Center Church annual manuals: 1870 and 1871 · scan page 91

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one adapted by natural
crifts or by
the
c:race
of the
Spirit
for some
active C'hristian duty.
Let ua be careful, however, each one
to stand
in his lot and perform the duty
devolvine: on
him, not
assumincr the
part <^f the ear, when that of the liaud or the foot or
the
tongue
be-
longs to him, or in some other way mistakintr liis appointed work.
Tliis ctiurch is indeed a city set on a
hill
;
its hght cannot
be
liid.
Its example is looked to, its inlluence is
felt
throuirliout New Haven
and in other coinmunitie.s.
Its liistory
for nearly
two centuries
:ind
a half,
is illustrated by a long line of
faithi'ul
nunister.s of
(
Iirist and
of a goodly company
of godly men and women, who
have
in
tlieir
day and generation
done
good
service
for
their Lord and
Master.
With all
tlie prestige of the past, an<l all that lias been done by those
who have gone before, to encourage
us, we
stand by God's
grace
at
the present time to consider our duties and responsibilities.
We may
truthful!}' say that there
is
no church
of our
order
in New Haven
which has now greater capacity for usefulness
in the cause of Christ
than this church, and the amount of work
actually accomplished
is
not unworthy of remembrance.
The committee have been encouraLied.
and think that the church may well be encouraged, in seeking
to
ex-
tend their usefulness in old and new channels, by recalling tiie success
which
is attending the
labors
of the
ladies of the Home
Mi.-sionary
Society;
the prosperous condition of our Sabbath
Sehnol. now more
prosperous than for many
years,
and
the
not few
individuals who
have devoted time and labor to Mission Sabbath Schools and
to many
other works of mercy and charity.
But is the church
satisfied
with
these labors?
Shall we stop here ?
No one
sup[)ose3
the capability
of the church to be exhausted by what is now done.
It
is small, very
J<mall, in comparison with what the church can and
tlierefnre ought
to do.
The committee have reason to believe that many
nienibcrs of
the church would be glad
to
be more
actively empl(;yed,
if the
w.iy
was opened:
that there are many who do not
feel satistied
that
they
are doing their whole duty towards their fellow members in the churchy
or to those who are without.
They recognize the principle, that where
much is given much also will be required.
In the first place, then, the usefulness of the church may be increased
'^y a njore intimate acquaintance among
its
members.
It can hardly
expected that in
so large
a
church as
ours,
composed
of persons
\vho are necessarily engaged durmg the great(^r part (jf the time in the
''dinary cares and widely varying work of
liie, an acquaintance
out-

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Silent Grounds Collective, Church Burial & Death Records, CH-P008-0091. Center Church annual manuals: 1870 and 1871, printed page not verified, PDF page 91. New Haven (Conn.). First Church of Christ; digitized copy contributed by Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center https://archive.org/details/manualoffirstchu00newh_0/page/n91/mode/1up Accessed September 8, 2026.

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