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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 81

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CHAPTER  IV.
MINISTRY  OF  RET.  MR.  CARROLL.
After  Mr.  Noyes  left  the  South  Church,  its  pulpit
continued  vacant  for  about  a  year.  In  the  course  of
that  period,  forty-four  different  clergymen  occupied
it  successively,  some  of  them  very  able  men,  inclu-
ding several  pastors  of  churches.  For  a  number  of
months,  neither  wing  of  the  Church  seemed  disposed
to  make  any  movement  towards  the  settlement  of
another  minister.  All  knew  that  there  was  a  lurking
antagonism  among  the  members,  which  would  be
likely  to  show  itself  whenever  a  suitable  occasion
should  occur  to  bring  it  out.  Some  of  them  hoped
that  time  would  reconcile  differences,  and  for  that
reason  were  willing  to  wait.  At  length,  on  the  24th
of  October,  ISGl,  at  a  meeting  of  the  Church,  a  pro-
position was  made  to  invite  Rev.  J.  Parsons  Hovet,
D.  D.,  (since  deceased,)  of  the  Eleventh  Presbyterian
Church  in  New  York,  to  become  our  Pastor  ;  and  on
the  following  day,  at  an  adjourned  meeting  of  the
Church,  the  motion  was  adopted.  A  large  majority
of  the  Church  and  Society  w^ere  in  his  favor  ;  but  a
few  individuals  objected,  on  the  ground  that  he  was
disloyal,  a  pro-slavery  man,  and  a  Secessionist ;  or  to
that  effect.  The  Church  took  the  trouble  to  test  the
truthfulness  of  these  allegations,  by  sending  their  two
Deacons  down  to  New  York,  to  inquire  into  the  facts,

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0081. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 81. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n85/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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