The Newtown bee., 1907-09-27


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 In the winter Of l7al and lTa2, Rev John Beach. who had been the loved minister of the presbytefians in New town for eight years. publicly made known that he could no longer con. seientiously be a preacher of the gospel without being ordained by bishop of the Church of England. and gave in his resignation as minister af the presby- terans and asked h be released from lhat body. Rev Mir Beach gave the town q quit claim deed of the i29 acres of land that the town gave to him when be was settled as their minister and the town gave to Mr Beach a warranty deed of hls house and home lot.
 In writing the venerable society after he hnd served 10 years he says "1he distance between the churches at New town and Bedding k between seven and nine miles and no very good road. yet l have never failed one time to attend at each place according to custom through the badness of the weather but have
 RODE IT IN THE sEvEREST RAINS
 AND SNOW STORMS. even when there has been no track and my horse near sinking down in the snow banks which have had this good effect on my parishioners that they are ashamed to stay from church on account of bad weather. So that they are remarkably forward to attend pub lie worship" Rev John Beaeh's death occurred in Newtown. March F. l7s2. His life went out just as the struggle between Great Britain and the colonies was over. Rev Philo Perry began his work as rector in l7sT. IL was during Mir Perry's rectorship that the third church house was built. Rev Philo Perry died. October 26. TBS.
 Rev Daniel Burhans succeeded Rev Mr Perry in l799. Three diocesan con ventions were held in Newtown during Rev Mir Burhans rectorship. in the years 1901, 1906 and 1926. In ISIS Trinity parish appears to have reached the zenith of numerical strength. Rec tor Burhans reporting S20 families, 300 communicants, 49 infant baptisms and 1900 people as identified with the par ish. In 1920 Zachariah Clark. John John son and Elijah Sanford were appointed a committee to procure and erect a stove in the church. Dr Burhans died in 1853.
 Rev Dr Burhans' immediate success sor was Rev Samuel C. Stratton. who was chosen rector October 3l, 1881. He resigned in October, 1889. He was followed by Rev s. Stebbins Stocking, who became rector in l841 and resigned in lS4S.
 Rev Horace Hills began his labors as rector in lS49, resigning in Novem- Der of the same year.
 Rev William M. Carmichael, D. D., became rector, November 6, 1850 and resigned in November 1852.
 Rev Benjamin w. Stone, D. D., was chosen rector November 1852, and re- signed in November, 1856.
 Rev Newton E. Marble, D. D., be- came rector in April, 1857, and re- signed in September, 1878.
 Rev Thomas w. Haskins became rec tor in September, 1878. and resigned in October, 1880. Z
 Rev G. M. Wilkins became rector in 1221 and resipned in 1880
 Rev c. T. Linsley became rector in February, 1890 and resigned, March 10, 1902.
 Rev James H. George became rector, May 1, 1902.
 At 1.15 p. m., Rev MT George in- vited all present to dinner in the Guild room, where a bountiful repast was served by the ladies of the parish.
 At 2.15 p. m., the procession was formed, led by David C. Peck as mar shal, and followed by clergy in their vestments, and the guests of the day, when the march was taken up to the four corners, near Mrs Newton Shep- ards, where the boulder with its tab let were unveiled. The exercises opened with the singing of the hymn, 70 God of Bethel by whose hand" The
 MONUMENT WAS THEN UN-
 YELLED
 by Mrs w. R. Curtis, descendant of Rev John Beach, the first rector, and Mrs w. J. Beecher, a descendant of John Glover, the first warden. Then followed the Psalm, collects and pray CTS, and the hymn, Jesus Shall reign where'er the sum-"
 Bishop Brewster then spoke briefly. He said in part want to first express my congratulations to the people of this community. This is an old town and l congratulate the citizens on this historic event. desire to congratu- late the rector, the wardens and the churchmen generally. For John Beach and what he did we all have profound reason to be thankful. He had to con- tend for the apostolic order. And yet for us to-day there is some suggestion. It speaks to us of living present. The theory for which we remember him is his spirit and his courage. The church to-day stands for forces of awakening, for forces of uplift, for forces of righteousness; not negative but positive. The mission of the church is potent with the thought of unity with men. The followers of Christ must not be sitting down with satisfaction, but must arise and be do- ing. The church must be a purveyor of life, so as to reach all the people of this countryside.
 The procession then formed again and returned to the church where informal addresses by the clergy followed, the speakers being introduced by Bishop Brewster. Bishop Johnson was the first speaker and made an excellent ad- dress. He referred to numerous trying of his own in South Dakota and likened them to the experiences of Rev John Beach as narrated by the his