The Newtown bee., 1895-09-13

Coggswell was baptised in old Gilbert. town church and at one period was con- | sidering application for Holy orders in the Episcopal church. Moses Dimon Treadwell. first delegate from this church, Emmanuel, and many years clerk of same and for more than D years senior warden, Jeremiah Nichols, Thom- as Banks, Eli Winton, senior warden, treasurer and clerk now of Christ church, Easton, and Hezekiah Gould, members admitted March 22, I945, are alive and here with us to-day. Walter TreadweIrs $ grandson is clerk of Emmanuel parish | and grandchildren of Hanford Nichols, | who resides opposite the church, Mrs T.
 E. Silliman of Bridgeport and Mrs Lee Richmond Hoyt, at whose parental home just south of the church the honors to
 the clergy, vestry and gueats were dis pensed to-day.
 Marriages First marriage, Charles Hall and Marguerite Merwin third, Will l liam Lobdell and Gaiatea Wood fifth, Moses Dimon Treadwell and Ann Eliza Dimon.
 Oldest married couple, Charles Warren and Parthena Johnson, his wife, 4S years
 married. Mrs Eunice Merwin, daugh | ter of Peter Nichols, Miss Mary and Eds
 ward Treadwell, Mrs Platt- Keeler, Mrs Louisa Treadwell, widow of Joseph P. Treadwell, Mrs Lyons and Mrs Harriet
 Coley and Mrs Nash Crofut are among
 the oldest parishioners.
 Officers of Emmanuel parish, Weston, 1895: Alexander Hamilton, rector; John
 Curtis Lobdell. lay reader; Thomas Wal ter Treadweil. clerk; James A. Smith, treasurer Moses Dimon Treadwell, sen- for warden; William Lobdell, junior war den; John 5. Kellogg, James A. Smith, John c. Lobdell, vestrymen; John Me Culton, sexton Frank Lyon. in charge of graveyard; Miss Nellie R. Merwin, organist; Misses Nettie and Alice Mer- | win, Miss Alma E. Hamilton and Hiram McConkey, members of choir.
 From the preceding facts it is evident, my practitioners, ,'by the grace of God, your ancestors were active, wide awake, business men. Having the fear of God and love of man perfect into their heart, they in each location chosen builded wisely, well, and may you ever prove worthy descendants of such noble sires. Thoughtful of the future" your motto ever should be. And to you, my broth- CTS in Christ's work, 'Dispair of nothing while Christ leads,'' and, friends here as- sembled, s.In everlasting remembrance, :"
 strive, yes, ever so, by word and deed,
 proving worthy of your ancestors noble
 Geeds-recorded somewhere they are l tuuS WOIbuy Ul Ghc AiSu Cdli WECICuubo
 yc are called, that at the last we may all
 meet in home-a Temple not made
 with hands-eternal in Heaven. Amen.
 Following the address by Rev MT
 Hamilton remarks were made by Rev
 MT Lewis of Bridgeport who, i'll part,
 said: aWhen this cornerstone was laid
 was not old enough to be present but
 presume my father was here. In behalf
 of St Johns church offer congratula-
 tions to you on this anniversary day and hope the former importance of this
 place may come back to you. Fifty
 years seems long time, yet one man
 may live more in 50 years than another in 80. None but God and the angels, who guard over the Lambs Book of Life, can tell the good that has gone out from this church. You thank God to-day for your 50 years of life and what this church has done in the past. hope you may go on in the future as zealously in the cause.''
 REV MIR sKENE OF DANBURY
 spoke briefly. It is by the power of the Holy Spirit that His gracious goodness goes out. This is the 50th anniversary of the laying of the cornerstone. We are all of us servants of the Master. We go back to the same source. God him. self is back of us all.
 Rev MT Hooker gave brief history of Wilton and Weston. h days of dis arrangements, which will come to par ishes like this, we may thank God and take courage, for he has said, s.Lo, will be with you alway." That divine power will not fail us.
 Rev Mr swan of Bedding was the 1 next speaker. He pointed out how the | Bedding church in the past had borne relations to Emmanuel church. He spoke reveren5ly of Rev John Beach's 50 years of faithful service in the min- | istry, serving Newborn and Bedding | churches as their first pastor. It is 8 i