Norwich bulletin., 1920-06-10

Calvary Baptist church, which has
called Rev. Lewis A. Walker, Of Airing
TON. Mass to the passionate, is an offshoot
of the First Baptist church, and its first
membership was composed of members OF
the First church, dissatisfied with the
general internal management OF that
church. Some of the present members
of Calvary Baptist church aver that the
trouble was over the removal, or at
Superintendent of the Sunday school,
tempted removal, of a deacon who was
while others claim the division was due
TO the strong prejudices of the then
pastor, Rev. Frederic Denison. This rev.
erend gentleman is the author of West
erly and Its Witnesses, recognized as
the history of the town, in which the
only reference to Calvary Baptist church
! is made in these words:
The Calvary Baptist church was or
ganized in 1870, with membership OF
a. They have a house of worship erect
ed in 1875, at an expense of $4,000.
During the past fifteen .Aaru, b1o UNI
successful attempts were made TO unite
the churches into one organization. Early
: in 1870. fifty years ago there existed
} among some members of the First Baptlst
church. a belief that the course of Christ
I required that another Baptist church be
I u
were held from time to time until on
May 10 of that year. fifty-seyen persons
subscribed their names to a document
known as a Basis of Organization,
which included their views as to the
, Lords Supper, as to open and close COM
nunion, the covenant and the proposed
name of the new church. Toward the
last Of the following month an ecclesi-
astical council representing eight Bap-
ho
question OF recognition. AS an outcome
OF this convention n public service was
held July IA. 1870. recognizing the Call
vary churr'. a. a regular and independ-
ent Baptist church 1t is DlanS0d 10
celebrate the golden jubilee with special
services
Before the church edifce was erected,
in 1874. services were held at the resi-
dence of Enoch Burrows Pendleton in
Elm street. now owned and occupied by
his son. James Nj. Pendleton. Also in the
Pawcatuck Seventh Day Baptist, church
in the Y NJ. c. A. rooms in the E. G.
Champlin building, Main street, and in
the old Academy building on Cookey
hill.
Rev John d. Benglars, a chaplain in
the navy supplied the pulpit and acted
as pastor for time. The regular pastors
OF the church have been the following in
the order named:
Rev. Edward F. Strickland, Rev.
James Paterson, Rev. Hugh o. Pentecost,
Rev Frederick II. Nebecker, Rev. Ben
jarnin d. Hahn, Rev. GeorfA s Newhall,
Rev Robert Elder. Rev. George D. Gould,
Rev. William J. Sholar. Rev Joseph L.
Peacock and Rev. Frederick C. A. JONES.
All these are living except Revs. Strick-
land, Paterson ana Pentecost.
The built in 1901.
There are three cons-7 uent members
living: Mrs. John r. Slater, Charles H
Pendleton and CORTLAND Chase.
Frank HadseIl for Penitentiary
Warden" is the big black headline across
the front page of the Wyoming State
Tribune. of Cheyenne Of May 81. Before
he attained his majority he was engaged
in the meat business under the firm name
Of Mitchell and Hadsell, in Westerly and
is known to many of the older residents
He is an intimate friend of Charles A
Morgan AMI Robert Drysdale and was
their guest when on a visit here ter
years ago and the gentleman named have
twice been guests of Mr.. Hadsell on his
sheep ranch in the west. The Tribune
says:
Frank A. Halsell becomes the mex
warden Of the state penitentiary. At z
meeting of the state board of charite:
and reform today he was elected b!
unanimous vote. Present at the meeting
were Governor Robert d. Carey, Score
tary Of State William L. Chaplin ant
Auditor l. c. Jefferis, constituting J
bare quirom of the board. However, tel
errams were read from Treasurer A. I
Hoskins. who is at Kemmerer, and Stat
Superintendent Katharine A Morton, VIII
is attending an educational eonferenc
ra4fCpa1 and both
pressed strong approval Of the contem