The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; . efirst division of Ken-sington Parish wasmade liy the organi-zation of tlie 8ocietvof New Britain. Thechurch in New Britain— the Second Churchin Kensiuiiton — wasformed April 19, 1758,with sixty-eight mem-bers. On the same dayJohn Smalley — a namedestined to be famousin the history of NewEngland theology —was ordained. Hischaracter and work be-long rather to the his-tory of New Britainthan to that of church in NewBritain received fifty ofits original membersfrom the motherclnuch ; but there wereone hundred and sev-en
The memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884; . efirst division of Ken-sington Parish wasmade liy the organi-zation of tlie 8ocietvof New Britain. Thechurch in New Britain— the Second Churchin Kensiuiiton — wasformed April 19, 1758,with sixty-eight mem-bers. On the same dayJohn Smalley — a namedestined to be famousin the history of NewEngland theology —was ordained. Hischaracter and work be-long rather to the his-tory of New Britainthan to that of church in NewBritain received fifty ofits original membersfrom the motherclnuch ; but there wereone hundred and sev-enty-four members leftin a church which forty-two years before hadbeen organized with tenmembers in a settle-ment of but fourteenfamilies. This showsa rapid growth of popu-lation. After Mr. Burnhamsdeath, six years elapsedbefore the Kensington church secured another pastor. At length, on the 14th of July, 1756, 1 So says the record. Thoughtful men of this generatiou cannot easily see how fifteenhundred persons could be accommodated in a house of that 6
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