Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-08-23

was supplemented by the formation of the
"Cold Water Army few years later, and
thus was laid the foundation of that senti-
ment so well sustained in the community
at the present day."
OF the $50 communicates previously
mentioned as becoming members of Mr..
Boardman's church only ~ one is alive Of
sixty three admitted in 1921, and thirteen
o. alive of 179 admitted in 1881.
Following Mr.. Boardman's dismissal
came long and trying period of "candi-
dating"
At special meeting of the First society,"
May Al, 1888, committee was chosen
tTo conclude what sum will be proper to
offer Rev. Leverett Griggs as yearly sal
airy, ~ in connection with a call to be ex-
tended him to become their pastor. This
committee reported 5000 as suitable
sum-" and Mr.. Griggs was invited to set
tie among them. He acceded to the re-
quest and was ordained fourth pastor of
the church October 80, 1888. (An extended
account of this pastorate will follow.
THE FIRST ECCLESIASTICAL SOCIETY FUND.
Up to 1919 it had been the custom to de-
fray the expenses of the preaching service
by direct tax of one, two and sometimes
three cents on the dollar. This method
D0COmlUR OD16CClOuuU10 W HtdIly, u MCCG-
ing was called in May of that year and it
was voted ssto appoint committee in each
school district to draft Subscriptions and
Solicit Donations to form a permanent
Fund to Support the Preaching of the Cos
| pei"
The next year-1820- having settled Mr..
Boardman, they turned their attention to
| the project last mentioned and voted, cit
| is our mind to sell the Pews if they will
sell for eight thousand dollars, and if they
| do sell for that amount it shall be per
manent sale, and if they will not sell for
| the aforesaid eight thousand dollars the
sale to be void"
| A careful plan was prepared which, as q
bit of ecclesiastical fnanciering, is an in
| teresting contribution to the various meth
| DDS resorted to in those days for the cup
| port of the ministry:
"The Presidential Committee of the So
1 cietv shall execute to the Purchasers O
| good and sufficient deed in Fee Simple Of
the Pews bid off, and enter the same on
| record at the Expence Of the society. Each
Purchaser shall execute his Note or give
| GOOD Notes against others on Interest from
The Goth of Sept, 1920, the Interest to be
annually paid for the Payment of the Sal
ary of the Minister No Purchaser shall
be compelled to pay the Principal SO Ions
as he shall live in town, belong to the So
ciety, be in safe circumstances and pune
tually pay the Interest, and each Pur-
chaser, unless he chuses to pay the purchase
money, shall Mortgage to the Society hi
right in the Pew or Pews by him pur
chased"
The first auction of pews took place DC
tober II, 1890, at which time but a par
were disposed of. The second auction wa
held q week later, and after that small
/ Lo1o IicvoocoI Of OFT, 70 q
There Is no treasurer's account of tn
transaction to be found, but we know tina
in 1881 this fund amounted to So, 712.
J is probable it nearly or quite reached thi
sum at first, for the Rev. Mr.. Boardmal
received $552 as Cts income for his salar
the first year.
Nine hundred dollars of this amour
was invested in eagle Bank Stock" an
lost.
Whether because of the cumbersomenes
of this plan or that it involved too muc
bookkeeping, or that the revenue was diff
cult to collect, we are not told, but ther
was friction somewhere, for petitio
signed by Ezekiel Jacobs and others fo
relief from this measure was presented t
the society in 1929 without adoption, how
, ever,) and again in 1880, at which date
secured a hearing
A new plan was produced. In brief
provided for the reconveyance of all th
i. pews back to the society and the surrende
Of the corresponding notes and mortgages
All accounts were to be balanced. The
the society was to lease the pews for fv'
year terms, provided the sum of 5000 al
nually could be thus secured. The father
, of this plan were:
, Ezekiel Jacobs, Eli Bassett,
| Jacob Bassett, Giles Pierpont,
| Eiada Sanford, Eleazer Warner,
= Joshua Tuttle.
1t was adhered to until the erection {
9 the new meeting house in 1885.
| % Mrs Aurelia futile, Laura A Brockett
| O. Merritt Barnes, (Bethuel
/ Mrs. Grace A. Barnes Solomon A. circuit,
e CMerit), Horace Smith,
l | Barzillai Bradley, Mrs. Emily Smith
: | Henry NJ Blakeslee, Games
n | Hiram Smith, Mrs. Sina (Thorpe)
Mrs Abby cThorpe) Jone
Childs, Dennis Thorpe,
g William A. Brockett.