The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-04
AN OLD DOCUMENT.

A few days since, while workmen
We're engaged in tearing down the old
Strong house in Milford to make room
for improvements being made on the
property recently purchased by Mrs
A. Smith, they found an old record of
the Presbyterian church (now Ply
MOUTH, which will be read with much
interest.
The reason given by the men who
organized the second church, now
known as Plymouth church, is this:
There were being delivered from the
desk such doctrines as they did not be-
lieve were agreeable to the Word Of
God, neither were embraced by their
pious predecessors, the Fathers in
England" Being unable to organize
under the colonial laws as Congre-
gational church, because of the oppo-
sition of the mother church, they
found they could, under the English
laws granting Scotland the Presbyte-
rian form of church government, or
ganize church of that order, which
they did in January, 1741, under the
privileges granted Scotland the Pres
byterian form of church government,
oarganize a church of that order,
which they did In January, 1741, under
the first year of King William and
Queen Mary. Forty-six families began
their separate worship, and in Novenl-
Der, 1742, they erected their first house
of worship. Under the Presbyterian
form of government, which was adopt
ed with the hope of obtaining peace.
the following persons held office as rul-
ing elders: Noah Baldwin, Nathaniel
Buckingham, Ephraim Strong and
Benjamin Fem. How long the church
remained Presbyterian is difficult to
tell. Later it was called the Second
Ecclesiastical Society of Milford, and
in 1859 a resolution was passed by the
Connecticut general assembly at it's
May session, changing the name to
Plymouth Society Of Milford by which
name it shall hereafter be known and
called"
Presbyterian Society Votes.
At a meeting of the New Erected
Dissenting Presbyterian Society in
Milford at we House of Coll. Eells,
April the 18th, Ammo Domini 1744, We
adjournment
Coll. Eells Moderator.
The following motions were made:
vice given by those gentlemen to whom
application was made, therefor by
your church officers and committee.
Voted in the affirmative
2 Whether you will send any persons
to represent you at the Rev'd Pres'y
persue the advice given; and there to
act in your behalf & do for you all that
the Revd. Presbytery and they Shall
think to be most for the interest Of re-
ligion & this Society?
Voted in. the affirmative, and then
they proceeded by their votes to make
Choyce of Captain Benjamin Eel one
of their elders to be one of the Gentle
men to represent them at the Revd.
Presbytery for the purposes above said.
8, Whether you Desire the Revd. Mr..
Graham If he can be prevailed with to
represent you at the Revd. Presb'ry
with Captn Fem and act as above Sd
in your behalf?
Voted In the affirmative.
At a meeting of the New Erected
Dissenting Presbyterian Society in Mil
ford June the 1st, 1744 at the House of
Coll Eeells according to appointment.
Upon the Returns being Read, which
our Commissioner Captn. Benjamin
Fem Brought from the Presbytery
where it declares that the Revd. Mr..
Samll. Blair is appointed by the Revd.
Presbyteries of New Brunswick and
New Castle in Conjunct Meeting of
theirs at Philadelphia in May 1744, to
come and preach to this Society on the
I'd & Sd Sabbaths In July next Ensu-
ing: it was moved whether we will
send any person to New York to ac-
company him to Milford?
81 Mr.. George Clark Junr, one Of our
Elders is appointed to take a Journey
to New York for that Purpose.
AT a Meeting Of the Presbyterian So
ciety in Milford April the 9Th, 1745, at
the House of Coll Sanll. Eells Esqr by
appointment
Moderator.
Agreed to prosecute the affair of OBJ
tanning the Revd. Mr.. Richard Treet OF
Abingdon to take the pastoral care of
them and in case he cannot be OBJ
tained then to procure some other to b
sent to preach to them, whome the
Revd New Brunswick Presbytery Shall
think proper:
Adjourned till the next Monday
come Seaven Nigt at Coll Eeells's at
of the Clok in the afternoon.
Monday April the 18th Met by ad-
journment at COLI Eels's & Chose M
George Clark Junr one Of their Rule
ing Elders to represent them at the
Conjunct Meeting of the United Pres
byteries of New Brunswick and New
Castle in their Session at Philadelphia
in May Next for the Purposes above
said Moved whether they Desire Mr.
Job Prudden to Goe with & assist Mr.
Clark in the affair above Said if he can
be prevailed with? Voted in the af-
firmative.
Also voted that Capt Andrew San
ford, Captain Benjamin Fem and Mr.
George Clark Junr in their behalf in
form him of this Societies Request.
/ At a Meeting of the new Erected Dis
/ senting Presbyterian Society in Milford
regularly Convened at Y: Dwelline
House of Coll Samll Eells Septr We 9th
Ammo Donini 1745.
Coll Samll Eells was Chosen Modera-
tor.
1t being moved whether they would
bring in their votes for We Choice of a
Gospel Minister to Come & Settle
among them.
s They accordingly by their votes
I unanimously made Choice of the Revd
s & Worthy Mr.. William Robinson to