Litchfield enquirer., 1873-06-12
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Ihe churches belonging to Litchfield 0outn Consociation were nearly all rep. Il sensed by apastor and delegate. Rev,
 MI. ponar of New Milford was appointed
 Moderator, and Rev. MT. Gilman of
 "atertown, scribe. The reports from the
 Var1ous churches were of no marked in.
 terest' excepting those from Sherman and
 Dethlehem. In the former place there
 mas been quite an interesting revival. In
 sne latter, the Rev. Mr. Banks preached
 on church union. There are three small
 churches there, belonging to as many diff
 1erlng denominations. He proposed a
 combination service, using portion of
 the Episcopal in the morning, with extem- poraneous prayer in the afternoon. A large
 majority of the wealth and talent of each denomination he reported to be highly in favor of trying the plan. The people of the town raise about g, ,OOO a year. If this could go into one treasury, they could support minister and church in
 decent style, and not starve three men. two of whom might be of more use some where else, besides having three dilapi- dated church edifces on their hands It is question we'll worth tlle attention of people in all small towns.
 Mr Samuel W. Clark of Bridgewater sought and obtained from the Associa- tion, license to preach the Gospel. c An application from Litchfeld North Conso- ciation fora new division of the county was met by the appointment of commit tee of investigation and conference, with instructions to report at their earliest con venience. A line running near the geo. graphical centre puts twenty churches on either side, and nearly equal numbers of church members. Lines of travel are north and south, and it would seem to be a good thing to divide on longitude. But our ministers do love to do things "ac- cording to custom" as witness the voting down of the proposed change from con- sociation to conference. Our fathers always did sol" is usually sufficient req son. 'They used wooden blows, and who knows anything about these new fangled steel things" The sermon was preached on Wednesday by ythe Rev. Mir. Moves of Woodbury, and followed hy the admins nual meeting will he at Morris.
 The mail bag sent to the "Washing- ton Depot" has been recalled, and Wes- sells can now receive mail matter, which at one time he was forbidden to do Wonder if the P. o. Department are sure they have'got it right this time. On most railroads distributing offices are at the depots. But then the Shepaug is an anomaly among railroads.
 There is to be another town meeting ln reference to New Preston and it's ever lasting roads. Town meetings seem to be about the only means of education and grace that New Preston is subject to-. It has town meeting on the brain. It's in- habitaAts eat, drink, sleep, wake and study, with a view to spreading the m- selves ill town meeting, with an ecelesi as tical meeting thrown in occasionally for variety. Great is Town Meeting Of the New Prestoners! But we are told E lere is rod in pickle for them, that no less than twenty Doctors of Divinity a, @ to take up their abode in New Preston and vicinity the coming summer-in fac the whole board of Bible translators. Now If New Preston does not get tra1 slated into heavenly state of brotherly kindness and good will, before the season is oyer, then there is no use in having D. D. s.
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