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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 55
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MINISTRY OF DR. STILES. 47 (844,144 square miles, equal to 108 such States as Massa- chusetts,) the greatness of its population, (9,663,997 souls,) or tlie magnitude of the interests involved, both for this world and the next? And if such be the fact, need we any apology before a Christian people, for attempting, as God shall enable us, to occupy that most important and too long neglected missionary field, and to turn in that direction some portion of the zeal, effort, contributions and prayers, of the denominations with which we are connected. Pre- cisely this is the object of the Southern Aid Society." " We commend it to all who love the Church and the nation, — God and man. We dedicate it to the Lord Jesus Christ, — God and man, the Head of the Church and the Saviour of the world. And here we register our prayer, that its spirit may ever be Christian only, to all classes, and especially to Christian brethren; that its management may soon win tiie conlidence of all Christian Societies toil- ing in the same cause ; and that its work may thus be en- tered up, on the grand final record of the earth :— The SouTHKRN Aid Society,— in the Service of God, — THE Supply of the Needy, — Salvation to the Lost." Notwithstanding the strong attachment of Dr. Stiles to his church and congregation, and his deep interest in their welfare, he felt it his duty to accept the General Agency of the new Society, at least in part, and it was finally arranged that he should de- vote one half his time to said Society, and the other half to his church in New Ha,ven. This made it necessary that regular assistance should be provided for the supply of the pulpit in his absence, instead of depending, as had hitherto been done, upon casual engagements. Accordingly, three difterent clergymen, who occupied the position of Pastors in as many churches, were successively invited to this field as
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0055. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 55. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n57/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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