. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. plain structure, without a spire ; and nearly opposite,on the left, the Friends meeting-house. There is another house ofworship for Friends in the north(M-n part of the village ; also anacademy in the place, and about 30 dwellings. There is no authentic record of the Presbyterian church in Shrewsbury, until the year1735, when Rev. Samuel Blair preached liere, in connection with Londonderry, Pa. In174J, tiirouirh the influence of Gov. Ik-lchcr, a charter was obtained, in conmclion withFreehold and Allentown. From 1757 to 17
. Historical collections of the state of New Jersey: past and present:. plain structure, without a spire ; and nearly opposite,on the left, the Friends meeting-house. There is another house ofworship for Friends in the north(M-n part of the village ; also anacademy in the place, and about 30 dwellings. There is no authentic record of the Presbyterian church in Shrewsbury, until the year1735, when Rev. Samuel Blair preached liere, in connection with Londonderry, Pa. In174J, tiirouirh the influence of Gov. Ik-lchcr, a charter was obtained, in conmclion withFreehold and Allentown. From 1757 to 1785, it is believed that the Rev. Mr. M.;Knighl, MONMOUTH COUNTY. 359 for most of the time, ofBciated as pastor. From this period till the erection of theirpresent building, in 1823, the society were only occasionally supplied with Nathaniel A. Pratt took charge of the congregation in 1823, and continued until1825. The next minister was the Rev. James M. Hunting, who, in 1830, was succeeded by Rev. James Woodward; and he, in 1830, by Rev. Rufus Central View in Shrewsbury. Although the township was undoubtedly first settled by Presbyterians, or rather Con-gregationalists, from Connecticut, yet the society of Friends was first organized. Fromthe best sources of information now to be obtained, it is evident the first members of thesociety, most if not all of them, must have been emigrants from England. The familyof Hartshornes were already members of this meeting as early as 1672, only eight yearsafter the first settlement of the town. And at this time there were organized a moiitii-ly and general meeting, and a place of meeting being built.* The society was alsovisited in the autumn of this year by George Fox, who is believed by some of the mem-bers of the society to have performed a miracle while on this visit, by setting a mansneck, which it was believed by the inhabitants was broken or dislocated by his beingthrown from a horse. It is true the man revive
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