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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 15
Uncorrected OCR. Name spellings, dates, symbols and column order may be wrong. Verify against the original scan. Includes an alphabetical past-member list, death dates and explanations of death and dismissal symbols. Also contains sermons and church history. A dismissal to another church is not a death.
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PRELIMINARY HISTORY, 7 subscrii^tions were afterwards respectfully declined, and the plan was adojited which was finally carried into effect. It was simply this, — for the projectors of the undertaking to take the work into their own hands, do it at their own expense, and hold the prop- erty in their own right, until such time as the cliurch and society should he able to redeem it. But then the question arose, how large a building should be erected, — whether of wood, or brick, or stone, — whether only large enough to accommodate such of the existing population as might be expected to attend, or having reference also to prospective wants. If we built a small church, we should be likely to liave a small minister, small congregations, and a small income. But if we should be prospered be- yond our hopes, then would come the necessity of a larger house, and we should have to lengthen it, or in some way add to its dimensions. This would vio- late its architectural proportions, and otherwise de- fomi it, — at the same time increasing the expense. Suffice it to say, the result of our deliberations was, to build a church of the first class, whether as to dimensions, materials, architectural beauty, or other basis of comparison ; one that should do honor, not only to the neighborhood, but to the city ; one that should be suited to the wants of the community half a century hence. This conclusion was aided and encouraged by the eminent architect, Sidney M. Stone, to whom we applied for a phin, and who sub- sequently took the contract for building the church,
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0015. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 15. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n17/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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