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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 56
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48 MINISTRY OF DR. STILES. Associate Stated Supply ; "but they all successively declined/ althougli they had severally given us every reason to expect their acceptance of our invitation. In giving such encouragement, they were doubtless sincere, and spake as they meant. But the fact that they were wanted here, made them more highly valued by their people at home, who accordingly rallied around them, increased their salaries, paid up arrearages, and otherwise manifested so much kindness and affection, that their Pastors could not leave then. In announ- cing to his people the third of these successive disap- pointments. Dr. Stiles complimented them on their money-power [they were generally poor] ; remarking that they not only paid a liberal salary to their own minister, but had raised the salaries of three other ministers, and how many more he could not say. In this state of things. Dr. Stiles deeming it of great importance that he should enter upon his new work without further delay, Kev, Gurdon W. Noyes, a graduate of Union Theological Seminary, who for two or three years had ministered to a church in Portsmouth, Va., and more recently to a church in Cornwall, Vt., was engaged as temporary Supplj^, commencing his labors on tlie 2d of April, 1854. This engagement terminated on the 4th of June fol- lowing. On that day, after the forenoon service, the church and congregation tarried, by request of Dr. Stiles, and on motion it was *• Votcil, That we cordially approve of (he oniployment of Rev. Gr. W. Noyes as Associate with Dr. Stiles in the niin- ir^try of this chnrch and congregation."
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0056. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 56. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n58/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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