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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 216
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206 MISCELLANEOUS. It has always been customary to pay the ministers' salaries either weekly or monthly, and in the latter case as early as the middle of the month. The Treasurer of the Church has kept an account dis- tinct from that of the Societi/, embracing collections for benevolent objects and the disbursement of the same ; col- lections at Communions, relief of poor members, Communion expenses, and sundry other matters pertaining to the Church proper, in distinction from the Society. The largest aggre- gate collected for benevolent Societies in any one year, was $1,717 85 in 1856. In 1855 the aggregate was $1,670 32. In each of those years an individual gave S1,000 for the Southern Aid Society. Neither the Church, nor the Society, was ever in debt except for current expenses, and these for so small an amount, and for so short a time, as not to be worth men- tioning. RESOLUTIONS CONCERNING THE BELL. At a special meeting of the Committee of the Ecclesias- tical Society connected with the South Congregational Church of New Haven, on Tuesday evening, June 28th, 1864, it was unanimously Resolved, That the ringing of the South Church bell, on the occasion of the recent meeting of a political party to ratify the nomination of their candidates for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency of the United States, was without the consent or previous knowledge of this Committee, or any of its members, and was contrary to the well known wishes of the South Church and Society, and their Minister, as to the mingling of eccesiastical affairs with politics, and that said act is disapproved and deeply regretted by this Com- mittee. Resolved, That the Sexton of this Church has no more rightful control over the bell, than over any other portion of the property entrusted to his care ; and that over none of said property has he any jurisdiction or control, except as
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0216. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 216. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n220/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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