The Newtown bee., 1892-11-11
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS Welded.

Silver weddings are not unusual, but
wedding which occurred in the beautiful
village of Cheshire, Tuesday, November
l. Invitations had been sent by the COM
nittee of the Congregational church to
the friends, relatives, present and former
parishioners of their pastor, ReY j. p.
Hoyt, to attend the public exercises ar
ranged for in commemoration of the 18th
anniversary of his marriage
The letter of invitation was work of
art, the first page being beautifully sill
vered and the other pages containing an
elaborate and unique program. Letters
soon came in by every mail and valuable
gifts came by mail and express. Some
of the letters were read during the exer-
cises and were noble and remarkable
specimens. of composition, conveying in
eloquent and tender language the con-
gratulations and good wishes of friends.
There were scores of other letters from
relatives. ministers, college friends and
former paIishioners, which will be treas
ured for their loving words.
Eight children took part in the family
reunion at 8 a. m., which was private.
Prof William MacAfee, president of
Claverack college, classmate of Mr.
Hoyt at Yale, who for three years taught
with him at the collegiate and CONNER
cial institute of this city, presided ad-
mirably at the public exercises which
followed the reception in the chapel, and
also presided over the bountiful collation.
provided by the generous people in the
church parlors.
There was music and speaking, there
were "reminiscences and congratulations,
all of which were greatly enjoyed by the
large company assembled and prepared
them for the more formal evening in the
church. The subject of this service was
1.-The church and the home.
The following program was observed /:
Organ voluntary; singing, by united
choirs of the churches; reading of Scrip
ture, Psalms 121-2, Rev George w. Phil
lips; prayer, Rev j. B. Stoddard; sing
| ing; address of welcome to other church.
es and to our guests, Rev j. P. Hoyt; re.
sponses, Rev DIR Horton, Rev j. F. Sex.
ton, Rev G. E. Barton; singing; briei
addresses, Prof c. S. Beardsley, Hart
ford; Rev j. e. Twitchell, D. D., New
Haven; Rev j. w. Brooks, d. D., Brook.
Iyn, N. Y; singing; poem, Rev j. G
Davenport, Waterbury; closing address
Dea e.. Brown.
Hon A. w. Paige. speaker of the House
of Representatives and Rev j. w. Teal
D. D., Mr. Hoyt's college classmate and
roommate, whose names were on the pro-
gram for addresses, were necessarily de-
tanned, but sent letters.
All the churches were represented
The addresses were heard with great in
terest, and there was in all the exercises
and tender blending of the memories and
associations connected with church and
/ home.
The poem by Rev j. G. Davenport OF
Waterbury. was graceful and beauti
full tribute to his friend and to the mar.
riage relation in which wit and pathos
were happily combined. As Rev Di
Twitchell remarked, No anniversary oi
this nature was ever better planned ana
more successfully observed.
The church, pastor and all their friend.
are to be congratulated on the result
Among the presents given to Rev ant
Mrs Hoyt were 100 silver dollars from
his people in Cheshire, Is silver dollar
from former practitioners, and 25 silve