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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 152
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142 THE EX-PARTE COUNCIL. Hear the Council on this head : " This Council lias been convened by certain brotliren styling THEM- SELVES the majority of the brethren of the South Congregational Church in New Haven." Which shall we helieve, — the petitioners ? — or the Coun- cil? " This claim [of a majority of the male members] was grounded on the following facts, viz : — Mr. Carroll's official returns to the General Association of Connecticut, state the number of male members, Janu- ary 1st, 18C3, to be 44. The petitioners knew of but six male mem- bers who had since been received up to the date of their memorial, making the whole number 50 ; six or more had been dismissed and united with other Churches within the same i>eriod, leaving the num- ber of male members at 44, — and they know that 26, including the memorialists, sj'mpathizcd with them." " Mr. Carroll's official returns." These returns were fur- nished to Mr. Carroll by Deacon Minor, who is therefore responsible for their correctness. They state the number oi male members of the South Church on the 1st of Janu- ary, 1863, at 44. The petitioners say they " knew of but six male members who had since been received, up to the date of their memorial."* Now, the fact is, that ticelve male members had since been received, viz : — On the 4th of Jan- uary, 2; 1st of March, 4; 3d of May, 4; 5th of July, 2. Total, 12,t This shows how careless the petitioners are about their figures. They count but six when there are twelve. Add 12 to 44, andjt makes 50, instead of 50, does it not? From 56, then, deduct 6 who they say had been dismissed and united with other Churches, (we know of but * Following the petitioners, we shall hereafter speak of the memo- rial as if dated at the time it was presented ; say about the last of October. Strictly speaking, it is not dated at all. But the Clerk's reply to it is dated Xov. 3d. f The namo.i arc before us, and can easily bo had by the petitioners, if wantod.
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0152. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 152. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n156/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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