Litchfield enquirer., 1865-04-20
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EUkuI ullU VuuttlU &NIlUo. L1rcHF1RLD.-In this village Fast Day was very generally observed. Services were held tthrough the day in the Congregational and IEpiscopal churches The Rev. MT. Richards preaehed historical sermon on the times, from the text A time to weep. and a time to Ilaugh," in which he reviewed the principal events of the war from ,be beginning to the present time. There WAS no service al the Methodist Church, ss their pulpir was vacant on account of the pending session ai the N. Y East Conference,
 --The solemn, sad. evsntfui weeh jnst past cast it's shadow over our town and village, as lit did ou every city, village and hamlet throughout the nation. The news of the Presi early Saturday morning. I: was at hrs hardly credited, but the mournful particulars soon left no room for doubt. To say that tbs whole community was shocked and profoundly grieved would not fully express the emotion the sad intelligence caused Hardly Q man womsn or child hut seemed 10 feel personal individual loss. So good. 60 kind, so noble h' was. it seemed as though all of us had lost . common father. And certainly ABRAHAx LIN COLIN was ss truly Patria Patrias as was W ASH 1NaroS, and like him. in cur day, WAS first j. war, first in peace, and first in she hearts o his counsrymen
 Our flag was immediately raised at half mast, and kept floating through the day. Th' village church bells were solemniy tolled = Appropriate sllusion was maAe to she awfn event and the profound sorrow of the comrnu nifty by the Rev. Mr. Perry, Rec,er of St Michael's Church The connlenances of al |exhibited alike the deepest feeling, and many not unman!y tears were shed.
 On Sunday afternoon the Rev. Mir. Rich ards delivered an impressive funeral discours' From the text " Promotion cometh not iron the East. neither from the West, neither iron the South; bu. the Lord putteth down on' man and setteth up another" The churcl was appropriately and handsomely draped il mourning.
 On Wednesday, the day appointed fo President Lineoln's funeral, most places O business were closed through the middle O the day, and services were held in the Episco pal and Congregational churches.
 At St. Michaers Church, Easter sunda was celebrated by Sunday School Festival at which Key. MT, Perry gave 8 very inte, esting discourse on the ancient Jewish sant tuary and the rites of the ancient church
 We learn that the vacancy in the pasto1 ate of the Methodist Episcopal Church in thi town is to be supplied from the New Tor Conference, and the gentleman will probabl arrive in time to conduct the service on Sun day next
 At the Annual Meeting of the First Epis copal Society in Litchfeld, l7th inst, the fo Towing officers were elected for inc ensuiu year:
 A. s. Lewis Clerk.
 J. G. Beckwith, Treasurer.
 The following gentlemen were elected Pa, ish Officers of St. Michael's Church:
 Wardens. G. Beckwth. Samuel G Braman
 N.ssy,ssn-Edw, ". ssyn4asp } spald7Rfssp palhdfR sp Ha skilbo6shi t, A9 f6mRtstta mRstta Wells, A. s. Lewis ~ Su6stisates e. H. HolHster, Wm. Fl Rr man.
 Ds1egates.-o. s. Seymour. 6. A. Hickox. Trinity Church, Milton: Werdens.-Albin Guild, Alman J. Beach,
 Iestrymsn.-E H. Wright, C. D. Wheele T. |: Jennings, Lyman Stevens, Lueius Gri. wold
 7reasu7er.-L. Stevens.
 De!egats.-E. H. Wright.
 Su6stitute T. L. Jennings.
 St. Paul's, Bantam:
 Wardsns. Wilmot, Seth Pond.
 Testrymen.-T. c. Goslee, E. D. Weeks, J. l Peters, E. P. Moulthrop, J. K. Wallace.
 7rsasurer.-Seth Pond.
 Delegate.-J K. Wallace
 Substitute E. r. Moulthrop
 We see by the Clarksburg (wss. Va. Nations! Telegraph that Rev. Mir. Harrison c Milton, now connected with the Christia Commission, preached in the Baptist Churc in that town, last Sabbath week.
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