Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-16

than usual, he started out Sunday afternoon. |
His course was unmolested until Durham |
was reached, when he was apprehended to
be held for trial. The crafty old gentleman
set up the plea he was Engaged in the
United States service, and that the needs OF
besides they had no business to hinder
officials in such critical times" Durham
firmly held for State rights, however, and
the officials could not get it through their
sagacious old heads why the United States
should override Divine Providence In such
Gases. and 10 they held on to Mr.. Blakeslee
till SUNSET, and they compromised by allow
ing him to go on his way.
Every community had more or less experi~
ence Of this sort, and on the whole, notwith-
standing the embarrassments often created,
the effect on the outward Observance at least
Of the Lords day was salutary. But how
long would the present generation endure It'll
It il to be feared-to return moment to
the society's~ action in 1768-that they did
not entirely succeed by their manifesto In
putting to flight Apollyon and his alien
forces. A curious document has recently
come to light which illustrates better than
modern words can certain conditions of soci-
ETY. here half q century after the latter date
quoted, and with Its presentation we leave
this subject.
We the Grand Jury and Tythingnen Of the
Town of North Haven being requested by
this Society to Draw up Resolve to be read
in publick respecting the Sabbath and that
they will support MS In our prosecuting all
Breaches of Law'on the Sabbath and partic-
ular in the Lords House Think it our Duty
as informing Officers to Comply with said
vote and request tina said paper be read In
publick.
We the Grand Jury and Tythingmen Of the
Town of North Haven having been sworn to
our respective offices and Considering that an
oath is solemn thing, give this public no.
tice that We wish to nave no occasion to in
form against anyone, or to present anyone
for Breach of the Sabbath: hoping the people
Of this Town and this Society will 80 reform
as to save Us the trouble of prosecuting any
one. But should there not be a reformation
among the people we shall be under the me-
cessity of presenting numbers, as We may
consider some things in the Lords House a
breach of Law that perhaps some of the peo-
ple think but little of. The Sabbath Is an
Holy Day and ought to be kept Holy by
every Person: It Is . very wicked thing to
20 to q meeting and play and make dis
turbance in the House Of God. Surely
there cannot be any one person that wishes
to be respected of his fellow creatures that
will do this thing. We sincerely wish the
people of this town and this society would
assist us in bringing about this reformation
by setting good examples themselves and by
using their influence to persuade the people
to pay particular attention to the Sabbath
by going to q meeting and hearing the Cos
pei explained which by the Divine blessings
may make us glad; in this moved and
happy in the injoyment Of our Creator in the
world to come. We wish that the young
people would take their seats In the Meeting
House and not huddle into Company at the
top of the stairs, and that every person
both old and young would keep from whis-
peripg and all kinds of play or anything
that has any kind of tendency to Disturb the
Public Worship. 1t is Requested that the
singers who have very obliginly assisted in
that part of Worship would take their seats
in season and assist one another in singing
which would be very obliging to every per-
son. We sincerely remain your friends and
humble servants
Lyman Todd
f fsss:s r. s::s:s r,sA'nsn...
This paper having been read in meeting
of the civil authority and selectmen we do
approve of the Same and willingly subscribe
our names:
Psses sa BaTnsa, Civil Authority.
Jacob BasSett,
Philemon Blakeslee, }Selectmep.
Giles Pierpont, JIG.
Nathan Marks, c...x..,.
John Abbott Constsoies'
Voted unanimously that the within address be
read in each society if they cause.
North Haven, January 14th, 1910.
This was publicly read Ia the meeting house by
me, BENJAMIN TRuMBULL,
Pastor Of the Church in North Haven.
Neie !: Elan Tuttle was the son Of Hezekiah
Tuttle OF NORTH Haven. After his maria Sarah
Trumbull In 1908 he removed to South Windsor
Conn, and died in 1885, There no issue by his
first marriage.
| Note 9. Benjamin Trumbull, jr., became a
lawyer. He married Elizabeth Mather of Say brook
in 1900 and settled in Colchester, Conn. He had
eleven children there. His wife died In 1923 where
upon he removed West and died In Michigan 1885,
SHELDON B. THORPE