New Britain herald., 1927-03-12
History of Society is Record of Town Starts as SaWmill Amidst City of Indian Wigwams -Dru m Beats Call Worship pers to Service.

After an existence of more than 200 years the NeWington E.cClesias- tical society has voted to pass out of existence. in this respect follow ing the tendency Of many other Congregational churches
 The dissolution Of the Ecclcsiasti- cal society means that the Moving de it's own property and transact its own business through the congrcg ga ton and nc. through an cccesiasti- cal socia-y henceforth.
 The NeWing>on Ecclesiastical so- city and the parent body the New ington Congregational church ar" older by more than 90 years than any church in New Britain.
 l. was organized according to E. Stanley Wolles, as the direct out come Of privilege granted October 25, lGI1 by the town Of Wothcrs- field at q town meeting. to erect a SaWmi!l for the purpose Of making pipe slaves to be exported to the West Indies. Within few years. according to Mr, Well.s the mill and q house adjoining had been built and from this grew the town of Nowington and the demand for a meeting house.
 In HOS petition was presented to inc town Of Wethcrsheld by the settlers west of Cedar Mountain for a separate parish. At this time ac- coriing 10 the records the residents of the small settlement had been making their troublesome passage across in" Cedar mountain and swamp beyond into the Wcthorsf,.l Id meeting house under all sorts of difficulties. T. is said that wig wams of uaie}!h0riue Indians were Us thick around the mn pond as houses in q city"
 In 17l0 the town Of Wcthoryfi,ll granted the settlers w.st of Cedar mountain liberty 10 worship God amongst thrms.lvos for the months of December, January. February and March only. Two years later the in- habitnts of what then was known as 'The West Division" again roti- tioned for a separate rarsh. The rrw parish was granted and rc- coiN.i its charter at the May s.s- sion Of general court 17t&.
 Tho choice of g ritr for tho meet in" house was ronirmod hy com mite" O. the general court in pc- tobor. 17l5.
 First Meeting l1iG
 Tn" first recorded meeting of th" Ecclesiastical society Was held April ;. 171t, whom # was voted 10 raise the m.w meeting house "m this in stan, month" and B committee con- sis',rg ol John StolIarl Samuel IHuu and stephen Buck Was chosen 10 ha', ctara~ Josiah Willard Was elected tHn first clerk of th" society and s"rvI for gS years
 m" rrsf sa rfy's committee was chosen at a m..ttne hold December 9. l1i1. IT consisted of Jabrz Whit rl.s,y. Joseph Audrus au1 John l5emiur N'r D-mng was the first deacon and Air. WbirIcscy was sec ouI
 December T.. HIS. the name "Nc"in.tou' first appears, when it was written n'o the records of the soe.rfy'a meeting. There are no rec ords 10 o%plajn why it was SO named.
 In AprI l7-J I:ey. Elisha NEu. Hams Of We'harz0'1. accepted th, call and become the first minister of tha new parish.
 On Wednesday. october 2. l72o, observed as a so.umu f--t day, the church was only oreanizcd and Rev. Mr. Williams ordained.
 The Call of the Drum
 The worshippcrs were called to service by the beating of drum. Rev. Mr Williams served as pas for ag Ncwington for six years, re-