Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . ted in October. 1S07. The Sunday school i:f .\mos Il. Ta\lor and continued to be for any time since its fonnation, numbering ; hundred scliolars, the of Zer-xiah W ightman, daughter of Rev. John CauoW ightman. the church came into possession (dIts present parsonage and a considerable sumif money as a fund for the support of gospelton liiion Association was established, and preaching. In iSh-. Thomas II. \inc
Historic Groton : comprising historic and descriptive sketches pertaining to Groton Heights, Center Groton, Poquonnoc Bridge, Noank, Mystic, and Old Mystic, Conn. . ted in October. 1S07. The Sunday school i:f .\mos Il. Ta\lor and continued to be for any time since its fonnation, numbering ; hundred scliolars, the of Zer-xiah W ightman, daughter of Rev. John CauoW ightman. the church came into possession (dIts present parsonage and a considerable sumif money as a fund for the support of gospelton liiion Association was established, and preaching. In iSh-. Thomas II. \incent wasthe tirst meeting was held with this ehnrch in .?ijipointed deacon, and in 1S7J, .Mian Steven-1S5X. lie resigned in Xovember. iSdo, and --on. Xehemiah .M. I iallup and llenjamin followed by Ue\ . .\. Hewitt, who Hewitt were also appointed to that otfice. with the church three \ ears. I,\- a W ightman resigned his pastorate in x^-G. hav-lieipiesi of .Mrs. Sally ( iallup the church re- mg been greatly instrumental in building a fund of .about fourteen hiunlred <lol- the church in numbers, inlluence and ef=ficieu-. 1!.\ITIST rAUSOXAGE. Soon alter the resignation of .Mr. Hewitt,Kev. Ialmer ( i. W ightman, grandson of Rev,John Cam. W i-hlinau, acceplcd a call to theliastorale and commenced Ins Labors upon theheld of his in , 18(14. He w;is well u which .Mr. W ightman 1 It was made liar\es| ot .accessions to the -U who onlained hy llie church, and re- ig the winter of 1,^(15 ,aml iSr,r,, mained ,1 little more than a \ e;ir. During his coiiiiiiued \ e\er\ e\en- pastoral term a number were received into than three months, .and within the church. Rev. Homer .\. King became jias- ty-eight were baptised. In the i-r m July, 1SS3, remaiidng also a little more HISTORIC GROTON than a year, and was in turn frillnwecl. Jan-uary, 1885, by Rev. A. J. Wilcnx wlm remainedIul} a few months. In .September of the latter year Rev.
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