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MINISTRY  OF    REV.  MR.  NOTES.  59
than  seven  years  ;  or  gay  from  April  2,  1854,  till
June  3,  1861.  During  the  last  half  of  this  period,
or  say  from  Nov.  15,  1857,  till  the  close  of  his  labors,
as  above,  he  had  the  sole  charge  of  the  Church  and
congregation.  Either  to  accompany  or  follow  such  a
man  as  Dr.  Stiles,  was  obviously  a  difficult  under-
taking. The  wonder  is,  that  Mr.  Noyes  was  able  to
sustain  himself  so  long  and  so  well  as  he  did,  rather
than  that  he  finally  failed  to  give  satisfaction  to  a
people,  who,  in  the  language  of  one  of  the  other  cler-
gymen of  the  city,  had  been  "spoiled  by  Dr.  Stiles;"
meaning,  that  the  South  Church  people  had  been
so  accustomed  to  hear  the  powerful  preaching  of
Dr.  Stiles,  that  no  minister  of  ordinary  talents  and
resources  could  expect  to  satisfy  them.  On  the  15th
of  May,  1861,  Mr.  Noyes  tendered  his  resignation,
as  follows  : —
To  the  iioufh  Congregational    C/iurc/i,  New  Haven,  Co7in.
Dear  Brethrkn  : —
Learning  tliat  a  small,  yet  influential  minority  among
you,  liave  recently  become  disaffected  towards  me,  so  as  se-
riously to  interfere  with  my  comfort  and  usefulness,  I  felt
it  to  be  my  duty  to  resign  my  ehargc;  and  do  herewith  re-
sign it,  to  take  effect  on  the  3d  of  next  June;  and  request
you  to  unite  with  me  in  calling  an  Ecclesiastical  Council
to  meet  on  that  day  in  said  church,  at  half  past  3  o'clock,
to  dissolve  the  relation  existing  between  us.
GURDOX   W.  NOYES.
New  Haven,  May  15th,  1861.
As  usual  in  such  cases,  difierent  persons  would  give
different  versions  of  the  causes  which  led  to  this  re-

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0067. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 67. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n69/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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