Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1848-10-05
Animal Meeting
Of the Clerical and Missionary Association
0f IitcbfeId COuntu.

Of the Clerical and Missionary .dssoca0tiOn
Of Litchfeid County.
The meetings Of this Association were held,
agreeable to previous appointment, at Milton.
and Liich6eld, OH Tuesday and Wednesday,
the 10th aud goth of September.
In Trinity Church, Milton. the service was
read on Tuesday morning by the Rev. Mr..
Long, and an appropriate and seasonable dis
course was delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Covell
from Cor, 9: 26, 81. In the afternoon, afte.
the reading Of the prayers by the Rev Mr..
Long, and the baptism Of an Infantry the Rev.
Mr.. Covell, addresses on the subject of mis-.
Slows, were given BY Rev. Ms'rs Long and
Clark, and the Rev. Dr.. Fuller. The attend.
ance on the part Of the parish was gratifying.
and the collection liberal. This Church still
remains destitute Of minister, but by means
Of lay-reading has, with very few exceptions,
maintained public worship during the year.
For increase and prosperity Of the c,ngrrga-
ton il is, however, exceedingly desirable that
it should be speedily supplied with The servi-
ces Of resident and faithful, clergyman.
The annual meeting for :he ira 'sac,ion Of
business, was held in the evening in the study
OF the Rector Of St. Michae ~, where, though
on account of sickness in sumo Of the fam lilies
and the removal Of several Of the clergy from
the County, the number in attendance was
unusually small, a resolute determination was
manifested 10 persevere in the noble and good
work which has been so auspicIously common =.
ced.
In ST. Michael's Church, Litch6eld, on
Wednesday. the morning service was read by
the Rev. Mr.. Coe, assisted il the lessons BY
the Rev. Mr.. Covell. the tiffany BY the Rev
Mr.. Atwill, and tho Antecominun:on by the
Rev Mr.. Long The sermon from Thes 2
10. was preached by t.e Rev. Mr.. Clark, Of
Waterbury, in place of Rev DR.. Potter, Of
Albany, who was unexpectedly detained al
home BY the dangerous sickness Of rarishIon.
er. The discourse presented the motives
which should influence both ministers and
people in the labors and sacrifices they are re-
quired to perform in behalf Of their divine
Master. The holy communion was adminis-
tered by the Rector. assisted BY Mr.. Clark 10
m,ne clereymen and large portion Of the c.'n-
gregati. n. To some, the solemnity of these
morning services was heightened by the re-
collection. that only one short year since, the
deceased and lame,ted Munson participated in
these same exercises, bnt 10 now occupied. as
we may hope, in higher and more perfect
worship.
In the afternoon the prayers were read by
the Rev. MIR. Covell. and missionary addresses
by the Rev. Messrs. Aiwill, Long and Watson,
and the usual contributions iaken. In addi-
ton to the cIergymen, whose names have been
already mentioned. there were present the ven.
cradle Rev. Mr.. Fooie. who was prevented by
by his duties as lecturer before the Common
Soho. Convention in Watertown, from taking
part in our anniversary exercises.
The annual Report ofihe Missionary doings
Of the Assoc iation during the year, was read
BY the Secretary. the Rev. Mr.. Watson.
Caiender.