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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 66

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58  MINISTRY  OF    REV.  MR.  XOYES,
house.  As  to  the  choir,  or  a  portion  of  tliem,  they  must  do
as  they  tliink  proper.  Tor  one,  I  wouhl  rather  dispense  with
singing  than  yield  to  such  dictation.  What  is  it,  in  ejafcct,
but  surrendering  the  pulpit  to  their  control ;  or  at  least,
giving  them  a  veto  upon  the  action  of  the  pastor?  I  pro-
test against  such  an  invasion  of  his  rights.
In  conclusion,  permit  me  to  say,  that  at  tliis  time  espe-
cially, any  manifest  slur  upon  a  good  man  merely  because
he  is  a  Southerner  by  birth,  would  be  most  unfortunate  in
its  public  bearing ;  and  occurring  in  a  church  which  has
been  generally  supposed  to  be  conservative,  and  is  known
as  such  all  over  the  South,  would  have  a  very  bad  effect
upon  the  public  mind  in  that  part  of  the  country,  which  is
in  an  excited  and  dangerous  state.  Do  let  us  try  to  pour  a
little  oil  upon  the  troubled  waters,  and  not  let  our  glorious
constellation  go  down  in  blood.
I  remain  with  much  respect.
Your  friend  and  parisliioner,
GERARD  IIALLOCK.
P.  S.  I  have  said  nothing  to  Dr.  Stiles  about  this  whole
matter.  He  does  not  know  from  me,  that  any  correspond-
ence has  taken  place  between  us.
On  the  receipt  of  this  letter,  and  after  consultation
with  some  of  his  members,  Mr.  Noyes  concluded  to
invite  Dr.  Stiles  to  preach,  as  proposed,  and  did  invite
him.  Public  notice  was  given  in  the  newspapers,  and
on  the  8th  of  January,  1860,  Dr.  Stiles  preached  to
a  very  large  and  apparently  gratified  audience.  The
choir  was  as  full  as  usual,  and  no  j^ersons  left  the
house,  tliat  we  are  aware  of,  until  the  services  were
concluded.  This  is  the  last  sermon  but  one  that  Dr.
Stiles  ever  preached  in  the  South  Church.
The  whole  period  of  Mr.  Noyes'  ministry  in  con-
nection with  the  South  Church,  was  a  little  more

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0066. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 66. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n68/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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