History of the Old Tennent . led the OldScots Church. Afterwards, for more than one hundredyears it was known as the Freehold Church. Under thisname it acquired its reputation. But in memory of the saint-ly John Tennent, and the long and efficient services of hisbrother William Tennent, Jr. as pastors, it has taken thename of the Tennent Church. By this name it has beenenrolled in the lists of the General Assembly since avoids confusing this church with the one organized inFreehold village in 1838, and which now is called The FirstChurch of Freehold. And finally, from the di
History of the Old Tennent . led the OldScots Church. Afterwards, for more than one hundredyears it was known as the Freehold Church. Under thisname it acquired its reputation. But in memory of the saint-ly John Tennent, and the long and efficient services of hisbrother William Tennent, Jr. as pastors, it has taken thename of the Tennent Church. By this name it has beenenrolled in the lists of the General Assembly since avoids confusing this church with the one organized inFreehold village in 1838, and which now is called The FirstChurch of Freehold. And finally, from the dignity of itsgreat age and its interesting historical associations it has beencolloquially styled The Old Tennent Church. Thus, follow-ing the successive stages of its history it might reasonably becalled The Scots-Freehold-Tennent Church. 6 HISTORY OF OLD TEKNENT. The sanctuaries that have stood on the present site, havelocally been called the Upper Meeting House, the WhiteHill Meeting House, Woodhulls Church,* and The OldRed Taken from the State topographical maps of George H. Cook and C. C. Vermeule. By what can be ascertained from the most authentic factsanent the subject it strongly appears that some of the originalmembers of the Tennent church were of Covenanter extrac-tion. It is not impossible to suppose that more than one that ORGANIZATION 7 worshiped in the Old Scots church had been a witness otsuch murderous work as that of the cruel Claverhouse andhis dragoons, and of the horrible tortures of the prisoners inthe damp and foul Dunottar Castle. The Covenanters were elderly Scotch Presbyterians thathated and opposed prelacy. They believed that Christ is thehead of the church, and the authority in all true religion, andthat no man could usurp these prerogatives. They would notunite in worship that was led and governed by so-calledfunctionaries. Therefore they refused to conform to the zeal-ous effort of King Charles the Ilnd to impose the rites andmodes of prela
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