The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-29

ganiZatiOn, the real reason was nc
 doubt the strong belief that the time
 had come for a new parish, and that the whole church would be benefited
 thereby.
 The result of such a belief was strongly shown eight or ten years later, when the aggressive work originated at St. Paul's church during the rectorship of Dr. Littlejohn resulted in the forma- tion of St. Johns church and the mis- sion of St. Paul's chapel, organized at later date as the Church of the As- tension; and chiefly by the liberality of a single family in Trinity church a chapel was erected on land at the cor ner of Elm and Park streets, and conse- crated in January, 1854, by the name of Christ church. St. Thomas church was also organized in 1S4S.
 How early this movement for sepa- ration from Trinity church began can not say. The first recorded action was at the Easter meeting in 1S43, when a committee of ten was appointed to con- slider and report upon the expediency of such a division.
 This committee of ten at the Easter meeting in 1S44 made the following re- port:
 The committee appointed on Easter Monday, 1843, to consider the eXpedien- cy of dividing said parish respectfully report:
 That they have had several meetings in reference to the subject; that at their first meeting a portion of the conn mittee were in some doubt in regard to the expediency of a division of the par ish until some future time, and there also prevailed an impression in the minds of nearly all their number that there might be an insuperable legal ob- stacle to division at any time; but on a full examination of the whole sub ject, in all the bearings, the committee (with the exception of one gentleman who declined acting with them from the time of his appointment) were able to adopt unanimously the subjoined resolution. at their last meeting, when they were present. Messrs. Charles A. Ingersoll, William w. Boardman, Charles Hooker, William A. Reynolds Elias Pierpont, Sidney A. Thomas and James Babcock. Messrs. Stephen D. Pardee and Eleazer K. Foster. who were absent, subsequently, saw and ap- proved the resolution, which is in the words following:
 Resolved, That in the opinion of the committee, if there should be great unanimity among the members of the society in favor of a division, it would be expedient that such division take place, if in such event there would be no insuperable legal difficulty to such division.
 Two weeks later. at an adjourned meeting of the society, the following vote, offered by Nathan Smith, was passed by a vote of thirty-seven in the affirmative and thirty-two in the mega tive, viz:
 Resolved, That the future prosperity of the parish of Trinity church would be promoted by dissolution of the connection which at present exists be- tween Trinity church and St. PauPs chapel, provided that the dissolution can be legally effected"
 The legal question hinted at in the above resolution was this: Could the Society of Trinity church legally trans fer St. Paul's chapel to another parish, formed or to be formed, under the terms Of the sixth section of the arti- cles of subscription to the stock for building St. Paul's chapel? That arti- cle provides that
 ''It shall never be in the power of Trinity church to appropriate said chapel to a society distinct from the society of said Trinity church"
 Governor Roger s. Baldwin's advice upon this legal question having been sought by the vestry of Trinity church he gave his opinion to this effect, that as the land on which the building was erected was not originally subject to the restrictions of the said sixth arti- cle, and the deed from Rev. Harry Cros- well, the trustees of the original pur- conveyed an absolute title to Trinity church 'in fee simple forever" and the sixth article was intended to be merely an additional security to the subscribers of the stock, for the pay ment of their shares, whenever such should be made to the satis- faction of the shareholders, the parish of Trinity church would hold the title to the chapel as we'll as ito the land, dis of the restraint imposed by said article, and of every other condi- tion mentioned in that instrument.
 Acting upon this advice, the society of Trinity church, at their annual meet ing, March "A, 1845 authorized the transfer of the chapel and the lot on which it stands to a. new Episcopal so- ciety when formed, said new society agreeing to assume all the obligations resting on said society of Trinity church, to the stockholders in St. Paul's chapel.
 Previous to this final action of Trini- sy church fifty-five persons signed the ! following paper:
 We the undersigned, deeming it for he interest and prosperity of the Epis- copal church that a new parish and so- ,iety should be formed in New Haven, 10 agree to attend a meeting for the purpose of forming such new parish md society whenever the same may be called.
 New Haven, August "A, 1S44
 Of the fifty-fve persons who signed | his agreement, only three are now liv- | ng, William E. Sanford, Joseph S. Bromley and John c. Hollister.
 On the 26th of March, 1845, meeting | # Episcopalians was held in the Greg on street lecture room, Truman Wood | ward, chairman, and John c. Hollster,  On motion of MT. S. A. Thomas it was ,oted: That the vestry of Trinity |