Two centuries of New Milford, Connecticut : an account of the bi-centennial celebration of the founding of the town held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, with a number of historical articles and reminiscences . yal. Others have labored, and we have entered into their labors,while they, in continuous procession, have passed on to receivethe reward of the faithful. The present membership of the church is eighty-eight. BY REV. ELISHA J. ELLIS, OF DANBURY IN THE ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Early in the history of the movement which resulted inthe formation of the Advent Christian denomination, the seedo
Two centuries of New Milford, Connecticut : an account of the bi-centennial celebration of the founding of the town held June 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1907, with a number of historical articles and reminiscences . yal. Others have labored, and we have entered into their labors,while they, in continuous procession, have passed on to receivethe reward of the faithful. The present membership of the church is eighty-eight. BY REV. ELISHA J. ELLIS, OF DANBURY IN THE ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Early in the history of the movement which resulted inthe formation of the Advent Christian denomination, the seedof the doctrines which distinguished this people were sownhere by pioneer hands. So far as ascertained, the first preach-ers to arrive on the field were Elders Ira Morgan and SamuelG. Mathewson, about 1844. Quite a number of conversionsfollowed, and Elder Mathewson baptized quite a number inthe stream which flows near the present church site. RufusWay, Horace Gregory, and Richard Heacock were convertsabout this time—also A. S. Calkins, who afterwards becamea talented preacher in the West. Joshua V. Hines preached here in 1846 or 1847. After-wards, in the sixties and seventies, representative men like. The Sunday Exercises 197 Miles Grant, Horace L. Hastings, I. B. Potter, Peter andSamuel Patro labored here; also H. K. and A. D. Flagg. Under the labors of Rev. A. D. Flagg, in 1870, the pastorof this church, at the age of eighteen, found Christ in personalsalvation, and, with his grandfather, was immersed in StillRiver near Lanesville. Over thirty-five years ago, StephenHeacock first commenced to publicly work for the Master, andfor years conducted a mission in the Town Hall building. Between eleven and twelve years ago the speaker hadthe pleasure of introducing him to the Advent ChristianConnecticut Conference, and on November 11th, 1897, in theTown Hall, Stephen Heacock was publicly ordained to thegospel ministry, by the speaker and his associates of theMinisterial Board of th
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