some remarks in relation to the consolidation with this Parish of the Parish of St. Paul's, Voted, That the Rector be authorized to assign pews to members of the congregation of St. Paul's until Easter. Voted, That the Sunday School of St. Paul's may be held in the south gallery of the Church. The Rector was after- wards empowered to hold this Sunday School at St. Paul's. yan. ig, V. Mr. Emerson resigned as Organist, and thanks were voted him for his faithful service. March p, V. A vote of St. Paul's Parish relative to the conveyance of their real and personal estate to this Parish, upon certain conditions, was read, and the matter was referred to a committee. James Goodwin was born in Hartford, March 2, 1803, and died March 15, 1878. He was married to Lucy Morgan, July 30, 1832. For many years he was engaged in the management of lines of stages, which business he conducted with wonderful energy and success. After- wards he was connected with various corporations of the city, all of which received the benefit of his wise counsel. He was courageous and self-reliant, and his judgment was seldom at fault. The first notice of his connection with the Parish is the vote of the Vestry, December 10, 1825, appointing him, with others, "to dress the Church for the approaching Christmas." He was a Vestryman 448 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 1830-34; 1839-57; 1859, '^o» '^3' '^4- He was often appointed upon committees, and brought to the affairs of the Parish that energy and prudence which characterized his own business. He was generous in his offerings, satisfied with the doctrines and usages of the Church, and by no means friendly to innovations. A certain style of music which prevailed for a short time was exceedingly disagreeable to him, and to others also, and led to a report which was especially pleasant to him and to Mr. George Beach. But in all diversities of opinion he stood by the Parish ; he did not desert it because he could not have his own way. He had very decided opinions about incurring an annual indebtedness beyond the ability or willingness of the Parish to pay at once, and thus set us an example for our serious consideration. April 22, P. The committee on the proposition from St. Paul's reported the following resolution, which was adopted. Resolved, That it is not expedient for this Parish to accept the property of St. Paul's Parish, upon the conditions and reservations proposed to be inserted in the conveyance thereof, by the vote of vSt. Paul's Parish passed Feb. 4th, 1878. The Parish had just ideas of economy, and voted that a sum not exceeding four hundred dollars be appropriated for music for the coming year. It having been brought to the notice of the meeting that about three thousand dollars had been raised by the ladies of the Parish, organized as a Wheaton Memorial Association, for the purpose of placing a window in the chancel of the Church, as a memorial of Rev. Nathaniel S. Wheaton, D.D., a former Rector of this Parish, and that they had requested Mr. George Beach, Rev. Mr. Nichols, and Dr. Gurdon W. Russell to procure a design for said window, which design was shown to the meeting ; after discussion, it was — Voted, That Mr. George Beach, Rev. Mr. Nichols, and Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, be a committee further to consider a IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 449 design for the window, and that the same be presented to the ladies, and the Vestry, and if the latter should consent to the same, that it be put in place. The Treasurer reported that the small balance of indebtedness mentioned in his report had been subscribed by several gentlemen, and that the Parish was now free from debt. An account of the painting originally in the chancel window and the subsequent one of glass has been given. A history of the present window is furnished by Mrs. Henry Wilson, the treasurer of the Wheaton IMemorial Association. The movement was exceedingly creditable to those engaged in it, and the window^ adds much to the religious character of the Church building. The ground work of the glass does not sufficiently temper the light and is a trial to the eyes on a bright Sunday after- noon ; this has been remedied in part by a temporary shading on the outside. The makers of the window in London did not fully appreciate our bright and clear atmosphere ; no such criticism, however, is to be made with the memorial windows afterwards constructed by them. [" The ladies of Christ Church Parish held a Fair at Reilly's Hall, on December 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th, 1872 ; and on the 9th of December, the Choir of the Church gave a Concert at the same place. The proceeds were to be used for starting a fund to place a Memorial Window in the chancel of the Church, to the memory of the late Rev. D'. Wheaton. " The net proceeds of the Fair and Concert amounted to two thousand two hundred and seventy-eight dollars ($2,278). "In November, 1879, when the window was put in place this fund had increased to three thousand two hundred and sixty three dollars ($3,263)." " The subject chosen was the Transfiguration of our blessed Lord, and the stone work of the chancel window was accordingly designed with especial reference to it. It is a window of three lights, with perpendicular stone tracery in 29 450 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. the head, divided by a transom. The execution of this glass was entrusted to the well known artists, Messrs. Heaton, Butler, & Bayne of London, and they have succeeded in making a most glorious and enduring work of art, of which the church may well be proud. In the center light above the transom is a figure of our blessed Lord with His hand up- lifted in the act of blessing, on the right is Moses with the stone tablets, and on the left Elias holding a book. The three disciples, Peter, James, and John, with awe-struck faces, fill the lower lights. In the borders surrounding the figures are numberless angels. The color of the whole window is rich and harmonious, and will repay a careful study."] Although it is anticipating somewhat the regular course of events, yet it is proper, as furnishing a history of this window, and of the additions and changes sub- sequently made, that this statement by the Rev. Francis Goodwin should be recorded here. " At the time that Mrs. Goodwin and her daughter. Miss Mary Goodwin, first proposed to biiild a Memorial Chapel and Parish building, in connection with Christ Church, no alteration of the Church itself was contemplated. The Rev. Mr. Nichols, the Rector of the Parish, however, urged that un- less some provision was made for the enlargement and im- provement of the Chancel, it could never be made afterwards. He suggested that the Wheaton Memorial Fvmd would provide for the stonework and glass of the window ; and that other memorials were contemplated, which would go far towards furnishing the necessary fittings. " Mr. and Miss Goodwin however, provided everything but the Window, the Reredos, the Chancel rail, and the Credence. The Pulpit, Prayer Desk, and Stalls, were designed by Mr. F. C. Withers, and executed by Ellin & Kidston of New York. The brass Lectern was made by John Hardman & Co. of Birmingham, England. "The stones of the Chancel arch were set in rough block, and the moulding cut after they were in position. Much of this work, together with that of setting the stone steps, was IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 45 1 done at night, in order that everything might be completed in time for the Semi-Centennial services. The total cost was $30,106.19. " The Reredos was given by Dr. Russell, the Chancel rail by Miss Brinley, and the Credence by the Misses Watrous, as a memorial of their father." Nov. 2, V. Mr. Nichols intimated that a member of the Parish had in contemplation the erection of a Parish build- ing, to contain a Chapel and other accomodations ; and that in order to properly connect it with the church, it was desirable to obtain complete control over the land between the church and the present chapel, and that the gangway be removed further west. The Wardens and Mr. Davis were appointed a com- mittee to confer with W. W. Roberts, who owns part of the land, and has certain rights in the gangway. Nov. iS. When Mr. Nichols, Nov. 2d, intimated that a member of the Parish had in contemplation the erection of a further building, in connection with the church, he had reference to the project which is stated in the follow- ing letter from the widow of the late Major James Good- win, which was read at a Parish meeting, November i8th. My dear Mr. Nichols : It may be desirable for you to have a definite statement of what we wish to do, to lay before the parish meeting. I therefore send you the following. Having long felt the need of better accommodations than the present Chapel affords for carrying out our parochial work, we will, with the consent and approval of the parish, erect a suitable and convenient building for such purposes. The only conditions of the gift are, that such satisfactory provisions be made as will prevent its alienation, and that it shall always be kept in good repair and properly insured, so that in case of its destruction by fire, there may be the means for rebuilding it. Yrs. very truly, Lucv M, Goodwin. Thursday, Nov. 14, 1878. 452 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Mr. Beacli, in behalf of a committee appointed by the Vestry, November second, to confer with William W. Roberts as to the terms upon which the present gangway between the Church and Chapel could be closed, and a small piece of land at the south end of said gangway be purchased, made a verbal report. Resolved^ That this Parish approves and accepts the propo- sition of Mrs. James Goodwin (embodied in her letter to the Rector of Nov. 14th, and the accompanying draft,) to erect a parish building and recess chancel for the Church, recog- nizing the great advantage that will in many ways accrue to the Church through the gift, and expressing the sense of the large generosity the proposition carries with it. Resolved, That Rev. W. F. Nichols, George Beach, David T. Lanman, and Dr. G. W. Russell, be a committee, with power to take all steps necessary on the part of the parish, to carry out the above proposition ; to make all necessary arrangements with William W. Roberts, and William H. Miller, as to right of way over the parish land, and that for all such steps said committee be and are hereby appointed the agents of this parish. Messrs. Beach, Lanman, and Russell were appointed a committee to raise the funds necessary for the purchase of the land. Dec. 14, V. The Rector, upon his request, was authorized to employ Rev. Wm. M. Chapin to assist him from January first until Easter next ; Mr. Chapin to be compensated from a collection to be taken upon the first Sunday of each month. 1879. Feb. 8, P. Voted, That David T. Lanman and Gurdon W. Russell be and they are hereby authorized and empowered, for and on behalf of this Parish, to make, execute, and deliver to William W. Roberts and William M. Miller, good and sufhcient deeds of the right of way from their respective buildings to Church Street, on the west end of the property owned by this Parish. Said right of way to be of such width IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 453 and dimensions as may be agreed upon between said David T. Lanman and Gurdon W. Rnssell, and the said Roberts and Miller. April 14, P. David T. Lanman reported on behalf of the committee who were appointed to purchase a strip of land, and procure Quit Claim Deeds to right of way in Gangway west of Church, that said committee had purchased the land of W. W. Roberts, with Quit Claim Deed of said Roberts, Wm. W. Miller, and all other parties interested in right of way in gangway between Church and Chapel, on conditions stated in said deed, and made such other preliminary arrange- ments as were requisite by the Parish before the construction of the proposed new Chapel could be commenced, which report was accepted. Dr. Russell offered the following Preamble and Resolution which were passed. JV/iereas, The Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the conse- cration of this Church will occur on the twenty second day of December of this year, and as it is desirable that this should be noticed in a public and proper manner, therefore. Resolved, That the Vestry be authorized and requested to make such appointments and arrangements as may be neces- sary, for the celebration of this Anniversary in December next. The following resolutions were offered, and after some discussion were laid upon the table for future consideration. Whereas, Certain parishioners propose to erect upon land belonging to this Parish, a Parish building and other addi- tions to this Church, and Whereas in accepting this proposi- tion the Parish agreed to protect such building from all danger of alienation, and Whereas, such generous gift, and other gifts that may be made to the Parish should be so pro- tected, therefore — Resolved, That and be, and hereby are appointed a committee for and in behalf of this Parish to transfer to the Trustees of Donations and Bequests for Church Purposes, the following property described as follows : beginning at a point twelve feet from the north- 454 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. west corner of land owned by Christ Church Parish in the rear of Christ Church, thence running- along the Church street line easterly to a line prolonging the western surface line of the Church to southwestern corner of Church, thence westerly on a line prolonging the southern surface line of the Church to a point of intersection with line drawn from origi- nal starting point parallel with western surface line of Church, thence northerly on said parallel line to starting point, being the property on which the proposed new Parish building and Chancel are to be built, said transfer to be in trust upon con- dition that the said property, and the proceeds thereof, if sold, shall be for the exclusive use of the Parish, and said committee are hereby authorized to make, execute, and deliver the necessary deeds to accomplish said purpose, the following specific limitations to be inserted in said deed ; to wit : said Trustees shall not sell, encumber, transfer, or otherwise dispose of such estate, unless upon the request made by two thirds of those present at any parish meeting duly warned for that purpose, and with the consent of the Bishop of the Diocese and the Convention of the Diocese. 2d. Said Trustees upon the request of three fourths of those present at any parish meeting duly warned for this purpose, and with the consent of the Bishop of the Diocese and of the Convention of the Diocese, shall reconvey said property to the Parish. May 5, P. The resolutions which had been introduced at the annual meeting, and which were laid upon the table, were taken up and amended as follows, " Said Trustees shall have no power of direction or interference in the use of said Property by said Parish," and as amended were passed, and the blanks were filled with the names of G. W. Russell and D. T. Lanman. Gurdon W. Russell was chosen as Senior Warden in place of William F. Tuttle resigned. May 10, V. Voted, That Dr. Russell be permitted to place a Reredos in rear of the Chancel, after plans exhibited. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 455 July ip, V. Hartford, July 17, 1879. To the Rector, Wardens and Vestry of Christ Church, Hart- ford. At a meeting- of the Vestry of St. John's Parish, held on the evening- of July 16, 1879, it was unanimously Voted, To extend a cordial invitation to the Parish of Christ Church to unite with us until the improvements on their Church shall be completed. Attest, Chs. E. Wilson, Clerk. Voted, That we accept with thanks, the invitation so kindly extended to us by wSt. John's Parish, to unite with them in worship during the time our Church is closed for improvements, and that all such arrangements as may be required be left with the Rector. The contractors so arranged a partition that it was not necessary to leave the church, and so there was no inter- ruption in the services. Sept. I J, V. Voted, That Mrs. Wilmerding, and Mrs. Daniel Goodwin, be permitted to place Memorial windows in the Church. The Rector was rec^uested to examine, and report at some future meeting a plan for adoption, if practicable, to govern persons who may wish to occupy for Memorial windows those not already taken. Dec. 27. The celebration of the Semi-Centennial An- niversary of the Consecration of the present Church building on the 23d inst. was a solemn but joyful occasion ; the details are fully given in a pamphlet published soon afterwards. V. Voted, That the thanks of the Vestry be tendered to Bishop Clark of Rhode Island, for the very able and interest- ing sermon delivered in Christ Church, on the 23d of December, being the occasion of the celebration of the Semi- Centennial Anniversary of the consecration of the Church, and that a copy of this vote be forwarded to him, with a request of a copy of his sermon for publication. 456 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Voted, That the thanks of the Vestry be tendered to the Rev. George H. Clark, for the sermon delivered in Christ Church, on Sunday morning, Dec. 21st, being the Sunday pre- ceding the celebration of the Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the consecration of the Church, and a copy of this vote be forwarded to him, with a request of a copy of his sermon for publication. Voted, That the thanks of this Vestry be tendered to Mr. Charles J. Hoadly for the Historical Address delivered in the Church, at the Semi-Centennial celebration of its consecration, and a copy of this vote be forwarded to him, with a request of a copy of his address' for publication. Voted, That the thanks of the Vestry are due, and are hereby tendered to the Rector of this Parish for the success- ful manner in which the programme, and all the exercises pertaining to the Celebration were carried out, being in great measure due to his personal care, and supervision of all details. Voted, That the thanks of the Vestry are tendered to the ladies of the Parish for their active supervision and personal labor, in arranging and carrying out the details of the work required for the reception given at Allyn Hall, on the evening of Dec. 23, 1879. The Rector informed the Vestry, that the keys of the new Chapel buildings were formally delivered to the Parish, being placed in his hands on Tuesday, Dec. 23d, in the presence of one of the Wardens of the Church. 1880. Feb. 7, V. Whereas, no appropriation having been made by this Parish for the music, during the past three years, ex- cept for the salary of the Organist, and as in the opinion of the Vestry a moderate appropriation for the Choir seems now desirable, therefore, Resolved, That the Vestry recommend that at the next annual meeting of the Parish, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars be appropriated for the music for the ensiling year, in addition to the sum of five hundred dollars for the salary of the Organist. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 457 Samuel H. Huntington is first recorded as being one of a committee for dressing the Church in 1821. He came from Suffield with his father, I suppose, and his brothers Hezekiah, Jr., and Francis J. They were classed among the Baptists, and attended at their meetings. Occasionally our subject strayed in the evening into Christ Church, where he was noticed by the observant eye of Mr. Chase. Meeting him on the street one day, he took him by the hand and said, " I saw you at my Church last Sunday evening. I shall be glad to see you at my house next Monday evening, where you will find a number of young men who are receiving Bible instructions ; come and see us." He went, and was so much pleased that he became a regular attendant at the Church. He was one of a number who were brought into the fold by the gracious ways of the Rector. He was made a Vestryman in 1823, and was chosen on many occasions afterwards; in 1832 he was Junior Warden. He was on many and important committees, was often a delegate to the Diocesan Conven- tion, and to the General Convention. He was quite active in the Parish, and in Church affairs generally. For some years he was Superintendent of the Sunday- school, and ever showed great interest in it. Perhaps he was as well informed about, the Episcopal Church as any layman in the Parish, and was pleased to represent it in its different organizations. He was a ready speaker, fond of debate, and very useful ; for he had a large fund of information, and an extensive acquaintance with men. He was a lawyer by profession, like his father, and politically was classed with the democrats ; at one time he was Judge of the County Court. In later life he devel- oped a taste for agriculture, residing on an extensive farm a few miles from the city, on the Albany road. Notwithstanding the distance from the city he was prompt and regular in attendance at Church, nor did he fail in cold or heat, or storms. His family filled a large wagon, 458 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. and in the short days of winter it must have required both resolution and executive ability to see that all were pre- pared for an early start. When we remember that the Sunday-school opened at nine o'clock in the morning, and that frequently he was first among the teachers to appear, we can realize some of the difficulties he must have encountered. Occasionally he took opportunity to gently admonish some of the laggards among those who lived near by, and very naturally illustrated what could be done, and ought to have been done, by not impleasantly referring to his own -case. But unfortunately there are some who can never be brought into habits of punctuality, but continue to be a hindrance to business or pleasure, and an annoyance to all with whom they are engaged. After some years he returned to the city, residing on Sumner street, spending a part of his time in Washington as Clerk of the Court of Claims. He became one of the founders of Trinity Parish, and lived a devout and honorable life. He was born Dec. 14, 1793, and died Feb. 4, 1880. His brother, Hczckiah Huntington, was made Clerk of the Parish in 1826. He was a member of the Vestry in 1830, and repeatedly for many times afterwards. In 1831 and '32, he was also Treasurer. He was active, generous in his nature, and strongly attached to the Church. He was extensively engaged in the book-selling and publish- ing business, with his brother Francis, under the firm name of H. & F. J. Huntington. Their store was near the present Phoenix Bank, where they remained for many years. Afterwards he was President of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company, which rapidly developed into a very successful institution. He was born Oct. 28, 1795, and married (i) June 12, 1826, Sarah, daughter of William Morgan. She died April 16, 1847. He married (2) vSept. 25, 1856, Catharine B., daughter of George Sumner, M.D. Fie died February 20, 1865, and was one of the original members of Trinity Parish. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 459 Francis J. Huntington was a younger brother, whose name first appears in a subscription in 1829, for building' the Church. Though not so personally engaged in its affairs as his seniors, he was not less devoted to its interests, or attachment to it; he was a pronounced Churchman. All three of them were devout Episco- palians, honorable and just, perfectly satisfied with their own views, and content to live in peace and charity with those who differed from them in opinion. Frank was fond of rural life, and developed his inclinations in the fine farm and buildings on Prospect Hill, or Scarborough Hill, as he insisted on calling it. Here he resided for many years, though for a part of the time he was engaged in the book publishing business in New York. He was born December 3, 1802, and was married to vStella B. Bull of Hartford. He died February 5, 1876 ; was one of the original mem- bers of St. John's Parish, and also one of the original members of Trinity Parish, in 1859. ^^ three of these brothers left children, who are consistent and devoted in their attachment to the Protestant Episcopal Church. Truly, Mr. Chase did a good work here in Hartford, as well as elsewhere. There are a few other families, descendants of ancient Churchmen, even to the third or fourth generation, who still remain as representatives in our Parish ; but not many. Death and removals have taken them away, and no one is left, even in the female line. j\Iost of the old families in Hartford have entirely disappeared, and to many of them hardly a memory remains. But the new- comers have brought with them from the country towns the godly faith of their forefathers, their New England integrity, and their indomitable New England persever- ance ; their thrift and energy, love and respect for labor, and for whatever is of good report. Their sturdy virtues still exist in their sons and daughters, and no New 460 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Englander need feel ashamed to claim that he is a descendant of those who were loyal to God and the State. 1881. Jan. 22, V. The Rector was invited to give notice, that at the proposed Sunday evening services, the sittings in the Church be considered free to all persons. March 2^, P. Voted, That learning with regret that our Junior Warden, Mr. Lanman, is about to remove from the city, and that we must therefore be deprived of his judicious counsels and efficient services ; we therefore desire to express our appreciation of all that he has done since his connection with this Parish, and trust that his residence elsewhere may be as pleasant and profitable to others as it has been to us. Messrs. Chas. J. Hoadly and Wm. L. Matson, were ap- pointed a committee to draft suitable resolutions with refer- ence to the late improvements in the Church by the addition of the new Chapel, Chancel, and Furniture of same. Resolvedy That, provided it be without cost to the Parish, Messrs. Heaton, Butler, & Bayne of London, be requested to suggest a treatment in stained glass, for the windows of the Church not yet assigned, the subjects to be scenes in the life of Christ; and that future assignment of window spaces be accompanied with the recommendation of the treatment so submitted. April 8, P. A letter from Mrs. Lucy M., J. J., and Francis Goodwin, addressed to the Rector, Wardens, and Vestry of Christ Church Parish, with accompanying documents, giving $5,000, in trust to this Parish, as a Fund, the interest of which might be applied towards the expense of heating and clean- ing the Parish rooms, and keeping them at all times in proper order for occupancy and use, was presented to the meeting, the subject having been referred to the annual meeting of the Parish, by a vote of the Vestry, April 2d, 1881. Voted, That this Parish accept the generous gift, and that the Rector and Wardens be appointed a committee to pre- pare a suitable letter of acknowledgment. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 46 1 For an account of this Fund see p. 1 36 of Report on the Funds of the ParisJi. August 4, V. Voted, That the Wardens are authorized to procure the pointing of the [stonework] of the Church, and the painting of the [outside] woodwork, provided the funds necessary for the same are pledged beforehand. Charles H. NortJiavi commences his " Recollections of business men in Hartford, and their locations," by say- ing, " I came to reside in Hartford on 22nd of October, 18 1 2, as a clerk in the grocery store of Mr. Nathan Mor- gan, in Ferry street, two months less than 1 5 years old ; salary for the first year $20, with board and washing." He was, at different times, in the wholesale grocery busi- ness with Nathan Morgan, M. W. Chapin, George Roberts, and then was alone for a few years. In 1 844 he was in partnership with James Bolter, which was con- tinued for seventeen years. In retiring from mercantile pursuits he was chosen as president of the Mercantile Bank, which position he occupied till the time of his death, November 21, 1881. His name first appears in the Parish records among the young men, who, in 1822, subscribed one hundred dollars for the purchase of new lamps for the Church. He was a vestryman 1830, '31, '38, '39, 40, '47-' 59, and senior warden 1865- 1868. At all times he was much in- terested in everything which concerned the Parish, and was a frequent and generous contributor, remembering it especially in his last will, as will be seen by reference to the " Report." But he was not unmindful of his obliga- tions elsewhere ; for as God had blessed him, he was always generous and charitably disposed. His donations to Trinity College were large, as were those to the Hart- ford Hospital, in which enterprise he was an earnest sup- porter from the beginning, and a willing contributor until his death. He was a man whose natural impulses 462 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. were good, and when to these were added good common sense, an equable temper, a generous and charitable dis- position, a thorough knowledge of business, a desire to conduct it honorably, and to live in love and peace with his fellows, we have a picture of a citizen who becomes valuable in any conimunity, and who is a gain to any in- terest in which he may be engaged. A friend who knew him well said to me that " he was eminently practical, mathematically honest, systematic, and very liberal." That phrase, "mathematically honest," is about as high praise as can be given to anyone. The boy who came to Hartford from Colchester at fifteen years of age, and was content to serve at first " for twenty dollars a year and his board and washing," was honest, prudent, diligent in business, kind and charitable, accumulated a large for- tune, which he shared liberally with others during his life, and was not forgetful of the precepts of his Master at last. 1882. Feb. 6. The Rector presented a request from Mrs. Nor- tham for permission to occupy one of the windows on the south side of the Church, as a Memorial window, which re- quest was granted by the Vestry, with the proviso that in its construction a ventilator should be placed in it. March 11, V. The Rector presented a request by letter from Miss Taintor, for permission to occupy the window next south of the Chancel, as a Memorial window, which was granted, with the usual conditions. A desire having been expressed for a continuance of the history of the Parish from the year 1829, where it was left by Mr. Hoadly, and Mr. James J. Goodwin hav- ing promised to pay any necessary expense in procuring it, it was Voted, that Mr. Charles J. Hoadly be requested to complete the history of the Parish to the present time, and that the rector be authorized to confer with Mr. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 463 Hoadly and make the necessary arrangements to complete the work. It is to be regretted that Air. Hoadly did not undertake the completion of his history, in consequence of his numerous other engagements, for it may safely be said that no other person in the Parish was as well qualified as himself, both on account of his learning and natural talents for research, and his extensive and minute knowl- edge of the affairs of the Parish. The writer is fully sensible how feeble his own efforts have been in compari- son with those of Mr. Hoadly, and heartily wishes that he had undertaken the work himself. The Parish was now in a prosperous condition. Its indebtedness was all paid, the attendance upon the ser- vices was increasing, and all felt a confidence and satis- faction in the ambitious and industrious young rector. Cordial support was given to all his suggestions. Though a large number of the old and influential members had been lost, it was believed that the Parish might regain some of its former standing and influence. The income was now sufhcient for its reasonable expenses, and it was Voted, that the rector's salary be increased Ave hundred dollars for the ensuing year. Proper recognition was made of the death of Col. Northam, which occurred on j\Iarch 26th, for the valuable and long-continued services in the Parish, and for the great generosity which had always been bestowed upon it ; and especially for the kind remembrance of it in his will. Reference is further made to him and to this his last bequest, in the Report on the Funds of the Parish, p. 132. Dec''. 2j, V. Voted, That the generous offer from a Parish- ioner to provide the funds for an Assistant Minister until Easter be accepted with thanks, and that the Rector be re- quested to correspond with Rev. Robert Hudson, to fill the position. 464 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 1883. March 10, V. Voted, That the Senior Warden be requested to prepare the usual Parish Circular relative to the continu- ance of the present system of raising the revenue of the Parish, by the weekly offerings, and envelopes. The Rector presented the request of Mr. M. B. Copeland, for permission to occupy one of the window spaces on the north side of the Church, as a Memorial window of the late Henry Wilson, which was granted, provided the usual regula- tion was complied with. 1884. /an. 14, P. Dr. Russell presented the following resolu- tions which were passed. Resolved, That this Parish accepts with gratitude the gen- erous gift of the house and land, No. 6 Winthrop street, as a Rectory, thanking the donors for their generosity and ex- presses the confident belief that this and ot?ier sums which it has of late years received, will redound to its temporal and spiritual prosperit}". Resolved, That the names of the subscribers to the fund for the purchase of the Rectory, amounting to the sum of $11,158.12, be entered upon the records of the Parish. The chair was then taken by Dr. Russell at the request of the Rector, who presented the subject of the Church music to the Parish in a series of resolutions, and after a free and harmonious discussion, the following was — Voted, That the Rector be permitted to arrange for a Choir of men and boy's voices, for afternoon and evening services, as he may deem proper, provided no extra expense is made to the Parish. While there was some opposition to a vested choir, yet the general opinion was favorable to it, and after a short period the choir sang at the morning service also. Eleven hundred dollars had been appropriated for the music, at the annual meeting in March. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 465 The following Rectory. George Beach Lucy M. Goodwin Susan R. Northam Walter Keney James J. Goodwin Gurdon W. Russell Wm. F. Tuttle Stephen Terry Alice Taintor Mrs. George H. Clark P. F. Robbins W. L. Matson Elizabeth S. Stedman Edward A. Stedman are the names of the subscribers for the Henry C. Beckwith P. Smith, wf. and sister Mrs. J. N. Goodwin Mrs. Har'it B. Whitmore Mr. & Mrs. E. S. Bartlett John F. Tracy Charles Green Geo. M. Bond Mary Killam Ellen Brinley Thos. Skinner John M. Taylor W. F. Whittlesey Geo. W. Hubbard Daniel S. Dewey Mrs. F. A. Brown Mrs. C. J. Russ Geo. W. Ellis L. W. Clark George C. Jarvis Mary I. Beresford Charles J. Hoadly Charles R. Hart Mrs. Chester Adams Augustus H. Williams Henry Corning George Keller. March i, J\ Voted, That the Rector have leave of absence, during the coming summer, for three months, dating from about August ist, his purpose being to accompany the Bishop of the Diocese to Europe as his Chaplain, the purpose of the visit being to attend the celebration of the Consecration of Bishop Seabury, at Aberdeen. August ig, V. looted, That the Wardens be empowered to sign an agreement, permitting N. G. Hinckley to erect a fire escape on the north wall of his building, and projecting over the land of Christ Church Parish ; provided ih.a.t said Hinckley and his heirs and assigns shall not claim any right to or in the premises, or to maintain said fire escape so projecting over the land of Christ Church Parish, but shall remove the same whenever called upon to do so by the legal representa- tives of the Parish. 1885. Feb. 7, V. Voted, That the music committee be authorized to notify the Organist, and members of the Choir, that their services will be dispensed with at the close of the Parish year; and that the committee be empowered to make an engage- ment with an Organist for the coming year who will carry out the plan of the Choral Choir, proposed by Mr. Clarke, and co-operate with the music committee in the selection of such a Choir. 30 466 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. July II, V. The Bishop of the Diocese having requested the Rector to assist him in the class of Church History in the Berkley Divinity School, it was, Voted, That the Vestry do hereby consent that the Rector have permission, provided that it does not seriously interfere with his regular parish duties. Nov. JO, V. The Rector read a paper to the Vestry, stat- ing the general condition of the Parish ; its finances, growth, and prospects, giving his views and suggestions as to its present and future wants. After a very general discussion of the subject, the meeting adjourned. 1886. Jan. 2j, V. The Rector and Wardens were appointed to prepare some plan for a better arrangement at com- munion services. The object of this was to prevent a gathering on the platform at the administration of the Holy Communion. Instead of a simultaneous leaving of the pews by the communicants, it was recommended (as the accommoda- tions were sufficient for twelve only at one time) that four only from eacli aisle should leave their seats, and should return from the north and south sides. The plan was thoroughly explained by Mr. Nichols, and worked well for a short time ; but soon the platform was as badly crowded as ever. A second explanation after a few months, was followed by an improvement, but soon the communicants had their own way, and the dignity and solemnity of the sacrament remains much impaired to this day. The introduction of a Vested Choir was not effected without considerable discussion of a friendly character, but all objections Avere quieted, if not removed, and soon a very general consent was given to the new arrangement. Fc/k 6, V. Voted, unanimously by the Vestry, that the music for the ensuing year, for morning and evening services, be furnished by a Vested Choir, at a cost to the Parish not niPORTAXT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 467 to exceed one thousand dollars ; and the music committee are ordered to make necessary arrangements to carry the same into effect. April 26^ P. Mr. L. B. Goodman stated that he had in- sured the Memorial Paintings, or Decorations, which he had presented to the Church, in the name of the Parish, and delivered the policy into the Treasurer's hands. He trusted that in case of destruction by fire, the Parish would feel obligated to replace them. These two memorial paintings on canvas, by Messrs. Heaton, Butler, & Bayne, London, are memorials of the wife and children of Mr. L. B. Goodman, long a valuable member and officer of the Parish. The subject of the painting on the south side of the chancel arch is " Christ healing the Blind," and is peculiarly fitting to the case of Mrs. Goodman. The subject for the north side is " Christ blessing little children." There are five shown in the group. 1887. Resignation of Mr. Nichols. April II. The following communication was received from the Rector : To the Parish of Christ Church in Annual Meeting Assembled : Gentlemen, — It becomes my duty to make the formal announcement to you of my acceptance of a call which has come to me from another Parish, to take effect Trinity Sun- day, the fifth day of the coming month of June. This announcement is the result of an anxious and pro- longed consideration of the many questions involved in the important matter upon which it bears, in all the perplexities of which it has been my constant aim and prayer to have it shown me, from a high and far-reaching outlook, how I could best serve God in my othce, to the glory of His name, and the edification of His Church. I know no words which could convey to you the ache of heart with which I am to sever the relations which I have 468 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. had with Christ Church as its Rector. The most impres- sionable decade of my life has been spent in this Rectorship, and its work and its warm attachments have moulded and shaped my ministry for all future years. The work has been blessed in a way which has abundantly justified the reliance upon the siifficiency of God's grace, which I expressed to you in my letter accepting the Rectorship ten years ago, and this in spite of infirmity, and imperfection in iny ministr)^ for which, as I realize them, I earnestly pray God may not call me to account. The warm attachment to this House of God, which you have beautified and enlarged, and helped me use for the daily worship and weekly communion of God's Church, to these rooms, and the devoted workers who have made them a busy workshop for good ; to your homes into the joys and sorrows of which, as well as into the welcome of which my Pastorate has carried me ; to the Rectory which you have provided, and around which you have built up so many associations of tm- ceasing kindness and thoughtfulness ; to your Wardens and Vestry who have done so much for the trust you have com- mitted to them, and have been so helpful and considerate to me all these years, my attachment to all these has given me a happiness which has become a part of my being. It re- mains for me to add to the above announcement, that I hereby resign my Rectorship of Christ Church Parish, to take effect the first day of June next. The Bishop of the Diocese, at my request, has authorized for use at the services, a prayer for right guidance in the selection of a fit person to take up this weighty charge. Praying that God will send such an one, and carry to still greater realization in the length and breadth of the Parish that resurrection life of our Lord which Eastertide teaches, I am, very sincerely yours, William F. Nichols. Christ Church Rectory, Hartford. Motiday in Easter-iveek, Apr. ii, 18S7. Voted, That the resignation of the Rector be accepted, with regret, and that a committee of three, consisting of Dr. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 469 G. W. Russell, L. B. Goodman, and Charles J. Hoadly be ap- pointed to draft suitable resolutions to be presented to the Rector. May 10, P. Voted, That the Wardens and Vestry be requested to select a person to be recommended as Rector, to the Parish, and report. The committee appointed to draft resolutions, and present the same to the Rector, reported, and the resolu- tions were accepted and were ordered on record. It having been stated that there were possible encroach- ments on the Parish property in the rear of the Chapel, and disturbances by various persons being often noticed, it was — Voted, That the matter be referred to the Wardens and Vestry, and that they be requested to take such action as they may deem necessary to protect the property of the Parish, and preserve order and quiet about the Church. Hartford, April 20th, 1887. To the Rev. William F. Nichols, Rector of Christ Church. The Parish at its annual meeting- on the evening of Easter Monday voted to receive your resignation, but with regret. This simple resolve but feebly expresses the true sentiment of its members. It was left, however, to its committee to state more formally the universal feeling of regret that you felt compelled to leave us when your services here for a period of ten years have been so very acceptable and have been productive of so much good. The energy with which you have prosecuted your work, and especially the very evident conscientiousness with which it has been entered upon, has not only endeared you to the people of our Parish, and the Church in our city, but to the community in general. That the work is not completed fully, is a source of regret to us ; that it has been a great labor to you is apparent enough. We most heartily wish you a complete success in another field, in which every parishioner will join us, and trust that 470 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. God's goodness and mercy will give you many years of happiness, in striving for the good of your fellow men. We can only hope that your personal relations will be as pleasant and profitable for them as they have been with all of us. It is a cause of congratulation to us, and of great com- mendation to you and your family, that the ten years which you have spent in Hartford as our Rector have been years of mutual happiness and interest in Church work. The harmony and good feeling existing in the Parish is mostly due to your own untiring and unselfish devotions. With much esteem,' we are for the Parish, Respectfully, GuRDON W, Russell, Lorenzo B. Goodman, Charles J. Hoadly, Committee. May II, V. A committee of three, consisting of Dr. G. W., Russell, George Beach, and Charles J. Hoadly were appointed by ballot to select a candidate for Rector, and recommend to the Vestry. Voted, That the Rev. Mr. Beeman be engaged for the present as Minister in charge, and the matter of compensa- tion be left with the Wardens, also the number of ser- vices on the Sabbath and during the week. June 28, V. Voted, That permission be given to the friends of the late Mrs. Lydia Huntley Sigourney, to erect a Tablet to her memory on the wall of the Church, under the supervision of the Vestry of the Parish. A brief narration of the chief events in the history of the Parish, to the present time, is all that I feel called tipon to undertake. This is rendered now the more un- necessary, because they are recently in our memory, and therefore are not properly matters of historical comment. August J. Rev. John S. Lindsay, D.D., of Georgetown, U. C, was chosen as Rector, but declined. v^, IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 47 1 A^ov. 6. Rev. Floyd W. Tomkins, of Calvary Church, N. Y., was chosen Rector, and entered iipon his duties Jan- uary r, 1888. Dec. JO, V. The Rev. Allen E. Beeman was thanked for the faithful and able manner in which he had discharged the diities of ]\Iinister in Charge of the Parish. 1888. Feb. 2g, V. Plans of Choir Stalls were submitted, the ex- pense of which was paid Ijy Miss Alice Taintor. April 2, P. The Rev. J. J. Burd, upon nomination of the Rector, was accepted as Assistant Minister. The thanks of the Parish were tendered to Dr. G. W. Russell, for his services as Senior Warden. Oct. £?, V. A proposal for placing a Reredos in the Chan- cel of the Chapel, in memory of Miss Mary Goodwin, was accepted. 1889. Jan. 14, V. The Rector reported that the subscriptions to the Organ Fund, amounted to $2,200; requiring- but six hundred dollars to be raised to complete the amount needed, Mr. James J. Goodwin having pledged the additional funds required to procure a six thousand dollar organ and any additional expense involved in placing the organ in the Church. The old organ was to be sold at not less than five hundred dollars. V. Oct. 21. Voted, That the Vestry endorse the action of the Rector in appointing a Mission to be held in Christ Church, in Advent, and agree to assist him by all means in their power. V. Nov. II. The Rector reported that the new Organ was entirely paid for, and the receipts were in the hands of the Treasurer. 1890. Feb. 10, V. The committee appointed to draft suitable resolutions on the death of Mr. L. B. Goodman, reported — Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God to remove our 472 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Junior Warden, Lorenzo B. Goodman, who has been identi- fied with the interests of this Parish for many years, and has held the office of Vestryman, or Warden, since the year 1868, it is Resolved., That it is not meet that the death of our asso- ciate should be passed without proper notice by us who have been united with him in the responsibilities of this parish. Long connected with it, he has been a member loyal to its interests, as Vestryman faithful in his responsibilities, as a Christian sincere and devout in his worship. The many years in which he has served as one of our Wardens, have been years in which great changes have occurred in the Parish, both in loss of many of its members by removal and by death, and in those other changes which occur from the pressure of business relations, and the introduction of new elements in population. Through all these stages of growth and depression, Mr. Goodman has remained a faithful at- tendant at Christ Church, and more interested than ever, for there seemed to be a work for him to do. He remained among a few of the older members of the Parish, who still linger a little longer, who though proud of the past, are not unmindful of the future. His quiet ways, his unobtrusive manners, his genuine benevolence, his ready willingness to engage in any good work, his hearty sympathy, and his gen- erous aid in whatever promised for the furtherance of Christ's kingdom on earth, will long be remembered by us who have known him, and dutifully cherish his virtues. The Parish is much indebted to him, not alone for what he gave of his substance, but for the glorious example of a meek and c|uiet spirit, which is a large part of true godliness. Resohcd^ That we desire in this manner to express and to leave upon record, a testimonial of our high appreciation of his character as a man, and a Christian. March 20, V. An informal report of the Treasurer was read by Mr. S. B. Curtis, Assistant Treasurer, showing a very favorable condition of the finances, considering the extra necessary outlays for the current year. P. April 7. Two thousand dollars was appropriated for IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 473 the music and one thousand dollars for the salary of Rev. Robert Harris, Assistant Minister for the ensuing year. F. The Rector read a letter from Mrs. Lucy M. Good- win, proposing to give $6,000, in trust, to the Parish, the in- terest to be paid to the Open Hearth Mission. The Trust was accepted, and Wm. L. Matson and Edward M. Bunce were appointed Trustees. See Report on Funds of the Parish, p. 140. Sept. 21, V. At a special meeting the following minute was offered and passed. It is with unfeigned sorrow that the "Wardens and Vestry have learned of the death of ]\Irs. Lucy M. Goodwin, for over fifty years a faithful member of this Parish. During this long period she was constant in her attendance at Church, showing by example her love for its services, and how strongly she regarded her duties and obligations. She was not content to do the work which was appointed for her in the various organizations of the Parish and town, but supplemented them by personal counsels and gifts, which showed how sincere and heartfelt she was in all her under- takings; her sympathy went with her in all her works. Her kindness, her gentleness of speech and manner, her loving graciousness, her friendly converse and excellent sense, made her a true gentlewoman, and an earnest servant of God. What noble conceptions of duty had this woman all the days of her life! It was a fountain which flows steadily from season to season, from year to year, without interrup- tion. The talents given her by her Heavenly Father, were faithfully employed; not merely because her hand was well filled, but because her heart was inclined towards the things which are good. This Parish has especial cause to remem- ber her for her generous gifts, and especiall}^ for her Chris- tian example, which was constantly set before us. Her attendance upon public worship was a religious duty, which was accompanied by a daily life of marked equanimity, and service of her Master, for nearly four score of years. We mav well bless God that so faithful a servant has lived 474 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. amongst us. " She stretched out her hand to the poor, yea she reacheth forth her hands to the needy. She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and in her tongue is the law of kindness." Nov. lo, V. The Rector read the following letter : October i, 1890. My Dear Mr. Tomkins : You will recollect our conversation about the end window in the south gallery of Christ Church. It is our wish to place there a memorial of our mother, worthy of her, and the Church. To do this properly may require some new mullions, tracery, etc. : and I write there- fore to ask through yoti, permission of the Vestry, to make such alterations, and to put in such glass at our sole expense, to carry into effect this wish. At the same time we should be glad to know if we are at liberty to choose any subject for the window in keeping with the character of the edifice. Yours sincerely, James J. Goodwin. Voted, That the Vestry thankfully accept the proposition submitted by James J. Goodwin, and the Rev. Francis Good- win, to erect a Memorial to their mother, Mrs. Lucy M. Goodwin ; and permission is hereby given them to place such Memorial in the west window of the Church, and to make such alterations therein, as may be necessary to the proper carrying out of their design and purpose. Junius S. Morgan was born in West vSpringfield, Mass., April 13, 1 8 14, and came to Hartford with liis father, Joseph Morgan, in 1817. He was engaged here in exten- sive dry goods business from 1836 to 1851, when he removed to Boston, and was in the same business until 1854. He then went to England and was a partner with George Peabody for several years, and after Mr. Pea- body's death continued the banking business for the remainder of his life. He was married to Juliet, daughter of Rev. John Pierpont, May 2, 1836. His name is entered as a member of the Parish in 1839. He was a member of the Vestry from 1845 to 1849, was 4 ^fc ^m #* ^^^W^-e^^:^ IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 475 frequently appointed upon committees, and ever mani- fested much interest in parochial matters. He was a business man in the strictest sense, quick in his percep- tions, honorable in his dealings, and pleasant in his manners. He was frank, considerate, and direct, and possessed that factor of greatness which enables a man to express his ideas without a superfluity of words. Few men have gone out from this town who have borne a better character for uprightness and ability in his special calling than our friend, who is pleasantly remembered by many now living. He died at Monte Carlo, April 8, 1890, and was laid at rest in Cedar Hill Cemetery, in this town, where other members of his family are buried. Voted, That the Rector, and Messrs. Ellis and Tracy be appointed a committee, to locate a suitable place for the new Font to be put in, with power to act. 1891. March 12, V. A letter was read from the Rector, re- signing his charge of the Parish, to take effect ]\Iay ist. The treasurer reported that he had received two hundred dollars from the executor of the estate of the late L. B. Goodman, the income of the same to be used for insuring the pictures placed in the Church by him. March 2j, P. The letter of Mr. Tomkins containing his resignation was read ; it was accepted, and flattering testi- monials were given " of his zeal, industry, and ability." The Wardens and Vestry were requested to select a person to be recommended to the Parish as Rector. Sept. j6, r. Rev. Mr. Hensell was requested to remain in the performance of his present duties, at a salary of $1,500 per annum. Oct. 28. P. The Vestry had recommended the Rev. Lindall Winthrop Salstonstall as Rector, and upon ballot he was chosen. 476 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 1892. March 2, J\ Mr. Hensell resigned his position as Assist- ant Minister. Fofed, That Mrs. Mary I. B. Russell be permitted to place a Memorial Tablet upon such part of the north wall of the Church, as she may select for that purpose, as a memorial of her father, Dr. Samuel Barwick Beresford, and her mother, Mary vStuart Beresford. Aj>ri7 /c?, P. The selection of the Rev. James P. Faucon, as Assistant Minister, was agreed to. 1893. April J. A letter was received from Mr. James J. Good- win notifying the Parish that he held in trust the sum of $30,000, the gift of the late Mary Jennette Keney, the income to be used for the benefit of the Parish. Reference to this Fund, with the letter of Mr. Goodwin, is made in the report of the committee on the Funds of the Parish, p. 141. Thanks were voted for the gift of this Fund, and the letter of Mr. Goodwin was ordered to be entered on the records of the Parish, May 2, V. After considerable discussion on the Trust Funds now held by this Parish, on motion of Mr. Goodwin it was — Voted^ That a committee of four members of the Vestr)^ be appointed, with power to index the parish minutes, to extract all the votes of importance, and to make an abstract of the Trusts of this Parish, from the Records. Dr. G. W. Russell, W. L. Matson, J. M. Taylor, and H. H. HoUister were appointed. July ir, V. Voted, That the Wardens and Treasiirer be requested to present to the Vestry a detailed report of all the trust funds of the Parish, now in their hands, with a list of the securities in which they are invested. 1894. Jan. p, V. Five hundred and fifty dollars were presented t(j the Parish to complete the Chauncey Fund. Mr. J. Pier- nrroRTAXT votes and comments. 477 pont Morgan of New York, presented a large copy of the Revised Book of Common Prayer. Voted, That Dr. Russell be requested to superintend the work of completing the historical record of the Church from the date it was left by Dr. Hoadly. April 2, P. The votes passed by the Vestry, to be found in the Report on the Trust Funds of the Parish, p. 151, were ordered to be incorporated in the minutes of the meeting. 1895. April ij. There only remains to be mentioned a brief sketch of the proceedings at the annual meeting of the Parish. The usual officers were chosen. Mr. Matson had previously resigned as Treasurer, and Mr. S. B. Ciirtis was chosen in his place. The Rector read his report of the Benevolent offerings. A letter from Mr. Parsons, President of the Security Company, was read, and also a statement concerning the two Northam Funds. The reports of the Trustees of the Adams Fund, of the Chauncey Fund, and of the Lucy M. Goodwin Fund were presented and accepted. The resignation of E. M. Bunce, as one of the Trustees of the latter Fund, was accepted, and the usual appropriations were made. It will be noticed that the history of the Parish for the last dozen years has been but briefly sketched. It be- longs to a future historian to develop it more minutely than is proper at the present time. It onh' remains to impress upon all those who are transacting the business of the Parish a more careful preservation of all docu- ments, papers, bills, subscription papers, or whatever ma}" relate to its history ; and, further, that these should be immediately passed over to the proper keeper of the same for preservation. Clearly kept accounts, faithful records, and complete files of papers are as essential inaterials of history, in a minor degree, for a parish, as well as for a town or nation. In bringing to a conclusion this contribution to a his- 4/8 CHRIST CIIURCIT, IIARTKORD. tory of the Parish, one cannot avoid considering the differences which exist between its past and present con- dition. These are due to the influences which have ex- isted in many other places, which have either driven the churches out of existence, or have much impaired their usefulness. This must ever be the case when the popu- lation has removed to a distance by the pressure of busi- ness interests, which has left no proper clientage for sup- port or continuance. It is a dumb show for Christian worship when there are no worshipers in attendance. Whatever claims may be made, however, for the continu- ance of consecrated houses, it should be remembered that the holy spirit of reverence which we entertain for them is violated not alone by their closure, but by allowing them to fall into decay by our neglect. They were erected for our religious instruction, and for the public worship of Almighty God. When these conditions no longer exist, and their influence can no longer be exerted, it is a question whether they add to the increase of true religion, but do not, on the contrary, give the unbeliever cause for reproach. But our Parish is in no such despairing state. Its early beginnings were in the hands of a few earnest men, who labored and spent for many years under great diffi- culties, sacrifices, and oppositions. The Congregational, or " orthodox " body, was supreme in the land, and those outside of it were not regarded with much consideration. It was only by a union of these latter with a political party that a more liberal sentiment was established, and the Episcopal Church was allowed an opportunity for an abundant increase. The cause of true religion has suf- fered nothing thereby, and it is a matter of congratula- tion that so much of our Liturgy and of special services in our Book of Common Prayer have now become famil- iar, and been adopted by the religious bodies around us. We ought not to complain of a partial use of our services. IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 479 but rather thank God that other worshipers are willing to accept so much. When we think of the wonderful changes which have taken place since the first Episcopal Church was built in Hartford, now just one hundred years, we may justly look for still greater and more ex- tended ones in the century to come, and pray for a more perfect unity of all Christian men in religious belief and work. Anyone who reads carefully this record will see how this Parish has labored under pecuniary difficulties, and how much is due to the generous consideration of com- paratively a few individuals. In saying this, the aggre- gate of the smaller sums given b}^ the many should not be overlooked ; the earnest zeal and the willing hand of the possessors of a few talents have had their full share in bringing this Parish to whatever of position and use- fulness it has attained. The spirit which has animated all must still be continued, and we must show to the world that our Church is the Church for the poor, as well as for the rich. During the one hundred years of the existence of this Parish we have had an unusual number of able men as its Rectors. Though the longest period of service of any one has been only thirteen 3'ears. yet there were causes for their removal which in no manner affected their efficienc}' or the love and esteem of the parishioners. Five of them have been or are now Bishops in the Church, enterprising, pious, and devoted successors of the Apostles. Of the fifteen Rectors we may truthfully say, that all have labored to do their duty faithfully, and in the fear of God. If an}' of them found it convenient to leave us, under a " gentle pressure," the cause has been quite as much due to the temper of the Parish as it has been to themselves ; not one of all these g-entlemen has failed in remainino; faithful to the Church, with the exception of the first Rector, who left it of his own accord. 480 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The Churclimanship of the Parish has been a fair rep- resentative of the Churchmanship of the Diocese. It loves the Book of Common Prayer, and adheres to the " doctrine, discipline, and worship" of the Protestant Episcopal Church. It has carefully avoided the extremes which have characterized some parishes ; it has had, in all the hundred years of its existence, no serious dissensions in regard to doctrine or ceremonies, but has pursued its middle way in peace and quietness. It is not boasted that its service to God and its duty to man has been larger or more faithful than that of other Christian bodies in the city, but it is charitably hoped that it can give a good account of its stewardship to the Divine Master at last. When it is stated that, at the erection of the present Church building in 1829, a majority of the parishioners lived upon Main street, or between Main street and the Connecticut river, and that comparatively a few only now reside in these localities, we can easily understand how much has been effected by a change of population. A different class of people, largely of foreign origin, occupy their places ; trade, occupations, and habits are entirely different. Much remains to be done before the assimila- tion is complete, and the energetic, thrifty, and intelligent American citizen is formed. This work calls loudly upon us, and needs our most serious consideration. Though reduced in numbers, yet with its endowments, and a faith- ful band of intelligent and zealous members, the Parish can still be successfully sustained, and enabled to do its full share of duty. There is no need for sensational devices, or extravagances in worship, either for sustaining- it or extending its work. This is altogether outside of its traditions, or of any necessity, nor is it complimentary to men of sense that the undertaken work should be so covered up by secular devices, or alluring amusements, that it is difficult to see where the religious part of it comes in. -It is possible that the linking of the world > s ? C- « CHRIST CHURCH, INTERIOR, WEST END, 1892 IMPORTANT VOTES AND COMMENTS. 481 and religion together has had something to do with the absence of so many from the public worship of God. There was never a time when the truths of the Bible should be inore forcibly presented than the present. If Christians are in earnest they should be more aggressive and confident in their work ; it is folly to waste our ener- gies in refuting the arguments or sayings of idle men, who have nothing new to say, and only repeat what has already been repeated. It is well to consider that some things have been established, and that the relig ion of Christ is one of them. The old, old story is still interesting to men, and will draw them together in crowds, if it is presented with faithfulness and energy. It is not given to every one to do this work successful!}'-, for there are diversities of gifts in this as in other occupations. While some are drawn to a serious consideration of their duty by the mild pleadings of a St. John, there are others who need the vigorous teachings of a Paul ; the quiet example of a holy life will bear its fruit with some, while line upon line and pre- cept upon precept are needed for the conviction of others. There was never a time in this bustling world when the whole truth could be better presented than the pres- ent. There was never a better time when the command to PREACH THE WORD was more obligatory or more hopeful than now. The wonderful changes in the condi- tions of men, which have given us more excitements and wordly desires, surely need the healthful restraint which can only come from an acknowledgment of a Divine Master, and of our responsibility to him. For this all Christians must pray, and that we may be One, in thought and action ; which may the Good Lord grant, for his dear Son's sake. 31 APPENDIX. i APPENDIX. No. I. Memoranda respecting the old Church Lot. October 6, 1762. Charles Caldwell, in consideration of ^80 con- veyed to John Keith, William Tiley, William Jepson, Hezekiah Marsh, and Thomas Burr, as a committee of the brethren of the Episcopal Chm'ch in the town of Hartford, a piece of land 99 ft. 3 in. on Main St., extending westerly, the North and South lines being parallel, so as to make exactly half an acre. — [Town Records, X, 584. July 12, 176s. John Keith and William Tiley quitclaimed their interest in the aforesaid land to Doct. William Jepson. — [Town Records, XI, 52. July 16, 176S. William Jepson, in consideration of ^100 con- veyed said land by Warrantee deed to Robert Sanford with the stone lying thereon. — [Town Records, XII, 3. Oct. S, lydg. Robert Sanford sold to Samuel Talcott Jr. for £\6 the northern part of the Lot, containing 16 rods or ^V acre. — [Town Records, XII, 244. /// June, 1770. Thomas Burr and the rest of the members of the Episcopal Church sued Samuel Talcott Jr. for tresspass in entering upon the plaintiffs land, breaking down and destroying the foundation of a Church, and carrying away 140 loads of stone. The case went up to the Superior Court held at Hartford by adjournment on the last Tuesday in December 1771, when the plaintiffs recovered £2>S damages and ^ii, 15-6. costs. — [Records Sup. Court. In Janua?y, 1772. Thomas Burr, etc. brought suits in the County Court to recover possession of the land from Robert San- ford and Sam' Talcott Jr. The cases went up to the Superior Court held at Hartford, by adjoui-nment, on the fourth Tuesday of December 1772, when the plaintiffs recovered seizin and pos- session of the land etc. — [Records County and Superior Courts. January 2, 1778. Sam' Talcott Jr. quit claimed to Robert San- ford the 16 rods he had bought of him. — [Town Records, XIV, 250. 486 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. January /j, 1785. Robert Sanford referring to Charles Cald- well and William Jepson's deeds, the suits at law, and the decision of the General Assembly in Chancery that Jepson had an equitable lien of ^60 on the land which ought to inure to Sanford's benefit, and this having been paid, quitclaims the land to William Adams, John Morgan, and John Thomas and the rest of the associates and professors of the Church of England in Hartford. — [Town Records, XVI, 359. No. 2. Mr. Nathan Starkweather has furnished the following memoranda and the maps : Oct. 6, 1762, the Episcopal society procured a lot for a church site from Charles Caldwell upon a lease of 999 years (which was equivalent to a purchase), bounded east by highway, south partly by land of Samuel Olcott and partly by land of said Caldwell, and west and north by land of said Caldwell, being 99 feet, 3 inches on highway, the same width in the rear, the north and south lines being parallel and extending west so far as to make exactly half an acre. The parish erected this church in 1792, and retained their lot until Aug. 27, 1794, when they conveyed Section A to David Goodwin, containing one rod and ^Vu. Church street seems to have been laid out from Main to Trum- bull streets in 1794, but the land required for it was not conveyed to the city until 1798. On Dec. 19, 1795, the parish conveyed Sec- tion B to Simon Clark, " beginning at a bound at the southwest corner where the said land adjoins the new opened street called Church street," etc. Oct. 4, 1796, the parish conveyed Section C to Simon Clark. Previous to 1807, Joseph Lynde had acquired the property north of the church lot, also Section C of the estate of Simon Clark. Dec. 8, 1807, the parish conveyed to Joseph Lynde the north portion of their lot, botmded south by a line parallel with the foundation of their church and eight feet distant therefrom, and west and north by land of said Lynde. In April, 18 10, Samuel Tudor purchased the Lynde property north of the church, and on July 31, 18 10, the parish conveyed to him the gore D E, 4S>< feet in length and three feet wide at the west end. APPENDIX. 487 Episcopal Church to Simon Clark, Dec. J(), 1795- (Vol. 20, p. 541.) Beginning at southwest corner of the church lot at the corner agreed upon as the divisional corner between the church lot and land of Oliver Ellsworth, Esq., where the said land adjoins the new opened street called Church street, thence running in the line of said land northerly to the northeast corner of Ellsworth's land, thence in the same direction to the land of David Goodwin, thence easterly 44 feet in line of said land of Goodwin, thence southerly to the said street to a stone, thence west on line of said street to the first-mentioned corner. Christ Church to David Goodwin, Aug. 2j, 1794. A certain piece or parcel of land, being part Episcopal lot i^o%- rods, beginning from the north line of said lot setting off from said Goodwin's fence as it now stands, south i8|°, west 24^ links, thence running south 65^°, east 64 links, until it intersects said Goodwin's house lot, thence to place of beginning. Episcopal Church to Simon Clark, Oct. 4, 1796. (Vol. 21, p. 643.) Beginning on the north line of Church street, 25 feet, 6 inches west of the southwest corner of the church, and running north 17°, east at right angles with said Church street, 76 feet, thence north 66°, west 51-^ feet, thence north 17°, east 33 feet to land of David Goodwin, thence on a line between said Goodwin and the premises to land before leased by said society to said Clark, thence south 17° west to said Church street, thence east 56 feet to the first-mentioned corner. Bounded south on Church street, east on church lot, north partly on land of said society and partly on D. Goodwin's, and west on land of said Clark. Episcopal Society to Joseph Lyndc, Dec. 8, iSoj. (Vol. 26, p. 370.) Beginning at stake 8 feet north of northeast corner of church and running west parallel with north line of church 8 feet distant to land of said Lynde lot, thence north in line of said lot to the northwest corner of the present church lot, thence in a southeast- erly direction to the first-mentioned corner, being a triangular piece, bounded east by Main street, south on land of said parish, and west on said Lynde's. 488 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Christ Church to Samuel Tudor, July ji, 1810. (Vol. 29, p. 268.) Beginning on Main street on line of church lot, thence running westerly 48 feet, 6 inches on said line, thence southerly 3 feet, thence running easterly on straight line 48 feet, six inches to place of beginning. Bounded east on Main street, south and west on land of said parish, north on land of said Tudor. Christ Church to O. D. Cook, i82g. (Vol. 46, p. 171.) On the corner of Main and Church streets, bounded east on Main street, 53 feet, 5 inches; south on Church street, 119 feet, 5 inches ; west on Nathan Johnson's land, 52 feet, 7 inches ; north on Samuel Tudor's land — north line is as follows : Beginning on Main street, 53 feet, 5 inches north of south line of said lot, thence running west 47 feet, 2 inches to a point 49 feet, 9 inches north of the said line of said lot, thence northerly 2 feet, 9 inches, thence westerly 62 feet 9 inches to said Johnson's land at a point 52 feet, 7 inches north of said south line of said lot. C. Caldwell. 99 Feet, 3 Inches. CM 99 Feet, 3 Inches- Main Street. Simon Clark, 1 795. Simon Clark, 1796. Joseph Lynde, 1807. Main Street. APPENDIX. 491 No. 3. When the Report of the Committee on the Funds was presented, no copy of the Penal Bond, referred to in that re- port, had been found, but since that time it has been dis- covered, and is printed below. Copy of Penal Bond. Know all men by these presents, that we whose names are hereunto subscribed, are severally bound and holden, unto the Parish of Chi'ist Church, located in the City of Hartford, in the penal sum of two thousand dollars, well and truly to be paid, we severally bind otirselves, our heirs, etc., unto the said parish of Christ Church. In witness whereof we have hereunto signed and sealed this sixteenth day of December, 1828. Provided that the condition of this bond is, that each sub- scriber hereunto complete and perform respectively the provisions following according to their tnie intent and meaning, and the tenor and effect thereof. For that, whereas the said parish of Christ Church has pur- chased a site, and erected thereon in part, a new church, now therefore for the sole and only purpose of completing said new church for the use of said Parish, and to procure a new and better Organ for said Church, this bond and conditions are made and executed, and that these objects may be effected subscriptions may be made hereunto for raising and creating stock, and may be paid to the Parish at any time ; and shall be paid at any time after the first day of February, 1829, in such instalments, and at such times as the Wardens and Vestry of the Parish may require, upon their giving by the Clerk of the Parish, fifteen days notice of the day and the amount of payment required by them; but said instal- ments shall be on the whole subscription by equal per cent, on each subscription, provided said instalments shall not be greater than to be equal to twenty-five per cent., once in four months on the whole subscription, commencing with and for the first install ment on the second day of February 1829. And when any sub- scriber shall have paid his whole subscription, and not before, the said Parish of Christ Church shall become bound and holden for the repayment thereof, with interest, to be computed from the payment of the said instalments severally, to the first of May annually. And the claim of each subscriber upon, and the obliga- tion of the Parish to redeem said Stock, and pay the interest 492 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. thereon, shall be by a Scrip, in the words and figures following, viz. — Scrip No $ This certifies that the Parish of Christ Church, in the City of Hartford, is indebted to in the sum of Dollars, value received, towards building a Church and procuring a new Organ, for the use of said Parish, which said sum of Dollars the said Parish of Christ Church promises to pay to said or order, the first day of May 1837, with interest on the first day of April next, and interest annually thereafter payable at the Treasury of said Parish, reserving to said Parish the right of pay- ing the same or any part thereof at any time after the first day of May 1832, upon giving by their Clerk six months notice of the time and sum to be paid, and thereupon at said time said sum shall be paid by the said Parish. AVitness, the Wardens and Treasurer of the said Parish of Christ Church, this day of Provided this bond shall be void unless the said Parish of Christ Church shall on or before the second day of February 1829, ratify and confirm all the provisions in this condition implying an obligation on said Parish and unless fifteen thousand dollars shall have been subscribed hereto and a further pledge of the Rents of the Pews and Slips in said new Church be by vote of the Parish specially made as security for the interest on the aforesaid vStock also. Each subscriber shall set against his name the sum of his subscription. On the back of said Stock scrip shall be printed the vote of the Parish to build and locate said church, and to ratify and confirm this instrument, and to pledge the rents of the Pews and Slips as aforesaid. No. 4. Copy of Church Scrip. " Scrip No. II. $200. " This certifies that the Parish of Christ Church, in the city of Hart- ford, is indebted to Jeremy Hoadley, Esq., in the sum of Two Hundred Dollars value received, toward purchasing a site, building a Church, and to procuring a new organ for the use of said Parish; which said sum of Two Hundred Dollars, the said parish of Christ Church promises to pay to said Jeremy Hoadley or order, the first day of May, 1837, with interest, on the first day of April next, and interest annually thereafter, payable at Treasury of said Parish, reserving to said Parish the right of paying APPENDIX. 493 the same, or any part thereof, at any time after the first day of May, 1832, upon giving by their clerk, six months' notice of the time and sum to be paid, and thereupon, at said time, such sum shall be paid by said Parish. "Witness the Wardens and Treasurer of the said Parish of Christ Church, this 8th day of Sept., 1828. ;; Charles SiGouRNEV, ) ^^^,.^,„,_ " Samuel Tudor, J " CvpRiAX Nichols, Treasurer." On the reverse of this scrip is printed the authority for issuing' the same, as follows: " I'oted, That for the sole and only purpose of erecting a new Church for the use of this parish, and for procuring a new organ for said Church, this Parish do accept of a certain penal bond, dated the i6th day of Feb- ruary, 1827, executed to this Parish, by Nathaiiiel S. IVheaton, IVil- liam H. Imlay, and others, hereby ratifying and confirming all the pro- visions in the conditions of said bond, implying an obligation on this Parish. [Passed, March 20, 1827.] " Voted, That the rents of the pews and slips of said new Church, when completed, be and they hereby are specially pledged to secure the payment of the interest on the stock created by the conditions of said bond. [Passed, March 20, 1827.] " Voted, Two-thirds of the members present concurring, that this Parish do agree to build a new Church, and that the same be, and hereby is located on a lot owned by Aristarchus Champion, Esq., bordering on Main and Church streets, and on so much of Leonard Bacon's lot adjoin- ing as may be necessary for the purpose. [Passed, April 30, 1827.] " The above recited votes are true copies as recorded in the book be- longing to the Parish of Christ Church in the city of Hartford. "Attest, William T. Lee, Parish Clerk." No. 5. Subscribers for Stock for Purchasing a Site, the Erection of a new Church, and purchasing an Organ. 1827. May 16, To Scrip No. i, Isaac Perkins, . . . $100.00 2, Griflfin Stedman, . . 2,000.00 1828. April 1, " " 3, James M. Goodwin, . 500.00 4, George Beach, . . 500.00 5, Samuel Tudor, . . 1,500.00 ' 6, Wm. H. Imlay, . . 2,500.00 ' 7, Nathan Morgan, . . 2,000.00 May 16, Sept. 29, April 1 , I. To J " I, June II, July 10, .. 494 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 1828. 1829. 1830. Aug. 8, To Scrip No. 8. Sept. 6, 9, " 6, 10, " 8, II, " 20, 12, " 20, 13. Dec. II, 14- " 12, 15. " 12, 16, " 12, 17, " 13, 18, " 26, 19, April I, 20, " I, ■ 21, " 18, 22, " iS, 23, June 16, 24, July I, 25, Dec. 12. 26, " 16, 27, March 3, 28, Denison Morgan, Hezekiah Huntington, Nath' S. Wheaton, . Jeremy Hoadley, Dudley Buck, Roswell Bartholomew, Asa Far well, . George Sumner, Sam' H. Huntington, Erastus Goodwin, . Wm. T. Lee, . Eben' Flower, . Lemuel Humphrey, Cyprian Nichols, Charles Brainard, . Walter Phelps, Cha» N. Mills, . Elbridge G. Saunders, Sam' Tuttle & Son, . Christopher Saunders, Trustees of Episcopal Church Fund, Jr $500.00 500.00 1,900.00 200.00 500.00 200.00 200.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 200.00 500.00 100.00 300.00 100.00 5,000.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 100,00 8,500.00 $28,500.00 No. 6. List of Legal Members of the Parish. It is unfortunate that no complete list of the legal members of the Parish can be found. That which is recorded in the second volume of the Records was commenced in 1839, ^^^ is believed to have comprised but a portion of those who were living at that time. Certainly some names were omitted of those who had been members for many years. Although the list is dated in 1839, yet it is difficult to state how many were entered in that year, but we know that many were signers during the years following. Not much care was exercised apparently until 1867, when requests were made at the annual parish meeting for the enrollment of new members. As the number present on these occasions was not very large, the opportunity was not embraced by many, who doubtless considered themselves as members, as much so as if legally connected. APPENDIX. 495 In this list those marked (/, are dead; those r, have joined another parish, or have removed from the town; of not a few no definite intelligence can be obtained. The names in italics are present members of the parish. It is easy to determine most of the members of the parish in its early history by referring to the list of tax- payers, of which a few have been included in this volume. We, the undersigned, do hereby declare that we are, or that it is our desire and intention to become, members of the Society or Parish of Christ Church in Hartford. Dated at Hartford this first day of April. 1839. Samuel Tudor d Charles Sigourney d Simeon Griswold d Horace Loveland Cyprian Nichols d Philemon F. Robbins d Eben"" Flower d Walter Phelps d J. M. Goodwin d J. W. Bull d Denison Morgan d P. Dickinson d Dudley Buck d B. Rowland d Geo. Beach d S. B. Beresford d S. H. Huntington d Chester Adams d Charles Brainard d H. Huntington, Jr. d C. H. Sigourney d Geo. Sumner d Lemuel Humphrey d Thos. Skinner d Hez^ Brainard d Daniel S. Dewey d Edward Goodman d Asa Farwell d Ch. H. Northam d R. Watkinson d C. A. Colton d John Hatfield d Henry S. Humphrey d Ralph Goodwin d William H. Hoadley d Jeremy Hoadley d Geo. M. Bartholomew r Gurdoft IV. Russell Jas. S. Wickham d Normand Lyman d J. S. Hewlett r Lvither Smith d Thos. T. Fisher d William H. Meigs r Miles A. Tuttle d John B. Eldridge d N. H. Colton Walter Keney d James A. Canfield d James Goodwin, Jr. d Isaac Toucey d Horace Averill d George Beach, /r. George Houston d Zephaniah Preston d John F. Winter d J. S. Morgan d William R. Phelps r H. S. Parsons d John S. Gray r Phillip Ripley d Alfred Watkinson d William T. Lee ^ d A. M. Gordon d Eri W. Warner Jas. Bolter A. Houston d John Brocklesby d 496 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. L. T. Downes r Perry .Smith d Benning Mann d F. L. Smith F. A. Brown d Lorenzo B. Goodman d Amos S. Post Seymour Watrous d Benj. G. Whitman d William Mather d Phillip Ripley, Jr. r Normand Lyman, Jr. r George Buck r Newton Carter d John Brainard r James Killam d Robert Nichols Alfred B. Redfield r Francis T. Russell r Aug' S. Jerome r Wm. Isham r Henry Tucker Isaac A. Bragaw d J. W. Beach d Henry M. Drane R. H. Canfield James M. B. McNary r J. B. Brown Julius Young d- Elisha Johnson d Lewis J. Young d Joseph Harris d John Higgins Samuel H. White d Chas. P. Hatch Chs. A. Stillman r Geo. E. Hatch r G. A. Stedman, Jr. d Jno. C. DuBois Charles J. Hoadly J. K. Southmaycl r George B. Preston r Ephraim Allen Henry S. Watrous d Albert Brace Geo. D. Jewett d Geo. S. Hartley r Julius A. Case r E. Shattuck B. Sage d Geo. S. Green d D. A. Shepard d A. G. Cooley d H. C. Fuller d J. B. Powell r C. J. Fuller S. F. Hotchkiss r Buell Sedgewick d Wm. Conner d Thos. C. W^eildon r Isaac F. Sm.yth d James White d Henry Sherman d N. Rice, Jr. d Geo. A. Wright d Wm. F. Tuttle d H. Tudor Brownell d Dan' Goodwin d Aug. N. LeRoy d Jason Backus Chas. R. Chapman r Wm. H. McFarland r Wm. R. Brownell d Edw-i H. Brinley r Charles R. Fisher d J. S. Barnett d S. W. Goodridge d Seymour N. Case d Edward Preston r Simon Towle d George S. Burnham d Geo. Robinson r William Woodward d C. C. Kimball r Charles S. Mason r John C. Palmer, Jr. Joseph Mason r F. W. Burr d Thos. A. Alexander d C. D. Nott, r Augustus T. Post Joseph Hall r Henry H. Fitch d G. S. Farnham, Jr. d APPENDIX. 497 No. 7. The undersigned hereby express becoming- members of the Parish of their desire, and intention, of Christ Chnrch. 1867. 1878. Wm. M. Legate d Chs. G. Stone d Clinton B. Davis r James J. Goodwin A. J. Nelson r 1880. John F. Tracy Henry Corning d Elisha iNIoore d Philemon W. Robbins r IVm. L. Matson Wm. A. Crane 0. Dudley Cooke d Herbert H. Hollister Geo. B. Fisher r Charles T. Russ d M. E. Merrill d Charles R. Hart L. A. Dickinson r 1881. J. F. Holmer 1868. C. W. Strickland r Frank J. Knox r F. B. AVinnie r Sainl G. Tracy E. H. Young d 1869. 1882. S. P. Abell r J. ScriigJiam Oumii L. W. Clarke r I. B. Davis d Herbert Wilmerding r John H. Sage r W. Edgar Simonds r 1883. 1871, Robert H. Burton r George R. liodge Charles E. Dustin Sidney E. Clarke 1872. W. H. Prothero r Geo. Bnnley E. M. Reed d d Charles W. Barry Edivin S. Bartlett r B. F. Ellis 1873. Henry W. Belknap r Clarence Terry d Wm. Deming d 1874. E. H. Crosby, 2d r D. T. Lanman d 1884. Albert L. Butler Wm. E. Allen 1875. George C. far vis r d Joh7i M. Taylor S. W. Miller r 1885. George W. Miller r A If red C. J. I Villiams 1876. William A. Baeder Henry Wilson d Franklin H. Sage r 1877. S. B. Curtis 1886. George W. Hubbard d W. B. Nelson r J. Ward Fuller d Edtoard M. Biince S. H. Whittaker F. S. Crossjield William H. Dodd 1887. Philo F. Talcott d John D. Tucker Frederick A. Bobbins Stephen Terry d George L. Parnicle George M. Bond 32 498 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 1888. Fisher A. B. Wenk E. B. Gaylord r George H. Carr E. Shelton r George IV. Fills Louis A. Tracy r Waiter /. Cave 1 1 Arthur D. Robinson r James E. Mitchell Francis E. Brownell r W. A. Wolcott 1890. Frank W. Loomis B. N. B. Miller Arthur S. Joyner George H. Whitmore r Frank IV. Whiton Charles C. Sonimer r W. R. Finney Edwin A. Taylor r 1894. Henry M. Taylor r Arthur F. Donley d Charles C. Beach Samuel H. B after oft Henry N. Robinson Frederick B. Lewis d Wm. Jas. Murray I' Andrew Whiton R. Cadrnan r Frederick W. Eaves JonatJian S. Curtis John C. Abbott 1891. John McClary W. G. Morj^an 1895. T. B. Beach Ormotid V. Sharp Robert /. Camp Alfred W. Dodd 1893. E. M. Huntsitiger R. W. Curtis Irving E. Strickland Arthur F. Egg lest on No. 8. Celebration of Consecration of Church. A full account of this celebration was published in pamphlet form soon after its occurrence, but to put it in a more permanent shape it is incorporated entire in this volume, with the exception of the numerous names of the various committees. It was written by Mr. Nichols, the Rector, who was actively interested in the affair. It had long been a cherished project of some of the members of Christ Church Parish to observe in a fitting way the fiftieth anni- versary of the consecration of the present church building, when at the annual meeting of the parish, held Monday evening, April 14, 1879, the following preamble and resolution were passed, on the motion of Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, viz.: " Whereas, The Semi-Centennial Anniversary of the Consecration of this Church will occur on the twenty-third day of December of this year, and as it is desirable that this should be noticed in a public and proper manner, therefore, APPENDIX. 499 Resolved, That the Vestry be authorized and requested to make such appointments and arrangements as may be necessary for the celebration of this Anniversary in December next." Acting upon this request the Vestr3^ at a meeting held Satur- day evening, June 21st, voted, "That a committee of five be appointed to make suitable arrangements for the Semi-Centennial celebration of this parish, ai:d said committee have power to ap- point sub-committees at their discretion." The following gentle- men were chosen: Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, CJiainitaii, Messrs. David T. Lanman, George Beach, Charles H. Northam. and William L. Matson. This committee had several meetings at the Mercantile National Bank, and at Dr. Russell's house, and the following order of exer- cises was decided upon for Tuesday, December 23d, the fiftieth anniversary of the Consecration of the Church: 10.30 A. M. Service, with sermon by Bishop Clark of Rhode Island, rector of the parish 1851-55. 2.30 p. M. Address by the rector, and history of the parish by Mr. Charles J. Hoadly, clerk of the parish 1864- 1879. 7.30 p. M. Reception at Allyn Hall. It was also decided to ask former rectors of the parish to officiate in the church on Sunday, December 21st. (Fourth Sun- day in Advent.) As soon as the arrangements had taken definite shape, neatly engraved invitations were sent to all clergymen who, from pre- vious associations, or otherwise, would be likely to have an in- terest in the event. These invitations were in the following form: 1829. Semi-Centennial. 1879. CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. December 23d, A.D. 1879. You are respectfully invited to attend the Semi-Centennial Celebra- tion of the Consecration of this Church. Former Rectors of the Parish will officiate on Sunday, December Twenty-First. Tuesday, December Twenty-Third, Fiftieth Anniversary of the Con- secration. 10.30 A. M. Commemorative Service in the Church, with a sermon by Bishop Clark. 500 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 2.30 p. M. In the Church, Address, and History of the Parish by- Charles J. Hoadly, Esq. 7.30 p. M. Reception at AUyn Hall. GuRDON W. Russell. ^ David T. Lanman. ! Commiifcc of Charles H. Northam. \ George Beach. | Arrangements. William L. Matson. J Wm. F. Nichols, Rector. Special invitations were also sent to the Right Reverend Dr. Horatio Potter, Bishop of New York, the only one living of those who officiated at the Consecration; to the Hon. S. H. Huntington, the only survivor of the Vestry as it was at the time of the Con- secration; to Mrs. William Jarvis, whose husband, the late Rev. William Jarvis, took part in the Consecration services; and to Mrs. Henry Bolles, who sang soprano in the choir on the day of the Consecration. Mr. L. B. Goodman was appointed a committee to receive visiting clergymen. The pressure of Christmas work made it impossible for man}^ who would otherwise have accepted the invitations, to take part in the celebration, and the former rectors living out of town were unable, for the same reason, to be present, either on Sunday the 2ist, or on the 23d. The letters that came were full of expressions of interest in the event, of regret that the writers could not be away from home at the time of the celebration, and of good wishes for the future of the parish. Many of these letters con- tained reminiscences of associations with the old parish that were numbered among the happiest and holiest in life. Mention may be made, among many others, of the names of Bishop Potter of New York, Bishop Coxe of Western New York, Bishop Lee of Delaware, Bishop Kerfoot of Pittsburgh, the Rev. Drs. Morgan, Washburn, Payne, Fairbairn, D. R. Goodwin, Leeds, Geer, Bolles, Coit, Beardsley, Harwood, Clerc, Brainard, and Rev. Mr. Corson ; most of these named having been in some way associated with the past of the parish. Prominent among the good wishes for the occasion were those of the Rev. Dr. R. M. Abercrombie, rector from i856-i86i,and the Rev. Robert Meech, rector from 1868-1874. whose absence, made necessary by Christmas duties, was a dis- appointment to many who had counted on seeing them. The order of services on Sunday and Tuesday, December 21st and 23d, has been already given. To give a full account of the reception which was held at Allyn APPENDIX. 501 Hall, the evening of the 23d, beginning at 7.30, it will be necessary to go back a little. At an early stage of the arrangements the general committee consulted with some of the ladies of the parish, and found a general belief that the ladies for their part would un- dertake to prepare the collation for the proposed evening recep- tion. By way of testing the matter several ladies were asked to serve as heads of committees, and it was decided to send to every family in the parish the following circular : TO THE I'ARISHIONERS OF CHRIST CHURCH. On Tuesday, the 23d of December next, it is proposed to celebrate the semi-centennial of the consecration of our Church. In the evening there will be a RECEPTION AT ALLYN HALL, for the church people of Hartford and invited guests from abroad, for which there is to be a collation provided. As this collation is to be fur- nished by the parish, we send the enclosed postal card, asking that every family will agree to send something for the table, however little. Will you please fill in the blanks as may suit your convenience, and return it to the committee on or before Saturday, the 22d of November. The answers to this request were very prompt and generous, and it soon became evident that all expectations would be fully realized. So large was the provision for the collation, it should be said here, that enough was left over to send large Christmas contribu- tions to the Widows' Home, the Church Home, the Alms House, and many individuals. A general meeting of the ladies of the parish was held in the Church, Wednesday morning, November 26th, at which the com- mittees for the collation were appointed in full. For many days before the Semi-Centennial these various com- mittees were actively engaged upon the details of preparation, so that, when the evening of the reception came, there were decora- tions in the hall in good taste, an attractive supper-room with bountifully laden and handsomely arranged tables, a large corps of waitresses with uniform caps and aprons, a goodly number of ushers, and a large Reception Committee to welcome parishioners and guests. Each committee could be distinguished by the color of its satin-badges, which had printed on them : " Semi-Centennial Reception of Christ Church, Hartford, Conn., 1829-1879." The badges of the General Committee of Arrangements were gold color ; of the Committee on Supplies, maroon ; of the Committee 502 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. on Table Furniture, navy blue ; of the Committee on vServing the Collation, light blue ; of the Committee on Decorations, pink ; and of the Reception Committee and ushers, white. The music was furnished by Adkins' Orchestra. On the stage of the hall there was a display of plants in pots, and a shield properly inscribed. There were also shown the original elevations of the present church, with a tower differing from the one afterwards built. Besides the invitations to the clergy, cards of admission to the reception of this form: "CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, CONN. 1829-1879. Semi-Centennial, Dec. 23." had been issued to parishioners and all others specially interested in the parish, and it was estimated that between six and seven hundred were present at the reception. It added much to the en- joyment of the evening to have Bishop Williams, and many former worshipers in Christ Church now connected with other parishes, at the hall. The evening passed pleasantly and rapidly away, and ended a day which in all its associations cannot fail to be a memo- rable day in the history of Christ Church Parish. It seems proper to give a brief account of the steps leading to the gift and erection of the new buildings with which the church begins it second half-century, together with a description of the buildings themselves. Without touching upon the sacred motives or the shrinking modesty with which the matter was first broached, the earliest formal action was taken at a special meeting of the parish held in the old chapel, Monday evening, November 18, 1878. At that meeting a letter was read from Mrs. James Goodwin, as follows : "My Dear Mr. Nichols: — " It may be desirable for you to have a definite statement of what we wish to do, to lay before the parish meeting. I therefore send you the following : " Having long felt the need of better accommodations than the present chapel affords for carrying on our parochial work, we will, with the con- sent and approval of the parish, erect a suitable and convenient building for such purposes. " The only conditions of the gift are that such satisfactory provisions be made as will prevent its alienation, and that it shall always be kept in APPENDIX. 503 good repair and properly insured, so that, in case of its destruction by fire, there may be the means for rebuilding it. Yours very truly, LUCY M. GOODWIN. "Thursday, Nov. 14, 1878." This letter was accompanied by a ground-plan of the proposed buildings. It was thereupon Resoli'ed, That this Parish approves and accepts the proposition ot Mrs. James Goodwin (embodied in her letter to the Rector, of Nov. 14th, and the accompanying draft), to erect a Parish building and recess chan- cel for the church, recognizing the great advantage that will in many ways accrue to the Church through the gift, and expressing its sense of the large generosity the proposition carries with it. Resolved, That Rev. W. F. Nichols, Messrs. George Beach, David T. Lanman, and Dr. G. W. Russell be a committee with power to take all steps necessary on the part of the parish to facilitate the carrying out the above proposition. It was at once determined to enter into negotiations for such a readjustment of boundary lines and rights of way in the rear of the church as would secure a site for the new buildings, and Mr. I. B. Davis was commissioned to ascertain the cost. Two thou- sand dollars were raised by subscription to purchase a piece of land required, and Mr. D. T. Lanman and Dr. Gurdon \V. Russell were appointed the agents of the parish to act in the whole matter. After many delays, during which the Senior Warden, Mr. George Beach, rendered much assistance, all the papers necessary to con- vey the piece of property to the parish, and to change rights of way to the western end of the church lot — the former rights of way having been between the church and the old chapel — were passed Wednesday morning, March 12, 1879. In order to meet the agreement made in accepting the gift " that such satisfactory provisions should be made as would pre- vent its alienation," at a special meeting of the parish held Mon- day evening. May 5, 1879, Dr. G. W. Russell and Mr. D. T. Lan- man were appointed the agents of the parish to transfer to the "Trustees of Donations and Bequests for Church Purposes " the land on which the buildings were to be erected, the deed of trans- fer to contain certain limitations and conditions. At the time that Mrs. Goodwin and her daughter. Miss Mary Goodwin, first proposed to build a Memorial Chapel and Parish Building in connection with Christ Church, no alteration of the church itself was contemplated. 504 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The Rev. Mr. Nichols, then Rector of the Parish, however, urged that unless some provision was made for the enlargement and improvement of the chancel, it could never be made afterwards. He suggested that the Wheaton memorial fund would provide for the stonework and glass of the window, and that other memorials were contemplated which would go far towards furnishing the necessary fitting. Mrs. and Miss Goodwin, however, provided everything but the window, the Reredos, the Chancel Rail, and the Credence. The Pulpit, Prayer Desk, and stalls were designed by Mr. F. C. Withers and executed by Ellin & Kitson of New York. The brass Lectern was made by John Hardman & Co. of Birmingham, England. The stones of the Chancel Arch were set in rough blocks and the moulding cut after they were in position. Much of this work, together with that of setting the stone steps, was done at night in order that everything might be completed in time for the Semi-Centennial services. The total cost, $30,106. 19. The Chancel Rail was given by Miss Brinley. On Thursday, the 8th of May, the work of demolishing the old chapel began, photographs having been taken of it and of the chancel as it was originally arranged. While the new buildings were in process of construction, the south porch of the church was used as a robing-room, and owing to the ingenious device of a partition built up six feet from the wall on the inside of the church, and good management on the part of the builders, the work of cutting through the chancel arch did not interfere with holding services in the church but one Sunday. The Rev. Francis Goodwin, who had at the first drawn the ground-plan and reached the solution of the difficulty of finding room for all that was wanted on the space to which the buildings were limited, gave the whole work a most thorough and valuable over- sight, and on the morning of the semi-centennial, in behalf of Mrs. Goodwin, he delivered to the Rector of the Parish, in the presence of the Senior Warden, the keys of the finished and furnished buildings. The memorial window to the Rev. Dr. Wheaton, referred to in the description to be given of the new buildings, was purchased by a ftmd originally raised by means of a fair and concert, in December, 1872, and since that time held by an association known as " The Wheaton Memorial Finid Association." The subject of the Transfiguration of our Blessed Lord was ultiinately chosen for the window ; the figure from Raphael's Transfiguration, painted on canvas, having been presented to the GANGWAY, FROM CHURCH STREET, 183S-1879. Al'PENDIX. 505 Parish by the Rev. Dr. Wheaton, and having hung in the window- frame back of the pulpit before the window just removed was put up. AVhen the addition to the church was projected, the Window Committee accepted a proposition from Mrs. Goodwin to have the supervision of putting in the window undertaken by those who had the other changes in charge, and finally appropriated the amount on hand for that purpose. The fund, which at first was 82,278, in the meantime under the careful management of Mrs. Henry Wilson, the treasurer, had increased to over $3,000. There seemed to be an especial fitness in having for the beginning of the second fifty years of the church such a beautiful memorial to him to whose exertions and architectural taste and skill it was, imder God, due that the first fifty years began with so noble a building. It is hoped that the church may before many years have within it memorials to other names the parish holds in loving memory. The new carpet was paid for in part from a fund raised by the ladies of the parish a few years since, of which Mrs. John Jarvis was treasurer, and in part by subscriptions from several of the gentlemen. The balance in the hands of the treasurer for the celebration was also appropriated towards the carpet. A full description of the improvements is added: The ground occupied by the new building covers a space in the rear of the church of 92 feet by 42 feet. The principal entrance from Church street leads into a hall 7;-^ feet wide, with tiled lobby; from thence on the right into a study for the rector, in which is a large four-light bay window, dressing-room, closets, etc. Opposite to this room is one for the meetings of the vestry, 24 feet by i^H feet. At the end of the main hall, and on the wall facing it, is a monument, removed to the new building, formerly erected by the "Episcopal Female Benevolent Society of Hart- ford," in memory of Mrs. Mary Morgan, widow of Dr. Titus Mor- gan, who was seventeen years President of the Society. The entrance on the west, designed more especially for the children, is connected with the main hall and leads to the chapel, which is 55 feet by 24 feet, with sitting accommodation for about 200 adults, che seats being arranged with reversible backs for Sunday-school purposes. This room is ly feet high. The ceiling was made flat so as to bring the roof below the sill of the chancel window, and is constructed with solid molded oak beams resting on stone corbels, the space between them being paneled with ash divided by molded ribs. The wooden altar with screen at back, used in the church since its erection in 1829, has been put up at the end 5o6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. of the chapel as a relic of the old work. In the basement in con- nection with this room is a large Sunday-school library. The staircase, which is amply lighted by a four-light window in the upper part, and also by a large skylight, leads from the first land- ing directly into the body of the church through a doorway cut through for that purpose. On the second floor is a fine room in- tended for a parish room; this is 40 feet by 24 feet, besides the bay-window, which is four feet deep. The window in the gable at the end of the room which faces Main street is of three lights, with stone tracery in the head. The principal roof timbers, which are oak, are exposed to view, and the ceiling carried to the collar beams, gives a total height of 17 feet. In connection with this room ai'e three large closets, one for the use of the Ladies' Mis- .sionax'y Society, one for the sewing-school, and one for the mothers' meetings. There is in the basement a room for mission- ary stores. At the end of the parish room, and in the rector's study and robing room, there are brown stone mantels, with pressed brick jambs and backs. An entrance from the staircase to the north gallery of the church, for the use of the school children, has been made by cutting through the wall and forming a doorway. The floors throughout are of yellow pine, and the rooms are wainscoted in ash, and all the woodwork of doors, trimmings, etc., is of the same material. The windows through- out are filled with cathedral glass in ornamental patterns of various tints set in lead work, and were furnished by Charles Booth of New York. An opening has been made in the west wall of the church, and a lofty molded arch of Ohio stone inserted in it; the jambs consist of one central and two angle columns, with molded bases, capitals, etc., the centre columns are stopped half-way down the jambs by carved heads; the archivolt is deeply molded with a label molding stopped on carved heads. On account of the size of the ground the chancel could only be made about 16 feet in depth, and 20 feet in width. The roof is of oak in the form of a barrel vault with moulded ribs and elaborately carved bosses at their intersection. On the south side of the chancel is a large rob- ing room, which is entered through a molded stone arched door- way. The floor of the chancel is carried on two large iron girders with brick arches between them, and is raised above the platform at the end of the nave by four stone steps to the level of the inner chancel. The space between the steps and wall is laid with Min- ton's encaustic tiles, and the walls skirted with a molded base of Tennessee marble. APPENDIX. 507 The brass lectern, which stands on the platform in the form of an eagle, was made by John Hardman & Co. of Birmingham, Eng- land, and the chancel gas-fixtnres were made by the same firm. The prayer desk is of carved oak; the ends of the seats are richly paneled and are finished with exquisitely carved poppy heads. The pulpit is placed on the north side of the church arch, and is also of oak richly paneled and carved. The altar is a beautiful specimen of workmanship; it is of oak 6)4 feet long by 2 feet 3 inches wide, the front is divided into three panels by small but- tresses, in the center one is a large maltese cross, in that on the right are the letters, I. H. S., and in the other, C. H. R., the Greek initial letters of our Lord's name " Jesus Christ." Under the slab, on which are carved five crosses, is inscribed in raised letters, " This do in remembrance of me." These pieces of fiirniture were made and carved by Ellin & Kitson of New York. For the lectern a large Bible has been provided, and for the prayer desk and altar handsomely bound prayer books and hymnals. A fund had been accumulating for some time for a stained- glass window, which the Parish was desirous of putting up to the memory of a former rector of the Church — the Rev. Dr. Whea- ton. The subject chosen was the Transfiguration of our Blessed Lord, and the stone work of the chancel window was accordingly designed with special reference to it. It is a window of three lights, with perpendicular stone tracery in the head, divided by a transom. The execution of this glass was entrusted to the well- known artists, Messrs. Heaton, Butler & Bayne of London, and they have succeeded in making a most glorious and enduring work of art of which the Church may well be proud. In the center light above the transom is a figure of our Blessed Lord with His hand uplifted in the act of blessing ; on the right is Moses with the stone tablets, and on the left Elias holding a book. The three disciples, Peter, James, and John, with awe-struck faces, fill the lower lights. In the borders surrounding the figures are numberless angels. The color of the whole window is rich and harmonious, and will repay a careful study. The Reredos, which is the gift of Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, the senior warden of the Church, is of Caen stone ; it consists of three bays, with canopied heads, decorated with carved crockets and finials, divided by pinnacled buttresses. In the center bay, which is recessed, is cut in relief a large cross resting on three steps set in a groundwork of carved diaper. Above this, in the head of the arch, is the Sanctus Spiritus in the form of a dove, which is carved in full relief. The side bays are paneled, and the 508 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, super altar is inscribed with the words holy, holy, holy, cut in relief. The credence table for the holy vessels is of Ohio stone recessed in the north wall of the chancel ; a carved bracket forms the lower shelf, the head is cusped, and in the spandrils above are carved the grapevine and ears of wheat. This is a gift from the Misses Watrous, in memory of their father, Sejnnour Watrous, and their sister, Rebecca Webster Watrous. The communion rail of oak with wrought brass standards is the gift of Miss Brinley. A brass tablet is placed on the north wall of the chancel op- posite the door to the robing room, with this inscription : ' ' In memory of James Goodwin. Born March 2, 1803. Died INIarch 15, 1878." The exterior of the new buildings is designed to be of a do- mestic style of architecture, of a somewhat later date than that of the church. The walls are built of Portland stone through- out, and all the jambs, mullions, and tracery of windows are of the same material. The faces of the walls are built in random work with square beds and heads with a rock face, and the dress- ings are tooled. The building has been thoroughly protected by copper lightning rods, put up by Denniston & Wallace. In the base- ment is placed the boys' water-closet, which is paved with blue- stone tiles. The cellar floor is of English Portland cement. In the cellar are two furnaces, for heating the chapel and Parish building, and a sink. Each room in the new building has been completely furnished for the use to which it is to be put, and for the security of the Parish records a fire-proof safe, made by Marvin & Co., has been provided. The new platform has been covered with a rich Axminster carpet, and a new carpet laid in the church. The con- tractors for the different works were : Mason, Watson Tryon ; carpenter, John C. Mead, both of this city, and carvers, Ellin & Kitson of New York ; the plumbing and gas fitting by James Ahern ; iron work by George S. Lincoln & Co. and John Shepard ; furnaces by Olds & Whipple ; gas fixtures by the Bradley & Hub- bard Manufacturing Company of Meriden, Conn.; carpets and cushions by Talcott & Post ; furniture by Robbins Brothers. The whole work has been done in a thorough manner, and is very creditable to all engaged in it. Mr. Charles W. Sprague has been the very efficient superintendent of the works. The whole of the designs were made and have been carried out under the superin- tendence of Mr. Frederick C. Withers, of 71 Broadway, New York. APPENDIX. 509 No. 9. Memorial Windows in the Church. The memorial windows are all under the gallery ; there are four of them on the north side of the church. 1. Commencing at the northwest, and the first to be put in place, is that to Isaac Toucey and his wife, Catherine. The subject, the Three Marys at the Tomb, is artistically treated, and the colors are very pleasing, being bright and clear. Makers, Lavers, Barroimd, & Westlake, London. "Be not affrighted; ye seek Jesus of Nazareth which was crucified; he is risen; he is not here: Behold the place where they laid him." entered into rest. Isaac Toucey, 30 July, 1869, aged 72 years. Catherine Toucey, 13 August, 1871, aged 69 years. 2. The Presentation of Christ in the Temple. "They brought Him to Jerusalem to present Him to the Lord." George Beach, born November 29, 1788; died May 3, i860. Harriet Bradley Beach, born June 27, 1792; died July 16, 1826. Maria Alchols Beach, born 'May 10, 1799; died November 15, 1845. Makers, Heaton, Butler & Bayne, London. 3. Baptism of Christ. "Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him." To the Glory of God, and in loving memory of my husband, Daniel Goodiuin. Died July 20, 1876. H., B. & B. 4. An(;els of the Nativity. "And there were Shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their Hocks by night." H., B. &B. Mr. M. B. Copeland of Middletown, long a friend of Mr. Wilson, was requested to prepare a sketch of this window, and kindly furnished the following. After describing the Memorial which had been placed in St. James Church, Greenfield, Mass., and the service in commemoration, Mr. Copeland saj's: [ This occasion, so full of interest, most naturally suggested to many present the fitness of placing an equally significant Memorial in Christ Church, Hartford, where so large a portion of Mr. Wilson's life was spent, and where the best of his life work was done. Action to this end was immediately taken. A committee was formed of which the Rev. Mr. Nichols, rector of the parish, was Chairman. They took the matter in charge, and their discussions and deliberations resulted in the fixing upon a i\Iemorial Window, as the most desirable form to adopt, and it was decided to give opportunity first of all to the late music-pupils of Mr. Wilson so far as they could be reached, to contribute to the fund to be raised. This was done, and the invitation 5IO CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. was responded to with cheerful promptness and generosity on all sides. The amount of these contributions was supplemented by those of a number of personal friends. Designs for the work were solicited. Christ Church Parish had long previously decided that all Memorial Windows to be accepted, must in their character have reference to some incident connected with the life of Christ, and as a typical example of Mr. Wilson's genius was the Christmas Cantata "And there were shep- herds abiding in the fields," the " Angels of the Nativity " was adopted as the subject of the window. An order for the work was given to Messrs. Heaton, Butler & Bayne of London, who designed the beautiful, highly artistic glass that now adorns Christ Church, being the first window on the North side of the Church, appropriately near to the then organ gallery. In the upper portion of the window appear the angelic host sounding forth the Gloria in E.xcelsis, and underneath are the shepherds with their flock, the figures all most carefully studied and artistically presented. The work is of a very high order. The inscription reads ; " To the Glory of God and the Dear Memory of HENRY WILSON, Born A.D. December 2, 1828, Died January 8, 1S78, Organist of this Church, 1855-1877. THIS WINDOW IS AN OFFERING FROM HIS PUPILS AND FRIENDS." The completion of the window was the occasion of a memorial service held in Christ Church on New Year's day, 1884. The church was filled to overflowing. The Rev. Mr. Nichols conducted the service, assisted by the Rev. Mr. Huntington of vSt. James Church, Hartford, and the Rev. Mr. Finch of St. James Church, Greenfield, Mass. The address of the rector was very impressive and admirably suited to the occasion. The musical portion of the service was most feelingly rendered by the well- known "Christ Church Quartette" so intimately associated with Mr. Wilson and his music. His anthems, chants, and hymns sung by them at this time, they had sung many times under his inspiring leadership ; most of them, indeed, were written by him for their voices. The Rev. Dr. Burton of the Park Congregational Church, a particu- larly dear and long-time friend of Mr. Wilson, and a member of the Memorial Committee, read in behalf of the Committee, an exquisitely worded expression of their great satisfaction at the cordiality with which they had been supported in their work, by the pupils and friends of Mr. Wilson, expressing also thankfulness that it had been their privilege to take part in a work so satisfactory and so sanctified by tender recollections. A deep sense of appreciation and of obligation was expressed for the valuable services of the Choir who had by their singing so materially contributed to the enrichment and the hallowed character of the service. Melvin B. Copeland.] APPENDIX. 511 5. The meeting of Nathaniel. On the south side of the Church, commencing at the east. " Behold an Israelite in- deed IN WHOM IS no guile." To the Glory of God, and in memory of my beloved husband, Flavins A. Bro7C' 11, horn August 31, 1806; died February i, 1880. H., B. & B. 6. The Resurrection. " Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and the King of Glory shall come in." In loving memory of my husband, diaries Harvey Northain, born December 21, 1797; died November 12, 1881. 7. The walk to Emmaus. "Abide with us for the day is far spent." Cornelia Kuss, John D. Rnss, ALD., and Harriet Euss, his wife, Johamiah E. Rnss. Charles booth, n. y. 8. Adoration of the Magi. "The Gentiles shall come to Thy light and kings to the brightness of Thy rising." To the Glory of God, and in loving memory of our father and mother. John Adams Taintor, born April 22, 1800; died November 15, 1862. Adelia Croade, his wife, born June 24, 1S04; died December 12, 1881. And of their daughter, Lonisa Taintor Kneeland, born July 28, 1832, died May 4, 1891. After the removal of a portion of the gallery, this window was filled in with stained glass to the top, hy ]\Iiss Taintor. On the north wall of the church are two Memorial Tablets, an ornamented one of marble, to Mrs. Lydia Huntley Sigourney, placed near the seat she was acci:stomed to occupy; the inscrip- tion is as follows : In Loving Memory of LvDiA Huntley Sigourney 1791 - 1865 "She opened her mouth with Wisdom and in her Tongue WAS THE LAW OF KINDNESS." Prov: xxxi : 26 : "She: sang: alone: ere: womanhood: had: known: the: GIFT : OF : SONG : which : fills : the : air : xo : day : Tender : and : sweet: a music : all: her: own: may: fitly: linger: where: SHE : knelt : to : pray : " JOHN G. whittier. 512 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The other is a large cross of brass, placed upon a polished slab of Irish green marble, with this inscription : To THE Glory of God and in loving memory of Samuel Barwick Beresford 1806 — 1873 AND Mary Stuart, his wife 1806 — 1891. Numbered with THY Saints IN Glory • Everlasting. + In the year 1891 a window was erected by James J. Goodwin and Francis Goodwin in memory of their father, James Goodwin, their mother, Lucy Morgan Goodwin, and their sisters, Sarah Morgan Brownell and Mary Goodwin. The position selected was on the west wall of the chtirch, south of the Chancel Arch. In order to give the effect of a transept, the gallery was removed from the western bay of the south aisle, and the window, which was formerly short, was lengthened to correspond with those on the south side, but as there was light only over the upper part, the lower half of the window was filled with painted tiles. The jambs, mullions, and tracery are in Portland stone. The subject illustrated in the window is Faith, Hope, and Charity, and a rendering of the XXXI chapter of Proverbs, suitable to the memory of a good woman, wife, and mother. " Her children arise up and call her blessed." In the tracery is a glory of halo with clouds of Cherubiin and Seraphim. The design was made by one of the best English artists in painted glass, and executed by Heaton, Butler & Bayne of London. The architectural work was designed by Mr. Frederick C. Withers of New York. No. 10. [The money collected for a memorial to Miss Mary Goodwin was used in placing a reredos over the altar in the chapel. It is over 7 feet long and 4 feet high, and is divided into three panels — a large central panel and two narrow panels — one on each side. These panels are filled with stone mosaic pictures illustrat- ing the good works of Dorcas. The art of mosaic, which is the APPENDIX. 513 art of putting together small cubes or tesserce — as the pieces of hard stones, marbles, and glass are called — is of very ancient date, and was known to the Egyptians and the Assyrians. The book of Esther tells us that beds of gold and silver in the palace of Shushan stood " upon a pavement of red and blue and white marble." In Pompeii are to be found all varieties of stone mo- saic, known to either Greek or Roman. The central panel of the reredos represents Dorcas giving clothes and food to the poor, and the side panels bear the legend, " This woman was full of good works," which is on a scroll twined around a branch of lilies," and alms deeds which she did " on a scroll twined around a branch of passion flowers." These mosaic panels are framed in polished Irish-green marble. Cut in the marble underneath the pictures is the inscription — To THE Glory of God AND In loving memory of Mary Goodwin, born 9 April, 1846. Died 28 October, 1880. The entire reredos was made from designs by George Keller, architect, by Messrs. Burke & Co., of Chicago and London. The cartoons for the pictures were made by an English artist, Mr. Alexander Booker of London. A brass cross upon the altar in memory of Charlfes T. Russ, a much-loved superintendent of the Sunday-school, has been placed there from contributions of the teachers and scholars, and this inscription. in loving memory OF Charles Trumbull Russ. Born January 16, A.D. 1853. Died May 2, A.D. 1881. From the Sunday School. "God is Love." G. K.] Other gifts in the chapel are two windows from Mrs. Lucy M. Goodwin, made by H., B. & Bayne, the one with the subject, "The Three Marys at the Tomb," and the other with the text, "I am the resi:rrection and the life, he that believeth on me, though he were dead, yet shall he live." A new^ organ was placed in the church in 1889, at a cost of $6,700. This was secured by numerous subscriptions, a gentle- man of the parish having offered to double the amount thus ob- tained. 33 514 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. No. II, Dr. Hoadly in his Annals of the Parish, refers to the services performed by Rev. Roger Viets in Hartford between 1764 and 1775. His brother, Mr. George E. Hoadley, has furnished me with a copy of the same, which is here printed. He was a missionary of the S. P. G., and was rector of St. Andrew's Church in Sims- bury, and officiated in many places in that neighborhood. He resided near the church, in that part of the town called Scotland, where he had gathered a large congregation ; it was so near to Hartford that it was undoubtedly visited by many of those who wished their children to be baptized, or were desirous to be joined in marriage. This record of services by him will be read with interest by many, and no apology is needed for placing it in this history. Baptized by Rev. Roger Viets. — Residetice, Hartford. At Hartford, Jan. 16, 1764, a child of Timothy Phelps, named William. St. Andrews, Aug. 26, 1764, a male child of James Mookley of Hartford, named William ; a male child of William Smith of Hartford, named John. Hartford, Jan. 27, 1765, private, a female child of Nancy, servant of Mr. Knox, named Sarah ; ill. Hartford, Sept. 8, 17C5, a male child of Nehemiah Clarke, named Oliver Mendey. Hartford, Nov. 24, 1765, a female child of Hezekiah Collier named Martha. Margaret. Katharine. William. Daniel. Katy. Sally. " male " William Gardner " James. Hartford Feb. 11, 1766, private, a male child of Margaret Curtis, named John Phillips ; ill. Hartford, March 2, 1766, a male child of Thomas Burr, named James. Hartford, April 13, 1766, a male child of William Smith, named William. Hartford, May 18, 1766, a male child of Eleazer Pomroy, named Samuel William. Hartford, July 13, 1766, Dorothy Martin, an adult. Hartford, July 17, 1766, a female child of John Walker, named Martha. Scotland, June 14, 1767, a male child of James Mookley of Hartford, named John. Hartford, Marcli 10, 1768, private, a female child of Timothy Phelps, named Sarah. male " " " female " David Bull APPENDIX. 5 I 5 Hartford, March lo, 1768, private, a female child of Rebecca Cad well, named Mary? 111. Scotland, July 10, 1768, a male child of William Smith of Hartford, named George. Hartford, Jan. 25, 1771, private, a male child of Timothy Phelps, named Enos. Hartford, July 24, 1774, a female child of Neil McLean, named Hannah. " male " " " " Hugh. Hartford, Oct. 12, 1774, private, in sickness, an adult named Mary An- drus. Scotland, June 25, 1775, a female child of , Hartford, named Mary. " " " " male " William Smith of Hartford, named Robert. Hartford, July 10, 1800, a male child of George Lee, named George Jan- nings. Hartford, July 14, 1800, a male child of Theodore Wadsworth, named Theodore. Hartford, July 14, 1800, a male child of Theo. Wadsworth, named Harry. " " " " David Colville, " David. Timothy. James. female" " " " " Rachel. Susanna. Lucy. Ruth. Mary Hurlburt Blinn, an adult. Abigail Merrils, Rodney Wadsworth, a male child of Jas. Wadsworth named Ariel Brace. " " ...... .. <. William. "female" " " " " Katy. " " " " " Anna Cadwell. Hannah Johnson, an adult. Arena Pease, " " Sally Johnson, a male child of Shadrach Johnson named William. " " " " " " " Joseph, "female" " " " " Bathsheba. " " " " " " " Hannah. " " " " " " " Maria. Baptisms, etc.. Copied from the Register in Digby, N. S., iSg^. "Windsor in Connecticut, y^ July, 1800 A male child of Azariah Phelps named Linus. 5l6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. SiMSBURY IN Connecticut 5"" July, 1800 A female child of Joel Cornish named Violet. Truman Stevens named Serena Almira. Granby in Connecticut, 6th July, 1800 A male child of Timothy Alderman named Reuben. John Kingsbury named Lyman. " " Hezekiah Skinner named Milo. Ralph Griswold named Zophar. SiMSBURY, Connecticut, 8th July, 1800. A male child of Freeman Graham named Warren. Harvey. Married by Rev. Roger Viets. At Levi Jones' Hartford, Dec. 16, 1764, Julius Jones to Elizabeth Dick- inson, both of Hartford. Hartford, Jan. 31, 1767, Niel McLean to Peggy Kelly, both of Hartford. Scotland, July 21, 1784, Zephaniah Webster to Huldah Drake, both of Hartford. Scotland, July 29, 1784, William Burr and widow Lydia Olcott, both of Hartford. Scotland, Sept. 10, 1784, John Hibbard and Ann Wright, both of Hart-, ford. Scotland, Jan. 25, 1785, Peleg Hill of Saybrook and Marj' Sloane of Hartford. Scotland, Mch. 6"', 1787, Clark Gibbs and Mary Olmsted, both of Hart- ford. Married by Rev. Ambrose Todd. Sept. 13, 1798, Edmon Stanly and Sally Jeffery, Hartford. Buried by Rev. Roger Viets. Hartford, June g, 1766, William Gardner. " Ji-^ly 17' 1766, Martha Walker. Cojiformists, Dec, 1764. Hezekiah Collier of Hartford. William Adams " William Jepson " " Gideon Bunce " " Mr. Viets was one of the many loyalists who removed to Nova Scotia after the war of the Revolution. He settled at Digby, where was founded Trinity Church, and here he officiated until his death in 1811. He was an energetic and useful man, whose services were valued in an extensive region of that Province. APPENDIX. 517 During a visit to Digby last summer an examination of the parish records was made with the hope and expectation of finding some- thing of vahie and interest relating to the early history of the church in Connecticut. That fate which has been common to many historical documents also made his papers useful in lighting a fire. He returned to Connecticut on a visit to his friends in the sum- mer of 1800 and was heartily greeted by them. The record of his services while here, which was copied from the register in Digby, by G. E. H., shows that he was retained in kindly remem- brance. No. 12. The following letters, copied from the letter book of Mr. Viets at Digby, will be read with interest. New London, Nov. G"", 1786. To the Reverend Mr. Viets — and to the Church Wardens of the church lately tinder his care. Gents Trusting to your candour and Regard to the Interest of the Re- ligion we profess, we take the Liberty of addressing you on the subject of the Church now building in this City. In the attack made by a de- tachment of the British Army under Gen. Arnold in the year 1781, It was our very great misfortune to lose our church in the general Conflag- ration of the Town. Had our property been saved the loss of our Church would scarcely have been felt ; but the Houses, furniture and the greater part of the Property of most of us, shared in the destruction. Having however in some degree recovered from the difficulties to which we were reduced, and being anxious to enjoy again the publick Service and Sacraments of our holy Religion, we have in the Course of the two last summers been exerting ourselves to build another Church, and have by GOD'S blessing accomplished the covering and flooring of it, but our members being few and our circumstances reduced, we unhappily find ourselves unable to proceed so as to make it fit for the Service of God Almighty, and must for some considerable Time at least, soon lose the benefit of what we have done unless we can find some Assistance among our humane and benevolent Brethren in the State. We therefore earnestly request, you will be pleased to permit and encourage a Collec- tion to be made in your Churches for our City, on such Sundays as you think proper, and v/e assure you, we shall not only entertain a gratful sense of your kindness, but shall be ready to assist in our turn any dis- tressed Congregation that shall suffer under the same or equal disasters. We are very sensible the Congregations of Norwalk and Fairfield have 5l8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. undergone the same disaster with ourselves, but we trust their Sympathy will induce them to give this mark of Compassion for their fellow suffer- ers — Whatever may be collected for this good purpose, by being con- veyed to the Rev. Mr. Jarvis of Middletown, will be forwarded and thankfully received, by Rev** Sir and Gentlemen your affectionate hum- ble servants, Jonathan Starr Jun^ ) T-, „ ; Chitrch Wardens. ROSWELL Saltonstall S I do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and just representation, and do heartily recommend it to the particular attention of all the Epis- copal Congregations in the State. S. Dp. Connect. New London, Nov. 8"", 1786. Reverend and Dear Sir, • I congratulate you on your return to your family from your late voy- age,* and on the favourable prospects that were presented to you in Nova Scotia. I hope they will all be perfectly realized. Though your connection with the Congregations formerly under your care is dissolved, yet I have taken the liberty to enclose to you the application of the congregation of St. James Church in this City, to the church Wardens of your late congregation, requesting your favorable [answer] to it. The offers of Brothers Jarvis and Hubbard determined me to come into the measure, and I should be glad to see it repeated on such emer- gencies as will justify it. My best Regards attend on M". Viets, accept my best wishes, and believe me to be effectually and sincere S. Bp. Connect. To the Reverend Mr. Roger Viets. Claremont, Jan. ly"^"", 17S7. Dear Sir, Whereas Mr. Ambrose Cossitt informed this church that it was pro- bable they might obtain the Rev. Mr. Viets to be their minister in this town, we being anxious to do everything in our power to promote our most Holy Religion, and would lose no time in procuring so good a man as Mr. Viets— we therefore held a vestry on this day, and after discoursing on this subject, came to the following vote, viz.: That the Wardens give the Rev. Mr. Viets of Simsbury a call to this Church. We therefore, in behalf of said Church, as well as ourselves, do humbly ask the Rev. Mr. Viets to make us a visit in this Town as soon as convenience will admit, and tarry with us a few Sundays if convenient with your affairs, in which time you can determine whether you would settle with us or not, which favor we shall gratefully acknowledge, as well as think ourselves bound to compensate for the same. • He had been to Nova Scotia some months previously to prepare a place for his family at Digby. APPENDIX. 519 We would also mention that money being so scarce this part of the Country we would propose paying you in Wheat, Flour, or Meat Stock, We do not mention the State of the Church in the several towns on Conn. River in this Country, as we suppose Mr. Cossitt has given you a particular account. To We are Reverend Sir in behalf The Reverend Mr.Viets, of the Church your affectionate Simsbury, Friends and humble servant, Connecticut. Hazael Waknkk, IVardfus. Fragment of a letter from Samuel Peters of London to Rev. Roger Viets of Digby, Nova Scotia, taken from the letter-book of R. V. at Digby, July, 1S95, by George H. Hoadley. The first seven pages of the book are missing. The book consists mostly of letters from the secretaries of the S. P. G. and R. V.'s letters in return. . . . " If you had chosen to have gone to New Brunswick, you would have enjoyed Parliament grant to that Colony, and not what is given to Nova Scotia Colony. The Society have done as well by you as by Scovil and Andrews &c, but they could not allow acts of Parliament, nor they ever discriminate between you and Scovil. They meant to have you seat yourselves according to your own wishes and choice, as well as possible. You cannot receive any salary cash or before the act of Parliament took place, and so early does your salary begin as Dr. Morice has written you. I beg that you and all the Clergy of my acquaintance, to write your letters to Dr. Morice (as Secretary) in such a manner as if they were to be printed verbatim and literatim ; we were never careful enough while in Conn, in forming our public letters, but wrote as if we had been writing to a friend, whereas the Society expects formality, as among them are sundry members not friendly to the Missionaries or the Missions, who are members ex officio and not by choice. Tell this to our good brethren. The Yorkers found this out and guarded against it, and so obtained character better than others who were better men. Governor Franklin is sensible, as to his sincerity, you may be a better judge than others. His assistance may be useful on your side of the water, but here he cannot help you if his friendship extended beyond himself. Whigs rule the roost, and will continue to do so until the talked of Compensation is made to the Loyalists. Gov. Franklin may be in office again when Tories reign again. As to my being bishop of Acadia, I do not expect it, but I hope to prevent you from being tormented with a bad and useless bishop. The American clergy are here styled Tories, except Duche, Coombes, Inglis and R n, and that with the baseless Face, made by the rub- 520 . CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. bingon the Stony Hearts of Bps and great men, sent Chandler without a Mitre back to the Jersies, where he will find as much sincerity and honour in his light of life, as he ever manifested here in the day thereof. The painters of old were inspired when they drew poor silly fortune without eyes, for she knows not what the day will bring forth till the dye is cast, it was so from the beginning, and therefore brother Weeks was the only man among all your friends, who knew how to advise you. Teaze not yourself about it, but like Issachar bow down between two burdens, starvation and complaint. Weeks has not always believed that whatever is, is right, this idea he learnt from being curate at Halifax, and loosing Annapolis Mission, to show his gratitude to Dr Morice and me who got him the place, on account of his family and his fair promises and prayers. When he got to Halifax, he discovered his talents to be very great, and his oratory greater, which Heavenly blessing he could not think of hiding under a bushel at Annapolis, as his preaching was highly approved of in Halifax, where the " Court was." My influence goes no farther with the Court or Society than 27 years. Experience has gained, and King Ahasuerus, with 127 prisoners under him, could not cure the gout, nor keep off a single pain, and though he rotted in Cloth of Gold, I shall be as well off as he, when I sleep in a shroud spun by the spider and the worm. Do you believe that Byles, Walter, or Weeks, would vote me to be your Bishop, while each of them is bound in his own conscience to vote for himself, they all having had their birth in Mass. Bay, and do you think I should be of any service to your Church and comfort to myself if I was your bishop ? I am not afraid nor ashamed to say, I am more able and better qualified to be a bishop than many here, and even Provost and White, who were consecrated at Lambeth on the 4*'' Feb., 1787, by our own Arch Bishop and Bps. " to frighten the Beast of Ephesus " (N. London alias). The first wonder in Heaven St. John saw while at Patmos, was a woman, and the second was Michael and his Angels contending with the great red dragon and his angels. All 1 can say now is, " come and see " the Event of — divide et inipera — a factious and ruined people. If our Bps. and Clergy were as zealous for the Church as the Romish Clergy are, we should have no dissenters. My mind glows with zeal for the church of my God and the offices thereof, but I am like the impotent man, unable to help myself, and few or none here doth good. If the Church is supported in purity, it will be in your Country, not in Europe, and all that supports it now is, the Court, who use the Bps. as the monkey used the Cat, they all divine for money, and the dissenting Whigs love to have it so. When I come to you with power, I will do you good ; in the meantime, I will not forget our juvenile friendship, nor have I done it, altho I have not been of essential service to you, and therefore merit not your thanks. APPENDIX. 521 Dr. Warren preached before the Society this day. He is Bishop of Bangor, and was only heard by us in his Belly. My daughter was safely delivered of a son 24"" Jan., 1787, and I am now made old at 50 and going on. I have tired and worn out my pen to convince you that I have not forgot your fidelity and friendship. I have wTote by two ships last autumn to you. Scovil and Andrews we heard of at New London. Kiss my sister Phebe her young branches about her table. Jonathan Trumbull is dead and went mad to his own place, because he had so lived. Judas and he are spans. Adieu, dear sir. Samuel Peters. No. 13. Record of services to residents of Hartford, by Rei'. Abra/iaiii Jarvis, Rector, Middletown, furnished by Mr. Charles J. Hoadly. This list has been verified by Mr. Frank F. Starr, w^ho has made some additions and corrections. Mr. Jarvis was rector from July, 1764, to April, 1799 ; he was also Bishop of the Diocese from Sept. 18, 1797. The previous Rector was Rev. Ichabod Camp. Marriages from records of Christ Church, Middletown, Conn., now known as Church of the Holy Trinity. Mar. 19, 1775, George Burr of Hartford and Sarah Joyce of Middletown. Jan. 30, 1777, Thomas Hildrup of Hartford and Susannah Hull of Wethersfield. May 13, 1786, Richard Butler of Hartford and Lucy Ranney of Middle- town. Jan. 12, 1795,* Chas. Butler of Hartford and Fanny Tryon of Hartford. May 7, 1796, John McKnight of Hartford and Elizabeth Sandford of Middletown. Dec. 16, 1796, Salmon Bidwell of Wethersfield and Catharine McLean of Hartford. Apr. 15, 1797, Normand Knox of Hartford and Huldah Sage of Middle- town. Nov. 14, 179S, Daniel Butler and Mary Kieth. Baptisms from Church records, Christ Church, Middletown, Conn., now Church of the Holy Trinity. Aug. 17, 1766, Thomas Green, son of Thomas of Hartford. (Y« parents with Peleg Sanford.) •This marriage of Charles Butler on the Parish Register follows a marriage in Dec, 1795, and immediately precedes a marriage in April, 1796. The year is proba- bly an error and should be 1796. Possibly the marriage is published in the Courant. 522 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Oct. 20, 1765, William Pratt, son to Pratt at Hartford. (Dr. Jepson, Mr. Mookley and Mrs. Walker, wife of Mr. John Walker.) Aug. 19, 1770, four infant children at Hartford. Dec. 24, 1775, Eunice, infant daughter of George and Sarah Burr of Hartford. (The parents.) Jan. 28, 1776, Ruth, infant daughter of Trial of Hartford. (The parents with wife of Ashbel Burnham.) Aug. 15, 1776, Mary, infant daughter of William Adams of Hartford. (The mother, Mary Adams sister to Mr. Adams and Hilton of Albany.) June 26, 1777, Lavinia, daughter of David Bull of Hartford. (The mother. Wait Plum and his wife.) Sept. 27, 1777, Betsey, infant daughter of Robert Braithwaite of Hart- ford. (The parents with y" wife of W'". Adams.) Sept. 27, 1777, Thomas Joslin, infant son of Thomas Hildrupof Hartford. (The parents with John Townley.) Sept. 27, 1777, Polly, infant daughter of William Trial of Hartford. (The parents, Szc.) Dec. 26, 1779, Thomas, infant son of George and Sarah Burr of Hart- ford. (The parents and Stephen Ranney.) Nov. 14, 1 78 1, William Henry, infant son of William Imlay of Hartford. Apr. 13, 1781, AUbrait, son of Allbrait Blackwood. (The father, John Horlits and y" wife Whitebread.) Feb. I, 17S3, Rhoda and Charlotte, children of Allbrait Blackwood, Hartford. (The parents and wife [of] Jacob Cole.) Feb. I, 17S3, James, infant son of Jacob Cole. (The parents and All- brait Blackwood.) Aug. 24, 1783, Sally, infant daughter of George and Sarah Burr. (The mother. Will" Joyce Joyce.) Mar. 10, 1785, Elizabeth Mackey, infant daughter of Jacob Ogden, Hart- ford. (The parents and sister.) June 22, 1786, John and Richard, sons of W'" and Mary Imlay, Hartford. Feb. 23, 1794, George Stephen, infant son of Richard and Lucy Butler, Hartford. (The father, Robert Warner and wife of Stephen Ranney Sen'r, grandmother.) Oct. 26, 1794, Lydia, infant daughter of George and Sarah Burr. (Pri- vate, child sick, whooping cough.) Sept. 27, 1795, W'". Henry, son of Samuel jr. and Asenath Marsh, Hart- ford. Sept. 27, 1795, George Stephen, son of Richard and Lucy Butler. (The father, Stephen Ranney Senr. and Esther, wife of Stephen Ranney Junr.) May 6, 1787, Richard Butler, adult. May 6, 1787, Ann, inft. dan'' of Richard and Mary Butler. (Father, vStephen Ranney Senr and his wife, the grandparents.) Mar. I, 1789, Richard, infant son of Richard and Lucy Butler. (Father, Stephen Ranney Senr and his wife, the grandparents.) May 8, 1791, Walter, infant son of Richard and Lucy Butler. (Father, vStephen Ranney Senr and his wife, the grandparents.) APPENDIX. 523 No. 14. [This page is taken by permission from the Report of the Connecticut Branch of the Women's AuxiHary to the Board of Missions, 1895.] Dr. Samuel Seabury, Bishop of Coiuieclicut ajui First Bishop of the American Church, Consecrated in Aberdeen, Scotland, on the 14th of November , 1784. HOVI 0R8IS APOSTOLI SIT NOMEN PERENNE SEABURY'S MITRE: IN TRINITY COLLEGE, HARTFORD, CONN. This mitre with its crown of thorn. Its cross upon the front ; Not for a proud adorning worn. But for the battle's brunt : This helmet — with Salvation's sign, Of one whose shield was faith ; This crown — of him, for right divine Who battled unto death ! Oh ! keep it — till the moth shall wear Its comeliness to dust. Type of a crown that's laid up where There is nor moth nor rust ; Type of the Lord's commission given To this, our Western shore ; The rod of Christ — the keys of heaven. Through one, to thousands more. A. C. CoxE, Bp. of Westerti New York. 524 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. ORDINATIONS IN CHRIST CHURCH. IN THE FIRST CHURCH EDIFICE OF THE PARLSH. Birdseye G. Noble, Deacon, June 2, l8l2 Jonathan M. Wainwright, Priest, Aug. 16, I817 John Sellon, Priest, Dec. 5, 1824 John W. Cloud, Deacon. Jan. 4, 1826 Joseph T. Clark, Priest, June 14, 1826 James A. Fox, Priest, Aug. 3, 1826 George A. Shelton, Deacon, Aug. 3, 1826 George C. Shepherd, Deacon, Aug. 3, 1826 William H. Lewis. Deacon, Jan. 21, 1827 Norman Pinney, Deacon, June 6, 1827 John S. Stone, Deacon, June 6, 1827 * Jacob Oson, Deacon, Feb. 15, 1828 * Jacob Oson, Priest, Feb. 16, 1828 William H. Judd, Deacon, Aug. 9, 1828 Horatio Potter, Priest, Dec. 14, 1828 IN THE PRESENT CHURCH. * Edward Jones, Deacon, Aug. 6, 1830 * Gustavus V. Caesar, Deacon, Aug. 6, 1830 Gurdon S. Coit, Deacon, Aug. 8, 1830 * Edward Jones, Priest, Sept. 5. 1830 * Gustavus V. Caesar, Priest, Sept. 5, 1830 John Morgan, Deacon, Oct. 2, 1830 George Jones, Deacon, Jan. 16, 1831 Levi Hanaford Corson, Deacon, Jan. 16, 1831 Joseph Scott, Deacon, June I, 1831 Thomas J. Davis, Deacon, Sept. 4. 1831 Allen C. Morgan, Deacon, Nov. 27, 1831 Samuel S. Lewis, Deacon, June 10, 1832 William H. Walter, Deacon, Aug. 2, 1832 Robert A. Hallam, Deacon, Aug. 2, 1832 William P. Curtis, Deacon, Aug. 2, 1832 Joseph Scott, Priest, Sept. 28, 1832 William P. Curtis, Priest, Sept. 28, 1832 James A. BoUes, Deacon, March 24 1833 Samuel Starr, Deacon, July 7, 1833 Caleb S. Ives, Deacon, July 7. 1833 Isaac Smith, Deacon, July 7. 1833 ♦ Men of color. APPENDIX. 525 John D. Smith, Deacon, July 7i IS33 Oliver Hopson, Deacon, July 7. 1833 George Burgess, Priest, Nov. 2, 1834 Eben Edwards Beardsley, Deacon, Aug. II. 1835 Joseph H. Tyler, Priest, Aug. II. 1835 John H. Rouse, Priest, Aug. II. 1835 David H. Short, Deacon, July lO, 1836 George Benton, Deacon, July lO, 1836 Amos B. Beach, Deacon, July lO, 1836 Edward J. Darkin, Deacon, July lO, 1836 Alonzo B. Chapin, Deacon , June 12, 1838 Zebediah Hyde Mansfield, Deacon, June 12, 1838 Henry B. Sherman, Deacon, June 12, 1838 Alfred Lee, Priest, June 12, 1838 David Ogden, Priest, June 12, 1838 Henry Fitch, Priest, June 12, 1838 Thomas G. Salter, Deacon, Dec. i6. 1838 James D. Mead, Deacon, June II, 1839 Charles Fox, Deacon, June II. 1839 Alonzo B. Chapin, Priest, June II. 1839 Servilius Stocking, Priest, June II. 1839 Daniel Shepherd, Deacon, Aug. 23- 1839 James Roosevelt Bayley, Deacon, Oct. 23. 1839 Sabura S. Stocking, Deacon, Dec. 22, 1839 Robert M. Chapman, Priest, Dec. 22, 1839 Samuel T. Carpenter, Priest, March IS, 1840 Zebediah H. Mansfield, Priest, March i8, 1840 Pascal P. Kidder, Deacon, July 3. 1840 William F. Morgan, Deacon, May 12, IS4I George H. Nicholls, Deacon , June 8. I84I John Purves, Priest, June s. 1841 Charles W. Everest, Deacon, Aug. 7. I84I Frederic Miller, Jr., Deacon, Oct. 27, I84I Joshua D. Berry, Deacon, Dec. 2, I84I ♦Augustus W. Hanson, Deacon, July lO, 1842 Charles W. Everest, Priest, May 17, 1843 WiUiam H. Frisbie, Deacon, July 2, 1843 Wilham E. Vibbert, Deacon, Feb. 14, 1845 James J. Bowden, Deacon, June 29. 1845 Alfred B. Beach, Deacon, June 29. 1845 James Stephenson, Deacon, June 29, 1845 Baylies P. Talbot, Deacon, June 29, 1845 Joseph Moore Wait, Deacon, June 29, 1845 Cornelius R. Duffie, Deacon, June 29. 1845 G. N. Slack, Deacon, June 29- 1845 526 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. George Jarvis Gear, Deacon, June 29. 1845 William Hervey Clark, Deacon, June 29, 1845 Abel Ogden, Jr., Deacon, June 29, 1845 Charles Richmond Fisher, Deacon, Dec. 21, 1845 [* Eh W. Stokes, Priest, Jan. ] [9. i 846]? David P. Sanford, Priest, Nov. 8, 1846 Timothy Jarvis Carter, Deacon, Feb. 28, 1847 Charles Richmond Fisher, Priest, June 9, 1847 William Long, Priest, June 9, 1847 Abram N. Littlejohn, Priest, June 12, 1849 Robert C. Rogers, Priest, June 12, 1849 Frederick Sill, Deacon, June 12, 1849 Edward Octavius Flagg, Deacon, Aug. 22, 1849 Collis I. Potter, Deacon, Dec. 21, 1849 Nathaniel Lyon Garfield, Priest, Dec. 21, 1849 Reuel H. Tuttle, Deacon, June 9. 1850 Edward Jessup, Deacon, Dec. 22, 1850 Collis L Potter, Priest, Dec. 22, 1850 George White Home, Priest, Dec. 22, 1850 David F. Lumsden, Deacon, April 6, 1851 WiUiam Rudder, Deacon, April 6, 1851 George T. Rider, Deacon, May 22, 1853 William K. Douglas, Deacon, May 22, 1853 William H. Studley, Deacon, Aug. 28, 1853 John T. Huntington, Deacon, Aug. 28, 1853 Hiram Stone, Deacon, Oct. 2, 1853 William L. Bostwick, Deacon, Oct. 2, 1853 John Brainard, Deacon, Dec. 18, 1853 Francis T. Russell, Deacon, March 25, 1S55 John C. Jacobi, Deacon, Dec. 14. 1856 Robert Meech, Priest, June 15- 1867 Samuel Hart, Priest, June 28, 1870 James Brainard Goodrich, Priest, June 28, 1870 Charles H. B. Tremaine, Priest, June 28, 1870 Frank Henry Church, Priest, May 26, 1886 John Henry McCrackan, Priest, May 26, 1886 Seaver Milton Holden, Priest, May 26, 1886 Schureman Halsted Watkins, Priest, May 26, 1886 Walter Theodore Cavell, Deacon, June 24, 1895 Total number ordained in old church. Deacons 9, Priests 6 " present church, " 71. " 34 " " " both churches, 80, " 40 " of ordinations, 120. On Sunday, October 31, i 847, the Rev. George Burgess, D.D., was consecrated Bishop of Maine in Christ Church. APPENDIX. 527 DIOCESAN CONVENTIONS. The Convention of the Diocese of Connecticut met in Christ Church in the years 1812, 1820, 1S25, 1827, 1829, 1831, 1836, 1838, 1839, 1841, 1843, 1847, 1849, 1854, 1859, 1866, 1870, 1874, 1880, 1882, 1888, 1893. RECTORS OF CHRIST CHURCH. Menzies Rayner, Philander Chase, D.D., Jonathan M. Wainwright, D.D., D.C.L., Thomas C. Brownell, D.D., LL.D Nathaniel S. Wheaton, D.D., . Hugh Smith, D.D., . George Burgess, D.D., Peter S. Chauncey, D.D., . Thomas M. Clark, D.D., LL.D., Richard M. Abercrombie, D.D., George H. Clark, D.D., Robert Meech, . William F. Nichols, D.D Floyd W. Tomkins, Jr., Lindall W. Saltonstall, The following clergymen have also been temporarily the parish : Henry M. Mason, Silas Totten, D.D., Thomas W. Coit, D.D., LL.D., John Williams, D.D., LL.D., Edward Goodridge, Charles H. B. Tremaine, John T. Huntington, William M. Chapin, Robert Hudson, Wm. H. Moreland, John H. McCracken, Allan E. Beeman, J. J. Burd, Robert Harriss, Charles A. Hensell, James P. Faucon. 1801-1811 1811-1817 1817-1819 1819-1821 1820-1831 1832-1833 1834-1S47 1 848- 1 850 1851-1855 1856-1861 1862-1867 1867-1874 1877-1888 1889-1891 1891- connected with 528 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. WARDENS. William Imlay, Senior, 1786-1800 Junior, I 801-1803 John Morgan, Junior, 1786-1800 Senior, 1801-1819 Michael Bull, Junior, I 803- I 804 Daniel Olcott, Junior 1805-1812 Michael Olcott, Junior 1813-1818 Jeremy Hoadley, Junior, 1819-1820 Senior, 1826 Charles Sigourney, Senior, 1820-1825, 1828 Samuel Tudor, Junior 1821-1825, 1828, 1844 Senior, 1834-1836, 1839 George Beach, Junior, 1826, 1845 Senior 1827 Nathan Morgan, Junior 1827, 1S30 Senior 1831 James M. Goodwin, Junior 1837 Senior 1829, 1838 Roswell Bartholomew, Junior 1829 William H. Imlay, Senior 1830 Isaac Perkins, Junior 1831 Senior 1832-1833 Samuel H. Huntington, Junior 1832-1S33 Cyprian Nichols, Junior 1834-1836 Senior, 1837 Dudley Buck, Junior 1838, 1841- 1843 Senior, I 844-1 849 William T. Lee, Junior 1839 Senior 1840 Denison Morgan, Junior 1840 Senior 1841-1843, 1S51-1854 Ebenezer Flower, Junior 1846-1849 Isaac Toucey, Senior 1850 Zephaniah Preston, Junior 1850-1853 Senior 1859-1860 Thomas T. Fisher, Junior 1854-1856 Chester A,dams, Junior 1866-1867 Senior, 1855-1858, 1868-1870 William F. Tuttle, Junior, 1857-1858 Elisha Johnson, Junior, 1859-1860 Charles Benton, Senior 1861-1866, 1873 John S. Gray, Junior, 1861 William Mather, Junior 1862-1863 APPENDIX. 529 Charles H. Northam, Senior, 1864-1867 Simon Towle, Junior, 1864-1865 Sylvester G. Farnham, Jr., Junior, 1868-1870 Flavius A. Brown, Senior, 1871-1872 Lorenzo B. Goodman, Junior, 1871-1873, 1880-1890 George Beach, Senior, i 874-1 878 David T. Lanman, Junior, 1874-1879 Gurdon W. Russell, Senior, 1879-1888 L. W. Clarke, Senior, 1888-1890 George Ellis, Senior, 1890- John F. Tracy, Junior, 1890- PARISH CLERKS. William Adams, . 1786- John Jeffery, 1795-1801 Elias Morgan, 1801-1803 Charles Sigourney, I 803-18 I 7 Anson Hayden, . 1817-1821 Charles Munn, . 1821-1826 Hezekiah Huntington Jr., 1826-1827 WilHam T. Lee, . 1827-1832 Miles A. Tuttle, . 1832-1836 William H. Hoadley, . 1836-1840 Charles H. Sigourney, 1840-1843 John S. Gray, 1843-1849 Flavius A. Brown, 1849-1864 Charles J. Hoadly, 1864-1879 William H. Dodd, . 1879-1890 Herbert H. Hollister, 1890- TREASURERS. James Ward, 1801-1804 Wm. H. Imlay, . 1804-1814 Philo Hillyer, . 1S14-1819 Charles Munn, . 1819-1821 George Beach, . 1821-1822 Cyprian Nichols, 1822-1831 Hezekiah Huntington Jr., 1831-1833 Thomas Belknap, 1833-1836 Zephaniah Preston, . 1836-1839 Charles H. Brainard, . 1839-1841 34 530 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Cyprian Nichols, 1841-1853 Dudley Buck, 1853-1857 Zephaniah Preston, 1857-1859 J. W. Beach, . 1 859-1 870 Leonard A. Dickinson, 1870-1871 Nehemiah Rice, Jr., 1871-1874 Henry C. Fuller, 1 874-1 876 WiUiam L. Matson, 1876-1895 Sidney B. Curtis, 1895- MAIN Street APPENDIX. 531 CO 1:3 C 1-1 n1 •— < CO ■73 f— < ^H >1) ^ u rt *-> K 6 n u CO e +-> !-i X! P^ D ^ ^ <; U ^ M-l U1 W A N ITi 7, ^H W rt Vir-I Ph r^ > c; w CI) P. ^ w t>^ (U PQ ;o .i::; ■fs O O ^ rt = ^ Ph ^ ;;^ o -a pi en 03 tL| c/2 ^ (U 03 lS5^ , - PI (U O cS 0) ;3 ^ ^3 r| OS >, 3 §;> n3 03 oj Oi-^^ Oi 4^ J3 OS ™ ^ i-, rr-j . c ,G 03 C H H J3 in m rj- 'tOO't^t^ - Ji ^ S t^ ^- I— >« C/3 &-I t> w ^^ < OS oS^ 532 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. K 2 Oh '3 s CC rt C .fi tn o ffi L) Oi Ph PQ G ■ cti a a. u - D C/3U '-' tfl s s rt O o o c ^ p-i G G -a c W) 13 G n3 , -S J2 r- k" 0) J^ c ,S "^ G ii; oj O 03 M •S,G^ HCJW ,' G .u W G G'^-' tS "rG ^ "-G O aj rG *-' " y 03 ;§ g' ' 52 <" t:. -CJ'o ^KSw-< Ao Si£i 'd m m a >-! d o c d c d .hi d C C >-, t^ t/i ai W t-i i d=^ Ij Cu !I* i3i *-■ O • .:;^o oof VO 00 o fa d 534 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. a b 5 rs a nd ^ ord sor. ord am o u< o5 03 03 ;-- 03 O ffi O ffi ;^ffi ^ ^ g s m ^ >-. >. n! o Oh ^ -) 03 13 IJ C C W 03 03 a 13 t-i o3 o o s fc Si O oi ■_, • a £_ -2 h/) bfl 13 ;i^ bc^ P a 3 a ct oJ j3 13 05 13 13 13 o 03 13 05 u Id t! <^^ o 03 e^ 13 C 05 M-J W hJ ^J O 03 o^ -i:ii3 ^ ^J < ^ Ah -1 ffi ►^S c55 W Q O U J 'SS o M 1-1 l-l i-< O CO tn M cnco M 11 M n M bJO "A M 5 Cl3 Q03 1— I Dh'G - C/3 APPENDIX. 535 eg >4-i ^E a <33» CIS jH- ^§ °^ .is <+-! boo -Re is (1 t3 ,^ ra g|S3 fn ^ «4_l t(_i c3 bcO O G C 3 " ^ f= !=! 1> Co o O U3 "O in t/3 ■ — ■ "^ c ^^ cd c3 s rt l-rt ^ '-/"> -a Cl .«'«!« 'C 5 c;3 >1 S-G c "3 1""-^ ca • <4-l 0^ C bjoO n ^ c 3 n Itc C rt Ol C3 t« "d U2 o o tn cS t/3 oj ^ c c C s- ri O C *^ t-" - 536 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 01 (3j W O L) m S CJO H 0. < PQ •^ o J3 5j t;.23 J3 o 'yi O ^^ i-H a! ^f^ rtr^ S t3 C S-, O C rt < s -?§ a §^ bJDO a 2 s 3 ^ o O g" ^ i/i 05 ^ o «< I — boh ' O G -tJ Oj lU G •r c ^^ Xi 03 Oj >03u,O5^5rt-Cpj3'- J^ .— 1 ^ rt (u i-i bcix a [H C G O oS b ffi 1- >^ 4) r2 a . w APPENDIX. 537 S i _ o o win o cij rt ir CO TO u • ■ o • O 0) -t^ ' c tn Oh en 5 "t~* ^ -*-j p— ( C <+- Ro_, O 1 o Q 1— ) « fe O «+-! o -'-M j:^ ^-1 ^ o xfi ii o b/;o !3fl G a 3 C ^ G 3 2 o o 'd oi3 oj3 ^ U3 t« OJ t/3 Tj tfl Tj o c«' 2 b > ,i- i? i-' j:; i- o "s-- c rG o •ji-3 G t3 "^ G y; t; > c !U G s -H^ rt >, 'g > <- u I-- rt 1— ^ •5^ 't^ G "T^ G V G rt "^ C3 t/i ':3^ o G O a rt-G < ^i <4-l O 1— ..2, G tM i-c ■« :g t- w .^.- ^^ :g a c/3 (3^ ;§ £1, w s c^ . •^ - M G G 538 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 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  • 2 -joSiS-^oJrH^oS^grtoS.^rtS • (1) K 1.0 ,r3 w a •V 0) rii: c; O (1) !^ Q rC APPENDIX. 539 o "2 . tin ^ S ^ Q 0) ^ ■ C _, W W PQ a CS m p£4 , -( ■n ^ rt U rt sii^- -d. 'C'dS5r: 'd(D 'dt3'^ 'dv'-,*"^ P^ ■■■ o'""? -2 ^ . ■. . j2 ^" - 1=: • • • — ' :S • • ^ S "^ u=ta oi 00 0-- B fi,--rt:: Q A < S 540 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. o c ^ a £°- § ^ eg . ^ u . p. l-i §S ^ -go =«. ^ o , c« 03 c« TJ 02 c «H rt a> ^ ai rSi o Ti ^ -d ^ ^ t3 TJ'd^'^'d'^ ^d q |rr ri _! rt o tj t3 SSES'S'7trQh'-'^-i''-'ai^ rt ■::30':20 o oj •ffi ffi I cj m ■ oT J .g w -n S a^ 0^ « K^ J < ►^l.Q 3 rt -^•-^-p . • o o • ■ • • g cS i/, li C u c/iti .^— O f« tiJ W M >> J^ c ? I'O ^- -~ J ^ S ^.^^^-g-S ^-2 ' Ji-C.^ii':-^;^^ S 03 03 ^<; o 03 03 p^ ►^CL, jehEhowpho MffiQiJH ^^03 w o i^^^^^ffi w u s A APPENDIX. 541 fin .3 _. >-■ .-'^ "? a c " P3 3 < n c3 C o n < c c3 PL, •X3 ^- C a> IT) rt a T, s H P- n 4= ^ . Oh •rt 4> s^ 2C/3 J3 a,>^ ^^ C/2 3^-^ U 0^ (U Cfi c J3 . a X < -d c . . VI u;C UH u — , — eu o c bo in a.P o ^ B 'H :? '2 ^ K 1-. cS ►i >-. <- rt o s § -I o 2 (1) .u CO -a u S <^ B ^ a ^ C M:! 5 ■C ;y ;S £ •d XI 05 (U OJ I H Cvi rf ^' jQ S ^ § § O <^ O 'G 'EH ^ tG b> b> -*-* 03 cfl <3J g C N rG ^ -G ij oj -^ OOOQQW ■si ^^ a c3 o 1-1 'd O 3 s ^ ^3 >> o J d ^ Id Id a >^ OS rS g o a ^ -^ e o 'd O G 03 oS bp V} d ^ tn y; Vj |«° S ^ 'fend 02 C/3 a PL. S ^ -1 o PQ S S ^2 -d o e o bo o bo o 'T3r- 03 o3 03 ;e ffi < u -t: J- S^O g3 G d d ■^ cS '^ -« 'd <'H oJC-i OS OS osO OS <+-! . ™ • ^ G OS ^ .. O G • o • bJ9 OS o o3 G m •^ • . .W o3 (1) U) (U fn t-i ol • G • • • i-l >. ^ (D OS 1 — 1 I J Q ffi Oh •t3 • • -rd TlJ (U CJ ,G W) G o3 Q ^ o os< ^. ^G -^.'^ti3 £!^a5£^os'>,?ic^a-2.2-SC.g^>: djoSjp-^osjj'S'^a!'^^;^*^'^*'^ O U O W ;5 PL, ►^S U<:^Wffi; (u •r' ** "^ o § S O _2 !-,' tn -d &^- o ^d (u o o t^ O^G 03 1-. OS o 1=^ >> , b ^ >^>.' ^ O t-:G _ , -3 «d m M Xi -d a d a CO IfX <0 ,<^ t/3 13 (U in U S .a 2 2 ^1 s 1 3 'd -c ^ - S X! ^ iet Hoa nd Sail; iiesses. becility a •A o si <5 arris, nd Harr Tudor a v'ife, witi nt of im 6 8 "^ 13 J-S o nd Gran nd Char trong, a and Sara] and Jerem with Sam Bill and h ism, on ac in £ i-i > ^ rt rtT} 1— > O t/; 5 m U3, • X . i^ •— *-> i-T c3 i-. ^ K 2i> 1 Parent Father Mothei Samue ate bap cj rt u tn PL, ^ 543 og:r' P^O -G ^ _ G O u o I) ^ s e «^ § H o - O - Q 544 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. M ^.s 82 >\ 3 B ^ a a n « a 05 d '/I tn 05 o3 T3 13 13 TJ O O O O ^ ^ ^ & OJ i/l tn 7) c« 0) 'C 'C 'C 'u J o o o o rt .2 2 2.S -^ 0) > ^ j_i ^ *j -j^ ^ O D u a a a 0) 0) D 03 3 o a a 1-. PL, a c B c 2"^^ 'C "^ 'C T ii a; oxa liza acy KWW 05 OS ^ ^ ^ i:^^^ 13 13 13 'C <1> 9^ OC^W J TJ-Tj-d Tl O Ti 'd o o o o aj ^ ^3 131313 a c a n -*-J 03 05 Ol o o o o-d ,. C c p! a oi OS oj 05 Ph I— ( 03 c3 oS o3 l/l fi rr t/3 1-1 1-1 o o ._- ca-S ^g^aj-S^'-c^ ^•-M^ <<<^ a,f -bjo^ 2 y ^ "S^^-^ ^-^ sj '^ ^ ?^s<3 ^^ s h-,H O5o5o5o5o3o3oso50'-'0 »— ,<; ^ oS O i-J oJ p. . ffi p-0 U5 CO ^ - ^ o5 \{ ^ffi C/2 p3 .a .a < CD 0) :PhPh 103«P3 l.d J3 43 .- ^ ■ .a ^ , ^'^'5 13 !^ g O i- ^ 3 '^ '^ 8 _r l* U N _< *:^ OJ d-<< o 5 „ §.rt^ '^ g g -^ ^.d I I ^"^S^s'P,-- 2:d^^c ^ ••-••■ ■ • • • d Henry AVm. Hunt . Elizabeth Belden, . Thomas Belden, . Isaac Chaphn, . Luther Harris, . Henry, . Mary, . . Lucy Ann, . . Sarah Elizabeth, . Aureha, . Jane Elizabeth, . Samuel Talcott, . A ^ . >> O « .Q Ih\ . . ^, ^ ►S, Q fog ni, APPENDIX. 545 ^.fa - '-'G'5? -g ^^^ « S ^o o o t' S '^ J- S d >< ./ 0-1 nd _, a; a; t; U n ^ n s 3 i- a >_; ^ _ ^ J3 M 4) s G^ (^ (u i-^ a; S > p > w tS o X^ a c^PO ^3 ^ 03 iJ J o ^ rt >' ;2 oi O J5 VM I 1 1_ rrt O ^ 03 ri t. G ^ « rG >i, G rt bb ^ OS s 3 <=! -71 2 03 (U J) r; ■« 0) G >,"oj'3 — > '"' S >, u "S t>- .'£ o o 2 Eg < O n o n c cS c3 oj m (/2 tS ^ /-< 0)- > Xi ^ ^ '^ .CJ o _; " rd ^ U5 - ^ W .^'^ o 1^1 3 2i rt 03 >> «i O tH 'd c o! w - 05 K K ^ 4:5 -pj ^j vh !-. ffi O O TS '" 03 iO S o y3 ^ Phh- , CO 'd 03 r3 < §1 ■ '3 -'^ ^< % ffi • -^d ■ ^ IX! rt ,,, -S-^ 4j-^-n i^a *:it-'irtnF*rtf--'~'03l^t^a3*^(-'Ort *-^ '^ O f< M fj ;-■ bo Old <5< O - (U ^ P APPENDIX. 547 > n > .a C bote 2.1 fi'v .S a > ci P3 e E <«■ c J- x ^ rf >> . u3 . --; t/2 ^- >. _; .£ 5 « rt n c s c3 cti n! If. ifi m U2 ,c3Pli ost; _ l>.G^ ^^ > 05 Ojl-' N ci, 5 >iG g5^ J G OS S ■d G c3 O . . . . 0) o -tf • • -I Xi o! -^ • • -ffi •G ^-^ O TJ G . c3 - - - rtC/5 cS OS oil ^if >^-^ -^ 'p. >^ S J - o! 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(^ ^ o o ^ !h in m s S^ >^ M-^ tn t/] s i M-i *j o &, 1 1 1 It ^ §- H bJD i^ ^ 'm oi and san Andrus. muel and Mary "1 and wife, and Sarah Bill, rey and Mr. Hui and wife, imuel and Mary o o Pi -^ 'd .■ .s oo O rr, ^ ^ S Philli 3 and s and miph Wolc Hum ILed s and Emily Parent Parent Ph Mr. Hi Laura Marcy Samue Parent o PS m u 3 to ^ ri b PI jH cl o ui ,£3 i2 '^ .' y ^ fe u -^ . v^ Q ;-, - 'O - i- 5 o c/2 w ►ii. 5 ^. ^ e ^ « ose^a a •Q. t; - ,, t" s^" '^ o* cT PQ £!< H ; — ; pi (Ih 1:^ 1 oei h-l OJ Ui Oj 1— , Vj rt 03 7j „ aT-S ^„ 8 o ' ^^« M C4 M APPENDIX. 549 w s a a a hJ.G <*" Wi . ^ 0) G.tJ O J3 (U • 'd G • • • • .m • 73 -: - 5 .G.s y • -Z ^ ^^^ S ^ i5 S 3 ^'^- S 2 ^ 3 § j:^ ^ G c G (u G •> • ?5 ^: ■I'll I'd XI G S °-G rt o " >irt-r: ^ <^ j-T'G ^ -T? •G O ii 3^ i^ Q < ^ geuK ■ rS =3 'G , rt in'd ? o fin .3 - c "^ ei t/3 •^G CJ G c o G J3 2 p s-T, a> h a? o y 'd . ^'9 boJ rt Oh ^ ci S 3 ^ -i OJ d •— Tl •I-' " S»2S-^ G>5 o 5r c a) G l-i S G ^ /ii «; T: t. -O :s< - rt o ? G rt . 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Hil phi a Pow rmele (w Belc ria Hawl 1^ =^ rt T-l ,55 '-/2 !^ ^ S c ^.fi i^ 2 «, •'- -J c 3 iis § s 4) Cl,WUc5?< w !/! ^,a S CIS ri;: c biD- ' ojffi SccP C13 c/i R 0) aj 3 Sri: -ii « o ^ ;.2 p, jScS^ : iG of jn M cj . .. X 0) o t5 ^ rt b 5^ oj s ^ ^ c3 £K i-~i .— I "^ ••— • '— "% C3 ^^ ^^ .w !I- "^ *"■ ^ '"' S h-S ,^ ca I " o ts ' ^ N F S ^ c-a c - c< c) r< M May June biO 552 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. c c cu (ij oj crt PhC^h -tJ P! - O O, ctf ^- cS r^ J) 03 ^ — ■' o o 4) W ■n!il . a! rt C O Tire! l^:^^.s O t/T CQ ^ 03 C 'U TJ ^§^' 73 1/5 tn t« C C C C 1) (U 0) (D f^ i-< t-. ;-. oj o3 oj nj o! o! (U fulfil fQ . o c '<- I-, n- l-p' 'l- O! -d ^. 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'^ L- t_, o3 o3 ISP§^ ^ a> o3 " 5 ^ bC^ O '^ U3 o3 >, ba §^ 3 -J 'A is ^ o o3 - « O s "^ o3 o 5 . s rt • 3 el rt UJ boc o 03 1^ o c 03 03 r/i ^ "S ^1 ^U '^'O c a rt 03 PhPh ^S s xfi _ s (4 ^1 u o u . 03 ':=) o -tJ o3 O [« c Tl OJ C ^ , ni 0) t/2 fl ^ rt . I-" - c • • o 13 ' u r; o3 n o ^■?^ sssffis P o 03 be " 03 • Oh ■% -g^f^lffi o3 G tJ o3 ^ rt c h &= c S 'S " iG ^ b b _fl E^ ^ c/5 CO in Ti ir> fl OO C^ ' M M Cl fl C4 CI I W 1-1 N M 3 =^ti M o3 - APPENDIX. 555 O r; o a u P-> C ' ^ a a; C-iPs Cl, ^, ci^Si VI ^ O a > (A o U Jj CJ QJ ^ a a, cl ,i3 '^ ■ o 'S -^ ^§ < ^ § S ►5. 13 .fl -rr- '^pq c .^ X ^ cc c nsa:ii3sac^ ° ^4> rt I3l3l3l3l3i3l3a3 > ■" <,P-(!/) ciciciaicicjcii— >;>0 Hi ^ ' '-—- ' - -9^:1 . _^ ^ ^^P^ O 6 u In o . o o 0) - CI C) M PI C-) f) M fe - - : c3 556 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. be O p ^ rt rt c3 oj O Wear and R illam. C-I ^ '^^ ai S TJ • aJ aJ rt a Q ^J ;^-S 2 > c^ ^ ;h ::. 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(A ,'" ?i-c o -d n c aj o rt h-; fi, cl, a cl, '55 o ^ ^ o ii .2 S 1-1 o. o -^ -d 0) c ^ 05 Ph w rt a< ^ TO O Q PL, i2 O o ._aj ^2 P-, WD a C S O cS >i > J ^ a rn G ^ 1-. d ■« ^ O r1 :/: n ^ ri 'w CJ o r^ ry-t 5 ^ <1) F .i< C/J 1— , S ^' w (£] ■ 3 •"a ji3 •"* -*-> 1 r Oi PI bo §1 ■ Id . •^ ■£ oi V^ f^ ^ ^ ^ 1/3 C (- CS CU O Iw ^ f^ f^ • KW c 0) 01 Oj CD wp£:;wE^fe<;^ e s oi '■^ c (U p U5;r: ^fe ■ • (S -c oj o ffi (U c o oi . • . . oi C/} (ii CO • • R R R 03 03 oi R - O ^ R 03 , >,^ >, -^ aj -S^ >-'^i-':RRr-'OrtP^R5?i-'.2''^R g opq bra^S R rt ,R 03 R o ci R >• ^ tn 5 3 Tj- r^ M M vO O >,bo^j > "R R o o fo S < S58 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 05 rt 3 rt Z rt cS 8^ 't/j tfl a o o o p., C-iPhPh O ^1 r^ PL, •l^T-! n1 r| S Pi m CD f^ wt?; >, T3 h nil TTi n1 ^ S S PI oj . , •■-1 o! .5^ W5) i-1 o3 1-^ Pi r^ '^ "-w 03 ^^"^ c § c ii ^ Si . a a a rt i-," be o) §^ rt pi ,Pl c3 a PI d oi O O 0) 0) oj oi PkAn rt bfloi 4) o 0) CO OS ^ ^ " S - S • !U w 0) oj ^ J2 o o g S PI n 4ii n! ?■ (D - C/2 - O OS o _2 '^ Ph Ph 'S o "ot U ^ U U O ^ i- fH 03 CO I— ( |1h CQ ; 2 Pi O p! P 03 ■ CQ ^115 oi ^ 3 OJ •^ ^ C0C/2 a '% o o O 0) K C -^ « 5J S 5 r"^ <;w^faKffip:; ij PI >-~>-^ [—1 ;^ N <5 P^ i-^Pi u .^< "o oi " pi 'Ho o3 rt .3 S oi >> ^ j o3 ■*-' o m r ba tT K oJ flj 03 I OliviE nd Lye p, wide 'dTJ , . .2 ^ "S s bc'n ■c/:i 03 g c o aJ ^pl 5 cu 'd C •■-I •^CO t-H I^C/3 c/D O O O O r^ M M M t^ w 3 b«. < O - O ,0 - APPENDIX. 559 PQ u Cl, a) c c < c ;=; ci3 ^ "aJ ^ ^ t-i C !- '"' ai 3^ p. « 5 15 " ; O S ^ ^oj c^ bcpL, tu ■^ £ as cr=; C «-|^ 2 J5"g rt.H £^ g| § (3h S "< ^ ^- Oh- 560 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. g m o o . ^ n g c 5 rt S ° OTl G >^' 03 '-« ^ 12; ts] M ^ £h hAH-,ei Ph csSii dS 01 CJ Ti 03 u C U2 5 S-d cu-r 'I' >- ^ c 03 '-' C C t-i '^ OS 03 O r;^ in >^ 5 c/3 •-.Si; M m Cdg CU OS en Vh --^ 2 i«=i 1/3 re! S^l-d t/2 c3 n sgs 5S ^^.'^-^ +-< IL* tH ^^ -d-d ■73 'd C G O C 1^ tS 03 03 r^ (/) ui C tfl C si G 03 03^ rt pLcP-(KPk *-< 0! b os 03 tn pl,<: %i to >^ '^ t-l c I % xn I— 1 pq Ph o3 (~ o3 few t^u -c 'd "' o3 rt ^ ^ ^ G ^ ■ nd ■ ■y o - ™ G +J-M S 2 bBt/5 C G oi'd^^ c^ ^ffi § G^ ■> o3 o! G y , O 3 ra .^ ^ ^: ^ G ^ 0) .-G 03 pufa 5 S'g oi* ij 1-, rt ^ 03 -G ..c^::^wQg= Oi 0) -.G ^ o3 . •-; (U 1- 03 ^^ ia P^WUOWS »0 -Tt . Cl ei! ^- .00 . ^Q WS MOTcooococooo t^ oS ■^ «• ^ t; fl crt i-< T) ro l-i , 03 ^ 0) n rt ■n r'-rt i/) > !•) d christened in p T. Lee and Mai and Anthony G and Lydia H. vSi a. Oh T3 .a SB B ^ C (U CD bfl a rt ;^ r/j a at 'r) c; rt t3 f^ C -ri 03 03 ^ (U (1) vV^yi t- (U (K 00 o . O u. v:.^o 'i^ P-^l 1- ;::, o3 r1 < tu 03 W (U _aj a> y c y 5 f=^ c ; 5 ? rt -o -^ a :3 ;V ^ - i; G 3 ^Ovi rt '^ ^ S "3 W rt o3 > '-" -^t; "' o ? V) "^ ^ S; f ^^ 4J , — 2 G rt> 5 (« S o 2 '^ c D x: »i; rS - c3 o3.2g u <3 -d =^ n^ f- t/; 03 '- r- C O ^ OS "i . 03 x: o3 1) OS - r/1 &<3 p Oi OJ r^ T) Nl d OS . oj O fj J. '43"n I— >cd cK rt _ 03 .t: • oS m i/i ^ 03 _- OS bo 9 ^5 c3 3 a; (U -r; ~ .-;: C OJ ^ §5 rt -d^ S rt ^ c •+ 'i- r^o •a « in C 1— 1 w IN N C» c< " hH - < 36 ' bJD - M O M « - S 562 Q A m >! <1) o r| w Ph o S n (D ffi "^ L) W J3 S c CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, Pi ^ (U «1 H) O « (1) (ur^ ? goo c n •^ 0) o h/l -actJo . C/^ "'oP^fe C o (- « a CD .^13 w 1/2 0)^ ::3.2 D; rt >i u 03 i: h^ c! O rt N -2'^ C !-i a rt 01 [fl ■-! cd C/3 W T) -^ ^. Oj C/J o f +j CC o .r, ,_H !_, d r-" 0) ^ -M QJ tr! CD ' — ' t^ o ,M r-. ^ z; ,__ ci-^'b^M S ^ f-' Vi ' i?£^'^. « S <:« C 0) ^■^■^S .y 03 o oi cd "go g« Sa.-:;:a.rT. ■(fl Cl, -55 fL, fi. O m w o i ■ ■% CO g o =q ^ f. ^ ^ o ^ S" tn-^ as rt (D > a; ^--"^ ^ ^ 03 -^ d g .^ g; M-i '^ <4:; la ?„ t. 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CT* tn O ' - - 1^ APPENDIX. 563 G d bO ^ . -Ct^ c >-. 0^ 5d (U > -ti 2 s^ c c a — c C3 S 'OTJ.S t" *J _j ■r b t/1 ui -jri 0^ ■ji: 1^ Oh y -c-?, 3 >.0 > ^ x^ K* TJ'^'^ i-. ^Q c S c Ui >.<" ?^ /i:^^ h ^ ^ cSkS 'o5 'J3 in h-J 1— >^ .0 "' ' ^ 'H '5 n .^ ^ ^- Q Q ^ '^ ^^.i ^ w 5 5^ bc5^bcc<^id!=;c aj is X , r S 0) - - 1; p p-i S PL. o < ■;« O Ph '5 -^ CL, Ph di pL, u <^ ;1h -.7, E P^ Pi fe O 3-? ffi.P <^ OS rt C n! . d.<2/i Ch- - t^ :d - ' - - - g^- - - -g - - - - o - (u - '-'13 564 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. td ■:; >. Id PQ c '.5 . J3 «! 1- \r. c c a m 0) S 'A _a5 > (P d CD C bO i-. PQ cj c Q 3S Lord and Mary A. Hathaw ts and Haynes Lord, ts and George Burgess, nd christened in private. , A. Canfield and Elizabeth C; ts. P. Walcott and Theodosia L. 3 5 u tA P CO S c3 u5 a 'd Kirby and Cathai-ine Todd. ;s Lord and Einmeline M. Ro and Phoebe Smith, is and Sarah Huntington. oi 'a 3 03 (J .J2 'c (D ci c C ra J2 ci3 c3 sir /3 3 !-. 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B c^ c fo n f/i rt N cd ^ w oJ 'd CQ W c3 ^.S.S.S b-^ c ^ ^ -d 1 o c '5 ^ a 5^ ?^ r- & ^ ,^ S .^ .-S ;3 - d. 6m^-^' ^ J;t*o----- - - - 0)- 4) 2^ < c)q^ 566 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. a c3 J3 r^ .-^ ^ Oh > Si % o '^ S ^ M c niJ rt S •n » Cl ^ _c < o PQ M p:; c3 Cl "O ffi '^ S Is -^ e n tr. >. < ^■ H-1 -« E? Tj C :3 f2 rt 35 ei rn c a be c 0) (U fe; aj rt rt < be >^ " * ■* ^ ^ ^^ bo a 1-1 • 3 CQ ffi 4_> (1) &. < >, u Ol 0^ ^ 'S 5 >> >^y !>. rt 00 3 a CO « W . .X3 rr rt 01 Ph >, ci r! "1 1-' yj rt -G cd 3.^ -d ■d rrj G §^ ffi rt !-■ r-c ;x; 4j.a 3 CJ ^-d a CO 1— 1 5 s S^-S-^.-^ 5'"^ 15 2 g'' s^ ^^ ^-^-^^ S^ a G^^ !5^ § 2 a P5 M «> tc ^ ^ Is ^1 ■ G ^:^1;i'^ ■ G ■*-' . c^ c li^ 10 iri in \ri u-i in ci r-- '^ O w >n "i in co \r^O vo O cn^ CI a CI c» CI P) c^ CI CI en CI m ci w m en m "-i t-' , , ^ . . >^ % . . . >^ - . ii- rt - - , :r . . rvr - - c3g.---'p-- p- S < S A ^^^ < APPENDIX. 5^7 o T) ^ H cd S t: rt t/) bO . C^ 5 c Vh PQ a o .s o o o o s •d ^ B . 6 o 5-^ vate. Archil phrey. end Oi O i S O Q c s Oh 2-^ ■§.-§§ ^^ o bJ5 o >-< 1-5 K .S ptized in Brown a Mary H £K >> d 'C -c-o rt .tc o '^ tj -d 'd c .o <= S ^PLh c o 5 n c c rt 'ZS oj c4 ^^ rt o ^ 01 rt cS V3 c t/i (fl v: ill ^ '^ 0) tn 03 in ci -^-' C W J <^ Ph PhCl, Ph •^ 'Tj ^ rt XI . O 3 >. ffi K^ >.-ii .'^ dJ^ rt !/: 1i.SK >i-3 (U >.R^ S^^g U r^ -7^ "d !-■ G O I- i> rt c< d 1- rt ■^ — ' •— ) W ^ 5 rt rt 'd'd r^ ^ c c c rt & 9 rt C O O i". _ ^l>K rt Oh S ^•Sj x: ci CD<^ o < • olin tha rrie li -i !r. ^Y (11 t^ TJ 2 ^tc%i^4^s - a, ^ 03 a 1/2 03 o3 ffi ^ w ffi ^ !- ~ -b ° !/) § ... m I— ( H • • - • . • Ah < >. 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P •Z fig- >. > ■z, -d rt M ^ 3 ^ be' 3 rf-C^ bo 3 - 3 - 570 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. boa S-i 0) O U u 1 g V o ?i '^ ' Z Z C '53 ^ h ^ ' 1 K W w (72 § CC ^ ■^" ■ Pm '-' ,' < o ?' w rt rt aj-S t^Oc^ i-< ci -f c<-) m' M 1/1 • Cl CI C) 01 M 4J s >.- . bJ5. a, ' A' "<' 01 " <+J n5 ^ tS C3 X 1h ^ t/i rt c3 as W ffi W c^ S ^ i^< ^S^^Oc^P^Oi ,W W w Ao ffi S i d> o vo d > 6 o > o 2- rt ,? o c p o O ^ t-. .^ "^ Ir-I ^^E ■ '*' £ r- E ^- 5 -^ o o Cn:: 3 CD befell ni ^ — ' 3 '^' . § rt 1^ rt ACU C fin '2'^ c c'^ G c " ?^ 5 d 3 -" " w ,. VI r. (/) -i-i jj b/j 0) G E c: •:; ,n 1) y u O -I-' t-. i- 1-, D rt rt OS c3 .3 • . "a; <^ c C ->, Cj ^- r-« ;|.?^ 'E-- 'w != 5 t« ti c " rt : t/3 t/: -ji oi M N C3 I— ( '-' CC ^ r^ ^ •E - s rt ^ 5 g C H :r; 5 U :/} ^ rj ?- -g^ rt 03 c3 rt ^ -C 7: 7: u: ^ t/; ^ P ■g ti aj "2 '^ ' (U S "5 P (^-, '55 Ph 0) oj 0) b 0) ;-t i-" w ;_ E-H 0) oi >- •-H [/I PL, ffi C C ca ^ E 01 s f1 _ C/J a (1) rV •c M rt a; S rT^, '^ TlJ C3 'h c rt cit/. 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P 03 ffi K p «^ G S ! -^ « 23 p p "z-^ ^ 0) .2ffi 5 .5 oJ , _ .^' 0) p rf -iH .P P I rP P y OJ N P; ?i O PfL, 5 - s p C 1 sq in P 03 rt K P O.P wwi p p ^c?p p p P rt rt J3 R (1) - -^ 5 P -d B 3 SrP S S g 3 S 3-S I — ,r^ f^ I — ,02 ffi _1 ^ K f==< I— vn IT) in in tn in in 1 m in n O r~- -t- •^- ■ o! : : 576 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. P^ ^3 >. C § O n« 1 >.^ a 2 &^ W 5^^ ^2.S c S - c^.2 ^^^< ^ c ;-« cJ^caP-l ojcdd^P-l rt cSboJ CQ rt "^ '^ rt t3 '^ '■' ^ ra r^ c « a Si Hcn=^^ o c^c B ^^ ^ ^ c '^ c □ ^ c;H? c c c c P^"SP-i Pi; P-,fL,PH"I^C/:' PL, CL^Ph C/3S■u5■^«a,P^P-(pH■KP-(USPHPHP^P^ O 02 P^ • . .0_....^ . ... 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Oi W E fiH 3 APPENDIX. 579 - c3 G> ^ r i/; .&■ .'S ^-.^^ .S ^ ^ . 3 Sumner, id Sophia Murphy, me Wood V'atkinson e Lloyd. ■iiaP-(S'Et> rt o :: t; p^'-' n ^ o c !3 bii C; D .y; C3 n — I OS ^ c -^ s s a o ::: §^^ rt rf 3 rt Ji G >^ c n = s ;i! cj ^ o p -u .a 5 c5 £ rt 3 5 5 (^ ?., K C- P^ 2- &H 2 b£0 <1 (-1 G (1) OS s CO 'p t/; 9^« So rt 52 !=: ^ ^o^AS3,o6 in M o cc 00 oo C^ O " - i-i ►- 04 in in :^ ^ ih "3 ' c^ z C/2 M tin ^<; 58o CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. § . 1 ^o .a ^6 ct5 (U c3 fl^Ul" ffi CQ >% - >- i^ ^ I- '•-• O u u u '-^ '•-^ "p: i^ u i- u i- CD i^ '^ >-• rtairtdc3cjortc3ci3Ca3a3a)rJairt>- - bo. . . -g^^ 00 „■ ^' APPENDIX. S8l nj K ^3 CQ i-c >^ rt ffi 'rt pi *-j bO >. (33 .Q Jj < a rt 0) 6 o C . c c '3 -J aldwin el G. C Meigs 53 Fisher Presto ich, Ju o rt !^ '"•S'liitLi^'^'^rrtS^-^JSrtrt-^S-^c'- ^•'^ j3 ?; ?i S O ;^a>oa)<6^-2-2rt-Mi5i5ci5i2Pi5i2^i2.!2 i2 i2 S ccrtojooo.rt'^HciiiCGCrtccrtGcacs a a •S a> o ■^ i-i-rzsbrtrtrtiS'^r^i-^C^s^^'r:*-'^-^'-'-'^--'-' h *-■ ° rtrt^^i?^tHsi^;ryc3rt--;rtrtrt^rtrt:rrtrtrtrtrt t^ rt u '- ? i- ;|^l^^ d ,0-;u3::>,rt >, o T3'C'^T;'dnd'«'d>:p rtfe. o o o^S rt o 5 rt «^hf; o nf; rt .0 t/2^ rt =^ '1r;-i:rt S-o""^ -xi^-s-S . ■ -^^ ■ e -^ --rt g • --^ cr2 -c o --t-'Hrtc'tJcucrty'-^oa^ >-"■=• fi <^ r^ '^ ci z: -^ ^ u hi •_^ c -i^ i> ;i;rt;=lrtrt-^gboCrtBSu:pt^, r7:;=:^;:3rta)^5cuiu-Kra^og ■g b- .. c s^ti-g^. 4J 582 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. (11 I—' at V COS ^ bO .S bo ^ ": ^ i ^ K m >, 1^ C5 ^ ^ rj} rt D 'd >. ffi {i^ 03 1^ m >i ^ nl ■ n r/J C be fTl ^ bo c 05 n ^ _aj ffi o >. w Tj III c/i§|§> ^ 11^^ :!^ CL, fa (iilSfa fl, CL, CU diOnHSCja^ Oh fa Oh fa CL, P^ fa P^ fa 0) U ui . CO Eh ?► H fa < ^ W ^ ^ <^ rt c/) (U t/3 J-^ cS -« i-H c/;) a ^i " "5 -3 « ;^ffi ■s::'5"l§gl^'S-g „-■§ ^iH s"3'-3,'ifo5'l2b.O,' -tfl c/jKrtfa t> c/iH-,^:f3H4 ca fii.S K^ c/3 < O I— >< ;^ >— ,hJ (Df^ bo . ^ . . . . n3 . ^_ 1 .- y^ 'S o - • ffi ^ • • • ^' — • • o bo - g ,'X aj-^' — ,-1:5 o rt - o ^i^rt . cJ?^- .O3 P^ 1^ ►^'J2WC!c55fap:<<<'J^o^^H,fa;5^ . . . 'A ri & o w >. tr. ^t^J^t"i5 tn i2i£i5"?f5£;'5J5i2 --^ 3 i2 PuOcSfLiE-iWOSflHO fin Ph O Oh y: i^ Ph P^ 0. OL, Oh Ph 0H 0H IX, P^ Oi pLi ,^ PL, PU ir; en tl o ofJ si 3 bco^ t^ -2 i2 ^: :: r :::::::: c^: : : g -^ K wK ^ fe ffi e rt o g -g v^ 3 ii i5 ^ . V, C ?^ c; a •.-' . ^ oj ^ n -S ■ • • • -c ■ • ^ S3 ^ • h^ -= .2 ^M ^ b U t rf > t O L, fll K. (-< r-< __( . — I . — I ^ 1— ( I— « >; 'X-' W-f r- ■— ' C G >> rC *-• <-■ '~1 fl ^ ""^ O CJj ^y ^ t-^ 584 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. ■y-^ iH a! O ffi C/2 ti C . 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O >, x: < in .A^'3 O n o 01 1 — . 0) o 1=! 1- S u o S iley an and M laffee in O W 10 w. <- ^g^ S tn ;^i - c ^^^ fe c in rt hJ >S^^ !/l fin cS t/1 t/1 t^ Oh bfl ^ s ^ X—,f^^ -n <: ^ CO CO en i c^ in >n in 00 CO CO -d CO 00 o . _ inco IN - - - ' - o 1 M APPENDIX. 587 r u . o "3 rt ti bo 3 sT HO • f^ (U X . d j^ >. f^ • ,n fi >^-: y3: I' r-' S >. 1 1 rt) c fe <1^ M V! 5 y>co o ^^ .^'^r-'^ S's^-J^ffiW c c fe 'd G .2 h^'^ c c iq r 'S -^ H . »-i '^ f r/l O ^ -M r/i inminmininmininin ^mm cOcooooococooococooo coooco 00 cnoD f~~ M ■^o o r^ en M M rH 0) ;=; .r: ;= ^ ;r; rtcD '-^■e^J^Oi^-^'75 •^i: -d "^ S^^c ^K<5 j30i P^^5 S • =« to >.>.5 "o .-5 ^ - • • rt cffi^ *^ J: b c 2 - - 2 § a.vT^' /■i ^S rf '^ "^ &I ^r-Q c c s l-c CO (U 'OJ c r-^ rt c^ CTl r;_3 cj t-! •-> r-i 1— ,^r^ ;^ c/3 Q fo S< * Q ■ <—, fa 588 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. fa G CO 3 OJ tn c3 D , ttf --^ S S ^ ^53 SM^^p^ ; >n3 J raca c eg . 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K fii OhPhSS CUra;^ O t^o*^ ^^ i/^ u*^ IT) m in in ir> CO CO 00 CO 00 CO QO O N O 0^^ o xh S F tA :!= .-. o cj:^ 1—1^ O 2^^ n >, ^^O « ^ .2 n .2 bo 5 bB :^ -S • • • • M /2 k,^ a; o ^ -t^ G-S >.'-^ 03 t/5 « bOg-g rn O o -r CO o O^ r^ o^ >n vn . in f-t . invO in ^ Tj- CO 00 CO CO CO CO CO oo oo M >-i I-" •-I i-i »-i *-< ^ M .. . . . .^ » - * ino O 1- r~ in o r^ ^ '^ M C4 C< M 6 Q o ■ <2; d e D. Q. '^ Q ^72 c/3 A ^ >. 2 IS 1/; ■ s OS Nape, Brown, ther, o! (D (U ^ ■ '-."Sj o D t_ "^ - 'A U • oJ D (U •^ b >.' m • . . OS rt 5' c t! rA ■^ td'd'-' crt C • t ) w and s an and ja rt OS TS c -d ,i^ o3 . rt is • -.^ !=!-5 •" -= k3 •.2§S 03 I'y^dl 03 ..^ r*^ a c3 2 "rt r*^ >. c ,< W W (X) W ,^ hJ Ii< 38 . >>. , ■Si o^o'SA 594 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. "-"Pi c 03 to § ta .• ,1-1 o 0) tc ^H U bo < *^ u '^ ■- '- -y tri S PI'-' ■-S 03 U • 75 ;z: !- ' . a. C 03 u ir VI ^ O "^ 0) OS ffi ; 3 (U :■ 03 y os:;: .C/3 .'=' - . c ^ . 'ji '/i ifijf: ^/i v-i lA ffi in if^ -Si ^ rfi ifi 03 oi see 0) 01 D o J-, •!, t- t/l 1- o3 o3 o3 PhPhCl, ,^ o3 o3 o3 o3 S-i r t- i- o! tl^ o3 03 fliSpHOn IT) r^ O O oo CO CO CO CO CO cocococococococococococooocooocococococoooco y-;do3pgo^O !/} (1) o UW 03 G g 03 ^ O 4) C ■t T3 'S "B £ >0 o •—.1-5 .« bo d) <-■ - 03 o3 ^ rt OS o3 o! 3 E o o OO CO P-iU M i-<0 t~»C>'-io r~ coo N CO o^'^ CO r^co w O^ m i-i ►. M M w N < S "5 _ m c5 J3 > X gK artens Hatch W. Ri ,2 . o . G ^ - , ^ S ii I-, ^. tS : t! ^13 b S§Q G c5 ^s- ir m m m tn m tno • O c*^o o ^ O inO m oooocoooooco <» cooocococccooocococooGoooooococccc ccaooocooooooooooo rt M c< ^ -O . - • ' u^- . .3 . . . . . -' g ° . • • cii O o '^ 00 00 CO M M M „ „ •G 596 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. PQ O Pi 2 >> ° c *> oocooocoooooooaoaJnc Ml-(l-|l-ll-ll-ll-l'-i"-l|-ll-lf_ ^ d ro r^ O 1-1 t^ CO -t O t-^ p-T . M* rC -^ cK ^ O . m" o" o" oo ■* in oo >^ vA ^^ C41-II-11-1C) MMm^^" mm 1-1 J^' 5w- ••...■ f^ - .• § r-'>i^^'SH^kSrt'^ a. r-;d.d <^" cJc -'-!'-' ^-Q b" i* q-_q t2 S^ ^Tj 5?^ 9-JSJS o-Sj 3a)'t3 J u • oSopHrt'^rtp g^-g G I IS CQ 3 • • • • G • . ■ ^- • • ^' •••;;.• O "2 S "O 0) tn "* ^ " OS be 3 t« o • g o • • • o ^ ■ ■ t« • b o 03 ■% ■ ■ • • S rt ■^ • • • -vJ OS _a) P a P^ ifi (ur::'? til -ti "^Y S-i ^^T^O S-2±; '- a ■ r^ .."" '-^ • M iS ■ (/3 □ J- • • • h Q"S.::::--!^:-^--*i2'??''S- ^rP'^ ^ >•- o - O o -d o •'r^ a 0^ P a : : O a 1— » < J3 i^ a 1- PL. S c z ' S 13 .a T) rt J - n X - ■J: 1—1 rt O ^ ir. ta C 1^ a en r-oo 0< r~ r^ M IN W c< w M ri a rt tt rt ti .-as >- T I — > :S '^ --^ S C w rt rt c lu •- 2 - i <" ti !- : I — .Co J . ?J .a 5G rt rt ,— ■ ^ b/. o o O Vi V. '^ 'fl D . y .~ o r. rt -tj rt W rt hJ .fin «:u .O, . 0) -r O i O ;- Oh vOvOOoOOOO cooocooo°ocococo oo in O (> "^ r-^co o _ ii Pi > 1) Oh . a: lU i-, •^ 1^ ±:^ -^■^ rt rt -^ < H.- rt r^ ^ .S3 t^ s rt rt be a a, W rt ^c<^cnmcn'-' o^ o a^ ' -r cncOTj--j-'a-vnr^"i->^''Oa0OOO CJ o - "2 -^ ;2;q fe S < Ci,- - - rt « , -72 . - bo < CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, Q ti D - OQ rt : :: : r I. >., > - o - Q APPENDIX. 599 < u u P 3 C - O O Tt p) •^^ 4) , w s S' ^^ e c 2 _^ W WJ "; ^ \y, ^ - ^ «^ fcSUCJ s »3 ^ i-i 5§ n 'rt o nJ O ^ o . rt ui r< «) Nf^ C i-i C , CU C3 > G C E S c ^ (^ .c < . Org 0) lU rt W ^ S ■r. -^ XiJS >£) -t- O CJ Tf ^ T O O vO O -t- T*0 CO CO oo oo CO 00 "^ vO in in inO O vO O cooooooococooooo r^O "^ ^^ r>.co M ^e c8 (U -i 4) K^ 'i 'w 'o -i-i -u ^j iJ -— rJ ^-( « w ^j bp bo 3 ■o Ki oJ o ^ c rt O 5 c It crt ^ > o <1) 1-1 ^ c3 Cl) r" OJ J3 M M O jr^ G D rtwwpa • n ^ 1^ I s rt • (U C •X ••-■ a rt C3 >^ - ..H r -a J c S 5 rt ^ ■ 3 H! ^ -=■ rt ^ J ffi tT; '^ "^ ^ S tJ 1 ^ c3 5 F f= 'O 4) ' rtl ^ D H f-" ^^rri n cl OJ ' -ii-i cli-ii-iMi-iP--J i-i r^ 00.Q . . ^ •^ 0) - - - fa - o,: ^z - - a,: ) O 4) '-' 6oo CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. "SI I- — t3 c c rt OS > a o o O sc^ >, IS .^ Oh c W3 & '^ o t/TO -4-J P^ a < 'd t/j 01 " o 7.S 'd o oj a ^ a a S . . 0) ^ o ca ^ m C3 c3 ci PhCL, ps. Hart nson 1 R. Me Miss Hz. F Shar nuel Robi 4) 4jW ^^ cfl >» u >-^ . sy2 h Horton, Re Maggie Bui Qts and Mrs Leroy and ] tits and Mr. ess. Miss M Oh ,/ <« oj O • a art-g t) a a-w > b ■ c rf ^5-0 rt-^ 15.^ t; yj Oi hJ >^ 1^ •" i* c h ;^ < u ^ ►^fe o c^ a-g 4) c3 a 2 t^ — TO ^, a c -G _r-^ 05 a 5 '5 2 J3 o J5 UhJcc 05 a .^ 03 0) »— ,C/3fo « CI « P-l w Q 53: S- a - - - 3 - - ^- a o - ' - > ci - 00 ^Q ■*^ r^ X) a " rt «3 t^ APPENDIX. 60 1 /S '-« b >= c 3 =« s 3 Si a, 'C o 0) c n o . - nO ^o O O ino cococncococcOTCocococo 000 c^cor--i-i Min'^mO C tt. ;§ S S cc S OQ ^ fc c/3 >>bO!-: S '3 u « O e 3 a c ^ . 1 rt ^" • N ."ti ffi w S C/3 . < 1— > ^ '•- i- y: ., >-r( "■x^ ±i ^ t- « ■5 "TS ■•- t^ C ' "S^!? o rt rt o s; p 3 lU rt "U ►^fc 6o2 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. I pq ^ Si5 o > o S C So !> 5 o . aj ) T3 Tj '73 ■">> c o P 03 nj > tn ^. H oj 03 - - to t« OS •'^? ^ 1^ ''"' ^- b a *-• ©<; rt c 03 S'^ S S ^ j^S rt rt 03 ^ ^ u V a ^^^^^ m w e ->^-M- ±1 w <^§ C. OS - 03 o 0) OJ o rQr< 4) OS t/iii g ■n rt o 2 03rCf2 S ^ ■ >o 'd !-i 0) _, ^ ffi So O i- .s ^ Simonsoi ler. B me in S ■^ tn ,• (U o w 0) 0) tn 03 CX HI ■d o3 (/J > (/: &i5^ O) " '-' ■Jl l-H SI 0) Pi . H i^ ,<« td "^ . '> S t- 03 S O Vh OS >^ P P p^ p p -Hf ^^p-n >^g S^.^P ^--p-S S p ^ A p 5.|W-S^^PC3 .S-y)^K;Oc/2cu P<^ oi a>-^ a)H-J^ " o 03 !r> b« ■" e6j;^ffip;Hcj»-iooSc/2SjfoHjP!HOww ;^ ^ O rt^ •— ^ o rj ^ H OS OS S3 'rn H-l w 'S ^3 p >,, -H ct: 03 G <;o s o3 b/3:- . K M ^ Oi-' 03 03-^ E 2 g OS ^OQOWO CO ? ■ 03 >- M fi zr- 0 ^ tXl ..S (1) rt fc"^ ;^ -4-> > C 5.k S >. d 4) O -4-> '■^ '3 m.B ;5^ ^-5 C ttJ APPENDIX. S rt rt > > ^ as ^ U O g rt rf rt O : > >:= ■ 'C 'g Q o rt " .5 .'- .^ o 6o- M ; > >; ,^^ .23 5 • -C^ ^Z'^^ 72 d a. cli > u5 '■/"• >, • 0) o r- :3 y y b/jfl u: • Oh C y 05C/2 y I ^^^. .'-' • y c > > •'S -g — Di 1—1 jj ^_ c d i<|_^5jJ;;^%^^^J^J y- rt . bj r- c3 - =^ S iB 'I y .t; O O vn u^ 00 00 ao CO o O-S O 00 CO ■ oj y CQ CS Pi o3 -d "* C o ca -^ C/2 • 3 • o ^ g -d WW § O y d S P=^ ^3 su y • XI 'd ^0>CCOC<^^0"*00000'-1■OOCOU->l-l>0 00"H|-,I-1I-IMC^C<^ Mi-l NC^C4f-ii-ii-i d d jfi (U ;^Sc/3Q y - d : - : CiH- - - rt - - g 6o4 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Su S CQ -M ^ ^ oj O Is ia 0.2 "5 S a; u ^\L 3 u .s a W OS ^m o o 3^ fl c ■»-; .^ 02 U3 01 t3 rt a o > .2 rt in U X Xi ■SI o a; ^^ t3t:J c3 rt § e tJ -^c^- c ^^ 15 C/2 03 ^n c 'd -r rt • (fl t«,nj < n -u *"^ O c a 05 c H*^ c3 CvS u ■a > CD Ol P-iCU S •^^OhH C^ d, euS O o> r^ O o O "^^ O tn o^ ^S CO O^ f>> G ^ M oj ^ • OpQ "5 03 'd c C OS OS . .2 ^ bo bCX3 S g ^-d CJ oS >^03 C 'd ""B 2 "^ oS c3 •d W - O p o! 'S c'^ O ji; p3 ;2 O 03 t/i OS O i/i r^ t! OS a> t> rt »^ 3 c d i3 r- ti 03 * * * O fe £i ^"rt 5 33 a> c F £ "o .2 S >- tA Q 2 4) ■d 1-. o3 £ C3 'u u ol C (1) r- •'"* 0! (U •'-; <;c3W -d '^<0, O 1- i-. (U >-• --^ , ; C 03 a> 00 =0 o 6 MM' C/2 ^ 03 ^ "-^ "d S ^ i; .r^ o 'd . tn r-i s oi r^ 03 V- , K 00 «3 <=o e 0^ 03O ° S S ^'S tfl t; a; 2-Q "s : OS ^U S rt-d oS^ OS k^ "d . . o3 03 c lllfi oi I— ,«^ r-' - &i • c a. o a> ^'-' ^- • <^ -G " , rt -i-> 'r; .j_i I — >.--; o! G rt == G f; N g k- J? G ^ ■ 0) C ^ k"^ ; G ".G ° '.G 3 S rt 03 ;jweWhJS^^^ en :^ H t >.bO^ •G G o > . o - O - (U - » Q a,- - 3 - APPENDIX. 60: Cm"* c a) , O! . > O o > o > I? 0) « pa .2 I/: 0) "^ g^ to 0) - '-/; S K bO V-S1^ (J I^ _j; ±1 'O 'P ^ ^-'^ V. C -, i r< W c oa ;5 6 >P^ C pOs: §^ c ■.•: ►^ -^ c K Ji^ K '3 > .;3 vj (D ■? '=^ ?2 2 52 ;-. t. fe jni^-c c c rt 5: ;^ 4_) T! QJ >-L| (I) '— 1 ►n-* >» '~^ C3 * 'J: rr '^ ' S ^ S U-: c U3 G ? O l^oaffil f. ^ tn m ^ ^=5 g ;^ s X :2: O C t/i ■'.2 ^^ ^ S2 5 Jg UiJ ^ "^ - o 1^ tr, "^ X G ■"5 G '^'i > c ~ •— >■> o O •r 2.« ? -u" c« G E "^ - !/: •x '^ -c : G - .ia'a;-G^ rt P c.-p::^ > c ct;^ cS CO ^ S f^ X^ o G O -.G £ 2 5^ 0)0 ^ '^ ^Sm.2 G C3 rt < 5 t/: rt i-; ""^ tn C) rt . 4) !-• biD > ^ 'a "P TD a) -3 4) .^ ''2 '2 U3 '2 Co t- b« G G .0 -c G . S G c 2JS2E Ort Jfe w o 00 ■<* D O >, Cu- . . - nS . 6o6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 0) .5 Q H ;2 U > y ■a § 0) c ;^ t- !j •-' w nci "5? ^ Pi hr! "OJ < ^ m O tfi ^ . - O to o « 2 o . a. 0) (/J ."-i 4) " > c;3 O > c a 1^ SOS S bO^ .S rQ *« oi .vj '5 Qi rt o o rQ )-H .< Sg;§ 03 O a.S rt o. S^- r^ 03 OfQ Cj ^ C^ -^ - S (Ai o r^ i-i [/I a bfl C/3 C 03 fci) M -r: :=; ffi O pt^ a O o O !2 >^ ^ s S L_J O ffi •:5 CQ Li a3(X)CO oococococooococoootwoooococo rHWt-t )-(tH>-IIHhH(HMM'-'MI-(f-lt-HI-< ;z; O (XI c/2 Q .— .-x! CO fe CJ o rH Ul [/2 bib bi3 cn tL< fe ■ S .S E S^ « S^rt »>>>% bo ^- b -rS cS cS 3 2 TO ASS OS o 03 u o •— > -4-> 'd rt a n1 a (U u a 1^ a tn o! rt Q) 0) o •—I 03 u 03 1— 1 •^ oi rr-J G 1-1 03 b a W O 03 N rio vo O O O O O ' M w o c<^ c^ fO Q n : - : - - : bo. < o o - - - - a> - APPENDIX. 607 Oh u u O 0) W o 5 > c30< O PQ bo 3 o o O < u bo . ffi ^ ..s O r^ u t« 0. S .3£ . S tfl cr. _ '"'^ Jba uT (/] f; ):; C C C 3 0) D (U rh h '- b 03 cd ^ u o 03 a o S ^ o u gcq !2 5j rt 5 CG ^ c 5 ;! -d a cS u — 1 rt 1-1 -0^ ;_; rt 03 a =3 S? Eli c « ii cS J3 (J! •S W o 'H -c -g "" G 2 SQ ffi -+ c<-) O O -t •+ tn r^ r^ r^ r^ 1^ t^ r^ CO 00 <» 00 CO 00 CO r^O M Tj- i^ -)- ^' Q. '-^ i; ^ Q. :r t— ,c/2 G < < c/^' g ■ H • ■ '3 ? X a^ 5 ni b rt « -d S ri S § a S "^ G ^ be 1-. -* - C (3 l- U ''^ F, H fo O ^ffi < 0) • O ^ 4-> i^i !^ oi O U-^ u rt (3 t« ^ oj ^^ 7) i3 Pi ^ '^,'-'3 o H O Z H X > W O CO too "^00 CO to -4- r^o o vO r^ 'i- r^ en r^ COCOCOOOOOOOODCOCO 3 ^ ^ a; 3 S^" 5 o O .W t- !-■ 0) a) rt ttj > c^ o '« a]-^ G i- cij rt Ph . ffi >,Q -d C33 xn G -^ G .« G rt 'd'd ^ G G rt rt rt 2 G^ -^ r Gii 03 G ,^-"d O oSti-i oJO 03" J) ■.G 03 <0 'd ri >> 'dstl 3 ^ ' o3 t-i =■ G .nd OS d -z; oj .-e.-n GGJ'd CD.— I >-* lU ™'i3-" o'Ju-'- x a)G33^_Xt-a35Si.t!53-r^OG'^ =:<";r2:£ctfx:S^'d'S^a)oo W ffi t? fe . >,bO - - oS -3 3 SA< > . . - o - - - 6o8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. > C3 m bJO C S)^ o fife ffl 0) 13 (U ^, ^1 >, t3 -c c ^§1 > r: o rt rt p.^ 0) rt g ^m iwC-g;^- esby, avis, dwin. C r2 ^ U a 2Q o o o C3^ >■ >^C t- 3^ = ^^. ^ >. -S o •— >!i; SSfiiS 3DiS t^ bo .2 : hi CJ c TJ rn rn O ^ t^ «»d en •-2 "o 5 cr. 05 g g- s 4^ ;^ :^ b^ •— t/1 ;:; C -^ .o 03 'q " r:; 05 U ^o o o r-~ tJ- COGOOOCOCOCOOOCO M i-i M C) M mmi-iHm W wcr CO O 0) biD^' ^^■^bk o '% 13 O O o OJ •d >^ J3 . O 03 J3 .ti >-. S (3 t3 o^> f^ C 'd oi ^ S w w ^ b >>4J ^ >^ > K< ^ c k e X3 >^ > w d > sj ^' +j > w !-■ ^- ^- 05 bo 03 III o ^ w ^ ho S cj X^ J < lU (1 T? ^-1 fl oi H a <^ 'd >. s. w >1 < w biDi>^ — t: IBM ^ CD — *J CD '2 C c '-X^ 03 oi J5 ,< be 3 gii a pL,a 5^ ^ rt .5i § t: « c3 f:^ « ti -^ .ti Ji n ^7^ c 2 ^ ^ ;- ri O '-/^ W ;rf^ 'P-> it '.S ' rt u 5 (U 1^ 1^ >,oS ^►2 .2i w 5 03 03^ cdJ2 oi ^> 0) n 03 c 4) < < c 'a 03 G oS O o3 /3 1) c3 o ?6^ - OS--; J5 O rf n - 0) (U fl ■5 rt ^ -> .'■" "^'C ^ 5 ? c 5 c 5 ■ ,H 5/' -? !- Tf c G 2 0) oi p: 's-Tt-tTt-t-*-*-*' cooococjooooocooo o 5 - - o 39 CX5 w t/: w , 6io CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. cS X! o 2 s- ^ is -3 d ><5 ' c3 J 53 S-. ™ ^ ., ^ tU (1> ,ii — ^ 'O •J^ 03 03 P-|(X1 C 03 C 3t4^ o3 o o OS : -' o3 "^ c^ c^ c^ C^PhPLiPhPih ',5 a- o >;■ G cfi 0) Ph > Q < ID S . • -S . - a,- ■* o. fe.*^ 03 c M r- . T >^'S ^ " o S3 o G o c t; ^ -S -^ -3 -^ -5 iS D:; .-7= p^ .-d Pi; .-d _- TS d ^ fo feffi d ^ ^ ^ g ^"Sd?, o 0) o (U o p^ o3 S rj.^ 03 (y id a ^' d 9 tn OS vS ^ ^B rj-j tn G *" rd -i^ O OJ >—>Ph OS CO «3 oo CO CO oo CO o r^ t^ '^ r^o i^ t^ r>. r^ r^ r^ cococococococococooDcoco ;_^* ^H *-« ^ »-* ^ rv K* »-< I-I -H ^ .^ ,— 1 Ql 0) . Cadw Thir li, oil, rroll, oil. OS u 0) ^ u d -a (U o •— > Cassius E Grace Ro Roselle H Eva Alice John Lou Lillie Lou Lottie Ma o 01 H-1 o O 0) "^ o3 OS ^ d ^ «> y xi iS .TJ Jai Vi !-, OS V. -^ ^ Ji , (U (jj (U XI ?^ >^!- JJ d '^=^oSK^;d ^(D^euoSbJO 3afe;^^dS-s|2gS APPENDIX. 6ll CO cc CO CO r^ ir> r^ r^ 00 CO CO 00 O r->- r-^ r^ r^ r^ r^ r~-o r^ COCOCOCOCOOOCCCOOOOO O "^ r^ t--o CO OO CO CO CO -i- Tt r^ "+ O C) 't O vo O r^ r^ r^ i~>. CO CO CO CO CO CO 00 l-i f4 f* >^>^. ^>B,^<^, Q^2;A^OO . . X O O - C tn O ^ "^ 1^ f^ » ^ . o ^ o 4) oi— > ^< - ossii 2.2 - , d ---------- o--(U- --.-.-. 6l2 6 rt M :3 nd H^ J_, CQ V m JJ (^ crt G (1) J3 •d c a! <: OS O (U . Tl > a s G 03 (U a ri o (U . n !3 m ^ o r« •r-< cr 1 — 1 0) 13 CO t« G ^ a, G 03 (U rt n1 PQ ffi PL. CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. I — > (D be s-i ■tzJPLi rt • rj — >o i;3 .S 05 of ;o^ CQ "Si S S «i o3 o ^ 3p=^ - > G 03 03 g3 W 3 G . G cj • <:p-(h4 G oi rt J> C tU I — >t-, G 03 ^•^ >.G t-l i-l t- G i s Co 03 M a> (1) .S2Q ^ 03' 10 13i3 G 0) be--' o3 G G rt r s Ci rG tn K Td G oj a o3 anc and and o3 t/2 J3 - ■^ IS ^ G s :5' 'a i- ITt _iH-.G o3 W pq W^S -2 O Q OS , S-i -• G Pin C8 s ^ u G OS G f^ oS 03 B o3 as " 00 00 cocooo oocoooaooooocooDoooooooo oococooocooo 00 cooo r^MO "^ coo CQ-" MINm Men N l-ldi-iC)M Mf- c3 -^3 r' K ^ G 03 - 03 03 W ffi PQ W W c/3 cx,H Ceo G OS O O 03 ^ rG > 03 -5 G<%-.G m OS - (U o oS OS - "^ - 2 -I-. 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"d *s! c be- r^ O ^ o3 ;out O O <^>^o 03X3 ^.§ •So ^?f. -S.^ f s fo^ ^< y G-n ^-d ^ 03 "5 v S '-• G d 03 G ;G a< *-" rG "^ o3 ►-^ rt 03 03 G j_r ;^ (u OS bfl 0)1--! . 03 t/3 ci ^ n3 ,^ G •S'^ c'^ bo o3 G K G ^ ■^ «^G ?; 5 o3 t/i oi' G $ J_) J-l tJ -tJ b f^ h G :;3 oJ o3 o3 tj d 0) 03 ^af^ ^^ bri^ _ 0^ pa f^ MM CI O SOOSfn<0 1- 1-^ G O ■y CD-. (D G fe p; 5r. ° S ^ -d ,3J dJ^' o •^ '^5 o3 "-M -G bjC^ ~ , >, C3 o! -71 o m (« ^d Si ; [ 01 C5 oJ oi fin ■E '^ ii 10 m o o c^ 0< CI a M M CI a -t- ino r^ t^ r^ •<* Tl- -* O M rv, OS S - < 6i4 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. (U OS Urn 0) 5^ n^> 2 '3 Gi oi . o ^ ^-1 - CM II 3 os S H /2 .12 S 120 Q OS '« 3^ .3 l/l TO J_, >-i 0) CU o 0) C Vh 05 C ■ '-' .ffi, 3 3 13 2J o o ^ in in O "-I rt C/3 J3 O rt -^ (D >.u . — I 03 rf ^ CL, W c/} P4 0-1 ^^=^r^ 3 o5 - '3 . > ^ . tS. ^'c'^ ^'3 I— .Ixi 3! - .3 "TS r^ S I • ■ . . 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X) UJ H-l -u OJ a> ■> ^1 03 nl (D C Of S ^ T^ !-J 03 , o Q . ci3 ^ - 03 W 7i Id C/D dTi OS a rt u ^ ^ OJ a ;c4 c^ £ f^ ffi h£>w 03 : o3 :3 : bo J3 < 03-,^ 0) a> j3 03 .y. 0-i-t^O\r,r^OOOOO ij^ r^ r^ 1^00 i^ r^oo oo co i^co "OOCOCOCOCOCOCOOOCOCOCO COODCOOOOOCOOOOO rj ii M M O (N r^ M N CO K-,Q § S S AO ^7} c^ O Q bo <: O tn moo »o O c<^oo <; < c/2 Q Q fo CO <; 1) 0) rt o ■i_ o3 T3 G ^ -" d md' m « .: V- 00 CO t^oo CO CO ■j^ CO CO 00 00 00 CO 03 "__"__"__'- " "_ •^ t^ r^ in 10 CO •* ^ M W „ W o O S ■< ^ fa A>A , U rrj O • rt s • 03 rt tn . hi-l'xi • 03 ir; Id o3 T^ 3,faU O o3 K oi S-a o OJ •^« 0.2 <-> C o3 -r* t^_j Gj -^ y^ K^ X; HI ,^ ^ ^ Oi XI o ™ ^ s p- t/l S >=! oj a> (U o 0) o botj : ■a 1:^^.2 ■a? , o - . ^P S o3 Q > u Qi a -4-1 OS b«S ■r o ^C/3 o3.;2 ^ OS •P >-^ CD H-t C oj jG 03 tr) 10 in in vo LO APPENDIX. 619 H- -S § 'S •" >, 2 'S -^ ^2 •cf3^,^ 'O-r- -^^ h/1 •^ >> cS ^ CH c C c a, rt^ 111 5 « ."^ I si 3 it^^S A.s»^ S^gJI a « < 1—1 ^ >, , U ^^
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C/2 . • O ^ -rt M c'"' ^ . rt . . .^ . ^ ..si.;2 . . -2 • .*^ •'S 'H ^e §n ^^S^S^ --^^ ^S^.H|g|2 I lis |5 ^|§^Sl s = S.g 1=1^^-^-11 III Sffi s^lsc^^ ^'ggg a^s^«a^a§| -g^l CO 00 c<^r^ cocoooooooco coromoo r-^QOr^c»r^oooocor^c^OO'd-c"'d^ -^K.c^ >>ri>^> fe p.4^^-: ^^ 03 4-J 1-1 § § ^ •TZJ ri Gj r/5 t- • oj o "^ 7^03 Jt ™ cooooooo ooo^vo i~~co irflglfll Irs^ p rt ^a fc'eS?^^ a?.2^ "rt o-g-^-^.^pi;; 5-£ ^%^ 620 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. d, !>, ^ fe •;:> W e 0) o CQ a H-^ .p^ ^ ^ >1 0) H is (U tn ^ ffi ^ >. ^ OJ ^Ph c3 rt S . > 3 R N <^ Qd) f_:-i-' -.5''-'^ V'Trt H S =^ >i'k:^ /dp ■^ o oJ^ ^s I- -^ o (u 02 o .^ Si "^ '^ .^ B ,^" . w rt 3 t; r, .^ w . . . . .jj .K OS CO -M ^ o I ^m^l lis -all c^^^^ S § ^ ^1 i§| c j^^&s |<| HC<^•rt^u-) n — hT irjoo xnOr-Ca ^ rC Oo c^vO 0"^r^ fq ,-11-11-1 „ f^C^ M mWM mmI-Im Mwi-ic^ .■^ jj -g^ .„• SJ • > C rn' r-' -iJ ' ^^' b !-" b ^ b fe" ^ &" ^ ^ -1-: Wi (U U3 -o St^ ^'O erb tfoi ^u ■s; '-' CIS . t'S 05 0) rt ffi :^K ^ffi ' -i^ ^ bo Td 1 ' 'd !- !- OS 20 c5 B 01 II < C/3 <^ S • ? - u ^ > ' San S rt s « O c c p; ^hJ ii •5 ^o .0 o a o K ^ 3 0(^ gj-g ^ jj P^ -5 S = -5 b^ > , W .=i -I^ o Ph !4 o ►^w fe m ^. u n c c OS 03 . . bo . ^. 03 % ' ■ oi ■ C oS" ""^ os" r I1 C c C C 03 C rt cs be o c 03 . >. 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'^ CTdJ2 ^-1 ►— > 03 tn a; m 'g i-i fc: '-' fe 03 O O^ 'd . ■|^" §a 03 B SW 8'd -d ^ ■?« -Td pL| W Ph 0* ocncori-)Ci-)f) 'i-'^ 00 r^oo 00 CO CO 00 CO i~- oocooococooOoooo<» MI-(t-)h-lt-tl-<,_,hHM oi-if^oooMioO 00 <^ 00 r^oo CO t^co (xicoco'^oooooooo bO g O 5 S^-g Ph Oh § ■J-" P 03 h i-i ^H .a o _c — .2 bo S M C> c ^ . 03 i} -p e Si OS tS 0) P^O 'd 4) CQ c ^ < C/22 a '33 [/3 OJ oS 08 OS ^m w ^^W oi - "d - ^ ^^ ^ Si g3 03 1i Ph > te lU S^ 01 »-l ^ _. -^ O O OS i^ .a rQ ^ 'dp3!2; ;m ■d o 1-1 APPENDIX. 623 .2 "i ioi W ^- ■■5^'^ ^• J2 u _4J(y ' 01 SI: > tn > rt J5 G ^."ii 'Quo ^ ir* M d^'C ^^ -^ ■ rtJ:: ■ <^'CC:P ^3 oJ pl.t! • • • -^3 S u ,^ S-g) . • . O^ r . - •^ ^c/2 -J^t^S^ .-^--s - ^- ^ "■ 1^7'^ si lull's i-gw ffi| Sc.. 3 2 c3 0) K^ '-'►^fe u o < K ^^ o w o o ^w <^ wwo o ojcoco^ f^cooooooo r^co moo '^oo c-j 00 u-ico oovnt-^t^t^ co^■^-^^ r^co 'Xi Tl • • c a> J- c c ;^ < 'o'aj . . ^ cJ a < a! :3 0< > C/3 rt G h/)G T"! u: l-i n rf •r rt n rt CJ 01 r/; •— 1 Q< n <^ >. -i-> John EHot Calvi Eliot John Henr Albe cooooo'^aicococococooooooocccoasoo 0000 oooooococo oooooococoooco I-1|_|M"|-1|-1I-IWMM1-I|_,|-(|-|1-1|hI-I 1-IM MMMKHl-l „|_,|_|I-1m1-I'-I C■ (h t: 2^ bfl 2J _^ >-. bb ^; -J bij !-<' ..J >^ • . ;>, v: tj ^: ^ >^^ r? d _o n 4J rt rt J3 (« c8 OS rt tu rt!^ a o ^►r =« ^ =« CS^ c as as ^ ^ S.P.O rt o^:: c ^-§^4 ^5^-.b sw ^pS^g 5c^c'g^a S^Sg|.^^|:S§a|0§.y|^ ^1 0^0|^ •I;2^^g|| •g----G-5t'o--o 0) '-'5^-- 624 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. ^ .§ -S 's S --^ ^'g'?^^- -d •^ -^ fe ..^w -: g e^ -g -s .53^ t:; (U bo J^W Pii^ •■ a ,rrt . . .r)^ ^. e Josep ancis H nd Mar orth an < o c3 tie, and idL nd Nell . and F Anson 1 Wads\ and Ha d Mary August Wood a O be O ti t/i ^ a ^ «^ ^ rt § O a -t^Ss aSo-S S-d-s 2 -^ 5 .^ c3 rt 1-1 tH CI CI ct M fi CI CI M CI n r^ •+ -+ w m m co m o o >-i m c^ ►HMl-lt-ll-IMMMh-IVHr) M 1-1 CI ^; >^, S. , . . >.. . . ^ 3^ ^' 3- - - - 3- ' - ^ APPENDIX. 625 cij tn ::3 t/5 -S •- -P 'S -^ ^ -^ 'S t/^' -^'u'rA -.-^^ „,^ en-.- OJ ** ** * * ***** ** ***** *4:*4:** >. < ^ :5 • • • • -5 G -2 "as t; 1; - ID r g ^- ^ S 'd 1 .& coco oor~^ CO 00 cooocoooco coco coooco^oo cor^ r^o co CO CO CO coco 00 CO cocccoooco coco oooocococo cooocococnoo CO '^ ■^^ IT) r^ '+cor^u-ic?> O"^ ^ >> CJ C r^ S h > b O >-< +J ^ Q. r^' > '-<' O ^J* S-' >^jj >1 !*^ w. rt • ^ a; rt - 0) rt bo rd-s -^ t/:"— " yj - g" ?? ^- --^ - -Sr. o^^^j .5^ ?cS^-S O ^1 ^S^Z'^I «^GS^t ji S^csPh ^ cj ^ :5 ^^=!^ rH <7 '^'-J u^ ^ - a, -M > cJ < M O !2;Q 40 626 <1 rt ■d CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. S ^ : ^ o SO >-f^ OS . '^ 3 S 5 - t/5 t/3 V-. ►* « bo 2 o mm c3 ri § w- ^ 11^ bo CO : W O !_; - J-, .;-. t^ ;wK fo ;§ a. cd a. •a- w 'd R - 03 ni I— .a* ^ Srt G 1> 03 .G V^ '^ Q G G •^ K S C oJ ™ (-. ^ G OJ • G • '^ . ^ OS £ rt 03 'd ri^'d 9. G G o3 o ^ .^0<^fe, 6"§ ■J' S r-l ™ G r^ o! o 1^ «^ cj-d ^d . WO bO>, o r^ o i-i ^ CO 00 00 00 00 O c^ 00 00 O^co ■^ r^vO en in T)- inco w -*0 O O T^ pi 'rt ^ o o CO r^ r^ r^cc co co o o f^ t^co r^oo 00 00 r>- cocooocooooooocooococococooDoococooooo G G^G O^ 03 03 G G 9^ bo G <1 coO Tj-(^M r^r^M Ttoco 11 C4 w M M 2 I I fo H- >c/^ I ,. o a .offi ffi^ E D it Ci< Oj O Offi .5J 03 G.22 G G 5i OJ w o <2 o t- o c ) ^ 03 c -M I— 1 ^ rt;G'S a) 5i §",= G OU5 .G . S > c3W ^^ a, M G J5 03 r3fe G -0)0 U ^i 03 W -d * i-i 'd Gi OW< 'rG !-< ^ ^' •W-gi (U rG b M 03 •'-' ' o3; fj o3 I'^^'d K* Sis: |fjH a;.G ^ _0 ,Q i-i "n o3 oJ o3 t^! UOW J> bo bO'd ^ PQ WO 4 4 4 -t 1- W APPENDIX. co^ oooooooooooocooo rhco oo r^co cocooococoooccoooooooocooo en i-i oo CO •^ \n tn O -. >^ >. >-,^ M U cu9. I— iS I— ,0 •— »o ^ •— > WK _-^:i hJ ^ 2oK o M-l OJ w 05 5 CO o 'P i-ri U CO d £3 . S^ XI ^ 03 CS3 S^ C o3' •^ & 3 o 'o CJ n CI. o3 Dh ^ OS t/)0 OS (D 2: ^; O c3 Sao (/) >. i- oS.S^-C 03 _cl [_, r\ ^ .o Ki:j Oi E r^ 0) _G w V-. ^ ^ W rt < -J) 2 rt ir. 0) A ss 0,0 w a> c ^P. lu w .5 ts o ^ q 033 rt se 0-4 !/2 ! uB. c i-T^ 'r, ;^ 03 <« . yj or„ ^ ^ ^ ^c-^JiT^S^0^2c^bco< rCJ k^ k^ ^ ^ Lj Is ■^5 CO CO OO CO fa bo O > o3 !_ tt i-C . bfl c3 . . .§ (D • s ■ ■ js rt rt _r^ :? ^ ^ g y ^^.y «^ S « ^ 'UcS 'n >,i^ 03 o 03 rr-( 13 03 c -J:; CS 03 S . . §^ rt I— ,3HH-,rj !/] a, ^^Qc^S ;3 S p DO ooco CO 00 oooocoooooooooooooco cococo <» cococOqq coco M MM M M MMMMMMMMMM mMM M MMM,_, MM M vn 00 OO OO CO ^a< • w « tn - !2 .05 • " 12 _ J c ^2 - -§ - 2 ^ 13 ^d „- G S 'tj' c 'd 9i a bo '^ ^ '-ipioiio bJD o Bh hS ii 2^^0 « ■ a ^ ffi -3^ . W ffi 0) . OS 5 (D o! >i S t; -. OJ rG 0) G 1) ^■^ .'CtJ G G cj 03 O O ^ "( r-M r-H OJ ^ "M G c (u3x; JJ G bo G ,cG bO^ ^ii5 OCG fc >,8fe g'H^ m CD -W n a, of^oS o! CJ-^t;i5 U ^ ^fo- .S^.S^ CO (U 0) 1^ (U J^ 03 bo 1§2s a fo gpffi S U1 -e .2^-55 -2 G o <1) (.) d) <1) y)aj >i .j_> 03 kM s-< (U , BJ (U rt 0) !^ 1-! ^ Js; 03 s well Wal well Wal s. M w (U . i 4> C rt ^4 &0 '^ Sarah J. ichols. te M. Bro roline H. W u ■Si C ^c/2 . . •*e lA in jii f^p-r<^ Ph a < OJ ^^2 C/3 u t/2 S- -l-J rt rt 3 ^/l •^A w Ik :s u&^ c3 OJ -s; Q5C ^ - i ^ a;S r^ , SS -g . .^ <,V CO CO 00 i^ t^oo CO r-^O o '^ r^ r^co co 00000000 cocooo COCOCOCOCOOOOOCOCOOOCO CO CONOCO cooocooo oooooo C) 00 O •"< .< ^ 1^ I— ><< I— >y} S 1— >^ I— .>—.*— i >— > I— >i-i Z. 1— >H-,c/3 »— > ,< I— >tt< JS(D rCOJ o ■ ■ r^ ■i:' 'o -tv • '^ ^^^ Ui • ^ 'H ■S)>«-SoJ3'di.f ^S^g^^g'd ..i^ fi . >» ^ • ■ 'oJ s-T 'd 4) Dola aton verle OS .s >, win a Anna Hie Sophia lie Korsik, th Butler, win Lawre nrietta Alic ttie Louise t^i^ ^o tur;: 3 'O =0 uP-1 W^hJP^ WKK cA . C-) CO >-< co' ■* CO ri M so CJ « M C4 M 630 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD, 5 " O ' iffi 14 w OS CO w a^S-^d.S^S ^K 3 S > ^ , <1^ !- h-i X! ^ ^ ■" &,[i( I—, Ph s ^ u • bo u a; ffi rt W c >, ■ rt ^1 • a 'rt rt ciJ !n CS be tit n T10 U S !3 02 c Jrt c be .^ ?i .S S ^' '^ •p w 0) "3 !/) 03 S 0) .Sfo! bo. W '55 . oi ,- •— .p - cj c/2'C O c3 - bo G p -i («JrL' ..'•? c ■J. bc-B t^ -n ^ -?, .E «^ffi H c3 ca P3 C IG o fa S^ . p ~.jj _^ ^ a,p &,ca O ■ > bo ^; o' ri cJ § fa p cS 0) bO O fa ^'Z, <; < fa fa Q Q W . P3 . c3 5 p ^- « fa c« > TJ • cS -S fa ^d . Ti i- u Vh Ti B^ P cS ^ tax! oi •2 >..; O o! Pun) O ffi W 2 P c u p'-' - § ° !^ 03 C3 > r,. .N o - . ::::::::::::: :::::. :::o3 APPENDIX. 631 O o 5 ^ 55 P-i 1r! tn S rt Si p: j/; e! oj 5 '■^' ^ 'H '^ '•-' c3 r Ti ^ t-. t/i -co =1 a 6 i ^ £ P--;; a, o CO 1^ a^ c .fci^^ 0) > rt c be* O as . c2.S t-. t/; £. -^ Oh u5 I/: U-i c rr, ^ cS br l-M ; — ; G Tl • f-" rt 0) T-l 0) rt J) u > £ . a < r^ fo T-f r^ c! 3 G a t3 rt s f= •jU .^ ►/; W < ■13 ^ ^ C G rt T^ ^ C 1—1 T. L Geor Edw G 1 — 1 r^oo cooococococoooc»cooooovOcococoQooocooDoo r-~co cooo cooooococococooo cococooooooooooooooocooooocooo«>cocococooooooooococo cocooooococococo bo 3 a,>>-.>' bo c5 p c 5 c OS p D c3 "7! G >.> >. OiC c^ ►^V^^; ^ O cc f^w CQ w CQ u > 1-, O !-, O loffi o'S >l o - o y:; <+-! p^ vi_i a: -»^ jj -f-' .ti ^ rt '^ '^ 3^ a; g __. pL, T3 r/^ Wo c c 2 i -^ ^ E ' 1 <; p^ iJH o > o w ; « ti G s^ r : a,: - - o - 632 o s •-={ SfQ "3fo.S.n^ CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. c ffi W ^ c3 (U C J^ n ^ m . •S ; i- cS rt ^2 ^ fepL, >ia. in • (A '-' O G 03. O Q C rt < b IL* -^ ^i? 5 J2 ^ "^ N in "^"1 ^•S U 03 Of^ffi CD Q 2 lU ,<: •n'-' oj.S o c >, r^oo 00 o CO 00 00 00 t3 O t<^ O^ IT) IT) CO 00 00 00 •ffi :^> ^ rt Til § G Tl G c3 t^ in 03 G h be: G ^ < e inoo e<^ 00 r^oo 00 00 00 MM ro 1-1 ffi^^;> G «/j ^5 c«f^ « ^ rt b •^ < O ►^ o o I, O (U r- •-i ii.O fc W S WPQ -cm G f3 G I-' G 03 G G a; 0! :2 5^ P p^c/j 0) ?^ C .is cj n1 tn 03 CAiO W bo •i <^ r^ X2 -m' >-tJ 0) O C o < 03 03 Q ^ OS _H '-^ ^ O < • ^. a> • G G.G '^ (DO G^ S £ ^ ;G G (/3 S^<; 03 G 03 K* d. - O 4) - - APPENDIX. 633 0^2 ■ :^W^ oW:;/: J-i ^. -^ . --^ -^-r. -« (D O 05.*^ /3 wS u rt f^ >:| W 0) (U ^ S bct^ » ^ U '^ ^ ^ i -13 S .P c2^ I I ■ ■ 'S MH '^<45 - -- "tJ- :ii> o^ u ^u ' ' ' '"Sja" ^ "b !-• i-. G CT>OvCT>00>oo 00 r-^r^O M Md oococo 3 -5 ►r 5 d rt ^ cj „ ^ -n S .2 Sajg^'U'U'fit: -Ji (u ^, f> 3>>"i> u CO) -^ " HuoHfao^o faP^ G - •^ • G S2 o • . -5 • -^ ^'^ o ^ ■ 9, ■ -Q ■ ^ ■ PiuS^c5^-lW << 1-KO § foU I^QOW JK WS W 634 o o o i> CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. cji— >o ^ c G^ >^^ c"^ „ ^ m CD ^ bO o a o '^ en M f^fa a a K o "^ is i5^^ rt b P KOifa '73 >>''h ^ -H 03 O lU bo 2 ou t/j ^ pq H-i _i-H C t/i C/2 03 o rt o 03 ..• c« S ^ . ol u< t-^ u.^ 2^ rt 10 . '■^ . . . M4 uT rt ty C □ , ^ Cii o r 2 oi O 03 B ol omas and Elizabeth, . los and Minnie, . igen William and Han: E. and Mrs. G. E., . ;nry L. and Emma C, orge A. and Emily C, o 03 o 'a 03 d Elizabeth E. . and Lizzie J. I Augusta, Christine, . and Alice, . Matilda, and Rosa Hac 1 — > s o O 3 d Addie, nard and Fran and Frances A nd Julia, 1 c OS o 6 arles an orge W, non and ilip and lliam A ter and uben J. S .5 ibert an ,vid Ber nry 0. mund a 1 OOc/3fa o 1 s Ph t/3 HH t^ rC r^ P) r^^ i" t^ t-- '^ r^ r^ r^ C?^ in r^ oo •+ o CO H oo oo CO inoo 22 °° CO CO CO CO CO CO o oo > CO r^ Tl- i^o 00 CO CO CO CO "* CO CO CO oo CO CO CO CO CO w O) oo CO CO CO Ph tH W M M M '-' M M M M (H H M M W M ll M 1-1 P-H < ^ _ .. .. - .. ^ ^ ....,., o ^ 4 w* m" " w" OO U-, ll Tj- o- CTI 1 P) U-1 CO O CI rt- PQ (N M N N m W M 1 M M 1-1 N S 1 — > June Mar. Aug. May Dec. o3 O cj O Sept. Mar. Mar. •4-i CJ > U o ^ O Ph g oj rt .2 22 o ^. M 1-1 a N 00 00 - o . . 00 Q c - I-l o P lU . 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' ' t; w c3 bfl U c : ^ '6 c *^~' o Oh Il £g3 •5 ^ • • ,' u • .a . bo:;^ VtJ cJ" '41 en 0) § |i T3 C S '0 OJ < 1 be ^- b/) ^-S >. g ^^ 2 y s-S Pi . 0) 1 — 1 '3 QPh w pqSKpk^asmo fc.;^ hJ -t "-l . ooa^oc^c^coco U-) 0> d >-( CI 00 N M a c< c) c< « CJ 00 r4 ^ , _ _ - (U - - - " O T) o t/l 35 t! APPENDIX. P< o 1— > 13 Tl -a c y^ ^ ^•s U •^'d U , , m o o Of) U-IQO CO OO CO w bO xn C s : , •^ I-, • . . o > CO crJ rt ;=( C - St OS : "a; 1-3 rt q; E rt < and Ma and Le . and E Williai : •— . o CO Henry George Wm. W Charles ' Q c o 1— > - - . Tt O CO -f r-^ c>o o en rt CO CO o r^ t^co OO CO OO CO 00 OO CO 00 CO CO CO w .en v" o' °o lo o O '"O c> o - as (U a, CO > .0 5 1 — . c 1 — . Xbb 1— ,h' 15 ^ c 1 ' '^'i^' ■ tT i-i T-^ (D 'd Uv c^^CT? -d' d k-i o . u O o3 o a. 'On ■)-• : : : : : tl d' c3 ^S D a a ^^3 2:5 2 ^ 03 .t: ffi o ffi ■4-1 C/3 X a 'd _0 . o o aj" . • - ._';=' bo -d" N '6 poo G O O O bo d o o bo 'u ^ • bo bo c 6 (1) N _o3 osS 6 r^ r^ a> 6 tn t - - .* a,- S < < 638 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. N _ u,^^o^ a. oi in 'J2 13 • • . •g ffi J3 o^ r § • -^ ^s- . a; ^S <: ^ 2 •^biDcs^ r.CiH <5<<5 't. 2^'dG.rt ^ I ^ C C -^ h -d "5 TJ -^ -^ g^S -^ OS s g'^ • Its? ^ ^n- -! I i •§ -^^1 I IM ^^iil^l ^IH^^^I I ill r ■ CO cooor^ voooooococcco co^^*^ r^oo co co r^ oo | r-T Mass nn., ■ '^ -o S i2 Hartford, Torringto East Hart ele, Hartfo t3 i- G u U a, ^ S-c - - u C/2 ffi 2^Ph tn '6 . - 0) (1) ■d u 2 JS^ : -^ ■ ■ >.^ . ^ g 5 g 1 (U C . Franklin Simon Ree . Antoinette Elvina R . Mabel Stuart Radcli . Julia Sabin Williams . Matilda Kuenhold, . Emma Marguerite A . Carl Albert Scherp, . Flora Mills Birch, . William Harrison Jo . William Barnie Gust . Arthur Frederick Ne . Mary Doomer Cadm . Wm'. Frederick Dela . John Popp, . . Flora Popp, . Frederick Popp, . Emma Popp, . Florence Olive Pratt . Mildred Elizabeth T . Minnie Matteson, . Tudor Stowe Rodge 2 u Xi i-H APPENDIX. 639 i t 6^ 6^ i 4 ^ ^ t '^ '13 a • ■ ■ ■ <3 .H . . w •^ c3 fcC I i a-^ ? g^a I squill ll .< O fcK*^ < N^&H ^ K ^ hJ o H Q H <0 00 00 00 -*• r^ r^O r^oo 00 CO r^co oo oo inc» co 00 CCCCCO CO OD°OCOCOCOCO OOOOOOOOCOCOoO 00 00 00 rt -3 ^ S i^ ^ G r2 1> > § •►;: S: C :^ ,!- ^ :« ^ r^ > o > • a • • O • ■ i ■ '-f ■ I ; -^[[i ' ' I I ' 'dkS'03 'O r, ^ PCP-I^ '^ fcCO t: § ti-s ti ^'-c ^'>b^ ■^" t^ rt"t: rt>,caS rt cuci rt.Srtcj cj c^ol ffi J ffi M K ^ ffi ^fiJffiZ ffi W ^ffi Q 3> fe 640 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. ci ^ '^ CO CO cococo <^ coco cococococo W) d d ^; ,0 Q < fa bfl Ph -tl Ifa^ c^ O c^ O ts o3 bCi- •C .2 a rt CO P Birmi art, H U ■ Bosto Hartf 43 CS5 >» ^ * • ;-i Xl^ ers, eac Coo me. Ido Fo roline 3 o3 ol (Use b/) n ^ c\j a 'So Pi 03 OS i-, !:;<; 2 >.s rt i«^ ffiS U^ < <^fa o O ./I— >!: o ■^ be,"* ffi P^ g O i! ■d O 3 tH o t« fa -M 03 is Ph OS - ! o>H o tH -T3 Q . c > C 03 fa ■ 03 ^ "' . P TO o jj (U >^?i be'aJ 03 O D ^ ■d fa P" o a; t: -M p- aJ>^^ o! O fa u S 0) .2 !2; ^.•S ■r ^»5 Sg :3b -(DO n, <0 B d,^ ^ > t« "5 Q t" K^ -apq ■4-1 CS ^;a bo ^ -a « Pi a c tA! OS APPENDIX. c3 > rt ,■ O 1) (-. - >,^- o -^ C rt .Hi I/: ■;:; != ^ S '-i c - 05 cS ti c3 23 3S -*-J >>a ^""^ jqQ Wf Kreps ces A. Rachel ^ ^. ^'^, 0) c_ ■13 O - ■^ ^H c CC/2" rffe rt ^ . •^ .A O ti 12 ;g <- . ;:^ X ^ o ffi D I— I Si t/! ' _ 'wT'^^ bi) !« 5 '''^ 5^ OJ O u ■ r1 ra o «J to a n<^^ rt rt .„• a a*^ , xc/} >^a u a m (^ p^ o a 641 !- ir; Oh ca i< o -Pi x: > rt yj rt !-. D t- --^ ••- "^ --^ >^ •; \x< f^ ►> H< 0) a5"'£ c!*^ .1—1 S a't^'S ^ rt c 5 -5 a^J .co oco coaoco<»cocooocooocoix) coooooaDcococccooooocococooocococoooco w ^^ M n 1-1 o > >>>>, •a oi £^ !u o sr =^ D (U 0) Boirr' ''i'a o bBb'a'aEoO'a"sfaiOfl)"o U too yn '-' o b Vl ^ a^ ^ «^ 2 a^ (fl " a d O 0) — lOi- rt ?i t/T o ■ 'S'H O OS a c ^ ^ S *-''^ oj ^ -a < P^2^ 1 o '2 U2^^ ^ nS >, o tc^ S.Ss o cs G ^ a OCJ— I c> CO o CO CO > ^ O CJ M O N CO 00 O CO 0>0 CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO w M CO 1-1 b bo oi 0) bo ndid C/2 5 ii 0) O 2 "J ^ S .2 a a PI ^^ '.5 ctf 0) Si ^ ■3 fl W h-3 ora a> t: o < *-• rfS ^ g 2J g rf O Oj 4j r^ MM M ►-. M C^ in M i_i r^co 00 CO O a j^. APPENDIX. 643 a ^J r^ *^ Si •— 1 'S 3 S C rt -i4 Tl ca r> 1 rQ in 5) (D ►yH CQ ^ "^ "' ^ - 2 ■ C G ^ ^ •r; W"5,^ O V i>'^ ^,:.-a^'§^<5 :|;^-|«<^ .-.s.^--t5 -r--s^' ^-'Kj:^; :S>, h£3 7:<< . o >-*'—> i- rt or. er; j:: •::; -M ^.t ..-^ t^^.'^-^. " b -ZT.S .^ J^ t' .J ■/ iTl p ./ ^ :^ Safe ;2;S hu few ffio» <5 K '^ fe---. ?^ S ^i . ^ ... -2 Si • • • • • «" ^ i "ll 11 -P ■^='. §&= I 1 I ^1? 5 § 'S t2 ^'S. "I '"■S Sz s<^ a .2 ^ »5« 3 ■5, ii S §«S Eg 13 3.H !■§« s o § a5« .^ ". s j^ ^5-^ ^^ :^^ -as ?-.§ a^ ^ fe H-z -^ - fe w OJH Ofe ►JO 3>pq h^fe^ <;OP^ffiGuK S .„_ -, _» „> .„> . . - „-_ -n O O 000 ^O OO 00 •+0't O O O Tj-Oco o 3 O 00 OO^O 000 oO 00 O 00 CT" O O CO O in o !_, CO 00 cooooo oooo co^'O coco oocooo co 00 co oococo co ^^ t^QO cOMi-r lOM cT'-' mo coi-iCT^ O " TtOm Mf< 1-1 C^ „ f C<^ c<-)i-ii-iMi-i ... . . . . . . ... . . 'd ... ■ r^ o .0 '. ■ I ; ■ ■ ■ g^' ■ ' i '/. ■ ■ ffi ; ■ ' I i K Sffi .S ^>^ ffi c^KQ K ffi ffi fe ^ • bjo lT-- •« •• -irl-^^-Bo • -o ••• ■ ^ ' -p ^ J2 rt ^ >^ a >,S o c § ' • ;^ c • • .r-" ■^■ a< c ^ - - : : = 1 CO CJ - - 644 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. ^ y ^ tin tri >. -^ m .tn . u . .<£ 1 3 3 d ^ . ..•^y s^^a ^ a>a>-i. 'iw^ ^ ^ ^^'^-■ssr^c a rt c8 W r TIj o ci3 [^ ^ ^ 'S •? "^ "^ C/2 „ ..._,..,. ..._.. — ( 'C 00 P) CO "^ o^ccroD r^ ■+ nwwOr^u-iCT,© -tccco C_i "J o r^ r^ i^ r^ r^O "i r-^ O O i^ o c^ C>co oo co O co oo oo •^ '^ CO CO CO CO COCOCOCOCO 00 CO cocococococoooco ooooco <| -- 't "- "t "1 " " " "!. " " " " "! " " " " " " " " 1 „ M CO u-> ^ o ocooco :d J5 e^ ffi ^ K S(i^:^ ffi ^ ffi ^ffi mo^ CO (fl o !-; ^ f. X! ^ >— 1 w c > OS 0) : artford, iddletown ocky Hill, mthwick, o u o Si J2 ^ K S(i^:)^ ffi 3 ner, . land, . 03 S inner, s Skin Strick ogers, nham 4) P lay Sk Perkin ugene aria R lie Bm e oi O o u 3 £ ^ bf s « i- o c oj %^ c O y -^J V - oj C/; G r' •A !>• tu ^s c3^ e o o s (1> iM S .'r o ^ o ^^•►c s 645 ;0 u ^ S3 6'$ -^ r- ^ Oj ^ r^ 0) "Uj r! v: ^ ->■ -- .i_> HH i_- 1— ' -^ li, ; C i'*^ *" .^ <^ -'"• Ci rt "- •'- ;i2 S .„ h I— tj '■'^ 1" a; t^ ./; ,/ -i tfl ,G (/: ^ X o ,_■ ^ ^ s^s «^s § s s s 5 - " TO c S- N C rt n oi § "^^ . C3 t/; < c3 s s c o o o . O 0) (U - ^ C3 o: « c " s.s V.'c ^ ^ e^rn" [A to yj H- ,3 o^J rt aJ ^n a 'd ffi rf 2 •0 ^Ph ^ «5 § S Vh— 1 (U foW hJ « ^ s ^ fij OS CI) u t^ a> c H < fe T3 .=1-5 J < i^co 00 03 r^ o<» 00 r^oo 00 o o ^^ o oococo CO CO (X)<^coooaococo cocooo 00 ^ 00 00 a^ T}- •+ (T) 00 CO 03 or) 1-^ "-1 "^ (-( M I— .tLl^ ^ ^ bJD > > ^ ^' a c ^• Q^O A fa ^^:z;fow^<: c^Go J2 O P o a> ►^ O Q \^V cS tr, (V) "" fl ^ S oJ b 'E s ^ •r-i 'U ^ t/1 s Cl 72 l-^ >-■ 'I ■d ffi t;-^ s ^ J o - 0) c c/2 .11; — 1-1 O fa t^ -2 -7 2 o ==« ^ r-j > -/-. ^ ^ p r. Ih i-i D (n e !-i 03 o - t3 OJ h^ > s rt rf »-< x; •K DOC fficflfa p ^ '> 'O Si n T3 v-i i-l u 03 ^ c oi ffi ti (/T ■ Si D ^ a, fa U OS C oi ^ > J5» >, fa S < i3 s ^ § M N d 6 rn HH )H fj M N M 646 ^ CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. T7-) -T" tn t/) o c-i Vh > Cl SI5 rt C3 rt -; .-^ M ^^1) o 00 bO — i- f^ :3 C'-'m ?: V u d ■ C ^ rt , cS o i-l O ., „ VI «i3 TJ Q O D .22 -s ;7^ h-i w bo '^ ^ • J'^ 5'-^ i^^rn ^^ ^ ■q) « Q >^ s-T c _ __ u"^ 9, ft '£. -^ ^'i-J O >>'a §< O 'bii'^ c5 P^ I—! H o "i* ti -^ 2 •—'.2 rt P3 g -j^ ■ - ^ Hw !-; Uj PQ N CO (D .0) P^Op<:i wm o 52 a: Co t/2 — > • C t/l C D PQ W W Pi H U ^ OOcS "i ^ ft" " c ;3 P" K. C o c3 . .j_) rQ 12 < 7^ P3 ^ .3 w P3 i-I O O ;3 OS c3 o3 .2 > ,C Xi W 'A U O O -^ CO CO 00 I^ M I-I 1-1 M I-I •+ M w "" 1^ Ph I — i tr ca oi oj s OJ u-t t^_t u— , Cq }^ br) Vh til p a! < < S f^ Oi P 01 1 — > cyj oi Pu c3 ^ O. 'd 0) -o 4:; c3 iH ^ OS Ph ffi S " ■ u J^ E 3 ° >. ^''^'d 8 bO (N (M IH (U : : c ;3 APPENDIX. S VI §2Sgb;D's .-'^.^^-.^ |J5j3r^^ ll^^S ^^«3 -ocslffi^-^ ^^^^z ^^-sci p-Sj^ffi .s-^rti? S a s; jii t/: X3 (A. ;::; 64; 5 = ;H ^ ^ ' u ^ ji Ore's > ^SS;^ §S S^ 1 S^.S. g^^S O CO r^ c> y'r ;v wort's "^'ii """^ <» ooooco 00000655 -S o i^JT'os^*^ ,t'': i3 ^ ctf c^ s ... "o . ■ • • ^ -^ ^-u^-^ ^>. .'H., rt -^0.0 ^J^^ P cs;::^ S •j^ O O O vo' I pj CD ™ .^ • ^4 -.2 3 p a; E dna, harles Alfr eorge Conr arah Virgin S 1^ 'o'o 0" n Frank, Frederick Wi Marion Marg WUOc/3 QK < 4) (3 . c> n22 0^ CO d en vd M (-< M Q 00 WD-;; Q 00 M n : »— > oiJ ft <: : : ; 648 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. o 6 g .0 3 P^ c^ rj- T3 "^^ 0) .S P^eO ,^ o CJ . in 73 £^ 05 C I/) .;£ o S-H „ (U o * :*; ^ Hs 45^ a^U-C gr^l . O c3 G U) a! C 3 -1 ffi .3 « rr* 1^ O 4) -. 7^ U i^ tfi > TO C M . • Ph tH [5- O in CU rG CD Xl !-> ^ ^ ?^ ,^ ' ■gpH "^ "U a ^ t" ^ « != 6 Gt3 tn 03 ^ ^ r^ tH (1J r -) 1-1 C -> ,G 1 — 1 aj _o ■s. >y c m k ? >-' -^ s G " 03 • ■< m oJ W) J3 G y § § ^p s .2 O-G 0! ■n -f ^2 oSc/2 TJ T3-5 C (t! G< rt ^^^• 1-^ J G^ < 03 j^ '^ >.^ > G t- m T? .ii G 0! SI hJ P^OJ (U G W a3 ^- ^71 bO§^ ^ S'SS G 03-" .G "5 IN CJ CO CO c<->oo 1-1 CO i?^ G.^G 03 G G ? « tG " U) i : -I a c ™ (u OS S >..2 u:: pG G rG OS G oS ^ b U J3 G 'T> 5 N . G ^<;:g . < WG^-?^ .2 (U .§ .2 .0 fe r;^ G -d 13 u •f^ ^ fe X 03 oj OS a (0 < of Si -2 G OS be .Q ti 73 .Q • «1 V K rt .G Lida Elsie Cliffoi 03 .0 CO g 10 . vO «o o o o 4> M »M M l-l »H 5 (U (U o u o >. >-. (U ^ X J3 K,, -^ c3' aj 'C ' 649 rt a 4) C/3 ^ G ^ SJ WOO) rt G g5x * * ^ ;72 '^ W * * * 5SS ; o G ' I LT. rt , ' OS . I W-, '^ > "^ G '' I «j X S *;xi .5 -d • ^ X -:•.'-! '0 •— i^h > o >> .o tJ TD Pi G as rH G -H. .5 a, c bO u o - G !-i "aJ G G C ^ ?^ ,Ph c5 I* 5 G WP=i c3 . ra o . . c o 1< < CSl3 re rH P! G G Aug. June Dec. (J G Gj AS > ^ - c tn 4-) -^ . - C3 G ^ rt 13 c3 JS ffi i^ hK K ffi 'u . G srni^ . li .G G-G * 2" -'g S ^c SfiieHW U-) >-. IT) in CO >-i M en C) C) C) § : : - (U 00 ; ; ^ Q s <5 bco G C rf (D '>■ d . biD . . ^ .t_t ,- G . rt ^'■ .'^ G '^ .1 ;_ . •r rt ==-r G c8 c3 13 G cJ 'r' OJ S ^5 Arth Willi Robe Anni Fran ffi 650 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 2 '^ ^ J .0 o P3 ^ ■ 2 o a Co Q 3,^ t« a> ^ n S ^ . S rt CU fo aJ5 rp 5 -W =« P tJ c S> oj c3 Ifl ^ C/l (U g (U O in u O o * * * * * •p ^ -^ '^ J- CO ^-> ^ . P ?^ ^ fi 03 o :3 tH O 1) ^ r^ tH*^ o n =s „ U) o S ii^ ^- -P O b i- Do WW cu a ' -P fVl S '^ ' . S . ^ 5! Oh . 3 pq 03 W Pi W.2 G rt c 2i VI R o -13 c' I'd ■-' -B^ ■ 01 K _• . ^ P ca ;§ -^S '^ p o< jr> ;^ ffi 4-» R P p r*i •W rt 1 — 1 0) +r >. 1 p ii p 't < H- J t! R -^ 5 ■ rp;r C) CO Tj-COP) ooromi-i COu-)|C<-) N INfO to mCOCT-m 00 Ca 0:1 CO OOCOOOOO COOOCO CO CO-X) CO OOMCOcO Si o 0(0) ^^g p „ p rt I > >~. c^SAQ A^^^S P ,P •p W)ou: ^ 5 p S cofe. R O MH OJ P bo, P - <5 ^H 0! >^ fa -d - P "5 ^2 s ^ 03^ f^H fa ^1 oi p (UJH p OU fa bfl •p i> h5 fa<;sw 00 CO <» O^' fQ fa CIS : APPENDIX. 65 1 Tj c •« d r^ l< u ■73 'd a P^ r^ 05 s 1^ K ^ .!^ (=5 .'71 cPh >, w ;^ ;§ S j^ SSS^^ ^So :5 CQ cu Ph PhK ^^§:^ TJ • -r: _r u ti « • o • • • • 2 • • : • ^ i« i 1^ .- «|: J gw-S 3 -..-'§::§. -^^--S g -a ^ J ^ ^^ ^'^^^S ^ ^ W S ^2-S 'n t; ^ • ei fe ^ cl, . .SJ • c3 . . c/3 □ , ,■ bis ca ^ I S > w '^o • K-6 « -- m-w ^S w.gw S I -g I -S^ <.^ ^ ^^1 W W ^ - §K -iWc. W r; ,^s 'd ,^, £t3 ^ '^.S g 4> bfl:'^ '-'ca ^«K 5 g g B § gS ^ -s^" 2 a S H jl d|° == " 1 i 1 lr^=l"^2 I g a=|.^§ &-S? ;!^ o '^ S ^5 -c . 3 -^^ c ?i OOCT'OO COOJ O c> t^CO C^ OnCO CO o o o o c^ "J CO CO CO oO OOCOCOoOOOCOCOCO CO cocooocooocococo coooco •^ l-l 1-1 M 1-1 MMM^WI-IWM M MMMMl-ll-IWW Ml-lM ^ "^ vO O^ co" ^t-^Wrot^-'l'C^'-l t-^ I^NC4C>cr"^"^'-' "O""" " M c< 04 N C^-' ojCICIMMi-i <".S . Tin .OP.. 5,- . . i. . ^ .'^ . ^ .ri <» 1^ .2 O ^ ^ §^S p a; •> ^ c '5 ^ .S ^ o > S a CO T^ M CO o oC^O^OOc^oto IT) oOr^ r^co oo u-io . w r^ r^ o! *-■ C< CO i-|i-iC4C)i-l HI i-liH i-ii-iMi-ilO>->C4i-l23 652 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. a . • 4) UJ •^)^ ° Oral) OPh > ^ ^ NJ ^ > > . c5 C .^ s-i OJ p"' (L» ^ b ^- 03 ca rt y rt iS rt CO (1) !-i t/1 J^ * * . ►2 ^ OJ .w g ^a3 ^^ PQ >, . 0) -d r^ o t> O O 00 CO CO 00 CO CO rj CO W O C<^ M l-l i! CI CI t! ';:2 o Si t-i Ih „ CO M b ^ 2pq tS3' ;=; On Si •^ a X . ^'^ 1) Ofj3 Hi c o -^ «^ C ~ K S lu o tC PS (U n .^2 _ n-d oj G o i"^ :i; '^,^ hJ Pi; ?^ < hJ O '■d JJ 03 -M O ■ ■ 03 - J3 05 B03 03 O 50.S ?! c K * c; Ij w O 4-; (h o (1) -C P 0) ^ S 2" ■5 ^o 4) ^ O (1> 0! c ^ 04-> APPENDIX. 653 RECORD OF THE MARRIAGES in the Episcopal Parish of Christ Church, in the City of Hartford, and the State of Connecticut. By the Rev. Menzies Ravner, Rector, from 1 80 1, to October, 181 1 : 1801. Dec. 28. Thomas Glover of New York, to Welthea Ann Glover of Hartford. 1802. George W. Stanton of Glastonbury, to Sarah Morgan of Killingworth. Sept. 5. George Smith of Hartford, to Elizabeth Lucas of Hartford. Nov. 28. Arnold BuUard of Hartford, to Mary Ann Bigelow of Hartford. Dec. II. Joseph Pratt, Jr. of Hartford, to Frances Wadsworth of Hartford. 1803. Nov. — . Rev. Edmund D. Barry of New York, to Hepzibah Olcott of Hartford. 1804. May — . Nathaniel Wolcott of Wethersfield, to Abigail Wolcott of Wethersfield. Oct. 2. George Thompson Phillips of N. Y., to Emily Stillman of Wethersfield. Nov. II. John Goodwin, Jr. of Hartford, to Anna Goodwin of Hartford. 1805. Jan. 16. Nathaniel Davis of Hartford, to Catharine Jeffrey of Hartford. Feb. 14. Elijah Hills of Hartford, to Rebecca Jepson of Hartford. May 5. Samuel AUison of Hartford, to Elizabeth Pratt of Hartford. " 25. John Cornwall of Middletown, to Lucy Joice of Middletown. Dec. 22. Samuel Hills of , to Mary Lyman of . 1806. Feb. 9. John James of Hartford, to Abigail Sanford of Hartford. " 20. Daniel Warner of East Windsor, to Azubah Collins of East Windsor. Mar. 12. William Bennett of Windsor, to Elizabeth Williams of East Windsor. " 18. Christian Whiteman of New York, to Pearl of Wethersfield. July 16. Dennis Mecklen of Troy, N. Y., to Elizabeth Bassett of . Nov. 19. Abiel Wilson of Windsor, to Anna Spencer of Hartford. " 29. Stephen Pierce of Hartford, to Martha iVbbott of Hartford. Dec. 17. John H. Frink of New London, to Ann Kilbourn of Hartford. 1807. July 8. Larnard Shepherd of Blandford, Mass., to Sarah Latimer of Windsor. Aug. 2. Roswell Charter of Ellington, to Alice Gore}' of Ellington. " 15. Hezekiah Crane of Wethersfield, to Church of Wethersfield. " 17. Henry Wright of Windsor, to Deborah Cook of Windsor. Sept. 27. Ralph May of Savannah, to Mary Hall of Hartford. Nov. 22. Thomas Minor of Hartford, to Catherine Bunce of Hartford. Dec. 13. John Cole of Hartford, to Roxana Casey of Hartford. 1808. May 13. James Whipple of Windsor, to Sarah Johnson of Hartford. July 3. Samuel Brooks of , to Lydia Isham of . 4. John Rogers of , to AmeUa Clap of . " 12. Samuel Broadbent of Wethersfield, to Abigail Griswold of Wethersfield. Aug. 28. James Wilson of Colerain, Mass., to Irene Wadsworth of Hartford. Sept. 4. Thomas Tisdall of Hartford, to Delia Bull of Hartford. Oct. 2. Ichabod Lyman of Hartford, to Honour Casey of Hartford. Dec. 22. Artemas Fish of Newport, R. I., to Freelove Jeffery of Hartford. " 25. George Goodwin, 2d, of Hartford, to Eunice Olcott of Hartford. 654 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. 1809. Jan. 15. " 15- Feb. 28. Mar. 3. " 3- Apr. 15. " 25. " 27. June 4. " 13- Oct. — . Nov. 29. Dec. 21. " 21. 1810. Feb. — . " 7- Mar. 10. " 10. June 5,. July 5- " 22. " 30. Aug. 4. " 19. Sept. 9. I [. " II. Oct. 4. " 31- Nov. 25. 1811. May — . Sept. 29. Oct. 7. John Hamilton, Jr. of Hartford, to Louisa Hoskins of Windsor. Oliver Barber of Windsor, to Orinda Hoskins of Windsor. Samuel Kilbourn, 2d, of Hartford, to Abigail Bower of Hartford. John Romaine of New York, to Naomi Risley of East Hartford. William Waters of Hartford, to Harriet Hills of Hartford. George Beach of Hartford, to Harriet Bradley of Hartford. John Judd of Hartford, to Abigail Palmer of Hartford. Elijah Boardman of Hartford, to Frances Seymour of Hartford. Lucius Hatch of Hartford, to Susan Johnson of New Haven. James Doolittle of Hartford, to Sarah Parsons of Hartford. Abel Eno of Sirasbury, to Rhoda Cummings of Simsbury. Charles Sanford of Hartford, to Catherine Church of Hartford. James M. Goodwin of Hartford, to Roxana Buckland of East Hartford. John Meacham of Hartford, to Martha CoUier of Hartford. Samuel Hayward of Wethersfield, to Hannah Blinn of Wethersfield. Adkins of Middletown, to Emily Clark of Berlin. Jabish Perkins of Hartford, to Triphena Day of Hartford. Marshall Timpson of Hartford, to Sarah Chapman of Hartford. Oliver Doming of New Haven, to Alice Stanley (formerly Richardson) of West Hartford. Belden of Berlin, to Mitchel of Berlin. John Steel of Hartford, to Lucy Sexton of Hartford. Russell Bull of Torrington, to Clarissa Bull of Hartford. Cornelius T. Swart of "E. Hartford, to Triphena Johnson of E. Hartford. Amos Bull of Hartford, to Elizabeth Spencer of Hartford. Hezekiah Bunce of Hartford, to Julia Shipman of Hartford. Jason Miller of Wethersfield, to Jerusha Cotton of East Hartford. John F. Miller of Hartford, to ]\Iary Buckley of Hartford. William Jones of East Hartford, to Eunice Buckland of East Hartford. Ira North of Farmington, to Mary Stockwell of Farmington. Leicester Morton of East Windsor, to Lydia Abby of East Windsor. John Bevins of Middletown, to Bridget Pratt of Hartford. Andrew Goodrich of Wethersfield, to Mary Pierce of Wethersfield. Henry Phelps of Farmington, to Sarah Whiting of West Hartford. Copy of a Record of the Marriages in the Parish of Christ Church, in the City of Hartford, by the Rector thereof, the Rev. Menzies Rayner, from his manuscript, entered in this Book, July 29, 1813, by Charles Sigourney, Clerk of the Parish. Record of Marriages in the Parish of Christ Church, Hartford and elsewhere, by the Rector, Rev. Philander Chase, commencing- Christmas eve, 181 1 : 1811. iJec. 24. Timothy Bryant of Hartford, to Martha Guild of Hartford. Christmas. John Kenfield of East Hartford, to Grace Pratt of Hartford. 1812. June 28. Algernon Sidney Jones of New Haven, to Frances Farnham S. Jennys of Nassau, New Providence. Oct. 29. Charles Brainard of Hartford, to Sarah Haskell of Hartford. Nov. 3. Luther McKinster of East Windsor, to Huldah Hale of East Windsor. 1813. Jan. 7. Elijah Fitch Reed of East Windsor, to Rebekah Pratt of Hartford. APPENDIX. 655 May 2. ( )ct. 15- June 6. " 6. Nov. — . " 27- 18: Apr. May IS- 16. 14. June 20. Sept. Oct. 21. 16. Dec. 14. 18] c6. Jan. I, Feb. 25. 7- vSept. Oct. 20. 13- 18] Dec. 7- 3- 18] :8. May Oct. 31- 5- Aug. 10. Nov. 22. 18] :\Iar. 9- 11. May 30. June Dec. 17. 10. Seth Whiting of Hartford, to Maria Ransom of Hartford. Samuel Philer Hooker of Sackett's Harbor, N. Y. , to Martha Smith Brewster of Northampton, Mass. Ehsha Church of Wethersfield, to Jane Leonard of New Haven. Thomas Lewis of New York, to Grace Leonard of New Haven. Thomas Betts of New York, to Sarah Sands of Pr(widence, R. L Oliver Wells of l-^ast Hartford, to Hannah Goodwin of East Hartford. John Bruce to Mary Pierce, both of Hartford. Henry R. Truax of Albanj', N. Y., to Sarah Jones of Hartford. of Chatham, to Church of Hartford. Henry Olmsted of Wethersfield, to Martha G. Bill of Wethersfield. David Ladd of Litchfield, N. Y., to Abby Utley of Hartford. Anson Hayden of Hartford, to Mary Lloyd of Hartford. George Sheldon of Hartford, to Eliza Lydia Royse of Hartford. James Holden of Old England, to Liicretia Scott of Glastonbury. John Dillon of Middletown, to Sally Williams of Hartford. Rev. Samuel Phinne of Wilksbarre, Pa., to Susan Benedict of Plainfield. Jeremiah Beals of Hartford, to Sarah Hatch of Hartford. Seth Hubbard of Hartford, to Louisa Seymour of Hartford. Timothy Hatch of Hartford, to Lucinda Danforth of Hartford. John Converse of Troy, N. Y., to Eliza Griswold of Hartford. Edward Tudor of Middlebury, Vt., to Hart Bissell of Hartford. Jonathan M. Wainwright, Rector of this Church, to Amelia Maria Phelps of Hartford. Thomas M. Barrows of Providence, R. L, to Louisa R. vSanford of Hartford. Sylvanus Marvin of Buffalo, N. Y., to Lucy L. Harrington of Hartford. Francis Temple Wheeler of the Army U. S., Hartford, to Asinath M. B. Green of Hartford. James La Fa^^-ette, do., do., to Mary Holland, do. Elisha Lawrence of , to Fanny McCleave of Hartford. George Sumner of Hartford, to Elizabeth Putnam of Brooklyn. Record of Marriages continued. — Rt. Rev. T. C. Brownell, Rector 1820. Apr. 9. James Brown of Brooklyn, to Emily Putnam of Brooklyn. June 25. Kingsbury of Ellington, to Chase of East Windsor. " 27. Charles Munn of Hartford, to Elizabeth Porter of Hartford. Record of Marriages continued. — N. S. Wheaton, Rector: Zephaniah Preston of New York, to Ann Canfield of Hartford. Rev. Sturges Gilbert of Woodbury, to Patty C. White of Hartford. Horace Griswold of Wethersfield, to Lucy McCleave of Hartford. John Trumbull Norton of Albany, to Mary Hillhouse Pitkin of Farm- ington. Elisha Harrington of Hartford, to Fanny Bolles of Hartford. James Austin Canfield of Hartford, to Clarissa Collins of Hartford. Alonzo Sisson of Wilbraham, Mass., to Nancy Bird of Hartford. Richard Flint of Hartford, to Martha Kelsey of Hartford. Buckley Phelps Barber of E. Windsor, to Harriett Thompson of Enfield. William Hall, Jr. of Rockingham, Vt., to Nancy Watson of E. Windsor. I82I. Jan. 3. " 21. Mar. 2Q. Aug. 29. Oct. 28. Dec. 12. 1822. Apr. 12. May I. '* q- " 28. 656 CFIRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Sept. 3- " 4- Oct. 2. " 2. " 3- " 21. 1825. Jan. 2. " 12. Ma}'^ 3- June 3- Aug. 7- Sept. 7. 1826. May 17- " 22. June 12. " 14. Nov. 5- 1827. May I. " 3- " 28. Sept. I. * * 10. " 24. Oct. 28. Nov. 5- Dec. 6. " 25- 1828. Jan. 14. Apr. 29. June 23- July 29. Nov. 3- " II. " 12. " 27. 1829. Mar. 4- May 4- Sept. 15. " 28. Oct. _. Nov. 19. Dec. 3«- 1830. Jan. 3- " 7- Feb. 2. Apr. 29. Sept. 2. Oct. !■ Hezekiah Brainard of Haddam, to Rebecca Morgan of Hartford. Augustus Collins of Union Ville, 111., to Elizabeth B. Day of Hartford. Christopher Miller of Hartford, to Aurelia Hotchkiss of Hartford. Ralph H. Lord of Hartford, to Sarah Miller of Hartford. Amos B. Roff of Hartford, to Sally B. Hubbard of Hartford. Charles Spencer of Hartford, to Julia Bull of Hartford. Merrit Gilbert of Tolland, to Aurelia Pease of Hartford. Penfield B. Goodsell of Hartford, to Eliza Bull of Hartford. AVilliam H. Bassett of Hartford, to Theresa T. Hills of Hartford. Charles Benton of Rochester, N. Y., to Mary Church of Hartford. Thomas J. Darrow of Hartford, to Mary Hubbard of Hartford. William Lawrence of ]\Iiddletown, to Hannah McCleve of Hartford. George Stephen Butler of Louisville, Ky. , to Cornelia Warner of Hartford. Haynes Lord of Utica, N. Y., to Sarah Porter of Hartford. Hezekiah Huntington, Jr. of Hartford, to Sarah Morgan of New London (Bp. Brownell). Parsons Rose of New York, to Frances Augusta Watrous of Colcheste'r. Ezekiel C. Mcintosh of Albany, to Delia Bull Tisdall of Hartford. William Tully Lee of Hartford, to Mary Alderman of Hartford. Harris Andrus of Hartford, to Amanda Maria Meigs of Hartford. Timothy Barker, Jr. of Branford, to Martha Griswold of West Spring- field, Mass. Elisha Isaac Abel of Middletown, to Abigail Johnson of Hartford. Ebenezer Pinney of Hartford, to Mary Ann Lee of Hartford. Seth Paddock of Middletown, to Clarissa Davey of Hartford. Isaac Toucey of Hartford, to Cathai'ine Nichols of Hartford. George Beach of Hartford, to Maria Nichols of Hartford. William Isham of Hartford, to Catharine G. Stedman of Hartford. Selah Burr Treat of East Windsor, to Abigail Thompson Peters of Hart- [ford. Thomas Belknap of Hartford, to Frances Lyman of Hartford. Charles Stiles Phelps of Hartford, to Catharine Warner of Hartford. Henry S. Seyms of Hartford, to Ehzabeth G. Taylor of Hartford. John Maclauglin of Ireland, to Maria Welch of Ireland. Lorenzo P. Lee of Berlin, to Jennette Todd Hills of Hartford. Chester Welles of Manchester, to Roxana Goodwin of Hartford. William D. Eaton of Hartford, to Harriet Seymour of Hartford. Eli Todd of Hartford, to Catharine Hills of Hartford. Joseph Wait, Jr. of Hartford, to Abigail A. Goodwin of Hartford. David S. Porter of Utica, N. Y., to Charlotte A. Olmsted of Hartford. John Cross and Adeline P. Gay.* Isaac Fryer Smyth of New York, to Frances Elizabeth Ward of Hart- ford (Bp. Brownell). Chester Wells and Roxanna Goodwin.* Ransom Parker of Hartford, to Elizabeth Miller of Hartford. Samuel McClelland of Nova Scotia, to Emeline McKee of Hebron. Samuel Benton of Hartford, to Fanny Grinnell of Hartford. Charles Nash of Norwalk, to Delia Ann Hoadley of Hartford. Jesse Hall of Chatham, to Emma Ransom of Hartford. William Deming of Litchfield, to Charlotte T. Bull of Hartford, (ieorge Sage of Berlin, to Maria J. A. Hoadley of Hartford. Ralph Post of Cheraw, S. C, to Sibbil Huntington May of Hartford. •From Town Records. —Married in Christ Church by Rev. Hector Humphrey, Rector St. Lukes, Glastonbury. He was Prof, in W. Coll. APPENDIX. 657 18^ Feb. 28. Mar. S. Apr. May- Sept. Oct. 13- 11 20. 1832. Mar. 14. Feb. 4. Apr. Sept. Oct. 16, 2. 8. Dec. 25- 8. 1833- Jan. May 27. 2. 28. June 2. Tulv 23. 2. Sept. I, " 10, Nov. 17- II. 1834. Apr. 21. " 25. May 19. June I. " 2. Aug. 6. Sept. 2. 16, Levi Hanaford Corson of Lenox, N. Y., to Martha Emeline Saunders of Hartford. [Hartford. William Henry Hills of East Hartford, to Susannah Househoulder of John Hatfield of Hartford, to Sarah Walker of Hartford. "John A. Taintor of Hampton, to Adelia Croade of Providence. Harrison Tay of Boston, to Sarah P. Kelsey of Hartford. Elihu Denslow of Hartford, to Rhoda Andross of Hartford. Philemon Frederick Robbins of Wethersfield, to Emily Malvina Strick- land of Hartford. Sherman West of Tolland, to Susan Pardee of Hartford. Daniel Cheney of Chatham, to Sarah N. Bidwell of Chatham (Bp. B.). John D. Watts of Hartford, to Caroline Hubbell of New Haven (Bp. B.). George H. Bergh of Hartford, to Caroline Hoadley of Hartford. Henry Waterman, Jr. of Hartford, to ilary Porter of Hartford. Thomas S. Davis of Salem Bridge, to Harriet Wadsworth of Hartford. Joseph S. Clarke of Hartford, to Frances Stedman of Hartford. Philip Ripley of Hartford, to Eliza Porter of Hartford. Henry Bolles of Hartford, to Frances Ann Steele of Hartford. Seth B. Dustin of Hartford, Vt., to Maria A. Miller of Hartford. Robert R. Boyd of Charleston, S. C, to Eliza Ann F. Buckley of Charles- ton, S. C. Francis Camp of Hartford, to Ann B. Deming of Hartford. James Bidwell of Utica, N. Y., to Orra Seymour of Hartford. James H. Dibble of Hartford, to Eliza Utley of Hartford. Francis J. Huntington of Hartford, to Stella B. Bull of Hartford. Alfred Hall of ]\Iiddleto\vn, to Maria Lydia Whiting of Hartford. Anson Little of Clinton, N. Y., to Eliza Ann Wells of Hebron. Allyn S. Stillman of Hartford, to CeciUa Andros of Hartford (Bp. B.). William James Barrv of Hartford, to Harriet Woodbridge of Hartford (Dr. Wheaton). Jonathan Slate of Barnstown, (?) ]Mass., to Cynthia Goodrich of Weth- ersfield (Bp. Brownell). Silas E. Burrows of New York, to Mary D. Russ of Hartford (Bp. B.). Henry Oakes of Hartford, to Henrietta Rose of Hartford (Dr. Wheaton). Henry Hall of Chatham, to Harriet M. Ward of Hartford (Bp. B.). Augustus Backus of Rensselaerville, N. Y. , to Martha C. Mann of Hart- ford (Bp. Brownell). [(Dr. Wheaton). Charles Joseph Gilbert of Hartford, to Maria Smith Dunham of Berlin James Mather Goodwin of Montgomerv, Ala., to JuHa Ann Dickinson of Hartford (Dr. Wheaton) " 28. William F. Beck of Boston, Mass., to Margaret W. Brown of Boston (Bp. Brownell). [(Bp. Brownell). Oct. 8. Rev. John H. Rouse of Hamden, to Sophronia I\L Grant of Ashford Record of the Marriages continued. — Rev. George Burgess, Rector : Nov. 26. 1835. Feb. 28. Apr. 2. " 14- July 30. Aug. 3. " 25. Sept. I. 9. Andrew C. Hall of WaUingford, to Cornelia Deming of Hartford. John Clark of Hartford, to Maria Maclaughlin of Hartford. Edwin W. Carrington of Farmington, to Sarah Cowles of Farmington. William Mather of Hartford, to Jane Caroline Holcomb of Granby. Rev. Peter Richmond Minard of New York, to Julia Allen of Hartford. Lyman S. Parsons of Hartford, to Sarah Louisa WooUey of Hartford. Jas. Phalen of Prov., R. L, to Catharine Smith Goodrich of Hartford. Daniel Shepard Dewe}^ of Hartford, to Elizabeth Perkins of Hartford. Joseph M. Warren of Troy, N. Y., to Elizabeth Adelaide Phelps of Hartford (Bp. Brownell). 42 658 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Oct. 18. " 19 " 26 1836. Apr. 4 .' II May 16 June I " 13 July 19 Aug. I " 17 Sept. 12 " 21 Oct. 4 " 24. 1837- Apr. 5. May 24. June 18. Oct. 2. " 3- Nov. 2. " 26. " 26. 1838. Apr. 12. May 8. " 16. " 30. Aug. 9. Sept. 12. Oct. 9- " 30. Nov. I. 1839. Jan. I. Apr. 2. May 7. " 15- June 4. " 19. Oct. 2. " 3- Dec. 12. Charles A. King (colored) of Demerara, to Eliza Stanley (colored) of Hartford. [Hartford. Samuel Howard Huntington of Hartford, to Sarah B. Watkinson of Morris Earle of Hartford, to Mary Elizabeth Dodd of Hartford. Benjamin F. Hadduck of Buffalo, N. Y., to Abigail M. Wadsworth of Hartford. [Hartford. Edmund Bulkley Beaumont of New York, to Elizabeth Hart Church of George Beach, Jr. of Hartford, to Sarah Sooter Nichols of Hartford. William Seymour Pomeroy of Bridgeport, to Frances Elizabeth Eaton of Hartford. Elisha B. Pratt of Hartford, to Jane Osmond Pratt of Hartford. William Andrew Ward of Hartford, to Ann Eliza Porter of Hartford. James Hillhouse Raymond of Baltimore, to Charlotte Ann Hicks of Hartford. Freeman Converse Frederick of Maryland, to Emily Miller of Hartford. Zaccheus Kempton of Hartford, to Emmeline TuUer of Simsbury. Walter Owen Lewis of Windsor, to Harriet Roberts of Hartford. Charles A. Terry of. Cleveland, O., to Julia E. Woodbridge of Hartford (Bp. Brownell). David C. vSmith of Belchertown, Ms., to Adehne Clapp of Belchertown. Thomas B. Kittredge of Claremont, N. H., to CaroHne Amelia Smith of Hartford. Robert W. Mead of New York, to Clarissa Sheldon of Charlestown, N. Y. (Rev. S. Totten). John Butler of Hartford, to Eliza Lydia Sheldon of Hartford. Edward Mugford of Hartford, to Anna Maria Smith of Hartford. Philip Ripley of Hartford, to Penlope Ransom of Hartford. Horace Bartholomew of Whitehall, N. Y., to Elizabeth Haskell Skeates of Hartford. Erastus E. Marcy of St. Louis, Mo., to Emmeline B. Kilbourn of Hartford. Horace B. Deming of East Hartford, to Clarissa Mygatt of Hartford. George Francis (colored) of Philadelphia, to Betsey Deane (colored) of Hartford (Rev. Mr. Tyler). Chauncey Barnard of Hartford, to Harriet Barnard of Charleston. S. C. Charles Alexander Colton of Hartford, to Ruth Branthwaite Winship of Hartford. Charles Haskell Brainard of Hartford, to Mary Jane Goodwin of Hartford. Henry Frink of Amherst, Ms., to Elizabeth Norton of Hartford. George Houston of Hartford, to Emma Riddiford of Hartford, trurdon Wadsworth Russell of Hartford, to Elizabeth Sarah Tuttle of Hartford. William Williams of Windham, to Louisa Kirtland Stedman of Hartford. Rev. Alvah Guion of Piqua, Ohio, to Mary L. Town of Charlton, Ms. (Bp. Brownell). William Frederick Tuttle of Hartford, to Sarah Ramsey of Hartford. Ralph Riley Robbins of Wethersfield, to Jane Abby Porter of Hartford. Henry S. Sweetser of Hartford, to Mary Mather of Hartford. Edward Filley of New York, to Frances Ann Chapman of Hartford (Bp. Brownell). [(Bp. Brownell). (leorge Brinley, Jr. of New York, to Frances Ellen Terry of Hartford Daniel Buck, jr. of New York, to Mary Elizabeth Imlay of Hartford. John Sawyer Pratt of Keene, N. H., to Elizabeth Clarke of Hartford. Rev. William Mommann of St. Louis, Mo., to Fidelia vSmith of Hartford. Samuel B. Lathrop of Hartford, to Mary Leach Tinckham of Hartford. David Maclure Tudor of East Windsor, to Sarah Elizabeth Green of East Windsor. APPENDIX. 659 1840. May 12. " 13- " 19. " 26. June 3- " 30. Aug. 17- ' * 25. Sept. I. " 6. Nov. 9- 1841. Mar. 22. June 10. Oct. 5- " 7- Nov. 3. " 17- 1842, Jan. 26. Mar. 13- " 31- May 3. Aug. 7- " 31- Sept. 21. Oct. 13- Nov. 6. 1843. Mar. 27- May II. " II. Aug. 8. " 23- Oct. 25- Nov. 6. " 9- Dec. 12. 1844. Mar. 20. May 21. June 2. " 19. July 12. Oct. 8. '< 17- 1845. Feb. 10. Apr. 29. May 12. " 13- " 19. Aug. 10. Sept. 24. Merrick Warren Chapin of Hartford, to Rebecca Ann Green of East Windsor. Ethelbert Pendleton Oliphant of Uniontown, Pa., to Elizabeth Clapp Howe of Hartford. Lewis Leigh of Willington, to Isabella Valentine of Willington. Edmund Burke Hull of Hartford, to Mary Emmeline Dean of Hartford. AValter Keney of Hartford, to Mary Jeannette Goodwin of Hartford. Henry Allen Wells of Hartford, to Frances Maria Dewey of Hartford. John Sage Williams of Hartford, to Amelia Jeannette Day of Hartford. Martin L. Rodgers of Baltimore, Md., to Jane S. Treat of Milford. Moseley S. Roberts of Hartford, to Harriet L. Day of Hartford. Henry Alvin Hatch of Hartford, to Elizabeth Carter of Hartford. Joseph Pomroy of Hartford, to Mary Elizabeth Strickland of Hartford. John Preston Haven of New York, to Emily Draper of Hartford. James Hills of East Hartford, to Harriet Mather Wells of East Hartford. Henry Britten of Hartford, to Mary Ann Ellsworth of Hartford. Charles M. Cleaveland of Hartford, to Mary Augusta Steele of Hartford. David Stockbridge of Whately, Mass., to Louisa Collins of Hartford. Henry R. Wilson of Barbadoes, to Tamar Clark of Hartford. Rev. Benjamin Watson of Philadelphia, to Lucy A. Willard of Hartford. George Thompson of Hartford, to Sarah Bartholomew of Hartford. Samuel Isaac Tuttle of Hartford, to Louisa Ramsey of Hartford. Olney Eldredge of Springfield, Mass., to Mary Flagg of Hartford. Reuben Underwood of Hartford, to Laura Barber of Windsor. Sanford B. Grant of Hartford, to Caroline Woodbridge of Hartford. Nicholas Geffroy of New York, to Lydia Maria Banks of Hartford. Chester Bidwell Gleason of Hartford, to Mary Ann Pardee of Hartford. John Jones of Schenectady, N. Y., to Nancy Whitman of Coventry. Henry B. Richards of Hartford, to Elizabeth A. Worden of Hartford. Thomas Burgess of Providence, R. I., to Ann Eliza Pratt of Providence, R. I. Nathan Adams of Canterbury, to Elizabeth Watkinson of Hartford. Geo. Wright Beach of Middletown, to Jane Augusta Bolles of Hartford. Carl Friedrich Hoemmel of Hartford, to Anna Margaretha Kramers of Hartford. Jas. Holland of Westfield, Mass., to Anne G. R. Wheeler of New York. William Woolley of Palmer, Mass., to Abigail Burt of Palmer, Mass. Benjamin Gardner Whitman of Hartford, to Harriet Nichols of Hartford. John Ripley Tracy of New York, to Charlotte Gray of Hartford. Oliver Lathrop Wales of Hartford, to Harriet Bradley Bolles of Hartford. Lorenzo Daniels of Hartford, to Elizabeth Case of Hartford. John Highmorr Rudd, of Hartford, to Sarah Waterman of Hartford. Henry Van Valkenburgh of Albany, to Ellen Henrietta Phelps of Hartford. John Munn Pearl of Hartford, to Maria Newbury Sejmiour of Hartford. Lorenzo Bridge Goodman of Hartford, to Adeline Goodrich Bull of Hartford. [Hartford. Henry Graham Thompson of New York, to Louisa Horatia Barnard of William Michael Smith of Hartford, to Sarah Maria Stewart of Hartford. Samuel Maclean of New York, to Charlotte Chapman of Hartford. Augustus Frost of Philadelphia, to Sarah M. Stowe of Hartford. George W. Beers of Litchfield, to Elizabeth V. Clerc of Hartford. George Dickinson of New York, to Lydia Bartholomew of Hartford. Frederick Majenknecht of Hartford, to Margaretha Wolfern of Hartford. Myron Wallace Wilson of Schenectady, N. Y., to Elizabeth Putnam Sumner of Hartford. Dec. 9- " 16 1846. Feb. 24 Apr. 14 May 3 3 .' 26 " 26 June 3 " 29 Oct. I " II. " 21 " 26 Nov. 25 Dec. 10 1847. Jan. 24 Apr. 5- " 19. May 3- Aug. 8. ' ' 29. Sept. 7- 660 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. George Jarvis Geer of Ballston, N. Y., to Isabella Montague of Hartford. Augustus Newbold Le Roy of New Orleans, to Sarah Jane Gray of Hartford. Albert Skinner of Hartford, to Christiana E. Hopson of Hartford. Henry Kirke Morgan of Hartford, to Emily Malbone Brinley of Hartford. Homer Bronson Abbot of Watertown, to Sarah Bronson Judd of Hartford. George Harvey Bidwell of Dansville, N. Y., to Mary Elizabeth Moses of Hartford. [Hartford. Charles Richmond Fisher of Hartford, to Susan Baughn Griswold of James Monroe Adams of Hartford, to Climelia Sweet of Mansfield. John M. Pratt of Brooklyn, N. Y., to Mary Watson Tudor of E. Windsor. Chester Spencer of Hartford, to Lucy Carter of Hartford. Henry Canfield Preston of Windsor, to Louisa Green of South Windsor. William Stewart of Hartford, to Jane Stewart of Hartford. Oliver Field of Longmeadow, Mass., to Lucinda Ann Hatch of Hartford. George Burgess of Hartford, to Sophia Kip of Hartford. Henry Schultze of Hartford, to Elizabeth Thrall of Hartford. George Kitto of Bristol, to Caroline Andruss of Bristol. John Young of Hartford, to Margaret TeiTot of Hartford. [ford. Oliver Phelps Brown of Hartford, to Elizabeth Hartwell Baker of Hart- George Beach of Hartford, to Sophia Theodosia Bull of Hartford. Henry Corning, Jr. of New York, to Mary Jane Goodwin of Hartford. Edward Feeny of Palmer, Mass., to Margaret Garvin of Palmer, Mass. James McCanless of Hartford, to Catharine Clark of Hartford. Allen Pinney of Simsbury, to Huldah Mather of Hartford. Record of Marriages continued. — Rev. Peter S. Chauncey, Rector : Lewis Keith of Hartford, to Mary Edgerton of Hartford. Alfred R. HoUister of Hartford, to Julia E. Newton of Hartford. William Pierce of Hartford, to Catherine Steene of Hartford. James S. Clark of New York, to Maria T. Porter of Hartford. David R. Woodford of Hartford, to Sophia L. .Shepard of Hartford. John S. Gray of Hartford, to Mar}^ Watkinson of Hartford. [C. R. F.). Henry Magill of Hartford, to Amanda F. Goodale of Hartford (Rev. Edward C. Selden of Maine, to Caroline F. R. Dwight of Maine. Elizur Hyer of Hartford, to Rosanna Latham of Hartford. William H. Lee of New York, to Louisa Maria Northam of Hartford. Edward Martin of Rockville, to Elizabeth Ward of Rockville. Henry C. Fuller of Hartford, to Elizabeth C. Shepard of Hartford. J'ohn P. Strong of New Brunswick, to Eliza A. Webster of Hartford. Robert Nichols of Hartford, to Mary Ann Welsh of Hartford. Normand Lyman, Jr. of I lartford, to Louisa G. Wickham of Hartford. Lemuel W. Granger of Hartford, to Caroline E. Johnson of Hartford. Augustus F. Fiege of Hartford, to Flora G. Hazard of Hartford. George Houston of Hartford, to Laura S. Noble of Hartford. Charles Schortan of New Britain, to Jane N. Clements of Hartford. James P. Davidson of Hartford, to Martha S. Savage of Hartford. William II. Bourne of Wisconsin, to Rosella Bolles of Hartford (Rev. [N. S. W.). John II. Watson of Boston, to Lizzie Merrill of Springfield. Isaac Wilbur Browncll of St. Louis, to Lucia P^milia Brown of Little Compton (Bp. Brownell). Daniel Morgan of Hartford, to Fanny McCartney of Hartford. [R F.). Thomas Johnson of LTnionville, to Susan Conliff of Unionville (Rev. C. Henry C. Deming of Hartford, to Sarah B. Clerc of Hartford (Bp. B.). Dec. 16 1848. Jan. 4- Apr. 24 " 24. " 25- May 9 July II Aug. 30. Dec. 4 1849. Jan. 16. " 18. " 23- Feb. 12 Mar. II. Apr. 24 May 2 " 20. Aug. 7- " 22. Sept. 12. " 26 1850. Jan. 12. " 17- Feb. 4 " 10. " 12 APPENDIX. 66 1 Mar. 27. June 5. Aug. 18. Wm. Faulkner of San Francisco, to Mary Griswold Stowe of Hartford (Bp. Brownell). Hartford (Bp. Brownell). Edward Isaiah Thomas of New Yorlv, to Harriet Putnam Brownell of Patrick Curtis of South Windsor, to Eliza C. Kelly of Hartford (Dr. Wheaton). [Coit). Orlando P. Dorman of Hartford, to D. Anna Taylor of Hartford (Dr. Warren Leland of New York, to Ellen L. S. Adams of Hartford (Bp. B.) Augustine Lawrence McCrie of Milwaukee, to Louisa G. Terry of Hartford (Bp. Brownell). [Williams). James H. Heroy of New York, to Amelia W. Smith of Hartford (Dr. George Taylor of New York, to Eleanor Imlay of Hartford. May 27. " 27. Oct. Record of Marriages continued. — Rev. Thomas M. Clark, Rector: John Goodwin of Hartford, to Mary 1. Gibson of Hartford. William C. Chipman of Pottsdam, N. Y., to Harriette G. Sumner of Hartford (Bp. Brownell). Gordon W. Burnham of New York, to Maria Louise Brownell of Hartford (Bp. Brownell). Charles W. Hutchinson of Utica, N. Y., to Laura C. Beckwith of Hartford. Edward L. Dimock of Wisconsin, to Emma C. Hanks of Hartford 28. 9- " 30 1852. Feb. 8 June 16 July 17, Aug, Oct. 1853. Jan. 13. " 29. Apr. 14. June 9. July 17. Oct. 25. Nov. 3. Dec. 27. 1854. Mar. 12. " 20. May 9. " II. " 23. " 29. June 15. July 26. Oct. 26. Nov. 13. " 23. Dec. 20. / John Carpenter of Hartford, to Julia Hj'des of Hartford. Henry Conner of Boston, to Catharine Hentz of Boston. Hezekiah J. Cadwell of Hartford, to Clarina Hoskins of Windsor. Hiram W. Benedict of Chicago, 111., to Fanny M. Hatch of Hartford. Samuel McClary of Hartford, to Chloe A. Wilcox of Simsbury. Cincinnatus A. Taft, M.D., of Hartford, to Ellen Theresa' Clark of Hartford. Franklin Fitz Randolph of New York, to Caroline L. Goodridge of Hartford. [Coxe). \Viilis A. Pierce of Hartford, to EHzabeth Eno of Hartford (Rev. A. C. Rev. Wm. ^i. R. Robertson of , to Mary Mildenstein of Matanzas, Cuba. [(Bp. Brownell). Joseph S. Crane of Columbia, S. C, to Harriette Draper of Hartford Andrew Jackson Cooke of Hartford, to Ida Hall of Windsor. John F. Bunce of New York, to Mary Ellen Smith of Hartford. Thomas Davenport of , to Jane Milligan of . George Curtis Tingley of Windham, to Georgiana H. M. Sage of Hartford. Barnard Martegh of Springfield, Mass., to Bridget Healy of Springfield. Charles P. Hatch of Hartford, to Minerva Smith of Hartford. Daniel W. Clark of Hartford, to Lavinia C. Hovey of Hartford. Charles Kneeland, Jr. of New York, to Louise Taintor of Hartford. William Sanderson of New York, to Matilda Ann Medlicott of Long- meadow, Mass. Charles S. ilason of Hartford, to Harriet H. Perkins of Hartford. A. Hamilton Polk of Louisiana, to Emily Nichols Beach of Hartford. John Arthur, Jr. of New York, to Antoinette Frances Goodsell of Hartford. George Douglas of New York, to Martha H. Montague of Hartford William Hubbard of Hartford, to Eliza Laetham of Hartford. Joseph Roulstone of Hartford, to Eliza Brown of Hartford. William H. Aldrich of East Hartford, to OHve H. Barnard of East Hartford. 662 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. CQi— > > > M u o o (L> o o . S ^ 1/3 uj fH t^ t-l ^ :a ■4:3 rt [/J c3 ^ rt uj wi •/) t/i fj !^ T) 1:3 Ch rt Td 'w t3 n c •;; pq n c c oi rt W . rt rt 03 . . . t/i . .■ . •« tn V-. V-( t- i-c t- o ■■J a •Ho .rt 2^ >.2 >.c 3 o Oct rt rt S o5 cs (u p e S 'C e ^o3\7'S n C bJ3>i r1 CI 1^ ^3 a feSS<; s ei oi .ti M (/; t; ■^l * rn' ' ^ '^ .5 ;.^ r^ t-t - .5 rt"a S'S- V York, tford. ^ o3 ni ^ c3,i5 a> oj ffi EnEfcH; ^K Ph !- O Vh 0) o c o t/i n =3P^ a 1-1 rtl Co S o! -'^ (u «2 S b/) y o! saP o 0x1 "^^^ 03*0 C/3 00 . cji-J uj N C O ;3 tn E t/J 01 ^ 13 0) b; 0) (/I " o •r- i-i XI c3 • !-■ Qj Q Bc/3 •-' U *-* L> ^ be ^ (D<1 ^ d C C j2 ffi H O ^Ao Q • C> iri O 4) 10 M f< C) ^ " 3 o o 00 ■ Z M f^ Oj APPENDIX. 663 > ^W -t-> ■J-' >.5 =3.2 h:^ rt c dj c QJ rt -o >. ,c • tn . c3 . U -S on. Have ^ord. Hart ford. 3 artford, Dston, ew York mherst, artford. ^0 sville ford, ern arti est art OJ 0) <^ aiii art >^ffi^ffi ^ ffiCQ?5 oj 2 -ti iJ £. - -rn b 2ccu'^(U^CnJH2 !^ •►:" - Ft:! p'xi C^ii C'S ^^ cfe J ffi fe .£.,fc ^O cq J C; 3>Q fin 3,^Q o ^ ■< < ►^fe P4 O 1^ S S ^c20 Q A^ 1^ ►^^^c^ OZ 664 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. "3 u 5 . . Ti . . ^ . . SsJo >i t-''-' v;'-'9iaj'-''^'-'0. CD >, .2 -^ h o OJ >-l "H Q Cii-i ^q: ^^r o^C^. !> Pi n .id ;Pi c Pi fg ^ f^t .^ U _^ [in—Up- . t« • , ■ , ■ 'J^. !_, S-. 'r-. >- ^ >-, V. ; n! : .2.2 K . 1-1 . o <+^ WW o .S o .is) - 1^ "+-1 J5K HE , -B^ >.(^ frt 5 G i-y 0) .0 >.p^ 03 cd PQC! 0) '^3 &&^-S^ 7} 5-. !Ij 3 -*-' ^ _ t3 O o .5 p^ ^ Ch tt S3 .g 'n JJ 'C t^ ~ 2 oj ■^ cd G c3 rt g ^^=1 C r^" G o .s o ^" :^' w 15 c '55 > c '■'"• W 00^ ?p^ y - O nfli- *^tl- dd M o t^o o CO en c<^ o o ^Q O C '-' 0) - 0:2; fo cn N *0 M N " D ^Q 666 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. s .3 Meech . Clark Meech ^ P^Qc^ Oh >1 > > >■ , 1-. 3 P3 <1 >> CQ o T! Ii cii n C3 eq cq ~« n! O w ra t/j . . (/) t-i !-i l-i 1-1 o nd .S •i' c *+-* !-i !-i i-i b j3 c3 oS <3 !^!§S ■ ? S o r? ^•^ ^ or^ cafe rtjv < ^ S S ca ^ 1— .<^ -tr'. 0) J icH I/} S ^ Cii (UCUrtOSisi^HtSJ.j^!-, ^ oi 2 OS <<;^fe;§ >. , , ■ -X^ - * c G rlington rtford, •mmgto rtford. o O <-i-i - ' ^ ^ fe .cq 03-;:; o3 a S S-. " C o3 > w 0) Oj p^ M >.S >^ 02 O _4) "a t-i i) CQ OS o ^ 0) o O • ^-> a o .Ph (U tn . T) 5"^ !-i o u o ^ o b s-i 03 o3 (St K ^K o ■ ■ ■ ■ >^ 1) 03 o3 5 - ,5 2 rt ui^ 5 03 biJirju:; a O eq iH O i- S O bJO>^ O ,« >^ <+-i (u ^ vS ^x^ ^-1 I 03 bt) :=; t-. - 03 I O rt «■-! GO 'A •?5 (« 1) ' 13 J . . a rt 5 C > 03 g^ ^ J^ J S O -H ■G j-i o S ►->^^ ^ G CD ofqpq O OU o o S x'^ t: (u b HH ^ u ?^ ffi m p^ o ^ ►^ Q 13 S< ,0) -t^ . 3 -.c/3 O ^'h 00 iJ >i w ci,o3 : wO;^ fe K . a iT* • *J .^ (h ^ i_| ^^ o 'Si & •S rt ^K a. c >^ r > • • • • Oj 5 hJ ^ j^^ West Hartfo Hartford, . Chicago, 111. 1-1 ^: : : i-i " " " ' s o O Id 1-1 %- ■ 1-. New Orlean Nashua, N. Hartford, . West Hartfo Hartford, . Norwich, East Hartfo New Jersey, Hartford, . c/}K 0»c^MMC-i cioO'-i i-iMiin MCI iNiHi-i»^ciN rjMN c^ < SAc/3 ''A 1 > « ;^ ^ rr-r c^ 'd •t4 o •-1 oS g "SS N o . C8 o .5 , • O !-. OS CJ o ON 03 HH D- . n (U > G OS ^^ 1-1 -u . u WO K- O • I-H OJ l-i c • P- (=) PlhEh^:C!W ^ '-'-5 fa m ^^ Pl,P3?^ J i_, 01 0) 0) c3 - ^ojiHoSoocu- Aq s o ^ a < o o "a, 0:2; U^ APPENDIX. 669 fo 1) be o . t/i ^ o S ■ s '^^ o o ^ rt ? So S q Q as 75 ^ e - c o ;-. O ^ -'^ c5 g N ^^ O.rH c3 u ss c3 ^ j:; r; 1^1 cj rt u c t/i . Clara Frede Louis c aj T) ;-! w ^ ^ t-. 0) oj ^S^ OJ 0) C ^ ^^ So o . o ^. I- c . c s g -S ii -^ a ^ -5 S CJ eH"-^ss^^acs ) a, a 5 2 a j^' t/5 en :/;• ;3 7i C 03 v. o t^ c3 S S S ^^<1 S S P^ IS H^ O W c o «2 ^ ^ M S d Q""h1.< S C 05 -r ■ ^ O I— >/3 K ^ (1) -J ^- y-* r: (1) .0 u • 03 frl : % -l-> OS 03 ^ w K '0/3 g 03 c S S P A •5 •^ c m '7J rtO £ rt P ■ — ; w !_; b<3 ^ & - I- Oi O O o3 >T3 O 03 S '^ 2^ .5 p^ '-' y^ C 03 1— ( p^ ^ o3 Pio 00 >.-" ^ 1 cu- < J3 a > 'joo ^ iJ ;ziP ^ ^ <'j} o - o 670 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. ^B > <-! yd f i i^ . p ^ P .SS (rt -2 o d "o fi S != 'C -S -^ bj o W h" • Cii '^ ■rj U -i-'>i-,01-i s^Ss-i,Sfc!<^ !- '--^ CI- O .cort^.w c/^OojrtgrtOs^aopi ^ >.^ >.H?5 rt ^ rt-ti cj-C >^-S S;^ F rt-s 0).^ .tS'iJ g OJ rt-a rt >.2 ^ rtrtajajrtobOdJrtrtrtPiSciuO 5'5rto':^,■■ g ■ • '^^ ■M tH * ^ »-H , . .0 . . , . b" • - ,-M . -ti- tS of - '^ 01 en 0) rt 0^ 0^5 rti^;:^ rt Oh 12; (1, ffi Q ffi <^ hJ W (-1 o .0 rt o bco i:i '^ .ii <:i S. rt t/3 rt 'd bo a iJ c f^c.rt -s ftouuB^^^^ -a tiic^^^„-^or{ -rt C b a > - fa ^r o c (L> (u ^ P-^ rt<^ >^-rt.^S2fa il^|x^ei!ir:t^i|iilli&&i°i sri • 00 dco (^ -t {-■j6 en lovo'o cOOTvO r-^"* . »r>ci cico r^O O cimO t^dco m 00 .00 M -S D,- § - -g g^- "5 - - - - o - o H rt - ij a. rt rt . .^ ^ o . . .a. >. c APPENDIX. 671 -a ►3£ o^j(u^ 3 bn "* "to _ t3 1. tetl ffi "►2 -5 8"! ^ a;' a, in « y^ c (U •n a r t^ . . . . wi . . !_; . ^ ....... .JjH .... >. . JS--!^ - - ^ '^ ^'5^'? t^ "MV oV. ^-P tv U -r- U ^ 4:^ . . S'-ti - --S"a:Stiti-- ----5 s g t/1 t/l ni aj 'T. p c . yi (u orhO< c tflc/D'^ dj ^ g g I/) p: 0)-'^ tn'T bc'O,!-, R^-r^T^g-r 6^2 ^K CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. S ^-t! fL, 3 0<5^-2 S3 0) Kc^ -M G U3 (1) ■ ' ' >, n CO lU o ^u t-l r) > (H 0^ S .« S2 5S (U c/5 >^ ^ d 3 g y^ o < H i^ S So :S d ^ Q S < ;^ < t OS § tfl U •!-> ^ G CD 0) :^'5^2 o o > S3 nson. Stone e. ^1 13 c3H • g" C) CJ "2 '-^ «: C ,^o r/l "-^ OJ i-, !-( OJ n ■q 0) ^ o iqo3.G 2 Si? S S::^! ■ .-(^ a^ W '5o pq ^ ^^■ • -S ^ r^ 'g ^ a; K O ceo >~« CTi ci G oj O CL, w o3 - G c tu c o3 ^ I— M y^ -G o3 O "o uX ^ G J3 cItJ 03 oQw::^ 0) H (D 4) > uj .G ^ OS'S o ^ ^ G (L> O oaopi ■o i 0) J3 '§G^ 111 -^s '=' rt - - G > £ nd G WO XI' =ffi" VO 1^ M CO i bo. G - U2 0:2; Q I— ,(JH 'S^ CJ . " ^ O "U ^^ . >> ffifQ • 6 Q ? ". w) w ^ tiw XI -rl m u? X E 9 ?^ o [/) c artlan • H.J id Mis iller. D. C dams. o Pi ow s^ ^<: i-l . . . UJ > tfl 9 O (/! O I-. ;-. ^1 Si D IH -5 ao 0) CU o offi . o . CO'-. ^ cj' — ' a > a > (1) 2-^ <^ o nil's > cU . ^-^•^ I- O . -13 -d d U. l1 ss wW Wffi 2 .t: Cd tH pi Jh ^V. hW !- dOQ !0 5^ ' O M ^ .aa d^ cddO.'rjiD^i-.r; ;d<' ■"W 9 frt is ^ M . S :^ d'O i.. »-' r-t "d O •2-.c;W.2 '-' r< ^ .; d .q-d W cS qj d.d ^ rt d ^ d 9 d d 9 d rd tJ oT C3 W o S d H • m Q >^' 9 a- .2 bo'-'-d 0) .i!i . > h OS c3 "9 Ml—, '-«':; "-I o d o o *-t :/5 t-t ;-! TO OS rt cS d S - ,Q' 9 ^ c3t3 ' 9 fe-- i" O ffi O drt-^jcagoj^rt 9^3 d o __ d ^ 2 cs tT d '^-, >^-i!! fe ^"jl d _ o p R O !« tj <^ CO <^ O ;-< D > i--d a « 03 .2 g Sa,9 d . . r-i •— ; OS J3.d.-d •.9i:^ ■.d i^ d .-d 3 rt >'^,'^ ^-.„ ^ 3 . OS X .P cfl tn +J cS .;W (U (>co '-iWC<^C^iHNMC»i-il-i MlOi-"MC^C< t^ O ^ O ^O t^ O^ IT) i-t coo u^ c^ cS »-< cx,- <: 43 > - y - "S a - - o^ (u:iHn:.,os Q ^ w W M hi , >^bO, ►^<: 674 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. P CQ ^2 Co do ^^ S o . aj rt t/i ^•'g o ^ M . . • ^ cS U3 (« hi 00 ^3 ;^ )^. ;^ s 155 !-:,< o u;-M '3 s ^.bM^^^B^ :^;ipqjQ6dSo^^ r^.^ Pi 3 cUtJ KS-i o 0^ 3 pi tfl -y ^ tn ti R O O ^+-1 ■ G So CS CJ , 0)^ c3 <;wph ^^^ Id ::3 n o3 aO eg rs p X I- ;^ > s S 03 w Q Ci<: o - - O 3 ' APPENDIX. c > ll> 0) O - M CJ Cjffiffi (5 ^ K . 9 o o 2-^ ^ S P-H 5^ ^ffi ;-•= rr. P^ 3 4J .^' Ur S- OJ K^iid KlJH iii-e ^-m"? >S c3CQ 4^ CJ ^ a c3^ 4^ -2 »ii r? <" ^- (U tu TO rt ^2 rt ^■ aj +J n • o if ^ o . « ei .•" tj [1h O IX! >— ><5 c3 CIS .y « 675 ;o a; *j h N rf "i S 2 ^ be be cU . «pi c^ O ^, t^ '-'.So ^3-3 . c 2 s" Q be 3 a cS < d H ;i cc pq 0) as 0) O " 1^ t« (U o ^^ l/l J^ W^ q, P OJ So bo-;:; tn^d iH C D rt oops PQ '-' sJ IJ 03 □ nl-SS •" S C ?S SI 1-, u o o ^ a>J3 03 S PQ •^ O a3t-5 P^^ 1—1 ^_l oj cS p^ C/3 < i^ s ■^ o Si e- C/2 > O J Ph > ^fe o w «< rp t;m -9 >-" o c> JJ o ^ C '^ .t3 T3 . o3 ^ >^ t3 (D c3 .w o3 Vh -^ v-j o ::3 a c 0) .y.HPQ > o o APPENDIX. ^17 J^ c S G O rt .2 5 lo y 5 o'2 c O rt . ,• o JXl OJ S >; 0)0 TO C o c3 0) a :3 c 3 :2 *> d t-i r; - ^ 03 -^ u-i .- i-M =«: c3 rt '"■" 0) 5 . "7"^ %.-r J:; « ;=; fii ^D^ ^ ^ -xl O I— >.2 cj 0) a> i/ a OS a o '^ rj- rC '^ 'O '^ S § 5 ^ rt rt 03 be a 03 .W^ ^ 0) ~ ►^ Oj ^ ffi o5 rt '^ <« o - -*-> tj bfl- ^ S cj 03 =2 -i^ • • 03 •o g m CO - O S ° i-" o ;-( ... 0) N-a.ay5 .y^ . 01 'd ^^ ffiCi en .2 2.2 03'^ ^ C - - •-' £ C ^ -7^ S .3^ 2ffi a S rH t^ ^ ^^ a Cc/3 ^ 2 S^.\I c fe o! g rt ^J3 3 ffi 2 ffi ^w S fo < 6/8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. a 'A3 g 3 135 ■" s § c o d i/i fe .— ^ . t/) a ^ 1 r/5 • • W O < di (— ( P!^ a . C^ •a Td < m o s « t:- ■ o 0) t/j o ■ c V5 1_: ;3S oi c • -«- _ & !=: ^ ^ s o! oS t^ j-c ^. fl o3 • rt-r; N oi'd ^^^ • 3'^ 3 ^ O ^ « rt ■ 03^3 03 O S a) *^ -^ Jj -^ ■JJ S O ■ % g 4J a tnCQ 0) a > 03 §> ^§ ;^ i-i W O 'O o > o ^ —•C.^ 03^ tH S H O C O^^ oi rf oJ 03 o r; ^ ~ ir, — 03 b rt SJ ^C^^-^ 03 o! 2 o-g c "^ 1 oS < o o3 -d 2 C o3 C f3 J'^", ffi 03 tw - affi>< o o in VI ^ ^ h E ^^^ XI a o W) •a • OS -S - S ■o , ;^ << s fe ►^^ :^ w pq .3 bO c — '" ^ 03 pl;^ !- oS (U 01 0) c c rt a 1— > &. • rt M i£ ■ ^3 O M o - 3' (/J ffi >^' _, '^ " •" s fl -^ c 3 ^ ~^. , •a .0 =« g-d 2 ^ ^3 s- '. 4) ^ rH i « S £ 0) cs ^~' ^ o o rt-g O IlL CQ ^ cj -S E O ^ r^ ^ ^ ;_, 'So O O C tn iH > C- ri 00 we a C Cx! c 0) sa t^ CS c3 t3 > (U ^ o 'd O G ri c "^ c 0) '-' 5 ^-^^ 1) CO •— • K C 0) rt >i o bc^ -i^ ^ "S 'd il ■a t! S 1a i- G s- OS ■ x" • "^ tj biD G !-■ G - c3 rt -G !-• - G ~ M fX^ S c •::; rt rt o p'JJM J" .- ci. - & o £ .-e=^ aj , 2hx . p; • -'^-^ u G 'G w; ^ S 5 "G u -G bo - bOvG %^ G^ cS o ^1) bOG O <« .^E^ e^K rt o , (« --■ t- CnT-irS I— jCt, kJ ^ p- cj ; O 4J-- rr" -- 5:J eg -"^ :-: r^ r^ ^ ffi u O a a Afe^ P^ < S ^S ? [^ £ > 3i - c o J3_^ bo 68o CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. m Pi u _; bo 3 o ' oi til's k' ^--CQ rt -t: bo c?;> r^ ^ ?3 S S G S > o '-^ Pi oj y cfl g cShC § !=! s Ocno'2tnr<'-'i-ri" •— It-H I iM HH U I ll-lH I — > 0) OS o at— J u W . o 3 ■^^ o s^Sf^^'^^'S ^^-^2 fe» ti f-i 03 " bC§ 03 CI B ^ bc3 "* 5 S o 03 .-t! oSi— >oS 1-1 n -—^ 03 -^ JH O 0) ^• 03 OS to ^ b 03 0)^2 _ r! (UTJ -^ c Tt PQ h4 W < tn CU QJ n a .3 ^0 "d bS o3 o3-^ 53 -d cj t-. oS !=i Pi b pi (U 03 CI ^H ci :=; !_ o3 bo;r rt " o APPENDIX. 68 1 K > n rrt > 0) 2 aj - jX! 1 — I s a tic tg a •G O rt a Ok . ^ •Sac as eS tH ■!-> !h O 0) o tw r2 *« -ui "o -t-* o td c'Sij ' C/J ^a oi.ti fq !JH ^ ►^S o W 1^ ^ ^i '^ fe s 0) Co O 0§K a a ■ . 03 . rC '-' o3 t/j J ^ - S -^s.a§ ^ cfi i« y (u 5 "^ ' — ' : ?:! .S ^ -G S a c « §a;^C.Sc-g;=; vO H-l l-i C/2 fo 682 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. ffi ffi K Pi u O o u oa >s G m 0) 5 :3 h; 0-343 fH J5 ci -x d-r^. 3 o -SW jH . S fi c '^ cSQ rt ro 03 § § (^ • 'ri ■ >>., « •"I .&• O 0) in P C G ^ rt,^ P- 0) ^ , 2 ^ w ^2 ■^-^ s S'S O-y 5 . ■^'o ^ "g -^ ^=1 na c^ 5 c S •'-5'aj S o P^ PQ CQ 0) cQ •< rt ^ -p .--j < ^ 5 -^ '72 ,— , .' '^-03 o3 03 g HI >. s| o b u d 11 O u 'd 03 ^? S'^ 03 j3 S;g 2 *-■ • 03 • '=' U "J2-^t^s ■o3c■^c3J:!2iCoi^3;-:::3'irtflo3c|J2T3C'-25i'^■-Sf^ oSSti^So"'-^^^2ti^-t!Nt3o^2_5;r:i'£!a)St^SSE^3M 1^ « M >H V-1 >> rt : a, 03 S < r^ APPENDIX. 683 < . . ^ ^S^ S 0) « ■„ g c3 . C J .-S i3 y ■ ' ffi Pi :c/3^^.^ c >,' in a^ C CS-^ s id g rt rt (u (U ^v^ 5; (U o •^ CO C ^-1 Co 0'^'— >bgr^ cts g m c ,^ cs yjC^g^aS^^-^ ■« H ^ W K^O J O Q ►^.fi. 2 2jg cc/3 — ^^tn > c3 . c3Xi c c5 P5 ■5 >.-^ 2 >, P3 ci < X ffi c o CQlH ^ ■•H.J • ^" . ^6 i;T3 rt --o ^0. E ig « Vh 53 -aw-^ Sw ^H c ai 8 c o o £-5 4= cij o csx: " o Geo U - ^ ^3 cS CS C^ C3 J5 o H > bo O ii H (ii C3-2 fe c« Pig c3 « ciJ C >.!:: i^ c3 C.S (U ;/, o rt t>: •« ^ t- ;s o c &, >~>b O O !- o t^ c j) ^. (/I ,, r-l rt (U <^ 2 bObo rt a, o P'S ^ Q 684 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. L) ht) 13 •n a Tl o Q o Wl o S w u > 3 n! > ^ t/! J3 O o ■tJ D w gf tn ;i< 3 >> W 1-1 rl rt ^'^ P^i-I is t^ a _y ■>-' 0) bo . S2 mQ a ^ ■r' m J3 ^ ^K V . rt iZiWffi cd o -C ^. O t/3 Oj O 1) r^ bJDg . c 2 i" ° ^- ij^ J^ TO O r-S a) >^'^ 0) I— ' .0 o § B O i^ 1-1 , G t- i< . ^r-T aj Ul ^ Cl3 a^'rt_Sc^ ^ G g ^ Pi a si Q Q gP. GW Q'Z<^^ o! t>.^ OJ oj^ ^ Oj'o; :g-g g-rtS 2 g GG a a fTl > i-i y oj G Q ^ 0) ^2 fe APPENDIX. 687 P^ d ^ l-H CQ ^ ^ tl 73 rtWS-S J;! .ard-^-^ •fY', ■ c3 gw-S^ ,Q bocS bo S Ph^^ X >- PiO<0 • S . 5 . (1) u a -7-1 r^ a Ti OS CtI oS ^ CJ 03 OS 03 -n W ^' .9 •73 m 9 • c 05 >- . o o.y tu: 2 lt^3^ 3 bo :S ^2< ^ ■ a -d g 03 bO-g i: o c 00?^ _ ii> o .— ■ S c^S O 2 c3 b/l:=! 03 cS-^r a> - s g s 03 P 0-2 W . n in . x6A u bO „ (U bo t-. ■z! <" ti ,^ o -.a 03 t'J o ui (/! „ .S'ii; S oi C oi -5 d -^ >- S P< S >^u < ^ OJ a; nj >^ ^ rj C3 rt o 03 ;^ 1) q; 03 688 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. ^ ^ s (U o W > rt . 0^ to t3 ^H O o > > (U "t; In' (/) p 5 « g rq ro J^ O « 13 bCp; 0) tfi 0) Co 13 o ,j ^t| O <5 W W O W < 1-1 ^ aj a> (D W'^^ (U ^ S « • • >i t^ ^ s ^ 5 ^r M±i =^ g S^^'^.'S l-i hH M 2. ^ • C/2 APPENDIX. 689 BURIALS. Record of the Deaths and Burials in the Episcopal Parish of Christ Chvirch, in the city of Hartford, and state of Connecticut. No record to be found previous to 181 2. Date of Burial. Name. 1812. Mar. 16. Aug. 24. " 29. Oct. II. 1813. Jan. 5. " 24. Mar. 3. Oct. 22. 1814. Mar 19. Apr. 22. " 27. May 27. Atig. 23. Oct. 20. 1815. Feb. 7. Mar. 12. June 2'.). July 2. 1816. Jan. 5. Mar. 9. Apr. 13. " 26. .May 2. Oct. 21. 1817. Feb. 14. " 17- " 20. May 19. July — . Aug. 7. Oct. 5. " 12. " 19. " 22. Nov. 26. 1818. Jan. 27. " 30. May 30. June 25. Mary Wadsworth, aged 36, dau. of Jonathan and Abigail, David Bissell, aged 48, a lawyer, Marsh Cartman, aged 29, Jane Bacon, aged 21, consort of Allen, A. Guild, aged 69, mother of Mr. Guild, Thomas Smith, aged 64, of Old England, Jonas Sloan, aged 39, Cotton Murray, aged 66, Abijah Harrington, aged 56, Joel Johns, aged 60, Amos Crittenden, aged 66, George Goodwin, son-in-law of Daniel Olcott, aged 31, Henry Lloyd, aged 14 mos., son of T. Lloyd, Sarah Smith, wife of Jeremiah, aged 47, Jacob Phelps of Wintonbury, aged 64, Henry, son of George Beach, aged i, Lucy Butler of Windsor, Reverend David Fogg, rector of E. Church, Nabby Canfield, aged 54, James Seymour, aged 13, Samuel Danforth, aged 42, Jane, dau. of Talcot Wolcott, aged 6, Morgan Bull, son of Michael, aged 11, Prince Brewster, aged 68, father to Chris. Saunders, Lucy Hatch, wife of Timothy, aged 43, Orrin Gilbert, son of Merrit, aged — , Abraham Merrit Gilbert, son of Merrit, Clarinda Fielding, aged 11, Harvey Yale, drowned, Sally Wadsworth, wife of Capt. Wm., aged 66, George Sheldon, aged 25, George, son of James Church, aged 14, Thomas James Cummins, aged 8 weeks, Diantha, wife of Dr. Wm. Cooley, Harriet Ramsey, aged 2^^ years, Jane, wife of Charles Sigourney, Esq., aged 36, Samuel Stoughton, aged 52, Eliza Ann Stedman, aged 13, Thomas B. Perkins, aged 11, 44 Residence. Hartford. Poquonock. Brooklyn. Hartford. E. Hartford. Hartford. Wintonbury. Hartford, ffC CKEIST CHUKCH, HARTFORD. Date of Burial. Nov. 21. Dec. 14. " 31- 1819. Jan. 22. Feb. 25. 1820. Name. Residence. Wintonbury. Hartford. " (?) Granby. Hartford. Rebecca Chaffee, wife of S. G. C, aged 27, Calvin Farwell, aged 20, Mary Olcott, aged 51, Sarah Bradley, wife of Aaron B., aged 69, Sarah Adams, wife of Wm., aged 72, (Mrs. Phelps, W. H. Point, and Mrs. Holcomb, Granby). Jan. 15. John Curwood, aged 74, Feb. 7. Daniel Olcott, aged 79, Mar. 14. Norton Bull, aged 17, son of Amos, " 26. Solomon Buckland, aged 31, " 31. Buckland, May 31. Kay (?), colored man living with Mrs. Goodwin, aged 20, Oct. 23. Ezra Hyde, aged 82, Nov. 8. Daniel Danforth, aged 19, " g. Hezekiah Holcomb, Esq., aged 70, " 18. E Church, aged 4 mos., Dec. — . An infant child of Chas. Munn, " 1821. Feb. 8. James Hart Lincoln, aged 10 mos., " " 26. Martha Perkins, aged 11 mos., " Mar. 22. Judith Cooper, colored woman, aged 25, " Apr. 19. Lydia Hoadley, widow of James, aged 81, " May 14. Mrs. Sharon Pease, aged 76, " June 21. Hannah Hawley, aged 8 or 9 daj^s, " July 21. An infant child of Spencer, *' Sept. 9. Elizabeth Rockwell Wadsworth, aged lyi, " " 14. Laura Frances Humphrey, aged 2, '* Oct. 3. Sarah Arnold, aged 40, " Nov. I. John Carver, aged 88, Bolton. Dec. 8. Frederick Winslow Hatch, aged I, Hartford. " 12. Sarah Russ, aged 19, " " 26. Griswold, aged 3 months, " 1822. Jan. 8. Jeremiah Church, aged 2 years, " " 8. Perkins, aged 2 years, " " 13. Elizabeth Converse, aged 29, wife of John C, Troy. " 15. Sarah E. Brainard, aged 6, Hartford. " 18. Charles Mills Johnson, aged 2 or 3, " Feb. 10. Elizabeth Stedman, aged 44, " " 26. Joseph Utley, aged 60, " Mar. 2. Rhoda Rockwell, aged 17, E. Windsor. May 24. Cooledge, aged 22, Hartford. June 24. James Goodwin, aged 68, E. Hartford. July 7. An infant child of Isaac Perkins, Hartford. " 22. Helen Alina Clerc, aged 4 months, " " 25. William Adams, aged 44, Simsbury. " 30. Ebenezer Nash, Jr., aged 52, Vernon. Aug. 4. Emily Andross, aged 2, Hartford. " II. Edwin Chtirch, aged 7 months, " " 19. Caroline Brainard Morgan, aged 8 months, " " 29. Joshua Miller, aged 53, Sept. 22. John McLean, aged 78, Nov. 21. James Monroe Deming, aged 5, Dec. 12. James Scollen, aged 25, " 23. Cornelia Ford, aged 18, 1823. May 26. Jane Rutan, aged 3 weeks, " 28, Dinah Brown, aged 33, Wintonbury. native of Ireland. Hartford. APPENDIX. 691 (The next 12 were transcribed from imperfect records, left by Rev. Henry- Mason). Date of Burial. Name. Mar. 23. William R. Johnson, aged 34, " 23. An infant child of Grove Goodrich, " 23. Margaret Ann Spencer, Aug. — . James Barrett, aged 46, Oct. 15. David Abbey, aged 47, " 15. William AVeare, Nov. I. Beulah Ward, aged 91, " I. Hitchcock. " I. Hubbard. Residence. Hartford. E. Windsor. Hartford. 1824. June I. Oct. Nov, 7- 7- 17- 21. Dec. 31.' 1825. Feb. Apr. May July 7- I. 17- 21. 25- 3- " 29. Aug. 20. " 28. Sept. Oct. I. 7- Dec. 30. 1826. Jan. 3. Feb. Mar. 8. " 27. " 28. May II. June 29. July 2. 17- 1. " 9- " 12. " 13- Sept. — . " 23. " 23. Aug. James Beale, infant, John Watson, aged 80, Elisha Wadsworth, aged 70, Emily Miller, aged i year, Aurelia Hurlburt Cooley, aged 9 weeks, Percy K. Palmer, wife of Mason P. , aged 34. Abigail Wadsworth, aged 52, Mary Mulligan, aged 20, Rachel Todd, aged 49, wife of Dr. Eli, Alexander Morgan, aged 53, Talcott Wolcott, aged 52, Mary Clark, aged 20, Charlotte Brownell, aged 8, Leonard Whiting, aged 49, Lemuel Roberts, aged 36, Joseph Perkins, aged 4 weeks. Infant child of Hezekiah Wadsworth Amos Bull, aged 84, George Baker, infant, Henry A. Warner, aged 17, Henry Saunders, colored, aged i year, Frederick Andross, aged 71, John Brainerd Morgan, aged 2 years 4 mos., Jonas Lambert, colored, aged 57, Infant child of Huntington, Chester Andross, aged 44, Sarah Coolidge, aged 47, Helen Maria Gains, aged 10, Mary Ann Weare, aged 61, Eleazar Spear, aged 64, Caleb Coolidge, aged 51, Joseph Newell, aged 32, Dr. Elihu Tudor, aged 93, Henry Ketchum, aged 56, Timothy Canfield, aged 69, Philip Raymond, colored, aged 60, Sarah Sweetzer, aged 57, Mr. L? Ling, aged 30, Harriet Beach, aged 34, wife of George, Seth Sweetzer, aged 33, SaUy Russ, aged 53, wife of John, Elizabeth Clark Roberts, aged 5, Richardson, aged 4, Infant child of Baker, Rene Hopkins, aged 71, Timothy Wadsworth, aged 81, E. Windsor. Hartford. Vernon. Hartford. Greenfield, Mass. Hartford. New York. Hartford. Wintonbury. Hartford. E. Windsor. Hartford. New York. 692 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Burial. Name. Residence. Oct. 7. Michael Perkins, aged 41, Hartford. " 10. James Canfield, aged i, " 21. Hugh Craig Ramsey, aged 35, " Dec. 2. Samuel Parkman Lloyd, aged 27, " " 14. Mary Jane Baker, aged i, " 1827. Jan. 28. Day, almshouse, aged — , " Mar. 16. Lucy Ann Phelps, aged 15, ' New York. " 27. Hannah York, colored, aged 45, Hartford. " 29. John Henry Gains, aged 8 months, " 29. Juliaett Helena Gains, aged 8 months, " Apr. 13. Harriet Stebbins Phelps, aged 26, " May 13. Jacob Cooper, colored, aged 32, " July I. Louisa Ann Hubbard, aged 5;^, " " 6. Edward Frisbie, aged 2, " Aug. II. Sarah Eliza Beale, aged 2, " " 12. Eunice Goodwin, aged 57, wife of George G., 2d, " Sept. 5. Letty Lambert, colored, aged 62, " Oct. 18. Callies, colored, infant, _ " " 26. Mary H. Doane, aged 52, ' " Nov. 2. Augustus Andross, aged 38, • " " 9. Alfred Holt, aged 30, " 1828. Jan. 21. Susan Brown, aged 48, " Feb. 19. John Weare, aged 30, " Apr. 16. Eustace Spencer, infant, " " 16. Infant child of Henry Benton, Springfield. May 23. Wm. V. Speare, aged 30, Hartford. July 13. Willis Baldwin, aged 24, " Aug. 5. Erastus Goodwin, infant, " 7. Aurelia Miller, aged 2, " Slept. 13. Elizabeth G. Seyms, aged 20, " " 19. Eleanor M'Moran, infant, " " 28. Elizabeth Sumner Brownell, aged 2, " Oct. 17. Edward Marsh, aged 27, " Nov. 9. Nancy Porter, infant, " " 19. Mary Elizabeth Canfield, aged i 3- ear, " Dec. 9. Augusta Temple Rogers, aged 34, " " 18. Louisa Sawyer, aged 24, Middletown. " 28. Harriet Lavinia Phelps, aged 3, Hartford. " 29. Enoch Powers, aged 38, " " 29. John Crafts, aged 26, 1829. Feb. 13. Erastus Goodwin, infant, E. Hartford. " 15. T. L. Winthrop Rogers, aged 7, Hartford. " 26. Lydia Ann Aldridge, aged 24, " Apr. I. Martha Carey, aged 12, " May 13. Michael Olcott, aged 53, " " 25. Frederick Hubbard Hoadley, aged 26, " " 27. Lovisa K. Gordon, aged 38, July II. Elihu Roberts, aged 50, Windsor. " 21. George Cheney, aged 58, Manchester. Dec. 29. Jedediah Bartholomew, aged 44, Hartford. 1830. Jan. 10. Amelia Wheeler, wife of Dr. Lemuel, aged 74, " Feb. 10. Lucy Keppel, aged 66, Mar. 6. Robert Coolidge, aged 26, " 27. James Rose, aged 28, buried at Durham, Apr. 9. Roswell Bartholomew, aged 49, " May 20. Gilbert Olmstead Goodwin, aged 5, " July 10. E Brainerd, aged 5 months, " APPENDIX. 693 Date of Burial. Name. July II. Horace Beach Grisvvold, aged 7, Bridget Goodwill, aged 32, Isaac Toucey Beach, aged 5 months, Henry Lee Pinney, aged i year, Erastus M. Goodwin, aged i year, Hezekiah Wadsworth, aged 46, Jeremiah Beale, aged 41, ]\Iary McGuire, aged 7, Infant child of Dr. Cooley, Mr. Remain, about 46, Jane Maria Chahiberlain, aged 2^, William Light, colored man, aged 19, 25. Aug. 27. " 30. Sept. 26. Oct. 12. 15- 5- 20. 5- 7- " 16. 1831. Jan. 14. Residence. Hartford. , Windsor. Hartford. Nov. Dec. Feb. Mar. Apr. 2. 9- 22. 23- 26. 6. 16. May 30. June I. " 15- July 19. Aug. 4. Sept. 12. " 16. 29. 3- " 9- " 15- 1832. Jan. 7. Mar. Apr. Dec. May June 3- 29. 30. 9- 16. 23- 19. 16. 4- 9- July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1833 Feb. 4. Apr. 16. " 18. May — . June I. " 24. Aug. 5. " 14. Alice Terry, infant, Adelaid Imlay, aged i year and 3 months, Mary Strozzi, aged 29, Branch Roberts, aged 33, Hindman Miner, aged 24, Lydia C. Mather, aged 25, William H. Wadsworth, aged 29, John B. Clerc, aged 2, Mariette Durang, aged 3, Infant child of Jamin Savage, Emily Nichols, aged 27, Infant child of D. F. Wilds, Wilds, aged 2, Charles Martinson, aged 2, James Carter, aged 24, Betsey Tuttle, aged 52, wife of Samuel, Aurelia Mills Cooley, aged 5, Richard B. Post, aged i, Jerome Murphy, aged t, Isabella Lathrop, aged 7, Zephaniah Preston, aged 2, Michael Bull, aged 69, Priscilla Ripley, aged 42, wife of Philip, Angelina Morse, aged 23, John Chamberlain, aged i, Mar}' Augusta Phelps, aged 8, John McMoran, aged 18 months, Lydia Royse, aged 59, Jeremiah S. Stocking, aged 17 months. Manning Goodwin, aged 42. Mrs. Catharine H. Huntington, aged 26, removed to Brooklyn. Miss OHda Rood Huntington, aged 20, late of Waterville, N. Y. Mr. Wm. W. Wadsworth, aged 55. Mrs. Harriet Eaton, aged 22, Mr. Mason, aged 42, from the Retreat, Mrs. Sarah Hatfield, aged 26. N. C. Mr. Mrs Perkins, aged 41, Hartford. Eunice A. Adams, aged 25, int. at Simsbury, Mrs. H. U. Jones, aged 26, of the Baptist Society, Mrs. Mary Imlay, aged 81, Augustin Slaughter Smith, aged 7 months, Mr. John Russ, aged 67. Mary Buck, dau. of Mr. Dudley B., aged i year, John Albert Lee, son of W. T., aged 4 months, Mrs. Amelia Pratt, wife of E. B. Cornelia Lucretia, dau. of Azor Hatch, aged 5 weeks, 694 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Burial. Name. Aug. 27. Col. Roswell (Springfield) Lee, aged 57, " 28. Dau. of Capt. Henry Waterman, aged 2 weeks, Sept. 2. Mrs. Abby Ledlie, aged 56, wife of Samuel, Mrs. Azor Hatch, aged 39. William Edward Watrous, son of Seymour, aged q months, Eli Todd, aged 64, [Bp. Brownell] Residence. Springfield. Hartford. 3- 31- 20. Oct. Nov. 1834- Feb. 26. Apr. 9. May June 18. 22. 16'. 14. 29. 22. July Aug. 8. " 28. 31- 8. 23- I. " 5- 7- " 18. " 18. Nov. 10. Sept. Oct. Dec. 22. 5- " 5- " 13- 1835- Jan. Feb. Mar. 9- II. 18. Apr. 3- " 19. " 23. " 26, " 30. May 28. July 25. 29. 19. 24, 28. 8. 15- I. " 9- " 25. Nov. 18. 1836. Jan. 13. " 27. Feb. 26. Mar. I. Aug. Sept. Oct. [Dr. Wheaton] " B.] Berlin. ' Springfield, Mass. ' Hartford. [Dr. W.] Margaret P. Flower, dau. of Ebenezer, aged 14, Eliza Warner, [Bp. Henry Fuller, child of Benjamin, Jr., aged 3, Henrietta Flower, dau. of Ebenezer, aged 11, ' Lucius Hatch, 51, John Corss, aged 35, Hetty Graham Buck, wife of Dudley, aged 28, Henry Imlay, aged 44, Maria Frisbie, Lucy Ann Phelps, dau. of Walter, aged 6, John T. Peters, aged 70, Sarah Morgan Goodwin, dau. of James, Jr., aged i, Isaac T. Seymour, aged 20, Eliza Stewart, dau. of Charles, aged 6 mos , Truman Hanks, Jr., son of Truman, aged 13, Charles Wadsworth, aged 25, Mary Rowe Colton, wife of Charles A., aged 25, Charles Carrington of Farmington, aged 18, Farmington. Homer Grant Colton, son of Charles A., aged 2 mos., Hartford. Mary Eliza Hatfield, dau. of John, aged 7 weeks, [Prof. Totten] " Julia Ann Wells, dau. of Oliver, aged 8 weeks, East Hartford. Henry Abbott Moses, son of Jabez H., aged 1, " Samuel Gray, aged 42, " Sarah Brainard Porter, dau. of David S., aged 4 mos., " Harriet Kempton, wife of Zaccheus, aged 34, int. Glastonbury, Windsor. Fanny Bigelow, aged 35, remains brought from New York, Hartford. John Montague Danforth, aged 31, Benjamin Hiscock, son of William, aged 16, George Wadsworth Strickland, aged 18, buried at Glastonbury, William Hiscock, aged 42, George Butler Lee, son of William T., aged 4 mos., Catharine Trotter, wife of George, aged 48, William Frisbie, son of Denison, aged 10 mos., Russell Bull, aged 63, Ellen Maria Meigs, dau. of William H., aged 7 mos., Normand Pease, aged 36, George Barlow Pratt, aged 22, Boston. Frances Margaret Clarke, wife of Joseph S., aged 27, Hartford. Elizabeth Hamilton, widow of Hector, aged 63, Nancy Doane, aged 42, Frances Curtis, dau. of William, aged i, Charles Johnson, illegitimate son of Rebecca, colored, aged 3, Cornelia Hall, dau. of Andrew C, aged 2 mos., Eliza Ann Barber, dau. of Betsey, aged 22 mos., Canterbury. Sarah Gray, widow of Ebenezer, aged 72, Hartford. Lucy Smith, aged 83, " Ellen Waterman, dau. of Henry, Jr., aged 10 mos., " John Knox, aged 43, " Mary Elizabeth Chamberlain, dau. of James, aged 13, " Caroline Malvina Robbins, dau of Philemon F., aged 3, " Aurelia Birge Pratt, dau. of George, aged 26, " Chloe L. Parsons, wife of Seth, aged 51, " APPENDIX. 695 Mar. Apr. May Date of Burial. II. 17- 2. 16. 2. 16. " 16. " 23. " 29. June 8. " 12. " 18. 28. 6. 29. 3- 3- 25- 9- 14- 28. 6. 5- 9- 23. 20. " 23. 1837- Jan. 24. " 25. 29. 5- 24. 26. I. 4- 14. 22. July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Feb. Apr. May 5. " 6. " 21. June 13. " 16. Aug. 4. Sept. 16. Oct. 18. " 21. Nov. 26. Dec. 30. 1838. Feb. 13. Mar. Apr. May June July 10. 7- 9- 18. 30. 12. 27- 17- 19- Catharine Church, dau. of the late Asher, aged 12, Jerusha Dickinson, wife of Ralph, aged 41, William Griffin Isham, son of William, aged 2, Susan Stocking, wife of Septimus, aged 40, Caroline Stella Adams, dau. of Byron, aged 4, Ebenezer Collins, aged 70, Charles Stewart, aged 38, William Henry Kenej', son of Aaron, aged 5 weeks, Denison Frisbie, aged 49, Julia Blanche DeWolf, dau. of George B., aged i, Horace Wadsworth, aged 62, Eunice Hitchcock, wife of Eliakim, aged 71, Sarah Bradley Beach, dau. of George, aged 25, Theodore Lyman, aged 22, Ruth Pinney, widow of Abraham, aged 8g, Hannah T. Smith, wife of Samuel E., aged 46, Elizabeth Chamberlain, dau. of James, aged i, William Phelps, son of Walter, aged i, John Wheaton Bull, son of John W., aged i, Curtis Augustus Crittenden, son of Sylve.ster, aged 2, Rockwell Smith, son of Samuel E., aged 4 months, William Wilmer Tyler, son of Rev. Joseph P., aged 5 months, Mary Ann Humphrey, wife of George, aged 26, Mary Jane Watson, daughter of Clarissa, aged 3 mos., Dudley Buck, son of Dudley, aged 2, George Charles Martinson, son of Charles, aged 2, Chauncey Bailey, aged 42, Orion Gains Hatfield, son of John, aged i, Nathan Morgan, aged 50, Sarah Elizabeth Hatfield, daughter of John, aged 3 weeks, Ellen Gains, daughter of John, aged 11 months, Eliza Ripley, wife of Philip, aged 33, Susan Hatch, widow of Lucius, aged 44, Nathaniel Dickinson, aged 77, Mary Jones, aged 72, Julia Matilda Treat, daughter of Charles, aged 6, Sarah Porter Lord, wife of Haynes, aged 34, Emily Catharine Wood, daughter of Hiram, aged 10, Residence. Hartford. Berlin. Hartford. E. Windsor. Hartford. Simsbury. Hartford. Lebanon. Hartford. Berlin. Hartford. Hannah Louisa Wells, daughter of Oliver, aged 17, Mary C. Perkins, aged 79, Urania Porter, widow of Eldad, aged 68, Richard Joel, aged 54, William Hubbard Bergh, son of George R., aged i, Lavinia Collins Treat, daughter of Charles, aged 5, Hannah Phillips, aged 54, Edward Talcott Slater, son of Samuel, aged 3, Cephas Mortimer Mills, son of Charles, aged 16, Chloe Cornish, wife of Virgil, aged 37, Ann Ellsworth, aged 41, East Hartford. Hartford. Trinidad. Hartford. Brooklyn, N. Y. Hartford East Windsor Amey Marks, wife of Zechariah, aged 73, Burlington. Marjr Wallace Davies, daughter of Charles, aged 7, Hartford. Julius Clifton Hedge, son of Lemuel, aged 15, " Normand Butler, aged 75, " Hajmes Mortimer Loveland, son of Horace, aged i, " Edwin Smith, aged 21, Northampton, Mass. Timothy Hatch, "aged So, Hartford. Eliza Maria Stuart, dau. of the late Charles Stuart, aged 2, " Edward Hamilton, son of William, aged 10 mos., " Lester Freeman, son of Thomas, aged 3, " 696 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Burial. Name. Residence. July 19. Chester Lamb, son of the late Chester Lamb, aged 8, Hartford. " 26. Orrm Freeman, son of Thomas, aged 5, " " 30. Elizabeth Beauchamp, daughter of George, aged 11 months, Ann Curwood, widow of John, aged 77, " Louisa Morgan Hall, daughter of Isaac M., aged i week, John Butler, son of John, aged 2 weeks, " Anna Potter, widow of Admiral Potter, aged SG, " James Rose, aged 66, interred at Durham, " Thomas Simons Frisbie, aged 21, New York. Francis Huntington, son of Francis J., aged 10 months, Clement Beach, son of George, aged 4 months, Hartford. Gilbert Cleland Waterman, son of Henry, Jr., aged 2, Amelia Taylor, dau. of Edwin, aged 9 mos., int. at Glastonbury, " AVilliam Alfred Goodwin, son of James M., aged 7, " Henry Ford, aged 50, Lucy Stone Caldwell, dau. of Joseph, aged 19 mos., " Abigail Maria Woodward, dau. of Elkanah S., aged 2, " William Cooley, aged 57, interred at Manchester, East Hartford. Margaret Fryer Smyth, dau. of Isaac F., aged 7, New York. Helen Huntington, dau. of Francis J., aged 3, " Eliza Newton, aged 22, Hartford. Lester Wadsworth, aged 33, Harriet Bradley, aged 35, Octavia Perkins, dau. of Isaac, aged 20, " Rhoda Rowland, wife of Benjamin, aged 47, " Sumner Hicks, son of Richard, aged 17 months. " George Shepard, son of Fanny, aged 2, " William Rochester Benton, son of Charles, aged 12. Samuel Webster, aged 44, " Harriet Shirley Hoadley, aged 33, " Charles William Sidney James, son of Charles, aged 14 mos.. " Dr. John Dodd Russ, aged 29, " John Alexander Houston, son of John, aged 6 weeks, " Emmeline Roberts, aged 38, " Charles Stedman Isham, son of William, aged S months, " Samuel Wells, son of Gideon, aged 8 months, " Samuel Anderson Beresford, son of Samuel B., aged i month, Vernon Hobbs, son of Richard H., aged 3 weeks, Betsey Vaughan, aged about 100, " Ezekiel Huntle3% aged 87, " George Rogers Winchester, son of George W., aged 8 months, " Isaac Talcott, aged 66, " Alice Canfield Cone, aged 20, Eliza Taylor, aged 34, interred at Glastonbury, Martha Maria Hale, aged 21, " Eliza Thomas, wife of William, colored, aged 44, New York. Eliza Adams, wife of Chester, aged 29, int. at Simsbiiry, Hartford. Joseph Darling, aged 45, " William Hall Tudor, son of William W., aged 8, East Windsor. Jane Osmond Pratt, wfe of EUsha B., aged 28, Hartford. Brainard Taylor, son of Edwin, aged 8 mos., int. Glastonbury, " Mary Pinney, daughter of Ebenezer, aged 4, East Windsor. Joshua Miller, aged 26, Hartford. Susan Huntington, wife of Hezekiah, aged 71, " Henry Ellsworth, aged 30, East Windsor. Oliver Holcomb Mather, son of William, aged i, Hartford. Charles Baker Ripley, .son of Philip, aged iS, Lyman Gaylord, son of Albert C, aged 5, " George William Houston, son of George, aged 2 weeks, " Aug. 5- 16. " 17- ' ' 22. Sept. 2. " 4- " 6. " 10. " II. " 21. " 22. Dec. I. " 7- ' ' 17- 1839. Jan. 14. Feb. I. " 21. Mar. 12. " 26. " 28. Apr. 8. " 14. " 24. " 28. May 12. 12. June 11. " 29. July 5- ' ' 17- ^ ' 22. '• 25- " 28. " 28. Aug 9- " II. " 14. " 22. Sept 13- * * 19. * ' 22. " 23- " 27. Oct. 15- " 21. " 27- Nov 6. Dec. 10. " II. 1840. Jan. I. " 3- " 4. Feb 1. " 7. Mar • 4. " 26. APPENDIX. 697 Date of Burial. Name. Residence. Apr. 8. Emmeline Smith, widow of Collins G., aged 29, Hartford. 12. Rensselaer Rose, aged 54, " " 12. Thomas Gordon Stedman, aged 27, " " 19. Clarence Devon Webster, son of the late Sam'l Webster, aged I, " " 23. Sabra AUyn, widow of George, aged 78, " Mary Holt, dau. of the late Moses B., aged 20, " Seth Sweetser, aged 71, James B. Nicholas, colored, aged about 35, " Sally Lancelot Morgan, wife of John, aged 75, " Anne Coffin Putnam, aged 42, interred at Brooklyn, " An infant daughter of Harvey Dickinson, aged i week, Eliakim Hitchcock, aged 73. East Windsor. Caroline Jennison, dau. of the late Chas. Jennison, aged 20, Boston. Harriet Davies, dau. of Prof. Charles, aged 2, Hartford. John Wallace, son of James, aged 7, drowned, " Isaac Perkins, aged 60, " Amanda R. Cone, aged 36, " Elizabeth Lord Cooley, dau. of late Wm. Cooley, aged 15, interred at Manchester, " Henrietta Seymour, dau. of Charlotte, aged 3 months, " Elizabeth Bull, widow of Amos, aged 70, " Rejoice Newton, aged 43, " Jane Knox, widow of John, aged 46, " Phineas Burnham, aged 33, interred at East Hartford, *• Thomas Hawks, aged 36, " Sarah Hawks, aged 71, " Lydia Jane Smith, dau. of late Noah Smith, aged 21, int. at Berlin, Berlin. Zachariah Marks, aged 79, Burlington. Charlotte Wadsworth Benton, dau. of Charles, aged i, Hartford. Roland Wadsworth, aged 30, " Solomon Porter, son of Asa S., aged 4 months, " Albert Homer Root, son of John D., aged 8 months, Lodowick Stewart Wolcott, aged 45, buried at ^lanchester, Hampton. Emily Humphrey, wife of George, aged 26, Hartford. William Buckland Cooley, aged 32, Relief Bradley, wife of Joseph, aged 70, died at New Haven, Harriet Adams Porter, wife of Asa S., aged 23, Mary Elizabeth Beckwith, dau. of Alonzo S., aged 2, Cathai'ine Seyms, widow of Robert, aged 62, Solomon Thomas Hawks, son of late Thos. Hawks, aged 2, " John McKay, son of William C, aged 3, " Mary Totten, daughter of Silas, aged 11 months, " Martha Gains, wife of John, aged 52, " Thomas Sylvester Brownell, aged 25, " Dr. Barwick Bruce, aged 84, *' Frances Lyman, widow of Justin, aged 62, " Charles Hart, son of Lorenzo, aged 8, •• James Henry Lathrop, aged 27, " Ellen Watrous, daughter of Seymour, aged 3, " William Allyn Mather, son of William, aged 4, " Elizabeth Clark, aged 55, " Robert Seymes Humphrey, son of George, aged 2, " Ohver Wells, aged 52, " East Hartford. Jane Amelia Pratt, daughter of Elisha B., aged 2, Hartford. Mabel Bruce, widow of Dr. Barwick, aged 82, " Laura Frances Humphrey, daughter of George, aged 8, " Lucy Frances Hawks, dau. of the late Thomas, aged 10 mos., Joseph Atherton, aged 53, " Mary Jane Houston, dau. of Alexander, aged 23, •* May ij- *' 23- " 24. June 23- July 3- ' ' 7- " 16. " 22. Aug. 3- " 6. " 19. ** 30. Sept. 19. Oct. 21. " 31. Nov. 29. Dec. 7- " 12. " 13- " 18. * 24. " 29. 1841. Jan. 25- Feb. 6. " iS. " 20. " 25- " 26. Mar. 6. " 15- " 18. " 29. ' ' 31- Apr. 4- " 14. " 22. " 29. May 7- '* 15- " 23- ' ' 25- June 2. " 7- " 27- July 20. " 22. " 23- " 25- " 31. Aug. " 8.' " 10. " 22. 698 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. " 23- " 25- Oct. 6. " 17- " 19- " 28. Nov. 2. " 3- " 19. Dec. 28. 1842. Jan. 10. " 13. " 19. " 20. " 29. Feb. 3- Mar. 3- " 7. " II. " 15- " 17. " 17- Apr. 12. " 13. " 21. " 24. " 28. May 16. " 23. " 28. June 29. July 22. Aug. 2. " 8. " II. " 12. " 17- Sept 21. " 25- Oct. 2. " 3- " 3- " II. Nov. 8. Dec. 16. 1843. Jan. 12. " 22. Feb. I. " 9- * * 12. " 21. Mar. 4- Apr. 1 • 17- May 5- June 1. Date of Burial. Name. Residence. Sept. 9. Jonathan Button Sargeant, son of Levi, aged 20 months, Hartford. " g. Maria Blodget, dau. of Roswell, aged 9 months, " 12. Abigail Burnham, widow of Phineas, aged 58, int. at E. Hartford, James Wallace, son of James, aged i year, Sarah Tuttle, dau. of William F., aged i week, Hannah Rowland, wife of Benjamin, aged 36, Ebenezer Gardner, aged 51, Manchester. Stephen Bulkley, aged 73, Hartford. Catharine Terry, wife of Nathaniel, aged 67, " Elizabeth Heath, wife of Stephen, aged 62, East Windsor. Lydia Stannard Smith, aged 32, Hartford. Adeline Hull, dau. of George, aged 16, Sandisfield, Mass. James Barwick Beresford, son of Samuel B., aged 4, Hartford. Eliza Jane Carmichael Beresford, dau. of Dr. Samuel B., aged i, " Martha Barber, wife of Grandison, aged 44, int. at Glastonbury, Bloomf'd. Samuel Ledlie, aged 70, Hartford. Mary Chittenden Meigs, dau. of William H., aged 5, " Julia Mary Clark, dau. of David, aged 4, " John Edward Kappel, son of George, aged i, " Mary Hamilton, dau. of Williani, aged 6, " Robert Dickinson, son of Harvey, aged 4 weeks, " Constance AUyn, dau. of Timothy M., aged 17 months, " Mary Sweetser, wife of Henry P., aged 32, " Edward Root, son of Jeremiah D., aged 5, '* Thomas Lloyd, aged 73, " Cornelia Russ, dau. of the late John, aged 27, " Wadsworth Grant Alvord, son of Elijah S., aged 18 months, " Abigail Olcott, aged 69, " Jemima Ransom, wife of Amos, aged 73, " Chester Wells, aged 56, East Hartford. Rosella Burnham, dau. of Gilbert, aged 9 months, Hartford. Martha Urania Pratt, dau. of George, aged 24, " Hezekiah Huntington, aged 82, " Clarissa James, wife of William, aged 57, " James Buck, son of Dudley, aged i year and 8 months, " Samuel Bush Hicks, son of the late Oliver H., aged 15, " Francis Ethelbert Caldwell, son of Joseph, aged 6 months, " James Smart Ely, son of James, aged i year, " Mary Augusta Hawks, dau. of the late Thomas, aged 5, . " William Augustus North Bridge, son of Edmund T., aged 3, " John Morgan, aged 89, " Almira Bradley, wife of Joseph, aged 34, " Edward Day, aged 54, " Catharine Brinley, wife of George, aged 57, int. at Brooklyn, " Daniel G. Remington, aged 23, interred at Windsor, " George Rose Bulkley, aged 29, buried at Wethersfield, " Harriet Jerusha Robins, wife of Gurdon, Jr., aged 24, " Edward Stewart, son of William, aged 9 months, " Ann Wadsworth, widow of Roger, aged 83, " Rebecca Porter Conner, dau. of William, aged 18, ' Amos Ran.som, aged 82, " Edward Day Roberts, son of Moseley S., aged 18 months, " Mary Cotton Murray, aged 61, " Hopey Stevens, wife of Henry, aged 35, int. at Glastonbury, " Horace Skinner, aged 59, " Dr. James Beresford, aged 60, " Emily Phillips, widow of George, aged 63, int. at Wethersfield, " Martha Ann Newton, dau. of the late Rejoice, aged 20, " Charlotte Seymour, dau. of Ledyard, aged 22, " APPENDIX. 699 Date of Burial. Name. Residence. June 30. Sarah Louisa Everest, wife of the Rev. Charles W., aged 24, Hamden. Maria M. Bulkle3^ widow of Stephen, aged 70, Hartford. Hannah M. Hudson, dau. of Henry, aged 19, Jane Young Gourley, dau. of Hugh, aged 24, " Betsey Weare, aged 50, " Hannah Draper, widow of Nathan, aged 75, buried at Grgenfield, " Harriet Mather Hills, wife of James, aged 27, East Hartford. Susan Frisbie, widow of Denison, aged 53, Hartford. Elizabeth Hart, widow of Richard W., aged 71, buried at Saybrook, " Martha E. Kenyon, wife of Edward, aged 28, " Simeon Griswoid, aged 78, ' " James Goodwin, 2d, aged 63, " Martha Kelsey, widow of Joseph, aged 73, " Sarah Louisa Mallett Everest, dau. of the Rev. Charles W., aged 4 months, Hamden. Ruth Dexter, widow of Norman, aged 69, Hartford. Anna Elizabeth Stillman, dau. of Allyn S., aged 2, " Dr. Edward Pomroy Terry, aged 43, " Saxton Picket Moore, aged 32, " Ellen Cornelia Atherton, dau. of Newton, aged 3, " Erastus William Harvey, aged 36, " Charlotte H. Hurlbut, wife of Joseph, aged 31, int. E. Hartford, " Lucy Goodwin, dau. of James, Jr., aged 2, " Lucy Pratt, widow of Elisha Pratt, aged 73, " Joseph Bradley, aged 75, " Martha Adams, widow of Nathaniel, aged 73, " Eliza Mallory, wife of Charles, aged 22, " Harriet Kinlock, widow of Cleland, aged 76, Charleston, S. C. Mary Ann Brown, colored, aged 28, Hartford. William Samuel Johnson, aged 29, removed from N. Y., New York. Simeon Arnold, aged 55, Hartford. Nathaniel Terry, aged 76, " Elizabeth Ann Conklin, dau. of John, aged 7, " Louis Rouvier, aged 51, " William Crocker, aged 37, " James Goodwin, aged 67, " John Grinnell, aged 53, " Harriet Newton, dau. of the late Rejoice, aged 23, " George Joseph Houston, son of John, aged 7, " Catharine Putnam, wid. of Daniel, aged 87, int. at Brooklyn, " Azor Hatch, aged 51, " George Niles Hanks, son of Lucian B., aged 3 weeks, " Emma Houston, wife of George, aged 29, " Ruth Ward, wife of James, aged 71, " Mary Ann Goring, dau. of Thomas, aged 2, " Mary Cowles, widow of Henry, aged 54, " William Kepler Wells, son of William A., aged 3, " Elizabeth Sumner, wife of Dr. George, aged 50, " July 4- * * 5- *' 20. Aug. 12. " 24. " 29. Sept, , I. " 22. " 26. Oct. 14. " 16. " 23- " 25- Dec. 8. " 23- 1844. Jan. 19. " 20. Feb. II. " 29. Mar. 5- " 8. " 19- " 25- Apr. ^3- " 18. May 13- * ' 19. ** 22. June 15- July 31- Aug. • 4- " 3^- Sept. 15- Oct. 18. " 25- " 31- Nov. I. " 16. Dec. I. " 3- " 15- " 17- " 22. " SI- " SI- 1845- Jan. 28. Feb. 28. Mar. 15- " 29. May 2. " 10. " 12. " 26. June 4- " 7- " 30. Eliza Greenfield Marvin, wife of Thomas, aged 44, Samuel Tiffany, son of Samuel S., aged i day, Alma Maria Brown, dau. of Andrew P., aged 2 weeks, Isabella Perkins, dau. of Isaac C, aged 2 weeks, Happy Knowles, widow of John, aged 75, Elizabeth Maria Perkins, wife of Isaac C, aged 32, Mary Morgan, widow of Dr. Titus, aged 60, Mary Dexter Hanks, wife of Lucian B., aged 35, Edwin Heath, son of George, aged 6 mos., Julia Charlotte Koemmel, dau. of Charles F., aged i, Maria Hannah Booth, aged 33, New York. Hartford. yoo CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Burial. Name. July 6. Llary Lloyd, widow of Thomas " 16. Aug. 20. " 20. " 28. Sept 6. " 19. Oct. 7- Nov. 17- Dec. 2. 1846. Jan. 14. Feb. 9. " 10. " iS. " 24. Mar. 8. " 12, " 15- Apr. 19. " 22. " 22. Residence. Hartford. Glastonbury. Hartford. 26. May " 26. June 17- J^iy 4- * ' 9- * ' 10. " 24. Aug. I. Sept. 9- 21. Oct. 5- " 16. " 22. Dec. I. " II. 1847. Jan. 8. " 13- " 18. Feb. 10. Mar. 4- " 9- ' ' 20. " 31- Apr. 12. May I. " 29. " 30. June 29. " 30. July 28. Aug 10. " 10. " 12. " 19- a 71, Sarah McMahon, wife of Thomas, aged 41, Rachel Dickinson, wife of Harvey, aged 38, Abigail Pierce Kelsey, aged 37, " Joseph L. Coole)', aged 32, " Harriet Putnam Brinley, dau. of George, aged 33, interred at Brooklyn, " Sophia Haskell Collins, dau. of Algernon S., aged 15 mos., New York. Joel Carter, aged 80, Hartford. Maria Beach, wife of George, aged 47, " Emma Jane Houston, dau. of John, aged i, " Julia Maria Brown, wife of Flavins A., aged 27, " Mary Ai-nold, dau. of the late Simeon, aged 19, " Truman Hanks, aged 64, " John Brocklesby, aged 77, " Elizabeth Jane Stewart, dau. of William, aged 4, " Godfrey Malbone Brinley, son of George, Jr., aged i, " Dr. Pardon Brownell, aged 58, East Hartford. Susannah Hills, wife of William H., aged 34, " Sarah Morgan Huntington, wife of Hezekiah, aged 45, Hartford. George Marshall Olcott, aged 37, interred at Simsbury, " Maria Bolles, dau. of Frederick, aged 27, " Catharine Tuttle, dau. of William P., aged 3, Elvira Cobb, widow of William, aged 71, int. at Tolland, Elizabeth Rudd, wife of Thomas, aged 63, " Return Strong Mather, aged 75, " Olive Steele, widow of Thomas Steele, aged 90, " Josephine Augusta Chapin, dau. of Merrick W., aged 5, " Leonard Kip, aged 71, " William Henry Marcy, son of Dr. Erastus E., aged 2, " Robert Westland, aged 54, interred at Windsor, Henry Menzies Webster, aged 24, died at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N. Y. George Risley, aged 83, Hartford. Hannah Daly, wife of Samuel, aged 36, Edward P. Cooke, aged 46, " Griifin Stedman, aged 76, " Daniel Frazer Olcott, aged 39, interred at Simsbury, " Jared Goodrich, aged 59, " A daughter of Amos Robbins, aged 7 weeks, " Lot Dean, aged 58, " Martha Russell, wife of John, aged 56, " Sally Perry, aged 65, interred at Wales, Wales, Mass. Jane Caroline Pontier, aged 25, Hartford. Frances Elizabeth Dewey, dau. of Daniel S., aged g, " John Butler, aged 66, " Clarissa Nichols, wife of George, aged 55, " Annis Wells, wife of Silas, aged 78, " Alexander Ramsey, aged 70, " Sarah Carter, widow of Joel, aged 75, " Anna Adams, aged 78, interred at Suffield, " William Hamilton, aged 44, " Emily Hills, aged 34, " Theophilus Dowe, aged 85, " Mary Jane Porch, dau. of Samuel H., aged i, " Caroline Sebring Richards, dau. of Frederick, aged 6, Charleston, S. C. Alice Strickland Robbins, dau. of Philemon F., aged i, Hartford. Dora Cooper, aged 69, " Mary Emily Hull, dau. of Edmund B., aged i, " Charlotte Christopher Patten, aged 39, died at East Windsor, " APPENDIX. 701 Date of Burial. Name. Residence. Aug. 26. Rosette Barton, widow of Joseph, aged 89, Hartford. Lovisa Stockbridge, widow of David, aged 53, " George Ripley, son of Philip, aged 21, " Charles Lavalette Conner, son of William, aged 16, " Joseph Atherton, aged 36, " Mary Tudor, wife of Samyel, aged 72, • " Sarah Bartholomew, aged 62, " Elizabeth, wife of Henry Kilbourn, aged 62, " Thomas D. Gordon, aged 65, " Jane Isabel Spear, aged 3 years and 8 months, " Mary, wife of William Roe, aged 52, [rington, Mass. " Mary, wife of Dr. Benjamin Rogers, aged 65; int. Gt. Bar- William Wallace Dickinson, aged 25, " Marj' C. , child of L. B. and A. Goodman, aged 2 years and 10 mos. , " Pamelia Elizabeth Belcher, aged 29, " Frederick John Osborn, aged 28, " George Nichols, aged 67, "' Roxa Roberts, aged 79, " David, child of John and Mary Kay, aged 18 months, " Mary, wife of Cyprian Nichols, aged 70, Susanna, child of John and Mary Latham, aged 3, Charles H. Stokes, aged 25, " Elizabeth B., widow of Isaac Perkins, aged 66, " Mar3^ child of Allyn S. and Cecilia Stillman, aged 2 years, 10 mos. , " Mary Ellen Goodridge, aged 23, " Sarah, wife of Thomas Sumner, aged 32, " Isaac W., child of Isaac and Susanna Simons, aged 3, " vSarah Baxter, colored, aged 70, " Henrietta, dau. of Wm. H. and Phoebe Imlay, aged 26, " Francis Phair, aged 45, " Mary E. Wadsworth, aged 18, " Luther H. Perkins, aged 37, " Thomas Jefferson Scott, aged 37, " Alba Morehouse, aged 53, " Seth Hubbard, aged 65, " Rosanna, wife of Elizur Hyer, aged 19 years and 8 months, " John Robbins, aged 50, " Sarah, wife of Henry Wilkinson, aged 28, " Charles, son of H. Wilkinson, aged 12 days, " Susan, wife of Sherman West, aged 44, " Philip Hewins, aged 41, " Emeline, child of F. Mayknecht, aged g months, " Martha Maria, child of John and Ruby Ann Randall aged 16 mos., " Mary Louisa, child of Stephen and Abby Ann Richards, aged 2 mos. , " Mark Augustus Frost, aged 31, " William Roe, aged 48, " Rebecca M. Butler, aged 61, " Mary Ann Savage, aged 16, Sarah Parker, widow, aged 26, Ann W. Hall, aged 71, Brooklyn, L. I. Samuel Belcher, aged 70, Hartford. Betsey Thompson, aged 7, '• Daniel H. Osborn, aged 35, •' Roswell, child of James and Mary Bolter, aged 4 days, John Houston, aged 35, ' " Phoebe, wife of Benning Mann, aged 62, Thomas Marvin, aged 65, " Sept .29. Oct. 9- " 25. Nov. 18. Dec. 26. " 29. 1848. Mar. S. " 9- " 17. May 21. June 5. " 6. July 17- Aug. 9. " 15. Sept, • 5- * ' 7- ' ' 19. " 25- Oct. 2. " 26. Nov. 16. " 17- Dec. I. " 14. " 18. 1849. Jan. 10. Feb. 12. Mar. 12. " 14. " 15- " 21. " 21. " 23- ' ' 29. " 30. Apr. 6. ' ' 7- ** 19. May 17- June 27- July 14. * * 18. " 22. " 28. Aug. 2. " II. " 17- " 19. " 30. Sept. 3- " 21. Oct. 18. " 25. Nov. 22. Dec. 15- i8f ;o. Jan. 28. Eunice Butler, aged 54, Manchester. 702 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1851 Apr. 15 May Aug. Date of Burial. Name. Residence. Feb. 2. Amos Watson Whittemore, aged 26, • Hartford. " 8. Patience, wife of Aaron Keney, aged 35, " Mar. 13. Sarah Ann Howel, aged 35, " 23. Wm. H., child of W. E. Imlay, aged 5 years and 8 mos., Brooklyn, L. I. Apr. 18. Edwin R. Collins, aged 36, Hartford. May II. Daniel Coughlan, aged 7 months, " " 31. Rebecca Hanks, aged 65, " June 19. Mrs. Mary Houston, aged 58, " " 23. Edward I. Thomas, New York, aged 38, " " 26. Andrew M. B. Sigourney, aged 19, " " 27. Anna Crawford, aged 34, Ireland. 6. Samuel Tuttle, aged 77, Hartford. g. George Preston, aged 4 weeks. Providence. 9. Thomas Stewart, aged 35, Hartford. 16. James Knox, aged 23, 23. George Frederick Tyler, aged i year, 10 mos., 27. George E. Clark, aged, i year, 3 mos., 18. Jane Houston, aged 7 mos., 29. Caroline Bray, aged 30, 17. Mary Jeffrey, aged 83, 3. Sarah D. Morgan, aged 40, Brooklyn, L. I. Dr. Edward Pitkin, aged 81, East Hartford. 14. Allis A. Fairman, aged 6, Hartford, 4. Luther Perkins Dewey, aged 2, " 9. Mrs. Ann W. Bull, aged 78, wife of Michael, " 17. Bryant Howard Clark, aged 11, " " 29. Louisa Tuttle, aged 3, dau. of Samuel I., " Sept. 25. Margaret J. Nichols, aged 2 mos., " " 26. Amos S. Post, aged 24, " Oct. 6. Mary EHzabeth Nichols, aged 13 weeks, " " 10. Willis Lyman, aged 18 mos., " Nov. 13. Mrs. Mary Wilson, aged 88, " " 19. Mrs. Roxa Collins, aged 78, wife of Ebenezer, " Dec. II. Cornelia Butler, aged 58, " " 18. Mrs. Keziah Ripley, aged 83, " " 20. Charles Gilbert, aged 65, West Hartford. Wealthy Ensign, aged 81, Hartford. 4. Mary C. Young, aged 13 mos. 7. Mrs. Eliza K. Beresford, aged 67, widow of Dr. James, " 4. George King, aged 42, " " 18. Wilhelmine Rosalie Kummell, aged 9 mos., " " 27. Henry Burt McKinney, aged 25, " May 16. Sarah Jane Spear, aged 48, " " 30. Gertrude Lelan Wells, aged 14 mos. " June 22. Silas Wells, aged 87, " " 26. William Elliott, aged 69, " July 28. Sedgwick M. Hull, aged 24, " Oct. 16. Sarah McComb, aged 22, " " 23. Charles M. Clerc, aged 26, New York. Nov. 3. Mrs. Sophia L. Woodford, aged 27 " 1853. Feb. 15. Thomas Bragaw, aged 16 mos., Hartford. " 21. Mrs. Lucy B. Hawks, aged 43, " " 24. Mrs. T. T. Fisher, aged 35, " " 27. Merrick W. Chapin, aged 4, " May 21. James McConnell, aged 23, " " 26. Frank Elton Brown, aged 17 mos. " " 28. EHzabeth W. Butler, aged 28, " June 25. Mrs. Martha Atherton, aged 62, " i 1852. Jan. 14. Feb. Mar. Apr. APPENDIX. 703 Date of Burial. Name. Residence. July 4. Mrs. Lucinda Hatch, aged 76, wife of Timothy, Hartford. " 14. Isabella M. Geer, aged i. New York. " 23. Walter Goodwin, aged 21 mos., Hartford. Aug. 3. Mary Elizabeth Robbins, aged 5 mos. , " II. Sophia H. Collins, aged 37, Tolland. " 13. Mrs. Sarah B. Whittemore, aged — , Hartford. " 13. Cyprian Nichols, aged 80, " " 21. Mrs. Mary Jane Rockwell, aged 27, " Oct. 9. Mrs. Happy Pearl, aged 68, wife of Stephen, " " 31. Charles Hamilton, aged 70, Stockbridge. Nov. 19. Mrs. Sarah Bonnar, aged 64, Hartford. " 27. Hetty E. Knight, aged 3, " 1854. Feb. 10. Margaret Welch, aged 23, " Apr. 22. William Daniels, aged 31, East Haddam. June 6. Rosalie Rouveire, aged 24, July II. William Turner, aged 68, Hartford. " 5. Amos Whittemore, aged 72, " " 23. Mrs. Sarah Eldredge, aged 47, wife of John B., " Aug. 23. Mrs. Isabel W. Steele, aged 22, " " 26. George William McConnell, aged 22, " Sept. 9. Mrs. Martha Stokes, aged 39, " " 13. John G. Spragg, aged 13, Canada. Oct. 7. Jerusha Goodwin, aged 84, Hartford. Dec. 25. Anthony Jeffere}% aged 64, " " 30. Charles Sigourney, aged 76, " 1855. Jan. 21. Edward Leatham, aged 14, " Feb. 20. George Sumner, M.D., aged 61, " " 23. William C. Adams, aged 23, " " 26. William Robinson, aged 30, New York. Mar. 16. Elizabeth Bull, aged 63, dau. of Michael, Hartford. May 9. Deuison Morgan, aged 64, " July 12. Augustus Newbold LeRoy, aged 30 yrs. 10 mos., " " 14. John Brewster Beresford, M.D., aged 47, " Aug. 17. Charlotte Otis, child of A. N. LeRoy, aged 10 mos., " Sept. II. Child of W. Thompson, Oct. 19. John R. Tracy, aged 35, " Dec. 17. Elizabeth H., child of Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, aged 2 y. 10 m., " 1856. Jan. 30. Elizabeth, wife of John Samuel Nichols, aged 33, " Feb. 10. Phoebe, wife of William H. Imlay, aged 63. " Apr. 8. Infant daughter of James Bolter, " " 16. Bronson, •• May 3. Mary Howard Bull (died April 30), " " 7. Mrs. John Clark, int. Spring Grove Cemetery, " " 26. Laura Stella Houston, aged 29, •• July 2. Infant son of George Houston, aged 7 weeks, " " 3. Infant son of Merrick W. Chapin, aged 18 months, " Sept. I. Sidney Pinney, aged 49, " Oct. 28. James Ward, aged 89, •' Nov. 2. Ward Woodbridge, aged 87, " " 29. Infant son of Mr. Wickam, jr., " Dec. 15. Son of Mr. Rockwell, aged 4, " 1857- Jan. 6. Mrs. Boardman, colored, aged 63, " " 14. Pamelia Belcher, wife of Samuel, aged 71, " " 24. George Brinley, Sr. , aged 82, " Mar. 29. Charles, son of L. Young, " Apr. 8. Hannah Pascoe, aged 47, " " 24. Infant daughter of Joseph Harris, aged 14 months, " 704 CHRIST CHURCH, hartford. Date of Burial. Name. Residence. June 17. Reuben Houston, aged 10, Hartford. " 19. Julia jNUiller, aged 7 months, " 30. Charles H. Sigourney, aged 46, Aug. 20. Thomasin A. Beresford, aged 56, dau. of John, " Sept. I. Kate Louise Clapp, aged 6, " Dec. 25. Betsey Canfield, aged 74, " " 26. Mr. Smith, aged 45, " 1858. Jan. II. Mrs. Storrs, aged 64, "Feb. 3. Mary Henry, aged 9, Mar. 5. Caroline Grant, aged 41; died at Milwaukee, Wis., Feb. — , " Apr. I. M. Lutz, aged 77, " 15. Mrs. Mary K. Bull, wife of John W., " " 19. Thomas Benjamin Jordon, aged 8, " Ma}' 8. Gurdon T., son of Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, aged 17 months, " 8. William H., aged 7, son of J. B. Powell, " 13. Infant daughter of Rezekiah Huntington, aged 2 months, " 22. Caleb B. Burnap, aged 64, Aug. 13. Mrs. Sophia Bradley, aged 56, " 21. Edward T. Johnson, aged 15, " " 26. Elizabeth McGuire, aged 26, " Sept. 6. William H. Imlay, aged 79, " " 7. Kate Weildon, aged 3, " " 14. Mary Mason Abercrombie, aged 16 mos., dau. of Rev. R. }il., " Oct. 21. William Bradley, aged 79, " Nov. 22. Ella Moore, child of Mr. Moore, aged 15, " Dec. 16. Infant child of Mr. Duxbury, aged 14 months, " " 19. Mrs. Esther Stewart, aged 82, " " 22. Mrs. Kempton, aged 50, " " 22. Miles A. Tuttle, aged 56, died at Paris, France, " 1859. [France, Dec. 7, 1858, Jan. 7. Mrs. Eliza Lydia Butler, aged 61, wife of John; died Paris, " Feb. 3. Mrs. Eunice Hale, aged 49, " Mar. I. Thos. Rudd, aged 79, " " 2. Mrs. Margaret Abercrombie, aged 32, wife of Rev. R. M., " 2. Mrs. Dennis, " Apr. 5. Sidney Wayne Pinney, aged 20, " 16. Inf. of Mr. Booth, aged 5 months, " 18. John Heins, aged 68, " " 28. Alfred Goodsell, aged 21, " 29. Mrs. Jane White, " May 9. Mary McDonald, " 12. Peter Nott, colored, aged 85, " " 12. Inf. son of Mr. Chapin, aged 18 months, " July 13. Alexander Houston, aged 67, " Aug. 3. Robert Pooler, aged 67, " 8. Daughter of Dr. Crane, aged 9 months, " 23. Augustus Wander, aged 9, Sept. 8. Samuel Green, aged 91, New London. " 9. Mr. Loyd, aged 49, Hartford. " 23. Son of Mr. Heimer, aged 2 weeks, " 25. Alice B. Beckwith, aged 24, dau. of Alonzo S., " 28. John G. Latham, aged 23, " 29. Mrs. Ann Goodwin Goodsell, aged 38, " Oct. 19. Daughter of Mr. Wander, Nov. 13. Mary Shipman, dau. of Henry Deming, aged 4 years and 2 mos., " Dec. 10. George M. Meigs, aged 20, " i860. Jan. 14. Ernest W., son of T. T. Fisher, aged 18 months, " " 25. Rejoice Newton, " 25. Tobias Hortenstein, aged 39, "' APPENDIX. 705 Feb. Mar. Apr. — . May 4. 7- " 12. " 13. " 18. " 23. " 26. June 16. July 7. " 10. " 16. 29. Springfield. Hartford. Greenfield. South Windsor. Hartford. Brooklyn. Hartford. Date of Burial. Name. Residence. Jan. 26. Mrs. [Mary Mildenstein] Robertson, wife of "W. H. C, aged 35, Cuba. 9. Son of Mr. Laeng, aged 18 months, Hartford. 25. H. Bradley Tudor, aged 30, son of II. S., " 7. Frederick Clapp, aged 6 years and 7 months, " Jane Backas, aged 15, " Sarah Larkum, " Annie Courtenay, aged 7 weeks, " George Beach, aged 72, •• Louisa Jones, aged S, " Mrs. Lucretia Griswold, aged 96, \vife of Simeon, Louis C. Firder, aged 39, Mrs. Malvina Belden, aged 63, Daughter of Mr. P. Luther, aged 6 months, Mrs. Ann Gourley, aged 66, Frank Draper, aged 7, Mary Finney, aged 20, Helen T., \\nfe of C. Nichols Beach, George Martin Speath, Aug. 8. Lillie Jane Lester, Oct. 15. Ann Brinley, dau. of George, Nov. 2. Sophia Hiemer, aged 3 weeks, " 12. Emma Weinbergher, aged 3 weeks, " " 22. Mr. Jerome Wittemore, aged 41, '* Dec. 8. Miss Sophia Tudor, aged 82, dau. of Dr. Elihu, " " 13. Martha TiUey Fisher, aged 18, dau. of Thos. T., " Chas. William Stewart, aged 69, " Jane Whiting, aged 44, " Mrs. Schaeffer, aged 22, " Daughter of Mr. Muller, aged 11 months, " Daughter of Mr. Willis, aged 3, " George Burr, aged 9, " Child of Mr. Link, aged 6 months, " Henry Gourle5^ aged 21, '• Daughter of Mr. Weinberger, aged 3 months, " Rodney Sheldon, aged 36, " Mary A. Barker, aged 39, " Mr. James Mathews, " May Ensworth, aged 37, " Daughter of Mr. Wickam, Jr., aged 3 weeks, '* Alice Cummings, aged 3 months, " Mrs. Lounsberry, wife of Cooke L., aged 35, " Daughter of Mr. Ducouf, aged 8 months, " Mr. Emerson, ' «' Child of ]\Ir. Colclough, Inf. daughter of Mr. Wolcott, •* Child of George Inwood, •* Mrs. Elizabeth Cofhn, aged 38, " Judge John Wendall, " David Thomas, aged 37, " William McKee, aged 28, " Mrs. Alexander, New Jersey. Jeannette Sage, aged 19, Hartford. Henry Perkins, aged 47 j'ears, 10 mos., " Samuel Tudor, aged 92, " Ellen Treat, aged 27, " Wm. E. St. John, aged 51, " Mary Wadsworth, dau. of Horace, aged 49, " Carrie Louisa Jones, aged i year and 6 months, " Matilda Quinton, aged 64 years and 6 months, " 45 I86I. Jan. 4- " 7- Feb. 7- 27. Mar. I. " 20. Apr. 24. 9- June 5- July 3- 8. " II. " 25- Aug. 27- 22. 28. " 30. Nov. 30. 10. Dec. 4- " 6. " 19. " 21. " 23. 1862. Jan. 23- Feb. 25- II. " II. " 18. " 21. Mar. II. " 12. ^3- 7o6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Burial. Name. Mar. 31. Hezekiah Brainard, aged 67, Apr. 15. Clara L. Eaton, aged 30 months, " 29. Sarah McCandlass, aged 4 months and 2 weeks, Jime 4. Mrs. Frances J. Sage, aged 48, 9. Mr. Philip Ripley, aged 68, Aug. 6. Miss Amanda Rice, aged 61, " 8. Esther Ann White, aged i year and 5 months, " 10. Child of Hudson Moore, aged 3 weeks, " 25. WilHam Venables, aged 75, Sept. 20. Mrs. Lavinia F. Clark, aged 51, Oct. — . Miss Elizabeth Brinley, dau. of George, aged 46, " — . Mr. Cyril Pearl, Nov. 18. John A. Taintor, aged 62, Dec. 3. Orlando J. Lord, aged 7, 1863. Jan. 5. Howard P. Shepard, aged 5, " 10. Henry Britton, " 27. Infant child of P. S. Luther, Jane Pay, aged 29, Benning Mann, aged 81, Lewis G. Field, aged 27, Alonzo W. Birge, aged 61, Jason Backus, aged i, Mr. Burrall Sage, aged 51, Mrs. M. Harriet H. S. Gerniaine, aged 21, C. A. Haase, aged 3 years, 6 mos., Mrs. Eliza M. Adams, aged 54, Callie Lee Backus, aged 9, Alonzo S. Beckwith, aged 65, Mrs. Ann C. Gray, aged 67, wife of Samuel, Mrs. Catherine Grou, aged 57, wife of John, Mrs. Sybil S. Whiton, aged 50, Herman Ely, aged 15, John W. Bull, aged 62, Henry Benton, aged 60, Mrs. Frances Ann Heywood, aged 76, widow of Peter, Mary, child of Geo. S. Burr, aged 3 months, " 20. Mr. William Mather, warden, aged 63, " 31. Lucius Abbott, M.D., aged 60, Nov. 17. James Killam, aged 76, " 18. Mrs. Eliza Sargeant, aged 34, " 19. Mrs. Matilda Wilson, aged 32, " 20. Charles Bull, aged 46, " 23. William A. Mather, aged 19, " 26. Mrs. Calista Wadsworth, aged 82, Dec. g. Francis Lloyd, colored, aged 9, " 20. Mrs. Mary Colclough, aged 25, Lucy J. Goodwin, aged 5, Daniel P. Dewey, aged 20, 19. William Lagan, aged 49, 30. Harold McFarland, aged 7, 23. Mrs. Dudley Buck, aged 65, 4. Chauncey Howard Morgan, aged 20 months, 6. Albert F. Wood, aged 14, 16. Robert Wilson, aged 2, 17. Emma Bostwick, child of Rev. W. L., aged 7, 19. Robert S. Griswold, aged 36, I. Henry Nott, aged 59, 16. Mary B. Backus, aged 9 months, 29, Mrs, Elizabeth B. Clark, aged 59, Residence. Hartford. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. 29. 4- 4- 21. 24. 14. 22. 3. 3- 17. 24. 27. 4- 8. 1. 12. 14. 27. New York. Hartford. Manchester. Hartford. Rochester, N. Y. Hartford. 1864. Jan. i Feb. Mar. May Colchester. Hartford. New York. Hartford. APPENDIX. 707 Date of Burial. Name. June 24. Miss Alice Imlay, aged 28, " 26. Fred L. Sargeant, aged 8, Edward A. Tudor, aged 26, son of Henry S., James H. Perkins, aged 6 months, Orrin H. Whitmore, aged 29, Julia M. Gaylord, aged 6, ^Irs. Anna Goodell, aged 88, Luther E. Hale, aged 56, Louise Reeder, aged 10 months, Henry Osborne, aged 79, Isabella Smith, aged 32, Mrs. Sarah Backus, aged 59, Henry S. Tudor, aged 60, Annie Lawrence, aged 2)^, Myron Hewite, aged 21, Miss Martha B. Murray, aged 89, July 8. " 13- " 31- Aug. 6. " 12. Sept. 13- ** 20. " 20. " 21. " 26. Oct. 27. Nov. 30. " 30. Dec. 30. 1865. Jan. 4- " 8. Feb. 17- Apr. 10. " 12. " IS- " IS- " 28. June II. " 12. July 8. ' * 10. " 14- " 25- " 25- Sept, . 2. " 3- " 21. Oct. 15- " 31- 1866. Jan. 31- Feb. 7- " 20. June 8. " 23- July 15- * *■ 17- ** 20. Aug. 3- " 5- " 6. " 16. " 21. " 21. Sept. 6. " 14- Oct. 28. " 28. Nov. 27- Dec. 9- " 14. Residence. Hartford. E. Hartford. Newark, N. J. Hartford. LL.D., third Bishop of John C. Bartlett, aged 61, Helen Adelaide Moore, aged 30, Thomas Church Brownell, D.D Connecticut, aged 85, Mrs. Lydia Morgan, aged 76, widow of Nathan, Fred. Luther, aged 7, Mary B. Fitch, aged 23, Mrs. Mary H. C. Booth, aged 34, Humphrey Houston, aged 42, Mrs. Elizabeth L. Nott (colored), aged 52, Mrs. Lydia H. Sigourney, aged 73, wid. of Charles, George W. Whitman, aged 6, R. C. Lord, aged 22, Samuel Tudor, aged 34, son of Henry S., Emil Hupfeld, aged 7 mos., Orrin Whitmore, aged 4 mos., Mrs. Matilda Brown, aged 27, Miss Elizabeth C. Williams, aged 44, dau. of O. E., ]\Irs. Anne McClatchie, aged 67, J. R. Mayer, aged 42, William T. Fraj'er, aged i year, 10 mos., [Aug. 4, 1865, Dr. Charles E. Terry, aged — , son of Dr. Edward P., died Mrs. Sarah M. Brownell, aged 27, wf. of Dr. B., Miss Minerva Wells, aged 69, Mrs. Catherine H. Todd, aged 78, wid. of Dr. Eli, Willie Mather Case, aged 3^, Mrs. Ursula Morgan, aged 73, w'id. of Denison, May McKnight, aged 10 mos., James C. Savage, aged 37, son of Jamin, Mrs. Harriet W. Killam, aged 80, wife of James, Edwin H. Booth, aged 5 mos., Samuel N. Ransom, aged 37, Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart, aged 71 (?), Miss Julia Draper, aged 67, buried at Greenfield, Mass., Miss Charlotte Draper, aged 70, " " " Ebenezer Flower, aged 79, Mrs. Martha Wock, aged 57, Dr. Samuel Hall, aged 29, Viola Hall, child of above, aged — , Mrs. Eunice Robbins, aged 80, William Pierce, aged — , Miss Mary Canfield, aged 78, Berlin. Hartford. Chicago, 111. Hartford. 7o8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Residence. Hartford. Samuel White, M.D., aged 35, Springfield. Mrs. Laura M. Beckwith, aged 63, wid. of A. S., Hartford. Alice A. Starbord, aged 3 mos., " James N. Goodwin, aged 33, " Mrs. Anne Flower, aged — , wid. of Ebenezer, *' Mrs. Mary Fitch, aged 58, " Miss Laura Crosby, aged 63, " Dudley Buck, aged 78, " Mrs. Eliza King, aged 69, " Robert Watkinson, aged 81, " Mrs. Patty Mather (c), aged 89, " Leila C. , child of Charles and Fannie Blanchard, aged 9 mos. , Miss Sarah Wadsworth, aged 52, dau. of Horace, Merrick W. Chapin, aged 71, " Richard Bradley, agecl 80, murdered 28th, " Son of Charles R. Hart, aged 2 days, '* Date of Burial. Name. Dec. 23. Henry S. Watrous, aged 36, " — . Hall, infant son of Dr. Samuel Hall, 1867. Jan. 18. " 22. Mar. 21. Apr. 3. " 17. " 22. May 6. " 10. " 20. June 12. " 13- July 2. Aug. 31. Sept. 9. Nov. 30. Dec. 10. 1868. Jan. 10. Feb. 5. Mar. 5. Apr. 5. 1867, " 27. June II. July 5- " 16. Aug. 3. " 25. 27. 7- Sept. Nov. 21. " 26. Dec. 8. " 12. " 28. 1869. Feb. 4. " II. " 28. 23- 26. 29. 7- 4- Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. 12. 28. 19. 22. 2. 12. 16. 4- 13- Nyack, N. Y. Croton Falls, N. Y. Hartford. San Francisco, Cal. New York City. Hartford. Ferdinand Korn, aged 46, Mrs. Mary Spear, aged 62 j^ears, 2 mos. Julia Cowles (c), aged 17, Benjamin F. Ely, aged 41; died Jan. 21, Samuel W. Goodridge, aged 76, Mrs. Margaret L. Shepard (c), aged 85, Mrs. Olive S. Sherwood, aged 74, Mrs. Sophia H. Terry, aged 64, wife of Dr. Edward P., Emma Keonig, aged 9, Mrs. Delia Dickinson, aged 80, widow, Augusta Biier vSperber, aged 18 mos.. Electa Griswold, aged 81, wife of Grove, Thomas H. Seymour, aged 61, ex-Governor of Conn., George Samuel White, aged 2 years, 10 mos., Catharine, daughter of John Pagram, i year, 8 mos., Mrs. Hannah White nee Draper, aged 76, int. Northfield, Mass., Frederick H., son Jos. H. and Ada Sprague, aged 4 y., 11 m.. E. Fayette Brown, aged 50, bro, William Gilbert, aged 37, Mr. F. A. Brown, Brattleboro, Vt. Hartford. Frederick T. Kingman, aged 19, DeWitt Caldwell Colt, aged 8, Mrs. Elizabeth Waters, aged 29, Miss Johanna E. Russ, aged — , dau. of Dr. John D., William H. Dodd, Jr., aged 5 mos., Miss Mary Colt, aged 16, Mrs. Abbie Spencer McNary, aged 37, wf. of J. M. B., Mrs. Esther Gibson, aged 96 years, 11 mos. ; taken to Ware- house Point for interment, Mrs. Aurelia Pierce, wife of Norris B. Pierce, aged 46, Mrs. Sarah Clerc Deming, wife of H. C. Deming, aged — ; interment postponed to June 29th on account of severe storm. Amos F. Tiffany, son of Amos and Elizabeth, aged i y. 10 mo. Laurent Clerc, aged 83, Hon. Isaac Toucey, aged 72, Miss Amanda Kelsey, aged 73, Oliver Dudley Cooke, aged 23 years, 5 mos.. Miss Ann Brocklesby, aged 52, dau. of John, Miss Sarah E. Brownell, aged 50, dau. of Bp. Brownell, APPENDIX. 709 Date of Burial. Name. Residence. Oct. 4. Miss Jennie E. Buxton, aged — ; interment at Merideu, Hartford. Mrs. Almira Goodman, aged 88, " Capt. Frederick King; died at Yokohama. Mrs. Melissa A. Wadsworth, aged 61, " Miss Sarah Adams, aged 85, " WilUam Rogers, aged 2, " Marguerita Drescher, aged 25, " Thomas A. Fi-ost, aged 20, Boston, Mass. Willie Bacon, son of Francis H. and Mary, aged 9 weeks, Hartford. Oliver Ellsworth Williams, aged 73, " Chester Adams, aged 65; Senior Warden, " George, son of Watson Welden, aged 9 mos., " Frances Beresford Burr, dau. of F. W. Burr, aged 9 mos., Alice Isabel Roberts, daughter of Alonzo, aged 14, " Edith Mallory Hubbell, daughter of Gershom B., aged 9; interment at Bridgeport, " Henry Holmes, M.D. , aged 76; interment at Litchfield, Minnie Elizabeth WilHams, daughter of Alfred, aged 10, Mrs. Charlotte Brownell, widow of Bp. Brownell, aged 83, Mrs. Martha E. Williams, aged 36, Annie Isaacs, daughter of Henry, aged 9 mos., " Miss Eliza Draper, aged 80; interment at Greenfield, Mass., " Mrs. Charlotte G. Tracy, aged 52, wife of John R., Mrs. Hannah Newton, widow of Rejoice, aged 78, Mrs. Ellen A. Field, wife of C. S., aged 28, Chicago, 111. Mrs. Mary Benton, wife of Charles, aged 70, Hartford. Mrs. Esther Belcher Fox, aged — , " Henry Trowbridge Meech, aged 65, father of the Rector; interment at Albany, N. Y., " Charles Henry Siegler, aged 20 mos., ^ " William Conner, aged 81, Annie E. Farrell, daughter of John, aged 13 mos., " Mrs. Lucretia Cooley, widow of Abial, aged 78, " Edward P. Cooke, aged 31, " Adelaide Ransom, child of Mrs. Isabella, aged 5, " Miss Lillie A. Davis, aged 21, " Mrs. Eunice Jeffery, aged 82, wife of Anthony, " Charles Sharps, aged 4, " Miss Mary A. Williams, aged 35, at Hospital, Mrs. EHzabeth Willis, aged 79, Manchester. Clarissa A. Scarritt, aged 45, Hartford. Miss Ann B. Watson, aged 76, " Mrs. Elizabeth S., wife of Dr. Gurdon W. Russell, aged 55, Nathan A. Kilbourn, aged 2 months, " Mrs. Catharine Toucey, widow of Hon. I., aged 69, Mrs. Johnson, mother of Mrs. W. H. Dodd, " Mrs. Charlotte Rudder, " Mrs. Lydia Le Hard, aged 57, " Mrs. Minerva C. Warner, aged 70, " John Schwengler, aged 45, " Elbridge G. Ham, interment at Lynn, Mass., " r 13. Rebeca P. Conner, wife of Wm. Conner, aged 80, r 27. Mrs. Ellen W. Vanderbilt, wife of Cornelius, Jr., aged 52, Henry P. De Wolf, aged 42, La Signora Clemence Muggarelli, ^vidow of the Count Pescali, aged 68, " Mrs. Sarah Shepard, aged 65, " Solomon P. Conner, aged 44, " Nov. 16. 1870. Mar. 2. Apr. 6. " 6. " 23- " 25- " 28. May 31- June 21. July 9- 16. " 16. " 19. ' ' 23- Aug. I. " 8. " 20. " 31- Sept. 13- " 16. Oct. II. 19. " 21. Nov. 12. " 25. Dec. 7- .. 18. " 27- 1871. Jan. 3- " 18. " 28. Feb. 13- Apr. 7- " 20. " 23- " 27- June 14. " 21. " 24. July 18. " 31- Aug. 15- Oct. 9. 1872. Jan. 31- Feb. XI. " 17- Mar. 6. " 7. " 12 1 " 261 Apr. 22. May 13- June 4- " 13- 710 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Burial. Name. Residence. June i6. Mrs. Almira Woodruff, aged 73, Hartford. July 8. Miss Jessie Moore, " " 26. Mathew B. Dunlap, aged 16 days, " Aug. 2. John R. Clark, son of David, aged 37, [89, " 5. Mr.s. Polly Ann Tomlinson, mother of Mrs. Chas. Chapman, aged " " 30. James Clark, son of Daniel, aged 2 years and 3 months, " Sept. I. Dr. James White, aged 50, " " II. Mrs. Susan Ellis, mother of Mrs. G. H. Clark, aged 84, " Oct. 7. John Cunningham, aged 55, " 8. Henry Pierce, child of W. A., aged 2 years and 3 months, " " 12. AHce Louise Warner, child of Allen, aged 6 years and 7 mos., " Alex. Hamilton Polk, son of Bp. Leonidas, " Louise Baker, aged 8, " Thomas B. Warner, child of Allen, aged 4 years and 5 months, " Mrs. Phebe A. Smith, of Keene, N. H., aged 86, wife of Moses, Seymour N. Case, aged 55, " Annie Meyer, child of Henry, aged 6 years and 7 months, " Grace Waterman, infant child of Edgar, " Mrs. Mary Wickham, aged 75, " Col. Frank Beach, aged 38, son of George, " James Kirkpatrick, aged 60, '' ., Feb. 26. Mrs. Ann Preston, aged 75, wife of Zephaniah, " James S. Wickham, aged 77, " Miss Theresa Moore, " Miss Delia Ann Lloyd, aged 65, dau. of Thomas, " Chas. H. Eaton, son of H. J., aged 10, " Wm. B. Carrier, aged 65, " Miss Hattie Clark, aged 37, *' Miss Esther R. Tuttle, aged 72, dau. of Samuel, " Harry Morton, agfd ly^, " Mrs. James White, " Mary Hardie, aged 4, " Robbie Biddle, aged i year and 4 months, " Infant son of Samuel Towers, " John C. Palmer, aged 66 years and 6 months, " Rev. W. H. C. Robertson, of Niagara, N. Y., Penfield B. Goodsell, aged 77, " James Woodbridge, E. Hartford. Alice Gundlach, aged 7, Hartford. John H. Isham, aged 32, " Mary Louise Sterzinger, aged 10, " Dr. Samuel B. Beresford, aged 67, " Ephraim R. Cowles, aged 50, " Dr. Wm. R. Brownell, aged 46, " Mrs. George L. Parmelee (Eunice Robbins), aged 23, " Nehemiah Rice, aged 58, " Mrs. Mary Watrous, " Mrs. Sarah S. Beach, wife of Geo., " Mrs. Amelia F. Clark, aged 35, " Mrs. Mary Winterbee, aged 73, " WiUiam P. Burrall, aged 67, " Mrs. Maria A. Bardons (Collins), aged 40, " Lena Elizabeth Brocher, aged i, " Robert Gaylord, aged i, " Mrs. Sarah M. Frost, aged 53, " Eunice Adams, " Wm. H. King, aged 27, " Dr. M. B. Renslow, aged 39, " " 21. " 22. Nov. 29. 21. " 28. " 29. 1873- Jan. 8. " 26. Feb. 8. " 21. Ash Wed. Mar. 3- May 19. 14. ' ' I7-, " 25. June July 4- 5- 26. Aug. 27. 7- " 12. " IS- " IS- " 17- " 22. Sept. — . Oct. 5- 3- " 12. " 16. Dec. 19. 3- " 9- 1874. Jan. 4- '* 5- " 15- Feb. 24. 21. Mar. 5- May Sept 14. 14. . I. 18. Dec. 14. 1875- Feb. 3- " 27. APPENDIX. 711 Date of Burial. Name. Residence. Mar. II. Mrs. Oliver E. Williams, aged 75, Hartford. May 27. George Brinley, aged 58, died in Bermuda, " July II. George Randall, drowned, " Sept. 10. James A. Canfield, aged 81, " Oct. 18. H. F. Kinne, aged 57, taken to Windham, " " 30. Susan P. Simons, aged 59, " Nov. 20. Mrs. Emily Cole, aged 41, " Dec. 17. Mrs. Sara A. Bowles, aged 30, " " 21. Mr. John A. Starbird, aged 39, " " 24. Newton Carter, aged 65, " 1876. Jan. 18. Minnie Tarbox, aged 20, " Feb. II. Lucy Marshall, aged 88, " Mar. 4. Margaret Graiff, aged 45, " " II. Warner, aged 7 months, " " 22. Penelope Ripley, aged Si, widow of Philip, " Apr. 10. Mrs. George Brinley, aged 60, " " 15. Catherine Boker, aged 35, " " 18. Elizabeth Skinner, aged 81, " Oct. 13. Peter Sunderland, aged 55, " " 27. Mrs. L. W. Richardson, " Nov. II. Mr. Isaac F. Smythe, aged 70, " Dec. 6. Fannie Glover, aged 3, " 1877. Feb. 5. Samuel H. Porch, aged 56, Mar. 15. Agnes M. Miller, aged 37, Tariffville. " 25. Charles Pearl, aged 47, ^ Hartford. Apr. 19. Edward Russell, aged 37, son of Dr. G. W., May 15. Ebenezer Pinney, aged 82, South Windsor. *May 19. Zephaniah Preston, aged 82 years, 3 mos., 29 days, Hartford. June 4. Ferdinand Pucci, aged 10 years, 7 mos., 4 days, " " 18. Hermine Nuhn, aged 44 years, 3 mos., " July 4. Winifred Burke; aged — , " Aug. 13. Mary Ap'Owen Stedman, aged 61, " " 25. Luther Parmelee, aged 71, " Sept. 16. Frances Adelaide Beach, wife of H. B. Beach, aged 45 y., 4 m., " " 24. Max Yorgensen, aged i year, 6| mos., _ " Oct. 4. Elizabeth Montague Burgess, aged 64, wife of Daniel, " " 8. Abiah Griswold, aged 68, dau. of Grove, " " 18. AmeHa A. McCollum, aged 58, Middletown. Nov. 15. Abby Jane Douglas, aged 40 yrs., 5 mos., wife of Chas., Savannah, Ga. " 19. Betsey Atkins, aged 84, widow Wm. J. Atkins, Hartford. " 27. Eliza Ann Bishop, aged 69 j^ears, 6 mos., Brooklyn, N. Y. Dec. 8. Emily Malvina Robbins. aged 63, wife of P. F. Robbins, Hartford. " II. Emma Amelia Sophia Ottlieb, aged 3, " 28. Ellen Costello, aged 16 years, II mos. , " " 31. Jonathan Ward Fuller, aged 68, " 1878. Jan. 2. Stephen Fiske, Jr., aged 9 mos., New York. 4. Julia Beach, aged 62 Vears, 6 mos., Hartford. " 8. Henry Wilson, aged 49; 22 years organist of Christ Church, " " 16. Anna Elizabeth Schmidt, aged 2 weeks, " Feb. 15. George Houston, aged 62, " Mar. 15. James Goodwin, aged 76, " " 18. George Washington Stowell, aged 30, " " 22. Mary Dalrymple Tudor, aged 78, wife of Wm. W., Brooklyn, N. Y. " 28. Joseph Henry Carboni, aged 15 mos., Hartford. " 29. Harriet Cutler Ruggles, aged 87, New Haven. * All entries after this date refer to the date of death and not to the day of burial, as heretofore. 712 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Death. Name. Apr. May I. 4. 15- i6. 26. 21. " 22. " 23. " 24. " 30. " 30. June 25. July 6. " 16. " 18. " 22. Aug. 2. Sept. 26. 3- 20. 28. 28. 3- Residence. Hartford. Oct. Nov. Dec. I. " iS. 1879. Jan. 7. " II. " 24. 31- 7- 18. 23- 9- 15- 25. II. II. 28. 14. 2S. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. I. 16. 23- 23- 25- 31- 3- 3- II. 17- 25- 2. 7- 9- 10. 26. 7- 22. Erminia Fernanda Draper, aged 19, Charles Miller, aged 52, " Mary Ellen Schlatter, aged i week, " Angie Holmes Ellis, aged 37, " Frank Joseph Gaeng, aged 54, " Carrie Louise Riedel, aged 2 years, 5 mos., " Eliza Theresa Doerr, aged 7 years, 4 mos., " Sarah Cadwell Bull, aged 85, dau. of Michael, " John Henry Parker, aged 27; i of 3 firemen killed at a fire, " Gertrude Frances Dietrich, aged 3 years, 2 mos., 19 days, " James Crimble Boyd, aged 42, " John Jackson, aged 67, " WiUiam Alfred Oakes, aged 5 mos., " Mary Brett, aged i year, 3 mos., " Mary Wilkie Reid, aged 76, " John Abbott, aged 22, " Harriet Rowell Alexander, aged 8 mos., " Frank Herbert Bitter, aged 8 mos., " George Henry Weeks, Jr., 11 mos., " Sophia Sheard, aged 43, " James Benjamin Colt, aged 62, Wethersfield. Charles Whiting Hubbard, aged 58, New York. Flora Catlin, aged 84, dau. of Grove, Boston, Mass. Frederick Percival Green, aged 52, Fairview, N. J. Jessie Esther Weeks, aged 33, Hartford. George H. Miller, aged 12 years, 8 mos., " Rufus Fuller, aged 63, " Amy Rice, aged 86, *' Moretta Centennia Wiesner, aged 2 years, 3 mos., 23 days, " Mary Leach Lathrop, aged 77, " William Phillips, aged 79 years, 5 mos.; sexton St. Paul's, " Philip Conrad, aged 2 years, 4 mos., 16 days, " Mary Augusta Kilbourn, aged 30, " Ednah Earl Howe, aged 5 mos., " Marie P. Link, aged 49, " Robert A. Johnson, aged 44, " Emil Weidlich, aged 5 mos., ' " Annie Margaret Hubner, aged 7 years, 6 mos., *' Seymour Watrous, aged 80, " William Phillips, aged 41, " Ellen Schalk, aged 66, " Harriet Russ, aged 65 years, 3 mos., widow of Dr. John D., " Anna Gesina Freiert, aged 4 mos., " Frederick Jacob Ortmann, aged 11 mos., " William Harris Morgan, aged 20, East Hartford. Otto Cuno Roth, aged 11 mos., Hartford. Anna Amelia Fresch, aged i year, 2 mos., " Johann Scheremeyer, aged 2, " Carl Frederick Pausch, aged 6 mos., " Anna May Marcy, aged 2 mos.. East Hartford. Frederick Luckingham, aged 2 weeks, Hartford. Jemima F. Mills, aged 88, South Windsor. Bridget Sullivan, aged 46, Hartford. WiUiam Striebel, aged 29, Maria Horsley, aged 70, > " Rebecca Webster Watrous, aged 29, " M. E. Hartenstein, aged 56, " John Henry Merz, aged 20 years, 6 mos. , " Catharine Gordon Isham, aged 76, wife of William, " Jacob Fresch, aged 49, " J APPENDIX. 713 Date of Death. Name. Residence. Oct. 27. Emma Ida Louisa Ulrich, aged 18, Hartford. Richard Barrington, aged 7 daj'S, " Mary Osborn Grinnell, aged 86, New York. Jane Southergill, aged 65, Hartford. AUyn Southmayd Stillman, aged 79 years and 9 months, " Mrs. Mary Tudor, aged 35, wf. of Charles C, " Flavius A. Brown, aged 73, " Dora Meissel, aged 2 years and 8 months, " Rulina P. Ellis, aged 68, Henry Oscar Faustmann, aged 5, " Rebecca Brainard, aged 82, wid. of Hezekiah, " George Wehner, aged 16 months, " Edward C. Crane, aged 34, " Wheaton Day, aged 54, Orange, N. J. Francis Ely, aged 84, Hartford. Charlotte Elizabeth Leggatt, aged 34, " Walter Arno Stevens, aged 22, " Ella Emity Clarissa Kellogg, aged 26, " Christina Wind, aged 5 weeks, " Ada Brimble, aged 11 months, " Jeremiah M. Dart, aged 45, " Josephine Harrison, aged 27, " Jeannette Ellis Clark, aged 65, wife of George H., " Andrew Blum, aged 30, " Alexander Crawford, aged 49, " Harriet Leonah Griswold, aged i, " Killean Neyebauer, aged 38 years and g months, " Harriet Munsell, aged 40, " Edward Schultz, aged 4 months, " Ellen Lavinia Gates Lee, aged 60, " Frederick Tyler, aged 85, " Giles Jefferson Lamphere, aged 77, " Janet Isabel Ellis, aged S/i months, " William Halton Flint, aged 76, " Mary Ann Hoadley Palmer, aged 68, wife of John C, Meh'etabel F. Putnam, aged 89 years and 5 months, Middletown. Gertrude K. Brownell, aged 35, wf. of H. T. B., Washington, D. C. Mary Louisa Helm, aged 3 weeks, Hartford. Mary Goodwin, aged 34, dau. of James, " William Henry Carrier, aged 32, " Annette Imlay, aged 35, dau. of Wm. H., New York, N. Y. Lena Bell Thorn, aged 9 mouths, Hartford. Lucy Melinda Alden, aged 5 months, Almii-a Goodman, aged 71, Millie Ida Moore, aged 17, " Lucretia Williams Imlay, aged 58, in Poughkeepsie.N.Y. , New York City. Maria Robbins, aged 85 years and 7 months, Hartford. Henrietta Gildersleeve Warner, aged 3 years and 4 months, Charles A. Colton, aged 74, Pittsburg, Pa. Elizabeth S.. Pierce, Hartford. Joseph Davis, aged 75 years and 3 months, " Augustus Walter, aged 57, " Thomas Henry Belden, aged 52, " Alonzo Sisson Hatch, aged 56, " Charles Liebert Dojenbach, aged 10 years and 5 months, " Ludwig Keller, aged 84 years and 6 months, " Thomas Sumner, aged 73 years and 11 months, " Clarissa Collins Canfield, aged 80 years and 4 months, " Matilda Jane Morgan, aged 30, " Nov. 4- Dec. 13- 1880. Jan. 16. " 28. Feb. 6. " 13- Mar. 7- Apr. 18. * * 20. " 29. " 30. May 9 " 13. " 26. " 29. June 7- " 8. " 20. " 26. " 29. July 9- " II. " 14. " 15- " 23- " 25- " 30. " 31. Aug. 2. " 4- " 4. " 7- " 8. Sept, , 2. " 4- " 5- Oct. 4- " 28. Nov. 14. Dec. 8. 1881. Jan. 6. " 9- " II. " 29. Feb. 2. " 5- " II. " II. " 19- Mar. 2. " 17- " 20. " 21. " 28. Apr. 3- 8. " 13- " 19- '14 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Death. Name. Residence. Apr. 26. Eliza Lynn, aged 54, Hartford. Charles Trumbull Russ, aged 28, son of Charles J., " Jennie Gilbert Jerome, aged 20, " Philura Deane Alden, aged 83, wife of Horatio, Westfield, Mass. Hannah Squires, aged 78, Hartford. Margaretha Miller, aged 29, " Willis Holmes Pierce, aged 32 years and 6 months, " Joseph M. Boost, aged 33, " Charles Dresch, " Bessie Marcy, aged 3 weeks, E. Hartford. Mary Louise Brocklesby, aged 60, wf. of John, Hartford. Isabella Lathrop Whittelsey, aged 53, wife of Wm. F., " Mary Ann Spatcher, aged 39, *' John Lunkenheimer, aged 74, " Jane Stockfield, aged 70, " Grace May Smytheman, aged 5 years and 7 months, " Frances Hey wood, aged 71, dau. of Peter, " Burdette Pierce Reisel, aged 4 days, '* Charles Harvey Northam, aged 84, " Lillie Louise Carroll, aged 10 years and 5 months, " Ingiburg Maria Stuorm, aged 23, " Orpha Utley, aged 84, " Luke Morse, aged 62, " Adelia Croade Taintor, aged 77, wid. of John A., " Lena Neubert, aged 8, " August Carl Neubert, aged 55, ' '* Abigail Canfield, aged 82, " Mary E. Freeman, aged 63, " Louise Victoria Dunning, aged 3 months, " Charles Wheaton, aged 2 weeks, " Henry S. Friebe, aged g months, " Maud Greenleaf, aged 2\^ months, '* Margaret Ann Bull, aged 79, dau. of Michael, " Louise Ann Hubbard, aged 92, " William Henry Whitman, aged 27, Windsor. Beatrice Beamish, aged 3, E. Hartford. William Brown, aged 45, Hartford. Louis Matson, aged 7 years and 8 months, son of Wm. L., " Henry Albro, aged 48, " Thomas Rutherford White, aged i year and 3 months, " Henrietta Charlotte Schulz, aged 41, " William Blum, aged 7, New York City. Emily Govan, aged 6 months, Hartford. William Pfund, aged 7 months, " Leonard Melville Orr, aged 3 years and 10 months, " George D. Judd, aged 50, " Edward P. Mitchell, aged 48, " Estella Louise Brown, aged 5^ months, " Mary Smith Merrill, aged 89, " Jane Antoinette Black, aged 40, " Dora Newberth, aged 47, " Julia Maria Pease, aged 29, " Alice Louise Goodwin, aged 23, " Lydia Brownell Wendell, aged 88 yrs., 5 mos., wife of John, " William Algen Pease, aged 5 months, " Henry Summermann, aged 3 years and 22 days, " Edith Beckley Ward, aged 8 months, New York City. Louis Weidlich, aged 2 years and 8 months, Hartford. Charles Luckingham, aged' 5 years and 7 months, " Sarah A. Boyd, aged 61, New York City. May 2. " 9- " 16. " 23- " 28. June 23- July 20. " 27- " SI- Aug. S' Sept . 2. " 23- " 25- Oct. 2. " II. " 21. " 25- Nov. 12. " 16. Dec. I. * ' 3- " 4- " 12. " 15- 1882. Jan. 29. Feb. 18. Mar. 3- " 7- " II. " 17. " 20. " 3^- Apr. 3- * ' 12. " 24. May 3- " 17. " 17- June 17- July 16. " 17- " 27. " 28. Aug. 7- * ' 23- " 26. " 29. " 30- Sept. I. * ' I. " 4- ** II. " 17- " 26. Oct. 7- " 14. " 16. " 18. APPENDIX. 715 Date of Death. Name. Residence. Oct. 23. Mary Rowe Tudor, aged 71, wid. of Henry S., Hartford. Albert Kiiebler, aged 8, East Hartford. Lurana Hale Eaton, aged 47, Hartford. Elizabeth Rosalie de Brossard, aged 85, Mrs. Emma Parkhurst Camp, aged 34, " Mrs. Clara Matilda Friebe, aged — , " Joseph C. Clark, aged 51, " Ehza B. Goodsell, aged 82, wife of P. B. G., Aubrey Field Cooper, aged 20, " Evalina Christina Becker, aged 20, " Leslie Francis Florence, aged 3 years, 6 mos. , " Frederick Ludwig, aged 5 years, 6 mos., " Mrs. Percy M. Rockwell, aged 67, New York City. Eleanor Harrison, aged 3, Hartford. Alice G. Harrison, aged 1, " Charles Frasher Critchett, aged 9 mos., East Hartford. Grace Tuttle, aged 36, dau. of Wm. F., Hartford. Lily May Zurhorst, aged 5, " Louisa Simpson Smith, aged 15 years, 4 mos., " John George Foslar, aged 2 years, 8 mos., " Edward Pring, aged 55, " Eliza S. Ortleb, aged 12, " James L. Hart, aged 37, " John H. Beck, aged 11 years, 7 mos., Denmark. Edward Nathan Calverley, aged 9 years, 10 mos., Hartford. James Reid, aged 76, Otto Blum, aged 4 years, 8 mos., New York City. Dr. William Henry Tremaine, aged 67, Hartford. William Valentine Calverley, aged 2 years, 2 mos., Nancy Naylor, aged 30 years, 6 mos., " jNIary Jane Cornell, aged 46, *' Frederick A. Brehm, aged 2 years, 2 mos., " Frad Lydit Marx Abild, si nios., *' Charles Frank, aged 10 mos., 6 days, " Mrs. Maria A. Williams, aged 82, " George Francis Smytheman, aged 7 mos., 6 days, *' Joseph Edward Caldwell, aged Si mos., " Ernest George Fletcher, aged 3^ mos., " Mary M. Russ, aged 42, " Jacob A. C. Backmeyer, aged 5 years, 3 mos., " Edward C. Hansen, aged 4, " Reginald Loomis, aged — , " Henry Clark Beckwith, aged 49 years, 4 mos., son of A. S., " Charles P. Hansen, aged 2, Mary R. Beach, aged 59, wife of Henry B., Janesville, Wis. Harold Decker, aged 5 mos., 13 days, Wethersfield. Hans J. Anderson, aged 4 mos., 13 days, Hartford. Augusta Loderquiste, aged 25 years, 7 mos., " David Gallup, aged 85, Plainfield. John Dodd, aged 63, Ouincy, 111. Mary Fosler,. aged ii years, 10 mos., Hartford. Ada Grace McCuUough, aged 7 days. East Hartford. Caroline Miller, aged 37 3'ears, 7 mos., Hartford. Mrs. Mellissa Roberts Batterson, aged 83 yrs. , 7 mos., wf. S. S. B., " Mrs. Anna DeForrest, aged 84 years, 7 mos., " Karl Zillhart, aged 48 years, 9 mos., " Charles Albert Zillhart, aged 6 weeks, " " 27. Susan Risley Northam, aged 76, " Dec. 4. !Mary Catharine Fellowes, aged 18, " " 26. " 27- " 29. " 31- Nov. 6. " 12. Dec. 14. " 24. " 24. " 26. " 28. " 29. 1883. Jan. 4- " 5- " 23- Feb. I. " 23- " 26. Mar. 3- " 4- " 5- Apr. 6. " 18. '' 22. " 23- " 24. " 30. May 3- " 23- " 25- June 15- * ' 29. July 2. * * 2. " 3- " 17- " 24. " 24. Aug. 2. " 3- '. 6.' " 8. " 8. " 9- " 13- " 17- " 18. " 21. " 27- " 29. Sept, •25. Oct. 31- Nov. 5- " 7- " 20. 7l6 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Death. Name. Residence. Dec. i8. George Eugene Mark, aged 5 mos., Hartford. " 20. Angelica A. Flint, aged 10, East Hartford. John Henry Kostanbader, aged 49, Hartford. Warren H. Burr, aged 48, " Sarah Backus Welch, aged 19, " William Watson Bibbins, aged 68, " John Miller, aged 51 years, 10 mos., ' '* Daniel Shepard Dewey, aged 70, " Henry W. Wright, aged 47, " Harry Edwin Caswell, aged 9 years, i mo., " Lottie May Andrews, aged 9 years, 3 mos., " Elizabeth Kempton, aged 57, " Charles E. McCuUough, aged 37, East Hartford. Mary Ann Taylor, aged 41, New York City. Bessie Spencer Reid, aged 2 years, 19 days, Hartford. Mavina D. Knudsen, .aged 21, " Emily Serrell Wood Beach, aged 43 yrs., 8 mos., wife of George, " Susan M. Goodrich, aged 59, " James Trotter, aged 40, " George W. Allen, aged 2 years, 9 mos., " Niles Henson Beck, aged i year, 5 mos., " Grace Theodora Allen, aged 10 mos., 15 days, " Josiah Capen, aged 86 years, 6 mos., Bloomfield. Frederick Luther Elmer, aged 2 mos., 16 days, Hartford. Melissa Irene Hills, aged 48, " Esther Maria Bull, aged 86, dau. of Michael, " Geo. Kampel March, aged 6 mos., 9 days, " Louisa Maria Jones, aged 3 years, 9 mos., " Perry Smith, aged 77, " Anna M. March, aged 24, " Elsie Pfund, aged i year, 8 mos., " Catherine Sheard, aged 29, " James F. Allen, aged 6, " Lucy A. Fox, aged 48, " Lewis Wilkinson, aged 48, Chicago, 111. Silas Savage, aged 88, Hartford. Edith Thayer Pai^mele, aged 9, " Leander C. Dickerson, aged 54, " Adeline Goodrich Goodman, aged 62, wife of L. B., " Clara Rahnenfichrer, aged 7, " Charles Frederick Koch, aged 2 weeks, " Eunice Loomis Pinney, aged 76, wife of Sidney, " Henry Hans Robert Meyer, aged — , ' Mary Fitzgerald, aged 62, . " Hattie L. Lucas, aged 35, " Paul Link, aged 27, " Frederick Philip Brehm, aged 35 years, 4 mos., " Thomas Francis Burke, aged 51, " William Fisher, aged 31, " Josephine Tuer, aged 85, " Jane Stewart, aged 77, " James Edward King, aged 4 years, 11 mos., " Harry Francis Messier, aged i j'ear, 9 mos., " Samuel Hamilton, aged 29, " Caroline Sargeant Sterling, aged 60, wife of Rev. John C, " Ella Louisa Twenty, aged 2 years, 7 mos., " Bernhard Fenerstein, aged 85, " George E. Booth, aged 20, '* Albert Rinebach, aged 2, " i8{ H- Feb. 3- " 4- " 10. " iS. " 20. " 22. Mar. 5- " II. " 12. " 20. " 30. Apr. 2. * ' 5- " 22. " 26. " 30. May 3- " 15- J^iy 10. ' ■ 31- Aug. 3- " 8. " 14. " 15- Sept. 9- Oct. 10. " 16. Nov. 3- ' ' 14. '* 15- " 22. " 22. Dec. 2. " 9- " 18. " 20. 1885. Jan. 20. Feb. I. " 6. " 15- " 21. " 22. " 27. Mar. 21. Apr. 3- ' ' 17- ' ' 21. " 29. May 7- " 8. " 8. " 9- " 12. " 28. " 29. " 31- June ; 2. APPENDIX. 717 J UllC 14. 19. July 2, ** 4- " 13- " 23- 22. .. 31- Aug 4- " 6. " 7- " 13- " II. " 17- " 21. " 24. " 28. " 29. " 30. " 30. " 30. Sept 10. " 16. " 16. " 19. " 26. Oct. I. " 10. " II. Nov. 27- Dec. I. " 4- " 9- " 13- " 15- " 27. " 28. " 21. 1886. Jan. 4- " 5- " 5- " 8. " II. " 16. " 20. " 22. " 30. Feb. 4- " 4- " 10. " 23- " 27. Mar. 17- " 18. " 18. Apr. 3- ' * 13- " 15. Residence. Hartford. Long Branch, N. J. Hartford. Newington. Hartford. East Hartford. Brooklyn, N. Y. Hartford. New York. Hartford. Date of Death. ' " Name. Frank Lewis Smith, aged 7 mos., Mary Lockwood Warner, aged 11 years, 9 mos., Rosanna Rachenbach, aged 84, Harriet Stow Adams, aged 84, Ellen M. Sperry, aged 34, Levi S. Gilbert, aged 49, Tryphena Jackson, colored, Mrs. Jackson born June 23, 1782, oldest person in city and probably in the state, aged 103 years, 2 mos., Emma Ransom Hall, aged 88 years, 7 mos., Chauncey Gleason , aged 6 1 , George Stanley Graham, aged 23, T. W. Buxton, aged 65, Neil McGehan, aged 45, Louisa F. Kingman, aged 51, Henry P. Pearsall, aged 17 mos., George Ramsey, aged 65, Richard White, aged 51 years, 9 mos., Albert E. Hodge, aged 8 years, 11 mos., Tjder Cook Fletcher, aged 6 years, 4 mos., Hattie G. Farwell, aged 42, Mrs. Laura Melissa Cad well, aged 38, Philip Lentz, aged 34, " Hermann Spiller, aged 38, " Sarah Emeline Fletcher, aged 8 years, 9 mos., " Robert Jarvis Fletcher, aged 11 years, 10 mos., " Moses Edmimd Wieglib, aged 4 3'ears, 11 mos., " Gordon Ludwig, aged 3 weeks, 4 days, " Charles Caligan, aged 61, Buffalo, N. Y. Sarah Woodbridge, aged 73, dau. of Ward W., Hartford. Eleanor Alden Butterfield, aged 41, Brooklyn, L. L Jennie Wright Bullock, aged 39, Hartford. William Grauer, aged 2S years, 2 mos., " Mabel Frances Clark, aged i year, 2 mos., " Margaret Crawford, aged 66, " Peter Sheard, aged 52, " Augustus Luke Burton, aged 3 days, " Henry Richard Me^^er, aged 1 mo., 3 days, '* Flossie Bell Coggshall, aged 5 years, i mo., " Ferdinand Fries, aged 18, " J. H. Wm. Wenk, aged 61, " Lily French, aged 3^3 hours, " Mary Fries, aged 46 years, 9 mos., " Susan Parker, aged 51, " Joseph Vogt, aged 85, . •« Arthur Old Pucci, aged 2 mos., " Don Alonzo Shepard, aged 66, " Arthur George Sherlock, aged 45 years, 6 mos., Antrim, N. H. Huldah Jilather Pinney, aged 74, Hartford. Austin Bishop, aged 55, " Elizabeth Porter Hayden, aged 61, " Julia E. Blush, aged 44, " Edward Ferdinand Sayer, aged 38, " Frank Deitz, aged 26, " Lily Korsick, aged 6 mos., " John Adam Fisher, aged 56, " Joseph Van Andan, aged Si, " John Hahn, aged 50, " Minnie Welch, aged 24, " Maud E. Clark, aged 4 mos., " 7i8 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Death. Name. Apr. 15. Elias Hull Snow, aged 65, William Wallace Booth, aged 37, Maria Feldheusen, aged 44, Albert A. Waters, aged 2 years, 7 mos., Charles Jones, aged 39, Eliot Roger Lang, aged 16 mos., Caroline Meyer, aged 43 years, 7 mos., Mary A. Litchfield, aged 70, Emma May Oelkuch, aged 19, Elizabeth Nsedele, aged 70, Mary Lichtenstein, aged 43, Edwin Robert Loeffler, aged 4 mos., Harold Jarvis Richmond, aged 2 weeks, Henry Waterman, aged 82, George Lang, aged 31, William Toohy, aged 57, Mary E. Buck, aged 25, dan. of Rev. George, Winfield Kendricks (Turner-Co wles), aged 5 mos., Charles William Wiessner, aged 4 mos., David Smythman, aged 22, Albert Edward Schlatter, aged 2 mos., Louisa Adelaide Field, aged 68 years, 6 mos., Ruth Maria Penfield, aged 84 years, 7 mos., May Abild, aged 2 mos., Annie Alexander, aged 52, Emma Hart, aged 33, Samuel Lee, aged 81, Hattie H. Smith, aged 38, Louise T. Graham, aged 75, Mary Ann Welch, aged 62, Amelia Henetta Brehm, aged 17 mos., Julia J. Callender, aged 57, James Wilson, aged 42, Charles Benton, aged 85, Maria H. Loveland, aged 50, Frank Harvey, aged 5 days, Sarah Lillian Young, aged 36, Rosetta Elizabeth Welch, aged 2, John Wiesner, aged 85, Thomas Roberts Laugh ton, aged 34 years, 4 mos. cated at fire, Willie T. Smith, aged 2 years, 9 mos., Bernard Linke, aged 33, Isabella L. Strucks, aged 27, Henry S. Emerson, aged 25, F. J. R. Pucci, aged 71, Almira Eliza Blake, aged 2 3'ears, 3 mos., Margaret Mayer Macknight, aged 65, Edward A. Waterhouse, aged 6 mos., Anna Behner, aged 57, Mary Maynard, aged 29, Charles Green, aged 74; U. S. N., Edward H. Smith, aged 53, George Granger, aged 38, Aimee Robinson Miller, aged 3 mos., Mary A. Haynes, aged 73, Minnie Bubser, aged 23, Maria Louisa Ripley, aged 55, dau. of Gen. R., Thomas Coffin, aged 77, Catherine Miller, aged 58, Residence. Hartford. " 16. May I. " 13- " 14. " 16. " 21. June 7- " 10. " 10. " 26. July 2. * * 20. " 22. " 26. '< 28. Aug. 5- " II. " II. " 18. " 23- " 30. Sept. 13- " 14. Oct. 6. " ir. Nov. 4- " 15- " 21. " 27- Dec. 7- " II. " 18. " iS. " 23- " 24. '' 27- " 29. 1887. Jan. 7- 9- " 14. " 21. " 24. " 24. Mar. 14. " 15- " 16. " 18. " 31- Apr. I. " 7. " 18. " 23- " 24. May 20. ' ' 21. " 23- " 25- June ■ 4- East Hartford. Hartford. New York City. Hartford. Northford. Hartford. Stratford. Hartford. Meriden. Hartford. i suffo- Thompsonville. Hartford. New York. Hartford. East Hartford. New York. APPENDIX. 719 Date of Death. Name. June 14. Louisa Reather Mellein, aged 62, Lillie Adela Messier, aged i year, 5 mos., James Stebbins, aged 47, Emma Eliza Foslar, aged 3 mos., John Malloy, aged 58, Christopher A. Clark, aged 3 mos., Caroline Lloyd, aged 86, dau. of Thomas L., Julia Kostenbader, aged 18, H. Tudor Brownell, aged 68, son of Bp. Brow Ernest Hvigo Ludwig, aged 8 weeks, Joseph T. Furlong, aged 29, L. Raymond Chapman, aged 11 mos., Nellie Lathrop Whittelsey, aged 17, Chauncey Benedict, aged 53, Chandler Boswell, aged i year, 4 mos., William Osmond, aged 68, Mary Fries, aged 23 years, 6 mos., Edith E. Helm, aged i year, 5 mos., Ida M. Barbour, aged 23, Jane T. Larkum, aged 52, Ethel Carl, aged 17 days, George J. Loeffler, Jr., aged 3 years, 3 mos., Walter G. Phelps, aged 29, Jane Gibbons, aged 42, Nettie Elizabeth Howe, aged 3, Emma Hack, aged 16, Frederick Treibert, aged 65, Charles Arthur McCullough, aged 16, Stephen G. Sluyter, aged 65, Margaret P. Becker, aged 5 years, 8 mos., George Burdett Williams, aged 72, Margaret Roch, aged 42, Newton M. Fowler, aged 31, Emily Amelia Parkhurst, aged 58, Eliza B. Sparks, aged 62, Francis Whaland Burr, aged 47, Thomas Skinner, aged 86, Charles M. Hyde, aged 21, Willie Bowers, aged 12, Bernhardt Grauer, aged 28, Mary Ann Smith, aged 73, Elizabeth Burr Cook, aged 77 years, 3 mos., Alexander Houston, aged 67, Hattie Belle Chaffee, aged 26, Lorenzo Bidwell, aged 73 years, 9 mos., Minnie Wehner, aged 3 years, 5 mos., John B. Griebel, aged 63, Lillian Emma Amelunxen, aged 7 weeks, Alice Dunston, aged 25, wife of Robert E., Don C. Cutchley, aged 2 years, 2 mos., Florence Christina Holcombe, aged 3 mos., August Lindner, aged 52 years, 2 mos., Emile Hetchel, aged 42, Minnie Annie Barby, aged i year, 10 mos., Hannah Carroll, aged 39, Maria Wyatt, aged 49, Alexander M. Gordon, aged 70, Agnes Gibson, aged 84, Minnie Wiesner, aged i year, 4 mos., Mary Eleanor Johnston, aged 50, Residence. Hartford. " 20. July 2. 3- " 9- " 12. " 20. " 25- Aug. 2. 8. " 8. " II. " 16. " 18. " 27. Sept. 5- Oct. I. " 11. " 23- " 27. " SI- " SI- Nov. 18. Dec. 9- " 15- " 16. " 19. " 21. " 28. 1888. Feb. 14. " 20. Mar. 4- " II. " 13- Apr. 12. * * 17- " 19- " 22. " 27. " 27- " 28. May 2. " 19. June 2. " 14- " 28. July 9- " II. " 12. " 13- " 28. Aug. 5- " 10. " 16. " 17- " 28. " 31- Sept. 2. " 17- " 22. nell. New York. Hartford. New York. Hartford. Springfield. Hartford. East Hartford. Hartford. Shelburne Falls, I\Iass. Hartford. East Hartford. Hartford. Thompsonville. Hartford. 720 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Death. Sept. 24. Fred. L Oct. 8. " 15- " 19. " 20. " 23- Nov. II. " IS- " IS- " 16. " 17- " 24. Dec. IS- " 15- " 21, 1889. Jan. I. " 21. " 21. " 26. Feb. s- " 5- " 8. " 9- " 14. " 22. " 28. " 28. Mar. 10. " 22. " 24. " 27. Apr. 2. " 10. " 15- " 18. " 23- " 24. " 26. " 28. " 29. May I. " 3- " S- " 6. " 14. " 23- " 29. June I. " 12. " 12. " 13- " 18. " 21. " 22. July 4- " 4- * * 14. " 16. " 18. " 19. Name. Lester, aged 21 years, 4 mos., vSarah D. Ripley, aged 86, wife of Gen. R., William Henry Burpee, aged 69, Jane Ellen Murtaugh, aged 29, Rhoda Woodward Xvilkinson, aged 78 years, 8 mos., Gustav Andersen, aged 24 years, 3 mos., John Benjamin Newell, aged 3 years, 2 mos., William Newell, aged 6 years, 6 mos., Samuel Bancroft, aged 53, Antoinette Amelia Newell, aged i year, 6 mos., Jennie Mather, aged 36, Dorothy May Newell, aged 6 mos., Hannah E. Fuller, aged 67 years, 10 mos., Sophia Hills, aged 85, George B. Larkum, aged 75 years, 5 mos., Susan A. Snow, aged_55 years, 5 mos., Emma M. Waterman, aged 57, Walter Keney, aged 80 years, 6 mos., John Nevins Caswell, aged 52 years, 4 mos., Sarah Giddings Hewins, aged 83, wife of Philip, Mamie L. Sherman, aged 23 years, 8 mos., WilHe Murtaugh, aged 3 years, 6 mos., William H. Parker, aged 63, Carrie. H. Anderson, aged 2 years, 5 mos., Harvey Moore, aged 52, Edward Howard Lutz, aged 2 years, 6 mos., William Linke, aged 34. John P. Hayden, aged 80 years, 5 mos., Eleanor May Tuttle, aged i, Fidelia Smith, aged 83, Lydia Ann Mary Bull, aged 76, Florian Erbert Zacher, aged 4, Annie Isliep, aged 20, Grace May Fricke, aged 8 years, 10 mos., Charles A. Shepard, aged 6 years, 8 mos., Stephen Terry, aged 47, Thomas Fleming, aged 51, Henry Mittag, aged 50, William Lungholm, aged 5 years, 6 mos., Joseph Lang, aged 64, Franklin Simon Reed, aged 6 years, 2 mos., Dora Rahba Baeder, aged 48 years, 6 mos., Emma Dietrich, aged 22 years, 3 mos., Lewis J. Young, aged 66, Amanda Thompson Benton, aged 77, wife of Charles Martha White, aged 63, Robert H. Reed, aged 34, Annie L. Peterson, aged 2 years, 6 mos., Margaret ]\IcPherson, aged 56, Helena Schirmaier, aged 37, George Ephraim Cowles, aged 36, Cora Eliza Maurice, aged 5, Alethea A. Clark, aged 66, Francesca Oelkuch, aged 55, George Albert Oldfield, aged 3 mos., Lottie Alice Cowles, aged i year, 7+ mos., Peter Nisol, aged 4, Charles Woodworth, aged 49 years, 6 mos., Frances Charlotte Clark, aged 8 mos., 5 days, Louise Alden Robinson, aged 3 years, 5 mos., dau. of Residence. East Hartford. Hartford. Utica, N. Y. Hartford. Suffield. Hartford. New York City Hartford. Chicago, 111. Hartford. Boston, Mass. Hartford, East Hartford. Hartford. Rye, N. Y. Hartford. B., East Hartford. Hartford. H. N. APPENDIX. 721 Aug. Date of Death. Name. July 22. Meta Matilda Christenson, aged 12 days, Charles Edward Hanson, aged i j'^ear, 3 mos., Edward Harold Tivy, aged 2 years, 13 days, Charles Thomas Richards, aged 3 mos., 9 days, Stella Ray Lloj'd, aged 7, Louise Philetta Hull, aged 2 mos., 7 days, William Westphal Kropp, aged 5 mos. , Mary Rowe (Tudor) Rodgers, aged 25, Sophia Filley Rice, aged 74, wife of Nehemiah, Alice J. Gray, aged i year, 9 mos., Cynthia E. Eddy, aged 69, Elizabeth F. Pitts, aged 21 years, S mos., Maria K. Button, aged So, Marjr Annie Lunenheimer, aged 84, Harriet W. Bradley Robinson, aged 80, wife of George, George Wilkinson, aged 84, Mary Simpson, aged 9 mos., i day, Hiram R. Batterson, aged 43, son of S. S. , Frank E. Lutz, aged 11 mos., 4 days, Susan Kinslar, aged 81 years, 9 mos., John C. Calhoun, aged 29, Mary N. Watchorn, aged 59, George B. Phelps, aged 19 years, 8 mos., Annis C. Gilbert, aged 52 years, 8 mos., Elizabeth J. Bassett, aged 5 years, 10 mos., Edward R. Brownell, aged 64, son of Dr. P. , Sept. 24. 28. 31- 4. 7- 9- 10. 10. II. 23- 31- 6. 8. 12. 13- 17- 30. ID. 7- Oct Nov. Dec. " 9- " 22. " 26. " 29. " 30. 1890. Jan. I. " 3- " II. " II. " 12. " 12. " 13- " 13- " 13- " 16. " 20. " 24. " 26. 30. I. 9- IS- IS- 2. " 5. " 10. Apr. 8. " 10. " 12. 26. 5- 6. " 15- June 6. 22. 28. 30. 2. Residence. Hartford. Boston, Mass. Hartford. New Haven. Hartford. Wethersfield. Hartford. New York City. Hartford. East Hartford. Feb. Mar. May July Sarah P. DeS. LeBlon, aged 34 years, 7 mos., Joseph HoUister Stevens, aged 62, Delia F. Ure, aged 27, Robert W. Brown, aged 28, William Harrison Joyner, aged i year, 2 mos., Mary Wunder, aged 63, Mary Portlock, aged 65, Louise Juliette Matson, aged 2 years, 3 mos., dau. of Wm. L George Hauert, aged 33, Maria Jennings, aged 53, Gustave Liesche, aged 28 years, 4 mos., Minnie Rammart, aged 58, Lorenzo Bridge Goodman, aged 70, Junior Warden, Jane Corss, aged 56, Adeline Perkins Corss, aged 79 years, 5 mos., wife of John, Alene Burdell Ayers, aged 6 weeks, Emily P. Davis, aged 81 years, 11 mos., wife of Joseph, Christina Petersen, aged i year, i mo., Mary Jane Cooper, aged 53 j'^ears, 9 mos., 24 days, John E. Pollard, aged 53, George C. Post, aged 53 years, g mos., Junius Spencer Morgan, aged 77; died at Monte Carlo, Mary Ann Gordon, aged 72, wife of A. M., Caroline Fisher, aged 56, Louisa H. Chaffee, aged 59, Charles Raymond Wood, aged 4 mos., Minnie Perry, aged 34 years, 9 mos., Homer C. Bill, aged 36 years, 6 mos., Anna C. DeCunsel, aged 2 years, 9 mos., Emma Charlotte Linte, aged 6 weeks, Maud Niles, aged 7 mos., 12 days, Agnes Wright, aged 3 years, 10 mos., Joseph Bouvier, aged 40, Charles Mansfield Beach, aged i day, 46 Hartford. East Hartford. Hartford. Burnside. Danbury. Hartford. London, Eng. Hartford. Middletown. Hartford. 722 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Death. Name. Residence. July II. Janet Wright, aged 2 years, 2 mos. , 10 days, Hartford. " II. Matilda Treat, aged 89 years, II mos., Middletown. " II. James Holmes, aged 8 mos., Hartford. " 13. William Lewis Hillman, aged 5 mos., 13 days, " " 15. George Eaton Nichols, aged 4 mos., " " 16. John Frederick Fifer, aged 6 mos., 6 days, " " 19. Albert J. Pease, aged 75, " Aug. 2. William Kuebler, aged 5, " 3. Mary N. Carrier, aged 49, " " 13. Charles Edward Barchfeld, aged i mo., 2 days, " Sept. 3. Henry Kallenbach, aged 4 mos., 4 days, " " 19. Lucy Morgan Goodwin, aged 79 years, 6 mos., wife of James, " 27. Ellen Rogers, aged 60, " Oct. 15. Mary E. Smith, aged 62, wife of Uriah T., " 20. Ruth B. Colton, aged 78, wife of Charles A., " " 26. Mary Campbell, aged 55, " " 30. Philemon Fredei'ick Robbins, aged 83, " Nov. 5. Charles E. Cusick,'aged 31 years, 9 mos., " " 5. Minerva Melissa Batterson, aged 69, dau. of S. S. B., " " 7. Luther P. Loveland, aged 66 years, 7 mos., Lynn, Mass. " 13. Marion Edna Larkum, aged 6 years, 2 mos., Hartford. " 15. Albert Robert Litchfield, aged 5 years, 10 mos., " " 18. Josephine Elaine Hinckley, aged 2 days, " " 21. Sarah Jane Smith, aged 26, " " 30. Frederick Heine, aged 61, " Dec. 6. Giovanni Succhesi, aged 74, " 1891. Jan. 20. William Charles Holmes, aged 6 years, 6 mos., " " 22. George Ephraim Howard, aged i year, 6 mos., " " 23. Edward J. Cusick, aged 52, " " 24. Hannah Boyd Beckwith, aged 48 yrs., 11 mos., wife of Charles, " Feb. I. John James Holmes, aged 4 years, 4 mos., " " 1. George Washington Williams, aged 32, " " 10. Charles Kaensler, aged 87, " " 10. Charles Caligan, aged 37, " " 16. John Thomas Skinner, aged 50 years, 7 mos., " " 26. Bertha Louise Elcoch, aged 2 days, " Mar. 2. Joseph Stenger, aged 31 years, 8 mos.. West Hartford. 2. Catharine E. Hill, aged 46, Hartford. " 7. Barbara L. Vosseler, aged 47, " " 13. John Wells Stancliflf, aged 77. " " 15. Mary A. Overand, aged 76, " " 18. Henry Luckingham, aged i year, i mo., " " 26. Sarah Hopewell, aged 76, East Hartford. " 30. Sidney J. Hodge, aged 2, Hartford. Apr. 5. Orlando E. Fitch, aged 87, Cambridgeport, Mass. " 24. Hattie Amanda Collins, aged 21 years, 6 mos., Hartford. " 28. Jane Ferguson Duncan, aged 5 mos., " May 10. Gustave Bartenfeld, aged — , " " 23. Eliza Davis, aged — , Bridgeport. June 3. Eunice Catharine Palmer, aged 65, Hartford. " 16. Elizabeth Newell, aged 60, *' " 17. Charles Phillips, aged 46, " " 26. Addie Breton, aged 35, " July 3. Joanna Amelia Doerr, aged 52, " " 6. Caroline A. H. Morgan, aged 71, wife of George D., " " 13. John Hoppe, aged 61, " " 25. Rosella Frances (Hotelling) Smith, aged 45 years, 4 mos., " " 30. William Price Jones, aged 22 years, 9 mos., Aug. I. Gladys Leona Cambridge, aged i mo., " " 4. Lizzie A. Winslow, aged 23, " APPENDIX. 723 Date of Death. Name. Residence. Aug. 6. Annie Chaese, aged 64, Hartford. Valentine Kunkel, aged (^,6, Henry Watchorn, aged 57, George Francis Keasley, aged 2 years, 11 mos. , " Frank C. Martyn, aged 43," New Haven. Mary Hudson Cutler, aged 80 years, 9 mos., Hartford, Jennie E. Wood, aged 59, Bede L. Dankers, aged — , Edward L. Martyn, aged 48, " Maria Sarah Lamphier, aged 91 years, 7 mos., " Margaret Costello, aged 61 years, 7 mos., " William F. Rand, aged 56, New York City. Harold Fred. Geo. Lawler, aged 2 years 3 mos., Hartford. Jerusha P. Cooley, aged Sg years, 10 mos., Joseph Luckenham, aged 44, " Horace Henry Larkum, aged 52, *' Leander H. Jaycox, aged 55, " John James Allan, aged 19, " Edna Hamilton, aged 15 mos., " Theodore C. Needele, aged 37, " Marion Helen Aberdein, aged 49, wife of David L., " Martha Reynolds, aged 4 years, 7 mos., " Charles Kern, aged 49, " Alfred Watkinson, aged 73, " Catharine Elizabeth Law, aged 51, " Frederick Buckland, aged 73, " James H. Condren, aged 34, " Mary A. Pinney, aged 88, wife of Ebeiiezer, East Hartford, Mary S. Curtis, aged 55, Hartford. Charles J. Entress, aged 9 years, 3 mos., " Tillie Sickman, aged 14, Maria L. Sage Sanford, aged 44, " Ida Dewey, aged 33, William Bush, aged 37, " Sarah F. Cooper, aged 77, " Charles H. Olmstead, aged 40, Rochester, N. Y. Thomas Calverly, aged 61, E. Hartford. Flora Lydia Cowles, aged 28, Hartford. Allan W. Warner, aged 55, Electra Beach Nott, aged 66, Etta Carrie Dow, aged 4, Fidalins Glokler, aged 43, William Henry Scherp, aged 14 mos., Franklin Whitmore Sommermann, aged 6 mos., William Brink Ramsdell, aged 6, William Holmes, aged 33, Carl Albert Scherp, aged 4, Sumner Carr, aged 17, Emma Hauser, aged 36, Adolph Fries, aged 19, Julia C. Simmering, aged 76, Florence Annie Schumacker, aged 4 mos., Margaret Mitchell, aged 53, David L. Aberdein, aged 50, Charles Edward Hanson, aged 5 mos., Thomas Backus, aged 81, Charles M. Crawford, aged 48, Florena Lind, aged 4, Charles Tuller, aged 83, Richard G. Bunce, aged 62, Brooklyn, N. Y. " 15- " 17- " 23- Sept. 23- " 27. Oct. 2. " 3- " 12. " 21. " 30. " SI- " SI- Nov. 10. " 24. " 26. " 29. Dec. 3- " 6. " 6. " 14. " 15- " 16. " 18. " 21. " 24. " 26. " 26. " 27- " 30. 1892. Jan. 8. " 23- Feb. 6. " 17- " 19. " 26. Mar. I. " 18. " 20. " 30. Apr. 30. May 4- " 16. " 19- " 22. " 23- '' 26. July 5- 8. " 8. " 15- " 19. " 29. " 30. Aug 6. ' ' 9- " 15- " 20. " 27. " 29. 724 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Death. Name. Residence. Sept. 5. Sarah Larkin, aged 89, Hartford. " II. Florence Annie Schteffer, aged I, " 24. William Metz, aged 7 mos., Oct. I. Sarah Gilman Young, aged 61, " 20. Isabella Belden, aged 32, " 22. Mary M. Nicholson, aged 51, Nov. 8. Harry B. Porter, aged 27, " 26. Mrs. Jennie E. Harding, aged 48, East Hartford. " 28. Frank T. A. Chaese, aged 30, Hartford. Dec. 8. Harry Belden, aged 24, Albany, N. Y. " 12. Mrs. Clara Beck, aged 33, East Hartford. " 14. Mrs. Caroline Maria Miller, aged 59, Hartford. " 16. Mrs. Cythia F. Bishop, aged 72, " 20. Arthur T. Adams, aged 49, " 29. Mrs. Emma Lux, aged 56, 1893. Jan. 2. Miss Naomia Rice, aged 84, 4. Mrs. Ann Farley, aged 79, 5. Mrs. Mary L. Forst, aged 29, " 16. Benjamin Gennery, aged 71, " 18. William L. Wright, aged 21, " 22. Grace L. Hollister, aged 21, " 30. James T. Sherman, aged 54, Feb. 3. Bartholemew James Murphy, aged 49, " 7. Mary Jeanette Keney, aged 80, wife of Walter K., " 14. Stephen P. Abell, aged 72, " 22. James E. Woodruff, aged 48, son of O. D., Mar. 17. Benjamin F. Hurlburt, aged 74, " 18. Mrs. Sarah Goodale, aged 65, " 20. Mrs. Charlotte S. Thatford. aged 78, " 22. Mrs. Abigail Jane Cornwall, aged 57, " 23. John W. Nichols, aged 77, " 25. Mrs. Lucy A. C. Carrier, aged 86, wife of Wm. B., Apr. I. Mrs. Emma B. Stebbins, aged 29, 4. Mrs. Eltruda H. Ely, aged 92, " 15. Mrs. Delia Burr Jewett, aged 70, wife of George D., " 26. Mrs. Sarah Jane Smith, aged 61, " 28. Sidney A. Ensign, aged 76, May 6. Emma Sommermann, aged 22, " II. Miss Margaret Backus, aged 68; died at Middletown, " 15. Miss Jane Allen Wood, aged 6 years, 8 mos., East Hartford. " 19. Jennie Elizabeth Frish, aged 2 mos., Hartford. June 29. Mrs. Almira Houston, aged 82, July 2. Frank Edward Dolan, aged 3 mos., " 12. Alexander Anderson, aged 7 mos., " 17. John Laiman, aged 71, Aug. 14. James William Pagram, aged 34, " 17. George H. Parker, aged 75, San Jose, Cal. " 22. Sarah Bell Fries, aged 18, Hartford. — — . Maria Bunce, aged 64, Brooklyn. Sept. 4. Nellie Alice Sharpe, aged 3 mos., Hartford. " 18. Martha A. Belden, aged 85, Oct. 13. George W. Hubbard, aged 52, West Hartford. " 16. Albert Grunack, aged 25, Hartford. " 23. Anna Lucia Madsen, aged 38, Nov. 13. Caroline Law, aged 38, " " 19. Alice Calverley.'aged 32, East Hartford. Dec. 4. Laura S. Dickerman, aged 78, Hartford. 5. Adolph Anderson, aged 19 years, 5 mos., " 14. Leonard H. Nott, aged 75, " " 18. David S. Rice, aged 4 mos., " APPENDIX. 725 Date of Death. Name. Dec. 19. Catherine Tresch, aged 52, Jeremiah Jones, aged 88, William M. Bubser, aged 32, Elizabeth Mooney, aged 37, Margaret Haughton, aged 71, David Henry McCandlass, aged 39, Annie Mabel Nolan, aged 9 mos., Maria Louise Ellsworth, aged 19, Louise J. Whittlesey, aged 45, wife of George C. Josephine Booth, aged 52, (c) Jessie Bothwell, aged 54, William C. Beyer, aged 31, Mrs. Sarah F. Wright, aged 63, Mrs. Katherine K. Calloway, aged 62, Mr. Harvey B. Seymour, aged 61, Frederick A. Ellis, aged 49, Agnes L. Reid, aged 16 mos., Mrs. Rebecca Gregory, aged 80, Charles E. Terrell, aged 7 years, 6 mos., Mrs. Carrie L. Adams, aged 41, Mrs. Lydia M. Lester, aged 62, William Brown, aged 36, Frances Ellen Watrous, aged 50, Winiford Geneva Perkins, aged 9 mos., Hattie Fitch, aged 17, Mary Elizabeth Earle, aged 78, wife of Morris, Frederick T. Covel, aged 50 years, 9 mos., Mrs. Amelia Kerns, aged 38, Mrs. M. M. Bond, aged 59. Mrs. Laura L. Robinson, aged 25, Gustavus Booth, aged — , Margaret Dyer Young, aged 5 mos., Hugo F. Ludwig, aged 62, William B. Lloyd, aged 34, Albert H. Kent, aged 27, Henry Keney, aged 88, Jessie Albertina Shepard, aged 26, Nicolo Lasizza, aged 22, Herman Jones, aged 13, George H. Carr, aged 45 years, 6 mos., Albert K. Tillotson, aged 10 mos., Kate M. Brown, aged 53, Howard P. Ross, aged 58, Matilda Hack, aged 55, John E. Edward, aged 46, Harriet L. Hoadley. aged 92, wife of Wm. H., Grace M. Hunt, aged 46, wife of Milo, William F. Tuttle, aged 83, Julia W. Skinner, aged 77, Annie E. Clark, aged 46, Rev. William Lewis Bostwick, aged 64, Henrietta Brunotte, aged 59, Sarah Jane Spalding, aged 81, Alice Andrews, aged 46, Ella Mary Edwards, aged 72, Isaac Beecher Davis, aged 78, Minor Warner, aged 55, Annie Teuber, aged 35, Chauncey W. Gleason, aged 30, Residence. Hartford. " 23- ' ' 27. * ' 30. 1894. Jan. I. '' 24. " Si- Feb. ll. " 28. Mar. 16. " 26. Apr. 25- May II. " 15- " 16. " 24. " 22. June II. " 14. " IS. " 19. " 23- * ' 30. July 28. Aug. 9- " 14. " 20. Sept. I. " 6. Oct. 21. Nov. I. " 2. ' ' 5. " J-3- ^* IS- ** IS- " 17- Dec. 20. " 21. " 31- 1895. Jan. TO. Jersey City. Hartford. East Hartford. Hartford. East Hartford. Hartford. Newark, N. J. New York City. Hartford. 27. Feb. 8. ' * iS- '■ ' 17- * * 22. Mar. 27- 12. Apr. 13. 3- " 3- " 4- " 7. * * 9- " 10. May II. June 2. East Hartford. Fair Haven. Hartford. 726 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Date of Death. Name. Residence. June 8. Cora Louise Wolcott, aged 33, Hartford. " 9. Sarah Tuttle, aged 78, wife of William F., " " 30. Robert Stanton Fuller, aged 75, " July 12. Lauretta Cowles, aged 4 mos., " " 23. Ellison Hubbard Young, aged 44, " " 28. Smith S. Parker, aged 75, " " 31. Gurdon T. Chapman, aged 72, Wethersfield. •^ug. 5. Josie L. Craemer, aged 26, Hartford. 7. William H. Miner, aged 35, " " 8. Rosella Lloyd, aged gi, dau. of Thomas, " " II. Sarah B. Hulett, aged 74, Southington. " 13. Isaac P. Davis, aged 84, Hartford. " 27. Ruth I. Hewes, aged 2 years, 8 mos., " Sept. 10. Cordelia R. Cook, aged 75, " Oct. 14. Grace May Calverley, aged 4, East Hartford. " 17. William M. Brown, aged 48; died at Middletown, Hartford. " 26. Fannie Saltonstall, aged 51, wife of Rector, " Nov. I. Albert T. Litchfield, aged 33, " " 8. Caroline Copperberg, aged 30, " " 9. Emily Cooley, aged 77, " Additions and corrections have been made in this list of burials to make it more correct, so that more appears than is to be found in the original record. Mr. George E. Hoadley has been very helpful in this matter. DIOCESAN CANON \\.— Of Parochial Registers and Reports. Sec. I. In order to give effect to Title I., Canon XVIII., Section i, of the Digest, it is hereby required that every Minister of this Church shall keep a regis- ter of all the baptisms, marriages, and funerals solemnized by him, specifying the names of the parties married, of those baptized, and of their sponsors, and of the persons buried, and the time when each rite was performed. He shall also enter therein the names of the persons confirmed, of the communicants, and of the fam- ilies belonging to his Parish, which register shall be deposited with the Clerk, in case of his removal from the Parish. ADDENDA. Christ Church, Parish House, Hartford, Conn., Dec. 9, 1895. Dear Dr. Russell : The enclosed tables of footings and averages should be accompanied by the following A'otes. 1. The footings are approximately, not absolutely, correct. The early records were imperfectly kept and hence in them as in later chron- icles one finds errors of both omission and commission. 2. The average of attendance in 1894-95 is probably more accurate than others, for during that year the number present at the two principal services were counted by three persons, and their returns compared be- fore the entry was made. If the same care had been taken in previous years it is probable that the decrease, if any, would not be so marked. 3. The gradual removal of families from the business quarter to the residence portion of the city, increases distance from the Church, and furnishes a ready excuse for non-attendance. 4. A comparison of the average number of communions, with the number of communicants enrolled, seems to demand some explanation. {a.) Many whose names appear in the List of Communicants are persons who have received Lutheran confirmation, and had been ad- mitted to the privileges of full membership in Christ Church in years previous to my coming. A large proportion of these do not commune at all in our church, and some not oftener than twice yearly, at Xmas and Easter. {b.) Some who attend other churches regularly have neglected to ask for the canonical letter of transfer, preferring to retain membership in this Parish. Hence their names still appear on our list, although they neither attend the services nor contribute to the support of the Church. It seems proper that the facts above stated should be borne in mind when one desires information regarding both the past history and pres- ent condition of the Parish. Faithfully, L. W. SALTONSTALL. 728 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Footings taken from the Parish Register from the earliest dates 1801 to Dec. i, 1895 : Baptisms, . Confirmations., Marriages, Burials, total number 3,475 1,887 996 2,156 Table of Annual Baptisms, etc., carefully prepared by Rev. Mr. Saltonstall. C ui ir. xn rf 1) uj d 0) Year. .2 Vh .2 iri Year. i a .2 in « 'H • "3 •43 m *(-. .3 p. C u 'C p. n u 'u rt si pl 0! 01 n W % m 1 m s « 1801 I I 1840 36 27 II 34 1802 15 4 1 841 33 38 6 44 1803 49 I 1842 54 26 9 35 1804 16 3 1843 56 35 9 28 1805 16 5 1844 37 26 7 30 1806 31 8 1845 71 26 9 21 1807 12 7 1846 31 19 14 29 1808 17 9 1847 37 19 8 26 1809 38 14 1848 26 II 7 20 iSio 24 16 1849 35 20 12 30 1811 23 5 1850 24 I 12 22 1812 56 3 4 1851 19 20 6 15 1813 51 7 4 1852 19 28 6 14 1814 42 6 1853 29 24 8 20 1815 22 6 4 1854 24 17 12 13 1816 40 6 6 1855 28 13 3 12 1817 32 22 I II 1856 47 40 10 14 1818 15 4 7 1857 33 53 II 13 1819 27 5 2 1858 56 61 13 22 1820 17 21 3 II 1859 29 — 15 27 1821 35 49 6 14 i860 37 24 9 29 1822 24 10 22 1861 49 — iS 24 1823 42 15 18 "1862 27 5 5 23 1824 14 1863 26 22 10 33 1825 34 6 18 1864 26 35 8 28 1826 27 5 26 1865 28 18 10 20 1827 27 44 10 16 1866 27 12 12 24 1828 35 21 8 18 1867 31 18 7 16 1829 21 5 II 1868 27 12 9 19 1830 47 34 6 19 1869 12 26 9 19 1831 42 20 6 23 1870 43 51 7 26 1832 22 21 8 13 1871 17 23 13 16 1833 23 27 11 16 1872 18 18 3 28 1834 29 9 II 25 1873 35 18 4 28 1835 38 24 II 23 1874 36 9 6 II 1836 48 36 13 31 1875 21 9 5 12 1837 41 26 8 22 1876 28 38 4 12 1838 47 48 9 27 1877 66 19 7 22 1839 52 28 9 35 1878 62 54 12 37 ADDENDA. 729 ui c C (A C/3 U) 0! 1 Year. S S be .2 Year. g 01 B u .2 .2 P. C ii 0. a c« p a p pa S pa PQ s pa 1879 6=, 37 II 37 1889 79 45 29 70 1880 34 16 16 38 1890 96 66 22 61 1881 40 2q 16 43 1891 67 52 37 64 1882 54 28 25 48 1892 39 20 16 46 1883 72 18 30 48 1893 33 30 22 48 1884 56 6 19 36 1894 27 33 23 36 1885 94 58 34 59 *l895 23 27 15 40 1886 77 54 26 9 33 24 58 50 1887 1888 33 27 28 4b 3475 1887 996 2156 * To Advent, Dec. i, 1895. Averages taken from the Record of Services for terms specified : OF ATTENDANCE AT SUNDAY SERVICES. Hour of Service. 8 A.M. 10.45 A.M. 7.30 P.M. *i89i-92, .... 2l|f 27O5V 2o6i|- 1892-93, .... 2lf| 285A 2I0H 1893-94, .... 21M 248II 208vL 1894-95, .... i6if 225ft 161H * Advent to Advent. OF COMMUNIONS ON FIRST SUNDAYS. Hour of Service. 8 A.M. 10.4s A.M. Total. Enrolled. 1891-92, .... 3o| I55I i86| 882 1892-93 43i 135 i78i 789 1893-94, .... 32i I24i 1 56-1 909 1894-95, .... 26i II4H 14I3 931 730 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. List of those who have been Vestrymen in the Parish, with the year in which they were first chosen : Griffin Stedman, Nathan Morgan. Asa Farwell. Charles Brainard, Samuel H. Huntington. Isaac Toucey. Joseph Church, Denison Morgan, * Solomon Porter. Charles S. Phelps, Ebenezer Collins, Charles Spencer. William T. Lee. Ebenezer Flower. Dudley Buck, James Goodwin, Jr., Lemuel Humphrey, Hezekiah Huntington, Jr., Charles H. Northam. Edmund B. Stedman, Erastus Goodwin, Horace W. Goodwin, Thomas Belknap. Ward Woodbridge, Timothy M. Allyn, Philip Ripley. Haynes Lord, Wm. H. Hoadley, Zephaniah Preston. Charles A. Col ton. Hezekiah Brainard. Philemon F. Robbins. Miles A. Tuttle. John A. Taintor, John B. Eldredge. Walter Keney. Junius S. Morgan, William R. Phelps, John W. Bull, George Sumner. Gurdon W. Russell. Flavins A. Brown, Alfred Watkinson, William Isham. Thomas T. Fisher. Charles H. Sigourney. 1796. Samuel Cutler, John Thomas, 1820. Jacob Ogden, 1822. John Jeffery, 1823. Elias Morgan, Peleg Sanford, 1824. William Burr, 1825. Aaron Bradley, John Thomas. 1799- Thos. Sanford, Jr. Joseph Utlej', James Bull, 1826. James Ward, 1827. John McCrackan, 1829. Michael Olcott. 1830. 1801. Roger Wads worth, Michael Bull, Nathaniel Blake. 1803. Joseph Hart, Daniel Goodwin, 1831. Samuel Tudor, Jr. , John Hamilton. 1804. William Weller. 1805. George Pierce, Samuel LedHe. 1834- 1806. Thomas Lloyd, Jr. 1807. John Butler, John Pierce, Thomas Glover, 1835. William Weare, 1837- Cyprian Nichols, 1839. James Church, 1840. 1808. WilHam H. Imlay, 1841. Roland Lee. 1843. 1809. Roswell Bartholomew, Jeremy Hoadley, 1844. Seth Whiting. 1845. 1813. Eliakim Hitchcock. 1814. James M. Goodwin, Philo Hillyer. 1816. Simeon Griswold, 1847. Joseph Wheeler. 1848. 1818. Christopher Saunders, Judah Bliss, George Beach. 1849. 1819. John T. Peters. 1850. ADDENDA. 731 1851. Allyn S. Stillman, Thomas J. Fales, Thomas Skinner. 1852. Philip Ripley, Jr., W. H. D. Callender. 1853. John W. Bull, John Brocklesby, WilUam Mather, Chester Adams, H. D. Wells. 1854. WilHam F. Tuttle, Normand Lyman, Jr. 1855. Thomas A. Alexander, Charles R. Chapman. 1856. Elisha Johnson. 1857. Henry K. Morgan, Charles Benton. 1858. James Bolter, James M. B. McNary, Samuel H. White, H. T. Brownell. 1859. George D. Jewett, Julius Young. 1S60. Benjamin F. Ellis, George E. Hatch. 1861. Daniel Goodwin. 1862. Charles J. Hoadly, Sihion Towle, Julius Case. 1863. Newton Carter. 1865. Carlos C. Kimball, Sylvester G. Farnham, Jr 1866. Joseph Hall. 1867. Leonard A. Dickinson, Francis W. Burr. IS69. Isaac B. Davis. I87I. J. Watson Beach, William L. Matson, Frank J. Knox. 1872. Charles E. Dustin. 1875. John C. Palmer, Lorenzo B. Goodman. 1876. George C. Jarvis. 1877. George W. Hubbard. 1880 John F. Tracy, Sidney B. Curtis. I88I. Charles T. Russ. I8S3. L. W. Clarke. IS84. C. W. Strickland, E. S. Bartlett. 1885. H. H. HoUister. 1886. George Ellis. 1887. F. S.^Crossfield. 1888. E. M. Bunce, John D. Tucker. IS90. William H. Dodd, John M. Taylor. 1891. Charles C. Beach. 1892. T. Belknap Beach. 1893. James J. Goodwin. Present Officers of the Parish. Rev. Lindall W. Saltonstall, Rector. Rev. James P. Faucon, Assistant Minister. George Ellis, Senior Warden. John C. Tracy, Junior Warden. Edwin S. Bartlett, Sidney B. Curtis, Herbert H. Hollister, Wm. L. Matson, Wm. H. Dodd, T. Belknap Beach, N Vestryjnett. John D. Tucker, Charles C. Beach, GuRDON W. Russell, George Beach, James J. Goodwin, 732 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Herbert H. Hollister, Clerk. Sidney B. Curtis, Treasurer. T. Belknap Beach, j_,^^^^^.^^^^ John D. Tucker, ) George Ellis, | £)gig^ates to Diocesan Cofiventzon. James Bolter, ) John R. Tracy, \ Subsiztuie Delegates. John M. Taylor, ) H. F. Williams, Organist. George R. Kelley, Sexton. STATISTICS OF THE PARISH FOR 1895. Families, . . ... 485 Whole number of individuals, 1,907 Baptisms — Infants, 25 Adults, 2— 27 Confirmed, .... 27 Communicants registered. 931 Marriages, .... 16 Burials, ..... 44 Sunday-school Teachers and Officers, . 44 Scholars, .... 306 Studying for the Ministry, I Churches or Chapels in the Parish, 2 Income and Contributions. For Parochial Support. Income from Property, . . . . \ Income from ordinary sources (pew rents and offerings), ..... For Parochial Work. Communion Alms, ..... Other contributions for charitable work within the Parish, ..... Contributions for Sunday-schools, Contributions for Missions in the Parish, Contributions for other Church work within the Parish, ...... For Diocesan Work. Convention Fund, ..... Mission Work, ..... Education, ...... Charities and other work, .... For Domestic Church Work. Missions, ...... Other work within this Church, '2,345-oo 5.887.33 212.83 i, 232. 33 379-45 918.28 616.59 $2,905.13 37-50 467.80 183. II 394-25 $1,082.66 1,410.91 745-02 $2,155-93 ADDENDA. 733 For Foreign Missions, $657.94 For O titer Ciiarities, 150.13 Total within the Parish, ..... $11,137.46 Total without the Parish, ..... 4,046.66 Total, ....... $15,184.12 Draper Memorial Tablet. A handsome memorial tablet to the memory of the Misses Draper, who conducted the famous Draper Seminary for Young Ladies on Trumbull street for about thirty years, was unveiled in Christ Church on the morning of November first. Appropriate services were held. The service was that appointed for All Saints' Day. The morning prayer was said by the Rev. J. P. Faucon, assistant minister of the parish, and the Rev. Francis Goodwin ; the Holy Communion was celebrated by the Rev. Dr. Samuel Hart of Trinity College, the Rev. Dr. George H. Clark, formerly rector of Christ Church, reading the Gospel. After the Gospel Dr. Hart made an address, first reading the following letter from Bishop Williams to Mrs. Gurdon W. Russell : — MiDDLETOWN, October 31, 1895. My Dear Mrs. Russell : — I very greatly regret my inability to be present with you to-morrow at the memorial service in Christ Church. My memories of the Draper family in Greenfield and of the school in Hartford go back more than sixty years. When I came to Hartford in 1833 I found the school in full success, and doing an admirable work, such work as it continued to do as long as its founders lived. It occupied a prominent position among the girls' schools of the period, a position which I think it never lost. I rejoice to know that a memorial to the Misses Draper is to be placed in Christ Church, where they so long worshiped, as members of a parish in whose welfare they always took a deep and generous interest. I am, very truly yours, J. WILLIAMS. The Memorial Tablet. The tablet is placed on the south wall of Christ Church, between the two center windows. It is of brass and is mounted on an Alp green marble slab. The tablet was made by the Gor- ham Manufacturing Company and cost about $400. Other ex- penses brought the total to nearly S500. The fund was contri- buted by about 100 pupils and former teachers of the schogl. 734 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. The tablet bears the following inscription. To the Glory of God And in Grateful Memory of four sisters, Eliza Charlotte Julia and Catherine Draper, This memorial was here placed on All Saints Day, 1895, by some who had been their pupils, 1S31-1863. " They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament. Letter from Rev. Mr. Finch. St. James' Rectory, Grp:enfield, Mass., Nov. 8, 1895. Dr. Gurdon W. Russell — Dear Sir: As illustrative of the fact that Christ Church, Hartford, Conn., was, at one time in its history, a missionary center to a large outlying region, the following notes are furnished from the records of St. James' Church, Greenfield, Mass.: " On the same day (Sept. 24, 18 12), previous to the above mentioned agreement " (agreement signed by those interested in forming an Epis- copal parish), " the Rev. Philander Chase, Rector of Christ Church, in Hartford, Connecticut," who had encouraged the people to take this step, "performed divine service and delivered a lecture at the Congre- gational meeting-house in this town, and the holy ordinance of Baptism was administered to twelve persons. "On the evening of the 25th of September service was performed and a lecture delivered by Rev. Mr. Chase, at the house of John E. Hall. From this time until the November following we assembled reg- ularly every Sunday at our respective houses and performed Divine Service and read sermons." Mr. Thos. Chapman and IMrs. Elizabeth Hall, having been ap- pointed by the parish to solicit funds for the erection of a church build- ing, the rector, wardens, and vestrymen of Christ Church, Hartford, gave them a letter bearing date March 17, 1813, commending their cause to the clergy and laity of New York city. This letter is signed as fol- lows : Philander Chase. Rector. John Morgan, ) Wardens. Michael Olcott, ) James Ward, Charles Sigourney, Wm. H. Imlay, Eliakim Hitchcock, Samuel Tudor, Jr., "; Vestry. Thomas Glover, Jeremy Hoadley, Cyprian Nichols, Roswell Bartholomew, ADDENDA. 735 This letter was endorsed March 24, 1813, by John Henry Hobart, Assistant Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, New York. Six hundred dollars were raised as the result of the trip to New York. "On Sunday, May 9, 1813, Mr. Chase performed Divine Service at the Church room and administered the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. " In the afternoon Divine Service was performed at Mr. C. Munn's Hall, on account of the number of people being so great that they could not all be accommodated in the room at Mr. Hall's. The ordi- nance of Baptism was administered to six persons. " On Monday the loth day of May, A.D. 1813, between the hours of 9 and 10 o'clock, a. m., the Corner Stone of St. James' Church was laid in the northwest corner of the foundation for the Chiu'ch by the Rev* Philander Chase, Rector of Christ Church, Hartford." (The service for this occasion, arranged by Mr. Chase, is entered in full in the records.) Mr. Chase preached the sermon at the Consecration of the Church, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1814." Truly Yours, P. VOORHEES FINCH. The illustrations for this volume were obtained from photo- graphs and oil paintings, sometimes after much difficulty and research. That of Rev. Mr. Wainwright is from a painting owned by his son, the late Wm. A.M. Wainwright, M.D. That of Rev. Dr. Wheaton is from a painting owned by the late vSamuel Tudor, which is now in the library of Trinity College. Those of Rev. Mr. Burgess and Rev. Mr. Chauncey are from paintings in the art gallery of the Watkinson Library by the elder Flagg. That of Dr. Smith was found in the interior of New York, much impaired, but was skillfull}^ restored. Photo- graphs of all these were taken by the Stuarts of this city, and rendered into autotypes by Bierstadt of New York. ERRATA. Page 236, 15th line from top, for 1859, read 1857. 450, 504, 7, 8, Ellin and Kidston, 452-53, for William H. Miller, 465 for Augus/«j H. 476 for ^laxy Jennette 496 for Wm. H. 519 for George H. 521 for Mary K/eth 522 for Mary Butler Ellin and Kitsoji. William M. Augusta H. Mary Jeannettc. Wm. W. George E. Keith. Lucy Butler. OJIItnigl)ty Bod, who hast knit together thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of thy Son Christ our Lord ; Grant us grace so to follow thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which thou hast pre- pared for those who unfeignedly love thee ; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. INDEX OF SUBJECTS. Page. Academy, Hartford, incorporated, ..... 69 Address at consecration of Church, 1829, 277 congratulatory to Bishop Brownell, 2S3 Alms Basin presented, 436 Chest presented. 437 Apothecaries, early, in Hartford, 37 Auditor, appointment of, 400 Baptisms, in Hartford, 41 by Rev. Roger Viets, . 514 Abraham Jarvis, 521 from 1 801, 531 register of, to be kept. 206 Bell, in Hartford, 62 for Church, 205, 319 subscription for. 184, 418 repair of, 414. 417 ringing of. 384. 430 purchase of chimes. 414 Benevolent Society, Ladies, . 323 Bishop, Abraham Jarvis, death of. 65 T. C. Browmell, election of, 69 " " address to. 283 " " resolutions on death of. 417 George Burgess, 420 Philander Chase, " " 383 Bishop's Fund, subscription for. 207 increase of, . 245. 303 salary, payment of, 284 chair presented. 322 Burials, in Hartford, . 41 register of, to be kept, 206 by Rev. Roger Viets, . 516 from 1812, . 689 Centennial, semi-, committee on, 453 celebration of , . 498 thanks for sermon, etc.. 456 Chancel, carpet and decorations presented, 330 window. 390 alteration of, . 450, 504 47 , 738 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Chapel, erection of, considered, .... 294, 306, 427 use of, granted to Germans, . 397 " " St. John's parish, . 346 week-day services in, . 430 Chimes, purchase of, considered. 414 Choir, addition to, . . 375 resignation of, . 376 action regarding, • 379- 382 attendance at week-day services. 397 male authorized, 464 old, discontinued, 465 vested, authorized. 466 Chorister, compensation of , . 309 Choir stalls, . . • . 471 Church, building of, 1786, 52 description of , . 56 corner stone laid, 1828, 75 cost of, 1830, 108 subscription for. 106, 159, 160 consecration of, . -13 . 55- 75 , 169, 2 72, 275, 276, 277 new, subject considered. 73, 261, 267, 270, 316 old, sale of, . 270, 271, 282 heating, .... 64, 209, 355 lighting, 71. 256, 257, 370 repairs and alterations, 206, 295, 302, 315, 326, 32 9. 356, 388, 389. 431, 460, 461 completion of, considered, • 304- 313. 315 builder, gift to, . 76 weddings in. Wardens consent necessary, 395 keys, where to be kept, 284 adjoining owner granted privileges, . 465 indebtedness considered, 172, 285, 313, 351, 352, 3 53- 383- 384. 385, 4 30, 432, 434, 436 fund, trustees incorporated, . 59 scrip, .... I 01, 302, 310, 491 sittings in, altered, 71, 256, 382, 383 " lease and sale of , ] 74, 364, 369, 427 " assignment of, 271, 30C )- 311. - 526, 388, 400, 413 free at evening service. 460 of England, members of. 33. 44 at East Windsor, 250 at Greenfield, Mass., . 734 in Huntington, . 181 in Simsbury, 35 missionaries. 34 services first in Hartford, , 34 omitted during Revolution, 45 literature, sale of, 204 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 739 City reservoir, action regarding, mission, collection for, Clergy, in charge during vacancy, compensation to, vote of thanks to, connected with parish, list of, Clerks, parish, list of, Collections, amount of, College, Washington, . commencement exercises in Church, Communion service, purchase of, etc., Constitution, diocesan, adopted, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Ladies Benevolent Society, Contributions, method of increase considered, Convention, diocesan, delegates to, . " held in Christ Church, Court House property, purchase and sale of, 2S5, 295, Deaf and Dumb, action regarding, Deaths, register of, to be kept. Desk, subscription for trimming, East Windsor, services at. Endowment Fund, Episcopalians in Hartford, 1774, Errata, .... Expenses, adjustment of income, not to exceed income, . 376 382 85, 286 296 Fence, action concerning. Finances. See Funds, Indebtedness Font, .... Funds, report on, Fund, Adams, . Thomasin A. Beresford, Brownell Memorial, Burhans Scholarship, . Peter S. Chauncey, Episcopal Church, Flower, . L. B. Goodman, Mary Goodwin, Hartford Hospital, Frances Heywood, Mary Jeannette Keney, Walter Keney, . Mary S. Merrill, Page. 263, 266, 319 380 433. 470 378 443. 471 527 529 58 72, 203 311, 382 230, 352 258 258 324 388 57 527 . 297, 303. 305-6 220 206 167 250 58 44 735 327 430 264, 370, 376, 377, 378, 3S4, 387 etc. 309. 141 322. 475 81, 148 126, 148 150 131. 150 145 148, 476 81, 148 123, 148 150 136, 140 145 150 149, 476 151 140 740 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Fund, Charles H. Northam, . Susan R. Northam, Open Hearth, .... Rogers scholarship, Grace Tuttle, .... Bishop's, subscription for, increase of , . Church, trustees incorporated, for endowment, Greenfield, Mass., Church at, Hartford, Academy incorporated, Library Company,. Rector made member, History of Parish, completion of, Huntington, aid to Church in. Indebtedness, action regarding, 285, 313, 327, 351, 352, 353, 383, 384, 385, 402, 430, 431, 436 subscription for, .... 172, 418, 426, 434 loi, 302, 310, 491 56 Page. • 132, 148 . 136, 149 140, 149, 473 143 • 140, 149 207 • 245, 303 59 58 734 69 60 . 462, 477 181 • 35. 42, 46, , 163, 174, 181, 282, 53- Church scrip. Institution of Ministers, service for, Land, purchase of, . sale of , . • . . 76, 162 in north part of city, presented, action regarding gangway, boundary lines, statement of title, Lay Reader, Letter to Rev. Roger Viets, from Bishop Seabury, from Rev. Samuel Peters, Library Company, Hartford, Rector made a member, Parish, . . . . . .63, 204, 252 Sunday-school, . Liturgy of Church, proposed alterations. Marriages in Hartford, by Rev. Abraham Jarvis, by Rev. Ambrose Todd, by Rev. Roger Viets, from 1 80 1, register of, to be kept, Meeting, annual, time of, . . . . 58, 173, 174, Memorial tablets, ...... 470, 476, windows, action concerning, . 273, 44S, 449, 455, 460, 462, 464, decorations, insurance of, tablets, windows, etc., described, .... 509, 253. 400 426 425 354 351 485 163 517 518 519 60 254 377 271 41 521 516 516 653 206 202 733 474 467 733 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 741 Page. Ministers, service for institution of, . . . . ■ 56 assistant, election of, . 70,250,344,419,425.428.463,471,476 resignation of, .... • 427. 476 list of ....... 527 salary of, . . . . . • 473. 475 connected with Christ Church, list of, . . .527 Missions, collections for, ...... 309, 380 Music, action regarding. 251, 270, 364, 431, 434, 443. 456, 472 (See also Choir, Chorister, Organ, Organist.) Ordinations in Christ Church, Organ, first one in Hartford, purchase of, repair of and alterations. Organist, election of, . resignation of, . salary of, Parish, condition of, in 1762, . organization of, members' certificates, . list of, meetings, how warned, annual, when held, treasurer to report to, treasurer elected to fill vacancy, officers, election of, 1795, 1799. • 1895, . clerks, treasurers, vestrymen, wardens, statistics, new, considered, members of, obligations to Christ Church St. John's, sketch of, . granted use of chapel, invitation from, St. Paul's, indebtedness, consolidation, St. Thomas, organization. Trinity, organization, . consolidation, action regarding. History, completion, records, early, . house, action regarding, fund presented. Phoenix Bank, action regarding. 524 57 63, 106, 186, 210, 471 389 285, 286, 445 . 437, 447 171, 313, 446 38 46, 54. 157 176 . 269, 495 . 161, 168 58 173, 174. 202 205 384 162 164 731 529 529 730 528 61, 728, 732 331 1. 344 • ■ 347 346 455 598, 399. 401, 402, 405 . 447, 448 429 415 431 • 462, 477 53 451, 453. 503 460 311 /42 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Prayer-Book, Revised, copy presented, society, Pulpit, subscription for trimming, . Records, parish, eariy, of baptisms, marriages, and burials, to be kept. Rector, Rev. Menzies Rayner, election of, . " " " resignation of, " Philander Chase, election of, . " " " resignation of, " J. M. Wainwright, election of, " " " resignation of, Rt. Rev. T. C. Brownell, election of, " " '" resignation of. Rev. N. S. Wheaton, election of, " " " resignation of, " Ashbel Baldwin, election of, . " Ammi Rogers, election of, Hugh Smith, election of, " " " resignation of , " Henry W. Ducachet, election of, " George Burgess, election of, . " " " resignation of, " Peter S. Chauncey, election of, " " " resignation of, Thomas M. Clark, election of, . " " " resignation of, " Francis L. Hawks, election of, George Leeds, election of, " R. M. Abercrombie, election of, " " " resignation of , Clement M. Butler, election of, George H. Clark, election of, " resignation of, " Robert Meech, election of, " " " resignation of, " Wm. F. Nichols, election of, . " " " resignation of, " John S. Lindsay, election of, " Floyd W. Tomkins, Jr., election of, " " " resignation of, " Lindall W. Saltonstall, election of, committee to recommend names, granted leave of absence, salary of, .... . resolutions on death of wiie, . appointed professor in Berkeley Divinity School, Rectors, list of, 60, Page. 477 237 167 53 206 55, 166 186, 202 62, 196 65, 212 66, 221 69, 246 70, 249 71, 252 71. 255 286 164 165 290 298 304 305 357 362 371 381 391 394 394 395 402 410 412 422 423 431 437 467 470 471 475 475 55, 360, 436, 470 261, 370, 399, 465 210, 356, 397, 412 400 466 527 INDEX OF SUBJECTS. 743 Rectory, .... Reredos, in Church, erection authorized, in Chapel, erection authorized, Reservoir, city. School, singing authorized, Sunday, established, . action concerning, library, Scrip, Church, . . . . Service, for institution of ministers. Services, time of holding. Sexton, duties and salary, Simsburj', Church in. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge Ladies' Benevolent, Soldiers' Aid Association, St. John's Parish, St. Paul's Parish, . . . 398, 399 St. Thomas' Parish, . Tablets, memorial authorized, description of, . Tax, ...... 58 Tithing-men, election of, Transparency presented, removed. Treasurer to make annual report, authorized to borrow money, elected to fill vacancy, vote of thanks to. Treasurers, list of. Trinity parish, organization, . Vestrymen, list of, . Warden, junior, resolutions on death of, senior, vote of thanks to, Wardens, list of, . Washington College chartered. Weddings in Church, wardens consent Well, city, . . Windows, repairs and improvement, memorials authorized, . 273, description of , . 401, 402 177. I Page. 397. 464 454 471 263, 266, 319 171 67 271, 285 377 302, 310, 491 56 . 205, 356 256, 285, 309 35 258 323 417 346, 347, 455 405, 447, 44S 429 470, 509, 79, 180, 194, 283, 76. 471 471 528 72 necessary, . . . 395 263, 266 315, 326, 329, 356, 390 448, 449, 455, 460, 462, 464,474 509 476 733 345 309 273 390 205 413 384 397 529 415 730 INDEX OF NAMES. The Records of Baptisms, page Marriages, and Burials commencing on 531 are not indexed. Abbott, John C, . 498 Abell, S. P 497 Abercrombie, . 255 R. M., . . ■ 24, 122 , 395, 396, 400 , 402, 403, 416, 500, 527 R. M., Mrs., . . 399. 400 Adams, Abigail, 47 Byron, . 387 B. &C., . 108, 30S Chester, 124, 126, 127, 130, 148 350, 354, 377. 379. 386, 3S7. 388, 397. 399, 400, 413, 419 , 424, 426, 427 , 429, 477, 495. 528, 731 Chester, Mrs., . ■ 259. 465 Electa (Roberts), 126 Freelove (Arnold), 47 Mary, 522 Sally, . 68 Sarah, 47 Watson, 296, 308 William, . . 36, 4 6, 47, 126, 157 , 158, 486, 516 , 522, 529 WiUiam, Mrs., . 522 ^tna Insurance Company, . 296 Affleck, George, 415 Ahern, James, 508 Alden, Horatio, 296, 446 Alderman, Reuben, . 516 Timothy, 516 Alexander, Samuel, . 415 Thomas A. , . 496. 731 Alison, .... 254 Allen, Ephraim, 496 William E 497 Allyn, Timothy M., . . 296 319. 730 Alsop, Richard, 221 ■Althouse, 378 Andrews, 519. 521 Andross, Augustus, 209 Andruss, Augustus, . 210 Andrus, Chester, 2og, 210 Mary, 515 INDEX OF NAMES. 745 Anthon, Arnold, Benedict, Dan H., Freelove, Henry, Asbnry, Austin, Elisha, Aver ill, Eliphalet, Horace, Avery, John, . Babcock, S., William, W. J., . Backus, Jason, Bacon , Leonard, Leonard, Estate W., Baeder, William A., Baldwin, Ashbel, . Eugenia J., Ballou, Hosea, Bancroft, Samuel H., Barber, Horace, John W., Barlow, William, Mrs Barnes, George B., Bamett, James S., Barry , Charles W., E. D., . James W., William J., Bartholomew, . Andrew, George ^L, Roswell, 69, 75, 89, 107, 112 209, 210, 214, 228 Roswell, Mrs., . Sally L, . Sally J.,. Bartlett, Edwin S., Edwin S., Mrs., 184 186, IQ4, 208 , 182, 184, 186, , 229, 233, 245, Page. 300, 301 47. 517 257 47 209, 210 60, 167 318 194 185 319. 495 47, 51. 157. 160 369 172 286 313. 336 496 63. 309. 315 74, 268, 296, 351, 493 354 76, 273 497 56 55- 56. 164 440 61 498 250 45 260 416 429, 496 244 497 85 244 269 251 229 49, 34S, 349, 350, 495 194, 197, 200, 206, 208, 267, 270, 272, 275, 494, 528, 730, 734 259 348, 350 308 465. 497. 731 465 746 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Barton, George, Bassett, J-. Baxter, Sarah, Bayard, Lewis P., Bayley, James R., Beach , Abraham, Alfred B., Amos B., Charles C, George, 68, 89, 91, 264, 267, 307, 312. 448. 45' George, Mrs., George, Junior, H. B.. . Harriet Bradley, J. W., . Maria Nichols, Miles, Sarah B., T. B., . and Ward, Beardsley, Eben Edwards, Beau champ, John, Susanna, Beckwith, A. S., Clara Maria, Henry C, Beeman, Allen E., Belcher, Elijah D., Belden, Elizabeth, Thomas, Belknap, Henry W., Thomas, 107, 273, Thomas, Mrs., Benjamin, Bennett, John, Benton , Asa, Charles, 257, 354, 378 George, . Ruth, . Samuel, . Page. 206 221 257 259 243 24. 525 226, 311, 345, 355, 411, 414, 418 45. 46, 85 525 525 • 498, 731 108, 112, 182, 194, 208, 209, 210, 221, 245, 261, 268, 270, 273, 294, 295, 296, 298, 304, 305, 306, 313. 319. 350, 353. 355. 401, 426, 431, 433, 434, 465, 470, 493, 495, 499, 500, 503, 509, 528, 529, 730, 731 260 308, 419, 495 354. 386 509 387, 401, 414, 418, 419, 426, 496, 530, 731 509 226, 266 259 498, 731. 732 229, 233 56, 61, 188, 190, 204, 500, 525 • 34. 36 34 257 233 233. 465 470,471, 527 196 330 330 311 497 296, 303, 305, 306, 307, 309, 317, 319, 331, 348, 349. 350, 529. 730 260 260 185 411 159 431, 434, 435. 528. 731 525 228 107 387, 402, 412, 413, 419 INDEX OF NAMES. 747 Beresford, Frances Ann, James, . John, J. &S. B., Mary I., Mary Stuart, Samuel B., Thorn asin A., Berkeley, George, Berry, Joshua D., Bickerstaffe, George, Bidwell, Salmon, Sarah, Bierstadt, Birden, J. S., . Bissell, Titus L., Tudor & Company, Blackwood, Albrait, Charlotte, Rhoda, . Blair, . Blake, Nathaniel, Bleeker, A. L., Blinn, Mary Hurlburt Bliss, . Alfred, . Anna, Judah, . Boardman, Thomas D Bodge, George, George R., Boggs, Robert, BoUes, . Benjamin, Benjamin, Jr Henry, Mrs., James A., Bolter, James, 354. 378 386,4 Bond, George M., Bonjes, J., Bontecou, Booker, Alexander, Booth, Charles, Bostwick, William L. Boughton, S. G., Bowden, James J., Page. 356, 3S8, 400, 410 150 306, 308 150 319 465 476, 512 19, 476, 495, 512 150 72 525 66 521 51 735 128 185 405 522 522 522 255 172, 730 85 515 237, 245, 246 185 405 209, 210, 730 185 141 497 243 376 185 257 500 500, 524 119, 378, 384, 386, 387, 395, 400, 413, 414, 415, 416, 461, 495, 731, 732 . 465. 497 185, 186, 195 189 513 506, 511 526 354 56 525 748 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Bowen, ........ 301 Bowles, Samuel, 185 Brabazon, Andrew, 429 Brace, Albert, . 496 Bradley, 166 Aaron, . 47. 52, 55. 157. 159, 161, 162 164, 730 & Hubbard, 508 Joseph, . 194 Sarah, 180 Bragaw, Isaac A. , 496 Braham, 346 Braithwaite, Betsey, 522 Robert, . 522 Brainard, Charles, 68, 107, r8o, 184, 194, 208, 209, 228, 230, 308, 319. 348, 350, 494 495. 730 Charles, Mrs., ...... 259 Charles H., 297, 348 350, 529 H., 308 378, 379 H. &Co., 386, 422 Hannah, 387 Hezekiah, 296, 315, 319, 350, 354 495, 730 John, . 496 500. 526 R., Mrs., 259 Ursula, . 310 Brewster, Anson, 182, 185, 186, 194, 206 208, 209 Lydia, . 310 Prince, . 53. 55 Brinley, • 451 504, 508 Edward H., 496 Ellen, . 465 George, . 222, 223, 280 419. 497 George, Jr., 354 Britton, Henry, 378, 387 Broadhead, Edward F ., 378 Brocklesby, John, • 387. 391, 392 495. 731 John, Jr., . 348 349. 350 Brown, 445 Charles P. , 387 Flavins A., • 146, 354. 38f , 419, 431, 433, 436, 496. 511 529. 730 Flavius A., Mrs , 465 F. W., . 434 Francis, . 55 J. B., . 496 Jeremiah, 185 Mary, 168 Brownell, Francis E., 498 H. Tudor, 350, 386, 400, 413, 419 496. 731 Sarah Morgan (( joodw n), . 512 INDEX OF NAMES. 749 Brownell, Thomas Church, 13, 19, 21 248, 249, 250, 251, Thomas Church, Mrs WiUiam R. , Bruce, Barwick, Fanny, . Bryant, Timothy, Buchanan, James, Buck, . Daniel, . Daniel, Jr., Dudley, 107, 115, 116, 257, 273 357. 360, 362, 363, 370 Dudley, Mrs., George, Buckland, Aaron, Amos, George, Buckley, Stephen, Mrs. Buell, Lydia, . Robert, . Bulkley, Stephen, Bull, Amos, Ann, Caleb, . Charles T., David, . Elizabeth, E. M., . Esther M., Frederick, George, . Hezekiah, Isaac D., James, John W., 257, 270, 296, 307 Jonathan, Katy, Lavinia, Martha, . Michael, Sally, . Sarah, Stella B., Thomas, William, Page. , 69, 70, 73, 75, 90. 131, 150, 191, 247, 252, 253, 275, 276, 283, 284, 290, 292, 304, 338, 416, 417, 418, 419, 424. 527 260 496 194 260 194, 208 428 234, 235, 311. 334 185 354. 364. 370 285, 296, 307, 317, 319, 350. 354, 355. 371. 378. 379, 384. 386, 387, 397, 419, 494, 495. 528, 530, 730 259 387, 416, 496 196 196 196 260 360 297. 308 108 180, 194 168 266 348, 350 514, 522 259 259 68 160 180, 194 172 185 194. 730 391- 495. 730, 731 46, 47 514 522 168 160, 172, 180, 194, 528, 730 514 259 459 ibo, 161, 185 160 160 54, 160, 161, 164, 166, 180 319, 350, 354, 37S. 386, 389, 750 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Bunce, Daniel, Jr., 194 Edward M., 141, 149, 473, 477, 497, 731 Gideon, 516 Heman, . 180, 194 Nathaniel, . 172, 180, 186, 194, 210 Burd, James J.. .471.527 Burgess, George, 21, 24, 25, 114, 120, 305, 306, 307, 319, 333, 334, 337, 338, 339, 340, 344. 345, 346, 349, 350, 353. 356, 357, 359, 360, 420, 525, 526. 527. 735 Burhans, . . . . . . . .56, 144 Daniel, . 145 Burke & Company, . 513 Burkett, . 62, 172 Burnet, 255 Burnham, Ashbel, Mrs >• 1 522 George S. , . 386, 496 Gordon W., 424 Joshua P., 180, 186, 194 Burns. James F., 416 Burr, . 427 Alfred E., 38 Eunice, 522 Frank L., 38 F. W., . 429, 496 Francis W., 731 George, 47. 50, 55, 157, 161, 521, 522 George S., 429 Harry, 180 Horace, 185 James, 514 Lydia, 522 Moses, 186 Sally, 522 Samuel. 52 Sarah, 522 Thomas, 35- 38, 43, 50, 485. 514- 522 Timothy, . 161, 267 William, 47, 5 0, 54, ] 57, 160, 161, 162, 164, 516, 730 " estate, 194 William, Mrs., 180 Burton, . 38 N.J., . . 441, 510 Richard, 43S Robert H., 497 Bushnell, Horace, 339 Butler, . . 56, 196 Albert L. , 497 Ann, 522 INDEX OF NAMES. 751 Page. Butler, Charles, ...... 210, 269, 521 Clement M., . 410, 411 Cornelia, 259 Daniel, . 521 E. L., . 387 E. S., . 419 George Stephen 522 James, . 185, 194, 208 Jeremiah, 257 John, 108, [80, 194 , 208, 2 09, 210 , 296, 307, 341. 353, 730 Jonathan, 228 J. V. B., 354 Lucy, 522 Mary, • 522 N., 160 Rebecca, 259 Richard, 161, 521, 522 Ruth, 228 Ruth (Benton), 228 Walter, . 522 Byington, Joel, 159 Byles, . 520 Cadman, R., . 498 Cadwell, John, 52 Mary, 515 Rebecca, 515 Samuel F., 435 Caesar, Gustavus W. , 524 Caldwell, Charles, 35, 485. 486 James, . 50 Jennette, 50 John, . 160, 185 Callender, W. H. D., 386. 387, 401, 731 Callow, Catharine, 51 Camp, Ichabod, 521 Robert J., 498 Canfield, 238 Abby, . • 342, 343 Ann, 446 Betsey, . . 68, 260 James A., 68. 257, 269, 350, 495 R. H., . 496 Timothy, 180, 195, 208 Carey, Arthur, 300 Eleazer, . 180, 195, 208 Carpenter, Samuel T., 525 Carr, George H., 498 752 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Carter, Elizabeth, Henry, . Jane, Newton, . Timothy Jarvis, Case, Julius, Julius A. , Seymour N., William, Catlin & Bacon, George, . Cavell, Walter J., Walter T., Chaffee, Hezekiah B H. B. &Co., S. G., . Chamberlain, . James, . James, Mrs., Champion, Aristarchus, Chandler, T. B., . Chapin, Aaron, Aaron & Son Alonzo B., M. W., . William M., Chapman, Charles, Charles R., Jonathan, Robert M., Thomas, Selden, . Chase, Carlton, Philander, 7, 128, 129, 353, 387 419, 426, 434 414 416 297, 308 76, 107, no 74 15, 16, 17 209, 210, Chateaubrian, . Chauncey, Peter S. , 23, 120, Chencvard, John, Martha, . Cheney, George, Thomas B., Chittenden, Sarah, , 18, 211, 241, 121 Page. 209, 427 260 257 220 496. 731 526 418, 427 413. 731 419, 496 496 196 63 171, 208 498 526 319. 354 341 354 285, 302 269, 296 260 268, 493 255 520 294 185 237. 525 . 387, 419, 461 • 452, 527 378, 387. 391. 395 386, 496, 731 160 525 734 54, 161 50 53, 62, 64, 65, 187, 196, 197, 198, 199, 201, 212, 213, 214, 215, 234, 237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 330, 383, 457, 459, 527, 734, 735 254 , 122, 148, 360, 362, 363, 364, 370, 371, 372, 373. 374. 375. 376, 476, 477. 527. 735 52, 160 208 196 416 52 INDEX OF NAMES. 753 Page. Church, Caleb, ....... i8o, 185 Frank H., 525 George, Jr. , 386 Horace, . 54 James, . ] 72, 180, 182, 185, 195, 209, 730 James, Jr., 257 Joseph, . 47, 108, 257, 273, 296, 730 Joseph, Mrs., 260 Mary (Nevins), 47 Clark, Ebenezer, . 52, 160 Elizur B., 257 George H., 12, 24 , 124, 378, 386, 412, 422, 423, 456, 527 George H., Mrs , 465 Joseph T. , 524 Simon, . 163, 486, 487 Thomas M., 7, 8, 11, 12, 118, 122, 381, 382, 389, 391, 392, 393, 420, 455. 499. 527 William Hervey, ...... 526 Clarke, . 465 L. W., . 4 65. 497. 529. 731 Nehemiah, 514 Oliver Mendey, 514 Sidney E. , 497 Clarkson, David M., 85 M., 85 Thomas S., 85 Clerc, Eliza, . 260 Francis J., 500 Laurent, 220 Cloud, John W., 524 Cogswell, Mason F., 229 Coit, Gurdon S., 524 Thomas W., 23. 376, 3 78, 382, 500, 527 Cole, Jacob, 522 Jacob, Mrs., 522 James, . 522 Coley, Horace Spencei 176 Collier, . 255 Daniel, . • 37. 514 Hezekiah, • 514. 516 Katharine, 514 Margaret, 514 Martha, . 514 Susanna, 37 WilUam, 514 Collins, Amos S., 297 Ebenezer, 267, 269, 730 Ebenezer, Mrs., 260 48 754 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Collins, George C, . . . . . 296, 308, 319. 350 Levi, 180, 185, 195, 206, 208, 209, 210 Mary, 260 Colson, Roswell, 196 Colt, Christopher, 186 Elisha, . . 185, 296 Colton, . 3" Aaron , . 185, 294, 380 Aaron, 2d, . 186, 195 Charles A. , . 296 . 307- 2 15. 319. 495. 730 N. H., . 495 Colville, David, 515 James, . 515 Lucy, 515 Rachel, . 515 Ruth, . 515 Susannah, 515 Timothy, 515 Cone, Russell, . 196 Conkling, Benjamin, 185 Conner, S. P., . 387 William, 354. 3 78, 379, 386, 496 William, Jr., • 354. 378 Cook, James, . . 55. 161 John, 55 Otis, 295 Cooke, 0. Dudley, 497 Oliver D., 76, I 85, 265, 282, 488 Cooley, A. G., . . 386, 496 Horace Spencer 176 William, 176, 177. 196 Coombes, 519 Cooper, 255 Copeland, M. B., 464, 509, 510 Corey, William A., 429 ^Corning, George, 185 Henry, . 416, 465, 497 Henry, Jr., 377 Cornish, Joel, . 516 Violet, . 516 Virgil, . • 348, 350 Corson, 500 Levi H., 524 Cossitt, Ambrose, . 518. 519 Coutant, Louis P., 208 Cowdery, L. L., 308 Coxe, A. Cleveland, . 339. 351. 500, 523 Crane, William A., 497 INDEX OF NAMES. 755 Page. Cripp, ......... 231 Crocker, Edwin, . 386, 416 Freeman, 186 Croes, John, 239 John, Jr., 243 Crosby, E. H., 2d, 497 Crossfield, F. S., • 497, 731 Croswell, Harry, 69 Curtis, F. & Co., 387 John, . 182, 184 John Phillips, 514 Jonathan S., 498 Margaret, 514 R. W., . 498 Samuel, . 185 Sidney B., 472 , 477, 497, 530, 731. 732 William P., 524 Cushman, 67 Cutler, Samuel, 47, 49. 50, 52, 157, 158, 159, 730 Daggett, 48 Dalcho, . 36 Danforth, Edward, 185 Samuel, . 209 Darkin, Edward J.. 525 Davenport, Benjamin, 160 Davies, Charles, 319, 348, 349, 350 Thomas, 34 Davis, . . 426, 436, 451 Clinton B., 497 G. Pierpont, 416 I. B., . • 497. 503, 731 Joseph, . 387 Robert, . 195 Thomas J., 524 Day, Edward, . 269 Thomas M., 3S6 Deane, Barnabas, . 52, 160 Lot, 308 Delany, 255 Deming, Maurice, 195 William, 497 Denniston, Wallace, 508 Denslow, 99 Desbrosses, James, 85 Deveraux, Nicholas, 282 Dewey, Daniel S., 434, 436, 465, 495 DeWitt, William, 64 William B. , 209 756 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Dibblee, Ebenezer, Dickinson, Elizabeth, L. A., . Leonard A., Philo, . Diggins, Naomi, Dixon, James. . Doan, LP., Doane, Ann M., Mary H., Dodd, . Alfred W., Samuel, Mrs. William H., Doddridge, William H Donley, Arthur F., Doolittle, Enos, James, . Samuel, . Dorman, O. P., Doughhead, Donald, Douglas, William K., Douthwait, R. W., Downs, . L. T., . Drake, Huldah, Noadiah, Silas, Jr., Drane, Henry M., Draper, Catharine, Charlotte, Eliza, Julia, Driggs, Samuel, Dubois, John C, Ducachet, Henry W., Duche, . Duffie, Cornelius R., Duplessy, Francis, Dustin, Charles E., Dwight, Timothy, Eaton, Frances, Harriet, . William D., Eaves, Frederick W. , 375 348, 497 379. 380, 382 309, 387. 388: 435 Page. 43 427 41. 516 429, 497 530, 731 350, 495 405 415 269 260 260 255 498 260 529, 731 255 498 63 185, 208 195 378 67 526 429 369 383. 496 516 196, 198 196 495 398, 733 734 734 354. 734 309. 734 186 496 304 519 525 34 497. 731 221 260 260 297. 348, 350 498 INDEX TO NAMES. 757 Page. Edwards, Christian, ....... 37 Jerusha, . 136 John, 37 Jonathan W., . 185 Eggleston, Arthur F., 498 Thomas, . 180, 196 Eldredge, 355 JohnB.,. 314. 3 16, 319 354. 3 78. 387. 495. 730 EHott, N. J., . 257 Hervey H., 257 Ellery, William, 50 Ellin & Kidston, 450 & Kitson, 504, 507. 508 Ellis, . 417, 427, 475 Benjamin F. , . 386, 414, 497. 731 George, . 141, 529, 731, 732 George W. , . 465, 498 Ellsworth, 124 Ann, 260 Oliver, . 162, 163, 487 Ely, William, . 294 Emerson, 309 H. S., . 416 Irving, . 445, 446, 447 Eno, James, 33 Erben, . 365 Eusebius, 255 Evans, . 255 Ehsha, . 196 Everest, Charles W., . 525 Fairbairn, 500 Fairchild, Asher, 360 Harriott, 360 Thankful (Hubbard). 360 Fairman, John, 429 Fales, Thomas J., 119 . 37S. : 80, 384, 386, 731 & Gray, . 387 Farnham, 427 G. S.,Jr., 496 S. G.," . 426 S. G.,Jr., • 419. 529. 731 Farwell, Asa, 75, 107, 180, 185, 186, 195, 208, 257 297. 307. 319. 494. 495. 730 Asa, Mrs., .... 260 Faucet, ...... 365 Faucon, James P., .... 476- 527. 731. 733 Faxon, William, 380 758 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Fenwick, Finch, P. Voorhees, Fish, Miller, Fisher, . Charles R., George B., Thomas T., 119, 354, 380, 384, Fitch, Henry, . Henry H., Flagg, Edward O. Flint, Abel, Flower, Ann, Ebenezer, 510 380, 381 386, 388, 389. 390, 397- 398, 416, 495 108, 116, 123, 296, 124, 125 123 307. 319. 351. 354. 365. 370 420, 421, 494, 495 Ebenezer, Mrs. , Nancy, . Timothy, Fogg, . Foote, Justin W. , Foster, . Fowler, Benjamin, Fox, Charles, . Gurdon, . James A., Sylvester, Francis & Company, William , Franklin, William, Frazer, . French, Christopher, Frink, David, Jr., Frisbie, William H., Fuller, C. J., . H. C, . J. Ward. Gaines, . Gardner, James, & Jepson, Sylvester, William, Gardiner, Garfield, Nathaniel L Gaylord, Aaron, E. B., . E. L., . 387,4 217 185 16, 435 734 496 399. 528 126 124 379 528 218 186 496 76 • 735 185 417 , 526 497 413, . 730 525 496 526 228 , 148 , 125 . 419 . 730 260 123 420 56 209 255 185 525 355 524 196 217 220 255 519 216 45 . 195 525 496 530 497 260 514 37 37 514, 516 573 526 180 498 139 INDEX TO NAMES. 759 Page. Geer, George J., . 500, 526 Gibbs, . . . . 38 Clark, 516 Gibson, William, 390 Gilbert, Charles J., . 319 Merritt, . . 180, 196, 198, 208, 209 William H., 350 Chauncey, 161 Glover, John J., 85 Thomas, 48, 64, 72, 85. 180, 182, 185, 186, 195, 197, 200, 203, 204, 206, 730, 734 Goddard, Frederick M., 144 Goodman, A. C, . 378,416 Edward, • 348. 349. 350, 415. 495 L. B., 150, 378, 3f 57. 433, 434, 436, 467, 469, 470, 471, 472, 475, 496, 500, 529, 731 L. B., Mrs., 467 Richard, 185 Goodrich, . 221, 225 E., Jr., . 296 Elizur, . 44 James B., 526 Samuel G. , . 65, 66 Goodridge, Edward, . 426, 427, 428, 527 S. W., . • 353. 496 Goodsell, P. B., • 257, 387 P. B.,Mrs., 260 Goodspeed, Roxy, 102 Goodwin, Caleb, . 74. 26S Daniel, 119, 172, 2 69, 273 296, 3 d8, 319, 354, 378, 386, 400, 419, 426, 434, 496, 509, 730, 731 Daniel, Mrs., 455 Daniel R., 500 David, . 161, 163, 486, 487 Erastus, . 107, 273, 348, 350,494. 730 Erastus, Mrs., . 260 Eunice (Roberts), 143 Francis, . 137. 1 39, 416, 450, 460, 474, 504, 512 George, . . 160, 161 George, Jr., 185 George, 2d, 174, 180, 195 H. W., . 416 Horace W., . 296, 730 James, 140, 143, 2 08 353 - 364. 3 86, 388, 412, 426, 431, 447, 451, 508, 512 James, Mrs., . 502, 503 James, Jr., 10 7, 273, 285, 295, 296, 319, 350, 495, 730 James J., 137, 139, i 42 149 . 301, 4 60, 462, 465, 471, 474, 476, 497. 512, 731 760 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Goodwin, James M., 68, 74, 91, 107, 208, 209, 210, 214, 271, 272, 275, 282, James M., Mrs., James M., Jr., . James N., Mrs., John, Jr., John, 2d, LucyM., 137, 138, 139, 140, Mary, Moses, . Nathaniel, Ralph, . Ralph, Mrs., Roxana, . & Whiting, Goodyear, Jesse, Gordon, A. M., Alexander M. James D., L. H., . Thomas, Thomas D., Gourley, Hugh, Hugh, Mrs., Graham, Freeman, Harvey, . Warren, . Granger, Ann, . Josephus, Gray, Ann, Johns., . Green, Charles, George S., Thomas, Greene, Benjamin, Jacob L., Greenleaf, David, Gregory, Griswold, Alexander V., F., Jared, Lucretia, Ralph, . S.. Simeon, . Page. 113, 177, 178, 179, 185, 180, 195, 205, 215, 237, 252, 253, 254, 257, 267, 268, 296, 308, 318, 319, 327, 331, 341, 344, 345, 348, 349, 350, 493, 495, 528, 730 260 289 465 195 195 141, 450, 451, 452, 460, 465, 473, 474, 477> 503, 504, 505. 512, 513 136, 137, 138, 140, 148, 150, 471, 503, 504, 512, 513 195 322 297, 354. 495 260 260 195 63 387. 495 319 195 260 185, 209, 210 107, 208, 296, 307, 354 107 387 , 402, 416, 495 465 386, 496 522 222, 223 416 185 255 45. 56, 66 182 361 260 5i6 182, 245, 246 108, 184, 195, 206, 208, 209, 210, 214, 308, 495, 730 378 260 516 516 516 422 257 260 528, 529 INDEX TO NAMES. 761 Griswold, Simeon, Mrs., Zophar, Grosvenor, H. W., Mrs. Grove, . Guild, Jeremiah, Gundlach, Louis, Hale, Edward, H. E., . Horatio G., & Hosmer, Timothy, Hall, Elizabeth, Emma R., Horace A., Isaac M., John E., Joseph, . Hallam, Robert A. Hallett, W. T., Hamilton, John, John Jr., Hammersley, Andrew L. , C. and T Hanks, L. B., . Lucien B., Hanmer, Samuel, Hanson, Augustus W Hardman, John & Co Harpy, Williarn, Harrington, Harris, Joseph, Robert, William, Hart, . Charles R., Elizabeth, Hetty B., Joseph, . Samuel, . Hartford Library Co, Hartley, George S., Harwood, Edwin, Hatch, Azor, . Charles P. , George E., Lucius, . L., Mrs., Tim.othy, 387 180, 185, , 416, 4 I So 450 473. 85 368, 465 322, 323 322, 330, 354, i6r 271, 19, 426 107, 180, 182, 185, 195, 208, 210, Page. 354 516 260 255 195, 208 438, 445 196 296 185 65 196 734 354 387 308 734 731 524 415 730 195 85 85 354 350 269 525 507 37 257 496 527 185 369 497 330 386 730 526 60 496 500 210 496 731 195 260 245 496 195 308 319. 504 496 1S5, 762 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Hatfield, John, Hawes, Joel, . Hawks, Francis L., Hayden, Anson, William, Heaton, Butler & Bayr Hensel, Charles A., Hewins, Philip, Hewlett, I. S., J. S., . Hey wood, Frances, Frances Ann (Beresford), Peter, Hibbard, John, Hickok, Jane, . Higgins, John, Higley, Arodi, . Hill, Peleg, Hilldrup, Thomas, Thomas J., Hills, William, Hillyer, Philo, . Philo, Mrs., Winthrop, Hilton, . Hinckley, N. G., Hitchcock, Eliakim, William, Hoadh', Charles J., 450 185 195- , 460, 98, 209 467- 507 37, 47, 50, 157 206, 208, 209 107, 185, 186, 195, 205, 206, 208 7, 8, 12, 31, 81, 83 265, 343, 414. 415. 469, 470, 477 > 92, 145 435. 445 496, 499 Hoadley, ..... George E., . James, ..... Jeremy, 69, 75,93, 102, 107, 112, 180, 182 208, 209, 210, 214, 237, 246, 249 275. 285, 348, 350, 360, 361, 492 Jeremy, Mrs., .... Lydia(Buell), .... William H., 99, 257, 269, 296, 307, 348 William H., Mrs., Hobart, ..... John Henry, 13, 65, 66, 75, 85, 211, 215 Holden, Seaver M., .... Holkins, Stedman & Co., Holland, T., ..... , 210, 509- 252 510 , 210, 214 , 209, 210 157. 456, 500, 185, 267, , 494 187, 460, 514 514 186, 268, 495 . 349. 350 239. 276 245. 281 Page. • 415. 495 63, 67, 285 • 35, 394 253, 254, 529 256 511, 512, 513 475, 476, 527 308 • 343. 350 495 . 150, 232 150 150 516 260 496 . 196, 198 516 . 159, 521. 522 . 50, 522 185 , 405. 529. 730 361 269 522 465 194 , 214, 730, 734 208 196, 228, 262, 462, 463, 465, , 521, 529, 731 311 , 517, 519. 726 360 195, 197, 200, 270, 271, 272, , 528, 730, 734 . 259, 260 360 . 495, 529, 730 260 254 271, 272, 275, , 282, 301, 735 526 195 419 INDEX TO NAMES. 763 HoUister, Herbert H., Holmer, J. F., . Holmes, Henry, Holt, Alfred, . Alfred, Mrs., Hook, . Hooker, Thomas, Hopkins, Charles, Theodore, Theodore, estate Hopson, Oliver, Horlitz, John, . Home, George White, Hosford, Aaron, Hoskins, Zebulon, Hosmer, Charles, Hotchkiss, S. F., Houston, Alexander, George, . Howe, . Howey, V., Hubbard, Bela, George W., Seth, Thankful, Hubbell, G. B., W. L., . Hudson, B., Robert, . Hull, Edmund B., Susanna, Humphrey, George, Hector, . Hector, Mrs., Henry S., Lemuel, . Mary, Michael, . N. F.. . William, Huntington, E. B.. . Francis J., Hezekiah, Hezekiah, Jr., H. & F. J., JohnT., 80, 153.476, 497, 529 107,317 319, 348, 349 55 180 319, 334 435, 465 319, 348 350, 385. 494 134, 282 107, 269, 296, 307, 348, 349, 350, 415. 457 115, 119, 308, 354, 360, 362, 364, 370, 372, 384, 386 107, 269, 286, 296, 348, 349, 350, 458, 24, 433, 443, 445,510 Page 731. 732 497 195. 198 269 260 369 346 160 55- 172 180 525 522 526 161, 172 196, 198 61 496 337, 495 495 255 85 518 497, 731 269 360 429 416 161 463, 527 354. 377 50, 521 348, 350 3. 75. 275 258, 260 350, 495 495, 730 260 33 307 308 3", 355 416 458, 459 379, 380, 395, 415 494, 495. 529, 730 72, 458 . 526, 527 764 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Huntington, J. W., . . . . . . .209 Samuel H., 60, 66, 75, 93, 96, 97, 98, 107, no, 112, 113, 267, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 275, 283, 284, 285, 294, 297, 307, 310, 313. 331. 352, 354. 373. 377, 4i5. 457, 458, 494, 495, 50o, 528, 730 Samuel H., Mrs., ...... 260 260 218, 219, 220 S. M., Mrs., Huntley, Lydia, Huntsinger. E. M., Hurd, . Hurlbut, Hutchins, W. T., Hutchinson, Catharine Hyde, Mary, . Ide, Horton Gregory Imlay, . Elizabeth, John, Mary, Richard, William, 255 286 435 393 37 440 144 168, 270, 285 47 47, 48, 522 • 398, 522 47. 48, 522 47. 54, 55. 158, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 170, 172, 398, 522, 528 William E., . . . . . . .354 William H., 47, 69, 74, 75, 89, 98, loi, 106, 109, 112, 117, 126, 172, 177, 180, 182, 184, 186, 195, 197, 200, 206, 208, 209, 229, 261, 268, 269, 275, 285, 295, 296, 304, 306, 307, 313, 314, 318, 319, 328, 331, 336, 351, 354, 360, 370, 385, 398, 446, 493, 522, 528, 529, 730, 734 William H., Mrs., Indicott, John, . Ingersoll, Jonathan, Inglis, . Ingraham, C. B., Iredell, . Isham, William, Ives, Calebs.. Jackson, Abner, Jacobi, John C, Jarvis, Abraham, George C, James, . John, Mrs., William, William, Mrs. 269, 353 , 378, 379. 3S6 41, 42, 45, 47- 50, 54, 56, 65, 165, 166, 170, 200, 202, 207 435, 465 13, 75 260 55 57 519 416 50 496, 730 270 524 248, 350 526 187, 188, 518, 521 497, 731 85 505 276, 500 500 INDEX TO NAMES. 765 Page. Jauncey, "William, . . ... . . . 85 Jeffery, Anthony, 50 Anthony, Mrs., . 259, 260 John, 47, 5 0, 55. I 57. 158 162, 163, 167, 529, 730 Sally, . 516 Jencks, Charles, 250 Jepson, Anna, . 37 Salem, 416 William, 35. 3 1. 37. 4 2, 46, 485, 486, 516, 522 Jerome, Augustus S., 496 Jessup, Edward, 526 Jewett, George D., 3S7, 413, 419, 496, 731 Johnson, 304 Bathsheba, 515 Edwin E., 416 Elisha, . 398 , 399, 415, 496, 528, 731 Hannah, 515 JohnW., 429 Joseph, . 515 Maria, 515 Mary, 236 Nathan, . 296, 348, 349, 488 Sally, . 515 Samuel, . 34. 38, 39, 40. 41 Shadrach, 515 Waldo M., 387 William, . 180, 195, 515 William Samuel • 47, 56 Johnston, E. R., 315 Jones, . 56 Cave, 85 Edward, 524 EHzabeth, 38 George, . 524 Joshua, . 85 Julius, . 41, 516 Levi, 38 Nathaniel, 180, 195, 198 Samuel P.. 55 Joyce, Sarah, . . 50, 521 William, 522 WilHam, Mrs., 522 Joyner, Arthur S. , 498 Judd, WiUiam H., 524 Judkins, B., 437 Kean, Peter, 243 Keith, Alexander, 36 John, . 35. 36, 42. 485 •^66 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Keith, Mary, . Page. 521 William, 36 Keller, George, • 465. 513 Kelley, George R., 732 Kelly, Peggy, . 516 Kemp, . . 71. 239 Keney, Aaron, . . 386, 415 Joseph, . 151 Mary Jeannette, 141, 142, 143, 149.476 Rebecca (Turner), 151 Walter, 141, 143, 151, : 554. 38e . 387. A I.19, 426 , 434. 435, 465. 495. 73© Walter, 3d, 416 Kerfoot, John B., 500 Kidder, Pascal P. , . 525 Kilbourn, H., . 377 Killam, James, . 107, 273, 496 James, Mrs., 260 Mary, 465 Kimball, CO., • 419. 496. 731 King, Charles B., 185 Henry, . . 185, 186 Sarah, . 38 Kingsbury, Andrew, . . 168, 185 John, 516 Lyman, . 516 Kinney, David W. . 208 Kip, Leonard, . 354 Sophia, . 338 Kirby, Lucy, . 260 Kissam, Richard S., . . 265, 296 Kneeland, Louisa Taintor, Knox, . 511 514 David, . . 186, 209 Frank J., • 435. 497. 731 James, . 180 Norm and, . 185, 521 Ladd, David, . 208 Lancelot, Samuel, 48 Sally, . 48 Sarah (Stillman), 48 Lane, F. A., . 128 Langrell, Thomas, 37 Lanman, David T., 431, 433, 435. 444. 452, 453, 454, 460, 497, 499, 500, 503- 529 Larkum, ........ 168 Larsing, Charles H., . . . . . . . 416 Lathrop, ........ 255 James, . 185 INDEX TO NAMES. 767 Latimer, Elisha, Laughlin, S. M., Layers, Barround & Westlake, Law, Jonathan, Lawrence, John, Marianne, William, Learning, Jeremiah, Ledlie, Samuel, . 149, 180, 186, i Samuel, Mrs., . Lee, Alfred, . George, . George Jannings, John, Roland, . . Sg, 180, 182, William T., 107, 257, 269, 296, 306, 331, 348, 349- WilliamT., Mrs. Leeds, George, Legate, William S., Le Roy, Aug. N., H., Leslie, Lewis, Frederick B., Samuel S., William H., Lincoln & Gleason, S. &Co., Lindsay, John S., Littlejohn, Abram N. Lloyd, , Caroline, Thomas, 86, 107, 161, iSo. 182, 160 95, 206, 208, 209, 296 24 185, 186, 195, 208, 209 307. 317. 318, 319, 326, 350, 493, 494, 495, 528 Thomas, Mrs., Long, William, Loomis, Frank W., George, . Jacob, Lord, Eunice, . Haynes, John, Thomas, Lothrop & Smith, Loveland, Horace, Lowth, Lumsden, David F., 394 185, 186, 195, 206, 208, 303 297 Page. 269 294 509 66 36, 47 36 172, 185 44 30S, 730 260 i68', 311 500, 525 515 515 55. 172 210, 730 328, 330, 529. 730 260 395. 500 497 496 85 254 498 524 524 61 508 470 25. 526 86, 168 260 209, 210, 308, 730 260 526 498 37 176 384. 385 307, 730 385 385 37 308, 495 255 526 768 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Lyman, Elias, . . . . . . . i8o Justin, 180 " estate, 195 Justin, Mrs., 260 Nathan, 196 Normand, . 107 378, 495 Normand, Jr., 377, 387 496, 731 Lynde, Joseph, 81, 86, 174 486, 487 Maercklein, 438 Manice, D. F., 257 De Forest, 398 Mann, Benning, • 354 378, 496 B. E., . 387 Mansfield, Zebediah ? [.> 525 Marsh, 56 Asenath, 522 Edward , 176, 257 Hezekiah, 35. 37. 38 iSi, 485 James, . 195 John, 180, 195 heirs. 176 Jonathan, 36 Samuel, Jr., 522 William Henry, 522 Martin, Dorothy, 514 Josiah H., 429 Marvin & Co. , 508 Mason, Charles S., 496 Henry M., 73, 527 Joseph, 496 Massilon & Bourdalou( ;, 255 Mather, Samuel, 354 Strong, Mrs., 354 Timothy, 429 William , 54. 387 , 413, 414, 496 52S, 731 William, Mrs., • 419 425, 427 Matson, 130 William L., 80, 141, 149, 153, 433, 434, 435, 444, 460, 465, 473, 476. 477. 497, 499. 500 530, 731 Mattocks, John, ...... 51 Samuel, 51 May, WiUiam B., 416 Mayhew, 42 McClary, John, 498 McCrackan, John, 54. 85, 164 , 166, 169, 171 172, 730 John H., 526, 527 R. H., . 168 William, 258 INDEX TO NAMES. 769 Page. McCurdy, John, ....... 160 McEvers, C, Jr., 85 McFarland, William H., 496 McKnight, John, 55. 161, 521 McLean, Allen, 34 Catharine, 521 Hannah, 515 Hugh, . 515 John, 180 196, 198 Neil, 515. 516 McNary, 418 James B., 378 James M. B., . 3 86, 400 . 413.4 14, 4ig 496. 731 McVicker, John, 85 Meacham, 233 Mead, James D., 525 JohnC, 508 Meech, Charles E., 416 Robert, 24, 419, ~ [23, 424 , 425. A 27, 428 , 430, 4 31, 500 526, 527 Meigs, William H., 495 WiUiam H., Mrs., 260 Mercer, Alexander H., 393. 394 Merier, Peter W. , 85 Merrill, Abigail, 515 George, 37. 149 Hezekiah, 37 Martha (Nevins), 149 M. E., . 497 Mary, 260 MaryS., • 149 , 353. 386 Metcalf, Theodore, 308 Miller, B. N. B., 498 Frederick, Jr., . 525 George W., 497 S. W., 497 William H., 452 William M., 452 William W., 453 Mills, . 388 Charles N., 494 Charles N. , Mrs. , 260 Milton, Alfred, 429 Minton, 506 Minturn & Champlin, . 180, 195 Mitchell, Henry A. , . • 348 , 349. 350 James E., 498 W., . . . 172 Mitchelson, Eliphalet, 195 49 770 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Moland, Joseph, ....... 45 Montgomery, . 375 Mookley, 522 James, . 514 John, 514 William, 514 Moore, Benjamin, 85 Elisha, . 497 Thomas, 180, 195, 196, 198 VViUiam, . 161 Moreland, William H., 527 Morgan, 173, 285, 311, 500 Allen C, . 68, 524 Denison, 107, 108, 112, 119, 209, 273, 296, 307, 310, 319, 326, 330, 344, 350, 351, 354, 377, 382, 383, 384, 387, 389, 390, 494. 495. 528, 730 Denison, Mrs., ....... 260 D. &Co., . . . . . . .386 Elias, 48, 55, 56, 160, 162, 163, 164, 166, 168, 171, 172, 180, 195, 529. 730 George D., . . . . . . . 319 Henry K., ..... 377. 398, 415. 73i Henry K., Mrs., ...... 280 John, 46, 47, 48, 52, 54, 55, 56, 58, 64, 66, 68, 69, 81, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 170, 172, 173, 174, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 184, 186, 188, 195, 197, 200, 201, 202, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 214, 216, 237, 247, 249, 251, 266, 274, 345, 409, 486, 524, 528, 734 John, Mrs., . . . . .84, 168, 251, 260, 274 John B. , . . . . . . . . 500 John Pierpont, ....... 477 Joseph, ........ 474 Junius S., 314, 319, 354, 357, 360, 362, 364, 372, 378, 474, 495, 730 Lucy, ........ 140, 447 Lydia, ....... 319. 354. 387 Mary, ....... 260, 325, 505 Nathan, 75, 98, 107, 186, 195, 208, 209, 210, 261, 263, 264, 267, 268, 270, 272, 275, 285, 286, 294, 296, 303, 305, 306, 307, 309, 310, 461, 493, 528, 730 Nathan, Mrs., ....... 260, 338 N. & D., 446 Sarah, . 458 Theophilus, 48 Titus, . • 325. 505 William, 458 William P., . 500, 525 W. G., . 498 Morice, . . 519. 520 INDEX TO NAMES. 17-^ Page. Morris, John E., ....... 189 Mortimer, PhiHp, 36 Moschelles, 440 Moseley, William, 163, 185, 266, 267 Mosheim, 255 Muckley, 522 Munn, C, 735 Munn, Charles, 176 , 210, 217, 256, 257, 529 Elizabeth, 260 Murray, 388 Cotton, . 46, 51, 52, 55, 157, 158, 159, 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 170 William J., ....... 498 Nelson, A. J., . . . . . . . .497 W. B., . 497 Nevins, John, . 180 Martha, . 149 Mary, 47 Robert, . 47 Newberry, Dyer, 196 John , 196 Joseph, . 196 Newton, 255 Abner, . 108 David B., . 182, 184 George O.. 429 NichoUs, George H., 525 Nichols, 285, 313, 345 Catharine, 428 Cyprian, 59, 60, 94, 96, 97, 98, 107, 108, 109, 112, 115, 116, 122, 180, 182, 185, 186, 195, 197, 200, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 214, 270, 272, 285, 292, 296, 303, 319, 331, 344. 351. 353. 363. 384, 385, 386, 428, 493. 494. 495. 528, 529. 530, 730, 734 Cyprian, Mrs., .....•• 260 Eunice (Lord), 384 George, . 384 & Humphrey, . 220, 296 Maria, . 68 Robert, . 496 Sarah, . 50 S. S., . 260 & Tinker, 398 WiUiam F., 12, 24, 131, 133, 437. 444. 447. 448, 450, 451, 452, 466, 467, 468, 469, 49S, 500, 502, 503, 504, 509, 510, 527 Niles, ...... ... 432 Noble, Birdsey G., ...... 62,224,524 North, A. W., . . 429 7/2 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Northam, Charles H., 97, 102, 107, 124, 125, 132, 133, 134, 135, 257. 296, 30S, 319, 348, 349, 350, 354. 360, 386, 387, 388, 397, 400, 417, 418, 419, 424, 432, 433, 434. 435. 461. 463. 477. 495. 499. Charles H., Mrs., Susan R., Norton, Benjamin H., Nott, CD., . Samuel, . Obeirn, . Ocorr, Henry, . Ogden, Abel, Jr., Catharine, David, . Elizabeth Mackey, Jacob, 47, 49, 52, 55, 56, 157, 158, 159, 160, John, Josiah, Olcott, Abigail, Abby, Daniel, Eunice, John, Lydia, Mary, Michael, Samuel, Olds & Whipple, Olmsted, C, Mary, Orcutt, C. C. Oson, Jacob, Osborn, 60, 174 180, 1 82, 195 55. 66, 75, 91, 162, 163, 164, 166, 184, 186, 195, 197, 200, 205, 206, 237. 244. 245 Page. 136, 148, 379. 381, 426, 431, 500, 511, 529. 730 462 135, 136, 149, 465, 477 269 496 402, 405 255 416 526 49 49. 525 522 161, 162, 163, 164, 166, 169, 171, 172, 522, 730 85 49 . 168, 189 180, 195, 244 260 197, 201, 202, 208, 528 180 159 516 180, 195, 244 169, 172, 180, 181, 182, 208, 209, 210, 214, 216, 255, 256, 528, 730, 734 4S6 508 168 516 386 524 176 Paige, R. G., . Paley, . Palmer, John C, John C, Jr., Stephen, Papperitz, Parker, James, Parley, Peter, 375. 376, 379. 380, 382 255 3S7. 731 496 54 440 243 65 INDEX TO NAMES. 773 Page. Parmelee, George L., . . . . . . 497 Parsons, H. S., 495 J.C, . 477 Thomas, 185 Pasco, Jonathan, 250 Patten, George J., 185 Nathaniel, 160 Payne, William, 500 Peabody, George, 474 Pea,se, Arena, 515 Pemberton, Mary (Johnstjn), 236 P. G., . 236 Sarah, . 236 Perkins, 286, 302, 344 Daniel, . 180 Enoch, . 264 Henry, . 350, 354. 378, 387 Henry, Mrs., 419 Isaac, 69, 107, 108, 209, 268, 273, 288, 290, 293, 294, 296, 297, 311, 330, 331. 493. 528 Isaac, Mrs., ....... 260 Jabez, 180 Jabez, Jr., 180 Jabish, . 195 Jabish, Jr., 195 L. H., . 354 Perry, William S. , 35 Philo, . 165 Peters, John T., 69, 210, 249, 730 Mary, 260 Samuel, . 42 43, 44, 519, 521 Phelps, . 260 Anson G., 185 Azariah, 515 Charles S. , . 267, 730 Cynthia, 260 Enos, 515 Epaphras L., 250 Jacob, 180, 196, 198 Linus, . 515 Lois, 45 Noah A., Jr., . 195, 208 Oliver, . . 195, 209 Sarah, 514 Timothy, 41. 514. 515 W., 30S Walter, . 108, 296, 307, 317, 319. 344. 350, 494. 495 Walter, Mrs., . 260 774 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Phelps, William, . . . . . . . 41, SH William R., 354. 495. 730 Phillips, Emily, 232, 260, 352 Emily (Stillman) , 48 Frederick, 85 George T. , 48 John, 514 Pierce & Beach, . 195. 401 George, . 730 John, 89.1 So, 1S2 185, I S6, 195, 401, 730 William , . 173. 429 Pierpont, John, 474 Juliet, . 474 Pinney, Norman, 524 Sidney, . 354 W. R., . 498 Pitkin, Ann H., 260 Eleazer, . 196 Joseph, . 196 Richard, 196 Timothy, Mrs., 260 William, 33 Plaidy, . 440 Plum, Wait, . 522 Wait, Mrs., 522 Polk, James K., 428 Pomroy, Alexander H , 296, : 08, 319. 350,353 Eleazer, . 514 Samuel William 514 Pomeroy, George, 160 Pond, Caleb, . 185 Charles F., 354 Charles F., Mrs , 387 Porter, David, . 185, 210 David S., • 348, 350 Eliza, . 260 Henry C, 217 John, 2d, 196 Solomon, . 107, 730 Porteus, 255 Post, Amos S., 496 Augustus T., 496 Potter, . • 254. 394 ColHs I., 526 Horatio, ' ■ 13. 75, 275, 500, 524 Horatio, Mrs., . 258, 260 Powell, J. B., . . 378, 3S7, 496 Powers, Enoch, 269 INDEX TO NAMES. 775 Powers, Enoch, Mrs., Pratt, . & Allison, Benjamin, E. B., . Francis, . Hart & Newton Joseph, . Joseph, Jr., Lucy, Martha, . William, Preston, Edward, George B., S. C, . Zephaniah, 55 263 3". 419 60, 67, 68, 97, 98, 101, 348, 349, 350, 376, 379, 399, 400, 402, 412, 418 Prindle, Prothero, William A., W. H., . Provost, Samuel, Purves, John, . Putnam, Catharine (Hutchinson), Daniel, . Elizabeth, John, Quin, J. Scrugham, Ramsey, George, John, Jonathan, Jonathan, estate Jonathan, Mrs., Sarah, . Ranney, Esther, Lucy, Stephen, Stephen, Mrs., Ransom, Amos, Owen, Penelope, Wanton, Raphael, Rathbone & Wheaton, Page. 260 260 180 195 308, 354 172, 195 296 265, 296 185 260 260 195. 522 422, 427 496 496 387 113, 134, 285, 296, 308, 319, 380, 381, 382, 383, 386, 398, , 446, 495, 528, 529, 530, 730 56 429 497 167, 520 525 393 282, 393 393 173 497 350 208 184 180 260 140 522 521 522 522 260 210 195 260 210 504 314 So, 1S4 60, 165 280 195, 205, 208 195. 180 209, 195, 209 76, 273 n^ CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Rayner, Benjamin L., . . . . . . 260 Menzies, 15, 48, 55, 56, 58, 60, 61, 64, 70, 86, 166, 167, 168, 171, 172, 183, 184, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 196, 200, 201, 202, 211, 360, 527 Menzies, Mrs., ....... i94 Redfield, 97 Alfred B., . 416, 496 Reed, E. M., . 497 Reeve, Robert, 33 ReiUy, .... 449 Rhiuelander, William, 85 William, Jr., 85 Ribouleau, Isaac, . 231, 234 Rice, Enos, 348 N., 419 N.,Jr., . 496 Nehemiah, Jr., . 530 Richardson, John, Mrs., 260 Richmond, William, ilrs., 3S6 Richter, 440 Rider, George T., 526 Riley, Isaac, 221 James, . 48 Meliscent, 48 Ripley, . 311. 345.355 George, . 308 John , Jr. , 85 Philip, . 296, 307, : 13. 319 . 326, 3 30, 350 , 353. 3 70, 377- 495. 730 Philip, Jr., • 496, 731 Risley, George R., 136 Jerusha (Edwards), 136 Levi, 196 Nehemiah, 196 Robbins Brothers, 508 Frederick, 102 Frederick A., . • 435, 497 Gurdon, 186 Philemon F., 308,: 15, 3ig - 354. 3 64, 370 . 387, 4 65. 495. 497. 730 Thomas, . 339, 340, 406 Roberts, Electa, 126 Ely, • 57. 172 Eunice, . 143 George, . . 196, 461 M. S., . • 378, 387 William W., . 42( ^427. A ^32, 451.452, 453 Robinson, Arthur D., . 498 George, . 496 Henry N., 498 INDEX TO NAMES. ni Rockwell, Jerusha, Joseph, . Martin, . Rogers, Ammi, Benjamin, B. W., . Evan, Henry, . J. Smyth, Lucy, Nehemiah, Robert C. , W., Rollins, Root, Ephraim, Thomas S., Rose, James, James & Sons, James, Jr., Ross, Amos B., Amos B., Mrs., Rouse, John H., Rowland, B., . Rowley, Warren, Royce, Enos, . Royse, Lydia, . Rudd, John C, R.udder, Charlotte, William, Russ, C. J., Mrs., Charles T., Cornelia, Harriet, Johannah E., John, John D., John D., Mrs., Russell, Francis T. , GurdonW., So, 119, 131, 142, 384,387, 419, 431 452, 453, 464, 465 Gurdon W., Mrs., Mary I. B. , Rutledge, Edward, 55 143 107 195, 20S, 260 497 Page. 49 49 196 165, 166 378 85 56 85 144, 308 438 85 526 160, 270, 284 513 319 496 146, 150, 153, 155, 232, 360, 364, 433. 434. 435. 436, 437, 444, 448, 469, 470, 471, 476, 477, 495, 498, 500, 503, 507, 529, 727, 730, 731 73 255 185 387 . 30S 296 107 257 260 525 495 244 350 . 341 243 150 526 465 . 731 - 5" 511 511 108 511 386 257 , 526 380, 451. 499. . 734 232 476 , 261 778 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Sage, B., Franklin H., Huldah, . M. J. A., JohnH., Salter, Thomas G. , Saltonstall, Lindall W. Roswell, Sanford, David P. , Elizabeth, P.. Peleg, Robert, . Thomas, Jr., Sargeant, Jacob, Saunders, Asahel, Asahel & Son, Christopher, 75, 186, Elbridge G., Ralph, . Scott, Joseph, . Scovil, . Seabury, Samuel, . Seeker, . Sedgewick, Buell, Sellon, John, . Seymour, Charles, Henry, . Hezekiah, Susan, Thomas H., Sharpe, Ormond V. , Shattuck, E., . Shaw, . Sheldon, John, William, Jr., Shelton, E., George A. , William, Jr., Shepard, D. A., Frederick P., John, Shepherd, Daniel, George C, 108 95. 208 233, 234 209, 46, 95, 208 10, 237 21, 157 Page. 496 497 521 361 497 525 475. 527. 727. 728, 731 518 168 526 521 55 162, 163, 521, 730 42, 43, 46, 485, 486 54, 164, 166, 172, 730 185, 263 , 210, 2 96, 308 , 245, 267, 268 348 , 361. 74. 465 348, 350 319. 341 494. 730 494 349. 350 255 524 519, 521 56, 254 518, 523 35. 41 496 524 398 185 68 168 36 498 387. 496 283, 285 195 182 56 498 524 182, 184 496 416 508 525 524 INDEX TO NAMES. 779 Page. Sherlock, 254. 255 Sherman, Henry, 496 Henry B., 525 Sherred, J., 85 Shields, E., 387 Shipman, W. D., 416 Short, David H., 525 Sigoumey, Andrew, 216 Charles, 34, 59, 66, 68, 69, 72, 75, 82, 84, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, c )2, 93, 94. 107, 172, 173, 178, 180, 182, 183, 184, 186, 190, 192, 194. 195. 199, 200, 203, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 214, 216, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 230, 237, 246, 249, 251, 252, 258, 296,300, 308, 312, 341, 342, 353, 378, 387, 401. 410. 493, 495, 528 . 529. 734 Charles & Son, ...... 350 Charles, ISIrs., 260 Charles H., 217 . 376. 3 79. 3S0 , 383, 387, 495 529. 730 Lydia Huntley, 67, 219 470, 511 Sill, ElishaN., 176 Frederick, 526 Silloway, Samuel, 209, 210 Simonds, W. Edgar, . 497 Skinner, Albert, 429 Hezekiah, 516 I. Lord, . 185 Milo, 516 Thomas, 354 , 387, 434, 465 495. 731 Slack, G.N. , . 525 Sloan, Mary, . 516 Thomas, 180 Smith, . 49 Alfred, . 180 & Coit, . 37 F. L., . 496 George, . 185, 515 Hugh, . 21 , 114, : 90, 292 , 294, 2 98, 299 , 300, 301, 331 . 527. 735 Isaac, 525 John, 514 John D., 525 Lemuel, . 167 Luther, . 319. 353 . 378, 495 Norman, 74 Normand, . 185, 268 P., 465 P., Mrs., 465 Perry, . • 378, 496 Robert, . 515 William, 56 . 514. 515 Smyth, Isaac F., • 378 , 3S6, 496 780 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Sommer, Charles C, ....... 498 Sooter, John, . 385 Mary, 384 Southmayd, J. K., . 386, 496 Spencer, 252 Charles, . . 269, 730 Charles, Mrs., . 260 & Oilman, 74, 262, 263, 268 Luther, . . 269, 270 Silas, 196 Sprague, Charles W., . 508 J. H., . 436 Spring, John, . 429 Stackhouse, 255 Stacy, . 46, 50, 51, 157 Stanley, Edmon, 516 William, 62 Starkweather, Nathan, 486 Starr, Frank F., 7. 9. 521 Jonathan, Jr., . 518 Samuel, . 525 Stearns, 49 Stedman, 274 Edmund B., . 730 Edward A., 465 Edward B., 296 E. B., . 257, 269, 273 Eliza L., 260 Elizabeth S. , . 465 Frances, 260 Griffin, . 69, 75, 107, 185, 195, 208, 209, 263, 268, 270, 271, 272, 275, 307, 319, 353. 493. 730 Griffin A., . . . . . . . 296, 353 Griffin A., Jr., . 496 John , 33 Stephenson, James, 525 Stevens, Abel, 167 Serena Almira, 516 Truman, 516 Steward, Joseph, 185 Stewart, Duncan L., . • 348. 350 T. D., . 257 Stiles, Ezra, 61 Stillman, Allyn S., 308 319, 353> 378, 387. 731 Charles A., 496 Emily, 48 Meliscent (Riley), 48 Samuel, 48 Sarah, . 48 INDEX TO NAMES. 781 Page. St. John, Daniel, ....... 296 St. Margaret Friendly Society, 233 Stocking, Sabura S., . 525 Septenius, 308 Servilius, 525 Stokes, Eli W., 526 vStone, Charles G., 497 Hiram, 526 John S., 524 Sally Johnson, 229 WiUiam L., 66 Strickland, C. W., 497, 731 Irving E., 498 Stringer, George, 308 Strong, Erastus, 196 Nathan, 63, 205 Wareham , 196 Studley, William H., . 526 Sumner, Catharine B., 458 George, 107, 112, 117, 257, 269, 296, 307, 314, 319, 350, 354, 357, 364, 371, 372, 387, 393, 398, 458, 494, 495, 730 George, Mrs., ....... 260 Mary (Tyler), 393 Thomas, 429 Sweetser, Seth, 180, 195, 208 Swords, T. & J., 63, 64, 204 Taft, C. A., . • 387. 419 Taintor, 355, 462, 511 Adeha C, 5" Alice, 465, 471 John A., 5". 730 Talbot, Baylies P., 525 Talcott, Joseph, 160, 266 PhiloF., 497 & Post, . 508 Russell, . 185 Samuel, . 43. 53 Samuel, Jr., 43.46,485 Taylor, . 135, 255. 285 Abiel, . 196 Deodat, . 282 Edwin, . 2 36, 296, 348, 350 Edwin A., 498 Edwin P., 236 Francis, 236 Henry M., 49S John M., 86, 153.465-476.497, 731. 732 Joseph P., 236 782 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Page. Taylor, Samuel, ..... 236, 237, 348, 350 William, Mrs., . 261 Terry, Clarence, • 435, 497 Edward P.. . 269 Edward P., Mrs., 261 Eliphalet, 185 Joseph A., 416 Nathaniel, 282 Seth, . 67, 186 Stephen, . 465, 497 Thacher, 37 Thomas, Harriet P., . 386 James, . 49 John, . . .' 46, 47, 49, 52, 157 , 158, I 59, 162, 486, 730 Thompson, F. C, 429 Tidmarsh, Richard, . 37 Tiley, Hannah, 38 James, . 36 Samuel, 38 Sarah, . • 36, 47 William, 3 5, 36, 42, 47, 485 Tisdale, Elkanah, 221 Thomas, . 161, 385 Todd 181 Ambrose, 516 Eli, . 107, 285 Eli, Mrs., 259 Rachel, .... 260 Tomkins, Floyd W., Jr., 471.474, 475. 527 Totten, Silas, . . 311, 348, 350, 363, 527 Toucey, 221 Catharine, 509 Isaac, 66, 75, 93, 107, no, 117, 208, 263, 265, 270, 272, 273, 274, 275, 283, 284, 285, 296, 300, 304, 308, 311, 319, 331, 350, 354, 357, 359. 386, 391, 419. 428, 495, 509. 528, 730 Towle, Simon, ..... 414, 496, 529, 731 Towne, Ithiel, . 74- 105 Townley, John, 522 Tracy, .... 475 JohnC, 731 John F., 435,465, 497, 529,731 John R., ... • 378, 732 Louis A., 498 Samuel G., . 497 Tremaine, Charles H. B., . 428, 430, 526, 527 Trial, Polly, .... 522 Ruth, .... 522 William, .... 522 INDEX TO NAMES. 783 Trubner, Trumbull, John, Jonathan, Tryon, Fanny, Moses, Moses, Jr., Watson, Tucker, Henry, Isaac, James, . John D., JohnD., Mrs., Tudor, . Elihu, Henry S., Naomi (Diggins), Samuel, 74, 75, 84, 87 246, 251, 255 295, 296, 297 341. 351. 353 Samuel, Mrs., . Samuel, Jr., 69, 72, Page. 72 51 521 521 185 186, 195, 209 508 496 46, 51, 157 51 497. 731. 732 150 173, 282, 285, 302, 309, 311, 315 159, 196, 340, 406 . 269, 273 405 , 91, 94, 107, 108, 109, 181, 1S4, 210, 214, 224, , 258, 264, 267, 268, 270, 271, 272, 275, 285, 292, , 298, 300, 304, 305, 306, 307, 312, 313, 319, 336, 355. 364. 368, 377, 405, 406, 407, 408, 409. 410, 486, 488, 493, 495, 528, 735 , . . . 260, 409 ?9, 180, 182, 186, 195, 197, 200, 203, 205, 206, Sophia, . iiU/ , :iuo 1 ^^y , ^ i\j , ^4y , ■ii^ /J"-- 388 William F., 196 William W., 257 269 Turner, John H., 416 Rebecca, 151 & Sheldon, 186 Tuttle, . 321 436 Caleb, . 185 Grace, . 140 149 Jane, 140 Miles A., 115, 145. 146, 257. 269, 273. 295. 296, 307. 350, 495. 377, 529 400, 730 Reuel H., 526 Samuel, . 112, 180 1S2 195 208, 209 210 Samuel, Mrs., 260 Samuel & Sons, 107, 29( >. 319- 341 . 353 ,386 .494 Samuel I., 419 Sarah (Ramsay) 140 William F., 140, 308, 398. 400, 419, 426, 431. 434. 435. 496 454. 52S 465. 731 Tyler, . 56 Joseph H., . 525 Mary, 393 784 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. Utley, Abigail, Horace, . Joseph, . J-. Vibbert, William E.. Viets, John, Lois (Phelps), Roger, , Vinton, 38, 40, 41.43. 45, 47, 47, 51 180, 184 55, 168, Waddington, Joshua, Wadsworth, Anna C, Annie, . Ariel B., Elisha, . Gurdon, Harry, . Horace, . . . . •47, James, . Joseph, . Katy, Rodney, Roger, . . . . . -55, 166, 172 Roger, Est., Sidney, . Theodore, William, William, Mrs., William, Jr., WiUiam S., Wainwright, Jonathan M., 18, 19, 66, 67, 69, 221, 222, 247, 248, 409 WiUiam A. M Wait, Joseph M., Walker, John, John, Mrs., Martha, . Walter, William H., Wander, William, Ward. . & Bartholomew, . . 63, 74, 180, 195 Bartholomew & Brainard, 209, 210, 229, 230 Beulah, ...... James, 54, 74, 75, 89, 107, 109, 164, 166, 170, 172, 195, 200, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 214, 229, 233 55. 1 48, 303 64, 166 Page. 168 180, 195 172, 185, 195,208, 730 182 525 45 45 518, 519 304 514, 516, 517 195 223, 224, 419, 524 383 228, 230 , 233, 234 181, 182, 225, 226, , 273, 529 85 515 51 515 157, 159 180, 195 515 195, 208 172, 515 55 515 515 180, 730 195 51 515 270, 515 261 269 180 225, 237, 527, 735 735 525 514 522 514, 516 520 524 438, 445 86, 282 233, 268 235, 341 168 184, 186, 227, 228, . 730, 734 INDEX TO NAMES. -85 Waid, James, Mrs., James H., R. B., . Roswell B. , Warner, Betsey, . Cornelia, EriW., . George, . Hazael, . Robert, . Warren, Washburn , E. A.. . Waterman, G. B., Henry, Jr., Nancy, . Nathan M., Watkins, Schureraan H Watkinson, Alfred, E. M., . Robert, . Watrous, Henry S., Rebecca Webster Seymour, Watson, A.nna (Bliss), Henry, . Hiram, . John, Mary, Watts, . Wears, Betsey, William, Webster, George, Noah, Noah, Jr., Zephaniah, Weeks, . Weildon, Thomas C, Weld, Lewis, . Weller, William, Wells, . H. D., . James, . Oliver M., Welton, H. A., Wenk, Fisher A. B., 80, 182 Page. 261 273 107 296, 308 56 261 68 495 85 519 522 521 404 416, 500 116, 117 319 J04, 116 117, 380 526 370, 376, 387. 495. 730 419 307. 354. 387. 495 451, 508 496 508 496, 508 405 196 176 196, 405 405 255 208 209, 730 185 221 52, 160 516 520 496 221 172, 730 255 386, 731 170 348, 350 416 498 108 195, 206, 208 57 50 786 CHRIST CHURCH, HARTFORD. West, . Sherman, Wetmore, William, Wheaton, Nathaniel S. Whedon, Wheeler, A., Mrs., Joseph, . White, George, . James, John J., . Samuel H., William, Whitebread, Whitehouse, Whiting, Calvin, Jonathan, Leonard, Seth, Spencer, William, Whitlock, Henry, Whitman, Benjamin G Whitmore, George H., Harriet B., Whiton, Andrew, Frank W. , Whittaker, S. H., Whittemore, Whittier, Whittlesey, W. F., Wickham, James S., Wilcox, S. W., Wiley, George T., Williams, Alfred, Alfred C. J., Augustus H., Ezekiel, . H. F., . John, O. E., . Thomas S., 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 24, 69, 70, 76, loi, 105, 107, no, 250, 251, 258, 259, 261, 267, 269, 270, 272, 276, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 290, 292, 293, 296, 300, 304, 307, 324, 370, 376, 378, 382, 390, 409, 449. 450, 493. 494. 504, 505 64, , 180, 182, I 68, 23. h 195 85, 186 90, 376 , 206, 208, 209 195, 205, 208 , 378, 382, 502 Page. 255 387 55 71. 72, 73, 75. 252, 255, 256, 273, 274, 275, 286, 288, 289, 309. 315. 318, 418, 419, 448, . 507, 527. 735 168 168 208 210, 730 255 186 496 195 496, 731 239. 520 522 290 53. 54. 163 53 210 209, 730 55, 185 385 62 496 498 465 498 498 497 61 511 429, 465 495 435 416 429 497 465 50 732 527. 733 257 185 INDEX TO NAMES. 787 "Williamson, Ebenezer, Willis, James, . Willson, Wilmerding, Herbert, Wilson, Charles E., George L. , Mrs., Henry, 437 Henry, Mrs., M. w'., . Wilton, . Wing, John, William, Winnie, F. B., . Winship, Daniel, Walter, . Winslow, Winter, John F., Winthrop, Francis B., Withers, Frederick C. Wolcott, Laura, S., Talcott, . Talcott, Mrs., W. A., . Wollaston , Woodbridge, Deodat, . Dudley, . Harriet, . J. R.. . Ward, Woodruff, O. D., Woodward, William, Work, T. J., . Wren, Christopher, Wright, Ann, . George A., Richard, Wyllys, Ephraim, Yale, Theophilus, Young, . E. H., . Julius, Lewis J., 438. 439, 440 441, 442, 443 445, 464, 497 185, Page. 36 416 255 455 497 455 438 509, 510 449, 505 380 255 185 195 497 195 348, 350 38, 39, 41 495 85 508, 512 261 182 195, 209 261 498 255 3" 196, 208 196 260 67 405, 730 435 386, 496 378. 387 14 5i6 496 429 196 72 254 497 387, 400, 496, 731 . 387, 496 450, 504 186 296, 308 354 The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Printers, Hartford, Conn. .» \t' HI > i* ,1*. ^ ■'^^ \| ' • * • >v A 000 126 382 1 .^,"^^ ■■•'./