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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 29
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MINISTRY OF DR. STILES. 21 was no one else to do it. Well, Dr. 8tiles at length came. Mr. Sawtell also came. The dedication had been fixed for the last Sabbath in June, 1852, and these good men, as if moved by an invisible attrac- tion, were here the day previous, and stopped at the house of one of the proprietors, where they were thrice welcome. The new church and its ijrosi)ective dedication and promise of usefulness, were the absorb- ing tlieme of their conversation and prayers. On the (Saturday) evening previous to the dedication, Mr. Amos Smith called to see them, and nearly the whole evening was spent in fervent addresses to the Throne of Grrace, — each of the three brethren officiating in turn, — or in serious conversation suggested by the occasion which had brought them together. It was an evening long to be remembered ; for if ever a church was thoroughly and honestly dedicated to God in advance, it was then and there, in that im- promptu meeting of four persons. They prayed that God would own and bless that sanctuary from its very beginning ; that his Holy Spirit might ever dwell in it and overshadow it ; that the faithful Gospel might ever be faithfully preached there, and tlessed to the conviction, conversion, and salvation of a multitude of souls. There Avas no formality about the exercises, — no effort, — nothing pre-concerted ; it was the spontaneous outtiow and overflow of Chris- tian hearts, united in one object, and moved by a heavenly influence. To these prayers, and the an- 0*
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0029. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 29. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n31/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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