Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-03-30
VERY truly yours,
HENRY JACKSON.
Newport, March "a, 1854.
Newport R. l.. Ecciesinsticnlly.
TINS Cry or MEETiSo Houses
IN AMERICA,


TINS Cry or MEEriSo Houses
IN AarKicA.
Monday, March 7lh, l63s. William
Cod',ng'on, John Clarke, John Cogces.
ha'h f"nry Bull and ;ouricen olhc.
men Y. IKE spirit formed themselves ia.
TO civil body on Rhode Island, md
chose William Codd.ng,on Judge
John Clarke was the Physician; who,
also, IN the absence Of the Congrega.
'ionaI Minister Of their choice, carried
on public meetings,' alter the manner
OF Mr. Brewster in the beginning of the
plymouth settlement Mr.. Clarke like
wise draughted their lave, and there !,
reason to believe that he was the auihor
Ct The Code which WAS adopted by the
General Assembly at their first session
al Portsmouth, in 1917. On Thursday,
the 2iih oi the same month Of their set
tlemtn,, tie colonists received IRON the
Indian Sachems, Cannonicus Miantun
nomu aud WananataBeme, the deed OF
this Island, which was then called
Aquedneck. Early in the ensuing
Spring, 1889. MIR. Clarke settled New
port. Mr.. Calender says, "One of the
first cares" Of the settlers. "both a,
Portsmouth and at Newport, was to
bulld"a Meeting House, which suppose
was designed for public vorship.''-
Those houses were intended for every
lonlal purpose, whether civil, literary
or religious. There is no evidence
that there were any buildings for reli-
gious services solely, unless we account
those such 10 which Mr.. Calender re.
iers, until about The close Of the FIRST
century. AT the present date there are
on the Island twenty. seven; nineteen ol
which are in Newport, three IN Middle
town and five in Portsmouth. The en-
tire population OF the Island is a 900
being one Meeting House to SIS rnhab-
ilanls. 1t is TO those OF Newport, that l
shall Principally devote this article
ard shall describe them in the order
Of their occurrence. In thc estimate OF
each House, | exclude The orchestra,
aud al vacant places where seals might
be placed. have caused ic be meas
urcd every foot OF seats in every church.
except 81 joseph and tae Morayan, and
have asst !ucl as an average 10 the co.,
gregn'ion, eighteen inches to an indi.
sidua. Tins rule applied as i. is TO
al, is Just to each house aud the ag-
gregatc table ia lIIc close eShbls the
provision made iOr Sabbath accommo-
danon Tor the citizens Of this Two hun
dgcd an s.lccn years Newport closing
this g0rH, I'd so h"Cdred and six
tceu yea oll T,,anl settlement, COM
pIeted last evening. Ny account of The
Churches commence with the FIRST or
ganizaiion us accredited by our own
hlsioriuUs, AMI tot "a called by WIN .
ihroP, church, wnA The "cIvi com
Pasr OF religious men, March 1th, 1859. /
|. TsE tlRsr BAPrlsr CnyauH, ,
uhtch as Hubbard wrote in l6AS, and
which, us described n 1890, by The
Rev. John Conner, The fifth Pastor ana .
BY Rev. Nj. Ch'len!cr, the sixth in 1888, :
was established as edily rs 1914, though .
an earlier date has been claimed by (
some, since their dry, In the Ia,yuage
o' MI Conner, From the hoy prlncl-
PIE II ms s'u'' tDr' John CIarN) being .
deSir'1t 10 fohole me interest Of !e' !
'u' ol''S' "' "s'' "' 10 'Ss'S' II" 'oohd- \
'"s 'o'"'! "'' "'e c"H''o''ao'e accom-
'n'""''on o. u'e'r Secu''F aH'rs' hc a., .
'einP'co ana ny 'he h@'P ana blessing o. 4
Cn''s' S"'hereu a'u 'o"su'u'cd
Chorc'I lh's was done as
near as can be gathered about The year .
80 ''N 0"'s "''o, ''u""'"s '''e oo''-
y "0 ~ . '''''," 'e'
~, - 'Vi0' ~" "e'o "'e''"e'S-
= '''-
-" " ""'' ''oe
Is ,-'- A'u
-. -
49, 'e'' ~ VIC
:. IN .... So, So 80 ''o'' "" - %
~ 80, '"''''' ''s
'~' ' N"''