New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-09
GUILFORD CELEBRATION.
RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND HISTORICAL
SERMONS.
TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF MUNICIPAL LIFE%
PROGRAMME OF EXERCISES FOR TO.


New-Haven, Sept Special. This was the hrss
of the three days celebration at Guiford of the
25Oth anniversary Of the town Is was devoted
to religious services. The principal sermon Of the
day was delivered in the little round-steepled
Congregational Church at Madison, by the Rev.
J. A. Gallup pastor Of the church. The Rev.
Mr.. Gallup is an old resident Of Madison and Ia
an enthusiast in the history of his native village
His sermon was long one and purely historical
Madison is much the younger of the two towns,
and its chief interest in the celebration is from its
connection with the mother town Of Guilford. The
latter is noted for its antiquarians and rivals any
town in the State for the number OF historic places
and relics.
At the Gulford Congregations Church the Rev.
Mr. Mcintosh read a sermon prepared for the oc-
casion by the Rev. G. l.. Ktchell, of Yale Uni.
versity. Mr.. kitchell is confined 10 his house by
illness and unable TO deliver his address. Fol-
lowing the reading of the sermon the Rev. DIR.
j. L. Willard delivered an address on Education
in Guilford and Madison The Rev. Charles Il.
Stone, of Hartford, discussed Congregational
Minister'S" and the Rev r. L. Chttenden, who.
many years ago left his home in Guilford 10 go
TO Paradise, Tenn, spoke on Other Minister'S
The churches in both towns crowded 10 their
utmost capacity, and many were obliged to stand
I'D about the doors and windows. The majority
Of those present residents OF the two towns.
and many of them were inside of the church for
the first time in many years. The farmers from
all the surrounding district drove to church with
their families
The streets were filed with people before aud
after service and the whole village had more the
appearance of far-day than Sunday. Madisons
part of the celebration ended to-day with the
sermon by the Rev. MIR. Gallup. The remainder
Of the exercises, including the big parade OF
Tuesday, will be held in Guilford.
Monday will be devoted principally to literary
exercises meeting will be held in the church
at 80 p. m, at which Joel Benton, of Amena,
n. Y. will preside. An original poem, whose
author as yet withhOlds his name. VIII Dd
read and il is expected that Professor
Charles +. Johnson's paper on titz Greene Haleck,
the poet, who was born at Onlllord Will also be
in verse. Extracts from llallccks poem Con-
nectlcut" will be read by Dr. Lewis III. Steiner,
of Baltimore Henry p Robinson, of Gnilford,
will present paper on Guilford and Madison IN
Literature A nun ber of receptions will be held
during the day. John Hubbard will give recep-
tion in his family homestead, which was built IN
l7I7 DR. and Mrs. William Reynolds will give
a large reception among their guests being ex-
President and Mrs Cleveland, Governor Green, or
New-Jersey; Miss Anna j. Borie, former soprano
of st. Stephens and the Church Of the lncarna-
ton, in New-York City Lawyer i. Ireadwel
Richards of the firm of Richards X Brown; { Charies
p Clark, president of the Consolidated road. and
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