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44  MINISTRY   OF   DR.  STILES.
The  same  encouraging  state  of  things  continued
for  months,  and  with  some  variations,  for  years.  It
hardly  amounted  to  a  "  revival/'  in  the  usual  accept-
ation of  the  term  ;  yet  in  the  long  run  it  produced
the  fruits  of  a  revival.  But  one  Communion  passed,
in  the  course  of  several  years,  say  from  1852  to  1857,
when  there  Avere  not  more  or  less  admissions  to  the
Church  ;  [for  particulars,  see  Catalogue  at  the  close
of  this  volume  ;]  and  we  remember  well  what  a  cause
of  lamentation  it  was  to  the  good  man  who  had  the
interests  of  the  Church  so  much  at  heart,  that  even
one  such  season  should  pass  without  any  visible
in-gathering.
As  a  Southerner  by  birth  and  early  education, —
as  a  Christian,  with  a  heart  large  enough  to  compre-
hend the  wants  of  the  whole  country  and  the  world,
— Dr.  Stiles  was  among  the  foremost  in  a  movement
commenced  in  the  city  of  New  York  about  a  year
after  he  came  to  New  Haven,  "  for  the  diffusion  of
Gospel  truth  in  the  Southern  and  Southwestern
States."  A  Society  for  that  purpose,  called  the
"  Southern  Aid  Society,"  was  organized  at  q,  Con-
vention of  clergymen  and  others  from  different  parts
of  the  country,  held  in  said  city,  28th  and  29th  of
September,  1853.  On  the  27th  and  28th  of  October
following,  the  Society  elected  its  officers,  among  whom
was  Rev.  Dr.  Stiles  as  General  Agent.  The  neces-
sity for  such  an  organization  was  very  clearly  set
forth  in  an  Address  to  the  Christian  Public,  written
by  Dr.   Stiles,   and   adopted  by  the   Society,  from

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0052. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 52. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n54/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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