New Britain herald., 1915-06-28

S, dAu entertaining musical
 attended the celebration of
 nty- fifth anniversary of the
 Rtional church of Plainville
 That town yesterday. The.
 ationalists have the distinction
 4g the oldest church organi-
 n the neighboring town and
 nbers of all the Protestant
 es Joined in extending felicita-
 n the occasion of their anniver-g
 lt was a memorable event for
 urch and one of importance for
 m as we'll and large crowds were
 Led to the exercises, both in the
 Ing and afternoon
 orS@ of the various churches
 have been organized since the
 eEAt AtienaHsts first erected house
 rShip here were in attendance
 ll submitted messages of a con-
 atory nature from their parish
 Until tile erection of church
 4 CougreeAtionalists, Plainvil1e
 wpfAhipped in Farmington
 the construction of a
 exaAne building for religious
 S97 7tHreH-quarters of a century
 l8f1x4d the beginning of church
 Lr toW1ss Since that time there
 ozne i18 being church organiza-
 o< sexefHl denominations, all of
 united Sunday in celebrating birthdaY. of the mother church. |hougK A&toslwere provided for the of aged mem bers of the church Fl ssSss1 ~ :, ', 4;on.l;r+e
 ep56zlt of physical infirmities,
 z1nable to attend the exercises. [{8 thAseewas Mrs. Phoebe Cowles, 100. and the towns oldest resi- E pHd Mrssls Mafy Morse, a nono- }fian, who In point of years of < Kfrsfip. is the oldest person affil- with tRe church.
 o6A An1l palms. artistically ar Fl js 380f med the decorations for |oecasion Special programs were liehAd hy the choir and the musi- feat tlrae of the celebration were z attractiye.. a
 k the morning services the singers Jared Bow sReautiful Are the the first church anthem
 ssipg in FIainville, according to recprds;s IA fEemarkab1e story of church. from its beginning was n at the morning service by H. A. Eles Hisz address was admirably vered and made a most favorable ression.
 history of the Church.
 IS + srre;MaitH given in part: ve ire assemb bled in the House of I t6day t6' scele ebrate the seventy a1,aafvsrsary of the dedication of IF house of worship, which took .s alne s26th, II 8 40.
 ], l,ernuoh as the town of Plainyille gina llyi "a part of Farmington, <xeIigious thought and life of our 15aur1ity,. began and for more than IKE XeArs centered in the Farm lon Sspnsregational church. ll l5Q4eM of this fact, it is of interest inquire into, the history of the ent church. from it's ablishment. fI the organization of our own, and h induify is necessary to a correct of the events that have lspired here.
 lie church in Pennington was or fzed. October 18th, 1852. The Rev. yer Newton became the first pastor. eeedings Mir. Newton, the Rev. sf{tlei Hooker was installed in July, \. continuing until hIs death, in 1enber, 1897. For more than nine fs thereafter a serious controversy Hailed regarding his successor, so |ons, that the authority of the 5eral court became necessary, which eeted that certain ministers and srs tSppolnted for the purpose, ocure a minister. | and further, at f1es be received and paid until vas ordered otherwise or until the i5I4 could agree among themselves" 'llib was an event of supreme inn tance in the new settlement and 1706 messengers were sent from mington to confer with MT. nuel Whitman as possible candi- fr. Whitman was finally settled in 6. dying in 1751, the year after first permanent settlement on the eat Plain" or P1ainville, is sup sd to have been made.
 6 MT. Whitman's death a call was Ended to the Rev. Timothy Pitkin, was installed in 1752.
 fGreat Plaino Settled. Ii view of the time that the Great irl1 began to be inhabited, it is bably certain that MT. Pitkin was llys the first of the Farmington tors who came actively Into con- with Plainville and it's people, l. as his death did not occur until 1 he took an active part in the ping of religious thought in this immunity. MT. Pitkin was friend and a syfnpathizer with Whitefield i invited him into his pulpit. He $ liberal in his views and despon- Le for the abandonment of the ,ient practice of Owning the Cove 1t. The action of the church in 5 regard being taken in 17S1. IT. Pitkin was succeeded by the ', Allen Olcott, ordained in 1887, missed in 1791.
 che Rev. Joseph Washburn suc-4 dod ip 1795 and died in 1895.