Some old time meeting houses of the Connecticut Valley . ew York in memory of her beloved teacher, MissSarah Porter. In 1902 a beautiful parish house waserected in memory of Miss Porter by her pupils. Rev. Noah Porter, D. D., born in FarmingtonDecember 23, 1781, was ordained as minister of theFarmington church in 1806. He served the churchas pastor until his death in 1866. He was the fatherof Rev. Noah Porter, D. D., LL. D., who was presidentof Yale College at the time the writer of this bookwas a student in that institution and from whosehands he received his college diploma in 1882. Septembe
Some old time meeting houses of the Connecticut Valley . ew York in memory of her beloved teacher, MissSarah Porter. In 1902 a beautiful parish house waserected in memory of Miss Porter by her pupils. Rev. Noah Porter, D. D., born in FarmingtonDecember 23, 1781, was ordained as minister of theFarmington church in 1806. He served the churchas pastor until his death in 1866. He was the fatherof Rev. Noah Porter, D. D., LL. D., who was presidentof Yale College at the time the writer of this bookwas a student in that institution and from whosehands he received his college diploma in 1882. September, 1810, nine men appointed by the Gen-eral Association of Massachusetts as members of theAmerican Board of Commissioners of Foreign Mis-sions met in Dr. Porters study in Farmington andcompleted the organization of this first Foreign mis-sionary society in America. Governor Treadwell, amember of the Farmington church was the first presi-dent of the Board. The following is from The Hartford Magazinefor July, 1906: Shakespeare speaks of the spire and 130. top of praise. The beautiful spire of the FarmingtonCongregational church for more than a century hasgracefully held its position at the top of praise amongall church spires of its chaste style of beauty. It isgenerally conceded to be the daintiest and most ex-quisite lined church spire in rural America. For most of the facts given in this sketch thewriter is indebted to an article written some time agoby Rev. Quincy Blakely, the present minister of theFarmington church. 131
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