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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 85
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MINISTRY OF REV. MR. CARROLL. (O part in the exercises. Althoiigli laboring under great lihysical weakness, few persons in the congregation were aware of it, and still fewer would have inferred it from any lack of energy or powder in his perform- ances. There was, however, a general desire to see and hear more of him, and a general feeling that we had at last found our man. The Committee, there- fore, invited him to preach a third Sabbath ; but he respectfully declined, remarking, that they had had a fair specimen of his preaching ; that if he should preach a dozen times, he might not do any better, and he hoped he should not do worse. At a meeting of the Church on the following Friday evening, Jan. 10th, it was — " Voted, That the Society be requested to extend a call to Rev. J. Halsted Carroll, to supply the pulpit and act as Pastor for the term of one year." On the next day, Jan. 11th, 1862, the call was for- warded to Mr. Carrol], at Brooklyn, N. Y., and soon afterwards he signified his acceptance of the same, as follows : — "Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 17, 1862. "Dear Brethren : — "After deliberate and i)rayerful consideration, I feel that duty directs me to the field of labor and love to which you, as a Church, have so unitedly and recently called me. * * * And now, as I accept your call, my fervent prayer to the Great Head of the Church, is one which I know will be endorsed and uttered by you, and the dear people of God vou represent, that I may "come to you in the fullness of the blessing of the Gospel of Christ ;" and
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0085. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 85. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n89/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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