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

Lemuel Juds0n, David Hawley, Ezra De-
Forest, William Thompson, George Shell.
1on, Ira Nichols, Ros well, Rawley, George
L. Nichols, Eratus Bennett, James Mills.
Oliver G. Beard, Lewis J. Shelton,
George D. Nichols. Making in all %
deacons in the 175 years.
While the church has never been large
Ia numbers, yet it has been the nursery
for goodly number Of ministers. Rev
David Brsinerd of blessed memory, after
ne was expelled from Yale for an indis-
Greet remark to friend concerning one
Of the tutors, and for attending revival
meeting which had been prohibited las
understand it the meeting was in con-
aection with, Or resulted from the labors
If the Evangelist Tennant), he came
here and studied with Bro Mills till he
was licensed July 20, 1742, and that fall
commissioned a missionary to the
Indians. Rev David Perry born here In
l746, graduated from Yale In 1772, was
licensed in 1878; was pastor in Hunting
ton till 1888, when he was driven off be-
cause of his opposition to the halfway
covenant. He was settled in Richmond,
Va, il 1884, where he died 1916. He
mad two sons who became ministers ; and
also two grandsons, one of whom became
a missionary to India in 1885. Rev
Joshua Perry, who graduated from Yale
10 1875, and was licensed by Fairfield
East association; and was ordained at
Mt Carmel, 1888.
Rev Isaac Lewis, D. D., was born here
in 1746, fitted for college by Rev MI
Mills; entered Yale in 1868, was convert
ed in 1894, under sermon by Whitfield
At the college; studied theology unde,
Rev Samuel Buell. of East Hampton, and
with Pastor Mills was licensed by the
Fairfield East association. 176S, and Or
daiDed at Wilton in 1768; died August q
1910, aged "a. He had two sons OWNS
who graduated from Yale 1874, were Ii.
censed 1896. Brother Moore says the
tstf er and sons gave ministerial service
l72 years.
Rev Blackjack Burritt, who became q
Presbyterian preacher in New York state,
became a chaplain in the Revolutionar,
army; was made a prisoner by the Bfiti,b,
being kept many months In prison ship
in New York harbor. Rev William Agur
aawley, born here in 17SS; graduated
from Williams college in 1915; was Or
dained at Hinsdale, Mass, 1917. Rev
George Darlington, born in Canaan, but
brought to Christ here, graduated from
Yale 1922, and was ordained 1926 Rev
Henry M. Nichols, son of Dea Ira Mich
OILS, born here 1924; was ordained
Methodist minister in 1853. Became
Congregationalist, went west and was
pastor Of Presbyterian church at Still
water, Mimi, for time; then pastor of
a Congregational church at Minneapolis,
Minn., 1859. On July 8, 1860, he, his
wife and son, with three Others, WEI
dro wned in Lake Calhoun. Rev willard
l.. Beard, son of Dea o. G.. Beard, born
February 5, 1865, graduated from Ober-
lin, 1891 Hartford Seminary, 1894; was
here by the Fairfield E. as
ISOLATION, missionary evangelist, Sep
TENDER IL, 1894, and has now the charge
Of the Theological seminary at Foo Chow,
China. Other ministers raised in thu
of the parish but not connected
with this church Samuel Tilton Babbitt,
Henry Beach Beard, Henry s. Nichols,
Charles Smith Shelton, Charles Nichols,
0hauncey Lind .ley,Seth w Lindsley,p e.
pairing: William G. Hawley.
Rev Wilson Curtis Wheeler, son of
Edgar Wheeler, born here in 1857, pre-
pared for college at Hopkins Grammar
school, New Haven. Graduated at Yale |
1880, and from Yale Theological Semi |
nary In 1885 Was licensed in 1885, or
lained IN 1886 and 10 now preaching IN
Kansas.
Rev Curtis g. Morse, q member of this |
,hurch in 1884, now Methodist minis |
er in New Y ork state.
Within the bounds of the original Rep |
on parish, we have now two Episcopal
.hurches; the one here organized Id
TAO; the other In Shelton organized
897. Two Baptist churches; the one al
White Hills organized 1899, and the other
q Shelton, organized 1882 The Shelton
dethodist organized about 1880 The
shelton Congregational church organ
ed 1892 These churches with several
MISSIONS are now doing the Lords work
,here 175 years ago this was the only
andle stick TO hold forth the word Of
20 Lord. From this brief sketch of { be