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Book Title: The Old Chimney Stacks Of East Haddam

CHAPTER VII.
THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY.

  The inhabitants on this side of the river began to act as an ecclesiastical
society about 1700. The first church formed January 6th, 1704. First meeting
house stood near Isaac Ackley's in the street. It was thirty-two feet square,
and was five years in building; used twenty-three years. Second house, finished
in 1728. It stood in the street, near Henry Thompson's. The third, or present
church, was dedicated November 27th, 1794, and to this day wears the same coat
of shingles. The first minister in the Society was Rev. Stephen Hosmer, who died
June 18th, 1749, aged 70. He lived nearly opposite Vine B. Star's, at the Creek
Row.

  The following was copied from a manuscript in the possession of Joshua Green,
M. D., of Groton, Massachusetts:

A DISTICH,

  Occasioned by ye marriage of Mr. Robert Hosmer, of East Haddam, and Mary
Green, the only daughter of Timothy Green, of New London (Oct. ye 3ist, 1745.)

COMPOSED BY HER FATHER.

Thro' the Divine favour, both the Brides-grooms' parents and ye Bride's Parents
are yet living, and consented to this marriage.

I.
You now in marriage have joined hands
  And are become Bridegroom and Bride,
'Tis God who has inclined your hearts
  So very near to be ally'd.

Having passed through your Single State
  And entered on ye married one, 
New Duties you'll find springing up
  And always calling to be done.

II.
And now, my Son, I you Intreat
  Be ever tender to your wife. 
And you, my daughter, I exhort,
  To love your husband as y'r Life.

IV.
May both of you Examples be,
  And be adorned with every Grace;
Be circumspect in y'r whole Walk 
  And know ye duties of y'r Place.

Vv.
I wish you Joy in this y'r Choice,
  And Sorrow too, if God sees best,
Which shall promote y'r real Good,
  And fitt you for eternal rest.

  And Isaac took Rebecca, and she became his wife, and he loved her. — Gen.
xxiv., 67.

  There was a marriage in Cana of Galilee, and both Jesus was called and his
disciples to the marriage. — John ii., 1-2.

  And her neighbors and her cousins rejoiced with her. — Luke i, 5-8.

  Rev. Joseph Fowler succeeded Mr. Hosmer. He was born in Lebanon; installed May
i5th, 1751; died 1771, aged 48.

  Rev. Elijah Parsons, born at Northampton, Mass. Graduated Yale 1768; installed
October 28th, 1772; died January 17th, 1827, aged 79.

  His son, Isaac Parsons, succeeded him. Born in Southampton, Mass. Graduated
Yale 1811; ordained October 23d, 1816; dismissed April 1st, 1856; died August
21st, 1868, at the house of Robt. W. Chapman, in Moodus.

  He was succeded by Rev. Silas W. Robbins. He was born in Dorset, Vt.;
graduated at Wesleyan University, in 1847; installed October 16th, 1856;
dismissed 1871, He is now located at Rockville, Connecticut.

  The present pastor is Rev. Solomon McCall, who is a native of Lebanon, Ct.;
graduated at Yale 1851; was pastor in Old Saybrook, Ct., from December, 1853 to
November, 1871; installed in East Haddam June 5th, 1872.


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THE OLD CHIMNEY STACKS OF EAST HADDAM, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, CONNECTICUT,
BY
HOSFORD B. NILES,
Author of Genealogy of THE NILES FAMILY.
NEW YORK: LOWE & CO., Book and Job Printers No. 210 Fulton Street.
1887


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