Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-02-10
EARLY SETTLERS FROM NORWICH
Located in Mansfield and Among hose who
Started Mansfield Congregational Church which is
200 Years Old this Year.

much above that in many other par
The Half Way Covenant.
The half way covenant prevailed
from I'LL until 1885, but the number
who s:owned the covenant" was much
The Rev. Samuel Porter Williams
became pastor of the church in 1907
and occupied the sacred office until
1917. He graduated from Yale IN
1876 and-died in 1926
Fifty Year Passionate.
The fifty year pastorate of the Rev.
Arson s. Atwood began in 1919. He
was succeeded in 1862 by the Rev.
John w. Salter. Dr. Atwood graduated
at Yale in 1914 in the class with Chief
Justice William Lucius Storrs. He
preached in this ancient church during
a period of fifty years and his minis
try was capable and effective
The number of members added to
the church under his ministrations was
402. He was native of Woodbury..
DR.. GIidden's Work.
Rev DR. Kiah e. Glidden held the
passionate from 1869 until 1890, Pc
riod of twenty-one years. He was a
Mansfield towards the last of his pas
torate and was house chairman of the
committee on woman suffrage He
removed from Mansfield to Enfield and
Noted Revivals.
The Mansfield Center church has
been the scene of many special re-
ligious outpourings during the bicen-
tnnfaI of it's career. In 1875 and
in 1741, durin the first pastorate,
the church membership. The num-
Der added in 1875 was rs. In 1741
twenty-six new members were re-
ceived. In 1898. during the pastorate
members united with the church. The
majority of these were supporters or
the Unitarian movement under Pas
tor Sherman. In 1917 revival I'M
resulted in the addition of % to the
church role. The pastorate of the
Rev. Arson S. Atwood began with a
revival in 1919. which added II new
members. In 1929 the number added
as the result of revival in that year
was "a. In 1882 there were AZ added
and in 1888 there were Al new mem
bers received. The fruits of the re-
vival in 1858 included 40 new mem
bers There was a fruitful revival in
1866, under the pastoral labors of the
Rev. Charles L. Aver. 20 new mem
bers being added. The church has
been distinguished throughout on ac-
count of is religious awakenings.
Ministers Raised Up.
The roll of ministers raised up
comprises the names of the Rev.
Richard Salter Storrs OF three genera
tions. whose preaching in the aggre-
gate covered a period of $50 odd
years; John storrs, chaplain in the
revolutionary war; Andrew Storrs,
Yale 1850; Sampel Ward. Richard
Hall, John A. Albro and Jonathan
Fuller. The Rev. Samuel Ward was
converted at five years of age He was
settled at Boscawan, n. r., in 1871,
and remained there until his death. in
1886 at the age of "a. His pastorate
exceeded fifty years; From 1871 I'M
on profession of faith, aided upwards
of loo in fitting for college. and 60 in
fitting for the ministry; Jonthan Full
Ter. Yale 1888. was licensed to the
Hartford South association in 1874
and became pastor at Preston in that
year He died in 1856. The Rev.
Richard Hall died at New Ipswich, n.
H, in 1924 from overwork.
One Thousand Acre Allotment.
One of the 1000 acre aliotments
with it's privileges was sold in 1858
for ten pounds and a half, an average
of two pence half-penny or about four
cents an acre