Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-19
OLD HAMPTON PAPERS

seph Burnham, Benjamin Cheddle, John Hammond, Stephen Arnold, John Sessions, Jonathan Clark, Sam
 uel Fuller But their arguments were drowned In most Unchristian like op- probious revilings, and unable to gain hearing they retreRted after reading the lawful Ecclesiastic authority of Wfndham County
 The Mansfield church then elected John Hoyey. also of Canada parish or Hampton, to be their teaching elder and succeeded in ordaining him. Good Deacon Marsh was kept con fined in Windham Jail until June, but on his release was ordained colleague pastor of Mansfield Separate church. So great were the numbers of ecclesi- astic offenders at this time that IL was necessary to add another story to
 Windham Jail and many were sent to Hartford.
 Tn the meantime Mr. Mosely strove to keep his flock together by refusing to allow their church to hold business meetings. He locked the doors against them, and the Revolutionists prepared lengthy paper at this time against their pastor which reads in part:
 Sir, you taking the key of the Meet ing House and holding it. we say is Contrary to Gods Word. And you have no right to do 1t and not con- tent with that you rob us of the Key OI lu0 WIOIe =SOC1eIy. Eoli, we are pOtO to say Christ never gave you them keys nor no other man, on earth, for he knew full we'll, how full the world was of false prophets and teachers who would turn the Keys against his De- ciples Pray, Sir, to what purpose would it had bin for our Saviour to have sent out Apostles as he did to preach the Gospel to every Creature if the Keys had been given to the Min isters? Sir, are you wiser than Christ? Do you know how to manage the Keys better than Christ? He new CT gave them to you. For Gods sake give them up for he never gave them to you No assuredly, no unless you make the addition of the world Anti for darkness and daylight are near CT alike than your power and the Splr- it of Christ And do you consider, Sir your ingratitude to a people who main tainS and supports you that you should chastise us with scorpions and rule us with rod of iron and put chains and bonds on us that we, nor our fathers were able to bear?'
 This paper was circulated privately throughout the church and it's exist ence greatly eXasperated MT. Mosely who attempted to deal with the offen- CTS. Many hard things were said on both sides and MT. Foster, who was especially jealous in defending the church against the ministerial usurp- AllOu IlOI Only dl1lTultA OPG01y lAdC Mr. Mosely Tied" but said that he could prove" it; but when reproved by him replied That he saw the Pope's horns beginning to bud some years ago but now they were grown
 This William Foster was an ancestor of Mrs Herman Allen of Hampton. The cellar of the old Foster Home stead still remains. The Homestead was situated on the West side of Hampton street, nearly opposite Wal lace Jewett's home of to-day, perhaps an eighth of a mile south of the store on Hampton Hill. Mir. Foster was a great and good man; firm defender of religious liberty.
 This war between pastor and people was waged for a. long time, until the offenders were brought before the Church for trial MT Mosely him self acted as moderator; about 40 members of the Church were present. Seven voted in favor of censure; ! voted against it. The pastor asked if they should censure and adding hls vote pronounced the motion carried, refusing to call the negative; thus himself, his brother and his nephew decided the case.
 The rage of the people was great 1 and nothing but the strong Christian l character of MT, Mosely saved him 1 from the storm which followed, but l in spite of his faults he was dearly | beloved by the majority of his people 1 and the influence he had over them was like that of a king. Reverently, with uncovered heads they would | stand before the church doors and | await his coming, allowing him to pass between them and enter the meet ing house first. 1t was not for them to | enter the house of Worship first. So great was their reverence for the pastor of their church
 SUSAN JEWETT HOWE.