The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-10-07
THE 125HH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DETECTION OF THE OLD
 STONE CHURCH.

Last Evening-The Church Free from
 Dcbt-Anciont History of the Church
 Recalled.
 The one hundred and twenty-fifth an niversary of the East Haven stone church was celebrated and enjoyed by the members of the congregation last evening in the church. During the af- ternoon the women were busy prepar- ing supper, which was ready at o'clock for the large number that at tended. The East Haven people, who nre noted for preparing excellent ban quets, had prepared supper that was fully lp to their standard. Later in the evening the exercises commenced in the church.
 When the pastor Rev. D. J. Clark, called for report from the society s committee, the chairman of the com mittee, Samuel Chidsey. son Of sam uel Chidsey, deceased, reported that the amount of money necessary to pay the church debt was all pledged and nearly all collected; that three notes, one of $500, one of $500 and one of $150, had been paid. He then handed the three notes to the pastor, who burned them in front of the audience. After burn ing the notes a prayer of thankfulness was offered by Rev. James Borne.
 The next speaker was Julius H. Nor is who referred to the early enterprise of the church people and the building of the present church. The speakers grandfather was chairman of the church building committee The edlfice has been three times remodeled. It is pro- posed to repair the stesple during the cold weather The repairs have been postponed for the reason that a swarm of bees have settled in the steeple. The present steeplc was erected in 1774.
 Some Antiquity" was the subject of interesting remarks by Deacon A. l.. FabriqLc, who read for the entertain ment uf the audience from the encis1t records of the church. Regarding the records of births and baptisms, the speaker stated that 1t was evident that infants were generally presented for baptism at about three months of age, but the records showed that some of the ancient parents were anxious for the baptism of their offspring soon af- ter birth. There is on record an account dS IOllONo. LDOi II NldiSlh Q, lio', anu presented for baptism the same day" Another account is recorded which in dicates the same haste. One record or birth states that the baby was born about three of the clock after mid night The ancient record of marriages is interesting, the marriage fee as re- corded being in some eases one dollar, in one case "one, guinea etc. One rec ord states that two persons were mar ried without ardent spirits
 The speaker stated that among the records of deaths was one that is not quite clear, as the record regarding the death of a woman is as follows: Burnt to death by her clothes returning from meeting" Another cause of death re- corded is death caused by rum dis ease" Another is, "Died in fit, being an old drunkard.'
 Leveritt Bagley spoke about "The Pulpit which was taken from the first church erected in the town, and presented to the church by MT. Bagley who was thanked for the gift by the pastor.
 The present church, which was built after model and plan of the old South church in Boston, cost s12.000 one hundred and twenty-five years ago. One hundred years after the church was erected, the chapel was built. In the present church the panel which is used to hold the numbers of the hymns, was taken from the first church erected | in the town.
 The former pastors of the church were ably referred to by the pastor, Rev. D. ! T Clark The first n1ctOr nf the l church, as stated, was the first gradu- ate of Yale college.
 On the programme of the evening | were reports of several church societies, | viz, the Christian Endeavor society, | the missionary society, the Ladies' so- ciety and the society's committee.