History of Newport County, Rhode IslandFrom the year 1638 to the year 1887, including the settlement of its towns, and their subsequent progress . urch. He began his settled minis-try in December and was ordained on Wednes-day, June 14th, 1837, Doctor Brazer of Salempreaching the sermon and Doctor Channing de-livering the charge. Mr. Brooks ended his ser-vice, which hadbeen rarely inter-rupted either byabsence or ex-change, on the lastSunday beforeThanksgiving,1871, when thecondition of hiseyes compelledhim to retire. Heresigned his chargein the winter of1872-73 and in October was succeed-ed b
History of Newport County, Rhode IslandFrom the year 1638 to the year 1887, including the settlement of its towns, and their subsequent progress . urch. He began his settled minis-try in December and was ordained on Wednes-day, June 14th, 1837, Doctor Brazer of Salempreaching the sermon and Doctor Channing de-livering the charge. Mr. Brooks ended his ser-vice, which hadbeen rarely inter-rupted either byabsence or ex-change, on the lastSunday beforeThanksgiving,1871, when thecondition of hiseyes compelledhim to retire. Heresigned his chargein the winter of1872-73 and in October was succeed-ed by the Rever-end John C. Kim-ball as past01, whoserved until Rev-erend M. K. Scher-merhorne tookcharge. He wasfollowed bj^ theReverend John W. Day who resigned in 1887. The church isnow without a settled pastor. There is a fine medallion ofDoctor Brooks in bronze in the Newport Histoiical Society. —On the 20th of September, 1C99,the people of the Church of England then resident in Rhode Is-land delivered a petition to tiie Earl v)f Bellomont, captain-gen-eral of the New England colonies and the New York CH.\NNINO MEMORIAL CHURCH. 450 HISTORY OF NEWPORT COUNTY. to tlie effect that they had agreed and concluded to erect achurch for the worshiji of God according to the discijiline of theChurch of England yet that, though disposed to encourage apious and learned minister to settle among them, they were notable to provide a requisite maintenance; they therefore prayedthe earl to inteicedewith the king for letters to the governmentof Rhode Island in their favor and also to interest himself withthe lords of council of trade and i^lantations. This petition theearl sent to the board of trade with a cordial concurrence. Thej^placed it in the hands of the bishop of London who presentedit to the king. The king referred it back to the board of this and other petitions for promoting the Gospel among theIndians is ascribed the incorporation in 1
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