Milford chronicle., 1954-10-01
To Dedicate Georgetown
Presbyterian Church
Sunday
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for the next ten years, holding
meetings in the Court House and
other places. By 1871 there were
70 communicant members and dur
ing that year the congregation
raised $550.00 to begin a building
program. In October of 1871, Judge
Edward WOOtten donated a lot 10
the congregation on the northern
edge of the populated portion of the
town and inserted in the deed q
proYisO that there never could be
burial ground or yard on the prem-
lses That same month a contract
Tor the construction of a church
was let to Hiram T. Downing and
Peter Pepper. The building was
over a year in the process Of con-
struetion and the dedication was
held December Is, 1872. The first
duly installed pastor, in 1873, was
Rev. j. Bailie Adams, who also
served COolspring, but for MANY
years the church was intermittent !
~ without a regular pastor and
supplies were obtained from time
70 time for preaching services. In /
1880 the membership stood at AZ
Dut dropped to SO by 1886. In 1894
financial difficulties beset the |
chruch. COOlspring, not being so
strong as formerly, united with the /
Georgetown Church, but in 1915 II /
was found necessary for the /
Georgetown and COOlspring Church /
TO join with the RehObOth Church /
at Midway; still later in 1918 tbn
TWO latter churches Joined forces
and left the Georgetown Church bv
ltseiI' In 1926 the Georgetown and
Coolspring Churches again reuni-
TED. In 1927 when the church be-
gan to grow again, the need for q
manse became urgent and since
CoOlspring declined to iOin in the
venture the Georgetown Church
purchased a manse on S. Bedford
street at a cost Of S5,00O.O0.
Efforts from time to time tn as-
tablish a building fund had mado
littIe headWay and little had been
done to repair the church since its
construction in 1872. In 1924
changes and mOdernation of the
included raising the church
ana basement placed beneath If
10 provide for a Sunday School
room and a room for social mr.
poses. This was made DossibIe
largely through efforts of Miss An
la marvel who had worked for
years toward that end In 1889.
under the pastOrship Of DR.. Harry
EWlg' the interior of the church
was refurbished to some extent
An May, 1851, the growth of the
;hurch was increased. In 1919 addi-
-lonal ground adjoining the church
lad been purchased making the
frontage 100 feet and giving denfb
lt ESQ feet. The need for renairs
% the church was urgent and on
april 10, 1861, a meeting of the
'iiurch authorized the appointment
u ways and Means COMMITTEES
% ascertain how much money meme
lers could make available Tor nc
work. In addition to $500. which
ne trustees were holding for
oullulng Fund, number of NOM
Ders had from time to time hoon
'lIvdleiy accumulating a fund ear
marked ma for the building project q
!, me ofl Iund at that time, in excess of5 {
Iz,OOU.O0 was expected to apDroxi- {
nate Sl5,OOO.O0 by the end of 1953 t
me Ways and Means COMMITTEES |
et up a cooperative savings cInb I
or period of 80 months tn rim {
rom July 81, 1851 to 1853 G
Inc new addition ,,1
gnlch were drawn by Charles Boil
on Is OF brick and consists of six i
lassrooms, wash rooms and mas L
OF study. The church was re- {
lodeied and covered with brick ]
eheer' the entire project COSTING
pproXlmately $75,OOO.0O and the y
.eDt now does not exceed 500 OOO I