Some old time meeting houses of the Connecticut Valley . ton I. Jones thepastor, following the example of Dr. Herrick, preached a sympathetic and stirring sermon from the text,Nehemiah 2:20,The God of heaven, he will prosper us;therefore we his servants will arise and build, greatlyencouraging his disheartened people, and rallying themfor rebuilding. The college this time contributed gener-ously, and gave up their share of ownership. Thepresent stately and commodious edifice, the fifth wasdedicated January 16, 1895. One pastorate of sevenyears, that of Rev. Arthur B. Patten, intervened be-twee
Some old time meeting houses of the Connecticut Valley . ton I. Jones thepastor, following the example of Dr. Herrick, preached a sympathetic and stirring sermon from the text,Nehemiah 2:20,The God of heaven, he will prosper us;therefore we his servants will arise and build, greatlyencouraging his disheartened people, and rallying themfor rebuilding. The college this time contributed gener-ously, and gave up their share of ownership. Thepresent stately and commodious edifice, the fifth wasdedicated January 16, 1895. One pastorate of sevenyears, that of Rev. Arthur B. Patten, intervened be-tween that of Dr. Jones and the present pastorate,which began January 21, 1906. In order to meet the needs of the increasednumber of students and the requirements of a moderncollege, in September, 1905, four years after presidentMary E. Woolley assumed the duties of her ofiice,regular religious services were established in MaryLyon Chapel, the preachers representing different de-nominations and coming from all parts of the country. Jesse Gilman Nichols. 85. Congregational Church Granby,Massachusetts IMMEDIATELY after the incorporation of the townof Granby in 1768, the heirs of Samuel Moodydeeded to the town as a memorial to Mr. Moodyan acre of land for a meeting house site, and a houseof worship was erected upon it. The first minister ofthe church was the Rev. Simon Bachus, a nephew ofJonathan Edwards. In 1817 efforts were made to build a new meetinghouse. The question of location became a serious oneand after disinterested parties had failed to solve thedifficulty, an Ecclesiastical Council divided the churchinto the East and West Parishes. The house of wor-ship now used was erected in 1821-22 by the East Parish. In 1836 an arrangement was effected between thetwo parishes by which a call was given to Moody of the West Parish to become pastor ofthe East Parish and an invitation extended to thepeople of his charge to unite with the East Parish,a union of the two parishes bei
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