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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 46

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38  MINISTRY  OF  DR.  STILES.
usage  for  the  Church  to  express  its  concurrence  in  any
arrangement  that  places  a  pastor  over  them ;  therefore- —
"  Resolved,  That  this  Church  do  cordially  accept  the
Rev.  Dr.  Stiles  as  their  Stated  Minister,  and  do  hereby
invite  him  to  attend  all  their  meetings  for  business,  as
Moderator."
On  the  19th  of  the  same  month,  (November,
1852,)  Benedict  Burwell  and  Eastman  S.  Minor  were
chosen  Deacons ;  and  on  the  3d  of  June,  1853,
Thomas  Horsfall  was  added  to  the  number.
The  first  Communion  of  the  Church  was  held  on
Sabbath  forenoon,  December  6th,  1852,  on  which
occasion  five  persons  were  admitted  by  profession,
and  three  by  letter.  At  that  Communion,  as  at  all
subsequent  ones  to  the  present  time,  the  usual  hours
of  worship  in  the  forenoon  were  entirely  devoted  to
Sacramental  services.  On  the  first  Sabbath  of  each
alternate  month,  from  that  date  to  the  present,  the
Lord's  Supper  has  been  administered, — with  this  vari-
ation, that  after  the  Communion  in  December,  1859,
no  other  was  held  until  the  following  March,  (three
months,) — the  object  being  to  change  the  order  of
the  months  in  which  the  Communion  was  held.  It
is  now  held  in  January,  March,  and  so  on,  each  alter-
nate month,  to  the  end  of  the  year.  Many  of  these
celebrations  have  been  deeply  solemn  and  impressive,
and  besides  church-members,  have  attracted  largt
numbers  of  other  j)ersons,  to  see  and  hear.  In  most,
if  not  all  the  other  Congregational  Churches  in  the
city,  the  Lord's  Supper  is  administered  every  month.

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0046. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 46. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n48/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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