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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 73
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MINISTRY OF REV. MR. NOYES. G5 and keep up a continual revival ? And by such an atti- tude would not he be disheartened and the Church par- alyzed V If these questions are to be answered in the affirm- ative, as they are evidently intended to be, they add Mr. Noyes' testimony to that of the Committee as to the dilapidated spiritual condition of the Church and congregation at that period. It is worthy of remark, that the evil of which Mr. Noyes complains, has not always existed in the South Church. It was not so under Dr. Stiles — it is not so under Mr. Carroll. On the contrary, there are very few churches within our knowledge, where so large a proportion of the male members are ready to be called upon foi* exhortation or prayer. How is it in the " Fulton street Prayer Meetings," as they are called, wdiich are now held every Sabbath evening in the Chapel ? Is there any difficulty in finding laymen there who are willing to speak or pray ? None whatever. Numerically the church is not quite so large as when Mr. Noyes left ; and yet the attendance on these meetings is quadru- pled, and the spirit of them excellent. How is this to be accounted for ? It cannot be caused by the return of those " many members of the Church and congregation" who, under Mr, Noyes' administration, according to the Report of the Committee, " were in the habit of frequently going to the meetings of other churches," — for they have not returned. On the contrary, almost all of them have left us for good. On the whole, we know not how to account for the 6
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0073. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 73. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n75/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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