The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-14

of this illustrious family and I sincere ly trust before many years shall have rolled away We may have in our church a picture of the founder of this society, Rev. Simeon s. Jocelyn.
 Permanent quarters for this new or ganization' were secured, so far as we can ascertain, some time in 1924 Prince Duplex was first clerk of the society A committee of ways and means" to look after the material support of the church was duly appointed. Rev. Mr. Jocelyn is not recorded as having re- ceived single penny for his services, reaching through many years. 1 His relation to his flock seems to have been one of a fatherly character. 1 AS early as 1925 the society, because l of strengthened circumstances, appoint ed a special agent in the person of one James Ross to enter the collecting field, | possibly to secure funds with which to i finish paying debt incurred in building l it's first edifice on Temple street. l MT. Scipio Augustus, about this time, l called on Rev. pr. E. T. Fitch of Yale 1 to secure drawn up papers, setting forth the needs of the society, to white l citizens of New Haven, to whom he ap- pealed for aid. Collector Ross, later on, was paid $1 day for his services.
 He was also first chorister of the society on a salary of SIP per year. and very soon we find full orchestra. with bass viol, etc, in ful operation.
 Music of high character seems to l have been the order of the day, and in 1S30 the chorster's salary was raised to $25 per annum.
 In 1855, just fifteen years from time
 1f organization, Rev. MT. Dudley (white) was called to the pastorate for one year on salary of $250, and served five months.
 l Rev. MT. Smith followed in a short pastorate, after which the society fell
 back on pulpit supplies. Rev pr. Pen. l months, and was succeeded by Rev
 nington then came and served six Dobie, who remained one year, and was l followed by Rev. Richardson, whose pastorate was very brief.
 In 1889 Rev. Amos G. Beman, born in | Colchester. this state, a man of great natural ability, force of character, and l fair education, was settled, as pastor
 on salary of $400 per annum. With
 the pastorate of Rev. Beman the little struggling organization seems to have taken on new lease of life. and i'm. mediately entered upon a nv era, whicr
 continued almost uninterruptedly for
 nineteen years, during which time there | were large accessions to the society The largest accessions were in 1851
 when 50 were added, and in 1S41, when | 40 were received. During the passionate
 of Rev. Beman 15S were added to the society, and in 1S44 a new church edif1ce l was erected, constitution and by-laws were formulated and adopted, and the l society changed it's name from 'The 1 African United Society," to "The Con.
 gregational Society of the Temple Street
 Church of New Haven"
 In 1S45 the church property was mort
 gagged for SLIGO, and when the note fell due the society was no little em.
 barrassed, but was saved by the lime ly and kindly intervention of the lat,
 John G. North, through whose effort,
 and those of the church the debt wa.
 liquidated
 Rev. Beman was, undoubtedly tbt
 most popular, and influential pasto,
 who has ever served the church in al
 it's history, and was recognized as (
 courageous leader by white and blacl
 alike.
 Like all other men of considerabl,
 will power he made his enemies. anC
 doubtless like other mortals had hi.
 faults. No man has ever succeeded fl
 pleasing everybody. Mir. Beman relin
 quished his pastorate in 1857. ant
 preached more or less in different part!
 of the country, and died in this city il !; 1870. He left to Yale university {
 beautiful piece of property on How, street, in which his daughter, Mrs