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172  THE    EX-PARTE    COUNCIL.
form."  [For  particulars,  see  Catalogue  at  the  close  of
tills  volume.]  There  was  an  effort  to  raise  money  and
build  a  Church  for  the  seceders,  but  it  appears  to
have  fallen  through.  The  following  are  the  proceed-
ings of  a  meeting  held  on  the  26th  January,  a  year
ago,  "  by  the  advice  of  the  Pastors  of  the  Congrega-
tional Churches  of  the  city."         •
CIRCULAR.
At  a  meeting  of  gentlemen,  convened  by  the  advice  of
the  Pastors  of  the  Congregational  Churches  in  this  city,  at
the  Lecture  Room  of  Dr.  Cleaveland's  Church,  on  Tuesday
evening,  Jan.  26,  1864,  Thomas  R.  Trowbridge,  Esq.,  in
the  Chair,  and  Edwin  Marble,  P]sq.,  Secretary,  a  statement
was  made  l)y  Uea.  E.  S.  Minor  with  regard  to  the  need  of
a  new  Congregational  Church  edifice  in  the  south  part  of
the  city.  He  stated  that  about  fortij  families  and  some
seventy  Church  members  are  desirous,  as  soon  as  a  place  of
worship  is  provided,  to  unite  in  the  organization  of  a  new
Church  and  a  Sabbath  School.  He  had  received,  already,
pledges  from  persons  in  that  vicinity  of  more  than  $1,000,
as  their  annual  contribution  for  supporting  public  worship,
and  he  believed  if  a  Cliurcli  was  provided,  that  tliey  would
be  able  to  maintain  Christian  worship  and  a  Sabbath
School,  without  further  extraneous  aid.  A  place  of  wor-
ship is  needed  that  will  seat  al)out  four  hundred  persons,
witli  a  room  for  smaller  meetings,  (as  Sabbath  School,
prayer  meetings,  and  for  a  Ladies'  Society.)  It  is  estima-
ted that  $12,000  will  be"  wanted  to  provide  land  and  a
building  suitable  for  these  objects.
Remarks  were  oflfered  by  various  gentlemen  present,  and
a  resolution  adopted  approving  of  the  object.  A  commit-
tee was  appointed  to  confer  with  the  gentlemen  represent-
ing this  enterprise,  and  to  advise  and  aid  them  in  the
accomplishment  of  their  plans.  The  said  committe  having
met  with  these  gentlemen,  and  having  made  inquiry  with

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0182. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 182. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n186/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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