Some old time meeting houses of the Connecticut Valley . Northampton, superintendedthe work, being assisted by a New York architect. In1903 the church was repainted and refrescoed throughthe generosity of the late Lyman D. Potter. The lateEdward Pay son Smith served the church as organistfor more than forty years without pecuniary compen-sation. His beautiful improvisations were much en-joyed by the congregation. The Enfield church is oneof those that have wisely done away with the cumber-some system of parish and church organizations, thechurch having been incorporated February 15,1906, andth
Some old time meeting houses of the Connecticut Valley . Northampton, superintendedthe work, being assisted by a New York architect. In1903 the church was repainted and refrescoed throughthe generosity of the late Lyman D. Potter. The lateEdward Pay son Smith served the church as organistfor more than forty years without pecuniary compen-sation. His beautiful improvisations were much en-joyed by the congregation. The Enfield church is oneof those that have wisely done away with the cumber-some system of parish and church organizations, thechurch having been incorporated February 15,1906, andthe parish dissolved in April of the same year. Aninteresting entry in the old parish records read asfollows: Voted April 1, 1816 that Ebenezer Winslowsweep the meeting house for one dollar and fifty centsper year to sweep it six times a year and after everytown meeting. The fine photograph of the church from whichthe accompanying halftone was made is owned byMiss Marion A. Smith of Enfield. The Rev. AlexanderSloan is the present pastor of the church. 93. THE OLD WHITE CHURCH, WEST The Old White Church West Springfield,Massachusetts THE old white meeting house on Mount Ortho-dox in West Springfield is one of the mostfamiliar land marks of the Connecticut valleyin Massachusetts. Past this structure go countless auto-mobiles and their occupants, touring up and down thevalley. The church stands on a considerable elevationand its tall white steeple can be seen from far distantpoints. In May, 1695, the people living on the westside of the river petitioned the General Court thatthey might be permitted to invite and settle a petition was granted and a church was formedin 1698; in 1702 the first meeting house was architect was John Allys, of Hatfield, Massa-chusetts. The following is quoted from a letterwritten to the author by Rev. George W. Love, pastorof the Congregational church in West Springfield: Turning to the description of this first
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