The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1889-02-22
Installation Of Rev Mr. Backus.

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The Saugatuck Congregational church
of Westport, a portion of the Congrega-
tional society of Green's Farms, was set
off and organized into separate church
and society, in 1852. A large and hand
some church building was erected and
the church grew and prospered. Talent
ed and popular pastors have served with
honor and distinction and carry pleasant
memories of Westport wherever they go.
Last December, this church extended a
call to Rev Jabez Backus, then of Eliza
BEETHOVEN, n. Y. and he accepted, COM
ing here to preach at the beginning of
the new year. Tuesday, February 10.
the public installation services took
place, number of elergymen and many
of the congregation being present. Rev
Samuel Scoville of Stamford was chair
man and Rev d. j. Ogden of Eastop Sec
a m and examined the candidate in re-
gard to doctrinal beliefs. His answers
were eminently satisfactory. Chairman
Scoville congratulated the people upon
the pastor they had chosen. Then all
adjourned to the Sunday school rooms at
the rear of the church, where suitable
feast had been prepared by the ladies.
AT the afternoon service. which began at
! 2 m, the church was filled and this pro-
gram was carried out
Organ Voluntary. 7ss
Hymn.
Reading of the Scriptures, Rev Henry C..
| Woodruff
Hymn. =
Sermon, Rev Samuel II. Virgin, d. d.
Installing Prayer, Rev R. G. S. McNeille.
/ Hymn.
/ Charge to the Pastor, Rev samuel scoville
! Holman.
Charge to the People, Rev John f. Tuttle
| Hymn.
i Benediction, Rev Jabez Baclus, Pastor.
i Speeches made by the Revs McNeille OF
Bridgeport, DIR Virgin of Brooklyn, Scoville
of Stamford, Still and Hyde of Westport, Childs
of Fairfield, Valentine of Riagefeld, futile o
Jamaica Plains, Mass, Hopkins of New Ca
lnaan.
The following pastors and delegates wer
5 present: DIR Virgin, Brooklyn; Rev Mr. Nc
Nellie, l.. ID. Sanford, Bridgeport; Rev Mr. Sec
r vile, Stamford; Rev Mr. Valentine ,Ridgefield
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den, Dea Silas Nichols, Easton; Rev Frank s
Childs, Charles Wakeley, Fairfield; John
Hull, Greenfield Hill; Rev William II. Holmor
Southport; Rev Frank C. Potter, stanwicl
- f. C. Nash, North Greenwich; Rev F. E. Hol
kins, A. b. Benedict, New Canaan; ]. ii Quiz
tard, Norwalk; Rev J. A. Biddle, W. C. BurcI
|. South NorwalS; Rev J. Ballantine, job
Holmes, Ridgefield; Rev Mr. Swinerton, DE
Davenport, South Stamford; Rev L. d. Plac
V. Godfrey, W. II. saxton, Weston; E. Beer
n Green's Farms; b. Gilbert, Wilton.
Rev Jabez Backus, the new pastor
the Saugatuck Congregational church
Westport, is a young man, full of Iii
for his work. Apparently about 80 yea
v of age, his tall, erect figure and keel
&c alert eye easily attract attention, even
II a crowd. His face is pale, but healthf
and its color Is accentuated by his we
ct trimmed black mustache. His dar
B. abundant hair is irregularly, yet plea
ingly arranged on his well shaped hea
J., In short, he is type of the earnest, a
gressive young men of whom the Chur
stands daily in need. A native of Leb
); non, Conn, Rev MFR Backus was fit
n. for college at Bacon academy. Upon
U graduation from New York Universe
in 1873, he entered Yale and gradual
in 1881. For four years he served
pastor of the Congregational church
lis Chester, Conn. and has since been
lg New York State. While at the FIJI
Congregational church of Elizabethtow
n. Y, he received the call to Westpo
May he and his people long dwell toget
or err in unity,