. A Walloon family in America; Lockwood de Forest and his forbears 1500-1848. ver, this state of affairs was not to last. , who seems to have had more influence overhim than any one else, was in 1810 called to theProfessorship of Sacred Literature in the theologi-cal seminary at Andover and felt it his duty toaccept. In 1812 the vacant pulpit was filled by the W. Taylor — a strong and good man, butsomewhat lacking in the tact which was so markedin Mr. Stuart. Under the guidance of Mr. Taylormany new members were added to the church, andit was during his pastorate, in 181


. A Walloon family in America; Lockwood de Forest and his forbears 1500-1848. ver, this state of affairs was not to last. , who seems to have had more influence overhim than any one else, was in 1810 called to theProfessorship of Sacred Literature in the theologi-cal seminary at Andover and felt it his duty toaccept. In 1812 the vacant pulpit was filled by the W. Taylor — a strong and good man, butsomewhat lacking in the tact which was so markedin Mr. Stuart. Under the guidance of Mr. Taylormany new members were added to the church, andit was during his pastorate, in 1813 and 1814, thatthe new Centre Church, to this day one of the mostbeautiful and dignified structures in New Haven,was built in the middle of the Green. It was in thisnoble building, only a year later, that Lockwoodde Forest was to stand on trial before the congre-gation. Lockwood was a man of high character. He wasalso of strong and ungovernable will, very persistent,very strenuous in the matter of what he thoughtright, doing it without hesitation and without much [ 34 J. ? • ^r» s V K K rtiii^i^i^^ilin^t^^n^r


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