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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 59

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CHAPTER  III.
MINISTRY  OP  REV.  MR.  XOTES.
On  the  29th  of  November,  1857,  the  South  Church
passed  the  following  resolution  :
''Resolved,  That  Rev.  G.  W.  Noyes,  late  Associate  Pastor
with  Kev.  Dr.  Stiles,  be  requested  to  act  as  Stated  Pastor
until  we  can  determine  upon  more  definite  arrangements."
December  Ist,  Mr.  Noyes  accepted  the  invitation.
Dec.  27th,  the  following  minute  was  presented  by  the
Committee  and  adopted  by  the  Church,
"Having  been  informed  that  the  Ecclesiastical  Society
recently  organized*  in  connection  with  this  church,  have
voted  to  offer  Kev.  G.  W.  Noyes  a  salary  of  S1350  per
annum  for  his  ministerial  services,  this  church  do  hereby
request  the  Society  to  unite  with  them  in  a  common  invita-
tion to  Rev.  G.  W.  Noyes  to  become  their  Pastor."
Januaiy  1,  1858,  Mr.  Noyes  declined.
January  16th,  the  Church,  in  concurrence  •with  the
Society,  voted  to  engage  his  services  as  Stated  Supply
until  Spring  ;  which  they  had  previously  learned
would  be  agreeable  to  him.  April  10th,  1858,  at  a
meeting  of  the  Church  duly  warned,  and  held  in  the
Pastor's  study,  the  call  to  Mr.  Noyes  to  become  their
Pastor,  was  renewed,  w^ith  a  salary  of  $1500.     The
*  The  Ecclesiastical  Society  was  organized  Dec.  5,  1857.  See  Ap-
pendix.

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0059. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 59. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n61/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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