The Newtown bee., 1898-08-12

consolation of the Gospel more than 100 years ago. During his ministry two l valuable silver tankards were given to the church for the communion service, one by Dea Thomas Hill, and inscribed 1.-The gift of Thomas Hill, Esq, to the Church of Christ in Greenfield, A. D. 1764." The other by Dea Samuel Brad ley, and inscribed ''The gift of Samuel Bradley to the Church of Christ in Greenfield, A. D. 176S." These vessels have been used at every administration of the Lords Sacrament to this church for more than 100 years. During Mir Pomeroy's ministry, December 13, 1762, colony went from Greenfield church and organized the church in Weston, now Easton. The Easton Congregation al church may be called our eldest daughter, being 113 years old; well may we rejoice therefore in her prosperity. After the death of MT Pomeroy, May 20, 1772, Rev William Mackey Tennent was invited to become the pastor of Green field church by the large majority of 83 EOpSSS A4S oSSCpUCo bAC Sdl4 O1 tIC church and society. He was the son of Rev Charles Tennent, of White Clay Creek, Delaware, who was younger brother of the more famous preachers, Revs William and Gilbert. MT Tennent was ordained pastor of Greenfield church, June r, 1772. He graduated at the college of New Jersey, 1763, received the degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1773 from Yale college and was moderator of the General Assembly in 1777. His wife was the daughter of the Rev Dr John Rogers, of New York city. He was most worthy minister of the New Testament, and an excellent pastor. During his ministry here he had the con- fidence of his people in a remarkable de- gree, and kept them together during the war of the American Revolution, when many churches in the United States were scattered and left without pastor in low spiritual condition. Mir Tenn ent was man of great sweetness of temper and pollteness of manner, and distinguished for hospitality. The soci- ety of Greentiel showed their appreci- ation of his labor, in increasing his sal ary from time to time, and in giving him annually 40 loads of wood. Ia this rec. ord we have proof of their generosity: "Whereas the war has greatly enhanced the price of all the pecessaries of life to that degree tbatit is impracticable for Mr FNonnnnf fO h;yo self and family on the nominal sum we covenanted and agreed to pay him for his yearly salary; and, whereas, in our opinions the enlarging of MT Tennent's salary by public vote might not only have 8 tendency to depreciate the cur rencY, but also be hereafter made pre- cendent of, when the currency shall come to standard and provisions to the old price; for the above mentioned req sons we, the subscribers, hereby agree to pay to Daniel Sherwood, Jr., con- mittee man appointed by this parish to get subscriptions for Mr Tenn ent, what we have severally subscribed and an- nexed to our names, by the first day of
 
 unto Mir Tennent by said over and above 1 the nomlnal sum we have agreed to pay to MT Tennent for his yearly salary, in order the better to support himself and family in the difficult and extraordinary times, as witness our hands in Green field, the l7th of November, ITS:
 Daniel Sherwood, sl l-2 bushels of wheat; Cornelius Hull, bushels of h. dian corn; Eliphalet Hull, bushels of corn; ohn Alvord, pair of women's shoes; John Hull, 20 weight of butter :; Jedediah Hull, bushels of corn and one of wheat; Albert Sher wood, ? bushels of wheat; Joseph Stratop, bushels of wheat; John SGrator, bushel of wheat :; Stephen Stratop, 6 lbs of flax; Seth 1 Sherwood, , bushels of wheat; Jamea Redfeld l5 lbs of pork; Oliver Middle
 brooks, l bushel of corn; EbenezeI
 BankF, 1-2 bushel of Lisbon salt; Joseph
 Banks, barrel of cider; Eliphale
 Banke, barrel of cider."
 After leaving Green nfield, MT Tennen
 became pastor of Presbyterian church in Abingtor, near Philadelphia, where
 he died in the beginning of December lS1O, blessed with an assurance of tn
 favor of his God and Saviour.
 At parish meeting, August 2S, 1755
 it was voted to give Abram Baldwin al
 invitation to preach the coming winter
 but he did not accept of it; for in thu
 following month, October 29, 17S2, tn
 Society voted 50 send to New Haven t
 give MT wight an invitation to preacl
 the gospel to this people. He proba bl.
 supplied the pulpit afterward most of tn : time, till bis ordination as pastor o
 Greenfield church, November 3, l7St
 and his ordination sermon was preache by his uncle, the Rev Dr Jonathan Ed wards. pastor of church in New Haver The committee of arrangements for tn ordination of Timothy Dwight were Dea Joseph Hill, Dea David Williamt Gershom Hubbell, E.q., Hezekiah BraC lev, Esq., and Nehemiah Banks.
 } Dr Dwight was born at Northampton . 1752, graduated at Yale college 1769, : 3 the head of his class in scholarship, an 7 was tutor in the college from 177l
 l777, and chaplain in the United State - army from ITS to 1783, and friend ( ] Washington, representative in the legi 9 lature of Massachusetts for one or tW = years; then was talked of as a memb' s of Congress, but he preferred to becon = a minister of Christ and preacher 1t the gospel. The people of Greenfie ', were 10th to part with him after he WI d chosen president of Yale college, al @ protested before the consolation, tn