History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . ly ministry—was settled near 44yeare pastorof this church. excellent preacher—zeaKtUS, pathetic, faithful, prudent, and suc-cessful. In controversies—moderate and calm. Among ministers, husbatids,fathers, brothere, friends, few his equals. Piety, hospitality, friendship, humility, benevolence, and modestyformed his character. His voice it cries my people quicltly comeTo Jesus your eternal rest and home. During Mr. Woodruffs miniStry three hundred andninety-eight persons made a profes
History of Union and Middlesex Counties, New Jersey with Biographical Sketches of many of their Prominent Men . ly ministry—was settled near 44yeare pastorof this church. excellent preacher—zeaKtUS, pathetic, faithful, prudent, and suc-cessful. In controversies—moderate and calm. Among ministers, husbatids,fathers, brothere, friends, few his equals. Piety, hospitality, friendship, humility, benevolence, and modestyformed his character. His voice it cries my people quicltly comeTo Jesus your eternal rest and home. During Mr. Woodruffs miniStry three hundred andninety-eight persons made a profession of religion,about eleven hundred were baptized, and seven hun-dred and fifty-two couples were married. The last ofthese was Mr. William Woodrufl^, son of Aaron Wood-ruff, to Miss Phebe Ludlum. I have followed the account of the old church upto the Rev. Thomas Pictons installation, which tookplace Oct. 14, 1805. The church and its historicalassociations with the people it was of the greatestimportance should be followed to the above date, andat some future time I will again refer to it and its. (z:^^^^^^^ ^^2 yU^^f-fk^-T^^t^ TOWNSHIP OF WESTFIELD. 337 official members. The record has been very minutein many particulars. It belongs to the historicalevents of the Revolutionary war. The last sermonpreached by the Rev. E. B. Edgar, then pastor,through whose efforts the present church was built,Jan. 26, 1862, was from Deut. xx.\ii. 7 : Rememberthe days of old, consider the years of many genera-tions : ask thy father, and he will show thee; thy el-ders, and they will tell thee, was most interest-ing and the keystone of the past. I remember as Isat in the old house and all the citizens for milesaround were assembled on so important a day (manypresent on that occasion have passed away), lookingaround upon the congregation now assembled for thelast time in pews which they had occupied for so manyyears, to be occupied no more forever. After the present edifice was completed, Ap
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