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South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865 · scan page 263
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"the memorial stone." 253 1862 — 28 Churches, with 2,672 members, have added none by profession. In the last three years — 1860 to 1S62— 45 Churches, with 4,747 members, have added none by profession. In the last two years — 1861 and 1862 — 83 Churches, with 9,447 members, have added none by profession. In the last year, 127 Churches, with 15,851 members, have added none by profession. For the last four years — 1859 to 1862 — from one-third to one-half of our Churches, yearly, have not added one by profession." Dr. Cleaveland, in his report to the Association, (page 51.) says: "In 1859, 110 Churches, with 14,184 members, gained not one from the world. In 1860, 136 Churches, with 19,323 mem- bers, were alike fruitless. In 1861, 146 Churches, more than one-half our whole number, with 19,685 members, received not one by profession." Compare, now, the statistics of this Churcli during the past tivo years of my ministry here, with those of other Congregational Churches in Connecticut during the two calendar years 1861 and 1862. (No later returns have yet been published.) We find that only one of the 285 Churches in this State received so large a number of members by profession in these years as have been admitted into this Church during the past two years. Tliat one Church received 42 members by profession ; this Church, 41. I also find that only two of the 285 Churches received a larger aggregate of members, including those admitted on certificate, than have been received into this Church during the past two years. One of these Churches
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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P004-0263. South Congregational Church history and catalogue, 1852–1865, printed page not verified, PDF page 263. Hallock, Gerard, 1800-1866; digitized copy contributed by University of California Libraries https://archive.org/details/historyofsouthco00hall/page/n267/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.
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