The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-03-03

children In other churches, making to-
tai of $50. The largest number Of chill
5ren baptized in one year in the church
was 40, the next largest was 3S. There
were no marked revivals during Mr. Ely's
ministry, but adding from one to nice as
the years passed, go that there were re-
ceived into full communion in the az
was called was in practice by the church
during these years, aud Mr. EiY's receiv.
ed in this form 200. He married during
his ministry 1913 couple and attended ABA
funerals in connection with his pastoral
work.
Brother Ely died on February Is, 1915,
beng in his 9th year, having been pas
tor of the church little more than AZ
years, so tt,at the church was served 90
years by It's two first pastors. There is
preserved in the record book an extend
ed obituary notice copied from the
Panoplist and Missionary Magazine for
November, 1916, written by DR. Dwight
OF Yale college, of which corpot alton
Brother Ely had been a member. In
August, 1916, the church by unanimous
vote, extended call to Thomas r. Dav-
les to settle as pastor over the church
Mr. Davies accepted the call and was or,
dsined on March 8, 1917, but failing
health led to his dismission on july 30
1918, after a little more than a year.
pastoral labor. The church was visited
with n most gracious revival beginning
about the time of the death of DR. Elv
an that in the year 1916 there were DO
received into the communion of tn
church, the year following IA and tn
next year IL, making a total of 66 be-
tween the death of Dr. Ely and the be
ginning of Mr. Punderson's ministry,
November IS, 1918.
At meeting of the church held Jan
uary II, 1877 it was voted that no more
persons be received on the hallway
covenant. Also June IL following it wa
voted that this church Is of the opinion
hat no children should be baptized u =
less at least one OF the parents is in fu
communion in the church. Dea Curtiss.
Dea Judson, David Hawley, Ezra D.
Forest, Morris Hull, Samuel Perry ii c
George Beard were appointed com
nittee to visit all persons in the halt
way covenant and advise and Request
them to fulfill their covenant VOWS by
uniting with the church in full commun-
I ION. At meeting of the church hello
October 30, 1918, it was voted to give
Rev Thomas PundersOn Of Pitts sid,
Mass, a call to settle with US ia tht
gospel ministry. Lemuel Judson ano
! 60 communicate the foregoing vote to
| Rev Mr. Punderson. Mr. Punderson haV-
ing accepted the call, the Fairfield Eas.
| Consolation was convened on Novem-
Der IS, 1918, for his installation. During
his ministry of some 26 years the churcL
experienced four special seasons of re
treshing and ingathering, one in the yea
1921 when there were received u init
full membership, another in 1927 whe1
there were received 80 and the following
year Is. Then in 1881 when there were
46 received and the year following IL
Again in 1S43 there were received % anC
and the year following II. The rota-
received into the membership of the
church during Mr. Punderson's ministry
was ZIG. It was during this time thai
the enrolment reached it's highest mark
Of 204. Rev Mr. Punderson was dismiss
ed January 1, 1874, ana died here OIL
August /, 1S4S, making three of the
four ministers who had served the chuIcL
in Its 100 years, buried in the place. Ii
jane, 1874, Charles N. Seymour, q grad
uate OF the Theological Seminary IL
New Haven, having accepted the call Of
the church, was ordained as their pas
tor and continued with the church till
July 81, I847. when he was dismissed
During his passionate there were II re-
ceived into the fellowship Of the church,
After Rev Mr. Seymour left, the church
engaged on November, 1847, Rev Eliakim
Phelps for one year. Then for over 3
year the church depended on supplies,
till February, 1850, when Rev William B.
Curtiss, having accepted their invitation
TO become pastor, was installed and Coz
tinued with them little over seven
years, till June 30, 1857. During this
time there were added to the member
ship of the church, 10. Again SUPPLE
were had for over year, when Rev
John Blood was engaged as acting pas.
tor from August, 1868, ito February, 1862
After this the church was supplied with
various candidates for over two years.
In this time Is were added to.the church.
William D. Morton having accepted
the invitation to become pastor, the
Fairfield East Consolation assembled
upon the invitation of the church and
| candidate, June 30, 1854, and ordained
Mr. Morton as pastor, who continued in
office nearly five years, till May A, 1869.
The church experienced another seasor
of refreshing in the years Of 1878,
SO that during the five years of Mr. MOI
toms ministry there were added to the
church a.. This time the church acted
very promptly in giving call to the Rev
installed by the Consolation October rs,
1869. Brother Marsh was dismissed OcUo-
Der %, 1872, after three years Of service,
during which time 10 were added to the
church. Rev Allen Clark was engaged
on May 10, 1873, to supply the church
for one year, but continued some months
over, when he went to Olivet church,
Bridgeport. Ten were added to the roll
of the church in this time.
In May, 1875, Rev L. q. Higgins was
engaged as acting pastor and remained
till October, 1881. In this period there
was a gracious timeof refreshing, where.