. Andrew Benton, 1620-1683 : a sketch . ling Elder, and Fowler and Cobbwere the Deacons. Mr. Prudden had previously been ordainedas a minister and had preached in England and in the Colony;but, following the primary principle of Congregationalism, thatthe minister derives his authority from the particular body ofvisible saints or church by which he is called, he was reor-dained by the Milford Church. In 1641 a meeting-house forty feet square was erected, butwas not completed for some years. The accompanying groundplan, showing the arrangement of seats, and a south view ofit taken from Lamberts
. Andrew Benton, 1620-1683 : a sketch . ling Elder, and Fowler and Cobbwere the Deacons. Mr. Prudden had previously been ordainedas a minister and had preached in England and in the Colony;but, following the primary principle of Congregationalism, thatthe minister derives his authority from the particular body ofvisible saints or church by which he is called, he was reor-dained by the Milford Church. In 1641 a meeting-house forty feet square was erected, butwas not completed for some years. The accompanying groundplan, showing the arrangement of seats, and a south view ofit taken from Lamberts History of New Haven Colony^ are in-teresting. It was doubtless in this house that Andrew Ben-tons children born in Milford were baptized. February 7,1643, ^ footway was laid out to the meeting-house for the ac-commodation of the settlers on the west side as follows: By :antiretD Benton ANDREW [The following cut represents a view of the first Meeting-House BENTON from the south; and below is the ground plan of the same .. The various letters represent (a) the pulpit; (b) deacons seat; (c)guard seats; (d) guard seats on the womens side of the house; (e)gallery stairs. The dots show the place where the guns were set.
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