The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . d near wheresaid meeting-house is to stand. 98 A SKETCH OF NEW EON DON. Such was the origin of the oldmeeting-house, which stood on whatis now the southerly side of the cem-etery, and of the burying ground,which was enlarged and improvedafter the removal of the old Hutchins road, so called, wasthe road which now runs from Ceme-tery street to the four corners. Man) of the people who had locat-ed in the town had come hither fromAttleboro, Mass., and were membersof the Baptist church there, of whichElder Job S
The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . d near wheresaid meeting-house is to stand. 98 A SKETCH OF NEW EON DON. Such was the origin of the oldmeeting-house, which stood on whatis now the southerly side of the cem-etery, and of the burying ground,which was enlarged and improvedafter the removal of the old Hutchins road, so called, wasthe road which now runs from Ceme-tery street to the four corners. Man) of the people who had locat-ed in the town had come hither fromAttleboro, Mass., and were membersof the Baptist church there, of whichElder Job Seamans was the pastor. When, in 17S7, it was decided thatthe inhabitants were able to settle aminister of their own, the former par-ishioners of Elder Seamans invitedhim to visit them in their new came, and preached for themLords day, June 24, 1787. The leading men of the town werenot insensible to the religious needsof the fast growing community, andshortly after the elders visit, thetown, acting in its corporate capacity, ? ? ?? ?; ^11 • *-,;,*•- -. A / Deacon J. C. Merrick. Hon Anthony Coiby. formally invited him to become the settled minister, the record of theaction taken reading as follows: Voted, To give Elder Seamans acall to settle in this town as a minis-ter of the gospel. 1 Voted, To give him forty pounds[$200] as a salary, three pounds incash, and 37 pounds in labor andgrain and other produce that he maywant, all to be paid at the commonprice; and all ministerial privilegesin town except one half the parson-age lot. The elders heart evident!}* inclinedto the acceptance of the call, for hecame again in February, 1788, andremained for two months, preachingfrom house to house; and finally,after careful consideration, decidedto cast in his lot with his formerpeople. He started from Attleboro,with his family, June 20, and arrivedin New London Jul} 1. His diary,covering a period of more than fiftyyears of active ministerial life, records A SKETCH OF NEW LONDON
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