The Newtown bee., 1909-08-13

studied at Yale Seminary, class of 1S49; began service at Bridgewater, August 13, 1S43; was ordained as pastor February 21, 1S44, and dis missed July 1, 1850. His salary was $450, of which he paid $72 for rent of parsonage. In January, 1S45, he had a donation visit at his house, the first ever known in the parish. He was faithful pastor, and longed and was burdened, for the salvation of souls in his flock. During his term IT were added to church on profession and 15 by letter Later he served at Prospect, 1S51-1S53; was pastor at Haddam Neck, May 4, 1S59-July 1, 1857; served at Sand wich, H., 1S57-1S69, and Lanark, H., 1S63-1S65; and at Union Grove, H., 1S65-1S66; and was city mis- sionary at Racine, Wis, 1867, till he died there July 23, 1883, aged 67 His wife was daughter of Rev Bella Kellogg of Avon, and son, James K. Kilbourn. is minister, ordained in 1873.
 Rev Dillon Williams, the next minister, was born in Colchester, February 16, 1895; graduated at Yale. 1886. and Yale Seminary, 1889; was ordained as pastor at Feeding Hills, Ma1s., June 30, 1S41- May IT, 1S4S; served at Chester Factories, Mass, 1S49-1S5O; and at RriGgewater, October 1, 1S5O-1S52. Salary, $500. Later served at Orange, 1S52-1855; and at Boonville, N, Y,, 1S56-S; at Cleveland, N. Y., 1S59- 1862 and 1S67-S; and was postmas- ter at Clinton, N Y, 1871, where he died November 29, 1879, aged 75. In 1S5S-1S6O, the church was served by three licentiates: Lester Morse Dorman, Horace Henry Mcfarland and George Arba Dickerman. MT Dorman was born in Hamden, Mo- vember ,, 1929; graduated at Yale, 1854 studied at Union Seminary, N. Y, 1855-1S5S; served at Winsted, 1S59-1S60; was ordained as pastor at South Manchester, June 6, 1S6O- March 10, 1870; became ar Episco- palian; was made deacon in 1872 and priest in 1873; served at East Ply mouth in 1874; moved to New York City and became part owner and editor of the State and Church,
 and was engaged in other literary work, residing in Brooklyn, N. Y., where he died at church, December ', 1890, aged 61. Mir MacFarland, born in Ware, Mass.,' October II, 1892; Yale College, 1853; law stu dent, editor, and in business, 1S5S- 8; Yale Seminary, 1S5S-1S6O; pas tors assistant at Morris, 1S6O-62; in Christian commission, 1S62-3, or dained as pastor, Flushing, N. Y., June 16, 1S69-April, 1866; served Fifth Avenue church, Brooklyn, N. Y, 1S66-S, and Park church. 1S6S-9; served American SeamGn's Friend so- ciety and edited Sailors Magazine, 1S71-90, and was engaged in other literary work; died at Jamaica, N. Y, March If, 1895, aged 62. MT Dickerman, born in Hamden, July 31, 1880; Yale, 1855; Union Semin- &ry, N. Y, 1S55-S; resident licenti- ate at Yale, 1S59-6O; served Canaan, 1S60-61; without charge 1S61-6S; served St Charles, H., 1S69-1ST1; without charge at Chicago, H., 1871, and is now dead.
 Lemuel Stoughton Potwin, born in East Windsor, February 4, 1882; graduated Yale, 1854; taught in Norwalk, 1S54-56; Theological h. stitute, Conn.,, two years, class of 1859; tutor Y. C., 1S5S-60; ordained as pastor at Bridgewater, October 3, 1S60-September 22, 1863. Later served American Tract society, Bos- ton, Mass, 1S65-1S71; assistant editor, "Congregationalist," 1871; professor of Latin and teacher in English philology, Western Reserve college, now Adelbert College, Cleve' land, O., since 1871. ...r
 Henry Elmer Hart, a licentiate was born in southington, June 1 1884; graduated Yale, 1860; Theo- logical Institute, Conn.,, 1868; Ii.