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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 218
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208 MISCELLANEOUS. their knowledge 1 Had any application been made to that Committee by the Mayor, or Common Council, or by any one else, to permit it to be rung 1 Or was it rung by some unauthorized person or persons, who saw fit to take posses- sion of other people's property without their consent? I am not raising the question of the propriety of ringing Church bells on the occasion mentioned, or on any or all other occasions of public rejoicing or mourning ; but only ask whether such bells are the property of every individual who can gain access to them and is capable of ringing them, or whether they belong to their legal owners or lessees. Perhaps you will be so kind as to answer this question before you determine the other; and if you decide in favor of "the largest liberty" against the rights of property, don't complain if one of these days you should hear the Center Church bell rung as a token of rejoicing over some Federal dismtcr; for, in a city of 40,000 inhabitants, there may be some individual who will think this a proper use of the Center Church bell, and .hat he has a better right to determine that question than the Society or its Standing Committee. One of Your Subscribers. HEATING APPARATUS. Near the close of 1864, a large new furnace was placed under the South Church, main edifice, instead of two small ones, which were worn out. But it was found, as before, that in certain conditions of the wind, smoke and coal gas would blow down, and escape into the body of the Church. The same cause kept the fires from burning freely. To remedy these evils, a chimney more than 100 feet high was erected in an angle of the tower, and with it the furnaces were connected by flues. The result was all that could be desired. Cost of the new furnace and chimney, a little more than S600.
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0218. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 218. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n222/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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