The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut : comprising the present towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington, and of Glastonbury prior to its incorporation in 1693 : from date of earliest settlement until the present time . .at Wetliersfiehl. But it was not untilover a quarter of a century later, Xov.,lSfi(), that the Piev. Henry , then rector of the Church of the Good Shephard, at Hartford,conferred with some of the peojile of Wethersfield as to the advisabilityof establishing an Episcopal Church liere. There was, however, atthat time, some want of harmony in the Congreg
The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut : comprising the present towns of Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, and Newington, and of Glastonbury prior to its incorporation in 1693 : from date of earliest settlement until the present time . .at Wetliersfiehl. But it was not untilover a quarter of a century later, Xov.,lSfi(), that the Piev. Henry , then rector of the Church of the Good Shephard, at Hartford,conferred with some of the peojile of Wethersfield as to the advisabilityof establishing an Episcopal Church liere. There was, however, atthat time, some want of harmony in the Congregational Church, on ac-count of the recent dismissal of its pastor, and Cliristian courtesydecided that it would be unkind to introduce this new element of dis-cussion, just tlicn. A little later, however, 12 January, ISGS, serviceswere inaugurated at Academy Hall, at -which about 120 persons werepresent. At the second one, held two weeks later, 155 were present; RectorNelson officiating in both cases. On June 14th, Bishop Williamspreached. Erora this time until July, services were held every otherweek; thereafter, weekly. On Trinity Sunday, 1809, Bishop Williamsadministered the rite of confirmation to a class of eight persons. On. THE BOARDMAX M. E. CHAPEL, WETHEKiFIELD, Rebuilt iSS2. THE EFISCOPALIAK SOCIETY. 607 Sunday, June 20tli, 1SC9, ^Mr. John II. Watson, then a student atBerkeley Divinity School, hut afterward Rector of the Church of theGood Shepherd, at Hartford, Ijogau a rcinilar morning service. Thenext Sunday a Sunday School was organized. On the Sth of August,the Sacrament of tlie Holy Comnumion was administered for the tirsttime, by Hev. ^Ir. Xelson. The form for organizing the parish was signed at tlie House of thelate Henry C. Dwight, Oct. olh, lSii!». The otHcers, bring the tirstfor the mission and parish, were: Iiobcrtsini, Clerk; Y. , Warden; Sam. \V. Goodrich, Horace liolibins, and A. , Vestrymen: Stephen Bulkley, Treasure
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