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 FROM 1781 TO 185S; 
 
 WITH SOME ACCOITNT OF THE ASSOCIATIONS FORMED 
 FROM IT, AND A TABULAR VIEW OF THEIR ANNUAL MEETINGS 
 
 TO ■WHICH IS ADDED 
 
 AN APPENDIX, 
 
 EMBEAOINQ SKETCHES OF THE MOST EEOENT CUTTKOHES IN THE BODT, WITH 
 BIOSBAPmO SKETCHES OF BOMB OF THE OLDEB MIN1STEB8, AND THE STA- 
 TISTICS OF MOST OF THE 0HUBCHE8 EVKB IN THE ASSOCIATION, 
 AND THEIB DIBEOT BEANCHES, TO THE PBE8ENT TIUE. 
 
 COMPILED AT THE REQUEST OF THE ASSOCIATION, 
 
 BY STEPHEN WRIGHT. 
 
 TROY, N. Y. : 
 
 A. G. JOHNSON, STEAM PRESS PRINTER, CANNON PLACE. 
 1853. 
 
PREFACE 
 
 The Divine proverb saye, ' Of making many books there is no end.' 
 It is customary , therefore, in presenting a new book, to preface it with 
 an apology for its intrusion upon the pnblic attention, or some ac- 
 count of the circumstances that originated it. The compiler of this 
 work would give the following account of its origin, and of his con- 
 nection with it, as his apology for multiplying the number of books 
 ■with which the world is filled. 
 
 A little over twenty-five years ago, an effort was made to gather 
 the materials and compile- an account of the origin and progress of 
 the Shaftsbury Baptist Association. The first record of this effort is 
 in the following words, in the minutes of the year 1825. — " Resolved, 
 That Elders Hull, Mattison, and Mallery, be a committee to collect 
 all the information possible respecting the origin and progress of this 
 association, and report at the next session." This commission con- 
 tinued from year to year, with the addition of several names to fill 
 vacancies, — such as Tinkham, Hubbell and Keach, — until 1832, when, 
 at their own request, the committee were discharged, having accom- 
 plished nothing, as we suppose, worthy of publication. It is to be 
 regretted however, that the venerable Hull, who, at that time could 
 have furnished a good account of its rise and progress for more than 
 fifty years, mostly from personal knowledge, declined a service which 
 would have greatly aided this present effort. But the failure of that 
 commission suffered many facts to pass into oblivion, that would have 
 been invaluable to the object of this work. 
 
 At the sixty-eighth session of the Association in 1848, with the 
 Baptist Church in Manchester, Vt., the subject was moved again, and 
 a committee raised to secure the accomplishment of this much desired 
 work. Of this commission, Elder Justin A. Smith, then pastor of the 
 second Baptist Church in Bennington, and Hon. Nathan H. Bottom 
 long a member of the centre Shaftsbury church, were active members. 
 They labored to secure a file of the minutes of the Association, and 
 other necessary matter for the work. But in the summer of 1849, 
 Elder Smith removed from the bounds of the association, leaving the 
 work in the hands of his associate. Judge Bottom. At the seventieth 
 session of the Body held with the first Baptist church in Benning- 
 ton, the following action is recorded in the minutes : " Voted, That 
 Brethren I. Mattison, N. H. Bottom and S. Wright be a committee 
 
IV PllEFACE. 
 
 ^o prepnre a History of this associatiou as far as possible, to present 
 at our next anuual session." — (Min. of 1850, page 4.) Thus was the 
 compiler, then about settling as pastor of the Manchester Baptist 
 Church, connected with this work as he supposed, only to fill the 
 compliment of three, usual in such committees. But Elder Mattison, 
 for reasons he counted sufficient, declined all action in the case. And 
 before any thing definite had been accomplished, the year had almost 
 rolled us round to the next anniversary of the body. The engage- 
 ments of the other member of the commission were such that he could 
 do little towards the accomplishment of the labor expected. He there- 
 fore urgently requested its junior member to take the materials, and 
 prepare a report for the committee to present to the Association to 
 meet the first of June in North Bennington. With a deep sense of 
 his uiadequacy for the task, the compiler of this work thus under- 
 took the labor which he had supposed his seniors would have done ; 
 and from their intimate acquaintance with the affairs of the body 
 for many years, — have done so much better than he could possibly 
 hope to perform it. 
 
 But in looking over the materials collected, a great deficiency 
 was discovered. The file of minutes was very imperfect, lacking 
 several of the earlier copies, especially for the first 15 or 20 years, 
 and some still later ; and what could be done, or how to begin, — 
 without the foundation for the work which these earlier records only 
 could supply, was the embarrassing question in his mind. Things re- 
 mained at this pass till a few days before the Association was to 
 meet, when, very providentially, most of the minutes that were 
 wanting came to his knowledge, among the records of the BottskiU 
 church in Greenwich, Washington Co. N. Y. 
 
 And here the compiler would suggest that the clerk of every 
 church, as well as of every association, be authorized by a standing 
 rule of the body he serves, to file among his records one copy at least 
 of the annual minutes of the association to which he belongs, for fu- 
 ture reference and use. It would be a very easy duty, if done at 
 once, when the minutes come first to hand, and might be of invaluable 
 service to the church and the interests of religion in after years. 
 
 Stimulated anew to his work, by this acquisition,* the compiler 
 prepared a brief report, sketching in a cursory manner the rise and 
 progress of the Association from the first, with some allusion to re- 
 vivals and ministers, who lived yet in the memory of some of the 
 present Fathers and Mothers of the Body. It was expected that the 
 revision and printing of this Report in the minutes of the current 
 year, would fulfil the duties of the committee and release them from 
 
 * The minutes attained in tliis manner, were for the years 1786, probably the 
 first ever printed, 1788, 89, 1791, 93, 94, 9G, 97, and 98, nearly every one of which 
 were wanting before. With a subsequent addition of the minutes for the years 
 1801 and 1804, our file is perfect from 1786 save for the years 1787, 1790 and 9^ 
 These have never yet been found, after the most diligent search in the oldest Bap- 
 tist families. And yet they may he extant, and sliould be added to our file il pos- 
 Bible, and all be preserved. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 further labor. But the reading of the report awakened a desire for 
 more labor to be done, as the following action, recorded upon page 
 sixth of the minutes of 1851 will show: 
 
 "Resolved, That we request the Committee on History to cause 
 to be published one thousand or more copies of the History of this 
 Association ; and that we will indemnify said committee against ar- 
 rearages, if any, which may accrue from its publication. The loss 
 to be apportioned among the several churches of the association ac- 
 cording to the number of members in each." 
 
 The above action, with other expressions of encouragement from his 
 brethren, assured the compiler that he should not be left to labor un- 
 sustained in the arduous work. And as advisory help. Elders D. 
 Tinkham of White Creek, Wm. Arthur, then of Hooiick, and Elon 
 Galuslia, formerly of Shaftsbury, though now of Lockport, in western 
 New York, (who was present at this meeting,) were associated with 
 the committee. Under such auspices were this commission charged 
 to malce a book which should tell of the deeds of Jehovah among the 
 churches of the Old Shaftsbm-y Association. 
 
 And yet from various circumstances the chief labor fell upon the 
 junior member. But still materials quite necessary to the correct 
 illustration of the work were wanting, and efforts were made for 
 months, to secure them, almost entirely without success, only as by 
 personal application they were collected. 
 
 Amidst the cares of an active pastorate, at Manchester and "Whi- 
 ting, Vt., to which latter place the compiler removed in the spring 
 of 1852, — has the work advanced toward completion during the past 
 two years. The double labor of compiling this work, and performing 
 the duties of a pastor, though in a small diurch, had become onerous, 
 and hence the compiler felt that he must do the one thing, or Uie 
 oth^r. Either publish and circulate the work, and thus make it pay 
 for itself, or else lay it aside as a valueless mass of manuscript that 
 would not pay for the printing, and give his time and energies more 
 directly to other duties. The latter, on various accounts, would have 
 been more desirable to him personally ; but an expectation had 
 been awakened that the work was forthcoming; much labor had 
 already been done that would thus be lost ; and the difficulty of ever 
 rescuing from oblivion many important facts connected with the 
 rise and progress of this venerable association and its ministers, would 
 be increased; — hence a moral obligation seemed to be laid upon him to 
 go forward in the work. 
 
 Besides making the matter of his duty a subject of frequent and 
 fervent prayer to God, the compiler in April last spent some time 
 in traversing portions of the territory of the Association, to consult 
 with brethren, and secure greater accuracy in regard to some facts 
 and events connected with the work. From the assurances given 
 every where in favor of its publication, by ministering and other 
 brethren, to whom he exhibited the work in manuscript, he felt that 
 Providence called him to go forward and fulfil as speedily as possi- 
 ble the commission of bis brethren, by publishing and circulating the 
 book. 
 
VI PREFACE. 
 
 The work has grown to a much larger volume than the little hand 
 book of facta and incidents first talked of. But in no other way 
 could he do reasonable justice to the Theme given him, nor dispose of 
 the materials that had accumulated upon his hands. The character of 
 these materials was such, and the territory for the circulation of the 
 work so extended, that it was thought best to give wider scope to 
 the design of the book. 
 
 First we give the annals of the Association from year to year, 
 divided for greater convenience to the reader, into chapters of ten 
 years each. This makes seven chapters, and with an additional chap- 
 ter, brie% rehearsing the rise and progress of the adjacent associations 
 that have been formed mostly, or in considerable part from this mother 
 of associations, forms the body of the work. 
 
 Interspersed among these chapters may be found some of the 
 older circular and corresponding letters, which will be read with in- 
 terest we trust by many who have known personally, or lieard pro- 
 nounced the names of a Barber, Blood, Covell, Cornell, Hubbell, Hull, 
 Kendrick, Lee, Leland, Peck, Powers, Warren, Webb, Werden and 
 Witherell ; whose voices will echo from these pages, and stir anew 
 the souls of many who shall read them. It may be thus said em- 
 phatically of each of these worthies of a former age, " He being dead 
 yet speaketh." In the body of the work will be found also soma ac- 
 counts of revivals, from the pens of those fathers who labored in them. 
 But being men of more practical labor than literary leisure, they 
 wrote but few accounts at length, of those deeds of grace wrought by 
 the hand of God in their day, only garnering up in the pages of their 
 printed minutes from year to year, the simple statistical facts which 
 record the results of their labor. Once in ten years, it will be seen, 
 we give the statistics of the whole association just as published in the 
 annual minutes. The design of the body of the work is to give a con- 
 densed view of the matter to be found in the whole series of the 
 minutes for a period of more than seventy years. A tabular view of 
 all the annual meetings of the several associations will interest many 
 who shall look them over, as well as the statistics in the appendix, 
 we doubt not. In the body of the work will be found obituary no- 
 tices of a. few of the ministers who died while members of the asso- 
 ciation, and of whom enough authentic information could hardly be 
 gathered to constitute a sketch, such as we give of others in the ap- 
 pendix. 
 
 An Appendix has been prepared with much care and labor, that 
 will garner up many interesting facts, incidents and reminiscences, 
 that might otherwise have perished from the knowledge of this 
 generation. 
 
 The Appendix is divided into three sections, each embracing a 
 distinct class of matter. Section first gives brief historic sketches 
 of the seven churches that were members of the association when 
 this work was first undertaken, prepared carefully from authen- 
 t ic sources ; and closing up with a tabular view of all the churches 
 that have ever been connected with this body, and the length of such 
 connection. 
 
PREFACE. VII 
 
 Section second, embraces Bioj^raphical sketchea of twenty-one of the 
 aged ministers, two of them still living, who have acted a conspicu- 
 ous part in the business of the body, or attained to great age and 
 usefulness in their day. This section also closes with a tabular view 
 of the names of all the ordained ministers that ever were connected 
 with the churches in the association, and the time of their connection. 
 
 Section third embodies a series of Tables, extending through many 
 of the closing pages of the work, that give a statistical view of niost 
 of the churches that have ever been connected with the Association, 
 and the branch churches that have sprung from the Shaftsbury 
 stock. In these church Tables the reader may see the succes- 
 sion of Pastors, with the statistical condition of each church from year 
 to year on a single page or two before his eye, so far as we have been 
 able to obtain the files of minutes. For want of room, we have left 
 out of this section the names of a few churches that were in the body 
 but a few years, and whose location is so far distant, that we can- 
 not liope to profit them by the circulation of the work among them. 
 And in one or two cases we have given the statistics of a church never 
 actually connected with the body, because it lay duectly in our way, 
 or as in the case of the Salem Baptist church, because its Pastor 
 was an active minister in the Association. We trust this feature of 
 the work will give satisfaction. 
 
 The statistics of some of the churches, it will be seen are defective, 
 but it is enough to say, we follow the printed minutes, unless there 
 is some obvious error, easy of correction. In regard to the moniea 
 credited to each in these tables, from year to year, we would simply 
 remark that it was difficult sometimes to determine to what church, 
 some individual contributors belonged, whose names are printed. — 
 When the Association met with a given church, the public collections 
 taken for all purposes at that session, are credited to that church. 
 Often a church made no report of monies to the association, when they 
 gave liberally for different objects. The highest attainable accuracy 
 is secured, we trust. 
 
 It is hoped the various matter contained in this book, as well as 
 the order of its arrangement, will commend it to the favorable re- 
 gard of a generous public, and not only gratify a laudable desire to 
 know what were the labors and success of our ancestors in this region, 
 but extend the circulation of the work so far as to pay the cost of its 
 publication. 
 
 The compiler knows of no similar work now extant. The re-print- 
 ing of the minutes of the Philadelphia Association in 1850 for the 
 first 100 years of its existence, by the American Baptist Publica- 
 tion Society in Philadelphia, edited by Rev. A D. Gillette, was a 
 worthy act, and deserves the patronage of our denomination. But 
 this is a simple reprint. And in the same year, the Cayuga Baptist 
 Association in central New York published a history of their affairs 
 for the first fifty years of their existence in a 12 mo. volume of 214 
 pages, that is a valuable contribution also to our Baj)tist historical 
 literature. It gives the annals of the body briefly, n.s we have done, 
 anJ extracts of circular aiul church letters, in some instances, that 
 
VIII PREFACE, 
 
 are valuable, with historic sketches of the various churches iu the 
 body in 1850, with Tables of churches and ministers, quite useful 
 doubtless to those living on their own territory. But the compiler 
 of tliis work flatters himself, that the arrangement of the Tables m this 
 volume is so convenient as to present a larger amount of statistical 
 matter than usual in so small a space. 
 
 The work does not claim to be perfect. Of faults, doubtless, like 
 all human efforts, it will be found to have its share. Some errors of 
 the press have escaped the vigilance of the proof-reading ; but they are 
 so unimportant as to need no special correction. In one instance on 
 page 60, the southern Associations are said to have sent Ministkes, 
 instead of i/n'jmies to this body in correspondence. But these minor 
 errors, every candid reader will either correct at sight, or overlook as 
 of small moment. 
 
 But of fads, we trust the work will be found full. And fads 
 too, that will interest and profit. The circular and other letters 
 will be as voices from the dead, speaking among us, from the graves 
 of the long-departed, but noble ancestors of many now on the stage of 
 action. The statistics of the churches published every tenth year 
 will revive the memory of the many worthies, who were "the mes- 
 sengers of the churches and the glory of Christ ;" while these pages 
 v^ill tell of Lai'ge accessions, in some of those "years of the right 
 hand of the Most High," lo many of the churches. 
 
 In regard to the Biographical sketches, it may be proper to say the 
 compiler has done what he cjuld with limited information, to fill this 
 department of the work. His acknowledgements are due to various 
 brethren and friends for their kind aid and counsel towards the com- 
 pletion of the task laid upon him. To Plon. N. IL Bottom, his asso- 
 ciate on the committee, are his special ackiiowledgements due, both 
 for counsel and for a timely contribution of pecuniary aid, while he 
 was disabled by great physical weakness from taking any active part 
 in completing the work. May his valuable life be spared for many 
 years, to enjoy and serve in the cause of Clnist. 
 
 In conclusion, the compiler hopes for the indulgence of his readers, 
 towards the imperfections of this effort to serve his generation by the 
 use of his pen. May he not hope that however defective it may be, 
 through the blessing of God upon its circulation, the labor of its 
 compilation, will not have licen in vain in the Lord. For this let every 
 devout reader pray. 
 
 TnoY, N. Y., July, 1853. S. \V. 
 
CONTEJSfTS. 
 
 CHAPTER I— Page IS. 
 
 FiKST Decade of Yeahs. — General remarks on the early Baptist Associations ia. 
 the United States, rormatlon of this jigsociation. Its earlier churches. First 
 printed minutes. Session of 17SS. Curious doctrinal question answered. Sessioa 
 of 1789. The first Circular Letter, by Elder Blood. Sessions of 1790, '91. An 
 aecession of 400 in one year. Items of business. Another Circular, distiugnish- 
 Ing the power of Churches and Associations. Statistical view of the ckurches 
 iQlTQL 
 
 CHAPTER II.— Page 37. 
 
 ■Second Deoadb op Ybaes. — General remarks. Sessions of 1792, '93. E.-^tracts 
 from Elder Leland's Circular. Delegation to the General Committee, Session 
 of 1794. Good suggestion respecting the printing of the Minutes of Associa- 
 tions. Extracts from Elder Webb's Circular, on the Agency of the Holy Spirit. 
 Session of 1795. General concert of prayer recommended. Circular by Elder L. 
 Powers, on the Commission and Reward of Ministers. Session of 1796. Origin 
 of the Otsego Association. Revivals in some of the churches. Corresponding 
 Letter by Elder Leland. Session of 1797. Lai'ge accession at Hartford. Cu- 
 rious advertisement of an impostor. Session of 1798. The subject of 
 Free-Masonry noticed. Session of 1799. Division of the Body talked o£ 
 Letter of Elder Blood concerning a revival In Shaftsbury. Care of the 
 Association in extending its correspondence. Corresponding Letter of Elder 
 Cornell. Session of 1800. Table of the state of the churches. Comparative 
 views of the strength of the Body. Great revival In Cheshire and Berlin. 
 Elder Leland's Letter. Various revivals noticed. Baptists persecuted in Par- 
 tridgefield church. Other persecutions noticed. A general Conference of Bap- 
 tists in the whole Union proposed. Struggles of the first Baptist church in 
 Troy. Their subsequent growth and present condition. Circular of Elder Bar- 
 ber, on Humility. 
 
 CHAPTER III.— Paqb 76. 
 
 Thied Decade or Teaes. — General remarks. Session of 1801. Queries from 
 several churches answered. Instance of public retraction in an Association. 
 Rise of Missionary efforts in the Body. Circular by Elder Lee. Session of 1802. 
 Comparative size of the various churches. Partridgefleld church again. The 
 plan for Domestic Missionary eflbrt. Session of 1803. Reports of Missionary 
 labor. Various questions entertained. Opinion of the Association on the sub- 
 ject of Free-Masonry. Death of Elder Haskens, of Savoy. Session of 1804. Re- 
 port of Elder Covell and Warren's Missionary tour. Saratoga Association 
 formed. Elder Blood's Circular on the Deacmi'a office. Death of Eld. Nichols, 
 of Pownal. Session of 1805. Thirteen churches dismissed at once to the new 
 Saratoga Body. Elder Gorton's report of Missionary labor. Aid to Elder Throop* 
 
CONTENTS. 
 
 Tinder the loss of his house by fire. List of Missionary collections. Session of 
 1S06. Strength of the Association, after the loss of tlie Saratoga churches. Ee- 
 ports of Missionary labor in Vermont and Upper Canada. Talk of the Tusca- 
 rora Indians, answered. Eevisal of the Constitution of the Body. Death of El- 
 der Clabk BoftEKS, of Hancock. Session of 1S07. Query of the Sd Cheshire 
 church answered. Growth of the Missionary work. Death of the lamented 
 OovELL, during his third tour to Upper Canada. Sketch of his life. Death of 
 Elder Baens, of 2d Canaan. F.irewell of Elders Blood and "Werden. Session of 
 180S. Another church added from Canada. An excellent session. Cu'cular on 
 Pbatke, by Elder Mattison. Notice of Elder Weedbn's death. Session of 1809. 
 Circular by Elder Webb. Session of 1810. Revival mercies. Elder N. Ken- 
 drick's address on Missions. Aid to the little band of Baptists in Albany. Ses- 
 sion of 1811. Statiistical condition of the churches. Eevivals in Shaftsbury and 
 Hoosick. Elder Glass' letter. Missionary aftairs of the Bodj'. Closing remarks 
 on the events of this chapter. Deaths of seven Ministers in the period of ten 
 years. 
 
 CHAPTER IV.— Page 1S2. 
 
 Fourth Decade of Yeaks. — General remarks on this period. Session of 1812. 
 Great revival in Berlin church. Troubles in 2d Clieshive church. Eeport of 
 Elder Hascall and Andrew's Missionary lours. Death of Elder James Glass, of 
 Hoosicic Session of 181-3. An Incitement to more liberal contributions for mia- 
 Eions. Ordination services. Death of Elder E. IIakris, of Nassau. Session of 
 1814 Extract from the Circular Letter of Elder Warren. Death of Elder John 
 Francis, of Pittsfleld, and Elder Blood, at Portland, Mo., noticed. Session of 
 1815. The foreign Missionary work claiming attention. Imposter advertised. 
 Ordinjition of Elder Elon Galusha, at Sh.iftsbury. Session ot 181t\ Account of 
 a revival in Troy, by Elder Waylimd. Notices of revivals in other phaces. Do- 
 mestic Missionary labors. Three churches dismissed. Session of 1817. Largo 
 showers of grace at Egremont, Hillsdale, and Stephentown. The Cheshire diffi- 
 culty again. Elder Leland's schedule of Articles disfellowshipped. Copy of 
 these Articles. Eesolutions in favor of Foreign Missions. Ke-ordinatlon of min- 
 Jsters, on a new settlement. Table of Corresponding Associations. Session of ' 
 1818. Naifies of young mini.?ters coming upon the stage. Corresponding Letter 
 by Elder Oris. Session of 1819. The ,fve Canada churches dismissed. Liber- 
 ality of several chiu-ches. Session of 1S20. Eevival in North Adams. Female 
 Mite Societies commended. Extract from the Circular Letter, by Elder Hubbell. 
 The enjoyment of those associational meetings. Session of 1821. Monthly con- 
 cert of prayer recommended. Contributions tor Missions. Gencnrt meeting ap- 
 pointed Corresponding Letter, by Elder Withereli. Statistics of the churches. 
 Closing remarks on this period. 
 
 OHAPTEE v.— Paob ITO. 
 
 FiFTu Decade of Teaks. — General remarks, and Session of 1822. New chnrches, 
 and missionary collections. Session of 182-3. Constitution re-printed. IJrief 
 Letter of Correspondence, by Elder Hubbell. Session of 1824. Statistics of Cor- 
 responding Bodies, Death of Elder Warben, noticed. Session of 1S25. Contri- 
 butions of the Clifton P.irk church. A Committee to collect materials for a His- 
 TORV of the Body, appointed. Session of 182G. Cluirches dismissed to form the 
 Berksliire Association. Some features of the Associations of those days com- 
 mended. Circular Letter, by Elder Mattison. t-'ession oflS2T. Eesolution on 
 the death of Ann H. Judson. Query from Sohodack on Communion answered. 
 Berkshire Association recognized. Corresponding Letter of Elder Jobn Harris. 
 Session of 1S2S. Troubles iu the Waterford church. The revised Constitution 
 ordered to be printed. Variations from the former one. An excellent document 
 worth perpetuating. Session of 1829. Washington Association fellowshipped. 
 Session of 1830. Resolutions on Temperance. Free-Masonry .again. An in- 
 teresting close. Father Peck's last meeting with the Body. Session of 1831. 
 Reviviil mercies again. Actiou of the Association again on Free-Masonry. Re- 
 marks. Statist'cs of the churches. Closing of Ihis'poriod. 
 
CONTENTS. xr 
 
 CHAPTER VI.— Page 202. 
 
 Sixth Decade of Yeaes. — General remarks. Session of 1S32. Statistics of tlie 
 churches. General revival. Growth of the other Associations — ^formation of the 
 Bottskili. 8t6phento\VTi formed, and ten churches dismissed. Committee on 
 History discharged Session of 1S33. Circular Letter by Elder J. Hall, of 
 Bennington, extract from. Death of Elders Hull and Oliistead. Session of 
 1834. Three more churches dismissed Extracts from the Circular, by Elder 
 Hubbell. Sessions of 1835, '36. Action of this Body on the Bible question. Ses- 
 sion of 1S37. Total abstinence stand. Eesolutions against American slavery. 
 Sessions of 1S3S, '39. Eevlval mercies once more. Session of 184fl. A curious 
 church question answered. Session of 1841. Resolution on the Baltimore tri- 
 ennial Convention. Statistics of the churches — ^but eigM in the Body. 
 
 CHAPTER VII.— Page 224. 
 
 SEVBarra Decade op Yeaps. — General remarks. Session of 1842. Queries an- 
 swered O. S. Murray. Session of 1843. Revivals. Dissolution of the Body 
 discussed Rxtract from the Circular Letter, on Holy Living, Session of 1844. 
 Eesolutions against Slavery, Free-Masonry, Odd-Fellowship, and Intemperance. 
 Session of 1S45. Ordination of J. A. Smith. Session of 1S46. Circular Letter 
 on Family Prayer, by Elder Reach. Session of 1S47. Only fine churches left. 
 Session of 1S4S. Rupert church united Committee on History raised again. 
 Mrs. Brown, of Assam, present Session of 1S49. Resolution against Secret So- 
 cieties. Session of 1S50. Resolution on the revision question. "Session of 1851. 
 Statistics of the churches. History report ; call to print a book. Session of 
 1S52. Closing remarks. Tabular view of the annual meetings. 
 
 CHAPTER VIII.— Page 245. 
 
 Other Associations. — General remarks. The Saratoga. 245. Hudson River, 247. 
 Berkshire, 249. Washington TTnion, &c., 250. Stephentown, 254. Tabular view 
 of the annual meetings of each, 256-2fi3. Conclusion of the body of the work, 
 264 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 Sketches of the present churches in the Body.— First Bennington, 26G. Second 
 Bennington, 269. Hoosick, 272. Manchester, 275. Pownal, 231. Rupert, 28S. 
 Shaftsbury, 28G. Tabular view of all the churches in this Body, 292. Explana- 
 tory remarks, 296. 
 
 SECTION II. 
 
 Sketches of aged ministers.— E. Barber, 297. O. Blood, 302. Amasa Brown, 307. 
 J. CorneU, 309. Jehiel Fox, 312. E. D. Hubbell. 314 Justus Hull, 316. N. 
 Kendrick, .325. J. Leiand, 329. E. Lee, .533. N. Mason, 836. C. Nichols, 837. 
 Abiiah Peck, 338. 8. Rogers, 341. E. Smith. 342. Obed Warren, 844 Isaac 
 Webb, 347. Peter Werden, 349. George Witherell, 352. L Mattison, 353. p. 
 Tinkham, 355. Note. Manchester Association, 359. Tabular view of Minis- 
 ters, 360. Of Domestic Missionaries, 369. 
 
 SECTION III. 
 
 Statistics of the churches, .370. Adams, North, 37L Albany, first, 372. Branch 
 churches, flamUion-street, and South Pearl-street, 373. Pearl-street, Smith 
 rhurch, and Newtmonmlle, 374 State-street and Amsterdam, 37o. Arhng- 
 ton, 376. Ashficld and Austerlitz, 377. Ballston ^^\^^\^^^^'f±.f?^- 
 Bennington, (first,) 381. Bennington, Csecond.1 and Berlin, 382. Samialce 
 
Xrt CONTENTS. 
 
 and Grafton, 884. Peiersburf/h, 385. Bottskill, 386. LakevUle, 887. West 
 Greenwich and Broadalbln, 388. Canaan, (first,) 890. Canaan, (second,) 
 391. Oharlotteville, U. 0., 302. Chatham, 393. Cheshire, (first,) 394. Adams, 
 (Soutli,) 395. Cheshire, (third,) 396. Lan^shord' and Chesterfield, 3S7. Ches- 
 ter, N. Y., 398. Clifton Park, 399. Burnt Hills, 400. Glenville and Ilalfmoon, 
 ^econd,) 401. Ilalfmoon, (first,) and Clinton, U. C, 402. Colerain, (second,) 
 Dover and Egremont, 403. Galway, (first,) 405. Galway, (second,) 406. Green- 
 field, (first,) 408. Greenfield, (second,) 409. Greenfield, (Oiu-d,) 410. Hadley, 
 411. Hancock, 412. Hartford, (first,) 413. Uanford, (South,) and Hebron, 415. 
 Hartford, (second,) or Adamsville, 416. Hartford and Kingsbury, 417. Hills- 
 dale, (West,) 418. Hillsdale, (East,) 419. Hinsdale, 420. Hoosick, 422. Kings- 
 boro', 423. Lansingburgh," 424. Manchester, 425. Milton, 420. Moreau, 427. 
 Nassau, (first,) 429. Nassau, (second,) 430. Pittsflold, 431. Pittstown, (first,) 
 432. Pownal, 434. Providence, 435. Providence, (second,) and Kupert, 437. 
 Salem, 439. Sandisfleld, 440. Saratoga Springs, 441. Savoy, (first,) 443. Schen- 
 ectady, 444. Sohiiylcrville, 445. Schodack, 446. Sandlake and Shaftsbury, 
 (first,) 448. Shaftsbury, (second,) 450. Shaftsbury, (fourth,) 451. Stamford, 452. 
 Stephentown, 453. Lebanon Springs and StiUwater, (first,) 454. SliUioater, 
 (second,) 456. Troy, (first,) 456. Troy, (north,) and West Troy, 459. "Water- 
 lord and echoes, 460. West Stockbridge, 461. White Creek, 462, Cambridge, 
 463. WiUiamstowD, 404, 
 
HISTORY 
 
 SHAFTSBURY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. 
 
 CHAPTER I. 
 
 Origin and progress for the first ten years of its existence, or from 
 1781 to 1791. 
 
 The Shaftsburt Baptist Association, whose an- 
 nals we propose to sketch, was organized in the year 
 1780, and held its first anniversary on the 12th day of 
 June, 1781, in Shaftsbury, the town which gave it a name. 
 Although one of the older of the great sisterhood of Bap- 
 tist Associations in the United States, she is not the oldest. 
 
 The first Baptist Association ever formed in America 
 was commenced September 27th, 1707, in the city of PMl- 
 adelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, and hence called the 
 Philadelphia Baptist Association. It is therefore 
 now nearly 146 years old, and senior to the Shaftsbury by 
 about 74 years. This Association embraced all our churches 
 throughout an extensive territory for a long time ; extend- 
 ing from the town of Northeast, in Dutchess County, New 
 
 2 
 
14 SIIAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION". [1780 
 
 York, and Horseneck, in Greenwich, Conn., through the 
 states of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Dela- 
 ware, into Virginia ; or some 400 miles from the Northeast 
 to the Southwest extreme of its territorial limits ; and spread- 
 ing inland from the coast as far to the west as the settlements 
 reached. This has ever been a large and effec'ive body, 
 wielding an extensive influence in its own region, and 
 throughout the whole land. 
 
 Further south arose, in 1751, the Charleston Associa- 
 tion, in South Carolina ; in 1758, the Sandy Creek, in 
 North Carolina; and in 17G6, the Strawberry and Ke- 
 TOCKTON Associations, in Virginia. These are the oldest 
 of the Southern Baptist Associations. In the New England 
 States the Jirst Baptist Association organized was the \Var- 
 KEN, formed in the year 1767, September 8th, in the town 
 which gave it a name, in the Roger Williams State. This 
 body, for a long time, embraced the Baptist churches in 
 Eastern Rhode Island and Eastern Massachusetts ; and, al- 
 though it has set off, from time to time, some six or seven 
 associations from its original territory, it is still a strong 
 body of aearly 40 churches, and G,000 members, all located 
 in the State of Rhode Island. In 1772 the Stois'ixgton 
 Association was organized, embracing, at first, the churches 
 of Western Rhode Island and Eastern Connecticut, called 
 the Stonington Union since 1817. 
 
 The next regular Baptist Association formed in the New 
 England States, was this, our own Shaft^uury Associa- 
 tion, organized in the town of Shoftshury, near the south- 
 west corner of the State of Vermont, and upon the borders 
 of Massachusetts on the south, with New York on the west. 
 Although formed in the State of Vermont, and the oldest 
 Baptist Association in that State, its territory was, for a long 
 time, less in that,than in the State of Massachusetts or New 
 York. The churches of this body, for many years from its 
 origin, were scattered over a wide domain, embracing parts 
 of Bennington, Rutland and Windham counties, in Vt. ; the 
 churches of Berkshire, and portions of Franklin and Hamp- 
 shire counties, Mass.; and most of those in Rensselaer, Co- 
 lumbia, and Saratoga ; with some from Washington, Albany, 
 Schenectady and Fulton ; while even from distant Herki- 
 mer, Warren, Dutchess and Delaware counties, in the State 
 
CHAP l.J GENERAL REMARKS. 15 
 
 of New York, the sons of God gathered around this stan* 
 dard, erected here in the wilderness, as a rallying point for 
 the churches of Christ, in these inland regions^ In what 
 are now seventeen counties, in three several states, were the 
 churches located, that have been members of this venerable 
 body. And even more; for there were Jive churches in Up- 
 per Canada, from beyond the roaring waters of Niagara, 
 that held a connection for several years with this association. 
 
 From the fact that she yet exists without change of name 
 after the revolutions of more than seventy years, the moth- 
 er of a number of vigorous daughters well settled around her ; 
 and from the very honorable part she has borne in the re- 
 ligious enterprizes of the age, especially in furnishing miri' 
 isters, members and means for the establishment and growth 
 of very many churches in Central and Western New York, 
 and even in the more distant states of the mighty West ; — > 
 from these and other considerations, a sketch of her history 
 cannot fail of interesting and profiting, also, many brethren 
 and friends, both on the original territory and scattered wide= 
 ly over the breadth of our land. 
 
 While this association is seventy-two years old, no one of 
 all the forty-five kindred bodies in the Empire State can count 
 more than about sixty-two years ; the New York Baptist 
 Association being the oldest of them, having been formed 
 in 1791 ; and of the rest, only the Otsego, formed in 1795, 
 the Rensselaerville, formed in 1796, and the Cayuga, 
 formed in 1801, being over fifty years old,in the whole state. 
 And in the State of Vermont,but four other associations ex^- 
 ceeA fifty years of age : — the Woodstock, formed in 1783, 
 in the town that gave it a name ; the Vermont, formed in 
 Elder Joseph Cornell's barn, in Manchester, in 1785 ; the 
 Windham County, in the southeast part of the state, 
 formed in 1793 ; and the Fairfield, formed in 1796, now 
 blended with the Onion River into the Lamoile Association, 
 in the northwest section of the state. 
 
 The territory of the Shaftsbury Association, being inland, 
 was not settled as early as other parts of our country nearer 
 the sea. The dangers of border life, in this region, held 
 back the tide of emigration from setting up so far, while the 
 French and their Indian allies retained possession of the 
 Canadas, and so often ranged through the territory now oc- 
 
16 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1780 
 
 cupied by most of the State of Vermont, and the northern 
 portion of New York. But after the conquest of Canada, 
 and before the revolutionary struggle had commenced, set- 
 tlements were made and churches were organized in Berk- 
 shire Co., Mass. ; in Bennington Co., Vt. ; and in what is 
 now Washington, Rensselaer, Columbia and Saratoga coun- 
 ties, New York. The first Baptist Church organized in 
 Vermont, was ihejirst Shaftsbury, called the We.^t Church 
 for many years, and which was constituted in 1768. So far 
 as we can learn, this was i\\Q first church of the Baptist faith 
 and order in all that region between the Green Mountains 
 and the Hudson River. The second, or East Church, in 
 Shaftsbury ,was organized from this, June 29th, 1780, as its 
 records still extant certify. This was in the northeast part 
 of the town, and the first in the southwest portion. It was 
 with this oldest church that the association was formed,and 
 held a number of its earlier meetings. Some other church- 
 es in this region bear an earlier date than the association. 
 The 1st Cheshire, Mass., dates back to the year 1770, or 
 thereabout ; Bottskill, in Greenwich, Washington Co., N. Y., 
 to 1774 ; the White Creek, once called Cambridge, in the 
 same county, to 1779 ; the Manchester, Vt., to 1781 ; and 
 the Stillwater, Saratoga Co., N. Y., to 1780, although some 
 date this back to 1762, which would make it the oldest 
 i>patist Church in all the region. Benedict says : " there 
 was a church formed near the place where General Bur- 
 goyne was taken, over forty years ago, (in 1812,) which was 
 broken up and scattered by the devastations of the war."* 
 This would run back its origin to about the same date with 
 the 1st Cheshire and Bottskill churches, in 1770 to 
 1772. But the present 1st Stillwater church, which was 
 gathered by the labors of Elders Lemuel Powers 
 and Beriah Kelly, in two bands at first, which united into 
 one in 1790, cannot date its organization back of the year 
 1780, we presume. And if the claim of the Stillwater 
 church to the earliest date should be allowed, upon the au- 
 thority of Benedict, that of the White Creek church should 
 also be counted good for an existence as early as 1772. 
 For the historian says : " In Cambridge a church was 
 planted in 1772, by Elder William Wait, from Rhode Is- 
 land. It was at first called White's Creek ; is situated near 
 
 * Vol. 1, p. 553. 
 
CPAP. I.] FIHST TEN Y EARS. 17 
 
 the line of Vermont, and within half a mile of Elder Wait's 
 house, the Bennington battle terminated. The night before 
 the battle some of his church went over to the enemy where 
 they were obliged to fight, and during the bloody conflict the 
 heavens and the earth witnessed the shocking spectacle ot 
 brethren, who, but a few days before had set together at the 
 table of the Lord, arraigned in direful hostility against each 
 other amidst the clangor of arms and the rage of battle. 
 Brother fighting against brother ! Such are the horrors and 
 unnatural effects of war ! " ! tell it not in Gath ! pub- 
 lish it not in the streets of Ashhelon!!" This melancholy 
 affair threw the church into confusion, and entirely broke it 
 up The next year Mr. Wait collected three members be- 
 side himself, and began anew ; a revival soon commenced, 
 so that in 1780 the number amounted to 140. '* The rec- 
 ords of the present organization only commence with this 
 
 latter period, in 1779. -, .i. /: . „ 
 
 These early formed churches, then, composed the first con- 
 stituency of this association, with others that arose about the 
 same period in the region of its organization. We cannot 
 find the records of the body for the first >e years of its ex- 
 istence, only as the times and places of its sessions are given 
 for each year upon the title page of the minutes for the year 
 1786 from which we infer that they bad not printed their 
 minutes till this latter year. But from Benedict we learn 
 that the constituent churches were as follows : " East and 
 West Shaftshury ; 1st Cheshire, then called New Providence; 
 one in Stillwater; and one in White Greek. The principal 
 ministers were Peter Worden, Wm. Wait, Lemuel Powers 
 and Joseph Cornell ; and Lemuel Powers was ordained at 
 this first meeting of the association."t 
 
 Althouo-h we have no printed minutes for several years, 
 it appearl by the records of the White Creek Baptist 
 Church that the association met at Stephentown,. June lA 
 1782, and was composed of eight churches. And from the 
 records of the same ehurch,it appears that the association in 
 1784 discarded all right or prerogative over the discipline 
 of the several churches, either to entertain complaints 
 a'^ainst individual brethren,or churches ; and for that reason 
 said church with its pastor. Elder Wait, withdrew from the 
 body, till, in the year 1799, a new pastor led them back to 
 
 ■" Jfenodlct^ vol. 1, p. 551. t Benedict, vol. 1, p. 8.m 
 
18 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1781 — 6 
 
 their duty to the association. It is much to be regretted 
 that no further particulars of these earlier years of associa- 
 tional travel, can be obtained ; but the records of subsequent 
 years show,that their course was onward in the name of the 
 Lord " from conquering to conquer." 
 
 The earliest copy of annual minutes yet found, as stated 
 before, bears the date of 1786, and we give its title page, 
 and the table of statistics, exhibiting the condition of the 
 churches at that time. It is an imperfect copy, only con- 
 taining i\xQjirst and the last leaf of an eight page pamphlet, 
 and not more than three lines on the last leaf. 
 
 The following is a true copy of its title page now 
 seventy-two years old : 
 
 "THE 
 "SHAFTSBURY 
 
 "BAPTIST ASSOCIATION, 
 
 " Was begun and held at Shafts hury, on June 11, 1781, 
 and continued yearly as follows : 
 "June 12, 1782, at Steventow?i ; 
 "June 11, 1783, at Stcventown; 
 "June 9, 17 Si, at Shaftsburi/ ; 
 "June 8, 1785, at Sleventown ; 
 
 "MINUTES 
 
 " OF THE 
 
 "SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, 
 
 " At their annual Convention, held at Elder Warden's 
 Meeting-House, in Adams, 1786. 
 
 "Wednesday, June 14, 1786. 
 "1. At ten o'clock A. M., Elder Justice Hull, according 
 to appointment, preached tho introductory sermon, from 
 
FIRST TEN YEARS, 
 
 19 
 
 CHAP. I.] 
 
 Psalm 107 -8. " O that men would praise the Lord for his 
 Goodness and his wonderful works to the children of men." 
 After which, Elder Powers opened the association by prayer. 
 
 « 2 Chose a Moderator and Clerk. 
 
 " 3 Letters were read from the respective churches, and 
 ihe foilowinc account was taken of the members added dis- 
 missed, excluded, or who have died the last year, and of the 
 present number in each church. . , ^ ., , , 
 
 " N B No accounts were received from the churches 
 distinguished by tiiis mark, t- Ministers in small-caps. 
 
 Chueches 
 
 Piltsficld, Mass., 
 
 Steventown, N. Y.,\ 
 Stillwater, N. Y., 
 
 West Shaftshury, \ 
 East Shaftshunj, f 
 WalUngford, Vt., \ 
 Adams,Mass.,or 
 \st Cheshire, 
 
 New Bethlehem, N. Y. 
 Sandisjield, Mass., f 
 Washitigton, Mass., 
 
 Battenlill,^- F., t 
 Chesterfield, Mass., f 
 Little Iloosick, I^. Y., 
 
 Halifax, Vt, 
 
 2 Hancock, Mass., 
 
 15 Churches. 
 
 Ministers & Messkngees.I § g " 
 
 Valentine Rathbun, 
 Daniel Rathbun, 
 
 Lemuel Powers, J. An 
 dioss, David Irish. 
 
 Peter "Warden, Jonathan 
 
 Richardson, Stephen Car- 
 
 ipeuter. 
 
 Jacob Harrington. 
 
 John Nicuols, Samuel 
 Whelpley.ThomasWhelp- 
 
 ley. 
 
 Justice Hull, Joseph 
 
 Boles, Elisha Berry. 
 
 David Bell, Elisha War 
 
 Jen. 
 
 John Hammond. 
 
 5 Ordained Ministers. 
 
 N. B. These 
 eida of ) State street 
 
 Minutes were -printed by CImrlcs »• Webster Na 86 (Nortb 
 eet, Bear the English Church, Albany, M.DCC.iiXAAVi. 
 
20 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1781 — 8 
 
 Thus in six years had this beginning increased from_y?De 
 \a fifteen churches, with a proportionate growth in members ; 
 and during the last year,G4 had been added to the churches. 
 The only ret'iVa? reported, was in the Washington Church, 
 in Mass., to which the large number of 51 had been united 
 under the care of Elder John Nichols, who continued their 
 pastor till 1795. 
 
 1787. 
 
 During the year thus represented in the progi-ess of the 
 association there must have been some advance, though the 
 minutes of this year have not been found. But from the 
 record of the following year we infer that some were added 
 to the churches. 
 
 nss. 
 
 The association met this year wi<h the First Church m 
 Shaftsbury, June 4th, or the first Wednesday in the month, 
 as it has continued to do ever since, now about G5 years. 
 The session commenced at 2 o'clock P. M. with an inti'oduc- 
 tory discourse from Rom. 8 : 17,— " And if children then 
 heirs ; heirs of God, »fec.," by Elder Nicolas Cox, a visit- 
 ing brother from the Philadelphia Association. Elder Ca- 
 leb Blood was chosen Moderator, and brother David Rath- 
 bun, Clerk. Neither of these names appear to have been 
 delegates from any of the churches, though Elder Blood was 
 a messenger from Warren Association, 
 
 The statistics for the year give tlie names of 16 churches, 
 though not all represented ; 11 ministers, with an aggregate 
 of 803 members reported, of whom 71 had been added du- 
 ring the year. The churches most highly, lavored by addi- 
 tions were the Bottskill, 20 added ; Berlin, or Little Hoo- 
 sick, 16; and the Halifex, Vt , under the care of Elder Obed 
 Warren, 15. One church, the Hillsdale, (since called 
 West Hillsdale,) under the pastoral care of Elder Stephen 
 Gano for several years, united with the body at this session 
 with a membership of 32. Messengers were received and 
 sent to several sister associations, as has been the usual cus- 
 tom since. 
 
21 
 
 CHAP. I.] FIRST TEN YEARS. 
 
 FromtheSxo.iKa.oK.Cona..aone. S^t there D^^Ra^^^^ and K 
 
 « ..WXU..K Elder. If. Greea. «" ^^^^^ [; PoweS' 5'. 
 a Blood, J. B^b. ^^^«^J ^^j C. Warren. 
 
 . « WooDS^cK,Vt,Dea.Jo- « « St'L ^'''''' ''^ 
 eeph Call Warren. 
 
 „ _,, , T n,.v " " Elder J'. Hull, Breth'a 
 
 " " ^^,^^'''?' f"^^"" J Bates, J. Andrews. 
 
 ^ T>„ v\A^r « « Eld. S. Gano, Bro. Da- 
 
 « « PaiDADELPHiA, Pa., iiilder ^.'^- "-. ' 
 
 Stephen Gaao. ^^<i ^"^^ 
 
 There came good news from tbe latter body and some 
 otl^ associations further south. To thePh.ladelpbua Asso- 
 elation there had been -^^^ed during the t.^ years 178G and 
 '87 about 750 by baptism, and 50 by letter. And to the 
 Baptt churches L Virginia about 1200 bad been add d by 
 baptism in two years. (See the M mutes of the Ph.ladel- 
 phia Association, re-prmted, p. 227.) ,.^^^^ differ- 
 
 These fraternal exchanges by messengers between ditler- 
 ent asrciSons, often embraced a letter of correspondence, 
 T:Z:f:ii addressed^ the most fect^onate erms^^^ 
 nne association to all the rest with whom they ath bated, 
 sletm rinthe years, it was a manuscript pre- 
 
 par'd by sime minister or another, to be sent ^^-^^oUhe 
 n.^ociation^ to be there read in oi)en session. The reading 
 nreTaVious epistles of ^-^-nal kindness romlandrc^ 
 bodies formed a very interesting portion of the exercises oi 
 the occas'^^^^ And often, remarks from visiting brethren, 
 espectlng the condition of the churches, and the state of re- 
 iXn n fheir various sections, enhanced the value o these 
 solemn yeT joyful feasts in Zion. The custom finally pre- 
 'ail^r in after years, of inserting in the minutes following 
 l^dr'cular etter to ihe churches of their own body, a brief 
 but aSnate epistle, addressed to all the sister associations 
 in their circle of corresijondence. »ere char-ed 
 
 "Fldeis L. Powers, S. Gano, and .1 ideals, were cudioC 
 with th du y of preparing this letter to the association , 
 ^Lth was a^ot'^f, but not printed in the minutes of bus,, 
 
 iiess for the year. 
 
 2^ 
 
.22 SIIAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [l788 
 
 The "Wallingford Baptist Chnrch, in Vt, some forty miles 
 to the north of Shaftsbury, was dismissed to the Vermont 
 Association, where it could be more conveniently accommo- 
 dated. And inasmuch as several churches had become re- 
 miss in reporting their state to the association, letters of 
 inquiry were ordered written to the Pittsfield, Stephentown, 
 Chesterfield and White Creek Churches. 
 
 The following item from the minutes of this year (pages 
 6, 7,) may be useful in exhibiting the specific doctrinal views 
 of the ministers and churches of that age ; " Whereas, the 
 intention of this association, in the first and third queries in 
 the minutes of the last session, was not fully understood by 
 our brethren at a distance : therefore voted, that it is expe- 
 dient to communicate our ideas in the following manner : 
 
 " 1. Whether all men, or any part of them, are actually 
 discharged from the condemnation of the law, by the atone- 
 ment of Christ, without the special application of that atone- 
 ment by the Holy Spirit ? 
 
 ** Answer : in the negative. 
 
 *' 2. Whether the benefits of the great atonement, as they 
 respect the eternal salvation of man, are applied to any ex- 
 cept the elect ? 
 
 " Answered in the negative." And so the body ad- 
 journed. 
 
 1789. 
 
 The Association met this year according to appointment 
 with Elder Gano's Church, at West Hillsdale, N. Y., and 
 at 2 o'clock P. M. Elder P. Wekden preached the opening 
 sermon from 2 Tim. 2: 15, " Study to show thyself appro- 
 ved unto God, &c." Elder Samuel Waldo, of Pawlings- 
 town, in Dutchess Co., was chosen Moderator, and Elder 
 Hull, Clei-k. The state of the churches was encouraging, 
 several having enjoyed revivals during the year. 
 
 The statistics of the body were as follows : churches, 17 ; 
 ■with 10 ordained ministers ; 174 had been added to the re- 
 ported churches ; 16 dismissed; 16 excluded ; 5 died ; and a 
 total of 1,118 members was found in the body. The follow- 
 ing ^ve churches united this session with the body : Shafts- 
 hury Centre, (called the 4th Church at that time and for 
 many years ;) 2nd Lancshoro, (afterwards the 3d Che- 
 
CHAP 1.] FIRST TEN YEARS. ^ 
 
 shire tbe New Britain, (since the 1st Canaan,) in N. Y.; 
 ihe Great Nine Partners, and Pawling stown.^ 
 
 But with these additions there was a diminution of four 
 churches dropped fron. the minutes of former years, leaving 
 as recorded before, but 17 churches in the body. 
 
 The spirit of revival had blessed four or five of the 
 churches To the Hillsdale church 25 had been added ; to 
 tStUoosick U; to the Stinwater under ^ 
 Elder L. Powers. 33 ; to the Sandisfield, Elder J. Morse,_ J , 
 while to Elder VVerden's church, in Adams, or 1st Cheshire 
 the large accession of 81 had been made, increasmg his flock 
 o IGsf the largest church, by more than forty,in the whole 
 body This was the great revival of the year, doubhng the 
 members in this particular church. . ^ , ^ 
 
 Messengers were received, and others appointed to van- 
 oufcorrefponding bodies ; and Elders Gano and Powers 
 werefellowshipped to travel somewhat at large, and af er at- 
 Tendinc^ the Philadelphia Association, « to proceed to Virgin- 
 a and^here acquaint themselves (as time and opportunity 
 mky serve) with the order and standing of the several as - 
 S ions n those parts, who have solicited our fellowship, 
 wien the door thereunto may open." And as was the cus- 
 Tom in those days, supplies were provided for their church- 
 esrinpart,while they were absent, as well as for other 
 destitute churches, by one minister and another, leaving his 
 own people a Sabbath at a time, with their wiling consent 
 to labor for the comfort and edification of sister churches, 
 hus left without a pastor. This was the early form of 
 Some lirssion effort', to plant new churclies and strengthen 
 the feeble ones scattered in the then wilderness of our wide 
 
 "^^Thrfollowing items of business on the 7th page of the 
 Minutes may deserve a record here : 
 
 -13. Haiing received no returns, for a ong time, from 
 the churches in Chesterfield, 2nd Hancock and Stephen- 
 town; therefore, voted, to drop them from ourminutes. 
 ^' {4. Appointed brethren C. Blood and Ebenezer Wd- 
 lou-hby, to draw a plan of the power, and point out the /^m- 
 i?s as well as the rules, to be attended to by an association, 
 and make return thereof at our next annual meeting 
 
 «15. Our next association will beheld m Elder Wev 
 
24 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1789 
 
 den's Meeting House, Adams, (or 1st Cheshire^ on the first 
 Wednesday in June next. Introductory sermon by Elder 
 Samuel Waldo, and in case of failure, by Elder Lemuel 
 Powers." 
 
 Whether there had been a constitution and rules of or- 
 der in the body,does not appear to us ; probably no written 
 or printed one, but only such acknowledged principles of or- 
 der as the brethren practiced in their several churches. 
 Parliamentary rules were of little use among those whose 
 chief object in assembling together was to worship God, and 
 report the state of religion in their several churches. And 
 if this appointment in the item, marked 14, resulted in the 
 production of a regular constitution and set of by-laws, they 
 have failed of coming to us, for the minutes of the next an- 
 niversary are not extant among us. It is most likely that 
 they were only some leading principles, issued as the circu- 
 lar to the churches. 
 
 And because that document is lost to us, from the pen and 
 mind of the venerable Blood, it may be interesting to the 
 present genei*ation to read the brief circular of this current 
 year, from his pen, on the kindred subject of the 
 power of churches in the government of their own members 
 — a subject, which, if not too little understood at present, is 
 far too much neglected in most of our churches. 
 
 "CIRCULAR LETTER, (17S9.) 
 " Dearly Beloved : 
 
 " Although it baa not been our usual custom to address you by a 
 circular lettt'r, yet we wish you to suffer a word of advice iu this try- 
 ing day ; and as we are determined to stand aloof from the idea of 
 claiming — much more exercising — any power that may in tbe least 
 interfere with tbe independency or government of the several church- 
 es by us represented ; yet it appears to us that there is no one thing 
 of greater importance — to the good of Zion in tbis world— than a 
 proper exercise of that power, which, by our exalted Redeemer, is 
 given to each individual cburcb over its own members. The power 
 wbich a Gospel Church bas over its members, is not to be exercised 
 according to any plan, form, or custom, of any that wear tbe name of 
 christian, any further than they perfectly agree with the direction 
 given by the great Head of churches in his written word, which fiaye, 
 
CHAP. I.] FIRST TEN YEARS. ^^ 
 
 « See that thou make all thmgs according to the pattern shewed to 
 thee in the mount;" Heb. 8 : 5. All church power e^evMcmtvB.ry 
 to this rule i3 mere usurpation, and has not the power of Christ m it. 
 « The design of Gospel Discipline is, to purge the church from ini- 
 nuitv, and not to gratify our prejudice and hard feelings one toward 
 another. In its nature it is calculated to succor the tempted, to dehver 
 the captive, hunt up and bring home with rejoicing those who a.e gone 
 astray ; also to cleanse the church from impenitent smners. from 
 contention and division, from tattling and tale bearing ; and to keep 
 the faith and order of the Christian church in its priniitive punty 
 
 « Our blessed Lord, in the 18th of Matthew, clearly holds forth tho 
 nature, and strongly urges the necessity of church government and 
 discipline. Wiien we consider the wonderful order m which God 
 hath fixed all nature, both rational and irrational, animate and inani- 
 mate, so that each one shall bear his portion, exhibiting his glory, we 
 must be sensible he never intended his peculiar people should hve m 
 this world without strict attention to good order and government in 
 his church. As no machine can answer the intention of the author 
 unless all its parts are duly proportioned, and kept in due order, so no 
 church can show forth the true order of God's house without strict 
 attention to the laws and ordinances given forth by the great Archi- 
 tect and Builder of Zion. 
 
 «' It must be acknowledged that all communities formed among men 
 are under certain bonds of union to their own society, the fulfilling 
 whereof are the conditions of the compact. If one member i8 lu- 
 dul-ed in the breach of this combination, why not another ? and so 
 on Till the whole community becomes extinct ? So, if one member of 
 a church, be they high or low, rich or poor, bond or free, is indulged 
 ia the breach of those bonds of peace which we have entered into, 
 to keep the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless by 
 tlie same rule another may •, and thus we may go on, till in reality 
 we become a synagogue of Satan,be our profession what it may. Let 
 us then, beloved brethren, as we regard the cause of our blessed Re- 
 deemer hold the reins of government which the Lord Jesus hath put 
 into our hands, and keep a strict watch over our members for good. 
 Every church must be accountable to God in the great day, how she 
 conducts herself toward her members, and whether she is faithful to 
 that trust reposed in her,in executing the laws of Christ Let us also 
 be concerned to take the utmost care that no matters of labor be ad- 
 mitted into the church, but such as are brought aecordmg to the rules 
 
28 SHAFTSBURV ASSOCIATION. [1789 
 
 of the Gospel ; and when difficulties are thus brought, attend to them 
 in the fear of God, and love to his cause, and a hearty desire for a re- 
 conciliation of the parties at variance ; for a spirit of love and meek- 
 ness is absolutely neceesary for the right administration of church 
 government. 
 
 " Let great care be taken that all back-biting, whispering, tattling 
 and tale-bearing — those enemies which often prove so fatal to chris- 
 tian union and peace, and which have so often separated chief friends 
 — be purged out of the churches, otherwise the fire of contention and 
 strife will always burn. Prov. 26 : 20. 
 
 " Shall also remind you of the importance of a tender care of the 
 weak lambs of the flock ; and in your church government keep the 
 door open for the improvement and encouragement of those gifts that 
 may appear beneficial to the chm-ch. Oh 1 may the Great Head of 
 influence lead us all into the true order and faith of God's house, that 
 •we may understand the out-goings and in-comings thereof, and ever 
 "seek the things that make for peace, and things whereby one may 
 edify another," which is the earnest prayer of your brethren in Gos- 
 pel bonds. 
 
 " Signed by order of the Association. 
 
 SAMUEL "WALDO, Moderator. 
 "Justus Hull, ClerL" 
 
 Such was the doctrine of the Fathers of this Association, 
 addressed to the churches by thej^rs^ Circular Letter found 
 in print. Though h7-ief, it is comprehensive — worthy, alike 
 of its author,and the auspices under which it went forth to 
 do its work. From that time to the present, more than 
 sixti/'.years,{h.e custom has been honored of issuing an annual 
 circular, addressed to the churches of the body, except for 
 a few years, when other matter filled the minutes, or the ap- 
 pointed writers failed to prepare one. And for a long time, 
 during the earlier half of the Association's existence, a let- 
 ter of correspondence with sister bodies was also inserted in 
 the minutes. 
 
 The circulars were, generally, upon some doctrinal or 
 practical subject, and only for five or six times has there 
 been a failure to print in the annual minutes this eagerly 
 Bought for message of the "Ministers and Messengers of the 
 churches," and so worthily accounted, as in the days of 
 
CHAP. I.] FIIIST TEN YEARS. 
 
 27 
 
 Paul "the glory of Christ." The entire series of these let- 
 ters, 'with the corresponding epistles to the sister associa- 
 tions, would make an interesting volume of sound and salu- 
 tary religious reading for the family, if re-produced m our 
 day, for the edification of the present generation ot the dis- 
 ciples of Christ. We shall insert in this work, from time to 
 time a few of them, as specimens of their worth ; some of 
 them' entire ; and others in an abridged form, or m some im- 
 portant extract. ,. . , 
 
 But who can estimate the value of these earlier circulars, 
 to the fathers and mothers of this Association, in building 
 them up in holiness and truth, and in the order of the Gos- 
 pel ill those days when a religious newspaper or magazine 
 was unknown? They were read with great avidity and 
 profit by the church members of those times. It our inter- 
 est in such truths were as great, the religious literature ot 
 this age would make us champions in the army of Christ. 
 
 n90. 
 
 Of this year's session we find no minutes extant ; but m 
 a tabular view of the various associations in correspondence 
 with the Philadelphia body,— published in their minutes 
 for this year,— this Association is represented as embracing 
 22 churches, 10 ministers, and about 1,500 members, being 
 an increase of five churches, and nearly 400 members during 
 the year. The churches that united at this session, as we 
 eather from the new names upon the minutes of the succeed- 
 in^ year were, the Ashfield, SiocBridge, Chesterfield, (re- 
 turned,) and 1st Savoy, (then called Bullock's Grant) in 
 Mass., and the 1st Galway Church, in Saratoga Co., JN. Y. 
 This session was appointed to be held with Elder Werden s 
 Church, in Adams, Mass., and we presume was so held. 
 There must have been considerable revivals, and accessions 
 al^o to the following churches: Adams , some 15 ; Little 
 Iloo'sick, 18 ; Hillsdale, 7 ; Great Nine Partner?, about 10 ; 
 2nd Lanesboro a large addition of 60 or more, as we are able 
 to infer, by a comparison of the statistics for the previous 
 and succeeding years. 
 
 1791. 
 The Eleventh Anniversary was held this year with the 
 
28 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1791 
 
 church at Stockbridge, Mass., commencing on Wednesday, 
 June 1st, at 2 o'clock P. M., with an introductory sermon 
 by Elder Hull, from 1 Tim. 2:5, " For there is one God 
 and one Mediator between God and man, the man Christ 
 Jesus." Elder Blood was chosen to preside over the body, 
 and Bro. Samuel Whelpley, jr., was appointed Clerk. 
 
 Some of the churches had been largely favored with ad- 
 ditions, and nearly every one with some increase. To all 
 the churches,morc than 400 accessions were reported during 
 the year. Four churches were received this session into the 
 body, viz : the 2nd Colerain, Mass., the 1st Saratoga, the 
 Si. Coych, and the Northeastown churches, in New York. 
 
 This last church, then, and for nearly 40 years under the 
 care of the venerable Elder Simon Dakin, had been asso- 
 ciated with the Philadelphia body since 1770, and is now 
 known by the name of Aortheast church, Dutchess Co., be- 
 ing more than lOO years old. The St. Coyck (or St. Coick) 
 church was a transient body of only a few years duration, 
 situated in the north-east part of Hoosick, Rensselaer Co., 
 and not far from the Bennington battle ground. 
 
 The most powerful revivals of the year were in the fol- 
 lowing six churches: Adams had received 16 ; Sandisfield 
 24 ; 2nd Lanesboro, Elder Nathan Mason's, 16 ; Chester- 
 field, under the care of Elder Ebenezer Viiiing, 16 ; while 
 to the Bottskill church, 111 additions were reported; and to 
 the Stillwater, under the united labors of Elders Lemuel 
 Poivers and David Irish, 182 had been added, 46 dismiss- 
 ed, leaving 232 in standing with them still, the largest church 
 in the whole association at that time. To other churches a 
 few were added, and surely it had been "a year of the right 
 hand of the most High," among the churches. The Botts- 
 kill, under the care of Elder Nathan Tanner, attained to the 
 numerical strength of 2 17, an earnest of what it after- 
 wards became,under the ministry of the indefatigable Barber. 
 
 The Danbury Association, in Coiui., formed in 1790, 
 embracing the \vest portion of the state, opened a correspon- 
 dence with this body by their messengers. Elders Hull and 
 Hamilton. Other bodies were represented also by their 
 messengers, and both messengers and letters were returned 
 in exchange with them. 
 
 The following items of business are on record : 
 
CHAP. I.] FIRST TEN YEARS. 29 
 
 « 8 Thursday morning, June 2nd, Elder Blood delivered 
 a discourse from 1 Cor. 4: 20, "For the kingdom of God is 
 not in word, but in power." . 
 
 " The circular letter prepared by brother Willoughby, on 
 the subject of the power of an association, being accidentally 
 mislaid, did not come to hand, therefore appomted Elders 
 Werden, Ganoand Hull to prepare a circular letter on that 
 subject for the present year." 
 
 Said committee afterward reported a letter, which was ap- 
 proved and printed, and may be found below. It is a do- 
 cument worthy of the age, and deserving present study 
 amon'' our churches,for the sound views of church order it 
 exhibits. Which of the committee produced it, we are un- 
 able to say. ^ TVT- -n . 
 
 " 12. Query from the church at Great Nine Partners : 
 1. Doe's any person, merely by virtue of being baptized, 
 become a member of a particular visible church ? 
 " Answered in the negative. 
 
 " Query 2. Is any such person in a proper circumstance 
 for church communion ? 
 
 " Answered in the negative. 
 
 « 13 Item. Query from the church in Ashfield : When 
 any matter of difficulty has been fairly discussed by a coun- 
 cil from sister churches, has any neighboring church a legal 
 ri<^ht to demand a hearing ot said difficulty ?— provided 
 those justified by the result of council do not request it, and 
 the party judged to be in the wrong refuse to join in coun- 
 cil? 
 
 « Answered in the negative. 
 
 " 15. Agreeable to a motion from the Warren Associa- 
 tion, on the utility of a united address to our Congress, ear- 
 nestly praying that they would take such measures as the 
 constitution' may permit, that no edition of the Bible, or its 
 translations, be published in America without its being care- 
 fully inspected, and certified to be free from errors : it was 
 voted that brethren Blood, Hull and Gano be a committee 
 in behalf of this association,to prepare and transmit a peti- 
 tion to Congress on this subject." So jealous were our 
 fathers of effi^rts to circulate spurious editions of the Bible. 
 Here is the promised circular for 1791 : 
 
30 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1791 
 
 "CIRCULAR LETTER, (1731.) 
 " Dearly Beloved : 
 
 " In our minutes of last year, we oxprosseJ our intention of ex- 
 planing the third article of tli" plan of this association ; wliicli par- 
 ticularly relates to its power. In order to throw light on this sub- 
 ject, and discover tke distinctions really existing between the poM'er 
 of churches, and that of an issoeiatiou ; it is necessaiy to attend 
 primarily to the scripture account of the nature, business, poioer, and 
 government of a gospel clHirch, in two different branches. 
 
 "I. We shall attend particularly to our Saviour's account in Math 
 18, of the nature business, power and goverumcDt of his church on 
 earth ; and in each particular, shall inquire for the apostles under, 
 standing of the matter. 
 
 " L In verse third of this chapter, our Saviour informs us that the 
 subjects of his kingdom, or the proper members of his ehm-eh, are 
 euch as are " converted and become as little children." Hence we 
 l-earn that the chuixh of Christ, is made up of persons whose hearts 
 are renewed by grace, and become united in the love of the truth. — 
 This is also the apostles' idea of a gospel elmrch. 1 Pet. II. 5, "ye 
 also as lively stones are buUt up a spiritual house, ttc, also, in Eph_ 
 11,22, "iu whom ye also are bullded together for an habitation of 
 God through the spirit." Indeed all Ihe writings of the apostles are 
 addressed to the church in this character. 
 
 "2. The work which Christ has assigned to his church in this 
 world, is truly important and solemn ; for notwithstanding all the 
 opposition and offences she may receive from a sinful world, yet she 
 is instrimicntally, (by the help of grace,) to preserve the world from 
 entire darkness, corruption and infidelity ; by holding up and main- 
 taining the cause of truth and righteousness in the earth, while the 
 world in general, lieth iu wickedness. As ten righteous would have 
 stayed the hand of God, from the overtlirow of Sodom, so the kind 
 Lord sjjares a guilty world for his people's sake ; Lence says our 
 Saviour, "ye are the salt of the earth ; " Math. 5, 13 ; and in verses, 
 14, 16, he says; "ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill 
 cannot be hid. Let your light so shine before men, <fec." That is, 
 let the great doctrine of Christ in its various branches, both in faith 
 and practice, be truly distinguished, exemplified, and held forth by 
 you, that tki world may have the glorious cause of truth set before 
 thorn in the clearest light, both in doctrine and example. 
 
CHAP. I.] 
 
 FIRST TEN YEARS. 31 
 
 "The church is said to be "the pillar and ground of the truth ;" 
 1 Tim. 3 : ir) ; by which we learn that the church is entrusted with 
 the important'charge to stand as a pillar to bear up and support the 
 cause of truth in the earth ; or on which the inscriptions of truth are 
 written for the light of the world; and thereby show forth the decla- 
 rative glory of God, to whom she must be accountable for all her ac 
 tions. Hence we infer, that as it is the church only that has received 
 this charge, it is she only that has proper authority to execute it. 
 
 « 3. It must then be the prerogative of the church to say, who shall 
 be received as members of the visible church of Christ on earth. 
 This agrees with our Savior's direction, Math.jlS : 3, that such as give 
 good evidence of their being renewed, and becoming like little chil- 
 dren, should be received in his name. So the apostles received it as 
 in Rom. 15 : 7, " Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also 
 received us, to the glory of God," and chap. 14 : 1, " Him that is 
 weak in the faith receive ye, but not to doubtful disputations." From 
 the whole, it appears that it is the church that is directed to deter- 
 mine who are fit members to be received. 
 
 " Again, it is on the principles of gospel fellowship that the church 
 of Christ is built up, and becomes " one body and one bread, knit to 
 gether with joints and bands," 1 Cor. 18 : 17, and Col. 2 : 19, which 
 can be done in no other way but by the churches gaining the evidence 
 that those they receive are renewed persons, and made to drink into 
 the same spirit of faith and love ; that upon the judgment of charity 
 they may receive them as real members of Christ's mystical body. 
 In this way only can we obtain " the unity of the spirit in the bonds 
 of peace," and be "fitly joined together and compacted by that 
 which every joint may supply, according to the effectual working in 
 the measure of every part, that maketh increase of the body to the 
 edifying of itself in love" ; Eph. 4 -..3, 16 ; so that whoever pleads for 
 the admission of church members in any other way than by the fel- 
 lowship and suffrage of the church, as a tody, pleads for the building 
 up of a church without even the means of charity and gospel union, 
 without which we are nothing. 1 Cor. 13:2. 
 
 « 4. Again, if it be the church's province to say who shall he ad- 
 mitted, it is her's also to say wJio shall be continued as visible mem- 
 bers. 'it is one important branch of the church's business in this 
 world to watch over her members for good, and to exclude such from 
 her fellowship as are transgressors of divine rule, cither in faith or 
 practice, provided always that they cannot bo gained by those steps of 
 
82 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1791 
 
 labor the gospel requires to be taken with them. In verses 8 and 9 
 of the chapter under consideration, (Math. 1 8th,) we learn that although 
 a member may be as dear as a hand, or a foot, or an eye, yet if they 
 give just occasion of offence, and cannot be gained, they must be cut 
 off and rejected. In this hght the apostle commanded the churches, 
 1 Cor. 5 : 4, 5, "When ye are gathered together, with the power of 
 our Lord Jesus Christ, to deliver such an one unto Satan for the des- 
 truction of the flesh, that the spirit may bo saved in the day of the 
 Lord Jesus ;" and Chap. 6 : 2, he says, " Do ye not know that the 
 saintjs shall judge the world,and if the world shall bo judged by you, 
 are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters ?" Again, in 2 Thes. 
 3 : C, he says, " Now we command you brethren, in the name of our 
 Lord Jesus Chi-ist, that y e withdraw yourselves from every brother 
 that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition ye received of us." 
 And it is easy to see from our Savior's discourse, Math. 18: 10, 
 it is the church that was to take heed in her discipline, not to despise 
 one of these little ones. It is she also who is required to be carefu' 
 to look up and bring hmne those who have gone astray, and if restored 
 to receive them with Joy. See verses 12, 14. Furthennore, the rule 
 given to deal with those guilty of pxivate offences, 7>iust issue in tel- 
 ling it to the church, as the proper board of trial, from which there is 
 DO appeal to any higher place of trial on earth ; for if he hear not the 
 church he is to be as a heathen man and a publican, without any further 
 trials. In verse 18th we have the authority of the church expressed 
 in the fullest manner : " Verily, 1 say unto you, whatsoever ye shal] 
 bind on earth, shall be bound in heaven,aud whatsoever ye shall loose 
 on earth shall be loosed in heaven." By this we are assured that 
 whenever councils, associations, and synods assume the seat of judging 
 decisively, in cases of discipline,they become mere usurpers and intru- 
 ders upon the government of the church. Our Savior concludes the 
 chapter under consideration, by encouraging his people to look to him 
 for wisdom and a sound judgment, and the sure proiyiise that he will 
 be in the midst ; also by urging the necessity of a spirit of forgive- 
 ness, at all times. 
 
 •' It is also the church's province to try, prove, and judge of those who 
 profess to be ministers of Christ, and receive or reject them according 
 as they appear to be true or false. Hence the church is commanded 
 to "try the spirits whether they are of God, because many false 
 prophets are gone out into the world." 1 John 4: 1. Again, the 
 
CHAP. I.] FIRST TEN YEARS. 33 
 
 church at Ephesus met with the divine approbation.because she had 
 " tried them that said they were apostles and were not, and found 
 them liars." Rev. 2 : 2. This, God would never have justified, had 
 ehe undertaken to judge in matters beyond her limits. 
 
 " If then she has a right to try, prove and judge of church officers, 
 she has an undoubted right to appoint them ; for who else can have 
 a right to say who shall jbe the^officers to serve the church, "-but those 
 who are to re-judge of their qualifications ? We are therefore ne- 
 cessarily led to think it is the ^fiurch only who has a right to appoint 
 those, who are to be the immediate actors in behalf of the church, in 
 consecratmg, ordaining, or setting apart those officers to their work. 
 
 " JFrom the scripture account, it appears to us, that the churches in 
 the days of primitive Christianity were dependent on those actually 
 in office, to act for them in ordaining theu- officers. We therefore 
 think It not expedient for any church to appoint (or ordain) those who 
 are not in office, to that work, excepting in extraordinary cases. The 
 primitive practice may be learned from the following scriptures: 
 Acts 6 : 6—14 : 23—13 : 2 ; and Titus 1:5; and 1 Tim. 4: 14. 
 
 " As to the power of cUirch cfficers, it appears from the word of 
 God that the Apostles had tlie special gift of infallible inspiration, or 
 the keys of the kingdom of heaven, by which they unlocked those 
 mysteries which had been hid in God, and had not before been re- 
 vealed ;— See Math. 16: 19 ; 1 Cor. 2:7; Eph. 3 : 9 ;— by which it 
 appears that they had power to give special orders and precepts to 
 the churches, as well as to foretell future events that should come 
 upon the church and world. 
 
 " As to the office of Bishop, or the Gospel Ministry, they have a 
 special commission from Christ, to go forth and teach and baptize. 
 When fellowshipped and ordained by the church, the church is only to 
 inspect their doctrine and morals, but is not to control them as to 
 when and where they shall preach. They only are accountable to 
 God for the fulfilment of their commission. Math. 28 ; 19, " Go ye 
 and teach aU nations, &c." 
 
 " But if, by their consent, they are appointed as Pastors of particu. 
 lar churches, then they are said to have the rule over them, and the 
 chm-ch is to be in subjection to them ;— Heb. 13: T ; and 1 Thess. 5 : 
 12 ;— but not as law-givers ; this is the work of Christ ;—nox a.'a judges, 
 to hear, try, and judge for them ; this is the church's province only, 
 to judge in all cases of disciphne. But they are to bo submitted to as 
 those to iiLhom God has given special gifts of lead and government, 
 
34 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, [l791 
 
 by which the church is led to an easy method of coming to the true 
 light of the causes she is called to judge in. 
 
 "The Deacons also are to lead in the goTernnicntof all the secular 
 concerns of the church, so far as they respect her public charges. 
 See Acts 6 : 2, 3, 4. Thus, brethren, wc have set before you our 
 views of church power and government. 
 
 " II, We come now to speak of an association, by which wc mean 
 no more than a number of churches in, sister relation, mutually agree- 
 ing to meet by their delegates, at stated seasons, iciv free conference, 
 on those matters that concern the general good of the churches ; that 
 we might be mutual helpers to each other by giving and receiving in- 
 telligence of each other's welfare ; that wc may sympathise with, and 
 pray for each other, and so be partners in the joys and sorrows that 
 await us in this changing world. 
 
 " In which conference,any church has a right to propose any ques- 
 tion that relates to doctrine or (/iseZ/jZine, provided that such questions 
 are always so circumstanced, that the solution of them will not inter- 
 fere with the government of particular churches, 
 
 " On authentic information of the purity of faith and practice of 
 any sister church, which desires to be received as a member of thia 
 conference, it is the privilege and liberty of this association to give 
 them fellowship, and to receive them as a member of this conference 
 But in case any church.or churches shall apostatize from the faith, and 
 become corrupt, on infoiTnation from sister churches, who have taken 
 gospel steps to reclaim them, and have not succeeded, but have ne- 
 cessarily been called "to withdraw from them," it is the duty of this 
 association to sympathize with those grieved churches in their sor- 
 rows, and to inform the churches in general, that we consider those 
 churches who have fallen.no longer in our fellowship. It is (also) the 
 duty of this association to give information of apostates and corrupt 
 men in the ministry, that the churches may not be imposed upon by 
 them. In case any church that is a member of this conference.shall 
 neglect to attend with us in conference, it is but an act of brotlierly 
 kindness in us to inquire for the reasons of such neglect ; and if any 
 church chooses not to meet any more with us in this manner, it is rea- 
 sonable they should let us know it,in a christian way. If any church 
 think it best not to continue a member of this meeting, it is unrea- 
 sonable to publish their names annexed to the transactions of a meet 
 ing, of which they did not consider themselves members. In such 
 
CHAP. 1.] FIRST TEN YEARS. 
 
 cases "we may drop them from our minute?, and publish <ho reasons 
 for 80 doing. But any church's not becoming or continuing a member 
 of this conferencCjis not considered a bar of our fellowship with them, 
 
 " Finally, brethren, we consider ourselves to have no ■povicr as an 
 association to determine any cases of discipline in the churches. But 
 •we are only to give cnir advice and opinion in those points, and intelli- 
 gence in such matters as come within ths limits of a free christian 
 conference. 
 
 '• From what has been said, we learn that it is the church onhj,ax\iX 
 7iot an association of churches, or of ministers, that is authorized to 
 execute church discipline. 
 
 " We are sensible that some may object to this, and say, that the 
 church is imperfect and liable to make wrong judgment. True, — but 
 if we admit of decisive councils, to whose judgsneut the cliureb 7nn&t 
 submit, — if their judgment is in opposition to the church, and the 
 church is not convinced that they were wrong, — they cannot restore 
 the member rejected,without counteracting their own judgments; and 
 if they do it upon the jadgraent of others, still they can have no 
 more fellowship with such a person than before. It appears hence, 
 thai decisive councils immediately militate against real fellowship and 
 gospel union in the churches. But councils, for advice only, in diffi. 
 cult cases, are useful. In this way, cliurcbes and brethren may gain 
 light, and all their difficulties be happily settled. 
 
 " Dear brethren, we now conclude, wishing you much of the divine 
 presence, and heavenly wisdom and skill, which are necessary to the 
 right management of church government, that you may meet with 
 the divine approlj^tion in the great day of accounts, wliich may Ihc 
 Lord grant for the Redeemer's sake. Amen. 
 
 " By order of the Association. " CALEB BLOOD, Moderator. 
 
 " Samuel "Whelfly, Jr., Clerk." 
 
 Were the stern principles of gospel truth in regard to 
 church order, here inculcated, more warmly cherished and 
 practised in all our church and associational relations, Zion's 
 light would stream abroad, and the glory of the Lord rise 
 upon us. 
 
 We insert here the statistical table of the state of the 
 churches for the year 1791, that the growth of the body du- 
 ring the first ten years of its existence may be seen. Truly 
 did " the little one become a thousand" here in the wilder- 
 ness under the favor of a covenant-keeping God. The five 
 
36 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [1791 
 
 feeble churches that met,and tremblingly unfurled their ban- 
 ner in 1781, now gratefully to God, look upon an army of 
 26 companies or churches, and nearly 1800 members. 
 
 Chueohes. 
 
 J^ittsjield, 
 Stillwater, 
 
 West Shaftshury,\ 
 JEaat Shaftshury,\ 
 Adams, 
 
 New Bethlehetn, 
 Sandisfield, 
 
 Washington, 
 
 Bottskill, 
 
 Little Hoosick, 
 
 Halifax^, 
 
 Hillsdale, 
 PaiolingstoW7i , 
 Great Ni-tte-Partncrs 
 New Britain, 
 
 2d Lancsboro, or 2d 
 Cheshire, 
 
 4ih Shaftshury, 
 Stockbridge, 
 
 Ash field. 
 
 Bullocks Grant, or 1st 
 
 Savoy, 
 New Galloway, or First 
 
 Galway, 
 Chesterfield, 
 Saratoga, 
 2 CoUrahi, 
 Northeastown, 
 
 St. Coyk. 
 
 26 Churches. 
 
 Ministers &, Messengers 
 * A bsent. •}• No Report. 
 
 Valentine Ratiibun, D. 
 
 Eathbun. 
 L. Powers, David Irish. 
 
 E. Sayles, S. Sayles, T. 
 
 Husted. 
 
 Peter "Werden, Gideon 
 
 Henman, Stephen Car 
 penter, Odad Eddy. 
 
 Wm. David. 
 
 Joshua Morse, S. Shep 
 
 herd, Jesse Morse. 
 John Nichols, A. Kings 
 
 ly, S. Wadsworlh. 
 Natiien Tanner, Robert 
 
 Kenyon. 
 Justus Hull, R. Niles. 
 E. Moffitt, H. Reynolds 
 
 S. Gang, Samuel "West. 
 3. Waldo, Joha Waldo. 
 Joseph Randel. 
 
 Asa Palmer, Isaac 
 
 Beeman. 
 
 Nathan Mason,* Hezeki 
 ah Mason, D. Mason, A 
 Whipple, Squire Munro. 
 
 Caleb Blood, A. Waldo 
 
 Sam'l Whelpley, C- 
 
 Chapman, Sam. Whelp- 
 ley, jr. 
 
 Ebenezer Smith. 
 
 Nathan Haskins, A. Reed 
 
 A. Peck. J. Green 
 
 field. 
 Ebenezer Vinino. 
 S. Rogers, S, Munger. 
 Edmund Littlefield. 
 Simon Dakin, Jonathan 
 
 Haj's, Chas. Patterson. 
 
 — — Jehiel Fox. 
 
 19 Ministers. 
 
 182 
 
 16 
 
 24 
 
 46 
 
 408 63 3115 
 
CHAPTER IL 
 
 Annals of the Body from 1192 to ISOO; or for the second decade of years. 
 A period of great enlargement. 
 
 The second chapter in this history, covering the nint* 
 years from 1792 to 1800, embraces a period of enlargement 
 and prosperity.among most of the churches, — in which great 
 showers of Divine Grace descended upon all the hills of 
 Zion. The extension of our peculiar sentiments as a de- 
 nomination, — in the multiplication of converts, — the forma- 
 tion of new and strong churches in important places, — and 
 the increase of ministers of the Word of Life, — able and 
 successful men, distinguishes this period of the existence 
 of the association more than any other. 
 
 From 26 churches, 19 ministers, and 1,754 members in 
 1791, — the association was enlarged in these nine years, to 
 46 churches, having 33 ministers, and more than 4,100 
 members. This has been an interesting chapter to the wri- 
 ter, and no doubt it will be equally satisfactory to the chris- 
 tian reader, awakening his gratitude to God, for the won- 
 ders of his redeeming grace, among the churcheg, in those 
 days of our Fathers. 
 
 1792. 
 
 Of the session for this year, we have no minutes, and 
 therefore can say but little, and that chiefly by way of infer- 
 ence from the minutes of the preceding and succeeding years. 
 The meeting was appointed to be held at Elder Power's 
 meeting house in Stillwater, — Elder Blood, preacher, and 
 Elder Waldo, his alternate. The circular was to have been 
 written by Br. Samuel Whelpley, jr. Deducting the addi- 
 tions of the following year, fr©m the totals of said year, and 
 
 * The minutes for ISOl were not attained when this was written, hence wc clos- 
 ed this chapter with the minutes for the year 1300, making but nine years iu the 
 chapter. 
 
 3 
 
88 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1792 
 
 the whole membership of the churches, must have been about 
 2,100, showmg an increase of more than 350 during the 
 year. The following seven churches united at the session 
 of 1792, as shown by the new names on the minutes, viz : 
 1 Hartford, Washington co. (called Westfield at first,) 1 
 Chreenjield ; 2 Galway ; and 3 Galway, Saratoga co. ; — 
 Pittstown and Mapletown, (since Hoosick) in Rensselaer co. 
 N. Y. ; and the church in Somerset, a mountain town, east 
 of Shaftsbury, in Vermont, 
 
 Of revivals reported this year, it is impossible to speak 
 definitely ; but there must have been large accessions to the 
 Stillwater church again, under the care of Elders Powers 
 and Irish. In 1793, they reported 413 members ; from 
 which if we deduct the increase of this year, 91, and add 
 its diminutions, and we have about 333 as the number of the 
 Stillwater church in 1792, an advance of about 100 from the 
 year previous. By similar calculations we find that about 
 25 had been added to the chuixh at Pawlingstown, under 
 Elder "Waldo's care ; to the 2nd Lanesboro, 20 ; and to the 
 Saratoga, 20. It was a year of progress in the body. 
 
 1793. 
 
 The Thirteenth session was held at Pittstown, with the 
 church under the pastoral care of Elder Isaac Webb, whose 
 name now appears for the first time on the minutes ; though 
 it occurs after this, for nearly 25 years. The opening ser- 
 mon was preached by Elder Waldo, from 1 John, 3 : 2. 
 " Beloved, now are we the sons of God, &c." Elder Blood 
 was chosen Moderator, and Thomas Whelpley, clerk, of this 
 session. The churches in Poional, Vt., and Franklin, Del- 
 aware CO., N. Y., united withjhe Body. The whole num- 
 ber of churches on the minutes was 35, with 19 ministers, 
 261 added, 15 dismissed, 23 excluded, 18 died, and a total 
 of 2,502 members. 
 
 In three or four churches, extensive revivals had been 
 enjoyed. To the Stillwater church, 91 had been added; to 
 the 1 Greenfield, Elder Joseph Craw, G9 ; to the 3 Che- 
 shire, Elder J. Leland Pastor, an addition of 38 was re- 
 ported, making their number 163. The church in Hartford 
 N. Y. under the care of Elder Araasa Brown, had received 
 
CHAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 39 
 
 27, and their whole number was 146. To the Bottskill 
 church, Nathan Tanner, Pastor, 20 were added. To the 
 church under Elder Hull's care at Little Hoosick, now call- 
 ed Stephentown, 13 ; to the New Bethlehem, 17 ; 1 San- 
 disfield, 11 ; Pawlingstown, Elder Waldo, 10; Stockbridge 
 and West Stockbridge, Elder Samuel Whelpley, 13 ; Ches- 
 terfield, Elder Ebenezer Vining, 7 ; 1 Saratoga, Elder 
 Samuel Rogers, 12 ; Pittstown, Elder I. Webb, 9. These 
 were the largest accessions, and truly to have heard the 
 letters read from these several churches, must have been 
 animating to the servants and saints of God, and caused them 
 to "sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus," while 
 they recounted the mercies of the Lord in his earthly tem- 
 ple. It was "a feast of fat things," to the soul, and greatly 
 did they enjoy it. 
 
 Sermons were preached during the session by Elder Val- 
 entine Eathbun, from Col. 3 ; 4 ; — and by Elder Leland 
 from Acts 23 ; 6, "I am a Pharisee," as a closing discourse. 
 Elder Leland had united with this body, the year past, — 
 after his return from Virginia, where he had labored very 
 successfully for some 15 years, and baptised about 700 per- 
 sons. The circular letter of this year, was from his pen, on 
 the "Divine inspiration of the Bible ;" — and contains a va- 
 riety of quaint sayings, peculiar to its author. The extract 
 following is a specimen : 
 
 "Beloved Beetheen : 
 
 "It is a leading characteristic of the Baptists, that, without Popo 
 or King, for head, — without spiritual or civil courts, established by 
 law, — without a conclave of Bishops, or convocation of clergy — with- 
 out legalized creeds, or formularies of worship, — without a ministry 
 supported by law, or any human coercion in discipline, they are so 
 far united in sentiment, respecting the New Testament, that a free 
 correspondence and communion circulate among them. They have 
 no King (on earth) yet they go forth, all of them by bands. The Bible 
 is the only confession of faith, they dare adopt ; — the final umpire 
 they appeal unto, for a decision of controversies. 
 
 "But while we would felicitate ourselves with this infallible guide, 
 ■we find ourselves boldly attacked by deists and infidels, — who seek 
 to sap the foundation of our religion, — by asserting that Moses and 
 the Prophets were enthueiaatical cheats ; — and that Jesus and his 
 
40 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIAtlON. [l793 
 
 Apostles were but pitiful imposteis : That all tbeir writings are like 
 modern priestcraft ; — lile Iht sublime nonsente of Jesuits. IS otwilb- 
 . standing the variety of opinions, and discordance of sounds among 
 those infidels ; — yet they are alike confident, and equally assiduous 
 in declaring u'hat is not true, — and never tell us wltat iruth is. With 
 all their boasted illumination, in the ground and law of nature, they 
 never tell us what natural religion is, nov how the God of nature is to 
 be worshipped." 
 
 The circular goes on then lo substantiate the Divine ori- 
 gin of the Bible, by its antiquity, — the honesty of its writers, 
 — the unity of the faith taught — by so many writers in dif- 
 ferent ages and nations ; — by the exact fulfilment of prophe- 
 cy, — sublimity of style, — the wonderful effects of reading 
 and explaining the sacred writings on .the hearts and lives 
 of men ; — by the patience of those who have suffered for the 
 truth, — the careful preservation of the scriptures, — their re- 
 proof of all vice and sin, — the honor they bestow upon God, 
 — the judgments that have fallen npon the enemies of the 
 Scriptures, and the wonderful system of miracles that attend- 
 ed the labors and confirmed the missions of those who spoke 
 in the name of the Lord. This is a brief epitome of the rea- 
 sons assigned in favor of the Scriptures, as the word of God, 
 — and then the letter closes in the following manner : 
 
 "Our faith is 'firm in the divinity of the Old Testament, as it is in 
 the New ; — but as many things in the Old Testament are only his- 
 torical, — others form a code of political laws and moral precepts ; — 
 while many things therein, were typical and temporary, — suited to 
 the condition of a national church ; — we believe that christians should 
 have recour.s« to the New Testament for precepts and precedents to 
 direct them in social worship. 
 
 "By what we have written, our desiie is, Dear Brethren, that your 
 faith be confirmed iu the Holy Scripture, in this day of Infidelity, 
 and that m all your conduct, you may give heed thereto, as unto a 
 light shining in a dark place, and thereby prove to all that behold 
 you, that you are Bible Chrisiians."* 
 
 This was no doubt a timely production, to establish and 
 confirm the churches in the faith of God's irord ; when 
 Fi'ench iufidelity was not only poisoning the minds of its 
 
 * This circular may bo found entire In Elder Leland's "Works. 
 
HAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 41 
 
 own ualion, — but, from the free intercourse of our people 
 with the French, and the natural sympatiiy between the 
 natioHS, — the evils of that system were rapidly difiusing 
 themselves in our land. 
 
 But to return to the business of the association. Nothing 
 of a marked character transpired, worthy of farther notice, 
 save that a delegation of five Ministers, Elders Blood, 
 Powers, Hull, Leland and Nichols, were appointed to at- 
 tend, what was termed the '■^General Committee, — to be held 
 the last Wednesday in June, 1793, at Cheshire." It does 
 not appear on the minutes, what was the design of this com- 
 mittee, though it is referred to, in the associational minutes 
 for several years. 
 
 Delegates were received from, and others appointed to, 
 the several corresponding associations, viz, — The Warren, 
 Philadelphia, StoniMgton, Danbury, Woodstock and Ver- 
 mont. 
 
 The following matter of business is worthy of remark : 
 
 "10. Appointed Elder Blood Treasurer and Secretary ; 
 — to keep the money and papers belonging to the Associa- 
 tion." 
 
 Therecords of such a body should have a permanent place 
 of deposit as well as "ihe funds it may possess. After the 
 appointments for the next session were made as usual, the 
 body adjourned to meet at Pownal, A^'t., in 1794.* 
 
 1794. 
 
 The Fourteenth Anniversary of the Body was held at 
 Pownal, on Wednesday and Thursday, June 4th and 5th, 
 1794. The opening discourse was by Elder L. Powers, of 
 Stillwater, from 1 Tim. 3: 1, — "This is a true saying, If a 
 man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a good work." 
 The venerable Peter Werden of 1 Cheshire, the father 
 or founder of this Association, now 66 years of age, was 
 chosen Moderator, — and Samuel Whelpley, jr., clerk. 
 
 These six churches united this session, viz, — Norway, 
 Hei'kimer co.. 2 Saratoga and Milton, Saratoga co., 2 Ca- 
 naan, Columbia co. N. Y., and the Hancock and Great 
 
 * The minutes were printed this year and for several years at Lansing- 
 BUEGH ;— BY Sylvester Tlffant, for the Eevekknd Association. 
 
42 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1794 
 
 Barrington, (now Egremont) in Mass. The number of 
 churches reported this session, were 40, ministers, 23 ; 
 added, 345 ; dismissed, 188 ; excluded, 78 ; died, 29 ; 
 total, 2,809. These statistics indicate enterprise and pro- 
 gress, as well as the Divine Blessing upon the labors ot his 
 servants and people. Revivals had strengthened and en- 
 larged some of the churches, and some additions had been 
 made to the majority during the year. The Pownal church, 
 under the care of Elder Caleb Nichols, had been favored 
 with the largest accession, 64 having been added to their 
 number, making 137 in all. Elder Amasa Brown, of 1 
 Hartford, had received 50 to his church ; — Elder S. Whelp- 
 ley, of Stockbridge and West Stockbridge, 44 ; Elder S. 
 Rogers, of 1 Saratoga, 40 ; — The Franklin church, Delaware 
 CO. had added 31 ; — Elder Hull's church, Steventown, 20 ; 
 Elder J. Leland, the 3rd Cheshire, 15 ; — Elder Joseph Cor- 
 nell's church, 2 Galway, 13 ; — New Bethlehem, 12 , Botts- 
 kill, 10; — Elder Jonathan Finch's church, 3 Galway, 9; — 
 Elder Blood's 7, at 4th Shaftsbury; — and Elder J. Craw, 
 at 1 Greenfield, 8. 
 
 This session was harmonious, and a sermon was preached 
 by Elder Wells of the Stonington Association from John 
 12: 21, "/SiV, %oe would see Jesus" on Thursday morning. 
 Of business matters, the following deserve mention. 
 
 "8. Dismissed the Pawlingstown church, to the Danbury 
 Association ; also dismissed the 2d church in Colerain, and 
 the Somerset church, to the Leyden Association." 
 
 "11. Agreeably to a motion made by the Stockbridge and 
 West Stockbridge church, this association recommends to all 
 the churches in our connexion, to pay a strict and careful 
 attention to regular gospel church discipline." 
 
 Appointments were made for the next year, at Stillwater, 
 and the following Nota Bene, is inserted at the close of the 
 minutes : 
 
 "N. B. It is the request of some of the members of this 
 association, that the several associations with whom we cor- 
 respond, would print their minutes in sizeable octave. By 
 this, we judge a valuable end might be answered ; — by be- 
 ing all of one size, they might easily be reduced to a vol- 
 ume, without any expense ; and being ranged in order from 
 year to year, and bound together, they will naturally be 
 
CHAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 43 
 
 preserved. The various circular letters they contain, will 
 
 be richly worthy of perusal and preservation ; — they will 
 contain a body of divinity, in a familiar style of letter wri- 
 ting. 
 
 " This method, followed a few years will produce at once 
 a more extensive history, and accurate register of the Bap- 
 tists in America, than any other. It will contain, at least, 
 particular and extensive information, for rising generations, 
 without any expense, but merely the care of preserving, 
 to this end, an octave size will ba best." A wise sugges- 
 tion. Would that it had been regarded by the Body itself. 
 
 The circular letter for this year was written by Elder 
 Isaac Webb of Pittstown, on the '■^Agency of the Holy Spir- 
 it" upon the heart of man in oi'der to conversion and sanc- 
 tification. It is an able and sound document, and we give 
 an extract or two that will show its general character : 
 
 "The agency of the Spirit of God, is that operation of Divine power 
 ■which either renews the sinner in the image of God, or afterwards 
 produces in him divine conformity to that image. It is the effectual 
 operations of God's spirit, of which we intend to treat, in distinction 
 from that operation which attended Saul among the prophets, or Ju- 
 das among the apostles. We speak of that powerful operation which 
 renews the heart of the dead sinner, translates him out of the king- 
 dom of darkness into the kingdom of God's dear Son, and carries on 
 the work begun by this change until it be consummated in glory 
 The person who is the subject of these effectual operations is not only 
 rationally convinced that he is a sinner, but he is thoroughly roused 
 up to a sense of his condition. His fiwakened, his convinced, his af- 
 frighted soul begins to realize his exposedness to the just displeasure 
 of God. He finds himself tottering on the precipice, the awful pre- 
 cipice of remediless destruction unreconciled to justice, he strives to 
 escape it in vain, and is at length brought nigh to the borders of de- 
 spair. In this critical moment, grace interposes, and he is snatched 
 as a brand from the burning; the stony heart is taken away, and a 
 heart of flesh is given, the captive soul is released, and a new song is 
 put into his mouth, a new language flows from his lips, a new coa- 
 duct appears in his life ; — in a word all things are become new." 
 
 With such a pen does the writer describe the work of the 
 holy spirit in awakening and regenerating the soul of man. 
 With equal clearness and force of language does he describe 
 
44 SHAFTSBTTRY ASSOCIATION. [1794 
 
 the pi'Offress of the work of God's spirit in sanctifying the 
 heart, and preparing it for glory. 
 
 " The agency of God's spirit carries on the salvatioQ of the sinner 
 from regeneration to glory ; it is all of God. But the reneimng and 
 sanctifying influences are capable of a distinction ; the former im- 
 plant a principle of life ; the latter invigorate the principle implanted. 
 
 In the first, the spuit makes no nse of the faculties of the soul; in 
 the last, the rational faculties are used, and become subservient to the 
 work. The subject of the sanctifying operations of the spirit, has 
 every faculty of soul rendered attentive to the things of God. He 
 " with open face beholds as in a glass the glory of the Lord, and is 
 changed into the same image, from glory to glory, as by the spirit of 
 the Lord." By these transforming discoveries, progressive conformi- 
 ty to God is carried on in his soul. While he sees in the glass of 
 God's word, the Redeemer's beauty and his own frightful deformity, 
 he abhors the one, and loves the other. He longs to be delivered 
 from sin ; he pants after God, the living God. Thus the whole work 
 of sanctification is carried on by clear, and soul-effecting views of 
 the beauty of holiness and the deformity of sin ; whilst the Holy 
 Ghost, hovering over the soul, creates in it that desire after the one, 
 and aversion from the other, which leads a man to cleanse himself 
 from all filthincss of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear 
 of the Lord." 
 
 But this must suffice for extracts from this interesting 
 cii'cular letter. Such doctrinal teaching, must have made 
 our fathers and mothers strong in the service of the Gospel. 
 
 1795. 
 
 The Fifteenth Anniversary was held at Stillwater, "Wed- 
 nesday and Thursday, June 3d and 4th, of this year. El- 
 der John Leland delivered the introductory discourse, from 
 Exodus 39 : 8, " And he made the breast-plate of cunning 
 work." Elder Leland served as Moderator of this session, 
 and Elder S. Whelpley, jr., A. M., as Clerk. Five church- 
 es united with the association, this year, viz : the 4th Gal- 
 way, (or 2nd Providence, afterwards ; ) the 2nd Greenfield, 
 Saratoga Co. ; the May field (afterwards the Broadalbin) 
 church, Fulton Co. ; the 2d Canaan, Columbia Co. N. Y. ; 
 and the church in Williamstown, Mass., a colony from El- 
 
CHAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 45 
 
 der Hull's church, in Berlin, N. Y. There were some 
 churches dropped, and the As/ijield church, in Franklin Co., 
 Mass., was dismissed, upon request, to unite with the Ley- 
 den Association ; that occupied for awhile the region where 
 the Franklin, Mass., and the Windham Co., Vt., Associa- 
 tions, are now located. The number of churches this year 
 was 40 ; ministers, 28 ; added, 182 ; dismissed, 106 ; ex- 
 cluded, 45 ; died, 21 ; with a total of 3,029. 
 
 Considerable accessions had been made to eight or ten of 
 these churches. To the 4th Shaftsbury, Elder Blood's, 33 
 had been added ; to the Bottskill, now under the pastoral 
 care of the youthful Edward Bai-ber, 27, and their whole 
 membership was 198; to the 1st Hartford, Elder Brown's 
 church, 31 ; to the 1st Saratoga, 11 ; to the Norway church, 
 10 ; to Elder Hull's church, with two other ministers in it, 
 Elders Eber Moffit and Robert Niles, 10 had been added ; 
 to Pownal, Elder Nichols, 10 ; and to some others 6 or 8 
 each. But no large outpouring of the spirit had been en- 
 joyed during the year, and although the cause of truth was 
 advancing, there was a feeling of desire among the minis- 
 ters for greater blessings from the King of Zion upon their 
 labors, and the churches of the body. Therefore, in the 
 minutes of this year, we find the following item recorded, 
 expressive of this desire for more grace from on high. 
 
 '■'■Item 13. Whereas a number of well disposed people 
 on this continent have agreed to unite in a general concert 
 of prayer, for the out-pouring of God's spirit, on ihc first 
 Tuesdays of January, April, July and October ; this associ- 
 ation, with heart-felt satisfaction, approves of the same. 
 We, therefore, recommend the observance of said days to 
 the churches which we represent. In this concert, we hope 
 there will be no distinction of denominations ; but that all 
 will unite in the love and /ear of God,'" 
 
 This was but a few years after our brethren in England, 
 and other christians with them, had begun what has been 
 called the " Monthly Concert" of prayer for the spread of 
 the Gospel in the world ; and we presume it was suggestive 
 of this quarterly concert during this associational year. 
 With what success these days of prayer were observed by 
 the churches, before the throne of grace, let the records of 
 subsequent years, and the developments of eternity, testify. 
 3* 
 
46 SHAFTSBTJRT ASSOCWTION. [1795 
 
 For a number of years in succession, a much larger addition 
 "was made to the cliurcbes, and the missionary spirit was 
 bi'ouglit into the midst of the brethren. No doubt it Avould 
 be profitable to both churches and pastors to observe truly, 
 Buch days of prayer, often er before God, when Zion is low, 
 or trials disturb her peace and hinder her prosperity. The 
 apostle said to the churches of his day, " Cast all your care 
 upon the Lord, for he careth for you." 1 Pet. 5 : 7. 
 
 The circular letter, for this year, written by Elder Powers, 
 was upoB " Ministerial Commission and Reward." It was 
 no doubt a timely document, and would well repay a cai'e- 
 ful perusal now among the churches and pasto'rs of this day. 
 It is not in smooth and minced '.vords ; but clothed in that 
 language of earnestness, and plainness of speech, that was so 
 characteriitic of the fathers of this association. We cannot 
 refrain from inserting a portion of it iu this work. 
 
 " Beloved Brethren : 
 
 ""We conceive that 'miDisters of tbe gospel receive (heir commis- 
 sion to teach r.nd baptise, not from tlie cbnrch, presbytery, bisbop, 
 pope nor king, but from tbe Lord Jesus Christ. He wbo is absolute 
 sovereign in bis cburcb, calls some from tbe seats of erudition, and 
 others from tbe plougb, flock or boat.and sends tbem fortb to bear up 
 Lis name in tbe world ; wbetber tbey bear tbe title of ambassadors, 
 angels, apostles, bishops, elders, evangelists, fatbers, husbandmen, 
 keepers, laborers, master-builders, men of God, messengers, ministers, 
 overseers, pastors, preachers, priests, propbets, reapers, rulers, scribes, 
 servants, sons of Zion, stars, stewards, teacbers, vine-dressers,watcb- 
 men, wise-men, witnesses, or any other ; tbey receive their orders' 
 alone from Cbrist, and are accountable to him for tbe discbarge of 
 their eacred functions. There is not a single conditioa in tbeir com- 
 mission. Jesus does not say, " Go and preacb, if people will ap- 
 plaud and pay you for your labor;" but contrarywise, "You sball 
 speak my "vrord unto tbem, whether tbey will bear, or wbelbcr tbey 
 will forbear." In tbe discbarge of this sacred trust, the faithful ser- 
 vants of God have received disgrace, reproach, stripes and banishment, 
 and the loss of all things, — tbeir lives not excepted ; — but none of 
 these things moved them ; they took joyfully the spoiling of their 
 goods, not counting their lives unto themselves, to finish their course 
 with joy, and the ministry whicli tbey had received of the Lord Je- 
 
CHAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 47 
 
 sus. These all died in the faitli, (having obtained a good report) and 
 rode to heaven in a fiery chariot. But amidst all their hardships, we 
 never heard them complaining, thus : '"We wish we never had under- 
 taken to preach ; if the people continue ungrateful and covetous, and 
 will not give us more money, we will quit the work." No ! they had 
 their eyes on God ; they viewed a day approaching when they should 
 be called before an Omniscient Judge, to give account of their stew- 
 ardship. Tliey knew that the ingratitude and corelousn? ss of others 
 would not atone for their own neglect; a necessity was laid upon 
 them ; yea, "woe unto them if they did not preach." 
 
 " But are these things right? It is certainly right for ministers to 
 mind their own business. But are ingratitude and covetousness com- 
 mendable in hearers ? By no means. All the sufferings of Christ 
 were occasioned by the wrongs of men ; — and many of the sufi^erings 
 of his ministers proceed from the covetousness of those to whom they 
 preach. Cau it be supposed that Jesus Christ, who is infinitely wise 
 and good, and just, would ever call men from the duties of life, — to 
 leave their families and concerns, to spend their lives in serving oth- 
 ers for their profit; — and lay no obligations on others to make just 
 returns ? Surely no. " The laborer is worthy of bis hire." " He 
 who sows spiritual things, should reap temporal." He who is "taught 
 in the word, should communicate all good things" to the teacher. — 
 " The Lord hath ordained that those who preach the Gospel, should 
 live of it." These and many collateral texts are read and consented 
 to, but poorly acted on. Some call in the aid of human law, to force 
 people to pay th'e preacher ; — but this is making religion a principle 
 of state policy, aud keeping the preacher in a state bouse. Jesus 
 Christ never assumed the character of a civil judge, or a divider of in- 
 terests among men. He made no code of penal laws to punish men 
 in this world, for not complying with his award. 
 
 " Others suppose that these texts have no force in them, without the 
 preacher is so poor and indigent that he cannot live without help. But 
 this makes the christian system partial and unequal ; destroys the sense 
 of those Bible words, hire, wages, and reward ; and finally keeps the 
 preacher in an alms-house. A preacher was once ordained in I^orth 
 Wales ; — after the rites were performed, one of the deacons took him 
 by the hand and saluted him thus : — " God bless you, my Brother, 
 and keep you humble, — -for we intend to keep you jioor." All that a 
 minister can expect in such a predicament, is to grow rich by his 
 poverty of spirit, being poor in purse, among a poor spirited people. 
 
48 SHAFTSBTJRY ASSOCIATION. [1795 
 
 If a minister, in such circumstances, attends to merchandize, trade, or 
 hard labor, it greatly embarrasses his mind, and generally destroys 
 his usefulness and influence ; — and sometimes spots his garments to 
 that degree, that he never gets them clean as long as he lives." 
 
 Alas ! that such a statement is proved too true by univer- 
 sal experience of such things. If a man, as this circular , 
 states is among a people too stingy to support him ; — they I 
 surely will not allow him a fair chance in the traffic of life, ' 
 and he will in vain, among them, hope to repair his broken 
 fortune. There is a meanness of spirit in the dealings of 
 churches sometimes with their ministers, that is sorely trying 
 to a sensitive, a conscientious mind ; and which compels the 
 minister to suffer a wrong continually, in the hope of yet re- 
 forming his people ; — or else expose him to the shafts of 
 scandal, under the charge of loving filthy lucre and becom- 
 ing worldly-minded, if he seek a better field, that will allow 
 him and his family to live decently by its cultivation. How 
 much easier always for a church composed of 10, 25, or 50 
 business men, to enlarge their subscription each a little, to 
 make a faithful Pastor comfortable, — rather than that he 
 bear the want of 50 or 100 dollars a year continually, for 
 the comforts of life that the majority of his brethren possess 
 in abundance ? The following remarks from this voice of 
 the ancients, in regard to the manner of raising a minister's 
 support, deserves notice in many places to this day. 
 
 " There seems to be a significant silence in the New Testament 
 about the mode of ministerial compensation ; — very likely for this rea- 
 son, — that no mode -would be convenient in all places. Some adopt 
 the mode of voluntary stipulation with the preacher ; — others, agree 
 among themselves how much they will give the preacher, without 
 consulting him. Some again, carry in their presents individually 
 ■without any mental consultation ; — while others trust to their weekly 
 or monthly contributions, &c. Each of these modes have their advan- 
 tages and disadvantages ; — nor is it much matter what mode is fallen 
 upon, if three things are attended to, viz : First, that such collections 
 are not made by the force of human laiv. Secondly, that the burden 
 is equalized as nearly as the circumstance of things will admit. And 
 Thirdly, that enough is done ; — for after all the plans that are adopt 
 ed, for want of more of the spirit and punctuality of the Gospel, many 
 of the ministers are poor, while they "make many rich." A man 
 
CHAP. 11.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 49 
 
 ■without paternal love and conjugal sympathy, at least without natu- 
 ral aftection, makes but a poor preacher ; and if the preacher has na- 
 tural affection, what pain must fill his heart to see his neighbors liv- 
 ing in prosperity, hoarding up money to purchase cheap farms with, 
 for their children, — while his own children are suffering hard for a 
 living, without the aid of their father, and without any prospect of 
 assistance from him. 
 
 " What remains is First, an earnest exhortation to mimsters to 
 magnify their ofEce, and make full proof of their ministry ; taking 
 the Prophets and Apostles, and the whole cloud of witnesses for ex- 
 ample. And where any, or all of them fail, thro' infirmity, let them 
 look unto Jesus, considering him who endured such contradiction of 
 sinners against himself, lest they grow weary and faint in their minds. 
 
 " Secondly, let churches that have ministers settled with them, 
 prove their obedience to the faith, by freely communicating to them 
 who are set over them in the Lord. Instances have been where min- 
 isters have had great search ings of heart, when coming to the table of 
 the Lord, to know how they could commune with a people, so blind 
 to their duty, and so close with their pennies ; — they often fear that 
 all theii- labor has been in vain ; that they have fed the flock with 
 unsavoi-y food that produces no milk. Let members never stand 
 disputing about a mode of communication, — but let each act accord- 
 ing to his faith in the mod«, and provoke each other to emulation, by 
 striving who will offer the most willingly to the Lord. 
 
 " Thirdly, Let not vacant churches, that have no settled ministers, 
 consider themselves disinterested in this matter. Frem such churches 
 urgent solicitations are sometimes more lavish than liberal contribu- 
 tions. When that is the case, such churches have need of preaching, 
 it is true; and we advise the ministers to preach to them ; — and while 
 they instruct them in the things of God, let them exhort the churches 
 to abound in this grace also ; — and if ministers have been too negli. 
 gent in this matter, we wish to supply their failure by this letter 
 Vacant chui-ches are often very inquisitive to know the wordly cir- 
 cumstances of preachers who visit them, and the wealth of the people 
 among whom they live ; and if they find the preachers are not in pinch- 
 jng need, that the people where they live are wealthy, — they excuse 
 themselves in their eovetousness, from doing anything to help the 
 cause. This mode of procedure, looks too much like making the 
 whole of Christian liberality to consist in alms-giving : — and, besides, 
 
60 SHAFTSETJRY ASSOCIATION. [1796 
 
 it either fixes the burden on the traveling preacher, " of going a war- 
 fai'e at his own charges ;" — or on the people among whom he resides, 
 in afl'ording their preaclier assistance, while he is gone from them to 
 serve others. AVe -wish to see vacant chm'ches assisted ; — and we 
 •wish them to assist others, according to their power, — that one should 
 not be eased, and another burdened. And may the Lord give all of us 
 hearts to do our duty, each in his particular station, for Jesus' sake, 
 Amen." 
 
 Thus have we given tlie larger portion of this instructive 
 circular, not knowing how to condense it, any more, or se- 
 lect portions, without niarrmg the beauty of it as a whole. 
 May its lessons profit all who need them. 
 
 The corresponding letter for 1795 was by Elder Justus 
 Hull, and is a brief epistle, full of fraternal regard to the 
 bodies in correspondence. Elder Blood preached a closing 
 discourse and the association rose and separated, to their va- 
 rious homes. 
 
 1796. 
 
 The sixteenth anniversary of the association was held at 
 West Stockbridge, Mass., the 1st and 2d days of June, ac- 
 cording to appointment. The introductory sermon was by 
 Elder C. Blood, from 1 John, 4:8, " He that loveih not, 
 hnoiveth not God ; for God is love." Elder Blood was cho- 
 sen Moderator ; and Elder PIuU, Clerk ; — when as usual 
 the letters from the churches were read, and the following is 
 the total of the alterations in the churches. Churches, 42 : 
 — of ministers, ordained, only 20; added, 260; dismissed, 
 75; excluded, 21; died, 21, — and a total of 3,181 in all 
 the churches; nett increase of 150 from the last year. — 
 The Chatham church, in Columbia Co., Clifton Pari; and 3 
 Greenfield, Saratoga Co., and 2 Hartford, Washington Co., 
 N. Y., were received this session. 
 
 The Ot&efjo Baptist Association, formed during the year 
 1795 on tlic 2nd of Sept. in Springfield, opened correspond- 
 ence with this body by their messenger Elder Ashbel Hos- 
 mer. This was \\\q first association ever organized to the 
 west of this, in the State of New York, and it was especially 
 welcome to the fellowship of this body, because its members 
 were, some of them, the sons and daughters of the Shaftsbury 
 
CH4P 11.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 51 
 
 Association, wlio had emigrated into the then wilderness of 
 Central New York. Elders Werden, Cornell and Joseph 
 Craw, from this body, were present at the preliminary meet- 
 ing to arrange for the organization of the Association ; and 
 at its first aniriversary Elders Cornell and Jonathan Finch, 
 were present, and aided them by their presence and counsel 
 in ai'ranging the order of their infant body. It was com- 
 posed of 13 churches, 5 ministers, and 424 members. Some 
 of these infant churches, had been planted and watered by 
 the labors of Elders Blood, Cornell, Craw, and Caleb Nich- 
 ols, of this Association. This body increased rapidly, and 
 spread itself westward ; so that in 1800, it embraced 57 
 churches, 15 ministers, 329 added, during the year ; and a 
 total of ],7C4 members. 
 
 The church in FiYOiJdin, Delaware Co., was dismissed 
 this year, to unite with the newly formed Otsego Associa- 
 tion, with which it remained some fifteen years, and then it 
 united with other churches in forming the Franldin Asso- 
 ciation, now composing, (in 1852) 27 churches, 19 ministers 
 and 2325 members. 
 
 The spirit of j-evival seemed to have faTored some of the 
 churches during the year, and considerable additions were 
 made to the following ; BottshiU, Elder Barber's 31 ; 2 Ca- 
 naan, Elder Eli.^ha Barnes, 12 ; 3rd Cheshire, Elders N. 
 Mason, and J. Leland, 26 ; 1 Gahvay, 24 ; Great Barring- 
 ton, Elder Jeduthan Gray, 13 ; 2 Greenfield, 28 ; 1 Hart- 
 ford, 49 ; and Stephentoivn, Elder Hull, 10 ; while to New 
 Bethlehem, 9 were added ; 4 Shaftshury, 9 ; Sandisfield, 9 ; 
 and some to nearly every church in the body. Hence it would 
 appear that the Pastors and Brethren did not pray and labor in 
 vain. No matters of business are recorded, of special mter- 
 est, besides the usual routine,with preaching by Elder Zenas 
 L. Leonard, of the Warren Association, on Thursday morn- 
 ing from 1 Cor. 1 : 21 ; and a closing discourse by Elder 
 Parsons, from Heh. 12 : 15. Messengers were appointed 
 as usual to the corresponding bodies, following : Warren, 
 Stonington, Danbury, Vermont, Woodstock, New York, Ot- 
 sego and Leyden Associations. The circular letter was 
 prepared this year, by Elder Blood, on Family Religion. — 
 It is a good practical treatise, but we cannot find room to 
 insert it, and we propose to give a specimen of the corres- 
 
52 SHAFTSBTIRY ASSOCIATION. [1796 
 
 ponding letters this year. This was prepared by Elder Le- 
 land, and is so brief and soul-stirring that we will copy it 
 entire, with the form of address. 
 
 " The Shaftsbury Association, to the Corresponding As- 
 sociations, sendeth Christian Love and Salutation. 
 
 Beloved Beethren, 
 
 " As the indulgent Guardian of man has preserved our lives, and 
 brought us together, at this, our annual meeting ; — we have now an 
 opportunity of addressing you in a collective capacity. It is a saying 
 of the wise man, that tico are better than one, and a threefold cord is 
 not quickly broken. From whicli we learn that the design of Heaven, 
 manifested by Nature's great law, as well as revelation, is, that men 
 should be helpers of each other. The feeble state of infants, the un- 
 wary paths or youth, the decrepitude of old age, the want in each 
 sex, of the other, to make life agreeable; — and indead, the inability 
 of individuals to execute business of agriculture and the arts of me- 
 chanism ; — all evince the utility of society in civil life. Nor are argu- 
 ments less conclusive and pungent in matters of religion But how 
 are the laws of Heaven, (in some sort) frustrated by sin ! rather we 
 express it, the plum is gathered from the thorn, — the rose from the 
 briei", — and the honey from amidst the stings. How has sin, — how 
 does self-love and self-importance torment and chafe our minds 
 among those very persons — our partners, our nearest connections, 
 whom Heaven has appointed for our comforters ; and without whom 
 we are more forlorn than the beasts of the wilderness. But is there 
 no antidote, is there no way to escape all the snarls of social life ? — 
 O gracious Heaven ! show us the way — the hidden way to obtain all 
 the blessings of society, -without the disadvantages thereof. But here 
 again, we check the language of our hearts ; — for the voice of revela- 
 tion promises neither to individuals, nor societies, in tJils world, good 
 without evil, — peace without contention, — a crown without a cross, 
 — nor profit, without incumbrance. Seeing then, that this world is a 
 mixture of good and evil, and men are in a middle state, between the 
 consummate holiness of Heaven, and the deformity of Hell ; — let us 
 wait patiently till our change comes ; — nor be so overcharged with 
 the evils of life, as to neglect the uso of those talents and means that 
 God has assigned us in our pilgrimage here on earth. In this point 
 of light, we joyfully embrace this opportunity of corresponding with 
 you, by letter and delegates ; wishing that wo might suggest a little 
 
CHAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEAKS, 53 
 
 lo yoti, (at least two mites) for your furtherance in the Gospel ; and 
 that in retiun, we might receive much from you, for our reproof, in- 
 struction aud comfort. 
 
 " We conceive that the church of Cluist, which is the Kingdom of 
 Heaven, is not governed by the laws of men , but by the laws of Christ; 
 — not by the acts of parliament, I)ut by the acts and Epistles of the 
 Apostles •, — not defended by carnal weapons, and instruments of death ; 
 but by spiritual Aveapons and instruments of righteousness. J!\^ot by 
 ml^'/ht, nor f»/ power, but btj my spirit, saitJi the Lord. This Kinydom 
 forms no alliance with the Kingdoms aud Slates of this Avorld, but is dis- 
 tinct from them ; — yet containing subjects in all of them, to be redeemed 
 from among thetn. Tiie negotiations, failures, violations, ratifications 
 or punctual compliances of treaties between earthly kingdoms and 
 states, UQij;vays affect the church in its spiritual standing, •which is se- 
 cured in the great treaty between Jehovah and the Mediator. The 
 council of peace was between them both ; — in which covenant the per- 
 sons and blessings of Christ's Kingdom are both made sure. The ofF_ 
 spring and vessels all hang on this nail. 
 
 " Dear Brethren, if such is the security aud happiness of the saints 
 — let us never foiget the price of our redemption ! The blessed 
 Jesus came into this world, not to teach men husbandry or the mechanic 
 aits, — not to instruct them in politics,— -or any of the branches of sci. 
 ence or ualural philosophy ; — he never taught man the use of the mag- 
 net or the mariner's art. No : these things are good and profitable 
 among men, but infinitely beneath the cause that Jesus came to es- 
 pouse. He came to do the will of him who sent him, and finish his 
 work ; to magnify his law, to clear up his amiable character, to make 
 a display of his excellent perfections, to build up truth, to expose sin, 
 conquer satan, and save sinners by- his blood. O how Immense the 
 love ! How free the grace ! How inexpressible the kindness ! How 
 painful the couflict ! How interesting to us, and how triumphant to him- 
 self, the victory. The bleeding victim, slain underthe Mosaic iustitu- 
 tion ; — the blood aud smoke of the Jewish altors, but faintly pointed 
 out the great offering of Christ, to make atonement for the sins of man_ 
 
 " Let Arians, Socinians, or any others, undervalue the bloody sacri- 
 fice and vicarious sufferings of the God-Man, Chcist Jescs ; — yet on 
 this foundation we trust our souls, and humbly hope to spend a long 
 eternity in finding out this knowledge of witty inventions; and in 
 adoring the wisdom, love and grace, which we never expect, nor never 
 wish to comprehend. 
 
54 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1796 
 
 " Since oiiv last Associatiou, our dear brother, Rev. Joshua Morse, 
 of Saudisfield, has departed this life. He began the work of his min- 
 istry in his youth, — has followed it with unwearied zeal, solemn de- 
 votion and practical piety, to a good old age, and died in the triumphs 
 of faith. We have gospel ground to believe, that while we are asso- 
 ciating here on earth, aud see his empty seat among us, — that he is 
 associating with the saints in Heaven, aud filling his seat among the 
 servants of the Lord, — having received th^ blessed plaudit. " Well 
 «* done good and faithful servant, because thou hast been faithful over 
 '' a little, I will make thee ruler over much ; enter thou into the joy of 
 *■ thy Lord." O may all of us, who are called to minister in holy 
 things, " Be faithful unto death, that we may receive a crown of life." 
 And may the Lord raise up, and send forth, able, wise, spiritual and 
 faithful laborers into his vineyard. • 
 
 " As to the state of our churches, there is nothing very flattering, 
 Qor is there any thing peculiarly discouraging. A wordly, careless 
 spirit too much abounds in general ; but there are some revivings. — 
 Upon the whole, we can say, " The Loed reigns ," — and his word of 
 revelation recommends itself to us with satisfactory evidence. The 
 preceding minutes will give any curious inquirer, the number of our 
 churches, and what alterations have taken place since our last anni- 
 versary. 
 
 •' In this present session, moderation and good order have presided, 
 and some quickenings of the Holy Spirit. And may the Word and 
 Spirit of the living God be our Guide and Comforter, forever, Amen." 
 
 " By order of the Association. 
 
 Justus Hull, Clerk. Caleb Blood, Moderator." 
 
 1797. 
 
 The Seventeenth Anniversary was held with the Bottskill 
 church, in Union Village, as it is now called, Washington 
 CO. N. Y., June 7th and 8th, This appears to have been 
 the first and only session of this body, ever held with thai 
 church. Elder Jeduthan Gray, of Great Barrington, 
 Mass., preached the opening discourse from Rom. 5 : 10, 
 "•For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God, 
 by the death of his Son, «fcc." Elder Powers was chosen 
 Moderator, and Elder Lemuel Covell, clerk. The letters 
 from the churches indicated progress, and in some of them, 
 revivals had cheered the hearts of God's people. 
 
CHAP, n.] SECOND TEN VEARS. 55 
 
 The largest accession was made to Elder A. Brown's 
 church, the 1st Hartford, which had received the unusual 
 number of 106. In a note at the foot of the page of statis- 
 tics, it is stated that "this marvellous addition to the church, 
 began last June. In a tremendous war of the elements, a 
 woman was killed by thunder, [lightning]. More than ybr- 
 <y of these converts, dated their first awakening, from that 
 solemn alarm." Such instances, of awakening by the fury 
 of the elements, are on record in other places. In the town 
 of Exeter, Otsego co. N. Y. ; "in 1799, a most remarka- 
 ble thunder-storm occurred, which, by the blessing of God, 
 was the means of awakening some to a concern for their 
 souls. Soon after, ten were added to the church.* Thus 
 is fulfilled what we read in Job 37 : 2-5, "Hear attentively 
 the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his 
 mouth. He directeth it under the whole heaven, and his 
 lightning unto the ends of the earth. After it a voice roareth ; 
 he thundereth with the voice of his excellency ; and he will 
 not stay them when his voice is heard. God thundereth 
 marvellously, with his voice ; Great things doeth he, tvhich 
 we cannot comprehend." And so says the Psalmist, 29 ; 3, 
 4. "The voice of the Lord is upon the waters ; — the God 
 of Glory thundereth ; the Lord is upon many waters. The 
 voice of the Lord is powerful ; the voice of the Lord is full 
 of Majesty." Oh! who has "an arm like God? — or who 
 can thunder with a voice like him ?" 
 
 Besides the revivals reported in Hartford, considerable 
 accessions were made to some other churches. Elder Bar- 
 ber, at Bottskill, received 13/ Chatham church, 12 ; Elder 
 Cornell, at 2 Gal way, 10 ; Elder Gray 8, at Great Bar- 
 rington ; Elder Craw 17, at 1 Greenfield ; and 10 were 
 added to 3 Greenfield; 14 to the Mapletown church under 
 Elder Samuel Roger's care; and 14 to Elder Hull's church, 
 the 1 Steventown, as named this year on the minutes. Six 
 churches were added this session to the Body ; viz : — 2 Pitts- 
 town, Elder Stephen Hunt, Pastor ; 2 Stephentown, Elder 
 Robert Niles, Pastor, 3 Saratoga, (afterwards called North- 
 umberland) Elder Calvin Hulbert, Pastor; 2 Milton, {a.hev- 
 ward Ballston Spa) ; Granville and Ballstown, N. Y. Sta- 
 tistics, as follows : — 48 churches ; 28 ministers; 271 add- 
 
 ■" History of Bap. Miss. Convention, N. T,, page 19, 
 
56 SHAFTSBUBY ASSOCIATION. [1798 
 
 ed ; 73 dismissed; o7 excluded; 2G died; total 3,458. 
 From nine of the churches, there was no information this 
 year, and a number of them had sent no information for 
 some time, viz : Hancock ; 1 Shaftshury ; 3 Shaftshury ; 
 Chesterfield, Pilfsjreld, Nonvay, JS'ine Partners, St. Coyck 
 and Washington clinrches. A number of these had not en- 
 joyed pastoral care for years, and therefore, as is usual in 
 such cases, they either declined, ov stood still in the cause. 
 
 Little of special intei'est is recorded upon this year's min- 
 utes, and we will not dwell on them. There was preaching 
 by Eider Hull, on Thursday morning, from Gal. 3 : 11, and 
 by Elder Sylvanus Haynes of the Vermont Association, du- 
 ring (he day, fiom Heb. 2 : 4. Tiie circular letter on 
 "Godliness on Earth and in Heaven contrasted," was pre- 
 pared by Elder .T. Leiand ; and the corresponding, by Elder 
 Barber; but we cannot insert them. The Ibllowing singu- 
 lar advertiaement is recorded on the 8th page of the Minutes, 
 as a caution to the churches against an impostor, which may 
 be found below.* 
 
 179S. 
 
 The Eighteenth Session was held at Elder Hull's meeting 
 house, in Stephentown, N. Y., June 6th and 7th, and open- 
 ed by a frermon from Songs of Sol. 6 : 9, '■'■My dove, My 2m- 
 dejiled, is hut one" by Elder Samuel Rogers, of Mapletown, 
 or Hoosick. Elder IJlood was chosen Moderator, and Elder 
 Leiand, Clerk. The letters read from the churches, indicated 
 a slow but steady increase amoag them generally ; a Iraost 
 every one having I'eceived some additions ; and some of them, 
 good aeasons of refreshing from the presence of the Lord. 
 Those most highly favored were: — The'Rottskiil, 15 added; 
 Chatham 9, Elder Job Champion ; 1 Hartford, 15 ; "West 
 Hillsdale, 7 ; Mapletown, 17; Maytield, since called Eroad- 
 albin. Elder Hezekiah Gorton, Pastor, 7 added ; 1 Pitts- 
 town, Elder I. A7ebb, 8; Elder Hull's church 12; and 
 Elder Niles', 2 Stephentown, 8 ; making them 58 in all. 
 
 * '-Take Notice! — A certain man has been traveling; around the country in the 
 profession of tlie Ministry ; sometimes he calls liimself />»'7/ey Youmj; at other 
 times. Peter Poicevs,, alias Wnlt/'r Powers ; — was whipped at Northampton, last 
 fall for stealing a horse, and declared that he was Elder Lemuel Po-ieers, of Still- 
 water, Who the fugitive is, wo know not, but take this method of clearing the 
 c'laracter of Lerauel Poicers of the charges that wt-re jiroved against the vagrant. 
 Kldcr Leiiinel Potvers is a larg«, fat man, with largo eyes ; but the counterfeit, is a 
 slim man, with small eyes." 
 
CPAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 57 
 
 The 2 Hillsdale church, sometimes called'East Hillsdale, 
 the church in llairman, Jehiel Fox, Pastor, (now Chester, 
 Warren co. N. Y. ,) and the Partt idgejiehl, Mass., f called 
 Peru in 1807, and then Hinsdale, in 1810,) were added 
 this session. But the church at Pittsfield, Mass. and the 
 church at Nine Partners were both dropped. The statistics 
 of the Association aie recorded as follows : — Churches, 47 ; 
 ministers, 29 ; added, IGl ; dismissed, 02; excluded, 37; 
 died, 14 ; and a total of 3,460 members. 
 
 Elders Blood and Rogers were appointed a committee to 
 visit the 3d church in Shaftsbury,and report how they find 
 said church at the next association. A like commission of 
 Elders, Eathbun, Gray, Hull, Leland, and Deacon Coo- 
 man, were sent to visit the church in Washington.' Also, 
 Elders, Covell, Craw, and Finch, to visit the church at 
 Norway, and report how they find their state. 
 
 The body had now become so large and widely extended, 
 that the question was agitated among them. Whether it is 
 not best to divide the association ; — and in reference to this, 
 we find the following item of business recorded on the 5th 
 page of the minutes for this year. 
 
 ^^lo. On motion of Elder Covell, agreed to refer it t© 
 the churches, whether or not, it will be best for the Associa- 
 tion to be divided into two ? — and if it is thought most ad- 
 visable, where the dividing line shall run? The churches 
 are requested to signify their minds on the subject at the 
 next association."' 
 
 So early as this year, the merits and demerits of Specu- 
 lative Free Masonry, become a subject of inquiry, and eli- 
 cited from the association, the following expression of senti- 
 ments in regard to it : 
 
 "Item 14. Several queries from churches occasioned the 
 following advice. 
 
 '•Dear Brethren, — As a number of our churches are 
 greatly distressed bj their members joining with the Free 
 Masons, for the peace of th« churches we pray such to de- 
 sist. If there is no moral evil in joining with the Masons, 
 — yet it is sinning against the weak brethren, and he that 
 sins against his weak brother, sins against Christ. But as 
 this Association claims no jurisdiction over the members of 
 churches, each church must judge for itself, according to 
 fact and circumstance." 
 
58 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1799 
 
 The circular letter was written by Elder Lemuel Covell, 
 on the subject of "Gospel Discipline ;" and the correspond- 
 ing letter by Elder Robert Niles. Each was very good of 
 its kind, but we are unable to insert them. Arrangements 
 for the next session were made, and the body rose after a 
 sermon by Elder Leland from Isa.. 54: 17, "No weapon 
 formed against thee shall prosper, &c.," Elder Blood also 
 preached on Thursday morning from John 1 : 14. And 
 again did the brethren separate from the place of holy con- 
 vocation, and go to their fields of labor, to gather in a glori- 
 ous harvest, ere another anniversary. 
 
 1799. 
 
 The Nineteenth Anniversary was held at Elder Niles's 
 Meeting house, with the 2nd Stephentown church, June 5th 
 and 6th. The introductory sermon was delivered by Elder 
 Isaac Webb, from Rom. 2:7, " To them, who by patient 
 continuance in well doing, seek for glory and honor, &c." 
 Elder Samuel Rogers, of Mapletown, was chosen Modera- 
 tor, and Elder Edward Barber, of Bottskill, Clerk. Two 
 churches, the Cambridge, or White Creek church, under the 
 pastoral charge of Elder Israel Craw; and the Kingsborough 
 church, were added this session. But the churches at 
 Washington, Mass., and the Norway church, N. Y., were 
 dropped from the minutes. This was a year of great pros- 
 perity in most of the churches ; large accessions having been 
 made to many of them, and the mouths of God's people 
 were filled with praise, and their hearts with gladness, for 
 the wonders of divine grace. 
 
 The whole number of churches reported in the minutes 
 of this year, is 47 ; ministers, 33; added, 799; dismissed, 
 79; excluded, 46; died, 18; and a total of 4,060. Thia 
 was a net gain from the year before, of 600 members in the 
 whole body. Would that we had a description of these re- 
 vival mercies from the pens of those venerable pastors who 
 were witnesses of them. Excepting one, we know not that 
 any account of them is in print, or to be found. And that 
 one from the glowing heart and ready pen of Elder Blood, 
 of Shaftsbury, we will here copy from Baekus' Church His- 
 tory of New England.* 
 ♦ Edition of Am. Bap. rublicatlon Society, p. 915, IT. 
 
CHAP II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 59 
 
 He says : " In April, 1*798, Mr. Blood, pastor of a Baptist church at 
 Shaftsbury, in Vt., had his soul greatly affected with the low state of 
 religion among them, with earnest cries that God would pour out big 
 spirit upon the souls? of men, and save them from sin and ruin. la 
 July following, a person who had been converted before, came for, 
 ward in Baptism ; and her declaration and example awakened many 
 others, and fo^ir were baptised in August, and seventeen in Septem- 
 ber. And the good wo rk went on in such a manner, that on Feb. 21 
 1799, he said; 'The whole number added to this church, since last 
 May, is one hundred and seventy-Jive — twenty-five by letter and other 
 wise, and 150 by baptism. Our whole number is S46. Many of this 
 number are removed into diff'ereDt parts of the countiy; there are, 
 however, nearly 300 that live in the vicinity, the remotest of them 
 not more than six miles from our meeting-house. There are also 
 about sevnty added to the West church in this town, since the work 
 began ; and thirteen to the East church. In years past, there has not 
 been the most cordial fellowship between the three churches in this 
 town ; but the Lord has now effected a happy union between us. On 
 the last Lord's day in January, we all met at one communion table. 
 That happy day, my soul had desifed for years. Nothing but expe. 
 rience could have made me believe it possible, that I could have feU 
 so much solid delight, anticipated so much trouble, and rejoiced with 
 so much trembling, at one and the same time. That day I trust wilj 
 never be forgotten by me. "' 
 
 " ' In about two months after the work began, the whole town 
 seemed to be affected. Conference meetings were attended two or 
 three times in a week in almost every neighborhood ; and it was sur. 
 prising to me, that searg ely a single instance appeared of over-heated 
 zeal, or flight of passion. Both sinners under conviction, and thosg 
 newly brought into the liberty of the gospel, conversed in their meet- 
 ings with the greatest freedom ; they spoke, one at a time, a few txords 
 in the most solemn manner I ever heard people in my life. And in 
 general they sp ke so low, that the assemblies must be perfectly still 
 or they could not hear them ; yet a remarkable power attended their 
 conversation. Sinners would tremble as though they felt themselves 
 in the immediate presence of the gi-eat Je hovah. Seme of all rank 
 and characters among us have been taken ; from the most respectable 
 members of society, to the vilest in the place. S ome of our most 
 noted deists have bowed the knee to King Jesus ; and a number of 
 Universalists have forsaken their delusions, and em braced the truth 
 
60 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 1799 
 
 And when tlae Sbaftsbury associatiou met ia June, 1799, (says Back- 
 us,) they had accounts that 259 had been added in the year, to the 
 three cliurches m Shaftsbui-y, and not one member had died in that 
 time." 
 
 Such a revival of religion is seldom enjoyed in a chureh 
 and town. It is an inestimable blessing to a community 
 and yet its influence, if resisted, is awful, to harden and des- 
 troy those who will not bow their necks to the yoke of King 
 Jesus, nor open their hearts to receive his truth and grace. 
 We take this to be a specimen, perhaps more than ordinarily 
 striking, of those seasons of blessing with which many of the 
 churches of this body were favored for two or three years. 
 To speak of each of these we cannot ; but may simply enu- 
 merate the churches most highly favored during this year. 
 Bottskill, Elder Barber's church, received 13 ; Cambiidge 
 church, which had been much distracted for years, and in a 
 low state, had settled and ordained a pastor, Elder Israel 
 Craw, and added 27 ; Chatham, Elder Job Champion, 6 ; 
 Chesterfield, Elder Ebenezer Vining, had received 27 ; 
 Clifton Park, G; Great Barrington, Elder Gray, 2-1 ; 1st 
 Hartford, Elder Brown's, 18 ; 1st Hillsdale, Elder Abel 
 Brown's, 32; 2nd Hillsdale, 14; Mapletown, Elder S. Ro- 
 gers, 21 ; Mayfield, Elder H. Gorton, 16 ; 1st Milton, 45 ; 
 2nd Milton, 74; Northumberland, Elder Calvin Ilulbert, 
 16; Partridgefield, Elder Ebenezer Smith, 29 ; Sandisfield 
 74 ; Schodack, Elder Stephen Olmstead, 17 ; 1st Shaftsbury, 
 73 ; 2nd Shaftsbury, 15 ; 4th Shaftsbury, Elder Blood, 171 ; 
 1st Stephentown, Elder Hull, 21; 2nd Stephentown, Elder 
 jNiles, 10 ; Thurman or Chester, Elder Jehiel Fox, 34. A 
 number of the churches were without accessions this year ; 
 but came into remembrance before God the following year, 
 and shared in the glorious displays of his grace. 
 
 The corresponding associations were much increased by 
 this time, as we find the following named in the minutes, be- 
 sides those usually printed, located in the Southern States, 
 viz : — " By the hand of Brother Brame, received Ministers 
 from the southward associations, viz : Georgia, Charleston, 
 Neuse, Baptist General Committee, Pori$month, Middle 
 District, Tar Itiver, Dover, Gidpepper, Goshen, Roanohc, 
 Ketockton, and Baltimore." 
 
CHA^P II. J SECOND TEN YEARS, ^l 
 
 Here am 13 associations of Baptists south of the Phila- 
 delphia,- embncing a large brotherhood of disciples. And 
 in the middle and eastern states there were 8 other associa- 
 tions in correspondence with the Shaftsbury, making at 
 least, 22 such bodies, in the United States in 1799. The 
 Rensselaerville also, located in Albany Co., and westward, 
 formed in 1798, — asked for correspondence ; and a commit- 
 tee of Ministering Brethren, were appointed to visit them 
 at tlieir session " the od Wed. in Oct., at the house of Elder 
 Josiah Baker, in Rensselaerville ; and report at the next 
 association." So cautious were the Brethren, in extending 
 their fellowship to unknown bodies. The following is an- 
 other instance of their christian prudence, as well as tender- 
 ness toward those whom tliey knew, but could not receive 
 officially. 
 
 '* 10. Inasmuch as the Vermont Association has fallen 
 into two parties, and each of those parties sent Messengers to 
 us, claiming a right to be received as the Delegates of Ver- 
 mont Association, with whom we formerly corresponded ; — 
 Agreed, that this association does not wish to hurt the feel- 
 ings of either party, or any way intimate that we do not fel- 
 lowship them as Christian Brethren and Churches, but de- 
 clare that we have fellowship with them as such : But as 
 we cannot receive the delegates of either party, without sup- 
 porting their claim, w^e think it most advisable not to receive 
 uny of them in their official capacity, — but wish to exercise 
 every degree of Christian love to them, and request all of 
 iMm to take seats among us, in the capacity of individuals ." 
 
 The following item of business also, shows the frankness 
 of those times in regard to disorders that were creeping into 
 the churches. " Some suggestions in the letters from Ma- 
 pletown and Fittstown respecting the power of an Associa- 
 tion, occasioned the following declaration. 
 
 " The Association take this opportunity of declaring their 
 sentiment ; — that it is gospel-wise for the Association, when- 
 ever they receive official information that any church in the 
 Union has fallen from th« faith and practice of the Gospel, 
 that the Association may and ought to withdraw their fel- 
 lowship from such church as fully and publicly, as they 
 formed fellowship with them at first." 
 
 The proposition made last year to divide the association, 
 
 4 
 
62 SIIAFTSBDRY ASSOCIATION. [1790 
 
 was postponed for the present, and the Brethren continued 
 a few years more in the same body. 
 
 The circular letter was written by Elder Lemuel Covell 
 of Pittstown ; — on " Close walk with God f and the Corres- 
 ponding Letter, by Elder Joseph Cornell, we insert, because 
 so brief and appropriate, as a specimen of his style of 
 thought and writing. Elder Cornell had removed to Gal- 
 way, 2nd church, in 1794, from Manchester, Vt., and re- 
 mained ^ve years as Pastor of the Galway church, when he 
 became a missioHary in Western New York and Upper Ca- 
 nada for three years, under the patronage of the Mass. Bap. 
 Miss. Society. We insert this Corresponding Letter from 
 his pen, as a kind token of fraternal regard, fi'om one body 
 of the Christian discipleship to another. 
 
 " The Shaftshury Association, to the Corre ^ponding Associations 
 sendefh Christian Salvation. 
 
 " Beloved in Cheist cub Lord. 
 
 "Through the goodness of God, another of our long -wished for an- 
 niversary meetings has come, which gives us an opportunity of ad- 
 dressing you; and it is with joy we have blessed news to communi- 
 cate, that large additions have been made to a number of our church- 
 es. The cords of Zion are lengthened, and her stakes are strengthen- 
 ed; the prophecies and promises of Christ are fast fulfihiug, — bis 
 work is before hira, and he will reign until he has put all his enemies 
 under his feet. But while our hearts are bursting forth in songs, that 
 the wilderness buds and blossums as the rose, and the desert is be- 
 come a fruitful field iu many places ; — we are cheeked with heavy 
 tidings from other of our churches, that a great declension has taken 
 place among them, through the baneful influence of the honors of the 
 world, the cares of this life, and the dcceitfuhiess of riches ; so that 
 our cup is mingled with joy and grief. Joy, to hear of the outpour- 
 ing of God's spirit in the conversion of sinners ; being assured that 
 all things work together for good, to them that love God, who ai'e 
 called according to his purpose ; — knowing that such are built on that 
 rock against wliich the gates of Hell shall never prevail. Grief, to 
 to find that any should forsake their firpt Love, be hiudered in their 
 heavenly race, and wound the heart and bands of Christ iu the house 
 of his friends. But while we rejoice with those that rejoice, weep 
 with those that weep, and mourn over those that are fallen ; — wo have 
 
CPAP. II.] sp:cond ten years. QS 
 
 this to comfort' us, that religion has gained much ground among u3 
 the year past : blessed be God ! Now, Dear Brethren, we desire to 
 continue our correspondence with you, that we may know of you, 
 how the cause of truth prevails among your chmxhes ; and our sin- 
 cere prayers are, that the enemies of Christ may bow before his 
 truth, the flood of errors be dried up, and the Iving of Glory reign 
 triumphautly throughout the earth. 
 
 " AVith pleasure we have received Minutes, Letters and Messen- 
 gers from several of our sister Associations, and wish to return the 
 tokens of Love and Friendship. And may the Lord preserve us all 
 *rom every evil, and bting us to his heavenly Kingdom. 
 
 "■By order of the Association, 
 
 Samuel Rogers, Jfoderator. 
 
 " Attest, Edwaed Barber, Clerk.'' 
 
 1800. 
 
 The Twentieth Anniversary of the Association, which 
 will close up the history both of the 18th century, and the 
 second period of the existence of this Body, was held in El- 
 der Blood's meeting house at Shaftsbury center, on the 5th 
 and Gth of June. The Introductory discourse was by Elder 
 Justus Hull, according to appointment, from 2 Cor. 4 : 
 7, — " But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the 
 excellency of the power may be of God, an ' not of us." 
 
 Elder Blood was chosen Moderator, for the sixth time, in 
 a dozen years, and Elder Elias Lee, of Ballston Spa, Clerk. 
 
 The letters being read from the several churches, furnish- 
 ed statistics for the table following : which we copy entire, 
 as we did in the year l79l, — that the state of the whole 
 Body may be seen at a glance. 
 
 N. B. Names of ministers are in small capitals. Those 
 with this mark *, were not present. From churches mark- 
 ed thus t, w^e had no accounts, this session. A dash — de- 
 notes no settled minister. 
 
64 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, 
 
 [1800 
 
 Churches. 
 
 Ballston \ 
 Cambridge, 
 
 1st Canaan, 
 2d Canaan, 
 Chatham, 
 \st Cheshire, 
 
 Bd Cheshire, 
 
 Chesterfield, 
 
 Clifton Park, f 
 Chester, 
 
 \st Galway, 
 
 2d Gal way, 
 
 Granville, •(• 
 Great Barrington, 
 \st Greenfield, f 
 2d Cheenfield, 
 
 Hancock, 
 \st Hartford, 
 
 2nd Hartford, f 
 \st Hillsdale, 
 
 2nd Hillsdale, 
 Kingsborough, 
 Mapletown, 
 
 Mayficld, 
 1 St Milton, f 
 ^nd Milton, 
 
 Ministers & Messengers 
 
 Israel Craw, Comfort 
 Curtis, Henry Smith, 
 Joseph Colhns. 
 
 Ellice Bromley. * 
 
 Elisha Barnes. * 
 
 Job Champion. 
 
 Peter Werden, Stephen 
 Carpenter, Stephen 
 Bray ton, Jonathan Rich- 
 ardson, 
 
 John Leland, * Nathan 
 Mason, * Josiah God- 
 DARD, * Joel Redway 
 Nathan Mason, 2nd 
 Wilham Wolcott. 
 
 Ebenezer ViNiNG, Mat 
 thew B u r k, Consider 
 White. 
 
 Jehiel Fox, John Punder 
 
 son, Hezekiah Baldwin 
 Joseph Chaw, Alpheut^ 
 
 Moore. 
 
 — , James Job, Jame: 
 
 Warner. 
 
 Jedutham Gray. * 
 
 , Lemuel Taylor 
 
 Jeffords. 
 
 Clark Rogers,* Denni 
 
 SON Eggleston, William 
 
 Douglas. 
 Amasa Brown, Issachar 
 
 Bates, Aaron Smith, A 
 
 Ingolsbee. 
 
 Abel Brown, Thomas 
 Rodman, Benj. Twiss. 
 
 Sam'l Rogers, D. 
 
 Solomon Gale. 
 Hezekiah Gorton.* 
 
 Elias Leb, 
 
 Rose, 
 
 18 
 
 214 
 
 1 1 
 
 5 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 29 
 
 19 
 
 8 10 
 
 n 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 S 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 12 
 
 4 
 
 18 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 27 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
CHAP. II.] 
 
 SECOND TEN YEARS. 
 
 65 
 
 
 
 t> 
 
 O 
 
 ts 
 
 c 
 
 H 
 
 Churches. 
 
 Ministers & Messengers. 
 
 a 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 ^ 
 o' 
 
 O 
 
 5 
 
 o 
 
 H 
 9- 
 
 Northumberland, f 
 
 Calvin Hulbeet.* 
 
 
 
 
 
 67 
 
 Partridgejicld, 
 
 Ebenezer Smith, John 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Couch. 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 55 
 
 1st Fittstoivn, 
 
 L. CovELL, I. Webb, John 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Rouse, Jared Carter. 
 
 n 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 81 
 
 2nd Pittstoion, 
 
 Stephen Hunt. 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 49 
 
 1st Providence, 
 
 J. Finch, Sam'l Halsted. 
 
 44 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 
 95 
 
 2nd Providence, 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 45 
 
 Pow?ial, 
 
 C. Nichols, Henry Gard- 
 n e r, Jedediah Ayles- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 worth, Isaac Clark. 
 
 10 
 
 10 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 128 
 
 Sandisjield, 
 
 Jesse Hartwell, Jo.shua 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Emms, Asahel M^rse. 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 165 
 
 1st Saratoga, 
 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 28 
 
 2ml Saratoga, 
 
 , Nathaniel Saxton, 
 
 Peter Baker. 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 Savoy, 3fass., \ 
 
 Nathan Haskins.* 
 
 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 Schodack, 
 
 Stephen Olmstead, David 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Turner, Jas. Cole. 
 
 83 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 92 
 
 1st Shaftshury, 
 
 , Cyprian Downer, 
 
 Moses Sage, Araaziah 
 Martin, Thomas Matti- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 son. 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 98 
 
 2nd Shaftshury, 
 
 , James Herrington, 
 
 Pel eg Mattison, Judah 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Werden. 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 88 
 
 4th Shaftshury, 
 
 Caleb BLOOD.Isaiah Hen- 
 drick, Benjamin Cole. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 David Mattison. 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 366 
 
 Stcphentoum d' Petirs- 
 
 Justus Hull, Caleb Bent- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 burgh. 
 
 ley, Ebenezer Pearee, 
 Henry Reynolds,Alder- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 mau Baker. 
 
 136 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 298 
 
 West Stockbridge, 
 
 Eber Moffitt, * Fairing 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Wilson. 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 77 
 
 2nd Stephentown, 
 
 Robert Niles,* Edward 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Carr, Jesse Goodrich. 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 77 
 
 Williamstown, f 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 46 Churches. 
 
 33 Ministers. 
 
 767 
 
 117 
 
 47 
 
 35 
 
 4,127 
 
 The Bottskill church, for some reason not specified in the 
 minutes, withdrew from the body, though not from its fel- 
 lowship ; and the Stillwater church, though represented by 
 three delegates, yet gave no statistics for the minutes, be- 
 
G6 SnAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1600 
 
 cause they were in a broken condition , — so that the total of 
 members in the Association, does not seem as large as would 
 have been expected, after an accession of 7G7. The net 
 increase from last year, is but G7 ; — while if those two 
 churches had reported the number of the previous year, 
 404, — the net gain would have been 531 ; — :md the total 
 number, 4,591. But with the diminution above named, 
 from the absence of the statisties of these churches, the year 
 1800 presents a great increase from the year 1791, when 
 we printed the whole statistics before. Let us compare 
 them for a moment. 
 
 In 1800, 46 chhs. ; S3 ministers ; 1&1 added ; aud a total of 4,127 
 " 1791,26 « ]9 " 408 " " ],15i 
 
 lecrease, 20 " 14 " 379 more added in a yeai, and 2,373 
 
 more members ; or more than double the membership, and 
 nearly double the number of churches and ministers. This 
 was a great enlargement in only nine years ; and a greater 
 still in ] 9 years, or since,the association was organized, in 
 1781. Surely might the Fathers and Brethren exclaim at 
 this session, in comparing the beginning of the Body, with 
 the then present condition of their churches, and of the de- 
 nomination in these parts ; — " What hath God wrought ?" 
 What a firmament of churches in the eye of our Brethren ! 
 and what a galaxy of stars in the moral worth, piety and 
 talents of such ministers, as A. Brown, Barber, Blood, 
 Covell, J. Craw, J. Fox, H. Gorton, Gray, Hull, Hartwell, 
 Irish, Lcknd, Mason, Niles, Nichols, Olmstead, Smith, Vi- 
 ning, Webb and the venerable Wetden, now leaning on his 
 staff for support, while he worshipped God among his Breth- 
 ren. An unusual amount of talent, piety and worth, con- 
 centrated in one Association ! What wonder if these ^'hest 
 gifts" in the ministry were coveted by the churches else- 
 where, and some of them drawn away toother fields of labor 
 in the growing west, as were a Gorton, Hartwell, Irish, 
 Niles and some others, in a few years. 
 
 Of the revivals reported this year, the most powerful had 
 been enjoyed in the 3 Cheshire, and the Stephentown and 
 Petersburgh churches. There had been good accessions to a 
 large proportion of the churches, as will be seen by the table 
 of statistics J but the showers of grace came down upoa the 
 
CHAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 67 
 
 churches under the care of Elders Hull and Leland. We 
 cannot furnish, as would be gratifying, a specific account of 
 the work in Elder Hull's congregation ; though it must be 
 a powerful work of Divine grace^that increases a church in 
 one year from I G5 to 298, a gain of 133. But of the revi- 
 val in 3 Cheshire, under Elder Leland's labors, the follow- 
 ing account from his own pen will be acceptable, we pre- 
 sume. After stating the labors of his ministry for a number 
 of years in itinerating in New England and New York ; he 
 says : 
 
 "In August 1*797, I made a tour to Virginia, and was gone six 
 months. I preached all the way there, and traveled and preached 
 among my old friends three months, and then returned, having trav- 
 eled more than 2,000 miles, and preached more than 170 times. My 
 friends through the whole received me kindly ; — but I saw no great 
 revivals of religion anywhere, save only at Scotch Plains, ( N. J.,) 
 among Mr. Vauhorn's people. After my retm-n, I was busily em- 
 ployed in domestic concerns for about 18 months, preparing to go to 
 Virginia again, in August, 1799. To this end, I had sent on appoint 
 ments for meetings, about one hundred miles on my way, as far as 
 Carmel meeting house. Having finished my domestic affairs a fort- 
 night before my appointmeuta began, I told the people in Cheshire, 
 that I would preach for them every day or night until I started. At 
 this time, a heavenly visitant came to my house, — my heart, with the 
 salutation of "Peace be to you, — peace on Earth and good will to 
 man." When I sat in niy house, it would seem as if the room was 
 white-washed with love. "When I went into the field, a circle of 
 heavenly mildness would seem to surround me, and the following 
 words would be injected into my heart again, again, and again ; "The 
 Lord will work." My meetings during this "feast of tabernacles," (as 
 I called the fortnight,) were crowded. At the meeting-house, such 
 silence reigned as I had never seen before. My struggle of mind was 
 great, whether I should go to Virginia and leave these hopefid ap- 
 pearances, or stay at home, and strive to fan the sparks. And as the 
 time drew on, my struggles increased. I prepared for my joiuTiey, 
 and preached my last sermons a few miles on the way. The people 
 followed in droves, and, in time of meeting, wept bitterly. I finally 
 went on my journey, and attended my appointments, which I before 
 Jiad made, the distance of 100 miles.^and then returned back. I 
 
S8 SHAFTSBTJKY ASSOCIATIOI?. [1800 
 
 was gone about twenty days, preached about tbe same number of ser- 
 mons, and baptised 13 persons. On my return, I found the -work had 
 broken out like the mighty rushing waters. This indueed me to 
 preach every day or night until the March following, in Tvhich time 
 more than tivo hundred were baptised. 
 
 Before the woi'k made a visible appearance, and for three montha 
 afterwards, there was not a day but what I had the spirit of prayer, 
 and a travail for souls ; and often felt as if I should sink under the 
 weight of my burden, if souls were not delivered Sometimes, indi- 
 viduals would lay in my heart ; at other times, the longing desire 
 woidd be more general. After three months I felt that spirit of 
 prayer abate, but the spirit of pri^aehing continued for thi-ee months 
 afterwards, until the ingathering was over, and then, the peculiar im- 
 pression which I had, subsided."^^ 
 
 Very few of the churclies had received no accessions du- 
 ring the year. Several that were barren the year before, 
 had been favored Avith a blessing ; while the following had 
 shared in the continued influences of the Holy Spirit from 
 the year previous, receiving almost an equal number each 
 year ; viz : Chesterfield. 18 this year, and 27 the last ; Great 
 Barrington, 29' this year, and 24 the last; 1 Hillsdale, 28, 
 this year, and 32 the last ; 2 Hillsdale, 12 this year, and 14 
 the last ; Mayfield, 27 this year, and 16 the last ; Schodack, 
 33 this year, and 17 the last ; 1 Stephentown, 135 this year, 
 and 21 the last; and 2 Stephentown, 14 this yea]', and 10 
 the last. Beside these, it will be seen by the statistical 
 table, that considerable additions were made to the Cam- 
 bridge, 1st Canaan, Chatham, 1 Cheshire, Elder Werdcii's; 
 Kingsboro', 1 Providence, Pownal, and 2 Saratoga churches. 
 This anniversary must have been a joyful occasion to the 
 ministers and brethren present, in recounting the wonders 
 of grace during the year, among so large a number of the 
 churches, bringing into the folds of the Heavenly Shepherd 
 so many lambs of Christ, and returning a large number of 
 the sheep who had wandered from their Shepherd's care. 
 It might well be called a year of Jubilee. And the feast 
 was kept by a large gathering, both of ministering and other 
 brethren, from near and far off. There were present Tiven- 
 iy ministers, as delegates from their respective churches, be- 
 
 * Av.to-biography of Elder J. Leland, in liisivorks, p. 81. 
 
CHAP II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 69 
 
 side some sixty other brethren ; who with a dozen or more 
 visiting ministers, made nearly one hundred members of the 
 Body at this veiy interesting session. The following As- 
 sociations were represented by Messengers or minutes, or 
 both, 
 Philadelphia, Elder Andrew Ilarpending, and Minutes ; 
 
 New York, , Letter and INIinutes ; 
 
 Danbury, Elder Babcock, " and " 
 
 Leydea, '* Bemis, " and " 
 
 Otsego, N. Y., Elders Hosmer and Lawton, and a letter ; 
 
 Woodstock, Minutes : 
 
 Warren, Elder Orcutt, Letter and Minutes ; 
 
 Rensselaerville, Elder David Mudge, Letter and " 
 
 Various items of business are recorded, which deserve to 
 be mentioned, among which are the following. 
 
 "10. '■'•Query, from the 1st church in Cheshire; — Is it 
 not best, all things considered, to endeavor to promote a 
 public fund for the benefit of suffering churches in the As- 
 sociation ?" 
 
 "Recommended to the consideration of the churches, and 
 wish them to signify the result of their deliberations to the 
 association, at our next session." 
 
 "11. — Elder Ebenezer Smith presented a petition from 
 the church in Partridgefield, stating that they are in distress, 
 by being taxed, and having their property sold at public 
 auction, to assist in building a Congregational meeting- 
 house ; that there is some hope of obtaining redress, if they 
 can raise money enough to carry on a suit at law ; — they 
 therefore request the advice and assistance of the Associa- 
 tion in their embarrassed situation.'' 
 
 The brethren after some deliberation, proposed to aid 
 them by a contribution, which amounted to $45,50. And 
 to this, they added the following salutary piece of advice, 
 viz : 
 
 "To strive to be at peace with all men ; but at the same 
 time to use all lawful endeavors to preserve inviolate the 
 rights of conscience and property :^and as v e think the 
 conduct complained of, is a violation of both, we conclude 
 they have a right to stand in their own defence ; and do 
 promise to afford them further assistance if needed, to re- 
 lieve them from their present distress. In order to carry 
 
70 SHAFTSBTTRY ASSOCIATION. [1800 
 
 the above mentioned purpose into execution, Elders, Wer- 
 den, Leland and Smitli, were appointed a committee to de- 
 liver the money collected, and report to the churches, what 
 further assistance they need." 
 
 This was the first instance of a like kind, occurring, in 
 in the history of this body, and it came up before the breth- 
 ren again in subsequent years. The design of the query 
 from the Cheshire church about a public fund in the asso- 
 ciation, was, doubtless, to furnish the means wherewith any 
 church might be defended against illegal or oppressive mea- 
 sures, like those that afflicted this church of Christ. The 
 Ashfield church, for a few years in this body, had been a 
 like sufferer from the oppressions of a sister denomination. 
 Backus says of this case, in his church history of New En- 
 gland : 
 
 "The town of Ashfield was planted in 1751, and a Bap- 
 tist church was constituted and organized there, in 17G1, 
 ■with a large majority of the inhabitants in their favor. They 
 had upheld worship there through all the perils of a long 
 war ; yet after it was over, others came in, and obtained a 
 congregational minister, and taxed the Baptist minister,* 
 and his people, for his support. One condition in the grant 
 of the town was, that they should settle an orthodox minis- 
 ter, and build a meeting house ; — and as the Baptists were 
 taxed for doing that, they paid it. But after they had done 
 it, a law was made in 1768, which took the power out of 
 the hands of the inhabitants, and put it into the hands of the 
 proprietors, many of whom did not live in the town, to tax 
 all the inhabitants of the town for the support, of said mins- 
 ter, and to lay the tax wholly upon the lands, be they in 
 whose hands they might ; and to sell the lands, if the owners 
 refused to pay it. The word support was not in the origi- 
 ginal grant of the town from the government. Yet in 1770, 
 three hundred and ninety-eight acres of land, owned by the 
 Baptists, was sold, because they refused to pay a tax laid 
 contrary to the original grant of said lands. They sought 
 to the legislature for relief, without any success for near 
 three years, and then sent to the King in council, and got 
 
 * This very minister, was the Eev. Ebenezer Smith, of Partridgefleld, lii 1800, 
 and who asked the intervention of the Shaftsbuvy Bodv, witli money and othov 
 needful aid, aQ;aihst reli;rious opprpssion. 
 
CHAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 71 
 
 that law disannulled. But no sooner was the news of it 
 published here, than a malicious prosecution was commenced 
 against the character of a chief father of that Baptist church, 
 and though he was fully acquitted upon trial, yet he got no 
 recompense for his costs and trouble. This plainly discov- 
 ers what wickedness is the consequence of supporting reli- 
 gious ministers by force." Backus, p. 190-191. 
 
 This is but one of many similar persecutions for conscience 
 sake, to which our Baptist Brethren, in Massachusetts, were 
 subjected in the earlier period of our colonial history, and 
 before the war of the revolution had wakened up a general 
 love of liberty, and made the whole people jealous of all en- 
 croachments upon it. And yet the right to enjoy liberty of 
 conscience in matters of religion, seemed not to have been 
 well understood and properly respected, by very many, un- 
 til pa»t the close of the Eighteenth Century. For further 
 illustrations of this spirit of persecution, as recorded by 
 Backus and Benedict ; see the note below.* 
 
 Another matter of general interest that came ap at this 
 sessioa is found in the following paragraph of the records of 
 the Body. Here is the germ of that organization of our de- 
 nomination for missionary objects and for Christian inter- 
 course from time to time, that was finally accomplished in 
 the Providence of God, by the instrumentality of Judson and 
 
 *In further illustration of the severity of the Congregationalists or "standing or- 
 der." against the Ashfield Brethren, read the following extra it from Benedict'a his- 
 tory of the Baptists, Vol. 1, p. 435, 436. 
 
 " The Ashfield church formerly belonged to the Warren Association, but for some 
 reason it does not now, (in ISI'2) associate with any connection. It was formed in 
 1761, and Ebenezer Smith became its pastor. For a number of years, this church 
 and its adherents were persecuted with great severity by the predominant party. 
 In 17711, about 400 acres of their land were disposed of at public sale, by the furious 
 parish tax-gatherers. For a demand of less than four iloUar>i, Mr. Smith was dis- 
 possessed of ten acres of his home lot. From his father was taken iiventt/ acres, 
 containing his orchard and burying ground, which was struck off to one Wells, for 
 le.ss than seven dollars. This coveting of fields, and taking tbem by force, goes be- 
 yond any thing we read of in England. There is an account of the Pope taking 
 land in a similar way, from the Waklenses in France ; — but in prutestant countries 
 no example of the kind appears. In these distressing circumstances the B.iptists 
 petitioned the Boston Assembly for relief,' — a number of fair promises were made, 
 but no assistance was afforded them, until they by the assistance of Gov.jHutchinson, 
 addressed the king and council, by whom the law, which sanctioned their oppressions, 
 was disannulled, and their land order d to be restored. The business was not finally 
 settled until 1774, by which time, the minister, who had been the occasion of all 
 this oppression, became obnoxious to his own people, and went off with the estate 
 which had been settled upon him." — [Sened/ct, A'«o £r/. p. 420. 
 
 Another case of cruel religious persecution, is narrated by the venerable Backus, 
 as endured by the Baptists iu Stcrbeidge; in the following words: 
 
 " The cerlificate acts which were made from lime to time, to e.xempt us from 
 ministerial taxes, were often violated by our oppressors, especially wliere now 
 
72 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1800 
 
 Luther Rice, in 1814, when the latter had rallied our de- 
 nomination together, to accept the services of the former, as 
 our first Foreign Missionary among the heathen. 
 
 " Ite7n 12. Took into consideration the motion from the 
 Philadelphia Association, respecting a general conference, 
 which is in these words : — ' Apprehensive that many advan- 
 tages may result from a General Conference, composed 
 of one or more members from each Association, to be held 
 every one, tico or three years, as may seem most subservient 
 to the interests of our Lord's Kingdom ; this Association re- 
 spectfully invites the different Associations in the United 
 States to favor them with their views on the subject.' Afler 
 some conference on the subject, concluded to recommend it 
 to our churches to favor us with their views on the matter, 
 at our next session ; and we will then return an answer to 
 the Philadelphia Association." 
 
 '■'■Item 13, On motion of Elders Webb and CovelJ, voted 
 to recommend it to the churches, to lend some assistance to 
 the Baptist church in the village of Troy, towards building 
 a house for divine worship. When we consider that their 
 number at present is but snvall, and consists mostly of fe- 
 males, — there being not more than two or three males who 
 can advance any thing towards such an undertaking : — and 
 at the same time consider that there is a favorable prospect 
 
 churches were formed. The Baptist cliurch that was formed at Sturbridge in 1749, 
 gave in cortiflcates according to law, and yet they were all taxed to the parish min- 
 ister;— and in two j-ears./Jr^" men were imprisoned for it, at Worcester ; and ihrc-e 
 oxen, and i!i(jhf cows were taken away besides a ereat deal of other projierty. Sev- 
 eral men sued for recompense, aJid at length .iudgment was given for them, in one 
 case ; but the other cases were non-suited, under the jiretence that the actions were 
 not commenced against the right persons. The Baptists judg&l that their damages 
 in these caaes were not loss than/oM?' /niniircd dollars. And a representative from 
 Sturbridge prevailed with our Legislature to m.ako a new law in 1752, to exclude 
 ali'Baptist churches from power to give certificates, until they had obtained certifi- 
 cates from three otiier Baptist churches, that they esteemed said eh urcli^ to be con- 
 scientiously Anabaptists ; — that is. rehaptizers^ — which they never did believe. — 
 Yet, rather than to sutTer continually, most of the Baptists conformed in some mea- 
 sure to their laws, until they were convinced that true /(«'/) could pot bo had in that 
 way, and therefore they concluded in 177.3, to give no more certificates, and pub- 
 lished their reasons for so doing." — [Backus, p. 190. 
 
 One more extract, to illustrate the spirit of persecution, visited in those days, 
 upon om- fathers for their tenacity to Baptist views. 
 
 " More of this appeared in other places. After the Baptist church was fornied in 
 n«verhill, (Mass.) in 1765, they gave in certificates to the other denom'n,alion ac- 
 cording to law ; and yet they M-ere all tfixed to them. And in 17()t;, a large quan- 
 tity of goods were taken from one of their society ; and they sued for recompense 
 in several courts, until judgment was given in their favoE, iii 1707, by our superior 
 court. Their opponents had promised that this sliould bo a final trial;— yet they 
 violatwl that promise, aud procured another trial in June, 1709, when the case was 
 
CHAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 73 
 
 of their society's increasing, if tliey had a suitable place to 
 meet in, and had preaching part of tlie time, (which they 
 might have, if they had a house,) — together with the im- 
 portance of having the cause of religion built up in that 
 place ; we flatter ourselves that our churches will come 
 forward with promptitude, and contribute liberally for so 
 noble a purpose." 
 
 It does not appear by the minutes of succeeding years 
 how much, or whether any thing was contributed in aid of 
 the then infant cause in Troy ; but be that as it may, the 
 Lord took this interest under his patronage, and so caused it 
 to flourish that the Association was held in the Baptist meet- 
 ing house in Troy, N. Y., in the year 1806, when the church 
 reported a membership of 76, with Elder Webb, as their 
 Pastor. And now what a contrast ! After the lapse of fifty 
 years, according to the statistics of 1852 the Baptist cause 
 in Troy is composed of two strong churches, the First em- 
 bracing a membership of 754 ; and the Second, or North 
 church, having 241 members ; being a total of about one 
 thousand in the two churches. Surely " the little one has 
 become a thousand, and the small one, a strong people " in 
 this case, literally. 
 
 The circular and corresponding letters for this year were 
 by Elders Barber and Webb. The, first by the excellent 
 
 turned against the Bap:ist.s -which cost them 250 dollars. And they suffered 
 much, other ways, for several yea's, but they have been well tr»aied since. 
 
 " At Montague, they made distress upon the Baptist Committee, who signed 
 their certificates, and not upon others, and when they sued for recompense, tho 
 case was turned against them, both in tlieir inferior and superior courts, upon a 
 pretence that they could not witness for themselves; — though there were three of 
 them ; and if their names h;d not been in the lists, they could not have been ex- 
 empted. And both there, and in the Haverhill case. Baptists were not admitted as 
 witnesses of plain facts, because they were parties concerned; — though judges and 
 jurors were as much so as they : — [on the other side]. 
 
 " The Baptists in Berwick and Goreham suffered much in these ways, as many 
 others also did. And as tlieir exempting law expired in 1774, another was made, 
 ■which required that their certificates should be recorded in each parish where tlio 
 Baptists lived, who must give ,/ffi^'pcnc'^, for a copy of it, in order to clear them- 
 selves, which is three pence sterling; — the same as was laid on a pound of tea, 
 wtiich brought on the war in America !" — {Backu.% p. 191, 192. 
 
 For further particulars of such things, see Backus further, and Benedict's history 
 of the Baptists. From the spirit thus manifested towards our fathers, and that too 
 within a century, it would hard!}' be supposed that this same denomination of 
 Chiistians would be loudly censuring us, because we would not welcome them to 
 the table of the Lord among us. And yet it is verily so. We would not, if we 
 could, load them with any civil disabilities, pain or penalties, for their errors 
 in doctrine or practice ; much less for their ill-treatment of our ancestors. But we 
 wonld strive to win them, to the truth, still farther, by a kind demeanor, until 
 "we all come to the unity of the faith," and acknowledge the "One Lord, One 
 Faith, and One Baptism." — [F2>/i.'i: 5 — 13J 
 
74 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1800 
 
 Barber, on " Humility as one of the most amiable qualifica- 
 tions of a Christian professor," — we should be glad to insert, 
 but for want of room, an extract or two, as a specimen of his 
 style of thought and addi-ess, must suffice. 
 
 " ISTow, Dear Brethren, let our station, or office in the church of God, 
 be what it may ; let us all remember, that if we are for Christ, as we 
 profess to be, we must renounce the Devil and all his works ; that is, 
 we must not be proud, but humble. Many are the disadvantages re- 
 sulting from pride, and the advantages resulting from humility in all 
 stations. A proud minister displays the Devil's aits, and is running 
 directly into his condemnation. A humUe minister discovers the 
 image of the blessed Jesus, and obtains the approbation of Heaven. 
 From pride and selfishness cometh confusion, and every evil work. 
 Humility and disinterestedness, are the source of peace, harmony, 
 good order, and piety, through the world ; and particularly in the 
 church of Christ. 
 
 "Again ; our pride, or our humility will be great or small, in pro- 
 portion to our knowledge of God, and ourselves. The less we know 
 of God and ourselves, the more proud we shall be. The more we 
 know'of God.and of ourselves, the more humble \^e shall be. When 
 we consider the jwivcr of God, we shall be humbled under a sense of 
 our own weakness. When we consider the wisdom of God, we shall 
 be humbled with a sense of our folly. "When we consider the 
 omniscience of God, we shall be humbled by a sense of pur own igno- 
 rance. "When we reflect on the itnmcnsity of God, we shall be hum- 
 bled by reflecting on our limited situation ; [our finite character.] 
 "When we consider the moral perfections of Jehovah, we shall be hum- 
 bled under a sense of our vileness and pollution. When we consider 
 the humiliation of the adorable Jesus, who never did any wrong, — 
 how poor, how wretched, how miserable in his birth, life and death ! 
 He had no sumptuous palace, no splendid attire, no treasures of 
 wealth, no honorable friends, no conveniences, — not even as much as 
 the birds and foxes ; and to render the affecting scene complete, see 
 him sink at last in death, beneath the infinite weight of shame and 
 disgrace ! Pause a moment, and wonder, with Gabriel — at bis 
 inestimable magnanimity and condescension. Compare the whole 
 with our horrid pride and rebellion against God ; with our anxiety 
 for a good habitation, for specious attire, for riches and wealth, for 
 power and promotion, for temporal conveniences of every kind; 
 
CHAP. II.] SECOND TEN YEARS. 75 
 
 and will it not tend to humble ua iu the very dust ? Dear Bretbren ! 
 "What is God to us ? What are we to him ? How great are his mer- 
 cies ? how little is our gratitude ? 
 
 " Again ; if we know our place and station in the scale of being, and 
 in the church of God, shall we not, if we are truly humble, be content 
 therewith ? Shall we not keep it ? Shall we not repent where we 
 have done wrong ? Shall we not mourn oyer our infirmities, and be 
 ever sensible of our entire dependence on the Lord of Life and Glory ? 
 Shall we not love one another — be kind — be pitiful — be courteous — 
 forgive our enemies, esteem others better than ourselves, and conde- 
 scend to men of low degree ? In short, should we not keep out of 
 Satan's dominions, and consequently escape his snares and gins ; 
 while at tho same time the Lord would own and bless us, as those 
 who wear his own livery ? That is " the ornament of a meek and 
 quiet spirit, which in his sight, is of great price ?" 
 
 " To conclude, Brethren ; — Humility is the guardian of the peace and 
 happiness of our churches ; while pride and arrogance, if indulged, 
 will most certainly overthrow them. Take your Bibles, search 
 and see for yourselves. And may the Lord give us all, the grace of 
 Humility, Amen." 
 
 A sermon was preached on Thursday mornhig, by Elder 
 Covell, from 1 Cor. 12 : 8, 9. And the session was closed 
 with exhortation and prayer by the Moderator, Elder 
 Blood ; when this deeply interesting anniversary of the 
 Body ended, and the Brethren scattered once more to their 
 respective fields of toil and sacrifice, where they might win 
 new trophies for their King and Redeemer. 
 
76 EIIAFTSBUKY ASSOCIATION. [1801 
 
 CHAPTER ITT. 
 
 Annals of the Bodii from 1801 to \Q\\. The second decade of years ; 
 — A period of great in tercst. 
 
 In enteriag upon tho events of a new century, we find 
 new objects of interest in the history of religion, as well as 
 in the affairs of states and nations. The Nineteenth century, 
 is to us who live in it, an eventful period. And indeed, in 
 its relations to the progress of the arts and sciences, of poli- 
 tics and religion, among the nations of the Earth, it is a not 
 less eventful portion of the history of the world, than was 
 the Fifteenth fientury, the era of the Protestant reformation ; 
 nor scarcely less eventful, so far as we are prepared to judge 
 now, in its meridian, than was the first century of the 
 Christian era. During the present century thus far, more 
 important events, of a wide and commanding influence have 
 transpired, that affect the destinies of our race, than during . 
 any former century of Time. Not only in the affairs of na- 
 tions, in Europe, Asia, and America, in the arts and sci- 
 ences — in navigatioB, and commerce ; but in the increase 
 and success of missionary efforts, to diffuse the knovrledge 
 of salvation to the ends of the earth. The application of 
 steam power alone, to the arts of mechanism, printing, nav- 
 igation, and railroad travel, is one of the greatest wonders of 
 the world. And if we add to this, the discovery of the 
 Electric Telegraph, whereby our continent is transformed, 
 by the use of a net work of magic wires, into one vast speak- 
 ing gallery, so that its inhabitants can converse \\'i\\\ each 
 other almost daily — over an area of thousands of miles in 
 extent ; and surely, we may be allowed to claim for this 
 century a pre-eminence of position above all that have gone 
 before, in regard to the arts that benefit man. And then it 
 Tfe take into account the general and rapid diffusion ol 
 knowledge, amsng the masses in every enlightened, chris 
 tian country, the spirit of enterprise that is blending the in 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 77 
 
 terests of all nations into one great Brotherliood of states 
 :ind peoples, by the free intercommunication of these days ; 
 and especially, when we consider the great and stirring ef- 
 forts of Cliristendom, to evangelize the nations, by the mul- 
 tiplication of Bibles, religious books, tracts and periodicals, 
 and the establishnn:!nt of missionary stations, churches, 
 schools, and even colleges and Theological seminaries in 
 many, if not most of the nations of the world ; when we con- 
 sider all these things, and mark the degree of the Divine 
 Favor upon these eiforts of his people for the laatjiffi/ or 
 sixty years, every mind must be impressed with the solemn 
 conviction, that we live in the most eventful period of time, 
 the world has ever witnessed. The power of the pulpit and 
 the press is felt upon the minds of men, as never before ; 
 and although the forces of error, and of darkness may seem 
 to be arraying themselves in a formidable posture against 
 the progress of Truth and Light ; yet, we cannot be long in 
 doubt, which shall prevail, if we consider that '■'■God is for 
 the right," and will give unto his people the "kingdom and 
 the dominion under the whole heaven," when he shall arise, 
 and by the forces of Truth and Light, scatter the hosts of 
 Error and Darkness, and drive them befoi'e his triumphant 
 chariot, like chaff before the wind, from a summer threshing 
 Hoor. 
 
 Amidst the gathering scenes of the great drama of this 
 eventful century, the Shaftsbury AssocIxVtion bore no 
 insignilicant part. Though situated in the interior of the 
 country, remote from the seats of metropolitan power ; her 
 churches, and ministers, and her brotherhood of members, 
 both male and feoiale, by their prayers and alms, by their 
 active efforts, and sacrifices, have added no small amount 
 for the last fifty years, to the vast stream of Christian in- 
 fluence, that is pouring itself over the world, hastening the 
 day, when the name of our God shall be one, and his praise 
 one, in all the earth. And we trust the agency of this, our 
 Beloved mother, v.'ill be gratefully acknowledged in making 
 glad the once wilderness and solitary places, of central and 
 western New York, as well as the regions of Upper Cana- 
 da beyond, through the labors of her Home Missionaries, 
 who scattered the seed of Divine Truth with unsparing 
 hands, among the early settlers of those regions. Nor were 
 
78 SIIAFTSCUHV ASSOCIATION. [1801 
 
 the Fathers and Mothers of this Body, forgetful of (he more 
 distant heathen, but at the loud call of the Enghsh brethren, 
 Carey and Marshman, from India ; and of our own beloved 
 Rice and Jadson, from the shore* of Burraah, they formed 
 societies, and raised /wnc/s lor printing the Bible, as well as 
 for the support of the?e self-denying missionaries to the 
 Eastern world. Yes, in their day, as opportunity was of- 
 fered them, the fathers and mothers of this association. so^^7ec? 
 beside all waters, the seed of Truth, and they will bear their 
 part in shouting the harvest home, at the end of the world. 
 As early as 1801, Uiey began to raise funds for domestic 
 missions, and in the year 1805, their united contributions 
 reached the handsome amount, ofSlG7,01, for missionary 
 purposes. But it is time to proceed with our narrative of 
 the doings of the association, from year to year, during the 
 first decade of the Nineteenth century. 
 
 1801. 
 
 The Twenty-first session of the Association was lield with 
 the 2 Galway church, N. Y.. and Elder Blood of Shafts- 
 bury, preached the introductory sermon, from Math. 23 : 8, 
 "But be ye not called Rabbi ; for one is your master, even 
 Christ ; and all ye are brethren." Elder Blood was chosen 
 Moderator, and Elder Lemuel Covell, Clerk. The church 
 at Amstei-dam, N. Y., was received at this session, with 40 
 members. The whole number of churches was 46 ; of 
 ministers, 31 ; while there had been added to all the church- 
 es, during the year, 395 ; dismissed, 83 ; excluded, 72 ; 
 died, 33 ; with a total of 4,318. 
 
 A number of churches had been favored with refreshings 
 from on high, and upon a few, showers had fallen, enlarging 
 them very much in numbers. To the 2 Canaan church, 15 
 had been added. Elder Elisha Barns, pastor; to 1 Cheshire, 
 9 ; 3 Cheshire, 9 also ; to Clifton Park, now headed by the 
 amiable Abijah Peck, pastor, 36 ; to Chester, Elder J. Fox, 
 pastor, 44 ; to 2 Galway, 64 ; to 1 Milton, 73 ; to Provi- 
 dence, by uniting the 1st and 2nd churches into one, 44 ; 
 and to Stephentown and Petersburgh, under Elder Hull, 32 
 Lad been added. 
 
 Various matters of interest were trarvsacted this session, 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. • 79 
 
 and a sermon was preached on Thursday morning introduc- 
 tory to business, by Elder O. "Warren, of the Vermont As- 
 sociation, from 1 Peter 2 : 9. "But ye are a chosen gen- 
 eration, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people 
 &c." 
 
 The query from the first church in Cheshire, presented 
 at the last meeting, respecting vifund for the relief of suf- 
 fering churches was considered and answered as fellows : 
 
 '■'■Item 9. The Association esteem it duty to afford relief to 
 churches or brethren, who are sufiFering by oppression, 
 (which is the suffering contemplated in the above query,) as 
 far as we have opportunity ; but, as there are but very few 
 of our churches in a situation to suffer in this way, we do 
 not think it necessary to raise a fund for that purpose ; but 
 would recommend it to churches who are suffering, to make 
 known their wants to the association, and they will undoubt- 
 edly, obtain relief." And the next item of business, is de- 
 signed to meet such a case, viz : 
 
 '■'■Item 10. Whereas the church in Partridgefield, (now 
 Hinsdale,) have made application for additional assistance 
 in the case they stated to us, at our last session ; the asso- 
 ciation, therefore recommend it to all the churches which 
 compose this Body, to make a liberal contribution for their 
 relief; and forward the money they collect to Elders Wer- 
 den, Leland, and Smith, (the committee appointed at our 
 last, to receive the same and appropriate it to the use above 
 mentioned,) by the first of September next; and if more 
 should be collected than is necessary for their relief, said 
 committee will return the overplus to the churches, in pro- 
 portion as they shall severally contribute." 
 
 The proposition of the Philadelphia Association, enter- 
 tained last year, respecting a General Conference of the 
 Baptist churches, once in a year or two, was answered as 
 follows : — "That at present Ave have not sufficient light on 
 the subject, to see the utility of such a combination ; there- 
 fore voted not to engage therein till we have further light 
 thereon." 
 
 The confusion that had existed respecting the identity of 
 the Vermont Association for several years, was settled in 
 the minutes of this association by the following action of the 
 Body, as recorded in Item 13, of business. 
 
80 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [I8OI 
 
 "Our committee appointed at our last session, to visit the 
 brethren at Vermont, made report ; — and after examining 
 the same, and collecting all the light we could obtain on the 
 subject ; Voted, to consider the number who have adopted 
 the New Constitution, as the Vermont Association, and ap- 
 point Brethren A. Harpending, James Slye and I. Mattison, 
 to visit them at their next session." Extended the corres- 
 pondence of the body, by sending Elders Lee and Covell to 
 form an acquaintance with the Brethren of the War\Tjick 
 association, situated on the west side of the Hudson River 
 on the borders of New Jersey. 
 
 The following may be worthy of record, as a specimen of 
 the straight-forward action of those times in a matter of trial 
 respecting an unsound church, in practice. "In answer to 
 the remarks in the Letter from the first church in Hartford, 
 we think, in ordinary cases, when the Association receives 
 official information through the medium of a council of min- 
 isters and brethren in our Fellowship, that a church in our 
 union has so departed from the rules of the Gospel, either 
 in faith or practice, that they have lost the fellowship of the 
 churches composing said council, they ought to drop said 
 church out of their fellowship without further ceremony"; 
 yet we conceive there may be cases in which prudence 
 would dictate to make some further enquiry, before the mat- 
 ter is decided. And we further think that in the case stated 
 in said letter respecting the second church in Greenfield; 
 although we did not intentionally violate the above rule, yet 
 through some inadvertence, we went too far in the business, 
 after we had such information as is stated above, respecting 
 their coiTuptiou ; especially, in suffering them, at our last 
 session, to contest the matter before the public, after they 
 had been censured, not only by a council of their own choos- 
 ing, but also by the committee we sent to enquire into the 
 matter. Upon reflection, we think such a step was wrong; 
 and as such, we hereby retract it." 
 
 But this year's session was distinguished more, than for 
 any one thing else, by the development of a missionary spir- 
 it, that glowed with a zeal for the spread of the gospel 
 among the new settlements of the '•'■far west," which then' 
 was to be found in western New York, Upper Canada and 
 Ohio. And a feeling of concern for the red men of the for- 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 81 
 
 est was cherished among the fathers of this association ; as 
 the record of this year and the successful efforts of future 
 years testify. Not only were Elders Samuel Rogers, then 
 «f Iloosick, and Joseph Craw, of Galway, commended in 
 the minutes of this year to the favorable regard "of all good 
 people wherever they might be disposed to travel, to bear 
 the glad tidings of the kingdom of God, as ministers in good 
 report " at home ; but a consultation was held, during this 
 session in regard to some systematic plan of sustaining the 
 labors of such ministers, as might be inclined to travel and 
 preach in the then wilderness of the rising West. Elder 
 Lemuel Covell seems to have been the leader in this 
 work, as well as an active pioneer for a number of years, in 
 carrying out the plan that was matured for the guidance of 
 the body in this matter. The minutes of 1801, have the 
 following item on the 7th page, that proved the germ of 
 Home Missionary effort in our denomination from this 'part 
 of the country, if not the earliest systematic efforts made by 
 any association in the land. The said item is as follows : 
 
 "12. A proposition was made by Brother Covell, for rais- 
 ing a fund, by contribution, for the purpose of sending mis- 
 sionaries to preach the Gospel in distant parts of our fron- 
 tier settlements, and, as far as we may have opportunity^ 
 among the natives of the wilderness. After deliberating 
 largely thei'eon, the Association unanimously voted., to re- 
 commend it to the churches to take it into mature consider- 
 ation ; and those who are disposed to adopt so benevolent a 
 plan, to signify it in their letters at our next session ; and 
 likewise, to make a liberal contribution, and send it forward 
 at the same time, to begin saX^fund; to be entrusted in the 
 hands of such Committee or Trustees as the Association shall 
 appoint to receive the same, and appropriate it to the above 
 use, as they shall from time to time, think proper; and to 
 contribute annually for the support of the same, till the 
 churches so contributing shall judge they have sufficient 
 cause to discontinue such contribution." 
 
 The circular Letter this year was from the graphic pen 
 of Elder Elias Lee of Ballston Spa, and the corresponding 
 on Christian Friendship, from Elder Covell's pen. Each 
 was good of its kind ; and we feel disposed to extract a por- 
 tion from that of Elder Lee on " The Bible above tradition" 
 
82 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATIOX. [1801 
 
 a subject on which he was doubtless prompted to write, 
 from a controversy he had then recently held in his place, 
 with a Mr. Rogers, an Episcopalian, in which the value of 
 the Bible was fully proved, and the weakness of relying on 
 human tradition, evinced. What wonder then, if the Eld- 
 er should come from the field of conflict with such a circu- 
 lar as the following extracts present. 
 
 "The Elders and 3[essengers, composing the Shaftshury Association^ 
 convened at Galway, June Zd andAth, 1801, to the several churches 
 whom they represent, send Greeting. 
 
 " Dear Brethren, — 
 
 When we address you from oui- public conventions, we tliink it al- 
 ways most beneficial to present you with something immedin,tely 
 adapted to the times and seasons, and to the circumstances of things, 
 both in the world, and in the Zion cf God. Time has been, when re- 
 ligious bigotry and superstition, supported by civil tyranny, extended 
 their gloomy reign over the greatest part of the Christian world ; and, 
 by their various artifices and impositions, had buried the light of rea- 
 son and revelation, in almost impenetrable shades of darkness. Men 
 were, therefore, in those times, either subjected by fear, or ignorantly 
 attached to the nefarious schemes of designing Priests and Politicians, 
 BO that little or no trial of real principle could be discovered 
 amongst them. 
 
 " But now the scene is changed, and gives the~ fairest opportunity, 
 especially in our country, of discovering and trying eveiy man's prin- 
 ciples, of what sort they are. But it is yet to be feared, that very 
 few in comparison with the whole, have any just notions of half the 
 things they undertake to support and maintain, either in a civil, or re- 
 ligious capacity. Many people, unable to support their former no- 
 tions of rehgion, \yith any color of reason ; and more than'^half con- 
 vinced of their being erroneous, and yet ashamed of publicly abjur- 
 ing them, are seeking an asylum under the mask of indifference to 
 any form of religion whatever ; — pretending, that' all tlie religious 
 persuasions among us, are viewed in the same light by the Divine 
 Being: — a.nd that sinceiity, in a?i?/ profession, is the certain criterion 
 of truth and acceptance with him. And indeed, this opinion is rapid- 
 ly prevailing in the world, even among professors of the christian 
 religion, under the specious character oi Philanthropy and Universal 
 Good Will. But nothing can be more injurious to religion or dotri- 
 
CHAP. HI.] THIRD TEN YEARS. [So 
 
 mental to society. For, ho'W'ever plausible it may appear, at first 
 view, the following absurdities, with many others, will necessarily 
 and unavoidably result. 
 
 " 1. That human hiveniions, in matters of religion, are as accepta- 
 ble to God as his oicn institutions. 
 
 " 2. That a true regard to the cause of Christ, esteems the laws, or- 
 ders, institutions and works of 7nen, equal to his ; and makes the same 
 conscience of submitting to the authority of inen, in mattei"s of reli- 
 gion, as it does to the authority of God. 
 
 " 3. This opinion would oblige us to suppose, that to be more at- 
 tached to one religious denomination than to another, imder a 
 conviction of its being nearer the truth, is downright bigotry and 
 superstition. 
 
 '■ 4. All examination, investigation, free enquiry, ttc are necessarily 
 excluded by it. 
 
 " 5. This opinion considei-s all reformation, in matters of religion, as 
 the fruit of folly and enthusiasm. 
 
 " 6. It woiild oblige us to believe that all complaint that has been 
 or could be made, (either by God or man) of false teachers, hypocriti 
 cal professors, or impostors, — of any kind of innovations and corrup- 
 tions of religion, has no foundation at all ; and that all the threaten- 
 ings of God against such characters and things, are highly absurd, and 
 contrary to reason. 
 
 " 7. People who support this opinion do most wretchciUy expose 
 their ignorance and inattention to the natui'e of things, as well a3 
 themselves to the intrigues and designs of impostors of every kind. 
 These are they of whom the Pi'ophet speaks, who put darkness for 
 light, and light for darkness ; — or, rather that make a virtue of uniting 
 both under one character, and reprobate every attempt to distinguish' 
 or separate them. Such may easily be persuaded to believe a lie as 
 the truth: — to suck in a deadly poison, as a nourisliing cordial. 
 
 " 8. Such people do evidently prove themselves to be destitute o f 
 si\\j)Tinciple, — and therefore cannot, with safety, be trusted by any 
 society whatever. They would, in general, as soon be of one as an- 
 other; — and if at any time, they discover a preference, it is on ac- 
 count of some worldly honor or emolument, and not of real truth • 
 You may find them engaged on one side to-day, and peradventure, on 
 the opposite io-xaorrow. — and then on no side; — and yet again, on 
 all sides at once. And thus their want of knowledge, truth and in- 
 tegrity, renders them wholly useless to any cause whatever. 
 
84 SHAPTSBUKY ASSOClATiON. £l80l 
 
 " Finally, Dear Brethren, you may hereby see what we, who pro- 
 fess ourselves Baptists, ought to be, according to our profession ; 
 and perhaps tliis would be a good consideration for all Christian pro* 
 fessors. If we believe our religion is from God, we must also, of ne- 
 cessity, believe we have the whole platform of it, in his Word. 
 Whatever, therefore, we believe the meaning of liis word to be, we 
 must fix down upon it, and abide by it, to the very last. In this eascj 
 we should e?i(^M re hardness, as good soldiers of Jesus Christ, and not 
 give over the contest, though we have to wrestle against flesh and 
 blood ; against principalities and poivers ; against the rulers of the 
 darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places. What~ 
 ever others may do, we must not make it a matter of indifference 
 whether we obey God or not, — nor whether we obey God rather than 
 man. Attention to the word of truth, and obedience to the Divine 
 Law, give the only genuine evidence of our being the true people of 
 God. If we love him, we shall keep his commandments, rather than 
 the commandments of men. We ought, therefore, to be a people given 
 to enquiry, — to seek after knowledge and understanding, that we may 
 know huw to distinguish the institutions of God fiom the traditions of 
 raao. And, indeed, no people in the world, have so great an advan- 
 tage in that respect, as we. Our constitution carries in it, the soul of 
 liberty and free examination, and is calculated to open all the ave- 
 nues of reason and revelation, and pour forth the eternal truths of 
 Heaven, in a blaze of light and glori/ upon a dark and benighted world. 
 
 " But oh ! what reason have we to lament, that we have so excel- 
 5.ent au instrument in our hand, and so fair an opportunity of using 
 it, and yet suffer it to lie neglected, as a thing of little consequence, 
 and very little understood. And, above all, that some who profess to 
 be of our denomination, should set an example of indifference to- 
 wards the great ordinances of the Gospel, by admitting to their com- 
 raunion, persons whom they themselves do not allow have been bap- 
 tized in such a manner as would satisfy their own consciences, in re- 
 spect to the true meaning of the gospel in that case. Such people 
 must virtually make it a point of indifference, whether they abide by 
 their own conscientious opinions of truth, or admit the opinions and 
 practices of others, though quite different. And we cannot discover 
 why any denomination of people, who adopt this opinion, might not, 
 ■with equal propriety, adopt all the religious opinions and practices in 
 the world, without distinction. But we ought to remember, that a 
 
CHAP, in.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 85 
 
 hou^e divided against itself, camtot stand. We are youi-s, Dear 
 Brethren in the Gospel of Christ. 
 
 " What is the Bible ? is it good for aught 3 
 
 Is it a real number or a nought ? 
 
 Is it a man of couiisel, and a guide ? 
 
 Or must it be by every fancy tried ? 
 
 Is it a mine, where richest treasure's found ? 
 
 Or like a shore, where pebble stones abound f 
 
 A stable piUar, girt with golden bands ? 
 
 Or, like an empty bag, which never stands ? 
 
 If God and Baal be one, we'll woi-ship both ; 
 
 If two, then we must stand to one by oath. 
 
 So then, we'll shove old Baalim from the throne. 
 
 That we may truly worship God alone." 
 " Leitoel Covell, Clerk. Caleb Blood, Moderator^ 
 
 "With such a circular, to the churches, did the Association 
 fortify the minds of the Brethren against the plausible sen- 
 tinient that " it matters not what we hold to and practice, if 
 we are only sincere, and have love to all." We have given a 
 large portion of the thoughts of this document, without many 
 of their illustrations. And do we not need, in this day of 
 activity, to think over, and inwardly digest the salutary 
 thoughts so quaintly addressed to the disciples of a former 
 generation ? 
 
 1802. 
 
 The Twenty-second session was held at Pittstown, with 
 Elder Covell's people. The opening discourse was deliver- 
 ed by Elder Elias Lee, from 1 John 3 : 8, — " For this cause 
 was the son of God manifested, that he might destroy the 
 works of the Devil." Elder Joseph Craav was ModercUor, 
 and Elder L. Covell, (7/er^ again. The returns of all the 
 churches, gave the following totals : of churches, 43; min- 
 isters, 34 ; (8 of them absent, this session) added, 221 ; dis- 
 missed, 120; excluded, 56; died, 43 ; total, 4,220. The 
 churches most highly favored during the year, were the 
 Cambridge, 1 1 added ; 2 Canaan, 20 ; the Clifton Park, 9 ; 
 Chester, 56, — a large accession; 1 Greenfield, 14 ; 2 Hills- 
 dale, 11 ; Maylield, Elder H. Gorton, 11; Partridgefield, 9 ; 
 1 Pittstown, 96; Providence, Elder J. Finch, 23 ; 1 Sara- 
 
 5 
 
86 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1802 
 
 toga, Elder J. Craw, 22 ; 2 Saratoga, Elder E. Langwor- 
 thy, 12 ; Elder Hull's church, 32 , and Williamstown, Elder 
 Dyer Stark, 7. Others received a few scattering drops of 
 refreshing, but the shoivers of grace were not many, among 
 the churches, nor large. The largest church in the body at 
 this time was Elder Blood's, 4th Shaftsbiiry, which number- 
 ed 356 ; Elder J. Leeland's, 3d Cheshire, was next, 353 ; 
 Elder Hull's next, 338 ; and Elder Amasa Brown's, 324. 
 Of otlier churches, Elder Fox's, at Chester, Warren Co., N. 
 Y., had 168; Elder Jesse Hartwcll's, Sandisfield, 158 ; El- 
 der J. Finch's, Providence, 150; 2nd Galway, Elder John 
 Munro's, 126 ; Pownal, Elder Caleb Nichols, 125 ; 1st Hills- 
 dale, 122 ; Great Barrington, Elder J. Gray's, 121. These 
 were all that exceeded 100 members ; and of the rest, seven 
 only exceeded 75 ; fifteen numbered from 60 to 75 ; and 
 nine had less than 50 members. There were present 26 
 ordained ministers belonging to the body, and some 40 other 
 delegates ; and about 5 or 6 ministers from other bodies ; 
 making a total of nearly 75 of God's servants met in solemn 
 council, to devise ways and means of spreading the gospel 
 in the world. The missionary fund received about twenty 
 dollars, as an earnest of the spirit of benevolence that so 
 well sustained it in after years, among the churches of this 
 body. 
 
 Elder Edward Barber, of Greenwich, preached on Thurs- 
 day morning from Acts 26 : 25, " But he said, lam notmad 
 most noblo Festus ; but speak forth the words of truth and 
 soberness." 
 
 The trials of the Partridgefield church still continued, and 
 the association referred them to Di'S. Stillman and Baldwin, 
 for advice, whether they had better prosecute their claims 
 for redress at the law, any further, against their persecutors ; 
 and if they so advised, further help would be rendered by 
 the association. In regard to their case, it may be stated 
 "that the trial at the Supreme Court had gone against them, 
 for want of being stated right ; and hence the Partridgefield 
 brethren asked for advice and help. 
 
 The most important transaction of this session, however, 
 respected the cause of Domestic or Home Missions. For 
 the proposition submitted last year to the churches, had 
 been very well received generally, and some of the churchca 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 87 
 
 among which were the Clifton Park, Chester, \st Green- 
 field, \st Pittstown, Sandisfield and %id Saratoga, had sent 
 forward monies for missionary purposes. The importance 
 they attached to this subject appears from the fact that they 
 gave up the usual circular letter, for the publication in their 
 minutes, of the following Plan, prepared by Elders Blood, 
 Hull, Warren, Barnes and Covell, for the regulation of their 
 missionary efforts. This Board of Missions, with little 
 change of plan, continued for near thirty years, the fiscal 
 agent ef the body, to employ and pay for services rendered 
 in missionary labor. The circular, or plan, we give in full 
 in this place : 
 
 " The Elders and Brethren, met in Association at Pittstown, June 
 2d and Zd, 1802. To the churches ichich they represent, send Greeting: 
 
 " Beloved Beethren, 
 
 In our last years minutes, we recommended to you a proposition 
 for raising money by annual contribution, for the support of the Gos- 
 pel in destitute parts of the wilderness; and whereas, some of the 
 churches have manifested their approbation, and sent forward their 
 liberality, while others seem in suspense, and call for further informa- 
 tion as to the desirjn of such contribution, and the rules by which it 
 is to be conducted ; we therefore, think it our duty, at this time, to 
 give you a particular statement of the design of said contribution, and 
 the rules by which the application of it, is to be regulated. And, 
 
 1st. The deMgn of the proposition is to place things in such a situa- 
 tion as to enable the Association to send able and faithful ministers 
 to preach the gospel, and endeavor to build up the visible cause of 
 the Redeemer in such parts of the United States, or the Canadas, as 
 are destitute of gospel privileges ; and, as far as they can have ac- 
 cess, among the natives of the wilderness. 
 
 2d. The design is to prevent, as far as possible, the prevalence of 
 imposture in those parts of the world ; and for the better accom. 
 plishing of these purposes, the business is to be regulated by the fol- 
 lowing 
 
 PLAN". 
 
 '■ I. A committee of Twelve Brethren, six ministers and six other 
 Brethren, shall be annually chosen, so long as the Association, shall 
 
88 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1802* 
 
 judge it expedient, to send out missionaries ; ■which committee ehall 
 have a chairman, clerk and treasurer of their number, who shall bo 
 chosen at their first meeting after their election. A majority of said 
 committee shall be a quorum to transact business. 
 
 " II. The duty of the committee shall be as follows : 
 
 " I. To take charge of the contributions made by the churches for 
 the assistance of the missionaries. 
 
 " 2. They shall faithfully examine all candidates for the mission, 
 and recommend such, and only such, as they judge to be pious, able, 
 judicious and experienced ministers of the gospel. 
 
 " 3. When the committee rocomraend a missionary, they shall de- 
 termine the time of his mission ; and the places where the duties 
 thereof shall be performed ; which shall be in such new settlements 
 of the United States, or the Canadas, where the inhabitants are des- 
 titute of a preached gospel, and cannot obtain it. And the missiona- 
 ries shall keep a fair account of their expenses during their mission, 
 and make due returns to the committee of the same, together with a 
 journal of their travels. And if more money has been furnished to 
 them, than they have found necessity for, they shall return the same 
 to the Treasurer of the committee ; but if the sum advanced, has not 
 been sufficient to defray their necessary expenses, such deficiency 
 shall be made up to them, if the state of the fund will admit of it. 
 
 " 4. The committee shall furnish each missionary with such sum, 
 out of the Treasury, as they shall judge sufficient to bear his expen- 
 ses during his mission, and no more ; unless the special circumstances 
 of the missionary require some extra consideration ; in which case 
 they shall have a right to act discretionary. 
 
 " 5. The Treasurer shall keep a particular account of all the sums 
 contributed, and of all monies disbursed ; and the clerk shall keep 
 fair records of the proceedings of the committee, both of which shall 
 be annually exhibited to the association, and published in their min- 
 utes for the satisfaction of the churclies. 
 
 " 6. The committee shall have no fee nor reward for their services. 
 
 " 7. This association shall have a right to alter any of these arti- 
 cles, or make sucJi new ones, at any of their annual meetings, as 
 time, and experience shall point out, to be for the better. And any 
 church, disposed to contribute, shall have a right to discontinue their 
 contributions at any time when they think proper, upon giving their 
 reasons for so doing. 
 
 " Thus, Dear Brethren, we have laid before you, our design, and 
 
■CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 89 
 
 the rules we mean to observe in prosecuting the same ; and we must 
 use the freedom to beseech you, with united hearts and hands, to step 
 forward in support of the glorious kingdom of the blessed Immanuel. 
 We beseech you, brethren, 'Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, 
 that ye, through his poverty, might be rich.' Oh ! let it never be said 
 that those who have been made partakers of the infinite benevolence 
 of the dear Redeemer, should have so little regard for him, as to 
 grudge to part with a little of their property in the sapport of his 
 cause. Oh, criminal covetousness 1 may the Lord deliver us from it 1 
 " Finally, let us all unite our efforts, both at home and abroad , 
 with our gifts and property, to propogate the truth and build up the 
 visible cause of religion in a sinning world. And may the great au- 
 thor of all true benevolence so instruct and influence our hearts, that 
 we may be willing to spend and be spent in His cause. And may 
 His Holy Spirit crown our feeble efforts with abundant success, to 
 the praise and glory of his grace, through Jesus Cheist o?<r Loed." 
 
 In accordance with the first article of the above plan, 
 "Elders Abijah Peck, 'Caleb Blood, Isaac Wehb, Justus 
 Hull, Joseph Craw, and Lemuel Covell ; and Deacons Wm. 
 Stillwell, John Rouse, Joshua Mattison, Isaac Brewster, 
 Stephen Carpenter, and James Green, were chosen a com- 
 mittee for the purposes therein mentioned." 
 
 This committee " appointed a meeting at Brother Faring 
 Wilson's, in "West Stockbridge, Mass., the day before the 
 next meeting of the association, at 1 o'clock P. M., for the 
 purpose of receiving the returns of missionaries, the accounts 
 of the clerk and treasurer, the contributions of the churches 
 and individuals, and of making out their report to the asso- 
 ciation." 
 
 The corresponding letter for 1802, was from the pen of 
 Elder Jeduthan Gray. From such a meeting, the Elders 
 and brethren returned home to the labors of another year, 
 in the vineyard of the Loi'd. 
 
 1803. 
 
 The Twenty Third session was held at West StocTcbridge, 
 Mass., as usual on the jirst Wednesday and Thursday of 
 June, 1803. At 10 oclock, A. M. Elder Caleb Blood 
 according to appointment, preached the inti'oductory sermon 
 
90 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1803 
 
 from Rom. 3 : 2G. ''To declare, I say, at this time, his 
 righteousness ; that lie might be just, and the justifier of 
 him Avho believeth in Jesus." Elder J, Hull, served 
 as Moderator, and L. Covell, as clerk. There were 44 
 churches, 33 ministers, 285 added, 91 dismissed, 45 exclu- 
 ded, 34 died, and a total membership, reported this year, of 
 4,301. Four or five churches had been favored with show- 
 ers of grace, and a goodly accession of souls to their fellow- 
 ship. The 2nd Canaan church had received 22 ; Cambridge, 
 9; Chesterfield, 9; Clifton Park, 35 ; 1 Hartford, 57; 
 (making them 374 in all) ; Mayfield, 22 ; 1 Milton 12 ; 
 Partridgefield, 7 ; 1 Saratoga, 8 ; Savoy, 62, though their 
 beloved Pastor, Elder N. Haskins, had deceased ; and the 
 church under Elder Hull's care, had received 21. The mis- 
 sionary spirit seems to have been increased among the 
 Brethren, for the suraof S78,94, is reported from about 12 
 of the churches ; the largest sum, $20,20 from Elder A. 
 Peck's church at Clifton Park. During the year, Eldei' 
 Blood had performed a missionary tour of ten weeks, un- 
 der the direction of the Committee of the Association. He 
 traversed the region from the Cayuga Lake, to the head of 
 Lake Ontario, receiving about $30,00 and expending only 
 S22,34 ; though the remainder was voted him as a remune- 
 ration for his services. His observations upon the field he 
 explored, encouraged the brethren, both of the Executive 
 Committee and of the association, to increased efforts in be- 
 half of those destitute regions. And during this session 
 Elders, Lemuel Covell and Obed Warren, were commis- 
 sioned to go on a similar tour of exploration and labor, 
 among the destitute, which resulted in much good. Elder 
 Warren was at this time pastor of the Baptist church in 
 Salem, N. Y., and various brethren engaged to supply in 
 part, the destitution of the churches at Pittstown and Salem, 
 while their pastoi's were gone forth to this noble work. This 
 had been the chief recompense for such toil, beside the ex- 
 penses of their journey at the first, but in virtue of a discre- 
 tion vested in the committee, by a vote of the association, at 
 this session a recompense might be made for such services ; 
 and Elders Warren and Covell received for 3 or 4 months 
 labor in the fall of 1803, as pioneei's, the sum oi Fifty Dol- 
 lars each. They traveled and preached as they went, through 
 
CHAP. III.] THIKD TEN YEARS. 91 
 
 central and western New York, to Buffalo vilJage, as it was 
 then called ; and crossing over into Canada, they spent three 
 weeks in preaching and visiting among the people through 
 a section of country GO or 80 miles to Long Point, where 
 they Baptized thirty, and organized a church, cj^lled in the 
 minutes of this association the Charlotteville. Besides this 
 labor, they visited the Indians at Tuscarora, and Elder Co- 
 vell made them a talk, and received one in return, to the 
 Shaftsbury Association ; and returned home, as his publish- 
 ed narrative states, "after an absence of 129 days, in which 
 time I had traveled more than 1600 miles ; preached 125 
 sermons, and Baptised 21 persons ; besides visiting, holding 
 several conferences with the Indian, and many with the 
 white people in different places, attending one ordination, 
 and several councils on other occasions." Thus did the//wes 
 of gospel influence go out from the Shaftsbury association 
 toward the setting sun, through the labors of such men as 
 Blood, Covell, Warren, Craw, Gorton and Jonathan Finch. 
 
 The question came up again this year, concerning a divis- 
 ion of the association, and was referred to the churches, to 
 give their opinion respecting it, at the next session. A query 
 was propounded from the Partridgefield church, as follows: 
 "Is it agreeable to the Gospel, for a church of Christ to pe- 
 tition the civil poioer to incorporate them into a religious 
 society ?"' To which the following answer is recorded. 
 ^^ Answer : "We view it derogatory to the dignity of Zion's 
 King, and undervaluing his ample code of laws, for chxnstian 
 churches to apply to civil authority, to be incorporated as 
 bodies politic, for the purpose of regulating their ecclesiasti- 
 cal concerns, ©r forcing their members to support their 
 preachers ; or even for the sake of getting exemption from 
 religious oppression ; believing religion (in all its branches) 
 to be no object of civil government, nor any wise under its 
 control. It may, nevertheless, be proper, in some of the 
 states, for churches to avail themselves of the act of incor- 
 poration for the sole purpose of holding social property." 
 
 Tlie Stephentown and Petersburgh church presented the 
 following query : "Whether a church, to stand in Gospel 
 order requires a fund ? If not, are Deacons necessary ? If 
 so, is it right for a Deacon to exercise his office, before he is 
 ordained ? And if so, what is his duty ?" Appointed a 
 
92 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1803 
 
 committee of Elders, Blood, Webb, and Covell, and Deacons, 
 Whelpley, Rouse, Coomer, and Brother Jacob Ford, to 
 write on the subject, and report at next session." 
 
 The subject of speculative Free-Masonry, it will be re- 
 membered, had been agitated in this Body in 1798, and a 
 vote was passed, entreating brethren to desist from all con- 
 nexion with that fraternity, for the peace of the churches. 
 But in 1802, the church in Providence, called attention to 
 it, by offering the following query to the association, viz: 
 "Is honor done to the public cause of religion, where an as- 
 sociation has published advice, in their minutes, to the 
 churches, not to allow their members to associate with Free 
 Mason Lodges, and have declared against it ; and yet give 
 fellowship to Brethren of other associations, who do the 
 same, and call on them to take a seat in the association ? 
 Voted to refer the question to a committee to prepare an an- 
 swer, and report at our next session. Elders Blood, Gray, 
 Warren, and Brother Hezekiah IMason, (of 3d Cheshire 
 church), were appointed a committee for that purpose." 
 
 To this general subject, the following response came in 
 1804. Minutes, page 8, June 14. 
 
 ''The committee appointed at our last session to report on 
 the query from the church of Providence, presented the fol- 
 lowing report, which was unanimously accepted, viz : In 
 answer to the query from the church at Providence at our 
 last session ; — We think it proper to insert in our Minutes, 
 that there are numbers of our brethren, and some of our 
 churches, who cannot walk in fellowship with those Breth- 
 ren, who join with, and frequent the Masonic society, when 
 they know it is a grief to their Brethren ; and that some 
 have joined with that society, to the grief of others, which 
 has been, and still is, the cause of much difficulty in many 
 of our churches, and has repeatedly occasioned trouble in 
 this association. This has given rise to the remarks pub- 
 lished in the 14th section of our minutes for 1798, on that 
 subject. 
 
 "In order to prevent any further ditTiculty of that nature, 
 we wish now to be faji'ly and fully understood ; — That, as 
 to the propriety or imjjiopriety of Free Masonry, we do 
 not, as an Association, undertake to determine. Yet, we 
 freely say, that inasmuch as our brethren do not pretend they 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 93 
 
 are bound in conscience, by any rule in the word of God, to 
 unite with that fraternity ; for them to form a connection 
 v,'ith them, or frequent their Lodges, xohen they know it is a 
 grief to their Christian Brethren, and malies disturbance in 
 the churches ; it (in our opinion) gives sufficient reason for 
 others to conclude they are not such as follow after the 
 things that make for peace, and things whereby one may 
 edify another ; (Rom. 14 : 19,) but rather, are such as cause 
 divisions and contentions, contrary to the doctrine we have 
 learned, (Rom. 14: 17,) and, of course if they continue ob- 
 stinately in such practices, ought to be rejected from fellow- 
 ship ; and, consequently, it is not reasonable for us to invite 
 them to a seat in our association. We therefore, answer 
 the query from the church at Providence, in the negative. 
 
 "Yet w^e do not wish, at present, to have this resolution 
 so construed, as to interrupt our correspondence with sister 
 associations, but to have it continued. 
 
 "If there be any Brethren, in any of our churches, or sis- 
 ter associations, who live in the practice ot frequenting the 
 Masonic Lodges, we flatter ourselves, that such churches 
 and associations, after hearing our minds on the subject, 
 will not feel disposed to grieve Brethren among us, by send- 
 ing such of their members, as Delegates to this association." 
 
 The circular letttr was by a committee of five. Elders, 
 Blood, Hull, Leland, Parsons, and Covell, on "Christian 
 Condescension." The corresponding letter is from Elder 
 Leland's pen and mind ; full of quaint sayings, antitheses, 
 and arguments, such as he was wont to produce. But we 
 cannot find room for an extract from either, though the 
 whole of each might be worthy of these pages. 
 
 ''Since our last meeting," says the corresponding letter, 
 "one of our ministerial brethren. Elder Nathan Haskins, 
 of Savoy, has departed this life. Help, Lord ! for the 
 godly man ceaseth. "We hope, however, that our loss is his 
 gain." He had been about 12 years in the Body, and all 
 the while from the same church. 
 
 1804. 
 
 The Twenty Fourth session was held as appointed with 
 Elder Abiiah Peck's church in Clifton Park, the first time 
 
 5* 
 
94 SHAFTSBTTRY AS SOCIATION. [1804 
 
 it Lad ever sat there. Elder Covell preached the introduc- 
 tory discourse from Prov. 24: 30-34 ; "I went by the iield 
 of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of un- 
 derstanding, and lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and 
 nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall 
 thereof, was broken down, Then I saw and considered it 
 well ; I looked upon it, and received instruction ; &c." 
 Elder Blood served as Moderator, and Elder Covell, as 
 Clerk. Three churches were added this session, the First 
 Troy and LansinghurgJi, N. Y., and Charlotteville church, 
 in Upper Canada, a fruit of missionary labor. The whole 
 number of churches was 48; ministers, 36 ; of whom 29 
 were present, and among them, for the first time as a min- 
 ister, the name of our aged father in the gospel still living, 
 Elder Isaiah Mattison, is found. The number added was 
 314 ; dismissed, 15G ; excluded, 62 ; died, 36 ; and a total 
 of 4,433. The report of the labors of Elders Covell and 
 Warren's tour into the western part of New York and Can- 
 ada, was interesting, and the talk to and from the Indians, 
 was an addition of interest to the meetings of the year. Elder 
 Hezekiah Gorton, of Mayfield (now Broadalbin,) church, 
 was appointed a missionary on the route of Elders Warren 
 and Covell. More direct elforts for the collection of money 
 for missionary purposes, by subscription papers among the 
 churches, were recommended, and the enterprise of the 
 churches in this good work was enhanced by the favoral)le 
 reports of their missionaries. The receipts of the year now 
 ended were $91,03. 
 
 The question of a division of the association came up 
 again, and after mutual consultation, the following resolve 
 was passed. "Considering the local situation of our churches, 
 the distance that many must travel to attend our meet- 
 ings, the vast expense attending the meeting of so great a 
 number in one place, — and that a mnjority of the churches 
 have expressed a wish to have it divided, therefore, if any 
 number of the churches are disposed to form an association 
 by themselves in the course of the present year, and give 
 notice thereof at our next meeting, they will have our fel- 
 lowship in so doing." 
 
 Whereupon, a number of delegates present, Hooted, to 
 publish in our minutes that a convention will be held at the 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 95 
 
 meeting house of the first church in Milton, Saratoga cc, 
 for the purpose of conferring on the formation of an associ- 
 ation on the west side of tiie Hudson River, on the second 
 Wednesday in August, at 10 o'clock, A. M." 
 
 This convention was held, and adjourned to Galway m 
 January, 1805, when a new body was formed called the 
 " Saratoga Baptist Association," which held its first 
 regular session at Union Village, "Washington co. with El- 
 der Barber's church in June, at which 14 churches were 
 represented, with 9 ministers and a total of 1,432 members. 
 All the churches west of the Hudson river, (except the Clif- 
 ton Park church) united with the new association, and the 
 IBottskill and 1 and 2 Hartford churches, "Washington co., 
 also. This body has continued to flourish till the present 
 time, and is a very efficient auxiliary to the spread of the 
 Gospel in the world. 
 
 The circular for this year was prepared by Elder Blood, 
 on the office of Deacons, and we think it worthy of insertion 
 entire. 
 
 CIRCULAR LETTER. 
 Dear Brethren, 
 
 " The query from the Church in Stephentown and Petersburgh, rela- 
 tive to the office and work of the Deacons, was, at our last session, re- 
 fen-ed to a committee ; but the query involves too many things to be 
 left intelligible in a short answer, in common form. We, therefore, 
 agree with the committee to make that the subject of our Circular 
 Address to you, the present year. 
 
 " The query is as follows, viz : Whether a Church, to stand in gospel 
 order, requires a fund ? If not, are deacons necessary ? If so, is it 
 right for a Deacon to exercise his office before he is ordained ? If so, 
 what is his duty ? 
 
 " We can think of no better method for the solution of this, and all 
 other queries of a similar nature, than an impartial search for the 
 examples and precepts of our Saviour and apostles. As to a fund's 
 being necessary for the visible order of a Church of Christ, we may 
 notice, that when Christ was on earth, he and bis twelve apostles had 
 a bag, or purse, in which they deposited something, as a precaution 
 for those necessary expenses that might arise, either for them- 
 selves, or for the relief of the poor. Though this may not prove the 
 necessity of every Church's having a fund; yet as in all Churches 
 
96 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1804 
 
 some expenses must arise, this may be considered a worthy example 
 for us to take suitable precaution, so far as to be prepared to meet 
 Buch expenses. 
 
 The next thing we may notice, is the Church at Jerusalem, Acts 
 iv. 84, who being persecuted to that degree that they could not en- 
 joy their professions as usual, sold them, and laid the money down 
 at the apostle's feet, in one common flock ; and equal distribution 
 was to be made, as each one had need. This however, does not ap- 
 pear to have been the practice of any other Church, neither do we 
 find any direction given for the continuance of such a practice in the 
 Christian Church. Yet this circumstance may teach us some im- 
 portant lessons. Ist. That the genius and spirit of the gospel dictate 
 that kind of friendship and fellowship which make those which pos- 
 sess them, willing freely to dedicate their all to God ; to be disposed 
 of for the promotion of his cause, according as he hath directed in his 
 word. 2d. Those who profess the Christian religion, while they make 
 a reserve of their worldly property, are not honest in their profes' 
 sioas, but are too much like Ananias and Sapphira, who kept back 
 part of the price. 3d. That those who possess Christianity are wil 
 ling to be partners both in the joys and sorrows of life. 
 
 We next learn from the apostles, particularly from 1 Cor. xvi, and 
 2 Cor. ix, that the Churches were directed to make suitable coUec - 
 tions, that they might be ready to answer those necessary expendi- 
 tures. From the whole, we learn, that a church in gospel order has 
 dedicated their whole interest to God, and so much of it as gospel 
 rule requires for the promotion of that cause, they freely devote to 
 that use. It cannot be thought, either from scripture or reason, that 
 a Church can long maintain the visible order of the gospel, without 
 some pecuniary expenses, for the conveniency of worship, the uten- 
 sils, and elements for the Lord's table, the relief of the poor, the 
 support of the gospel ministry, and the sjjread of the gospel in desti- 
 tute parts of the earth. For your further satisfaction in these things, 
 turn to 1 Cor. ix. and xiv. chapters, and 2 Cor. ix. Fhil. iv. 1 Tim. 
 ii.4. 
 
 But the question before us is, as expenses must arise, in what 
 manner must she proceed in order to defray them, or is a fund abso- 
 lutely necessary for that purpose ? Answer — If by a fund is meant 
 the depositing a sum of money in stock, distinct from their interest in 
 conomon, the income of which stock shall be sufficient to meet the 
 exigencies of the church, wc find no such rule in the scriptures. Yet 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 97 
 
 ■we think that ia some sense, a fund maybe necessary ; for, according 
 to the scriptures before cited, we have both precej^t and example for 
 taking a suitable precaution, so far at least as to be prepared to meet 
 those unforeseen expenses ■wliich often arise. We therefore think, 
 that were churches to travel in gospel order, they would be so liberal, 
 either at their stated contributions on communion seasons, and other 
 times, or (which we think would be more according to the nature of 
 gospel rule) fur the Chm"ch, from year to year, to determine how 
 much is necessary to meet such expense, so as constantly to have 
 enough in the treasury to answer the above purpose. In this sense 
 only do we mean to be understood in our answer, that a fund ia 
 necessary. 
 
 There is scarce any precept in all the scriptures more explicit than 
 that each member shall bear their equal proportion of all the neces- 
 sary expenditures of the Church. We therefore think that a Church 
 may not be said to walk in gospel order, unless they proceed iu such 
 a manner in this business, as to be able every year to know whether 
 each member does their duty in this respect, or not ; so that one may 
 not be eased, and another burdened. 
 
 As to the ofEce of Deacons, we think they are of absolute neces. 
 sity, without Avhich a church cannot be said to be completely organ- 
 ized according to the gospel. It will be acknowledged, that some of 
 the most essential parts of the visible order of a gospel Church stand 
 connected with a punctual and regular ccmpliauce with those duties 
 that relate to her necessary expenses. It mustllierefore be thought 
 reasonable that some be appointed over this business. 
 
 It was a wise conclusion of the apostles, that it was not meet that 
 they should leave the word of God and serve tables, and it was 
 equally so for the preachers of the gospel at this day. The apostles, 
 therefore, directed (he Church to look out men of honest report, full 
 of the graces of the holy Spiiit, to be appointed over this business, 
 and them they set apart by the laying on of hands. These officers 
 are called Deacons in Phil. i. i . and in 1 Tim. 3d chap. It appears 
 to us that Bishops, or teaching Elders and Deacons, are the only 
 standing officers to be ordained in the Church. These are both called 
 Elders, 1 Tim v. 17. Let the Elders that rule well he counted worthy 
 of double honor ; especially they who labor in word and doctrine. By 
 this we learn, that there were some Elders whose special office-work 
 was not to labor in word and doctrine. Paul directed Titus to ordain 
 Elders in every city ; and it is said of Paul and Barnabas, Acts xiv 
 
98 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1804 
 
 23, that theij ordained them Elders in every church : and when they 
 had j^trayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom 
 they believed. By these Elders, we understand Bishops and Deacons ; 
 and we have not learned from the scriptures, but that these two are 
 the only officers to be ordained in the Christian Church. One princi- 
 pal reason why we thus think, is, that the apostle, 1 Tiin. in. hath par- 
 ticularly delineated the characters suitable both for Bishops and Dea- 
 cons ; but we cannot find either the character or work of any other 
 officers described in the New Testament. To attempt, therefore, the 
 ordination of any other, we see nothing at present but that we should 
 act without any scripture rule, either to know the character suitable 
 for the office, or the work to set him about, which we think would be 
 both uDscriptural and dangerous. But we cannot think, that if the 
 offices both of Bishops and Deacons were not to be continued in the 
 Church, that the Holy Ghost, by the apostle, would have been so par- 
 ticular in describing both their character and their work. As to the 
 duty and work of Deacons, they are to take the oversight or charge 
 of the Church, in all matters that relate to her necessary expenses ; to 
 call the attention, and lead the Church forward in all matters of this 
 nature ; to watch over the members, and see that the engagements of 
 the Church are punctually fulfilled ; to exhort and admonish delin- 
 quent members to their duty in these matters. Some have thought 
 that the office of Deaconi particularly respected the poor ; this, in- 
 deed, is one part of their work; but every other branch of the public 
 expenditures of the church come equally under the cognizance of their 
 office. "When this office was first appointed in the Church at Jeru.^a- 
 lem, the interest of the whole was in one common stock, and therefore 
 one could not be said to be poorer than another. The truth is, the 
 work to which these oflicers were appointed, was to serve tables ; not 
 only the table of the poor, but to see that equal distribution was made 
 to each one, as their stations and circumstances require, according to 
 the rules of the gospel. In a word, the Deacons are trustees of the 
 Church, and are to take care of her prudential concerns in those mat- 
 ters ; not only to see that her public expenditures are punctually 
 attended to, but as far as possible to prevent unnecessary expense. 
 The Deacons also are to provide for the Lord's table, and may assist 
 in the distribution of the elements. As to the Deacon's right to exer- 
 cise himself in the office before he is ordained, we think that the sense 
 of the apostle, in 1 Tim. iii. 10, And let these also first be provtd, 
 
CHAP. III.] THIKD TEN YEAKS. 99 
 
 then let them use the office of a Deacon, being found blameless, is not 
 that he should exercise in the office, in order for tbe proof of his quali- 
 cation, but that the church, by examination, should endeavor to gain 
 sufficient proof, that he may in a good measure answer the character 
 given, and that it is the mind of God that he should be set apart to that 
 office, then let him be ordained before he attempts the work. 
 
 " On the whole, to conclude, Brethren, we think that the office of 
 Deacon is essential to the proper organization and true visibility of a 
 Church. We wish you to examine the scriptures for yourselves, and 
 strive to be found walking according to the due order of the gospel 
 of our Lord Jesus Christ. While we openly reject the aid of civil 
 power to enforce the observance of our duty in these things, let us be 
 careful to avoid that extreme which may lead us off from those pre- 
 cepts of the gospel, which require a punctual observance of those du- 
 ties which relate to the necessary expenditures of the Churches. It ii 
 said by those who plead for the aid of civil power in these things, that 
 without it the \isibility of religion cannot be supported; and that 
 men will not do their equal proportion freely without having recourse 
 to civil law. But were we, beloved, closely to observe the order of 
 the gospel in these matters, our practice would soon convince the 
 world that all such arguing is vain. 
 
 " That the Lord would enable ua all to walk in the order of the 
 gospel, that others may see the light, and glorify om- Father which 
 is in heaven, is the earnest prayer of your Brethi'en in Gospel bonds. 
 " JS". B. — Dear Buetheen ! We wish to have it ever remembered, 
 that this Association disclaims all pretensions to any jurisdiction over 
 the Churches that compose it ; so that no resolution of the Associa- 
 tion, as such, ought to be considered obligatory on them — but only 
 advisory, or opinionative : And we think questions, or disputable 
 "loints, are too often introduced into our meetings, which occasion 
 auch trouble, and tend to scatter, rather than unite or convince. And 
 ,Te desire to add, that we do not mean to consider the ideas expressed 
 n the foregoing Letter as a test of our fellowship — although we think 
 a reformation is necessary in ihe practice of many (if not all) of our 
 Churches, in those respects. 
 
 " Lemuel Covell, Clerk. Caleb Blood, Moderator." 
 
 The Corresponding Letter was by Elder Hull. 
 " P. S. Since our last anniversary meeting, two of our Brethren in 
 the Ministry, have departed this life, to wit. Elder Caleb Nichols of 
 
100 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1805 
 
 Powoal, after a long, laborious, aad (tlirough grace) successful course 
 of services iu the vineyard of the Lord : and Elder Joun Muneo, of 
 Galway, in the prime of life, usefulness, and the esteem of his 
 Brethren. We sensibly feel, and regret the loss we sustain by their 
 absence : But, 
 
 " Why should we mourn departing friends, 
 
 Or shake at death's alarms ? 
 ^Tis hut the voice that Jesus sends, 
 To call them to his arms." 
 
 1805. 
 
 The Twenty-Fifth Anniversary was held at Hoosick Falls, 
 with the Mapletown church, as then called, under the pas- 
 toral care of Elder David Rathbun, on the 5th and 6th days 
 of June. Elder Elias Lee, of Ballston Spa., preached 
 the introductory from 1 Pet. 1 : 6, " Who are kept by the 
 power of God, through faith unto salvation, ready to be re- 
 vealed in the last time." Elder Blood served as Modera- 
 tor, and Elder Covell, as Clerk. The statistics show 4S 
 churches ; 30 ministers ; 229 added ; 90 dismissed ; 40 ex- 
 cluded ; 25 died, and a total of 4,573 members, counting 
 the membership of the two churches below, as given the year 
 before. The churches in the Saratoga body were repre- 
 sented this year, most of them, though the number of mem- 
 bers is not given in the Ballstoa Spa, and 1st Hartford 
 churches. The missionary collections reported this year, 
 amounted to $1 67,91 from all the churches, a large increase 
 upon former years. A number of churches were favored 
 with refreshinj^ showers during the year, as follows : Broad- 
 albin, Elder Gorton, had received 27 ; Cambridge, Elder 
 James Glass, 28; Clifton Park, 14; Charlotteville, U. C, 
 11; Milton church, Elder Jonathan Nichols, 20; 4di 
 Shaftsbury, 17 ; and Ti'oy 34, making their total number at 
 that date, 75. 
 
 The following associations were embraced in their cor- 
 respondence this year : The Philadelphia, New York, War- 
 ren, Danhury. Stonington, Leydcn, Otsego, Woodstock, Eens- 
 selaennlle, Vci'mont, and Cayuga. The Essex, a new body, 
 lately organized on the west side of Lake Champlain, was 
 also recognized this year. The following churches, 13 in 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 101 
 
 number, were dismissed at their request to the Saratoga 
 Association, viz : Amsterdam, 1st Galway, 1st Greenfield, 
 Hadley, 1st Hartford, 2nd Hartford, Kingsborough, Broad- 
 albin, Milton, Ballston Spa, Northumberland, Providence, 
 and 2nd Saratoga. The following resolution will show the 
 kind feeling of the association towards the nevv body at its 
 formation, '"'■Resolved, That the names of the above men- 
 tioned churches be left out of our minutes in future ; and 
 that our brethren, Glass, Olmstead and Comstock, visit them 
 at their meeting, at Bottskill, on the 3d Wednesday of Au- 
 gust next, in order to open a correspondence with the said 
 association." Thus cordially did the Shaftsbury send away 
 the Saratoga, as a mother would her oldest daughter, with 
 her blessing in the name of the Lord. 
 
 The missionary work had been prospered during the year, 
 through the labors of Elder Gorton, who spent tJiree months 
 on a tour through the western country, as far as Long Point, 
 or Charlotteville, in Upper Canada, and who reported as 
 follows : 
 
 " That he found the people in general much engaged to 
 hear preaching ; that in some places in the province of 
 Upper Canada, they were so anxious to hear the gospel, that 
 they would encounter ditRculties almost insurmountable, and 
 dangers indescribable, to get to meetings for preaching ; and 
 that there appeared a general solicitude to have us send 
 them assistance by missionaries ; that he found the church 
 at Charlotteville in trials, but left them in more comfortable 
 circumstances ; that there was some revival of religion in 
 that place, and seven persons baptised while he was there ; 
 that he also presented a written request from the church 
 and society in that place, and another from a number of in- 
 habitants in other parts of the province, earnestly request- 
 ing us to send missionaries to visit them as often as possible ; 
 and above all, to settle a permanent missionary in that coun- 
 try, manifesting at the same time their willingness to do all 
 in their power to help him with such things as they have to 
 bestow for the comfort of his family. That he had also 
 visited the Tuscarora Indians ; was cordially received by 
 them, and found things favorable and encouraging among 
 them ; and that they had sent a talk in writing to the associ- 
 ation, expressing their thanks to God and us, for sending 
 
102 SHAFTSBTJRY ASSOCIATION, [1805 
 
 missionaries to visit them, and their earnest desire to be 
 further instructed in the gospel." 
 
 This report of Elder Gorton's tour was the occasion of 
 great joy to tlie whole body ; especially what was told them 
 of the hopeful pio-pects among the poor savages of the wil- 
 derness ; and the following resolutions were put on record : 
 
 ^^ Resolved unanimousJi/, That this association do cordially 
 approve of the doings of our committee, and the labors of 
 our brother Gorton, as reported ; and that we will make all 
 such further exertions a^ lie in our power to send missiona- 
 ries into those parts, and others, destitute of preaching. 
 And ihQve^ove, Re solved unaniinovshj, that the same commit- 
 tee, viz : Elders Peck^ Blood, Webb, Hull, Craw and Co- 
 vell ; brethren J. Rouse, Nathaniel Uphara, Daniel Rogers, 
 Isaiah Ilendrix, Salmon Child and Francis Choat, be our 
 committee to carry the same into efTect. 
 
 " Resolved, That suitable answers be prepared by brother 
 Webb, in the name of the association, to all the papers allu- 
 ded to, in the report of our committee ; and that whoever is 
 sent out the present year, as missionary, be the bearer of 
 the same." This lot fell upon Elder Covell, as the records 
 of another year will testify. 
 
 Elder Clark Kendrick, a visiting bi'other from Poultney, 
 Vt., preached on Thursday morn'ing fi-om Titus, 2 : 13, 
 "Looking for that Blessed Hope, and the glorious appearing 
 of the great God, and our Saviour, Jesus Christ." 
 
 The circular and corresponding Letter, in one, by Elder 
 Lee, was accepted and printed ; on ^'correspondence." And 
 a committee of three, Elders Blood, Hall, and Webb, was 
 appointed to revise tlie constitution, and report at the next 
 meeting, The following expression of sympathy with the 
 afflicted family of a minister, is worthy of notice. May it 
 provoke others to the same love and good works, under 
 similar calls for help. "Tlds association, having received 
 the atiecting intelligence tliat the house, provisions, and most 
 of the goods, of our Beloved brother in the Ministry, Elder 
 William Tliroop, of Kingsborough, have recently been con- 
 sumed by tire, leaving him, and a family o? small children, 
 in very distressing circumstances; do recommend it to all 
 such of our brethren, whom God has blessed with a supply 
 of this world's goods, to impart something for his relief and 
 
CHAP, in.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 103 
 
 assistance ; those, on this side of the Novtli River can send 
 their liberality to the care of Elder Webb, at Troy, or 
 brother F. Cheat, at Lansingburgh ; — from -whence there 
 will be a safe conveyance to him," 
 
 A table of the contributions for missionary purposes, in 
 the minutes of this year, shows that most of the churches 
 partook of the spii'it of Christian Beneficence, that had been 
 fanned into a Hame, by the success of the Gospel in the des- 
 titute west. The larger contributions were, from Clifton 
 Park, S25,00 ; Lansingburgh, $13,00 ; Broadalbin, S.10,00 ; 
 2 Canaan, S10,00 ; 1 Phtstown, $10,00; 4 Shaftsbury, 
 $9,96; Chatham, $7,43; 1 Hartford, $8,25 ; 1 Sandisfield, 
 $6,00 ; Pownal, $5,67 ; and various smaller sums from 14 
 other of the churches, and some individual subscriptions, that 
 indicated a growing spirit of missions in the body. 
 
 1806. 
 
 The Twenty-sixth anniversary was held with the Baptist 
 church in Troy, N, Y,, on the 4th and 5th days of June. 
 The introductory sermon was by Elder Blood, from Rev. 
 11 : l-2nd verses. This was the first session of any Bap- 
 tist body in that place, and as the church was young and 
 small, only 12 years old, and numbering but 76 members, 
 it must have been to them, as a church, a deeply interest- 
 ing occasion. Elder I. Webb, was still pastor of the church, 
 as he had been for some years, and continued to be till 
 1811. There was a goodly number of the servants of God 
 present from the churches ; some 16 ministers and 45 breth- 
 ren from the churches, and about 15 visitory brethren from 
 corresponding bodies. Elder Stephkn Gano, a visiting 
 brother from Providence, R. L, was chosen Moderator, and 
 Elder Covell, Clerk, as usual. The returns from the 
 churches showed a total of 33 churches ; 23 ministers ; 145 
 added; 65 dismissed ; 30 excluded ; 28 died ; and 3,122 
 members in fellowship. And this, too, (he first year after 
 the Saratoga brethren had taken away 13 churches, and 
 1,300 or 1,400 members. But this process of setting ofi^" these 
 churches, was like transplanting from the crowded nursery, 
 a part of its trees, so the I'eraainder might grow the better 
 and bear the more fruit. The body was still vu/orous, well 
 
104 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1806 
 
 rooted in its soil, and had room enough for its expansion, and 
 now renewed its age, after twenty-five years of usefulness. 
 And so with a maximum size of 35 churches it continued to 
 increase in membership for a dozen years, to 3,700 ; when 
 in 1817, the formation of the Hudson River Body, bore 
 away some of its churches, and again reduced its member- 
 ship a few hundred. The church in Townsend, in Upper 
 Canada, a fruit of missionary labor, was added this session, 
 being composed of 24 members. The churches most highly 
 favored with I'evival influences, were, the Berlin, which re- 
 ported an addition of 22 ; Cambridge, 8 ; Chesterfield, Mass., 
 Elder Asa Todd, 32 ; Charlotteville, U. C, Elder Titus 
 Finch, 17 ; Clifton Park, 11 ; Great Barrington, 12; des- 
 titute of a pastor. The missionary committee reported the 
 receipt, during the year, of S172,41, of which they had ex- 
 pended for missionary labor, 150 dollai'S. Of this, they had 
 paid Elder Jonathan Finch 50 dollars, for 3 months labor 
 in the northern part of Vermont, and on the western shores 
 of Lake Champlain, in tke vicinity of Plattsburgh and Peru. 
 The other 100 dollars, had been paid Elder Covell for six 
 months services on his former route, through western New 
 York and into Upper Canada, and among the Indians. 
 Elder Covell brought back requests for more missionary 
 labor ; and also expressions of gratitude from both whites 
 and Indians, for what they had already enjoyed. The fol- 
 lowing must have been a scene of thrilling interest. ''Broth- 
 er Covell presented a written Talk from the Tuscarora In- 
 dians, expressing their thanks for the notice we have taken 
 of their nation, in sending our missionaries and our friendly 
 talks to them from time to time, and requesting us to enter 
 into a covenant of friendship and brotherhood with them. 
 This talk was accompanied with three strings of toampum, 
 as a token of their friendship, and as a confirmation on their 
 part, of such a covenant. The interesting account brother 
 Covell gave of the state of that nation, the contents of their 
 friendly letter, and the emphatical token of their friendship, 
 expressed by the strings of wampum, occasioned tears of 
 joy and gratitude, and at the same time, the strongest emo- 
 tions of pity, towards our poor brethren in the desert. The 
 wampum, was i)resented by Elder Covell, in the name of 
 the Tuscarora Nat i 071 of Indians, and received by the Mod- 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 105 
 
 erator, Elder Gano, in behalf of the Shaftsbury Association, 
 as the confirmation of a lasting friendship." 
 
 In answer to these expressions of friendly regard from the 
 Tiiscarora Indians, a letter was prepared in reply, and or- 
 dered by the following action to be sent them ; viz : 
 
 '■^Resolved, That brother Covell provide a staff, and bear 
 it, with said letter, to the Tuscaroras, as a token of our 
 friendship, and as a confirmation, on our part, of the cove- 
 nant of friendship and brotherhood, confirmed on their part 
 by the striogs of wampum." 
 
 Elder Gano preached in the evening from Heb. 12 : 1, 2, 
 and Elder Rathbun, on Thursday morning from Col. 3 : 
 11. T\\Q circular this year, " On Union among Christians 
 in building up the cause of Christ," was from the pen of 
 Elder Webb, and the corresponding letter was from E Ider, 
 afterwards Dr., Nathaniel Kendrick's pen, who was now in 
 his youthful ministry the pastor of the Lansingburgh church 
 from 1806 to 1810, a period of five years. 
 
 The committee, to revise the constitution, reported a draft, 
 which was ordered to be printed in the minutes, with a re- 
 quest that the churches express their views of it at the next 
 session, or suggest any alterations they think necessaiy. 
 This constitution or plan of tho association was adopted by 
 nearly an unanimous vote ; only three churches making ob- 
 jections, and these not voting against it on its final adoption. 
 This plan, or constitution, with two or three slight amend- 
 ments, will be found in the annals of 1828 of this work. A 
 vote of thanks is recorded in the following words for the 
 hospitable manner in which the body had been entertained, 
 viz : " Voted the thanks of this Association to the Baptist 
 church and society in the village of Troy, for the many to- 
 kens of hospitality and christian friendship with which we 
 have been entertained during our present session with them." 
 
 Whereupon this very interesting anniversary meeting was 
 closed with prayer by the Moderator, and the brethren sep- 
 arated, some, never again to meet in the assemblies of the 
 body here below. 
 
 N. B. Elder Gano made a donation of fifty dollars to 
 the funds of the Missionary Committee, as they very affec- 
 tionately acknowledge at the close of their minutes for this 
 year. The minutes also report the "death of Elder Clark 
 
106 SHAFTSBUUY ASSOCIATION. [1807 
 
 Rogers, of Hancock, a beloved brother and fellow-laborer 
 in the gospel, who has been called from the field of labor to 
 the royal palace of eternal rest," during the year. The fol- 
 lowing inscription, copied from his tomb-stone, will show his 
 age and the date of his decease : 
 
 " In memory of the Rev. Clark Rogers, xcho departed 
 this life Jan. \Alh, 1806, in the 11 th year of his age." 
 
 1807. 
 
 The Twenty-Seventh Anniversary of this body was held, 
 as appointed, on the 3d and 4th days of June, with the 3d 
 church in Cheshire, Mass. Elder Covcil's own people, 
 though ho was not there to greet his brethren, nor, as usual, 
 serve in the capacity of Clerk, and aid the business of the 
 occasion, for while fulfilling the duties of his appointment as 
 missionary, during they"«/^of the year 1806, in Canada, he 
 had fallen upon the high places of the held, and his once an- 
 imating voice sunk into the silence of death. This solemn 
 event spread a pall over the exercises of this anniversary^, 
 and made it a season long to be remembered by all that 
 were present. 
 
 The inti'oductory was delivered by Elder Webb, accord- 
 ing to appointment, from 1 Tim. 1 : 5, " Now the end of 
 the commandment is charity, out of a pure heart, &c." El- 
 der Webb was Moderator of this session, and Elder N. 
 Kendrick, Clerk, as he continued to be for the three fol- 
 lowing years, till 1810. The reports from the churches 
 gave the following statistics: 34 churches ; 23 ministers ; 
 236 added ; 70 dismissed ; 22 excluded ; 22 died ; and a to- 
 tal of 3,288 members in all the churches. The churches in 
 Pittsfield, Mass., and Philipstown, (afterwards 1st Nassau,) 
 N. Y., were added this year, l^he first name had once be- 
 fore been embraced in the body from 1785 to 1798, when it 
 " was dropped at the request of the Elder, V. Rathbun, and 
 his deacon, because it was so greatly reduced." The church- 
 es most favored with revival influence this year, were the 
 Berlin, 19 added ; 3d Cheshire, 10; Charlotteville, U. C, 
 11 ; Clifton Park, 19 ; East Hillsdale, 44; West Hillsdale, 
 7 ; Lansingburgh, 9 ; Mapletovvn, 16 ; Sandisfield, 27 ; 1st 
 Shaftsbury, 19 ; and Townsend, U. C, 24 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 107 
 
 The circular letter, on the '• Old Testament Divinely In- 
 spired," was by Elder D. Rathbun, and the corresponding 
 one by Elder A. Spencer. 
 
 The usual business was transacted, and the following may 
 be worthy of permanent record : " Question from the 3d 
 church in Cheshire, " Should any member of a church con- 
 sider himself under no particular obligations to attend the 
 appointments of the church, to which he belongs, and when 
 called upon should say, ' He does not know that the church 
 has any control over him, or right to call him to an account, 
 unless it be for immoial conduct,' What is the duty of the 
 church toward such a member 1 Ansiver ; We think every 
 church of Christ is under covenant obligations not to for- 
 sake the assembling of themselves together ; and when any 
 member refuses to attend the appointments of the church, 
 we think he is a covenant-breaker, and ought to be dealt with 
 as such." 
 
 This association sent a committee of three, Elders Peck, 
 Glass, and Mattison, to the Saratoga brethren, to propose a 
 coalition with them in missionary labor : and Elder Kendrick 
 for the same purpose to the Vermont body. The trustees 
 of the " New York Baptist Missionary Societj'," a local in- 
 stitution, whicb had chiefly sustained Elder Elkanah Holmes 
 in his labors among the Tuscarora tribe of Indians, agreed 
 to meet with the missionary committee of this association, at 
 their next session in Pownal, in June, 1808. Thus did the 
 missionary flame burn in the hearts of these fathers of our 
 association, and their co-adjutors, at that early period. The 
 contributions reported at this session, for the year past, 
 amounted to S139,G7, with which the services of Elder J. 
 Finch had been secured for three months in North Western 
 Vermont, and North Eastern New York ; and also the ser- 
 vices of Elder Covell, for three months into Canada West, 
 as before. But, alas ! the committee were compelled to 
 make the following record concerning the excellent Covell's 
 tour ; " That the report of brother. Covell's mission through 
 the western setllements of New York, on to the Tuscarora 
 Nation of Indians, and into the Province of Upper Canada, 
 we shall not have from himself, until we hear his history 
 [of it] in heaven. We learn, however, that he was faithful 
 unto the death. The perishing state of the people, and the 
 
108 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1806 
 
 cause of God, very loudly call for our utmost exertions to 
 continue sending missionaries into that country. The 
 mournful death of our much lamented, and dearly beloved 
 brother Covell, casts a sorrowful gloom over our hearts. 
 Low lies the hody of our dear hrother Covell. In the cause 
 of God he ended his career. His soul, we trust, has gone 
 home to glory, while his body has descended to the dust. 
 And shall the missionary spirit die with him ? Shall that 
 descend to the grave too ? God forbid ! No, brethren ; 
 may the mantle of Elijah fall on Elisha. Let us exert our- 
 selves in the cause of God, and try to promote the spread 
 of the glorious gospel of Christ in a dying world." Thus 
 was he missed and mourned over by his dear brethren in the 
 ministry, and among the churches. That he should die 
 away from his family and home, among strangers, though 
 among christian friends, was sad indeed. But he fell nobly 
 in the field of conflict while bearing the standard of the 
 cross onward into the territory of the adversary ; and what 
 if he was away from his fond wife and children, and loving 
 brethren and sisters in the Lord ? The Lord was with 
 him, and " his rod and his staff, they comforted him." "His 
 record is on high." "He was a good man and full of the 
 Holy Ghost." He died at Clinton, Upper Canada, of typhus 
 fever, after a fortnight's sickness. Sabbath morning, Oct, 19, 
 1806, aged 42 years, 3 months and 21 days, having been 
 born June 28, 1764. He was converted when a young 
 man, in the family of an uncle in Lower Canada, and not 
 long afterward professed the religion of Christ openly at 
 Galway, N. Y. His first attempt at preaching was tliere 
 on the 2lst Feb. 1792, in the 3d Baptist church, afterwards 
 called 1st Providence. He labored in this vicinity for 
 some years, and on the 11th of May, 1796, was ordained to 
 the work of the ministry, a work whose holy functions he 
 lived to exercise only for some ten years. He was Pastor 
 of the 2nd Providence church till 1799, wlien he removed 
 to Pittstown, N. Y., where he labored some seven years, 
 and in the month of April, 1806, he remored to Cheshire, 
 Mass., and became Pastor of the 8d church in that town, 
 which had been chiefiy supplied for 12 years by Elder J. 
 Leland. From Pittstown he went forth to three or four of 
 his missionary tours ; but from Cheshire he made his last 
 
iiAP. Hi. THIRD TEN YEAHS. 109 
 
 departure to his loved work among the destitute. But we 
 cannot here follow his history ; though from the prominence 
 of his services in the public business, and especially the 
 missionary labors of this body, a more than passing notice of 
 his death and character seemed appropriate. A more fall 
 account of him can be found in his biography of 174, 
 pages, prepared in 1839, by his daughter, Mrs. BrowD} 
 of Pownal, a book of rare interest to a christian reader. 
 
 The following brief testimony to his worth is borne by 
 Elders Lawton and Peck, in their History of the " Baptist 
 Miss. Convention of the State of New York," on pages 30, 
 and 31. 
 
 " A few missionaries of the Mass. Bap. Miss. Society, al- 
 so, and the Shaftsbury association, had visited this country," 
 tliat is western New Yoik, " and penetrated as far as Long 
 Point, in Upper Canada ; and were cheered with knowing 
 that their labors were blessed of God, to the edification of 
 saints, and the conversion of Sinners. Among these mis- 
 sionaries, Elder Lemuel Covell, was particularly distin- 
 p;uished. He was, indeed a flaming herald of the cross. 
 There are many yet living, (in 1837) who cherish for 
 him a most affectionate and gratelul remembrance. He 
 now slumbers in the dust of Canada, at Clinton, where he 
 was laboring successfully as a missionary, and whence his 
 Master suddenly called him from his toils below, to his rest 
 above. He died, universally beloved and lamented," 
 
 The association, was called to lament the death of another 
 of their beloved ministering brethren, in the departure of 
 Elder Elisha. Barnes of 2 Canaan. 
 
 He had been a member of the body since 1795, from the 
 same church in Canaan, among whom he had several pleas- 
 ing revivals of religion, in 1796, 1801 — 2, and 1803 
 raising their membership from 37 to 96, the year he died. 
 The minutes of the association say of him; "He was a 
 man of great piety aad prudence ; he bore his lingering sick- 
 ness with wonderful patience and fortitude, and died in 
 the triumphs of faith, the last of August, 1806, 
 
 " The loss we feel,but ne'er complain ; 
 His life was Christ ; — his death was gain." 
 
 * Minute?, 1905. page 10. 
 
110 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1808 
 
 One more record of this session ; and we leave it. It is 
 said that " the business of the association was followed by 
 two well adapted, and very impressive addresses by Brethren 
 Werden and Blood, which, to Christians were like precious 
 ointment poured forth ; when the session closed with prayer 
 by the moderator." It was fitting that the venerable Wer- 
 den now among his brethren, for the last time, as it proved, 
 and the eloquent and honored Blood, about to leave the 
 body and go to" other associations and finish his work, 
 after more than twenty years fraternal intercourse : it was 
 perfectly fitting that each of these beloved Fathers in the 
 association, should be indulged in a few words of parting 
 counsel. And such had been their whole course in the body, 
 that their memoiy has ever been fragrant among its mem- 
 bers and churches to this day. 
 
 Up to this time, few of the pastors and ministers of the 
 body had been called away from their fields of labor to enjoy 
 their rest above ; and hence the depth of that sensation, now 
 produced, by the demise of two such men in one year, as 
 Covell and Barnes ; and the farewell addresses of Wer- 
 den the founder of the association ; and Blood, who had so 
 often preached the introductory, and pi'esided with so much 
 dignity and acceptance in its anniversary meetings. 
 
 1808. 
 
 The Twenty-eighth session occurred on the 1st and 2d 
 days of June, at Potoital, as appointed ; and the Introduc- 
 tory sermon was preached by Elder Leland from Rev. 2 : 
 8 — 11. Elder Webb was Moderator, and N. Kendrick, 
 Clerk. The delegation was large, more than 70 ; of these, 
 one third were accredited ministers of the word. The Body 
 consisted of 34 churches ; 21 ministers; and reported 341 
 added, to the churches ; 51 dismissed; 42 excluded; 35 
 died ; and 3,392 members in fellowship. Two churches 
 were added this session ; the Clinton church, U. Canada, 
 another fruit of missionary effort ; and the Stamford in Vt. 
 The statistics show that considerable interest had been felt 
 among the churches, nearly all of them having added some; 
 and in a. few of them, powerful revivals had been enjoyed, 
 increasing them 30, 50 and even 80 per cent, in member- 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN VEARS. HI 
 
 ship. Elder Hull's church reported 19 additions; Cam- 
 bridge, 10 ; 1 Cheshire, 7 ; Chesterfield, 39 ; Charlotteville, 
 12; Clifton Park, 21; 2 Greenfield, 44; 2 Galway, 54 ; 
 East Hillsdale, 11 ; Pownal, 77, under the labors of Polder 
 Leland, who aided them in the work of the Lord. It was 
 an overflowing blessing, enlarging them to 192. 
 
 The missionary collections this year amounted to $144,87 ; 
 and about 6 1-2 months of labor had been performed at a 
 cost of 20 dollars per month. Elder Finch had ranged 
 over his former field and penetrated the province of Lower 
 Canada in a 3 month's tour, where he found plenty of work 
 to be done. Elder Asahel Morse had spent 3 1-2 months 
 in a missionary excursion as far as Long Point, in Canada 
 West, and was welcomed among the people. There was a 
 desire expressed for more preaching, during the sessions of 
 the Body; and at 5 o'clock, P. M., on Wednesday, Elder 
 Pitman preached from Phil. 3 : 7-8. On Thursday 
 morning, Elder Morse spake to a large assembly, in the 
 open air. And when, at noon, the business of the session 
 was concluded, Elder Warren prayed ; and the people still 
 waited to " hear two discourses in the meeting house, by El- 
 ders John Peck and E. Barber," who so addressed them, 
 that the "Brethren were comforted, thanked God and took 
 courage, they then gave each other the parting hand, with 
 hopes that by and by, they should meet in the General As- 
 sembly and church of the First Born in Heaven." 
 
 It is testified also in the minutes that " seldom has this an- 
 niversary been attended with more evident tokens of the 
 Divine Presence. Good order, dispatch of business, brother- 
 ly love, fervent prayers and pathetic preaching, contributed 
 much to the pleasure and profit of the interview." The 
 Moderator stirred up the minds of the Brethren in regard to 
 the missionary cause, by some timely remarks, " which 
 seemed to interest the friends of Zion deeply, and to strei^h- 
 en their resolutions, to afford it all the aid in their power, 
 and to use their endeavors to provoke every indolent brother 
 to this good work." The circular, by Elder I. Mattison, 
 on Prayer, is an excellent document, worthy of insertion ; 
 and the corresponding letter by Elder Hull, though ap- 
 proved and ordered printed, does not appear in the minutes. 
 
112 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1808 
 
 " CIRCULAR LETTER. 
 
 " The Ministers and Messeyigers of the SnAFTSBuar Association to the 
 Churches they represent, send Christian Salutation : 
 
 " Brethren, 
 
 " Among tbe rich variety of subjects, both doctrinal and prac- 
 tical, -which have constituted the matter of our annual addresses to 
 you, we do not recollect that Prayer has been distinctly named. If 
 no idea entirely new should be started upon the subject, yet some- 
 thing profitable may be observed, both on the nature and benefit of 
 prayer. 
 
 " Breath and speech are not more certain signs of life, than prayer 
 is an evidence of a renewed soul. It was said of Paul, "Behold, he 
 prayeth." The same may be said in every instance of spiritual life. 
 Prayer is the breath of the new creature — the language of the heaven - 
 born soul with God. It is the native expression of holy desires : and 
 where it is wanting, there such desires have no place. 
 
 " Once more : Prayer is the uttering of our heart's desire to the 
 throne of grace, in the name of Jesus Christ, for that help, and for 
 those blessings we need, in such words (if it be vocal) as are suitably 
 adapted to express the same. That " God has no stili-born children," 
 is a common maxim. As crying or praying to God, is an evidence of 
 being born again, so where this evidence is wanting, the claim to that 
 honorable title " Child of God," has no existence. 
 
 " The subject before us, in every view of it, we are sensible, opens 
 a very beautiful and wide extended Held, which the proper bounds of 
 a circular letter forbid us cultivating in all its parts. We must 
 therefore pass in silence many things, such as the several parts 
 of Prayer, Invocation, Adoration, Confession, Petition, Piofession, 
 Thanksgiving and Blessing : also a distinction of the spirit and gift 
 of prayer; "of which we cannot now speak particularly." It is dif- 
 ficuj^to conceive, and more difficult to describe, the great and exten- 
 sive benefits which result from prayer. When the chequered scene 
 of Divine Providence shall be opened in Heaven, then will the saints 
 clearer sec, and better know the worth of prayer. God early design- 
 ed and made provision, that among the ruins of the fall, the souls of 
 many should be made to love him. He knew they would desire an 
 increasing enjoyment of the infinite object of their love : hence he 
 made provision to meet those desires. He has not seen fit to consum- 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 113 
 
 mate, at ouce, the work of grace in his people ; but they are desiring 
 and receiving new discoveries in divine things, and new supplies of 
 grace. Prayer is an appointed mean of receiving these supplies. It 
 contracts a blessed familiarity with that all-glorious Being, whose 
 favor is better than life, and whose frown is worse than death. It is 
 a heartstrengtheuing employment. By this mean we shall obtain pa- 
 tience to bear the ills of life, strength to resist the allurements of the 
 world, and courage to look death itself in the face without dismay. 
 Communion with God in duties is enjoyed, and spiritual blessings are 
 conferred in answer to prayer. Not that prayer is meritorious, or in- 
 consistent with the immutability of God. If it then should be asked, 
 To what purpose is Prayer ? the answer is — Prayer is a way and 
 mean God has appointed for the communication of the blessings of 
 his goodness to bis people. Although he has purposed, provided and 
 promised them, yet he will be sought unto, for their actual bestow- 
 ment. It is their duty and privilege to ask them of him. "When 
 they are blessed with the spirit of prayer, it forbodes well, and looks 
 as if God intends to bestow the good things they ask. However, 
 they should always ask in submission to the will of God, saying, not 
 my will, but thine be done. It therefore appears that prayer is an 
 appointed way of receiving; hence, it ranks high in the order of 
 means. It is a labour which instantly brings its own reward, and its 
 full fruit shall be enjoyed in Heaven. It is like the faithful spies, 
 who brought of the fruit of the goodly land. Suffice it to say, by 
 prayer mercies are sanctified, afHictions are alleviated, holy disposi- 
 tions are invigorated, corrupt passions weakened, and temptations 
 resisted. Right praying begins at home, but does not end there. Re- 
 lations and neighbors, friends and enemies, fellow-professors, and the 
 Church of God in general, the state of the heathen, and the extensive 
 glory of the Redeemer, are all remembered by proper suppUcants in 
 prayer. Pray for thyself— pray for Zion — pray for the whole Earth. 
 Brethren, if any of you are destitute of the stated ministry of the 
 word, and are so locally situated that you cannot join and attend 
 where the word and ordinances are administered, then pray the Lord 
 of the harvest, that he would thrust you forth a laborer, by raising 
 up or sending some one of the sons of Zion, to lead you into the green 
 and rich pastures of his word and ordinances, and feed you with 
 knowledge and understanding. God's purposes of grace, his promis- 
 es and the predictions of his word, are all fulfilled in answer to pray- 
 
114 SHAFTSBURT ASSOCIATION. [1808 
 
 er. What is the travail of Zion but the effectual fervent prayer of the 
 saints, when they resemble Jacob, wrestling with the angel ? 
 
 " Ministers, in their administrations, come to their people in the 
 fulness of gospel blessings, and have utterance, freedom and bold- 
 ness in preaching, when their people, by prayer, supply the place of 
 Aaron and Hur. " Having hope," saith the Apostle, " when your faith 
 ^s increased, that we shall be enlarged by you, according to our rule, 
 abundantly, to preacli the gospel in the regions beyond you." The 
 Apostle had hope, that while he was jeoparding his life among the 
 heathen, in preaching the Cross of Christ, his Brethren would observe 
 this rule and pray for him. Blessed be God that this rule was not 
 confined to the apostolic age. We exhort you, Brethren, with our- 
 selves, that you carefully observe it. Then you will be profitable 
 hearers of the word, and more profitable than otherwise you can pos- 
 sibly be, to those who administer it. 
 
 When this Apostle was preaching the gospel and planting chm-ches 
 where Christ was not named, he was very solicitous for the prayers 
 of his brethren. This was a means by which the strong holds of Satan 
 were demolished, grace reigned, and the truth rode in triumph. He 
 Calculated more on their prayers, than upon their silver and gold. 
 Faithful Ministers had rather be cut short in the latter than in the 
 former ; yet silver and gold have their proper connection and use in 
 propagating the gospel, as we shall presently show. 
 
 "Brethren, shall our prayers be confined to ourselves, and to the 
 places of our residence ? Shall Christendom, or even the bounds of 
 civilization, limit the extent of our desires ? no, say you; we have 
 often prayed that the gospel may have a more universal spread, and 
 know no other bounds than the habitable parts of the earth. The 
 words of David have often been in our mouths, and we think in our 
 hearts too : — " Let the whole earth be filled with his glory." We 
 thought, Brethren, this was the case. Now we exhort you to act 
 consistently with such desires, and prove tliem sincere. We firmly 
 believe that the heathen will be given to Jesus, for his inheritence, 
 and that he will possess the uttermost parts of the earth. Shall the 
 certainty of this event relax our exertions, or stimulate them ? The 
 latter, surely. How shall they (the benighted heathen) call on him 
 in whom they have not believed ; and how shall they believe in him 
 of whom they have not heard ; aud how shall they hear without a 
 preacher ; and how shall they preach except they be sent ? Shall we 
 
CHAP. Ill,] THIRD TEN YEARS. 115 
 
 at this day look for miracles to send ministers, like Philip's flight 
 from the Ethiopian? To indulge the thought is sin. Missionaries 
 must be sent in another way to them, and these missionaries must be 
 supported. They have personal and relative wants, which our pray- 
 ers alone will not supply, for they are yet in the body. By liberal 
 prayers and suitable eliorts, genuine Christianity is manifested, and 
 the glojy of the Redeemer highly advanced. If our prayers for the 
 advancement of the Redeemer's kingdom be sincere and earnest, we 
 shall act according to our sphere, ability and opportunity, in saying 
 and doing what in ua lies, for that end. Brethren, what are our 
 riches ? Are they our staff or our burden ? Do we possess them, or 
 do they possess us ? 
 
 " AVe have reason to believe that the latter-day glory is soon 
 to be ushered in ; when Zion shall have an open deliverance from all 
 her enemies, whether Pagan, Papal, or Mahometan. The prophecies 
 relating to the progress of the gospel, in some degree, have been ful- 
 fiUino- in every period since the Christian era commenced. Yea, ia 
 a sense from their earliest date, and are eminently fulfilling now. The 
 scriptures assure us that great convulsions in earthly kingdoms, and 
 the reio-n of Antichrist, shall precede the remarkable diffusion of gos- 
 pel light. The nations are shaking in a degree, perhaps unexampled ; 
 »nd the convulsions of empires are like the pangs of dissolving na- 
 ture. We believe that Antichrist is consuming, and will ere long, 
 with his whole system, sink into his burning grave. Rejoice, for the 
 Lord Omnipotent reigneth. To him all obstacles are less than a straw 
 beneath the arm of a giant. Let therefore no difficulties, improba- 
 bilities, nor apparent impossibilities, weaken our faith nor slacken our 
 exertions in prayer. 
 
 " Beetheen, you should always pray and not faint. If at any 
 time you think of fainting in this duty, remember Daniel — the par- 
 able of the poor widow and the unjust judge — the deliverance of 
 Peter from prison, and the prayer of Elias. ! consider how many 
 are engaged in this blessed employ. Grace produces a family like- 
 ness among the children of God, and they all have one language in 
 prayer. Amid the diversities which obtain among Christians, there 
 is in their sentiments and language in prayer a happy uniformity^ 
 "When the godly, in their united and fervent supplications, rise and 
 spread like a cloud, we may expect copious showers of blessings. 
 The strong voice of prayer is " the sound of an abundant rain." The 
 Northamptonshire Baptist Association, in England, Lave established 
 
216 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1809 
 
 a prayer meeting, for the spread of the gospel and for the success of 
 jnissions. It has been greatly blessed. Sing, O Heavens, for the 
 Lord reigns and doeth wonders. While prayer. Brethren, is your 
 chief solace, amid the duties, disappointments and distresses of life, 
 shew yourselves deeply concerned for the poor heathen. Their igno- 
 rance, their guilt and their misery, cry louder than a thousand 
 tongues. It is the dumb eloquence of the dying. Brethren, shall 
 we wait and let them come to us ? This, not more than one out of a 
 hundred can do. The great commission says, go to them. Let us, 
 therefore, send them the news of a Saviour, who willingly redeems 
 from destruction, and freely gives eternal life to those who are ready 
 to perish. In saving sinners of every tribe, he fills the earth with 
 his glory ; and Heaven shall in the end be replenished with the 
 peaceful triumphs of his Cross aud Crown. Thus, dear Brethren, 
 concludes our epistle to you. Receive it as a token of love ; it may 
 be the last to many of you, and also the last from some of «s. But 
 sure we are, if we live and die praying, we shall hereafter meet prais- 
 ing, never more to part. 
 
 " O glorious work ! blest abode ! 
 
 "We shall be near and like our God." 
 »N. KEKDRICK, C/eri-. 
 
 I. WEBB, Modemtorr 
 
 The following obituary appeal's in the minutes of this 
 year, — "Died, February 21st, 1808, Elder Peter Wer- 
 DEN, of Cheshire, in the 80th year of his age. For dignity 
 of nature, soundness of judgment, meekness of temper, and 
 unwearied labors in the ministry, but feiv have equalled 
 him in this age. He was the founder, father, and guardian 
 angel of this Association, until his age prevented. lie fol- 
 lowed the work of the ministry about 60 years ; and then, 
 
 " Like old Elijah, in a fiery car, 
 
 " He rode to Heaven, to be a shining star ; 
 
 " May some Elisha catch his sacred robe, 
 
 "And smiting Jordan cry, Where is Elijah's God?"* 
 
 1809. 
 The Association met at Schodach, June 7th, and was 
 
 *For a further notice of Elder Werden, see the Appendix, where a biographic 
 aketcli of him, is given. 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 117 
 
 opened by a sermon, from Jude, 5d verse, by Elder James 
 Glass, of Cambridge ; according to appointment. The ior- 
 raev Moderator and Clerh were chosen, and from the statis- 
 tics of the churches, the following totals are gleaned. Of 
 churches, 33 ; ministers, 23 ; additions, 291 ; dismissions, 
 73 ; exclusions, 55 ; deaths, 29 ; and a total of 3,303 mem- 
 bers in the whole body. To several chui'ches, good acces- 
 sions had been made. To Berlin, 16 ; Cambridge, 14 ; 
 Chesterfield, 39 ; Clifton Park, 52 ; Great Barrington, 10 ; 
 Mapletown, 11 ; Nassau, 37 ; Peru, 21 ; West Stock- 
 bridge, 20 : Stamford, 10 ; and Townsend, 13. Thus did 
 the dry and barren ground, receive the showers of blessing 
 from on high, and the plants of grace, flourish and blossom 
 as the rose. Two churches were received this session, the 
 Adams, (north village) Mass., Elder George AVitherell, 
 Pastor, with 41 members ; and the i?ec^e< church, Mass., 
 Elder Amos Kingslet, with 25 members. 
 
 The missionary work went forward, S118,15 having been 
 contributed for it ; and about nine months of labor had been 
 performed, by Elders N. Kendrick, in W. Kew York and 
 Canada, and by J. Finch and Calvin Chamberlain, in North- 
 ern New York and Lower Canada. The circular letter, a 
 very good one, on " Knowing the truth," was by Elder 
 Webb : and the corresponding on the stability of Christ's 
 kingdom, by Elder Leland. This session was made inter- 
 esting by the Divine Presence, and by having several sea- 
 sons of worship and preaching interspersed with the business. 
 Sermons were preached by Elder Nathaniel Culver of 
 West Stockbridge, from J^ccl, 12. By Elder Samuel 
 Rogers, of Saratoga Association from Prov. 10 : 24 ; and 
 a closing one by Elder D. Rathbun.* 
 
 " CIRCULAR LETTER. 
 
 " The Ministers and Messengers of the Shaftsbury Association, to 
 " the churches which they represent ; send Christian salutatio7i : 
 
 " Dear Bsetheen, 
 
 " In oui- last circular, we addressed you on the important subject of 
 
 prayer ; a subject of importance indeed ; yet not more so than some 
 
 *The name of Mr. Derm U Egglestoti, was published as an impostor on page Itlj 
 of tl^e minutes, and tlie cliurches warned to beware of liim. 
 
 6* 
 
118 SHAFTSBURT ASSOCIATION. [1809 
 
 others, which demand the attention of the Christian : For a,5 prayer 
 implies a right disposition of heart, and connected with this is an en- 
 lightened understanding, a suitable l-nowledg of the truth must ever 
 stand prior to the right performance of the duty of prayer. Henco 
 an acquaintance with the truth must be of the first necessity to every 
 intelligent being, who would worship God in an acceptable manner- 
 God is truth ; and to have an acquaintance with truth is to have an 
 acquaintance with God. But his word is truth also ; for therein is 
 described not only the character of God but the character of man ; and 
 these form the two great pillars, on which rests the whole fabric of the 
 Gospel. To these, permit us (in brotherly love) to cite your minds for 
 a few moments. And, "First — The character of God. Heisabeingin- 
 finite in all his attributes. Justice, Goodness and Truth, constitute hi.^ 
 moral prefections. Consequently, he must be immutable in his pur- 
 poses, and faithful in his promises. He cannot err in counsel, nor change 
 in hia designs : And as the works of all intelligent beings originated 
 in and flow from their thoughts, his thoughts being eternal and un- 
 changeable, his works must unavoidably result from an eternal and un- 
 changeable plan. For to suppose that the mind of God could change, 
 or even hesitate for a moment, would be a renunciation of every idea 
 of the infinitude of Deity, and would amount to a denial of the very ex- 
 istence and being of a God. It will hence follow, that " he is in one 
 mind ; and who can turn him ? And what his soul desircth, even 
 that he doth:" Jobxxiii, 13 : And that "the counsel of the Lord 
 standeth for ever ; the thoughts of his heart to all generations." Psalm 
 xxxiii, 11. Tliis is the character ascribed in the gospel to the God of 
 the whole earth ; and in this point of light is he to be exhibited in the 
 gospel to the children of men, as a being worthy of supreme adoration. 
 And the language of truth is — " Acquaint now thyself with him and be 
 at peace ; thereby good shall come unto thee." Job xxii, 21. But, 
 
 "Secondly, — In order to be acquainted with him, we must become 
 acquainted with ourselves. " Know thyself,'^ was the golden maxim of 
 a heathen Sage ; and this sentiment agrees with the gospel, and is 
 beautifully amplified by the poet : 
 
 ' Man know thyself ; try thy own heart to eean ; 
 
 The proper knowledge of mankind is man.' 
 
 " But here man may adopt the language of the Ethiopian : Acts 
 viii, 31 : — 'How can I understand except some m.in guide me?' — 
 How shall guilty darkened man know himself, if bis true character is 
 
CHAP, in.] THIRD TEN YEARS, 119 
 
 kept out of view by Preachers of the Gospel I " If the trumpet give 
 an uncertain sound, who will prepare himself for battle ?" Will men 
 feel their need of a Saviour, until they see and feel their helpless and 
 hopeless condition ? And will they see and feel these, until their charac- 
 ter is held up to them, in a preached gospel, in its true colors ? They 
 must be informed of their vileness and total depravity ; that the whole 
 head is sick, and the whole heart is faint ; that they are entirely and 
 eternally undone ; that they are without hope, and without God in the 
 world ; and that " the thoughts of their hearts are only evil contin- 
 ally." Gen. vi 6. 
 
 " Thus the sinner's depravity is to be fully and faithfully exposed : 
 his crimes charged home to his conscience with sympathising fer- 
 vency, and his true pictui'e exhibited to view. And not only this, 
 his picture must be drawn at full length : He must see himself, from 
 the crown of his head to the soles of his feet, in a moral point of light. 
 He must know that he is an in'econcilable enemy to God in heart, 
 opposed as much to mercy as to justice, and as great an enemy to the 
 gospel as to the law. This is the way in which men become acquaint- 
 ed with themselves ; and in this way are they slain by the law, 
 in order to be made alive unto God. " Is not my words (saith the 
 Lord) hke the hammer, and like the fii'e, that breaketh the rock in 
 pieces 2" And that man who has not thus been slain, has never 
 known the value of grace, nor realised his perishing need of a Saviour ; 
 nor has he ever obtained right ideas of the divine chai-acter. When 
 slain by the law, then, and not imtil then, does our hope in ourselves 
 and in our obedience, perish ; then, and not until then, does God ap- 
 pear as a Sovereign, sitting upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabi- 
 tants as grasshoppers before him ; the nations being esteemed as a drop 
 of the bucket, or as the small dust of the balance, in hia sight. Now, 
 then, the sinner feels himself in the hands of a Sovereign, who can 
 wound and can heal ; can kill and make alive and can save or destroy. 
 Now, then, should sovereign and distinguishing grace pluck him as a 
 brand from the burning. He will be prepared and disposed to set the 
 crown on the Redeemer's head ; and to ascribe all the glory to him 
 who has loved him, and washed him from his sins in his own blood ; 
 and thus the glories of sovereign, distinguishing and eternal love, shine 
 conspicuous in the face of Jesus Christ, to the unspeakable consola- 
 tion of the penitent soul. In this way the sinner is humbled, God is 
 exalted, and the soul is saved upon a plan, ancient as eternity and per- 
 manent aa the everlasting hills. 
 
120 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [l809 
 
 " Brethren, the doctrine of the divine perfections involves in it 
 that of sovereign grace ; and the doctrine of human depravity stands 
 closely connected therewith in the Bibles. These doctrines stand di- 
 rectly opposed to the pride of the human heart, which rises up with 
 unrelenting fury against them and their supporters, and were it in its 
 power, would exterminate them from the earth. But be not dismay- 
 ed. Cleave fast unto the doctrines of grace, as unto the sheet-anchor 
 of your souls ; in doing which, you will ride out the storms of time, and 
 at last, arrive safe in the peaceful haven of eternity. Hold up the 
 hands of those who preach Christ crucified. But shut your ears a- 
 gainst the syren voice of error ; and turn away indignantly from that 
 man who obscures the glory of sovereign grace, by the exaltation of 
 human works ; who calls upon the poor dead sinner to work out his 
 own salvation, whilst the enmity of his heart, and the infinite evil of 
 sin, are kept out of view ; who tries to inflame the passions by the 
 vociferations of ignorance, without informing the judgment, or enlight- 
 •ning, the understanding. 
 
 " Brethren, the fearful effects of Arminian delusion are sufBeiently 
 and awfully demonstrated in our day. Against these let us carefully 
 watch, and fervently pray ; submitting ourselves to the direction and 
 trusting in the immutable faithfulness of an almighty Saviour ; unto 
 whom every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess that he is Lord, 
 to the glory of God the Father. Let us cherish this consoling reflection, 
 that the time is fast approaching, when the errors and abominations of 
 both the deceivers and deceived shall be swept with the besom of de- 
 struction, as cobwebs, from the earth ; when Christ shall take to him- 
 self his great power, and shall reign over the whole earth ; when (to 
 use the words of Isaiah) "the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, 
 and the haughtiness of men shall be made low ; and the Lord alone , 
 shall be exalted in that day." 
 
 " Isaac Webb, Moderator." 
 
 " N. Kendrick, Clerk." 
 
 1810. 
 
 The Thirtieth Anniversary was held at White Creek 
 village, with the Cambridge church, as then called on the 
 6th and 7th days of June, according to appointment, and 
 the annual sermon preached by Elder Abijah Peck, of 
 Clifton Park, from Deut. 33 : 29. After which Elder War- 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 121 
 
 ren addressed the assembly on missions, and a collection of 
 821,00 was taken for that fund. Elder Webb was Mode- 
 rato r again, and Elder Kendrick, Clerl:. This was the first 
 session ever held in the beautiful village of Little White 
 Creek, as then called, and there was much of interest in the 
 occasion to all present. It had been a year of increase in 
 many of the churches, and some had received showers of 
 grace upon their thirsty borders. 
 
 The church most highly-favored, was the Olifion Park, 
 which had been permitted to gather in the large accession of 
 62, to her membership, making a total of 273 in a church 
 but 15 years old. There had been added to Adams church, 
 17; Becket, 7 ; Berlin, 13; Cambridge, 8 ; 1 Canaan, 10; 
 Charlottville, U. C, 20 ; Great Barrington, 10 ; West Hills- 
 dale, 7 ; Mapletown, 7 ; Hinsdale, (once Peru, J 16 ; Pow- 
 nal, 1 1 ; West Stockbridge, 8 ; Troy, 8 ; and Townsend, 
 U. C., 10. There were recorded on the minutes, the statis- 
 tics of 33 churches, with a total of 23 ministers, 249 added 
 to all the churches ; 83 dismissed ; 42 excluded ; 23 died ; 
 and a total of 3,321 members in fellowship. There were 
 14 corresponding associations from whom Minutes or 3fes- 
 sengers were received at this session. The missionary com- 
 mittee reported the receipt of about SI 60,00 into their Trea- 
 sury, and the performance of four months missionary labor, 
 by Elders J. Finch to the north, and N. Kendrick to the 
 west part of New York and into Canada, with encouraging 
 results. And in view of the opening field of labor among the 
 destitute parts of the land, and the meagre contributions for 
 so worthy an object, the Association authorized " the clerk 
 to write a short address to the churches of this association, 
 on the importance of their coming forward more generally 
 in support of the missionary interest ; and that the same be 
 printed in the minutes." 
 
 The address, from the pen of the now departed Dr. Na- 
 thaniel Kendrick, we give entire, hoping it may serve 
 to stir up the minds of the sons and daughters of those fa- 
 thers and mothers of this body, for whom it was written, to 
 increase and abound in the grace of liberality in sustaining 
 missions, both at home, and abroad, as the Providence of 
 God opens a door, and beckons them out into the field of toil 
 and sacrifice for Christ's sake. 
 
122 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [I8IO 
 
 " The Elders and Messengers of the Shaftsbcet Association, to the 
 Churches they have the honor to represent : 
 
 " Beloved Bektheen, 
 
 " We have takeu under consideration the general interest of Zion, 
 as far as we have had an opportunity to extend our inquiries. The 
 Bubject of Missions to the destitute parts of our country, and even to 
 regions beyond, we dee»i ofsvfficient importance, to merit a more gen- 
 eral attention than you have heretofore given it. To say God has 
 appointed the preaching of the gospel, as the most important means 
 for gathering his people among all nations, is giving you no informa- 
 tion. We cannot, for a moment, doubt your estabhshment in this 
 plain evangelic sentiment. 
 
 " You are anticipating the period, when the gospel shall be 
 preached among all nations, and Christ shall have the heathen for his 
 inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for his possesssion." 
 You know that "faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of 
 God." "And how shall they hear without a preacher ; and how shall 
 they preach, except they be sent ?" There are extensive parts of 
 the harvest, which have hitherto been unnoticed by the laborers of the 
 vineyard. Who can tell why the events of Providence were so ar- 
 ranged, as to convey the gospel to us, in distinction from any of the 
 darkest regions of the world ? Have we received the gospel, as the 
 miser does gold, that we may treasure it up in some secret deposit, 
 where it will be useless to ourselves and others ? Surely not. Were 
 we to inherit it, in this way, it would eat as doth a canker, and 
 eventually prove a savor of death unto death. 
 
 " Were arguments necessary, to call forth the Benevolent services 
 of Christiana to a dying world, arguments the most weighty might be 
 produced. You have found the gospel of infinite importance to 
 yourselves ; yea, the one thing needful ; and the pearl of great price, 
 by which your souls are redeemed from everlasting ruin. The glory 
 and greatness ®f this world slu'ink to nothing, and less than nothing, 
 when compared to the gospel of the grace of God. A man that gains 
 the whole world, must be eternally miserable, if he loses his soul. 
 Mankind by nature, are under condemnation, and the wrath of God 
 abides upon them, and there is no possible way of removing the curse, 
 but by the gospel of Christ. How infinitely precious did the gospel 
 appear to you, when you found it the power of God, and the wisdom 
 of God, conveying pardoning mercy and boundless love to your des- 
 
CHAP, in.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 123 
 
 pairing souls. Hov? precious was the preached word. What were 
 your desires that others might come within its sound ? Surely they 
 were inexpres.=;ible, 
 
 " You will, in the next place, grant, that the preaching of the gos- 
 pel is appointed to man. The office of angels does not extend to 
 this. The divine economy, as stated in the scriptures, and illustrated 
 by providence, authorizes the belief, that man, in this world, will be 
 the important instruments of publishing the gospel, down to the 
 closing period of time. A great part of mankind, at the present, are 
 precluded from the stated administration of the word. This is the 
 case with most of those, who inhabit the frontiers of this State, and 
 the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada. The embarrassments of 
 settling new countries, and the scattered state of the settlers, render 
 it impracticable for them to form societies and obtain a regular admin- 
 istration of the gospel. They have not the means within themselves ; 
 they are dependent. To send missionaries among them, is the only 
 eligible method by which they can at present be assisted. This duty 
 devolves on those to whom God has committed the means. Can we 
 have any scruples of conscience respecting this duty ? Most certainly 
 not. Thousands lie before us, perishing for lack of vision, and God 
 has furnished us with the means of sending them the good word of 
 his gi-ace. "Where is the heart incapable of feeling for poor souls in 
 the regions aud shadow of death ? Surely not in the bosom of the 
 christian. Such know the terrors of the Lord, and would even 'save 
 sinners with fear, pulling them out of the fire.' 
 
 " A few churches and individuals in this Association have for sev- 
 eral years past, made worthy exertions to send Missionaries into des- 
 titute places ; while others have withheld, even the smallest encour- 
 agement. "We cannot think those who duly appreciate the benefits 
 of the gospel, can, for a moment, dispute the duty and necessiti/ of 
 these exertions. They have hitherto been attended with the blessings 
 of heaven, and the hearts of many in the wilderness, have been made 
 glad. This is a cause worthy of the patronage of every Christian, 
 "Were all the members of the Association to pay only six cents an- 
 nually, it would amount to more than has been raised in any one 
 year since the commencement of the Institution. Were each to pay 
 but owe cent a month, it would produce the annual sum of $398,52. 
 Were we to go as far as the females iu Boston, Providence and Sa- 
 lem, who are constituted into mite societies, and tas themselves with 
 ft cent a week, we should annually raise ^1,726,92. Is it necessary to 
 
124 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1810 
 
 take the most parsimonious measures to wring from the hands of 
 Christians a few cents of their abundance, to support that cause 
 which they deem of infinite importance ? What shall we think of 
 that conscience which can give dollars for ornaments, to appear 
 in the fashions of the world, and sorupulously withliold, even cents, 
 in the cause of God ? We are persuaded, Brethren, that many of 
 you have inconsiderately overlooked your duty respecting this impor- 
 tant subject. A word to the wise is sufficient. We hope, at our 
 next annual meeting, no church will fail of their liberality, and that 
 our Missionary Society will meet with a more general patronage. 
 May we be helpers together, of each other's joy, and be cordially 
 united in the most effectual means for extending the triumphs of the 
 crosa May we not shrink at the burden and heat of the day ; but be 
 found faithful unto death. Brethren, the time is short, when this 
 woi'ld will be no more with us. May we at last, through grace, ex- 
 change it for those mansions in our Father's house, which are reserved 
 for the everlasting habitations of the Saints." 
 
 The circular and corresponding letters were by a com- 
 mittee, appointed at the time to supply the failure of those 
 who were charged with this work at the last session. Elders 
 Warren, Lahatt, Glass, Mattison and Rowley, were the 
 committee, and their Letter is on " communion with God." 
 From whose pen we cannot affirm ; unless from Elder Wai-- 
 ren's, the chairman. 
 
 At this time, the Baptist Brethren in Albany had not 
 acquired strength enough to arise and build them a house of 
 worship, nor even sustain a regular ministry ; and hence 
 the Association appointed them the following supplies, viz : 
 
 Eld. Mattison, the 4tli Lord's Day in June, 
 " Peck' " 4th " " '■ Aug. 
 
 " Olmstead, " 2d " " " July, 
 " Glass, " 1st " " " Sept. 
 
 " Hull, " 5th " " " Sept. 
 
 As a result of this aid from the Pastors of this Body, it 
 will be seen the cause was strengthened into visible exist- 
 ence, and in the year 1811, the First Baptist church in 
 the capital of the State of New York, took her seat, by ap- 
 propriate messengers, in the councils of the Association. 
 This session closed in the following very interesting man- 
 ner, as recorded on the 8th page of its minutes. 
 
 *' Item 24. The business of this very pleasant and enter- 
 
 Eld. Rowley, the 4th Lord's Day In Oct. 
 " Witherell, 4th " " " Jan. 
 " Lahatt, " 2d " " "Nov. 
 " Warren, " 8d " " " Feb. 
 
CHAP. III.] THIRD TEN YEARS. 125 
 
 taining session, was closed by a few remarks and prayer by 
 the Moderator ; after which Brother Aaron Leland, (after- 
 wards Governor of the State of Vermont,) preached from 
 Rom. 8 : 32, to a large and solemn Assembly. A short in- 
 termission ensued, at which time the ordinance of Baptism 
 was administered. The people again assembled, and Brother 
 Sylvanus Haynes addressed them in an affectionate and 
 parting discourse." Elder Leland was a Messenger from 
 the "Woodstock Association ; and Elder Haynes, a member 
 of the Vermont, and had been favored with a powerful work 
 of grace among his people in Middletown, Vt., which had 
 added some 112 in a year. And so this anniversary closed, 
 and the Brethren, Pastors and Messengers, went rejoicing 
 home from this " feast of fat things," upon the mountain of 
 Zion. 
 
 1811. 
 
 The Thirty-First anniversary was held on Wednesday 
 and Thursday, June 5th and 6th, with the 3d Cheshire 
 church. Mass , commencing at 10 o'clock A. M., as usual ; 
 with a sermon by Elder Charles Lahatt, of Pittstown, 
 from l&a. 9: 6, "The government shall be upon his 
 shoulder." Elder Obed Warren, though not a Pastor at 
 the time in the association, served as Moderator ; and Elder 
 Charles Lahatt, was Chrh at this session. It had been 
 a year of ingathering in a number of the churches ; more 
 than for several years previous, as the statistical table of the 
 year will show, which we here present to the view of our 
 readers entire, as before, at the close of every decade of 
 years. 
 
 N. B. Ministers in small capitals. A denotes no 
 
 pastor. A * absent. The money credited to the 3d Cheshire 
 Church, was the contribution taken at the close of the As- 
 sociation. The Egremont church, in this table, was once 
 called the Great Barrington ; and the Hoosick, had been 
 called Maple town. 
 
126 
 
 SHAFrSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [1811 
 
 Churches. 
 
 Adams, 
 
 Becket, 
 Berlin, 
 
 Chesterfield, 
 
 Cambridge, 
 1st Ganaati, 
 2nd Cayiaan, 
 
 \st Cheshire, 
 Zd Cheshire, 
 
 Chatham, 
 Charlotteville, 
 Clifton Park, 
 
 Clinton, U. C, 
 Egremont, 
 
 East Hillsdale, 
 
 West Hillsdale, 
 
 Hoosick, 
 
 Hinsdale, 
 
 Lansingbiirgh, 
 
 Nassau, 
 
 Pittstown, 
 Pittsjield, 
 
 Pownal, 
 
 Rchodack, 
 Btephentown, 
 
 MtNISTEES & Mes'gES 
 
 G. WiTHERELT., Dea. 
 
 O. Blackiugton, C. 
 
 Wliitniore. 
 Amos Kingsley, D, 
 
 Childs. 
 JusTDS Hull,* Wells 
 
 Kenyon, R. Mentor, 
 
 J. Hakes, D. Torry 
 Asa Todd, Dea. Wm 
 
 Keen, D. Daniels. 
 
 , R. R. Bennett 
 
 , Jacob Ford. 
 
 , Simon Hough 
 
 Wm. Flint. 
 Bartemas B a aman, 
 
 Dea. S. Carpenter, 
 
 M. Bowen, I. Cole. 
 , Dea. D. Conian 
 
 J. Redway, Wm. 
 
 Collson. 
 Job Champion.* 
 Titus Finch. 
 Abijah Peck, Jacob 
 
 St. John, Willirim 
 
 Groom, jr., A. Her- 
 
 rington. 
 
 , no messenger. 
 
 J. Nichols, D. Sher 
 
 WOOD. 
 
 Abel Brown,* Silas 
 Evans, E. Bagley. 
 
 , Dea. S. West. 
 
 I. GLAsa,«- K Otis. 
 
 E. Smith, A. Jackson. 
 
 , A. B. Hinmau. 
 
 Ephraim Harris, A. 
 Hodges, P. Brown, 
 J. Knapp. 
 
 Charles Lahatt. 
 
 John Francis, Jr , S. 
 Root., D. H.Fraucis. 
 
 David Hulbert, I. 
 Clark, B. Gardner, 
 Abiathar Buck. 
 
 Stephen Olmstead. j 
 
 , no returns. 
 
 19 
 
 58 
 40 
 
 396 
 
 196 
 
 122 
 
 45 
 
 111 
 
 43 
 
 213 
 36 
 54 
 
 301 
 
 26 
 
 106 
 
 m 
 
 48 
 
 141 
 
 121 
 
 5 
 
 Money 
 
 for 
 
 Missions. 
 
 89 
 
 
 56 
 
 5 52 
 
 44 
 
 5 25 
 
 192 
 
 3 00 
 
 68 
 
 3 00 
 
 52 
 
 
CHAP III.] 
 
 THIRD TEN YEARS. 
 
 127 
 
 
 
 > 
 
 C 
 
 K 
 
 ^ 
 
 H 
 
 Money 
 
 Churches. 
 
 MiNISTKES & Mes'gRS 
 
 e 
 
 a 
 
 3 
 
 Q 
 
 a 
 
 
 for 
 Missions. 
 
 1st Shaftsbury, 
 
 Isaiah Mattison,* E 
 Daniels. 
 
 33 
 
 
 
 
 130 
 
 
 iik Shaftsburn, 
 
 I . Mattison, 0. Whip 
 ple,E.Clark,D.Tiok 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ham, I. Hendrix. 
 
 81 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 375 
 
 831 75 
 
 Savoy, 
 
 Philip PEARCK,Jabez 
 Brigg3,W Ingraham 
 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 2 05 
 
 Sandisfield, 
 
 Jesse Hartwell. 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 124 
 
 
 Stamford, 
 
 Paul Himes, George 
 Sampson, M.Baker 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 W. Stockbridge, 
 
 , Fairing Wilson. 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 Troy, 
 
 IsAAO Wbbb,* S. Co- 
 vell, J. Leonard, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 E. Tylee. 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 77 
 
 16 62 
 
 Toionsend, U. C, 
 
 , no account. 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 Albany 
 
 Francis W a yland, 
 F. Humphrey. 
 
 
 
 
 
 67 
 
 
 Oxford, u. a. 
 
 A letter of request. 
 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 35 Churches. 
 
 ■26 Ministers. 
 
 375 
 
 ,63|28 
 
 23 
 
 3724 
 
 $212 59 
 
 Thus it is seen that 8 or 10 churches were blessed with 
 considerable revivals ; , and that tivo, the 4th Shaftsbury, 
 and the Hoosick churches, were visited with great shoivers 
 of grace. The Shaftsbury church, or churches, had not 
 been so favored, since the " Great Reformation " under El- 
 der Blood's labors, 12 years before, or in 1798. Elder I. 
 Mattison was the pastor o( this as well as the first church, at 
 this time, preaching every alternate Lord's day, with each 
 church. This arrangement existed for about 19 years, or 
 from April 1807, when Elder Blood removed, to Jan. 1826. 
 The present, was a year of jubilee to the then young and 
 vigorous Mattison, in which he was permitted to gather in 
 about 115 to both of the churches under his care. Such a 
 favor was never repeated upon his ministry ; a blessing so 
 rich and gratifying in one year, though he had other har- 
 vests in subsequent years. It is an experience once in a 
 life time, to gather such a harvest. Elder Blood never had 
 but one great reformation, as it was termed, in Shaftsbury, or 
 any where else. And so of the revival in Hoosick, under 
 Glass's ministry. It was his greatest, and proved to be his 
 
128 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1811 
 
 last ingathering into the garner of his Lord ; for he soon 
 went down to his grave as a shock of corn fully ripe. Of 
 this revival, the^rs^ poiverful one, the Hoosick church had 
 ever enjoyed, we present a brief account from the pen of 
 the lamented Glass, recorded in the Vermont Baptist Miss. 
 Magazine, vol. 1, page 42, or for April, 1811. It is as fol- 
 lows : — 
 
 " To one of the Editors, 
 
 " Vert Dear Brother, 
 
 "Agreeably to your request,! shall endeavor to give you a short 
 statement of the work of the Lord in this town. About the middle 
 of last May, there appeared an uncommon solemnity among the 
 people. About the same time, three persons came to the church, and 
 gave a relation of their christian experience, and were received into 
 fellowship. The day fallowing, after public worship, we repaired to 
 <he water-side, and there attended to the ordinance of Baptism, ac- 
 cording to the apostolic mode. A large assembly beheld the glorious, 
 solemn scene, with remarkable attention. From that time to this, the 
 work has been very pleasing. The candidates have proceeded very 
 calmly and undei'standingly, in every movement. There have been 
 some, of all classes taken, from the highest to the lowest, both old 
 and young, from three score, down to eleven. About eighti/have been 
 added since the reformation began ; and the prospect is, that many 
 more will soon come forward. The work is still going on, to the 
 great joy of the church — the astonishment of wicked men, and 
 confusion of the powers of darkness, for they all appear to be en- 
 gaged to take the field. But the God of the Hebrews is on Zion's 
 side, and he answers by fire. 
 
 " I subscribe, your brother, in gospel bonds. 
 
 "HoosicK, Dec. 23, 1810. James Glass.'' 
 
 At this session the Church in Albany, then but just con- 
 stituted, and since known as the Greene Street Baptist 
 church, with Elder Francis Watland, as Pastor, was re- 
 ceived into the Association ; also a recently constituted 
 church in Upper Canada, called Oxford. The missionary 
 afl'airs of the Body had gone on as usual ; and the Execu- 
 tive Committee had employed Elders George Witherell, 
 and Daniel Hascall, to travel and preach in Western 
 New York and Upper Canada, for three months each ; and 
 
CHAP. III.] TIIIUD TEN YEARS. 129 
 
 Elder Cyrus Andrews two months in the northern parts 
 of the State of New York, making 8 months labor which had 
 been performed. The following record is found on Page 7 
 of the minutes. 
 
 " That Brethren Witherell, Hascall and Andrews, the 
 above named Missionaries, made an acceptable report of 
 their Missions to your Committee and the Missionary So- 
 ciety, of the kind reception they received, together with the 
 great want of missionary labors in those places, where 
 they traveled. By order of the Committee, 
 
 " Edward Tylee, Chairman. 
 
 " Wm. Groom, Jr., Clerk for the day." 
 
 "Voted, (by the Association) that the above report is sat- 
 isfactory to this Association." By another vote of this 
 body, it appears that they took an interest in the formation 
 of the Westfield Association in Massachusetts, and sent El- 
 ders Hull, Lahatt, Witherell, Francis and Mattisou to sit 
 with their Convention in August, for this purpose. 
 
 The missionary opei'ations of the body had been con- 
 ducted under the supervision of an Executive, called the 
 " Missionary Committee," aided sometimes, and co-operated 
 with by the Executive of another society called the "New 
 York Baptist Missionary Society," before mentioned in the 
 doings of the year 1808. This year, to save confusion in the 
 records of missionary affairs, the following notice appears on 
 page 9th of the minutes. 
 
 " For general information it is to be noted, that for some 
 years past, there have existed, two missionary societies by 
 the same name, of our order, in the State of New York. 
 The Missionary Society connected with the Shaftsbury 
 Association have therefore resolved to be known hereafter, 
 by the name of The New York Northern Baptist Mission- 
 ary Society." 
 
 A number of items of business were transacted worth no- 
 tice beside ; such as a favorable commendation of the " Ver- 
 mont Baptist Missionary Magazine," to the patronage of the 
 churches : the exposure of three impostors who were 
 trying to dupe the churches ; but who were each fallen 
 men. Their names are given as IFw. Thomas, John Wil- 
 iams, and John W. Carey. The circular and correspond- 
 ing letter by a committee, this year was read by Elder 
 
130 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1811 
 
 Asahel Morse, and approved for the minutes. Its theme is 
 the "Three Christian Graces, Faith, Hope and Charity;" and 
 is a brief but worthy practical epistle. An interesting let- 
 ter from the Shaftsbury Female jNIite Society, signed by 
 Mary Clauk, as Presidext, sent to the Association, with 
 a contribution of $1G,45 is printed with the minutes of this 
 year, but we have not room to insert it, though a worthy 
 epistle. Sermons were pi'eached during the session by El- 
 der Aaron Leland, from Ps. SO : 14; Elder F. Wayland, 
 from Phil. 4: 13, and by Elder Rogers, from Saratoga As- 
 sociation, on Thursday P. M., in the meeting house, while 
 business was going on in another " convenient room, at the 
 same time." 
 
 And so closed up the business of this interesting session 
 of the Body, finishing the third decade of its history, and a 
 most interesting portion of it too. 
 
 Finally, in closing this chapter, it may be proper to 
 enumerate some of the leading events that characterized it. 
 The rise and progress of the missionary spirit, in efforts to 
 scatter the light of truth among the destitute settlements of 
 the west, indicates a spirit of enterprise worthy of such men 
 as led aud foUoiced in that noble work. The services of a 
 Blood, Covell, Warren, Finch, Gorton, Asahel Morse, C. 
 Chamberlain, N. Kendrick, Hascall, AVitherell and An- 
 drews — who labored under the patronage of this body, can- 
 not be valued until the revelations of the iinal day, shall 
 tell what good they did in comforting God's people, awaken- 
 ing sinners, encouraging feeble churches, and setting in or- 
 der the things that were wanting in a hundred places whith- 
 er their footsteps were directed by the great Head of the 
 church, in the wildernesses of Northern and Western New 
 York, and of Canada West. Beside these, some other 
 Brethren, as Elder Jesse Hartwell, belonging to this 
 body, did good service under the patronage of the Massachu- 
 setts Baptist Missionary Society, and thus run the lines of 
 this Association abroad over various parts of the country. 
 How many souls were converted, persons baptised, churches 
 formed, or ministers ordained, we have no means of knowing 
 in the aggregate. But the wilderness and solitary place 
 were often gladdened because of them, and many will rise 
 up hereafter and call these messengers of God's grace to 
 
CHAP. III.] THIIID TEN YEARS. 13i 
 
 them, Blessed, — for the benefits thus conferred, by the la- 
 bors and contributions oftlie Shaflsbury Association. Dur- 
 ing this period the number of churches and ministers in the 
 body sutfered a diminution, by the establishment of a ne^y 
 Association, in Saratoga co., and the dismissal of churches 
 in other directions ; but on the whole, there was a great ad- 
 vance of the general cause. And although some 15 churches 
 were dismissed, and some others droj^ped from the body, yet 
 at the close of this period of 11 years, there were but 1 1 less 
 churches in the body and 400 less membership ; while some 
 3,000 had been added to all the churches in the same time. 
 The Saratoga Body reported a total of 22 churches, 15 min- 
 isters, and about 2 500 members in 1811 ; so that if we add 
 the total of these two bodies together at this time, Ave find 
 an advance in their united territory of about fifty per cent, 
 in membership, and some 30 per cent, in the number of 
 churches and ministers. 
 
 But during this period, more than any other previous, the 
 Association lost from her ministry by death. Almost every 
 year some standard-bearer fainted and fell by the stroke of 
 Death from the towers of Zion, " and great lamentation was 
 made by devout men," over him. Elder Haskins of Sa- 
 voy, in 1803, is reported as having ceased from among the 
 living. In 1806, Elders Clark Eogeks, of Hancock; 
 Nathan Mason, of Cheshire ; the pious Barnes of Ca- 
 naan ; and the Beloved Covell died on his Canada 
 Mission ; in 1808, the venerable Werden fell in a good 
 old age, full of years and honors, and was laid to his repose 
 in the grave. And how many of the Beloved Brethren and 
 Sisters, who had shared their toils and trials, joys and tri- 
 umphs in the service of God below, had also gone up with 
 these leaders in Zion, to join the Great Association of the 
 saints above, where toils and tears, and tribulations never 
 come, we cannot say. But in the words of the sacred poet 
 
 " There the saints of all ages in harmony meet, 
 
 " Their Saviour and Brethren transported to greet ; 
 
 " While anthems of rapture unceasingly roll, 
 
 " And the smile of the Lord, is the feast of the soul." 
 
 MUHLENBURGH. 
 
132 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, [1^12 
 
 CHAPTER IV. 
 
 Annals of the Body, from 1812, to 1S21, or for the fourth decade of 
 years — Ajieriod of trials and of blessings also, to the churches. 
 
 We come now to tbo work of tracing the annals of this 
 body, during another decade of years, a period full of stir^ 
 ring incidents, in the history of the church and the Avorld. 
 It includes the days of darkness for our country and the 
 ■ Zion of God, when the pall of war covered the face of the 
 land, and portions of our territory were whitened by the en- 
 campments of a foreign host, and some of our cities were 
 ravaged, dwellings and houses of worship burnt by the 
 ruthless barbarity of an invading foe, and thousands of fami- 
 lies filled with mourning and wretchedness by the events of 
 such times. For years, the converting power of the Holy 
 Spirit seemed measurably withdrawn, even from the church- 
 es of the saints, and few were made the subjects of renewing 
 grace; while, by tens of thousands, our fellow mortals went 
 down annually to the grave, in the battle-field, on the briny 
 deep, or at home amid the busy arts of life. But to this period 
 of bloodshed and desolation, there succeeded a time of peace 
 and great rejoicing, not only among the citizens of our land, 
 generally, but more especially in tlie dwellings of God's saints. 
 Although the /i/'s^ of this' series of years was a time of ingath- 
 ering, some 400 being added to all the churches, the first four 
 years, showed only 752 added to all the churches, and a total 
 of 3,511. But the last six years of this period, was a time 
 of enlargement in many of the churches ; and more than 
 1,600 were added to them all, making a total of 2,850, at its 
 close, after some 8 churches had been dismissed to other 
 associations around. This period commences with 32 
 churches, and 22 ministers ; and closes with 25 churches, 
 and but 14 ministers in its embrace. And yet "God was 
 good to Israel," during this period. Let us follow the stream 
 of his goodness and grace, as it flowed down the tide of time 
 for the next Ten years. 
 
CHAP, IV.j FOURTH TEN YEARS. 133 
 
 1812, 
 
 The thirty-second session of the association was held at 
 West Stockbridge, Mass., on the third and fourth days of 
 June, 1812, according to appointment the previous year. 
 Elder Isaiah Mattison preached the introductory sermon, 
 from Prov. 11 : 30 ; " He that winneth souls is wise." This 
 was the first of six anniversary sermons he has preached to 
 this body in about forty years. Elder 0. Warren was 
 chosen Moderator, and Brother Wm. Groom, jr,, Clerk. 
 But 32 churches were present by their messengers : with 
 22 ministers among these churches, of whom 13 were pres- 
 ent. There had been added to the body, 392 ; dismissed, 52 ; 
 excluded, 38 ; died, 30 ; and there was a total of 3,667 in 
 all the churches. The churches in Becket, Chesterfield 
 and Hinsdale, Mass., having joined the new Westfield asso- 
 ciation, were formally dismissed from the body. The great 
 revival of the year, was reported in the Berlin church, where 
 225 had been added to one church — an unprecedented num- 
 ber. It was a great work ; and the greatest harvest of El- 
 der Hull's long ministry in that place. An account of it was 
 printed in the Mass. Bap. Missionary Mag. for June, 1812, 
 vol. 3, pages 172-3, but we cannot now find that number of 
 the Magazine. A reference is made to it in Benedict's His- 
 tory of the Baptists, vol. 2, pages 550-1, in w^hich he says: 
 *' A revival of an uncommon nature was experienced in Ber- 
 lin, in 1811 ; over 200 joined the church under considera- 
 tion. In one day 57 wei'e baptised in the space of 32 minutes : 
 over one hundred joined the Sabbatarians, and about thirty 
 were added to the open communion church in the town." 
 This was a great work indeed, in which more than 
 three hundred and fifty souls were brought to an open pro- 
 fession of their Saviour before the world, in one town or 
 community, during a single revival season. It increased 
 the number of Elder Hull's church — always large — to 611. 
 It is said that some of the people in the town, during this 
 work, verily thought they heard the voices of angels sing- 
 ing for joy, upon the mountains around the place. INo 
 doubt angels rejoiced in the presence of their God, at the 
 sight of this work, whether their voices were heard or not. 
 The other churches most favored were the Albany, to which 
 
 7 
 
134 6HAFTSBURY ASSOCIATIOJ^. [1812 
 
 11 were added ; Cambridge, 14, now under the care of El- 
 der Obed Warren for some three years ; Pittsfield, 10, El- 
 der John Francis, jr. ; Schodack, 10 ; 4th Shaftsbury, 23 ; 
 and Stamford, Elder Paul Himes, 54. Thus were seveji 
 churches especially favored of God this year, mostly those 
 that had received few additions the year before. 
 
 The 2d Cheshire Church, usually known as the 3d 
 church, sent two letters from two rival claimants to be the 
 church ; and a large committee of 10 ministers and 5 breth- 
 ren were appointed to meet with the church, in July, and 
 aid m harmonizing their difficulties. They reported this 
 year a total of 213 members, and it was desirable to save 
 them from distraction, if possible. A council which had 
 failed to give them effectual aid, were invited to attend on 
 the new occasion. 
 
 The Missionary Committee reported in substance as fol- 
 lows : " That the monies received from the several districts, 
 churches, societies and individuals, amount to the sum of 
 8226,51 ; and the balance in the treasury of 1811, was 
 676,07, making a total of $302,58. That they had em- 
 ployed Brother Daniel Hascall as a Missionary, to travel 
 and preach in the destitute places of the Northern parts of 
 the State of New York, for the term of two months, paying 
 him $40,00 for his services ; and that Br. Cyrus Andrews 
 had performed a like service in Western New York and 
 Canada, for the period of six months, for which they paid 
 him S120,00, leaving a balance of S142,58 in the treasury. 
 That these Brethren report a kind reception among the peo- 
 ple, and a great want of Gospel labors in some places, 
 whence the Macedonian cry — Come over and help us, sound- 
 ed in their ears." This report was accepted as satisfactory 
 by the Association. The church at West Stockbridge being 
 in a state of trial, a committee of 9 ministering Brethren 
 were appointed to counsel and aid them to a better state 
 of things, and report at the next session. 
 
 The circular letter wnii by Elder Charles Lahatt, on ''the 
 value of Divine Truth." It was both the circular and cor- 
 responding letter. Divine worship was attended a number of 
 times during the session. Elder Hascall preached on Wed- 
 nesday P. M,, at 5 o'clock, in the Baptist meeting house while 
 the association was in session in the house of the Congrega- 
 
CHAP. I V.J FOURTH TEN YEARS. 135 
 
 tional Church. Elder Morse preached on Thursday mor- 
 ning at 10 o'clock, from 1 Kings 6:7." And the house when il 
 was ia building, was built of stone, made ready before it was 
 brought thither ; so that there was neither hammer nor axe, 
 nor any tool of iron, heard in the house while it was build= 
 ing." And when at 3 P. M. their business was finished, 
 " the Moderator addressed the association and assembly in 
 a very solemn and impressive manner, and closed by im» 
 ploring the Divine benediction on the association, and all 
 the churches, and on the world of mankind." " After a 
 short intermission," it is added, " Brother Niles addressed 
 the assembly in a very solemn and impressive manner. This 
 session has been particularly agreeable ; several things con- 
 tributed to render it so — the union and friendship which 
 reigned among us — a quick despatch of business — the sol- 
 emn and evangelical preaching — with a sense of the divine 
 presenee with us — made it a season, we trust, long to be 
 remembered." 
 
 On the minutes of this year, page 5 we have the follow- 
 ing sad announcement : — We announce to the churches, the 
 death of the Rev. James Glass, of Hoosick. He was a pious, 
 faithful and an evangelical minister of the gospel, and much 
 beloved and respected by his friends and acquaintances. 
 He was removed from the church militant, in the midst of 
 his usefulness, (we trust) to join the church triumphant, to 
 receive the happy plaudit, " enter into the joys of thy Lord. 
 " The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance." 
 In the Vermont Baptist Miss. Magazine, for November, 
 1811, page 115, we find the following obituary of this de- 
 parted minister of Christ. 
 
 " The memory of the Just is Blessed." 
 
 "Died, at Hoosick, N. Y., on the 6th of August, 1811, 
 in the 36 year of his age, the Rev. James Glass, Pastor 
 of the Baptist Church in that place. 
 
 "He w\^s a man of amiable disposition; pleasant and 
 agreeable in his manners ; solemn and weighty in his admin- 
 istrations from the desk ; serious and exemplary in his life ; 
 sound and sentimental in his faith, and especially in the 
 great and precious doctrines of grace ; and successful as a 
 faithf«l minister and servant of our Lord Jesus Christ. 
 
136 SlIAFTSBURY ASSnclATION. [1813 
 
 For his soul's satisfaction; a number of month's before his 
 death, he saw the pleasure of the Lord prosper in his hands. 
 His constant labors in the work may, perhaps, have contribu- 
 ted to bring upon him a pulmonary consumption, of which 
 he died. 
 
 " A number of weeks before his death, he evidently saw 
 that he was going to the generation of his fathers, to lie 
 down in the dust. He viewed the great and important 
 scenes before him, (into which his disorder was daily and 
 gradually conducting him) with an awful and solemn de- 
 light. As he passed along in this enfeebled condition, from 
 day to day, never more to retrace his steps, and leaving all 
 behind, he comforted and encouraged the saints, exhorted 
 sinners almost to his last breath, and died full of joy, in the 
 triumphs of faith ; leaving his beloved, but afflicted family, 
 church and people, and his brethren in the gospel ministry, 
 through an extensive circle, to mourn, that the beloved 
 James was prematurely called from his useful labors, while 
 (he harvest is great, but such laborers few. 
 " Peace to his shades ; 
 " And when the general doom 
 " Shall wake him, renovated from the lomb, 
 " Be grace's white mantle o'er his shoulders spread, 
 " And the saints garment clad about his head." 
 
 During his brief ministry of 8 years, he must have bap- 
 tised about 150 converts. Some 60 in White Creek during 
 the six years of his labor there, and 90 at Iloosick. 
 
 1813. 
 
 The Thirty-third Session was held with the Nassau 
 church, at the Union Meeting House, June 3d and 4th, and 
 the opening discourse was by Elder Warren, from 1 Tim. 
 3 : 15, " But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how 
 thou oughtest to behave thyself, in the house of God, the 
 church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth." 
 Elder Isaac Webb, of Albany, was Moderator ^ and Elder 
 Eli Ball, of Lansingburgh, Clerk, at this anniversary. 
 Ttvo churches were added this session, the 3o? New Canaany 
 as then called, and now the 2d Canaan, in Columbia co. N. 
 Y.; and the Williamstown church, Mass, revived, or re- 
 
CHAP. IV.] FOURTH TEN YEARS. 137 
 
 organized and put in a course of gospel travel again with 26 
 members. This made the number of churches, 34 ; minis- 
 ters, 22; licentiates, 1 ; added, 151; dismissed, 115; ex- 
 cluded, 38 ; died, 72 ; and a total of 3,572. There were 
 added to several churches a revival blessing, as to the Al- 
 bany, 16; Berlin, 28 ; Nassau, Elder Enoch Ferris, 8; 
 Schodack, 19 ; 1 Stephentowu, Elder Julius Beeman, 7 ; 
 Savoy, Elder Phillip Pearce, 12 ; West Stockbridge, 10 ; 
 now encouraged by the Brethren sent to their aid by ap- 
 pointment the last session. 
 
 The missionary concerns were not as prosperous as usual, 
 for want of funds, and opportunity of usefulness in the Ca- 
 nada field, in consequence of the existing war with Great 
 Britain, raging on the western borders of New York State. 
 
 Still some $120,00 of funds were on hand, and they 
 had employed Elder Cyrus Andrews on a missionary tour 
 into the Holland Purchase country, the south western part 
 of New York, for three months, and the committee had paid 
 in advance 60 dollars for his services. The association 
 voted to patronize the missionary society more vigorously, 
 and the following note inserted in the minutes by the Clei'k, 
 shows the measure of interest, or Benevolence aimed at, in 
 those days. " This laudable institution has for its object, the 
 salvation of lost sinners. "We should think this were suffi- 
 cient to stimulate every well-wisher to man. If every mem- 
 her of this Association would only lay by the small sum of 
 one cent a week for the missionary fund, it would amount to 
 the sum of Sl,857,44, in one year !! ! And but for some 
 Buch small exertions, by those who enjoy the Gospel, thou- 
 sands must lie in the dismal night of Paganism, without 
 God and hope in the ivorld. May God inspire our zeal." 
 
 From the spirit of this appeal we conclude there must 
 have been an interest already felt for the heathen, and the 
 work of Foreign Missions began to be thought of, in this 
 body. The beloved Judson and his wife had now been 
 cast upon the American Baptists for support ; this appeal 
 sought help for them, at the rate of only a penny a week 
 from every professed christian. How easy for us to save 
 that sum, if we would, for so noble a work, as the spread 
 of the gospel among the perishing, and not abridge any of 
 the real necessities of our being. But, with a little self-de- 
 
138 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1813 
 
 ninl, and we might double that amount in all our churches; 
 and then our Home and Foreign Mission, and every other 
 gospel enterprise TTOuld prosper. The measure of contribu- 
 tions in this body, as a whole, for the last few years, say 
 1850-52, has more than equalled the amount of a penny a 
 week average, on each member of the churches, for the sev- 
 eral objects of christian benevolence sustained in our de- 
 nomination. Still, it has been rery unequally divided ; 
 some churches doing almost nothing, while others have sus- 
 tained the reputation of the whole, by mo7-e than their pro- 
 portionate amount. 
 
 On Thursday A. M. of this session, the solemn services 
 of an Ordination took place as recorded in the following 
 words, Page 10 : — 
 
 " By request of the 1st Baptist church in Canaan, an ec- 
 clesiastical council formed ; and having attended to the 
 usual mode of examination at 11 o'clock, Thursday A. M., 
 proceeded to ordain Brother Silas Spalding to the holy tvork 
 of the ministry. Elder Webb preached the sermon from 
 John 6 : 45. Elder Hull made the consecrating prayer, and 
 laid on hands with Elders Warren and Webb. Elder War- 
 ren gave the charge. Elder Witherell gave the right hand 
 of fellowship, and made the concluding prayer." 
 
 It is more common to ordain a Pastor in his own church, 
 and among the people of his charge ; but for coavenience 
 sake, to the council, it is sometimes done at such a gather- 
 ing as this, where the Presbytery are assembled for other 
 purposes. One part of the usual services is necessarily 
 omitted, in such a case, the address to the church and con- 
 gregation ; which is often as important to them, to stir them 
 up to their duty, as the charge is to the Pastor, to lay his 
 responsibility upon him. This Ordination service no doubt 
 added to the interest ©f this session of the Association ; and 
 as it took jdace in a town not lar from the people of Mr. 
 Spalding's charge, u is probable many of them attended, and 
 enjoyed both occasions with the bi'etiireii of the association. 
 
 Tlie committee sent last year to help arrange the affairs 
 of the Cheshire Brethien were not received, and a new ex- 
 pedient was fallen upon this year to aid them, viz : — " Five 
 ministering Brethren were to be chosen, two by the church, 
 two by the dismissed Brethren, and one by the Association, 
 
CHAP IV.] FOURTH TEN YEAHS. 139 
 
 and report next session. Accordingly Elders Morse and 
 Hull, Avere chosen by the church ; Elders Warren and 
 Jackson by the dismissed Brethren^ and Elder Purington 
 by the association. Tliis council is to meet at the meeting- 
 house occupied by the 2d Church, (in Cheshire,) on Wed- 
 nesday, 25th of August, at 9 o'clock A. M." The result of 
 this labor, as given in the next year's minutes, was as follows : 
 " The committee appointed to look into some difficulties in 
 the 2d Cheshire church reported ; and after hearing them, 
 the association voted, That in our opinion, the church has 
 been negligent in discipline, and also in the commemoration 
 of the Lord's Supper. But hearing that there are some 
 hopeful appearances of a return to resume the travel of a 
 gospel church, we feel it our duty to encourage and help 
 them, and to exhort them to arise and let their light shine, 
 in the character of a gospel people. — [Minutes 1814, p. 9."] 
 The circular and corresponding letter for this year was 
 written by Elder Francis Wayland, senior, now no more on 
 Earth ; and its Tlieme was " Prayer, its nature, necessity 
 and advantages." It was a worthy effusion from the heart 
 and head of its author, and when read before the association 
 for adoption, it was '• unanimously received with demonstra- 
 tions of approbation of the sentiments it contained," say the 
 minutes, ''and committed to the clerk for printing." Could 
 we feel satisfied in enlarging our work to a sufficient size to 
 allow us, we would reprint this, and several other circulars. 
 But we must deny ourselves that pleasure, for want of room. 
 Thi-, agreeable session was closed at 3 o'clock on Thurs- 
 day P. M. and "at 1-2 past three Elder Witherell preached 
 to the people ready to depart," to their homes, as had become 
 the custom of late years at the close of the associational meet- 
 ings. The minutes give us the following brief but senten- 
 tious obituary of one of the Pastors in the body. 
 
 " We announce to the churches, the death of that truly 
 estimablemember of this association, and Pastor of the church 
 in Nassau, Elder Ephraim Harris. He was eminent in 
 piety, useful in the ministry, ax\d faithful unto death. '■'■Be 
 thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life.''* 
 
 1814. 
 The Thirty-fourth Session of the Association was held at 
 Scbodack, June 1st and 2d, as appointed. Polder Justus 
 
140 SHAFTSBURT ASSOCIATION. [1814 
 
 Hull preached the introductory from Ezek. 10 ; 5. " And 
 the sound of the cherubims wings was heard even to the out- 
 er court, as the voice of the Almighty God, when he speak- 
 eth." Elder Abu ah Peck served as Moderator, and Elder 
 Eli Ball, as clerk again. There were reported in the 
 minutes this year, 35 churches ; 22 ministers ; 131 added ; 71 
 dismissed ; 41 exchided ; 44 died ; and a total of 3,599. 
 
 The church in Arlington, then newly formed, was added 
 this session. There had been some revival in o or 4 church- 
 es. To the East Hillsdale chui-ch, 10 had been added ; 
 22 to the Nassau; 7 to the Savoy; 13 to the West Stock- 
 bridge; and 12, to Arlington. And a few to a majority of 
 the churches. But it had been a year of dearth generally ; 
 and the ways of Zion had mourned because few came to her 
 solemn feasts. The war-clouds had over-spread the land, 
 especially the northern frontiers, and the public attention 
 had been much diverted from the arts of peace, and the insti- 
 tutions of religion. Still God left not himself without wit- 
 nesses of his power and readiness to save among the churches 
 of the body, and a goodly number, under all the circumstan- 
 ce, were brought forward into visible fellowship as the result 
 of faithful pastoral labor. The missionary work had been 
 carried on and some months labor were reported as having 
 been performed. Of funds $124,63, had been collected dur- 
 ing the year, and at this anniversary. 
 
 A vote of the association, passed at the session of 1813, in 
 regard to the standing of Aaron Haynes, as a minister of the 
 gospel in the fellowship of this body, was rescinded as being 
 unconstitutional. A sermon was preached on Thursday 
 morning by Elder Joseph Elliot, of the Leyden association, 
 from Col. 5 : 2. The circular and corresponding letter was 
 by Elder Warren, and may be ealled " Thoughts for the 
 times ;" and it was quite appropriate for those years of 
 bloodshed and spiritual decay. The following extract will 
 show what cause for humiliation and prayer, was exhibited 
 to the churches and corresponding associations : viz : 
 
 " The scene is now changed, as it respects our once liighly favored 
 country ! While there is but little or no mitigation of the horrors 
 which have attended the Europtan nations, the cup of wrath has pass- 
 ed the Atlantic. War is waving her bloody banner over our land, 
 while many of our brothers and sons ave numbered to the sword •, and 
 
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CHAP. IV.] FOURTH TEN YEARS. 141 
 
 the pestilence, -which walketh in darkness, has, within the two last years 
 made an extensive desolation among persons of both sexes and all 
 ages; particularly ministers of our order. Elders Furman, Osburn 
 Whipple, A. Parmer, Brewster, Harris, Oecutt, King, Ledoit, W. 
 Rathboxe, Francis, Atwell, Winchell, and Waterman, have within 
 twenty months past, fallen asleep as we trust in Jesus. On the sixth 
 of last March, our much esteemed brother, Elde^ Caleb Blood, who 
 was many years (about 20) connected with this association, finished 
 hid course ; and it may be truly said, he kept the faith ; and although 
 his loss is lamented by thousands, yet we have reason to believe he is 
 gone to be with Christ, which is far better than to remain in this 
 world of tribulation and adversity. 
 
 " We have been visited with the judgments of war and pestilence, 
 with which God was pleased in ancient times to chastise sinful and idol- 
 atrous nations ; and it may be truly said as it was of Israel, yet have ye 
 not returned unto me,salth the Lord. Instead of repenting and return- 
 ing unto the Lord, the inhabitants in general, appear to be left to 
 -hardness of heart, and to have their minds so blinded, as not suitably 
 to view the operations of the Divine hand. It ought never to bo for - 
 gotten, that while we have formerly enjoyed temporal blessings to the 
 full, God was pleased to pour out his spirit in many places, like show- 
 ers, on the mown grass : and the Saints have bee7i made to sit together, hi 
 heavenly places in Christ Jesus. But at present there is a melancholy 
 reverse, in most of our churches. The spirit of the world, and a zeal 
 lo promote worldly policy, have in a great measure taken place, instead 
 of the spirit of religion, and a zeal to promote the all-glorious kingdom 
 of Jesus ; and while " the whole world lieth in wickedness," the love 
 of many christains has waxen cold. 
 
 " It is not our business, as messengers of the churches, or ministers 
 of the gospel, to enquire into the political causes, which involved our 
 nation in a war ; but it is our duty, as creatures accountable to God, 
 and christians who hope for eternal life, and watchmen placed on 
 Zion's walls, to search /or and find out the moral causes, which have 
 procured the divine displeasure, and brought upon us the just judg- 
 ments of a righteous God for such evils could not have fallen on the 
 nation, if the Lord had not sent them. Some of'the sins of Sodom 
 were pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness. While we 
 have enjoyed fullness of bread, pride and abundance of wickedness, has 
 overspread our land. With an increase of wealth, covetousness, ex- 
 tortion and luxury have increased : and that sin of all sins,Jsr.\iATnxms. 
 
 7* 
 
142 SHAl'TSEURY ASSOCIATION. [1814 
 
 has risen to a high degree, and provoked a benevolent God, In a small 
 measure, to lay righteousness to the line, and judgment to the plum- 
 met. 
 
 " There is also a spirit of discord between neighbor and neighbor • 
 and brother is at enmity against brother ; so that social order is in a 
 great measure, interrupted and the spirit of jealousy cruel as the 
 grave, has taken the place of the spirit of benevolence and good will 
 in society. These are some of the enormities and crying sins of the 
 land; not to mention the great prevalenceof infidelity, lying, deception, 
 hypocrisy, profaneuess, drunkenness, and a general disregard of religion, 
 among very many of the inhabitants, of this laud of light and liberty, 
 and (till of late) a land of peace. This representation, dismal and 
 dreadful as it is, we do not thiuk an exaggeration. If not, we are in 
 more danger, from ourselves and our sins, than we are from all other 
 enemies on earth. How far those who profess the religion of Jesus, are 
 implicated, we do not pretend to say : but should any of the professed 
 subjects of the Prince of Peace, instead of crying fervently to the God^ 
 of all grace, to revive his work, and reform the nations, and avert his 
 'mpending judgments ; we say, instead of this, should they arm their 
 tongues with invectives against their neighbors, fellow-citizens and 
 brethren, and suffer their hearts to burn with malicious resent- 
 ment against others, who differ from them in opinion iind judgment; 
 they would act more like sons of Balial, than children of the living 
 God. Such conduct is contrary to the holy commandment, to love 
 those who hate us, and pray for those who despitefully use and per- 
 secute us. 
 
 " Brethren, let ua enquire what God requhes of us, in times of 
 such general calamity. If we are ministers, he calls us to be peace 
 makers, and not disturbers of the peace. If we are ministers of the 
 gospel, he calls us to be loatchmen, and to give the trumpet a distinct 
 sound. Ministers of God ought to plead for the rights of God's moral 
 government, and the gracious government of the Redeemer. If we 
 are redeemed from the earth and divinely enlightened, we ought to 
 be the light of the world, and the salt of the earth. As we are citizens 
 of the world, we ought to pray for the downfall of mystical Bahylon ; 
 that Pagan darkness may be dispelled, Mohometan imposture Lave an 
 end, the rage of the mad nations be restrained, the days of tribulation 
 be shortened, and the nations be illuminated from the rising to the 
 setting sun. As citizens of the United States, pray for the peace and 
 prosperit}' of the nation, and net a rational and candid part, in promo- 
 
CHAP. IV.] FOURTH TEN YEARS. 143 
 
 ting its welfare ; for in the peace of our country we may enjoy peace. 
 As citizens of Zion, pray for the peace of Jerusalem, for they shall 
 prosper that love her ; especially that an all-gracious God will pour 
 out his spirit, build up Zion, and appear in his glory." 
 
 The decease of another minister of the association was this 
 year rung upon the ears of the church in the following 
 notice. " We announce to the churches, the death of the 
 truly pious- pastor of the Baptist church in Pittsfield, Elder 
 John Francis. His highest encomiums are, an ardent 
 thirst for the welfare of souls, a pious grief for all sin, and 
 an unblemished character. Be ye followers of them, who 
 through yaiVA and patience inherit the promises.'^ The death 
 of Elder Blood is also noticed at length in a printed letter 
 from his daughter to a minister of the body, but we have 
 not room for its insertion here.* 
 
 1815 
 The Thirty-fifth Session was held at the Neiotown meet- 
 ing house, of the Clifton Park church on the 7th and 8th 
 days of June. Elder Isaac Webb preached the introducto- 
 ry sermon from Prov. 18 ; 10. "The Name of the Lord is 
 a strong tower ; the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." 
 Elder Obed Warren was chosen Moderator ; and Elder 
 Eli Ball, clerk. There was 35 churches ; 23 ministers (and 
 2 unordained, /. Reach and NatKl Otis) reported in the 
 body. The following statistics appear also, 98 added ; 88 
 dismissed; 41 excluded; 27 died, and 3,511 in all the 
 churches.^ The Albany church, added 8, Berlin, 7 ; Clifton 
 Park, 17 ; Nassau, 11 ; and Troy, 12 ; which were the 
 largest accessions to individual churches. The Missionary 
 work had been prosecuted with more zeal and liberality, 
 and §5151,09 were brought in to its funds, at this session. 
 Returns of missionary labor were received from Elders Cor- 
 nell and Ripley, appointed the last year ; and from Elders, 
 St. John and Andrews, appointed in 1813, but who made 
 no report last year. Elder S. Olmsted was also commis- 
 sioned for a three months tour into Canada. At this Ses- 
 sion the claims of Foreign Missions upon the action of this 
 Body, seem to have been first presented to them, as intima- 
 ted in the following record on page 9 of minutes. 
 
 *Soe Biographical notice In tlio appendix. 
 
144 SHAFTSBtJRV ASSOCIATION. ■* [1815 
 
 "By a vote of the missionary Board of Trust, the church- 
 es composing the Shaftsbury Association, are informed, that 
 a letter was sent to the Association, by the Rev. Mr. Rice 
 (agent of the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions for the Uni- 
 ted States) accompanying 39 copies of the reportof the Board 
 in Philadelphia, but the contents of the letter was disclosed 
 too late for the association to act upon it. The object of the 
 communication appears to have been designed, to excite 
 the attention of the churches to the vast importance of estab- 
 lishing a society in the Association, for the purpose of aid- 
 ing, with others, in foreign missions. The churches are hereby 
 requested to peruse th"e report referred to above, which have 
 been distributed in most of the churches, and in that way 
 ■which shall be thought best, be proposed to aid in this lauda- 
 ble institution, against next session." 
 
 The cases of Aaron Haynes, and the 2nd church in Che- 
 shire, occupied the attention of the body somewhat during 
 this session. Of the particulars of these cases, we are not 
 informed ; but the following action is recorded, as the result 
 of the deliberations of a laige committee of 15 ministers and 
 3 other brethren, to whom these matters were referred. 
 [See pages 6, and 7 of Minutes.] 
 
 " Received and adopted the following reports of the com- 
 mittee appointed to attend to some business, relative to Mr. 
 Aaron Haynes, and the 2nd church in Cheshire, (mentioned 
 in our 7th article,) viz ; — First, relative to Mr. Haynes. 
 
 ^Resolved, That it is the opinion of this committee, that a 
 letter be addressed, by the Association to the Church of 
 Stamford, stating that satisfactory evidence has been X'eceived 
 that Mr. Aaron Haynes is regularly out of fellowship ; con- 
 sequently consider it improper that said church should retain 
 him as their minister or member ; and further, that should 
 said church continue him as such, under these circumstances, 
 it will be an occasion of difficulty.' ' With reference to the 
 2d church in Cheshire, tliis committee recommend that a 
 faithful and affectionate letter be written to said church, and 
 a committee of three be appointed to draft said letter." 
 
 The following notice was inserted in the minutes, from the 
 minutes of the Rensselaerville Association. "We would by 
 these, ream our churches against the imposition of a man 
 travelling under the profession of a minister of the gospel, of 
 
CHAP. IV.] FOURTH TEN YEARS. 145 
 
 the Baptist denomination, by the name of Joseph Smith. 
 He is a person of middle stature, and size, dark complexion, 
 black hair and eyes, — harsh and stammering voice, — says 
 his native place is Barnstable on Cape Cod. When detected 
 appears very passionate ; has two wives ; is travelling now 
 in the EasterniStates. We request our sister Associations 
 to notice him in their minutes." Thus, we see, our fathers 
 could not hear those that were evil. 
 
 The circular and corresponding letter was by Elder Eli 
 Ball, on the "Causes of the differences among our churches, 
 in doctrine, discipline and worship ;" — which arises from 
 want of Bible knowledge or a correct understanding of the 
 Bible on these subjects. Sermons were preached during 
 this session by Elders Elijah Herrick, of the Rensselaerville 
 Association "from Isa. 63 : 1. Asahel Morse of the Hart- 
 ford Association, Conn., from 1 Peter 2 ; 4 ; and by Elder 
 Elon Galusha, of Shaftsbury, 4th church, from 2 Cor. 5 ; 
 20. This latter brother, a son of Governor Galusha of 
 Vermont, had just been invested with the robes of the min- 
 isterial office, to which he most solemnly dedicated himself 
 . on the day of his ordination, as stated in the following notice 
 of it.* 
 
 How well this expectation has now been fulfilled in a 
 ministry of nearly 40 years, the history of several churches 
 in Western N. Y., to which he has ministered, and the flour- 
 ishing condition of our educational interests as a denomina- 
 tion, which he ever labored to promote, might testify. But 
 he still lives, and we forbear. 
 
 1816, 
 The Thirt3'--sixth Anniversary of this Body was held at 
 Sandisjield, Mass., with Elder Jesse Hartwell's people, this 
 
 *" Ordained at Shaftsbury, Vt, on the 15th of June last, Rev. Elon Galusha 
 (son of the Hon. Jonas Galusha,') to the work of the gospel ministiy. The sermon 
 was delivere'd by Elder Edward Barber, from 2 Tim. 4: 2; — " Preach the word." 
 Elder Calytn' Chamberlain, (of Mancbester, Vt.,) offered the consecrating prayer; 
 Elder Obed Warren gave the charge: — and Elder Isaiah Mattison gave the hand 
 of fellowship. The sermon it is said, was excellent, and indeed, that the whole of 
 the serviees were solemn and animating beyond former example. 
 
 "It is mentioned, that at the commencement of the service. Brother Galusha, in 
 the presence of a vast assembly, "most so emnly dedicated himself to God in the 
 worli of the gospel miai^try." This proceedure in a youth of such unassuming 
 modesty and talents as Mr. Galusha, although somewhat novel, must have been 
 peculiarly interesting and impressive. We would most devoutly hope, that the 
 high expectations whi".h li.ave been excited by the solemn transactions of this day 
 may bo fully realized in the eminent usefulness of this young minister." Bee the 
 Mass. Bap. Missionary Magazine, Vol. 4, Page 95, June, 1S14. 
 
146 SHAPTSBURV ASSOCIATION. [181u 
 
 year, June 5th and 6th, for the Jirsi and only time it ever 
 assembled in that place, being at the extreme south east 
 limit of its territory. But it was very well attended, more 
 than sixti/ delegates from all the churches, being present, of 
 whom 11 were ministering brethren, beside visiting dele- 
 gates from corresponding bodies ; some 8 or 10 more minis- 
 ters — making a large gathering in that mountain locality. 
 
 The opening sermon was preached by Elder I. Mattison 
 from 1 Oor. 15 : 58. " Therefore, my beloved Brethren, be 
 ye steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the 
 Lord, for as much as ye know your labor is not in vain in the 
 Lord." Both Elders Wajland and Lahatt who had been 
 appointed to preach, were absent, and the lot was thus de- 
 volved on one who had performed this duty in his own order, 
 only four years before. Elder Webb was chosen Modera- 
 tor, and Elder Ball, Clerk. This session was rendered in- 
 teresting by the account of several revivals among the 
 churches, after years of comparative dearth. There had 
 been added to the Albany church, during the year, 27 ; to 
 the Clifton Park, 18 ; to the Stephentown, 8 ; to the Savoy, 
 13 ; to the Troy, 71 ; and to Sandisfield, 29 ; also to Scho- 
 dack, 9. The whole number of churches in the minutes of 
 this year is 35. Of ministers, 23 ordained, and 2 lico7iti- 
 ates. Added to all the churches, 226 ; dismissed, 59; ex- 
 cluded, 38 ; died, 39 ; and a total of 3,573 members. The 
 greatest revival of the year was in the Baptist church in 
 Troy, under the care of Elder Wayland. An account of 
 this work from his pen, is here subjoined, in a letter to Dr. 
 Baldwin, Editor of the Mass. Baptist Miss. Magazine, '' da- 
 ted Troy, N. Y., May 25, 1816. 
 " Dear Brother, 
 
 " If my recollection now serves me, it was some time in January 
 last, that I called on a Br. T.'s family on a parochial visit, and soon 
 after sister T. informed me that her daughter Phebe, who is about 8 
 years of age, had some good news to tell me, relative to the work of 
 grace begun in her soul. On request she proceeded to relate her 
 past and present exercises of mind ; and truly they were astonishing 
 and very satisfactory. Shortly after this, the next oldest daughter 
 of 11 years of age, was brought to obtain a good hope through grace. 
 Immediately after, the sister next oldest, was brought to taste that 
 the Lord was gracious. About this time also, a young girl, who lived 
 
CHAP. IV. J FOURTH TEN YEARS. 147 
 
 in the family, obt:iined a hope. All /owr appeared truly happy in 
 the Lord ; and prayer and praise became their employment and de- 
 light. I scarce ever saw a more happy family. The youngest waa 
 led into a very deep and affecting sense of sin. Her expressions of 
 regret, for the magnitude and number of her sins, were the means of 
 bringing a number to a serious stand. "Why," said shf, "I have 
 been a sinner against a good God, for eight long years. Many were 
 led to consider what great sinners they must have been, when a child 
 of 8 years, thus expressed herself. 
 
 " These circumstances were soon known, and seemed to produce a 
 general seriousness and attention, throughout the city. Our weekly 
 prayer meeting had hitherto been held in a small school room, and 
 but thinly attended. The school room immediately became crowded, 
 and insufficient to hold the number that attended. It was found 
 necessary to remove it to the meeting house. The effects of this at- 
 tention, became daily more visible. Numbers were led to lament 
 over their sins, and, as we would fondly hope, repent after a godly 
 sort. The cry " What shall I do to be saved ?" and still more joyful 
 exclamation, " Come hither, all ye that fear the Lord, and I will tell 
 you what he hath done for my soul," wasdaily heard from new-born 
 souls. The attention to the word was solemn and pleasing. The 
 people appeared to hear as for eternity ; and the number of cases 
 of conviction and conversion daily increased. 
 
 "On the first Lord's day in April, brother Maclay from New York, 
 assisted me in baptizing tliirty-nine persons ; and on the first Lord's 
 Day of this month, I baptized 15 more, among ibem an old gentle- 
 man aged 74. I need scarcely mention, that, like Samaria of the old, 
 when the Lord was pleased to work, " there was great joy in this city." 
 Believers were made to rejoice, and infidelity, in a great measure, 
 constrained to stop her mouth. 
 
 " I might have mentioned, that, in the winter before the reforma- 
 tion began, there was a more than usual seriousness on the minds of 
 the people. By persons of fashion, it was styled an unusually dull 
 winter. Balls, parties, &c., were more rare, and more thinly attend- 
 ed than formerly. The same thing is mentioned in President Ed- 
 wards' narrative of the reformation in New England."* God has been 
 pleased to restrain the passions so tliat there has been but little op- 
 position, aad less persecution than might have been expected. The 
 work in this place has been attended by none of those surprising in- 
 
 * See Pres. Edwards' K.irrntivo of siirprisinsr conversions : pages 10, H. Co>rpri-FTt. 
 
148 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [181G 
 
 terpositioas of providence, wliieli, elsewhere have been noticed. To 
 us, as to the prophet of old, the Lord appeared, neither in the whirl-' 
 wind, earthquake, nor fire ; but in the still small voice. The Lord, 
 as usual, has not confined himself solely to the ministry of the word 
 in dispensing his blessings ; but, like a sovereign, has made use of all 
 the various means of his own appointment. Li this case, as in every 
 other, he has wrought in such a manner, as to secure all the honor to 
 himself. 
 
 " The present pastor, Mr. Somers,- (a young gentlenifin from Dr. 
 Stoughton's school,) who lately arrived, immediately commenced his 
 pastoral functions. I am not therefore, so well qualified to give au 
 account of the progress of the work, since that time. If I am cor- 
 rectly informed, it is considered, as rather on the decline. The Loi'd, 
 however, is able to revive and continue it. 
 
 " It is my happiness to inform you, that other denominations have 
 shared largely in the outpouring of the spirit. The Presbyterians re- 
 ceived at their last communion, nearly lOO. And the Methodists 
 about the same number. With the state of the Episcopal church, I 
 am not sufficiently informed, to give information. The Lord has vis- 
 ted the Baptist church at Greenwich, a few miles from us, with a re- 
 markable outpouring of his Spirit.* In Lansingburgh, I am informed 
 there has been of late, a very considerable attention to the word. In 
 Greenbush, the Dutch Reformed church, under tlie Rev. Mr. Wester- 
 velt, has experienced a very refreshing shower of Divine Grace. In 
 the factory, about two and a half miles from our city, numbers have 
 been lately called out of darkness, into God's mofct marvellous light 
 Among the number, hopefully converted, as above stated, the youth 
 have shared largely. Thus it appears, that the Lord lias done, and 
 is still doing great things for Zion. O that it might excite in my 
 heart, more gratitude and praise. 
 
 " Your's in gospel bonds, Fkancis Wayland." 
 
 Thus did God visit his people with mercy, in the city of 
 Troy, and other places, during the years 1816 and 1817, as 
 the returns of another year will show. So great was tlie 
 enlargement of this church by this revival of religion, that 
 it increased from 62 members reported in June, 1815, until 
 
 * This was Elder Barber's cburcli, to which 228 were added by Baptism, In the 
 course of sis months, from Jan. to July, 181C. An account of this great work from 
 Elder Barber's pen, is printed in the Mass. Bap. Miss. Mag., vol. iv., pages 356-8. 
 [9e<f also Appendix. Sketch of Elder Barber.] 
 
CHAP. IV.] FOURTH TEN YEARS. 149 
 
 it was permitted to report a total of 230, to the Hudson 
 Kiver Association, in August, 1817; being an enlargement 
 of 138 in two years, of whom about 130 had been added by 
 Baptism. Truly, the Lord did great things for his people 
 there, in those days, whereof the present generation may 
 ■well be glad ; as well as for the many tokens of his favor to 
 them since. And as the Albany church was dismissed this 
 session, it may be well to say they went away with a total 
 of 90, of whom 27 had been recently added to the church. 
 
 The missionary funds in the Association increased to a 
 very handsome sum, as the following record shows. " The 
 Trustees of the Northern Nev/ York Baptist Missionary 
 Society respectfully present their annual report : At the 
 meeting of the Board this session, there was remaining in the 
 Treasury $100,64. Received from districts, churches and in- 
 dividuals Sl56,58 ; making an aggregate of S257,22 now in 
 the treasury. In addition to the appointment made last year, 
 by the Board, the sub-committee, viz : Brethren Wayland, 
 Ball and Hinman, appointed Br. Peter Brown, to accom- 
 ]x\ny Elder Olmstead on his tour to Canada, and assist 
 him in any way that duty might call ; for which they al- 
 lowed him Ten dollars. Returns were received from Br. 
 Olmstead. The encouragement with which he met in Can- 
 ada, and the success attending his labors, fully convince your 
 committee of the utility of missionary labors, and stimulate 
 them to further exertions. In order to dispose of the 
 money, which a liberal public has put into the treasury, 
 your committee have appointed a sub-committee of the fol- 
 lowing, viz : Brethren Lahatt, Wayland, Ball, Covell, 
 and Plinman, to make such appointments as they, in their 
 judgment shall think best. 
 
 " By order of the Committee, 
 
 Eli Ball, OlerTcr 
 
 There was preaching in the morning of Thursday by the 
 venerable Elder Hull, from Dent. 33 : 29. "■Happy art thou, 
 Israel ; xolio is like unto thee, people saved by the Lord, 
 ^c." The difliculties with the 2d church in Cheshire, were 
 dropped for the present. Thi-ee churches, by their request, 
 were dismissed at this session ; the 1st Shaftsbury, and the 
 churches in Troy and Albany; which last two, joined the 
 
150 SnAFTSBTJRY ASSOCIATION. [1817 
 
 Hudson River Association ; and the former remained unas- 
 sociated till 1819, when it again returned to the body. The 
 Circular and Corresponding Letter of this year was by Eld- 
 er E. F. Willey of North Adams, and is a very good pro- 
 duction, " On the more hopeful aspect of the times." But 
 we must not allovv ourselves to make extracts even, from 
 this excellent letter. 
 
 This session was marked v/ith a spirit of union and har- 
 mony' among the churches, as stated in the circular ; and 
 from it the brethren returned to their several liomes and 
 churches, refreshed and strengthened for the toils of anoth- 
 er years's service in the vineyard of the Lord ; and which 
 proved a time of ingathering in many of the churches. 
 
 1817. 
 
 The Thirty-seventh Anniversary was held at Stephen- 
 town, with Elder Julius Beeraan's church ; once the 2d 
 church, under Elder Robert Nile's care. The opening dis- 
 course on Wednesday at 10 A. M., June 4th, was preached 
 by Elder Silas Spalding, from 2 Thess. 2: 10. "Because 
 they received not the love of the truth, that they might be 
 sav^d." Elder Abi.iah Peck, was Moderator ; and Elder 
 E. F. Willey, of Lansingburgh, was Clerk at this session. 
 
 The churches had been favored with accessions, many of 
 them, to their numbers : and some had received large show- 
 ers of grace, upon their thirsty Zion hills. In two several 
 tracts of country, each embracing a number of churches, an 
 extensive work had prevailed, that added hundreds to the 
 Lord and his people. One ot these tracts embraced the 
 territory of the 2d and 3d Canaan, the 1st and 2d Hillsdale, 
 and the Egremont churches ; lying in towns adjacent to 
 each other in a continuous line of 15 to 20 miles; from the 
 south east to the north west. In these churches the acces- 
 sions were as follows : To the 2d Canaan, Elder Nathaniel 
 Otis, 39 were added; 3d Canaan, Elder Henry Palmer, IG; 
 East Hillsdale, Elder Abel Brown, 66 ; West Hillsdale, no 
 Pastor, 14 ; while to the Egi'emont church, under the 
 Pastoral car6 of Elder Daniel Sherwood, the uncommon 
 number of 109 were added in a single year; making 244 
 added to these jive churches alone, in one general spreading 
 word of grace. It was a time of great joy among God's 
 
ill CHAP. IV. 1 FOURTH TEN YEARS. 151 
 
 , 1 . I 
 
 people in these churches, none of which had been large ; but 
 through the favor of God, each were much strengthened in 
 numbers, gifts and graces. The other tract of country, allu- 
 ded to, embraced the three towns of Schodack, Nassau and 
 Stephentown, extending east from the Hudson River to the 
 line of the State, some 15 or 20 miles also. In Schodack, 
 under Elder S. Olmstead, of long standing there, 21 had 
 been added to the Baptist church : in Nassau, without a 
 Pastor, {Erastus Doty and John Harris, being licentiates 
 among them) 27 had been gathered to the visible church ; 
 while in Stephentoivn, under Elder Julius Beeman, and 
 Elnathan Sweet, a licentiate, 118 trophies of victorious grace 
 had been brought into the camp of Jesus, and professed 
 their allegiance to him, as their lawful sovereign and king. 
 This was a great work, and the largest by far, of any acces- 
 sion to that church since its organization ; raising its number 
 to 193. To these three churches, 165 had been added in 
 one year. Besides, there had been added to the Oamlridge 
 or White Creek church, as it then began to be called; under 
 the care of their new Pastor, Elder Daniel Tinkham, 27 ; 
 to Clifton Park, Elders A. Peck, and Wm. Groom, 19 ; to 
 Lansinghurgh, Elder E. F. VVilley, 11 ; and to 4th Shafts- 
 hury and West Stockhridge churches, 7 each. 
 
 The statistics of the body as reported in the minutes, 
 were ; of churches, 32 ; ordained ministers, 21 ; unordained, 
 3 ; added, 510; dismissed, 61 ; excluded, 34; died 29 ; with 
 a total of 3,563 members in fellowship. The 2d church ia 
 Cheshire, at the request of its messengei'S, was dropped from 
 the Association this year. And the following entry upon 
 page 7th of the minutes, may deserve a record here, as an 
 explana ion of the above request, because its object was then 
 a member of that church, or was held in general fellowship 
 among them ; though a minority that held an influence in the 
 Association, had been the active occasion of the troubles 
 about the 2d Cheshire church, for several years. The entry 
 referred to, is as follows: "i/e?« 17. A certain schedule 
 of articles of belief, dated at Cheshire, August 22d, 1811, 
 signed John Leland, being presented by the messengers of 
 the Leyden Association, who desired to know if we held in 
 our fellowship, a public character, or church, that embraced 
 such sentiment? : Voted, unanimously, that this Association ' 
 
152 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1817 
 
 bold fellowship with no man or church, embracing or coun- 
 tenancing such sentiments as contained in the paper then 
 presented." 
 
 What said paper was, and how it was originated, is given 
 in Elder Lcland's works, Pages 59, and 60, the substance 
 of which, is as follows. In the settlement of Elder Covell 
 in 180G, in Cheshire, some dilHculties had been originated 
 by the hasty action of the committee who engaged him, that 
 lasted for a whole generation, or till 1834, when by the 
 careful management of Elder Leland the breach was healed, 
 and a peace secured on permanent gi'ounds so that the par- 
 ties from two rival churches of some years standing were 
 blended into one church again. But during the progress of 
 these trials the \var waxed so hot among the partisans, that, 
 as the Editress of Leland's Works expresses it. 
 
 "Both church and society seemed to regret, seriously, the 
 hurrying spirit that had set them at variance. Not so with 
 a few leaders of the opposite party. "Recantation or ex- 
 communication." were their terms; and strange as it may 
 seem, acquainted as they were with Elder Leland, they ap- 
 plied to him for help to carry out their plans. Owing no 
 ill will to either party, his answer was such as might have 
 been anticipated. He thought, a little forbeai'ance, on their 
 part, might have saved all the trouble ; and hinted, that, by 
 some recantation from them, the church might still be kept 
 together. Disappointed in their favorite plans, smarting 
 under the loss of property'', their fond hopes in the grave, 
 they were not a little chagrined at receiving a slight rebuke 
 ■where they expected much assistance. They did not how- 
 ever, proceed immediately to extremities ; but after con- 
 versing with members of the Shaftsbury Association, un- 
 friendly in their views to Elder Leland, (of whom mention 
 has already been made,) the}' determined to apply to him, 
 as friends, and, pretending ignorauce on the subject, to draw 
 from him an expression of his views respecting church dis- 
 cipline, communion, &c. He freely made a statement, and 
 at their request, committed it to writing. This paper has 
 long been before the religious w^orld, but as there may be 
 many, who have never seen it, and who have but vague and 
 indefinite, if not incorrect ideas of what Elder Leland's 
 views were ; a copy of it is here subjoined, taken from the 
 
CHAP. IV.] FOURTH TEN YEARS. 153 
 
 original on file."* Such is the history of its origin in the 
 words of the Editress of his Works, his own grand-daughter, 
 Miss Greene. And as an explanation of the difficulties in 
 the Association for a number of years, about the Cheshire 
 Church, we have thought it worth while to here insert, her 
 account of the matter ; and copy the before-mentioned arti- 
 cles of belief, as follows : 
 
 " 1. I have no doubt about the necessity of internal religion, nor of 
 the great advantage of social worship, to preach, pray, and praise. 
 
 " 2. Some doubts have ever been in my mind, whether the advan 
 tage of what is called church order, more than compensates for the 
 disadvantages. It is uppermost, in my mind, however, that good 
 church order is scriptural. 
 
 " 3. I lodge no complaint against communing with bread and "wine 
 but for myself, from more than thirty years experiment, I have had 
 no evidence that the bread and wine, ever assisted my faith to discern 
 the Lord's body. I have never felt guilty, for not communing, but 
 often for doing it. I have known no instance that God evidently 
 blessed the ordinance for the conversion of sinners, which often at- 
 tends preaching, praying, singing, and baptising. 
 
 "4. Putting all together, the best conclusion that lean form, is, 
 that church labor, and breaking bread, is what the Lord does not place 
 on me, any more than he did baptising on Paul. 
 
 " 5. If the church can bear with me, while I possess these feelings, 
 and let me do what I have faith and confidence in, (which will be but 
 a little while, for there is nothing left but a stump,) I shall be glad. 
 Whenever I think I can do good, or get good, I will attend church 
 meeting, and whenever, the doubts of my mind are removed I will 
 commune. 
 
 " 6. If the church cannot bear thus with me, I wish them to give 
 me a letter of dismission, such a letter as they can. 
 
 " "7. If such a letter cannot be given, consistently with the order 
 and dignity of the church, I suppose excommunication must follow 
 of course. 
 
 "Cheshiue, August 22, 1811, John Leland." 
 
 " P. S. This is a compendium of what I stated last church meeting 
 and is here written on your request. Let no man follow me where 
 I do not foUow Christ. J. L. 
 
 How much harm is sometimes done, by the eccentricities 
 and errors of great and good men, unwittingly perhaps by 
 *Se« Leland's "Works, Pages 59, 60. 
 
164 8HAFTSBIIRY ASSOCIATION. 1817] 
 
 them also ! As historians we have given these facts, be- 
 cause the doings of the Association were influenced by them 
 several years, and these facts give a clue to the right under- 
 standing of that action. Whether in every respect, the 
 Association acted wisely in their efforts to promote peace 
 amung the Cheshire Brethren, and preserve their connection 
 with the Body, may admit of a doubt. But that the senti- 
 ments of Elder Leland, as embodied in the schedule of Aug. 
 22, 1811, are not according to sound Scripture doctrine, we 
 think no Baptist of this day, has the least doubt. They 
 virtually nullify the ordinance of the Lord's Supper, by the 
 autliority of his feelings, as much as the Quakers do, both 
 the ordinances of Christ's house, by their conscientious scru' 
 pies oi all external ordinances, save a»broad hat, and a drab 
 coat. And so of church order, he says, "whenever I think 
 I can do good, or get good, I will attend church meeting.'''' 
 Let but a cold hearted, or captious member of the church 
 have the example of such a man for his excuse ; and a 
 church would labor in vain, to recover to neglected duty, 
 that member, however widely departed from the footsteps 
 of Christ's flock. Tiiere would be an end of all church 
 order ; and discipline in God's house would be a misnomer. 
 It may be true tliat we are each to attend church meeting, 
 and do other duties, as we think we can dc good, or get good, 
 or not ; but it is equally true of the church, that they may not 
 retain such members in their connexion and fellowship. 
 While we esteem the talent and usefalness of the departed 
 Leland, we trust, according to all its worth in his day ; we 
 are among those that have occasion, from personal observa- 
 tion upon the field of that usefulness, at least in Berkshire 
 Co., Mass., to lament the blighting effects of some of his pe- 
 culiar sentiments and practices. But the churches of that re- 
 gion are fast out-growing the influence of those peculiarities, 
 and becoming strong and efficient auxiliaries in the spread of 
 Gospel truth and ordinances, at home and abroad. The 2d 
 Cheshire church, however, has never again belonged to any 
 Association, we believe. 
 
 The missionary concerns of the Body are exhibited for 
 the year, in the brief report that follows : 
 
 " The society have employed, during the last year, the 
 Kev. Charles Lahatt and Joseph Cornell, as their Mission- 
 
CHAl'. IV.] FOURTH TEN YEARS. 155 
 
 aries, whose returns are highly gratifying to the society. 
 It appears that God was with thena. Many were made to 
 hear the word, who had never before heard the gospel ; and 
 some, we trust, are brought to the saving knowledge of 
 Jesus our Saviour. Twenty-one were baptised. We ear- 
 nestly solicit your aid in this glorious work. Paid into the 
 treasury at this anniversary [from several churches and so- 
 cieties,] SG8.79.* 
 
 Elijah F. Willet, Secretary" 
 
 The cause of Foreign Missions also, was taking a deeper 
 hold of the hearts of the Brethren, as the following votes 
 testify : 
 
 " 19, Besolved, that we recommend to the churches in 
 this association, to take as many of the Baptist Missionary 
 Magazine, as may be convenient." 
 
 " 20. Having received a communication from the Bap- 
 tist Board of Foreign Missions, by Elder John M. Peck ; 
 Voted, that we cordially approve of the Missionary spirit 
 manifested by the Board and their agents." 
 
 "21. Voted, That we open a correspondence with the 
 Board of Foreign Missions, at Philadelphia ; and that Elder 
 Willey be standing Secretary of correspondence for this as- 
 sociation." 
 
 The question having been raised in the association, for its 
 opinion on the subject of re-ordaining a minister over a 
 new pastoral charge, the following expression is recorded : 
 " Voted, it is the opinion of this association, that a person 
 needs no new ordination, or installation, in order to become 
 a stated minister in any church of our denomination, who 
 has once been ordained according to the Gospel, in any one 
 church of the same." 
 
 The Circular and Corresponding Letters for thia year, 
 were from the pen of Elder E. F. Willey, " On the duty of 
 encouraging young men in their preparatory studies for the 
 ministry, and of supporting pastors, so they may devote 
 themselves wholly to their work." 
 
 The following table of the corresponding associations may 
 be of interest, and we insert it, to show the strength of the 
 several btdies at that date, in the number of churches and 
 members : 
 
 * Elder Chas. G. Somers preached a missionary sermon from 1 Cor, 1 ; 21, and a 
 collection of $37.36 -was takeB for the spread of the GoapeL 
 
15G 
 
 SllAFTSllURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [181- 
 
 Associations. 
 
 Messengees &. Minutes. 
 
 roK 
 
 WHAT 
 \"BAE. 
 
 No. OF 
 Cun'B. 
 
 No. OF Mem, 
 
 I'hiladelphia, 
 
 Eld. J. M. Peck, and min- 
 
 
 
 
 
 utes for 
 
 1816 
 
 24 
 
 2597 
 
 Warren, 
 
 
 1S16 
 
 40 
 
 4550 
 
 Kcw-York, 
 
 
 1814 
 
 26 
 
 1970 
 
 Otsec/n, 
 
 Elder Elon Qalcsha, 
 
 181G 
 
 32 
 
 1854 
 
 Hartford) 
 
 A. Morse, 
 
 1816 
 
 26 
 
 2136 
 
 Leydon, 
 
 Elds. Hubbard, Witheu- 
 
 
 
 
 
 ELL, and E.ICE, 
 
 1815 
 
 26 
 
 1282 
 
 Rensselaerville, 
 
 
 1810 
 
 17 
 
 1378 
 
 Vayuga, 
 
 
 1814 
 
 20 
 
 2427 
 
 Storming ton-, 
 
 Deacon John Newton, 
 
 1815 
 
 24 
 
 3027 
 
 Vermont, 
 
 
 1815 
 
 22 
 
 1836 
 
 Woodstock, 
 
 
 1814 
 
 25 
 
 1802 
 
 BoHton, 
 
 
 1816 
 
 32 
 
 2203 
 
 Saratoga, 
 
 Minutes by Eld. Cornell, 
 
 1816 
 
 24 
 
 2167 
 
 Westjield, 
 
 Minutes by Dea. J. New- 
 ton, 
 
 1816 
 
 9 
 
 768 
 
 Black River, 
 
 
 1815 
 
 12 
 
 494 
 
 Hudson River. 
 
 
 1816 
 
 6 
 
 365 
 
 988 
 
 16 Associations. 
 
 
 
 31,459 
 
 Thus was this body in correspondence at this time, with 
 more than 360 churches of our faith and order, embracing 
 in the 16 associations, a membership of more than 31,000 ; 
 and to several of these associations the Shaftsburj had con- 
 tributed a large number of her valuable churches and pas- 
 tors, and members also ; and upon all of them, but the Phil- 
 adelphia and Warren, she might look as her younger sisters 
 in the growing Baptist family in the land. But what had 
 been her loss, she rejoiced to see their gain, as the cause is 
 one in the whole land, and indeed throughout the world. 
 1818. 
 
 The Thirty-eighth Session was held at Shaftsbury, with 
 the 4th or centre church, on "Wednesday and Thursday, June 
 3rd and 4th, as appointed, and the opening sermon was 
 preached by Elder E. F. Willey. Elder Jos. Cornell, 
 a visiting minister and messenger from Galway 2d church, 
 Saratoga county, was chosen Moderator ; and Elder Wil- 
 ley, clerk. One church, the Talbot Street, in Upper Cana- 
 da, was received this session, having only 19 members.* 
 
 * Tlie 1st Clieshire cliurcli, by their request n;is dropped from the miuutes. 
 
CHAP, iv.] ifotj:rth ten years, 157 
 
 The Virhole association embraced 30 churches; 15 ordained 
 ministers, and 8 unordained ; 33 added bj letter; 286 baptis- 
 ed ; 64 dismissed ; IS excluded ; 21 deceased ; and a total of 
 3,554. Tlie churches most favored with additions were the 
 Arlington, 18 baptised; AVhite Creek, 49; Chatham, Elder 
 E. Dotv, 10 ; Clifton Park, 17 ; Clinton, U. C, 15 ; Egre- 
 mont, ^. Z>, Z?M5Z>e.7, a licentiate, 21 baptised; E. Hills 
 dale, 10 ; Hoosick, no pastor, 16 ; Nassau, Elder John IlaP" 
 ris, 28 ; 1 Sandisfield, Elder Jesse Hartwell, 12; Schodack, 
 54 ; 4 Shaftsbury, 24 ; and West Stockbridge, (no pastor,) 
 12. It was a year of increase in most of the churches, and 
 by letter and baptism, 319 were added to all the churches. 
 No items of business of special interest are recorded ; but it 
 was a season of interest and profit. Elder "Witherell preach- 
 on "Wednesday, P. M., from 1 Sam. 12 : 24. '' Only fear 
 the Lord, and serve him in truth ■tvith all your hedrt ; for 
 xxinsider hoio great things he hath done for you.^' And at the 
 close en Thursday, Elder Cornell preached from Eph. 2 ; 6. 
 " And hath raised -as up together, and. made us sit together in 
 heavenly places in Christ Jesus." The missionary fund was 
 increased to S2 14,1 6, from all the churches: and $100,00 
 was appropriated to the Treasury of the Baptist Board of 
 Foreign Missions. It was '•'•voted^ that brethren Willey, 
 Mattison. Otis, Wheeler and Bucklin, be a committee to ob- 
 tain information on the subject of Theological Seminaries, 
 and lay before the Association, at the next session, such infor- 
 mation, and propose such measures as may be thought best 
 calculated to promote them." 
 
 The names of the licentiates, or unordained ministers, m 
 the body this year were as follows ; Hosea Wheeler, North 
 Adams ; Isaac Backlin, Arlington ; Wm. De Grojf, Chat- 
 ham ; Elisha D. Huhbell, Egremont ; Chwies Williams., 
 Nassau ; Asakel Dend, jr. Sandisfield ; Truman Galushay 
 4th Shaft sbury ; nnd Mnathan Swee^, Stephentown. Thus 
 was the head of the church raising up from among the sons 
 of Zion, those who were to take her by the hand, and lead 
 her into the pastures of his grace, when the Fathers should 
 fail from the oversight of the churches, and find their rest 
 in glory. 
 
 The circular and correspofidi^ig letters were both written 
 by Elder N. Otis, this year. They were very good, brief, 
 
 8 
 
158 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIAl-ION, [l819 
 
 pertinent and filled with a sweet savor of piety that refreshes 
 the soul to read them. The Jirst is on the present state of 
 the churches, and might well be called. " Words of caution 
 to the clturches." The latter is so brief and excellent, we 
 will insert it entire. 
 
 " CORRESPONDING LETTER. 
 The Shaftsburt Association to the associations with ichoiti they corres. 
 pond, sends Charity, which never failcth. 
 
 " Beloved Brethuen : 
 
 Blessed with good lidings from various parts of the Lord's 
 vineyard we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glury. Jesus, 
 the pro]>het of Nazareth, the King of glory, is multiplying the tro- 
 phies of his victorious grace ; and in the advancement of his Kingdom 
 and conquests of his love, he is making ns to share a blessed part- 
 While God is enlarging the borders of Zion's tent, we trust we are mak- 
 ing progress within, in faith, hope and charity, and every grace. Yes, 
 we trust shortly to meet all the redeemed beyond the Jordan of death 
 in that new heaven and new earth, whcreiu dwelleth righteousness. 
 
 " Brethren, we rejoice in our holy correspondence, and desire that 
 it may continue, trusting that our intercourse will be nearer, dearer 
 sweeter and more glorious, in the Kingdom of our Heavenly Father. 
 Tho waste places of our Zion, are filliug up ; union and strength are 
 increasing, and our zeal in tho missionary cause, is becoming more 
 and more effectual. May this spirit pervade the religious world, until 
 the angel of the ministry shall gather together the elect from every 
 kindred, language and i>eople, under the whole heavens. May we 
 continue steadfast in iho faith, in due preparation and watcliiug for 
 the appearing of the King in Zion. 
 
 "Our meeting has been one of the most pleasant, ever experienced, 
 for the Lord was there. 
 
 " JOSEPH CORNELL, Moderator." 
 
 "ELIJAH F. WILLEY, Clerkr 
 
 1819. 
 
 The Thirty-ninth Session of the association was held at 
 Pittstown, June 2d and 3d, as appointed, and Elder George 
 Robinson of Pownal, preached the opening discourse from 
 Ileb. 2 ; 3. " IIow shall we escape, if we neglect so great 
 
Chap iv.J polTkth ten years. 16 
 
 saltation ?" Elder Francis Watland was chosen Mod- 
 erator, though not a pastor in the body, and E. F. Willey, 
 Clerk', and Elder Wm. Groom, jr, assistant clerk. 
 
 There were 26 churches reported in the minutes this 
 year, with 15 minbsters and 6 Licentiates; 189 baptised; 
 28 by letter ; 40 dismissed ; 25 excluded ; 33 deceased, and 
 a total of 3,283. The 1st Shaftsbury church returned and 
 took her place in the body this year with 85 members, un- 
 der the care of Elder I. Mattison. But the Jive churches 
 located in Upper Canada, having formed into an association 
 of their own, called Clinton Co7iference, were dismissed, at 
 their request, and their names and numbers do not appear 
 in the minutes of this year. These churches, the Charlotte- 
 rille, Clinton, Oxford, Talbot Street and Townsend, with 
 the 1st Cheshire church, dismissed last year, took away some 
 200 members from the association. 
 
 The churches blessed with revivals, were the Adams, 
 north, having no pastor, 32 baptised : 2 Canaan, Elder Otis, 
 12; Clifton Park, Elders Peck and Groom, 59; Lansing- 
 hurgh. Elder Willey, 14; Nassau, Elder John Harris, 23 ; 
 Schodack, Elder Olmsted, 19; and Williamstown, Elder 
 Erastus Uoty, 9 baptised. There was a considerable re- 
 vival at Clifton Park, where 59 were baptised making them 
 379 strong, the largest church but one (Berlin) in the Body ; 
 and the most efficient, perhaps, in those years in spreading 
 the gospel around them and abroad in the world, The con. 
 tribution of this church to the Missionary Funds this year 
 was Sol, 48 ; while from but 07ie other church was there as 
 much money reported. This was from the Shaftsbury/ Fe- 
 male Mite society which embraced the territory of the 1st 
 and 4th churches, and sent up ^58,85, for this worthy ob- 
 ject. The Schodack was the next most liberal church ; as 
 usual it was well represented on the roll of benevolence, 
 sending S27,3G for Missions. Elder Olmstead their pastor, 
 seemed to have been a laborous and successful minister for 
 many years, in the field of his toils, being blessed with addi- 
 tions to his church nearly every year ; and for a long period 
 dioelling among his own people. The total of receipts from all 
 the churches, &c.,this year for missionary purposes, reported 
 to the association, was $261,08 ; the largest sura by more 
 than $30,00 ever before reported. How much of this was 
 
160 S;iAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1820 
 
 designated to Foreign Missions, and how much to Domestic, 
 we cannot ascertain. Elder Witiieuell from the Leyden 
 Association, preaclied a Missionary sermon on Thursday 
 morning from Mark 16 ; 15; and a collection of S24,02 was 
 taken up. Also had a sermon from Elder Clark Ken- 
 DRiCK, of the Vermont Association, on Wednesday, P. M., 
 at 4 o'clock, from Psalm 137; 5, 6. "If I forget tbee, O 
 Jerusalem, let ray right hand forget her cunning, If I do not 
 remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of ray 
 mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy." 
 
 Correspondence was opened with the Manchester Asso- 
 ciation recently formed on the north ; as also at the session 
 of 1818 with the Union and the New London Associa- 
 tions. The churches and public were warned against '■'■John 
 Johnson, Henry T. Smith and Samuel Clark, who were 
 abroad imposing upon the people, under the character of 
 Baptist ministers, but who are impostors, and men of bad 
 character." 
 
 The circular and corresponding letter was prepared by a 
 committee of Elders, Kendrick. Mattison and Beach, be- 
 cause the Brother appointed, failed, and was not present. 
 Its subject was " Christian Fellowship and the means of its 
 continuance." This anniversary is spoken of in the minutes 
 as very pleasant, " being crowned with love, peace and 
 friendship. The corresponding letter says : 
 
 " Permit us to acknowledge the reception of your messengers and 
 minutes, -which are interesting and consoling. iNrEEESTiNO, because 
 Tjy these communications, we become acquainted with each other's 
 joys and sorrows, prosperity and adversity, conflicts and victory. 
 Consoling, to hear how the holy war prospers, the powers of darkness 
 receding, light and truth prevailing ; the gospel trumpet sounding, 
 the royal banners of our conquering King unfurled, sinners bowing 
 to the gospel sceptre, saints walking and rejoicing in the truth. This 
 constitutes the subject matter of our holy joy and consolation. Breth- 
 ren, we desire a continuance of your prayers and correspondence, un- 
 til we meet around the throne of God complete." 
 
 1820. 
 The Fortieth Anniversary was held with the North 
 Adams church, Mass., June 7th and 8th, i\iQ first and only 
 time it ever met there. The introductory sei-mon was by 
 
CHAP. IV.] FOURTH TEN YEAKS. IGl 
 
 Elder I. Mattison, from Zech. 4 : 10, " For who hath de- 
 spised the day of small things ?" Elder Abijah Peck was 
 Moderator, and Elder John Lamb of West Hillsdale, 
 Clerk ; and Brother David W. Elmore, assistant Clerk. 
 
 There were 26 churches represented by their Messen- 
 gers, in which were reported the names of 19 ordained 
 ministers, and 2 licentiates; 173 baptized ; 34 added by 
 letter; 4 restored ; 49 dismissed; 52 excluded ; Side- 
 ceased, and a total of 3,377 members in all the churches. 
 
 There had been some refreshing showers upon the thirsty 
 hills of Zion, and the most favored churches were as fol- 
 lows : Adams, 37 baptised, and no Pastor with them at the 
 time ; Clifton Park, Elders Peck and Job Champion, 35 
 baptised ; Lansingburgh, no Pastor, 8 ; Nassau, Elder J. 
 Harris, 11 ; Pittstowti, no Pastor, 21 ; Stephentown, Elders, 
 Matthew Jones and Elnathan Sweet, 14 ; Williamstoton, 
 Elder Doty, 7 ; and West Stockbridge, no pastor, 9. A 
 few were added to some other churches, and to a number, 
 none, by baptism. The accessions to Pittstown where the 
 Association met the year before, doubled their number and 
 seemed to be a blessing, that followed the exercises of the 
 association, to strengthen them. The church at North Adams 
 had received in the course of the two years, about seventy by 
 baptism, which enlarged them more than any previous work 
 of grace they had enjoyed ; raising their number to 125. 
 Although destitute of an under Shepherd, the Great Shep- 
 herd who laid down his life for the sheep was mindful of 
 them, in their destitution, and led them into green pastures, 
 and made them feed beside still waters. Of this revival 
 Elder Leland says, in his auto-biography : " In March, 
 1819, a like work broke out in the north part of Adams, 
 which progressed several months. The people in that place, 
 had no settled minister, but were visited by ministers who 
 lived around them. Of the seventy who united with the 
 church, I baptised <^ye«<y-se^•e/^-" [Works, p. 34.] 
 
 The Association was greeted this session by several let- 
 ters from the Female Mite Societies for Missionary purpo- 
 ses, accompanying the offerings for so noble a purpose, 
 which were reciprocated by a vote of thanks. The report 
 of the Missionary Committee was approved, and presented 
 $142,G8, as the amount of the collections duriag the year, 
 
162 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, [1820 
 
 and at this anniversary. Of this S25,00 were collected after 
 a sermon by Elder Samuel Rogers of the Saratoga Asso- 
 ciation, from Mark 16 : 15, and Luke 10 : 20. The mis- 
 sionary funds, it is to be supposed, were chiefly appropria- 
 ted to the Foreign Mission cause, as no account is render- 
 ed from year to year, of expenditures for Domestic Mission- 
 ary work. The work of this body for some 20 years, had 
 aided the rise and establishment of many new and feeble 
 churches in Northern and Western New York and Upper 
 Canada ; and the missionary spirit of the body, found a new 
 channel through which to pour out its streams upon a dark and 
 ruined world, in the recently organized Triennial Conven- 
 tion of the Baptist denomination, in the United States, which 
 was engaged in the support of Dr. Judson and his heroic 
 wife upon the distant and barbarous coast of Burmah. And 
 in this work, the churches of the Shaftsbury Association, 
 have, to this day, done good service, as well as in other 
 fields of Christian enterprise, cultivated by our denomination. 
 
 Sermons were preached during this session also by Elder 
 Calvin H. Swain of the Saratoga body, from Isa. 42 : 21, 
 " The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness sake, he 
 will magnify the law and make it honorable," and by El- 
 der E. Sweet, from Eph. 6 : 23, "Peace be to the Breth- 
 ren, and love with faith, from God the Father, and the Lord 
 Jesus Christ." 
 
 The circular and corresponding letters, were both from 
 the pen and heart of the youthful Hubbell, now for the first 
 time among his brethren, as an ordained minister of the gos- 
 pel, though in after years, while in the body, one of the most 
 active, as he was also of the most able, in counsel and execu- 
 tion, for Zion's good, and her Redeemer's Glory. The circu- 
 lar is a very interesting view of the Saviour, in the charac- 
 ter of the Shepherd of his people : and had we room, it 
 should have a place among the records of this Book. We 
 may give a brief extract that will show its spirit and tone. 
 
 " Confide then, ye tempted saints, in the wisdom of your God_ 
 Cast all your cares on him. Hope in the Lord ; you shall yet praise him, 
 who is the heaUh of your countenance and your God. He hath clio- 
 senyou in Glirist before the foundation of the world; he hath washed 
 you in Ins blood, and purified you unto himself, that you should be a 
 holy people, and dwell eternally in his presence. He has fed you in 
 
CHAP. IV,] FOURTH TEN YEARS. 1G3 
 
 the pastures of his grace ; his own hand has supplied all your want? 
 and will withhold no good thing from them that walk uprightly. He 
 will not leave you to wander through the desert alone, but will ac- 
 company and direct your steps. Will he leave you to famish ? No : he 
 will sustain you. Will he leave you a prey to disease and death ? No : 
 he will forgive your iniquities, he will heal your sicknesses, and crown 
 your lives with his tender mercies. Shall Satan overpower you ? 
 No : the enemy shall not exact upon you ; nor the sons of wickedness 
 affiictyou. God will surely watch over you, he will keep you as the 
 apple of his eye, by his power through faith unto salvation. Happy 
 people ! "all things are yours, and ye are Christs's and Christ is 
 God's." Your suffering days will soon be over. Your Shepherd 
 cometh quickly. Eoen no, come Lord Jesus." 
 
 The exercises of this interesting session were closed by 
 an '' offering of thanksgiving and prayer, by the Moderator, 
 made to the Father of our mercies, for his blessings, in fa- 
 voring us with the privilege of sitting together in heavenly 
 places in Christ Jesus, and banqueting our souls upon his 
 love," says the record of the Clerk in the minutes of the 
 body. Oh, how delightful were those occasions to the peo- 
 ple of God, and how refreshing even now to those who can 
 recollect these gatherings of the saints in fraternal asocia- 
 tion and worship for Two days, when there were no State 
 Convention, Bible Society, nor Home and Foreign Mission- 
 ary Meetings, that collected our Brethren annually to 
 meet and pray and labor and sing together, as is now the 
 case. Then, the Association, was the great meetiyig of 
 the year, that any could attend ; and all wended their way 
 thither that could reach it ; and many rode in their car- 
 riages one, two, and sometimes three days to be present, on 
 these deeply interesting and solemn, but yet joyful occasions, 
 in our Baptist Zion. The steamboat and rail-road car, had not 
 then brought the ends of the world together, as now they seem 
 to be ; and it required the whole week, or nearly, to go 
 and enjoy the season, and return home again. But the 
 journey and privileges' were equally welcome. 
 
 1821. 
 
 The Forty-first Anniversary was attended with the church 
 in Egremont, Berkshire co., and near the south-west corner 
 
164 SHAFTSBURT ASSOCIATION. [182^ 
 
 of the State of Massachusetts. This was the first and only 
 time the Association met in that place. Ekler Daniei> 
 TiNKHAM, according to appointment preached the introduc- 
 tory discourse from ileb. 8 : 3, ''Wherefore it is of necessity 
 that this man have somewhat also to otfer." 
 
 Elder I&aiah Mattjson was chosen Moderator ; Elder 
 John Lamu, Clerh ; and Br, S. S. Malleky, J[ s/s/a/i^ 
 Clerk. Reports were leceived from 25 churches, whose 
 statistics give 14 ministers, and 7 licentiates ; 144 baptised j 
 34 added by letter ; 4 restored ; 87 dismissed ; 44 excluded; 
 37 deceased ; and a total of 2,840 members in fellowship. 
 Of the dismissions, 37 were from the Clifton Park church 
 to form a new interest called the Burnt Hills church in the 
 township of Ballston. The Canaan churches this year, by 
 the organization of a new township called Austerlitz, obtain 
 different names; the 1st being called Austerlitz; the 2d, 
 1st Canaan ; and the 3d, 2d Canaan. So the minutes tes- 
 tify, and so the names and numbers show. Of revivals, 
 there were few reported this year. To the 1 Canaan 
 church, (now called)^-ai/a/'/ a licentiate, Pastor, 14 had been 
 added by baptism; 2d Canaan, Elder Henry Palmer, 31; 
 Clifton Park, 23 ; Nassaii, Elder J. Harris, 40 ; and Steph- 
 eniown, Elder Matthew Jones, 12. 
 
 The Missionary cause received attention during this ses- 
 sion in various ways. On Thursday morning Elder Morse 
 of the Hartford Association preached from Rom. 6 : 23, 
 ^'For the icages of sin is deathj hut the gift of God is eternal 
 life, thi-ough Jesus Christ our Lord," and a missionary col- 
 lection was taken up of $15,19. It was also recommended, 
 "That the churches of this Association, set apart a certain 
 time on the first Monday of every month, to unite in prayer 
 to Almighty God, for the spread of the Gospel ; and a notice 
 of the same be inserted in the minutes." Thus was the 
 monthly concert commended to the attention of the churches 
 of this Body in behalf of the Foreign Mission Work. What 
 a reasonable service this, for all Christians to show their 
 interest and sympathy with our Brethren in the service 
 among the heathen, and yet how little regarded, even now, 
 when, in 1853, we see such tokens of the Divine Favor upon 
 the enterprise of missions, as greet our eyes from every 
 quarter of the world. The collections for this year, amount- 
 
CHAP. IV.] FOtrUTn TEN YEARS. 165 
 
 ed to $214,20, in promotion of the cause. And some of 
 the churches and societies had done nohly for this good enter- 
 prise. The Shaftsbury Brethren took the lead this year, 
 sending up from the ''^Female Mite Society,'" for missions 
 818,75 ; and from the "Shaftsbury Society, auxiliary to the 
 Board of Foreign Missions," S83,50, making a total of 
 SI 02,25, from the two or three churches in that town, or 
 nearly one half o? all that was brought up from the whole 
 body. 
 
 The Berlin church, under Elder Hull's care, not having 
 represented itself, ior three years, was according to the rules 
 of order, dropped from the minutes; which took away 
 some 500 members, as they had been counted, from the 
 body. They were absent till 1825, when they returned, 
 and for a few years were represented in the Association. 
 
 The West Hillsdale church, presented the following query, 
 viz : — " Does the gospel require that private labor be taken 
 on all occasions, for a public offence, previous to its being 
 received by the church ?" This was answered in the nega- 
 tive, upon a report to that effect, brought in by a committee 
 raised especially for its consideration, composed of Elders 
 David Pease, Abijah Peck, John Harris, Geo. Witherell and 
 Asahel Morse. It was also recommended "to the churches 
 that no travelling person be received as a minister of the 
 gospel, without recommendations, not exceeding one year's 
 date. Correspondence was opened with the Madison As- 
 sociation, in Central N. Y. and Elders Hubbell and 01m- 
 stead, and Brethren Mallery and Brown were appointed 
 messengers to its anniversary. A general meeting was 
 appointed by their request with the 1st Shaftsbury church, 
 the last Wednesday in August. These meetings were 
 purely for devotional purposes, and for many years were 
 kept up in this body. There was preaching several times 
 during this session. Besides the two diseources already 
 mentioned, Elder Howard Malcom, a messenger from the 
 Hudson River Association, preached from Ezek. 40 : 4, 
 and at 2 o'clock, on Thursday, P. M,, it is said, " Elder 
 Levi Streeter, preached to the people ready to depart." 
 He was a messenger of the Renssehieiville Association. 
 And of the character of this meeting it is recorded Page 9, 
 of the minutes : " During the present session, the face of 
 
166 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1821 
 
 nature has seemed to wear a propitious smile ; peace and 
 harmony have abounded, and the hearts of many have been 
 refreshed with the gJorious things that have been spoken of 
 Zion, the city of God." 
 
 The circidarliitter, "on the divinity of Christ," was by Eld- 
 er John Lamb. It is a sound document, and ably vindicates 
 the doctrine of Christ, against Ariani&m so rife in those days, 
 in various sections of the land. The corresponding letter 
 was from the pen of Elder George WixnERELL of Hoosick, 
 and is so pleasant and brief an epistle of fraternal regard, 
 that we insert it, as a specimen of his writing and spirit. 
 " CORRESPONDING LETTER. 
 
 " The SriAPTSBUEY Baitist Association, To the several Associatio7is 
 vnth whom loe correspond, sendeth Christian Salutation : 
 • Respected Fathers and Brethken, 
 
 " "With gratitude we embrace another opportunity of cliristian cor- 
 respondence. With cordial affection bave we received your messen- 
 gers and minutes, and rejoice in the consolation they afford ; happy 
 to receive information of the growing empire of Emanuel, and to 
 witness the accomplishment of those glorious things, long since pre- 
 dicted of tlie city of our God. It is rather a low time, with most of 
 our churches, though some of them have experienced a refreshing 
 from the presence of the Lord. 
 
 " Though the ways of Providence are mysterious, and clouds and 
 • darkness are round about him, it may afford matter of real joy to the 
 people of God, that his counsel will stand, and he will do all his plea- 
 sure. The prophetic vision is fast fulfilling. The stone, which smote 
 the image, will fill the whole earth. And the kingdom and dominion 
 and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be 
 given to tlie people of the saints of the Most High, whose kingdom is 
 an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey liim. 
 
 " Though a thick cloud darkens the prospect of the Birman Mission, 
 let us not indulge a discouraging thought. Let not this dampen our 
 missionary spirit, or relax our zeal to aid with our prayers and our 
 substance, in sending the word of life to the mdlious perishing for 
 lack of knowledge. The foundation of God standeth sure ; he is no' 
 slack concerning his promises ; the gospel must, and will be preached 
 in all the world. The heathen Avill be given to Jesus for an inherit- 
 ance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for a possession. The 
 zeal of the Lord of hosts, will perform this. 
 
CHAP. 
 
 IV.] 
 
 FOURTH TEN YEARS. 
 
 167 
 
 "May we, therefore, dear Brethren, be found workera together 
 
 ■with God ; waiting with due submission, the completion of the Diving 
 
 purposes in the salvation of the chosen. We solicit a continuance of 
 
 your correspondence, and subscribe ourselves, 
 
 " Your's in a precious Savior," 
 
 " John Lamb, Clerk. ) t at „^ i\r i , » 
 
 o 1 o HT n A ■ M J Y I- Mattison, Moderator. 
 
 Samuel b. Mallery, Assistant. ) 
 
 "We insert the statistics of the churches, this year, as they 
 
 were printed in the minutes, as before, at the close of each 
 
 decade of years ; by which the state of each church, its 
 
 messengers and comparative strength with other churches in 
 
 the body may be seen, as well as its strength compared with 
 
 itself Ten years ago. 
 
 ' 
 
 1 
 
 td 
 
 2 > 
 
 O ft 
 
 O H 1 Monet 
 
 CHDECnES. 
 
 Ministers & Mes'ges 
 
 > 
 
 H 
 
 
 
 S 
 
 g for 
 
 
 
 a" 
 
 .►^ O 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 
 ^ MISSIONS 
 
 Adams, North, 
 
 Samuel Savory (a li- 
 centiate,) Silas Par- 
 tridge, Benjamin F. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Remington. 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 o 
 
 123 
 
 
 Austerlitz, 
 
 — Dea. John Gott, J. 
 Ford, Abel Wood- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 worth, H. Stow. 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 
 1st Canaan, 
 
 Ira Hall, Dea. Sam'l. 
 A Curtis, J. John- 
 son, Ambrose San- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ford, J. Douglass. 
 
 14 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 92 
 
 $ 2 00 
 
 Qd Canaan, 
 
 Hknet Palmer, Da- 
 
 , vid W. Gifford, A. 
 
 Carter,;P. C.Hutch- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 inson. 
 
 31 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 82 
 
 
 Chatham, 
 
 Wm. E. Waterbnry, 
 Deacon Joel Cham- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 pion. 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 45 
 
 I 00 
 
 Clifton Park, 
 
 Abijah Peck, Job 
 Champion, Dea. S. 
 Cole, A. Harring- 
 ton, P. Althouse, A. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Calkin, G. W. Beal. 
 
 23 
 
 2 
 
 37 
 
 
 7 
 
 892 
 
 29 57 
 
 JSgretnont, 
 
 Elisha D. Hubbell, 
 Sam'l. S. Mallery, 
 Gaines Tremain, M. 
 B. Tremain, E. Cal 
 kin, J. Curtis, Dan'l. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Loomis, H. Kelsey. 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 201 
 
 20 89 
 
 East Hillsdale, 
 
 Abkll BaowN, Dea. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
168 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [1821 
 
 
 
 
 td 
 
 5 > 
 
 C 
 
 ft 
 
 d 
 
 H 
 
 Money 
 
 CmJECHES. 
 
 Ministers & Mes'ges 
 
 > 
 
 H 
 
 i- 
 
 5 
 
 o 
 
 5 
 
 o 
 
 > 
 
 for 
 
 
 
 o' 
 
 2 ^ 
 
 V 
 
 t;' 
 
 
 f 
 
 missions 
 
 
 M. Spencer, Dea 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 John Tyler, Thus 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Palmer, A. Sharts 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 183 
 
 
 West Hillsdale, 
 
 JoHM Lamb, J. Vau 
 deboe, J.Vandusen 
 R. KinyoQ, jr., Ad 
 Vandeboc, J o h i 
 Snook. 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 50 
 
 5 00 
 
 Hoosick, 
 
 George Witherell 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Isaac Gale. 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 89 
 
 
 Lansiiirjhurgh. 
 
 [No returns : formei 
 utatisties given.] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 Nassaii, 
 
 JouN Harris, Charles 
 Williams, N. Cran- 
 dall, David W. El- 
 more,* Dea. Peter 
 Brown, Dea. Grid- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ly Judd. 
 
 40 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 202 
 
 9 00 
 
 Pittsfield, 
 
 [No returns.] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 Pittntomn, 
 
 [No returns.] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 Poienal, 
 
 A letter. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 C9 
 
 
 Savoy, 
 
 Asa Todd* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 
 1st Sandisjicld, 
 
 Jes'e HAETWELL,Dea. 
 
 Simon Sears, Paul 
 Sears, jr., J Smith, 
 Joseph Doud. 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 142 
 
 7 15 
 
 Schodack, 
 
 Stephen, Olmsted, R. 
 Dubois, SethSmal- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ley. 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 121 
 
 4 70 
 
 J st Shaftshury, 
 
 Isaiah Mattison, Pe- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ter W. Dean . 
 
 
 o 
 
 5 
 
 9 
 
 1 173 
 
 60 00 
 
 3d Shaftsbury, 
 
 —Dea. Ebcz'r. Clark. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 0. Whipple. 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 5 
 
 178 
 
 52 25 
 
 Stamford, 
 
 — Matthew Baker, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 46 
 
 
 Stephentown, 
 
 Matthew Jones, Ed- 
 ward Carr, Spencer 
 Carr, Amos Chap- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 man, 
 
 12 
 
 . 2 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 195 
 
 
 White Creek, 
 
 Daniel Tinkham. 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 128 
 
 9 07 
 
 Williamstown, 
 
 — David Torrey. 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 45 
 
 94 
 
 W. Stockbridge, 
 
 — Asa Smith, Robert 
 Perry. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 25 Churches, 
 
 14 Ministers, 7 Li- 
 
 144 
 
 34 
 
 87 
 
 44 
 
 37 2846 
 
 
 
 centiales, and 53 other 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Messengers. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CUAP. tV.] FOURTH TEN TEARS. 169 
 
 And now we close up the annals of this Period of Tea 
 years, during which, few churches were added to the body 
 but a number were dismissed to aid in forming other bodies, 
 of our denominational host. The Arlington, 2d Canaan, (as 
 now called,) Talbot Street, U. Canada, and Williamstown, 
 (re-organized) churches, were added during this decade of 
 years, to the body ; while the following churches were dis- 
 missed, to unite, most of them, in strengthening other asso- 
 ciations, viz : the Albany and Troy churches to the Hud- 
 son River body in 1816 ; Arlington, in 1818 to the Man- 
 chester ; Gharlotteville, Clinton, Oxford, Talbot Street, 
 and Townse7td churches in 1818 and '19, to form the Clin- 
 ton Conference in Canada West : and the 8d Cheshire, 
 Burlin, and 1 Shaftsbury, for a few years, were dismissed, 
 and united with no body in association. During this period 
 more than 2,200 were added to all the churches, most of 
 them by baptism, ^and although so many churches left, the 
 total membership was not diminished proportionately with 
 the number of churches. The churches decreased from 35 
 to 25 ; the ministers from 26 to 14 ; and the membership 
 from 3,724, to 2,846. The missionary spirit increased 
 among the churches, and more money was raised this de- 
 cade of years than before ; and the work of missions among 
 the heathen drew the attention, prayers and contributions 
 of the brethren and sisters from the Home, to the Foreign 
 field. Only two or three pastors died during this period in 
 the body ; while a goodly number of young men loere raised 
 up among the churches, who became pastors in their day. 
 
170 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1822 
 
 CHAPTER V. 
 
 Annals of the Bodij from 1822 to ISU—Theffth decade of ,jear». 
 
 During the period embraced in this chapter the number 
 of churches in the body were diminished by the formation of 
 the Beukshire Association, upon the south-east corner of 
 its former territory, wliich took away some four or Jive 
 churches, and a few hundred members. No very special 
 matters of interest occured during this period, save the dis- 
 cussion of the merits of Speculative Free-Masonry, near 
 the close of it, which, finally, occasioned the secession of 
 some othei- churches from the body. The years 1822, '24, 
 '25, '27 and '31, were seasons of the largest increase by re- 
 vivals of religion ; in which several of the churches were 
 favored with rich out-pourings of the Holy Spirit, and an 
 ingathering of souls to their fellowship. And while we 
 continue to register the principal fticts that concerned the 
 travel of this association for these ten years, we shall find 
 new occasions of gratitude to God, for his abounding good- 
 ness to his people, and his ministers, who composed the body 
 at its annual gatherings. 
 
 1822. 
 
 The Forty-second Session of the Association was held 
 at Hoosick, on the 5lh and Gth days of June, as usual. The 
 opening sermon was preached by Elder John Harris of 
 1st Nassau, from 1 John, 4:6; "God is Love." Elder I. 
 IMattison was chosen Modei-ator ; and Brother George W. 
 Beal, Cleric, and David W. Elmore, Assistant Clerk. Bro- 
 ther Beal, was from Polder A. Peck's church in Clifton Park, 
 and for 8 years in succession, served the association as its 
 clerk. Tlie body embraced 27 churches, though three were 
 not represented; 15 ministers, 13 of whom were present; 
 10 Licentiates; and reported 189 baptised; 96 added by 
 letter; 106 dismissed; 31 excluded; 27 died, and a total 
 of 2,865. Tho second Nassau and the Waterford churches, 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEARS. 171 
 
 upon application were received at this session, being both 
 young interests. 
 
 The churches most highly favored with revivals, were the 
 Austerlitz, which had baptised 9 ; Egremont, E. D. Hub- 
 bell, pastor, 14; Pittstoivn, Elder Richmond Taggart, 
 54; Pownal, 2G, with no pastor; and Wliite Creek, 51 bap- 
 tised, by their Pastor, D. Tinkhaii. Some of these were 
 fine showers of grace that greatly refreshed the hearts of 
 God's people, and built up the churches, who enjoyed them, 
 in numbers, gifts and graces. The Waterford church had 
 been constituted during the year, from the Lansingburgh 
 church sending out a colony of some 25 to set up their ban- 
 ner in the name of the I^ord, across the Hudson River in 
 the rising village there located. And so the 2nd Nassau 
 had been formed mainly from the Schodack to occupy the 
 western, or north-western portion of the town, an interest, 
 that never has become very strong to this day, as the prox- 
 imity of the Sandlake village cliurch has prevented the 
 enlargement of its field and resources. 
 
 The missionary spirit had not died out of the churches, 
 and their united contributions amounted to S187,83 during 
 the year, of which about $130,00 was contributed for For- 
 eign Missions. The cause of Domestic Missions had now 
 given place to the foreign call mostly, although during the 
 year, ^45,00 had been paid to Elder N. Otis, for home la- 
 bors in destitute fields, and some S20,00 to other ministers 
 for similar work. The Lake George Association had now 
 been formed, and it was voted this year to open correspon- 
 dence with it by Elders McCuUer and Witherell. The 
 circular was by £r. Samuel S. Mallery, a licentiate of the 
 Egremont church, this year, " on the danger of being too 
 highly exalted." This session was pleasant, and several 
 seasons of public worship made it profitable and good for 
 the brethren to be there. Elder Hubbell preached on 
 Wednesday, P. M., from 1 Cor. 6: 20, "Ye are bought 
 with a price." And on Thursday, Elder Paul, a colored 
 brother, preached from 1 Cor. 2 : 2, and a collection of 
 S13,G0, was taken for Missionary purposes ; and at 2 o'clock 
 P. M., it was recorded that " Elder Edward Barber 
 preached a pleasing and instructive sermon from John 18 : 36, 
 *'My Kingdom is not of this world." 
 
172 SIiAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1823 
 
 1823. 
 
 The Forty-third Anniversary was held with the 1st 
 Nassau church in the Union Meeting House, on Wednesday 
 and Thursday, Jane 4th and 5th. The introductory dis- 
 course was preached according to appointment at 10 o'clock 
 by Elder E. D. IIdbbell from 1 Pet. 1 : 18, 19, '• Foras- 
 much as ye know ye were not redeemed with corruptible 
 things, &c." The same Moderator and Clerks were cho- 
 sen that served at the last session, and the business of the 
 Association was transacted with harmony and dispatch. 
 The newly formed Schenectady Baptist church was received 
 this se-sion with 45 members, most of whom had been dis- 
 missed from the old mother of churches in that region, the 
 Clifton Park church. In all, there were 28 churches in the 
 body ; but from the Berlin, Lansingburgh, Pownal and Wa- 
 terford churches there were no returns made. There were 
 19 ordained ministers, all present, save one ; 5 licentiates ; 
 54 baptised in all the churches ; 28 added by letter, and 5 
 restored ; 72 were dismissed ; 46 excluded ; 40 deceased ; 
 and 2,570 in all, leaving out the membership of the four 
 churches not reported. Tlie church in West Stockhridge, 
 not having represented itself for three successive years, was 
 dropped from the minutes, and did not return again till 
 1827. But one church seemed to have been favored with a 
 revival during the year, the White Creek, which had re- 
 ceived 24 by baptism, though the Stephentown also receiv- 
 ed 12 ; and Clifton Park 8, by baptism. It was a year of 
 dearth in Zion, generally. The receipts for missionary pur- 
 poses at this session, amounted to S188,89, of which S35,18 
 was from Clifton Park. Besides the above sum, a collec- 
 tion was taken, after a sermon by Elder Paul from Psalm 
 84 : 11, amounting to S33,50, which was appropriated by a 
 vote of the body in aid of the African Baptist church in 
 Albany, towards the construction of their house of worship. 
 Elder Morse also preached from Psahn 28 : 9 ; and Elder 
 Lrland Howard from Acts 3 : 19, during the session. 
 
 Tiie following query from the 2d Canaan church, with its 
 answer, may be worthy of insertion for the minutes of this 
 year, viz : "What is the duty of a church, supposing a bro- 
 ther from a sister church should come in among them, and 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEARS. 173 
 
 bring railing accusations against them, and strive to sow 
 discord among brethren ?" To which the following answer 
 is on record : " Voted, they should notify him of the grief he 
 has occasioned ; and if he does not remove it, report him to 
 the church to which he belongs." 
 
 General meetings were appointed at this session with the 
 churches following : the White Creek, the last Wcidnesday 
 and Thursday in August : the 2d Canaan, the last Wed- 
 nesday and Thursday in Oct., and the Pittstown, the last 
 Wednesday and Thursday in Jan. 1824. 
 
 The want of a circular for this year, is supplied by a re- 
 print of the Constitution or Plan of the Association, with 
 some modifications for the consideration and approval of the 
 churches. But it was not fully approved by a majority of 
 them until the session of 1828, when it was printed for the 
 last time, in the file of minutes now in our possession. The 
 Brethren of this body have spent less time in Constitution- 
 7nahing, and more in acting out the spirit and principles 
 which the Fathers had embodied in the Plan, as published in 
 the year 1S06. 
 
 The corresponding letter this year, written by the excel- 
 lent HuBBELL, is so good, as well as brief ?inii comprehen- 
 sive, that we insert it entire, in the following words : 
 
 'Beloved Brethren, 
 
 " "We have found, by sweet experience, the satisfaction of dwelling 
 together in unity. N'othing delights us more than information from 
 distant places of the spread of the gospel, and the rising glories of the 
 Redeemer's Kingdom. Many " Prophets and righteous men have 
 desired to see the things which we see, and have not seen them ; and 
 to hear the things that we hear, but have not heard them " Glad 
 tidings have reached us from distant countries. The islands of the 
 sea are receiving the law of the Lord. Ethiopia is stretching forth 
 her hand to God. When we turn our attention to India, a Caret, a 
 Marshsian, and a "Ward, appear, in front of a little band, feeble in 
 itself, but strong in the Lord. Idolaters have been converted by their 
 instrumentality, and Bramins have become preachers of Clirist. May 
 we not anticipate the time when Juggernaut shall be no longer wor- 
 shipped ; every idol abandoned, self-torture hated, and Jesus loved 'i 
 '• Burmah presents a scene awakening both joy and sorrow ; joy, 
 that a number of Gaudama's worshippers have become the lovers of 
 
174 SlIAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1824 
 
 Iinmaauel ; .sorrow, tliat in our rais-ionary exertions, some of our fair- 
 est hopes have been bhisted. Yes, ardent Wiieelock lies beneath 
 the wave ; our beloved Colman rests in death ; and the companion 
 of our dear Brother Tiuce has left him sohtary. Who then, is willing 
 to catch the falling mantle, to smite the tumultuous waves of human 
 depravity, and ask 'Where is the God of Elijah f Who will say, 
 ^' Here am I, send me ! In Burmah would I live, in Burmah would I 
 die, and there would I be buried ?" Let us not fear. The Lord is on 
 our side. He is a man of war, and will conquer his foes. Let our 
 exertions be ardent; our eyes be directed to our covenant-keeping 
 God, and we may rest assured of certain success. 
 
 " We wish you much animation in holy things, and the presence of 
 Israel's God. Our session has been joyous, for the Lord was there." 
 
 ''GeokgkW Beal, Clerk ) <> jg^j^H Mattiso.v, J/o^em^or." 
 
 " David W. Elmoke, As.iista7it. ) ' 
 
 With such stirring sentiments of fraternal kindness to sis- 
 ter associations, did the Shaftsbury Body greet their Breth- 
 ren, from this lioly feast in Zion. 
 
 1824. 
 
 The Forty-fourth Session Avas held with Ekier T ink- 
 ham's church, in the White Creek meeting house, on Wed- 
 nesday and Thursday, June 2d and od, according to the 
 usual time; and Elder Ira Hall oft Canaan preached the 
 introductory from Gal. 2:19, " For I through the law, am 
 dead to the law, that I might live unto God." Elder Tink- 
 HAM was chosen to preside this year, and the former Clerk 
 and assistant were continued during this session. There 
 were reported this year in the body 28 churches, {ttvo of 
 whom sent no delegates, nor returns) ; 22 ministers, of whom 
 1 9 were present ; 5 licentiates ; 5 restored ; 202 baptised ; 
 37 added by letter; 48 dismissed ; 48 excluded; 47 died 
 and a total of 2,725. The Berlin and Stamford churches sent 
 no statistics, and hence the total membership is not all given. 
 The churches most favored with revivals during the year, 
 were the following; Adams, which had received 1 3 by baptism 
 under the care of Elder Samuel Savory ; Pownal, 31, un- 
 der the pastoral care of Elder Edavard Green ; I Savoy, 
 61 baptised, Elder David Woodbury, Schenectady, 21, 
 Elder Nathan N. Whiting who had recently been baptised 
 
CHAP, v.] 
 
 FIFTH TEN YEARS, 
 
 175 
 
 himself by Elder A. Peck, from the Presbyterians ; Scho- 
 dack 9, Elder Olmstead ; Stephentown IG, Elder M. Jones; 
 and White Creek 28 ; the third year in succession, that this 
 church had been favored with a gracious shower, making 
 it about 200 strong. 
 
 This was a pleasant session, and a sermon was preached 
 by Elder Burton Carpenter from the Rensselaerville Asso- 
 ciation, on Wednesday P. M. from I Pet. 2:7, '' Unto you 
 therefore who believe, he is precious." On Thursday, El- 
 der Howard from the Hudson River Association, preached 
 from Rev. 2:18, "I am he that liveth and was dead, &c." 
 And at the close, the venerable Barber from the Saratoga 
 Association, who had first taken his seat as a member of this 
 body from his church at Bottskill in 1794, after 30 years 
 had elapsed was heard with deep interest from Isa 53 : 10, 
 " When thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall 
 see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of 
 the Lord, shall prosper in his hands." 
 
 The missit nary funds sent up from the various church- 
 es this year, amounted to SI 93, 69, embracing also a 
 collection taken during the session, of $19,40. The Shafts- 
 hury churches, under Elder I. Mattison's care, sent up about 
 S30,56 ; and the Clifton Park church, some S32,75. 
 
 The following table of statistics of the corresponding as- 
 sociations, we copy from the minutes, as worthy of preser- 
 tion : 
 
 Associations. 
 
 Black River, N. Y., 
 Boston, Mass., 
 Cayuga, N. Y., 
 Essex, N. Y, 
 Hartford, Conn.., 
 Hudson Rvier, N. Y., 
 Lake George, N. Y., 
 Ley den, Mass. 
 Madison, N, Y., 
 Manchester, Vt, 
 New London, Conn., 
 New York, N. Y, 
 Otsego. N. Y., 
 
 2 5 
 
 1822 
 1S22 
 1823 
 1822 
 1823 
 1823 
 1823 
 1823 
 1823 
 1822 
 1822 
 1823 
 
 O I O F3 
 
 22 16 
 35' 
 
 37 20 
 11| 5 
 .3128 
 13 11 
 
 8 4 
 28121 
 
 4l!28 
 
 ^i 
 1917 
 28 21 
 28' 1 6 
 
 373 
 
 170 
 
 48 
 
 55 
 
 65 
 
 89 
 
 9 
 
 113 
 
 106 
 
 21 
 
 75 
 
 89 
 
 89 
 
 45 
 
 35 
 70 
 
 207 
 ]9 
 92 
 55 
 15 
 41 
 
 180 
 
 8 
 
 42 
 
 34 
 
176 
 
 SIIAFTSBUliy ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [1824 
 
 Associations. 
 
 Philadelphia, Pa., 
 
 Rensselaeroille, N. Y., 
 
 Saratoga, N. Y., 
 
 Stoninijton Union, Conn., 
 
 Bturbridgc, Mass., 
 
 Union, K. Y., 
 
 Upper Canada, Canada Wct^t. 
 
 Vermont, Vt., 
 
 Warren, Rhode Island, 
 
 Westjield, Mass., 
 
 Woodstock, Vt^ 
 
 1822 
 1828 
 1823 
 1S23 
 1822 
 1822 
 1823 
 1822 
 1822 
 1828 
 18^3 
 
 '^\'A 
 
 23 28 
 22 20 
 28' IB 
 15|10 
 
 24 22 
 14 
 
 19 
 
 ?0i td 
 
 5'153 
 
 71148 
 9 78 
 |414 
 32 
 29 
 5| 32 
 21156 
 5lll6 
 5jl63 
 31 95 
 
 76 69 
 44 39 
 17942 
 
 G28 
 
 ?I?H 
 
 In these 24 bodies, there were embraced about 550 
 cliurches, more than 400 ministers, and in all, about 2,400 
 had been baptised in a year, or some 100 to each association, 
 on an average ; *with more than 55,000 members in the 
 whole fraternity. 
 
 The " Upfcr Canada Association" sent a request by let- 
 ter for correspondence, and expressing their gratitude to 
 this body for Missionaries sent to them several years ago." 
 This request was cordially granted. The circular letter 
 was written by Elder Savory, but it failed of reaching the 
 clerk in season to be printed. The corresponding, was by 
 Elder Hall, a brief and warm-hearted epistle of love to the 
 great brotherhood in the associational correspondence. For 
 want of the circular, the minutes of this year only filled 
 8, 12 mo. pages. The following impostors were advertised 
 by vote of the Association ; as gathered from the minutes of 
 several other bodies, viz : "Amasa Chandler, Samuel Gunt- 
 cr, Nehemiah H. Ripley, Jordan Dodge, and Daniel Sher- 
 wood ; and the churches are warned against them." 
 
 The decease of Elder Obed Warren, is noted also, in 
 these words. "Tiie committee to examine the minutes of 
 corresponding associations report. That they notice in the 
 minutes of the Jlladisoti Association, an account of the death 
 of our much esteemed brother, Elder Obkd "Warren, for- 
 merly a member of this Association, who departed this life 
 at Covert, (Seneca Co., N. Y.) Aug. 20, 1823." A Bio- 
 graphical sketch of Elder Warren, may be found in the 
 Appendix to this work. 
 
CHAP. V.J riKTH TEN VfiARS IT'S 
 
 1825. 
 
 The Forty-Fifth Anniversary, was held according to ap- 
 pointment in the Newtoxvn meeting house of the Clifton Park 
 church, in Half-moon township, Saratoga co., N. Y., June 
 1st and 2d, 1822. Elder Augustus Beach of Pittsfield, 
 Mass., preached the opening sermon from 1 John, 3 : 3, 
 "And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself 
 even as he is pure." Elder I, Mattison was chosen Mod* 
 erator again ; and Br. G. W. Beal, Clerk, and Elder Saml. 
 S, Mallery, Assistant. 
 
 There were 29 churches numbered in the body ; one of 
 which, the Stamford sent no information ; and 22 ministers, 
 all of whom were present this year : and 1 licentiate. Tliere 
 had been 3 restored ; 212 Baptised, 40 united by letter, 90 
 dismissed, 33 excluded, 34 deceased, and a total of 3,317 
 members were found in all the churches. There had been 
 considerable revivals in several churches ; the most highly 
 favored were the following ; J3erlin, (represented again) 
 had baptised 9, and had a total of 477 ; Clifton Park, with 
 three ministers now for a dozen years, Elders Peck, Cham- 
 pion, and E. D. Hubbell, had received 55 by baptism ; 
 Hoosick, under the care of Elder [srael Keach, a native 
 of that town, and settled among them in 1824, had received 
 22 ; 1 Nassau, Elder John Harris, 27 ; Schenectady, Eld- 
 er John Cooper, 12 ; 1 Shaftsbury, 34 ; and Waterford 8, 
 without a settled pastor. 
 
 The 2d Cheshire church, re-united with the Association 
 this year by two messengers, Elder Elnathan Sweet, and 
 Brother J. Richardson, and were received with a member- 
 ship of only 30. They remained but a year or two, and 
 with other Berkshire churches was dismissed to form a new 
 body in 1826. 
 
 The contributions for missionary purposes received at 
 this session amounted to S226,28, of which about S79,00 
 may be credited to the Clifton Park clmrch and congrega- 
 tions, with the collection made at the close of the Associa- 
 tion, which was among them. The business of this session 
 was harmoniously attended to, and several seasons of public 
 worship were enjoyed as usual. At 4 P. M. on Wednesday, 
 Elder Elnathan Peck from the Madison Association 
 
178 SUAFTSDURY ASSOCIATION. [1825 
 
 preached from Rev. 1 4 : G. On Thursda}- A. M. Elder 
 TiNKHAM preached from Psahn 2:8; and in the P. M., 
 "at 2 o'clock, Elder John Coopeu of Schenectady, preached 
 the closing sermon" it is said, "from John, 10 : 27, 28, fol- 
 lowed by Elder Sweet from John 1 : 47." Thus they held 
 on, after they thought they had closed, the season was so 
 precious to them. 
 
 The circular letter by Elder N. N. Whiting, was " On 
 the religious instruction of the young," and was very well 
 written, and sound in its views of this important duty of 
 Christian parents and churches to the rising generation 
 around them. The letter of correspondence was by Brother 
 D. W. Elmore, congratulatory of the growing prosperity of 
 the churches in our land, and of the kingdom of Christ in 
 the world. 
 
 The subject of colletting the materials for a history of the 
 association, was considered at this meeting, as the minute 
 following testifies: ^'■Resolved, That Elders Hull, Mattison 
 and Malleky, be a committee to collect all the information 
 possible, respecting the origin and progress of this Associa- 
 tion, and report the next session." And for several years 
 this committee was continued with additions and variations, 
 until in 1832, it was discharged, without having done any 
 thing deserving of publication. 
 
 At this session a delegation was appointed to attend the 
 anniversary of the New York Baptist State Convention, that 
 resulted in a union with that body, as an auxiliary of its 
 work iu encouraging feeble churches in the new settlements 
 of our western domain, where this convention has beenVery 
 extensively useful for the last quarter of a century. The 
 delegates sent, were Elders John Harris and E. D. Hubbell. 
 
 Various items of business were done, but nothing more 
 that deserves permanent record, we believe, at this session. 
 
 1826. 
 
 The Forty-Sixth Anniversary was held ai East Hillsdale, 
 Columbia Co., N. Y., AVednesday and Thursday, June 7th 
 and 8th as appointed, and in the absence of Elder Hull, 
 the introductory discourse was preached by his alternate, 
 Elder Elnatuan Sweet from 2 Tim. 4: 2. Elder John 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEARS. 179 
 
 Harris of 1 Nassau was elected Moderator, and the clerics 
 of last year were re-elected for this session. There were 
 29 churches embraced in the body still, although from the 
 Poional and Willianistown, there was no information sent, 
 as to their number and condition. The Berlin church dis- 
 appears from the minutes from this time, and the Lansing- 
 hurgli upon request, was dismissed to the Hudson River As- 
 sociation. The Shefjleld church, in the south west portion 
 of Berkshire co, Mass., upon their request, were received 
 into the Association with a membership of only 15. But 
 tliis interest did not seem ever to have flourished, and from 
 their distance, they seldom met with the body. In 1831, it 
 had but 9 members, and soon became extinct. There had 
 been few additions to the churches compared with some 
 years ; only tiro churches having received any considerable 
 number. To the Clifton Paik church, 24 had been added 
 by baptism; and 12 to the Savoy; and 9 to the White 
 Creek. To no other church had there been more than 5 
 added by baptism, and to the whole body only 71 ; and 55 
 by letter; while 79 had been dismissed ; 42 excluded; and 
 39 deceased, leaving a total of 2,723 members in the body. 
 The reduction in numbers from the year before was chiefly 
 from the loss of the Berlin church that took away some 475 
 members. There Avere also 21 ministers whose names are 
 recorded in the minutes of this year, although but IG of 
 tliem were present, and 1 licentiate, Brother Charles Wil- 
 liams, in the 1 I*>assau church. 
 
 Elder Beach in behalf of some of the Berkshire churches 
 asked leave for them to form a new Association, which was 
 granted, though but a few of the churches improved the lib- 
 erty granted them, for several years. Only the Adams, 
 Cheshire, Pittslield, Savoy, Sandisfield, and VViJliamstown 
 churches, had left the body in 1831, when the Berkshire 
 body embraced 14 churches about which number it retained 
 for 15 years, when it rose to 16 and now (in 1852) counts 
 20 churches in its fellowship, 16 pastors, and 1907 members, 
 mostly in the county of Berkshire. 
 
 The Missionary contributions were $180,49 this year. 
 Several sermons were preached during the session before 
 the whole association, and on Wednesday evening, in differ- 
 ent places about the town, where convenient. And this was 
 
180 SllAFTSBUKV ASSOCIATION. 1820 
 
 often the case at these associational meetings. The ministry 
 were detailed into the various neighborhoods, where they 
 held forth the word of life to a larger number on the whole, 
 on Wednesday evening, than could gather at the meeting 
 house, and these meetings awakened the attention of people, 
 so they came in on Thursday to the public worship of God 
 as sustained by the whole body. It is worthy of considera- 
 tion, whether this i'eature of our fathers, in improving these 
 occasions, should not be more generally restored. Elder 
 Stephen Gang of Providence, R. I., formerly a member of 
 the body several years, preached on Wednesday P. M., from 
 1 Cor. 1:2; and on Thursday, Elder Leland preached, 
 and a collection of S16,5G, was taken for the cause of missions. 
 
 Another impostor, bearing the name of John Smith is 
 exposed in the minutes, and his stature and character de- 
 scribed, so that the churches might beware of him. 
 
 The following queries from the 3d Shaftsbury church, or 
 Shaftsbury centre church ; were submitted to a committee 
 of the following brethren ; Elders Howard, Malcom, J. 
 Harris, S. Olmstead and E. Sweet. [Pages 4th and fith 
 o^ the minutes.] 
 
 "Query 1. What duty is there devolving on a mim'ster, 
 which does not devolve on a deacon, except it be the admin- 
 istration of the word and ordinances ? 
 
 "2. Is any member of a church, subject to exclusion, 
 without previous labor, when it is in the power of brethren 
 to labor with the same ?" To these it was replied : "As to 
 the Jirs(, that pastors of churches have a special rule (Heb. 
 13: 7, 17 ;) and oversight to practice, (1 Pet. 5:2;) which 
 deacons have not." 
 
 "As to the second, answered in the affirmative ; as for 
 instance, in a case of open and notorious guilt, the honor of 
 the church, and the good of the offender, require immediate 
 expulsion. See 1 Cor. ,5th chapter." 
 
 The circular letter this year by Elder I. Mattison, is a 
 pungent discussion of the great "impropriety of Christians 
 running into debt," or refusing to pay their honest dues, and 
 the sin of "Evil Speaking." Had we room, this would be 
 worth reprinting, but its length precludes its admission. We 
 insert the following extracts as a fair specimen of the whole. 
 
CHAF. v.] FIFTH TEN TEARS. 181 
 
 '• Nor can a Christian, whose proficiency in the school of Christ 
 consists in tenderness of conscience and rectitude of conduct, feel sat^ 
 isfied with legal decisions, relative to bankruptcy. A deep wound is 
 given to the blessed cause, both in city and country, and is viewed 
 with sore regret, by those who "hold fast their integrity.'^ The bank- 
 rupt laws, which are designed, as au asylum for the unfortunate and 
 truly distressed, by perversion, become the shield and refugee of the 
 mdolent and extravagant, who thus acquit themselves of the real and 
 intrinsic claims of right If we would do to others, as we would they 
 should do to us, we should not put in hazard the property of another, 
 without his knowledge and consent. Hence an obligation, endorsed 
 for the benefit of another, will be equally regarded a just demand, as 
 when actual value in full has been received, Nor is it to be supposed 
 that the littleness of the gain of dishonesty, limits the amount of 
 crime, to its own dimensions ; but serves to augment it, because truth 
 and honesty, yielded to the power of a less temptation. On this 
 ground, the conduct of Esau is stained with a deeper dye of profanity, 
 for having sold his birth-right, for even a mess of pottage. Y^e should 
 regret an inability to render unto all the full due, when there is no 
 consciousness of criminal intention, or even of imprudent manage- 
 ment." "Ministers, especially, should be an example to the church 
 and to the world, in thes« things; for but a little of this fashionable 
 folly of the day, will be a " dead fly in the pot of ointment." Their 
 good is at once evil spoken of, and the ministry itself is blamed, as 
 being engaged in [trade,] because found to be a convenient employ- 
 ment. Theirs is a station, where it is difficult to stand, and unspeak- 
 ably dangerous to fall, an incommodious elevation. Let not any 
 church be accessory to their minister's engaging in any kind of trade 
 for their necessary support. If it is latvfid,"we judge it is notexpedient. 
 
 Such sentiments deserve consideration, in these days of 
 speculation, by both ministers and churches, if we would 
 honor the Christian profession, and "let our light so shine 
 that others shall see our good works, and glorify our Father 
 in Heaven." And if, as suggested in the above extract, 
 ministers should not engage in worthy traffic, in order to the 
 support of a growing family, should not their churches, to 
 whom they sow "spiritual things," let them reap a sufficient 
 harvest " of temporal things," for the honest maintenance 
 and education of their families, who cannot, as the children 
 of others, aid much toward their own support. Let justice 
 9 ^ 
 
182 SHAFTSBURy ASSOCIATION. [1827 
 
 be done by our churches to the spiritual laborer anil his 
 wants, who is equally worthy of his hire, as the man who 
 performs mere temporal service, and whom a Christian, or 
 a Christian church, would scorn to oppress in his wages. 
 
 The corresponding letter was by Brother Beal, who, for 
 several years, served the body, as its corresponding secretary. 
 The usual general meeting ot the Association, was appoint- 
 ed with the Schodack Baptist church, the last Wednesday 
 in August ; when it is recorded, " the minutes were read, 
 corrected, and the Association adjourned." 
 
 1827. 
 
 The Forty-seventh Anniversary of this Association was 
 held with the Stephentown church, June Cth and 7th. At 
 10 o'clock Elder John Cooper of Schenectady, preached 
 the opening sermon from 2 Cor. 4:5," For we preach not 
 ourselves, hut Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your ser- 
 vants for Jesus sake." Elder E, D. Hubbell was chosen 
 Moderator, Brother Beal, Clerk, and Elder Israel Keack, 
 his assistant. The minutes report 26 churches, 17 ministers, 
 14 of them present ; and 3 licentiates. There had been 
 added by baptism, 167 ; by letter, 37 ; dismissed, 69 ; exclu- 
 ded, 34 ; died, 1 9 ; and a total membership was found in all 
 the churches, of 2,545. The Bennington church, just formed, 
 united upon application, with 42 members ; and the 2nd 
 Shaftsbury and West Stockh-idge churches, after some years 
 absence, from the councils of their brethi-en, returned with 
 their messengers and statistical condition. 
 
 The revivals reported this year, were in the following 
 churches : The Egremont church had received 7 by bap- 
 tism ; Hoosick, 13; Schenectady, 18; 1 Shaftsbury, now 
 enjoying the undivided labors of their worthy pastor, 39 ; 
 Stephentown, 51 ; White Creek, 7 ; and W^aterford, 13. It 
 was a year of interest in these churches, as the Lord had 
 been good to Israel, in a portion of his tribes. 
 
 The missionary collections reported this year from all the 
 churches was $200,69, of which $150,69 was forwarded 
 to the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions in Boston, and 
 the rest was sent to the New- York Missionary Convention, 
 to which the Association had now become auxiliary. The 
 
CHAP. V.J FIFTH TEN YEARS. 183 
 
 following vote of sympathy with Dr. Judson at the loss of 
 his wife, is recorded on the minutes of this year. 
 
 " Resolved, That this Association express their sentiments 
 of affection and sympathy, with our beloved Brother Judson, 
 in the late affliction which he sustains in the death of his 
 beloved wife. 
 
 The following query from the Schodach church, was re- 
 ferred to a committee, composed of Elders Hubbell, Trum- 
 bull and Keach, whose report was accepted by the body and 
 printed in the minutes. 
 
 " Query from Schodack church ; — " 7s it right to exclude 
 members for neglect of communion ?" To which the follow- 
 ing answer is recorded : " That we think for a general rule, 
 a continued neglect of attending to the ordinance of the 
 Lord's Supper, merits exclusion. Notwithstanding, as such 
 a neglect may originate from different causes, we think that 
 these causes ought, by the church, to be taken into consi- 
 deration, and the individual so neglecting, be treated as cir- 
 cumstances may require. Of some have compassio?i, making 
 a difference, and others save loith fear, pulling them out of 
 the fire, hating even the garments spotted by the flesh. (Jude, 
 22": 23.)" 
 
 By a vote of the association this year, " the several 
 churches are requested to give us, at the next session, a 
 statement of the time of their constitution." But if this vote 
 ever received any attention, the traces of it do not appear 
 in the minutes of after years. This was designed, to aid 
 the committee on the history of the association in their work, 
 60 far at least as a correct statement of the date of churches 
 might be obtained ; but the indifference of the churches to 
 the whole subject so discouraged the effort that it entirely 
 failed. 
 
 Correspondence was opened with the Berkshire associa- 
 tion, by their request, and " Elders Keach, Olmstead, Savo- 
 ry and Marshall, were appointed delegates to its next ses- 
 sion at Pittsfield, the last Wednesday in May, 1828." Thus 
 did the mother give her blessings to this young daughter in 
 her settlement, and finally bequeathed her the whole Bap- 
 tist territory of Berkshire county as her dowry, though it 
 was a number of years, before all the churches in that coun- 
 ty could leave the embraces of the mother, even to stay in 
 
184 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1827 
 
 their own mountain home. It seemed like the separation 
 of Naomi and her daughters ; while Orphah went back, 
 and was content like some of those churches ; Ruth said, — 
 "Entreat me not to leave thee, or return from following af- 
 ter thee : — for whitlier thou goest, I will go ; and where 
 thou lodgest, I will lodge : — thy people shall be my peo- 
 ple, and thy God, my God: — Where thou diest, will 1 die, 
 and there will I be buried ; the Lord do so to me, and more 
 also, if ought but death, part thee and me." (Ruth, I: 16, 
 17.) So a number of the Berkshire churches cleaved to 
 their foster mother, until the affairs of their own county 
 called so loudly for their help. They at last have all become 
 settled, we believe, in their own home, with one or two ex- 
 ceptions ; a loving band of churches, enterprising, benevo- 
 lent, and prosperous amid the cultivated hills and mountain 
 sides, and along the fertile valleys of Old Berkshire ; where 
 the quiet Hoosick murmurs on its way, and the })lacid wa- 
 ters of the Housatonic sparkle in the sun-beam, while they 
 move a hundred water-wheels, that drive the machinery of 
 the manufjictories of western Massachusetts. 
 
 The circular of this year "On the sanctity of the Chris- 
 tian Sabbath," is very well written, and as we suppose, from 
 the pen of Elder Augustus Beach of Pittsfield, Mass. The 
 corresponding letter was by Elder John Harris of 1 Nas- 
 sau : though after this year, a member of the Saratoga 
 body for many years, and now living at Battle Creek, in 
 Michigan. We cannot refrain from inserting this Epistle of 
 Christian Love and Faith in the promises of God, for the 
 edification of the present generation of the disciples of Jesus; 
 the more, because we can now see how the anticipations of 
 God's ^eo\i\e twenty-five years ago, have been fulfilled in the 
 spread of the Gospel, among the Eastern nations. We can 
 " Behold what God has wrought" and rejoice that the king- 
 dom is his, and the government of the church, as well as the 
 world, upon the shoulders of Immanuel. 
 
 " The SnAFSTBURY Baiti&t Association, to the several Associations 
 with which we correspond, Greeting : 
 "Dearly Beloved Breturex in Christ the Lord, 
 
 "Each revolving year is distinguished by events which display the 
 perfections of Zion's King, in his reign of righteousness, and furnish 
 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEARS. 185 
 
 matter of assurance, that ultimate victory shall crown the church, un- 
 der the perfect administration of his government. 
 
 " We are yearly presented with the pleasing view of Zion's length, 
 ening her cords, and strengthening her stakes, and in defiance of all 
 her enemies, triumphantly wielding those mighty weapons of her war- 
 fare, furnished from the armory of God. Great is the cause of re- 
 oicing with the friends of Jesus, when those who love his name, feel 
 prompted by the benevolence of the Gospel, to combine their energies 
 to promote his kingdom in every part of the earth. And we, brethren, 
 cannot but rejoice that the number and zeal of those benevolent so- 
 cieties, whose object is to build up Zion, are yearly increasing. We 
 behold with pleasure, that they are carrying forward their operations 
 with a fixed heart, a steady hand, encouraged by the prospect of the 
 certain fulfillment of the promise ; " The knowledge of the glory of 
 God, shall fill the whole earth." Through theii- instrumentality, we 
 enjoy the delightful prospect of channels of gospel influence opening 
 into the dreary empire of Pagan darkness, and gentle streams of sal- 
 vation flowing, whereby the desert blossoms, and fruits immortal 
 ripen the glory of Immanuel. Every weapon formed against the 
 spread of gospel influence, at home or abroad, have proved alike unsuc" 
 cessful, and the banners of salvation wave with increasing triumph 
 on the plains of India, the shores of Africa, and the isles of the sea ; 
 while the Holy Spirit hovers over our own land, displaying his power 
 in the salvation of thousands. O what cause have we for thanksgiv- 
 ing, in view of what God hath wrought ? Then let us shake om-selves 
 from slumber and put on the whole armor of God ; let us never be 
 disheartened in the good cause, though some gloomy providences hang 
 over particular sections of the field of gospel labor. 
 
 " That God who has commanded the rage ®f war to cease in Bur. 
 mah, and delivered the missionaries from fetters, and prisons, and 
 violent death, can gather the scattered disciples and build up his glo- 
 rious kingdom, though some of the dear missionaries sleep in the si- 
 lent grave. Whilst, therefore, we drop the tear of affection and sym- 
 pathy, with our afilicted brother Judson, for his and our loss, let us 
 cleave to the promises of God, as the fast anchor-ground of our hopes 
 and pray that the Lord of the harvest will send forth faithful laborers 
 into the harvest. We wish to enjoy the favors of your correspond- 
 ence until we shall be received into that department of the kingdom 
 of our God, where local barriers never exist, to prevent our inter- 
 
186 SHAFTSBITRY ASSOCIATION. [1828 
 
 course with each other ; or veils of flesh and imperfection obscure 
 our vision from the lustre of the Redeemer's glory." 
 
 " George W. Beal, CTeri ) Elxsh^D.Rvbbkll, Moderator.-' 
 " Israel Keaoh, Assistant. ) 
 
 1828. 
 
 The Forty-eighth Session of this body was held at Pow- 
 nal, Vt., on Wednesday and Thursday, June 4th and 5th, 
 when according to appointment. Elder Hubbell preached 
 the introductory sermon, from 1 Cor. 15 : 20, •' But now is 
 Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits of 
 them that slept." Elder Hubbell was re-elected Modera- 
 tor ; and Br. G. VV. Beal, Clerk. There were 25 churches 
 reported this year ; 1 3 ministers, of whom only 8 were pre- 
 sent ; and 4 licentiates. There had been no powerful re- 
 vivals, and only 91 baptised in all the churches ; 40 added 
 by letter ; while 102 had been dismissed ; 42 excluded ; 
 21 deceased ; and a total was found of 2,-353. The 1 Ca- 
 naan church had received 20 by baptism, under the pastoral 
 Cai-e of Elder Edavin Sandys ; and the Stephentown, 1 6 ; 
 while a few had been buried in baptism in most of the 
 churches. 
 
 The church in Waterford was represented by two sets of 
 messengers, each bearing an epistle, which compelled the 
 appointment of a committee of investigation, to find out 
 which was the real church in that village. This committee 
 decided, and so did the association also, " That judging from 
 the result of a previous council, and from the facts brought 
 before us, we are of opinion that the church in Waterford, 
 represented by letter and signed by Ezekiel II. Whitney, 
 Clerk, ought to be recognized as belonging to this Associa- 
 tion." The full history of the trials that divided the Water- 
 ford Baptist church, in 1827, might not be in place here, 
 could we set in array all the facts in the case, which bear 
 upon the painful subject. Suffice it to say, inasmuch as for 
 two or three years, these trials affected the action of the as- 
 sociation itself, they arose chiefly from the stand that church 
 took in the spring and summer of 1827, adverse to the Institu- 
 tion of Speculative Free-masonry, soon after the abduction 
 of the ill-fiited Morgan in Western New York, and his sup- 
 posed murder by the hands of masonic agents. But we cannot 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEARS. 187 
 
 expatiate upon this dark cliapter in the social, civil and re- 
 ligious history of those times, from 1826 to 1831, when the 
 spirit of party raged so violently in the bosoms of men, as in 
 many instances to destroy the peace and happiness of fami- 
 lies, neighborhoods and churches. May such scenes never 
 again recur among us, as we remember to have been enact- 
 ed in those years ! And may the fruitful cause of such 
 party feuds no more be let loose, like the opening of Pando- 
 ra's box, upon the face of society, to blight and destroy its 
 peace and happiness. It may be our duty as faithful chroni- 
 clers of passing events in the action of this body, to recur 
 again to this subject, but we shall do it with more of sorrow 
 than o^ gratification, as a matter of faithfulness to the cause 
 of truth and righteousness. Many things, undoubtedly, 
 were done by good and well-meaning men on both sides, 
 under the then present impulses, that a more mature and 
 prayerful deliberation in view of a future judgment, Avould 
 not have been allowed by them 
 
 Several impostors were advertised this year, whose names 
 were found in the minutes of the corresponding bodies ; in 
 the following words : " The committee to examine corres- 
 ponding minutes report, That we find the notice of three 
 impostors in different Minutes, viz : — Amos Broad, Samuel 
 J. Gouncill, sometimes Gonsell or Counceil, and Thomas 
 Prentis, travelling in the character of preachers." 
 
 The collections for Benevolent purposes, were less than 
 usual this year, being only S112,92, as reported in the min- 
 utes. The circular letter, " On the final perseverance of the 
 Saints " was written by Elder J. Cooper, as we suppose ; 
 and the corresponding one, by Elder I. Keach, this year. 
 Sermons were preached by Elder Bruce from Isaiah, 6 : 
 12, and by Elder Sweet on Thursday, from 2 Tim. 1 : 9, 
 and a collection of S9,34 taken up, for missions. 
 
 It was ordered by the association, " that the Constitution 
 be printed with the last amendment, as it is accepted by the 
 resolution of the last session." That resolution reads as fol- 
 lows, and was designed to bring the tardy action of the sev- 
 eral churches to a final decision in regard to some proposed 
 amendments, which had been under consideration a number 
 of years ; but had not been responded to by two thirds of the 
 churches : " Resolved, That the churches be requested to 
 
188 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1828 
 
 express at our next session, their opinion of the constitu- 
 tion, ^Yith the late revisions, &-C.; and that silence on this 
 subject shall be considered approbation." — [Min. 1827, p. 6.3 
 And now we will give this document as thus sanctioned, 
 and printed, in the minutes of 1828 ; which was the last 
 time it can be found in the tile of minutes. 
 
 " THE CONSTITUTION, OR PLAN" 
 
 OF THE 
 
 SHAFTSBURY BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. 
 
 " la all incorporated Bodies, 'wliether civil or religious, so mucb 
 power ought to be vested in them as is necessary to carry into effect 
 the use and design of such corporation and no more. Hence, 
 
 As every Gospel ehurch, duly organized, is fully empowered to 
 execute every branch of chtirch discipline, it would be usurpation for 
 any other body of men lehat&ver, to claim the right of judging decisivcli/ 
 for it, either in matters of faith or practice. "We therefore believe 
 that individual churches have no license from the Lord Jesus to enter 
 into any combination or agreement whatever, so as to concentrate their 
 power of discipline by delegation : Consequently, we as an Associa- 
 tion, uttterly disclaim all right of interference with the discipline of 
 particular churches. 
 
 " It is, therefore, necessary, that we should ascertain the particular 
 use and design of our incorporation, as abody of associated churches 
 which are as follows, viz : 
 
 " I. To meet by our Delegates, at stated seasons, in a free, Chris- 
 tian Conference, for the purpose of enlarging and strengthening our 
 fellowship in the Ooppel, by freely communicatmg to each other our 
 views of the Sacred Scriptures, and of the joys and sorrows that 
 await Zion in this world, that we may sympathise with, and pray 
 for each other, amid the changes of Time. 
 
 " II. To give our opinion and advice, on any queries that may be 
 presented from the churches, that relate to doctrine or discipline ; 
 provided always, the solution of them is not so circumstanced as to in- 
 terfere with the government of particular churches. 
 
 " III. The Association is designed for a medium to receive and 
 communicate official information of the general state of the churches, 
 not only in our own, but in other Associations in different parts of 
 the world. 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEARS. 189 
 
 " IV. Through this medium also, we obtain information of the 
 circumstances of those which are destitute of a preached gospel, and 
 have opportunity to advise to, and recommend some suitable method 
 of sending them relief. 
 
 " V. We have also an opportunity to know when individual church- 
 es have searched out and brought to light apostate churches or min- 
 isters, and to give suitable information to tlie churches in our conven- 
 tion, and to the public in general, that they may avoid them. In a 
 word, our design in this combination of churches, is, to be mutual 
 helpers of each other, in striving to promote the interest of the Divine 
 Reedeemer in the earth ; to preserve purity of doctrine and discipline, 
 to guard against men who are corrupt, either in doctrine or practice ; 
 and to present to the world, our united efforts against the corruptions 
 of the age in which we live. 
 
 "A SuMMA-RY of our Ykyivl, which vie believe and feel ourselves un- 
 der obligation to maintain and practice, is as follows, viz : 
 
 ARTICLES OF FAITH. 
 
 " I. "VVe believe that there is but one God, who is denominated in 
 the Scriptures, the Father Son, and Ifoly Ghost : that these three are 
 One only living and true God, the author of all created beings and 
 things. 
 
 " II. We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testa- 
 ments were given by inspiration of God, and that they are an un- 
 erring rule of faith and practice for mankind. 
 
 " III We believe that God made man upright ; that he has fallen 
 and become sinful ; that all his posterity is wholly depraved and in- 
 clined to evil ; that the just demerit of sin is eternal punishment ; 
 and that the only way of salvation from sin and misery, is by the sove- 
 reign gi-ace of God, through the atonement of Christ Jesus. 
 
 " IV. We believe that all that ever will be saved, were chosen in 
 Christ Jesus before the world began. 
 
 "V. We believe that all whom God chose in eternity he will call in 
 time, by his eiEcacious grace, qualify them for, and bring them to, hia 
 Kingdom of glory. 
 
 " VI. We believe that the Son of God will come to judge the world 
 in righteousness ; that there will be a resurrection of the dead, both 
 of the just and unjust ; that the punishment of the wicked and the 
 happiness of the righteous, will be eternal. 
 
190 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1828 
 
 "VII. "We believe that Baptism, by immersion, is the only right 
 mode ; and that believers, professing faith in Christ, are the only 
 l)roper subjects of baptism. 
 
 " VIII. We believe that the Lord's Supper is an institution of 
 Christ, designed for liis church, and that none ought to be admitted 
 to it but such as have been baptised upon the profession of their faith, 
 and have united to a gospel church. 
 
 " IX. We believe that the first day of the week is the Lord's day, 
 or the christian Sabbath ; and that it ought to be held sacred to the 
 memory of Christ's glorious resurrection, and devoted, in a special 
 manner, to the duties of religion. 
 
 " To carry into effect the design of our union we adapt the follomyig 
 Plan. 
 
 "I. The Association shall be composed of such members as the 
 churches of the union may duly elect send and for that purpose ; and 
 letters from their respective churches, certifying thfir appointment 
 and the present state of their churches, shall be sufficient credentials 
 to entitle them to a seat. 
 
 " II. Any churches who wish to be received into this union, may 
 apply by letter and messengers ; and on giving satisfactory informa- 
 tion of their being duly organized, sound in faith and practice, they 
 may be received; and as a token of the same, the Moderator, in be- 
 half of the Association, shall give them the right hand of fellowship. 
 
 " III. A Moderator and Clerk shall be annually chosen, who shall 
 continue in office until succeeded by a new appointment of persons to 
 fill said offices, 
 
 "IV. It shall ever be considered contrary to the rules of this Asso. 
 eiation, for any one church or person, to present to this body, a com- 
 plaint against any church, minister, or member of a churcli belonging 
 to this body, nntil the matter of their difficulty has been taken up by 
 some church, or churches, so that the parties concerned have had a 
 fair trial, and the matter is so circumstanced that it has become 
 necessary, tiirough the medium of this body, to inform the public of 
 the apostacy of the delinquent, or delinquents. 
 
 " V. If any Church of this body becomes corrupt in faith or prac- 
 tice, it shall be the duty of the neighboring churches, having know- 
 ledge of the same, to commence a labor with said Church; if it 
 continues obstinate and cannot be gained, the matter shall be left t o 
 the decision of a mutual council, whose report to the Association 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEAUS. 191 
 
 shall be sufficient warraut to the AsBOciation, to restore to fello-wship, 
 or drop said offending Church from the minutes. In case the offend- 
 ing Church shall refuse to unite and call a mutual council, proof of 
 the same being produced to the Association, it shall be considered as 
 regularly out of fellowship, and be dropped from the minutes. 
 
 " VI. If a brother in the ministry has become con-upt, and will not 
 give satisfaction, complaint must be made to the church to which he 
 belongs ; and if they will not put him away, it becomes a difficulty 
 with the church, aud must be proceeded with as above ; and if a sister 
 ehurch or churches with it, have just cause to reject a minister from 
 fellowship, it is reasonable to give information officially to the Asso- 
 ciation, so that they may give notice to the world, that the public 
 may not be imposed upon by men of corrupt principles. 
 
 " VII. It is the duty of the Association to give their opinion and 
 advice on such queries as may be sent from any church in the Union 
 provided always, that the solution of them be not so circumstanced 
 as to interfere with the government of particular churches. 
 
 " VIII. It shall be the duty of the Association, from time to time, 
 to suggest to the churches what they think most expedient to be 
 done to promote the spread of the gospel in the world. 
 
 " IX. The Association shall have a right to open and hold corres- 
 pondence with other Associations, as they may think proper. 
 
 " X. The Association shall, annually, publish an attested copy of 
 their proceedings, for the information of the churches ; so that if 
 any church is dissatisfied, it may have opportunity to remonstrate at 
 the next session. Each church in the Union is considered under 
 obligation to bear their equal proportion of the necessary expense of 
 such publication. The time and place of meeting shall be appointed 
 at each preceding session. 
 
 " Any church not choosing to become, or to continue a member of 
 this Association, shall not be considered as out of fellowship, merely 
 on that account ; yet, if a church has joined, it is not Christian-like to 
 leave the Association, without giving suitable notice thereof; in con. 
 sequence of which, it will be the duty of the Association to inquire 
 after said church. A neglect to send letters or delegates for three 
 years successively, shall be considered as sufficient cause to drop such 
 church from the minutes. 
 
 " XI. It shall be the duty of the Moderator to preside in tho 
 meeting ; and when any matter is verbally brought forward, to reduce 
 
192 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1828 
 
 it to a proper form, and to call for tbe attention of the Association 
 to decide thereon. He is also to see that not more than one speak 
 at a time. If the brother speaking shall be tedious, or swerve from 
 the point in view, the Moderator shall call him to order ; and when 
 a point has been sufficiently discussed, he shall reduce it to a vote. 
 Every motion made, and seconded, unless withdrawn, shall be put to 
 vote by the Moderator. 
 
 "XII. No member of the Association shall be allowed to retii-e 
 from the business thereof, without leave of the Moderator. Every 
 person speaking, shall address the Moderator, who shall preside in 
 the meeting, so as to see that all things be conducted with propriety. 
 
 " XIII. Whereas, there are papers, and other articles, belonging to 
 the Association, which are of importance ; and whereas, we have no 
 fixed or permanent depository for them ; the Association shall ap- 
 point a standing secretary, whose duty it shall be to take charge of 
 such deposits, and do such other business as the Association shall 
 point out to him from time to time, as his duty ; and the said secre- 
 tary shall hold his office during the pleasure of the Association. 
 
 " Lastly. The churches shall have a right to alter or amend thl^ 
 Constitution, whenever two thirds of them shall deem it necessary or 
 proper." 
 
 Such are the fundamental principles by which this Asso- 
 ciation has been regulated for nearly one half a century, hav- 
 ing been adopted in 1807, by an almost unanimous approval 
 of the 34 churches then composing the body ; and never 
 altered in any essential point from that day to this. The 
 amendments effected in 1823 to '28, only modified in unim- 
 portant particulars, the 5th, lOth and 12th articles of the 
 PlaNj or as we might properly call them, the By-Laws of 
 the Association.* Thus we see the clear-headedness of the 
 
 ♦ The followinc; is the reading of the old fifth article of the plan, and which Is the 
 main alteration in the whole document. 
 
 "V. If any church of the union shall become corrupt in doctrine or practice, it 
 Bliall be the duty of any sister church who may have knowledge of the same, to 
 labor with said offendine church. If satisfaction is not obtained, it will then be- 
 come necessary for the aggrieved church to call for the advice and asssistance of 
 other churches : and if tliey judge there is sufficient ground to suspend fellowship 
 witli the delinquent Church, tlicir testimiony and report to the Association sliall be 
 a sufficient reason to drop it from the minutes, and to publish to the world, that 
 they have withdrawn that fellowship which they bad given to said delinquent 
 Church." 
 
 As to the Tenth article there is no change, save a merely verbal one of a line or 
 two, not atfecting the meaning ; and the want of the last sentence as given above, 
 In the new plan, of thin tenth article, vir: "A neglect to send letters or delegates 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEARS. 193 
 
 venerable Blood, Hull, and Webb, whose revision in 1806, 
 of the older constitution or plan, gave this valuable one to 
 their successors for so long a period. And how could vre 
 improve upon it, should we make the attempt? It defines 
 the province of the Association, and guards the independence 
 of the churches in maintaining their own discipline and 
 affairs ; while it suggests, we think, a Gospel course in aid- 
 ing churches by counsel in their trials, and properly binds 
 the sisterhood of churches in the body, by a law of mutual 
 obligation to watch over and guard each other's purity in 
 the faith in a general way, with fraternal kindness and 
 labor ; just as the individual members of a given church are 
 required to do to each other by the rules of the Gospel. We 
 say then, let this noble relic of olden times, so sound and 
 practical, in its views, be perpetuated as a standing monu- 
 ment of the wisdom of the Fathers of this body who are 
 now no more among us in the church militant. If in any 
 thing an improvement be made upon it, let it be in author- 
 izing by a standing resolution of the hody, that the plan or 
 by-laws be read every year from the chair, and the whole 
 printed anew every five years, or oftener, so that it can be 
 better studied and practiced in the future doings of the body. 
 
 1829. 
 
 The Forty-ninth session of the Association was held at 
 Shaftshury with Klder Mattison's church, according to ap- 
 pointment, on the 3d and 4th days of June. The opening 
 sermon was delivered by Elder Enos Marshall, Jr., of 
 Egremont, Mass, from Eph. 2:21, "in whom all the build' 
 ing, fitly framed together, groweth unto a holy temple in the 
 Lord." 
 
 Elder Hubbell was moderator, and Brother Beal, clerk, 
 and Elder Keach assistant. No revival was reported in 
 any church, 8, being the largest number baptised by any 
 pastor, and this was Elder Keach of Hoosick. There were 
 23 churches recorded in the minutes, 4 of whom made no 
 
 for three years successively, sball be considered as sufficient caiise to drop such 
 church from the minutes." 
 
 And in regard to the Ticelfth article, the old form runs thus, in the last line, \'iz : 
 "so as to seo tliat all things be conducted with decormn, propriety, and in good 
 order," instead of "with propriety." See Minutes of 1806, Page 15, 17. 
 
194 SHAFTSBiniT ASSOCIATION. [1829 
 
 returns; 15 ministers, only 9 of whom were present; and 
 3 licentiates; 27 in all had been baptised; 21 added by 
 letter ; while 94 had been dismissed; 31 excluded ; and 25 
 deceased, leaving a total of 2,185, in fellowship. For some 
 reason, not explained in the minutes, the 1st Nassau church 
 had dismissed the unusual number of 40, during the year, 
 who seem not to have united with any other church in the 
 body. The missionary contributions only amounted to 
 S92,9l during this session, of which SI 6,38 were from a 
 collection made, after a sermon at the close of the session. 
 The Washington Association formed in Oct. 1826, was 
 fellowshipped this year, by this body, and taken into its 
 correspondence. 
 
 Both the circular and corresponding letters were written 
 by Elder Mattison, this year. The first is "Ox Christ- 
 ian Practice and Vital Piety;" and is full of good 
 thoughts and counsels. The latter commends Sunday 
 Schools to favorable regard, and as worthy the patronage of 
 Baptists, throughout the land. A proposition was made to 
 divide the Association so as to leave the old mother only her 
 Vermont domain, which had never been very large or pro- 
 ductive ; and the churches were requested to express their 
 opinion upon it, at the next anniversary. At the next ses- 
 sion it was "resolved that it was inexpedient, at present to 
 divide the Association." Some other items of business were 
 transacted, that we need not record. 
 
 1830. 
 
 The Fiftieth Anniversary of this body was held with the 
 First Baptist Church in Nassau, under the pastoral care of 
 the venerable Justus Hull, formerly of Berlin. Elder 
 Israel Keach of Hoosick preached the opening discourse 
 from Ezek. 11 : 19, 20. The. p readier was chosen Moder- 
 ator^ and Elder C. W. Hodges of 3d Shaftsbury, clerk, 
 and Elder W. G. Johnson, of Stamford, assistant. The 
 minutes give the names of 26 churches in the body, 
 but there was no information, by letter or messengers from 
 2d Canaan, Pownal, 2d Shaftsbury, Sheffield and White 
 Creek churches. There were 19 ordained ministers, of 
 whom 18 were present; and 3 unordained. There had 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEARS. 195 
 
 been added by baptism to all the churches, 84 ; by letter 37; 
 while 45 had been dismissed ; 35 excluded; 18 had died; 
 and there was a total of 2,082. Three churches had been 
 favored with refreshing drops of mercy and been made to 
 rejoice in God, while they gathered by the water side to 
 witness the burial of young converts in the liquid grave. 
 The 1 Nassau church had received 13 by baptism ; the 3d 
 Shaftsbury, 35 ; and the Stamford, 1-6. The Arlington 
 church was received this session again with a membership 
 of 76, and continued for a number of years, till it finally 
 became extinct. And according to their request, the West 
 Hillsdale church was dismissed to the Hudson River As- 
 sociation. In the minutes of this year, for ihejirst time we 
 find a brief digest from the letters of the state of the several 
 churches, that were represented, a practice that has fre- 
 quently followed since. At this session also, the cause of 
 Temperance, for the first time, received a distinct notice, 
 as it has often had since, by this body. It is said that "Eld- 
 er HuBBELL delivered a discourse on Temperance, in which 
 the doctrine of total ahstijience from intoxicating drinks, 
 was feelingly urged." And on the second day of the ses- 
 sion it is thus recorded ; "On motion of brother Hubbell 
 the following preamble and resolution was adopted : 
 
 "Whereas the cause of Temperance, is closely connected 
 with the prosperity of Zion, and is already greatly increased; 
 Therefore, resolved, That we recommend to the members of 
 our churches, toted abstinence from distilled liquors, and that 
 they, by example, remonstrance, and entreaty, endearor to 
 influence all around them to like abstinence." [Minutes 
 Pages 5, 6.] 
 
 And immediately following the above resolution we find 
 the Association expressing itself in this manner, in regard 
 to the subject of speculative Free-Masonry : 
 
 "On motion, resolved, That this Association recommend to 
 brethren, belonging to the Masonic Fraternity, to satisfy the 
 churches with which they are connected, that all allegiance 
 to that institution is forever absolved." [Page 6.] 
 
 As new impostors claiming to be ministers in good stand- 
 ing were traveling the country and deceiving the people, 
 the following very good advice was commended to the 
 churches ; from the minutes of the New York Association ; 
 
196 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATIOX. [1830 
 
 "Whereas the churches, especially those in country places, 
 are frequently imposed upon by men travelling under the 
 guise of Baptist ministers ; and whereas the mere publica- 
 tion of their names has not successfully checked their iniqui- 
 tous career, tiirs Association particularly request and advise 
 the brethren, not to invite a stranger to minister in holy 
 things, unless he bears with him a recommendation of re- 
 cent date, from some regular Baptist church," 
 
 The circular letter was prepared by a committee, Elders 
 Hubbell, Johnson and Sandys, as Brother Beal, failed to 
 furnish one, who had been appointed the last year to this 
 service. The theme of it is " Christian discipline'^ or church 
 discipline more properly, it might be named. It has some 
 good points in it, but it was too hastily written to be re-print- 
 ed. The corresponding letter by Elder Hodges, is brief, 
 pertinent and paternal, like its excellent author. 
 
 Affer the business of this interesting session was closed, 
 it is recorded "harmoniously, the Moderator, in behalf of 
 the Association, presented their thanks to the church and 
 congregation, for their hospitality and kind attention during 
 the session ; and the Association adjourned. After a few 
 minutes recess, brother Elnathan Sweet, of the Berkshire 
 Association, preached from Psalms 17 : 15, " As for me, I 
 will behold thy face in righteousness, &c." at the close of 
 which, a contribution was taken up fer Foreign Missions, 
 amounting to $26,31.* The venerable Father Abijah 
 Peck, of Clifton Park, closed the exercises with an appro- 
 priate and feeling address, and prayer. Alter singing the 
 hymn, " From whence doth this union arise, &c," the 
 brethren dispersed, we trust, with the expectation of meeting 
 again, 
 
 " Where perfect peace and friendship reign, 
 Through all eternity," 
 
 Thus did the session close. It proved the last season, that 
 Father Peck ever had with his Shaftsbury brethren, to 
 whom he had been strongly attached by a forty years inter- 
 course. For although he lived after this nearly 20 years, 
 the infirmities of three score and ten years prevented his 
 ever meeting with them in their associational gatherings ; but 
 
 • The whole sum contributed for missionary purposes, waa $129,15. 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEARS. 197 
 
 his venerable form, and affecting voice cheered the councils 
 of the Saratoga Brethren occasionally, till he fell asleep in 
 Jesus, Nov. 12th, 1848, aged 90 years, 7 months, and 9 
 days. A more extended notice of him may be found in the 
 appendix to this work. " In pace quiescat." Let him sleep 
 in peace. 
 
 1831. 
 
 The Fifty-first Session was held with the Stamford church 
 in a mountain town of Vermont, lying north of Adams, 
 Mass. This is the only session of the body ever held there, 
 as it was a small church, in a bye place, rendering it incon- 
 venient, for the brethren to assemble there. Elder Philip 
 Roberts, Jr., of 1 Nassau, preached the opening sermon from 
 Uph 2:8, " For by grace are ye saved, through faith." 
 Elder Hubbell was chosen Moderator, and Br. G. W. 
 Beal, Clerk. The Association was cheered by good news 
 from several churches that had been favored with revival 
 influence^, which began to prevail early this year in the 
 land, and spread, ere its close, very extensively over large 
 sections of our whole country, east, west, north and south. 
 It was emphatically a "year of the right hand of the Most 
 High," and tens of thousands bowed to the sceptre of King 
 Jesus, and became his willing subjects in this day of God's 
 power. 
 
 There were 25 churches still held in the connection, but 
 from three of them, no infoimation was received. There 
 were 15 ministers in the body, but only 9 of them were pre- 
 sent ; and 6 licentiates, (of whom A. Woodward, F. S. Pat he, 
 Harvey Slade, and T7iomas Brand,) have become ordained 
 ministers ; 131 had been baptised ; 36 added by letter ; while 
 64 had been dismissed ; 33 excluded ; and 32 had died, leav- 
 ing a total of 1,920 in the 22 churches represented by let- 
 ters or messengers. The statistics of the other churches are 
 not given. The table of statistics which we re-print this year 
 will show what churches had been refreshed with mercy 
 drops, as well as the destitution of Pastors, hardly one half, 
 enjoying a regular ministry, at this time. And yet God 
 was mindful oi his weary heritage. 
 
 The circular letter this year, was prepared at the time by 
 a committee, Elders Johnson and Teasdale, and \\ as on 
 
198 SIIAFTSBTJRy ASSOCIATION. [I80I 
 
 " Praijer ;" secret, family and social. We insert the follow- 
 ing extract in regard to f am! bj praijer, it is so truthful, and 
 so much needed in the present day. 
 
 " Another duty iu conaection "with this subject, is that oi family 
 prayer. It ■vrould seem almost unnecessary to urge Christiana to the 
 performance of this duty, since the -word of God atFurds the most in- 
 dubitable evidence, not only of its propriety, but of its necessity and 
 usefulness. But lamentable as the fact raa}^ appear, we are compelled 
 to believe that, by many pious heads of families, this subject is treat, 
 ed with cohl indifference and utter neglect. Christian parents ! have 
 you no regard for the welfare of your children ? and no regard for the 
 honor of God ? 
 
 " Then neglect no longer the family altar; and treat no longer with 
 indifference this delightful duty. But why do Christians neglect 
 family prayers ? Is it because they have no talents adequate to the 
 task ? Ah ! Christian, think again ; do you complain for want of 
 talents to ask of a friend the favors you need ? Who would think of 
 excusing his neighbor for suffering want and distress, if he were told 
 it originated only from his want of talents to ask for the things he 
 needed ? Why then do christians neglect family prayer ? Prom 
 various causes, as perfectly unreasonable as the one already mention- 
 ed. But are there no excuses for the neglect of family prayer ? We 
 know of none. Nor do we know of any class of christians, who have 
 'amilies, that are exempt from this duty. No good reason can be giv 
 en, then, why family prayer may be neglected ; but on the contrary 
 the most coquent arguments might be adduced, to show its utihty, 
 and prove its importance." 
 
 The corresponding letter was supplied by the digest of 
 the state of the churches. Few minutes or messengers 
 were received from the corresponding bodies this year. It 
 is to be supposed that the work of ministers at home was so 
 great this year, gathering in the bountiful harvest of souls, 
 that they could not undertake long journeys abroad even to 
 attend a.«sociational meetings. A resolution was passed in 
 favor of the Baptist General Tract Society at Philadelphia, 
 and commending its publications to the patronage of the 
 churches. 
 
 And the following item is recorded on page 6 of the min- 
 utes : " With regard to the request from the Waterford 
 church, we answer, That, as an Association, we have no 
 
CHAP, v.] FIFTH TEN YEARS. 191) 
 
 power to advise, but are of the opinion that Speculative 
 Free-Masonry is an institution whose obligations and ten- 
 dency, are hostile to Christianity, and we advise the church- 
 es to have no fellowship or connection with it, and that all 
 their members should be required to wholly separate them- 
 selves from it." Thus, for two successive years did this 
 body commit itself against the system of darkness, that had 
 so long flourished among us, even captivating our ministers, 
 as well as many of our private members, by its false glare 
 of piety and benificence. May its shadow never again dark- 
 en our land ; nor its offspring, secret societies, under what- 
 ever plausible name, be again fellowshipped among the saints 
 of God. If there is good in these societies, and nothing incom- 
 patible with the benign religion of the gospel, why should 
 not their light shine abroad by day and by night ; that all may 
 walk by it ? Is it not hiding their light under a bushel for 
 these orders to screen themselves from the public eye, by 
 seeking the covert of the night, and in a room always guard- 
 ed with drawn swords, or ivar-clubs, against the ingress of 
 intruders who are uninitiated in the pretended mysteries ? 
 How unlike Christianity that does everything openly in the 
 light of day, that it promounces good ; and like its Benifi- 
 cent Authoi', submits its claims to public examination, before 
 it asks our confidence and suffrages ! without any oaths, or 
 promises about it, except to do all in our power, to make 
 known as widely as pSissible, its beneficial truths and institu- 
 tions for the good of man. " I spake openly to the world : 
 I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither 
 the Jews always resort ; and in secret have I said nothing." 
 These are the recorded words of our great Teacher, (in 
 John 18 : 20,) and how can we claim to be his disciples while 
 we unite in sustaining a system of secret combinations of 
 worldly men, or for mere wordly purposes, in which we must 
 often, if not always, sink the christian, for the sake of a tempo- 
 rary wordly gain. And the idea so absurdly held by some, 
 that Jesus Christ the righteous, loas, or could be, a member 
 of such a combination of men, is perfect blasphemy. But 
 enough upon this subject here ; although we consider the 
 danger of our churches and members is not past, until they 
 resolve with united voice and act, to " have no fellowship 
 with the unfruitfid works of darkness, hut rather reprove 
 
200 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [1831 
 
 tliein" as the apostle warned his Brethren against the Gre- 
 cian mysteries of his day, (see Eph. 5 : 11.) But one ser- 
 mon, beside the introductory, is recorded as having been 
 preached during this session. This was on Wednesday P. M., 
 by Elder I. Keach, from John 4 : 34. " Jesus saith unto 
 them, my meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to 
 finish his work." The funds collected this year for mission- 
 ary purposes was $107,93, of which the largest portion was 
 sent to the Baptist Board of Foreign Missions ; the rest to 
 the New York Baptist State Convention. 
 
 
 
 Wi2 
 
 f> 
 
 
 
 K 
 
 
 
 H 
 
 
 CUUECHES. 
 
 Ministers tfe Mes'ges 
 
 > 1 
 
 
 
 
 01 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 s 
 
 MONIES FOR 
 
 
 
 H^ i M 
 
 a 
 
 •^^ 
 
 r 
 
 p 
 
 > 
 
 BENKV. OB. 
 
 
 
 —^1 
 
 D 
 
 a 
 
 0' 
 
 
 t-l 
 
 
 A riington, 
 
 Charles Randall, * 
 AUm. Woodward,* 
 G. Bro wn s on, B. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Cook, B. Cook, jr. 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 85 
 
 
 A usterlitz, 
 
 Henry Palmer,* let- 
 ter. 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 36 
 
 
 Bennington, 
 
 Thomas Teasdale, J. 
 Downs, Eber Dun- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 bam, J. Dunham. 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 1st Canaan, 
 
 —Letter. 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 91 
 
 $1 00 
 
 2d Canaan, 
 
 —Piatt Betts. 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 46 
 
 1 00 
 
 Chatham, 
 
 — Letter. 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 26 
 
 
 Clifton Park, 
 
 Abijah Peck,* Job 
 Champion,*Elisha 
 D. Hubbell, G. W. 
 Beat, A. Harring- 
 
 1 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ton. 
 
 35 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 301 
 
 43 37i 
 
 Egremont, 
 
 E. Marshall, jr.,* F. 
 a. Parke, C. Win- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 chell. 
 
 2\ 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 101 
 
 94 
 
 Ba.^t Hillsdale, 
 
 — Satnuel Wood, 
 
 2 '■ 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 90 
 
 
 Hoosick, 
 
 Israel Keach, J. A. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ingham. 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 MI 
 
 2 00 
 
 \st Nassau, 
 
 Justus Hull, Philip 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Roberts, jr. 
 
 19 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 152 
 
 10 no 
 
 2d Nassaii, 
 
 — i etter. 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 30 
 
 5 00 
 
 Pittstown, 
 
 — IF. Shfirmari, Har- 
 vey Sladff. 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 71 
 
 
 Pownal, 
 
 Edward Green. 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 68 
 
 
 ticheiirctadi/, 
 
 —Letter. 
 
 2I 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 1) 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 Bchodack, 
 
 Stephen Olmsted 
 
 3! 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 64 
 
 25 40 
 
CHAP, v.] 
 
 FIFTH TEN YEARS, 
 
 201 
 
 Churches. 
 
 Ministers it Mes'grs 
 
 13 
 
 to ;> 
 
 
 X 
 Q 
 
 3 
 
 
 MONIES FOB 
 
 
 
 *^^ 
 
 5 w 
 
 
 
 
 > 
 
 BENEV. OB. 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 r^ o 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 — 
 
 r 
 
 
 \st Shaftsbury, 
 
 Isaiah Matti^on, Jo- 
 
 
 
 
 
 seph B. Plank, M. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 House. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 125 
 
 
 2d Shaftsbuni, 
 
 No information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3d Shafisbury. 
 
 C. W. Hodges, Geo. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Galusha. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 J 
 
 2 
 
 165 
 
 
 f^hffjield, 
 
 —Letter. 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 Stamford, 
 
 — M. Bangs, Squire 
 Millard. 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 
 Stephentown, 
 
 Matthew Jones,* let 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ter. 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 101 
 
 
 Waterford, 
 
 Thomas Brand, Wm. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A. West. 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 30 
 
 4 33 
 
 Wiife Creek, 
 
 No information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 W. Stockbridge, 
 
 No information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1920 
 
 
 25 Churchest. 
 
 15 Min's-^6 Licenfs. 
 
 !21 
 
 36 
 
 64 
 
 :^8 
 
 ;-i2 
 
 $105 04-t- 
 
 Tiius have we brought down the annals of this body to 
 the close of the fifth decade of years, and within the memory 
 of many now living, in these various churches. It would 
 be unnecessary to extend our work but a few pages more, 
 in narrating the facts the last twenty years furnish us, ex= 
 cept for the sake of generations to come, who will demand our 
 faithfulness to these later periods of our Associational history. 
 Hence, we shall, more briefly, but faithfully as possible, 
 sketch the progress of the body for the twenty years just 
 past, and rise from this laborious task, in the hope that it 
 has not been in vain. 
 
 During this period, from 1822 to 1831, one new associa- 
 tion, the Berkshire, was formed — partly from this body, 
 taking off but few churches, however. Six churches united 
 with the body in this time, Arlington, Bennington, 2d, -N^as- 
 sau, Schenectady, Sheffield and Waterford, mostly young 
 churches ; while ten churches were dismissed to other 
 bodies, or dropped from the connection. No ministers, as we 
 find by the minutes, died in this period in their pastorates ; 
 but many removed. 
 
 t Besides this amount froui churches, a collection of $7,89, and private donations 
 $14,89. 
 
202 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1832 
 
 CHAPTER VI. 
 
 Annals of (he body from 1832 to 1841 ; or the sixth decade of years. 
 A period of diminution. 
 
 We come, now, to the i-ecord of those events which are 
 within the memory of many yet living. This period of 
 ten years, from 1832 to 1841, is one of some interest, and 
 considerable change in the state of the churches, that com- 
 posed the body at its commencement. Quite a number of 
 churches were dismissed, and some dropped during this 
 period. From 24 churches in 1832. the association de- 
 creased to only 8, in 1841. And the membership also 
 diminished from 2,495, to 793, in the latter year. This 
 great decrease was in consequence of a plan that now pre- 
 vailed, of associating those churches in one body, that were 
 in the same county, or nearly adjacent, where there were 
 enough to make an association in each county. Hence, the 
 Berkshire Association had been organized in the previous 
 period, of those churches in that county; and hence, during 
 tiie present period, the Stephentown Association was formed 
 of churches in the County of Rensselaer, in part, and in 
 Columbia, lying back from the river. The churches along 
 the Hudson, had now generally fallen in with the Hudson 
 River Association ; and because only the churches in the 
 back towns of Columbia and Rensselaer counties went into 
 this new body, they did not designate their association by 
 the name of either county, but after the oldest church in 
 their body, or that where the association was formed. To 
 this body seven or eight churches were dismissed, in 1832, 
 and to the Hudson River and others, some four or five 
 more were dismissed in three years ; and thus, in the course 
 often years, by dismissions and departures from the body, 
 it was reduced to the feeble band of eight churches, in 1841, 
 all but one, the Hoosick, in Bennington co., Vt. 
 
CHAP, VI,] 
 
 SIXTH TEN YEARS. 
 
 203 
 
 1832. 
 
 The fifty-second anniversary was held with the 1st, 
 Shaftsbury Church, Elder Mattison's, again this year, and 
 it was a session of great joy and interest, from the accounts 
 of revival that came up from almost every church in the 
 body, Eldkr Hubbell, of Clifton Park, preached the 
 opening sermon, from 1 Peter, 5:5. " Be clothed tvith 
 humility." Elder I. Keach, was moderator and Elders 
 Jeremiah Hall, of Bennington, and C. W, Hodges, of 
 3d Shaftsbury, clerks. Perhaps it might be well to here 
 give the statistics of this year from the minutes, with the 
 pjistors names, which will show how general and powerful 
 the revival had been amonfi; the churches. 
 
 ' - - 
 
 
 cd 
 
 3 > 
 
 O 
 
 K|D 
 
 H 
 
 CHUE0HE3 
 
 Pastors & Ministers. 
 
 > 
 
 3 
 
 
 00 
 
 X 
 
 c 
 
 
 o 
 
 > 
 
 
 
 D 
 
 r^ o 
 
 o" 
 
 o" 
 
 
 tr' 
 
 Arlington. 
 
 — No Pastor. 
 
 21 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 9i 
 
 Austerlitz. 
 
 He.nry Palmer * 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 
 J 
 
 1 
 
 47 
 
 Bennington, 
 
 Jeremiah Hall, 
 
 20 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 87 
 
 \st Canaan, 
 
 —Letter. 
 
 12 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 2 
 
 82 
 
 "id Canaan, 
 
 — No Pastor. 
 
 IS 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 59 
 
 Chatham, 
 
 Philip Roberts, jr. 
 
 16 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 54 
 
 Clifton Park, 
 
 A. Peck * J. Champion,* E. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D. Hubbell. 
 
 37 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 339 
 
 Egremont, 
 
 E. Marshall, jr. A.Brown.* 
 
 17 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 116 
 
 East Hillsdale, 
 
 Nt information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 90 
 
 Hoosick, 
 
 Israel Keach, /. Glazier. 
 
 85 
 
 » 2 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 214 
 
 \st Nassau, 
 
 Justus Hull.* 
 
 34 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 182 
 
 2d Nassau, 
 
 Philip Roberts, jr. 
 
 19 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 
 42 
 
 Pittstown, 
 
 — No Pastor. 
 
 30 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 96 
 
 Poicnal, 
 
 Edward Green. 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 65 
 
 Schenectady, 
 
 A. D. Gillet. 
 
 48 
 
 17 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 122 
 
 Schodack, 
 
 C. C. Williams. 
 
 16 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 1 
 
 66 
 
 \st Shaftsbtirg, 
 
 Isaiah Mattison, M. House. 
 
 49 
 
 S 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 170 
 
 Id Shaftsbury, 
 
 — No Pat tor. 
 
 24 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 64 
 
 Zd Shaftsbury, 
 
 0. W. Hodges, 
 
 38 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 200 
 
 Sheffield, 
 
 No information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Stamford, 
 
 Truma7i Hendryx. 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 42 
 
 Stephentoion, 
 
 Mattheav Jones,* 
 
 48 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 
 8 
 
 3 221 
 
 Waterford, 
 
 Thomas Brand. 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 33 
 
 W. Stockbridge, 
 
 No information. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 Churches. 
 
 ' 6 Ministers and 4 Licensed. 
 
 550 
 
 94 
 
 116 
 
 39 
 
 462495 
 
S04 SttAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [l832 
 
 Truly, this was a merciful visitation of God's grace, that 
 brought in so many new recruits into the army of Zion, ia 
 these churches. Great showers descended upon other 
 churches in the vicinity, once in this association, as well as 
 throughout tlie country. To the White Creek Church, that 
 had absented itself tor three years from the body, and was 
 dropped this year, 1 1 1 had been added by baptism. And 
 to tlie Hartford Church, once in the body, 70 had been 
 added, under the care of Elder George Witiierell, also of 
 this association, formerly ; and to the old Bottskill, or Elder 
 Barber's church, the unusual number of 186, had been 
 added by baptism. These, and some other adjfieent churches, 
 had formed a new body, called the Bottskill Association, in 
 1831, which took decidedly anti-masonic ground, having the 
 following article in their constitution, viz : " Art. II. JVo 
 church, who refuse to apply the laws of Christ, or who do 
 not apply them for the entire removal of speculative free- 
 masonry from their fellowship, shall be numbered in the 
 Association.'^ This body embraced 7 churches at first, with 
 1,3:36 members; increased to 9 churches, 8 ministers and 
 1,429 members, in 1833 ; and was afterward blended in 
 18:35, with the Waskingtoji, into the Washingto?i Union 
 Association, which embraces all the churches in the county, 
 and some in Warren county beside. The Berkshire 
 churches had baptised some 160 into their fellowship ; the 
 Saratoga about 300; and the Hudson River more than 
 500, in their churches. Thus, did God magnify his grace 
 toward his people in these churches, once forming but one 
 body, and add to them all, in a single year, some 1,500 or 
 1,800 members. "(9 that men would praise the Lord for 
 his goodness, and for his wonderful ivorks to the children of 
 men." 
 
 As to the business of this session, it was various, but all 
 done in harmony. The following action respecting the 
 origin of the Stephentown Association, we put upon record 
 here. 
 
 " 0. The churches of Stephentown, 1st and 2d Nassau, 
 Chatham, 1st and 2d Canaan, and Austerlitz, having re- 
 quested a dismission to join the Stephentown Association ; 
 and the church of Schenectady having requested a dismis- 
 sion to join the Hudson River Association, and the Stephen- 
 
CHAP. VI.] Sixth ten years. 205 
 
 town Association having requested a correspondence with 
 us, it was voted, that a committee he appointed to take into 
 consideration these requests. Brethren Hodges, Hendryx 
 and Beal were appointed, who made the following report 
 the next day. 
 
 " 28. The Committee to whom was referred the request 
 of the churches wishing to be dismissed from this body, and 
 the request of the Stephentown Association, presented the 
 following report : 
 
 " Your Committee recommend the adoption of the fol- 
 lowing— 
 
 " 1st. JResolved, That we cordially approve the course 
 which our brethren have taken in forming said Association ; 
 that we cherish towards them feelings of fraternal affection, 
 and that w-e cheerfully comply with their request to open a 
 correspondence with them. 
 
 " 2d. Resolved, That the churches, which have requested 
 to be dismissed from this, to connect with that Association, 
 have their request granted. 
 
 " od. Resolved, That the church in Schenectady have 
 permission to connect with the Hudson River Association, 
 agreeably to their request. 
 
 " Respectfully submitted, C. W. Hodges, Chairman" 
 
 *' The report was accepted, and the resolutions passed." 
 
 "3.5. Voted, That the church in Egremont have the 
 privilege, in accordance with their request, to unite with 
 the Stephentown Association, if they shall be so disposed." 
 And further, in another item of business, we see the loss of 
 one more church. 
 
 " 25. Voted, That the church in White Creek, which has 
 united with another Association, be dropped from our 
 Bsinutes." 
 
 Thus, were ten churches disposed of at one session, and 
 sent away from their foster mother, with the same blessing, 
 and this new body fellowshipped with the same cordiality of 
 feeling, that the Saratoga and Berkshire Associations had 
 been, and with a similar dowry of Baptist territory. 
 
 The committee appointed in 1825 to gather the materials 
 for a histor}' of the Association, and continued from year to 
 year up to this time, were discharged from this service and 
 10 
 
206 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1832 
 
 nothing was ever done to carry out the original design of 
 the plan, as far as we can learn. Had the results of their 
 labor been preserved in the minutes, or some other printed 
 form, it might have heaved the compiler of this work, much 
 hard labor, and perhai)S rescued from oblivion, facts that 
 we are now unable to reach. 
 
 The Missionary work received the attention of the body 
 at this session, and an able report on Foreign Missions, was 
 read and printed in the minutes, from the pen of lilder E. B. 
 Smith, now of New Hampton, N. H., which recommended 
 to the Associations of the State of Vermont, to assume the 
 support of brother and sister Brown, missionaries to Burmah, 
 who were about to sail this year, for their field of labor. 
 Some $153,84, had been sent forward to the Treasurer of 
 the Association for benevolent purposes by the churches this 
 year; of which $24,12 w^as a collection taken up after a 
 sermon by Elder Ashley Vaughn, from Isaiah 40 : 11, 
 during this session. Another sermon was preached by Eld- 
 er E. B. Smith from Jude 21, '■'■Keep yourselves in the love 
 of God," on Wednesday, P. M. 
 
 The Sunday School, Home Mission and Tract causes 
 were commended to the favorable regard of the churches 
 and members of this body by appropriate resolutions. And 
 here we might remark that the full amount of all monies 
 contributed in this body cannot be embraced in the returns 
 we have given from year to year, but only what was brought 
 up to the meetings of the Association by the churches at 
 their annual gatherings. There were other channels through 
 which the benevolence of these churches found their way to 
 the treasury of the Lord for various purposes, and the whole 
 account of which is not here presumed at all. In Shafts- 
 bury, as early as 181 G, a missionary society had been form- 
 ed auxiliary to tlie Baptist Board of Foreign IMissions ; and 
 it is not likely that the collections of this society were al- 
 ways, if generally, reported to the Association. At least 
 this present year they made no report of any monies, and 
 we cannot think that while God was blessing the three 
 churches in Shafstbury with an addition of some 112 or 115 
 members, they did nothing for the cause of God abroad. 
 Indeed it is said in the digest of the letters from the churches 
 for this year, of the 3d church ; " This chuich is actively 
 
CHAP. VI.] SIXTH TEN YEARS. 207 
 
 engaged in the cause of benevolence." And of the church 
 in Schenectady it is said : "Its members are engaged in the 
 cause of benevolence, and have contributed about S60 for 
 missionary purposes." And of the Bennington church also 
 it is said ; "They have a Sabbath School and Bible class, 
 and aid the cause of benevolence." And yet none of these 
 churches reported any sum of money, as having been con- 
 tributed during the year, in the printed receipts of the board 
 of the Missionary Society, within the bounds of the Associ- 
 ation. And v/hile the little church at Schenectady gave 
 sixty dollars, and the Clifton Park church reported some 
 §48,36, shall we not suppose that the sister churches did 
 likewise, for various objects of Christian beneficence ? 
 
 In looking over the receipts of money published in the 
 American Baptist Magazine of March, 1832, the following 
 entry is found, viz : 
 
 " The Vermont Baptist State Convention, per John Co- 
 nant, Esq., Treasurer, being a collection made by the Cen- 
 tral Baptist church, in Shaftsbury, on the first Monday in 
 January, 1832, in aid of the Burraan Mission, $7U,00." 
 And doubtless many other churches did likewise. 
 
 The circular and corresponding letters were by Elder I. 
 Mattison this year ; the first being a very well written 
 document on various subjects, adapted to the times. This 
 very agreeable session closed with a sermon by Brother 
 A. D. Gillette, and the brethren hied them away to their 
 homes and their work in the vineyard of the Lord. 
 
 1833. 
 
 The Fifty-third Anniversary was held at Bennington, 
 East village, as then called, with that young and prospering 
 church, of only 6 years standing, on the 5th and 6th days of 
 June, according to appointment. The opening sermon was 
 by Elder I. Keach, (as Elder E. Marshall, the appointed 
 preacher, failed) from 2 Cor. 12 : 7-9. Elder Hubbell 
 presided for the fifth time in seven years, as Moderator, and 
 Brother G. W. Beal was chosen clerk, for the tenth time ; 
 and Elder Keach, assistaiit. 
 
 Only 13 churches were represented this year having 10 
 ministers and S licentiates. The statistics of the body give 
 us 3 restored, 59 baptised, 63 added by letter, 76 dismissed, 
 
208 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1833 
 
 11 excluded, 22 deceased, and a total of 1,540 in these 13 
 churches. The largest additions by baptism had been as 
 follows; to Bennington, C; Clifton Park, 8; Hoosick, 12; 
 Pittstown, 13 ; 3 Shaftsbnry, 8. The Manchester church, 
 under the care of Elder jNIosEs Field, was added this ses- 
 sion, with a membership of 87, of whom some 30 had been 
 baptised during the revival of 1831. This churcli was in 
 this body for a year or two in 1784, '85 ; when it united 
 with other churches to the north and west of it, in forming 
 the Vermont Association in 1785, and continued some 8 or 
 10 years. It then remained unassociated so far as we can 
 ascertain till 1818, when it united again with adjacent 
 churches to the north and east of it, in forming the Man- 
 chester Association, which continued only about 10 or 12 
 years, and was broken up in 1830. And now, as the Shafts- 
 bury body had become narrowed down in its territory to 
 Bennington county, or nearly so, this church sought a con- 
 nection with it, and has been represented nearly every year 
 since. 
 
 The subject of ministerial, and general education received 
 the attention of the body ; and resolutions were passed in 
 favor of the " Vermont Literary and Scientific Institution" 
 at Brandon ; and " Union Academy" at Bennington, both 
 designed to be under the patronage and control of the Bap- 
 tist denomination; The circula?' letter by Elder J. Hall, 
 was upon " the need of more ministers, and the means of 
 their supply," and is an interesting document. It says : 
 
 •'Of the 5,322 Baptist churches in the United States 2,426 are des- 
 titute of pastors. This deficiency is increasing every year. In the 
 year 1832, about 400 Baptist churches were constituted, while the 
 increase of ordained ministers, was only .ibout 200." Again says 
 this circular : "But we believe this deficiency is not to be attributed 
 to any inattention on the part of God, to the wants of the church, or 
 the world. We cannot suppose that God has purposely withheld a 
 competent supply of ministers ; or that he has not called to the work 
 a sufficient number to supply the wants of his church. We believe 
 that a sufficient number of men in our churches, whose qualifications 
 of heart, and of mind, are such as to render vhem useful in the minis- 
 try, have been called of God to preach the Gospel. But while many 
 have run, without being sent, wc believe there are many who are 
 
CHAP. VI.] SIXTH TEN YEARS. 209 
 
 called of God to preach the Gospel, that neglect, lor years, and per- 
 haps, entirely, this important duty. To these diffident or disobedient 
 sons of Zion, we fear the churches have not done their duty ; but that 
 ■we have brought upon ourselves, by our unfaithfulness, this destitu- 
 tion of ministerial labor, as well as that barrenness of soul, of which 
 we complain at our present session." 
 
 The inquiry is then raised : "What can the churches do toward sup- 
 plying thin deficiency of nmiisterial labor ? To this inquiry, we an- 
 swer, that they can do, what they ought to do, and that they ought to 
 do what God requires them to do. " 1. They can pray for an increase 
 of ministers." This is urged home with varied illustration and 
 pathos. 
 
 " 2. They can seek out and encourage the gifts with which God 
 has blessed them." 
 
 " 3. They can very much increase the amount of ministerial labor, 
 by affording such support to those already in the field, that they can 
 devote themselves wholly to the work of the ministry." 
 
 This is but the outUne of this timely circular, for these 
 days ; but we forbear any further extracts for want of room. 
 The following JVota Bena, is found on the last page of the 
 minutes. 
 
 "iV! B. — We would respectfully notice the death of our 
 much esteemed and laborious fathers in the ministry, Ste- 
 phen Olmstead, and Justus Hull, who have closed their 
 earthly, and entered on their heavenly career." 
 
 These aged servants of God were for nearly forty years 
 connected with this Association. P21der Hull was appointed 
 preacher at Adams, or 1 Cheshire, in 1786, and his name is 
 found almost every year since till 1832, or for 47 years, 
 though not always able to be present in his later years. 
 Elder Hull was the founder, and pastor of the Berlin church 
 for over 40 years, although he seems to have labored in the 
 evening of his days, with the fir.-it Nassau. A further notice 
 of him may be seen in the Appendix. 
 
 Elder Olmstead's name occurs first in the minutes of 
 1793, and is continued in an almost uninterrupted succes- 
 sion as a member, of the body, and attended its anniversa- 
 ries for about 40 years, or till 1831, when he was present 
 for the last time with his brethren. He was an active pas- 
 tor, if not a great preacher, and trained his church to sustain, 
 
210 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1834 
 
 as they did usually from year to year, the cause of missions 
 by their liberal benefactions. He did some missionary ser- 
 vice for the Association, in western New- York, and in Can- 
 ada ; and was often a delegate to corresponding Associations, 
 from the Shaftsbury body. He had ceased to be pastor of 
 the Schodack church, over which he had presided from 1797 
 to 1831, or a period of 35 years ; when he was gathered to 
 his fathers, and his place on earth made vacant forever. A 
 brief obituary of him, may be found in the Am. Baptist 
 Magazine for Jan. 1833. 
 
 1834. 
 
 The Fifty-fourth Session was held at Hoosich Coniers, 
 •with Elder Reach's church, on the 4th and 5th days of June, 
 as usual. Elder M. Field of Manchester, preached the 
 opening sermon from Psalms \\% : 25. Elder Hubbell 
 served as Moderator for the last time in this body ; and El- 
 der J. Hall was Cleric. But 13 churches now in the body, 
 with 13 ordained ministers and 4 licentiates. The table of 
 statistics, shows 4 restored, 88 baptised, 33 added by letter, 
 107 dismissed, 63 excluded and dropped, 27 died ; and a 
 total of 1,510 in all the churches. There had been some 
 revivals in the following churches : Bennington, received 12 
 by baptism; Clifton Park 31 ; making them 371 strong ; 
 Pittstown, 10 ; and 1 Shaftsbury 22. These gatherings 
 were the results of protracted meeting efforts mostly, in these 
 several churches. 
 
 Another loss of churches was suffered this yeai', as the 
 following vote testifies : '' Voted, on request, that the church- 
 es of Clifton Park, Waterford, and Schodack, have liberty 
 to withdraw trom this, to join other Associations." Thus did 
 the Clifton Park church with its Pastors, and large member- 
 ship, take their leave, after a connection of about 40 years 
 with this body, during which they never failed to be repre- 
 sented by pastors or brethren, save in the year 1800. 
 And so the Schodack church had been for about 48 years in 
 the body, and was generally represented by its venerable 
 pastor Elder S. Olmst.ead, and some of liis brethren, from 
 the year 1793 when his name first appears in the minutes as 
 a delegate. This church was called New Bethlehem, on the 
 minutes, from 1786 till 1799, when, upon the formation of 
 
CHAP VI.] SIXTH TEN YEARS. 211 
 
 the town of Schodack, it took the latter name. All three of 
 these churches were so far located from the centre of the 
 Association, and could be so much easier convened with 
 other bodies, that it was reasonable to grant them a dismis- 
 sion. They are now each associated in their own county ; 
 the first and last in the Saratoga body ; and the Schodack 
 with the Stephentown. 
 
 Various resolutions weie passed this session in favor of 
 the American Bible Society, in "giving the word of God to 
 the whole reading population of the world in a given time," 
 the cause of Sunday Schools ; Tracts, Temperance, Minis- 
 terial Education, and Home and Foreign Missions ; and al- 
 so commendatory of the "monthly concert of prayer on the 
 first Monday of every month." About $72,11 were received 
 during the session from some of the churches, and individu- 
 als ; of which the Clifton Park church and society, sent up 
 $38,26. No doubt a much larger sum besides, had been 
 contributed by the various churches, during the year, to 
 benevolent objects. A closing sermon was preached this 
 session by Elder H. F. Baldwin, of the Washington Asso- 
 ciation, and a missionary collection taken of $8,43. And on 
 Wednesday, P. M., Elder B. M. Hill, of the Hudson River 
 body preached to the Association. 
 
 The circular letter was written by Elder E. D. Huhbell, 
 this year ; and its theme was " Regeneration ; its Author, 
 Means, Subjects, and Effects." It is a worthy document, 
 and from the latter branch of it we select the following ex- 
 tracts which will show its character : 
 
 " Regeneration not only implants new life, but places its possessor 
 'n a new situation. It gives him a name, and a place, in the Kingtlom 
 of God, and of Christ. " Who hath delivered us from the power of 
 darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son." 
 (Col. 1, 13.) They are "no more .strangers and foreigners, but fel- 
 low-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God." (Eph. 
 2 : 6, 19.) Regeneration confers a new character. A regenerated maa 
 is ».hoty man, God has not called him unto uneleanlinesa, but unto 
 holiness. (1 Thes. 4 : 7.) Paul styles them " holy Brethren, par- 
 takers of the heavenly calling." (Heb. 4: 1.) Regenerated men are 
 styled saints, brethren of the Lord, and considered as chosen and 
 faithfuL 
 
212 . SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [i834 
 
 "It may bethought of little consequence, to have our minds well 
 taught iu this doctriue; but it cannot be thought of little monient, 
 when vfe consider that U7iless a man is regenerated, he caunot see the 
 Kingdom of God. It is important that we know in what it consists, 
 and the effects which it produces. If any man be a lover of God, lie 
 33 born of God ; ''for every one that loveih, is born of God, and know- 
 eth God. (1 John, 4: 7.) "If a man love me, he will keep my 
 words, and my Father will love him ; and we will come unto him, and 
 make our abode with him." (John, 14 : 23.) If we then, as profes- 
 sors of the religion of Jesus, do not revereneehis commandments, and 
 make it our employment to obey them, we give lamentable proof that 
 we are ignorant of regenei'ating grace. Whatever may have been our 
 pretensions to piety, our exercises of sorrow or of joy, if there be not 
 an abiding principle of love, producing good works, we may rest as- 
 sured, we have no well grounded evidence of conversion to God. 
 
 " We deem it then, of great importance to every Christian, rightly 
 to understand the nature of this change. If the change within us, be 
 not a change wrought by the spirit of God, it is not such a one as the 
 scriptures describe, and requires. Such is the deep-rooted depravity 
 of the heart, none but an omnipotent power can remove it. " None 
 can bring a clean thing out of an unclean." No power of moral sua- 
 sion can work reformation in such a mind. Nor should we rest satis- 
 fied with any such external reformation, as may be produced by any 
 power, save that which brings to unfeigned, repentance, and confes- 
 sion of sin. If our souls have been truly regenerated, God should 
 have all the glory. And shall those who have been born from above, 
 ever stop to assign to any instrument that praise which is due to 
 the great First Cause ? Let us remember, that herein is our heaven- 
 ly Father glorified, that we bear much fruit. Regeneration in its ef- 
 fects on our hearts and lives, secures at once the glory of God, our 
 happiness liere, and our eternal glorification iu a better world ; wliile 
 his holy name there receives all the praise. Let us with heartfelt 
 gratitude sing with the Poet ; 
 
 'Oh to grace how great a debtor, 
 ' Daily I'm constrained to be ; 
 ' Let thy goodness like a fetter, 
 ' Bind my wandering heart to thee,' " 
 
CHAP. VI.] SIXTH TEN YEARS. 213 
 
 1835. 
 
 The Fifty-fifth Session was held with the 3(1 Shaftsbury 
 church, under the pastoral care of Elder Warehara Walker, 
 for some years, after Elder Hodges removed in 1833. The 
 opening sermon was preached by Elder Thomas Marshall 
 of Arlington, horn Math. 21, 28; "Son, go work to-day 
 in my vineyard." Elder I. Keacii was chosen Moderator^ 
 and Elders Silas Kenney of Manchester, and W. 
 Walker, Clerks. There were only ten churches in the 
 body now, with 7 ministers and 5 licentiates. 133 had been 
 baptised in all the churches, 33 added by letter, 46 dismiss- 
 ed, 15 excluded, 19 died, and a total of 1,092 in fellowship. 
 The Pownal church under the care of Elder Elihu Dutch- 
 ER, had received the large number of 59 by baptism ; od 
 Shaftsbury 24 ; and Stamford 36, having two licentiates, 
 Br. Merritt House, who was their Pastor, and L. M. Pow- 
 ers. These were refreshing showers upon those churches, 
 and made the session one of interest to the brethren. 
 
 The usual routine'of business was transacted, and a ser- 
 mon by Elder E. Sweet of the Berkshire Association, was 
 preached on Wednesday, P. M., from 1 Pet. 4 : 18, " And 
 if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly 
 and the sinner appear ?" And on Thursday a sermon was 
 preached at 11 o'clock, by Elder John Peck, from Acts 14: 
 7, "And there they preached the Gospel ;" when a collec- 
 tion of S25,88 was taken up for the cause of Home or Do- 
 mestic Missions. Others subscribed afterwards of enough 
 to raise this sum to $31,63. And a special effort was made 
 at this session to raise $100,00 for the Northern Baptist 
 Education Society in the bounds of the Association ; of which 
 $65,00 was pledged on the spot. 
 
 The circular letter was by Elder Isarel Keach, and was 
 a very well-written epistle of fraternal advice upon the sub- 
 ject of " Church discipline." It was worthy of its author 
 aad the Association who printed it. * But we cannot spare 
 room for it, and to extract, would mar the beauty of the 
 whole. 
 
 1836. 
 
 The session of this year, was held held with the Manches- 
 ter church, in the Baptist meeting liouse at Factory Point 
 
 10* 
 
214 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1836 
 
 being the first session of this body ever held there. As the 
 appointed preacher, and his aUeinate, were absent, the Asso- 
 ciation, after organizini^, by tlie appointment of Elder Si- 
 LAS Kenxey, for Moderator, and Elder Walker ibr 
 C/eryt, invited Elder J. M. Graves of the JFo oc/.s to c^- as- 
 sociation to preach the opening sermon, who accordingly de- 
 livered a discourse from Isaiah, 60 ; 1 " Arise, slnne ; for 
 thy Light is come, and the Glory of the Lord is risen upon 
 thee" 
 
 Only 6 of the 9 churcliesleft in the body, were represent- 
 ed, at this session ; having 5 ministers, 4 of them present, 
 and no licentiates. The churches that gavpi their statistics 
 reported in all, 10 added by Baptism, 19 by letter; while 
 20 had been dismissed, 7 excluded, and 6 died ; with a total 
 of 993 in the body, " The 1st church in Pittstown hav- 
 ing dissolved its connection with the Association, and re- 
 quested that its name be dropped from our minutes," says 
 the record of this year, page 5th: "It was voted that the 
 request be complied with. 
 
 The following report of a committee on the subject, will 
 show the feelings of this body in regard to the treatment 
 Baptists received from the American Bible Society. 
 
 " Your committee, to whom was referred the considera- 
 tion of the late proceedings of the American Bible Society, 
 and the events growing out of those proceedings, in which, 
 as Baptists, we have a special interest, respectfully report : 
 That having examined the subject submitted to them, it ap- 
 pears, that a majority of that Societys, Board of Managers, 
 on the 17th of Febuary last, decided no longer to aid in the 
 translation, printing or distributing of any versions of the 
 Scriptures into foreign languages, except those which " con- 
 form in the principle of their translation, to the common 
 English version ;" in other words, those in which the words 
 Baptizo, Baptizma, and their cognates, are transferred in- 
 stead of being translated. It appears further, that the Socie- 
 ty, notwithstanding the sole design of its formation, as avow- 
 ed by its founders was the ' dissemination of the Scriptures 
 in ihe received verions whore they exist, and in the most faith- 
 ful, where they may be required,' confirmed at its late anni- 
 versary, the above decision of its Board ; and that, in conse- 
 quence, a new organization was formed on the 13th of May 
 
CHAP. VI.] SIXTH TEN YEARS. 215 
 
 last, by a meeting of Baptist ministers and brethren from 
 different sections of the United States, under the name of 
 the American and Foreign Bible Society." The object 
 of the Society thus organized, is to circulate the Word of 
 God- throughout the world, in the most faithful translations 
 that can be obtained. In view of the above facts, we beg 
 leave to submit the following resolution : 
 
 " 1 Resolved, 1 hat we disapprove the decision of the 
 American Bible Society's Board, above referred to ; and 
 that we regard it as an unwarrantable interference with the 
 duty of those who are engaged in the translation of the 
 Scriptures into other tongues. 
 
 " 2 Resolved, That we highly approve of the formation of 
 the American and Foreign Bible Society; and that we re- 
 commend to the churches composing this body, the speedy 
 organization of auxiliaries to that Society, and a vigorous 
 co-operation in carrying forwai*d its designs. 
 
 " 3 Resolved, That we will make an effort to raise within 
 this association, during the present year, to aid the objects 
 of the above named Society, the sum of two hundred dol- 
 lars." 
 
 " The report was accepted, the resolutions were passed, 
 and the corresponding Secretary was instructed to lay the 
 subject before the churches composing the association." 
 
 Thus early did tl.is Body enlist in the work of the Bible 
 cause among their own Brethren, and they have never given 
 back from their position. There was no circular printed in 
 minutes, but Elder Kenney reported one, which was accept- 
 ed, and a vote of the body, requested its publication in the 
 Vermont Telegraph, a Baptist paper, then printed at Bran- 
 don, Vt. A sermon was preached on Thursday, by Elder 
 MosEs Field, from the Hudson River Association, from 
 Rom, 11 : 20; " i?e not hifjh minded, but ybar ;" and a 
 collection followed of S7, 56 for foreign missions. This 
 session was interesting and harmonious ; and although there 
 had been no revivals among the churches, they seem to have 
 been growing in the spirit of Benevolent action, and re- 
 mained steadfast in the doctrines and order of the gospel. 
 
 1837. 
 
 The anniversary for this year, was held with the Pow- 
 nal Baptist Church, on Wednesday and Thursday, June 
 
216 SHAFrSBTJRY ASSOCIATION. [1837 
 
 7th and 8tb, according to appointment, the introductory 
 sermon was delivered by Elder Mattison, from Jer. 6 : 
 16. " Thus saith the Lord, stand ye in the ways, and see, 
 and ash for the old paths, ivhere is the good xoay, and walk 
 therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, 
 we will not ivalk therein." 
 
 The body was organized by the choice of Elder Keach, 
 for Moderator, and Elder Walker, Clerk. Only six 
 churches were represented this year, those at Manchester, 
 2d Shaftsbury and Stamford, sending no information of 
 their condition. There were six ministers in the body, who 
 were all present ; and two licentiates. But it had been 
 a year of great dearth again, as to revivals, and only seven 
 had been baptized, in all the churches ; 23 added by letter ; 
 31 had been dismissed by letter; 2 excluded and 9 had 
 deceased; while 948 remained in fellowship, counting the 
 absent churches, as at the last returns from them. A ser- 
 mon was preached on Wednesday by Professor Hascall, 
 formerly of the Hamilton Institution, N. Y., who plead the 
 cause of the American and Foreign Bible Society ; as its 
 agent. The text was in Rom. 1 : 14, 15. " I am a debtor, 
 both to the Greeks and to the Barbarians, both to the raise, 
 and to the unwise. So much as in me is, I am ready to 
 preach the Gospel to you who are at Rome also." Whether 
 the Association had redeemed their pledge ©f last year, 
 does not appear in the minutes ; but this discourse, was a 
 close appeal to the heart and conscience to pay v/hat was 
 owing to the cause of God, and his perishing creatures, who 
 had not the Bread of Life, 
 
 This Association took high ground on the subject of total 
 abstinence from all intoxicating drinks ; as it had years 
 before against the use of ardent spirits; as the following 
 words will testify. 
 
 " Whereas, The subject oi Temperance has called forth 
 the efforts of our citizens and church members for its pro- 
 motion in years past, by which much good has been accom- 
 plished ; yet a new impulse seems necessary to carry for- 
 ward and perfect the reformation, therefore : 
 
 "Resolved, That this Association recommend this subject 
 to the attention of the churches and individuals, to abstain 
 from the use and traffic of all intoxicating liquors as a 
 
CHAP. VI.] SIXTH TEN YEARS. 2l7 
 
 drink, believing that it is the duty and privilege of all pro- 
 fessing godliness to stand aloof from such drinks, except for 
 sacramental and medicinal purposes." This was the year 
 following "the great National Temperance Convention, at 
 Saratoga Springs, in the summer of 183G, when the friends 
 of the cause so unanimously came up to the neio pledge, re- 
 quiring the disuse of all intoxicating drinks as a beverage ; 
 and the above resolution shows how promptly this Associa- 
 tion sustained, as they have frequently done since, this 
 higher laio of the Temperance friends in our land. 
 
 And the subject of American Slavery has often received 
 the disapproval of this body, as the resolutions passed at 
 this session will show for a specimen. We quote two of 
 them. 
 
 " 1. Resolved, That in the deliberate judgment of this 
 Association to traffic in the bodies and souls of men ; to 
 buy or sell them, or to claim or hold them as property, 
 under any pretence whatever, is sin ; that it involves a 
 flagrant violation of the rights of man, and a bold infringe- 
 ment of the laws of God ; and that it is entirely inconsis- 
 tent with the benevolent spirit, and holy precepts of the 
 gospel of Ciirist. 
 
 " 2. Resolved, That as the disciples of Him who was sent 
 " to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the 
 prison to them that are bound, we acknowledge ourselves to 
 be under solemn obligation to remember and sympathize 
 with such as are in bonds, especially our brethren in the 
 Lord ; faithfully to employ such moral means as may be 
 within our reach, to effect the universal emancipation of the 
 enslaved, to break everg yoke, and let the oppressed go 
 free." 
 
 In other resolutions, it is recommended that the Northern 
 Baptist churches, address their Southern '■ brethren who 
 may be implicated in this sin, in the language of kind, but 
 firm and earnest remonstrance ;" and that " the churches of 
 this body, record their testimony against this sin most deci- 
 dedly, and co-operate in- sending letters of admonition to 
 their Southern brethren ;" as far as it may be practicable to 
 combine the testimony and remonstrances of sister churches 
 on this subject. No circidar was printed this ye,ar j 
 although one was approved. 
 
2l8 SIIAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1838 
 
 1838. 
 
 The fifty-ei.2;hth session was held at Benninrjfoyi, June 
 Gth and 7th ; and Elder IIar:\[ON Ellis, preadied the in- 
 troductory sermon, from Math. 5: 16. Elder Stephen 
 lIuTCHiNS, was elected Moderator, and Br. Norman N. 
 Wood, Clerk. There were 9 churches represented, one of 
 which, the 2d Berlin, was admitted, at this session, with a 
 membership of 42. It was a temporary or ganization that 
 arose out of some difficulties in the old Berlin church, and 
 was soon absorbed into tlie mother church, by a change of 
 policy in rt-gaid to their pastor, and was never represented 
 in the association again. There were 19 ministers in the 
 body, as reported; and there had been 64 baptized; 23 
 added by letter; while 22 had been dismissed, 8 excluded; 
 20 dropped, all in one church ; and 12 had deceased, leav- 
 ing a total of 986 in all the churches. There had been 
 some revival in Hoosick, where 25 had been baptised, and 
 in Pownal, where 20 had been baptized by Elder T. S. 
 Rogers, who was ordained in Oct., 1837, and was for a year 
 in charge of that church. A formidable array of preambles and 
 resolutions on the various objects of benevolent regard pat- 
 ronized by the association, occupies 3 or 4 pages of the 
 minutes of this year, but no chapter of acts in the shape of 
 a table of contributions can be found. And yet it is pre- 
 sumed that the churches did not neglect, in some measure, 
 to act out the good resolutions commended to them by the 
 doings of the association. | Sermons were preached, by Elder 
 H.F.Baldwin, of the Washington Union body; and by 
 Elder M. M. Evarts, of the Cortland Association, N. Y., 
 during this session. 
 
 The circular letter, was again resumed in the minutes of 
 this year, and was a plea for Ministerial Education, written 
 by Elder S. Ilutchins, of Bennington. It was a readable 
 production, but we cannot insert it at all. The session was 
 Imrmonious throughout, and interesting, says the record of 
 its doings, '' with the manifestation of a highly commenda- 
 ble degree of zeal and brotherly love." 
 
 1839. , ^^ 
 
 The rifty-ninth session of this body, was held with the 
 first Baptist church in Shaftsbury, as appointed, on the 5th 
 
cnAP. VI.] SIXTH tein years. 219 
 
 and 6th of June; and -Elder S. Hotchins, delivered the 
 opening sei-mon fiom 1 Thess. 5 : Ti, 13. ^^ And we be- 
 seech you brethren, to Icnow them ivltich labor among you, 
 and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you ; and to 
 esteem them very hiyhly in love, for their works sake." 
 
 Elder Keach was cho>en Moderator; and Elder Har- 
 mon Ellis, of 3d Sliaftsbury was Clerk of this session. 
 There were but 7 churches represented this year, with 10 
 ministers in them ; more than for years. There had been 
 large accessions to two or three of the churches the year 
 past, and Zion was clad in the robes of salvation and praise. 
 To the Manchester churcli 51 had been added by baptism ; 
 to 1 Shafisbury 32 ; and to 3d Shaftsbuiy, 50, over which 
 Elder Joseph W. Sawyer had been elected as the overseer; 
 and where he presided for some five years. There had 
 been 8 baptised by Elder IIutchins in the Bennington 
 church. In all, 146 had been added by baptism ; 20 by 
 letter; 50 dismissed ; 14 excluded ; 46 dropped, (from the 
 1 Shaftsbury church) ; and 12 had deceased, while there 
 »vas left a total of 1,028 in the ten churches of the body. A 
 little money is reported, as having been paid for benevolent 
 purposes; but the account of such monies, not passing 
 through the hands of any treasurer in this body, tbe amount 
 cannot be ascertained. 
 
 On Wednesday P. M., a deeply interesting discourse, 
 was preached by Elder N. Colter, from Ueb. 11: 24, 25. 
 " By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be 
 called the son of Pharaoh's daughter, &c." Elder C. was 
 a delegate from the Washington Union Association, and pas- 
 tor, at that time of the Bottskill church. A closing sermon 
 was preached by Elder J. W. Sawyer, from John 14 : 
 17. " Peace I leave with you ; my peace I give unto you ; 
 not as the' world giveth, give I unto you." Elder D. W. 
 Burroughs, of Manchester, preached a sermon on Thursday, 
 morning from Luke 10, 37. " Go and do thou likewise." 
 
 The circular letter of this year was on Personal Piety, 
 written by Elder H. Ellis ; and was a very good practical 
 letter, adapted to the wants of the times, no doubt. The 1st 
 Shaftsbury church request " that they may have the privil- 
 ege of entering their protest against the leading sentiments 
 of the circular letter of last year ; (1838) which was grant- 
 
220 SIIAFTSBTJRY ASSOCIATION. [1840 
 
 ed," It was nevertheless a good season, the Divine Pre- 
 sence was there. 
 
 1840. 
 
 The Sixtieth Anniversary was held with the Baptist 
 church in Hoosick, N. Y., and the introductory sermon was 
 preached by Elder J. W, Sawyer, from Beb. 12 : 28, 29. 
 *' Wherefore we receiving a kingdom that cannot be moved, 
 let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably, 
 with reverence and godly fear : For our God is a consum- 
 ing fire." 
 
 Elder Sawyer was chosen Moderator, and Br. Jfm. G. 
 Brown, Clerk. Seven of the 9 churches were represented ; 
 having only 4 ministers, and 3 licentiates. There had been 
 87 baptized, 27 added by letter, 29 dismissed, 4 excluded, 
 9 dropped, 15 deceased, having a to al of 992, in all the 
 churches. The only revival in the body was in the Ben- 
 nington church, which had received by baptism, 80 converts, 
 the largest accession it had ever welcomed in one year to its 
 numbers, making them more than 200 strong. 
 
 Various items of business was transacted as usual, but 
 nothing worthy of permanent record, unless it be the follow- 
 ing, which is a new case of ecclesiastical jurisprudence, that 
 may be of use to others in similar circumstances. 
 
 " The church in Manchester, having asked counsel of the 
 Association, respecting diflicultics with their late minister ; 
 Voted, that the subject be referred to Br. Mattison, Saw- 
 yer, Hdtchins, "Whipple, Dyer and Bovee." This com- 
 mittee after deliberation made the following report on Thurs- 
 day, viz : "1. We are of opinion that is the indispensable 
 duty of the church to pay Br. Burroughs according to con- 
 tract for labors rendered in said church and society ; and 2. 
 We are of opinion, that whether the church perform their 
 duty or not, it will be advisable for Br. Burroughs to dis- 
 continue his labors with the church and society. Accepted 
 the Report." 
 
 The circular for this year failed ; and a committee offer- 
 ed one from the minutes of the Madison Association in N. 
 Y., " On the duty of promoting the peace of the church ;" 
 which was printed. A sermon was preached on Wednesday 
 
CHAP. VI.] SIXTH TEN YEARS, 221 
 
 evening, by Ellei* Burroughs, from Gal. V. 16, '* This I 
 say then, Wulk in the spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust 
 of the flesh." And "at the close of the session, Elder 
 Daniel Tinkham, from the Washington Un on Associa- 
 tion preached a highly interesting discourse," says the clerk, 
 "from Numbers, 32 : G. "And Moses said unto the chil- 
 dren of God, and to the children of Reuben, Shall your 
 brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here?" '' The session 
 was harmonious and delightful, and our hearts rejoiced and 
 burned within us," wiiile listening to the spirit-stirring ap- 
 peals from the Book of God, or mingling our prayers for the 
 redemption of the world ; or hearing tlie records of visits of 
 mercy, iVom Him whose love to man is flowing sliil, or 
 while joining in the anthem : 
 
 " We'll praise him again, when we pass over Jordan." 
 
 So pleasantly did this session close ; and the brethren 
 separated to their respective homes and churches, never all 
 to meet again, on this side the Jordan of death. 
 
 N. B. It shoul J have been stated, that the four churches 
 of Bennington, lloosick, Ist and 3d Shafisbury, reported 
 this year the sum of S382,50, contributed for various Be- 
 nevol-.nt objects." 
 
 1841. 
 
 The Sixty-first session was held with the 3d Shaftsbury 
 church, according to appointment, June 2d and 3d ; and 
 Elder Archibald Kenton, of Hoosick, preached the intro- 
 ductory, from John 18 : 36, "J/y Kinr/dom is not of this 
 world." Elder Sawver was chosen Moderator , and Elder 
 Kenyon, chrh. Only 6 churches represented themselves 
 this year, having 4 ministers, and 2 licentiates for their 
 supply. There had been no revival in the body, and but 7 
 baptised; 5 of these in Hoosick ; 24 added by letter; 3 4 
 dismissed; 22 excluded; 12 drop[)ed from the Pownal 
 church; and 13 deceased; leaving but 793 members in the 
 body, or 6 churches whose numbers are given. A commit- 
 tee appointed the year before, reported ; '-That so far as at- 
 tention to covenant obligations, and the observance of exter- 
 nal duties are concerned, there is no visible church in that 
 place ;" where the 2d Shaftsbury Baptist church had held 
 
222 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, [1811 
 
 its meeting?, and lience their name is dropped from the 
 minutes, and no more appears in tliem. This church never 
 possessed a meeting house, and its membership has been 
 absorbed mostly with the 3d or Central church, except a few 
 names. 
 
 The following standing resolution Avas entered on the 
 minutes ; "That any member of this Association, attending 
 the meeting of any corresponding Association, shall, on pre- 
 senting a copy of our minutes containing his name, be our 
 delegate to such Association." This was designed to save 
 the necessity of appointing messengers every year, by a dis- 
 tinct vote. A long cataloguH of resolutions are recorded 
 again this year, on the Bible cause, Foreign and Domestic 
 Missions, American Baptist Publication and Sunday School 
 Society, N. Baptist Education Society, Vermont State 
 Convention, Temperance, Slavery, and in favor of the month- 
 ly concert on the first Sabbath evening of each month. The 
 following shows the feeling of many others beside the mem- 
 bers of this Association. 
 
 '■'Resolved, That we view the pi'oceedings of the late Tri- 
 ennial Convention at Baltimore, (in May, 1841,) in ejecting 
 Elon Galusiia from the Board of Vice Presidents, as a 
 base bowing down to the "dark spirit of slavery ;" against 
 which we enter our solemn protest as Baptist?, as Christians, 
 and as human beings," [or as men,] 
 
 '■'Resolved, That we love union much, but we love truth 
 and purity more." 
 
 The circular letter this year is a discussion of "the impro- 
 priety of reading sermons in>tead of preaching them ;" from 
 the pen of the veneralde Mattison, who after preaching some 
 forty years at that time, had never read a sermon, if we 
 rightly understand him. Its thoughts deserve attention, but 
 it is too long to insert here. During this session Elder M. 
 Bruce, of the Woodstock Association preached from Mark 
 10 : 45 ; Elder John Alden of North Adams. Berkshire 
 Association preached irom 1 Peter, 2 : 7, " Unto you there- 
 fore who believe, he is ?)recious." And Elder Wm. Arthur, 
 of Bottskill church, Washington Union Association, preach- 
 ed at the close, from Heb. 11:1, '^ Now faith is the substance 
 of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.'" And 
 it is recorded of this session ; " Thus closed a harmonious 
 
CHAP. VI.] 
 
 SIXTH TEN YEARS. 
 
 22i 
 
 session of our Association, which was, by all its services and 
 duties, calculated to make us feel that where we sat was 
 ' none other than the house of God, and the gate of heaven.' 
 To God be all the praise." 
 
 J. W. Sawyer, lloderator." 
 
 "A. Kenton, Clerk. 
 
 The following is the table of statistics for this year, as 
 printed in the minutes : 
 
 
 
 M 
 
 2 > 
 
 Ol Pd^ O, nq 
 
 
 Churches. 
 
 Mfnistees & Mes'ges 
 
 > 
 
 
 53 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 q 
 
 MONIES FOR 
 
 
 
 H 
 
 2 « 
 
 r^ 
 
 d 
 
 > 
 
 BKNEV. OB. 
 
 
 
 o' 
 
 ."^ o 
 
 a 
 
 
 
 
 c< 
 
 
 , Arlington. 
 
 Not represented, (48 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 last year.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 Bennington, 
 
 3. H U T C H I N 8, B. 
 
 Fletcher, L. Berry, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 H. E. Clark. 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 92 
 
 
 Hoosich, 
 
 A. Kenton, H. Bovee, 
 H. Philips, R Os- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 trander. 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 132 
 
 $20 10 
 
 Manchester, 
 
 —J. S. Pettibone. 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 95 
 
 
 Pownal,] 
 
 — C. Banidster. 
 
 1 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 82 
 
 
 1st Shaftsbury 
 
 I. Mattison, J. Dyer, 
 W. J. Watson, P. 
 Dutcher, J. Slye. 
 A. Loomis, W. E. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 8i Shaftsburij, 
 
 Hawks. 
 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 147 
 
 
 J. W. S AWYEE, E. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Clark. 0. Whipple, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 A. Huutington, G 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Huutington, A 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mattison, A. H. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Whipple,]^. H.Bot- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 toin,H. Huntington. 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 155 
 
 104 00 
 
 Stamford, 
 
 Not represented. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 \ 8 Churches. 
 
 4 Paxtors — 2 Licfin's. 
 
 7 
 
 24 
 
 34' 2 2 
 
 IS 
 
 793 
 
 $124 10 
 
 With such a remnant only, of the fine sisterhood of 
 churches, that once gathered around the hearthstone of this 
 old mother, did the Shaftsbury Association come to the 60th 
 year of her existence, and run onward in her race. But 
 God who is the stay and comfort of the aged, had a care of 
 her still, and we trust will make all grace abound according 
 to every day of her need. 
 
 + This church reported 12 dropped from their record. 
 
224 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 1842 
 
 CHAPTER TIL 
 
 Annals of the body from 184:2 to 1852, or the seventh decade of years 
 A period of great weahness. 
 
 We have now come to the latest period of the history of 
 this venerabhi body, whose progress we have endeavored 
 to trace for three score years. Much of its transactions 
 have consisted in a repetition of the same, or similar doings 
 from year to year ; now and then interspersed witli a new 
 incident or event to give variety to the meetings of the 
 body. Hence, we shall tind but little to interest the reader, 
 during this recent period of ten years just now past ; but 
 will briefly group what of fact or incident may be worth 
 preservation ; now give a pithy resolution, now a circular 
 letter, or an extract from one — and where they occur, record 
 the revivals of religion, with which a number of the churches 
 have been recently favored. The territory of the association 
 was narrowed down to Bennington county a few years, by 
 the departure of the Hoosick church ; and even less, for 
 the church in Stamford went off to the Berkshire body ; and 
 the Rupert church in the northwest corner of the county 
 never united with this Association till 1848, and then staid 
 oidy ttvo or three years, and returned to the AVasliington 
 Union ; to which it is most conveniently situated, on the 
 west side of tli(? Taghkanic range of mountains adjacent to 
 New-York State. 
 
 1842. 
 
 The sixty-second rnniversary was held at 3Ianchester, 
 June 1st and 2d ; Elder J. W. Sawyer, preaching the in- 
 troductory sermon from James 2:8. " If ye fulfil the 
 royal law, according to the Scripture, thou shalt love 
 thy neighbor as thyself ; ye do well." Elder Sawyer was 
 chosen Moderator, and Elder II. I. ParIvp:r, of Man^ hester, 
 clerk. Six churches wen; represented ; with 5 ministers 
 and 2 licentiates, all of whom were present. There had 
 
CHAP. VII. J SEVfiNTH TEN VEARS. 225 
 
 been no revival, and only 4 liad been baptised, 21 added 
 by letter, while 22 had bet^n dismissed ; 6 excluded ; 9 died, 
 leaving a total of" 783. 
 
 The following query from the 1st Shaftsbury cluirch, 
 Elder I. IMattison's. after discut^sion, was answered r/^/??7a- 
 lively, by a majoiity of two, viz : " It is just and ri^iit in a 
 church, to require of all its members, a pledge of entire ab-^ 
 stinence from all drinks that can intoxicate, as a condition 
 of membership and good standing therein ?" 
 
 A suggestion, also, from the 3d church in Shaftsbury, 
 regarding the propriety of dissolvinjj the Association, was 
 debated somewhat and postponed to the next session. The 
 Hoosick church was dismissed to unite with the Hudson River 
 Association, by its own request, but finally, in 1843, went to 
 the Stephentou-n body, in its own vicinity, vvhicli was more 
 appropriate, but in 1851, returned to the old mother. The civ' 
 cidar letter was dispensed with, and little business is recor- 
 ded of this session. A large committee on resolutions was 
 appointed, but finally discharged ; probably because with 
 Mr. Orson S. Murray on it, with his radicalism, they could 
 not agree upon any thing worthy to report. And from a 
 note of the clerk, at the close of the minutes, it is presumed 
 he had begun then, as he afterwards proved himself to be a 
 troubler in Israel. He had been for years the editor and 
 proprietor of the Baptist paper in the State, the Vermont 
 Telegraph, jninted at Brandon ; and he ;^oon after this ran 
 it out, and himself mXo a rabid Infidel Reformer; and has 
 lately issued, from one of the Western States, a flying sheet, 
 called the Regenerator, as nearly an Athiestical print, as 
 the country affords. 
 
 On Thursday, Elder Whitney, preached from Rom. 2 : 
 IG. "In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men 
 by ray Gospel." It was " voted to publish the proceedings 
 of this session in the Vermont Telegraph;" but in the next 
 year's minutes they are printed as one pamphlet, by a 
 special vote of the Association. 
 
 1843, 
 
 The sixty-third session was held at Poional, according to 
 appointment, and Elder Mattison, who was the alternate 
 of Elder H. I. Parker, preached the opening sermon. 
 
226 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [l843 
 
 from Ileb. 3: 14. " For we are made partakers cf Christ, 
 if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto 
 the end." Elder Sawyer was chosen Moderator, as usual ; 
 and Br. Horace Fletcher, the Preceptor of Union 
 Academy, in Bennington, was cleric. , 
 
 But 5 churches sent up their letters and delegates ; and 
 six ministers and 2 licentiates were reported, in the body. 
 Several churches had been favored with revivals of religion, 
 and large additions had cheered the brethren in their labors. 
 Bennington ciiurch had received 67 by baptism, making 
 tUera 257 strong, under the pastoral care of Elder Wm. 
 W. Moore. Manchester had received 32, by baptism, and 
 8 by letter, making them 136 in fellowship. Elder Matti- 
 son's church had been favored once more with an accession 
 of 17 by baptism, making them 158. And 3d Shaftsbury, 
 under Elder Sawyer, had buried in baptism 71, and added 
 24 by letter, making their total number 242. In some of 
 these revivals, the second Advent doctrine, as held and 
 preached by Wm. Miller, had mingled, creating an unwhole- 
 some excitement, that caused a relapse into the world, with 
 some, when the coming of Christ failed them in 1843. But 
 this was a year of increase and blessing to these churches. 
 In all of them, 187 had been baptised ; 47 added by letter ; 
 while 21 had been dismised ; 5 excluded; 4 deceased; 
 and a total was found, of 871 members in the body. 
 
 A committee appointed at a previous session to inquire 
 into the condition of the Arlington church, made the follow- 
 ing report, viz : " That they have attended to the business 
 of their appointment, and are now prepared to state as far 
 as visibility is concerned, there is no visible church in that 
 place ; and we have since been advised that a sufficient 
 number of members have been together, voted each other 
 letters, and have dissolved." 
 
 The subject of a dissolution of the body came up again as 
 postponed from the last session, and " after a free discussion, 
 it was decided not to dissolve." Sermons were preached 
 during this session, by Elder E. B. Crandall, of the 
 Stephentown Association, from 1 Cor. 15 : 58, on Wednes- 
 day ; and by Elder O. Si'ERRy, of the Woodstock, Vt., from 
 Acts 26: 28, on Thursday. After various business had 
 been accomplished the session closed ; and the records say : 
 
CIIAP. VII.] SEVENTH TEN YEARS. 227 
 
 " The association being small, and the business thus re- 
 stricted, much time was allowed for devotional exercises. 
 The preaching was truly spiritual, and impressive. The 
 communications from the churches were of a most cheering 
 character, especially those from Bennington, Manchester 
 and 3d Shaftsbury. These churches have enjoyed very 
 extensive revivals, and received 170 by baptism." 
 
 The circular letter by Br. H. Fletcher, was on " Holy 
 Living, or Christian Fidelity ;" and we gire the following 
 extract as worthy of consideration. 
 
 "The im]xiitanee of a lioly life, to the success of the Gospel, may 
 be inferred from the known and acknowleciged influence of example, 
 over every other influence. In the ease of religion, moreover, verbal 
 or oral recommendations and descriptions, fail, to a great extent, of 
 producing effect, because not fully understood. An irreligious or 
 impenitent person has never experienced in himself what the language 
 of religion describes; he cannot, of course, be expected fully to com- 
 prehend and appreciate these descriptions. These descriptions may, 
 perhaps, be regarded as unintelligible toliim, as would be a discourse on 
 colors to a blind man. But he can understand the living epistle, when he 
 sees the divine lineaments of religion drawn out, and exhibited in s\, 
 holy and godly life, the influence is irresistible. Then the heauty of 
 holiness is written, not upon tables of stone, but upon the fleshy tables 
 of the heart, not only to be seen, but to he felt. How often have we 
 witnessed the most eloquuent appeals from the pulpit, to prove 
 powerless and inefiicient. But the eloquence of a holy life is never 
 wasted or lost, it invariably arrests the attention, and carries to the 
 heart resistlcsa conviction, of the reality and value of religion." 
 
 1844. 
 
 The 64th Session was held with the Bennington church, 
 l' June 5th and 6th, when the introductory sermon was preach- 
 \ ed by Elder H. I. Parker, from 1 Cor. 1 : 21. Elder 
 Sawyer was chosen Moderator, and Elder C. W. Hodges, 
 clerk. No powerful revivals had been enjoyed ; but the 
 Pownal church, under the care of Elder M. Batchelor, 
 had baptised 5 ; and a few had been added to every church. 
 But 5 churches were represented, having 6 ordained minis- 
 ters in them, and 1 licentiate. There was a full attendance 
 of delegates from the churches, some 35 in all; beside a 
 
228 8HAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1844 
 
 number from corresponding bodies. Thero had been 14 
 ba|)tis('d ; "2,1 added bv letter; 37 dismissed; 11 excluded; 
 8 deceased ; and 52 dropjied from fellowsliip, 51 of them 
 from (he Bennington church; which left but 780 in all the 
 chu relies. 
 
 The subject of the dissolution of the Association coming 
 up again, "after spirited remarks by various brethren, it was 
 on motion of Brother George Huntington, indefinitdy post' 
 powd, by an unanimous vote." 
 
 The coaimittee on resolutions reported the following se- 
 ries, which were adopted after a somewhat piotracted dis- 
 cussion, 
 
 '''Resolved, That American Slai'ery is a great sin in the 
 sight of God, being a direct violation of his holy law, and 
 conti'ary to the genius of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which 
 requires us to love our neighbor as ourselves. 
 
 " 2. Tliat we cannot, therefore, admit to our pulpits, or 
 our communion tables, those who are guilty of it, or advo- 
 cate it, as an institution sanctioned by the word of God. 
 
 " 3. Tliat while we are the friends and lovers of union, we 
 regard purily, justice, equity, holiness, righteousness, truth, 
 and the favor of God more ; and wc cannot enjoy it at the 
 expense of these, or any one of these principles." 
 
 '' Whereas, the peace and harmony of the churches seems 
 again to be endanged by the existence and revival of secret 
 a$SQci(ittons, very much to be dreaded, and which may be 
 prudently avoided, therefore. Resolved, That the institutions 
 of Free Masonry, Odd Fellowship, and nW secret combina- 
 tions, are alike entitled to our unqualified disesteem ; and 
 that we recommend to the churcl'.es composing this Associ- 
 ation, to take immediate measures expressive of their utter 
 disapproval of the same."* 
 
 ^Resolved, That we rene7o iho. opinion expressed at the 
 last two sessions of this body : "That every church should 
 require of its members, a pledge of total abstinence from all 
 
 *Tho followintr testimony of the lato Dr. Arnold of England, in reference to 
 Free-Mdxonry and OilJ-IuUrm-!<!up, may deserve an insertion here, .is a corrob- 
 ora'ion of tlie views of this Association in" regard to tliese, so called, moral socieiies. 
 
 "These half-lieathen cU;bs. including above all, Free-M.asonry, are. I think ut- 
 terly unlawful for a t'livlstiaii man :' they .are close brotherlioods, formedjwitii 
 those wlio are not, in a close sense, our bretliren. Their ver;/ unmen, are unseemly. 
 A club of Odd-FMou-s, U a good joke, but hai dly a decent piece of earnest.'" [Dr. 
 Arnold's Life and Correspondence, Page 409.] 
 
CHAP. ViI.J SEVENTH TEN YEARS, - 229 
 
 intoxicating drinks,' as a condition of membership in good 
 standing tiverein." All these resolutions were passed, but 
 not unanimously it would seem by a note of the clerk at the 
 close of the minutes. He says, " Respecting the evils, the 
 fearful wrongs of slavery, considered as a whole, there ap- 
 peared to be no diversity of opinion in the Association. 
 Respecting the measures to be pursued, there were some 
 points of difference. All however, parted with feelings of 
 kindness and broiherly aifection." 
 
 Elder Ei.oN Galusha, preached on "Wednesday, P. M,, 
 from Rom. 11 : 26, '■^And so all Israel shall be saved, SfC." 
 Elder M. D. Miller of the Windham Association preached 
 in the evening ; and on Thursday, Elder J. Goadby, of the 
 Saratoga body preached fiom Math. 13 : 33 ; an interesting 
 sermon, when a coUectiou of S10,50 was taken up for For- 
 eign Missions. 
 
 The circular letter for this year was a selection from the 
 New-York Observer, somewhat modified, "On Moral hon- 
 esty, in the faithful liquidation of debts." It is a rather 
 caustic application of homespun truths to the conscience of 
 the members of churches, on this much neglected subject. 
 And it is to be regretted that there is so much occasion for 
 the admonition suggested by this circular, in the conduct of 
 either churches, in their deal with ministers, or of individual 
 members in the intercourse of life. 
 
 1845. 
 
 The 65th Anniversary was held at the Old Meeting House 
 of the 1st Shaftsbury church, as appointed ; and Elder 
 Hodges preached the introductory discourse from Jeremiah 
 14 : 8. '' O the hope of Israel, the Savior thereof in time of 
 trouble, &c." Elder Israel Keach, of the Shaftsbury cen- 
 tre church, was chosen Moderator^ and Br. Nathan H. Bot- 
 tom of the same church, Clerk. Only Jive churches, with 
 five ordained ministers, were reported as in the body. The 
 \>t Shaftsbury, during the year previous had been di^solv- 
 ed, and a new interest eomjwsed partly of members of that 
 church, with a few others, had arisen in the flourishing vil- 
 lage of North Bennington, but 3-4th3 of a mile from the old 
 meeting house ; which, having been recognized in October 
 11 
 
230 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1846 
 
 1844, was received into the Association, at this session, 
 with a membership of ^38. Only 19 liad been baptised in 
 all the churches, 18 had been received by letter, 26 had 
 been dismissed, 5 excluded, 3 died, and a total of G62 siiil 
 remained in the body. The church in Pownal had enjoyed 
 a little refreshing from the presence of the Lord, and 15 had 
 been baptised into their fellowship. A sermon was preach- 
 ed by Elder M. Merriam of the Woodstock Association, 
 and a missionary collection followed, of S4,54, No circular 
 was prepared this year. At the close of the session, Br. 
 Justin A. Smith, was ordained, as pastor of the New, or 2d 
 Bennington Baptist church, agreeably to the request of that 
 church. 
 
 The session was interesting and harmonious, and from it 
 the brethren went back to their field of toil, strengthened to 
 the good work of the Lord. 
 
 1846. 
 
 The 66th Session was held in the new meeting house at 
 North Bennington, June 3d and 4th, when the opening ser- 
 mon was preached by Elder M. Batchelor, of Pownal, 
 from Rom. 8 : 18. Elder Keach was chosen again to pie- 
 side, and Elder J. A. Smith, was elected Clerk. Only 4 
 Pastors in the 5 churches of the body, this year. But 6 had 
 been added by baptism, 30 by letter, 18 by experience, 
 while 32 had been dismissed, 5 excluded, 11 deceased, leav- 
 ing a total of 665. Sermons were preached during the ses- 
 sion by Elder T. Brandt, of the Essex and Champlain As- 
 sociation, from 2 Cor. 3:17, and by Elder lIoDGEs,;at the 
 close, from 1 Thess. 1:8; when a missionary collection was 
 taken up of $14,50, for the support of Br. Hasavell of 
 Burmah, who was a native of Bennington. A collection, 
 and alife membership of S20,00 for the Am. Bap. Fiee Mis- 
 sion Society was then taken, making $24,79 ; in all 
 $39,29 at this time. The session was harmonious, and "a 
 strong desire was expressed for more prosperous days." 
 
 The circular was on '• Family Prayer," written by Elder 
 Israel Keacii, and we propose to give the body of it, that 
 its usefulness may be perpetuated. 
 
CHAP. Vil.] SEVENTH TEN YEARS. 231 
 
 " The Members of the Shaftsbuey Association to the churches theif 
 represent, send greeting : 
 " Belo'^ed Brethren, 
 
 " Impressed with the importance of stirring up your minds by -wav 
 of remembrance, and anxious to encourage you in every good work, 
 we solicit your serious and candid attention to the duty of Family 
 Prayer. 
 
 " A most important and solemn duty rests upon every father, to 
 present himself, with his family, daily, at the throne of grace. God 
 commands it, duty requires it, gratitude, for daily mercies, enforces 
 it. This duty cannot be habitually neglected without incurring the 
 Divine displeasure. We have the most fearful apprehension of the 
 judgments of the Most High upon those families where the Bible is 
 scarcely ever read, and where prayer is never offered. " Pour out 
 thy fury on the heathen that know thee not, and upon the families 
 that call not on thy name ;" is the affecting language of Jeremiah, ( 10 ; 
 25,) and may help to explain the cause of the waywardness and ruin 
 of many a promising youth. 
 
 " What object, on earth, more interesting than a circle of humble 
 and pious worshippers around the family altar ! See the father, at 
 the appointed hour, like the high priest of his household, conducting 
 those under his roof to the throne of grace, commending them to the 
 care of that watchful Providence, which supplies all our wants, and 
 seeking protection by humble supplication, amid the dangers that 
 stand thick around. It secures a daily and increasing confidence, in 
 the superintending care of that great and good being, whose protec- 
 tion we should daily seek. 
 
 " The duty of family prayer, is. enforced by every consideration of 
 temporal and eternal good. Family prayer should be rtgarded by 
 Christians, a. privilege, as well as a duty, which they are permitted 
 to enjoy. The merciful Redeemer has given to all his people, the 
 privilege of coming to Him, at all times, with their cares and hopes 
 and interests ; and promises to grant them a gracious answer to their 
 petitions. He has placed under the care of a christian parent, a 
 family, and connected with this family, are almost all his wordly en- 
 joyments and earthly hopes. His children must be protected amid 
 the temptations and dangers which surround them, or they, by their 
 sinful courses, must make his declining years a burden too grievous 
 to be borne, and bring down his gray hairs, with sorrow, to the 
 
2S2 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1840 
 
 grave. But now he is permitted to approach, with his family, before 
 the throne of grace, and iu humble confidence on the divine promises, 
 commit them to the care of Sovereign Mercy, to keep them from the 
 numerous ills to which they are exposed, and iavolie the blessings of 
 the subduing influence of the Holy Spirit on all their hearts. If he 
 be a Christian, if he really love God in sincerity, will he not esteem it 
 a privilege ? Will he need to be driven reluctantly to the family altar ? 
 Will he not rather cling to it, as one of his most choice privileges? 
 
 " Family devotion should be regular. There should be a regular 
 set time, at whicii the wliole family may, under ordinary circumstan- 
 ces, be together, and at a time when every member of the family 
 may know that they are expected and required to be in their accus- 
 tomed places, to attend to the solemn and delightful duty of wor- 
 ship. Unless there be regularity at the time, in family devotion, it 
 •will be difficult, if not impossible, to maintain the duty, for any con- 
 siderable length of time. And where it is attempted now and then, 
 BO to speak, without any regularity as to time, it is attended with 
 the greatest inconvenience, and it will be found on a close ob- 
 servation, it is believed, that such irregularity in a little time de- 
 generates into a total neglect of the duty Do any, in reply to this, 
 say, ' our family is so large and heterogeneous, our avocations so nu- 
 menms, tnat we cannot maintain daily devotions, in our family atrc' 
 gular times V To such we would say, it is in precisely such a family 
 that order and method are most indispensible. What, (in our sense) 
 are the one hundred persons employed in a cotton factory, but one 
 family ? and they are as regular as the clock that tells them when to 
 go to their meals, and when to return to their labor. If there be a 
 want of regularity, it is not because the family is large, but because 
 those regulations have not been adopted and carried out, which are 
 necessary to secure the object contemplated. 
 
 "The Bible should be read, and frequently explained, in conneo- 
 tion with family devotion. We are seldom aware how ignorant our 
 children, and the various membersof our families are, of the truths 
 and duties of religion, and even of the narratives and histories of the 
 Bible. These, to some extent, every parent should be able to ex- 
 plain. These explanations, should be adapted to the capacity of the 
 youngest in the family, capable of understanding the most simple 
 terms, by which the mind of the holy spirit can be communicated. 
 By this means, the parent will increase his own knowledge of the 
 
CHAP. VII. J SEVENTH TEN YEARS. 233 
 
 Bible, and awaken and CJncentrate the attention and interest of the 
 family. It is moreover, confidently believed that the furnishing of 
 every member of the family, capable of reading intelligibly with a 
 Bible, and reading around, by course, as in a class, has a beneficial 
 tendency, inasmuch as such a habit inspires the love of reading, and 
 helps materially, to hold the attention of all to that which is read. 
 
 "Family prayer should be short, simple, varied, and appropriate. 
 It is often the case, that a portion of the members of the family and 
 domestics, ai-e pei'sons of uncultivated minds, unaccustomed to long 
 mental efforts, and others are very young. It is more desirable to se- 
 cure good attention, for a short time, than restlessness, by protracted 
 exercises. But let us bepr in mind, that, to offer acceptable prayer 
 to God, whether in the family, ia the closet, or in the public sanc- 
 tuary, it must be what it purports to be. It must be honest, heartfelt, 
 humble supplication for the blessings which the soul needs and de- 
 sires, or it is no prayer; we mean, such as God will hear, and ap- 
 prove : 
 
 " Prayer is the soul's sincere desire." The heart, therefore, must be 
 on God, and the desires of the soul directed to him, as the only Giver 
 of every good and perfect gift, in order to pray acceptably. 
 
 " The duty of family prayer, thus performed, we doubt not, will be 
 productive of good to the entire household. It will have a tendency 
 to soften and allay all the irritating passions with which the domestic 
 circle is liable to be disturbed. If the father call his children and 
 domestics together, and with them bow before the throne of mercy, in 
 heart-felt supplication, it must produce a happy influence upon all, 
 through the day. The parent will be more considerate and watch- 
 ful, and the children will thereby be reminded of their dependence 
 on the ever watchful care of Providence, of their amenability to the 
 awful tribunal, and of their need of an interest in the merit of a 
 Savior's grace. Add to this, the promise of good, is expressly to those 
 who call on the name of the Lord, out of a pure heart fervently. 
 'In all thy ways' is the divine counsel, ' acknoivledge him, and he shall 
 direct thy paths.' If we habitually and heartily acknowledge God in 
 our households, he will direct us in training them up for him. He 
 will guide us in our arrangements for their interest, and in a wise 
 Providence, order events for their best good. This sentiment is 
 confirmed by the long experience of a man of God of old. Said he. 
 " / have been young, bid now am old ; Yet hvve I not seen the righteous 
 forsaken nor his seed begging bread." 
 
234 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1847 
 
 "A man, who brings up his children without the fear of God, can 
 not reasonably hope to have them prosper in the world. It is a la- 
 mentable truth, that very many, and even some who profess to be 
 the disciples of the Holy Savior, live in the entire neglect of family 
 worship, in order to devote their time to the accumulation of pro- 
 perty. But what comfort will such derive from their professions 
 in the reflecti'm, that the moral habits of their children have been 
 neglected, and that they have gone out from the parental roof, totally 
 destitute of all religious principle, at least, so far as their influence 
 is concerned 1 Without a religious piinciple, men are incapable of 
 enjoying the blessings of Providence, as those who fear God, and 
 have respect to his commandments, enjoy them. Ah I there is no gain 
 in the end, in attempting to live without God. 
 
 " Finally, let it be considered that family worship is among the 
 most efficient means of bringing children to the saving knowledge of 
 the truth. This service, if the parent be honest and sincere in it, has 
 a steady and constant influence in keeping religious obligation before 
 the minds of children, and in preparing their hearts to be affected by 
 other means. 
 
 " In conclusion, Dear Brethren, permit us to urge the importance of 
 daily and personal religion, in all our various associations. " Whatso- 
 ever things are true; rvhatsoever things are honest; whatsoever things 
 are just ; whatsoever things are pure; whatsoever things are lovehi ; 
 whatsoever things are of good report ; if their be any virtue; if there be 
 any praise, think on these things." 
 
 1847. 
 
 The Sixty-seventh Anniversary was held in the New 
 meeting house of the Baptist church in Shaftsbary Centre, 
 June 2d and 3d, according to appointment, and the introduc- 
 tory discourse was preached by Elder J. A. Smith, from 
 1 Cor. 3: 23, "And ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's." 
 Elder C. W. Hodges was chosen Moderator, and Elder 
 Eluid Dotcher, clerk. The 5 churches were all repre- 
 sented, and each had pastors at this time. But Zi^n was 
 low, and no revival spirit seemed to be present within the 
 bounds of the Association. Only 5 were reported to have 
 bei'n baptised in all the churches ; 10 added by letter; 12 
 dismissed ; 8 excluded ; 7 died ; and a total of 653 in fellow- 
 ship. The Shaftbbury centre church had rebuilt their 
 
CHAP. VII,] SEVENTH TEN YEARS. 235 
 
 house of worship during the year, and baptised 3 converts. 
 This church had now become the only visible one of any 
 order in the town, and is known since as the Shaftsbury 
 Baptist church. The I Bennington church also had built a 
 new house, and dedicated it to the worship of God during 
 the year, having lost their former beautiful one by fire in 
 the fiill of 1845. The 2d Bennington church reported 
 S72,20 contributed for benevolent purposes ; and the Shafts- 
 bury $100,00. The circular letter was written by Elder J. 
 A. Smith, "On the relation which, as Christians, we sustain 
 to the great Moral and Religious movements of the day." 
 This circular was a stirring appeal to the churches to be 
 active in promoting the moral and religious enterprises of 
 the day, for the good of man, and the Glory of God. 
 
 1848. 
 The Sixty-eighth anniversary was held with the Man- 
 chester church, June 7th and 8th as appointed, and the open- 
 ing discourse was delivered by Elder Josiah Cannon, of 
 the Vermont Association, from 1 Peter 2 . 17, '■'■Honor all 
 men.''^ This service was performed by a visiting minister, 
 because the appointed preacher, Elder Keach, was not 
 present, and his substitute was too ill to preach. Elder C. 
 W. Hodges was re-elected Moderator and Elder Smith, 
 clerk. But 4 churches were represented, although intelli- 
 gence was received from the other by letter, the Pownal ; 
 and the Rupert Baptist church united with the Association, 
 this year, increasing the membership somewhat in the body. 
 And yet there was but 4 pastors to 6 churches. To these 
 33 had been added by baptism ; 16 by letter; and 12 by 
 experience ; while 22 had been dismissed ; 4 excluded ; 8 
 died; and thei'e was found to be a total of 728. A little 
 shower had been enjoyed at Pownal and 13 baptised, while 
 8 had been baptised in 1 Bennington, 7 at 2 Bennington, 
 and 5 at Shaftsbury. These mercy drops were refreshing 
 upon a dry and thirsty land, after a drought of years. At 
 this meeting the subject came up in regard to the history of 
 the Association, as the following recorded action will show. 
 ^^ Voted, That a committee be chosen to prepare materials 
 for the history of this Association, and present their report 
 to the Vermont Baptist Convention, at its next session. I. 
 
236 SHAFTSBITRY ASSOCIATION. [1849 
 
 Mattison, N. IT. Bottom, J. A. Smith, John S. Pettiborie, 
 C. W. Hodges, and M. Batchelor were placed on this com- 
 mittee." At tliis time it was uiulert-tood that t.he State 
 convention were designing to gatlier materials from the 
 wltoJe state, for a liistory of Vermont Baptists. But this 
 effort of the convention failing, after years of trial, this body 
 went forward with the design of securing the publication of 
 its own history, independent of other bodies. 
 
 This bwly, by a resolution passed at this session, re- 
 quested the American Bapist Missionary Union, " to so 
 alter the third article in their constitution, at their next 
 annual meeting, as to admit annual members by the paj'- 
 mant of fifty dollars ;" which recommendation was adopted 
 unanimously. Mrs. Brown, the wife of our esteemed 
 Missionary in Assam, Rev. Nathan Brown, was present 
 at this session, and by her statements in regard to the 
 wants of that mission, elicited an unusual interest in behalf 
 of the Foreign Mission work. The Association raised a 
 committee to devise a plan upon which they would raise 
 annually, the support of an assistant for Br. Brown, in his 
 crushing labors among the Assamese people. But nothing 
 definite was matured, towards accomplishing the work, as 
 we can learn. The appeals of sister Brown, however, hav- 
 ing been formerly a resident in this association, moved the 
 sisters of the several churches to greater activity in the good 
 work, and it is hoped that the missionary spirit gloAvs more 
 intensely in their hearts, for the visit of this laborer from 
 the domains of heathenism, who testified to what she had 
 seen and heard. 
 
 The circular letter was written by Elder Hodges, and 
 is a plea for more favor from the brethren in the churches 
 towards the social meetings of the church. It is kind and 
 earnest, and could we find room, it would enrich two or 
 three pages of this work, and profit all who might prayer- 
 fully read it. A sermon on this same subject of similar 
 worth may be found in bis volume of printed sermons. 
 
 1849. 
 
 The sixty-ninth anniversary was held with the Rupert 
 Baptist church, the 6th and 7th days of June, 'according to 
 appointment, when Elder I. Mattison, preached the intro 
 ductory sermon from Micah. 6 : 6, 8 verses. Elder Mat 
 
CHAP. VII.] SEVENTH TEN YEARS. 237 
 
 Tisox served as moderator, and Elder J. A. Smith, clerk. 
 The attendance was small, on account of the distance of 
 the place of meeting from the body of the churches. All 
 the churches were repi'esented, however, by one or more 
 delegates, and four pastors were present, beside Elder 
 Mattison, and a number of visiting brethren from other 
 bodies. Little busines was done, worthy of repetition here. 
 There had been 33 baptised during the year in all the 
 churches, 9 of them in 1st Bennington, 1 1 in Pownal, and 9 
 in Rupert ; 6 had united by letter, 9 by experience; while 
 20 had been dismissed ; 3 excluded ; 17 deceased, and 738 
 were found in all the churches. Sermons were preached 
 during the session by Elder J. O. Mason, from Rev. 17 : 
 14 ; and A. R. Wells, both of the Washington Union 
 Association; and by Br. H. B. Knight, from Math. 7 : 21. 
 Resolutions were passed this year again, as well as the year 
 before, " recommending the churches of the Association 
 to abstain from all connection with secret societies." The 
 circular letter printed this year, was written by Elder Lan- 
 sing Bailey, of Shaftsbury, "On the success of the Gospel, 
 proportioned to the faith we exercise in its promotion." 
 
 Elder Mattison introduced his discourse at the opening 
 of this session, by stating : " That this was the fiftieth 
 anniversary that had occurred, since he first began to at- 
 tend the meetings of the Shaftsbury Association. It is 45 
 years since he became connected with it, as one of its min- 
 isters. At that time, he was the youngest of 20, then com- 
 posing the ministerial corps. Of that 20, he is the only 
 survivor." All felt, unquestionably, a peculiar pleasure in 
 seeing this venerable brother in the chair, a connecting 
 link between the past and the present. 
 
 1850. 
 
 The Seventieth Session of the Association was held with the 
 1 Bennington church, on the 5th and 6th days of June; when 
 Elder L. Bailey, of Shaftsbury, preached the annual open- 
 ing sermon from 1 Cor. 12 : 27. Elder L Mattison was 
 elected Moderator, and Br. Wm. E. Hawkes, Clerk, and Br. 
 Zadoc L. Taft, Assistant, Six churches were represented, 
 and they had five ministers. There had been 42 added by 
 baptism, 36 by letter, 24 dismissed, 4 e5(:cluded, 12 deceased; 
 
 n* 
 
238 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1851 
 
 and a total was found of 775 in all the cliurcbes. Revival 
 mercies had been enjoyed in two or tiiree churches. To 
 the 1 Bennington 9 had been added by baptism, to 2d Ben- 
 nington 8, and 23 to tlie Sliat'tsbury, as tlie result of a 
 meeting: of days held the fall previous. About $296,5'.> 
 was repo'ted by the churches, as having been contributed 
 for the various objects of benevolence, during tlie year. 
 Two or three discourses were j)reached during the session, 
 by the visiting ministers or agents of Benevolent societies. 
 The following resolution on the Bible cause may be worthy 
 of record, as, the sentiment of most of this body, respecting 
 the New version project, so much mooted at that time: 
 
 '■^ Resolced, That although we believe the commonly re- 
 ceived version of the English scriptures, susceptible of emen- 
 dation, and an amended versii>n desirable, provided it should 
 come from a source securing for it general confidence; yet 
 believing also that it is not the province or duty of the 
 American and Foreign Bible Society, to attempt such a 
 work, we heartily approve the action of that bodv, at its late 
 anniversary, Avhereby it is restricted, in its English issues 
 and circulation, to the common version." 
 
 The circular letter having failed by the removal of its ap- 
 pointed writer, a committee presented one from the minutes 
 of the Dutchess Association in N. Y., which was adopted, 
 *' On the importance of punctuality " in the various relations 
 of life. 
 
 This session was harmonious, though not veiy fully at- 
 tended, some thirty or more delegates being present, and a 
 few visiting brethren from abroad. 
 
 1851. 
 The 71st Anniversary of this body was held with the 2c1 
 Bennington church, and Elder Edward Conover, of 1 
 Bennington, delivered the introductory sermon from Heb. 
 12:2, " Who for the joy set before him, endured the cross." 
 Elder J. D. E. Jones of the 2d Bennington church, was 
 elected Moderator, and Br. J. Rochwood, Clerk. A goodly 
 number of visiting brethren and ministers were in attend- 
 ance, who aided much in promoting the interest of the occa- 
 sion. The church in I/oosick, returned again to this body, 
 and was welcomed by the brethren, with its pastor, Elder 
 
CHAP. VII ] 
 
 SEVENTH TEN YEARS. 
 
 239 
 
 Wm. Arthur, to its former place in their hearts. There 
 had been no revivals in the body, and Zion was low and 
 covered with mourning and desolation that the Lord had 
 withdrawn his converting power from among his churches. 
 Various items of business were done, and the following ta- 
 ble will show the state of the churches with their Pastors, 
 and the names of delegates in attendance this year. 
 
 Churches and 
 Clerks. 
 
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240 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1852 
 
 Thus it will be seen that for the last few years, there has 
 been some gain of members in the whole Association, al- 
 though no general revival has been experienced among the 
 churches since 1843. Tlie least number reported was 653, 
 in 1847, from 5 churches ; and in 1851, there was reported 
 863. A circular, prepared by a brother appointed for the 
 purpose at the last session, was read, but not answering the 
 minds of the Association, they adopted one from the min- 
 utes of the Wayne Association, Nevv York, "On the Immor- 
 tality of the soul, or its separate existence from the body, 
 after death." This was a timely production for some church- 
 es in the body. 
 
 The committee charged the year before with the duty of 
 "preparing a history of the Association, as far as possible, to 
 present at our next annual session,'' reported through Elder 
 Stephen Wright, a general sketch of the rise and pro- 
 gress of the body, with notices of some revivals among the 
 churches, in a document, that miglit fill 6 or 8 pages of the 
 minutes; as it was expected by the committee that their 
 work would thus be presented, if at all, before the public. 
 But instead of this, the Association expressed their thanks 
 for what had been done, and requested the committee to con- 
 tinue their work, ;ind cause to be publislied in a book form, 
 1000 or more copies for circulation; with an assurance of 
 indemnification against loss, if any might accrue by its pub- 
 lication. Other names were added to the committee, as ad- 
 visory help, and with such auspices the junior member, has 
 prosecuted the work amidst the labors of a pastorate towards 
 completion. And here it may be said, that it so grew in his 
 hands, that it remained incomplete till after the session of 
 1852, and hence the doings of that session are noticed 
 below. 
 
 1852. 
 
 The Seventy-second session was held with the 1st Bap- 
 tist church in Hoosick, at their meeting-house at the Four 
 Corners, June 4th and 5th, when Polder J. D. E. Jones 
 preached the opening sermon from Nehemiah, 5 : 9. Polder 
 W.M. Arthur, was chosen Moderator, and Brother A. B. 
 Valentine, clerk. Six churches were represented, all but 
 
CHAP, Vn.] SEVENTH TEN YEARS. 241 
 
 1 Bennington havin;; pastors. Only 4 had been added by 
 baptism in all the churches ; 4 by letter ; while 17 had been 
 dismissed; 10 dropped from the Shiftsbury church ; 4 ex- 
 cluded, and IG had died, leaving a total of 753 in the body. 
 The Rupert church did not represent itself this year, and 
 having returned into the Washington Union Association, 
 ceased thereby its connexion with this body. The contri- 
 butions for Benevolent purposes this year, amounted to 
 about S376,65, including S32,00 from the Manchester church 
 not reported to the Association, on account of a change of 
 pastors. It is thought, that were all the churches to con- 
 tribute their full quota to the cause of benevolence in this 
 body, their annual monies would not fall short of six or eight 
 hundred dollars, beside the support, as each is able, of their 
 own pastors. These receive from ^300,00 per annum, to 
 $500,00, with gome perquisites beside. Not less than three 
 sermons were preached during the session beside the intro- 
 ductory ; and short addresses were made by several agents 
 present, in behalf of their respective objects. The circular 
 by Brother J. Rockivood, of 1 Bennington church, was on 
 "Christian Enterprise and Benevolence," and is a well writ- 
 ten and appropriate one for the times. 
 
 On the whole, this last was an interesting and profitable 
 session, and may it not be hoped that this Venerable 
 Body will yet enjoy many such ere its usefulness shall 
 cease, or its organization be broken up? During the period 
 embraced in this chapter, there has been a number of pre- 
 cious and powerful revivals of religion, mostly in the earlier 
 portion of it ; some of the sessions have been rather stormy 
 from diverse views of policy in regard to some of the moral 
 and religious enterprises of the day ; but on the whole, there 
 has been an advance of the body in lil)eral contributions for 
 benevolent purposes; most of the churches have re-built or 
 improved their houses of worship ; and although there has 
 been no general revival for several years, the whole number 
 in the fellowship of the churches, is but a little less than in 
 1842. And with God's blessing on well-directed and per- 
 severing efforts, this Association is destined, we trust, to re- 
 new her years and increase in usefulness. 
 
242 
 
 SIIAFTSBURV ASSOCIATION. 
 
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CHAP. VIII.] OTHER ASSOCIATIOIS'S. 245 
 
 CHAPTER VIIL 
 
 OTHER ASSOCIATIO-NS, THAT HAVE BEEN FORMED, MORE OR 
 LESS FROM THE SHAFT5BURY. 
 
 It may be proper to give a brief account of the origin and 
 present condition of the circumjacent bodies, that have been 
 formed mostly, or in considerable part, of churches once era- 
 braced within the arras of this ibster-raother ; the Shafts- 
 bury Baptist Association. For the gratification of many 
 who would like to know something of their beginning, pro- 
 gress and present state, we will condense in a brief state- 
 ment, some account of the Saratoga, Hudson River, Berk- 
 shire, Washington Union, and IStefhentoxcn Associations, 
 each of which is now made up, in considerable part, of 
 churches, once belonging to the Shaftsbury body. This 
 statement, with the Historical Tables of the annual meetings 
 of each of these bodies from their commencement to the year 
 18o2, will show at a glance, What God hath wrought in 
 the section of country once occupied by the old mother 
 of Associations, and enable us to realize how great has been 
 his goodness to us, as a denomination, in this region during 
 the sevent)y-three years now past, since the Shaftsbury stan- 
 dard was first spread out by our Fathers, before the breezes 
 of Heaven. 
 
 I. THE SARATOGA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. 
 
 The above named body was organized by churches who 
 had all been members of the Shaftsbury, in the year 1804. 
 Some account of this organization, may be found in the body 
 of this work, at pages 94, 95, and 101. This was the first 
 colony, sent out from the old hive, and having a good terri- 
 tory, and being ruled by good counsels, it has grown to be 
 a strong and efficient body, that has wielded an influence 
 
24G SHAFTSBURV ASSOCIATION. [180^-52 
 
 widely through the lanJ. Its ministers and churches have 
 stood uj) amidst the coiiHicts and labors of the past half cen- 
 tury, for the defence und propagation of the Gospel, in their 
 own borders, towards the growing West, and even to the 
 ends of the earth. For from one of the churches of this body 
 the Nortliarapton, went out the laborious and self-denying 
 Miss Eleanor Macomber to do a good work among the 
 distant heathen, ere she laid down her life, and rested from 
 her toils in Burmah. And the 2d Gahvay church in 1825, 
 '26 gave up its youthful pastor, Rev. Kugenio Kincaid for 
 the nobler work ol missions, ai the call of the Great Shep- 
 herd, feeling that if he was a d<ibtor to the heathen in Bur- 
 mali, they must yield him cordially to the higher claims of 
 the foreign field. 
 
 This body reported 14 churches; 9 ministers, and 1,432 
 members, at its first session held at Botfskill, Wednesday, 
 August 2 1st, 1805. In 1827, the following churches were 
 dismissed from this body to form the Washington Associa- 
 tion ; viz, Hartford. Kingshuri/ and Hartford, Salem, Lu- 
 zerne, and the 2d Fort Ann. This reduced the strength of 
 the body somewhat ; taking away several valuable churches 
 and ministers, and about 1,000 members. But there was 
 left 22 churches, 10 ministers, and 2 500 members. And 
 for a few years, there was still a diminution of churches, 
 and of members till 1830, when but 16 churches were re- 
 ported in the convention, with some 1,900 members. This 
 decrease was occasioned by the falling off of two or three 
 more churches, that joined the Bottskill Association in 1831 
 -32, but remained otdy a few years. 
 
 From 1834 to the present time this body has maintained 
 a vigorous course of usefulness, having a strong corps of 
 pastors, who have been favored with frequent revivals of 
 religion in their respective churches, most of them, building 
 up pastors and people together in their most holy faith. 
 The largest membership of this whole Body was in 1821, 
 when there were 3,940 members in 26 churches, having 18 
 ministers in them all. There was a like enlargement in 
 1844, when in 28 churches, with 25 ministers, there were 
 reffOrted 3,925 members in the whole body ; having baptised 
 during the two previous years, no less than 900 in all the 
 churches. Since that time, there has been less additions, 
 
CHAP. VII.] OTHER ASSOCIATIOXS. 247 
 
 although, in the years 1850, '51 about 60f) were added by 
 baptism to the churches. In 1852 there were 26 churches 
 27 ministers and over 3,100 members in the body. 
 
 The benevolent contributions of this Association have al- 
 ways been large, for the various objects of regard patronized 
 by our denomination. The statistical table in this chapter 
 •will exhibit at a glance, the whole progress of this enterpri- 
 sing band of churches for nearly fifty years. May its use- 
 fulness never diminish ; and may the showers of divine 
 grace still descend upon both pastors and ch\irches, henceforth, 
 as hitherto, until all the waste places around them shall be- 
 come a fruitful field, and the generations to come enjoy a sim- 
 ilar blessing from the Lord in all their borders. "For our 
 brethren and companions' sakes, we will now say, Peace be 
 with them." 
 
 ir. HUDSON RIVER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. 
 
 We propose to give a very brief sketch of the rise and 
 progress of this body, because a number of its churches 
 were once in the Shaftsbury Association, and we suppose 
 such a general statement will be gratifying to many of the 
 readers of this work. For the same reason we insert their 
 historical table, as printed in the minutes of 1850. It is 
 not as full of statistics, as the other tables, but it gives a 
 general view of the progress and strength of that body up 
 to the time of the division into Hudson River Norih, and 
 Hudson River South ; as well as the present condition of 
 this noble-hearted band of churches. 
 
 The HuDsox River Baptist Association was or- 
 ganized November 15, 1815, in the village of Poughkeepsie, 
 where also it held its first anniversary, August, 28th, 29ih, 
 1816. The ibllowing six churches made up the Body at its 
 fii'st session, viz. : 
 
 PoHffhkeepsie, Lewis Leoxard, Pastor, with 84 members. 
 
 Fayette street, N. Y., .John William*, Pastor, with 401 do. 
 
 Malbcrrii street, N. Y , Aschibald Macl*y, Pastor, 258 do. 
 
 Mount Pleasant, Jacob H. BaouvEa, Pastor, with 41 do. 
 
 i:f«o?.so« Church, James G. Ogilvie, Pastor, with 47 do. 
 
 Troy, (First Church,) Charles G. Somehs, Pastor, 157 do. 
 
 Total of 988 members. 
 
248 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1815-52 
 
 From such a humble beginning has this body, scattered 
 along the water courses of south-eastern New York, grown 
 in about thirty-five years, to the unwieldiy bulk of G5 
 churches, having some 85 ordained ministers; 19 licen- 
 tiates ; and a grand total of 13,617 members in the whole 
 connexion in 1850. At this period a division of the body 
 was effected with mutual good feeling, and for the general 
 convenience of all concerned ; as a constituency so large, 
 could not well be entertained, even a small representation 
 of it, except by a few churches, without burdening the 
 friends in the church where they miglit meet. The divid- 
 ing line is east and west through the village of Pouglikeep- 
 sie, giving one of the churches in that flourishing place to 
 each body, and so also holding the two kindred families of 
 one common name, in fraternal bonds of union by the memo- 
 ries of that place of their earliest organization. We do not 
 know that there has ever been any serious rupture of feel- 
 ings at any time, among the brethren or churches of this 
 body, so that the bonds of a common fellowship in the Gos- 
 pel liave been separated. 
 
 Of the churches, associated in the Hudson River Body, 
 the following have been connected for a longer or shorter 
 period, witli the Shaftsbury Association, viz. : First Albany ; 
 Lansinghurgh ; Plttstoivn; Schenectady, First Troy, and 
 West Hillsdale These six churches now embrace a raem- 
 bersliip of more than 1,G00 in fellowship. Beside these, a 
 number of other churches in the Hudson River Association 
 North, were formed from the six above named. Such as 
 the four or five Albany churches, North Troy, 1st Half- 
 moon, and Sandlake, if not also the churches of Cohoes and 
 Newtonville. 
 
 The Hudson River Association North, has 30 churches 
 in its embrace, with about 30 ordained and 6 licensed min- 
 isters, and a membership of about 4,500 in fellowship. The 
 Southern division embraces 35 churches, with about 51 or- 
 dained and 14 licensed ministers, and nearly 8,000 mem- 
 beisin all the churches. May these bodies never decrease 
 in their power of usefulness. 
 
Chap, viii.] othee associations. 240 
 
 III. BERKSHIRE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. 
 
 This Body was organized in 1827, although the effort 
 was commenced as early as June, 1826. By a reference to 
 the body of this work, page 179, it will be seen that the 
 project was then commenced. The first anniversary was 
 held at Pittsfield the last Wednesday in May, 1828, as we 
 infer from the appointment of messengers in June, 1827, by 
 the Shaftsbury Association to meet with the Berlishire 
 brethren at that time and place.* If they held a session 
 in 1827 we cannot find the official account of it in any min- 
 utes extant. Nor would the numbering oi their annual 
 minutes as published, indicate that an earlier session was 
 held. Even the minutes of the session for 1828, we have 
 not attained, though we have all of a later date. But in 
 18211 they report 14 churches, 7 ordained ministers and 844 
 members. 
 
 The growth of this body was slow at first ; and for a few 
 years it decreased, till in 1837 it only reported 11 churches, 
 with a total of 671 members in them all. But better times 
 have come ; and since 1840 the Baptist cause in Old Berk- 
 shire has been rising and spreading over the county, till 
 there ai'e 20 very efficient churches, having some 25 minis- 
 ters among them, and a menibership of about 3,000 in fel- 
 lowship. There has been more strength in the ministerial 
 corps of this association in these later years, and with more 
 enterprise in the whole business interest of the community, 
 our brethren have seen the importance of cultivating their 
 borne field, and God has blessed their efforts. The Table 
 we give below will show the progress of this association, and 
 we leave that to tell the rest of the tale respecting' this body. 
 It will be seen that the cause of benevolence is cherished 
 among the sons and daughters of Berkshire, although their 
 soil is not the most fertile ibr the agriculturist. But the me- 
 chanic, the mnnufactuier, and the schoolmaster are abroad in 
 that territory, with the facilities of intei course with the sea- 
 board and the whole country, afforded by the western rail- 
 road coursing through their vallies and mountain passes, from 
 Boston to Albany, and from North Adams to New York 
 city, and why should not Berkshire county furnish the ma.- 
 
 * See page 183 of this work. 
 
250 SHAFTSBUKV ASSOCIATION. [1827-52 
 
 terial nnd the motive for Baptists to grow and become a 
 strong people through the favor of God upon their efforts? 
 The interest that our honored brother, Governor Briggs, 
 (who resides at Pittsfi(.-hl,) has taken in our aifairs, has been 
 no small benefit to our feeble churches in that region. May 
 the evening of his life be as calm and happy, as its meridian 
 has been useful and honorable. 
 
 IV. WASHINGTON UNION BAPTIST ASSO- 
 CIATION. 
 
 This association is successor to the Washington Tcndi BottS" 
 kill associations, that existed a few years in the county of 
 Washingion, N. Y. They were antagonistic bodies, or at 
 least tlie churches composing (hem did not fellowship each 
 other for awhile, as the ibliowing sketch of them will show. 
 We cannot give a lengthy account of any of these bodies ; 
 but enough to show their origin and general course of travel. 
 
 The Washington Baptist Association was organized 
 at a convention held in Hartford, August 18th and l9th, 
 182G, composed of delegates from the several churches fol- 
 lowing, viz. : Hartford, Adamsville, Salem and Luzerne, 
 from the Saratoga, i\n(\ the Granville, Hampton and Hebron 
 churches, from the Vermont Association. This body held 
 its first anniversary at Adamsville, June 13lh and 14th, 
 1827, when the 2d Fort Ann Baptist Church united with 
 them, making eigJit churches, that had sei'en ministers and 
 1,217 members in feilowsiiip. Their increase was but little 
 for the whole period of their organized existence, as their 
 territory lay between that of the Saratoga and Vermont 
 .bodies, or was rather a portion of territory taken from these 
 bodies in such a way and time that it could not well enlarge its 
 borders. The following extract from the ffth rule of deco- 
 rum in the Constitution will show, at least in part, why this 
 body did not expand more in the territory that it occupied. 
 
 " And whereas, long experience has shown that the sub- 
 ject of Free-masonry, when introduced into an association, 
 has been i)roductive of much evil without effecting any 
 good ; we iherefore refer that subject to the wisdom of each 
 church, and forever close the doors of this association against 
 it" 
 
CHAP. VIII.] OTHER ASSOCIATIONS. 251 
 
 It \\ill be seen that this was designed to estop all inquiry 
 into the merits or demerits of an institution of doubtful 
 moral character; at a time too, when the public mind was 
 greatly agitated by the recent disclosures of Wm. Morgan, 
 in regard to the moral evils of Free-raasonry. And as this 
 Constitution was framed the very same season that Morgan 
 disappeared so strangely, and was framed also by men who 
 were mostly in connexion with the institution at the time, as 
 the leading ministers in this organization were, it need not 
 be wondered at that this body grew so slow. For a counter- 
 current had been set at work in the minds of many, that 
 could no more be stayed in its progress than the rushing wa- 
 ters of Niagara; tliat demanded of all men, and not less of 
 Christian men and churches, an examination of the merits 
 or demerits of Free-masonry. It will be recollected that the 
 Shaftsbury Association in the year 1798, and again in 
 1802-3, had expressed their opinion adverse to the union of 
 church members with Freemason lodges ;* and now in the 
 Saratoga Association at its session, June 28th and 29th, 
 1826, held at Salem, the fbllowir.g action is recorded. 
 
 " Whereas the Bottskill church manifested a dissatisfac- 
 tion with the churches for holding in fellowship, members 
 who frequent Masonic Lodges, and appear with their badges 
 on, at their celebrations ; Resolved, That Elder Barber have 
 the liberty to read the result of a council held in Bottskill, 
 the 2d of November 1808, on the subject of Masonry. 
 Whereupon, Resolved, That each church in the association, 
 be requested to write their views on this subject, to the 
 Bottskill church, previous to the next session of the Asso- 
 ciation."! 
 
 With such adverse views on this subject, is it strange that 
 the men of those days should have had some sharp conten- 
 tion between them, like Paul and Barnabas of old ? And 
 with the feelings naturally engendered by such views, what 
 wonder if they separated and went different ways for years? 
 Those who were afraid of discussion could not assoriate 
 with those who woidd discuss and examine this exciting 
 topic, and so a f^iw churches gathered around this new stand- 
 ard a few years, while others erected still another, around 
 
 * Bee pages 57, 93 and 93 of this work, 
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252 SHAFTSBURy ASSOCIATION. [1827-52 
 
 which the)f marshalled their forcfs, and strengthened them- 
 selves against all secret., oath-hound societies of men for any 
 purpose whatever. Tlie Washington Association in 1833, 
 reported 11 churches, 6 ministers, and 3 licentiates, with an 
 aggregate of 1,(535 members, the largest number it ever 
 reached in the eight years of its separate existence. 
 
 The otlter standard alluded to, was erected in 1831, with 
 (he name and title of the " Bottskill Baptist AssociA' 
 TioN." This organization commenced in a convention that 
 met at Elder Barber's church, (the Bottskill,) August IGlh 
 and 17th, 1831, which adjourned to meet at Hartford, Sep- 
 tember 13th and 14th, 1831, when the Constitution was 
 adopted, and the association held its first session. Sei'cn 
 churches were present by their delegates (23 in all,) among 
 whom were the following ministers : 
 
 Edward Bakber, of Bottskill, witli 18() baptized, and a total of 414. 
 Barney Allen, of 1st Fort Ann, with 18 
 
 , of Fort Anu Village, with 2 
 
 George Witherell, of Hartford, with 79 
 Nathaniel Colver, of Ivin^sbury, with 40 
 Jonathan Finch, of 1st Saratoga, with 2 
 Daniel Tinkham, of White Creek, with 111 
 
 In all I,3S6 
 
 The distinctive article in the Constitution of this new body 
 was interpreted by the following resolution. '■^ ResolvtcL, 
 That the following is our understanding of the second arti- 
 cle of our Constitution: ' No church which refuses to fipply 
 the laws of Christ, or do not apply them for the entire re- 
 moval oi speculative Free-masonry from the church, by hold- 
 ing their members who are Masons, to leave it as a moral 
 evil, and confess their wrong according to the requirement 
 of the gospel for having participated in that evil, shall have 
 a seat in this association.' " 
 
 This body continued for four years, embracing at its larg- 
 est size, but 9 churches, 8 ministers, and 1,429 members in 
 August, 1833 ; although in 1834, the total of members report- 
 ed in all the churches, was 1,446 — ^the unusual number of 135 
 having been added to Elder Barber's church that season. 
 
 Meanwhile, the hard feelings and animosities that had so 
 long existed in tlie minds of some, had softened down into a 
 mellower state of Christian regard, so that in the year 1834, 
 
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CHAP. VIiI.] OTHER ASSOCIATIONS. 253 
 
 efforts were made to effect a union of all the churches in the 
 county as far as might be convenient, in one body of affilia- 
 ted churches, which end was secured at the annual meeting 
 of the Washington Association at Hartford, June 10th and 
 llth, 1835. 'I'he two bodies met in convention and agreed 
 upon a constitution, (which had been previously submitted to 
 the several churches by the lovers of peace,) and finally sev' 
 enteeii churches united in a New Body styled the " Wash- 
 ington Union Association." 
 
 The foUov/ing is the reading of the sixth article, in the 
 Constitution of the New Body, touching the matter that had 
 kept brethren so long from each other. " Article 6, Specula- 
 tive Free-masonry in our belief, is a moral evil and should 
 be treated as such ; and churches ought to require an ac- 
 knowledgment of it from their members, who are, or have 
 been Masons."* 
 
 Thus was formed the association, whose name stands at 
 the head of this article, and whose existence has been pros- 
 perous for the most part, ever since, now nearly twenty 
 years. At the' session of 1835, as stated above, 17 church- 
 es entered the union, havhig 12 ordained ministers and 2 
 licentiates, with an aggregate membership of 3,643 in all the 
 churches. This has been an efficient body, favored often 
 with revivals among its churches, and doing liberally for the 
 general cause of benevolence in the world, as well as among 
 the needy in their own borders. The statistical Table of 
 this, and the antecedent bodies will show at one view the 
 truth of these statements. In 1843 there were 24 churches 
 in the union, having 20 ministers, and 3,918 members, of 
 whom the unusual number of 1,006 had been baptized during 
 the year previous.! 
 
 It will also be seen, that their contributions for various 
 objects of benevolence are in some proportion to their num- 
 bers and blessings from the Great Head of the churches, 
 under whose fostering smile they have reached the measure 
 of prosperity they have enjoyed in recent years. Long may 
 
 • See Minutes of Washington Union Association of 1835, page 11. 
 
 t At the recent session of tliis Body, held with the Salem Baptist Church at 
 Shusban, May 31, and June 1st and 2d, ISSH, there were reported 23 churches, 21 
 ministers, 2 licentiates, 1S6 baptized ; T5 added by letter ; 137 dismissed ; 53 ex- 
 cluded ; 3G died, and a total of 3,235. 
 
 12 
 
254 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [1832-52 
 
 the Washington union of Baptist churches continue to enjoy 
 God's favor, and to dispense the benefits of his grace to the 
 destitute, at home and abroad, according to their ability to 
 do good to all men. The compiler of this work was, for 
 five years pastor of one of the churches in this body, and 
 has attended its annual gatherings often, and hence his read- 
 ers will pardon his partiahty in extending this notice to such 
 greater length than he has given toother bodies, having even 
 more of the Shaftsbury churches in them. 
 
 V. STEPHENTOVVN BAPTIST ASSOCIATION. 
 
 The Stephentown, is the youngest daughter of this Old 
 Mother of Associations. Its constituent churches were all 
 once members of the Shaftsbury body, or off-shoots from 
 those churches. Of the fifteen churches that organized into 
 this new body, the Austerlitz, Berlin, I Canaan, 2 Canaan, 
 Chatham, Cheshire, Egremont, Hancock, East Hillsdale, 1 
 Nassau, 2 Nassau, and Stephentown churches, had been 
 numbered in the older body, and most of them for many 
 years. Of the remaining three constituent churches, as near 
 as we can ascertain, concerning them, the Grafton, Peters- 
 burgh and First Sandlake were colonies from the Berlin, 
 and of course had been connected through tlieir mother 
 church, with the same body, if any where. The territory 
 occupied by these churches was at a distance from the main 
 body, stretching some forty or fifty miles to the South from 
 the old centre, and lying in those parts of Rensselaer and 
 Columbia counties, back from the Hudson Eiver. Hence 
 the brethren of these churches chose to organize into a new 
 body, which could assemble with greater convenience by 
 themselves, but with perfect good feeling towards the older 
 body, as the action respecting it, recorded on pages 204-'o 
 of this work, testifies. 
 
 The convention that organised it met at Stephentown, N. Y., 
 May Isf, 1832, being composed of about thii*ty delegates, of 
 whom six were ministers of the Gospel, and representing 
 fourteen churches. The venerable Hull was moderator of 
 this meeting, as he was preacher of the introductory sermon 
 at the first anniversary, in June following. He was now in 
 
CHAP. VIII.] OTHER ASSOCIATIONS. 265 
 
 bis 76th year, and ere the second session occurred, he 
 had gone up to join the great Association above. But his 
 presence and counsel were useful in arranging the order of 
 this new body. Its constitution and rules of order were those 
 of the Bottskill Association, with some modifications, as the 
 latter was derived mainly from the old Shaftsbury, with 
 some variation. It appears that this new Association also 
 took ground against the institution of Free-Masonry, as the 
 following resolution of the convention declares. "Jiesolvedf 
 (as a substitute for the 2d article of the Bottskill constitution, 
 which was rejected) That in our opinion. Speculative Free' 
 Masonry is an institution whose obligations and tendency 
 are hostile to Christianity, and we advise the churches to 
 have no fellowship or connexion with it, and that they require 
 their masonic brethren to absolve themselves from all allegi- 
 ance to it, and give satisfactory evidence to the churches." 
 
 This action merely changed the testimony of the body 
 against the institution, from an article of the constitution, 
 (as in the Bottskill organization) to a resolution expressive 
 of the deliberate opinion of the body on this exciting subject. 
 We do not learn that this policy was altered in the subse- 
 quent history of the Association. But in 1839, they revised 
 their constitution, making some alteration of its details of 
 business. 
 
 At the present time this body is somewhat weakened by 
 the departure of some of its churches to other bodies, where 
 they can be more conveniently connected. In 1852 they 
 reported 13 churches, 15 ordained ministers, 18 baptised, 
 and a total of 1,141 in all the churches. The Berlin, East 
 Hillsdale, and Stephentown churches are the largest and 
 strongest in the body, having each from 155 to 170 mem- 
 bers in standing. The tabular view below will show the 
 general condition of the Association from the beginning, 
 and the spirit of benevolence that has been cultivated in the 
 churches of this body, for the diffusion of the gospel in the 
 world. 
 
 May the churches of the Stephentown Association share 
 again in the outpourings of the Holy Spirit as in the days 
 of the Fathers, and renew their usefulness in tiieir interest- 
 ing field of labor, soon to become the scene of more busi- 
 ness, and the home of a denser population, in consequence 
 of the railroad facilities multiplying in their borders. 
 
256 
 
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 W 
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 Ellas Lee, 
 E. Lee, 
 E. Barber, 
 W. Stillwell, 
 E. Barber, 
 S. Rogers, 
 E.Smith, 
 E. Smith, 
 E. Smith, 
 E. Smith, 
 E Smith, 
 J. W. Clark, 
 S. M Plumb, 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 S. M. Plumb 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 G. Witherell, 
 G. Witherell. 
 
 
 Pekacuee. Modeeatoe. 
 
 E. Barl)er, 
 A. Brown, 
 
 E. Lee, 
 A. Brown, 
 E. L> e. 
 E. Barber, 
 L Beals, 
 I. Beals, 
 A. Brown, 
 E. Barber, 
 E. Barber, 
 C. H. Swain, 
 E. Barber, 
 J. Cornell, 
 E. Harrington, 
 J. Finch, 
 W. McCuller, 
 E. Barber, 
 C. H. Swain, 
 E. Harrington, 
 A. Seamans. 
 
 
 E. Lee, 
 J. Finch, 
 E. Barber, 
 .J. Nichols, 
 C. H. Swain, 
 A. Seamans, 
 r. Beals, 
 E. Barber, 
 
 5. Rogers, 
 I. Beals, 
 J. Fmch, 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 E Lee, 
 E. Barber, 
 
 E. Lee, 
 
 A. Seamans, 
 
 F. Wayland, 
 E. Barber, 
 U. Griswold, 
 
 6. Witherell, 
 E. Harrington, 
 S M. Plumb, 
 
 
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 Pi 
 
 Bottskill, 
 
 Saratoga, 
 
 Hartford, 
 
 Broad albin, 
 
 2d Galway, 
 
 Bottskill, 
 
 Providence, 
 
 Saratoga Springs, 
 
 Kingsbury, 
 
 Had ley, 
 
 Hart'd & Kingsb'y, 
 
 Stillwater, 
 
 2d Galway, 
 
 Ballston Spa, 
 
 Edinburgh, 
 
 Eartford, 
 
 Bottskill, 
 
 Fort Ann, 
 
 1 Greenfield, 
 
 Broad albin, 
 
 Saratoga Springs, 
 
 Salem, 
 
 
 
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 STATISTICS. 
 
 ^7 
 
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 M (N O^ CI (N ^ ^ — 01 (M — 1 "-1 OJ O' C-! CI CI 0» CJ CI CJ C^ CJ CI CJ CJ 1 
 
 lii. Smith, 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 J. A. Waterbmy, 
 
 T. J'owell, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 T Powell, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 T. Powell, 
 
 r. Powell, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J.Goadby, 
 
 J.Goadby, 
 
 I. Goadby, 
 
 VI. Eastwood, 
 
 f. Goadby, 
 
 1. Goadby, 
 
 L. Richards, 
 
 L. Richards, 
 
 Z. Richards, 
 
 Keach <fe Chadsey, 
 
 Smith A Philips, 
 
 Chadsey k Smith, 
 
 Hodge k Green. 
 
 J. Finch, 
 A. Seamans, 
 F, Way land, 
 W. Groom, 
 J. Hairis, 
 J. Fletcher, 
 A. Seamans, 
 J. Harris, 
 J. Harris, 
 I. Wescott, 
 I. Wescott, 
 I. Wescoft, 
 I. Wescott, 
 J. Fletcher, 
 N. Fox, 
 N.Fox, 
 N. Fox, 
 F. S. Parke, 
 J. Fletcher, 
 J. Goadby, 
 J. Goadby, 
 D. Corwin, 
 I. Westott, 
 I. Westcott, 
 J. M. Harris, 
 A. H. Stowell. 
 
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 Kingsbury, 
 
 Milton, 
 
 Burnt Hills, 
 
 Stillwater, 
 
 Edinburgh, 
 
 Broadalbin, 
 
 ■2d Galway, 
 
 1 Green lield, 
 
 Milton, 
 
 Ballston Spa, 
 
 Providence, 
 
 Halfmoon, 
 
 Stillwater, 
 
 Broadalbin, 
 
 Burnt Hills, 
 
 2d Galway, 
 
 Amsterdam, 
 
 Ballston Spa, 
 
 Clifton Park, 
 
 Stillwater Village, 
 
 1 Galway, 
 
 Gloversville, 
 
 Burnt Hills, 
 
 Northville, 
 
 1 Stillwater, 
 
 Broadalbin. 
 
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258 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [1816-37 
 
 Total. 
 
 OOJr-C-1'*0.*OTi<-*CO'J<1000MMCOi-H-^rJ<\OrJ4 
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 Lewis Leonard. 
 C. G. Sommers. 
 A. Maclay. 
 Avery Briggg. 
 C. G. Sommers. 
 Howard Malcom. 
 Garret Conrey. 
 Howard Malcom. 
 Spencer H. Cone. 
 Thomas Stokes. 
 Thomas Stokes. 
 Thomas Stokes. 
 T. Stokes, C. G. Sommers. 
 T. Stokes, C. G. Sommers. 
 T. Stokes, Wm. J. Miller. 
 Robert F. Winslow, 
 Robert F. Winslow, 
 Robert F. Winslow, 
 Robert F. Winslow, 
 Robert F. Winslow, 
 Robert F. Winslow, 
 John West. 
 
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 John Williams. 
 Lewis Leonard. 
 John Stanford. 
 John Williams. 
 Charles G. Sommers 
 Lewis Leonard. 
 C. G. Sommers. 
 
 A. Maclay. 
 Howard Malcom. 
 
 C. G. Sommers. ^ 
 Samuel Eastman. 
 J. H. Brouner. 
 E. Loomis. 
 Aaron Perkins. 
 
 B. T. Welch. 
 S. H. Cone. 
 
 B. M. Hill. 
 
 C. G. Sommers. 
 Wm. R. Williams. 
 B. T. Welch. 
 
 •J. W. Green. 
 
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 Troy. 
 
 Mulberry st.. New York. 
 
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 Albany. 
 
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 Mount Pleasant. 
 
 Albany. 
 
 Catskill. 
 
 Hudson. 
 
 Brooklyn. 
 
 Troy. 
 
 Poughkeepsie. 
 
 Albany. 
 
 Oliver st., New Yoi'k. 
 
 Kingston. 
 
 Schenectady. 
 
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 Wm. W. Everts. 
 E. E. L. Taylor. 
 Elisha Tucker. 
 Leroy Church. 
 
 J. L. Hodge. 
 J. H. Walden. 
 Afred Bennet. 
 A. P. Mason. 
 S. Remington. 
 R. Jeffery. 
 
 C. W. Hewes. 
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 S. C. Dillaway, 
 H. F. Baldwin, 
 Norman Fox, 
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 G. Witherell, 
 James Telft, 
 N. Colver, 
 G. Witherell, 
 
 E. D. Culver, 
 Norman Fox, 
 H. F. Baldwin, 
 H. F. Baldwin, 
 D. Harrington, 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 J. 0. Mason, 
 J. 0. Mason, 
 
 Moderator. 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 S. C. Dillaway, 
 L. Antlrus, 
 C. 11. Swain, 
 B. Carpenter, 
 S. C. Dillaw.ny, 
 A. Wait, 
 H. F. Baldwin, 
 
 D. Tinkham, 
 N. Colver, 
 G. Witherell, 
 B Allen, 
 
 N. Fox, 
 N. Colver, 
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 G. Witherell, 
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 A. Wait, 
 H. F. Baldwin, 
 
 E. Barber, 
 D. Tinkham, 
 B. Allen, 
 D. Bernard, 
 
 N. Fox. 
 
 D. Tinkham, 
 
 A. Stearns, 
 R. Bryant, 
 P. D. Gillett, 
 H. F. Baldwin, 
 Wm. Arthur, 
 
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 Place. 
 
 Adamsville, 
 
 Hebron, 
 
 Hartford, 
 
 Salem, 
 
 Granville, 
 
 Hampton, 
 
 Hebron, 
 
 Adamsville, 
 
 Hartford,* 
 Kingsbury, 
 Saratoga, 
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 Bottskill, 
 Fort Edward, 
 Adamsville, 
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264 eiiAFTSBURy association. [conclusion. 
 
 CONCLUSION. 
 
 And now we conclude the body of this work, which re- 
 fers to the rise and progress of the Shaftsbury Association, 
 for a period of nearly three-fourths of a century. "We have 
 added a brief chapter, to give a general view of the circum- 
 jacent bodies that have been formed more or less from this 
 Association, and furnished Tabular views of the annual meet- 
 ings of each of these bodies, taken from authentic sources, 
 which will show the strength of each, in churches, ministers 
 and members, at every period of their progress to the pres- 
 ent time. We propose in the appendix that follows, to give 
 some additional items of interest, that will help to illustrate 
 the goodness of God to his Israel in this sectien of the land, 
 and call out the gratitude of every true disciple in view of 
 tohat God has wrought in the up-building of so many church- 
 es, and the formation of so many associations in this field, 
 where, in the infancy of this Association, but half a dozen 
 churches existed in a " vast howling wilderness," feeble in 
 strength, few in membership, and scarcely able to erect even 
 comfortable log meeting-houses for their congregations to 
 worship God in. 
 
 But now, after the lapse of seventy-three years, instead of 
 half a dozen churches, behold as many associations averag- 
 ing fifteen or twenty churches in each, exerting an evangeli- 
 cal influence over six or eight counties ; and combining a 
 powerful agency with other kindred bodies, to spread the 
 Gospel in its purity throughout our whole land, and to the 
 ends of the earth ! There now exists on what was once 
 the territory of the Shaftsbury Association, about 100 Bap- 
 tist churches, with an aggregate membership of twelve or 
 fifteen thousand members. And although the Old Mother 
 is weak and feeble, in churches, ministers and members, 
 compared with her more palmy days, she can boast of a fine 
 family of enterprising daughters settled around her; and a 
 family interest that gives promise of perpetuating to their 
 children and successors in these churches, the inheritance 
 God has put into the possession of Baptists in this re- 
 gion, if they shall prove at all worthy of their renowned an- 
 cestry. 
 
SEC. I.] APPENDIX. 265 
 
 APPENDIX. 
 
 In completing the full design of this work, the compiler has, with 
 much labor, prepared aa Appendix, that will preserve and perpetuate 
 ttie knowledge of many interesting facts respecting the churclies and 
 ministers of this body, which could only be saved from oblivion, by 
 grouping them together in classes at the close of the volume. To 
 render it more easy of reference we shall divide this part of this work 
 into three different sections. The first will embrace particular sketch- 
 es of the origin and progress of the several churches that are now in 
 the Shaftsbury A.ssociation, except the Rupert, which has left it, since 
 their sketch was drawn up for the work. Following the account of 
 these seven churches, will be a comprehensive table of all the church- 
 es, alphabetically arranged, that have ever been connected for any 
 length of time with the body. In the second, we shall present bio- 
 graphical sketches of some 18 or 20 of the older and more distinguish- 
 ed Fathers in the ministry, whose labors contributed to the growth 
 and prosperity of the association, and of those associations that were 
 formed from this. Following these sketches, will be a carefully pre- 
 pared tabular view of all the ministers of the gospel, from the first to 
 the last, whose names appear on the Shaftsbury minutes, as ever hav- 
 ing been connected with the cliurches in this body. This title will 
 give, the names of ministers in alphabetical order, the church that 
 each served, or belonged to in the body, the year his name first appears 
 on the minutes, ;xnd the last year also, with tiie number of years he 
 was in tlie association ; and what became of him, or when and where 
 he died, so far as we have been able to ascertain correctly. In the 
 third sitciion, we shall present a series of tables, that will exhibit the 
 statistics ot each of the churches ever connected iu the body (witli 
 some of the brancli churches formed from these original churches) with 
 Pastors names, and the usual statistics from year to year as printed in 
 the oflicial minutes of the several bodies to which these churches have 
 belonged, to the year 1852. Of course we must except those few 
 churches situated at a distance from the old Ten-itory once possessed 
 by the Shaftsbury Association, because their statistics could not be 
 attained. But all the churches in the five following associations that 
 were ever connected to the old mother, we have given, viz : the Sara- 
 toga, Hudson River, Berkshire, "Washington Union, and the Stephen- 
 town. It is hoped the labor of preparing this series of tables will be ap- 
 preciated by some, at least, of the readers of this work, and give them 
 satisfaction in looking over the statistics of the several churches. 
 
266 SHAFTSBTJRY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 SECTION I. 
 
 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE PRESENT 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Ilf BENNINGTON', VERMONT. 
 
 The Jlrst Baptist church in Bennington, was recognised April 11th, 
 1827. For many years a number of baptist brethren had resided iu 
 the north and west portions of the town ; the former belonging to 
 the first Shaftsbury church, under Elder Mattison's care ; and the 
 latter, in the west part of the town, belonging to the church in 
 Hoosick, N. T. ; then, and for many years, under the pastoral care 
 of Elder I. Keach. In the east part of the town there had never 
 been any considerable number of baptist professors, till about the 
 period above named. Among the earliest settlers, who became per- 
 manent residents of Bennington East Village and vicinity, then fa- 
 miliarly called Algiers, that held to baptist sentiments, were brethren 
 Isaiah Hendrix, Enoch Winslow, long a deacon of this church, and 
 Aaron Grover. Brother Anthony J. Haswell, an older half brother of 
 our Burman missionary, James M. Haswell, had long resided at the 
 centre of the town, but there seemed to be no call in Providence for 
 our brethren to " set up their Banner in the name of the Lord" till the 
 time mentioned. 
 
 The few brethren who had found themselves thus far from church 
 privileges, begau to meet for social religious worship, and were 
 comforted together in their interviews. Increasing in numbers, and 
 feeling the importance of regular public worship, there being no 
 house of worship in the place, they obtained ministerial aid, occa- 
 sionally, from surrounding pastors ; and finally concluded to invite an 
 Ecclesiastical council to advise with them, and, if thought best, re- 
 cognize them as a church in gospel order. This occurred on the 1 1th 
 of April, 1827, as stated above," when 23 members of different Bap- 
 tist churches, with nine persons baptised on the occasion, were organ- 
 ized into an independent church, under the name of the Baptist 
 Church in Bennington, Vt." 
 
 The rapidly increasing population of the east village, made it an 
 inviting fieldof labor for this young church, and called them loudly to 
 make efforts to build up the cause of truth and holiness in the place, 
 since they were then the only church organization iu it. They 
 were still supplied occasionally by neighboring pastors, for a year, 
 until in June, 1828, they secured the services of Brother Henry 
 F. SaWium, who was ordained as their pastor Dec, I7th 1828. He 
 eervedthcm iu this relation till Oct., 1830, during which period they 
 
SEC. I.] CHURCHES: I BENNINGTON. 267 
 
 had but little increase; reporting 43 to the association in June, 1828; 
 and only 53 in June, 1880.* This slow growth was for the want of a 
 suitable house for worship, for which they struggled hard, however, 
 during the year 1829. They had held their meetings in the old 
 Academy for about three years. But "in the spring of 18^8, the 
 church began to make arrangments for the erection of a meeting 
 house. Aided by the hearty co operation of some enterprising indi- 
 viduals in the village, and by the generous inhabitants of the town 
 and vicinity, they were able to erect a neat and convenient house of 
 public worship, which was completed and dedicated to the service 
 of Almighty God, July the 7th, 1830." 
 
 Elder Thomas Teasdale succeeded Elder Baldwin as pastor in 
 Oct., 1 830, and continued in that relation till February, 1 832, when he 
 was succeeded by Elder Jeremiah Hall, in April of that year, who 
 continued three years, as pastor of the church, or till April 1835. 
 Under Elder Teasdale's care the church was somewhat enlarged, re- 
 porting in June, 1 831, to the association, an accession of 17 by baptism, 
 and 9 by letter, making a total of 70 members. The year 1831 being 
 a year of general revival, the work continued, so that in June, 1833 
 after Elder Hall's settlement, the church had the pleasure of reporting 
 the addition of 20 more by baptism, making their whole number 87. 
 Every year of Elder Hall's ministry, there was a gradual increase 
 and when he left them in 1835, they numbered 107 in fellowship. In 
 the winter of 1834, the church held a series of meetings for two or 
 three weeks, in which the pastor was assisted by Rev. George B. Ide, 
 then of Braudou, Vt., and by Elder Arcuibald SVait, of Rupert, whose 
 labors were owned to the salvation of a few precious souls, and the 
 accession of 1 2 by baptism to the church. These labors were useful 
 to the students of Union Academy also, at that time flourishing under 
 the care of Mr. Adiel Harvey, now, and for several years. Pastor of 
 the Baptist church in Old Plymouth, Mass. The revival of this 
 Academy from a long sleep of years, to a new course of usefulness, 
 was under God, the work of Elder Hall and his brethren of the Bap- 
 tist church, aided however by other friends of education in the village 
 of various denominations, as well as by some of the brethren in church- 
 es around. 
 
 Elder Hall was sticceeded by Brother Samuel B. Willis, a recent 
 graduate of Union College, N. Y , who was ordained July 8th, 1835, 
 as pastor of the church, Rev. G. B. Ide, then of Albany, preaching 
 the Sermon from 1 Cor. II, 3. " And I was with you in weakness, 
 and in fear and in much trembling." Elder Willis continued but one 
 year, added a few to the church, both by baptism and by letter, so that 
 he left 115 in their fellowship, as reported to the association in June, 
 1836. 
 
 The next Pastor was Eld. Stephem Hutchins, whose ministery ex 
 tended through a period of nearly six years; or from 1836 to 1841 
 
 * Onr esteemed missionary sister, Mrs. Eliz.i W. Browfl, the wife of Rev. Nathan 
 Brown at SiMagor, Asam, in India, was Baptised into the fellowship of this 
 church Nov. 28tb, 1830, among its earlier members. 
 
268 SHAFTSBURy ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 -He was favorer! with'a revival of great power in the years 1839-40 ; 
 which added 80 to the church by baptism alone, and 14 by letter , 
 making a total in Juno 1840, of 206 members. During his pastorate 
 there was a nett increase of about 80 members in the churches. In 
 1839, the spirit of Beneficence waxed so strong among the brethren of 
 this church, that they reported $G t,00 contributed for various objects ; 
 and in 1840, the sum of SISO.OO, of which $100,00 for Foreign Mis- 
 sions, and $50,00 for Hamilton Institution, were given by the late 
 Elias Dimick, one of their members. 
 
 In 1842, Elder "Wji. "W". Mooee took the pastoral charge of the 
 church; but remained only one year. This was a year of enlarge- 
 ment, during which 67 were added by baptism, and the church at- 
 tained to a membership of 257, the largest it ever reported. But it 
 was the year of the Advent excitement, and some were only transient 
 professors, that went away aud walked no more with the people of 
 God, when they saw the Lord did not come as they had expected, to 
 give them the kingdom. How hard it is to live and work by Faith, 
 waiting for the Lord, and occupying upon our talents until ho comes. 
 Only the genuine disciple will do this ; and he sometimes seems to be 
 turned almost back from the cause. But the revival of 1843 added 
 some valuable members to the church. 
 
 Elder C. W. Hodges, once of Shaftsbury centre, was the next Pas- 
 tor for about Jive consecutive years, or from the fall of 1843, to the 
 fall of 1 848. During his ministry, no extensive revival was enjoyed ; 
 but some were added by baptism and others by letter, nearly every 
 year. The church suffered a great loss in 1845, by the destruction of 
 their "holy and beautiful house" of worship in afire that entirely 
 consumed it. But the kindness of their Episcopal Brethren allowed 
 them a place of meeting in their destitutii>n ; and in about one year 
 and a half, they were permitted by the Divine fiivor to dedicate a 
 new aud convenient chapel to the service of God, which, with great 
 sacrifices, they had re-built upon the site of their former sanctuary. 
 May it long be to them as their Fathers house, and become the spir- 
 itual birthplace of many souls. Elder Hodges continued as Pastor, 
 until his failing health compelled him to leave them in the fall of 
 1848. He removed to Bristol, Vt., where he died in April, 1851, la- 
 mented by many to whom his labors liad been blessed as a savor of 
 life unto life. 
 
 His successor was Elder Edward Conover, who became their Pas- 
 tor in the autumn of 1849, and remained with them till tlie spring of 
 1852, when he resigned, and removed to Lebanon Springs, N. Y. A 
 few have been added to the church each of the last few years, 
 and the number now stands in 1853 at about 160. For the past year 
 they have had no settled pastor. 
 
 Thus it appears that this church has enjoyed an almost uninten'upt- 
 ed growth, during the brief period of their existence, now 25 years, 
 during which they have seldom been destitute of pastoral oversight ; 
 have enjoyed four or five considerable revivals, in 1831-2 ; in 1834 ; 
 in 1839-40 ; in 1842-3 ; and in 1849-50, when some 18 or 20 were bap- 
 tised into their fellowship. From tiie first about 280 have been added 
 
SEC. I.] CHURCHES : II BENNINGTON. 269 
 
 to Ihem by baptism ; 145 by letter ; and 15 by experience and restora- 
 tion ; making, with tbe original names, a total of some 430 -^'Lo have 
 been embraced in their membership, Of these 166 have been dis- 
 missed to other churches, 54 dropped from the records, 29 excluded, 
 and 43 have died ; leaving a present number (in 1852) of about 160. 
 Has not God been good to his Israel in the first Bennington Baptist 
 church ? For if they have shared largely in trials, and in labors to 
 sustain the cause of truth amoi.g them, they have enjoyed precious 
 harvests also, and rich consolations in Christ Jesus, — while a goodly 
 number of brethren and sisters still remain, to carry forward the 
 work of the gospel in their growing and prosperous community. May 
 this church never be the least, in future years, among the four or Jive 
 organizations that now form the sisterhood of churches in the village 
 of Bennington. 
 
 The following brethren have served the church as deacons from 
 the first, viz : J^noch Winslow, Lorenzo Downs, Aaron Grover and 
 Zadoc L. Taft. 
 
 Brethren Charles B. Keyes, Truman Hendrix, "Wm. Corbiere 
 James Allen, L. Berry, Horace Fletcher, Z. L. Taft and A. B. Valen- 
 tine have held the office of clerk in successive order to the present time. 
 
 In February, 1834, the church printed a "short summary of tho 
 Faith and Disciplixe of the church," with a brief historic sketch of 
 its progress to that time, which has furnished, with the file of assoeia- 
 tional minutes, the cliief facts wrought into this short history of the 
 church. 
 
 II. SKETCH OF THE SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH IN 
 BENNINGTON, VT. 
 
 The Second Baptist Church in Bennington was organized in July 
 1844; and publicly recognized by a council that met with them on 
 the 2d day of October, following. Elder D. Tinkham of White Creek 
 ■was Moderator of this council, and Dea. Z. L. Taft, of 1 Bennington, 
 was Clerk. This church was composed in part, and has been subse- 
 quently increased, by the accession of members once in the connec- 
 tion of the First Shaftsbury church, for about forti/ years under the 
 pastoral care of Elder I. Mattisou. A crisis having come in that 
 church, of such a nature, in the exercise of their discipline that it was 
 found, if they went forward in a course of discipline, they must be 
 rent in pieces, and in all probability, be scattered to the four winds 
 of heaven. As the best expedient they could devise in such an emer- 
 gency, they voted to dissolve their organization as a church, author- 
 izing the clerk to give letters when applied for, to members of the 
 old church, stating that they were members at the time of its dissolu- 
 tion, without giving any recommendation further of their standing. 
 
 This move has been called "hasty, and without reference to the feel- 
 ings and advice of their former Pastor," so long their spiritual guide 
 and counsellor, who was absent at the time, on a tour among his ehil- 
 dren in the west. In answer, we may be permitted to suggest, that 
 Elder ilattison was not considered their pastor at that time ; but was 
 
270 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 rather a miaister at large, preaching sometimes for them, but often 
 itinerating abroad, when and where he pleased. In the minutes of 
 the Association for 1844, in a footnote, it is recorded thus of the 1st 
 Shaftsbury church, "No pastor; but supplied with preaching by R. 
 R. Bennett."* 
 
 These statements will be a suflicient justification of those brethren 
 who acted in this matter, according to their most deliberate convic- 
 tions in dissolving the old church, thereby preventing, as they feared, 
 a long distraction, or a total wreck of the church. 
 
 In this situation of their affiiirs, a few who were willing hearted 
 "first gave themselves to the Lord, and then to each other by the will 
 of God' to sustain the worship of God, and the order of a visible 
 church of Christ, in the thriving village of North Bennington. This 
 place had no house for evangelical preaching, and no organized church 
 in it, and it was perfectly consistent to the views and feelings of these 
 brethren that an effort was needed of this kind, for the spiritual wel- 
 fare of the people. Hence the incipient organization in July ; and 
 the subsequent act of recognition by the council that met in October. 
 
 At the meeting of the Association at the old house of the 1st Shafts- 
 bury church in June, 184.5, this new organization applied for admission 
 to the body, and a committee was appointed, to consider their request, 
 who reported as follows : "That having consulted the officers of said 
 church — made inquiry respecting their organization — examined their 
 articles of faith and practice, and finding them, in the opinion of your 
 ccmmittee, to be orthodox, do therefore recommend that said church 
 be received as a member of this Association," This report was accept- 
 ed, and it was "voted"] That said church be received as a member of 
 this Association, and that the Moderator, in its behalf, present to them 
 the right hand of fellowship ;" which was done by Elder I. Keach, the 
 presiding officer of the body, to Deacon I. Gale, as the representative 
 of the church. 
 
 Thus fellowshipped by the Association, this interest began its ca- 
 reer as a church of Christ. Tliey had already secured the services of 
 Brother Justin A. Sinilh, as their pastor, wlio had been preaching 
 some months among them. They had also secured a lot on which to 
 erect a meeting-house in a fine location at tlie head of one of their 
 principal streets. And on the last day of the Association, at the request 
 of this new church, "after a very satisfactory and interesting exami- 
 nation, Brother Smith was solemnly set apart to the work of the Gos- 
 pel Ministry.":}: 
 
 Elder Smith then, was the first pastor of this church, in which re- 
 lation he continued till Julv, 1849, a period of nearly /^Ve years, when 
 he resigned and soon after became pastor of the first Baptist church, 
 in the city of Rochester, N. Y., where he still labors. During his min- 
 istry, he gathered a good congregation and consolidated the strength 
 
 *See minutes of 1844, page 4th, foot note. 
 +See Minutes of 1S4.5, page 5th. 
 JSee Minutes of 1845, page 7tli. 
 
SEC. I.] CUURCHES : II BENNINGTON. 271 
 
 of the Baptist cause in, and around the viilage, so far as could reason- 
 ably bo expected. And although the church enjoyed no special re- 
 vival under his ministry, Elder Smith left them in a growing condition 
 with 84 members, and possessed of a spirit of benevolence that had 
 contributed $156,40 for various objects during the previous year. In 
 the five years of his continuance among them, he baptised II ; while 
 25 were added by letter ; 23 by experience ; and the church increas- 
 ed from 38 to 84 members amidst all the labor and hardship of build- 
 ing a house of worship. This is a convenient edifice, with tower, 
 clock and bell ; which was dedicated to the worship of God in Janu- 
 ary, 1846. Besides, the society have built about 100 feet of sheds on 
 their lots for the convenience of their beasts, while they go up from 
 the country around to keep holy day before the Lord. In these ex- 
 penditures, the church has been gi-eatly assisted by the community 
 as well as in the support of their pastors. 
 
 In September, 1 849, they secured the services of Brother John I). E. 
 Jones as Mr. Smith's successor, who was ordained in November fol- 
 lowing and has continued as their pastor to the present time, now 
 nearly fi ur years. His labors have been crowned with a blessing in 
 gathering in a few souls, and in retaining a good congregation to 
 hear the word of life dispensed from one Lord's day to another. The 
 church numbers about 100, at the present time, and is active in sus- 
 taining the cause of religious benevolence at home and abroad. There 
 are still in the community around, many members of the old church, 
 (as it is called) who might, without any great sacrifice of principle, it 
 is thought, become members of this new interest, and aid its growth, 
 as well as their own advance in grace by the connection. They are 
 generally friendly to the pastor, and seem to be waiting for a time of 
 refreshing from the presence of the Lord, to enliven their graces and 
 make them ready co-laborers in the vineyard of Christ. May the 
 spirit be poured out richly and speedily upon that place, and the 
 stately goings of our God be there seen in the sanctuary, and among 
 all his people. 
 
 A few individuals have purchased and fitted up a neat parsonage 
 for their minister at a cost of some $1100. Shall such sacrifices be 
 in vain ? We think not. But the showers will yet come down like 
 rain upon the new mown grass, in answer to prayer, and the promise 
 never fail, that "hethatgoeth forth weeping and bearing precious seed, 
 shall come again rejoicing and bringing his sheaves with him." 
 
 Since their organization in 1844, now nearly nine years, 21 have 
 been baptised, 47 added by letter, and 23 by experience, making 129 
 that have been in their fellowship, with the 38 original members; of 
 whom 18 have been dismissed, 3 excluded, and 9 deceased, leaving 
 about 100 as their present membership. Isaac Gale, and W. J, 
 Watson have been the deacons of this church, and Wm. E. Hawks 
 its only clerk. 
 
272 SIIAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 IIL SKETCH OF THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH IN HOO- 
 SICK, K Y. 
 
 Concerning the rise and progress of the Baptist cause in the town 
 of Hoosick, N. Y., and especially of the First Hoosick Baptist Cliurch, 
 as it is now designated, we are able to give the following account. It 
 is to be regretted that a fuller sketch could not have been secured, 
 but the compiler failed of any aid in regard to it, from the Pastor of 
 the church to whom he wrote, and hence has made out the following 
 sketch from general sources of information, by the minutes of the 
 Associations, and verbal statements from some of the aged Brethren 
 yet living in the town. 
 
 The first Baptist preacher we have any account of, lived in the 
 north-west part of the town, but he had no church. Another minister 
 namedDavid Skeels lived at the corners, or in that vicinity in the 
 earlier settlement of the town, but he also rearedno church. 
 
 The first orgaiiized Baptist church in the town was the St. Coix 
 church, a'luded to at page 28 of tViswork, as situated in the vicinity 
 of the Beuuington battle ground in the northeast part of the town. 
 More correctly, it was located near what is now called North Hoosick, 
 and south of that precinct, even to the present village of Hoosick 
 Falls. This St. Coix church was formed soon after the war of the 
 revolution, probably about the year 1782-3, from the most authentic 
 accounts, and held the corporate name of ihe first Baptist church in 
 Hoosick, as the later records, yet extant, testify. This organizatii m 
 never had a meeting house; but met for worship in private houses 
 among its members and friends. Its preachers were Jehiel Fox, (af- 
 terwards Elder Fox from the Chester church for years,) and Aaron 
 Haynes. jMi*. Haynes, we are informed, was ordained m this church, 
 and continued as its Pastor till the church was dissolved, August 9tl), 
 1812; at which period some of the members u.iited upon their letters 
 from this body, with the Mapletowu church. 
 
 The origin of the latter church, as the present First Hoosick church 
 was called in the minutes of the Shaftsbury Association lill the year 
 1811, is given in the following words, copied from the records of the 
 church. May 8d. 1853, in the possession of John Haynes, Esq, (a son 
 of Elder A. Haynes, mentioned above,) and for several years a clerk 
 and Deacon of the church. The n-cords run thus : 
 
 "March 16th, 178.5. The Brethren and council met at the dwelling 
 house of widow Robinson, in Bennington, agreeable to appointment 
 to attend the ordination of Brother William Bentley. " 1. Proceeded 
 to inquire into the standing of the Brethren, to know whether it was 
 their minds to be constituted a church in body politic: [^ecclesiastic 
 is meant, we presume] " 2. Agreed to be a church, and were consti- 
 tuted and fellowshipped by Jacob Drake, Elder; Joseph Cornell, El- 
 der; Amos Burrows, ii'Wrr ; and Brethren of the council, Benjamin 
 Vaughn, Jeduthan Gray, Moses Kellogg, and Amaziah Martin ; and 
 agreed to take the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be 
 our rule of Faith and Practice. " 3. Proceeded to renew our request 
 for Brother Bently to be ordained iu the church ; and he agreed to our 
 
BEC. 1.3 CHURCHES : HOOSICK. 273 
 
 call. "4. Proceeded to examine bis call to the work of the ministry 
 and to this people. " 5. The church and council obtained satisfaction 
 respecting his ministerial gifts. " 6, Proceeded to preach a sermon 
 suitable to the occasion from Ads 20 : 28, last clause, delivered by 
 Elder Joseph Cornell, Pastor of the Baptist church in Manchester, 
 Vt. "7. Opened the door for any objection why said Bentley should 
 not be ordained ; and finding none, jJi'oceeded by prayer and laying 
 on of hands to ordain him. Jacob Duake, Elder, made the ordination 
 prayer, and gave the charge. Joseph Cornell, Elder, gave the right 
 hand of fellowship ; and Amos Burrows, Elder, made the concluding 
 prayer. " 8. Adjourned the meeting to Mapletown, at the dwelling 
 house of brother Harper Rogers, to meet at 7wo o'clock P. M. of to- 
 morrow." 
 
 "March 17<h, 1785. The church met according to adjournment 
 and opened the same by prayer to God for direction. 1. Proceeded 
 to choose Thomas Haynes their church clerk. 2d. Adjourned the 
 church meeting to March 26th, then to meet at the house of Brother 
 Harper Rogers." 
 
 Such is the account of the origin of this church. It first united 
 with the Shaftsbury Association in 1792, with only 15 members. It 
 continue<l small, and made no report to the association for the years 
 1794, "95, and '96. But in 1797 it was represented by P]lder Samuel 
 Rogers, who reported an accession of 14 during the year, and a total 
 of 26 members. He continued among them for five or six years, du- 
 ring which period the church increased to about sixty. There was 
 a destitution of years, after Elder Rogers left them until lb05, when 
 tiie name of Elder David Rathbun appears as a messenger and Pas- 
 tor of this church for five years. He found them weak and small, 
 only about 20 in number ; bat his ministry was favored among them 
 in 1807-9, and some 2.3 to 30 wei'e aided to the church under his la- 
 bors. He sustained himself in part among this people by teaching a 
 school. 
 
 Elder James Glass was the third Pastor, who came to them from 
 the Cambridge chuich in the spring of- 1810, and after ei joying a glo- 
 rious revival, an account of which is given on page 128 of this work, 
 from his pen, he prematurely died of consumption in 1811 greatly la- 
 mented by his people. During his brief Pastroate, the church in- 
 creased from about 55 to 141 members. This was the first large ac- 
 cession the church had ever enjoyed. And now by the dissolution of 
 the St. Coix church in 1812, the whole town was open to the labors 
 of this church, at least the eastern and central portions of it. The 
 first house of worship was built in the eastern part" of the town in a 
 precinct, called Mapletown to this day. It was erected about the year 
 1792 although not completed for several years. This house was taken 
 down, and another built by the community around it some 25 years ago, 
 but is not under Baptist control. The hou-e at Hoosick Falls was built 
 in 1798, or about that time. This was done by subscription, for the 
 use of the Baptists chiefly ; but free for all others when not occupied 
 by them. It is still standing, though quite in need of repairs for its 
 preservation. And here also we might remark that about 20 yearg 
 
274 SIIAFTSBUUY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX, 
 
 since, the church and society erected a house at what is called Iloosick 
 four corners, which is eKclusivcly their own, and nearest to which the 
 membership of the church has resided for many years. 
 
 After the death of Elder Glass, we find the name of Elder Thomas 
 PuaiNGTON as Pastor of the church for two years during the dark 
 period of the war of 1812-16. But few additions are given, and the 
 church on the whole decreased in five years to about 95 members. In 
 1816, the name of Obed Wauuen occurs on the minutes as Pastor of the 
 church; and I. Webb in 1817. In 1818-19 there is no pastor given. 
 The church received an accession of about 20 in these years by Bap- 
 tism, but from dismissions and other causes it did not increase in its 
 aggregate numbers. And the same remarks will apply to the period 
 of Elder George Witheeell's pastorate from 1820-22 during which 
 some 13 were added by baptism and letter, while about the same num- 
 ber were lost to the church, and in 1823, only 80 were reported as in 
 fellowship. 
 
 But days of prosperity were at hand, and the tide once more set 
 in favor of this drooping branch of Zion. The record of 1824 presents 
 the name of Elder Israel Keach as pastor of this church, whose min- 
 istry continued fur sixteen years, the longest of any of their Pastor- 
 ates. He had been reared in the town, (being the son of Abraham 
 Keach, a member of the churcli) was baptised by Elder Glass at the 
 early age of 14, in his last revival, and when about 18 he was licensed 
 by his native church to preach the gospel, and was their supply in the 
 year 1815. Then for eight years, he was absent from them, having 
 the Pastoral charge of the 2d Baptist church in Sandisfield, Mass, 
 where he was ordained in June, 1817 to the work of the gospel min- 
 istry. He was favored with two seasons of revival, in whicli he bap- 
 tised about 60 souls. 
 
 In his connection with the Hoosick church, he was alike favored 
 of God, baptising in tlie 16 years of his pastorate about 200, and re- 
 ceiving about 75 more by letter, greatly enlarging their borders and 
 their strength. 
 
 Scarcely a year elapsed in which he did not baptise some, and 
 there were four revival seasons during his pastorate, in the years 1825, 
 1827, 1831-2 and 1838. The r/reatest shower of grace descended 
 upon his people, with other churches around, in the years 1831-2, 
 so that he was privileged to baptism about 100 ere the work had 
 ceased among his people. This revival enlarged the church to the 
 number of 252, the greatest membership they ever reported to the 
 association. Another gentle shower in 1838 added 25 by baptism, 
 but from dismissions, and a few exclusions and deaths, the church 
 numbered only 184 when his name last stands in their connection, in 
 June, 1839. 
 
 Following him have been these names as Pastors of this church ia 
 successive order as published in the associational minutes. In 1840-1, 
 Elder Archibald Kknton, who added a few to the church ; in 1842-3, 
 Elder J. B. Wilkins, who baptised about 60 in one year ; in 1844, 
 Elder J. Mitchell ; in 1846-48 Elder C. G. Gurr ; and from 1849 
 to the spring of 1853, four years. Elder Wm. Arthur has been their 
 
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 Pastor, but has now removed to "West Troy, N". Y. There has been no 
 revival, and few have been added to the churcli in the last (en years. 
 Their present number is about 100 in standing, and they have the 
 ■v\ealth among them to sustain the gospel vs'ell, and do good abroad ; as 
 •well as teiTitorv' sufficient to engage the active energies of a good min- 
 ister of Jesus Christ. May they «oon find such a man, and unitedly 
 co-operate with his labors, until a harvest uf souls shall be gathered in 
 once more among them, as in 1881-2, and in 1811, under the ministry 
 of the lamented Glass.* 
 
 This church was dismissed from the Shaftsbuvy Association at its 
 own request in 1841, and united with the Stepheutown, where it con- 
 linued till 1851, when it returned home again to its old mother. 
 
 P. S We cannot take leave of the Hoosick churches without saying 
 a word in regard to two other recent organizations in this town. One 
 is called the West Hoosick Baptist church, constituted in 1844 by a 
 membership from the White Creek church mostly, under the care of 
 Elder Daniel Tinkham. Bat as it has never been associated any 
 where, we can give no statistics of its condition. About 60 were dis. 
 missed to form it, and we presume its present membership somewhat 
 exceeds that number, as some have been baptised among them. They 
 have enjoyed preaching part of the time, by vaaious ministers. 
 
 The other interest referred to, is at Hoosick Palls, where the influ- 
 ence of the First church had greatlj- declined after the erection of the 
 house of worship at the corners, so that no regular services had been 
 held for years, till about 1847. In the fall of this year, a young man 
 named Gregory, a licentiate of 2d Sandlake Baptist church, located 
 there, and labored about 2 J years under the patronage of the New 
 York Bap. Missionary Convention. The Lord poured out his spirit ; 
 some twenty or more were baptised by Br. G. after having been or- 
 d.iined, and a chin-ch was constituted; but it has never connected 
 with any association. Elder G. removed west in the spring of 1850, 
 and the church has had preaching but a little of the time since, many 
 having moved away, they are still weak and few in number. May 
 the Great Shepherd think on them, and send them help in due time. 
 
 IV. SKETCH OF THE MANCHESTER BAPTIST CHURCH. 
 
 The Baptist church in Manchester, Vt., was constituted June 22d, 
 1781, by Elder NAruA>f Maso.n and other brethren present from his 
 church in Lanesboro, Mass. From this it appears that many of the 
 early settlers of the town, were from that Baptist colony in Berkshire 
 CO. that had come up a few years befoie from Rhode Island and South 
 Eastern Massachusetts. At the same time Elder Joseph Cornell 
 
 * The following Brethren have sened this chTirch as Deacons: Ebenezer Arnold, 
 Daniel Hose, Solomon Gale, John Ilaynes, Isaac Gale, Henry Bovee, Richard 
 Ostrander and Prosper M. Armstrong:;. The following have been clerks : Thomas 
 Haynes, M. D, till 179'2 from the organization ; then Daniel Rogers, Benj.imia 
 Eandall, John Haynes, Hart Philips^ ?. M. Armstrong, H. Ilawka and now Abra- 
 ham Uoag. 
 
276 BHAFTSBTTRY ASSOCIATION. LaPPENDIX. 
 
 vra.!i elec'ed Pastor of the church and the records say: "He, having 
 accepted the call ; after pr.ayer to God, Elder Jlason proceeded and 
 gave him a solenm charge to be faithful in the execution of his Office, 
 and then gave him the right hand of fellowship. He also gave a solemn 
 charge to the church to do, and perform their duty to him as their 
 Elder." And the same day Benjamhi Vaugkn was chosen clerk of 
 the church, which office he discharged for ten years. Elder Cor- 
 nell was from Swanzey, Mass. originally : but removed to Lanesboro, 
 and was there ordained m 1780, soon after which, at the request of the 
 Manchester people, he removed to that place, and began his labors 
 among them in the autumn of that year. There was a revival in pre 
 gress at that time, as we understand, but how many became its sub- 
 jects we are unable to determine. Nor is there any account of the 
 number he baptised, in a ministry of 14 years. The records of the 
 church which have been consulted, do not give the names in such a 
 w^ay tliat we can tell the number of additions from year to year, nor 
 how many in all were added to the church. And so of the statistics 
 of the associations to which this church belonged for the first 50 years 
 of its existence. It united with the Shaftsbury Body, in 1784, but 
 never met again with that Body, it is presumed, for 45 years, or more ; 
 because in 1785, the Vkkmont Baptist Association was formed ia 
 Elder Cornell's barn, to which this church became connected, and re- 
 mained for some ten years. By this time the Vermont association 
 had enlarged its borders, and stretched its arms to the north, so far as 
 to embrace the churches in Orwell and Shoreham 60 miles off ; leav- 
 ing them on the extreme southern limit. From their distance from 
 the centre of this Body, and from their own depressed condition for 
 years after Elder Cornell's removal, as well as the distracted state of 
 this association, they were discouraged : and failing to represent 
 themselves, were left off the minutes, and never reunited with the 
 Vermont Body, nor as we can learn, with any other, until 1818, 
 when tlie Manchester Baptist Association was formed in the town, 
 embracing a few adjacent churches, that held together in an associated 
 body till about 1830. Of course for want of accurate statistics, usually 
 preserred in the minutes of associations, we can only approximate the 
 members added, and the totals in this church, from time time. Many 
 of those resided in town when Elder Cornell moved into it, and who 
 invited his services among them, were transient settlers, gathered there 
 as a post of safety, during the troublous scenes of the war of our In- 
 dependence; who at its close removed, ar d settled elsewhere, so that 
 the chui ch suffered a diminution of its numbers and strength. In the 
 minutes of the Vermont Association, held at Pittsford, Oct. 3d 1792 
 now before us, they reported a total of only 43 members. And whea 
 Elder Cornell was fully dismissed from the church, April 12th 1795, 
 one reason given on the records is "that the church is reduced to a 
 small number, and the Elder wishes to have his liberty to go and 
 preach elsewhere." He removed to Galway, Saratoga co. N. Y. 
 
 It was a low time for several years, for althougli a house of wor- 
 ship had been built about 1790-93 yet the want of a regular pastor 
 and the stated means of grace for several years in succession, much 
 
SEC. I.j CHURCHES : MANCHESTER. 277 
 
 hiadered their growth of the church. And yet such had been the re- 
 putation of Elder Coraell, during the period of his ministry, that he and 
 nis cliurch had frequent calls abroad in every direction, to aid sister 
 churches in ordaining their Pastors, and adjusting diffictllties that 
 arose in the travel of these churches. 
 
 The second Pastor -was Elder Calvin CHAMBESLAm ■who came from 
 Brandon and took charge of this church in the month of April, 1801. 
 He found things in a sad condition ; but by diligent effort he gather- 
 ed in a harvest of precious souls in the year 1805 and 1804, as stated 
 by one of the Brethi-en, yet living, and himself a subject of this gra- 
 cious work. Some 30 or 40, he thinks must have been Baptised, and 
 the interests of Zion once more flourished. In 1810, a few more were 
 gathered in ; but not till the year 1817, is there record of any larga 
 increase. During this year, from April to October, about 30 were 
 baptised ; and during the two following years, some 15 more are re- 
 ported as has'ing been added by Baptism, some of them dissenters 
 from the Congregational church, seeking the baptism of the Gospel 
 at the hands of the venerable Chamberlain, because it was denied 
 them in their own church. The number of members in fellowship 
 reported to the Manchester Association, which met at West Dorset ia 
 the baptist meeting house Sept. 22d 1819, was 93. The messengers 
 for that year wera Eldee Chamberlain, Deacon George Oalusha, and 
 Brethren Truman Hill, James Wheaton and J. S, Pettibone ; the lat- 
 ter serving as clerk of the Body. 
 
 In October 1818, the church voted to adopt and print a summary 
 of Articles of Faith and practice instead of those adoptsd at the first 
 establishment of the church, but as none are to be found now, it is 
 presumed the vote was never executed. 
 
 In March 1823, Elder John R, Dodge was associated with Eldet 
 Chamberlain as an assistant pastor, and continued about two years. 
 During this time, Aug. 27th 1 823, the unusual occurrence transpired 
 in the history of th'e church, of the ordination of Deacons. Thes* 
 were, Brethren Truman Hill, and Peter W. Dean. Delegates and 
 ministers, invited from several churches in the vicinity were present ; 
 when a sermon was preached by Elder P. W. Reynolds then of Rupert; 
 prayer by the same, with imposition of hands by Elder C. M. Fuller, 
 and Beacon Isaac Gray both of West Dorset ; and the right hand of 
 fellowship was extended with appropriate remarks by the assistant 
 pastor of the church, Elder Dodge ; and a charge was given to the can- 
 didates by Elder C. M. Fuller, It is to be regretted, that these officers 
 are so seldom ordained to their appropriate work, among our churches, 
 in these latter years. Elder Chamberlain did not wholly resign the 
 charge of the church till he died. And in his last days he was per- 
 mitted once more to see the salvation of God among his beloved 
 people. In the fall of 1824, from September to December, a revival 
 was enjoyed that brought some 20 to 25 members into the church 
 whom Elder Dodge baptised into their fellowship. With such influ- 
 ences around him. Elder Chamberlain passed away from among the 
 living on Earth, to his reward in Heaven. He died in Nov. 1824, af- 
 ter having served the church as sole Pastor for about 22 years, at the 
 
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278 SHAFTSBLRY ASSYCIATION. [aPFEKDIX 
 
 ripe age of 64. Elder Cbambeilain was a man of solid piety, firm in 
 his principles, sound in doctrine ; and respected by all who knew him 
 for his grave, consistent demeanor. " And though dead he yet sj^eak- 
 eih;" and " his record is on high." 
 
 Elder Dodge was succeeded in the spring of 1825, by Elder P. W. 
 Retnolds, whom the church invited in April, to preach for them one 
 half the time for two months. In November following he became a 
 member and Pastor of the church, and removed into the town, where 
 he still resides. For about four years be served them, during which 
 time there were frequent accessions by baptism, though the records 
 of the church do not furnish the number nor the names of all. In 
 1826, some 12 to 15 were baptized, and in 1827, the church reported 99 
 to the association, as their entire number, but none baptized that year. 
 In May, 1829, Elder Reynolds gave notice that be should close his la- 
 bors, and asked a letter of dismission. Meanwhile he had expressed 
 a diversity of sentiments from the body of the church, which sooa 
 ripened into the views of Alexander Campbell, of Bethani/, Yu* 
 ginia ; whose system be has now advocated for more than 2U j'ears. 
 The church labored for months to reclaim him ; called a council for 
 advice, but all to no avail ; and finally in December, 1829, they with- 
 drew their fellowship from him. But he, with some 10 or 15 others 
 from the church, set up a counter interest, that has existed in town 
 ever since ; though in a feeble state as to numbers, and the means of 
 sustaining their visibility. 
 
 And now for a year or two, the church were like sheep having no 
 shepherd, and exposed to be a prey in the teeth of the devourer ; 
 but obtaining help of the Lord, they continued, and in the winter and 
 -spring of the year 1881, they enjoyed for a few months the labors of 
 Elder A. D. Gillette, now of Pliiladelpbia, which strengthened their 
 weakness and inspired them with new hope as a church. In the 
 month of July, Brother Moses Field began his labors among them, 
 and was ordained on the 16th of August, and became their Jffth Pas- 
 tor. And now the waters in the pool of salvation were stirred among 
 them ; for in August, and onward for months, accessions by baptism 
 occurred, imtil about 30 were thus added to the church during the 
 year. This was a great encouragement both to the church and their 
 youthful Pastor, amidst the arduous labors of his calling. Elder 
 Field remained about three years, during which time, in 1833, their 
 present bouse of worship was erected and dedicated to the worship 
 of Almighty God. It is of brick, about -10 by 50 feet, with steeple, 
 and conveniently finished within ; having a ])orch and singing gallery 
 over it, and capable of seating about 500 persons. This house is lo- 
 cated at Factory Point, now becoming the largest village in town, 
 because of its water-power and proximity to the railroad depot, and 
 one and a quarter miles from the Court-house, and old village. And 
 we presume we venture nothing in s.aying that, although there is a 
 Bank, Court-House, and the Burr Seminary, all located at the old 
 village on the bill, yet in a few years, from reasons given above, 
 Factory Point will be the leading place in Manchester, bstb in popu- 
 ation and busmess. The Baptist and Episcopal meeting-houses have 
 
StC. I.J CHURCHES ; MANCHESTER. 279 
 
 always been in this village. During the ministry of Elder Field the 
 condition of things was very much improved in the church. And ia 
 1833 they united with the Shaftsbury Association again, whot>e ter- 
 ritory had become narrowed down to Bennington county and vicinity, 
 where they have since remained. They reported a total of 87 mem- 
 bers in fellowship that year. 
 
 Elder Silas Kenney succeeded to the Pastorate in the autumn of 
 1834, and remained two and a half years, or till March, 1S87. It was 
 a time of trial during Elder Kenney's ministry, from difficulties be- 
 tween individuals, and he baptized only one or tioo ; when he removed, 
 leaving about 75 members in the church, and his beloved companion 
 sleeping in the dust beside the ashes of the venerable Chamberlain 
 and his wife. 
 
 Their next, or Seventh Pastor, was Elder Dexter P. Smith, now in 
 Iowa, who labored a year or more, in 1838-89, and gathered a harvest 
 of some 50 souls into the church, assisted by the labors of Elder Wm. 
 Grant, in a protracted meeting, held in the busy month of July. For 
 a week or tivo baptisms occurred almost daily, and in that single month, 
 about 40 went down into the water, and were "buried with Christ" 
 in the liquid grave, in token of their death to sin and obedience to 
 him as their Leader and King in Zion. Elder Smith removed in the 
 spring of 1839, leaving about 126 in fellowship. 
 
 Elder D. W. Burroughs was the next Pastor, who continued only 
 about one year. In March, 1839, the church, by a unanimous vote, 
 adopted a revised set of Articles of Faith and Practice, but these for 
 some reason, shared the fate of a former revision in 1818, and were 
 never printed for the use of the church. In March, 1840, the church 
 "voted not to fellowship those who deal in, or use intoxicating 
 drinks." 
 
 For a while the church was supphedwith preaching in 1840-41, by 
 Elder Joseph Packard, who baptized /owr in the fall of 1841. 
 
 Their Ninth Pastor was Brother Harvey I. Parker, who settled 
 among them about the close of the year 1841, and was ordained the 
 26th of January, 1842. In the summer of that year, some mercy 
 drops fell upon Zion, and in November, during a meeting of days, in 
 ■which the Pastor was assisted by Elder M. D. Miller, now of Madi- 
 son, Wisconsin, some 25 were baptized in the fellowship of the church. 
 In all, there must have been added during Elder Parker's ministry of 
 three years, about 33 by baptism, and 15 by letter, enlarging their 
 ■•number to 136, reported in 1843 to the Association. This was pro- 
 bably the highest number of members ever in the church at one 
 time. In November, 1844, Elder Parker was dismissed at his own 
 request, and removed to Burlington, where he has been Pastor of the 
 Baptist church ever since, till the spring of 1863. 
 
 From that time, changes have been tlie order of the day in respect 
 to pastors, no less than four having been settled and removed in seven 
 years. It may not be the province of a historian to divine the cause 
 of these frequent changes, but it is sad to be compelled to record 
 •them, for usually they indicate some wrong policy in a church, either 
 in settling, or dismissing their pastor. Elder G. S. Stockwell was 
 
280 SHAFTSBURy ASSOCIATION, [APPENDIX. 
 
 pastor for about a year, from May 1845, to April 1846. And in 1846 
 Elder H. Crawley succeeded him in May, and staid two years, or till 
 April, 1848. Neither of tliese baptized any, for it was a time of de- 
 clension and trials among some of the brethren, and the Holy Spuit 
 was grieved away. The association met in Manchester this year, to 
 which the church reported 100 members as then* total number. 
 
 In September, 1846, Elder Winthrop Moese, from Massachusetts, 
 took charge of the church, and in one year baptized /owr, when he 
 removed. After a destitution of some seven months, the church set- 
 tled Elder Stephen "VVright in May, 1860, who remained about two 
 years, baptized three, and removed in April, 1852. During this last 
 pastorate there was some advance made by the church, in her exter- 
 nal, if not in her internal affairs. The house of worship was some- 
 what improved, within and without; and in 1861 especially, the Sun- 
 day School increased to an average attendance during the summer 
 months of about 60 ; and the library was enlarged during the two 
 years, by the purchase of some 25 dollars worth of solid religious 
 reading.* 
 
 In seventy years this church has had no less than 13 Pastors set- 
 tled among them. The longest pastorate was that of Elder Cham- 
 berlain, 22 years. Elder Cornell's of 14 years, is the next ; and of 
 the rest, scarcely any exceeded three years. Since 1800, as near as 
 we can estimate from imperfect data, about 240 to '250 have been 
 baptized into the church; about 100 added by letter ; 1*76 dismissed ; 
 and 76 excluded. How many have deceased, we are imable to say, 
 but there now remains about 95 in membership. 
 
 This church has licensed five or six of its members, all previous to 
 18i24, to improve their gifts in public speaking, some of whom have 
 become ordained and useful ministers of the gospel. The following 
 brethren have served as Deacons in the church; Benjamin Vaughn, 
 chosen in 1782 ; George Galusha, in 1812 ; Truman Hill, in 1820 to 
 1823; Peter W. Dean, 1823 to 1827; Beujaiijin Sutherland, from 1825 
 to 1837 ; David Vauglm, 1828 to 1834; A. Tourtelot, 1834 to 1845, 
 and Loriug Dean, chosen in January, 1838, and John Chapman, 2d, 
 chosen in 1845, which last two serve at the present time. 
 
 The Clerks have been as follows : Benj. Vaughn, from June 22, 
 1781 to July, 1791 ; Ebenezer Hurlbut, from 1791 to January 1802 ; 
 Roger Sutherland, 1802 to December 25,1806; David Vaughn, 1806, 
 to June 1834, about 27^ years; A. Tourtelot, from June 1834, to Dec. 
 9, 1834 ; J. S. Pettibone, from December 9, 1834 to October 2, 1835 ; 
 Loring Dean, to May 28, 1836 ; Martin Slocum, to March, 1840, and 
 since that time, John W. Harris, now 12 years. Nine different per- 
 sons have served the church as Deacons, and nine as Clerks. 
 
 * Elder Jonathan R. Green was settled in May, 1852, with this church, and en- 
 tered upon the duties of his pastorate with great ardor; but in a few months he 
 fell at his post with Ins armor on, a victim of the malignant dysentery that pro- 
 vailed in and around Factory Point the latter part of the summer, and cut off sev- 
 eral others in the vigor of life, and in the midst of their usefulness. Elder Q. died 
 lu the affections of his people, and of the community. Lord's Day evening, Septem- 
 ber 19th, 1852, aged 51. yince his death the church have been destitute of a pas- 
 tor, until the present time, June, 1653, save an occasional supply. 
 
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 And now, in conclusion, would this church put on her strength, and 
 unitedly come up to the help of the Lord against the mighty, and, by 
 a liberal support of the ministry, and all the institutions of religion 
 among them, occupy vigorously their interesting field of labor, they 
 might be, with the Divine blessing, one of the most efficient churches 
 of our denomination in the county of BenaiDgton, if not in the whole 
 State. 
 
 V. SKETCH OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN POWNAL, VT. 
 
 The existence of Baptists in Pownal dates back as early as the year 
 1772, when a few brethren were gathered into a church by a minister 
 named Benjamin Gardner from Rhode Island, that existed only a few 
 years, in consequence of the defection of Mr. Gardner from the puri- 
 ty of a minister's life, which threw them into confusion. This body 
 bad reached the number of sixty members, as the result of an awake- 
 ning among the people in 1773.* This church remained in a bi-oken 
 state, after Mr. Gardner's fall, till 1781, when they were visited by a 
 minister named Francis Bennett from Foster, Rhode Island, whose 
 labors were blessed to their strengthening so that they resumed the 
 order and walk of a Gospel church the next year, as the records of the 
 present organization show, in the words following : "Pownal, Nov. 
 25th, 1782 . A number of persons assembled together in said Pownal 
 and made solemn covenant in the order of a Baptist church. There 
 were present from the church at Adams, (or 1 st Cheshire) Elder Pe- 
 TEH Wkeden, brethren Stephen Carpenter and John Lasure ; from the 
 church at Stillwater, Elder Lemuel Powers, and brother Benjamin 
 Irish ; from the church at Coventry, Rhode Island, Elder Caleb 
 Nichols, brethren John Parker and Laniel Comins; from the church 
 at Hancock, Eider Clark Rogebs, and brother Robert Carr ; who af- 
 ter beholding our order, gave us fellowship as a Gospel church." 
 
 Few entries of church business are recorded for a number of years, 
 and we suppose its travel and progress was mixed with joys and trials 
 labors and imperfections, not having a regulur pastor, as we can learn, 
 till 1788, whtiu Elder Caleb Nichols from Rhode Island removed 
 into the town and become Pastor of the church f 
 
 Of the progress of this church during the Pastorate of Elder Nichols, 
 we can give but a meagre account from the materials at hand. SufiS- 
 ce it to say, that in the last ten years of it, there were added to the 
 church 100, raising them to an average number during his min- 
 istry, of 130 members. This church first united with the Shaftsbm-y 
 
 * See Benedict. Vol I., Page 336. 
 
 t In 1790 a second B.iptist church was conistituted in the north west part of the 
 town, of which Eldt-r Bennett, (before inentioned) wa.s Pastor for many years. But 
 this church was never connected with the association. Elder Bennett lived and 
 died In town ; and his chorcb became extinct years aga 
 
282 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 Association in 1793, with 72 in their fellowship, and Elder Nichols as 
 their Pastor. The next year they reported the large accession of 64 
 to their number with a total of 137, Elder N. after tifteen years of use- 
 ful labor among this people died in their affections, Feb. 27 1804, in 
 the 61st year of his age. 
 
 The next Pastor was Elder Dyer Starks, for three years ; but no 
 enlargement of the church is recorded in this period. For three or 
 four years again they were without a pastor, from 1807-10. 
 And during this time they were favored with a gracious revival once 
 more, aided by the labors of Elder J. Leland, so that in 1808, they 
 reported to the association meeting with them that year, the accession 
 of 77, and a total of 192 members in the church. 
 
 In the jear 1811-12 we find the name of Elder David Hulbeut as 
 Pastor ; and then 8 years of destitution again till 1016, when the namo 
 of Elder George Robinson is found as Pastor for^ye years. But from 
 1 8 1 1 to 2 1 it was a time of declension in which not more than Jive 
 persons were added to the church according to the minutes of the as- 
 sociation. For many years, the church was supplied in their seasons 
 of destitution by two Licentiates living among them, named Benjaini7i 
 Gardner, and Dr. Cranmer Bannister : Elder Leland of Cheshire 
 usually baptising for them. 
 
 In 1822 they report 26 baptised with a total of only 95. In 
 1824-5, Elder Edward Green is reported as Pastor, and 3 las bap- 
 tised in 1824. In 1829, we find the name of Elder Wakeman G. 
 Johnson, occurs as Pastor. And in 1831-3, Elder Green was again 
 their supply with an addition of some 15 in the time. But in 1834 
 the name of Elder Elihu Dutcher occurs, and stands as their Pastor 
 till 1837. During his first year, in midsummer, a powerful revival 
 was enjoyed as the result of a protracted meeting, in which various 
 ministers assisted, among whom was Elder Eber Tucker an evangelist, 
 and 59 were baptised raising their number to 107. 
 
 In 1 837 another season of refreshing was enjoyed in a similar meet 
 ing in which their Pastor, Elder Thomas S. Rogers, was aided by 
 Elder Wm. Grant, which brought in another accession of 20 by bap- 
 tism. Elder Rogers was ordained in the midst of this meeting. He 
 only remained a year. After him we find the name of Elder Isaac 
 Childs as Pastor, in 1838-9, and then a destitution for three years. 
 
 In 1843 the name of Elder D. W. Gifford occurs, with no addition, 
 and a total of 78 in fellowship. 
 
 But in 1844, Elder Matthew Batchelor settled among them, and 
 has continued, to the present time, a period of nine years ; and the 
 longest pastorate enjoyed among them since the days of Elder Nichols. 
 During the first two years of his labors, some 20 were added by bap- 
 tism, and 15 by letter, making them 100 strong. Since then, mostly 
 in the year 1848-9, about 30 more have been added by baptism, and 
 they now stand with a membership of about 100 in their fellowship. 
 
 This Powual church have built, and helped to build three houses 
 of worship, in thelast twelve years, only one of which, however is ex- 
 clusively under their control, although they have rights in each of 
 them, in common with others. Whether this policy of multiplying 
 
SEC. I;] CHURCHES : RUPERT. 283 
 
 meeting houses in so many localities, and not owned or controlled by 
 any particular denomination, shall prove useful and God-honoring in 
 the end, remains to be demonstrated among them, by two illu«trations, 
 at least. 
 
 Of the officers of the church, beside the Pastor, -we are imable to 
 give any clear account ; except that Benjamin Gardner and Joseph 
 Myers, have served as Deacons for many years ; and the latter, as, 
 clerk, some 25 years or more. 
 
 VI. SKETCH OF THE RUPERT BAPTIST CHURCH, VT. 
 
 This church was originally a branch of Elder Obed "Warren's 
 church, in Salem, N. Y. But on the 25th of May, 1803, it was regu- 
 larly organized into a distinct body, by a council that met with them, 
 composed of Elders Warren, of Salem ; Isaac Beal, of Pawlet ; Bar- 
 ber, of Bottskill ; Sylvanus Haynes, of Middletown, and Clark Ken- 
 drick, of Poultney. The church was then composed of 32 members, 
 and a Br. Alvin Wales was ordained as their Pastor at the same 
 time. 
 
 In the year 1804, they were favored with a precious revival season, 
 and sovae forty persons -v^exe baptised into their fellowship; one of 
 ■whom, Br. Seely Sherman, furnished the chief materials for this 
 sketch. But trials succeeded, and in 1806, by the advice of a council 
 of five or six ministers, and other brethren from neighboring churches, 
 twenty-four members of the church were excluded, which reduced 
 their number considerably. Still they reported 73 members to the 
 Vermont Association, in Oetober of the year 1807. In 1809, Elder 
 Wales left them, and for several years they were without a pastor, 
 though occasionally supplied by neighboring ministers — Barber, Beal, 
 Brown and Wan-en, with the administration of the ordinances until 
 1813. 
 
 At this time a licentiate of the church, who had preached among 
 them some in their destitution, was called forth into the ministry, and 
 in October was ordained Pastor of the church. This was Elder Wee- 
 den P. Reynolds. He sustained this relation till 1825, or nearly 12 
 years, during which period the church was favored with a number of 
 revival seasons, and became quite large and strong. In 1814, the 
 first year of Elder Reynolds' ministry, 21 were reported as having 
 been added to the church, making a total of 93. In 1819, they report- 
 ed to the Manchester Association a total of 153 members. And in 
 1825, when the association met with this church, September 21 and 
 22, they reported thi-ee baptised, and a total of 120. Elder Reynolds 
 had now removed, and became pastor of the Manchester church. He 
 was several times Moderator, or preacher of the Introductory, at the 
 associated meetings of this Manchester Body. 
 
 From 1825 to 1830, various ministers served them a short time 
 each ; but it was a period of dearth and declension, for the want of 
 
284 SlIAFTSBURY ASSnciATIOI^. [APPENDIX. 
 
 regular pastoral oversight and instructioa. lu 1830, Elder Archibald 
 "Wait was settled over the chiirch, and contiaued for four years to 
 preach and administer the ordinances with good success. And during 
 his pastorate, especially in the years 1831 and '32, showers of bless- 
 ngs descended upon that thirsty Zion hill, and many valuable mem- 
 bers were added, some of whom still live to adorn their profession ;* 
 while others went back as usual, after such times of revival, to their 
 former lusts in the world. The number added during Elder Wait's 
 ministry of two years, was nearly 100. After this revival, the church 
 became divided by the introduction among them, of the peculiar sen- 
 timents of Alexander Campbell, who himself visited the place, in one 
 of his tours, and added fuel to the flame of discord already kindled. 
 Asa result, nearly or quite half of the members, with a good portion 
 of the property in the church went off, and formed what they called 
 a congregation of Disciples, alais Oampbkllites, which gi'eatly weak- 
 ened the church, and has affected its prosperity ever since. 
 
 From 1834 to 1840, a period of seven years, it was a time of de- 
 clension and trial, as well as weakness in the maintenance of the or- 
 dinances of worship. Still they had occasional preaching, and for 
 brief periods regular preaching by various ministers. Among these 
 were Elders M. L. Fuller, H. H. Haff, Wm. Cormack, (a licentiate from 
 Lakeville church in Greenwich,) A. Wait again, E. SouUai'd, and S. 
 A. Estee, of Salem. 
 
 In 1836, while Br. Cormack was their supply, they reported 123 
 members to the Washington Union Association, with which they had 
 now united. But in 1841, when Elder Wm. Grant had become their 
 Pastor, they reported only 84, of whom 9 had been baptised during 
 the year before. So much had they lost dm-ing the period of pastoral 
 destitution. When will churches learn to believe the policy of the 
 Savior is the wisest, and secure, and well support a Pastor constantly, 
 for their own comfort, peace and prosperity * A little more forbear- 
 ance or sacrifice on the part of a church to make the minister com- 
 fortable, would save him the trouble of removal, and themselves the 
 loss of a tried and useful pastor, as well as the inevitable decline 
 with which God visits a neglect or maltreatment of his public ser- 
 vants. After two years Elder Grant removed, and they were desti- 
 tute of an undershepherd till the spring of 1844, when a young man 
 fell among them, Br. George W. Freeman, whose services they secured, 
 and who was ordained pastor of the church on the 19th of June, 
 1844. He sustained this relation for about three years, when he re- 
 moved to Fort Edward, N. Y., in April, 184'7. Elder F. found about 
 60 members in the church, baptised 10, and left about 75. 
 
 * '■Uncler the ministry of Elder A. "Wait, Milo Frary was converted and joined 
 the church, and afterwards entered the ministry and became eminently useful in 
 the churches. About that time Daniel Mattefon was converted, joined the church, 
 and entcretl upon a course of study in the New Ham])ton Theological Institute, in 
 New llamphsbire. In that Institution, in the neighboring towns, and especially 
 In Sanbornton and Meredith, God was with him, and hundreds were converted and 
 joined the church through his faithful labors. He died with his armor on in Mere- 
 dith, N. IL, A. D. 1840." E S. 
 
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 Elder Alfeed Harvey, from Hebron, N. Y., succeeded to the charge 
 of the church ia 1847, and continued two years. During his pastor- 
 ate in the fall of 1848, he baptised nine converts, as the result of a 
 meeting of several days duration, in the busy season of corn harvest. 
 Elder H. was assisted in the labors of this meeting by a number of 
 his ministering brethren in other churches around. He left 82 mem- 
 bers when he removed to Westerlo, N. Y., in June, 1849. In June, 
 1848, this chm'ch first united with the Shaftsbury Association, at its 
 session in Manchester. It had been connected with the Vermont, 
 till 1818, when it became a member of the newly formed Manchester 
 Association, where it continued till that body was dissolved in 1830. 
 It 7ie.rt joined the Washington Association in 1830, during Elder 
 Wait's pastorate; and still later, in 1835, with other churches of the 
 Washington and Bottskill Associations, was merged into the Wash- 
 ington Union. 
 
 From April 1849, Elder Nelson Cowhs served as pastor one year , 
 The Shaftsbury Association met this year with them, though but 
 poorly attended, from the unfavorable place of meeting, in the re 
 mote and isolated corner of Bennington county, in which this church 
 is situated. Elder Combs removed in 1 850 to Saratoga county, and 
 for six months of the year 1860, Elder Daniel Eldridge, of Salem, 
 was their supply ; since which, until the spring of 1852, they have 
 been mostly without the Word and ordinances of Christ's house 
 among them. But once more the Lord has remembered them, and 
 called a man from his shop (Br. Chas. Coon,) and sent him to break 
 to their souls the bread of life, and we hope " to strengthen the 
 things that remained, that were ready to die " among them.* Their 
 last reported number in 1853, was 75. 
 
 From the frst, the following brethren have served the church as 
 clerks : Roswell Flower, John A. Waldo, Seeley Sherman, Seeley M. 
 Sherman, Joseph Parker, Josiah Sherman, Richard Brown, Sterling 
 Sherman and Squire R. Sherman. The names of the Deacons are 
 not given us. We find, however, in the Minutes of the Association 
 among the Messengers, the following Deacons : Asa Nurse and Daniel 
 Waldo, in 1809; Dea. R. Flower, in 1820; and Deas. Flower and 
 D. Waldo, in 1823. And in 1825, Dea. Wm. Scott is joined with the 
 last two, and in 1845 Dea. E. Philips, and in 1850, David Thompson. 
 These are all we find, si.x different names. 
 
 Thus in the period of 49 years this church has experienced many 
 vicissitudes. It has seen the glory of God in the salvation of souls, 
 and shared in the afflictions common to Zion in this world. Amidst 
 coldness, trials and divisions, haviug obtained help of God, it con- 
 tinues to this day, a sister church in the militant state. May the 
 brethren who compose it, renew their strength by frequent waitmg 
 on- the Lord, and double their diligence in their interesting field of 
 labor, until they see the salvation of God once more in their midst. 
 
 * la the summer of 1852 a season of refreshing was enjoyed, and 10 added by 
 baptism. 
 
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28^ sHAFTSBURy ■AssociATio>r. [appendix. 
 
 Their location in a fertile valley on tbe line of the Washington and 
 Rutland railroad; the wealth of the church and community ; the 
 goodly number of their members; the gifts they possess in Zion; 
 with a comfortable house of worshjp, free from debt, and the exceed- 
 ing great and precious promises of God iu their ftivor — and why 
 should not this church live and prosper ? United in their counsels 
 and efforts to sustain a constant ministry of the Gospel among them, 
 and with an enterprise and liberality in religious things, such as they 
 manifest iu the pursuits of this life, — and we think the Baptist church 
 in Rupert might again be, what it once was, in the palmy days of its 
 existence — a strong, self-sustaining church, shooting its fruitful 
 boughs over the mountain walls, that rise toward Heaven, on either 
 Bide of their beautiful valley, along which the iron-horse now rushes 
 daily to and from the marts of trade and business. May it soon be. 
 And may the future history of this church furnish br'ujhter illustra- 
 tions of the faithfulness of a covenant keeping God, to all who ven- 
 ture upon his word, and trust in him with all the heart, than even the 
 past has furnihhed. 
 
 VII. SKETCH OF THE SHAFTSBURY BAPTIST CHURCH. 
 
 The Baptist Church in Shaftsbury formerly denominated the 4th ; 
 afterwards, for a season the 3d, and since 1844, the only church in 
 town, was constituted in Bennington on the 19th of August 1783. 
 The articles of faith and church covenant which appear among the 
 papers of the chm'ch, are subscribed by twenty four members in 1787, 
 and are very similar to those which the church now recognize as 
 theirs, and which are contained in their printed rules. 
 
 Although the records of the first formation of the church, and its 
 proceedings for several years are very incomplete, still enough is re- 
 corded to show the views which these fathers and mothers in Israel en- 
 tertained at that early day in respect to some leading and important 
 parts of church discipline, to wit : 'That persons not baptised accor- 
 ding to the Scripture example, should not be admitted to the com- 
 munion. That no trespass or offence committed by any member shall 
 be brought into the church without evidence to prove the fact, nor 
 without the private steps of labour first taken. That every member 
 is bound by the laws of Christ to attend the meetings of th« church 
 except for some reasonable excuse. And that no brother should go to 
 law with brother.' 
 
 It appears by the records that the meetings of the church were hpl- 
 den in Bennington until January KJth 1785, after which time the cen- 
 tre of Shaftsbury appears to have been their place of meeting, and 
 Elder Amos Burrows was, at this time preaching for the church, and 
 80 continued until after the first meeting house was erected in 1786. 
 During this year a very extensive revival of religion was enjoyed. It 
 appeared as if the Lord approved the pious design of his people in 
 
SEC. I.] CHURCHES : SHAFTSBURV. 287 
 
 erecting a house for his worship in this then newly settled country 
 and poured out his spirit upon them even before their house was com- 
 pleted, and a number of valuable members were at this time added 
 who were afterwards pillars of the church. 
 
 The meeting-house finished, the revival past, now came a scene of 
 trial. Elder Burrows who had been preaching for some time in town, 
 was a man of ardent temperament, but somewhat periodical in his re- 
 ligious feelings, and seemed better calculated to enlist the feelings 
 and kindle the passions than to instruct his hearers in the doctrines 
 and duties of Christianity. He had ardent friends in the church whose 
 views and tastes corresponded with his own, who wished that he 
 might be settled for their pastor. Whilst others looked for other gifts 
 and qualifications to unite in the man whom they should place in 
 charge of the church, as its pastor and teacher. After patient waiting 
 and the exercise of mutual christi.in love and forbearance, Elder Caleb 
 Blood was settled as the first pastor of the church in 1*788. 
 
 In 1794 this chm'ch enjoyed another revival season in which thirty 
 five were added to their number. But the most extensive revival, 
 ever enjoyed by this church, and commonly referred to as the 
 "great reformation," commenced in the spring of 1798 and con- 
 tinued nearly a year. During this revival one hundred and seven- 
 ty five were added to the church.* Of this number however, about 
 twenty who had sustained a relation together as the Salisbury church, 
 in the south part of the town, dissolved that connection and united 
 with this church. So that subsequent to this period this church 
 was usually denommated the Third, instead of the Fourth church, 
 as heretofore.! 
 
 Elder Blood continued his connection with this church as their pas- 
 tor until April 1807, a period of nearly twenty years. Owing to the 
 destitutson of Baptist ministers in this region at that time, and owing 
 to his long and justly established character as a succesful minister of 
 the gospel, " whose fame was in all the churches," he was so frequently 
 called upon to attend public meetings, councils, associations, ordina- 
 tions, and funerals, that it took much of his time and his people felt 
 the loss. Several circumstances conspired to fix his mind upon a re- 
 moval. Years had passed without any special work of grace under 
 his ministry. His congregation had been thinned by death and re- 
 movals, and frequenr and urgent solicitations were made to him for 
 his services in other places. He removed from this place to Boston, 
 thence two years afterwards, to Portland, Me., at which place this ven- 
 erable man closed his eyes on all earthly scenes. 
 
 As much of the history of this church is identified with the history 
 of this father in Israel, it may not be out of place to recal to mind some 
 traits of character witii which he was endowed. Never having en- 
 joyed the advantages of an early education, yet possessed of a strong 
 intellect, of good sense and sound judgment accompanied with an un- 
 
 * See an acconnt of th'S work in Elder Bloods letter, page 59-60 of this work. 
 + It is called the 4th church generally in the minutes, till 1818. 
 
288 SHAFTSBtJRV ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 yielding resolution, he gained that degree of general information, 
 ■which rendered his society agreeable and interesting ; he was justly 
 esteemed a safe and valuable counsellor, and an able minister of the 
 New Testament. 
 
 He was a plain preacher. Having clear conceptions of Divine 
 truth himself, he set it forth before his audience without disguise or 
 ambiguity. He was powerful too, as well as plain. In his manner 
 he was earnest, testifying to the truth like a witness for God, deeply 
 impressed with its reality and importance. 
 
 Upon the dismission of Elder Blocd, the church made application 
 to Elder Isaiah Mattison of the west church, and obtained his services 
 for one half the time, he preaching every other sabbath for this church 
 and continuing his connection with the first church as their pastor. 
 This arrangment continued with Elder Mattison and the 1st church 
 for nearly nineteen years, until the 1st of January, 1826. 
 
 During the ministry of Elder Mattison, two revivals of religion 
 ■were enjoyed, one in 1810-11, in which about 100 members were ad- 
 ded, and one in 1817, in which 20 were added. 
 
 Since the close of Elder Mattison's labors, several pastors have, for 
 short periods, had charge of this church. Elder Daniel Tinkham for 
 one year, and Elder Cyrus W. Hodges for four years ending in the 
 spring of 1833 ; during which time two revivals were witnessed, one 
 in 1829 in which 32 were added; the other, in 1831 in which 41 were 
 added. The consistent piety of this devoted servant of Christ, together 
 ■with his amiable deportment, sweetness of temper, and meekness of 
 mind, greatly endeared him to the people of his charge, especially to 
 those who by the Divine blessing, bad become the subjects of grace 
 under his ministry. 
 
 In the Autumn of 1833 this church was visited by Elder Warhara 
 Walker, who was subsequently employed as pastor, and sustained 
 that relation to the church untd the Spring of 1838 about four and a 
 half years: — during which time 23 were added as the fruits of a re- 
 vival in 1834. Elder Harman Ellis succeeded Elder Walker and 
 remained one year. 
 
 In the month of January, 1839, a committee was appointed to 
 take into consideration the subject of holding a series of religious 
 meetings, and in their discretion, to employ suitable gifts in aid of 
 such meetings. This led to an acquaintance with Elder Joseph W. 
 Sawyer, who came at the request of said committee to labor for the 
 church. These labors proved successful, and with the blessing of 
 God, resulted in the addition to the church, of 50 members. Elder 
 Sawyer was employed as the pastor of the church, and so continued 
 for five years. In the autumn of 1842, and winter and spring of 
 1843, a very interesting work of grace was enjoyed by this church, 
 and one hundred were added to its number. Several united who 
 had been members of the Second church, and as the Second church 
 have held ho meetings since, it may be considered as virtually dis- 
 solved. 
 
 Elder Sawyer was succeeded by Elier Israel Keach, ia the spring 
 of 1845, who remained with the church as their pastor for three 
 
SEC. I.] CHURCHES : SHAFTSBURY. 289 
 
 years; and in the summer of 1841, Elder Lansing Bailey was em- 
 ployed as pastor, and remained as such until April, 1851. During 
 the autumn of 1849, 25 new members were added as the result of a 
 series of meetings, held by Elder Isaac Wescott. 
 
 This church erected a neat and commodious house of worship in 
 1846.* Their present number of members, as returned to the asso- 
 ciation in 1852, is 170. 
 
 The large numbers which have united with this church during so 
 many successive seasons of revival, have been principally dismissed, 
 as a consequence of emigration to the west, where many of them 
 have already, and do now, fill important stations in the Zion of God 
 
 The foregoing sketch was prepared by Hon. Nathan H. Bot- 
 tom, (for many years clerk of this Shaftsbury church,) in June, 
 1852. It might be added that Elder Arthur Day succeeded Elder 
 Bailey in the care of the church, and remains in that relation The 
 association has just held its 73rd anniversary with this ancient church, 
 now left alone of the four Baptist churches once known in the town 
 of Shaftsbury. And in this connection it may be appropriate to give 
 a brief account of the First and Second, or as they were called on 
 the minutes for some years, the West and £ast Baptist chm-ches in 
 Shaftsbury. 
 
 The Jirst or loest church was not only the earliest Baptist church 
 in town, but in all the region, having been constituted in the year 
 1768, and had its centre of operations and field of labor also in the 
 southwest portion of the town, taking in some of the towns of Ben- 
 nington and Hoosick in its domain. We know little of its history 
 and struggles for the first twenty years, during the scenes that pre- 
 ceded and followed the war of our revolution, nor can we say much 
 of its progress till after the year 1800. It was one of the original 
 churches in the Shaftsbury Association, and the Jirst, and some of 
 the earlier meetings of the body were held with it. According to 
 the minutes of the association, there were 45 members in standing in 
 1786. It did not make returns every year ; but we perceive by 
 those that were made, that the membership declined to less than 30 
 in 1798, there being no settled Pastor among them. A licentiate 
 named Cyprian Downer was helpful by his labors, in keeping them 
 from entire dissolution ; as also were the labors of another Brother 
 usually denominated Deacon Gideon Slye. 
 
 In the year 1798-9 this church shared in the great reformation, 
 with Elder Blood's people, and 73 were added to their number, ma- 
 king them nearly one hundred strong. In 1801-2 they had a Pastor 
 in the person of Elder Andrew Harpending, but his labors did not 
 eeem to have been of much service to them. But in 1803, one of their 
 own number, born, reared, converted and baptised among them, waa 
 called forward to public service, and in November of that year he 
 was ordained to the pastoral charge of his native church, at the age 
 
 * Thev rebuilt their former house on the old site.— CosfPii.KE. 
 
290 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 of 23 and a half years. In the year 1807 this church reported 19 
 additions ; in 1811, 33 more ; and from that onward till 1825, a few 
 scattering drops fell upon their soil, to encourage the fainting laborers. 
 Yet with their Pastor's labor only one half the time from 1B07, there 
 was a gradual decrease of their number from 136, until in the year 
 1824, they reported only 05 members in standing. 
 
 But in 1825 they went up to the association, rejoicing over some 
 35 accessions to their number; and in 1827, they reported o^ar forty 
 more, making a total of 130, after dismissing 15 during the year pre- 
 vious. In 1831-4 during three years, they received 71 by baptism 
 and a few by letter, raising their total membership to 182. Again, 
 in 1839, they reported 32 baptised ; and m 1843, 17 more, which was 
 the last revival they ever enjoyed. During the long period of forty 
 years had their own Pastor, Elder Mattison led them into the pastures 
 of grace, and been their spiritual guide and counsellor. He was in 
 fact, the only Pastor the church ever really enjoyed All others had 
 been mere transient helps for a brief period, and then they were gone. 
 But this Pastorate endured until indeed its incumbent had well nigh 
 worn himself out in the service of this single church, and the fourth 
 church for awhile, one half of the time. As we have stated in the 
 sketch of the 2d Bennington church, this body became entangled in 
 difficulties and dissolved its organization in 1844, after having existed 
 as an independent body for about seventy-six years. Some of its mem- 
 bers yet remain in the vicinity and out of connection with any church. 
 
 Concerning the second or east Shaftsbury Baptist church the follow- 
 ing items may be of some interest, gleaned up from the wreck of ma- 
 terials that once existed respecting this chm-cli of our Lord Jesus 
 Christ, It was situated in the northern, or northeastern portion of 
 the town, in a locality called Maplehill ; and sometimes called the 
 Rhode Island church, because, if we understand rightly, many of the 
 earlier settlers in this part of the town came from the State of Rhode 
 Island. 
 
 This church was constituted at the house of Thomas Mattison, (father 
 of Elder Mattison) in the south west part of the town, June 29th, 
 1780, as the records testify, yet extant in the possession of a Brotlier 
 Jared Mattison in the north part of the town. The constituent mem- 
 bers were said to be " some of the Brethren of the first ohurch, with 
 others living in the north part of the town." 
 
 This church also was one of the constituent members of the associa- 
 tion. In 1786, they reported 34 members in standing. They seem 
 not to have had an ordained minister as their Pastor at all, till the 
 year 1827. They never had a house of Avorship of their own, and 
 hence could not well sustain a Pastor in his labors. But with the aid 
 of Brother Downer and Deacon Slye, with the occasional help of 
 neighboring ministers, they maintained their visibility for more than 
 45 years without a settled pastor. An i in the year 1799, this church 
 shared in the great work of grace that blessed the town, and add 
 ed fifteen to their number, making 36 in fellowship amonj them. No 
 returns were made to the association from this church for 20 years, 
 from 1807 to 1827. At this last date, they reunited with the body 
 
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 reporting tlie name of Elder Daniel A. Cobb as their Pastor, and 
 a membership of 65, having evidently been refreshed and strengthen- 
 ed by a revival of religion, as the 1st church had been that year, El- 
 der Cobb, left them in 1830, and ■v\-e next find the name of Elder 
 Robert R. Bennett among them as Pastor, from 1832 to 1835, and 
 again in 1838. In 1831 they enjoyed a revival again, and reported 
 24 baptised in 1832, with a total of 64 members. Again in 1838-9 a 
 few more were baptised, while the central church was sharing a bless- 
 ing ; but their numbers diminished until 1841, they were dropped 
 from the minutes of the association ;* and have ceased from that time 
 to be counted a church in gospel order. And since they have no 
 house of worship, and are too weak to maintain a Pastor, why should 
 not the scattered remnant of this little church find a home and privi- 
 leges among their Brethren at the center of the town ? Thus might 
 all be benefitted, and the general cause of religion in the town be pro- 
 moted. 
 
 Having completed our design in sketching a brief account of the 
 leading facts in the history of each of the churches yet remaining in 
 the body, or recently in it,f we shall close this first section of the 
 Appendix, with a tabular view of all the churches that have ever be- 
 longed to this association from the beginning to the number of 83. 
 This table is so arranged as to show the location of each church, the 
 date of its constitution according to the best authorities attained, the 
 date of its union to, and the departure /rom the body ; with the num- 
 ber of years it was connected, and the present connection of each 
 church, unless extinct. Some of Ihese churches bore different names 
 at various times which will be explained in notes at the close of the 
 table. 
 
 * See page 221 of this work. 
 
 t "When thl3 work was first commenced, the Rupert church was a member of the 
 association, and as the compiler had troubled a brother for the materials of a 
 sketch of said church, he has inserted it. 
 
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296 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, [APPENDIX. 
 
 EXPLANATORY REMARKS. 
 
 The following remarks may be necessary to explain the forego- 
 ing table, and show the different names which some of the clmrches 
 have borne at different periods of their history. As is seen, more 
 than 80 churches have found their home around the hearth-stone of 
 our Old Shaftsbury mother, some dozen of which have become ex- 
 tinct, while others have changed their names. Those in small capi- 
 tals are yet in the body. Those that have borne various names are 
 the following: the Ausierliiz was called New Britain till 1793, then 
 1 Canaan till 1821. The Ballston Spa was called 2nd Milton till 1802. 
 - Berlin, vrns called Little Hoosick till 1792, then Stephentown till 
 1800, then Stephentown and Petersburgh till 1806, and since then 
 Berlin. Boitskill bore the cognomen of Battenkila at first, (often 
 called Union Village,) and is the oldest church of three in the town 
 of Greenwich, "Washington county, N. Y. Broadalbin was called 
 Mayfield till 1806. Canaan 1st, was called 2nd Canaan till 1821, and 
 the same is now known (since 1846) as the Flatbrook church in the 
 Berkshire Association. The 2nd Canaan was the 3rd Canaan till the 
 year 1821. The \f.t Cheshire vi&s called Adams till 1794. The 3ri 
 Cheshire became the second, when the six principle churches bec-ime 
 extinct in 1806-7. The Chester church was called Thurman till 1600. 
 The Ist Dover was Pawlington for many years. Egremont was called 
 Great Barrington till 1811. The Galway churches were called Gal- 
 loway or New Galloway at first. Greenfield 2nd was once the third, 
 till the old second church was dissolved in 1822. Hadley became the 
 Corinth in 1819, and is now extinct we believe. The \st Hartford 
 was called We-tfield till 1794. The 2nd Hartford has become the 
 Adamsville in late years, made up of the fragments however of two 
 or three churches. The Hinsdale wrs called Partridgefield till 1807, 
 then Peru till 1810. Hoosick was called Mapletown till 1811. The 
 1st Nassau was called Philipstown till 1809. The Niiie Partners 
 was called Great Nine Partners till 1792. Aorih Hast, was North- 
 eastown till 179.''>. Moreau, was 3rd Saratoga till 1799, then called 
 Northumberland till 1805, (as we suppose,) and now Moreau. The 
 Providence church was formed by the union of the first and second 
 Providence churches in 18'^], which had been called 3rd and 4th Gal- 
 way till 1796. The 1st Savoy was called Bullock's Grant till 1798. 
 Schuyltrsville WHS called 1st Saratoga till 1836. Saratoga Springs 
 was 2nd Saratoga till 1820. Schodack was called New Bethlehem 
 till 1799. The \st and 2nd Shaftsbury churches were called East and 
 West Shaftsbury till 1793, and the present Shaftsbury was called the 
 4th till 1819, when it became the 3rd: it has often been called the 
 centre church. Stephentown was called the 2d church till 1 804. The 
 While Creek was called Cambridge till 1817. These explanations 
 may suffice as to various names of single churches. A few churches 
 united with the association for a few years, that were never repre- 
 sented more than a year or two, and then disappeared from the min- 
 utes. Of this class wf re Ballston in 1797 to 1801, with 50 members, 
 but no returns after the first year. Another was the Granville, from 
 1797 to 1801, with 18 members, but no returns again from them. 
 
SEC. II.J MINISTERS : £. BARBER. 297 
 
 SECTION II. 
 
 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF A FEW DIS- 
 TINGUISHED MINISTERS OF THE BODY. 
 
 In this section we propose to give a series of biographical sketches 
 of some of the more useful and distinguished ministers, whose labora 
 •were in connection with the early history and progress of this asso- 
 ciation. We cannot notice even all that we would, for want of space 
 in our work, already swelled to sufficient size, and also for want of 
 proper materials in regard to some of these worthies of a former 
 generation. Of course we have selected the names of the older 
 ministers, who have passed away to their account and reward in 
 another world ; escept thnt we insert sketches of two or three yet 
 living, but far advanced in years, who have attained some distinction 
 by the fact that they preached a life time, or nearly so, in the same 
 church, and that, the cimrch with which they first connected in Zion. 
 
 For surely it is no mean distinction for a minister, in these times of 
 change, to have retained the same pastoral connection for thirti4 or 
 fortji years, and among the same people where he was bred, and first 
 professed the name of Jesus. It is a remarkable exception to the 
 truth of the proverb, " A prophet is not without honor, save in his 
 own country, and in his own house." (Matt. 13 : 57.) 
 
 I. EDWARD BARBER, OF GREENWICH, N. Y. 
 
 We place at the head of this list of worthies the above name, not 
 only because it is deserving, but because it falls first, in an alphabeti- 
 cal order of names. And although Elder Barber was a member of 
 the Shaftsbury At-sociation but a few years, he was a frequent visitor 
 and messenger from the Saratoga body, and therefore deserves a no- 
 tice among the distinguished ministers of this association. We re- 
 gret we cannot find more ample materials for our purpose ; and the 
 more, as no characteristic sketch of him, — except a mere newspaper 
 obituary, — has ever found its way into print, whereby the memory of 
 
298 SIIAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [aPPENDIX. 
 
 his public virtues and pulpit talents, as well as his private worth, may 
 be perpetuated to the generations following. We here design no 
 fuUsome eulogy of him, but a plain statement of the leading facts 
 respecting his public labors, with a brief analysis of his character as 
 a man and a christian minister. 
 
 He was born September 23, VlQ8, in Exeter, State of Rhode Island, 
 where also he spent his early youth. He professed religion when 
 about eighteen years of age, and soon began to improve his gift in 
 public speaking. His first settlement in the ministry was with the 
 Bottskill Baptist church at Union Village, N. Y., at first called Bat- 
 tenkill, from the stream of water near which its meeting-house stood. 
 He came to this people as a licentiate from the Berlin church, under 
 Elder Hull's care, and commenced his ministry among them the last 
 Lord's day in June, 1794. On the 25th of September following, he 
 was publicly set apart to the work of the gospel ministry in obedience 
 to the call of the church, at the age of 26 years. His ordination 
 took place in the open ah, we are told, before the house of a Brother 
 Wm. Tetft, (since called the Pohlman house,) in liaston, one mile 
 southeast of the Baptist meeting house in Union Village. Elder 
 Blood, of Shaftsbury, preached the sermon, and the occasion was one 
 of deep interest to the church, as Elder Barber's subsequent ministry 
 proved vastly beneficial to the prosperity of the whole community, 
 and the cause of true religion in that region of country. 
 
 During a ministry of just foi'ty years with this people, be enjoyed 
 frequent revival seasons, adding to the church about 100 during the 
 first six years of his pastorate. He found them much distracted on 
 account of the sad fail of Elder I'anner, his predecessor, who had 
 been exclu led from the church and the ministry. From a member- 
 ship of 172 reported to the association in 1794, they gradually in- 
 creased to 2411 in 1799, when they last reported their number to this 
 association. A few had been dismissed, excluded and died ; but 
 there was a nett gain of nearly 70 members in the brief space of 
 five years. 
 
 In the revivals of succeeding years that blessed the churches of 
 that region, and of the land generally, his people shared largely, and 
 frequent accessions were made to the church. In 1805 his church 
 united with the Saratoga Association, where he took an active part 
 among his brethren in the business and devotional exercises of that 
 body for 26 years, never being marked absent from their meetings in 
 the whole of that period. From the minutes of that body we gather 
 that he had a constant increase to his church, rising from 235 in 1805 
 to 547 reported to the association in 1826. In these 22 years he en- 
 joyed three considerable revivals, in the years 18(i9-'ll, adding nearly 
 sixty to his church; in 1815-17, about 26U, and in 1824-'26, some 
 40 more, by baptism. 
 
 The revival of 1815-16 was a wonderful work of Divine grace 
 among his people, as in many other parts of our land. Concerning 
 this work we find the following account from his graphic pen, in a 
 letter to the Editors of the Massachusetts Baptist Missionary Maga- 
 zine. Vol. IV., pages S56-'7,of which the following is an extract. 
 
SEC. II.] CHURCHES : E. BARBER. 20V 
 
 " For four years past there have been but few added to the church. 
 In this time we have endured the trials common to the people of 
 God, attended with a great want of the spirit of devotion and prac 
 tical piety ; while coldness and stupidity have much prevailed among 
 the professors of rehgion. But for two years past there has been 
 more attention. Our public assemblies on the Lord's day have been 
 increased with an apparent solemnity on the minds of many who 
 thus attended to hear the word. The latter part of summer there were 
 some who appeared seriously impressed ; and on the 28th of Septem- 
 ber, wie from the Methodist communion came forward and gave a re- 
 lation of her experience, was received of the church and baptised. 
 On the 26th of October, one other person was baptised. Both of 
 these professed to have met with a change some years before. On 
 the 20th of January, 1816, the work became more visible ; several 
 persons gave a relation to the church, and were received as candi- 
 dates for baptism. The day following I baptised one of them, and 
 on the 2Sth, Jive more, and February 11th, two. From this time the 
 work spread into different parts of the vicinity, and went on like the 
 work of a God, against all opposition. 
 
 "On the 25th of February I baptized 11 ; March lOth, 19; ditto 
 I7th, one ; ditto 24th, 21 ; April 7th, 25 ; ditto 21st, 20; ditto 28th, 
 22; May 5th, 22; June 2nd, 24 ; ditto 9th, 8; ditto 23rd, 21 ; July 
 7th, 8; ditto 11th, 2; ditto 25th, one ; and July 28th, 15 persons. 
 Thus from the 21st of January to July 28th, being six months and 
 seven days, I baptised 228 ; making in the whole, since September 
 28th, 1815, to the 28th of this instant July, 230. These have all been 
 added to the church. 
 
 " Although this work has been very powerful and rapid, yet gener- 
 ally it has not been attended with noise or confusion. Very few have 
 cried oat or made any visible ado under their convictions ; but in 
 some instances they have spoken thcT joys aloud when the Lord de- 
 livered them from a guilty conscience, and the curse of the Divine 
 Law. In conference meetings they have generally spoken with great 
 calmness and deliberation ; and in giving their relations to the church, 
 they have spoken with so low a tone of voice that the crowd of spec- 
 tators have found it difficult to hear. Some of all ages, from sixty 
 down to twelve years, have been baptised and received into the church, 
 not any younger that I know of, have offered themselves." 
 
 In another letter dated March 22, 1817,* he further says of this 
 revival : 
 
 " God is gloriously carrying on his good work in these parts ; al- 
 though it has subsided within our vicinity, yet in the following towns, 
 or at least in some of them, it is progressing, viz. : Hartford, Argyle, 
 Kingsbury, Queensbury, Fort Ann, Granville, Salem, and Cambridge 
 or White Creek, all in the county of Washington. According to the 
 best information I can get, about 840 persons have professed religion 
 within a little more than a year past, in the above towns, including 
 257 added to the church under my pastoral care. These are the as- 
 
 ♦ See the'Am. Baptist Magazine, Tol. I., pages 152, 153. 
 
300 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 tonisliing doings of the Great Redeemer whom God hath exalted 
 upon hie holy hill of Zion. 
 
 " Yours most affectionately, 
 
 "EDWARD BARBER." 
 
 This was indeed a great work of Divine grace, the greatest in thie 
 church of his whole ministry. But in 1831 his people shared onco 
 more in the Divine favor, in a revival that added 186 by baptism, 
 during the first six or eight months of that year. These additions en- 
 larged the church to 414, as reported to the Bottskill Association. 
 And in 1835, the yenr of hia death, 135 more were added by baptism, 
 as the result of a meeting of days, conducted chiefly by Elders I. 
 Wescott and S. S. Parr. But in this harvest Elder Barber took little 
 part actively, though his prayers for Zion and for souls, only ceased 
 with his latest breath. 
 
 His long pastorate was very profitable to this church, enlarging 
 them to more than 5(J0 members ; and the old Bottskill remains to 
 this day one of the strongest and most efficient village churches in all 
 eastern New York ; and this, after it has sent off two colonies since 
 Elder Barber's death ; one at Lakeville on the northeast, and the 
 other at Galesville, on the west. The total membership in these three 
 Greenwich churches in 1853, is about 750. Among all the older per- 
 sons of the town and vicinity who knew him, Elder Barber's memory 
 is fragrant to this day. He was the spiritual father of hundreds in the 
 town of Greenwich and the region around. In his doctrinal views, he 
 was of the old school ; but still he was eminently practical, as he was 
 able, in his pulpit efforts. It miglit be said of him in his day. In labors 
 abundarit. Often the chosen preacher at Associations and ordinations, 
 he was heard with pleasure and profit by his brethren of the pulpit, as 
 well .18 by those of the pew. Of the Shaftsbury Association, lie was 
 Clerk in 1799, as he was the author of the circular letter in 1800, and 
 of the corresponding, in 1797. An extract from his circular may be found 
 page 74-5 of this work. In the Sarrt/o^/a Association, also, lie shared 
 a like distinction among his brethren, as well as in the Bottskill 
 body. He preached the introductory sermon in the Saratoga Asso- 
 ciation ^five times in twenty-five years, and was Moderator of the 
 same six times in that period, beside being clerk for two sessions ; 
 
 In the controversies of his times respecting the character and ten- 
 dencies of the institution of Free-Masonry, Elder Barber was one of 
 the foremost and firmest in opposition to this institution. And in an- 
 swer to the reproach sometimes cast upon the churches that took 
 anti masonic ground, that they lacked ardent piety, and only lived in 
 a spirit of controversj^ it might be stated that in the great revivals of 
 1881-2, as well as those of subsequent years, the churches in this re- 
 gion which were the most decided in their opposition to secret socie- 
 ties, shared full as largely in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and 
 are not behind other churches generally, in the spirit of Benevolence. 
 Facts well known, demonstrate the truthfulness of this remark. 
 
 Elder Barber died suddenly amidst his own people, on the first day of 
 July, 1834 ; "and devout men carried him to his burial, and made great 
 
SEC. n.] MNISTERS : E. BARBER. 301 
 
 lamentation over lum." I« tl^e minutes of tiie Bottskill Association 
 •of that year, honorable testimoRy was boiee to his worth, and a reso- 
 iutioa cf coedolence with his widow and children was put upon re- 
 cord. And the subjoined obituary notice of bim, published soon after 
 ii is decease, will show the maneer of his death atid the esteem ia 
 which he was held by those who knew him in his day and generation. 
 It is copied from a newspaper notice found in the possession of bis 
 daughter, Mrs. Jane B. Gregory, of Albany, N. Y. 
 '"From the New York BAtTisT Register. 
 
 "ELDER EDWARD BARBER. 
 
 "DiE», About one o'clock on the morning of the 1st ultimo at his 
 residence in Greeowidi, Rev. Edwaed Baebek, in the sixty-sixth yew 
 "of his age. . -7 j 
 
 " The circumstaaces of his death were as follows : While harness- 
 ing his horse for the purpose of attending an ecclesiastical convention 
 ■where his counsel was mud', desired,* at about half past three o'clock 
 P. M. of the day previous to his death, be was suddenly attacked 
 With an apoplectic affection, attended apparently with some degree 
 of paralysis which he survived but a few houns. He remained speech- 
 less during the time, but from the slight manifestations be was ena- 
 bled to make, he appeared to have the use ot his reason to the last ; 
 and seemed net only to be aware that the hour of his departure had 
 come, but also to meet the king of terrors undismayed, and in the full 
 hope of a blissful immortality. 
 
 " His funeral services were attended on the 3d. A solemn ap- 
 propriate, and impressive discours:e was delivered on the occasion by 
 Rev. George W^itherell, of Hartford, from Psalm 12 : I, ' Help Lord 
 for the godly man ceaseth ; for the faithful fail from among the 
 children of men.' The audience was very large, attentive and deeply 
 affected. His death seemed to touch a chord that vibrated throi^h 
 the whole county ; and the vast concourse that attended his remains 
 to the mansions of the dead, bore ample testimony of the respect and 
 veneration in which he was held in the community around him, who 
 had witnessed his life, and attended the labors of his ministry. ' 
 
 " He commenced his ministerial course with the people, (to whom 
 he preaclied to the last,) on the last sabbath of June, 1794. He was 
 publicly set apart to the work of the gospel ministry, by ordination, 
 on the 25th of September, in the same year, at which time, as appears 
 by a memorandum of his own, he was 26 years old. This section of 
 country was, at that time, almost a wilderness. The church was in 
 its infancy, feeble in resources, and few in numbers. His labors 
 with it have been abundantly blessed, and from a mere handful 
 of about thirty,f he lived to see it embrace more than five hundred 
 members. The day before his death, completed the fortieth year of 
 his ministry with this church ; and he was then called to give an ac- 
 
 * We have been told that this convention, was the preliminary meeting-; to settle 
 the principles upon which the Washington »nd Bottskfll Associations might co»I- 
 eice, as they afterwards did, into one body. 
 
 t This is a mistake, for the Bottskill church reported to the association in Juno 
 1794, the handsome number of 172 members in fellowship. 
 
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302 SHAFTSBURT ASSOCIATIOr}. [APPE^DIX. 
 
 count of his stewardship and to receive that crown of righteousness 
 and glory, which, we trust, the Lord had prepared, for him in Heaven. 
 He had long prayed that he might not outlive bis usefulness ; and 
 his Heavenly Father has taken lam home to the rest of the Blessed, 
 while yet his lamp burned brightly, and his labors were not fruitless. 
 
 " Mr. Barber was possessed of a vigorous and active mind, a ripen- 
 ed and well regulated judgement, a chastened and humble spuit; 
 and a generous and affectionate heart. As a preacher, a pastor, and a 
 counsellor, he was excelled by but few. In his public ministrations he 
 was faithful, fearless, and affectionate; in his private life— blameless, 
 unassuming and kind. He adorned the doctrines he professed, not 
 more by his devotion as a public teacher, than by his example as a 
 private christian. He practiced with faithlulness the virtues he 
 preached ; and performed in the spirit of the gospel, the duties he en- 
 joined upon the followers of his Master. In the denomination to which 
 he belonged, he was held in high estimation ; and in the circle of hia 
 acquaintance, was beloved. His praise was in all the churches, and 
 his remembrance is garnered up in the hearts of thousands who 
 knew him. 
 
 " He was a souud divine. No man could have been more firmly 
 established in the belief, or possessed clearer and more definite veiws of 
 the Divine sovereignty, plan of grace, and the way of recovery from 
 the ruins of the fall, by Jesus Christ, than he did. The lull, rich, 
 unmerited and special grace of God, exhibited in the salvation of 
 the sinner, was a theme on which he delighted to dwell. AVc cannot 
 but believe he ha.s received many souls as the seals of his ministry, and 
 that he will meet in the realms of^.-glory, many beatified spirits that 
 have been saved by his instrumentaUty. He has baptised during his 
 ministry about 760 persons. 
 
 " In view of the life, labors, and death of our father in Christ, we 
 connot but say ; Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end 
 le like his." " A Brother in Christ." 
 
 The following unostentatious inscription may be read on his tomb- 
 stone where his dust slumbers among his own people in the Baptist 
 burying ground in Union village, VVashington county, N. Y. 
 "EDWARD BARBER: 
 died 
 '•July 1st 1834, in his 
 66th year. 
 " He was a minister of the Gospel of Christ. 
 "Help, Lord 1 for the Godly man ceasetu ; for the 
 ' " Eaithful kail fkom among thb chiloren of men." 
 
 n. ELDER CALEB BLOOD, OF SHAFTSBURY, VT. 
 
 Elder Blood was for twenty years an active min ister and member 
 in the Association, and from the prominent part he bore in all its do- 
 ing*) as well as from his excellent spirit and general acceptance 
 
SKC. n.J MINISTERS : C. BLOOD. 
 
 303 
 
 among Ills brethren, deserves more than the passing notice given of 
 bi3 worth, in the body of this work, when he took leave of his breth- 
 ren, m the year 1807. The following sketch is condensed from a no- 
 tice ot him, in the Mass. V^p. Miss. Magazine, vol. iv. pages oU-4 ; and 
 otiier authentic sources oi information concerning him. 
 
 He was born in Chaulton, Worcester co. Mass. August 10 1754 
 In the '21st year of his age, he was brought hopefully to a sweet and 
 comtortable experience of the truth, and professed tlie religion of the 
 gospel. It IS reported that he was struck with a deep sense of his 
 lost condition, while at a ball, in the midst of mirth and gayety • and 
 that the impression thus made, continued, untd the Lord, by his sov- 
 ereign grace, set his soul at liberty. He soon became impressed with 
 the situation of a world of sinners around him, and in about 18 months 
 commenced preaching the gospel. It is presumed he was appi-obated' 
 and sent into the ministry by the church at Charlton, of which Elder 
 Nathaniel Green was then pastor. After preaching in several 
 places, as a door was opened before him, he visited Marlow, Wew 
 Hampshu-e, in the autumn of 1777, where he was ordained, and con- 
 tinued to labor for about two years. He then removed to Weston, and 
 labored a year and a half with the Baptist church and society. About 
 this time, the Lord poured out his spirit upon the inhabitants ofNew- 
 ton, Mass., and numbers beiug converted were baptised after the 
 apostolic example, and in the summer of 1780 a church was consti- 
 tuted, which increased to 70 members in 14 months. This infant 
 church invited Elder Blood to become their Pastor, which he did in 
 the spring of 1781, and continued with them, until the year 1788 
 Though his ministry hero was short, he was much beloved by the peo- 
 ple. The following incident speaks for itself, as related by Rev. S. F. 
 Smith in his notice of Elder Blood's ministry. " The evening after he* 
 had taken leave of his people, two sisters, then mere children, went 
 home in tears ; and it is said one of them, steadily aflirmed that she 
 would willingly leave her father and mother, and all that she held 
 dear, for the privilege of accompanying Mr. Blood, even if he should 
 go to the ends of the earth."* 
 
 Elder Blood removed to Shaftsbury, Vt., at the earnest request of 
 a number of brethren there, in January, 1788, with the consent of 
 his attached people in Newton. Here he was eminently useful for 
 nearly twenty years ; not only in the town of his adoption, but in all 
 the region around. Several revivals of religion were enjoyed under 
 his ministry. He found about l?5 members in fellowship when he 
 came ; and in 1807, when he removed, the church reported 355 to the 
 Association. The year 1795 was a year of enlargement, some 35 be- 
 ing added to the church ; as there were -some, about every year of his 
 pastorate. But in the winter of 1798-9, a most wonderful work of 
 reformation was experienced in that town ; and Elder Blood's con- 
 gregation shared largely in this gracious revival. About 175 were 
 added to his church, among them several of his own children. An 
 account of this revival may be found in this work, from his pen, un- 
 
 * Mr. Smith's Life of Elder J. GeaftoNj of Newton, p. 44. 
 
304 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATrON. [APPENDIX. 
 
 der date of 1799, copied from Backus' history of the churches m Ne-W 
 England. [See pnge9B9, 60.] And during the whole of his ministry, 
 about 276 were added to the church under his care, so successful was 
 he in gathering the lambs of Christ into thf^fold. 
 
 But Elder Blood's labors were not conftn'^d to his own people ; ha 
 frequently traveled and preached in the adjacent country, being often 
 called to assist in councils, ordinations, &c., in other churches. So 
 eminent were his services, that he acquired the title of one of the 
 Fathers in the Shaftsbury Association. When the University of Ver- 
 mont was establisheii in 1791, he was appointed one of the Trustees ; 
 and the year following, by the appointment of the Legislature, h« 
 preached the election sermon before the Governor and members of 
 the State government. 
 
 In addition to liis other itinerent labors. Elder Blood, in the autumn 
 of 1804, performed a missionary tonr oi t/iree months under appoint- 
 ment of the Association, to the western parts of the State of New York, 
 and into Upper Canada. There is reason to believe his labors were 
 highly useful in many places, in "' setting in order the things that 
 were wanting," and in " strengtliening others that were ready to die." 
 While in this body, he preached the introductory sermon, at least 
 five years, or in 1792, '80, 1801, '03 and in 1806. He also served his 
 brethren, as Moderator for nine sessions, and wrote the circular letter 
 for them in 1789, and in 1796. The first of the circulars is in the 
 the body of this work, and well deserves our study for the clear 
 and comprehensive principles which it embodies in regard to the 
 government of a church. Beside, the Constitution or Plan of the 
 Association, both in 1789, and 1806, was the fruit, in part at least, 
 of his mature judgment and views of the order of a voluntary 
 association of christian churches for mutual aid and usefulness. 
 And in the early discussion of the merits of Speculative Free-Ma- 
 sonry, in this body, in 1799 and 1802-3, Elder Blood is understood 
 to have been one of the firnaest objectors to this institution, along 
 with Barber, Warren and Webb, bold compeers, in those days, in 
 their opposition to all that was clearly inconsistent to the letter 
 and spirit of the gospel of Christ. 
 
 After spending the meridian of his life in Shpftsbury, for nearly 
 twenty years. Eider Blood, at Mi* age of 53, was dismissed at his 
 own urgent solicitation from the oswe of that church, in April, 1807. 
 He next settled in Boston, as Jj((ist»r of the Third Baptist church 
 in that city, where he labored for nearly three years, or from Sept. 
 1807, until June, 1810, with very good acceptance, though with 
 what success we are not informed. The last four years of his life, 
 he spent in the service of the First church and society in the city 
 of Portland, Maine. He was useful in this new field, although be- 
 ginning to feel the infirmities of age. The church and society 
 erected a convenient house of worship, during his ministry. His 
 labors were increasingly useful and acceptable here, and especially 
 the last years of his life. For nearly two months before his death, 
 he was unable to walk to his meeting house, though but a small 
 distance. But his zeal for the cause, and his love to immortal souls, 
 
SEC. II.] MINISTERS : C. BLOOD. 805 
 
 suffered no abatement. He felt and spoke like a dying man. To 
 all who heard him, his addresses appeared unusually solemn and im- 
 pressive. He struggled hard with his infirmities, and -was often 
 exercised with great pain, while discharging the duties of his pul 
 pit. 
 
 He was attacked more violently on the 19th of February, and 
 continued to fail until Lord's Day morning, March 16th, 1614, about 
 6 o'clock, when he fell asleep in Jesus, aged 59 years, 6 months, and 
 17 days. The state of his mind during his last sickness may be seen 
 by the following extracts from a letter, written to a friend, dated 
 March 12, 1814. 
 
 " Dear and respected friend. 
 
 " I received your kind and sympathetic letter with grateful emo- 
 tions. The sympathy of friends may, in some instances, soothe our 
 sorrows, but it cannot ease the heart that is rent by the cruel tyrant 
 death. But shall I call that cruel which alone introduces the soul in- 
 to immortal ftlicity ? Oh no ; let me rather adore the goodness of 
 God, that overrules his power, and makes even Death the great pri- 
 vilege of the believer. Yet I may truly say the hand of the Lord 
 lies heavy upon us. Few children have had such a parent. But alas! 
 he is now no more. <fcc." " The Lord has been good to us, especially in 
 granting the manifestations of his love to my father. In his last sick- 
 ness, and for some months before, he was unusally engaged in prayer 
 and preaching ; so much so, that many thought him ripening for 
 glory. His mind was perfectly composed in his sickness, and by his 
 conversation, he evinced to all that heard liim, the reality of the re- 
 ligion of Jesus, and its power to support the soul, when flesh and 
 heart fail." 
 
 " When in the near prospect of death, he manifested an unshaken 
 belief in the doctrine he had preached, expressing an entire confidence 
 in God, and dependence on the righteousness of Christ. He often 
 said, ' I am as naked as the thief on the cross, as to any thing to recom- 
 mend me to God.' When he spake of sufferings, he would quote those 
 words in Luke, 23 ; 41 ; " A^id we indeed justly : for we receive the re- 
 ward of our deeds ; but this man hath done 7iothing amiss." When it 
 •was mentioned, that he was going to receive the reward of hislabors, 
 he would reply: 'If mere mercy through the atonement of Christ can 
 reach so great a sinner, and a soul that deserves to sink to hell can be 
 eaved I shall arrive at the kingdom of glory ; if not, I am gone.' 
 
 "Being asked, if he could give up all below, he said he calmly re- 
 signed his family and the dear children ; but the thought of no more 
 warning poor sinners was the hardest thing to him ; but at length ha 
 Baid ; ' I have done the work, and finished the ministry I have re- 
 cieved.' 
 
 " He fervently warned ministers against seeking to be great in the 
 view of others ; and of the great necessity of church discipline. He 
 desired that poor sinners might be told, that he died with a concern 
 on his heart for their souls. As a ministering brother was going to 
 pray with him, ho was asked, what be woulcl wish to have prayed 
 
306 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX, 
 
 for ? ' 0,' said be, 'pray that all our toills may be swallowed up in the 
 Divine will ; and that the cause of God may floui'ish in this world.' 
 
 " He often repeated the following words ; 
 
 " Tliis life's a dream, an empty show ; 
 " But the bright world to which I go, 
 ' ' ' Hath joys substantial and sincere ; 
 " When shall I wake, and find me there ! 
 ^." When in extreme pain, he would say, 
 ■ " Tho' painful at present, ' twill cease before long, 
 
 " And tlieu. Oh liow pleasant, the conqueror's song! 
 
 " Seeing my motlier affected in looking at his hand, he said, 'Don't he 
 anxious, because you see death in it : the Lord will fashion it like un- 
 to his glorious body; for I shall see him for myself, and not for 
 another.' She replied, 'I hope it will not belong, before We meet 
 again no more to jiart.' He replied, • It wdl be all grace if we do.' 
 
 " When very near to death, being asked, if lie was sensible he was 
 going, he said ; ' I believe I am, very fast.' Then he was asked how 
 his mind was ? he said; Calm; I am not afraid to trust in Jesus; 
 there is enough in him.' And then, on the morning of the Sabbath, 
 we have reason to believe, he entered an Eternal Sabbath of rest." 
 
 Betsey Blood." 
 
 The following notice of his decease is from a Portland paper of 
 the time. 
 
 " On Lords' Day morning, 6th inst. between the hourS of axand 
 seven, departed this life, after a short, but painful illness) Rev. Caleb 
 Blood, I'astor of the Baptist church in this town, in the 60th yejir of 
 his age, and the 38th of his ministry. His dying testimony to the last, 
 so impressive upon the minds of all that heard it, is the best com- 
 ment upon his character. In his last sickness, all classes' appeared 
 equally concerned; each one striving to 'express a regard for so 
 valuable a member of the community. A bereaved widoW and two 
 children, mourn the loss of a husband, a fatlier, an instructorand most 
 invaluable companion, under the full conviction that he is now reaping 
 the reward of a faithful servant. The bereaved church, of which he 
 was Pastor, sustaiiiing so great a loss, are entitled to the sympathy of 
 all the friends of Zion. May the Great Head of the church, with 
 whom is the residue of the spirit, comfort the bereaved, and repair 
 this breach now made in the militant church, for the glory of his 
 name, and support of his cause upon the earth. 
 
 " His funeral was attended on the Wednesday following, by a large 
 concom-se of people of all denominations, from the Baptist mefetiug 
 bouse, where a very solemn discourse was delivered on the occasion, 
 by the Rev. Sylvanus Boaudman of North Yarmouth, from Job V". 
 11. Thus terminated the life of this excellent man, leaving behind 
 him the good name, which is better than precious ointment." 
 
SEC. 11.] MINISTERS : A. BROWN. 307 
 
 HI. ELDER AMASA BROWN, OF HARTFORD, KY. 
 
 Respecting this veteran captain in the host of our Israel, and for 
 some thirteen years a member of the Shaftsbury Association, we are 
 unable to furnish more than the following meagre sketch, drawn part- 
 ly from the minutes of associations, and partly from the verbal 
 accounts of those who knew him. 
 
 He came from Swansey, Massachusetts, into the region of his sub- 
 sequent labors, soon after the revolutionary war, in which he did ser- 
 vice — altaming, it is said, a commission in the army. At what time 
 he enlisted under the banner of King Jesus, and when he was pro- 
 moted in his service to the rank he so well honored, as a leader in 
 Zion, we are uninformed. Most likely his preaching eiforts com- 
 menced about the time of the constitution of the first Baptist 
 church in Hartford, in 1788, when about 33 or 34 years of age. 
 
 His name occurs on the Shaftsbury minutes in 1793, for the first 
 time, as pastor of the church, (then called 1st Westfield,) with 146 
 members, of whom 27 hi^d been added during the year previous. 
 The next year he came up to the annual meeting at Pownal, Vt., with 
 an addition of 50 more ; and having dismissed 21, he reported a total 
 still of 168. In 1795, although not present at Stillwater himself, 
 his church reported an addition of 31, and a total of 196. In 1796, 
 he reported 49 added, 30 dismissed, and 212 in all. In 1797, he was 
 present at Bottskill to report the accession of 106 more, and a total 
 of 3U3, after a powerful revival — which began from the death of a 
 •woman by lightning, to which solemn alariiii some 40 persons dated 
 their first awakening. And thus lor years did his church increase ia 
 number under his ministry, until in 1806, we see his name at the head 
 of a company of 435, with 16 new recruits under his guidance, in the 
 Saratoga battalion of the army of Zion. 
 
 From 1793 to 1799, he must have enjoyed a continued revival — ad- 
 ding in these seven years, about 300 to his church. After a few years 
 of declension he shared again in the Divine favor upon his labors, 
 adding about 105 in the years 1813-14; and again in 1816-17, he 
 baptised from 140 to 160, in two years. This was his last and great- 
 est harvest, the fruits of which are yet seen in many churches, by the 
 stability and consistent conduct of those converts ; and blessing even 
 the distant heathen, through tiie indefatigable labors of our beloved 
 Wade, on the shores of Burmah. For among the number he baptised 
 in 1816, (as we learn by one of them,) were three now living, and 
 useful ministers of the gospel. One was our excellent foreign mis- 
 sionary, Jonathan Wade, D. D., in Bmmali ; another was Elder 
 Barna Allen, now of Hubbardton, Vt, once for a year or two, the 
 pastor of his mother church : while the third wasi Elder John H. 
 Barker, now for several j'ears pastor of the Adamsville Baptist 
 church — a colony from Hartford, as its foster mother. 
 
 Soon after this great harvest, Elder Brown's increasing age and in- 
 firmities, secured for him a release from the pastoral care of the 
 church, although he continued till about the year 1821, a period of 
 fiome S3 years in alL His labors were felt in adjaceut towns ; and 
 
308 SHAFTSBURy ASSOCIATfOW. ^AFPENDIX. 
 
 during bis ministry, tbe diureb in Hebron, on the east, and that at 
 Adamsville, on the southwest, were ex)ii3tituted, m considerable parfc 
 from members of bis cliui'ch. 
 
 His successor was Elder George WiTriEaELz,ia 18?2, w ho co»tinueci 
 for ten or twelve years in town. The Hartford churcli has had its pe- 
 culiar trials and vicissitudes since the labors of Elder Brown closed, 
 having been for a period diviiled into two bands by the Masonic ques- 
 tion ; but now, and for the last ten years, is united again ; having en- 
 joyed the labors of several pastors, some of whom have been favoredi 
 with powerful revivals of religion, and large a«cesstous to the church. 
 It now embodies a membership of about 430, under the pastoral 
 charge of Elder J. B. Drummond, who baa baptised iato their fellow- 
 ehip during the past two or three years, about 209 eoBvcrts. May 
 their fruit be unto holiness, and the end everlasting life. 
 
 Elder Brown's church united with tha Saratoga AssociatioD, 
 at its oi'ganization in 1805, and remained in that connection till 1827, 
 when it united with other churches in the vicinity, in forming the 
 Washington Association. His memory is cherished among the peo- 
 
 {)Ie of the towQ of Hartford and the regions about it, for the excel- 
 ent traits of his character as a man — a ehristian^ — and a minister of 
 Jesua Christ. If he was not the most talented of preachers, he was 
 a very useful one. He must have baptised something like seve7i hun- 
 dred into the fellowship of the Hartford church in the last thirty 
 years of his ministry among them. For several years his brethreri 
 honored him in the association, by appointing hrm its Moderator. 
 
 Elder Brown was a pafariot. For when bia regiment was called out 
 IB 1814, to march to Plattsburgh, the order coming on the Sabbath. — 
 a3 chaplain he went into his desk in the morning with his epaulettes 
 on, (as we are informed by an eye-witnes.% then a boy,) and preached 
 a very patriotic discourse to incite his neighbors and brethren to fi- 
 delity, who had been summonetl to tlie defence of their country 
 against the invading foe — and then at the close of the service marched 
 on with his regiment in the afternoon, evincing that his love of coim- 
 try was true-hearted. 
 
 He was an early advocate for the foreign mission, and other benev- 
 olent societies that arose about the same period, soon after the war» 
 For his zeal and boldness in advocating these objects of bertevolence, 
 he met with opposition, and suffered in eonsequeiice, even from some of 
 his own brethren. We have this incident from Col. Allen, of Fair- 
 haven, Vt., (as well as tbe former one,) that he said : " If a maa 
 would not allow his wife the means to give to such worthy objects, 
 be thought she would be justifiable in getting into his purse and help- 
 ing herself to funds." To some, this was outrageous counsel from a 
 minister of the Gospel. But should a christian wife be hindei'ed al- 
 ways from acting the reasonable promptings of her benevolent soul 
 by such a husband ? With such a pastor, who wonders that Jonathaa 
 Wade became a missionary of the cross 'i 
 
 Elder Brown died at last in a good old age, among his owrt people^ 
 where his sepuldire is seen to this day in the public burial ground^ 
 amidst his own family, several of whose remains lie arouad hini. 
 
SEC. II.] MINISTERS : J, CORNELL. 309 
 
 Oa his tombstone tlie passer by will read the folio-wing brief in- 
 scription: — 
 
 ., " Rev. Amasa BaowN, 
 "Died January 24, 1830, 
 
 "in the 76th jear of his age." 
 And in the same yard, lie the mortal remains of two other minis" 
 ters who have labored among this people ; Rev. Jeremiah Everts^ 
 who died among them, August 24th, 184«, aged SSJyears; and 
 Rev. Henry F. Baldwin, (once of 1 Bennington,) who died in Arca- 
 dia, New York, September 20th, 1845, aged 45 years. 
 
 IV. ELDER JOSEPH CORNELL, OF GAL WAY, N. Y. 
 
 The_ compiler cannot do better than to give his readers entire, tho 
 following sketch of Elder Corn ell's life and character, which is takea 
 from the History of tiie N. Y. Baptist filissionary Convention, by El- 
 ders Peek and Lawton ; pages 200-204. 
 
 "But few individuals, under all the circumstances which attended 
 his life and character, have been more generally known in this State, 
 and in a considerable portion of New England, than the one whose 
 name is placed at the head of this article. He lived in a peculiar age 
 of the country and of the church, to both of which his habits and man- 
 ners seemed peculiarly adapted; and hence his popularity and use- 
 fulness were unquestionably great, in the different tields of labor to 
 which he was called in the course of his ministerial duties. 
 
 "The subject of this memoir was born February 1 1, 1747, at Swan- 
 6ey, Mass., where ho continued to reside with his father, Mr. Elisha 
 Cornell, until he was about twenty-five years of age. He then mar- 
 ried to Mary Mason, and removed witli her, and settled in business, in 
 Lanesborough, Mass., where he remained until the year 1780, when he 
 was ordained to the work of the ministry. 
 
 " Eld. Cornell was made the subject of grace, as he supposed, when 
 he was about nineteen years of age ; but for some reason did not con- 
 nect himself with the church until about two years after. He was then 
 baptised by Eld. Russel Mason, and imited with the Baptist church 
 in Swansey, his native place. Almost immediately after his connec- 
 tion with the people of God, his mind was deeply exercised with a 
 sense of his duty in reference to the ministry. On the on© hand he felt 
 almost irresistibly impelled to commence preaching the gospel for the 
 salvation of sinners ; and on the other, he felt weighed down with a 
 sense of his insufficiency, especially in reference to the education neces- 
 sary to qualify him " rightly to divide the word, and give to each his 
 portion in due season." In this state of mind he continued his 
 walk with the church, exercising his gifts in prayer and exhortation, 
 on all suitable occasions, for about twelve years, when, having deter- 
 mined his future course, and having passed the ordeal of examinatioa 
 and admission, he was ordained at Lanesborough, in 1780. 
 14* 
 
glO 8HAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [aPPEN&IX, 
 
 " Immediately after bis ordination be removed to Mancliester, Vt., 
 then a frontier settlement, where many people remained during the 
 eventful period of the American revolutiou, and -whuie there was a 
 " Baptist Conference," which had invited him to come and labor 
 •with them. Soon after tlie commeDcement of his ministry in this 
 place, a church was regularly constituted, and he became their first 
 pastor. 
 
 *' At this time when Eld. Cornell vrent to Manchester, there was 
 a revival of religion in that place, and the church is understood to- 
 have received very considerable additions ; but at the close of the 
 war many of the inhabitants, who had resided there but tempora- 
 rily, removed to different places; which materially affected the per- 
 manent growth of the church under his ministration. 
 
 "It is understood, however, to have flourished under his preach- 
 ing ; and his labors in that place gave evidence of Divine accept- 
 ance, and satisfaction to the public. After remaining at Manches- 
 ter about fourteen years, he accepted an invitation to take the 
 ?astoral charge of the second Baptist church in Galway, N. Y, 
 his church had been recently constituted, and Dea., since Eld, 
 Abijah Peck, had officiated in its public exorcises ; but as yet there 
 had been no regular pastor until Eld. Cornell was settled there, in 
 1794. Here he continued for five years, laboring faithfully and ac- 
 ceptably, the church prospering under hia ministry. 
 
 " At this time Dr. John Munro, a member of his church, having 
 been ordained to the ministry, Elder Cornell resigned the pastoral 
 charge into his hands, and commenced a series of missionary labora 
 under the patronage of the Massachusetts Missionary Society, which 
 he continued for three years. The first year he spent in what is usually 
 called the Black River country, and Upper Canada ; the second 
 year principally in Chenango county, N. Y.; and the third year in 
 the western part of New York and Upper Canada. In the course 
 of these ministrations he formed an extensive circle of acquaintan- 
 ces, of a very dear and interesting character, which will long be re- 
 membered. 
 
 "At the close of this period, in the year 1802, his health having 
 become impaired, he went to Providence, R. I, for the purpose of 
 regaining it. At that time the first Baptist church at Providence 
 was in a flourishing condition, under the pastoral charge of Elder 
 Stephen Qano; and the Congregixtional church in that place had re- 
 cently been left destitute by the death of its pastor, the Rev. Mr. 
 Snow. The latter invited Elder Cornell to preach for them, which 
 he did for about a year ; at which time, a revival taking place, and 
 most the subjects of it receiving gospel baptism, the second Baptist 
 church of Providence was finally constituted, from these and former 
 members of the Baptist church, and some members of the congregation- 
 al church where Eld. Cornell had been preaching. Over this church, 
 thus formed. Eld. Cornell was again settled as pastor, it being the third 
 m-stanceofhis being settled as pastor over churches newly constituted. 
 
 "_ This church erected a large and commodious meeting-house, in 
 which Eld. Cornell preached the first sermon, and, by a singular 
 
EC. II.] MINISTEBS: J. CORNELL. 311 
 
 coincidence, the last, also ; happening to be in Providence on a visit 
 about thirteen years afterwards, when lie preached, and the next day 
 the house was carried away by a flood, in a terrible storm. The 
 Bible belonging to the church was found floating in the river, and 
 though drenched with water, and although it must have changed 
 positions repeatedly after leaving the desk, when found, it was said 
 to remain open at the place from which the text had last been taken 
 by Eld. Cornell. 
 
 " After remaining at Providence about ten years, he returned, and 
 resumed his labors a<» pastor of the second Baptist church in Galway, 
 in which he succeeded Eld. Samuel Rogers. Here he continued about 
 nine years, and then resigned the pastoral charge to Elder Eugenio 
 Kincaid, now a successful missionary in Burmah, 
 
 " From this period to that of his death, between four and five 
 years, Elder Cornell was employed by the Hamilton Baptist Mission- 
 ary Society, a part of the time as a missionary, and a part of the time 
 as an agent for the Oneida missionary station. His missionary la- 
 bors were principally performed in Columbia county, N". Y.; his 
 travels as an agent in the western part of New York, and in New 
 England. In this last service closed the labors of this pious, devo- 
 ted and interesting servant of Jesus Christ, in the eightieth year of 
 his age, and the forty sixth of h s ministry. 
 
 * There was something singular and apparently providential in the 
 time and manner of his death, which happened in strict accordance 
 with his previously expressed wishes, at his residence in Galway, July, 
 26, I8"26. He had, contrary to his previous arrangements, unexpect- 
 edly returned home from Oneida county, on Monday evening, in good 
 health. On Tuesday he complained of a slight indisposition, which, 
 however, did not confine him to his house. On Wednesday morning 
 he remained about the same ; he had walked out and returned, and 
 about 10 o'clock, A. M., he was sitting and conversing upon some 
 common topic with his son, Dea. Asa Cornell, when the latter per- 
 cieving a sudden change come over his father's countenance, sprang 
 forward, and caught him to prevent his falling from his chair; and 
 thus he expired instantly, in the arms of his son, without a strug- 
 gle, a word, or a groan, and slept with the saints of the Most High 
 God ! Such is the brief and imperfect history of the life and minis- 
 terial labors of Eld. Joseph Cornell — the duration, variety and ex- 
 tent, of which, alone, is deemed to be of sufficient importance to enti- 
 tle him to this notice. 
 
 "But there are other considerations which render his memory pe- 
 culiarly interesting. He was wholly self-taught. So illiterate, in- 
 deed, was he, at the time he commenced in the ministry, that it was 
 difficult for him to read a sentence intelligibly. Notwithstanding 
 this, his language was generally well selected, his arrangements sys 
 tematic, and hi> illustrations clear and lucid. He possessed a strong 
 mind, and a discriminating judcment, which enabled him to steer 
 clear of many of the troubles and difficulties which frequently disturb 
 the placidity of the pastoral office. He seemed to be thoroughly ac- 
 quainted with the avenues to the human heart, which enabled him 
 
812 8HAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 frequently, iu the course of his preaching, to make the most deep and 
 lasting impressions, with the most famiUai- language and tlie most 
 unlabored argument. 
 
 " In a word, his entire devotion, fervent piety, and unremitting zeal, 
 were apparent at all times in his daily walk and conversation, and 
 secured to him the entire confidence of the Christian community. Un- 
 like many of his age and circumstances, in reference to literary ac- 
 quirements, he was a warm and decided friend of education, and of 
 those institutions, — especially that at Hamilton, — which have in view 
 the education of persons for the ministry. The writer of this articltt 
 recollects perfectly well being present at a ministerial conference, 
 nearly twenty years ago, when Eld. Cornell was also present, and 
 warmly espoused the cause of education; rendering, as one reason for 
 his so doing, his own experience for the want of it, and the privation 
 and embarrassment he had suffered as a consequence." 
 
 V. ELDER JEHIEL FOX, OF CHESTER, WARREN CO., K Y 
 
 "Among the early Fathers in the ministry, whose pioneer labors 
 and toils contributed so much to the establishment and future pros- 
 perity of the Shaftsbury Association, is the name of one, whose tield 
 of labor was on one of the extreme outposts of this ancient body, Elder 
 Jehiel Fox. He was born in East Haddam, in Connecticut, about 
 the year 1760. He was the son of Daniel Fox, who with his laj-ge 
 family, about the time of the Revolution, moved up to New Canaan, 
 Columbia county, N. Y. The subject of this notice, at that time, a 
 young man, taught a school near Whiting's Pond. He married Miss 
 Jerusha Baldwin, daughter of Capt. Hezekiah Baldwin, a soldier of 
 the French and Revolutionary wars, but who, at this time, was a sol- 
 dier of the cross, under the ministry of Elder Jacob Drake. The 
 Baptists were tlicn called, by the "standing order," new lights, (322 
 Benedict's Hist. Bapt. page 5.51.) After this, Mr. Fox moved with his 
 family up to Hoosick Falls, about the year 1768, where he began to 
 improve his gift in public, and was licensed to preach by the church 
 at St. Coix. The license is signed by Dea. Waldo. In tlieyear 1796 
 he moved to Chester, 18 miles north of Lake George, in the north 
 part of Washington, now Warren couut}'. In that distant wildernes'^, 
 he found a few scattered followers of Christ. Iu 179G a church was 
 organized, and he was ordained at a council of brethren by Elder 
 Amasa Brown, from Hartford, the nearest Baptist minister, in about 
 50 miles. The writer of this article, although at that time, a lad of 
 6 years old, well remembers the solemnity of the scene. It was iu 
 the old Log House and was among his earliest convictions of sin. 
 Eld. Brown preached and prayed until it seemed as though Heaven 
 and Earth had come together. 
 
 With a zeal for the honor of his master, and a burning love for 
 sauls, scattered in that wilderness region, Elder Fox was abundant iu 
 
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 labors. Often threading his way by marked trees, over hills, tlirough 
 vallies, aud fording streams, he sought out and woa souls to Christ. 
 Perseverance aud untiring diligence, were the elements of his charac- 
 ter. He received no support — the disciples were poor. He expected 
 noue, but "he endured as seeing Him who is invisible," while he had 
 respect uuto the recompense of reward. Many toils, privations and 
 obstacles, to wiiieh Christians were then subject, were met and pa- 
 tiently overcome. One aged mother in Israel came 8 miles with her 
 husband on an ox sled, through the woods, to enjoy a covenant and 
 communiou season at the Pastor's house, where the meetings were 
 held, remaining from Saturday till Monday in his family, as was 
 usual for those living at a distance. On returning to their homes they 
 were beset by a huge Panther, by which they became exceedingly 
 alarmed and distressed about their safety, but the Presence of the 
 God of Daniel was there, and the fierce animal was held in check. 
 By the sweat of his brow. Elder Fox toiled some four or five days in 
 the week, to support his family, and the remaining part of the time, 
 he preached, traveled and planted churches in the following places, 
 from 10 to 20 miles from hia residence : .Johnsburgh, Minerva, Schroou, 
 Bolton, Athol, and Thurman, now called Warrensburgh. These 
 churches now comprise a large part of the Lake George Association. 
 He was a man of study and retlection, to which he often gave himself, at 
 the fireside, after the toils of the day were ended. His business hab- 
 its were systematic, ready aud punctual. Constant exposure and fa- 
 tigue, common to a new country, brought on a distressing asthmatic 
 complaint, which wore upon him, until 1823, at the early age of 60, 
 the earthly house gave way. A little before his departure, he pre- 
 pared the following inscription and requested it might be placed over 
 his grave. " Jkhiel Fox passes this way, from the labors of the 
 field and vineyard, to his master. Lo ! Grace gives the triumph." 
 Soon after this the Saviour called — he laid off his armor, sunk down 
 to rest and now sleeps upon the battle field of his conflicts and war- 
 fare. His flesh rests in hope. 
 
 Connected with this ancient organization of christian churches, we 
 see a class of ministers who were eminently successful in gathering 
 souls to Christ, with much greater toils aud hindrances, and far less 
 advantages and facilities than are enjoyed by the present ministry. 
 The question is often asked in what did their success consist J 
 "Where was their moral strength ? The question is easily answered. 
 In their acts and prayers. They were men who walked and com- 
 muned with God; who were habitual, fervent and effectual in prayer. 
 They went up daily to a Throne of Grace upon their knees, bearing 
 in their lips and presenting to God his own written promise : " As 
 thy day is, so shall thy strength be," and they came back, richly la- 
 den, with every needed blessing they asketl for. In glancing over the 
 past history of the old Shaftsbury Association, which has been the 
 mother of so many association.s, there is joy mingled with grief. 
 
 And we involuntarily exclaim, " The Fathers, where are they ? 
 and the Peophets, do they live forever J ' The answer is. No. The 
 Prophets are dead, and tlie Fathers are fallen asleep. The Godly 
 
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 man ceasetb and the faithful fail. But blessed be God. The church 
 lives, and she shall live and triumph. For she has inscribed upon 
 her banner, the oath and proraise of her ascended Lord and King, "I 
 am he that was dead and am alive, and behold I live forever ; amen ; 
 and have the keys of Hell and of death." Therefore, " Because I live, 
 ye shall live also." 
 
 The above sketch was contributed by Rev. Norman Fox, for twelve 
 years Pastor <if the Baptist church at Ballston Spa, Saratoga co. N". 
 Y. and who is a son of the venerable Jehiel Fox. It is a proper 
 tribute of filial regird to the memory of a deceased parent, as well as 
 a just tribute to his worth as a minister of the gospel, and a pioneer 
 laborer in the new settlements of his adopted county. 
 
 The name of Elder Jehiel Fox is found in the Shaftsbury minutes 
 for several years, from the St. Coix church in Hoosick ; but in 1798, 
 he came from his 7i€io home to represent a church of 57 members, 
 which he introduced to the acquaintance of his brethren, of the asso- 
 ciation. He was blessed witli a large increase of members for the 
 next four years, reporting the addition of no less than 140 in those 
 years, 56 of them in the year 1802, and making a membership of 168. 
 In 1805 his church was dismissed with the Saratoga churches, and we 
 can give no further official statistics of its condition, as it never uni- 
 ted with the Saratoga body ; but formed the nucleus of what is now 
 the Lake George Association. Buc Elder Fox, " though dead yet 
 epeaketh," to many who cherish his memory in their hearts. 
 
 VL ELDER ELISHA D. HUBBELL, OF HALFMOON, N. Y. 
 
 Elder Hubbkll was a very active and useful member of the Shafts- 
 bury Association, for nearly twenty years ; as he was a very efficient 
 Pastor in each of two several churches in this body. Hence, tiiough 
 he lived not to the age of a Hull, a Leland, or a Werden ;yet from the 
 part he bore for many years in the business of the Association, as 
 well as for his general excellence of character, his skill in pastoral 
 management, and his talent in the sacred desk, we place his name 
 among the men of God whose services in the cause of Christ, and in 
 the affairs of this body, deserve to be held in lasting remembrance. 
 From reliable sources, we gather the following memorials of him. 
 
 Elder Hubbell was born in Danbury, Fairfield co., Conn., Jan. 14th, 
 1795. Experiencing the regenerating grace of God when about 18 
 years of age. he united with the I3aptist church in West Stockbridge, 
 Mass., by which church he was first sent as a messenger to the asso- 
 ciation in 1814, at Schodaek, N. Y. But in 1816, and every year on- 
 ward till 1822, his name stands recorded as a delegate or minister 
 from the Egremont Baptist church, formerly called Great Barrington, 
 under the care of Elder Jeduthan Gray. In 1818-19 his name is 
 marked as a licentiate o^ that church; and in 1820 he appears as an 
 ordajoed preneher and Pastor, in which station ha continued for 
 
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 three years. He -was ordained May 4th, 1820, and died May 7th, 
 1839, consequently he bore the ministerial office 19 years and 3 days. 
 Elder Hubbell did not labor in vain in Egremont, for every year some 
 baptisms- were reported to the Association, by liis church, and in 
 1822, they reported 14, with a total of 217. Still no large accessiona 
 took place, and in the spring of 1823, he resigned the charge of the 
 church, and removed to Clifton Park, Saratoga co., where he became 
 assistant Pastor with Elder Abijah Peck, for nearly 12 years. At 
 this time the church of Elder Peck numbered about 360, scattered 
 over a wide extent of country, and occupying two meeting houses, 
 one in Clifton Park, and the other at Newtown in Halfmoon township. 
 It is believed that these servants of God, ever labored in the most 
 perfect harmony, and good understanding, during the whole period of 
 their joint Pastorate ; and with what success, the continual and 
 healthy growth of the church in graces and numbers, abundantly 
 testified. During this period, 231 were baptised into the fellowship 
 of the church — some every year ; but the largest numbers during the 
 years, 1825 and '26, and in 1831, '32, and 1834 respectively. These 
 were revival years, and embraced the period of three several revivals 
 of religion. The first in 1825 and 'i26, brought into the camp of Jesus, 
 about 80, who were baptised into the faith of the Gospel. The next 
 season of refreshing was during the years 1831, and '32, all one revi- 
 val, which gathered in a little over seventy by baptism, making their 
 total 339, in the latter year. In 1834, they reported 31 baptised 
 again, as the fruits of another harvest of souls, making 371 in fel- 
 lowship, at the time this church asked a dismission from the Shafts- 
 bury to the Saratoga body. During Elder Hubbell's ministry here, 
 the largest reported membership of this ehui-eh was 424, in the 
 year 1826 ; and this was the largest number they ever reported. 
 In the year 1834 the church in Halfmoon was set off by itself, and 
 Elder Hubbell took charge of this new interest, for a few months. 
 But in the fall of 1835, he was invited to remove to Jordan, Onon- 
 daga CO., N. Y., and labor with a new interest just rising there, into 
 the fomi of a church. He commenced his labors October 1st, 1835, 
 and tarried only three years, when his failing health admonished him 
 to seek another location for his impaired constitution. But he staid 
 •with the Brethren at Jordan, and in the Cayuga Association long 
 enough to become endeared to their hearts, and to see a house of wor- 
 ship completed in Jordan, and filled with the glory of the Lord in 
 the salvation of some 30 precious souls, who were added by Baptism; 
 and a total membership of 94, which has now become a strong church 
 of 260 members. 
 
 Keturning to Clifton Park in October, 1838, Elder Hubbell took 
 the sole pastoral charge of the church, and although enfeebled by 
 disease, and unfit for pastoral labor, he entered into the work of the 
 Lord with zeal, and soon had the satisfaction of seeing the pleasure of 
 the Lord prosper in the Mediator's hands, through his feeble instrument- 
 ality, during a protracted meeting effort in the month of January, 1839. 
 He was aided by his ministering Brethren in the neighboring churches ; 
 
316 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 but lie was instant iu season and out of season himself, and did all he 
 could to persuade sinners to be reconciled to God, as he said he felt 
 that this was the last revival season he ever sliould enjoy on earth, 
 and he could not hold his peace. About 2!) souls were hopefully con- 
 verted and added to the church, much to his satisfaction, and on the 
 second Sabb.ith in April, he was borne to ihe house of God by his 
 bretliren, and although too feeble to make his voice heard by tlie 
 church, " he partook with his brethren and sisters for the last time, 
 of the symbols of thp broken body, and shed blood of tiie Saviour, 
 very much to his spiritual consolation. The circumstances and exer- 
 cises of this occasion made a deep and lasting impression on the hearts 
 of all who participated iu them." 
 
 He preached his last sermon at the meeting house of the Halfmoon 
 church in Middletown, on the third Lord's day of March, at the fune- 
 ral of a young sister iu Clirist, from the words, " Blessed are tlie 
 dead who die in the Lord, <i:c." [Rex. 14 : 13.] But his work on 
 earth was ilone, and he only waited the Master's call to discharge 
 him from the service, that he might enter into the joy of his Lord. He 
 lingered till the 7th of May, as before stated, when he fell asleep in 
 the arms of Jesus, and added his dying testimony to tlie truths of the 
 Gospel he had preached. 
 
 It is not invidious to say that Elder H. was one of the best of our 
 
 Ereachers ; aud that his piety, his zeal, and his unceasing efforts to 
 uild up the Redeemer's Kingdom on earth, was surpassed by none. 
 But he has gone — a'standard-bearerin Israel has fallen. Yet we have 
 hope in his death, and rejoice in the consolation. He deceased in the 
 45th year of his age. He left a wife, who had been deranged for sev- 
 eral years, aud three children, in peculiarly afflictive circumstances. 
 His wife, once the kind, amiable, intelligent, nnd discreet help-meet 
 and counsellor, has been in a confirmed state of insanity, and we be- 
 lieve, is living at this day. But God doeth all things right ; and it is 
 not for us to question his wisdom, or murnmr at his dealings. Elder 
 Hubbell preached the introductory sermon before the association m 
 1823,'28and 1832. In the years 1827, '28, '29, and 1831, '33 aud 
 1834 he was the chosen Moderator among his brethren ; and in 1821), 
 and 1834-, he wrote the published circular letters, besides one or two 
 of tlie corresponding oues. " Let me die the death of the righteous, and 
 let my last end be like his." 
 
 Vn. ELDER JUSTUS HULL, OF BERLIN, N. Y. 
 
 Of this venerable servant of God, so long the successful pastor of 
 a large church in Berlin, Rensselaer county, N. Y., we would make 
 the following record, from such materials as were to be found. Some 
 of the facts here stated, were gathered from the lips of his am, Dr. 
 Emerson Hull, in a recent visit to the town of Berlin, where many of 
 the Hull family still reside. 
 
SEC. 11.] MINISTERS : J. HULL. 817 
 
 Elder Hjll was born ia Reading, Conn., July 26tb, 1755, but when 
 young removed with his parents into the field of his future labors in 
 the ministry of reconciliation. From a manuscript copy of his reli- 
 gious experience we g.ither the following facts. 
 
 When about 18 or 19 years of age he was awakened to a sense of 
 his true condition and standing as a sinner befori} (Jod, under the 
 preaching of Elder Clark Rogers, of Hancock, in a revival among his 
 people, about the year 1773 or '74 He says: " The Infinite sove- 
 reign was pleased to grant a reformation among the people in Han- 
 cock and the lower part of this town, under the improvement of El- 
 der Clark Rogers, whom I went to hear, and by whose means I re- 
 ceived auoth-r arrow to my guilty conscience, to my great awaken- 
 ing. About this time also, the private christians in our neighborhood 
 kept up their conferences, which I attended. And now the important 
 scenes of Eternity rolled with such weight upon my mind, that I 
 scarce could refrain from crying out in their meetings, that the Lord 
 would have mercy on my soul, and save it from the burning main ; — 
 though the pride of my wicked heart kept it as much a secret as I 
 possibly could. And oft when I loft their assemblies, my soul was so 
 full of anguish T scarce could contain myself till out of hearing of 
 the people, when I vented myself in broken accents to the Lord that 
 he would spare my soul from hell." And after relating various exer- 
 cises of a similar character, he says again : " Thus my soul went 
 bowed down all the day long. Desolation like a mighty flood, rolled 
 through my soul from day to day. I remember 1 oft used to retire 
 and walk the lonely groves to bewail ray most dismal and unhappy 
 circumstances. At length, one evening in a solitary walk, I had such 
 a discovery of God as a sovereign ; and of his justice in the execution 
 of his most holy will, that his law was holy, just and good, — that it 
 was all around my defenceless head like a ilamiug sword, and threat- 
 ened me with destruction, — pointing to the bottomless pit, and pierc 
 ing my poor bleeding heart. Condemnation was written in my soul ; 
 . ghastly misery opened wide her devouring jaws to receive me head- 
 long." " It seemed as if hell was gapiug, devils waiting, and my 
 poor soul was sinking. But when all hopes failed me, and I expected 
 in a few moments to people the dark regions in blaok despair ; to my 
 joyful surprise, and in an unexpected way, — Ijehold the charming 
 voice of a Savior reaches my ears, full fraught with gladsome tidings 
 of peace and pardon through his own merits, which he pleads at his 
 Father's throne." 
 
 The joy of his espousals he expresses in the following language : 
 "My mind was so taken up with the view, I forgot my poverty and 
 misery in contemplating the glory of God in the faoe of Jesus Christ, 
 I saw he died for sinners ; died that the dead might live, — that the 
 banished exile might return home, — that the prisoner might go free, 
 and find peace with God their Savior. Now with the eyes of my un- 
 derstanding, agreeably to the written word, I beheld one clothed m 
 •white. Methinks it is the. Babe of Bethlehem, — the Son of David, — 
 Jesus by name, — Prince of life, and son of God. Now my guilt and 
 horror of consoienco all departed ; and peace, tranquility, and sedate- 
 
318 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 ness of niiucl possessed ray breast, and reigned through all the powers 
 of my soul. Notwithstanding at that time I did not think it was re- 
 generation." This was at the age of nineteen. But nol doing his 
 duty in professing religion, he wandered into tlie world again and lost 
 his enjoyment in religion. Again lie says: "Then I wandered for 
 about Jour years, till I was better than three and twenty years of 
 age. At length it pleased the Lord to send that son of thunder, El- 
 der Joseph Barns to preach among us, and at the same time fulfilled 
 bis ancient promise, that he would not send his servant where he 
 would not come himself ; but granted his attendance in the chariot of 
 his grace; and before him blew the gentle gales of mercy, waving 
 the lofty ceJitrs which grew in nature's forest. All opposition seemed 
 to fall to the ground, and the word of the Lord rode in t.iumph in 
 the minds of the people. It readied so far, and his majestic voice 
 sounded so loud, tliat it penetrated my adamantine heart, and created 
 an exceeding desire in my soul that I might know where and how 
 my standing was before God. And this was my cry: ' O Lord ! in 
 mercy let me know where I am; — if an heir of Heaven, grant some 
 discovery of thy glory.' Then my soul would breathe forward, and 
 try to reach beyond creation, that I might be delivered from the un- 
 happy circumstances I was in. Anon these thoughts would pass my 
 mind : ' Is there no mercy for me ? Must I at last go down to people 
 the dark regions of black despair V At length, in the midst of my 
 sorrow, and at the height of my distress, it seemed as if there was a 
 door opened into my heart, and divine glory shone in the face of 
 Jesus Christ, with sucli lustre upon my soul, that it captivated every 
 faculty of my mind, and my whole immortal part was swallowed up 
 in Divine wonder." ■' Now I was, brought to believe, to love^ and to 
 adore with my whole soiil. Oh ! what humility,^ — what carefulness, — 
 what joy and hope it wrought in my heart ; I felt as if I never should 
 commit another sin, but forever swim in that theme ofjoy suid stream 
 of love, till it brought me tt> the boundless ocean of truedelight, and 
 everlasting pleasure. And now my mind was led back to view my. 
 former experience, which I had past through four years past ; and I 
 saw that law and gospel shone in it with such clearness and lustre, 
 that I could but upbraid my unbelieving heart ; and wonder I did 
 not believe before." Again he says : '' And oh ! what a wonder that 
 ever sueh a miserable chief of sinners should find favor, and be 
 brought into union with God. For which, Lord, grant I may for- 
 ever praise, bless and adore thy great name, in prostration at tliy sa- 
 cred feet. Now my soul began to long that everi/ creature should 
 taste and see how good the Lord is. Upo« which, 1 remember, I de- 
 sired one evening to free my mind in my father's family, and tell 
 them the wonders of Gwl's love to my soul ; which I attempted, 
 though in weakness, yet tb.e Lord gave me strength, M'ith some sweet 
 comfort in my soul. I then retired to my lodgings for repose. But 
 oh ! such a night as this I never before enjoyed. While I slept, my 
 heart waked and ascended on high. I now experienced the trutli of 
 that inspired Prophet who asserts that it is sweet to commune with 
 bis own heart and God, and could join with the spouse in her affec- 
 
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 tionate language, ' My beloved is mine, and I am his.' His banner 
 over me was love, and his fruit was sweet to my taste." 
 
 This must have been about the year 1778-9, and from his exercis- 
 es, tliere must have been a revival of considerable power in the place. 
 He says futher : '• Abt)ut this time, great numbers were brought to 
 bow, (as we trust) to the sceptre of the blest Immanuael ; and wc 
 kept up a steady meeting which was attended with a large audi- 
 tory, in which meetings my soul was so enlarged towards, aud drawn 
 out in thirsting for their everlasting well being, that I knew not 
 how to hold my peace. While the Beauty of the Mediator shone 
 with such lustre in my soul, and I beheld such virtue in his blood, 
 such freeness in his nature, such power in his grace, aud such an over- 
 flowing fountain to wash away sin and uncleaness in, that I could but 
 recommend his infinite and boundless love to dying men and women, 
 though in a weak and feeble manner. Yet the Lord owned and bless- 
 ed my poor endeavors, and still carried on his work in a most extra- 
 ordinary manner. Thus I labored by way of exhortation too, and 
 prayer for my fellow youth, that they would return from their vani- 
 ties and take shelter under the balmy wings of everlasting goodness, 
 the alone love of a crucified Savior. Such heavenly blessings, such 
 extacies of joy, snl sweet delight, used to flow into my soul, that I was 
 ready to say : ' Whom have I in heaven but thee ? and there is none 
 I desire upon earth beside thee.' Thus I traveled for about nine 
 months. And what shall I render unto my God for all his Mercies 
 shown ?" 
 
 Thus have we given freely his own words from this manuseiipt.ex- 
 perience, saved from among his wasting papers, in order to. show 
 how God enriched his soul with a large experience of his grace, and 
 thereby iit^ed him to be, what he became in the ministry of the Gos- 
 pel, both a son of thunder to awaken the careless by the terrors of 
 Jehovah's Law, and a son of consolation also to God's, children, by 
 administering to them the comfort wherewith he had been. cpmfQrted 
 of God. .. Y 
 
 We understand that he did some service in the army, at the taking 
 of Burgoyne in 1777 ; and the next year, it was in the mind of Gen- 
 eral Van Rensselaer, to have made him the commander of a brigade 
 of militia; but when he learned he had begun preaching, he withheld 
 the promotion, lest it should turn him from his duty. It does not ap- 
 pear to us when he was baptised, whether in the ilrst revival in the 
 year 1773-4 or in 1778. Most likely the latter, from what we have 
 learned. 
 
 His parents were Paedobaptists, very worthy people ; but he read 
 the Scriptures' for himself, believed and was baptised, and after- 
 wards had the pleasure, of baptising his father and mother, about the 
 year 18UU, and most of his own brothers and sisters, in the course of 
 his ministry. From his experience, as given above, we conclude he 
 began to preach in 177 8, when about 23 years of age. And we are 
 informed that he traveled and preached for several years before he 
 was drdained, extending his excursions into Massachuestts and CoQ- 
 necticut, and even as far as Virginia.. Among his manuscripts ia 
 
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 the journal of one of his excursions in the year 1783, from July I'Fth 
 to September 18th, in which he traveled and preached through the 
 State of Massachusetts to Reading, Conn., the place of his nativity, 
 and back again to Berlin, or Little Hoosick, as that precinct w&a 
 called till about the year 1792. Tlae date of his church runs to the 
 year in which he made the above tour, dating from Decemb'er 30th 
 1783, and not in 1785, as usually given. 
 
 Elder Hull was ordained to the pastoral office as we understand, 
 February 2/5d, 1785, in the thirtieth year of his age.* The same year 
 we conclude he united with the association, as he was the preacher 
 of the introductory sermon in 1786. according to previous appoint- 
 ment. In this latter year, his church reported only 43 members in 
 their fellowship. There is some confusion about the several churches 
 of Little Hoosick, Stephentown and Berlin, which may be cleared up, 
 we think in this manner. From the fact that the Shaftsbury associa- 
 tion met at Stephentown in 1782, '83, and '85, we infer that there 
 must have been an early church organization in the town, that became 
 extinct afterwards. 1'hat it became extinct is evident from the fact 
 that Elder Hull's church was afterwards, in 1793, called Stephentown, 
 and 1st Stepiientown in 1797, when the present Stephentown 
 church united with the association as the 2d Stephentown church, un- 
 der the pastoral care of Elder Robert Niles. In 1800, Elder Hull's 
 church took the name of Stephentown and Petersburgh, when the 
 town of Petersburgh was constituted, as we suppose, and held hat 
 name till 1806, when the town of Berlin having been constituted, tthis 
 church took the new name, which it has retained to this day. The 
 other church was constituted June 16th 1796, and hence does not 
 claim to liave been the oldest church in town. But Elder Hull's 
 church, whatever name it bore, is always known to be the same or- 
 ganization, by the Elder's name among them, for a period of 45 or 48 
 years. The old or extinct Stephentown church with which the asso- 
 ciation met, may have been, most likely was, the church spoken of by 
 Elder Hull in his experience, as existing in the lower part of the town, 
 when he -was but 19 years of age; or about the year 1774. This 
 may have been a brnnch of Elder Roger's church, at first. But enough 
 here Concerning the origin of tliese churches. 
 
 After Elder Hull's ordin.ttion, his church increased by a steady 
 growth until the year 1800, when the large accession of 135 is record- 
 ed in a single year, making a total of 298 in fellowship. Thence on- 
 ward for a number of years, there was a gradual increase from year 
 to year, until again in 1811, the cloud of God's Mercy gathered 
 about the hills of his i ural district, and literally poured down such a 
 ehower of Divine grace that there was hardly room to receive it, and 
 the vallies of Berlin were made vocal with the high praises of our 
 God ; while the mountain tops caught the sacred joy, and it was veri- 
 ly thought, at the time, that angelic songs were heard in the air over 
 their heads, by the enraptured sons and daughters of Zion. So great 
 
 ♦At his ordination. Elder J. Morse of Sandlsfield was moderator,- Elder Nichols, 
 Scribe, who also made tho ordaining prayer; Elder Morse gave the charge ; Elder 
 Eathbun, tho hand of fellowship ; aad Elder Tanner, made the cloalng prayer. 
 
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 was this blessing that his already large church of nearly 400 members, 
 was thronged by the accession in one year, of 225 joyful converts, 
 swelling his numbers to 611, the largest membership ever reported be- 
 fore or smce by any church to this association. Concerning this wonder- 
 ful work of grace, Elder Hull wrote the following account to the Massa- 
 chusetts Baptist Missionary Magazine. It is in the number for June, 
 1812, page 171-174. 
 
 "Extract of a Letter from the Rev. Juxtus Hull, dated Berlin, State of 
 New York, County of Rensselaer, Feb, 12, 1812. Addressed to the 
 Editor. 
 
 Rev. and Dear Brother, 
 
 "The small, though happy acquaintance I have formed with you* 
 induces me to indulge myself in transmitting to you, an account of 
 the wonderful work of God, which of late hath taken place among 
 the people here. The heavens have dropped down fatness, while 
 Jesus hath rode in triumph in the chariot of his love in the midst of 
 this part of his Zion. Glory t6 his name forever. 
 
 " The Brethren among us which have appeared the most steady and 
 established, have been greatly revived. Backsliders have joyfully 
 returned, while a multitude of sinners have been awakened, and we 
 trust brought to the saving knowledge of the truth, to the praise and 
 honour ot reigning grace. The work began about the first of August 
 last. It soon spread in every direction, and we still hope it is not 
 wholly extinct. There have been, I think, two hundred and four 
 added to thii church in this revival. I believe about one hundred 
 and twenty bave joined the seven-day Baptist Church three miles 
 north of this ; and about thirty have joined the open communion 
 Baptists five miles south. Not one to my knowledge has joined any 
 other order, who has been awakened in this reformation. It has been 
 a precious harvest of souls for so short a time! — Oh! that our glo- 
 rious Lord would unfurl his banner more and more, and spread the 
 trophies of his grace far and wide, until the earth shall be filled with 
 the knowledge of the Lord. 
 
 " This work first made its appearance in a young man, who by a 
 email circumstance in providence, had his mind, pointed to the day 
 of judgment, and who found he was not prepared for that solemn 
 scene. His mind appeared to be greatly distressed for a number of 
 days, till at length the Lord was pleased to deliver his soul, and en- 
 abled him to skout the victory. He soon came forward, and gave a 
 public relation of what God had done for him, to the joy of the re- 
 deemed. The holy flame kindled and spread like electrical fire. The 
 brethren in that neighborhood immediately set up prayer and con 
 ference meetings. The people very generally assembled, and the 
 Lord poured out his Spirit upon his children ; a spirit of prayer, be- 
 yond what I had ever witnessed. 
 
 " These meetings soon became general in almost every part of the 
 town, and for the space of three months, I believe thefe was not a 
 Bingle night but there were from two to five meetings in the different 
 
322 SHAFTSBUEY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 parts of tbo town. At this time, and indeed for some time before, I 
 h ad discovered great perturbation 9,f mind, and travail of soul in pa^^ 
 rents for liieir children, and lor the rising generation. Their prayers 
 were almost iucossaut at the throne of grace, that God would have 
 mercy upon the dear youth. The spirit of conviction was very pow- 
 erful in those meetings ; numbers were often heard crying out, "Lord, 
 have, mercy upon me, 1 am going to hell ." Others were struck numb, 
 and losing the use of their limbs, would fall prostrate to the floor, 
 and lie helpless and speechless for the space of an hour or more, al- 
 though they seemed to retain their senses in the mean time as per- 
 fectly as ever. Some of those, when they came out of this state, 
 seemed to wake as if in a new world, crying " Glory to God, who 
 hath redeemed my soul !" Others, when the agitation of body left 
 them, appeared to be much as they were when it found them. 
 Among those, who in a judgment of charity have experienced relig- 
 ion, either with or without these bodily exercises, there appears 
 little <jr no ditforence in the nature and moral etfects of their religion ; 
 but all appear to unite in the cause of truth and love. It has been 
 a general remark among the old christians, that they rarely ever 
 saw young converts brought out so strong and happy, and appa- 
 rently so near heaven, as a number of these seemed to be. 
 
 " In about the height of this reformation, at a preparatory meeting 
 previous to eummunion, the church convened on a Saturday, when 
 tlierc appeared a number of candidates for baptism, who wished to 
 relate their experiences to the church, which was immediately at- 
 tended to. The meeting continued till night came on, and we were 
 not through ; we then adjourned till the next morning at nine o'clock, 
 at which time a multitude of people assembled, and the whole day 
 was occupied in hearing the wonderful works of grace in the hearts 
 of sitmera, until night overtook us, and we still had not got through. 
 Thus we continued our meetings for five days successively, until 
 Wednesday morning, with an increasing multitude every day ! la 
 the mean wliile, our evening meetings were disseminated in the va- 
 rious parts of the town, and the Lord wrought wonders in these 
 meetings: so that on one of these evenings there were 13 souls hope- 
 fully converted ! And although we had not got through examining 
 the candidates on Wednesday morning, yet it was thought advisable 
 to proceed, and baptise those that were ready. We then repaired to 
 the river side, where prayer was Avont to be made, and hailed a Sa- 
 viour's name, as on fair Jordan's banks ; then in the midst of praying 
 hundreds, and a surrounding multitude, I joyfully immersed beneath 
 the "yielding wave" fixty-seven happy souls. This was done in 
 the space of thirty-two minutes and a half, by the watch. Whether 
 it would not have taken as long a time to have sprinkled as many 
 infants, judge ye. 
 
 " This revival had a good effect on society in general. The ball 
 chambers are left empty, the card tables deserted, and almost eveiy 
 house has become a Bethel ; and a multitude of souls, we trust, are 
 made a fit ;^'esidence for the Lord. While the Lord reigns, the earth 
 is called upon to rejoice. Oh ! that my feeble soul might bear some 
 
5£C. II.] MINISTERS ; /. HULL. 323 
 
 part in Uiose ioiraortal strains of hallelujah to God and the Lamb, 
 for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the cliildreii of men I 
 
 "There is one circumstance which has occurred among U3, wliieii 1 
 would briefly notice, viz : In about the height of this reformation, one 
 evening at a meeting, a number of people wont to the door, and they 
 say, they beard a concert of music or singing, in the air over their 
 heads. I belie^'e there are as many as one hundred persons who say 
 they have heard it distinctly, though not all to understand what the 
 words were ; those who do, say they sang " (rlory to God in the 
 hi(/hest. on the earth peace, (food ivill tovMrdi men !'' 
 
 " This singing has been said to have been heard, I believe, as many 
 as a dozen or tif teen times, and by a number of as good moral char- 
 acters as we have among us. They tell us there appeared to be a 
 multitude of voices of ditlereut tones, all praising God in the highest. 
 I cannot vouch for the truth of the fact, tlwugh we have the united 
 testimony of a great many g(.iod moral characters to its truth. It 
 still continues to be heard at different times, and at different places, 
 for eight or ten miles round. Whether the angels have come down 
 or not, I cannot say ; one thing is evident, there has been great re- 
 joicing here among men, women aud children ; and I know not but 
 that it has reached the heavens, aud that the angels have come down 
 to hail us welcome* Oh ! my Brother, how blessed it is, that there 
 is a way cast up for the ransomed of the Lord to pass in, that shinea 
 brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. Yet we never see ita 
 lustre but when we choose Mary's seat in some humble spot near the 
 feet of Jesus. Then our soids are made as the chariot of Ammina- 
 dab. 
 
 " It can hardly be expecte^, but that in such a gathering there will 
 be hay, wood and stubble ; but we think, with prudence and energy 
 hi the church, the word of the Lord will purify his people. 
 
 " The gi'eatest number I have baptised have been from sixteen to 
 twenty-four years of age, and I should say, not twenty that are thirty 
 years old, and I believe there are as many as sixty from nine to six- 
 teen years.f 
 
 I remain yours affectionately, 
 
 JUSTUS HULL." 
 
 Elder Hull had the assistance of Elders Alderman Baker, and Eber 
 Moffatt for some years, in the care of this large flock. And still hia 
 labors were owned of God to the good of souls, down to the year 1825, 
 when his name is seen for the last time on the Shaftsbury minutes, as 
 the Pastor of this church. For some reason, we cannot here explain. 
 Elder Hull's church withdrew from the association at the last men- 
 
 * " We ofl'er no opinion respecting the singing mentioned above, but give it to 
 our readers as it was communicated. — EDiToii." ^ 
 
 + Thia letter wsa not attained by tlie compiler, until this work had reached the 
 appendix, or it Rhould have been inserted at page 1.3.9 — 4 where the revival is alluded 
 to. Hence it is inserted in Elder HuH's biography, as the next most appropriate 
 
 Slace. The compiler hereby tenders his thanks to the Rev. J. G. "Warren of the 
 Forth Baptist church in Troy, for tlie privilege of copying the letter, from his file of 
 the Magazines. 
 
324 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, [APPENDIX. 
 
 tioaed date ; although for the year 1830-32 his name occurs as a min- 
 ister aud delegate from the 1st Nassau church ; to which, duriug these 
 yeard about 65 were added by baptism, evincing the fruitfuluess of 
 his ministry, even m his old age. But he still resided h\ Berlin, 
 among his own people, where he finished his earthly career, May 29th 
 1833, aged 77 years, 10 months, and 3 days, and in the 49th year of 
 his public ministry. If we reckon the years he preached before or- 
 dination, it would make 65 years labor in winning souls to Christ. 
 
 He was honored among his brethren as preacher of the annual ser- 
 mon, or Moderator, or clerk of the association, a number of times, 
 which duties he fultilled with geaeral acceptance. The following tes- 
 timony to his worth is from the lips of Elder John Leland, who lived 
 at no great distance from him, and was often his companion in labor. 
 He made this statement in preaching his funeral sermon, viz: 
 " That he had been acquainted with about eleven hundred Baptist 
 ministers, and he thought that Elder Hull possessed the most of the 
 Ohristain and ministerial graces of any one he ever met with." (Bene- 
 dict New ed. 550.) 
 
 With no pretensions to an education, but with a strong mind natural- 
 ly, a pious heart, and a deeply consecrated spirit of devotion did this 
 man of God apply himself to the great work of the ministry. And 
 what results have we seen from a ministry fulfilled with industry and 
 perseverance, for nearly half a century in one general field of labor, 
 though often abroad to preach among the destitute in regions beyond 
 his appropriate field ? More than 760 were added to his church from 
 1788 to 1817, or in a period of 30 years, the most active and success- 
 ful of his ministry. From his church were sent off, one after another, 
 colonies of Brethren and sisters, that made the following churches on 
 the east, north, west, and southwest, viz : Williamstown, Mass., Peters- 
 burgh ; Grafton ; and 1st Sandlake, (now called Poestenkill) in Rensse- 
 laer county, N. Y. 
 
 How honorable to have been the instrument under God, of so much 
 good in his day and generation ! and to have set in motion, influences 
 in every direction, that shall continue to benefit men, while time last. 
 The memory of Elder Hull, oh how sweet and reviving in many 
 hearts, that used to hear his earnest voice in prayer and praise, and 
 who heard from his lips the word of life ? His kiiidn^s? and candor 
 of demeanor won him many friends, and now he is gone, may the 
 memory of his public and private worth and usefulness, long incite 
 his successors to a like faithfulness in the service of the same Mas- 
 ter. 
 
 The following inscription may be read from Elder Hull's tomb- 
 stone about two miles south of the village of Berlin, where his dust 
 reposes in the family burial ground, amidst the dust of some 40 or 60 
 of the same name.* 
 
 • Of the family of Elder Hull, we might make the following record, as it is now, 
 and has been a considerable element in the population of the town of Berlin. 
 
 His father, Daniel Hull, Esq., had six sons, of whom Justus was the second, and 
 three daughters. If we are correctly informed, lie not only baptised his parents, but 
 »\1 his brothers, saye one, and his three sisters. And all this family, e.xcept one 
 brother, and one sister of his, with most of their companions, aud some of their 
 
SEC. n.] MINISTERS : N. KENBRICK 325 
 
 ■" Ih memory of Ret. Justus Hull; 
 who died May 29, 1838 ; 
 in the 76th year of his age, 
 and the 56tli of his ministry •. 
 "Soon as kis soul by grace was well refined, 
 ** He preached the Savior with a ready miad ; 
 " No frowns nor bribes could -check his sacred zes^ 
 *' la p{-«aching what the scrLptures did reveal. 
 * Ferveat ia spirit and faithful unto death, 
 "His course he finished, holding fast the faith: 
 "' Patient he bore his paie and dying strife, 
 " And died believing what he preached in life, 
 " My work is done, he said, and closed lias eyes, 
 ■"And took his speedy flight to paradise." 
 
 These lines are from the pen of his friend and broiher^ Eldei* Jdba 
 Lcland 
 
 Vlll. ELDER NATHANIEL KENDRICK, D. D., OF HAM- 
 ILTON, N. Y, 
 
 This distinguished minister and theological instructor of our later 
 Baptist ministry, was five j'ears a pastor in the Shaftsbury Associa- 
 tien, and therefore may be entitled to a brief notice in this portion of 
 our work. It will be recollected by those who have read the annals 
 of the Body for the years 1806-10, that Elder Kendrick was a mem- 
 ber of the association, as pastor of the Lansingburg Baptist church ; 
 and for four years he was clerk of the body, and always aetive in its 
 
 children and children's children, are burled In the same yard, — four generations,— 
 to the number tsf forty or fifty graves, awaiting the resurrection power of the 
 Lord Jesns, to raise them to their proper rewards in the future state. There are yet 
 Jiving in the town of Berlin about fifteen distinct families by the name of Hull, de- 
 scendants of Daniel Hull, Esq., having some 60 to 75 persons in them all; besid« 
 many who have removed into various parts of the land. 
 
 Elder Hull left four children, Justus Pierce Hull, and Dr. Emerson Hull, (both 
 living in the town,) and Dr. Alouzo G. Hull, of New- York city, and for 12 years a 
 practitioner in London, England. Tliis latter invented a pin machine, patented in 
 Ensland, France and Germany. He had one daughter also, who is dead. The two 
 sons first named, and the daughter, have been baptised since his death. 
 
 Elder Hull wrote some poetry that has been sung among the saints in their wor- 
 ship. The following incident is peculiar, though verified by the solemn affirmation 
 of the narrator himself to the compiler of this work, and to several of his brethren 
 in Berlin. Dr. Emerson Hull asserts that at three several times since his father's 
 decease, he has dreamed of seeing him, and hearing him preach. His appearance 
 ■was perfeetly natural, his look pleasant as in life when preaching, but the vision al- 
 ways vanished ere he could get near enough to him, as he greatly desired, to speak 
 
 The la.s't instance of the kind was in March, 1W)8, and wa? on this w'se. An old 
 citizen of the town (still livins, Mav 2nd,) had died, as the dream was, and Elder 
 Hull attended the funeral of his old neighbor, and preached a very appropriate ser- 
 mon ft\5m Hebrews, 9 : 27. " It is appointed unto men once to die, but after this 
 
 15 
 
326 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 meetiDgs. And in 1808 and 1809 he performed missionary tours of 
 three months each into Western New York, and Upper Canada, un- 
 der the appointment of the association, with good success. We there- 
 fore give him a place among the worthies of this body. For many 
 of the particulars of this sketch, we are indebted to an article in the 
 New York Chronicle, Vol. I., pages 129-137, which we shall use for 
 our purpose. 
 
 Elder Kenduick was born in Hanover, New Hampshire, April '22d, 
 1717. His parents, Samuel and Anna Kendrick, were among the 
 first settlers of the town, and distinguished by those sterling traits 
 that marked the early New England character. His parents were 
 members of the Congregational church. He was the oldest of seven 
 sons and two daughters, and early devoloped marks of an uncommon 
 strength of mind and character. He labored on the farm till he 
 was twenty years old, but obtaining his father's consent to act for 
 himself, he began to improve his mind more directly, by attending an 
 academical school and by teaching, though still laboiing as convenient 
 on his father's farm. 
 
 About this time a religious awakening occurred in the neighbor- 
 hood in connection with a small Baptist church, which held its meet- 
 ings in school-houses, without a pastor or house of worship. Among 
 the early subjects of this work was his cousin, Clark Kendrick, af- 
 terwards for many years, the useful pastor of the Baptist church iu 
 Poultney, Vt. This work spread, and as its result, more than forty 
 persons united finally with the Baptist church. Nathaniel became a 
 convert in this revival, but his education having been with the Paedo- 
 Baptists, it cost him a struggle of mind, and a thorough investigation 
 
 the judgment." At the close of the discourse, he said he would sing a few lines, as 
 he used to do sometimes after preaching. He then sung in a clear, natural voice, the 
 words below, in a suitable tune ; hotli the jcorda and the tune being entirely new 
 to the interested auditor, and making such an impression upon his lieart and mem- 
 ory, that he clearly remembers and repeats hoth, although never accustomed to sing 
 scarcely at all. After dictating the words to the compiler, he sung them with a 
 deep-felt interest of filial respect to the memory of a departed parent, whom ho 
 soon hopes to meet where the kindred of the good shall no more be separated. 
 Here is the hymn : 
 
 "I'm done preaching the Gospel on this mortal shore, 
 "I'm only reviewing what I have preached here before; 
 "Tetl have the credentials by which you may know 
 "That God through Christ .Jesus, pardons sinners below. 
 
 "■And if my credentials you would like to see, 
 
 "I answer, the Bible I will show unto thee; 
 
 "And if you disbelieve and set it at naught, 
 
 " God will reject you when in judgment you're brought. 
 
 "I have done preaching and praying with, mortals below, 
 '•My mission is ended and backl must go^ 
 "To fill that blest mansion in Heaven above, 
 "Where angels and saints praise God in his love." 
 
 Such is the substance of this remarkable dream, with an exact copy of the hymn 
 sung. Wo tell it as a dream only. What it portends to the living we cannot say ; 
 but comes it not like a voice from the dead to heed the Gospel so long proclaimed 
 by this venerable servant of God ? 
 
*}iC. l.J MINISTERS : N. KENDRlCff. 337 
 
 aid in his iDouiris he procured rnmfh"^"''; !""!'"« ^^' "''e^' «f 
 
 ing, and on whose preaching he Thl^fl^ Jf T "\'^'^°'" he was board- 
 reasons for their re^spective'op'Jo 'f ^9 11 1''^'l^ statement of their 
 the New Testament narkin-Tn^ f dissatisfied, he then read 
 Which related to th\"';u";^;c Tf ^Sm'^^T^hr rSuU"" '^'Z P'^-^^^ 
 
 the people, to be a fuithfid Told or ^°;° P"^^'^'^ ''at'fied before all 
 vant in the Lord's vineya Durin-. the'fT'' ^"'^ a diligent ser- 
 baptism, his mind was rnnnh^^ ^ . • "" Jears succeeding his 
 prLchingtheGospe7buthesh,nnW '"^ T^-"'"^ *" '^^ ^"^7 «f 
 bdity a.\tteHy unwoVthv of h. n ^ -^^^'^^ ^^ ^"^'^ '^'p'^^'^' 
 
 Chrilt. But im^ressld w'fh such a ?ense?"/T "' S' ^"'^ ^^^^ ^ 
 at length arranged for a cour e of sS T.'^^'^r. *'^*^ ^"^ject, he .' 
 CHl Institution to which he could ret, t^at thart1tne'7 7 T'^^'^^'* ' 
 four months in severe preparatory study wifhfh' n'"°^ 'P"""^ 
 minister of Hanover, and then nursnl 1^^.31 1 Cong,-egational 
 
 n^onths^ithRev. Dr'. BaETox%r?he4rd vJ^'^'L^'f r 'T f" 
 wishes of his own church to crwThL.l v 1 ^ declined the 
 
 them to lay the ma^tt Jo^rf "hVTo^d S B^pti^s^f ' "^"1 "'^^^ 
 Its next session. But they referred irbacktol^l V T'""'?" ^* 
 counsel of other churches as thp «nnrn • . t^e church, with the 
 
 wards settled in Lanifngburgh /?' L sl"t ed 1^'^'^'.' ^°', ^"^•- 
 
 here, who had juftbeen^coittitJJedr,'^* '"^"^^"^ of brethren 
 struggles to secure a f^othold^in lat nterttS' v^illl ^""^ 1°'^^* 
 with cheerfulness, devotin^^ a nortinn nf t,; ! ^. "^°f'. '^^ ^h^^^ed 
 
 school to make up thlTfi^i^ n'oy o hifsmi sX ? ^'S?/ t'"* 
 creased slowly under his carP till 1,0 IffTu ^^^^'^y- . ^^^ church in- 
 to the association in 1810 ' ' '"^"'^^"^ *^ "^^'^^^'s 
 
328 SHAFTSBURy ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 cinity ; at Monkton, Bridport and New Haven. And yet he was 
 compelled to spend much of his time in teaching school to secure the 
 means of sustenance for his family. Repeated deaths in his family 
 during the period of his residence tliere, and among them his wife, 
 with the severe labors of his position, so wore upon bis energies, that 
 he at last thought it his duty toremove to some other field of labor bet- 
 ter adapted to his necessities. Receiving a call in the spring of ?817, 
 from the Baptist churches in Eaton, N. Y., to become their pastor, he 
 laid the subject before tlie church in Middlebury, asking their advice 
 respecting Ins duty. They tliought he should remain, and began ef- 
 forts to raise him a more worthy support, but soon gave up, and left 
 him to act his own convictions of duty. As a result, he accepted the 
 call of the Eaton churches, and in July, 1817, removed and took 
 chai'ge of them, a statisn he filled for many years. 
 
 In 1822 he was elected Professor of Theology and Moral Philoso- 
 phy, in the newly founded Seminary at Hamilton, N. Y., in whoso 
 success he had become interested, and with whose history he became 
 identified for the remainder of his life. He preached the first annual 
 sermon before the New York Baptist Education Society in 1818, at 
 Sandiefield, and was early an active member of the Board of that 
 Society, and of its Executive Committee ; as he .also was Correspond- 
 ing Secretary and Collecting Agent, for many years previous to his 
 last sickness and death. In 1824 he removed his residence to the 
 village of Hamilton, though he continued to supply the church at 
 Eaton A'illage with preaching, several years afterwards. 
 
 But his great work, during the last twenty-five years of his life, 
 was to aid the enterprise of rearing an Institution of sound Theolo- 
 gical and Chissical learning, wliere the young men of cur Baptist 
 churches, whose minds were drawn toward the work of the ministry, 
 might find the means and facilities they needed to further their pre- 
 paration for this great and responsible work. His own want of op- 
 portunities but increased his sense of the importance of the enter- 
 prise, and to it he consecrated the maturity of his valuable life. 
 With what success he and HascaU, his noble compeer, toiled in this 
 work, let the pros]>erons history of our beloved institution at Hamil- 
 ton, and the increased power for usefulness of hundreds of pastors 
 throughout the land, and among the heathen, who have been educated 
 in that institution, bear witness. 
 
 We cannot, however, run out the details of his life and labors in 
 this brief sketch of him. Suffice it to say, that after serving his 
 generation by the will of God, in the work of the ministry, and in 
 aiding to prepare ministers for their work for nearly half a century, 
 he fell asleep in Jesus, we trust, and went up to stand and minister 
 in the presence of the glorious Redeemer in Heaven. 
 
 He died on Monday, September 11th, 1848, aged 71 years, after a 
 painful sickness of three years, caused by a fall that injured his hip- 
 joint, causing the bone to decay, and rendering him perfectly helpless 
 in his bed. But while his " outer man perished, his inner man wa3 
 renewed day by day," and he enjoyed large experiences of the Di- 
 viue favor amidst hia excruciating agonies of boily. In his last sick 
 
SEC. II.] MINISTERS : J. LELAND. 829 
 
 ness he ceased not to labor and pray for his favorite institution. He 
 inquired after its prosperity, and even dictated letters to its friends 
 to encourage their hopes amid the trials and labors they endured for 
 its support. He loved it with a master passion, and that passion was 
 strong even to death. 
 
 Amidst his sufferings at one time, he vrhispered : " I am too weak 
 to pursue a connected train of thought, but I feel the foundation firm 
 beneath me, and death has no tenors." He made arrangements for 
 his funeral, selecting a preacher, text, and one of the hymns to be 
 sung on the occasion. Dr. Eaton was the preacher ; the text was 
 Psalm, 43 : 5, — and the hymn that one commencing, 
 " I'll praise my Maker with my breath." 
 
 But in the absence of Dr. Eaton from the place, (it being the time 
 of the fall vacation,) Elder Alfred Bennett, an old friend and fel- 
 low-laborer in the cause of God, preached the sermon to a vast con- 
 course of people in the meeting-house of the Baptist church in 
 Hamilton, and his mortal remains were deposited iu the cemetery of 
 the Institution. 
 
 Thus lived and labored and died, this great and good man ; and 
 long will his memory be cherished among the Baptists of this land. 
 
 IX. ELDER JOHN" LELAND, OF CHESHIRE, MASS. 
 
 We can hardly do justice to the public expectations in regard to 
 our Biographical department ; without inserting some testimonial of 
 the worth of this eccentric, but useful minister among the churches of 
 our order, throus^hout the land ; and especially useful in his labors to 
 secure equal religious and civil liberty to all denominations in Vir- 
 ginia, his adopted State at first ; and afterwards in his native Massa- 
 chusetts. And although a memorial of his industry and public worth 
 is garnered in the octavo volume of his auto-biography and in his reli- 
 gious and miscellaneous writings, given to the public some years 
 since ; we will for the sake of many who would require it of us, give 
 his name a distinct notice in this appendix, among the venerable 
 names of the Shaftsbury ministers. And inasmuch as we find em- 
 bodied by a graphic pen, a sketch of him, that is better than we have 
 time now to make, in the Baptist Memorial of 1 842, vol. i, and pages 
 136-8, we will simply extract it entire, and add a few remarks at 
 the close. 
 
 " Elder John Leland was born in Grafton, (Mass ,) May 14th, 
 1754. Few men that have ever lived, possessed a more gifted intel- 
 lect. From a child he was a lover of learning, and made rapid pro- 
 ficiency for the age, and the advantages afforded him. 
 
 " At the age of IS his attention was arrested with what he said 
 seemed a voice from heaven : — " You are not about the work you 
 have to do." This conviction was more than ordinarily pungent. He 
 
330 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 was brought to give up all the foolish amusemeuts of youth iu disgust, 
 aud fall at the feet of sovereigo mercy as a lost, perishing siuner. 
 After his couversion, he says, " my heart was greatly attached to the 
 Holy Scriptures. I have not yet forgot the burning desire, the soul- 
 longing, I had to know what was the mind of God contained in his 
 word. I would read, then pray, then read and pray again, that I 
 might know the truth as it is iu Jesus." He was frequently accus- 
 tomed to hold meetings in company with a young convert, and, as he 
 said, "preach two or three of our sort of sermons at each meeting." 
 From the date of his spiritual birth, he seemed imbued with a spirit 
 to preach, though self-distrusting on account of conscious unworthi- 
 ness. The number of sermons, (such as they were) that I preached 
 alone by myself " he adds, " was very great ; and both saint and sin- 
 ner said, John will be a preacher^ He was very deeply sensible 
 that no man should preach, until called of God to the work. 
 
 " In 1774, he united with the Baptist church in Bellingham, (Mass.) 
 and by that church was licensed to preach at the age of twenty. In 
 the same year he journeyed to the State of Virginia, and there labor- 
 ed as a minister eight months. After his return he was married, 
 September 30, 1776, to Miss Sarah Devine, with whom he lived 61 
 years. He soon repaired with his companion to Virginia. His labors 
 were itinerant, confined chiefly to Virginia, Pennsylvania and South 
 Carolina. He was ordained in 1776. His meetings were often in a 
 circuit, sometimes 120 miles in length. In the month of October of 
 this year, he was much revived in his mind, in view of which he said, 
 "Souls appeared very precious to me, and my heart was drawn out 
 in prayer for their salv ation. Now, for the first time, I knew what 
 it was to travail in birth for the conversion of sinners. The result 
 was, in a short time he baptised, one hundred and thirti/, as the seal of 
 his ministry. For some time, revivals almost constantly followed hia 
 labors. In about <wo years, he baptised 400. In 179'), after a stay 
 of fourteen years, in which time he baptised precisely 700, he re- 
 moved to New England, with his family, then embracing eight chil- 
 dren. After preaching for a season in Connecticut, and about a year 
 in Conway, (Mass.) he removed to Cheshire in February, 1792, which 
 has been his residence chiefly, for almost half a century. 
 
 "About this time it pleased the Lord to bless his labors in adjacent 
 towns. Lanesboro', Adams, Philipstown, (now Nassau, N. Y.) Canaan, 
 Gore, and Conway, successively enjoyed revivals under his ministry. 
 He continued to preach in New England and New York, imtil 1797, 
 when he journeyed again to Virginia, preaching, as formerly, t) and 
 from the State. He remained there eighteen months. After his re- 
 turn, he was adjusting his concerns to go thither again, when he re- 
 ceived an impression that it was his duty to preach day time and 
 evening for the space of two weeks. The time had then arrived 
 when his appointments must be met on his way South. He says, 
 " these words forced themselves again and again on my mind, 7'he 
 Lord will work." On his way he appointed a meeting, and the people 
 of Cheshire followed him in great numbers, and wept under the pun- 
 gent truths that fell from his lips. He was absent only twenty days. 
 
Sec. II.] MINISTERS : J. LELAND. 331 
 
 On Lis return, he found the work of gi-ace, like a torrent, was bearing 
 all before it. After his return, -which was early iu the fall, lie preached 
 ever}' day until the March following, when he had baptised 200 ! Find 
 for us lh« minister of Christ, that lias performed in his own parish, an 
 equal amount of preacliing iu a iriven time, that we may embalm his 
 name forever in grateful remembrance. 
 
 "In the year 18UU, he made a tour of four months in New York, 
 Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. In November, 1801, 
 he journeyed as far South as Washington. 
 
 '"In 1808, lii.s labors were blessed in Pownal, Vt., where he bap- 
 tised about s/.r/j/. Iu 1811, he enjoyed a revival in this town, and 
 baptised forty. 
 
 "In December, 1813, he again for the last time, visited Virginia. 
 The joy was indescribable, both to him and his spiritual children, in 
 being onCe more permitted to meet this side of the grave. He was 
 absent six months, travelled 1800 miles, and preached 150 times. 
 
 " In the fall of 1817 he eajoyed here, (in Cheshire,) under his minis- 
 tration, a precious revival, and baptised </wV/i/ one. In the March fol- 
 lowing, a revival in Adams brought 70 into the fold of ChrisL In 
 this revival his labors were much blessed, and 27 of the above 
 number were baptised hy him.* 
 
 " The above outline sk etch," says the article in the Memorial, "very 
 brief and compressed, of one of New England's distinguished sons, and 
 a venerable link eouaecting the Baptist ministers of this generation 
 and century with those of the last, we have taken from the sermon 
 preached at his funeral, Jan. 27th, 1841, by the Rev. John Alden, jr. 
 Pastor of the church in North Adams, Massachusetts. 
 
 " The space which father Leland has filled in the public mind, and 
 to a considerable degree, in the hearts of the truly pious, seems to call 
 for some further attempt at developing and analyzing Lis character. 
 He was endowed by his Creator with uncommonly strong and vigor- 
 ous powers of mini His memory had not been overtasked in his 
 youtfi. There was no vast lumber-room of confused images stored 
 awa}', to ciieck the ardor of his originality. Very independent, and 
 also very successful in his early efforts, he was easily and natm^ally 
 led to an undue disregard of the attainments of others ; and from 
 this cause, especially iu the latter period of life, he suffered no incon- 
 siderable diminution of enjoyment asd usefuloese. Every maa, tnore 
 or less, takes the tinge of the times in which he lives, and the circum- 
 fitanees by which, at the most susceptible period of his life, he happens 
 to be surrounded. In the case of Leland, these t'mee and <3ii'cmn^ 
 stances^were of so striking a cliaracter, that it is by no means strange 
 that they made an ineffaceable impression upon his character and all 
 hifl futiff* course. It is cot necessary here to retj-ace tha procaioent 
 lineaments of the religious history of New England and Virginia, at 
 
 *Tl»ere mnst be ft mistake in regard to thB titne ot t\\i& revival at Adams; for the 
 printed minutts of the Association, give bo such additioBS for the year 1818, as it 
 •would be. But In 1819, tlie Adams church reported 32 added, and in 1820, 37 more, 
 having no P.istor ather year. It must have been ifi the spring Bad sumjner <4 
 1819, that tMs shower descended. 
 
gg-J SHAFTSBmir ASSOCTAXIfflS. [AITCNDrx", 
 
 the perJod when he began his t^entful career of pirbiie labors. In- 
 tolerable, grinding oppression, by an ecelesiastica) hierarchy, goaded 
 to the verytjuick, tljose who had religious feeling and conscientious- 
 ness enough to (letermi-ne to serve and please God, acetH-ding to the 
 dictates of his own word, at whatever sacrifice. This aspect of the 
 times requires to be fully constdered, by any one (Jispo8«d to award 
 simple jnsticc to the feehngs of distrust, wlvich, in this way becanu- 
 mwrought in the mind of Leland and many of his associates. As 
 well might you expect the Israelites to tolerate aa assimJlatien to theiT 
 Egyptian taskmasters, as to ask such men to look with favor on com- 
 binations, which— as fkei/ ikotujid, — howevci- erroneously, tended di- 
 rectly to bring back upon thum, or their posterity, a yoke, which 
 neither their fathers nor they were able to bear. Heneethe suspi- 
 cion with which they looked upon many of those iristitutrons, in the 
 form of voluntary aissoeiations, in wLicb, they feared, would be found 
 the germ of spiritual despotism. 
 
 " If we are not misinformed, father Leland alwajs distrusted asso^ 
 ciations, and for years refused to unite with them, even whe» guarde-i 
 by all the assurances which independent Baptist churches can give 
 to one another, that in the union which they shall form, there shal'l 
 be no assumption of ecclesiastical authority. It is not so much to be 
 wondei-ed at, as deplored, that very good men, and great men, when 
 they become deeply imbued with abhorrence of what they re-gard &% 
 ■wrong, manifest an unlovely, if not an unholy antipathy against 
 whatever their minds associate Avith it. Hence the subject of this 
 sketch was induced to impute to k'mg-craft or prkst-craft very n>ucli, 
 which we hope and believe had a worthier and purer ongin. 
 
 " Having thus said enough to indicate both the nature, and the 
 proximate cause of some of those peculiarities, which for a scoi-e of 
 years past, too much alienated the venerable Leland' from many of 
 his brethren^ we gladly leave the mantle of lilinl love to cover aVl uiv 
 necessary details. We trust he is in the prescrice of that Saviour, 
 whose cause he so ably advocated ; and with many of those, turned by 
 his instrumentality to righteousness, be now wears a spotless robe>> 
 and an unfading crown, and sings the new song in blessed harmony. 
 Our early recollections, one third of a century ago, present hiia to our 
 minds in a noble, and even then a venerable fijrm ; diacoursing in 
 
 f>ublic, or in the social circle, with mingled gravity and spriglitliness, 
 istened to by politicians and the religious, by thelearned and iguor- 
 ant, by the refined and the vulgar, the young and the old, with thafe 
 kind of deference, which would have awakened awe, and degenerated 
 to man-worshipy had not the outjxyuring of eccentricities, and almosf> 
 follies, (permitted, perhaps, for this very jwrpose) sliown the alloy of 
 greatness. 
 
 *• Among his peculiaiities whach iifiay be regarded with faivor, was 
 a minute accuracy in reference to immy little things, in his own per- 
 sonal histoiy, with one or two specimens of which, we will close this 
 article^ He has stated that since he began to preach, he has traveled 
 distances, reckoned together, nearly sufficient to thvice ciixle the 
 earth, or about 75,000 miles : and preoxhed about 8000 8erm.oxvsk 
 
SEC, n.] MIiNISTERS; E. LEE. 333 
 
 The number of Baptist ministers he has personally knowa, is 962— 
 303 of whom he has heard preach. Three hundred of the above hare 
 gone before him into eternitj, 207 have visited him at his own house. 
 "He has baptised 1524 persons, and preached in 436 meeting 
 houses, several capitols, and in various other kind of buildings, aa 
 well as in the streets and groves. He has written about ^AeXy pamph- 
 lets, some valuable pieces of poetry, and much, from time to time, ia 
 the public papers, both political and moral. So much did he love his 
 Bible, that he numbered all its chapters, 1,189; its verses, 31,118; 
 and even its words, 786,683.. 
 
 " He has written us his own epitaph, in the following words : 
 'Hkee lies the body of John Leland, who labored Sixty-Eight 
 
 YEARS, to promote PIKTV, AND VINDICATE THE CIVIL AND EELIGIOUS 
 RIGHTS OF ALL MF.N.' " 
 
 Thus much have we copied from the Memorial, from the pen of Dr. 
 Babcock, as we suppose, then one of its editors. His critic upon the 
 character of the times of Elder Leiani's early ministry, and the causes 
 that united in giving him the cliaracteristics of mind and heart that 
 distinguished him, is undoubtedly just. But we forbear, only saying 
 that we trust the sketch of his character and labors in the ministry wa 
 have set before our readers, will do good, and lielp to guard others 
 againfjt the errors into which he inadvertantly fell, and incite all the 
 disciples of Christ, and the ministers of the word especially, to imi- 
 tate his apostolic zeal in spreading the tidings of rich, free and un- 
 merited grace among his fellow men. He died at North Adams, 
 where he had spoken publicly but a few days before, for the gratifi- 
 cation of some of his old friends, January 14, 1841, aged eighty-six 
 years, and eight months, after having preached the gospel for more 
 than 66 years. 
 
 X. ELDER ELIAS LEE, OF BALLSTON SPA, K Y. 
 
 We are unable to say much of this worthy man of God, for want 
 of more definite information, but give his name a page or two in our 
 
 Elder Lee, as we are informed, was the son of Deacon Lee, of 
 Danbury, Conn., who kept what was formerly called a Baptist tavern, 
 for the entertainment gratis, of traveling ministers who ranged the 
 country to encourage and strengthen the feeble churches in the wil- 
 derness of those early times. With this good deacon, a Hull,— and 
 doubtless a Leland and a Morse,— often found a hospitable shelter for 
 the nio'ht and enjoyed precious seasons in conversation and prayer. 
 
 The^name of Elder Lee first appears on the Shaftsbury minutes m 
 the year 1800, as pastor of the 2nd Milton, afterwards the Ballstoa 
 Spa church, Saratoga county, N. Y. It reported 92 members that 
 year having enjoved a revival a year or two before, that had addedl 
 74 to their number. From this time to the year 1828, the name and 
 15* 
 
g34 SHAFTSBUKV ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX, 
 
 labors of" Elder Lee, -ttrere identified with the history and growth of 
 this church, a fact that accounts very much for its subsequent increase 
 and prosperity to the preaeot lime. It was ;i hard straggle for our 
 brethren to secure a foothold in that village in its earliur j)eriods, but 
 the talents and firmness of Elder Lee, aided and enceuraged by warm 
 ftud true-hearted friends, who gathered arouud him in the eoailicts of 
 opinion that arose, were successful ; and the Baptists have usually 
 exerted their appropriate share of religious influenee upon the moral 
 and spiritual interests of the population of that village. He enjoyed 
 two or three revivals of religion during bis ministry there. In 1811 
 tis church reported 40 additions ; and in 1819, another aceession of 
 63 to their number, making their total at that time, 184. When he 
 died he left about 140 iu connection with the church. 
 
 Elder Lee was compelled to sustain himself iu part, in the infancy 
 of the Ballstcm Spa church, by teaching school, if we are correctly 
 informed ; but still he mad<j " full proof of his ministry," and did 
 " the work of an Evangelist" to a very good degree. In a eontro- 
 Tersy he had with an Episcopalian minister, (alluded to at page 82 
 of this work,) he vindicated the Baptists successfully from vile asper- 
 sions, and achieved a triumph for our distinctive principles over the 
 traditions of men.* 
 
 Elder Lee's death occurred about the year 1828 ; — and is thus re- 
 corded upon the pages of the Saratoga minutes for 1829, at page 6th ; 
 "Since the last meeting of this Association, our beloved Elder, 
 Elias Lee, has departed this life. His labors here were arduous, 
 but we have a good hope that he has gone to the bosom of the Mas- 
 ter he loved and served, where sorrows cease from troubling, and the 
 weary are at rest. The association sincerely sympathize with hi» 
 afflicted widow and children, praying the widow's God will counsel 
 them, and be a husband to the widow and a father to the fatherless ; 
 also that the church of which he was a member, may have their loss 
 made up to them, by Him who plants churches, and sends Pastors 
 according to his will." 
 
 Of bis general character, and the good influence of his long pastor- 
 ate of nearly thirty years with this one church, the following testimony 
 is borne by Elder Norman Fox, now of Schenectady, but for 12 years 
 pastor of the same church, from 1838 to 1840. 
 
 " Elder Elias Lee was a man of strong mind and clear head. He 
 was a successful preacher. A man who in hia writings and preach- 
 ing, ' contended eainestly for the faith once delivered to the saints.' 
 
 * In this controversy, Elder Leo quotecl many facts and statements that greatly 
 annoyed his adversary in liis defence of Kpiscopaliunisin, from an old book of the 
 17th century, called "A Plea for the Non-Conformists," by one Thomas De Laune 
 a Baptist schoolmaster of England, who had snffered imprisonment at Newgate' 
 for his manly expression of sentiments iu f:wor of his views of the truth. This 
 book disappeared from the table of the Court-liouse in which the controrersy was 
 held, one night, and no one could or iroiild tcW where it had hidden itself. As it 
 was a borrowed book, and much valued by its owner. Elder Led felt bound to re- 
 turn an equivalent to his friend who had loaned the book to liim; but as he could 
 hardly find it in print, he conceived the idea of re-publishing it in this countr\% a 
 work which he accomplished, thus scattering its seeds of truth broadcast over t))f 
 land, by tho circulation of n largo edition of this sterling work. 
 
SEC. II,] ministers: e. lee. 885 
 
 He did much in building up the Baptist cause in Ballston Spa, where 
 he was pastor for many years. Owing to his early and faithful la- 
 bors in that place, and in the adjoining towns, it is, to a great extent, 
 Baptist ground to the present day." 
 
 We might add that there now lies before us a pamphlet of forty 
 pages, octavo, that Elder Lee published, entitled " A Reply to Mr. 
 Eber Cowle's sermon on the Danger and Possibility of falling from 
 Grace. By Elias Lek, Minister to the Baptist church ait Ballston 
 Springs. Troy : Printed by Moffitt & Lyon. 1802." 
 
 The following advertisement of this book to the reader, will show 
 the spirit inj-whicli he wrote : 
 
 "Reader! if thou art a christian, both in thy heart and head, I 
 think the sentiments in my book will please thee ; however rough 
 and uncourtly the style may seem. If thou thinkest I have been 
 too severe, I pray thee to remember that I have opposed the doctrine, 
 and not the people, any farther than they support it. It might do 
 thee good also, to consider that the spirit of truth is a thousand times 
 more severe than such a mortal as I, can be : it breaketh the heart, 
 and taketh the very life, to root out these legal principles : — neither 
 have I said anything but what the nature of the case led to, or required. 
 
 " But if thou art a christian only at heart, and a legalist in thy 
 head, then my book will set thy head and h eart at war with each 
 other ; and the grace which dwelleth in thy heart, will no doubt, meet 
 with many reflections and hard speeches, from the law notions which 
 dwell in thy head. But if thou art a legalist, both in thy head and 
 heart, then thou art law throughout ; and as the law can show no 
 pardon, so I must look for nothing but condemnation from thee. My 
 book will appear to thee as Christ did to the Jews, when they cried 
 out, ' Away with him; crucify him; crucify him.' Let me remind 
 thee, however, of the motto on the title page, ' There is a way that 
 seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.' 
 If thou art an anything, then thou wilt say it is folly to write about 
 these things ; that thou hatest controversies and disputes, and if a 
 person be sincere, it matters not what doctrine or profession he falls 
 in with. But if thy wife should deal with thee as thou dealest with 
 Jesus Christ, thou wouldst soon begin to question her sincerity to thee. 
 
 " But if thou belongest to either, or neither class, I hope thou wilt 
 try to give my book a candid perusal ; and if thou beginnest, I wish 
 thee to read it through, and compare it closely with the arguments on 
 the other side of the question. And that the Lord would give U3 all 
 understanding in the way of life, is the prayer of the unworthy 
 
 " Ballston, April 24, 1802. Author." 
 
 With such a mind, and such a pen, did he meet his opponents in 
 controversy ; and is it a marvel that he usually gained posseasion of 
 the field of conflict? How much more he printed besides these, and 
 a few circular letters, we are unable to affirm. But he now rests from 
 his labors. May we be as faithful in our day and generation as he 
 was, to maintain the truths of the Gospel, and promote practical 
 godliness among all around us. 
 
836 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 XI. ELD. NATHAN MASON, OF THIRD CHESHIRE, MASS. 
 
 Concerning this worthy minister, and pious man of God, we have 
 gleaned the following particulars, that may help to cherish and per- 
 petuate his memory among the generations of God's people. 
 
 From Benedict, vol I, pages 280-1, and 439, we gather some of the 
 following facts. " Elder Nathan Mason was born in the town of 
 Swansey, Massachusetts, in tl»e year 1726, and was baptised in the 24th 
 year of his age by Elder Job Mason, then pastor of the church in that 
 town." In 1763, with a company of his brethren, he went to Nova 
 Scctia and spent about eight years. Before departing on this expedi- 
 tion, April 21st 1763, he and twelve other persons were constituted 
 into a church, and Mr. Mason ordained their pastor. They sailed soon 
 after in a body, and settled near the head of the bay of Fuudy at a 
 place called Sackville, where they were blessed of the Lord, and 
 BOOQ increased as a church, under his ministry to 60 members. But 
 not altogether liking the lands and the government, after 8 years resi- 
 dence, Elder Mason and his original company returned to the States 
 and settled in Lanesboro, where they found six more Swansey Breth- 
 ren, who united with them in forming a church of 18, in the year 
 1771, which connected itself with the Rhode Island Yearly meeting 
 of six principle Baptists. Here again his labors were crowned with 
 success, and in ten years they numbered 200 members in Lanesboro 
 and towns adjacent, that formed the nucleus of several churches. 
 
 From this church proceeded Elder Joseph Cornell, first Pastor of 
 the Baptist church in Manchester, Vt., as well as some of the earlier 
 members of that church. Indeed, we learn from the records of that 
 church that Elder Mason himself constituted it on the 22d of June 
 1781 and also gave Elder Cornell on that occasion, a " solemn charge to 
 be faithful in the execution of his otEce ; and then gave him the 
 right hand of fellowship" as Pastor of this new church. 
 
 About the year 1788, Elder Mason with a majority of his church 
 dissented from the strictness of the " six principle plan," by holding 
 that the " Laying on of hands" after baptism, or the neglect of it was 
 a matter of indifference and should be no bar to communion. As a 
 consequence he became pastor of this new church, called the 2d 
 Lanesboro Baptist church, as the six principle body had been called 
 the Ist Lanesboro Baptist church. By the erection of the town of 
 Cheshire in 1793, partly from Lanesboro, and partly from the town 
 of Adams, both of these churches, as well as Elder Warden's, became 
 located in the new town. And as Elder Werden's was the oldest, it 
 was allowed the title of the first Baptist church in Cheshire; the six 
 principle body, whom P^.lder Mason had left, was next in age, and 
 called the second church ; while Elder Mason's of consequence, be- 
 came thse Third church. This town, having so many Baptist churches 
 in it. and having been settled by them chiefly from the first, there 
 has been little room for any other order, to gain a foothold in the 
 town to this day. 
 
 Elder Mason and his church united first with the Shaftsbury Asso- 
 ciation in 1789, being only 44 in number, and himself an old man of 
 
SEC. II.] MINISTERS : C. NICHOLS. 337 
 
 61 years of age. But in 1790-1 he must have been favored wiih a 
 f^reat revival of religion or else very many of his former six principle 
 Brethren came over into his chmch ; for in 1791 they reported 112 
 members to the association. And in 1793 they reported 163, of 
 whom 38 had been added the previous year. At this time, or in 1792, 
 Klder Mason had associated with him iu the ministerial work, Eider 
 John Leland, who had just returned from Virginia, and who became 
 now the more active Pastor for many years. 
 
 Still Elder Mason's name occurs on the minutes from year to year, 
 as one of the ministers of the Third church in Cheshire down to about 
 1800, when from the infirmities of increasing years he absented him- 
 self from tlie meetings of his Brethren, and in 1805 or 1806 he sunk 
 to his repose in the grave. He died at Fort Ann, Washington co. N. 
 y., whither he had gone on a visit to some of his children and friends 
 residing there, aged about 80 ; " being old and full of days." Many of 
 his decendents are scattei'ed through the land, beside those in Fort 
 Ann and Granville, N. Y. A uumber of them have been, or are now 
 laboring usefully in the Baptist ministry in various churches. He 
 was the maternal great grand father, of Elder James O. Mason, the 
 successful pastor of Elder Barber's church in Union Village, Wasliing- 
 ton Co., for the last nine years, as we are credibly informed. 
 
 Of the character of Elder Nathan Mason, Elder Leland, who knew 
 him testifies, "that it was fair and irreproachable. He was a man of 
 peace and Godliness, preaching seven days in a week by his life and 
 conversation." Well does the scripture say : " Mark the perfect man 
 and behold the upright for the end of that man is peace." 
 
 XII. ELDER CALEB NICHOLS, OF POWNAL, VT. 
 
 Elder Nichols, for some 15 years Pastor of the 1st Baptist church 
 in Pownal, was also a member of this association, for about a dozen 
 years, or from 1793 to 1803 ; and we will give him a brief notice in 
 our Biographical department. But it must be a meagre sketch, for the 
 want of more ample materials. From good authority we suppose, 
 the following facts respecting him may be relied on. 
 
 Elder Caleb Nichols, was born in Exeter, in Rhode Island, on the 
 12th of March, 1743. In his youth, he was vain and thoughtless, and 
 very much attached to the violin, as well as merry company. But at 
 the age of 24, he was brought to embrace the Saviour, and was bap- 
 tised soon after by Elder Nathan Young. He soon commenced 
 preaching, and was ordained to the pastoral care of the 2d Coventry 
 church in his native state, constituted but a few months previous. 
 The church prospered under his ministry, and increased to 850 mem- 
 bers, in the course of 8 or 10 years; but being scattered and broken 
 during the war of our revolution. Elder Nichols removed in 1788, to 
 Pownal, Vt., and became pastor of the Baptist church in that town, 
 which had been wading through trials for some years. The character 
 
338 SIIAFTSBtrRV ASSOCIATION. [APffiNDlX. 
 
 of this excellent man is thus sketched in a brief paragi-aph, from the 
 pen of the discerning Leland, of Cheshire. He says of him : 
 
 "Elder Nichols moved into Pownal, in 1788, bringing with hira 
 not only fair paper credentials, but -what far exceeds, a heart glowing 
 with love to God and man ; and now instead of using his violin to capti- 
 vate the thoughtless throng, he is engaged with successful zeal in 
 sounding the gospel trumpet. His life and conversation are exem- 
 plary ; his 1 reaching is spiritual and animating, pretty full of the 
 musical New light tone. But his gift in prayer, is his great excellence; 
 for he not only prays as if he was softly climbing Jacob's ladder to the 
 portals of heaven ; but his expressions are so doctrinal, that a good 
 sermon may be heard in one of his prayers."* 
 
 With such a Pastor, why should not a church prosper ? Accord- 
 ingly we find that a revival attended his labors, t\i& first year he was 
 among them, but how many were added we cannot ascertain, as their 
 statistics were not yet preserved in the minutes of the Association, 
 as afterwards. But in 1793 they united with it, and reported 72 mem- 
 bers in standing among them. And the next year, the good tidings 
 came up from them that God had poured out his spirit and 64 had 
 been added to their numbers, making 137 in all. And for several 
 ye.ars, ihey gleaned up a few sheaves, making an accession ofneariy 100 
 from 1793 to 1803, when Elder Nichol's name disappears from the min- 
 utes among this people. He died in 1804, and was greatly missed 
 from his place and labors in this town. At the ripe age of 60, hav- 
 ing spent some thirty-seven years in the work of the ministry, he sunk 
 to his rest, in hope of a blessed immortality beyond the grave. His 
 church have had a very changeable ministry, most of the time, since 
 his death, till the last few years ; and several times, for years, have 
 been without a stated pastor, to go out and in, before them, and watch 
 for souls. And yet they have enjoyed several powerful revivals. 
 
 The following inscription may be read on his tombstone in the yard 
 on Pownal hill, where his dust reposes : 
 
 " Sacred to the memory of the Rev. Caleb Nioiiols, who, after 15 
 years faithful service as a minister and watchman over the first Bap 
 tist church in Pownal, departed this life, on the 27th of February 
 1804, in the 6 let year of his age." 
 
 XIII. ELDER ABIJAH PECK, OF CLIFTON PARK, N. Y. 
 
 The following notice of Elder Peck's life, labors and character is 
 copied from an obituary in the New York Baptist Register of Nov. 
 80, 1848 ; and we cannot do better in furnishing a sketch of this emi- 
 nently useful and good man than to copy the article entire. 
 
 "Died, in Clifton Par^', Saratoga Co. Nov. 12th, 1848, Elder Abi- 
 JAH Pbck, aged 90 years, 7 mouths, aud 9 days. The deceased has 
 been long and extensively known as a laborious and successful minis 
 
 * Benedict, vol. 1. page 838. 
 
SEC. 11.] MINISTERS : A. PECK: 330 
 
 ter of the gospel, and for many years past has been regarded as b 
 patriarch in the Saratoga Association. He was born in Greenwich, 
 Fairfield Co. Conn., April 3, 1758. In 1771, his father, John Peck, 
 died, leaving a large family in destitute circumstances. Abijah, the 
 youngest son, was apprenticed to a weaver soon after his father's 
 death. He entered the continental army in January, 1776, and serv- 
 ed at various times, under three enlistments, one year and two months. 
 When the army left New York he was one of the guard, and main- 
 tained his post until the order was given to escape for his life. With 
 others he tlirew down his pack ; but leturned and took it away with 
 him. He was afterwards in the battle of Wliite Plains, and narrowly 
 escaped death in the retreat. Having reached a fence, he laid his 
 hands upon it, and at the instant, two musket balls struck the rails, 
 one on each side of him, brushing his clothes as they passed. 
 
 " He became the subject of Divine Grace in his twenty -fourth year, 
 and was soou after baptised by Elder Elkanah Holmes. He soon began 
 to preach. In 1784 he removed from Connecticut to Galway, N. Y., 
 which was then a wilderness, with a few scattered inhabitants. Af- 
 ter a little time, a few Baptists collected and held meetings in hia 
 workshop ; he taking the lead of the meetings. A revival followed, 
 which resulted in the organization of the second Galway church in 
 1790. In 1794, he removed to Clifton Park, then apart of Halfmoon. 
 Here he collected a few scattered lambs of Christ, and in 1795, Feb. 
 12, a church was organized, consisting of about thirteen members. At 
 the liist covenant meeting following, he and fom- other persons united 
 by letter. Ou the 12th March, 1801,hewas ordaiued to the Pastoral 
 office, havingfor five or six years, refused to be ordained on the ground 
 of personal unfitness His pastorate was a very laborious one ; but 
 its duties were discharged with Christian fidelity, and his labors 
 crowned with the blessing of God. From Clifton Park as a centre, 
 have arisen the churches of Schenectady, Burnt Hills, \st and 2d 
 Hal/moon, and one at Scotia ; while the surrounding churches have 
 been greatly benefitted by his occasional labors and counsels. 
 
 " As a man, the deceased was well known for industry, integrity, 
 and punctuality : As a Christian, for consistency, humility, and be- 
 nevolence. As a minister and Pastor, for untiring zeal, fidelity, and 
 devotion to the interests of the Redeemer's Kingdom. Without any 
 of the advantages of Education, he acquired a considerable amount of 
 general knowledge, rich stores of spiritual wisdom, and was "mighty 
 in the scriptures." His preaching was characterised by plainness and 
 force ; a holy unction seemed to be upon him, which he was generally 
 successful in communicating to his hearers. His sermons often dis- 
 played much, and vigorous thought, and were in a high degree scrip- 
 tural. His mind was naturally strong, and his judgment correct. He 
 was the father of eicfht children, four of whom survive him, and are 
 members of the church, which mourns his loss ; the others preceded 
 him to heaven. May his mantle fall upon his juniors in the ministry, 
 who have often sat with delight to receive lessons of wisdom from his 
 lips. Full of years, of faith, and of hope, he fell asleep in Jesus. 
 
340 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 ' Fallen is the man, who long has stood, 
 A pillar in the house of God ; 
 I^ailen, did I say ? He's raised on high. 
 And stands a pillar in the sky.'" 
 
 Such was the testimony borne to departed worth, in the reli- 
 gious journals of the time; and to those who knew him, we pre- 
 sume the picture is true to the original. This sketch was written 
 by Elder J. Goadby, now of Poultney Vt., we understand, and so 
 far as our recollection of liim serves, having seen him a few times 
 at public meetings, and tarried once over night at his house, is a 
 truthful description of his character. We will simply add, that 
 although he might have been " for many years a patriarch in the 
 Saratoga Association," near the close of his valued life, he never- 
 theless belonged to our body, during the greater portion of his ac- 
 tive ministry. In the years 17S1 and '93 each, his name is on our 
 minutes as a messenger from the 2d or New O-alhway church, as 
 it was then recorded; and in the year 1797, and almost every 
 year aftei-, till 1834, his name is recorded on the Shaftsbury min- 
 utes, as a messenger or minister from his beloved flock at Clifton 
 Park. So that for about 38 years, ho represented that one church 
 in the body ; though seldom present for the last ten years, — he was 
 almost uniformly at the meetings from his ordination in 1801 till 
 1825. 
 
 And foj- more than forty years, he was a member of the Asso- 
 ciation, from the two chuiches which he served. Born in 1758 — he 
 was '33 years old when he first attended, as a member of the body; 
 ordained in 1801 — he appeared as a minister at the age of 48 ; and 
 when his church, at their request left the Shaftsbury Association in 
 1834, he had reached the age of 76 ; although at his latest attend- 
 ance in 1830, at the First Baptist church in Nassau, he was 72 years 
 old. So we may well say, he was for many years a r.\TKiARcn among 
 the Brethren and ministers of the Shaftsbury Association. The \'ig<)r 
 of his life, as well as its b«st maturity, was expended in our connec- 
 tion ; though when he came to the grave as a shock of corn fully 
 ripe, he was gathered unto his fathers among the Saratoga branch 
 of our denomination. While in the body he presided over its doings 
 as Moderator for three sessions, viz : in the years 1814, '17 and 
 '20. In the year 1810, at White Creek village, he preached the in- 
 troductory sermon ; beside several other discourses, preached daring 
 the various anniversaries of the body, to edify and comfort the Bro- 
 therhood of disciples present on those occasions. He was an ar- 
 dent friend of Home and Foreign Missions, as well as the cause 
 of Ministerial Education ; 'for which, and other worthy objects, he 
 contributed freely of his substance ; as he had a very comfortable 
 property, for a Baptist minister. But we have enlarged this bio- 
 graphical sketch beyond our original design, and yet the subject 
 is not exhausted. In his pastoral relations, he had one or two as- 
 sociates for the greater part of his ministry, from the year 1806 ; 
 and yet harmony and love was the charm of this relation in the 
 ministry. He closed a long and useful ministry of nearly 50 years 
 
SEC. 11.] MINISTERS : S. ROGERS. 341 
 
 in the same church,* universally respected, and lamented by all 
 ■who had shared his Christian fellowship aud acquaintance. '** 
 
 XIV. ELDER SAMUEL ROaEaS, OF STILLWATER, N. Y. 
 
 Concernhi^ this minister, we would insert the following particulars, 
 gleaned chiefly from the minutes of the Shaftsbury and Saratoga 
 associations, with some verbal statements respecting his character. 
 
 His name first appears on tlie Shaftsbury minutes as Pastor of the 
 1st Saratoga church in 1701, at the time it first united with the body, 
 reporting 47 members in standing. If we are correctly informed, lie 
 was the son of Elder Clark Rogers who died at Hancock, Mass., in 
 ]8'J5. His name is found with the Saratoga church till 1795 ; in these 
 five years, he received an accession of more than 80 to his church. 
 In 1793, 12 additions were reported, and in 1794, the pleasant num- 
 ber of 40 are reported, (not all by baptism however) making a total of 
 113. But in 1795, while 11 more additions are noted, 44 are reported 
 as dismissed from their fellowsliip, we presume to form the 3d Sara- 
 toga church, afterwards called Northumberland, and now the Moreau, 
 nceording to the best information we can gain. 
 
 From 1797 to 1801, we find the name of Elder Rogers as Pastor 
 of the Mapletown or Hoosick church, during which brief period he ad- 
 ded 60 to their number, and leaving them about 60 strong. 
 Where he spent the next six or seven years, wo do not learn. But 
 in 1808 his name is reported in the Saratoga minutes as pastor of the 
 2d Galway church. having added 52 during the year previous, making 
 a total of 122. From some indications we find, we presume he had 
 been with this church some time before, but had not united with the 
 Saratoga association till 1808. 
 
 From this time to the year 1818 his name stands aa pastor at 2d 
 Galway, during which period he added, in all about 90 mem- 
 bers. Next he is reported in the Stillwater church from 1814 to 
 1822, though absent a year or two with his church from the association 
 in 1816—17, But in this pastorate he enjoyed his usual success, adding 
 some to the church about every year ; and in 1820 receiving by baptism 
 the large number of 68, making a total of 176. But his work was com- 
 ing to a close. 
 
 After a ministry of some 33 years in four or five different churches, 
 he came to his grave in peace, like a shock of corn fully ripe, and was 
 gathered unto his fathers among the people of his last charge in Still- 
 water, where his sepulchre may be seen to this day in the old burial 
 ground near the meeting house of the first church, on Bemis Heights. 
 
 In the Saratoga minutes of that year, we find the following brief re- 
 cord of his worth. "The church in Still w.iter, in the month of Feb'y 
 last, was called to follow to the grave, weeping, their venerable Pastor 
 E'der Samuel Rogees. Though this good man's prayers on earth, 
 
 * His active pastoral labors ceased in lS-35, when TT years olcl 
 
342 SHAFTSBURV ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 arc ended, (iiis most pi-ecious gift) they will long live ia the hearts of 
 
 all those who have heard him." 
 
 The following is the insciiptiou referred to above. 
 " Sacred to the memory 
 
 of 
 
 Elder Samuel Rogers, 
 
 who died February, 6th 1823, 
 
 aged 03 years, 6 months, and 17 days. 
 
 "Celestial truth employed his breath; 
 " Precious in God's sight is his death. 
 " He sleeps in Jesus, and shall rise 
 ■" To meet his Lord above the skies." 
 
 XV. ELDER EBENEZER SMITH, OF PARTRIDGEFIELD. 
 
 This veteran of the Baptist cause, who endured the spoiling of his 
 gootls, and other persecutions, for his fidelity to principle, deserves 
 a rwtice among the venerated fathers of the Sli;j.ftsbury Association, 
 of •which he was a worthy member for seventeen years, from the 
 churches of Ashfield and Partridgefield. This latter church took the 
 name of Peru in 1807, from a change occasioned by the erection of a 
 new town; and finally, in 1810, it was called Hinsdale, for the same 
 reason, which name it still beai's. From vaiious sources we gather 
 the following particulars concerning his life, labors and death. 
 
 Elder Ebenezer Smith was born October 4rth, 1734, and ordained 
 to the work of the ministry in the year 1761. His church in Ash- 
 field, Mass., was constituted in the year 17<51. We do not learn the 
 place of his nativity. In the year 1791, his church united with the 
 Shaftsbury Association, at its session in Adams, or 1 Cheshire, Mass- 
 At that time it numbered only 22, and Elder Smith was its pa«tor, as 
 Le continued to be till 1794, when it left the body and united with 
 the Leydeu Association, While among this people, he suffered the 
 loss of fome of his goods, with his brethren, by the voracious desire 
 of the predominant party then in power.* 
 
 In 1799, he again became a juember of this Association, by his 
 connection with the Partridgefield Baptist church, which had united 
 the year before with the Shaftsbury body. Here, also, ho shared a 
 measure of persecution with his brethren, in being compelled by the 
 force of legal enactments to aid in building a Congregational njeeting- 
 house. But we have spoken of this in the body of this work, in the 
 annals of the y«ar, 1800 and 1801. (See pages 69 and 79 ) 
 
 In this church he enjoyed a larger measure of success ia winning 
 souls to Christ, and gathering them into the visible church, during 
 his stay with them ; although he was now advancing to about sixty 
 * See jjote «b page 71 of this work. 
 
SEC. II.] MINISTEI^iS : E. SMITH. 343 
 
 years of age. In 1798 tliis church uuited -with but 18 members; but 
 it so increa?ed uuder his ministry, that when it was dismissed to the 
 Westfield Association in 1811, it numbered 121 in fellowship. 
 
 From this time we are unable to trace his history, till we find the 
 account of his decease recorded in the Am. Bap. Magazine, for Sept., 
 1824, Vol. IV., pages 429,430. His decease and character are thus 
 described in a letter from Rev. Elisha Tucker, then pastor of the 
 Baptist church in the place, and intimately acquainted with him in 
 his declining years. 
 
 " Fredonia, N. Y., July 12, 1824. 
 .' Rev. and Deae Sir : 
 
 *' At the special request of the late Elder Ebenezer Smith, a short 
 time since, it now becomes my duty to state to you that he has gone 
 to receive his reward. He breathed his last on the morning of the 
 CtliJuly. Since April he has been grndually declining. At first he 
 seemed a little uneasy at being confined to his house ; his great 
 anxiety was to preach as long as he lived, but he soon became con- 
 vinced that his work was done ; and resigned to the will of God, he 
 commenced examining himself closely. The result was, the fullest 
 and firmest confidence in the doctrine of grace, and a holy satisfac- 
 tion of his union to Christ. Grace, Grace, was his theme as long as 
 he lived. 
 
 " And here I cannot deny myself the pleasure of making an ex- 
 tract from his journal, dated October 4th, 1823: 'I am this day 
 eighty-nine years old ; have tried to preach the Gospel sixty -nine 
 years and ten months ; have been an ordained Elder in the Baptist 
 order, sixty-two years and six weeks ; and have traveled and preached 
 in seven of the United States. I have been called in the course of 
 my life to defend the liberties of the Baptists in the State of Massa- 
 chusetts ; to plead their cause before the General Court in Boston, 
 before a Justice of the Peace, before the Court of Common Pleas, 
 and before the Supreme Court ; and having obtained help of the Lord, 
 J continue to this day. Although my bodily strength decays, I am 
 favored with the clear use of my reason and understanding. The 
 things of religion, the truths that I have tried to preach, the ordi- 
 nances of the Gospel, and the order of building up the visible church, 
 appear to be a Divine reality, and that it is safe to die in the belief 
 of these truths. But when I look into myself, what a poor, sinful, 
 imperfect creature ! I cannot find anything that I have done to 
 plead before a holy God. But I have hope through a Savior's merits. 
 If God can, consistently with his own glory, show mercy to such a 
 poor sinner, / am safe ; — otherwise, I am lost : — but here I am, re- 
 signed to the will of God. Lord, if thou hast any more work for me 
 to do, give me strength to do it ; if not, do with me as seetneth good in 
 thy sight.' 
 
 " Under date of March last, he writes as follows .• ' Two persons, 
 ■who heard me preach my first sermon in November, 1753, weie pres- 
 ent to hear my last sermon in November, 1823, which completed sev- 
 enty years of my ministry.' 
 
344 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 " This I think a very extraordinary circumstance, particularly 
 •when we understand that the last sermon -was delivered about 500 
 miles from the place where they heard the Jirst. These persons ■were 
 also both present at his interment. 
 
 " During the last days of his illness his mind -was very clear, and 
 very happy in prospect of death. He was exercised "with but very 
 little pain, and his Heavenly Father seemed carefully and tenderly 
 opening a passage for the flight of his immortal spirit, which took 
 place the morning before mentioned, without a strugcjle or a groan. 
 
 " Thus did Elder Smith come to his grave in full age, "like as a 
 shock of corn cometh in liis season." The text "which, "while living, he 
 selected for discussion at the time of his interment, was the 7th and 
 8th verses of the ISIh chapter of Hebrews. 
 
 " I would further state, that since Elder Smith has lived in this re- 
 gion, he has endeared himself to all the friends of religion, as a 
 faithful and devoted servant of the Lord. 
 
 *' I am yours, 
 
 "E. TUCKER. 
 
 " Editors of Am. Bap. Magazine." 
 
 XVI. ELDER OBED WARREN, OF SALEM, N. Y. 
 
 Although Elder Warren was actually a pastor in the Shaftsbury 
 Association but a few years, yet, from his near location, at Salem, N. 
 y., for more than 20 years, he was a very frequent visitor, and often 
 preached, and took an active part in the business of the body ; as 
 well as served them in 1804, as a missionary with the lamented 
 Covell, in a tour through Western New-York, and into Upper Canada. 
 For these reasons we judge it appropriate to condense from authen- 
 tic sources, the following biographic notice of him for this work. 
 
 He was born in Plainfield, Conn., of pious parents, Mai-eh 18th, 
 1760; and at the early age of sevett. years, he was the subject of the 
 awakenhirj, — and as he afterwards thought, — of the saving influence 
 of the spirit of God. This he kept to himself, and not till he "was 
 fifteen years old, when his parents had removed to Dudley, Mass., did 
 he make an open profession of religion, by imiting with the Baptist 
 church. In this town he commenced preaching, and on the day he 
 was 21 years old, delivered his first sermon. He had a call to Hali- 
 fax, Vt., where he settled, was ordajned, and labored for several years 
 in the work of the ministry, until he removed to Salem, N. Y. In 
 1788, his name occurs on the Shaftsbury minutes, as pastor of the 
 Baptist church at Halifax, to which 15 had been added during the 
 year, under his ministry. The year he removed to Salem we cannot 
 ascertain, but in 1792 his name is recorded on the minutes of the 
 Vermont Association, as pastor of said church, with an accession of 
 27 duriug the year, and a total of 61 members in his church. Here 
 he spent more than twenty years of his public ministry, and enjoyed 
 
SEC. II.] MINISTERS : O. WARREN. 345 
 
 several revivals among hia people, in one of -which, in 1808, more 
 than 50 united with his church. In a letter dated July 16th, 1808, 
 he gives the following account of this work of Divine grace: — ■ 
 " Some time in December last, evening conferences were set up in the 
 neighborhood where I live; and tlie brethren appeared quite engaged 
 in prayer and exhortation. Some of the young people attended, and 
 appeared to hear with solemnity ; but there was no apparent concern 
 among the unregenerate, till about the first of February, when it be- 
 came evident that there was an inquiry among some of the youth. 
 The work appeared gradually to increase ; and conferences were 
 holden two evenings in a week from about that time, 
 
 " On the first Sabbath in March, five were baptised. This appeared 
 to alarm many, and the awakening soon spread pretty generally 
 through every part of the society. Vain meetings of the youth were 
 attended no more, unless by a few; but religious conferences were 
 set up all around. I generally attended five or six in a week ; and 
 yet I believe I did not attend much more than half the conferences 
 in the circle of our congregation. Meetings on Lord's days wero 
 very full, and people appeared to hear as for eternity. In confer- 
 ence meetings such an awful solemnity was visible on the minds of 
 the people in general, as I think I have never seen before. Some 
 meetings, for solemnity, seemed almost like the judgment day. Your 
 acquaintance with me, and the interest you have in the welfare of 
 my family, will excuse me for being a little particular ; but still, it 
 will be impossible for me to describe the great mercies of God to my 
 family, or my own feelings on the occasion. Had you, my brother, 
 (Elder Blood, whom he was addressing,) raised a large family, seen a 
 number of them married, and most of them with their companions, 
 at your house ; and when mildly speaking a few words to them about 
 their souls, — to see every one of them in tears, some of them im- 
 
 f)ressed with an awful sense of their lost situation ; and others who 
 lad a hope in Christ, sympathizing with them, — you might form 
 some idea of my feelings respecting my family. These things I have 
 seen and felt ; blessed be God. I hope a number of them have 
 chosen that good part which cannot be taken from them. Since the 
 revival began, I have baptised two daughters, two daughters-in-law, 
 and one son-in-law. I have three of my own children, and four who 
 are such by marriage, members of the church with me. I have good 
 satisfaction for my second son, but he has not yet made an open pro- 
 fession. 
 
 " Since the first of March, more ihanfiftij have joined the church ; 
 and numbers have obtained a hope, who have not connected with any 
 church. More than thirty have in the same time joined the Presby- 
 terian church in Cambridge. Some are still under serious awaken- 
 ings ; but at present, the work seems rather on the decline."* 
 
 Elder AVarren remained with the Salem Baptist Church, in what 
 is now called Shushan village, till the spring of 1812, when he was 
 dismissed from them at his own request, because he felt that his 
 
 * See Mass. Bap. Missionary Magazine, Vol. II., pages 137-8. 
 
346 SHAFTSBtJRY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 ■work was done in that place, and God called him to another part of 
 his vineyard. During Ins connection with this church he associated 
 with the Vermont Association, to which the Salem church belonged 
 for many years ; but still he was often present with the Shaftsbury 
 brethren, to whom he was much endeared, as the above letter to El- 
 ber Blood shows. But in 1812 we find his name in the minutes of 
 this body, as pastor of the Cambridge Baptist church as then called, 
 now the White Creek, for more than thirty years, under the care of 
 his successor. Elder Daniel Tinkham, unto this day, save for three or 
 four years. In this new connection Elder Warren remained four years, 
 or till the spring of 1816, during which he added some 25 or 30 to this 
 churcli, no general revival occurring, although in the first year, 14 
 were united to it. In 1816 his name is found with the Hoosick 
 church, as its pastor, when it disappears entirely. Elder Warren was 
 Moderator of this Association in the years 1811-12 iind 15. In 1813 
 he preached the introductory sermon by appointment, and in 1814 he 
 wrote the circular letter. In this body he was much respected for 
 his preaching and business talents, as well as for his sound judgment 
 and fervent piety, that made his absence to be much felt by his breth- 
 ren, when he left them. 
 
 He removed to Delphi, Onondaga county, where he spent tioo 
 years, and enjoyed an interesting revival : and thence to Scipio, 
 Cayuga county, where he spent one year ; and thence he removed to 
 Eaton, Madison county, and took charge of the first Baptist church 
 for three years, during which he bore an active part in the atfaira 
 of the Madison Association, the Hamilton and Mfidison Missionary 
 Societies, and the Literary and Theological Institution. He was 
 some time President of the Board of Trustees of the Education 
 Society, and served the cause of Ministerial Education, as collecting 
 agent, for a few months in 1821-22. His sympathies were strongly 
 enlisted in this enterprise of our denomination, for the improve- 
 ment of the rismg ministry. " His correctness of judgment, known 
 integrity, and weight of character, gave him much influence in re- 
 moving the fears, and obviating the prejudice of many against the 
 Institution. He embraced the object as a very important one, and en- 
 tered fully into the principles of the constitution, and the measures 
 adopted for its support." 
 
 Elder Warren considered Eaton his last field of toil, when he re- 
 moved thither; but in the winter before his decease, he thought the 
 Lord called him to a service in the Baptist church in Covert, Sene- 
 ca county, where he finished the work of his ministry, and on the 
 29th of August, 1823, ended his valuable life, in the 64th year of 
 hia age, and the forty-third of his ministry, after having been pastor 
 of eight ditferent churches. He was favored with some revival 
 mercies in this last field of his toil, and several were added to 
 the church during the summer, some of them by baptism. He was 
 favored with health to preach till about a month before his death ; 
 and with what feelings and views of the work of the ministry, the 
 following language, addressed to his friend and brother. Elder John 
 Peck, will testify : " O that all the saints were more fervent in 
 
SEC. II.] MINISTERS ; 0. WARREN. 547 
 
 their desires that tbe Lord of the harrest would send forth labor- 
 ers ! O that all the laborers might work daily as thoiigli they were 
 doing their last work I How seldom do we, mj brother, when we 
 preach or converse with one another, speak as though we realized 
 there is but a single step between us and the eternal world! O 
 for more fervency in praying, more energy and spirituality in preach- 
 ing, exhorting and warning sinners to Jice from the lorath to come." 
 
 During his last illness of about three weeks, he had strong expec- 
 tations of recovery, and hoped to return to his labors and see more 
 of ttie salvation of God among his people. And even when death 
 was changing his countenance, one of his daughters asked him "If 
 he did not think he was dying!" He answered, "No; I shall live 
 and preach the Gospel." A member of bis church standing by, said 
 to him, " Brother Warren, you are dying." He replied, witboat tbe 
 lea^t alarm, " Well, farewell ; I am pure from the blood of all ?«e»i." 
 He spoke but once more, when he fell asleep in Jesus, in the 64tb 
 year of his age, leaving a widow and six children to mourn their ir- 
 reparable loss. But their sorrows, blessed be God. were mingled 
 with the purest joy, and the most triumphant hope. His funeral was 
 attended on the next Lord's day, when a discourse was preached 
 by Elder O. C. Comstoek, to a large and solemn assembly, from 
 Psalm, 73 : 24-, "' Thou shall gtiide me with thy counsel, and afterward 
 receive tne to ghr;/." The following tribute to his worth was re- 
 corded soon after his lamented death, in the Mass. Bap. Miss. Maga- 
 zine, Vol. IV., page 274 : 
 
 "The records of many churches, and the minutes of numerous 
 councils and associations) with the voice of hundreds and thousands, 
 bear concurrent testimony to his zeal and usefulness in the Zion 
 of God. Deriving a strong mind from bis Creator, improved by 
 much reading, observation and experience, the deceased was justly 
 esteerced a valuable counsellor and friend, and an able minister of 
 the New Testament. Beholding the truth in a strong and clear 
 point of light, and exulting in its refining power, he promptly re- 
 jected every thing which he deemed incompatible with the principles 
 and spirit of the Gospel. The sternness of his virtue, the honesty 
 of his decisions, and the candor of his advice, have sometimes kin- 
 dled unfriendly feelings, and provoked censure. Wherever he found 
 the path of duty, he fearlessly advanced, regardless of every conse- 
 quence. In the imperfection of man, he may sometimes have erred 
 in judgment: but all must admire the purity of his sentiments, and 
 tbe rectitude of his intuitions. He courted not popularity, he sought 
 not tbe applause of men ; but the apjirobation of his own conscience 
 and the approving smiles of Heaven. Let me die the death of the 
 righteous, and my last end be like his." 
 
 XVII. ELDER ISAAC WEBB, OF LA.N3INQBURGH. 
 
 For about 25 years Elder Webb was an active pastor or minister in 
 this body, serving three different churches, each a term of years, and 
 
348 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 a fourth, one year. For about 25 years more he resided in the vi- 
 cinity of this association, and hence a biogi-aphic sketch of him may 
 be appropriately garnered in tliis work. Where he was born, we 
 do not learn ; but ho commenced his ministerial career at Brandon, 
 Vt., where he was ordained September 24, 1780, by such men as 
 Blood, Beals, and Henry Green; the first preaching the sermon; 
 the S€co7id giving the charge; and the third the hand of fellowship ; 
 the consecrating prayer, we presume, by the preacher, Elder Blood, 
 of Shaftsbury. Elder Webb continued at Brandon some two or three 
 years, as pastor of the Baptist church. 
 
 In 1793, he first became a member of this body as the pastor of 
 the 1st Baptist church in Pittstown, Rensselaer county, N. Y. Here 
 lie remained till 1802, thougli not as pastor all the time, for in 1799, 
 the lamented Govell was elected pastor ; and Elder Webb, as near 
 as we can ascertain, aided by liis labors, the then infant Baptist 
 church in Troy; and from 1803 to 1811, his name occurs on the 
 minutes as pastor of that church. In 1805 he enjoyed a revival 
 of religion, and an addition of 3i is reported to the church, with a 
 total of 76 members. And in 1812 he is found on the minutes of 
 this body, as pastor of the young Albany Baptist church, with a 
 reported membership of 72. Here he continued to officiate as pastor 
 .some five years, or till 1816, when this church was dismissed to 
 join tlie Hudson River Association, then newly formed. He enjoyed 
 the Divine favor upon his ministry in Albany, adding to the church 
 every year, some ; 27 the last, and 66 during the 5 years of his 
 pastorate, leaving them with 90 members. In the year 1817, his 
 name occurs in the minutes as Pastor of the Baptist church in 
 Hoosick. After this his name disappears from the Shaftsbury min ■ 
 utes entirely. But Elder Webb, though engaged, as we understand 
 he was, for the greater part of liis life in mercantile pursuits, at Hoo- 
 sick, White Creek, Union Village, anJ Lansiugburgh, still preached 
 the Gospel occasionally, till his advanced age and infirmities excused 
 him from public service. 
 
 As a preacher, he was counted a " workman that needed not be 
 ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth." In his doctrinal views. 
 he was a strong Calvanist, of the old school ; and it is understood he 
 feared the result of the more lenient sentiments into which he saw his 
 Brethren graduall}* sliding. He retained to the last, his relish for 
 strong doctrine, and for distinctive Baptist principles ; and in a good 
 old age, he came to his grave in peace. He died at Lansingburgh, 
 K Y., ou the 20th of Feb. 1842 ; and Dr. B. T. Welch of Albany, at 
 that time, for whose preaching he had a strong partiality, preached 
 his funeral sermon from Rev. 14th chap. 13 verse. It was a most 
 befitting discourse for the occasion, as well as the character of a good 
 man. 
 
 Elder Webb was an active member of the Shaftsbury Association, 
 preaching the introductory sermon, presiding among his Brethren, or 
 writing the circular and corresponding letters, a number of times. In 
 the years 1799, 1807, and 181-5 he preached Alie introductory sermon. 
 In 1808, '09 '10, '13, and 1810 he served his Brethren as Moderator. 
 
SEC. II.] MiNISTEES : P. WKRDEN. 349 
 
 Aad in 1794, 5.806, and 1809, (Jbe drcular letters of the Body were 
 frortt his pen. Besides, be was often oa committees of ivference on 
 difScult subjects, and was frequently called wpoia to preach a sermon, 
 amidst the busines.s of tke AssoeiatioR, ftr the comfort and instruction 
 both of his brethren in the ministry, and from the churches. Thus, 
 was he honored in his day aod geacratioD, by those who best kaew 
 his worth, ButfecisgORe to his fathers, aad "hiswoika do follow 
 him.'' 
 
 .ilO 
 
 XVIIL ELDER PETER WERDEN', OP FIRST CHESHIRE-'^ 
 MASSACHUSETTa i 
 
 Of this venerahle man of God amd minister of the Gospel, we ■can 
 give no better account than to copy entire, or with some unimportant 
 omissions, the biographical accoumt of kim coTstained in Benedict, 
 Vol. XL, pages 401-404. We pi-^sume, from the closing senteace, 
 that it is the production of Elder J. Lsland's pen; but none the less 
 valuable for that, because he lived in the same town and labored 
 side by side with kim for seme fifteen years, and hence knew where- 
 of he affirmed. 
 
 " Elder Pkter Werbf..v was bom June €th, 1728, and ordained to 
 the work of the ministry at Warwick, Rhode Island, May, \761, in 
 the 24th year of his age. When he first began to preacli he was 
 too much of a Ifew-Light, and too strongly attached to the doctrine 
 of salvation b>/ sovereign grace, to be generally received among 
 the old Baptist churches in Rhode Island, which had been formed 
 
 Sartly upon the Arminian plan, until the following event opened the 
 oor for him. 
 
 " A criminal, by the name of Carter, was to be executed at Tower-'^ 
 Hill, and the scene of liis execution collected abundance of people ' 
 from all parts of the State. While the criminal stood under the 
 gallows, young Werden felt such a concern for his soul, that he urged 
 his way through the crowd, and being assisted by the Sheriff, he 
 gained access to him, and addressed him as follows : ' Sir, is your 
 soul prepared for (hat aic/ul efernita into which you will launch in 
 a fenB minutes r The criminal replied: 'I don't know that it is; 
 but I wish you would pray for me.' In this prayer, Mr. Werden 
 was so wonderfully assisted in spreading the poor man's cause before 
 the throne of God, that the whole assembly were awfully solemn- 
 ized, and most of them wet their cheeks with their tears. This 
 opened a great door for his ministrations, both on the main and on 
 the island. He preached at Warwick, Coventry, and many other 
 places, with good success, about nineteen years, and then moved in 
 1770, into the town of Cheshire, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, 
 where he lived and administered almost 38 years. 
 
 " In his first religious exercises he was led to dig deep into hia 
 own heart, where he found such opposition and rebelUon, that when 
 he obtained pardon, he attributed it to sovereign grace alone ; which 
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350 SHAfTSBURY ASSOCIATIOX. [APi^ENDIX. 
 
 seatiment, so interwoven In his soul, lie ever proclaimed aload to a 
 dying world. Nothing appeared to be more disgustful to his mind, 
 than to hear works and grace mixed together, as a foundation of a 
 sinner's hope. To hold forth the Lamb of God as a piece of a Sa- 
 vior; or to consider the self-exertions of a natural man, to be the ican 
 into Christ, tlie true and only way, — were extremely displeasing to 
 that soul of his, which delfghted so mnch in proclaiming eternal iove, 
 redeeming blood, and matchless grace. 
 
 " Sound judgment, correct principles, humble demeanor, with sol- 
 emn sociability, — marked all his public improvements, and mingled 
 with all his conversation in smaller circles, or with individuals. In 
 him young preachers found a father and a friend ; distressed church- 
 es, a healer of breaches, and tempted souls, a sympathizing guide. 
 From his tii'st settling in Cheshire, until he was 70 years old, he was 
 a father to the Baptist churches in Berkshire county and its environs, 
 and in some sense, an apostle to tliem all. His numy painful kibora 
 for the salvation of sinners, the peace of the churches, and the ^jurity 
 of the ministers, will never be fully appreciated, until the time when 
 he shall stand before his Judge, aud heuv the words of his mouth, — 
 ' "Well done, good and faithful servant.' 
 
 "From the sternness of his eyes, and the bhi:^h of his face, a 
 strangei' would have been led to conclude that he was sovereign and 
 Belf-willed, in his natural habit of mind ; but on acquaiutance, the 
 physiognomist would have been agreeably disappointed. He had so 
 much self-government, that he has been heard to say, that, (except 
 •when he had the small-pox,) he never found it hard to keep from 
 speaking at any time, if his reason told him it was best to forbear ; 
 and no man possessed finer feelings, or treated the characters of 
 others with more delicacy than he did. He had an exalted idea (»f 
 the inalienable rights of conscience ; justly appreciated the civil 
 rights of man, and was assiduous to keep his brethren from tiie chains 
 of ecclesiastic^.! power. 
 
 " His jDreaching was both sentimental and devotional ; aud his life 
 80 far corresponded with the precepts which lie taught, that none of 
 his hearers could justly reply, ' Physician, heal ttiyself.' 
 
 " He had the happiness of having a number of revivals in the 
 town and congregation where he resided and preached ;* aud a num- 
 
 * In regsTdtotherevlvalsof Eld. Werden's ministry, itin»y Improper to reniarl<, 
 thiat the early period of his uiiuistry in l. liesliire, bofure the i><>pu!at)on had become 
 densely settled, and while many things hindered tlie rapid growth of churclies 
 genenUly, beside his advanced age, it was not to be expeotcd under sneh cii'cnm- 
 sfances.that large additions -vTonld reward the labors of a minister in a single town. 
 He wasover 40 years of age when he removed thither, and ■wheii we first find the 
 slatjstjcs of his church in 17 St-, he was nearly 60 yeai's of age ; and yet the relurna 
 of that year gjve his church a membership of 117. But in tlie years 1"S0--'01, 
 when he was passing the period of 60, his ministrj' was fruitful iii a revival that 
 Beems to liave added in the ///;v<? years, more than one htiiulred to bis clnireh, 
 njaklng theju ju 1731, after diminutions by death, exclusions and removals, ave ac- 
 counted for, 170 in number. After this time, his great age, and the growing popu- 
 Larity of Lelnnd in the Hrd church, caused tlio tide to turn in favor of the latter 
 church ; 60 that his membersblp became very much reduced before his death. And 
 yet in the years J800 And ISOl, wijlg other branches of Zion aiound, were being fa- 
 
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 ber of ministers were raised up ia the church of which he was pas- 
 tor. For about tea years before his death, his bodily and mental 
 powers had been on the decline, and he was often, heard to rejoicC) 
 that others increased, though he decreased ; but his superannuation 
 was not so great, as to prevent the whole of his usefulness ; and his 
 ' hoary head was a crown of glory unto him.' A number of times he 
 was heard to pray that he might not outlive his usefulness, which 
 was remarkably answered in his case, for the Lord's day before he 
 died he preached to the people of his charge. The disease which 
 closed his mortal life, denied his friends the pleasure of catching the 
 balm of life from his lips, in his last moments. He had finished his 
 work before, and nothing remained for him to do, biU to die. 
 
 " Let the inhabitants of Cheshire, (said Mr. Leland, liis biographer, 
 and who exhibited the above, at the close of the sermon which he 
 preached at his funeral,) reflect a moment on the dealings of God 
 towards them. Within about three years, three ministers belonging 
 to the town, have departed this life. The pious Mason took the lead ; 
 the pleasing Oovell followed after; and now, (in 1808,) the arduous 
 WEaDK>f, who has been iu the ministry longer than any Baptist 
 preacher left behind, in New England, has finished his course, m the 
 both year of his age ; while Leland remains alone, to raise this monu-'r, 
 ment over their tomb." -,[ 
 
 Such was the record made at the time of departed worth, and now 
 after the lapse of almost half a century, while we inquire, " The 
 Fathers — where are they ? — and the prophets, do they live forever ?" 
 we may profitably listen to the echo of their voices, who, being dead, 
 yet opea/c to us, ' to be followers of them who through faith and 
 patience have inherited the promises." May we who are now on the 
 stage of action, as well fighi the fight of faith, and fulfil the work of 
 our day of service, as a Werden, a Mason, a Covell, and a Leland 
 did, the work of their service of service in the kingdom and patience 
 of Jesus. " 
 
 vored Tvlth the dews of Divine grace, liis people were not left entirely desolate, nor 
 his soul uucheered by fresh tokens of his Kedeemer's favor upun his ministry. In 
 two years the pleasing addition of some 22 were reported to bis church, while he 
 was attaining the age of 70 in life, and the 50th year of his public ministry. And 
 still in 18U4, we find him adding 12 more in a year to his flock, and three or four in 
 the subseijuent years of his lengthened pastorate of 3S years among that one people, 
 until he fell with the armor on, nobly contending for truth, and encouraging the 
 hearts of his brethren. In the 80th year of his ago, and to the last Sabbaih of his 
 eventful life. Is not this " bearing fruit even in old ago?" (Psalm, 92 ; 14.) 
 
 Elder Werden appeared once at least in print, before the public, in a Httle work 
 of 64 duodecimo pages, with the following title .■ " Letters to a Fbiend; containing 
 remarks on a pamphlet writtan by Job Scott, entitled 'The £apii.?m of Christ, a 
 Gospel ordinance, being altogether inward, spiritual, &c. By Peter "VVerdex. 
 Printed at Lansingburgb, by Wm. W. Wands, for the Author. MDCCXCVI." -., 
 (1796.) H 
 
 This pamphlet embraces a series of Ten Letters, on the various points in contro— 
 versy between those christians, — and especially the Baptists, — who differ from the 
 Friends or Quakers, in their views of Gospel ordinances. Its spirit is good; but 
 he presses the argument pretty close home upon the writer he is reviewing. This 
 pamphlet gives evidence of the intellectual power, as well as the religious princi- 
 I>les of this venerable Father of the Shaftsbury Association. 
 
352 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 XIX ELDER GEORGE WITHERELL, OF HARTFORD, N. Y' 
 
 The subject of tbis sketch was a member of this body for tbe 
 period of 7 years ; and often a corresponding member for many years 
 beside. Where he originated, or -where he was ordained, we cannot 
 say ; but he was reported as pastor of the Baptist church in North 
 Adams village in 1809, the year after its organization. Here he re- 
 mained for four years, or till 1812, during -which time he enjoyed 
 one revival, in 1810 in which this infant church received an ac- 
 cession of 17 members, making a total of 56, about -which number 
 it contained till 1818, -when another revival added about 70 to 
 their fellowship in two years. 
 
 Elder Witherell, was pastor of the Baptist church in Colerain, 
 Mass., for some years following this, as we judge. For in 1817, 
 under date of Jan. 18th, we find him writing a letter to the Editor 
 of the American Bap. Magazine, dated at Colerain, of which the fol- 
 lowing is an extract. 
 
 *' Dear Sir, The work of the Lord is still progressing in this 
 
 flace. I have now baptised 64, whohave joined the church of which 
 have the care. I think a number more will soon be added. The 
 above number were baptised within the term of three months. I 
 intend giving you a more particular account of the beginning and 
 progress of this good work; when it shall have come to a close. The 
 youth have shared remarkably in this reformation. The last Sabbath 
 in December, our communion presented a scene the most pleasing 
 and affecting. There were upwards of 100 communicants, a majority 
 of whom were young persons. Many of these, as they expressed 
 themselves, were three months before, in the broad road to ruin. This 
 sir, is the Lord's doing, and marvellous in our eyes."* 
 
 In 1820 to '22, we find his name on the Shaftsbury minutes again 
 for 3 years, as Pastor of the Baptist church in Hoosick. But here he 
 Beemed to have had small success, as few were added to the church, 
 only 6 during his mnistry among them. After this he became Pas- 
 tor of the Baptist church in Hartford, Washington co. N. Y., of which 
 Elder Amasa Brown had been the beloved shepherd for some SO 
 years. Elder W. came directly from Hoosick, where he remained 
 till 18.34. 
 
 From 1823 to 1830, he must have been quite successful, as the min- 
 utes for those years show an increase of over 100 to the church by 
 baptism chiefly, and a nett gain of some 70. But in the year 
 1831, after the death of the venerable Brown, the church under his 
 care shared largely in the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, so exten- 
 sive that year, and 79 are reported in the minutes of the Bottskill 
 Association, as having been baptised into the Hartford church ; ma- 
 king a total of 266 members. But he had trials in this place. Upon 
 the disclosure of the secrets of Free Masonry, by the Book of 
 Capt. Wm. Moi^an, in Western New York, Elder Witherell felt him- 
 self compelled to renounce his connection with that institution, as 
 
 • See Am, Bap. Mag. vol. 1, page 37, Jan. 181T. 
 
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 corrupt and anti-christian ; and in consequence a violent j>€r6ecution 
 raged against him, which finally severed the church, a minority of 
 70 or 80 members dissenting, formed a new church, called the 
 South Hartford church,* But the majority, who were anti masonic, 
 retained the services of Elder Witherell, for some six years from 
 1828, when the dissentioa occurred, till 1834, when he was dismissed 
 and went west, into the state of Indiana, whence he returned, in 1839 
 to western Pennsylvania, on account of the state of his health, and 
 settled with the Cussewago cliurch in Crawford co. But fell disease 
 had marked him as his victim, and after a few woeks labor, he sunk 
 into the embrace of death on the 19th of August, 1839. Says a cor- 
 respondent of the New York Baptist Register of Oct. 11th, who for- 
 warded the notice of his death ; — " In a very few weeks from the 
 time of his settlement, he bade farewell to the church militant, to 
 join the church triumphant. His end was peace. That gospel which 
 he had so long proclaimed to others was bis support in the hour of 
 departure. His soul being stayed on the great atoning sacrifice, he 
 
 .■ feared no evil when entering ''the valley of the shadow of death." The 
 day after his decease, he was borne to the grave, followed by a large 
 assembly. A funeral discourse was preached by Elder Thomas B. 
 Brown, of the Carmel church. Elders Clark and Oviatt also took 
 part in the services." B." 
 
 Such was the end of this good man after a life of usefulness in hii 
 master's vineyard. He had buried some of his family, in Indiana, 
 — one of his sons — engaged like himself in the gospel ministry. He 
 was an excellent preacher; sound in the faith, and wise in council among 
 his brethren, when helping Zion out of her diflaculties. He often edi- 
 fied the association by his eiear and well arranged discourses, when a 
 visitor among them-, and in the Bottskill Association of which he was 
 an active member, he was sometimes Clerk, sometimes Moderator, 
 and sometimes writer of the Circular Letter. And in the Washing- 
 
 1 ton Association he was the preacher of the annual sermon in 1831, as 
 he had been its Clerk for the four yeaj-s previous. He shared, in his 
 measure, the confidence of his brethren -, and let not the breath of 
 scandal deny him a place among the worthies of the old Shaftsbury 
 Association- 
 
 XX ELDER ISAIAH MATTISON, OF SHAFTSBURY, VT. 
 
 Althou^ yet living, we would inscribe upon these pages, and here 
 record a few facts in the public life and labors of Elder Mattison. He 
 was born in Shaftsbury, near the scene of his p-olonged labors, on 
 the 11th of April, 1780. His father, Thomas Mattison, was one of 
 the oldest Baptist inhabitants of the town, and a leading member of 
 the first or west Shaftsbury church, as anciently called. And in the 
 barn of this eajly settler, (yet standing we believe,) the association 
 
 •• Th£ two parties trere re-nn jted in 184.3, into one body. 
 
654 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX'. 
 
 was organized before a house of worsliip had been erected ia tlie 
 'town. The name of Mattison has been numerous in Shaftsbury as it 
 is to this day ; and many of them members in the several churches, 
 ■which have always been Baptist in town. Artemas Mattison, Esq., 
 (a brother of Elder Mattison) now deceased, was for many years a 
 deacon, and the Clerk of this church, as well as the principal man 
 among the property holders, and business men in the church.' 
 
 Elder Mattisou's name occurs first on the minutes of the association 
 ia 1801, as a delegate from his native church. In 181)4 he appeared 
 as Pastor, haviag been ordained Nov. 2d, 1803. And for the period 
 oi forty-four years, with but three or four exceptions, his name is re- 
 corded as a representative of that church, forty of which, he was its 
 Pastor. And from 1801 to 1850, when he served the body as its 
 Moderator for the last time, he was an active member in its annual 
 meetings, save the 8 or 4 years he was absent, for the unprecedented 
 period of half a century. He was Moderator in that time, for six 
 sessions, preacher of the introductory sermon six times, and writer of 
 the circular letter five times. He never courted these honors, but his 
 brethren laid them confidingly at his feet. 
 
 His pastorate, like that of a Barber, Brown, Hull, Olmstead and 
 Peck, was in unbroken succession in one church for about forty years. 
 And in Lis case, it was in the town, and with the church where he 
 had been born and reared, converted and baptised, licensed and or- 
 dained to preach the gospel ; an occurrence so rare as to deserve the 
 special record we here give it. 
 
 During 18 years of this time — from 1808 to 1825 — he was also the 
 pastoral supply of the 4th church in the same town, after Elder 
 Blood's removal. In this joint pastorate of two churches did he labor 
 with fidelity and success ; for he enjoyed a number of revival seasons 
 in each church. 
 
 In \hQ first church, during the earliest 15 years of his ministry, he 
 gathered in about 70 members; of whom 83 were reported in the 
 year 1811. And from 1819 to 1843, or during the last 25 years, in six 
 different revival seasons, about 215 were baptised into the fellowship 
 of the church, it is presumed by his hands. And in this latter period 
 about 60 also united by letter to the people of his charge. These 
 several numbers make about 350 added to that one church in forty 
 years, during his pastorate; of whom from 260 to 275 must have 
 been added by baptism, an average of 6^ persons each year. The 
 chief revivals wore in 1807; 1810-11; 1825; 1827; 1831-2; 1834; 
 1839, and in 1843; being eight considerable revival seasons in forty 
 years. The largest number baptised in one year was 49 in 1831-2. 
 The largest membership this church ever attained under his care, was 
 182, in the year 1834. 
 
 And in his connection with the fourth church also, he was emi- 
 nently useful, considering the double care he had on his mind. In 18 
 years he enjoyed two revivals among this people ; one of them a large 
 blessing in the years 1810-12, which brought in more than 100 per- 
 sons to the fellowship of the church in about two years. Then once 
 more, in 1818-19, he was favored with some revival mercies that add- 
 
SEC. H.] MINISTERS : D .TINKHAM. 355 
 
 ed 30 by bxptism. Iii all there were added to this church durmg his 
 half pastorate of 18 years, abou^ 160, ni03t of them by baptism. In 
 1812, this churcli embraced its largest membership, 389, under the 
 f,;miQistry of Elder Mattison ; being 23 more members than it had in 
 the 3'ear 1800, after Elder Blood's great revival 
 
 If he baptised 12;'5 in the Fourth chm'ch, as -we presume he did in 
 his coniieetiou with them; and 275 in the First church in his loug 
 pastorate of forty years, as we judge he did; there would be a total 
 of -1 'U baptised in one town, or an average of 10 each year of his 
 public ministry. This must be reckoned a successful ministry indeed, 
 upon a territory so small, and in the town of his nativity. Who 
 will show us its parallel ] Elder Mattisou baptised others in towns 
 and churches adjacent, as well as far distant from the scene of his 
 hardest toils. How ?/j any, we cannot tell. But in White Creek,* in 
 Hoosick, in Bennington, and in other places, we hear of his leading 
 many a willing convert down into the flowing stream, and there bury- 
 ing them beneath the yielding wave, in token of their death to sin, and 
 raising tliem up to walk in newness of life. 
 
 For a few years pa?;t, Elder iL has had no pastoral charge ; but 
 has traveled and preached wherever a door of usefulness has opened 
 - before him ; aud a blessing m some instances, we are informed, has 
 attended these itinerant labors. He has journeyed repeatedly to Illi- 
 nois and Wisconsin, where he has childi-en living; and thus has been 
 permitted to scatter the seeds of truth in the great western valley. 
 
 Elder Mattison now bends under the weight of more than three 
 score and ten years, and soon must go the way of all the earth. May 
 his last days be calm and favored with the light of the Saviour's 
 Ismiling countenance, as the youth and maturity of his years were 
 aborious and successful in the ministry of reconciliation. 
 
 XXI. ELDER DANIEL TINKHAM, OF WHITE CREEK, N. Y. ' 
 
 From the loHg connection of this aged living minister with the 
 meetings and business of the Shaftsbury Association, as well as from 
 his continued residence and labors in one chtur-eh, we think it may be 
 appropriate to gratify the feelingsof many of his brethren and friends, 
 by inserting the following tribute to his memory in the pages of this 
 work. 
 
 Elder D.^niel Tixkuam was born April 30th, lYSS, in Middlebor- 
 ough, Plymouth eo. Massachusetts. While yet a lad his father re- 
 moved into the town of Shaftsbury, Vt., and while Elder Blood was 
 in the vigor of his usefulness, as Pastor of the Fourth church. Under 
 his ministry during tlie " great reformation," so called in that town, 
 in the fall of 1798, he was brought to see his lost condition as a sin- 
 ner before God, aud fled for refuge to the blood of the Lord Jesua 
 
 ^ lo this town he baptised Ex-Governor Biiggs in 1810-11, in his early youth. 
 
356 SHAFTSBITRY ASSOCIATIOIS'. [afFENUIX', 
 
 Clirist, as bis justifying righteousness id thf sight ©f a Jioly Ood, He 
 
 was baptised on a cold wirvter'a day, y^'iih foriy-rlx otbeys, 'hy Elder 
 
 Samuel Rogers, (then of Mapletown) -who assisted Elder Blood i*i tbe 
 
 " administration of the ordinaiwe of tliat oceasion. Its -v^'as so eold, 
 
 that Mb clothes froze to stiffiaas* aSter his bapti'SK>, "while he -walked 
 
 ' 50 rods to the bouse where the eaiiididates exchaoged t^eir clathiug ; 
 
 ;- and yet he neither took cold as he relates, nor suffered any hani> 
 
 ' for his obedience to the Saviour's oommand. Hov true in his «ass- 
 
 •"i the words of Leland : 
 
 * Christians- 1 if youB hearts be warisi^ 
 "^ " Ice and scow c:ui do no havra i 
 
 *"'" " If by Jesus you are prized, 
 
 *" * Ris*, beKere, and bebaptissd." 
 
 ' ■ This was in the sixteenth year of his age, and although carTy ex*r- 
 ^ cised ODthe dxaty of preaching, he shrunk for yesfra feom the respoa- 
 " sible work. Thus deferring this matter, he became settled in life and 
 ' engaged in business for the sustenance of his growing family, ere he 
 yielded and " became obedient to the heavenly visiJoH" which said to- 
 j' him, ' Go p^-eaeb th« preaehing^ I bid thseJ Hia opportuaitjes had 
 ^ been so limited that he greatly felt the want of a better education, 
 * than had fallen to his lot, for a woi-k so arduous. But after many 
 "• struggles o-f mind, at theurgeat request of some of his beetkrea its 
 ' the church, he b^an' to improve his gift and was finally Keensed it> 
 
 preach the gospel. 
 ®' After preaching in his own vicinity for some time, he was invited 
 \ to take the care of a churcli ia West Ciarendoa, Rutland co., Vt. to> 
 '■ which place he removed his fj^raily ia the year 1312. He was called 
 ^ to ordination the next year, and on the 9th of July, 1813, he was 
 solemnly set apart to the work of the miaistry amoug this people, 
 where he spent four years, with but iittle appareat sueeess ia the 
 convei"sioR of sinners. Ho<w trying to the faith of the servaat of Chrisi 
 is such a period of fruitless labor, none can concesve bat him who 
 has experienced the trial IW himself. 
 . 1 At the invitation of the Baptist church in White Creek, Washing- 
 ton CO., N. Y., where he had been kaown before, he removed into their 
 9 Ticiaity in the west part of Shaft.<bury, in July 1816, and took charge- 
 Xi, of said ehurehas the successor of Elder Warren. And therefor 37 
 •j,' years, with the exception ot one-or Iswo- brief intervals, he has served 
 ^t his brethren as their spiritualguide and teacher uutothk day, (1853) 
 ei having been greatly useful in, his ministry among them. 
 
 Elder Tinkham has enjoyed several revivals of roligioa and ^eers 
 ■T privileged to baptise hundreds into the felLowship of this church. 
 .r, Soon after his removal in 1816, the Lord poured out his Holy Spirit 
 e,, upon the people, and so blessed his labors, that in June, 1811, the 
 5 church reported 21 baptised, amd a total mooibersbip of llS. This 
 ,. work continued the next yeas iu ether portions of the society, 
 .1, which spread into two or three towns, and bo large was the bless- 
 jj ing, that 49 were baptised during the year ending with June, 1818. 
 And again from 1821-4, another work of grace was enjoyed, that 
 lingered from ye<vr to year, ami s.pread' into vavii>us parts of bis so- 
 
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SEC. II. j MINISTERS : D. TINKHAM. 357 
 
 ciety, until more than 100 were brought into the church by baptism, 
 making a total of 199 members, beside the diminution of years, from 
 xleatlis, dismissions and exclusions among his flock. This made a 
 nett gain of ov«r 100 during the first ten years of his pastorat«i And 
 still mercy drops fell ou Zion'a thirsty Jiill to cheer his heai-t, almost 
 every year until 1828. 
 
 But a peiiod of darkness and trial succeeded, and in 1828 he re- 
 signed the charge of the church, and for two years, he was absent, 
 ' preaching one year at Shaftsbury centre, and another in East Ben- 
 nington and the eastern portion of White Creek. But in 1830, he 
 . resumed his labors with the White Creek church, and removed, in 
 • 1831, into the west part of the town where he now resides. 
 
 Soon the clouds of mcrey gathered over the place, and a blessing 
 descended upon the whole town ani vicinity in copious showers, 
 making the waste places of Zion once more to flourish. From May 
 . lo September, through the busy season of the year, the attention of 
 the whole community was arrested, and the conversation in all cir- 
 cles and among all ages when they met, was upon the subject of 
 religion and the wonderful doings of the great Redeemer of sinners. 
 -This was an old-fashioned revival, such as we should be glad to wit- 
 < ness again in our day. Save a four days meeting in the month of May, 
 there was little preaching except the two regular sermona of the 
 •Lord's Day ; but conference and prayer meetings in various neigh- 
 borhoods during the week, with inquiry meetings at the intermis' 
 eion of the Sabbath, and baptising, were the chief co-operative agen- 
 cies used to advance the work. The house of God was thronged 
 ■■■every Lord's Day, and with solemn attention did the people hear, 
 ■while the preacher delivered the messages of grace, as a dying man 
 to dying men. This was indeed a good work of grace, and before it 
 closed fully in 1832, Elder Tinkham baptised over 120 ou the pro- 
 fession of their faith, (most of them during the year 1831.) making his 
 church 256 iu number. It was the greatest harvest of souls in his 
 whole ministry. And we might here remark that large additions 
 were made also to the united Presbyterian church of Cambridge, 
 and to the Reformed Dutch church at Buskirk's Bridge, near by. 
 
 Again during the early months of the year 1838, he was favored 
 '•with an increase to his church, as the result of a protracted meeting ii) 
 ■'tw^hieh he was aided by Elder Solomon' Gale, and some other minis* 
 tering brethren.' He baptised about 80 as the fruits of this effort. 
 
 And in 1843, during the months of Febi'uary aud March, he was as- 
 sited a few weeks in a similar effort by Elder Isaac Wescott, thea of 
 Stillwater, as the result of which he baptised 60 more converts ', and 
 yet others we trust w«re savingly benefitted, that did not come out 
 on the Lord's side. Siace that time a dearth has prevailed, and few 
 have been baptised ; so that by deaths, removals, exclusion s.and the 
 dismissal of members to form the two new churches at Cambridge 
 and West Hoosiek his church has beconie much reduced. 
 , The largest number it ever reported to the association was 280 in 
 June 1838. They reported 25G in June 1843, after the last revival. 
 The present number iu 18.58, is about 70. Arcnvding to the best esti- 
 
 1 fi* 
 
858 SflAFTSBCRy ASSOCIATiON. [APPENDIX. 
 
 m&ie we can make, he has baptised in th« 33 years of bis actaal min- 
 istry among ibis people, about 400 -who )>ave united l?itJi the White 
 Creek church under his care .* Besides hs must have baptised many 
 in Benoington, Hoosick, and other places where he has performed oc- 
 casional service. And cluriog bis whole miaistry, his memoranda give 
 about 525, as the total number baptised by his hands, of whom seven 
 have become ordained ministers, and are still, eo far as we know, 
 •landing upon the towers of Zion, 
 
 During the ministry of Elder Tinkham in this church 60 to 70 
 have united by letter, while about 250 have been dismissed to other 
 churches, — some 60 have been excluded, — and 75 to 80 have died in 
 fellowship, according to their printed statistics. From these ligures 
 it is evident that Elder Tinkham has been a recruiting officer for Zjor, 
 adding moi-o by baptism than by letter ; — and dismissing to other, 
 churches, many more than have both died at^d bee« excluded. 
 
 It might have been stated that for two years, from the spring of 1845, 
 he declined serving the church and labored elsewhere ; but at the 
 earnest solicitations of his brethren he returned to them, and has serv- 
 ed them till he has attained his seventieth year, in April piist. And 
 now again he declined the charge of tiie church, while he goes 
 tremblingly down the declivity of life, tliough still it is his privilege to 
 preach the gospel as he has strength and opportunity. He has 
 preached more funeral discoui"se«, probably in an extensive region of 
 country around him embracing five or six towns, than any other min- 
 ister of equal years, and has married a proportionately large mnmber 
 in the same region. Of funeral sermoos his memoranda say about 
 1840 ; and of marriages about 500 couples. Of other sermons, we 
 have no enumeration, but in the forty years of his ministry since he 
 was ordained, they cannot have been less tlian five or six thousand. 
 
 Elder Tinkham has shared the confidence of his Brethren, and been 
 honored by them at associations, councils and ordinations, as Modera 
 tor or preacher. From 1817 to 1828 his name occurs on the minutes 
 as a member of the Shaftsbury association; and since then he has of- 
 ten attended their meetings and mingled in their business and devo- 
 tions as a visitor. But in 1829 his church withdrew from the body 
 amidst the discussions that aro&e in regard to Masonry, and their con- 
 nection has ever since, been with the Bottskill and Washington 
 Union associations ; in each of which he has been honored as preacher 
 or moderator several times. 
 
 In conclusion, we remark that his ministry has been somewhat 
 remarkable for its long continuance in or near the place of his nativity, 
 where he was bred in youth, converted, b iptised and commenced his 
 preaching efforts. How few have equalled him for solid usefulness 
 
 ♦ It has been his delightful privilege to bury in baptism, among othors, his coo- 
 Bort in life, and sieo out of seven of their children, beside three of the oompanioiis of 
 his children : and all into the fellowship of the White Creek church. At one time 
 he gave the hand of fellowship after baptism — among several others, to his wife, two 
 eons and a daughter; and, it was truly affecting, when he came to the wife of his 
 youth to hear Lira address her, as he said in the language of Solomon's Songs ,■ "itfy 
 fiUer, my uponse ; I hid you a he.irty welcome to the privileges of the church." j'(» 
 
.tSEC. n.] MINISTERS : D. TINSHAM. 859 
 
 amidst so many disadvantages and embarrassments, arising from the 
 r^antof early culture and preparation for the arduous work before him. 
 
 We will only add our wish that the evening of his life may be as 
 ■ quiet and happy as his day of service has been honorable to me min- 
 ^Btry, and useful to Zion. 
 
 Note — To fill a page that woulH otlierwise be nearly a blank, the 
 'compiler would here insert the following account of the Manchester 
 : Baptist association, to which two or three churches united for a few 
 -years, that had belonged to the Shaftsbury Body. He is indebted, to 
 Elder C. M. Fuller, an active member of this body for tlie information, 
 partly, and to a broken file of the minates of the association for the 
 ;remainder. 
 
 The Manohestke association was organized in Mancliester Vt., in 
 .Feb., 1818, where also it held its first session in the month of Sept. fol- 
 lowing. Those who planned this organization hoped to have united 
 all the churches in it from tha Green mountains west to the Hudson 
 -River from Arlington ancl Salem on the south, to Wallingford and 
 Whitehall on the north. It was thought this arrangment would-better 
 accommodate the churches of that section, without any detriment to 
 the Shaftsbury on the south, the Vermont on the north, and th« Sara- 
 toga on the west, as then located. 
 
 At their first meeting, the seven churches following were represent- 
 jed, viz : Arlington having about 60 members ; Manchester, 93 ; Dorset, 
 "iO; Londonderry, 100; Hebron, 60; Rupert, 163; and Winhall, 30 
 members. The Pawlet church united at the next seseioft with 114 
 members, and afterwards the Wallingford chin-ch. The second session 
 was held at West Dorset with Elder Fuller's church in Sept, 1819, 
 and for several years their sessions were interesting and profitable to 
 i;he brethren and churches;, and favored wiih the presence of the 
 Great Head of the churches. But the formation of the Washington 
 association in 1627 — with other causes, finally broke them up about 
 ihe year 1829 or 30, and some of the churches have become extinct also. 
 The principal ministers in this body were Elder C. M. Fuller, of Dor- 
 set ; P. W. Reynolds, of Rupert ; C. Cbamterlain, of Manchester, and 
 I. Beals, of Pawlet. 
 
 There was never more than 8 churches at a time in the body, with 
 some 4 or 5 ministers, and from 475 to 680 members in all the church- 
 es. In 1825, they reported 67 baptised in all the churches, with a 
 total of 632. In 1827, 8 churches and 574 members in the whole 
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 Caleb Blood, 
 
 Lemuel Covell, 
 
 Ol)ed Warren, 
 Hezekiah Gorton, 
 
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 Jonathan Finch, 
 
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 Lemuel Covell, 
 
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 do On Lake Cham plain, in Vermont, 
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 1806 On the same route again. 3 
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 do In Western N. Y., to Long Point 
 
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 do do and in company somewhat 3 
 
 do In Western N. Y. and into Upper 
 
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 1809 In same region as year before. 3 
 do In Northern N. Y. and L. Canada. I 
 
 1810 N. Y. and Lower Canada. 2 
 do Into Western N, Y. and Upper 
 
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 do Same route, and in company. 3 
 
 do To aid him in a tour Westward. 
 
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 do do do 2 
 
 1813 Into Northern Pennsylvania, 3 
 do In the State of New- York, at his 
 
 discretion. 3 
 
 1814 Into Canada. 3 
 do ITo accompany Elder 0. in his tour. 
 
 $30 00 
 
 50 
 50 
 
 51 
 
 100 
 
 50 
 53 
 
 50 
 
 60 
 
 70 
 
 60 
 60 
 
 60 
 60 
 20 
 40 
 
 60 
 60 
 20 
 40 
 120 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 00 
 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 
 00 
 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 00 
 
 60 00 
 
 10 00 
 
870 
 
 SlIAFTBBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 at^^v: 
 
 Missionary Table— continued. 
 
 IkT 
 
 Charles Lahatt, 
 J. Oornell, 
 
 18Iii 
 do 
 
 Not designated; but brought good 
 returns of 21 baptised, aud a de- 
 sire for the Gospel. 
 
 From 1817 onward, there is no record made in the minutes of the 
 missionary appointments, although the Board of the Society held its 
 meetings, and reported the state of its funds. Their monies now, in 
 part, at least, were sent to the Bap. Board of Foreign Missions ; and 
 to some other organization, we presume, ultimately lor domestic mis- 
 siona. 
 
 ,noJioO cfaiiEdssl 
 
 SECTION iir.| - °'^^'''"' 
 
 )8l| idonf5 or 
 
 STATISTICS OF THE CHURCHES OF THE SHAFTSBURY 
 ASSOGIAT[ON. 
 
 As before promised we come now to the task of presenting a series 
 of Tables that will pxhibit the statistics of each church by themselves, 
 during the whole period of its connection with the Shaftsbury, aud 
 the other Associations that have i^prung out of that body chiefly. 
 We design also, as a matter of gratification to many interested in our 
 work, though at an additional expense, to give the statistics of these 
 younger churches in the sisterhood, that have branched oflf from the 
 original Shaftsbury churches. We give the churches nearly in alpha- 
 betical order,distinguishing those that have ever been in the Shaftsbury 
 body by large CAPITALS while the branch churches are in ITALIC 
 letter, following however in general, the mother churches in the order of , 
 our arraugment. We give the date of constitution, and from year to ' 
 year the names of Pastors and other ministers in the church; with the 
 changes, as given in the printed minutes ; and the amount of mony for 
 Benevolent purposes so iar as reported to us. la this matter, ik 
 should be stated that many of the churches have not done themselves 
 justice by their returns to the associations, but have reported nothing 
 sometimes, or only in part their benevolent contributions. The addi- 
 tions by Baptism are not distinguished, it will be remembered, from 
 those by letter in the Shaftsbury minutes till 1818, and in the Sara- 
 toga till 1815, The additions by experience and by restoration are 
 put into the same column to save room, as there are but few of them 
 in all. When a minister was absent frop| the meeting of the associa- ^ 
 tion, his name is ii,arked thus,* — with a star. The names of Liccn]. 
 tiates are in Italics. 
 
SEC. 111.} 
 
 churches: statistics. 
 
 371 
 
 ADAMS, (Nobtb) chdrch, Mass., constituted a. d, 18GS. 
 
 
 1 
 
 Bap- 
 
 CO 
 
 Eo 
 
 Cft 
 
 c 
 
 p-j 
 
 o 
 
 --i 
 
 MON fE.S- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors (fe Ministebs. 
 
 
 ?3 
 
 o 
 
 X 
 Q 
 
 
 > 
 
 FOB 
 BENEV'r. 
 
 1809 
 
 GeOBUE WlTnERELl, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 10 
 
 Gr, "WlTUEr.EI,L, 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 11 
 
 &. WllHEftEU., 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 68 
 
 $5 32 
 
 12 
 
 &. WiTHEHELL, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 57 
 
 
 13 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 57 
 
 
 U 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 58 
 
 
 15 
 
 , Ko pastor, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 31 
 
 
 16 
 
 Elijah P. Willbt, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 61 
 
 U 25 
 
 17 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 56 
 
 7 26 
 
 18 
 
 Hosea WUeehr, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 57 
 
 15 85 
 
 i9 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 32 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 87 
 
 9 76 
 
 1820 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 37 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 ] 
 
 1 
 
 126 
 
 30 50 
 
 21 
 
 Sanrnel Savori/, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 123 
 
 
 22 
 
 Samuel SAVOiiY, 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 ) 
 
 120 
 
 
 23 
 
 d. Savory, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 104 
 
 
 24 
 
 S. Savorv, 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 112 
 
 
 26 
 
 S. Sayoiiy, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 100 
 
 
 26 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 104 
 
 
 27 
 
 , No minutes tliis year. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 do. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 Charles B. Keyes, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 99 
 
 $3 Z9 
 
 1830 
 
 C. B, Keyes, 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 101 
 
 7 00 
 
 31 
 
 0. B. Keye&, 
 
 1© 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 111 
 
 2 06 
 
 32 
 
 O.B. Keyes, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 J 
 
 112 
 
 20 25 
 
 33 
 
 C. B. Keyes, 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 110 
 
 17 00 
 
 34 
 
 0. B. Keyes, A. H. Palmeb, 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 110 
 
 
 35 
 
 A. H. Palmer, 
 
 43 
 
 10 
 
 1 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 154 
 
 13 50 
 
 36 
 
 Lemuel Covell, 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 U 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 153 
 
 23 2* 
 
 37 
 
 L. Covell, 
 
 13 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 18 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 144 
 
 
 3S 
 
 Thomas S. Rogers, 
 
 5 
 
 11 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 ) 
 
 
 160 
 
 34 26 
 
 39 
 
 r. S. Kogers,* 
 
 15 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 150 
 
 23' 07 
 
 1840 
 
 John Alden, jr. 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 148 
 
 25 00 
 
 41 
 
 J. Aluen, jr. 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 152 
 
 94 90 
 
 42 
 
 J. Alden, jr. 
 
 29 
 
 16 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 173 
 
 126 46 
 
 43 
 
 J. Alden, jr. 
 
 76 
 
 7 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 245 
 
 38 50 
 
 44 
 
 J. Alden, jr. 
 
 5 
 
 22 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 258 
 
 236 40 
 
 45 
 
 J. Alden, jr. 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 253 
 
 268 22 
 
 4(> 
 
 aoBACE T. Lovr, 
 
 5 
 
 19 
 
 ) 
 
 11 
 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 274 
 
 303 17 
 
 47 
 
 H. T. Love, 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 28? 
 
 394 00 
 
 48 
 
 tL T. Love, 
 
 5 
 
 24 
 
 7 
 
 14 
 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 29S 
 
 336 27 
 
 49 
 
 E. T Lote, 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 281 
 
 98 25 
 
 1850 
 
 a. T. Love, 
 
 126 
 
 18 
 
 - 
 
 5 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 387 
 
 785 00 
 
 ,61 
 
 a. T. Lote, 
 
 6 18 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 377 
 
 677 66 
 
 62 
 
 , No paBtor. 
 
 2 7 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 367 
 
 377 60 
 
372 
 
 SHAFTSBURV ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 ALBANY, (First) Church, 
 
 CONSTITUTED 
 
 A. 
 
 D. 181L'- 
 
 
 . 
 
 
 
 _ 
 
 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 CO 
 
 ;c 
 
 O 
 
 a ra 
 
 O 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A.D 
 
 Pastors <fe MiNisTKas. 
 
 r 
 
 P3 
 
 B 
 
 •^ 
 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 H 
 
 a' 
 
 a 
 
 o" 
 
 a 
 
 
 c 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 1811 
 
 Francis Watland, 
 
 
 
 
 
 67 
 
 
 12 
 
 Isaac Webb, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 73 
 
 $7 83 
 
 13 
 
 I. Webb, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 •78 
 
 
 U 
 
 I. Webb,* 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 77 
 
 
 15 
 
 I. Webb, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 ."5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 79 
 
 2 00 
 
 16 
 
 r. Webb, 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 00 
 
 20 00 
 
 17 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 John Fjnlay, (united vritli 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 185 
 
 
 1820 
 
 J. FiNLAv, [Hudson River.) 
 
 18 
 
 9 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 190 
 
 17 5T 
 
 21 
 22 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 Lewis Leonard, 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 11 
 
 
 la 
 
 
 20 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 163 
 
 
 12 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 180 
 
 
 23 
 
 L. Leonard, 
 
 30 
 
 21 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 218 
 
 
 24 
 
 L. Leonard, 
 
 16 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 233 
 
 
 25 
 
 L. Leonard, 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 223 
 
 
 26 
 
 L. Leonard, 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 211 
 
 24 88 
 
 27 1 , No pastor. 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 197 
 
 
 28 
 
 Bartholomew T. Welch, 
 
 1220 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 215 
 
 
 29 
 
 B. T. Welch, 
 
 17 
 
 14 
 
 J 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 232 
 
 ?67 00 
 
 1830 
 
 B. T. Welch, 
 
 29 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 252 
 
 72 19 
 
 31 
 
 B. T. Welch, 
 
 30 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 273 
 
 96 00 
 
 32 
 
 B. T. Welch, 
 
 33 
 
 22 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 306 
 
 500 00 
 
 33 
 
 B. T. Welch, 
 
 25J26 
 
 2 
 
 15 
 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 321 
 
 1600 00 
 
 34 
 
 B. T. Welch, 
 
 24 22 
 
 2 
 
 27 
 
 
 U 
 
 4 
 
 327 
 
 1400 00 
 
 35 
 
 George B. Ide, 
 
 132 23 
 
 
 148 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 320 
 
 100 00 
 
 36 
 87 
 
 Alanson L. C ovell, 
 A.. L. Covell,* 
 
 CkA 01 
 
 o 
 
 84 
 44 
 
 
 8 
 5 
 
 4 
 6 
 
 361 
 344 
 
 55 00 
 60 00 
 
 04 
 
 25 
 
 13 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 38 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 23 
 
 10 
 
 
 32 
 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 336 
 
 16 25 
 
 39 
 
 James L. Hodge, 
 
 9 
 
 17 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 385 
 
 914 50 
 
 840 
 
 J. L. Hodge, 
 
 187 
 
 •20 
 
 7 
 
 34 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 600 
 
 130 00 
 
 41 
 
 •J. L. Hodge, J. Walker, 
 
 10 
 
 27 
 
 1 
 
 23 
 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 501 
 
 521 00 
 
 42 
 
 , James Walrer, 
 
 31 
 
 20 
 
 2 
 
 27 
 
 2 
 
 19 
 
 8 
 
 498 
 
 244 00 
 
 43 
 
 J. M. COLEV, 
 
 315 
 
 32 
 
 10 
 
 119 
 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 724 
 
 504 00 
 
 44 
 
 J. M. COLET, 
 
 10 
 
 S 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 13 
 
 9 
 
 619 
 
 43 69 
 
 45 
 
 Asa BaoN.soN, 
 
 J 
 
 21 
 
 4 
 
 103 
 
 13 
 
 24 
 
 6 
 
 494 
 
 176 41 
 
 46 
 
 Wm. S. Clapp, 
 
 
 ■2,3 
 
 J 
 
 36 
 
 22 
 
 7 
 
 9 
 
 444 
 
 not given 
 
 47 
 
 Wm. S. Clapp, 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 32 
 
 10 
 
 17 
 
 1 
 
 403 
 
 " 
 
 48 
 
 Wm. S. Clapp, 
 
 3 
 
 U 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 400 
 
 " 
 
 49 
 
 •, No pastor. 
 
 14 
 
 19 
 
 4 
 
 38 
 
 
 2 
 
 390 
 
 " 
 
 850 
 
 Reuben Jeffery, 
 
 9 
 
 24 
 
 S 
 
 6 3') 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 873 
 
 « 
 
 51 
 
 R. Jeffery, J. W. Greeee, 
 
 5 
 
 24 
 
 1 
 
 1( 
 
 25 
 
 8 7 
 
 354 
 
 1000 00 
 
 52 
 
 R. Jeffery, J. W. Greene, 
 
 79 
 
 67 
 
 b 
 
 1] 
 
 1 
 
 7 8 
 
 481 
 
 not given 
 
 53 
 
 R. Jeffery, [Jas. Walker, 
 
 It 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 C 
 
 
 5 5 502| 
 
 661 00 
 
 ~~^r---_.^- -■....'. "-. . -. \- : • 
 
SEC, 
 
 II.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 373 
 
 ALBANY, (Hamilton Street) church, constituted 
 IN 1821. 
 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 
 1830 
 31 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 39 
 
 1840 
 41 
 42 
 43 
 44 
 45 
 46 
 47 
 48 
 49 
 
 1850 
 61 
 52 
 5S 
 
 Pastors and Minibters. 
 
 1821 Nathanikl Paul, - 
 
 22 N. Paul, 
 
 23 N". Paui^ 
 
 24 N. Paul, 
 
 25 jS". Paul, 
 
 26 N. Paul, 
 
 N". PAULr 
 
 N. Paul, 
 
 N. Paul, 
 
 ^. Paul, 
 
 Calvin C. Williams, 
 
 Samuel Treadwell, 
 
 S. Teeadwell, 
 
 Thomas Ritchie, 
 
 Bap- 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 N. Paul, (again) . j. 
 N". Paul * No leport,"^ 
 J. T, Raymond, 
 J. T. Raymond, 
 
 I \i 
 
 J. H. lownsend, 
 
 , No report, 
 
 W. B. Serrington, 
 W. B. Serrington, 
 
 , No rfeport, 
 
 J. N. T. Tucker, 
 Joel N. Atkins, 
 J. N. Atkins, 
 •, No report. 
 
 51 
 
 21 
 
 on I r; 
 
 7 4 
 
 14 
 
 .7 
 I 1 
 41 6 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 29 
 
 32 
 
 32 
 
 36 
 
 44 
 
 53 
 
 48 
 
 75 
 
 79 
 
 143 
 
 157 
 
 137 
 
 13 
 
 127 
 
 129 
 
 123 
 
 128 
 
 71 
 
 129 
 
 117 
 
 lis 
 
 1 25 
 
 104 
 104 
 
 88 
 G7 
 60 
 60 
 65 
 51 
 45 
 45 
 
 Beneto--' 
 
 LENT 
 MoNIKR — 
 
 $11 00 
 5 62 
 
 14 50 
 7 00 
 
 5 00 
 10 00 
 
 15 00 
 
 6 00 
 5 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 17 00 
 
 3„00. 
 
 6 00.' 
 
 4 CO" 
 
 ALBANY, (South Pearl Street,) church, constituted 
 in 1848. 
 
 1850|Wm. G. Howard, JamebI 
 
 I Walker, 82 
 
 51jWm. G. Howard, James' 
 Walker,. [Sept. 1581.| 
 This church disb anded inj 
 
 ' It 
 
 18 
 
 4) 5 169 
 
 ! 1 
 
 164 
 
374 
 
 SHAFTSBUHY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix- 
 
 ALBANY, (Peakl Street,) church, constituted in 
 1834. -'' 
 
 1835 
 
 Pastoes and Ministers. 
 
 » Bartholomew T. Welch, 
 D. D. 
 36 B. T. Welch, 
 37, B. T. Welch, 
 
 38 B. T. Welch, 
 
 39 B. T. Welch, 
 1840 B. T. Welch, 
 
 41 B. T. Welch, 
 
 42 B. T. Welch, 
 
 43 B. T. Welch, 
 
 44 B. T. Welch, 
 
 45 B. T. Welch, 
 46B. T. Welch, 
 47 B. T. Welch,«- 
 48:B. T. Welch, 
 49 LuTHEii F. Beecher,* 
 
 1850! L. F. Beecher, 
 61 |L. F. Beecher, 
 52jL. F. Beecher 
 bZ\h. F. Bkechkr, 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 15 
 
 9 
 
 12 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 194 
 
 ' 7 
 
 3 
 
 222 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 49 
 
 7 
 
 t-l 
 
 7i 
 
 So 
 
 o 
 
 
 o 
 
 a 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 
 19 
 
 1 
 
 •24 
 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 21 
 
 
 18 
 
 3 
 
 19 
 
 7 
 
 31 
 
 o 
 
 21 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 42 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 12 
 
 20 
 
 15 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 16 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 28 
 
 
 29 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 
 13 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 148 
 1S9 
 173 
 191 
 
 3 202 
 388 
 378 
 356 
 563 
 581 
 578 
 546 
 532 
 539 
 527 
 520 
 500 
 5(i] 
 564 
 
 Benev. 
 
 MoNIE» 
 
 $100 00 
 
 1250 00 
 
 150 00 
 
 150 00 
 
 150 00 
 7150 00 
 
 23G 87 
 
 331 00 
 2110 00 
 4922 38 
 
 220 00 
 
 no 00 
 
 100 00 
 
 52 00 
 
 23000 00 
 2595 Oq 
 6005 Oq 
 
 
 ALBANY, (South) church, 
 
 const'd 
 
 IN 
 
 1842 
 
 . , 
 
 1843 
 
 Stephen Wilkins, 
 
 248 
 
 101 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 340 
 
 U 1 5 06 
 
 44 
 
 S. WiLKiNs, Jas. Walker, 
 
 37 
 
 37 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 1 
 
 26 
 
 
 371 
 
 6000 00 
 
 45 
 
 S. WiLKiNS, J. Walker, 
 
 95 
 
 41 
 
 5 
 
 18 
 
 
 29 
 
 5 
 
 460 
 
 262 25 
 
 46 
 
 S. WiLKiNS, J. Walker, 
 
 6 
 
 19 
 
 1 
 
 22 
 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 451 
 
 41 30 
 
 47 
 
 S. WiLKiNS, J. Walker, 
 
 1 
 
 If: 
 
 1 
 
 21) 
 
 12 
 
 28 
 
 3 
 
 410 
 
 61 42 
 
 48 
 
 S. WiLKiNs,* J. Walker, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 41 
 
 
 14 
 
 1367 
 
 
 49 
 
 Wm. C. Wines, 
 
 
 28 
 
 17 
 
 178 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 4il77 
 
 
 1850 
 
 A. Kingsbury, 
 
 12 
 
 15 
 
 
 11 
 
 24 
 
 3 
 
 3(168 
 
 37 26 
 
 61 
 
 E. L. Bailey, 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 
 3 
 
 2!149 
 
 27 00 
 
 52 
 
 W. W. Moore,* 
 
 26 
 
 43 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 210 
 
 32 50 
 
 53IL. L.SriLL, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 20 
 
 16 
 
 23 
 
 4 162 
 
 59-56 
 
 NEWTONVILLE, church, const'd in 1849. 
 
 1849 
 
 50 
 51 
 55 
 53 
 
 R. M. S. Pease, 
 R. M. S. Pease, 
 John Reynolds, 
 John Reynolds, 
 John Reynolds, 
 
 30 3000 09 
 
 VI 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 S75 
 
 ALBANY, (State Street) church, const'd in jan. 1846. 
 
 A. J). 
 
 PaSTOES and MlNISTEBS. 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 H 
 
 
 an 
 
 O 
 
 P3 D 
 
 g^ Monies 
 
 ^ FOR 
 
 
 
 
 P3 
 
 O 
 
 » 
 
 »■ 
 
 »l 
 
 "^ 1 Bknev. 
 
 1846 
 
 Jacob Knapp, 
 
 136 
 
 41 
 
 
 .'i 
 
 
 1 
 
 191i 
 
 4:'i 
 
 , Charles Ferguson, 
 
 25 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 29 
 
 
 6 1 
 
 194^560 00 
 
 48 
 
 E. R. Warren, 
 
 24 
 
 17 
 
 IS 
 
 27 
 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 195 
 
 2 68 
 
 4y 
 
 1850 
 
 C. Ferguson, 
 
 W, W. MooRK, C. Fergu- 
 
 24 
 
 22 
 
 2 
 
 32 
 
 
 « 
 
 1 
 
 204 
 
 678 75 
 
 
 son,* \\ . L. Judd, 
 
 16 
 
 l!> 
 
 1 
 
 ?1 
 
 IQ 
 
 18 
 
 1 
 
 177 
 
 7 35 
 
 bl 
 
 W. W. Moore, W.L. Judd,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 C. Fergl-son,* 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 ■? 
 
 3 
 
 170 
 
 
 62 
 
 A. L. Post, W. L. Judd, 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 30 
 
 l'> 
 
 1 
 
 
 134 
 
 11 00 
 
 53 U. a. Post, W. L. Judd * J 
 
 € 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 _^ 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 13P 
 
 
 AMSTERDAM church, N. Y., const'd a. d. 180L 
 
 1801 
 02 
 03 
 04 
 05 
 06 
 07 
 08 
 
 ^ No Pastor, 
 
 , 'So report, 
 
 John Holites, 
 J. Holmes, 
 
 , J. Holmes,* 
 
 , Pastor dead, 
 
 The church became extiuct 
 
 for years; in 1825 revi 
 
 ved agaiu. 
 
 — , letter, 
 
 David Gonvnrs, 
 
 Absalom B. Earl, 
 A. B. Earl,* 
 A. B. Earl,» 
 J. I. Whitman, 
 J. I. Whitman, 
 Solomon Gale, Jr., 
 Solomon Gale, Jr., 
 Edwin Wescott, 
 
 J. W. GiBBS, 
 [J. W. GiBBS, 
 
 , Association met here, 
 
 W. Hutchinson, 
 
 16 
 3 
 2 
 3 
 2 
 1 
 
 17 
 1 
 
 81 
 8 
 
 91 
 6 
 
 7 
 1110 
 
 6 
 14 
 M6 
 
 1 
 1 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 17 1 
 
 1 I 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 33 
 34 
 34 
 40 
 64 
 48 
 46 
 56 
 
 $1 09 
 
 2 02 
 2 00 
 
 1 12 
 3 00 
 
 61 
 
 8 00 
 
 71 
 
 4 00 
 
 59 
 
 75 
 
 61 
 
 
 73 
 
 37 02 
 
 72 
 
 22 00 
 
 101 
 
 10 00 
 
 109 
 
 15 55 
 
 193 
 
 33 68 
 
 188 
 
 12 25 
 
376 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 AMSTERDAM church — continue!). 
 
 ,A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 D 
 
 a" 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 P 
 
 «' 
 
 p 
 
 > 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOE 
 
 Benkt. 
 
 1846 
 
 "W. Hutchinson,' 
 
 "■ 
 
 4 
 
 lO! 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 193 
 
 134 50 
 
 46 
 
 W. Hutchinson, 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 181 
 
 10 00 
 
 47 
 
 J. M. Harris, 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 174 
 
 17 76 
 
 48 
 
 J. M. Harris, 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 ] 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 172 
 
 56 00 
 
 49 
 
 J. M. Harris, 
 
 
 46 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 22 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 192 
 
 111 00 
 
 1850 
 
 J. M. Harris, 
 
 25 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 221 
 
 92 00 
 
 61 
 
 J. M. Harris, A 
 
 S. Davis, 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 230 
 
 40 CO 
 
 52 J. M. Harris, 
 
 
 20 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 1 
 
 247 
 
 290 00 
 
 63i 
 
 1 1 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 ARLINGTON church, Vt., const'd Aug. 27, 1812. 
 
 1813 
 14 
 15 
 16 
 17 
 18 
 19 
 
 1820 
 21 
 22 
 28 
 24 
 25 
 26 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 
 1880 
 SJ 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 39 
 
 1840 
 41 
 
 Isaac 
 
 E. Galusha, a supply, 
 E. Galusha, " 
 No pastor, 
 
 Bucklin, 
 No minutes, 
 
 No minutes, 
 C. M. Fuller. A revival ! 
 
 No minutes, 
 Cyrus W. Hodges, 
 C. W. Hodges, no minutes, 
 C. W. Hodges, 
 Charles Randall, 
 Charles Randall,* 
 , No pastor, 
 
 Thomas Marshall, 
 -, T. Marshall, 
 -, No pastor, 
 
 -, No returns. 
 
 , No report,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 53 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 66 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 67 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 83 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 82 
 60 
 
 37 
 52 
 
 84 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 86 
 91 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 8 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 90 
 76 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 85 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 94 
 
 1 
 
 
 I 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 94 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 98 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 70 
 64 
 59 
 59 
 69 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 48 
 48 
 
 *This church disbanded in 1843. 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 377 
 
 ASHFIELD cHtnacH, Mass., constituted in 1761, 
 
 
 Pastors and Ministees. 
 
 
 r 
 
 S! 
 
 o 
 
 O 
 
 t?3 
 o 
 
 « 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 tiz'u 
 
 fs' 
 
 
 
 O 
 
 p 
 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 Benev. 
 
 1790 
 
 Ebknezer Smith, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 91 
 
 Ebenezer Smith, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 «2 
 
 E. Smith, No minutes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 93 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26 ^ ,. 
 
 94 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 28 i;. 
 
 95 
 
 E. Smith. No returna. Dis- 
 missed to the Leyden 
 Associatioa. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1836] — — , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 81 
 
 
 37, Dana Browj?, | 1 L 
 38' ,No pastor, ' !^ '' 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 78 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 74 
 
 
 1852 , 
 
 
 _„ 
 
 
 
 _ 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 AUSTERLITZ church, N. Y., (once 1 Canaan,) con- 
 
 STITUTED IN 1779. 
 
 1792 
 955 
 94 
 96 
 96 
 97 
 98 
 99 
 
 1800 
 01 
 02 
 03 
 04 
 05 
 06 
 07 
 08 
 09 
 
 1810 
 11 
 12 
 13 
 14 
 15 
 16 
 17 
 18 
 19 
 
 United this year. 
 No pastor, 
 No report,' ^ j j 
 No pastor/ i I |S 
 
 Ellice Bromley, 
 E. Beomley,* 
 — — , No pastor, 
 
 James Pettit, 
 •J. Pettit,* 
 J. Pettit, 
 
 No pastor. 
 
 Silas Spalding, 
 3. Spalding, 
 S. Spalding, 
 S. Spalding, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 — , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 g 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 37 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 a 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 67 
 
 & 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 53 
 53 
 51 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 45 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 45 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 40 
 
 1 10 
 
 
 
 a 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 1 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 45 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 38 
 37 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 37 
 28 
 28 
 2ft 
 
 50 
 50 
 
 76 
 00 
 00 
 
 17' 
 
378 
 
 3HAFTSBUIIY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 AUSTERLITZ church— continued. 
 
 A. S. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 
 3 
 
 to 
 
 M 
 
 a: 
 
 
 
 2 2 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 
 tiz'd. 
 
 S3" 
 
 
 o" 
 
 o" 
 
 O"; 
 
 ^ r 
 
 Bknev. 
 
 1820 
 
 , uo pastor. 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 30 
 
 
 21 
 
 , now called Austerlitz, 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 
 22 
 
 Erastus DoTy, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 43 
 
 
 23 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 41 
 
 
 24 
 
 Abel Brown, 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 
 25 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 34 
 
 
 27 
 
 Henry Palmer, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 31 
 
 
 28 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 29 
 
 H. Palmer,"* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 34 
 
 
 1830 
 
 H. Palmer," 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 35 
 
 
 31 
 
 H. Palmer,* 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 36 
 
 
 32 
 
 H. Palmer.* (la Stephen- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 - 
 
 
 town Association, 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 47 
 
 
 33 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 1 
 
 
 57 
 
 
 34 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 6 
 
 57 
 
 
 35 
 
 11 
 
 
 1 
 
 61 
 
 
 86 
 
 Horace Spencer, 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 66 
 
 $ 76 
 
 37 
 
 , H. Palmer, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 59 
 
 
 38 
 
 , Letter sent. 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 52 
 
 
 39 
 
 ,no report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 ■ 
 
 1840 Joseph D. Rogers, 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 48 
 
 41J. D. Rogers, 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 76 
 
 42 P. Prink, 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 79 13 07 
 
 48 P. Peink, 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 2 64 
 
 7 41 
 
 44 P. Bktts, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 56 
 
 
 45 P. Betts, 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 57 
 
 32 97 
 
 46 Abram a. Russell, 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 59 
 
 26 42 
 
 47 Platt Betts, 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 48 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 49 P. Betts, 
 
 1 
 
 i 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 54 
 
 
 1850 "W. S. Knapp,* 
 
 1 
 
 l' 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 2 
 
 51 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 52iP. P. Sanderson, 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 3 
 
 
 2 46 
 
 
 53| 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 BALLSTON SPA chur 
 1- 
 
 CH, N. Y., CONJ 
 
 jn. 
 
 5TITUTED A. D. 
 
 1797 
 
 . .. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 98 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 99 
 
 
 74 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 ! 
 
 € 
 
 94 
 
 
 180(1 
 
 Elias Lee, 
 
 
 
 
 
 ! 
 
 
 9S 
 
 
 01 
 
 Elias Lee, 
 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 77 
 
 
 '\i 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 879 
 
 BALLSTON SPA church — continued. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastoes and Mikistees. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 o 
 
 K 
 a 
 
 D 
 
 r 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOE 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 fo' 
 
 H 
 
 o" 
 
 
 r 
 
 p 
 
 > 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 1802 T^' TIC i.iT 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 81 
 81 
 
 
 03 
 
 Elias Lee, No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 04 
 
 Elias Lee, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 79 
 
 
 06 
 
 Elias Lee, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 06 
 
 Elias Lee, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 07 
 
 Elias Lek, No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 08 
 
 Elias Lee,* 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 09 
 
 Elias Lee, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 44 
 
 $5 00 
 
 1810 
 
 EuAs Lek, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 48 
 
 4 50 
 
 11 
 
 Elias Lee,* 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 84 
 
 5 37 
 
 12 
 
 EuAs Lee, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 7 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 81 
 76 
 
 
 13 
 
 Elias Lee,* 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 Eljas Lee, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 ) 
 
 ' 77 
 
 
 15 
 
 E. Lee,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 77 
 
 
 16 
 
 E. Lee, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 75 
 
 
 l*? 
 
 E. Lee, 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 74 
 
 
 18 
 
 E. Lee, (Association here,) 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 70 
 
 13 80 
 
 19 
 
 E. Lee, 
 
 63 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 134 
 
 28 00 
 
 1820 
 
 E. Lee, 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 142 
 
 
 21 
 
 E. Lee, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 143 
 
 
 22 
 
 E. Lek, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 138 
 
 
 23 
 
 E. Lee,* 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 140 
 
 
 24 
 
 E. Lb-H* 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 136 
 
 
 26 
 
 K Lek, 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 143 
 
 
 26 
 
 E. Lee, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 189 
 
 1 00 
 
 27 
 
 E. Lee,* No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 189 
 
 
 28 
 
 E. Lke, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 143 
 
 3 00 
 
 - 29 
 
 , Pastor dead, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 143 
 
 4 00 
 
 1830 
 
 Wm. E. Watebbdet, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 88 
 
 3 94 
 
 31 
 
 W. E. Waterbuey, 
 
 9 
 
 7! 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 99 
 
 14 00 
 
 32 
 
 W. E. Wateebpry, 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 100 
 
 16 57 
 
 83 
 
 W. E. Wateebuey, 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 95 
 
 24 50 
 
 34 
 
 Sylvester S. Paee, 
 
 119 
 
 16 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 214 
 
 12 86 
 
 35 
 
 S. S. Paee, 
 
 36 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 22 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 232 
 
 51 59 
 
 36 
 
 Chaeles B. Ketes, (Asso- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ciation here,) 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 219 
 
 219 44 
 
 37 
 
 , 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 
 IS 
 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 212 
 
 77 50 
 
 38 
 
 NOEMAN Fox, 
 
 18 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 228 
 
 50 18 
 
 39 
 
 Noeman Fox, 
 
 76 
 
 8 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 15 
 
 3 
 
 252 
 
 158 32 
 
 1840 
 
 NOEMAN Fox, 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 19 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 232 
 
 184 50 
 
 41 
 
 Noeman Fox, 
 
 22 
 
 15 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 252 
 
 179 10 
 
 42 
 
 NoEMAN Fox, 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 256 
 
 214 00 
 
 43 
 
 NoEJiAN Fox, There.) 
 
 188 
 
 23 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 417 
 
 137 94 
 
 44'NoEMAN Fox, (Association 
 
 6 
 
 24 i 
 
 2."^ 
 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 408 
 
 196 31 
 
380 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX- 
 
 BALLSTON SPA church — continued. 
 
 1845 
 46 
 47 
 48 
 49 
 
 1860 
 
 ■r. 51 
 
 -5 52 
 53 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Norman Fox, 
 
 NOEMAN Fox, 
 
 Norman Fox, 
 NoEMAN Fox, 
 NoEMAN Fox, 
 Oeein Dodge, N. Fox, 
 Oeein Dodge, N. Fox,* 
 J. Freeman, O. Dodge, N. 
 Pox, 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 w 
 
 00 
 
 s 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 r 
 V 
 
 7 
 
 O 
 
 w 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 21 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 400 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 13 
 
 39 
 
 4 
 
 .5 
 
 349 
 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 334 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 310 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 312 
 
 59 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 402 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 
 n 
 
 24 
 
 17 
 
 5 
 
 360 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 327 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 $92 00 
 176 21 
 278 50 
 314 48 
 331 83 
 191 61 
 1361 31 
 
 630 84 
 
 BECKET CHURCH, mass., const'd in 1764. 
 
 1809 
 1810 
 
 11 
 
 1819 
 
 1821 
 
 23 
 
 24 
 
 27 
 
 GO 
 
 «£ 
 
 i4^ 
 
 28 
 
 29 
 
 ,1830 
 
 ,. 81 
 
 ; 32 
 
 33 
 
 34 
 
 35 
 
 36 
 
 37 
 
 38 
 
 39 
 
 1840 
 
 41 
 
 42 
 
 43 
 
 44 
 
 45 
 
 46 
 
 Amos Kingsley, 
 A. Kingsley, 
 
 A. KiNGSLET, 
 
 Dismissed to Westfield As- 
 sociation. 
 
 — , Lemuel Thompson, 
 — , No pastor, 
 — , IsEAEL Keach, 
 — , No pastor, 
 
 — , Joined the Berkshire 
 
 Association, 
 — , No pastor, 
 
 John Wildee, 
 J. Wilder, 
 
 No report. 
 
 No statistics. 
 In a low state, 
 No report,. 
 Br. Knatf, 
 No pastor. 
 
 Norman Habbis, 
 James J. Scarrit.lii. Haeeis, 
 
 J. J. SOAEEITT, ' 
 
 2 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 .. ■ 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 » 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 24 
 
 _): 
 
 
 
 
 h 
 
 3 25 
 
 .o 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 60 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 60 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 60 
 
 $3 50 i 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 14 00 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 66 
 66 
 66 
 66 
 66 
 
 26 
 20 
 20 
 
 8 22 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 23 
 
 2 00 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 34 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 33 
 
 27 23 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 34 
 
 31 00 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 57 02 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 381 
 
 BECKET CHURCH — continued. 
 
 'Tfl 
 
 47 
 
 48 
 
 49 
 
 1850 
 61 
 
 52 
 
 Pastoes and Ministers. 
 
 J. J. SCAERITT, H. D. Doo- 
 UTTLE, 
 
 D. T. Shailkk, H. D. Doo- 
 
 LTTTLE, 
 
 D. T. Shailek, H. D. Doo- 
 
 LITTLK, 
 
 D. T. Shailee, 
 D. T. Shailee, 
 D. T. Shailee, 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 P3 
 
 a" 
 
 
 fa 
 O 
 
 P3 
 o 
 
 1 
 
 p 
 
 S 
 
 o 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 H 
 > 
 
 47 
 
 50 
 
 62 
 61 
 63 
 91 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 23 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 2 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 Benevo- 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 63 22 
 
 159 55 
 
 105 75 
 
 82 00 
 
 165 13 
 
 61 76 
 
 BENNINGTON, (First) Church, constituted in 
 1827. 
 
 1827 
 
 Charles B. Keyes, 
 
 
 ^~ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 42 
 
 
 28 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 29 
 
 Henry F. Baldwin, 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 49 
 
 
 1830 
 
 U. F. Baldwin,* 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 53 
 
 
 31 
 
 Thomas Teasdale, 
 
 17 
 
 9 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 82 
 
 Jeremiah Hall, 
 
 20 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 87 
 
 
 33 
 
 J. Hall, 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 90 
 
 $20 92 
 
 34 
 
 J. Hall, 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 103 
 
 
 35 
 
 Samuel B. Willis, 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 107 
 
 
 86 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 r 6 
 
 14 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 115 
 
 
 37 
 
 Stephen Hutchins, 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 ' 107 
 
 
 38 
 
 S. Hutchins, 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 113 
 
 
 39 
 
 S. Hutchins, 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 113 
 
 64 00 
 
 1840 
 
 S. Hutchins, 
 
 80 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 206 
 
 180 00 
 
 41 
 
 S. Hutchins, 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 192 
 
 
 42 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 183 
 
 
 43 
 
 Wm. W. Mooee, 
 
 67 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 267 
 
 
 44 
 
 Cyrus "W. Hodges, 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 
 15 
 
 51 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 180 
 
 10 50 
 
 45 
 
 C. W. Hodges, 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 176 
 
 - 
 
 46 
 
 C. W. Hodges, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 169 
 
 
 47 
 
 C "W. Hodges, 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 166 
 
 
 48 
 
 C. W. Hodges, 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 147 
 
 
 49 
 
 r, No pastor, 
 
 9 3 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 154 
 
 
 1850 
 
 Edward Conoveb, 
 
 911 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 166 
 
 64 51 
 
 61 
 
 E. Conovee, 
 
 2' 7 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 169 
 
 79 04 
 
 52 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 Ij 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 159 
 
 35 00 
 
 53 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 155 
 
 
382 
 
 SHAFTSBTTRY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 BENNINGTON, (Second) Church, const'd in 1844. 
 
 1845 
 46 
 4-7 
 48 
 49 
 
 1850 
 61 
 
 00 ss 
 
 >r 63 
 
 Pastors & Ministees. 
 
 Justin A. Smith, 
 •J. A. Smith, 
 J. A. Smith, 
 J. A. Smith, 
 J. A. Smith, 
 John D. E. Jones, 
 J. D. E. Jones, 
 J. D. E. Jones, 
 J. D. E. Jones, 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 ai o 
 
 MOMES 
 
 f" BKNKVT. 
 
 38 
 
 68 
 
 73 
 
 84 
 
 84 
 
 100 
 
 103 
 
 101 
 
 105 
 
 $60 40 
 
 12 20 
 
 156 40 
 68 00 
 
 J41 88 
 H5 60 
 
 BERLIN Church, N. Y., const'd dec 
 
 30, 1783. 
 
 1785 
 
 Justus Hull, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 a 
 
 86 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 87 
 
 J. Hull, (No minutes,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 45 
 
 
 88 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 16 
 14 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 61 
 
 74 
 
 
 89 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 
 1790 
 
 J. Hull, (No minutes,) 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 90 
 
 
 91 
 
 J. Hull, R. Nilks, E. Mof- 
 fitt. 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 97 
 
 
 92 
 
 J. Hull, R. Niles, E. Mof- 
 
 FITT, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 102 
 
 
 93 
 
 J, Hull, E. Moffitt, 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 116 
 
 
 94 
 
 J. Hull, E. Moffitt, R. 
 Niles, 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 130 
 
 
 95 
 
 J. Huj.L, E. Moffitt,* R. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Niles,* 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 128 
 
 
 96 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 123 
 
 
 •" 97 
 
 J. Hull, E. Moffitt, 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 136 
 
 
 98 
 
 J. Hull, E. Moffitt, 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 146 
 
 
 99 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 165 
 
 
 1800 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 136 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 298 
 
 
 01 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 32 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 324 
 
 
 02 
 
 J. Hull, Aldeeman Baker, 
 
 32 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 838 
 
 
 03 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 358 
 
 
 04 
 
 J. Hull, A. Baker, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 852 
 
 
 05 
 
 J. Hull, A. Baker,* 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 348 
 
 $5 00 
 
 06 
 
 J. Hull, A. Baker,* 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 358 
 
 
 07 
 
 J. Hull, A. Baker,* 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 365 
 
 
 08 
 
 J. Hull, A. Baker, 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 865 
 
 
 09 
 
 J. Hull, A. Baker, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 373 
 
 60 
 
 1810 
 
 J. Hull, A. Baker,* 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 377 
 
 
 11 
 
 J. Hull,* 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 396 
 
 
 12 
 
 J. Hull,* A. Baker, 
 
 226 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 611 
 
 
 18 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 568 
 
 
SEC. Ill,] 
 
 CHUKCHES: STATISTICS. 
 
 388.-.ii 
 
 BERLIN Chubch — continued* 
 
 A.D. 
 
 Pastors & Ministees. 
 
 Bap- ~ 
 
 
 3 t?3' 
 X 
 o 
 
 3 
 
 o 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOE 
 
 
 
 nz D B 
 
 t* 
 
 a 
 
 >■ 
 
 Benev. 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 S 
 
 a 
 
 
 t-i 
 
 14 
 
 J. Hull, A. Bakee, 
 
 ■■ 7 
 
 8 
 
 554 
 
 - 
 
 15 
 
 J. Hull, (1 Sandlake church 
 
 7 
 
 31 
 
 6 
 
 2 522] 
 
 
 
 fonned.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 521 
 
 
 17 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 515 
 
 
 18 
 
 J. Hull, (No report,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 515 
 
 "■ 
 
 19 
 
 J. Hull * " 
 
 
 
 
 515 
 
 
 1820 
 
 J. Hull, No returns for 
 years, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 ! 
 
 
 25 
 
 J. Hull, 
 
 9 1 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 477 
 
 
 26 
 
 J. Hull,* Dropped from 
 minutes. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 — (Grafton church formed,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 J. D. Rogers,* (Peteraburgh 
 also formed,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 J. D. ROGEES,* 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1830 
 
 J. D. RoGEES,* 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 J. D. RoGEES,* 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 
 160 
 
 
 32 
 
 J. D. RoGEES, United to 
 Stephentown Association. 
 
 52 
 
 
 
 
 212 
 
 
 33 
 
 J. D. RoGEES, 
 
 5 4 
 
 ) 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 212 
 
 U 69 
 
 34 
 
 J. D. RoGEES, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 206 
 
 25 00 
 
 85 
 
 J. D. RoGEES, 
 
 22 1 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 3 
 
 178 
 162 
 
 41 93 
 
 36 
 
 J. D. RoGEES,* 
 
 23 00 
 
 37 
 
 J. Di.RoGEE.S, 
 
 (Association 
 
 
 2 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 197 
 
 
 
 here,) 
 
 
 26 2 
 
 46 39 
 
 38 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 4 1 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 179 
 
 8 76 
 
 39 
 
 Isaac S. Gifkoed, 
 
 4 4 
 
 2 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 185 
 
 ?7 00 
 
 1840 
 
 L S. GiFFOED, 
 
 41 1 
 
 11 6 
 
 1 
 
 G 
 
 230 
 
 36 50 
 
 41 
 
 I. S. GiFFOED, 
 
 2 2 
 
 2 4 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 225 
 
 11 64 
 
 42 
 
 I. S. GiFFORD, 
 
 
 1 1 
 
 1 3 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 216 
 
 12 50 
 
 43 
 
 I. S. GiFFORD, 
 
 
 74 1 
 
 7 4 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 286 
 
 46 75 
 
 44 
 
 I. S. GiFFOED, 
 
 
 1 1 
 
 1 4 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 277 
 
 13 83 
 
 45 
 
 I. S. GiFFOED, 
 
 
 4 2 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 258 
 
 11 41 
 
 46 
 
 I. S. GiFFOED, 
 
 
 22 
 
 4 71 
 
 3 2 
 
 6 
 
 25? 
 
 16 00 
 
 47 
 
 Gardner C. T 
 
 Ripr, (Asso- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ciation here, 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 11 1 
 
 5 1 
 
 2 
 
 223 
 
 31 69 
 
 48 
 
 Wm. I. LOOMIS, 
 
 20 
 
 1 3 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 232 
 
 30 06 
 
 49 
 
 W, I. Loom IS, 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 217 
 
 30 75 
 
 1850 
 
 W. BOWEN, 
 
 1 2 
 
 1 15 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 193 
 
 43 05 
 
 51 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 1 7 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 166 
 
 123 92 
 
 52JWM. W. Smith. 
 
 5 2 
 
 3 2 
 
 21 3 
 
 169 
 
 59 10 
 
584 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 SANDLAKE,^ (First) Church, constituted Sept. 
 24, 1814. 
 
 A. D, 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 t^ 
 
 n 
 
 
 O 
 
 
 
 
 t 
 
 Benevo 
 
 LENT 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 V 
 
 <3 
 
 — 
 
 o' 
 
 d' 
 
 
 > 
 
 Monies 
 
 
 A branch of Berlin, and 
 
 
 
 
 never associated till 1832. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1835 
 
 , No returns till this 
 
 year, 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 36 
 
 Aldeeman Baker,* 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 58 
 
 
 37 
 
 A Baker,* 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 51 
 
 
 38 
 
 A. Baker, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 49 
 
 |3 00 
 
 39 
 
 A. Bakke,* (No report,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 49 
 
 
 1840 
 
 A. Baker,'* " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 49 
 
 
 41 
 
 A. Baker * 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 42 
 
 A. Bakek,* (No report,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 . 33 
 
 
 43 
 
 A. Baker,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 44 
 
 A. Baker,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 45 
 
 A. Baker, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 
 46 
 
 , Oct. 28th, Pastor died. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 47 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 48 
 
 D. W. (in FORD, (church 
 called Poestenkill,) 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 49 , No report, 
 
 . 
 
 
 ■ 
 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 1850 P. W. Amblke, 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 31 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 ORAFTON CnuRCHt N. Y., const'd July 5th, 1827. 
 
 1832 
 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 
 Unassociated till 1832. 
 
 Nathan Lewis, 
 
 N. Lewis, (No report,) 
 
 K. Lewis, 
 
 N. Lewis,* 
 
 N. Lewis, 
 
 N. Lewis, 
 
 N. Lewis, J. D. Rogers, 
 
 39|J. D. Rogers, N. Lewis,* 
 1840 Nathan Lewis,* B. W. 
 Gifford, 
 
 41 J. D. Rogers, N. Lewis,* 
 
 42 J. D. Rogers, N. Lewis,* 
 
 43 J. D. Rogers, N. Lewis, 
 
 44 J. D. Rogers, N. Lewis,* 
 
 45 J. D. Rogers, N Lewis, 
 
 46 J. D. Rogers, (Eld. L. died 
 
 in March.) 
 
 1 102 
 
 I 102 
 
 101 
 
 103 
 
 90 
 
 75 
 
 74 
 
 75 
 
 75 
 
 132 
 126 
 126 
 
 2. 125 
 
 |!2 60 
 
 7 75 
 
 19 00 
 
 4 75 
 
■ EC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 885 
 
 GRAFTON CHURCH — continued. 
 
 
 
 
 W 
 
 W 
 
 O O 
 
 W 
 
 M 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A T) 
 
 PaSTOBS «fe MimSTKKS. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 >< 
 
 0) 
 
 CO 
 
 to 
 O 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 H 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 ? 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 47 
 
 J. D. ROGKES, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 128 
 
 
 48 
 
 M. L. Fuller, J. D. Rogers, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 123 
 
 30 00 
 
 49 
 
 H. J. S. Lewis, J. D. Ro- 
 gers,* 
 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 116 
 
 
 1850 
 
 H. J. S. Lewis, J. D. Ro- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 gers, 
 
 63 
 
 1 
 
 g 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 177 
 
 
 51 
 
 H. J. S. Lewis,* J. D. Ro- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 gers, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 161 
 
 6 OS 
 
 62 
 
 H. J, S, Lewis, Rogers, & 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 D. W. GiFFORD. 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 45 2 
 
 115 
 
 10 86 
 
 PETERSBURGH^ church, N. T., constituted May 
 12th 1828. 
 
 1832 
 
 33 
 34 
 85 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 39 
 
 1840 
 41 
 42 
 43 
 44 
 45 
 46 
 47 
 48 
 49 
 
 1850 
 51 
 62 
 
 Not associated till 1832 
 Joseph D. Rogers, Nathan 
 
 Lewis, 
 Asa H. Palmer, 
 , No pastor, 
 
 Gardner C. Tripp, 
 G. C. Tripp, 
 
 — , No pastor, 
 N. Lewis,* 
 
 , (No report,) 
 
 Edwin Wescott, 
 E. Wescott, 
 Edward B. Ceandall, 
 EJ. B. Crandall, 
 E, B. Crandajll, 
 E. B. Crandall, 
 E. B. Crandall, 
 E. B. Crandall, 
 E. B. Crandall, 
 E. B. Crandall, 
 E. B. Crandall, 
 , D. Eldridge, 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 80 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 4 
 
 90 
 81 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 79 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 75 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 72 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 68 
 68 
 68 
 
 11 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 86 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 74 
 
 46 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 120 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 110 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 108 
 
 20 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 126 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 120 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 144 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 141 
 
 18 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 154 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 142 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 114 
 
 $14 00 
 5 00 
 9 12i 
 
 6 66 
 41 41 
 
 8 00 
 45 26 
 28 02 
 30 72 
 26 14 
 60 58 
 52 OS 
 54 09 
 66 16 
 22 37 
 
 \ These 3 churches, First Sandlake, Grafton and Petersburgh, wer© 
 oflfshoots of the Berlin church. 
 
 18 
 
o86 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 BOTTSKILL church, N. Y., constituted in 1774. 
 
 ,.. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 3ap- b 
 
 riz'D ^■ 
 
 ' fee" 
 
 w 
 
 
 o o 
 
 
 o 
 
 > 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 1785 
 
 , No minutes. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 74 
 
 
 RF, 
 
 
 rt, 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 74 
 86 
 
 
 87 
 
 , ^1 *j 1 e iju 
 
 
 88 
 
 ?f athan Tanner, 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 
 
 106 
 
 
 89 
 
 1790 
 
 N^. Tanner,* no report, 
 N". Tanner, " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 106 
 
 
 9i 
 
 N. Tanner, 
 
 HI 
 
 
 
 
 
 217 
 
 
 92 
 
 N. Tanner,* no minutes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 93 
 
 N. Tanner, 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 
 
 209 
 
 
 94 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 172 
 
 
 -95 
 
 Edward Barber, 
 
 27 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 198 
 
 
 96 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 31 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 219 
 
 
 97 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 IS 
 15 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 1 
 4 ] 
 
 232 
 
 240 
 
 
 98 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 99 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 IS 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 3 
 
 240 
 
 
 1800 
 
 E. Barber, left Association. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 01 
 
 E. Barber,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 02 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 08 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 04 E. Barber, united ■with the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 05 Saratoga Body, 
 
 06 E. Barbek, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 5 6 
 
 235 
 233 
 
 
 07 'e. Barbek, 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 2 1 
 
 238 
 
 $20 25 
 
 \j>- K. Bakbeu, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 1 
 
 231 
 
 10 86 
 
 09 E. Barber, 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 270 
 
 13 87 
 
 1810 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 2 1 
 
 278 
 
 26 10 
 
 11 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 4 2 
 
 278 
 
 13 80 
 
 12 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 282 
 
 
 13 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 5 
 
 276 
 
 6 00 
 
 !4 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 292 
 
 
 J5 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 2 
 
 297 
 
 
 16 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 204 
 
 4 
 
 S 
 
 
 4 
 
 494 
 
 18 43 
 
 17 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 56 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 1 
 
 647 
 
 14 00 
 
 18 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 9 9 
 
 6g( 
 
 9 25 
 
 18 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 16 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 9 6 
 
 538 
 
 7 00 
 
 182L 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 4 5 
 
 537 
 
 14 33 
 
 21 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 9 5 
 
 524 
 
 10 75 
 
 25 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 8 
 
 9 
 
 
 ) 
 
 5 a 
 
 534 
 
 2 00 
 
 2C 
 
 i E. Babbbe, 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 [ 
 
 4 g 
 
 529 
 
 17 96 
 
 24 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 1 
 
 5 
 
 I 
 
 S 4 
 
 529 
 
 11 00 
 
 25 E. Barber, 
 
 26 E. Barber, Amasa Brown,* 
 
 10 
 
 2 i 
 
 > 
 
 
 5 £ 
 
 532 
 
 13 70 
 
 11 75 
 
 21 
 
 4 ] 
 
 5 
 
 ; 
 
 1 S 
 
 547 
 
 27 E. Barber, no returns. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 64^ 
 
 1 00 
 
 28 E. Barber, \Ym. M'Cullkr 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 547 
 
 I 00 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHOaCHES: STATISTICS. 
 
 387 
 
 BOTTSKILL CHurvCii — coi^tinued. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and 
 
 MiXISTEES. 
 
 TI 
 
 AP- a 
 
 !3 
 
 a" 
 
 ¥ 
 
 C 
 
 
 
 C=3 c 
 
 
 
 H 
 
 !> 
 
 MoNLKa 
 FOR 
 
 Bknev. 
 
 1829 E. Bakbee, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 547 
 
 7 87 
 
 1830 E. BAUBEa, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 547 
 
 1 00 
 
 31 1 E. Barber, 
 
 
 86 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 414 
 
 
 32; E. Bakber, 
 
 
 8' 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 ■8 
 
 :4 
 
 422 
 
 42 35 
 
 33 
 34 
 
 E. Barber, 
 
 [1834. 
 
 20 
 135 
 
 8 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 6 
 
 
 '6 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 439 
 570 
 
 16 27 
 
 , Pastor 
 
 died July 1, 
 
 64- 29 
 
 35 N^ATHAMEn-CoLVER, ' | 
 
 -79 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 38 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 609 
 
 "31 95 
 
 36 N. CoLVER, 
 
 3'7|N. CoLVER, 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 593 
 
 67 08 
 128 12 
 
 
 95 
 
 3 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 8 
 
 651 
 
 38 Philander D. 
 
 GiLLETT, 
 
 28 10 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 682 
 
 63 51 
 
 39 N". CoLVE 
 
 a. 
 
 
 Ij S 
 
 
 8 
 
 74 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 596 
 
 26 43 
 
 1840 William 
 
 Arthur, | 
 
 6 13 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 59i) 
 
 30 22 
 
 41 Wii. Art 
 
 HUR, 
 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 398 
 
 149 40 
 
 42 Wm. Arthur, 
 
 
 24 6 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 
 8 
 
 11 
 
 415 
 
 80 35 
 
 43 Wm. Arthur, 
 
 
 115 15 
 
 4 
 
 18 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 523 
 
 223 56 
 
 44 Wii. Arthur, 
 
 
 7 16 
 
 3 
 
 29 
 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 50S 
 
 V2l 69 
 
 45 James Oblev 
 
 Mason, 
 
 7 5 
 
 3 
 
 33 
 
 
 15 
 
 9 
 
 461 
 
 363 78 
 
 46 J. 0. Mason, 
 
 
 60 15 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 515 
 
 65s 52 
 
 47.1. 0. Mason, 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 489 
 
 534 44 
 
 48 . J. 0. Mason, 
 
 
 7 
 
 4 1 
 
 26 
 
 
 11 
 
 5 
 
 460 
 
 641 80 
 
 49!j. 0. Mason, 
 
 
 32 
 
 6 
 
 19 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 A12 
 
 637 OS 
 
 1850 J. 0.. Mason, 
 
 
 6 
 
 llj 1 
 
 15 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 469 
 
 442 95 
 
 51, J. 0. Mason, 
 
 
 30 
 
 81 4 
 
 16 
 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 485 
 
 1343 80 
 
 52 J. 0. Mason, 
 
 
 3 
 
 5i 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 474 
 
 1672 86 
 
 5 3' J. 0. Mason, 
 
 
 13 
 
 41 1 
 
 16 
 
 
 3) 4 
 
 469 
 
 
 LAKE VILLE church, Gk.eenwich, N. Y., const'd 1834. 
 
 1 834 (^Set oti from Bottskill in 
 , September, 
 
 35 A. Kknton, 
 
 36 AacHiriALD Kenton, 
 
 37 A. Kenyon, 
 
 38| , B. F. OarjieU, 
 
 39 1 A. Kenyon, 
 
 18401 , no report, 
 
 41iWM. Brand, 
 421 Wm. Brand, 
 43JWM. Brand, 
 44: Wm. Brand, 
 45' , No pastor, 
 
 46 Stephen Wright, D.Sweet, 
 
 47 S. Wright, David Sweet,* 
 
 48 S. Wright, 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 5 
 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 28 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 29 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 i 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 45! 
 
 52 
 
 67 
 
 94 
 
 87 
 
 87 
 
 79 
 
 83 
 
 114 
 
 107 
 
 99 
 
 102 
 
 98 
 
 96 
 
 $6 00 
 1 00 
 
 20 41 
 42 70 
 13 30 
 
388 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 LAKEVILLE church — continued. 
 
 
 
 Bap 
 
 r 
 
 rC 
 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 c?d 
 
 D 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 H 
 
 M 
 
 CB 
 
 o 
 
 n 
 
 K 
 
 H 
 
 FOB 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 1 
 
 o' 
 
 o" 
 
 ►0^ 
 
 
 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 1849 
 
 S. Wright, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 93 
 
 41 87 
 
 1850 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 92 
 
 8 61 
 
 51 
 
 James J. Peck, 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 ] 
 
 ] 
 
 95 
 
 7 54 
 
 62 
 
 J. J. Peck, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 92 
 
 19 60 
 
 53 
 
 Horace G. Mason,* 
 
 19 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 106 
 
 
 GREENWICH, (West) chukch, or Galesville, N. Y., 
 
 CONSTITUTED 1887. 
 
 1837 
 
 , Branch of Bottskill, 
 
 
 , 
 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 38 
 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 32 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 81 
 
 
 89 
 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 76 
 
 6 65 
 
 1840 
 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 23 
 
 13 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 104 
 
 6 00 
 
 41 
 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 110 
 
 
 42 
 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 20 
 
 15 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 139 
 
 
 43 
 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 79 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 208 
 
 
 44 
 
 Thomas S. Rogkes,* 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 203 
 
 
 45 
 
 T. S. Rogers, 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 193 
 
 18 29 
 
 46 
 
 Solomon Gale, 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 27 
 
 
 1 
 
 178 
 
 5 00 
 
 47 
 
 Jerome T. Ma»on, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 167 
 
 4 00 
 
 48 
 
 J. T. Mason, 
 
 19 
 
 5 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 160 
 
 29 72 
 
 49 
 
 J. T. Mason, 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 150 
 
 66 23 
 
 1850 
 
 J. T. Mason, 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 164 
 
 
 51 
 
 J. T. Mason, 
 
 15 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 185 
 
 153 75 
 
 52 
 
 J. T. Mason, 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 19 
 
 1 
 
 158 
 
 217 14 
 
 53 
 
 J. T. Mason, 
 
 17 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 169 
 
 
 BROADALBIN (once Mayfield,) church, N. Y., con- 
 stituted IN 1792. 
 
 1796 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 42 
 
 
 96 
 
 , " 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 97 
 
 " 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 33 
 
 
 98 
 
 Hezekiah Gorton, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 99 
 
 H. Gorton, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 1800 
 
 H. Gorton,* 
 
 27 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 77 
 
 
 01 
 
 H. Gorton, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 75 
 
 
 02 
 
 EJ. Gorton, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 86 
 
 
 03 
 
 H. Gorton, 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 105 
 
 
 04 
 
 H. Gorton, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 116 
 
 
 05 
 
 H. Gorton, 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 139 
 
 $10 07 
 
 06 
 
 H. Gorton, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 141 
 
 
 07 
 
 H. Gorton,* 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 143 
 
 10 00 
 
 08 
 
 H. Gorton, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 A 
 
 
 144 
 
 7 00 
 
SEC. III. J 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS, 
 
 389 
 
 
 BROADALBIN church 
 
 — 
 
 CONTINUED. 
 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bai-jI^ 
 riz D ^. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ►a 
 
 
 S 
 
 '-3 
 
 
 > 
 
 iViONIfiS 
 FOR 
 
 
 • 
 
 p 
 
 0" 
 
 »' 
 
 o' 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 P 
 
 Benev. 
 
 1809 
 
 H. GORTO>f,* 
 
 39^ 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 171 
 
 6 61 
 
 1810 
 
 EI. Gorton,* 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 ISij 
 
 4 50 
 
 11 
 
 H. Gorton, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 182 
 
 6 70 
 
 1^ 
 
 H. Gorton, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 182 
 
 4 04 
 
 13 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 182 
 
 
 14 
 
 Jonathan Nichols, 
 
 16i 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 189 
 
 
 15 
 
 J. NlCUOLS,* 
 
 8, 4 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 144 
 
 4 50 
 
 16 
 
 J. Nichols, 
 
 311 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 153 
 
 
 17 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 153 
 
 
 18 
 
 , No pastor, [given. 
 
 42! 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 195 
 
 9 50 
 
 19 
 
 Wir.' Groom, no changes 
 Wm. Groom, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 195 
 
 
 1820 
 
 177 
 
 10 00 
 
 21 
 
 Wm. Groom, 
 
 9, 2 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 183 
 
 4 70 
 
 22 
 
 Wm. Groom,* qo changes 
 given two years. 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 183 
 
 
 23 
 
 Wm. Groom,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 183 
 
 4 50 
 
 24 Wm. Groom, supply, 
 
 3j 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 150 
 
 28 50 
 
 26 
 
 -, No pastor, 
 
 20I 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 169 
 
 15 53 
 
 26 
 
 — — , " 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 163 
 
 15 80 
 
 27 
 
 Wm. Groom,* 
 
 2 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 162 
 
 4 50 
 
 ■ 28 
 
 Wm. Groom, 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 153 
 
 10 52 
 
 29 
 
 Wm. Groom, 
 
 22; 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 175 
 
 5 27 
 
 1830 
 
 Wm. Groom, 
 
 i 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 204 
 
 5 66 
 
 31 
 
 Wm. Groom, 
 
 V 2 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 207 
 
 13 22 
 
 32 
 
 Wm. Groom, 
 
 42 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 246 
 
 50 86 
 
 S3 
 
 Wm. Groom, 
 
 90 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 314 
 
 51 87 
 
 34 
 
 Wm. Groob, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 317 
 
 27 56 
 
 35 
 
 Wm. Groom, 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 ■2 
 
 8 
 
 288 
 
 16 25 
 
 36 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 271 
 
 136 00 
 
 37 
 
 , /. Delaney, E. W. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Allen, 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 261 
 
 119 07 
 
 38 
 
 Wm. B. Curtis, E. W. Al- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 len, J. Delanev,' 
 
 34 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 296 
 
 115 50 
 
 39! W. B. Curtis, E. W. Allen, 
 
 56 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 23 
 
 
 35 
 
 
 273 
 
 328 11 
 
 1840 
 
 W. B. Curtis, E. W. Allen, 
 
 12 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 266 
 
 287 58 
 
 41 
 
 Wm. B. Curtis, 
 
 18 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 273 
 
 255 10 
 
 42 
 
 L. Salisbury, D. RobinsQN,* 
 
 36 
 
 6 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 285 
 
 207 82 
 
 43 
 
 L. Salisbury, 
 
 16 
 
 12 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 282 
 
 28 85 
 
 44 
 
 C. N. Chandler, 
 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 
 11 
 
 5 
 
 207 
 
 32 00 
 
 45 
 
 jO. N. Chandler, 
 
 3 
 
 19 
 
 
 U 
 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 268 
 
 166 72 
 
 . 46 
 
 C. N. Chandler, 
 
 29 
 
 14 
 
 
 U 
 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 294 
 
 135 58 
 
 47 
 
 C. N. Chandler, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 3 
 
 • 6 
 
 279 
 
 278 50 
 
 48 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 20 
 
 i 
 
 
 5 
 
 267 
 
 207 10 
 
 49 
 
 IWm. W. Smith, 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 
 G 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 268 
 
 106 11 
 
 18' 
 
390 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 BROADALBIN church — continued. 
 
 ^ 
 
 1 
 
 ^ 1 tr^i td) Ol 0| Wl Ol HI 
 
 Monies 
 
 1. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministees. , § 1 g ^ 
 
 TIZ D.' 'T. "^^ ^^ 1 
 
 1 W O O 
 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 1850 
 
 Wm. W. Smith, 
 
 10 2 18 
 
 2 271 
 
 B123 91 
 
 61 
 
 Wm. W. Smith, 
 
 746 2 6 
 
 2 3 2 354 
 
 119 03 
 
 52 
 
 Wm. Gaenett, 
 
 54 20 16| 8| 4| 284| 
 
 225 02 
 
 53 
 
 
 1 
 
 \ \ \ 1 
 
 
 CANAAN (First) church, N. Y., const'd in 1793. 
 
 1794 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 85 
 
 
 95 
 
 Elisha Barns, 
 
 2 
 
 37 
 
 
 96 
 
 E. Barns, 
 
 12 
 
 83 
 
 
 97 
 
 E. Barns, 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 98 
 
 E. Barns, 
 
 1 1 
 
 33 
 
 
 99 
 
 E. Barns, 
 
 
 1 32 
 
 
 1800 
 
 E. Barns,* 
 
 6 1 
 
 1 1 35 
 
 -' 
 
 01 
 
 E. Barns,* 
 
 15 
 
 50 
 
 
 02 
 
 E. Barns, 
 
 20 2 
 
 69 
 
 
 03 
 
 E. Barns, 
 
 22 
 
 91 
 
 5 IS 
 
 04 
 
 E. Barns, 
 
 7 
 
 98 
 
 
 05 
 
 E. Barns,* 
 
 4 1 
 
 1 1 99 
 
 10 00 
 
 06 
 
 E. Barns,* 
 
 3 2 
 
 2 2 96 
 
 
 07 
 
 — :—, pastor died Aug. 1806, 
 
 ^ 
 
 1 101 
 
 6 31 
 
 08 
 
 -, No pastor, 
 
 3 
 
 3 101 
 
 2 50 
 
 09 
 
 
 " 
 
 8 
 
 1 1U8 
 
 2 00 
 
 1810 
 
 
 No report, 
 
 
 108 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 No pastor. 
 
 22 19 
 
 1 111 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 " 
 
 4 
 
 115 
 
 2 00 
 
 18 
 
 
 " 
 
 1 
 
 4 112 
 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 •' 
 
 
 112 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 No report. 
 
 
 38 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 
 , Nathaniel Otis, 
 
 
 60 
 
 
 17 
 
 N. Otis, 
 
 39 2 
 
 87 
 
 
 18 
 
 N. Otis, 
 
 
 87 
 
 2 OO 
 
 19 
 
 N. Otis, 
 
 12 4 1 
 
 1 1 93 
 
 2 00 
 
 1820 
 
 N. Otis, 
 
 6 2 2 
 
 1 72 
 
 
 21 
 
 Ira Ball, 
 
 14 3 
 
 2 92 
 
 2 00 
 
 22 
 
 Ira Hall, 
 
 2 2 3 
 
 1 2 90 
 
 2 00 
 
 23 
 
 Ira Hall, 
 
 1 
 
 1 2 83 
 
 2 00 
 
 24 
 
 Ira Hall, 
 
 5 
 
 1 88 
 
 2 OO 
 
 26 
 
 Ira Hall, 
 
 3 
 
 91 
 
 5 00 
 
 26 
 
 Ira Hall, 
 
 2 1 
 
 92 
 
 8 00 
 
 27 
 
 Ira Hall, 
 
 6 1 
 
 2 96 
 
 5 68 
 
 28 Edwin Sandys,* 
 
 20 5 11 
 
 1 101 
 
 8 62 
 
 29 , No pastor, 
 
 3 1 1 
 
 92 
 
 5 70 
 
 1830' , 
 
 I 
 
 1 91 
 
 
•EC. in.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 391 
 
 
 CANAAN, church- 
 
 — i 
 
 CONTINUED. 
 
 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors AND MlNIBTEES. 
 
 Bap 
 nz'o 
 
 
 i 
 
 S 
 
 o 
 
 " i 
 
 >■ 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOB 
 
 Bknkv. 
 
 1831 
 82 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 , dismissed to Stephen 
 
 town Association, 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 91 
 82 
 
 $1 00 
 
 33 
 
 Eber Tucker, 
 
 18 
 
 8 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 105 
 
 14 20 
 
 34: 
 
 E. Tucker, 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 106 
 
 19 60 
 
 35 
 36 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 David Ford, 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 100 
 92 
 
 12 12 
 11 GO 
 
 37 
 
 Horace Spenobr, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 90 
 
 
 38 
 
 H. Spencer, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 G 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 82 
 
 25 00 
 
 39 
 
 H. Spencer, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 81 
 
 22 50 
 
 1840 
 
 H. Spencer, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 73 
 
 34 75 
 
 41 
 
 E. Sandys, 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 71 
 
 15 25 
 
 42 
 
 S. Hatch.* 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 74 
 
 17 50 
 
 43 
 
 S. Hatch, 
 
 14 
 
 -7 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 90 
 
 21 50 
 
 44 
 
 S. Hatch, 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 95 
 
 6 00 
 
 45 
 
 3. Hatch, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 95 
 
 51 42 
 
 46 
 
 S. Hatch, this church is now 
 called Flatbrook, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 96 
 
 50 00 
 
 41 
 
 S. Hatch,* 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 98 
 
 98 00 
 
 48 
 
 James J. Scareitt, 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 72 
 
 37 25 
 
 49 
 
 J. J. SCARRITT, 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 74 
 
 69 81 
 
 1850 
 
 A. A. Russell, 
 
 13 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 78 
 
 47 00 
 
 51 
 
 A. A. Russell, 
 
 11 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 86 
 
 46 10 
 
 52 A. A. Russell, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 7' 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 77 
 
 18 75 
 
 CANAAN, (Second) church. 
 
 N. 
 
 Y 
 
 •> 
 
 const'd in 
 
 1813. 
 
 1814 
 
 Henrt Palmer, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 37 
 
 
 15 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 16 
 
 H. Palmer,* ^No report.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 :^i 
 
 
 17 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 18 
 
 H. Palmer,* 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 45 
 
 
 19 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 49 
 
 
 1820 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 64 
 
 
 21 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 31 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 82 
 
 
 22 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 79 
 
 
 23 
 
 H. Palmer,* 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 71 
 
 
 24 
 
 H. Palmer,* 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 66 
 
 
 25 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 62 
 
 
 26 
 
 H. Palmer, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 11 00 
 
 27 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 53 
 
 
 28 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 49 
 
 
 29 
 
 , (No report.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1830 
 
 — — , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 46 
 
 1 00 
 
392 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 
 CANAAN (Second 
 
 ) CHURCH 
 
 — 
 
 CONTINUED. 
 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastoes and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 riz'D 
 
 H 
 H 
 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 "6 
 
 to 
 o 
 
 a' 
 
 
 O 
 
 3 
 o 
 
 > 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 18S2 
 33 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 Eber Tucker, (i time.) 
 
 IS 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 69 
 67 
 
 5 00 
 
 34 
 
 E. Tucker, (j time.) 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 6G 10 53 
 
 85 
 
 H, Palmer, I. S. Giffoed, 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 36 
 
 H. Palmer, I. S. Gifford, 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 64 
 
 13 33 
 
 37 
 
 H. Palmkr, I. S. Gifford, 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 62 
 
 
 38 
 
 I. S. Gifford, H. Palmer, 
 
 19 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 82 
 
 5 37i 
 
 39 
 
 W. I. LooMis, H. Palmer, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 F. S. Parke, 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 67 
 
 1 90 
 
 1840 
 
 W. I. LooMis, H. Palmer, 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 75 
 
 27 04 
 
 41 
 
 J. D. Rogers, H. Palmer, 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 79 
 
 4 00 
 
 42 W. I. LooMis, H. Palmke, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 
 -43 S. Hatch. (^ time,) 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 64 
 
 10 97 
 
 44 J. W. Staukweather, H. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 > ;-, ' 
 
 •i Palmer, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 62 
 
 11 00 
 
 :46 
 
 J; W. Starkweather, H. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Palmer, 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 52 
 
 22 80 
 
 46 
 
 , Henry Palmer,* 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 10 00 
 
 47 
 
 Platt Betts, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 49 
 
 5 00 
 
 48 
 ■ 49 
 
 , (No report,) 
 
 P. Betts, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 49 
 41 
 
 15 18 
 
 1850 P. Betts, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 40 
 
 16 75 
 
 61 |-- , No report,) 
 
 5'2 -Levis Sellick, 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 I 1 3 
 
 40 
 33 
 
 
 gHARLOTTEVILLE church 
 
 u. 
 
 c. 
 
 , const'd in 1803. 
 
 1804' 
 
 ; .United vnth associa- 
 . tion. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 05 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 06 
 
 Tittis Finch,* 
 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 •4 
 
 1 
 
 42 
 
 
 07 
 
 T. Finch,* 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 08 
 
 T. Finch,* 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 (^8 
 
 
 09 
 
 T. Finch,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 45 
 
 
 1810 
 
 T. Finch,* 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 57 
 
 
 11 
 
 T. Finch, 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 54 
 
 
 12 
 
 T. Finch,* (No rep 
 
 urt,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 13 
 
 T. Finch,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 14 
 
 T. Finch,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 15 
 
 T. Finch,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 16 
 
 T.FlN.CH,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 17 
 
 — .— , A letter by Elder La- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 batt. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 18 
 
 , No pastor. Letter, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 00 il9 
 
 Dism'd to Can. Conference. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 __ 
 
 I 
 
 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHUKCHES : STATISTICS, 
 
 39i 
 
 CHATHAM Church, N. Y., const'd in 1795. 
 
 
 
 t-i ft: 
 
 c 
 
 o 
 
 K 
 
 o 
 
 H 
 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 ' Benet. 
 Monies 
 
 
 
 
 so 
 
 o' 
 
 d' 
 
 o' 
 
 o' 
 
 
 
 
 1796 
 
 , United this year, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 97 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 36 
 
 
 98 
 
 Job Champion, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 99 
 
 J. Champion, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 46 
 
 
 1800 
 
 J. Champion, 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 01 
 
 J. Champion,* 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 48 
 
 
 oa 
 
 J. Champion, 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 42 
 
 
 03 
 
 J. Champion, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 38 
 
 $6 00 
 
 04 
 
 J. Champion, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 
 05 
 
 J. Champion, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 38 
 
 7 43 
 
 06 
 
 J. Champion, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 38 
 
 4 75 
 
 07 
 
 J. Champion, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 36 
 
 5 68 
 
 08 
 
 J. Champion,* 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 86 
 
 6 00 
 
 09 
 
 J. Champion, H. Palmer, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 36 
 
 6 00 
 
 1810 
 
 J. Champion,* 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 35 
 
 4 07 
 
 11 
 
 J. Champion,* 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 36 
 
 4 98 
 
 12 
 
 J. Ch/>mpion, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 36 
 
 5 00 
 
 13 
 
 J. Champion, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 3 50 
 
 14 
 
 J Champion, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 4 00 
 
 15 
 
 J. Champion, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 38 
 
 6 00 
 
 16 
 
 J. Champion,* (No report,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 38 
 
 
 17 
 
 — — , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 86 
 
 
 18 
 
 Ebastds Doty, 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 43 
 
 4 00 
 
 19 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 3 
 
 ] 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 42 
 
 1 00 
 
 1820 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 41 
 
 
 21 
 
 , Wm. E. Waterbury, 
 
 , Wm. E. Waterbury, 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 45 
 
 1 00 
 
 22 
 
 Samuel Hare, 
 , Wm. E. Waterbury, S. 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 23 
 
 Hare, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 44 
 
 2 00 
 
 24 
 
 , Wm. E. Waterbury, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 41 
 
 
 25 
 
 Wm. E. Wateebuey, 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 36 
 
 1 00 
 
 26 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 32 
 
 1 00 
 
 27 
 
 , '* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 28 
 
 , " (a letter sent ) 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 28 
 
 
 29 
 
 , (No report,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1830 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 30 
 
 
 31 
 
 , " (letter sent.) 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 26 
 
 
 32 
 
 Philip Roberts, jr 
 
 16 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 54 
 
 4 00 
 
 33 
 
 P. Roberts, jr. 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 37 
 
 2 00 
 
 34 
 
 P. Roberts, jr. 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 36 
 
 7 00 
 
 85 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 41 
 
 24 26 
 
 36 
 
 Isaac S. Gifford, 
 
 6 
 
 J 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 9 60 
 
394 
 
 SHAFTRBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix . 
 
 CHATHAM Chukch — continued. 
 
 - ; ■- -; :- 
 
 
 t- 
 
 p: t' 
 
 O 
 
 P3 
 
 a 
 
 
 Benevo 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministkes. 
 
 Bap- 
 t'izd 
 
 1 
 
 to 
 
 
 en 
 
 
 Q 
 
 Si 
 
 O 
 
 49 
 
 LENT 
 
 Monies 
 
 1837 
 
 I. S. Gii roRD, 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 38 
 
 1. S. Giri'ORD, 
 
 15 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 fr8 
 
 9 25 
 
 89 
 
 Frederick S. Parke, 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 70 
 
 7 00 
 
 1840 
 
 Wm. I. LooMis, (i time,) 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 '?4 
 
 9 50 
 
 41 
 
 Wm. I. LoOMIS, 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 79 
 
 8 25 
 
 42lP. W. Ameler, 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 74 
 
 
 43|P. W. Ambler, 
 
 20 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 88 
 
 
 44iP W. Amblkr, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 85 
 
 
 45 H. CORNWELI., 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 80 
 
 18 66 
 
 4f) Harvey Ccrnwei.l, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 70 
 
 5 07 
 
 47jH. CORNWKLL, 
 
 481 , No pastor, 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 R 
 
 fi7 
 
 11 76 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 66 
 
 5 57 
 
 49iLKWis Selleck, S. Hatch * 
 
 i 
 
 *? 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 78 
 
 206 25 
 
 -1850 
 
 L. Selleck, S. Hatch, 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 83 
 
 36 0!) 
 
 51 
 
 L. Selleck, S. Hatch,* 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 216 
 
 o 
 
 
 68 
 
 32 00 
 
 • 52 
 
 A. Virgil, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 58 
 
 16 00 
 
 CHESHIRE, (First) church, Mass., const'd 1770. 
 
 1781 
 
 86 
 67 
 88 
 89 
 1790 
 91 
 92 
 93 
 
 y^^ -94 
 95 
 
 ' '■ 96 
 ■ 97 
 98 
 99 
 1800 
 01 
 02 
 
 J'-: 03 
 
 ^•- 04 
 
 0< = 
 '•• 06 
 i'^ 07 
 
 Peter Wkrden, an original 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 church. [now, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 P. Weuden, (No minutes till 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 117 
 
 
 P. Werden, (No minutes,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 P. Weuden, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 A 
 
 1 
 
 83 
 
 
 P. Wkrden, 
 
 81 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 168 
 
 
 P. Werden, (No minutes,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 177 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 176 
 
 
 P. Werden, (No minutes,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 196 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 lb4 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 12o 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 115 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 102 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 87 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 78 
 
 
 P. AVerden, 
 
 
 
 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 64 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 67 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 64 
 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 54 
 
 2 95 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 66 
 
 1 25 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 68 
 
 P. Werden,* 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 70 
 
 1 00 
 
 P. Werden, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 fftf 
 
 J_ 5 00 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 395 
 
 CHESHIRE CHURCH — continued. 
 
 A. D.l I'astors & Ministers. 
 
 1 
 
 Bap- 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 1-1 
 
 
 c 
 
 53 
 
 g 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 a 
 3 
 
 H 
 > 
 
 MOMKS 
 FOR 
 
 1- 
 
 
 H 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 2 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 2 
 
 S 
 
 
 bknkv't. 
 
 1808' , Pastor died in Feb. 
 
 7 
 
 59 
 
 
 09' , 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 45 
 
 
 1810—, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 43 
 
 
 1 1 BAKTIMD3 BeAMAN, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 $11 66 
 
 12 
 
 B. Beaman,* (No report,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 13 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 39 
 
 
 14 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 1 00 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ] 
 
 36 
 
 
 16 
 
 Samuel Bloss, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 33 
 
 
 17 
 
 S. Bloss, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 18 
 
 S. Bloss,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 19 
 
 , No report further.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ADAMS (South) church, t Mass., constituted about 
 1825-8. 
 
 1829 
 
 1830 
 31 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 39 
 
 1840 
 41 
 42 
 43 
 44 
 45 
 46 
 47 
 48 
 49 
 
 1850 
 51 
 52 
 
 , Letter sent, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 Henrt F. Baldwin, 
 
 Elnathan Sweet, ^ time, 
 
 E. Sweet, i the time, 
 
 E. Sweet, " 
 
 E. Sweet, " 
 
 E. Sweet, " 
 
 E. Sweet,* 
 
 E. Sweet, 
 
 E. Sweet,* 
 
 E. Sweet, (J the time,) 
 
 E. Sweet, " 
 
 E. Sweet, " 
 
 , Wm. If. Young, 
 
 Wm. I. LoOMis,* 
 W. I. LoOMIS, 
 W. L LooMis, 
 George E. Fuller,* 
 G. E. Fuller, 
 Stillman B. Grant, 
 S. B. Grant,* 
 S. B. Grant, 
 S. B. Grant, 
 f This church i.«i a branch or successor to l.st Cheshire. 
 
 2 
 
 101 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 47 
 
 4 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 53 
 
 2' 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 56 
 
 10' 7 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 ! 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 61 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 59 
 
 9 
 
 5 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 
 60 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 52 
 
 3; 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 
 50 
 
 6j 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 53 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 50 
 
 ll 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 13! 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 62 
 
 5 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 07 
 
 1 1 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 66 
 
 4 1 
 
 2 
 
 .3!, 
 
 
 
 59 
 
 3 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 62 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 60 
 
 4 8 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 6-2 
 58 
 
 5 6 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 69 
 
 4I 7 
 
 1 
 
 3' 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 7J 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 73 
 
 4 60 
 
 15 OV 
 
 4 54 
 
 10 12 
 
 3 00 
 
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age 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 CHESHIRE (Third) church 
 
 , Mass. 
 
 , gonst'd in 
 
 1788. 
 
 
 
 
 Y^ 
 
 ?d Oi Oi Ml D 
 
 H 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 P3 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 
 > 
 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 1789 
 
 Nathan Mason, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 
 1790 
 
 N. Mason, 
 
 63 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 107 
 
 
 91 
 
 N. Mason,* 
 
 16 
 
 
 ! 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 112 
 
 
 92 
 
 N. Mason, (No minutes,) 
 
 18 
 
 
 ! 
 
 
 
 
 130 
 
 
 93 
 
 John Leland, N. Mason,* 
 
 38 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 163 
 
 
 94 
 
 J. Leland, N. Mason,* 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 174 
 
 
 95 
 
 J. Leland, N. Mason,* 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 173 
 
 
 96 
 
 J. Leland, N. Mason * 
 
 26 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 197 
 
 
 97 
 
 J. Leland, N. Mason,* 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 191 
 
 
 98 
 
 J. Leland, N. Mason,* 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 190 
 
 
 99 
 
 J. Leland, N. Mason,* J. 
 
 GODDARD,* [GODDARD,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 190 
 
 
 1800 
 
 J. Leland,* N. Mason,* J. 
 
 214 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 894 
 
 
 01 
 
 J. Leland,* N. Mason,* J. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 GoDDARD,* [GoDDARD,* 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 383 
 
 
 02 
 
 J. Leland,* N. Mason,* J. 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 353 
 
 
 03 
 
 J. Leland. A. Seamans,* J. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Goddard,* 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 343 
 
 
 04 
 
 J. Leland,* A. Seamans,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 J. Goddard,* S. J ones,* 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 326 
 
 
 05 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 804 
 
 $2 12 
 
 06 
 
 J. Leland,* L. Covell, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 291 
 
 1 00 
 
 07 
 
 , J. Leland, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 286 
 
 4 00 
 
 08 
 
 
 J. Leland, 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 263 
 
 
 09 
 
 
 No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 263 
 
 
 1810 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 220 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 213 
 
 44 15 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 213 
 
 2 00 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 213 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 204 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 194 
 
 4 80 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 188 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 Church dropped by 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 vote of the Association, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 199 
 
 
 1826 
 
 Elnathan Sweet, returned, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 26 
 
 E. Sweet, [Body, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 34 
 
 1 00 
 
 29 
 
 E. SwKET, (In Berkshire 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 45 
 
 2 60 
 
 1880 
 
 E. Sweet, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 1 00 
 
 31 
 
 E. Sweet, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 32 
 
 E. Sweet, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 83 
 
 E. Swket, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 45 
 
 1 00 
 
 34 
 
 Church dissolved. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1852lF. S. Park. J. Vincent. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 99 
 
 17 00 
 
 
 Lu 
 
 aited with Berkshire. 
 
 
 
 
 
SEC. HI.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 397 
 
 LANESBORO' church,! Mass. 
 
 const'd 
 
 ABOUT 
 
 1818. 
 
 • 
 
 
 c- 
 
 ?3 O 
 
 C 
 
 K 
 
 "c" 
 
 H 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. I). Pastoks and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 1 
 
 i 
 
 a 
 
 O 
 
 Q 
 
 5 
 
 s 
 
 lent 
 
 
 i'iz'd 
 
 •-5 
 
 P3^ 
 
 H 
 
 a" 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 *> 
 
 c 
 
 Monies 
 
 1819 — , Joinel Weatbeltl Assoc. 
 
 "" 
 
 18 
 
 
 1821 , No pastor, 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 23 Augustus Beach,* 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 2i A. Beach,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 25 A. Beach, [tion, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 29 
 
 
 28 , In Berkshire Associa- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 
 '29 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 
 1830 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 
 31 Wakeman G, Johnson-, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 38 
 
 $10 00 
 
 32 W. G. Johnson, 
 
 45 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 88 
 
 29 56 
 
 33 W. G. Johnson, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 77 
 
 9 93 
 
 34 W. G. Johnson, 
 
 18 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 95 
 
 22 38 
 
 35 W. G. Johnson, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 96 
 
 17 58 
 
 36 , 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 78 
 
 
 37iJoHN V. Ambler. 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 8 52 
 
 38 
 
 J. V. Ambler, 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 75 
 
 17 00 
 
 39 
 
 J. V. Ambler, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 74 
 
 25 66 
 
 1840 
 
 J. V. Ambler, 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 77 
 
 17 76 
 
 41 
 
 J. V. AMBLEft, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 70 
 
 40 25 
 
 42 
 
 J. V. Ambler,* 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 78 
 
 19 50 
 
 43 
 
 J. V. Amblee, 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 81 
 
 19 5R 
 
 44 
 
 J. V. Ambler, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 20 75 
 
 45 
 
 Josiah Torrey Smith, 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 78 
 
 4 00 
 
 46| , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 70 
 
 •20 25 
 
 47 
 
 J. V. Ambler, 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 73 
 
 32 00 
 
 48 
 
 J. V. Ambler, 
 
 11 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 80 
 
 30 00 
 
 49 
 
 J, V. Ambleb.W. S. Knapp,* 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 82 
 
 50 00 
 
 1850 
 
 J. V. Ambler, W. S. Knapp,* 
 
 22 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 70 
 
 46 00 
 
 61 
 
 J. V. Amblee, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 62 
 
 62 00 
 
 52 
 
 J. V. Ambler, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 55 
 
 42 77 
 
 t Lauesboro' is a branch, we believe, of the 3d Cheshire church. 
 CHESTERFIELD church, Mass., const'd in 1780. 
 
 1785 
 86 
 87 
 
 1791 
 92 
 93 
 94 
 95 
 
 — , No report, 
 
 — , No miautes, 
 
 , No report, 
 
 , Drop'd from ininuteS; 
 
 Ebenezbr Vining, 
 
 E. ViNING, 
 
 E. Vining, 
 E. Vining, 
 E. Vining,* No report. 
 
 331 
 33 
 33 
 33 
 
 31 
 
 37 
 43 
 45 
 45 
 
 IS) 
 
sm 
 
 SHAFTSBCJRY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [ArrtNjyiX. 
 
 CHESTERFIELD church— continued. 
 
 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd. 
 
 tr< 
 
 EC 
 
 tl 
 
 O 
 
 K 
 
 C 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 P5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 s 
 
 a" 
 
 o 
 
 a 
 
 o 
 
 a 
 
 2 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 96 
 
 E. VlNING, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 97 
 
 E. ViNiNG,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 98 
 
 E. ViNISG * 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47" 
 
 99 
 
 E. VlNlNG, 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 70 
 
 1800 
 
 E. VlNlNG, 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 80 
 
 01|E. ViNiNG,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 02 
 
 E. ViNING * 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 1 
 
 Co 
 
 Asa Todd, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 86i 
 
 04 
 
 Asa Todd,* 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 94 
 
 05 
 
 A. Todd, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 97 
 
 06 
 
 A. Todd,* 
 
 32 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 129 
 
 07 
 
 A. Todd, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 iso'i 
 
 08 
 
 A. TODD,* 
 
 89 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 1-62 i 
 
 09 
 
 A. Todd,* 
 
 8& 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 19S 
 
 
 1810 
 
 A. Todd,* 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 195 
 
 
 Jl 
 
 A. Todd, DisMiissed to the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Westfield Association in 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 181-2. 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 196 
 
 19 
 
 , Asa Todd, 
 
 U 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 131 
 
 1821 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 128 
 
 28 
 
 Paul Huiks, 
 
 47 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 194i 
 
 24 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 99 
 
 
 
 
 82 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 77! 
 
 21 
 
 Asa Todd, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 69 |1 00 
 
 28 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 70 
 
 
 1836 
 
 Nathamel M'CULtOCH, 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 110 
 
 
 37 
 
 D. Brown,* 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 99 
 
 
 1852 
 
 F. Bestor, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 72 
 
 
 CHESTER CHURCH, Warren County, N. Y. 
 TUTED IN 1796, 
 
 1798 
 99 
 
 18110 
 (II 
 02 
 03 
 04 
 05 
 
 1852 
 
 Jehiel Foje, 
 
 J. Fox,- 
 
 J. Fox. 
 
 J. Fox, 
 
 J. Fox, 
 
 J. Fox,* No report, 
 
 J. Fox,* 
 
 J. Fox. 
 
 A. D. MiLNF, 
 
 S4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 57 
 
 87 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 81 
 
 44 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 121 
 
 56 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 168 
 168 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 156 
 151 
 108 
 
 CONSTI- 
 
 2 00 
 
 This church was dismissed in 1805, and united in'formjng the Lake. 
 GeorjTp Association in 1809. 
 
■SEC. III.j 
 
 CHDSCHF.fi : STATISTICS. 
 
 3 '.(3 
 
 CLIFTON PARK church, N. Y., const'd in 1795. 
 
 
 
 1 D " 1 t" 
 
 ?: O fel C 
 
 H [ iloNlES 
 
 A. D 
 
 Pastors and Ministirs. 
 
 Bap 2 
 
 i i - 
 
 p: 
 
 :;^ FOR . 
 
 
 
 nzD "=, 
 
 -s, s! r 
 
 
 !: T> 
 
 
 
 f3 
 
 O D t5~ 
 
 
 r Benev. 
 
 n96 
 
 , N'o pastoi-, 
 
 
 
 30 i 
 
 97 
 
 , " 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 82! 
 
 98 
 
 , '• 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 38l 
 
 99 
 
 , " 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 
 361 
 
 i80(J 
 
 , tio repost, 
 
 
 
 
 36i 
 
 01 
 
 Abijah Peck, 
 
 86 
 
 
 
 
 69j 
 
 02jA. Peck, 
 
 9 
 
 2 1 
 
 
 75 $ 5 m 
 
 Os! Do. 
 
 36 
 
 
 
 111' 20 30 
 
 04 j Do. 
 
 7 
 
 8 1 
 
 1 
 
 113i 20 03 
 
 05 Do. 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 127 25 01 1 
 
 06 Do. Elisha Carpenter, 
 
 1] 
 
 
 
 138 21 61 
 
 07 Do. do.* 
 
 19 
 
 1 2 
 
 
 154 30 92 
 
 08 Do.* 
 
 21 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 168 21 00 
 
 09 
 
 Do. 
 
 52 
 
 2 1 
 
 1 
 
 216 42 53 
 
 1810 
 
 Do. 
 
 62 
 
 1 3 
 
 5 
 
 273 47 00 
 
 11 
 
 Do. Jacob St. John, 
 
 32 
 
 4 
 
 
 301 63 26 
 
 12 
 
 Do. 
 
 
 8 i 
 
 4 
 
 293 38 10 
 
 13 
 
 Do. 
 
 8 
 
 5 5 
 
 8 
 
 278 27 00 
 
 14 
 
 Do. 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 275! 24 00 
 
 15 
 
 Do. J. St. John, W. Groom, 
 
 17 
 
 4 5 
 
 2 
 
 28r 58 26 
 
 16 
 
 Do.* Wm. Groom,* 
 
 18 
 
 ! 1 
 
 4 
 
 294 30 42 
 
 17 
 
 Do. do.* 
 
 19 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 3('9! 27 04 
 
 18 
 
 Do. do.* 
 
 17 
 
 
 3 
 
 323j 27 01 
 
 19 
 
 Do. do. 
 
 59 5 
 
 1 4 
 
 1 
 
 379! 52 29 
 
 1820 
 
 Do. Job Champios,* 
 
 35 3 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 411 34 22 
 
 21 
 
 Do. do. 
 
 23 2 
 
 37 
 
 7 
 
 3921 29 57 
 
 22 
 
 Do. do. [pioN, 
 
 4 1 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 390 
 
 ! 83 00 
 
 23 
 
 Do. E. D. HuBBELL, Cham- 
 
 8 6 
 
 80 4 
 
 5 365 
 
 i 35 IS 
 
 24 
 
 Do.* do. do.* 
 
 4 -6 
 
 6 1 
 
 4 
 
 36.'i 
 
 32 75 
 
 25 
 
 Do. do. do. 
 
 65 5 
 
 10 5 
 
 4 
 
 404 
 
 79 12 
 
 26 
 
 Do.* do. do. 
 
 24 5 
 
 2 5 
 
 2 
 
 424 
 
 45 39 
 
 27 
 
 Do.* do. do.* 
 
 4 4 
 
 9 2 
 
 2 
 
 301 
 
 53 94 
 
 28 
 
 ■Do.* do. do.* 
 
 4 2 
 
 5 2 
 
 4 
 
 295 
 
 51 62 
 
 29 
 
 Do.* do. do.* 
 
 2 2 
 
 8 5 
 
 7 
 
 283 
 
 35 04 
 
 1330 
 
 Do. do. do* 
 
 ] 3 
 
 4 5 
 
 4 
 
 274 
 
 
 31 
 
 1)0.* do. do * 
 
 35 4 
 
 1 5 13 
 
 2 
 
 801 
 
 43 3^ 
 
 82 
 
 Do.* do. do.* 
 
 37 11 
 
 1 4 3 
 
 7 339 
 
 40 36 
 
 33 
 
 Do.* do. do.* 
 
 8 10 
 
 8 4 
 
 3 3-12 
 
 56 55 
 
 34 
 
 Do.* do, do.* 
 Dismissed to Saratoga Assoc. 
 
 31 tl 
 
 3 9 2 
 
 2 3?1 
 
 38 26 
 
 35 
 
 A. Peck, J. Champion,* 
 
 
 
 138 
 
 49 50 
 
 36 
 
 Do. do.* S. POMEEOT,* 
 
 8 7 
 
 14 2 
 
 ] 
 
 131 
 
 48 "ftiO 
 
 37 
 
 Do. do. do. 
 
 80 1 
 
 1 1.0 1 
 
 2 
 
 172 
 
 268 21 
 
 38 
 
 Do do. 
 
 8 2 
 
 2 10 2 
 
 9 136 
 
 51 111) 
 
400 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 CLIFTON PARK Church— conti.nued. 
 
 A. D. Pastors anti !JTtmstei;s. 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 Bap- 
 
 TIZ'U 
 
 r 
 
 pa 
 
 PS O 
 
 o 
 
 1839' A. Peck, 
 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 84:0 A. Peck,* F. S. Pakke.* 
 
 11 
 
 n 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 41 
 
 A. Peck,* F. S. Parkt„ J. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Champion, 
 
 25 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 
 42 
 
 A. Peck, F. S. Parke,* 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 43 
 
 A. Pkck,* F. S. Paekk, 
 
 30 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 44 
 
 A. l^i.cK, F. S. Paeke, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 45 
 
 A. Peck, F. S. Parke, 
 
 
 ■7 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4(i 
 
 A. Peck, F. S. Pakke, 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 47 
 
 A. Peck,* F. S. Parke, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 48 A. Peck,* F. S. Pakke, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 49 F. S. Paeke, 
 
 15 
 
 8 
 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 1 850 F. S. Pauke, 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 51 J. VV. Crumb, Wm. Groom, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 52 
 
 J. W. Crumb, Wm. Groom, 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 3 
 
 l.'il 
 
 f 692 28 
 
 2 
 
 16G 
 
 107 50 
 
 1 
 
 194 
 
 134 76 
 
 4 
 
 186 
 
 879 81 
 
 4 
 
 208 
 
 103 25 
 
 3 
 
 20.') 
 
 184 62 
 
 3 
 
 200 
 
 150 26 
 
 2 
 
 199 
 
 198 77 
 
 2 
 
 190 
 
 229 19 
 
 2 
 
 188 
 
 262 39 
 
 5 
 
 192 
 
 211 00 
 
 2 
 
 193 
 
 197 5D 
 
 3 
 
 186 
 
 232 70 
 
 6 
 
 187 
 
 313 12 
 
 N. B.— I n 1827, 118 were dropped. 
 
 BURNT BILLS, Cnvncu,^ 'N. Y.,const'din 1820. 
 
 ~~ |[Tljis church called Bdllstonl 
 
 ! South part, at first.] | 
 
 1821 iBradbiiri/ Claif, 1 
 
 22 IB. Clay,"* 
 
 23 i , No pastor. 
 
 25 iNathan N. Whiting, 
 20 N". N. Whiting, 
 
 27 j-JoHN Harris, E Tucker,* 
 
 28 J. Harris, 
 
 29 j J. Harris, 
 1830 J. Harris, 
 
 31 J. Harris, 
 
 32 J. Harris, 
 
 33 J. Harris, 
 
 34 J. H -rris, 
 
 35 i-J. Harris, 
 
 36 I •, No pastor, 
 
 37 Wm. Mci'AUTV, 
 
 38 J. S. McCoLLOM, 
 
 39 J. S. McCoLLOJi, 
 1840 J. S. McC>i.LOM, 
 
 41 J. W. Gree.v, 
 
 42 J. W. Green, 
 
 43 John Goaddv, J. W. Green 
 
 44 |j. GOAOBY, 
 
 4 3 
 
 6 5 
 
 i 5 
 
 3212 
 
 2 7 
 
 3 5 
 2 4 
 
 10 6 
 17; 4^ 
 22i 4 
 75| 9 
 15 5 
 
 401 
 
 19; 9 
 
 2; 2 
 llSll 
 
 6; 5 
 
 7i 2 
 
 30 21 
 
 3' 2I 
 
 10 
 
 36 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 IC 
 
 37 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 2I 4 
 
 ll 
 
 11 1 
 2' 3 
 
 401 
 
 45i 
 
 ssi 
 
 59 
 991 
 103: 
 1091 
 109' 
 106 
 99 
 111 
 127! 
 148 
 223! 
 228 
 190 
 229 
 248 
 
 3| li 237 
 190 
 169 
 170 
 182 
 165 
 
 %i 50 
 
 2 03 
 
 21 54 
 7 8.4 
 
 27 90 
 
 22 08 
 56 SI 
 32 72 
 46 55 
 20 28 
 66 50 
 70 55 
 
 139 41 
 64 60 
 
 132 I5 
 56 05 
 62 I9 
 
 105 49 
 
SEC, ni.] 
 
 CHURCHES ; STATISTICS. 
 
 401 
 
 BURNT HILLS cHURCHt — continued. 
 
 
 
 
 txl 
 
 to O 
 
 n 
 
 t=3 
 
 rt 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors <fe Ministers. 
 
 liAP- 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 •< 
 
 £-1 
 
 2 
 
 
 15 
 
 58 
 O 
 
 a" 
 
 o 
 
 
 > 
 
 FOE 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 45 
 
 J. GOADBY, 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 136 
 
 95 88 
 
 46 
 
 J. GOADBV, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 128 
 
 164 74 
 
 47 
 
 J. GoADBY, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 113 
 
 130 12 
 
 48 
 
 •J. GoADBY, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 111 
 
 208 95 
 
 49 
 
 , Wm. C. Phillips, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 101 
 
 232 83 
 
 1850 
 
 W. C. Phillips, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 99 
 
 137 27 
 
 51 
 
 W. C. Phillips, 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 101 
 
 208 20 
 
 52 
 
 Alfred Harvey, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 93 
 
 203 99 
 
 GLEMVILLE, Church,! N. Y., const'd in 1840. 
 
 1840 
 
 , (Formed June 20th,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 48( 
 
 $5 00 
 
 41 
 
 J. S. McCollom, 
 
 15 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 67| 
 
 21 50 
 
 42 
 
 H. G. MOSHIER, 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 75' 
 
 8 50 
 
 43 
 
 H. G. MOSHIEK, 
 
 25 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 107 
 
 6 00 
 
 44 
 
 H. G. MOSHIER, 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 102 
 
 
 45 
 
 , No pastoi', 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 93! 
 
 7 00 
 
 46 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 98i 
 
 
 47 
 
 H. G. Day, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 82' 
 
 
 48 
 
 H. G. Day.* 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 86, 
 
 
 49 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 S4| 
 
 18 25 
 
 50 
 
 Wm. Bowen, 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 95 
 
 13 30 
 
 51 
 
 A. ViEGIL, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 7; 
 
 
 1 
 
 91 
 
 5 29 
 
 1852 
 
 , A. Virgil, 
 
 23 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 6 1 
 
 105 
 
 10 9U 
 
 HALFMOON, (Second) church,! constituted in 
 1841. 
 
 1841 D. S. Parmelke, (Set off 
 I from 1 Halfmoon,) 
 
 42 Frederick S. Paeke,* 
 
 43 Wm. Grant, 
 44, W. Grant, J. W. Green, 
 45iD. S. Parmelee, Green, 
 46,0. H. Capron, Parmelee,* 
 47 1 G. S. Stockwell, Green,* 
 48 Israel Keach, Gkeen,* 
 4^ I. Keach, Geef.n,* 
 
 1850 I. Keach, 
 
 5 1 j J. D. Greene, I. Keach, 
 
 52 |J. D. Geesne, I. Keach. 
 
 2 
 
 62 
 
 ! 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 ; 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 ; 2 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 lie 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 ! ^ 
 ! 5 
 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 1 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 54 
 
 61 
 
 81 
 86: 
 78 
 76 
 72 
 75 
 109 
 107 
 95 
 96 
 
 $21 87 
 42 92 
 
 12 
 
 25 
 
 24 
 
 16 
 
 31 
 
 00 
 
 25 
 
 50 
 
 38 
 
 25 
 
 80 
 
 61 
 
 69 
 
 38 
 
 65 
 
 43 
 
 219 00 
 
 19' 
 
402 
 
 SHAFTSUURy ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appkndix. 
 
 HALFMOONy (First) CnuECHt, N. Y., constituted in 
 1834. 
 
 A. D 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 
 t'izd 
 
 t- 
 10 
 
 ?: D D 
 
 1 ii 
 
 X, 
 
 o 
 
 
 > 
 
 Benevo- 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 1835 
 
 Elisha D. Hubbell, 
 
 43 
 
 «l 
 
 2 
 
 
 190, 
 
 $20 00 
 
 36 
 
 Asa H. Palmer, 
 
 34 
 
 9 
 
 8 8 
 
 2 
 
 223 
 
 97 25 
 
 37 
 
 A. H. Palmer, (Eld. P. 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 soon died.) 
 
 15 
 
 4 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 206 
 
 78 00 
 
 38 D. S. Paumelkk, 
 
 27 
 
 13 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 ^36 
 
 96 06 
 
 39 D. S. Parmelee, 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 5 
 
 228 
 
 103 50 
 
 1840 D. S. Parmelee, 
 
 76 
 
 9 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 299 
 
 215 62 
 
 41 D. S. Parmelee, 
 
 36 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 247 
 
 112 88 
 
 42jD. S. Parmelee, 
 
 26 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 23 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 252 
 
 98 92 
 
 43'D. S, Parmelep, 
 
 38 
 
 2 
 
 
 15 
 
 I 1 
 
 5 
 
 272 
 
 61 63 
 
 44JD. S. Parmelee. 
 
 2 
 
 S 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 14 
 
 4 
 
 244 
 
 94 S8 
 
 45|D. S. Parmelee, 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 20 
 
 
 224 
 
 106 00 
 
 461G. S. SlOCKWELL,* 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 223 
 
 84 63 
 
 4'7iG. S. Stockwell, [Disiii'd 
 
 
 
 
 429 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 19.M 
 
 45 00 
 
 1 to Hud. River Association.] 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 48;Gardner C. Tripp," 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 150 
 
 18 31 
 
 49 G. C. Tuipp, 
 
 35 
 
 4 
 
 1! 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 180 
 
 210 62 
 
 1850 J. D. Greene, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 ^ 
 
 3 
 
 l(i9 
 
 14 54 
 
 51iJ. D. Greene, 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 ! 2 
 
 3 
 
 104 
 
 114 78 
 
 62iJ. D. Gree.ve, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 157 
 
 260 05 
 
 r)3|E. Lucas, 
 
 16 
 
 e 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 ' 168 
 
 90 (.0 
 
 \ These four churches are branches of the Clifton Park church. 
 
 CLINTON CHURCH, Canada West, constituted in 
 1807. 
 
 1808 
 
 
 
 No pastor, 
 
 
 
 09 
 
 
 " Letter sent, 
 
 9 
 
 
 1810 
 
 
 " " 
 
 3 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 (1 ii 
 
 5 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 " Letter, 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 No report during the 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 " '• [war, 
 
 
 
 1.5 
 
 
 A letter. 
 
 
 
 IC 
 
 
 No report. 
 
 
 
 17 
 
 John Upfold,^ 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 J. Upkold, 
 
 15 
 
 19 
 
 Dismissed to the Clinton 
 Conference .Canada West. 
 
 
SEC. III.3 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 408 
 
 COLERAIN (Second) church, Mass., const'd 1790. 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 t-i 533 O 
 
 o tsi 
 
 O H 1 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers, i , ' 
 
 |tiz 1) 
 
 1 
 
 
 o 
 
 n 
 r 
 
 n 
 
 a 
 
 $ 
 f 
 
 for 
 Benkv. 
 
 1791 
 
 Edmund Littlefield, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 92 
 
 E. Littlefield, No miuutes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 93 
 
 E. Littlefield, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 94 
 
 , Dismissed to the Ley- 
 den Association in 1794. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 1824 
 
 Edward Davenport, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 46 
 
 
 25 
 
 E. Davenport, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 
 1836 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 87 Thomas Marshall, 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 371 
 
 38 |Nathaniel Ripley, 
 
 
 
 : 1 
 
 
 
 
 36; 
 
 1852 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 30 
 
 DOVER (First) Church, 
 
 N. Y., CONSTITUTED IN 1757. 
 
 
 Ouce called Pawlingstown, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1789 
 
 t?AMUEL Waldo, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 1790 
 
 S. Waldo, No minutes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 91 
 
 S. Waldo, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 68 
 
 
 92 
 
 S. Waldo, 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 92 
 
 
 93 
 
 S. Waldo, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 102 
 
 
 1846 
 
 Johnson Howard, in Dutch- 
 ess Association, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 83 
 
 
 47 
 
 J. Howard, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 82 
 
 
 48 
 
 J. Howard, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 84 
 
 
 49 
 
 John Warren, Sen., 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 1850 
 
 J. Warren, Sen., 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 76 
 
 
 51 
 
 J. Warren, Sen., 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 71 
 
 
 EGREMONT Church, Mass.— Constituted in 1787. 
 
 I [Called Great Barrington for 
 years.] 
 1794 Jeduthan Gray, 
 
 95' J. Gray,* 
 
 96 j J. Gray, 
 
 97 J. Gray, 
 
 98|J. Gray. 
 
 99 J. Gray, 
 ISOO^J. Gray,* 
 
 OlJ. Gray. 
 
 02 J. Gray, 
 
 03 J. Gray, 
 
 04 J. Gray. 
 05' J. Geay,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 i 
 
 73 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 76 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 86 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 90 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 91 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 111 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 130 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 123 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 
 121 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 108 
 
 
 1 
 
 |5 
 
 8 
 
 
 101 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1011 
 
404 
 
 SIIAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 EGREMONT Church, Continued. 
 
 
 
 -, n ?: o 
 
 c cq c ^ 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 1 
 
 3ap- « « I 
 
 IZ D "3- "- *. 
 
 f X C q 
 o o w H 
 
 foe 
 BaNEV. 
 
 
 
 SO D 3 
 
 o- o ^ 
 
 06- 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 12 2 
 
 3 2 108 
 
 
 07- 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 6 4 
 
 110 
 
 $3 50 
 
 08. 
 
 OHN Nichols,* 
 
 3 5 
 
 2 2 103 
 
 1 75 
 
 09 I 
 
 '. Nichols, 
 
 10 4 
 
 2 1 105 
 
 1 26 
 
 1810. 
 
 . Nichols,* 
 
 10 6 
 
 2 1 109 
 
 
 11. 
 
 !. Nichols, D. .Sherwood. 
 
 2 3 
 
 1 106 
 
 
 12 
 
 ). Sherwood, Church called 
 (Egremont since 1811.) 
 
 2 6 
 
 1 105 
 
 
 13 
 
 ). Sherwood, 
 
 2 2 
 
 1 104 
 
 
 14 
 
 !). Sherwood,* 
 
 1 
 
 1 103 
 
 
 15 
 
 3. Sherwood, 
 
 1 2 
 
 1 1 100 
 
 
 16 
 
 [). Sherwood,* 
 
 5 8 
 
 1 2 99 
 
 63 
 
 17 
 
 D. Sherwood,* 
 
 109 
 
 208 
 
 
 18 
 
 , Elisha D. Hubbbll, 
 
 21 5 
 
 2 1 223 
 
 ir. 51 
 
 19 
 
 D. Sherwood,* E. D. Hub- 
 
 
 
 
 
 bell, 
 
 4 3 1 
 
 3 4 222 
 
 11 00 
 
 1820 
 
 E. D. Hubbell, 
 
 2 6 
 
 6 1 211 
 
 6 00 
 
 21 
 
 E. D. Hubbell, 
 
 2 2 13 
 
 9 3 201 
 
 20 89 
 
 22 
 
 E. D. Hubbell, 
 
 14 7 1 
 
 2 1 217 
 
 10 00 
 
 23 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 3 6 
 
 5 1 164 
 
 7 00 
 
 24 
 
 Enos Marshall, Jr., 
 
 4 ? 
 
 1 164 
 
 5 00 
 
 25 
 
 E. Marshall, Jr., 
 
 '■ 
 
 2 156 
 
 4 00 
 
 26 
 
 E. Marshall, Jr., 
 
 Ic 
 
 8 3 133 
 
 8 06 
 
 27 
 
 E. Marshall, Jr , 
 
 7 3 
 
 29 2 112 
 
 7 12 
 
 28 
 
 E. Marshall, Jr.,* 
 
 7 1 5 
 
 > 2 1 115 
 
 6 25 
 
 29 
 
 E. Marshall, Jr., A. Brown,* 
 
 1 2 ] 
 
 4 2 112 
 
 1 50 
 
 1830 
 
 E. Marshall, Jr., A. Brown, 
 
 4 5 
 
 > 8 l' 110 
 
 
 31 
 
 E. Marshall, Jr.,* Brown,* 
 
 2 1 : 
 
 3 1 8 101 
 
 94 
 
 32 
 
 E. Marshall, Jr., A. Brown,* 
 (United with Stephentown 
 Association.) 
 
 17 1 
 
 I 1 ! 116 
 
 7 75 
 
 S3 
 
 E. ^Marshall, Jr., A. Brown 
 
 11 
 
 1 3 4 102 
 
 
 34 
 
 Harmon Ellis, A. Brown, 
 
 2 5 
 
 5 25 1 80 
 
 5 50 
 
 85 
 
 H. Ellis, (Eld er Brown died. ) 
 
 2 3 1 
 
 S 1 4 79 
 
 6 00 
 
 36 
 
 H. Ellis, A. Tallmadge, 
 
 7 8 
 
 B 2 3 83 
 
 9 25 
 
 37 
 
 Calvin Munrow, 
 
 8 
 
 i 1 86 
 
 
 88 
 
 Salmon Hatch, 
 
 1 7 
 
 B 1 87 
 
 11 82 
 
 39 
 
 S. Hatch, Asa Tallmadge 
 
 2 3 
 
 1 3 3 85 
 
 29 22 
 
 1840 
 
 S. Hatch, A. Talmadgk,* 
 
 
 1 84 
 
 25 00 
 
 41 
 
 S. Hatch, 
 
 2 1 
 
 3 84 
 
 30 35 
 
 42 
 
 D. H. Grant, United -with 
 the Berkshire Association 
 
 3 6 
 
 4 12 3 70 
 
 21 GO 
 
 48 
 
 D. H. Grant, 
 
 82 1 
 
 6 1 94 
 
 27 76 
 
 44 
 
 B. C. Grand ALL, 
 
 1 6 
 
 1 21 2 96 
 
 29 00 
 
SEC, 
 
 lii.j 
 
 CHUKCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 405 
 
 EGREMONT Church, Continued. 
 
 
 . 
 
 
 t* SCI 
 
 a" 
 
 O W Oi >3 \ 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 iiz'd 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 s 
 
 a" 
 4 
 
 
 o 
 2 
 
 88 
 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 45 
 
 B. C. Crandall, 
 
 i 
 
 3 
 
 45 00 
 
 46 
 
 B. C. Cr.vndall, 
 
 3 
 
 f 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 84 
 
 . 94 15 
 
 47 
 
 ■3. POMKROY, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 82 
 
 49 62 
 
 45 
 
 ■5. POMEROY, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 76 
 
 62 00 
 
 49 
 
 Cephas Pasco, S. Pomeroy,* 
 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 81 
 
 60 32 
 
 1850 
 
 C. Pasco, A. Talmadge,* 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 7b 
 
 46 60 
 
 ni 
 
 C. Pasco, A. Talmadge* 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 73 
 
 100 45 
 
 52 
 
 C. Pasco, A. Talmadge,* 
 
 i 
 
 2 
 
 li 
 
 
 1 
 
 77 
 
 40 00 
 
 GALWAY, (First) Church, N. Y., const'd in 
 
 1778. 
 
 1790 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 36 
 
 
 91 
 
 , " 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 39 
 
 
 92 
 
 , " (No minutes.) 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 93 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4r) 
 
 
 94 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 .5 
 
 33 
 
 
 95 
 
 Abel Brown, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 96 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 
 97 
 
 , " 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 60 
 
 
 . 98 
 
 Joseph Craw, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 99 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 59 
 
 
 1800 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 57 
 
 
 01 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 58 
 
 
 02 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 
 li 
 
 58 
 
 
 03 
 
 , " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 i 
 
 60 
 
 
 04 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 05 
 
 " 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 49 
 
 %\ 00 
 
 06 
 
 „ .. . " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 07 
 
 " 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 08 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 09 
 
 EnsHA Carpenter, 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 74 
 
 
 1810 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 34 
 
 
 1 
 
 46 
 
 2 26 
 
 11 
 
 " 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 48 
 
 
 12 
 
 " 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 49 
 
 
 13 
 
 , . " 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 52 
 
 
 14 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 1.^ 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 42 
 
 
 16 
 
 John Lewis,* 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 41 
 
 
 17 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 40 
 
 
 18 
 
 " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 5 00 
 
 19 
 
 •t 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 37 
 
 5 00 
 
 1820 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 78 
 
 
 21 
 
 1 , " 
 
 9 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 96 
 
 
 92 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 102 
 
 
 2H 
 
 'Jacob St. John, 
 
 ■ 4 
 
 e 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 110 
 
 
40 u 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, 
 
 [appendix- 
 
 
 GALWAY, (First) 
 
 church- 
 
 —CONTINUED. 
 
 
 *~ 
 
 
 
 f fa 
 
 Olt'l 
 
 M 
 
 a 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastoks and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 nz'D 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 o 
 o' 
 
 '■i 
 a 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 > 
 
 EOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 24 
 
 J, St. John, 
 
 1 
 
 109 
 
 $10 00 
 
 25 
 
 J. St. John,* 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 79 
 
 8 68 
 
 26 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 79 
 
 6 63 
 
 27 
 
 , Letter sent, 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 71 
 
 
 28 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 29 
 
 , •' 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 1830 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 31 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 32 
 
 Timothy Day, (in Bottskill 
 
 Aspociation,) 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 33 
 
 T. Day, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 ] 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 34 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 John C. Holt, T. Day, 
 
 80 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 67 
 
 10 00 
 
 36 
 
 M. L, Fuller,* T. Day, 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 60 
 
 4 00 
 
 37 
 
 M. L. Fuller,* T. Day, 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 4 
 
 I 
 
 46 
 
 5 00 
 
 88 
 
 Edwin Wescott, 
 
 28 
 
 14 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 86 
 
 U 00 
 
 89 
 
 E. Wescott, 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 87 
 
 21 27 
 
 1840 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 87 
 
 5 00 
 
 41 
 
 M. L. Fuller, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 59 
 
 4 25 
 
 42 
 
 0. H. Capron, 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 
 51 
 
 15 00 
 
 43 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 19 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 44 
 
 E. W. Allen, 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 70 
 
 10 80 
 
 45 
 
 E. W. Allfn, 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 76 
 
 5 00 
 
 46 
 
 Wm. Bog art, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 69 
 
 15 79 
 
 47 
 
 W. BOGAKT, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 73 
 
 58 73 
 
 48 
 
 W. Bogart, 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 21 00 
 
 49 
 
 B. K. Barber,* Letter sent. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 1850 
 
 B. K. Barber, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 61 
 
 11 90 
 
 51 
 
 B. K. Barber, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 58 
 
 9 67 
 
 52 
 
 T. T. St. John, 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 44 
 
 
 GALWAY (Second) church, constituted 
 
 IN ] 
 
 790. 
 
 1795 
 
 Joseph Cornell, 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 00 
 
 
 96 
 
 J. Cornell, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 J 
 
 1 
 
 63 
 
 
 97 
 
 J. Cornell, 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 98 
 
 J. Cornell, 
 
 5 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 66 
 
 
 99 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 66 
 
 
 1800 
 
 , " 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 07 
 
 
 01 
 
 , " 
 
 64 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 J29 
 
 
 02 
 
 John Munroe,* 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 126 
 
 
 03 
 
 J. MuNRCE,* No return.^, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1-26 
 
 
 04 
 
 , No returns, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 126 
 
 
 05 
 
 . " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 126 
 
«Ec. rii.j 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 407 
 
 GALWAY CHURCH — continued. 
 
 
 
 
 TO 
 
 ?a 
 
 C 
 
 a Ki 
 
 C' 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors <k Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 >< 
 
 ?) 
 % 
 
 
 p 
 \ 
 
 
 5 
 
 o 
 > 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 
 
 A 
 
 o 
 
 cT 
 
 o 
 
 o" 
 
 — 
 
 r 
 
 126 
 
 benev't 
 
 1806 
 
 , No returns. 
 
 
 
 07 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 126 
 
 
 08 
 
 Samuel Rogers, 
 
 54 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 122 
 
 9 10 
 
 09 
 
 3. Rogers, 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 o 
 
 136 
 
 8 12 
 
 1810 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 135 
 
 7 41 
 
 ]1 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 133 
 
 7 12 
 
 12 
 
 3. Rogers, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 129 
 
 4 50 
 
 13 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 123 
 
 3 43 
 
 14 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 21 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 95 
 
 
 15 
 
 Joseph Cornell, 
 
 19 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 112 
 
 6 67 
 
 16 
 
 J. Cornell, 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 i;jo 
 
 2 12 
 
 17 J. Cornell, 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 124 
 
 13 16 
 
 18 J. Cornell, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 126 
 
 31 26 
 
 19 J. Cornell, 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 * 
 
 1 
 
 
 119 
 
 15 41 
 
 1820 J. Cornell, 
 
 86 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 155 
 
 18 75 
 
 21|J. Cornell, 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 164 
 
 17 12 
 
 22 
 
 J. Cornell, 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 165 
 
 13 25 
 
 23 
 
 J. Cornell, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 144 
 
 
 24 
 
 J. Couxkll, E. Kincaid, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 13c 
 
 5 00 
 
 25 
 
 J. Cornell, E. Kincaid, 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 137 
 
 11 06 
 
 26 
 
 J. Cornell, Wm. E. "Water 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 BURV, 
 
 16 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 159 
 
 2 00 
 
 27 
 
 Wm. E. Waterbuky, 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 162 
 
 12 50 
 
 28 
 
 Wm. E. Water bury, 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 166 
 
 15 22 
 
 29 , No pastor, 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 172 
 
 11 62 
 
 1830 
 
 Stephen Wilkins, 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 190 
 
 15 25 
 
 31 
 
 S. Wilkins, 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 I 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 194 
 
 32 08 
 
 32 
 
 S. Wilkins, 
 
 31 
 
 n 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 227 
 
 71 26 
 
 33 
 
 S. Wilkins, 
 
 26 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 I 
 
 1 
 
 253 
 
 94 75 
 
 34 
 
 3. Wilkins, 
 
 61 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 226 
 
 58 00 
 
 35 
 
 Jacob S. M'Collom, 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 232 
 
 53 34 
 
 36 
 
 J. S. M'Collom, 
 
 15 
 
 7 
 
 
 20 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 229 
 
 102 00 
 
 37 
 
 J. S. MCOLLOM, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 219 
 
 165 75 
 
 38 
 
 Amasa Smith, 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 183 
 
 129 00 
 
 39 
 
 A. Smith,* 
 
 6 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 165 
 
 173 72 
 
 1840 
 
 Israel Robords, 
 
 4 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 165 
 
 116 00 
 
 41 
 
 , Levi Parmely, 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 161 
 
 64 59 
 
 42 
 
 L. Parmelv, 
 
 58 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 213 
 
 270 82 
 
 43 
 
 , L. Parmely, 
 
 29 
 
 10 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 224 
 
 64 14 
 
 44 
 
 S. Ward, 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 213 
 
 109 35 
 
 45 
 
 S. Ward, 
 
 li 1 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 170 
 
 49 74 
 
 46 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 150 
 
 100 40 
 
 47 
 
 «' 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 146 
 
 91 OO 
 
 48 
 
 Robert Myer.s, 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 <■' 
 
 J41 
 
 111 79 
 
408 
 
 SHAfTSBtJRY ASSOCIAtlON, [APPENDIX. 
 
 GALWAY CHURCH — continued. 
 
 
 
 * 
 
 D C"" ?: C 
 
 D t?3 O] 
 
 H 
 
 MONIKS 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- b h g 
 
 riz D '^- '^^ s 
 SB o o 
 
 != ►< 5 
 
 o fi 2 1 
 
 ►fl r P 
 
 a o' 
 
 > 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 1849 
 
 Wii. Garnett, R. Myers, 
 
 2 8 
 
 16 4 
 
 125 
 
 282 05 
 
 1850 
 
 Wm. Garnett, R. Myers, 
 
 6 5 2 2 3 2 
 
 131 
 
 138 91 
 
 51- 
 
 -,R. Myers,* 
 
 3 4 6 2 
 
 137 
 
 89 61 
 
 52 Henry L. Grose, Dean W.| 
 
 18 2 3' 
 
 136 
 
 267 50 
 
 
 Smith, 1 
 
 
 1 1 ; : 
 
 
 
 GREENFIELD (First) church, N. Y., const'd 
 
 1791. 
 
 1792 , INo minutes, 
 
 
 ) 
 
 40 
 
 
 93. 
 
 Toseph Oraw, 
 
 69 
 
 
 109 
 
 
 94 
 
 r. Craw, ^ 
 
 8 1 
 
 7 1 1 1 
 
 98 
 
 
 95 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 2 
 
 1 3 
 
 96 
 
 
 96 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 96 
 
 
 97 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 17: 
 
 9 2 
 
 98 
 
 
 98 
 
 , No paster, 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 92 
 
 
 99 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 92 
 
 
 1800 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 92 
 
 
 01 Israel Craw, 
 
 
 8 7 4 
 
 56 
 
 
 02 , No pastor, 
 
 14, 
 
 3 
 
 74 
 
 
 03 , No report, 
 
 
 
 74 
 
 
 04 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 60 
 
 2 70 
 
 06 
 
 , " 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 2 00 
 
 06 
 
 " 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 52 
 
 
 07 
 
 " 
 
 
 4 1 
 
 47 
 
 2 00 
 
 08 
 
 Isaac Brewster, 
 
 7 
 
 1 1 
 
 52 
 
 2 50 
 
 09 
 
 I. Brewster,* 
 
 12 1 
 
 5 
 
 60 
 
 2 00 
 
 1810 
 
 I. Brewster, 
 
 3 
 
 2 3 
 
 48 
 
 2 50 
 
 11 
 
 I. Brewster, 
 
 5 
 
 1 1 
 
 53 
 
 3 00 
 
 12 
 
 I. Brewster, 
 
 2 1 
 
 1 
 
 52 
 
 2 00 
 
 13 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 26 i 
 
 6 6 
 
 66 
 
 
 14 
 
 .. 
 
 7 1 
 
 3 1 2 
 
 56 
 
 3 00 
 
 15 
 
 J '♦ 
 
 4 1 
 
 2 
 
 59 
 
 
 10 
 
 ^ " 
 
 1 
 
 2 1 
 
 53 
 
 
 17 
 
 Elisha Blakenian, 
 
 11 5 
 
 4 
 
 66 
 
 
 18 
 
 E. Blakeman, 
 
 3 
 
 1 1 
 
 67 
 
 8 00 
 
 19 
 
 E. Blakeman, 
 
 1 4 
 
 1 1 
 
 70 
 
 8 00 
 
 1820 
 
 , N pastor. 
 
 1 
 
 8 1 
 
 52 
 
 6 41 
 
 21 
 
 James N. Seaaian, 
 
 6 1 
 
 1 
 
 58 
 
 
 22 
 
 E. Blakeman, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 57 
 
 
 23 
 
 Benjamin St. John, Asso 
 ciation here. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 1 
 
 3 1 
 
 55 
 
 '^0 15 
 
 24 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 2 
 
 2 2 1 
 
 44 
 
 3 21 
 
 2t 
 
 Samuel M. Plumb, 
 
 15 12 1 
 
 4 1 
 
 67 
 
 3 90 
 
 2t 
 
 ) S. M. Plumb, 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 71 
 
 
 2- 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 I 
 
 71 
 
 
SEC. ni,J 
 
 CHUKCHES: STATISTICS. 
 
 403 
 
 GREENFIELD church — continued. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 28 
 
 29! , 'So pastor, 
 
 1830|Timothy Day, 
 
 31 , No pastor, 
 
 32JHeney C. Skinner, 
 33 H. C. Skinner, 
 34{ H. C. Skinner, 
 35 H. C. Skinner,* 
 setH. H. Haff, 
 37 'H. H. Haff, 
 
 381 , H. H. Haff, 
 
 39 T. T. St. John, 
 
 1840 , No pastor, 
 
 41 , O. H. Capron, 
 
 42 , No pastor, 
 
 43 R. Hastings, 
 
 44 R. Hastings, 
 
 45 G. Farr, 
 
 46 , No report, 
 
 47 , No pastor, 
 
 48 , No report, 
 
 49 , A letter, 
 
 1850 Edwin Wescott, 
 51 E. Wescott, 
 52 !e. "Wescott, 
 
 
 t-' 
 
 P3 
 
 a 
 
 ri 
 
 m 
 
 n 
 
 H 
 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 M 
 
 a" 
 
 OR 
 
 a' 
 
 § 
 
 
 
 > 
 
 Benev. 
 Monies 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 2 00 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 26 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 73 
 
 10 00 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 7u 
 
 23 00 
 
 35 
 
 5 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 100 
 
 68 47 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 13 
 
 
 8 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 92 
 
 78 
 
 1 00 
 
 2 00 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 74 
 
 C2 00 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 67 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 54 
 
 10 OO 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 52 
 
 11 00 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 58 
 61 
 
 11 00 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 60 
 
 61 63 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 2 
 
 6 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 62 
 61 
 61 
 
 47 
 47 
 45 
 40 
 
 3 33 
 5 10 
 
 3 5'J 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 49 
 
 , 9 08 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 1 8 34 
 
 GREENFIELD, (Second) Chuech, N. Y., constituted 
 IN 1794. 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 Abel Browti, 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1'795 
 
 96 
 
 97 
 
 98 
 
 99' 
 
 18 00; Dropped from minutes, for 
 several years, Re-appear- 
 I ed in Saratoga body in 
 I 1808, J. Lewis, 
 
 09 John Lewis, 
 ISIO.J. Lewis, 
 
 111 J. Lewis, 
 
 12|J. Lewis,* 
 
 13 J. Lewis, 
 
 14' J. Lewis * i 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 66 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 66 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 65 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 62 
 
 1 
 85 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 81 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 •2 
 
 
 5 
 3 
 
 81 
 76 
 
 
 
 
 • 8 
 
 22 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 43 
 
 2 38 
 
 16 00 
 2 00 
 2 76 
 
 20 
 
ilQ 
 
 SHAFTSBUBY ASSOCIATICTH, 
 
 lAFFENDlXj 
 
 
 GREENFIELD, (Second) 
 
 CHURCH- 
 
 —CONTINUED. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Tastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- s 
 
 TIZD "-^ 
 
 i O 
 
 1 
 
 ?3 
 
 O 
 35 
 
 X 
 
 o 
 ►s 
 
 o 
 
 c 
 
 w 
 o 
 
 > 
 
 Benevo- 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 16 
 16 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 38 
 41 
 
 
 17 
 
 Timothy Dat, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 39 
 
 3 00 
 
 18 
 
 T. Day, 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 
 19 
 
 T. Day, 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 62 
 
 
 1820 
 
 T. Day, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 21 
 22 
 
 , No report, 
 
 This church dissolved. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 GREENFIELD, (Third) church, N. Y., const'd in ] 795. 
 
 1796, , United this session, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 97 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 98 
 
 , " 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 99 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 1800 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 69 
 
 
 01 
 
 , Called Hadley, this 
 
 
 
 1 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 year, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 62 
 
 
 07 
 
 Jonathan Nichols, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 08 
 
 J. Nichols, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 U 12 
 
 09 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 51 
 
 2 00 
 
 1810 
 
 , " 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 
 11 
 
 , " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4'^ 
 
 2 00 
 
 12 
 
 , "• 
 
 6 
 
 
 ' 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 13 
 
 Timothy Day, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 54 
 
 
 14 
 
 T. Day,* 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 63 
 
 
 15 
 
 , No report for years, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 53 
 
 
 1821 
 
 T. Day,* again. 
 
 , 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 86 
 
 
 22 
 
 T. Day,* (Now called 2d 
 church,) 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 37 
 
 
 23 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 33 
 
 
 24 
 
 , " 
 
 16 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 4 OO 
 
 25 
 
 J ' 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 45 
 
 
 26 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 
 45 
 
 
 27 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 45 
 
 
 28 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 39 
 
 
 29 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 1830 
 
 Jacob St. John, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 39 
 
 
 31 
 
 J. St. John,* No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 
 32 
 
 J. St. Jchn, 
 
 1 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 30 
 
 
 33 
 
 J. St. John, 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 
 84 
 
 J. St. John,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 J. St. John, 
 
 12 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 
 36 
 
 . No report for years, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 
SSC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 411 
 
 
 GREENFIELD, (Third) 
 
 CHURCH 
 
 — 
 
 -CONTINUED. 
 
 
 
 f-^ 
 
 fc C 
 
 C H 
 
 C 
 
 H 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastoes and Ministers, 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 
 a. 
 
 o 
 
 a 
 
 
 > 
 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 39 
 
 Thomas T. St. John, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 42 
 
 $.") 00 
 
 1840 
 
 T. T. St. John, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 41 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4(! 
 
 42 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 43 
 
 , Letter sent, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 42 
 
 
 44 
 
 , No pastoi-. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 45 
 
 
 45 
 
 S. Care, 
 
 
 G 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 48i 
 
 46 
 
 T. T. St. John, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 46 
 
 
 47 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 i 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 4!2 
 
 7 40 
 
 48 
 
 T. Dav,* Letter sent, 
 
 
 •6 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 43 
 
 
 49 
 
 T. Day, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 42 
 
 2 00 
 
 1850 
 
 T. Dat, No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4y 
 
 
 61 
 
 T. Day,* 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 36 
 
 2 OO 
 
 52 
 
 S. Caee, T. Day, ' 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 30 
 
 2 50 
 
 HADLEY, Church, N. Y 
 
 ., CONSTITUTEE 
 
 > ABOUT 
 
 1800. 
 
 1801 
 
 , an otf-shoot of 3d 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Greenfiel d, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 62 
 
 
 02 
 
 Thomas Po einqton. 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 66 
 
 
 03 
 
 T. Pueington,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 04 
 
 T. PUEINGTON, 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 62 
 
 
 06 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 59 
 
 
 06 
 
 , do do 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 73 
 
 
 07 
 
 , do do 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 65 
 
 $4 OU 
 
 08 
 
 , do do 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 56 
 
 3 00 
 
 09 
 
 , do do 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 58 
 
 2 76 
 
 1810 
 
 , do do 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 60 
 
 2 00 
 
 11 
 
 , do do 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 59 
 
 2 00 
 
 12 
 
 , do do [vival ! 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 61 
 
 2 50 
 
 13 
 
 , do do Great Ee- 
 
 151 
 
 
 
 104 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 109 
 
 
 14 
 
 JoEL W. Clark, 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 127 
 
 31 41 
 
 15 
 
 J. W. Clark, 
 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 128 
 
 
 16 
 
 J. W. Clark, 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 118 
 
 
 17 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 97 
 
 
 18 
 
 , do do 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 104 
 
 16 00 
 
 19 
 
 Samuel Savory,{Chnre'h now 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 called Corinth, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 10| 
 
 3 
 
 
 87 
 
 10 00 
 
 1820 
 
 S. Savory, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 80 
 
 5 OO 
 
 21 
 
 , No pastor, . 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 3| 
 
 
 2 
 
 84 
 
 1 00 
 
 22 
 
 Samuel M. Plumb, 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 4i 
 
 
 2 
 
 83 
 
 16 81 
 
 23 
 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 61 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 83 
 
 2 00 
 
 24 
 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 82 
 
 1 00 
 
 25 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 26 
 
 Benjamin St. John, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 57 
 
 
412 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIAT-ION. 
 
 [appendix- 
 
 HADLEY, Church — continued. 
 
 
 
 c-ii 
 
 P3 
 
 n 
 
 D 
 
 M 
 
 C 
 
 H Benevo- 
 
 A. D 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 to 
 
 o 
 
 ~2 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 > 
 fiO 
 
 LENT 
 
 Monies. 
 
 27 
 
 B. St. John, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 B. St. John, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 69 
 
 
 29 
 
 B. St. J OHN, 
 
 80 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 90 
 
 
 1830 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 85 
 
 
 31 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 85 
 
 
 32 
 
 SAMrKL Wood, 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 &J 
 
 
 33 
 
 S. Wood, 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 12 00 
 
 34 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 69 
 
 
 35 
 
 , do flo 
 
 46 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 iOO 
 
 
 36 
 
 H. H. Hafk, (i til IK',) 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 95 
 
 
 31 
 
 H. H. Haff, do 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 91 
 
 6U 00 
 
 38 
 
 , No report, for years. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 91 
 
 
 1844 
 
 M. Randall, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 45 
 
 M. Randall. 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 
 No further report.and drop'iJ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 from the minutes in 1849. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ' 
 
 
 HANCOCK CHURCH, Mass., Constituted about 1772. 
 
 1786 
 
 , called 2d Hancock, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 88 
 
 John Hammond, 
 
 2d church dropped in 1789 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 1794 
 
 Clark Rogers, in Hancock 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 75 
 
 
 95 
 
 C. Rogers, [church, 
 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 54 
 
 
 96 
 
 C Rogers, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 . 42 
 
 
 97 
 
 C. Rogers,* No reoort, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 42 
 
 
 98 
 
 C. Rogers,* " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4'.> 
 
 
 99 
 
 C. ROGEUS,* " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 42 
 
 
 1800 
 
 0. Rogers,* D. Egglkston, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 47 
 
 
 01 
 
 C. Rogers,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 02 
 
 C. Rogers,* '• 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 03 
 
 C. Rogers,* " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 04 
 
 C. Rogers,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 05 
 
 , Pastor died Jan. 14th, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 08 
 
 Church drop'd from minut's, 
 F. S. Parke, (In Stephen 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1832 
 
 town Body,) 
 
 26 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 6] 
 
 
 33 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 66 
 
 
 34 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 68 
 
 28 21 
 
 85 
 
 Joseph D. Rogers, ^ time. 
 
 27 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 92 
 
 28 98 
 
 36 
 
 J. D. Rogers, ^ time, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 88 
 
 21 21 
 
 37 
 
 Harmon Ellis, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 87 
 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 413 
 
 HANCOCK CHURCH — continued. 
 
 18S8 
 39 
 
 1840 
 41 
 42 
 43 
 49 
 
 1850 
 61 
 
 Pastors and Ministkhs. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 TIZ'U 
 
 
 
 53 
 
 O 
 
 to 
 
 O 
 
 o 
 
 p 
 
 o 
 
 H 
 
 ►■ 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 85 
 
 
 
 
 
 38 71 
 
 J. D. Rogers, 
 
 ! 
 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 71 
 
 5 00 
 
 Elnathan Sweet, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 73 
 
 
 Platt Beits, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 69 
 
 50 00 
 
 P. BETTs,(di8missed to Berk- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 shire Association,) 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 
 , United only this year, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 36 
 
 
 , No report, 
 
 Wm. Bowen, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 36 
 53 
 
 1 12 
 
 , Wm. Bowen, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 53 
 
 107 00 
 
 HARTFORD church, N. Y., constituted in 1788. 
 
 1792 
 
 Amasa Brow.v, called West- 
 field at first. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 132 
 
 
 93 
 
 A. Beown, 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 146 
 
 
 94 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 50 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 168 
 
 
 95 
 
 A. Brown,* 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 196 
 
 
 96 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 49 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 212 
 
 
 97 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 106 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 303 
 
 
 98 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 313 
 
 
 99 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 326 
 
 
 1800 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 326 
 
 
 01 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 324 
 
 
 02 
 
 A. Brown,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 324 
 
 
 03 
 
 A. Brown,* 
 
 57 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 g 
 
 2 
 
 374 
 
 
 04 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 401 
 
 
 05 
 
 A. Browk, (United in form- 
 ing the Saratoga Body,) 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 420 
 
 8 25 
 
 06 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 435 
 
 
 07 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 435 
 
 14 39 
 
 08 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 429 
 
 17 97 
 
 09 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 448 
 
 10 38 
 
 1810 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 439 
 
 12 00 
 
 11 
 
 A. Brown,* 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 421 
 
 10 83 
 
 12 
 
 A. Brown,* No repoj-t, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 421 
 
 
 13 
 
 A. Brown,* 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 432 
 
 
 14 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 77 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 505 
 
 16 31 
 
 15 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 602 
 
 
 16 
 
 A. Brown,* No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 602 
 
 
 17 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 138 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 634 
 
 
 18 
 
 A Brown,* 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 
 34 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 611 
 
 
 19 A. Beown, 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 600 
 
 26 00 
 
 '20 
 
414 
 
 SIIAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 HARTFORD church — continued. 
 
 182( 
 2] 
 22 
 23 
 24 
 26 
 
 Pastoks & Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 
 A.. BuowN, 
 A. Brown, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 George Witherell, 
 
 G. WiTHERELL, 
 G. WiTHERELL, 
 Ua G WiTHERELL, 
 
 "'J G. WiTHERELL,(Ia Wflsbing 
 (ton Association, 
 
 28 G. WiTHERELL, 
 
 29 G. WiTHERELL, 
 1830 G. WiTHERELL, 
 
 3 ' G.]WiTHERELL,(iu tbo Bolts- 
 kill Body,) 
 
 32 G. WiTHERELL, 
 3,S G. WiTHERELL, 
 
 34 G. WiTHERELL, 
 
 35 Barna ALLEN,(in the Wash 
 ington Union Body,) 
 
 36 B. Allen, No report, 
 
 37 Daniel A. Cobb, 
 
 38 D A. Cobb, 
 
 39 Daniel Harrington, 
 1840 W. Cormack, 
 
 41 VV. Cormack, 
 42 , No report. 
 
 43 .J. B. Everts, (The 2 church 
 
 es re-united,) 
 
 44 J. B. Everts,* Prof. Dan'i. 
 
 Hascall, 
 
 45 L. Parmely, J. B. Everts,* 
 
 46 L. Howard, J. B. Everts,* 
 
 47 L. Howard, No report, 
 
 48 L. Howard,* •' 
 49 , No report, 
 
 1850 Daniel Eldridge, 
 51 JJ. B. Drummond, 
 52 J. B. Drummond, 
 53 1 J. B. Drummond, 
 
 fOi t 
 
 I' 4 
 
 3 
 
 21 6 
 
 16 
 
 ll 3 
 
 1 IS 
 
 I' 1 
 
 125113 2|12 
 
 5: 4 
 2\n 
 
 5i 
 
 100 
 
 7 
 72 
 
 Oi K 
 
 12 
 
 !l5 
 2:11 
 
 1,11 
 
 7 
 5 11 
 
 589 
 583 
 578 
 192 
 174 
 167 
 17.S 
 
 Monies 
 
 foe 
 benev't. 
 
 5 8 
 2 5 
 2! 1 
 
 215 
 228 
 259; 
 2| 246 
 
 266 
 
 1 228 
 
 2I 211 
 
 i 200 
 
 199 
 
 243 
 30( 
 305 
 296 
 283 
 
 4S( 
 
 479 
 467 
 44.5 
 445 
 445 
 445 
 277 
 367 
 868 
 480 
 
 159 65 
 155 06 
 318 91 
 
SEC. 
 
 III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 415 
 
 HARTFORD (South) church.t N. Y., const'd 1831. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Ibap-! n 
 
 18321 Henry F. Baldwin, 
 
 33 H. F. Baldwin, 
 
 34 H. F. Baldwin, No minutes 
 
 35 H. F. Baldwin, 
 86 H. F. Baldwin, 
 
 37 H. F. Baldwin, 
 
 38 H. F. Baldwin, 
 
 39 H. F. Baldwin, 
 
 1840 H. F. I?ALDWIN, 
 
 41 U. F. Baldwin, 
 
 42 H. F. Baldwin, 
 43'Tbe two churches united. 
 
 21 15 
 4 3 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 2 4 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 61 42 
 44 00 
 
 661 
 
 93 
 
 106 
 
 1081 118 66 
 99 37 
 150 00 
 188| 150 00 
 186! 193 4C 
 184 194 00 
 
 108 
 
 3j l-iT 
 
 6 
 
 181 
 
 146 60 
 160 50 
 
 f Dissented on account of Free-Masonry, from the Hartford church. 
 
 HEBRON cHUECH,t N. Y., constituted Jan. 1, 
 
 1818. 
 
 1819 
 
 , lu the Manchester 
 
 Association, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 1820 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 67 
 
 
 23 
 
 , Amasa Brown, 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 59 
 
 1 00 
 
 25 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 54 
 
 
 27 
 
 Archibald Wait, (In the 
 Washington Association,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 28 
 
 A. Wait, 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 71 
 
 5 76 
 
 29 
 
 A. Wait,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 71 
 
 
 1830 
 
 Levi Wadceu, (A supply,) 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 67 
 
 
 31 
 
 L. Walker, 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 74 
 
 
 32 
 
 L. Walker, 
 
 71 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 133 
 
 
 33 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 131 
 
 12 00 
 
 34 
 
 , No minutes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 120 
 
 
 35 
 
 Aiios Stearns, i time. 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 116 
 
 11 00 
 
 36 
 
 — — , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 97 
 
 4 25 
 
 37 
 
 David Sweet, i time. 
 
 S 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 101 
 
 3 00 
 
 38 
 
 D. Sweet 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 100 
 
 7 41 
 
 39 
 
 D. Sweet, 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 99 
 
 IS 19 
 
 1840 
 
 D. Sweet, 
 
 13 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 h 
 
 3 
 
 107 
 
 8 00 
 
 41 
 
 D. Sweet,* 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 101 
 
 
 42 
 
 J. J. Trumbdll, a. Wait, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 80 
 
 
 43 1 J. J. TRtniBULL, A. Wait, 
 
 77 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 154 
 
 8 12 
 
 44 Z*. Beechcr, J. G. Whitvey, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 146 
 
 13 86 
 
 45 Alfred Harvey, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 121 
 
 36 94 
 
 46iA. Harvey, A. Wait, 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 121 
 
 33 15 
 
 47 Amob R. Wells, A. Wait, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 J. G. Whitney, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 107 
 
 
416 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 HEBRON CHURCH — continued. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastoks and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 
 
 
 <^ s 
 
 O j 
 
 H Monies 
 
 g FOE 
 
 r Benkv. 
 
 1848 
 
 E. W. Allen, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 I 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 107: $10 00 
 
 49 
 
 E. W. Allen, 
 
 43 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 le."-) 39 19 
 
 1850 
 
 E. W. Allen, 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 175 45 75 
 
 51 
 
 E. W. Allen, 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 176; 25 00 
 
 52 
 
 E. W. Allen, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 171 32 00 
 
 53 
 
 0. H. Capeon, 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 160* 
 
 f Hebron is a branch of the Fhst Hartford church. 
 
 HARTFORD, (Second) Church. N. Y., const'd in 1795. 
 
 1796 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 
 97 
 
 Gamaliel Barnes, 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 33 
 
 
 98 
 
 G. Barnes,* No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 99 
 
 G. Barnes,* " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 1800 
 
 G. Barnes,* " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 01 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 02 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 OS 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 04 
 
 , A great accession ! 
 
 67 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 85 
 
 
 05 
 
 , No pastor yet, (In the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Saratoga Association.) 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 83 
 
 $5 25 
 
 06 
 
 Calvin H. Swain, 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 100 
 
 
 07 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 99 
 
 9 00 
 
 08 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 99 
 
 4 60 
 
 09 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 116 
 
 4 50 
 
 1810 
 
 C H. Swain, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 121 
 
 7 50 
 
 11 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 7' 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 125 
 
 7 CO 
 
 12 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 125 
 
 
 13 
 
 C. H. Swain, Church now 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 called Hartf'd & Kings b'y, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 125 
 
 5 26 
 
 14 
 
 C. H. Swain, [here.) 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 123 
 
 6 00 
 
 15 
 
 C. H. Swain, (Association 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 123 
 
 44 57 
 
 16 
 
 0. H. Swain, [yival. 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 128 
 
 42 00 
 
 17 
 
 0. H. Swain, Glorious re- 
 
 181 
 
 4 
 
 17 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 326 
 
 11 25 
 
 18 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 25 
 
 1 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 838 
 
 15 41 
 
 19 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 346 
 
 6 25 
 
 1820 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 343 
 
 9 81 
 
 21 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 340 
 
 6 04 
 
 22 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 827 
 
 11 86 
 
 23 
 
 0. H. Swain, 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 81(1 
 
 12 26 
 
 24 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 301 
 
 8 00 
 
 25 
 
 C. H. Swain, 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 806 
 
 7 50 
 
 26 
 
 0. H. Swain, 
 
 11 
 
 Jl,. 
 
 11 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 801 
 
 18 25 
 
SEC. iir.] 
 
 churches: statistics. 
 
 417 
 
 HARTFORD (Second) Church — continued. 
 
 A. D. Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 27 
 
 28 
 29 
 1830 
 31 
 82 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 
 C. H. Swain, Church called 
 Adamsville, audinWash. 
 C. H. Swain, [Association. 
 C. H. Swain, 
 C. H. Swain. 
 |C. H. Swain, 
 
 C. H. SwAix,* Norman Fox, 
 Nokman Fox. (^ time,) 
 N. Fox, (No niinutes, 
 Archibld Wait, (i time,) 
 No pastor. 
 
 , No report, 
 
 03 
 H 
 
 F3 
 
 P3 
 
 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 a' 
 
 
 O 
 
 5 
 a 
 
 o 
 
 > 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 53 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 294 
 
 12 60 
 
 53 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 344 
 
 6 18 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 336 
 
 6 47 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 317 
 
 28 00 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 313, 25 00 
 
 115 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 160 
 
 
 43 
 
 3 
 
 216 
 
 25 50 
 
 ! 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 15 
 
 7 
 4 
 9 
 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 187 
 
 82 
 76 
 62 
 62 
 
 20 60 
 
 22 50 
 
 4 00 
 
 14 00 
 
 HARTFORD and KINGBUBYt Church. 
 
 1833 
 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 39 
 1840 
 41 
 42 
 43 
 
 44 
 45 
 46 
 47 
 48 
 49 
 18.^0 
 51 
 52 
 53 
 
 Archibald Kenyon, (In thel 
 Bottskill Association.) j 
 A. Kenyon, ^ time, 
 A. Kenyon, ^ time, 
 
 Wm. Cormack, 
 
 , No pastor, i 
 
 Daniel A. Cobb, ! 
 
 D. A. Cobb, ij time, ■ 
 
 D. A. Cobb, | 
 
 , No pastor, j 
 
 Ransom O. Dwyre, (Church 
 
 called Adamsville again.) 
 R. O. Dwyre, 
 R. O. Dwyre, 
 
 E. W. Allen, 
 E. V,'. Allen, 
 John H. Baekee, 
 J. H. Barker, 
 
 J. H. Barker, 
 J. H. Barker, 
 J. H. Ba keb, 
 !-J. H. Barker, 
 
 4 ] 
 
 2 
 6 
 
 11 
 
 e! 6 
 
 3| 2 
 V 4 
 
 
 32 
 
 1 
 
 32 
 
 
 34 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 49 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 54 
 
 ] 
 
 59 
 
 
 14S 
 
 2 
 
 154 
 
 
 150 
 
 
 14-2 
 
 2 
 
 163 
 
 3 
 
 144 
 
 2 
 
 136 
 
 1 
 
 90 
 
 2 
 
 110 
 
 2 
 
 110 
 
 1 4 
 
 KIO 
 
 §7 00 
 
 4 65 
 3 00 
 
 5 00 
 
 14 16 
 
 17 50 
 
 14 75 
 
 195 00 
 
 45 85 
 
 8 50 
 
 24 00 
 
 58 75 
 
 52 07 
 
 163 00 
 
 125 95 
 
 f This name continued till 1843, when the two parties were hap- 
 pily united, and resumed the name of Adamsville. 
 
418 
 
 9HAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 HILLSDALE (West) church, 
 
 N 
 
 Y., 
 
 const'd 1787. 
 
 
 
 
 t^ ?0| 
 
 O OiHI 
 
 a 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministhrs. 
 
 Bap 
 
 i'iz'd 
 
 n 
 
 
 00 
 
 s 
 
 to 
 
 o 
 
 y, 
 o 
 
 c- 
 
 p 
 
 o 
 
 H 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 1788 
 
 Stephen Gano, 
 
 
 
 
 ~ 
 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 
 89 
 
 S. Gano, 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 53 
 
 
 1790 
 
 , No minutes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 91 
 
 S. Gang, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 92 
 
 , No minutes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 93 
 
 — -, No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 53 
 
 
 94 
 
 . . " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 64 
 
 
 95 
 
 '• 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 96 
 
 " 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 59 
 
 
 97 
 
 ■' 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 66 
 
 
 98 
 
 , " 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ] 
 
 72 
 
 
 99 
 
 Abel Beowk, • 
 
 82 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 103 
 
 
 1800 
 
 A. Brown,* 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ] 
 
 129 
 
 
 01 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 127 
 
 
 02 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1' 1 
 
 122 
 
 
 OS 
 
 A Brown, 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 4 
 
 107 
 
 
 04 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 
 06 
 
 " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 39 
 
 U 00 
 
 06 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 38 
 
 4 00 
 
 07 
 
 Asa Spencer, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 6 00 
 
 U8 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4(- 
 
 6 00 
 
 09 
 
 " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 1 
 
 39 
 
 5 00 
 
 1810 
 
 " 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 15 00 
 
 11 
 
 « 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 20 00 
 
 12 
 
 .. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 15 00 
 
 13 
 
 .' 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 14 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 46 
 
 
 15 
 
 " 
 
 ] 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 4 on 
 
 16 
 
 " 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 4 00 
 
 17 
 
 <• 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 58 
 
 4 00 
 
 18 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 58 
 
 3 50 
 
 19 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 58 
 
 
 1820 
 
 John Lamb, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 55 
 
 
 21 
 
 J. Lamb, 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 56 
 
 5 00 
 
 22 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 66 
 
 4 37 
 
 23 
 
 " 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 56 
 
 4 00 
 
 24 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 1 
 
 53 
 
 4 00 
 
 25 
 
 " 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 61 
 
 5 50 
 
 26 
 
 " 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 57 
 
 4 00 
 
 27 
 
 , Letter, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 5 00 
 
 28 
 
 John D. Hart, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 57 
 
 4 50 
 
 29 
 
 J. D. Hart, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 4 00 
 
 1830 
 
 J. D. Hart, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 81 ISamuel Pomkeoy, 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 1 
 
 
 
 89 
 
 13 60 
 
SEC. 111.] 
 
 CHURCHES ; STATISTICS. 
 
 4ia 
 
 HILLSDALE (West) church — continued. 
 
 — 
 
 
 
 t-i 
 
 tr 
 
 O 
 
 W 
 
 Wi O 
 
 H" 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastobs and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 tiz'd. 
 
 
 P3 
 
 a 
 
 s 
 
 o 
 
 a 
 f 
 
 m 
 a 
 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 1882 
 
 S. POMEROV, 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 58 
 
 $12 69 
 
 33 
 
 S. PoMEEOY, 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 66 
 
 18 00 
 
 34 
 
 3. POMEROT, 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 75 
 
 10 75 
 
 35JS. PoMEEoy, 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 
 85 
 
 10 00 
 
 36 , No pasbor, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 13 00 
 
 37 , 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 71 
 
 13 00 
 
 38 MiLo B. Tremain,* 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 68 
 
 14 00 
 
 39 Peter Feink, 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 69 
 
 12 60 
 
 '840 P. Prink, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 67 
 
 13 00 
 
 41 P. Prink,* J. W. Van Hoene, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 69 
 
 10 00 
 
 42 P. Peink * J.W.Van H«rne, 
 
 67 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 129 
 
 14 00 
 
 43 , No pastor, 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 131 
 
 12 OO 
 
 44 M. L. Fuller, 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 133 
 
 40 00 
 
 45 M. L. Fuller, 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 134 
 
 46 00 
 
 46 M. L. Fuller, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 129 
 
 82 36 
 
 47 
 
 Daniel Robinson, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 123 
 
 105 73 
 
 48 
 
 D. Robinson, 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 134 
 
 19 50 
 
 49 
 
 D. Robinson, 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 139 
 
 1 00 
 
 1850 
 
 S. PoMEEOY, 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 148 
 
 17 17 
 
 61 
 
 S. POMEROY, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 116 
 
 14 31 
 
 52 
 
 S. Pom ERG Y, 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 104 
 
 188 00 
 
 63 
 
 S. PoMEaOY, 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 105 
 
 78 25 
 
 HILLSDALE (East) Church, N. 
 
 Y 
 
 , const'd in 
 
 1792. 
 
 1798 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 
 99 
 
 , " 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 1800 
 
 , " 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 61 
 
 
 01 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 02 
 
 , " 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 73 
 
 
 03 
 
 , " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 66 
 
 
 04 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 05 
 
 Abel Brown,* 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 70 
 
 3 30 
 
 06 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 6 00 
 
 07 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 44 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 107 
 
 4 60 
 
 08 A. Beown, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 118 
 
 3 00 
 
 09 A. Brown, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 119 
 
 
 1810 A. Beown,* 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 116 
 
 9 26 
 
 ll'A. Brown,* 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 117 
 
 11 00 
 
 12 A. Brown, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 116 
 
 8 00 
 
 13 A. Brown, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 113 
 
 
 14 A. Brown, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 122 
 
 
 15 A. Brown,* 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1^5 
 
 
 16 A. Brown,» 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 128 
 
 
42U 
 
 SUAFTSBUKVr ASSOCIAllOJV. 
 
 [appkndix. 
 
 HILLSDALE (East 
 
 ) Church — continued. 
 
 
 
 
 n ^ '^ 
 
 C D P 
 
 1 C 
 
 ^ 1 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap m w 
 rxz'D "i *^ 
 
 1 § = 
 
 0" a 
 
 
 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 1817 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 66 
 
 2 i 
 
 l ] 
 
 192 
 
 
 18 
 
 A. Brown,* 
 
 10 2 
 
 6 
 
 t 
 
 192 
 
 $15 00 
 
 19 
 
 A. Brown,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 192 
 
 
 1820 
 
 A. Brown,* 
 
 1 1 
 
 3 
 
 2 2 
 
 185 
 
 
 21 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 2 
 
 • 
 
 4 
 
 183 
 
 21 00 
 
 22 
 
 , No report, 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 183 
 
 
 23 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 2! 4 
 
 
 2 4 
 
 183 
 
 
 24 
 
 Samuel S. Mallery, 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 130 
 
 2 GO 
 
 26 
 
 A. Brown, S. S. Mallerv, 
 
 1 3 
 
 3 
 
 2 2 
 
 126 
 
 8 50 
 
 26 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 1 
 
 123 
 
 
 ^7 
 
 A. Brown, 
 
 i 3f 
 
 1 
 
 2 1 
 
 122 
 
 
 28 
 
 , Letter sent, 
 
 6| 2 
 
 
 
 91 
 
 4 25 
 
 29 
 
 " 
 
 2! 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 2 
 
 88 
 
 2 95 
 
 1830 
 
 Ends Marshall, 
 
 i! 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 90 
 
 
 31 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 21 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 90 
 
 
 32 
 
 , No report. 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 no 
 
 
 33 
 
 Philip Roberts, Jr., 
 
 8' 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 1 
 
 116 
 
 5 00 
 
 84 
 
 P. Roberts, Jr., 
 
 2 3 
 
 1 1 
 
 4 
 
 116 
 
 13 75 
 
 35 
 
 , //. Spencer, 
 
 2 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 104 
 
 7 72 
 
 36 
 
 H. Spenokr, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 102 
 
 
 37 
 
 P. Prink, 
 
 3 10 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 100 
 
 
 38 
 
 P. Prink, 
 
 43 11 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 150 
 
 12 00 
 
 39 
 
 P. Prink, 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 137 
 
 4 82 
 
 1840 
 
 John E; La Granok, 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 2 2 
 
 131 
 
 17 00 
 
 41 
 
 J. La Grange, 
 
 12 5 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 142 
 
 15 56 
 
 42 
 
 J. La Grange, 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 2 3 
 
 139 
 
 21 10 
 
 43 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 3:4 4 
 
 1 5 
 
 1 3 
 
 169 
 
 7 76 
 
 44 
 
 S. Jones, 
 
 4 
 
 6 8 
 
 2 5 
 
 164 
 
 25 00 
 
 45 
 
 S. Jones, L. Palmer,* 
 
 25 7 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 190 
 
 89 41 
 
 46 
 
 3. Jones, L. Palmer, 
 
 4 
 
 17 5 1 
 
 1 
 
 138 
 
 74 00 
 
 47 
 
 S. Jones, L. Palmer, 
 
 1 8 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 139 
 
 51 00 
 
 48 
 
 0. H. CArRON, L. Palmer, 
 
 210 
 
 5 
 
 1 4 
 
 186 
 
 105 00 
 
 49 
 
 0. H. Oapron, L. Palmer, 
 
 26 6 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 159 
 
 167 29 
 
 1850 
 
 E.W. Brownkll, L. Palmer 
 
 2 3 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 152 
 
 76 57 
 
 51 
 
 B;. W. Brownell, 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 3 
 
 146 
 
 75 00 
 
 52 
 
 E. W. Brownell,* 
 
 1 
 
 7 3 
 
 3 1 
 
 130 
 
 34 00 
 
 HINSDALE Church 
 
 , Mass., const'd in 17 
 
 97. 
 
 
 Called Partridgefield, then 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Peru, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1798 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 99 
 
 Ebenkzkr Smith. 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 1800 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 55 
 
 
 01 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 58 
 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHUKCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 421 
 
 HINSDALE CHURCH — continued. 
 
 
 D t-l' 
 
 ?c 
 
 D Ol 
 
 tS 
 
 O 
 
 H 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 SI 
 
 
 ta 
 
 o 
 
 X 
 
 Q 
 
 
 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 1802 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 67 
 
 
 03 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 
 04 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 71 
 
 
 05 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 70 
 
 
 06 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 72 
 
 
 07 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 55 
 
 
 08 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 09 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 62 
 
 
 1810 
 
 E. Smith, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 112 
 
 
 11 
 
 E. Smith, Abraham Jack- 
 son, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 121 
 
 
 19 
 
 A. Jackson, (Iu Westfield 
 Association.) 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 152 
 
 
 21 
 
 A. Jackson, 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 157 
 
 S5 00 
 
 23 
 
 A. Jackson, 
 
 in 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 33 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 132 
 
 9 06 
 
 24 
 
 A. Jackson, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 127 
 
 7 00 
 
 29 
 
 A. Jacason,* (In Berkshire 
 Association.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 76 
 
 
 1830 
 
 A. Jackson, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 77 
 
 10 46 
 
 31 
 
 A. Jackson,* 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 76 
 
 7 68 
 
 32 
 
 A. Jackson,* 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 77 
 
 1 00 
 
 S3 
 
 L J.Reynolds, A. Jackson,* 
 
 p 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 79 
 
 1 00 
 
 34 
 
 A. Jackson, L. J. Reynolds 
 
 18 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 92 
 
 76 
 
 35 
 
 A. Jackson, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 95 
 
 16 40 
 
 36 
 
 A. Jackson,* 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 80 
 
 5 00 
 
 37 
 
 Isaac Child, A. Jackson, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 13 
 
 2 
 
 44 
 
 
 38 
 
 R. P. Whipple, 
 
 
 2 
 
 18 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 60 
 
 
 39 
 
 R. P. Whipple, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 1840 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 58 
 
 
 41 
 
 Alexander H. Sweet, 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 60 
 
 3 00 
 
 42 
 
 G. C. Tripp, A. Jackson, 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 78 
 
 5 61 
 
 43 
 
 , G. C. Tripp, 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 67 
 
 13 91 
 
 44 
 
 G. B. Bills, G. C. Trjpp, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 65 
 
 32 sr, 
 
 45 
 
 Q. C. Tripp, No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 10 10 
 
 46 
 
 J. M. Whipple,* " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 47 
 
 B. C. Crandall, J. M. Whip- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ple, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 54 
 
 2 00 
 
 48 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 49 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 1850 
 
 J. M. Whipple,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 51 
 
 , J. M. Whipple, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 i 4 
 
 4.^ 
 
 16 69 
 
 52 
 
 J. T. Smith, J. M. Whipple, 
 
 6 
 
 21 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 ' 2 
 
 71 
 
 23 50 
 
 21 
 
i22 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATIOxN. 
 
 [appenuix. 
 
 HOOSICK Church. N. Y., constituted March 16, 
 1785. 
 
 
 
 Bap 
 
 w ^\ 
 
 O 
 
 Wi"tei 
 
 c) 
 
 ^ 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors <fe Ministers. 
 
 It" 
 
 
 
 ?3 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 S ' 
 
 S 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 Benev. 
 
 
 
 — 
 
 
 1792 
 
 Church called Mapletown, 
 
 
 
 _ 
 
 16 
 
 
 93 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 
 94 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 95 
 
 . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 96 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 97 
 
 Samcel Rogers, 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 29 
 
 
 98 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 40 
 
 
 99 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 57 
 
 
 1800 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 60 
 
 
 01 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 54 
 
 
 02 
 
 , 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 03 
 
 J 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 12 50 
 
 04 
 
 , 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 2 00 
 
 05 
 
 David Rathbun, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 5 04 
 
 U6 
 
 D. Rathbu.v, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 07 
 
 D. Rathbun, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 6 05 
 
 08 
 
 D. Rathbun, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 5 00 
 
 09 
 
 D. Rathbun, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 49 
 
 7 47 
 
 J8l0 
 
 James Glass, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 3 12 
 
 11 
 
 J. Glass, (Name altered thit^ 
 year to Hoosick,) 
 
 88 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 141 
 
 4 94 
 
 12 
 
 — No accoimt. Pastor dead. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 141 
 
 
 13 
 
 Thos. Purington, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 120 
 
 
 14 
 
 T. Purington, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 116 
 
 8 87 
 
 15 
 
 /. Keach, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 100 
 
 
 16 
 
 Obed Warren,* 
 
 
 
 
 s 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 95 
 
 
 17 
 
 Isaac Webb,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 95 
 
 
 18 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 95 
 
 
 1819 
 
 , " 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 92 
 
 20 31 
 
 20 
 
 George Withfrell, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 89 
 
 15 17 
 
 21 
 
 G. Withkrell, 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 89 
 
 10 93 
 
 22 
 
 G. Witherell, 
 
 5 
 
 I 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 88 
 
 23 89 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 11 30 
 
 24 
 
 Israel Keaoh, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 82 
 
 6 5.^ 
 
 25 
 
 I. Kkach, 
 
 22 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 106 
 
 15 00 
 
 26 
 
 I. Keach,* 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 107 
 
 10 00 
 
 27 
 
 I. Keach, 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 116 
 
 
 28 
 
 I. Keach, 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 119 
 
 2 60 
 
 29 
 
 I. Keach, 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 128 
 
 2 50 
 
 IboO 
 
 I. Keach. 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 135 
 
 
 31 
 
 I. Keach, 
 
 7 
 
 *- 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 141 
 
 2 00 
 
 32 
 
 I. Keach, 
 
 85 
 
 i 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 214 
 
 18 18 
 
 33 
 
 [. Keach, 
 
 12 
 
 39 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 252 
 
 22 00 
 
SEC, 111. J 
 
 churches: statistics. 
 
 42S 
 
 HOOSICK CHURCH CONTINUED. 
 
 
 
 r, \^ 
 
 PO 
 
 O 
 
 n 
 
 M 
 
 O 
 
 H 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastobs and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- « 
 
 tiz'd '^■. 
 
 1 '° 
 
 
 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 w 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 > 
 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 1834 
 
 I Keach, 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 
 53 
 
 
 2 
 
 205 
 
 $24 93 
 
 35 
 
 I. Keach, 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 206 
 
 
 36 
 
 [. Keach,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 206 
 
 
 37 
 
 I. Krach, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 164 
 
 
 38 
 
 [. Keach, 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 189 
 
 
 39 
 
 I. Keach, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 184 
 
 
 1840 
 
 Archibald Kenton, 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 127 
 
 12 50 
 
 41 
 
 A. Kenyon, 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 122 
 
 20 10 
 
 42 
 
 J. B. WiLKiNs, Left the As- 
 sociation for the Stephen 
 town, N. Y , a few years, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 124 
 
 
 43 
 
 J. B. WiLKINS, 
 
 60 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 186 
 
 
 44 
 
 J. Mitchell, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 174 
 
 24 00 
 
 45 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 166 
 
 5 50 
 
 46 
 
 0. G. GURR, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 117 
 
 24 00 
 
 47 
 
 C. G. GURK, 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 128 
 
 4 00 
 
 48 
 
 C. G. GuRR, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 1-20 
 
 117 48 
 
 49 
 
 Wm. Arthur, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 109 
 
 35 62 
 
 1850 
 
 Wu. Arthur, 
 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 106 
 
 59 37 
 
 51 
 
 Wm. a rthur,( Re-united this 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 year,) 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 99 
 
 70 41 
 
 62 
 
 Wm. Arthur, 
 
 
 
 
 y 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 101 
 
 74 65 
 
 53 
 
 H. D. DOOLITTLE, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 97 
 
 5 26 
 
 KINGSBORO Baptist church, constituted a. d. 1797. 
 
 1799 
 
 , W. Throop, 1st Dele- 
 gate, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 
 1800 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 44 
 
 
 01 
 
 Wm. Throof, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 44 
 
 
 0^ 
 
 W. Throoi', 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 89 
 
 
 03 
 
 W. Throop,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 
 04 
 
 W. TuRoop,* [Saratoga,) 
 
 '' 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 05 
 
 W. Throop, (diismiesed to 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 06 
 
 W. Throop,* 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 43 
 
 
 07 
 
 W. Throop,* 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 $4 00 
 
 08 
 
 W. Throop, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 09 
 
 W. Throop, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 1810 
 
 , No p istor, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 11 
 
 W. Throop, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 26 
 
 4 34 
 
 12 
 
 Jonx Lathrop, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26 
 
 4 53 
 
 13, 
 
 J. Lathrop,* No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 14 
 
 J. Lathrop,* 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 33 
 
 3 51 
 
 15 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 16 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
424 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 KINGSBORO CHURCH — continfed. 
 
 A. D, 
 
 Pastors anu Ministees. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 s 
 
 f 
 
 Benevo- 
 lent 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 
 
 
 r 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 o 
 
 D 
 
 
 
 B 
 
 
 
 Monies. 
 
 17 
 
 , ISTo pastor, 
 
 7 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 87 
 
 18 
 
 , do do 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 19 
 
 , do do 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 1820 
 
 J. Laturop,* 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 21 
 
 , Letter sent, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 2G 
 
 
 22 
 
 , One messinger. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 23 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 24 
 
 J. Lathrop, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 SO 
 
 
 25 
 
 , No retuvus. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 26 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 20 
 
 27 
 
 J. Latiirop, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 2S 
 
 , No report for years, 
 
 and reported extinct in 1832. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19' 
 
 I 
 
 LANSINGBURGH church— constituted a. d. 1804. 
 
 1804 
 
 Ellsha Langwoethy, 
 
 
 
 
 ' 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 05 
 
 N. Kendrick, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 30 
 
 |13 00 
 
 06 
 
 Nathaniel Kendrick. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 9 00 
 
 07 
 
 N. Kendrick, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 20 00 
 
 C8 
 
 N. Kendrick, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 42 
 
 19 25 
 
 09 
 
 N. Kendrick, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 40 
 
 16 87 
 
 1810 
 
 N. Kendeick, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 9 42 
 
 11 
 
 , No i)astor, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 35 
 
 10 25 
 
 12 
 
 , No pastof, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 36 
 
 7 89 
 
 13 
 
 Eli Ball, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 40 
 
 7 77 
 
 14 
 
 E. Ball, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 42 
 
 8 76 
 
 15 
 
 E. Ball, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 39 
 
 
 16 
 
 E. Ball, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 43 
 
 5 76 
 
 17 
 
 Elijah F. Willey, E. Ball, 
 
 11 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 48 
 
 
 18 
 
 E. F. Willey, 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 8 00 
 
 19 
 
 E. F. Willey, 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 70 
 
 10 00 
 
 1820 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 21 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 22 
 
 , J. C. Goble, 
 
 
 10 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 38 
 
 
 23 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 38 
 
 
 24 John T). Hart. 
 
 1 
 
 2 1 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 25 Henri/ Wightman, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 26 Hexry Wightman. Dismiss- 
 
 
 , 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ed to the Hudson River 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Association. 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 41 
 
 
 27 Isaac Webb,* 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 44 
 
 1 68 
 
 28' . No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 46 
 
 11 88 
 
III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS, 
 
 426 
 
 LANSINGBURGH church — continued. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 29 E. F. WiLLEY, 
 18S0E. R WiLLEY, 
 31 E. F. WiLLEY,* 
 
 S2'E.F. Willey, 
 33 E. F. Willey, 
 84 Charles B. Keyes, 
 
 35 , I. Webb,* 
 
 86 , No report, 
 
 37 Edward B. Crandall, 
 
 88 E. B. Crandall, 
 
 89 E. B. Crandall, 
 1840} Alfred H. Taylor, 
 
 41 JR. J. Smith. 
 42jTHOiiAS S. Rogers, 
 43 , No pastor, 
 
 44 W. W. Moore, R. J. Smith, 
 
 45 W. W. Moore, 
 46 , No pastor, 
 
 47 William Arthur, 
 
 48 W. Arthur, 
 
 49 C. W. Hewes, 
 1850 C. W. Hewes, 
 
 51C. W. Hewes, 
 52 C. W. Hewes, 
 5310. W. Hewes, S. Hatch, 
 
 20 
 8 
 4 
 2 
 
 e 
 
 19 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 7! 
 
 12 21 
 
 11 
 
 2 8 
 
 23 11 
 
 42 7 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 14 
 
 28 
 
 24 
 
 7 
 
 3 16 
 
 2 22 
 
 5 
 3 
 
 3 2 
 3 7 
 4 
 
 MlO 
 
 , 5 
 
 7 2 
 
 12 8 
 
 1 8 
 
 3 5 
 
 4 4 
 
 |5 
 
 I 2 
 3' 2 
 
 10 
 
 MONIEB 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 63 
 
 11 46 
 
 62 
 
 16 00 
 
 155 
 
 5 CO 
 
 169 
 
 23 12 
 
 186 
 
 32 oe 
 
 133 
 
 22 00 
 
 122 
 
 77 50 
 
 122 
 
 
 180 
 
 15 25 
 
 163 
 
 22 05 
 
 176 
 
 32 17 
 
 159 
 
 11 98 
 
 152 
 
 10 81 
 
 151 
 
 20 00 
 
 163 
 
 
 167 
 
 3 84 
 
 233 
 
 16 00 
 
 219 
 
 25 64 
 
 189 
 
 24 00 
 
 184 
 
 22 84 
 
 187 
 
 100 97 
 
 192 
 
 5 00 
 
 193 
 
 271 00 
 
 217 
 
 545 50 
 
 263 
 
 200 00 
 
 MANCHESTER church, 
 
 Vt. 
 
 , const'd 
 
 June 22, 
 
 1781. 
 
 1819 Calvin Chamberlain, 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 93 
 
 
 1820 C. Chamberlain, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 91 
 
 10 33 
 
 23 C. Chamberlain,* John R. 
 
 
 H 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 84 
 
 3 00 
 
 25 P. W. Reynolds, [Dodge, 
 
 21 
 
 6 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 93 
 
 
 ■ 27 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 a 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 99 
 
 
 1833 Moses Field, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 87 
 
 
 34 M. Field, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 8K 
 
 
 35 Silas Kenney, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 80 
 
 
 36 S. Kenney, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 82 
 
 1 6« 
 
 87 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 78 
 
 
 38 Dexter P. Smith, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 76 
 
 
 39 D. W. Burroughs, 
 
 51 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 126 
 
 
 i840 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 108 
 
 
 41 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 95 
 
 
 42 
 
 Hervey I. Parker, 
 
 41 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 103 
 
 
 43 
 
 H. I. Parker,* 
 
 32' 8 
 
 7 
 
 
 11 
 
 I86i 
 
 ^21 
 
426 
 
 iHAFTSBDRY ASSOCIATION. [aPI'KNDIX. 
 
 MANCHESTER Church— continued. 
 
 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 r 
 
 W 
 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 M D 
 
 H 
 
 MONIIIIS 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 3 
 
 P3 
 
 o 
 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 p 
 
 > 
 
 t-i 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 44 
 
 H. I. Parker, 
 
 ) 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 o 
 
 128 
 
 
 45 
 
 G. S. Stock^tkll, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 120 
 
 
 46 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 105 
 
 
 47 
 
 H. Crowley, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 100 
 
 
 48 
 
 H. Crowley, 
 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 100 
 
 $9 42 
 
 49 
 
 Winthrop Morse, 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 102 
 
 
 1860 
 
 Stephen Wright, 
 
 ,] 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 98 
 
 11 00 
 
 51 
 
 S. Wright, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 2l 
 
 95 
 
 67 73 
 
 52 
 
 J. R. Green, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 93 
 
 24 00 
 
 53 
 
 T. H. Archibald, 
 
 ! 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 91 
 
 7 22 
 
 MILTON CHURCH, N. Y.,const'd in 1793. 
 
 1794 
 
 Simeon Smith, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 57 
 
 
 95 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 60 
 
 
 96 
 
 
 " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 59 
 
 
 97 
 
 
 
 " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 5C 
 
 
 98 
 
 
 
 " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 99 
 
 
 No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 1800 
 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 95 
 
 
 01 
 
 
 
 No pastor, 
 
 73 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 lOi 
 
 
 02 
 
 Joseph Cornell, Jonathan 
 Nichols, Jr., 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 88 
 
 
 03 
 
 J. Cornell. 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 98 
 
 
 04 
 
 J. Cornell, J. Nichols, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 103 
 
 1 60 
 
 05 
 
 J. Nichols,* 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 118 
 
 
 06 
 
 J. Nichols, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 124 
 
 
 07 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 84 
 
 5 13 
 
 08 
 
 , " 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 83 
 
 
 09 
 
 (1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 82 
 
 
 1810 
 
 , " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 83 
 
 4 06 
 
 11 
 
 , " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 82 
 
 4 75 
 
 12 
 
 , " 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 86 
 
 6 87 
 
 18 
 
 , " 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 89 
 
 5 00 
 
 14 
 
 Samuel M. Plumb, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 53 
 
 
 15 
 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 16 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 53 
 
 
 17 
 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 65 
 
 17 84 
 
 18 
 
 3. M. Plumb, 
 
 88 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 99 
 
 27 69 
 
 19 
 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 99 
 
 16 51 
 
 1820 
 
 S. M. Pluimb, 
 
 o 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 99 
 
 11 47 
 
 21 
 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 
 i 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 98 
 
 15 76 
 
 22 
 
 
 No pastor. 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 97 
 
 9 23 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 427 
 
 MILTON cmiRCii — continued. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Tastoes & Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 DO 
 •< 
 f 
 
 n 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 6 
 
 D 
 to 
 
 o 
 
 a 
 
 X 
 a 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 2 
 
 H 
 
 r 
 
 94 
 
 MuMES 
 FOR 
 
 bknev't. 
 
 2S 
 
 Bradbury Clay, 
 
 
 12 21 
 
 24 
 25 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 Eber Tucker, 
 
 85 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 
 2 
 18 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 92 
 134 
 
 1 21 
 12 31 
 
 26 
 
 E. TCCKKE, 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 128 
 
 17 70 
 
 27 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 102 
 
 14 25 
 
 28 
 
 Thomas Powell, 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 112 
 
 31 86 
 
 29 
 
 T. Powell, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 105 
 
 20 58 
 
 1830 
 
 T. Powell, 
 
 13 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 103 
 
 30 GO 
 
 31 
 
 T. Powell, 
 
 36 
 
 4 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 138 
 
 80 00 
 
 82 
 
 T. Powell, 
 
 21 
 
 3 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 150 
 
 56 96 
 
 33 
 
 T. Powell, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 140 
 
 63 00 
 
 34 
 
 T. Powbll, 
 
 83 
 
 11 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 220 
 
 56 05 
 
 35 
 
 T. Powell, 
 
 18 
 
 3 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 210 
 
 77 18 
 
 36 
 
 T. Powell,* 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 192 
 
 78 88 
 
 37 
 
 Aaron Seamans, 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 172 
 
 88 62 
 
 38 
 
 J. B. WlLKINS, 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 171 
 
 49 74 
 
 39 
 
 J. B. WlLKINS, 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 173 
 
 152 19 
 
 1840 
 
 John Goadby, 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 129 
 
 59 06 
 
 41 
 
 J. GOADBY, 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 126 
 
 37 88 
 
 42 
 
 W. B. Curtis, J. Goadby, 
 
 63 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 196 
 
 111 25 
 
 43 
 
 W. B. Curtis, 
 
 4( 
 
 22 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 238 
 
 41 00 
 
 44 
 
 W. B. Curtis, 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 13 
 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 224 
 
 171 42 
 
 45 
 
 W. B. Curtis, 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 219 
 
 99 50 
 
 46 
 
 W. B. Curtis, 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 75 
 
 
 12 
 
 3 
 
 121 
 
 378 88 
 
 47 
 
 W. B. Curtis, " 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 119 
 
 118 76 
 
 48 
 
 , No report, 
 
 ■ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 119 
 
 
 49 
 
 C. G. GURR, 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 92 
 
 102 31 
 
 1850 
 
 C. G. GURR, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 101 
 
 30 00 
 
 51 
 
 C. G. Glre, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 97 
 
 65 £0 
 
 52 IE. B. Ceandall* 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 86 
 
 
 MOREAU CHURCH, N. Y., constituted about 1795. 
 
 1797 Calvin Hulbert, (Church 
 I called 1st Saratoga,) 
 
 98 C. Hulbert, 
 
 99!c. Hulbert, (Northumber 
 land for years,) 
 1800 C. Hulbert, No report, 
 
 OIJC. Hulbert,* " 
 
 02, , 
 
 03 'Joseph H. Ellicb, 
 
 04 J. H. Ellice, No report, 
 
 6 
 16 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 14 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 46 
 51 
 
 67 
 67 
 67 
 67 
 31 
 81 
 
428 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 MOREAU CHURCH CONTINUED. 
 
 
 
 Bap 
 
 c-i 
 
 Sc 
 
 a 
 
 O F3| 
 
 O 
 
 ^ 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastoes and Ministers. 
 
 H 
 
 3 
 
 R 
 0) 
 
 00 
 
 SO ■■ 
 
 o 
 
 a 
 
 w 
 
 H 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 
 tiz'd. 
 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 p 
 
 >• 
 
 Bknkv. 
 
 
 Dismissed to Saratoga. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 05 
 
 , (Ch called Moreaii,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 06 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 07 
 
 , " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 29 
 
 ■ 2 00 
 
 08 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 09 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 1810 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 11 
 
 t 
 
 
 
 
 G 
 
 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 12 
 
 u 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 13 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 , James Rogers, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 16 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 17 
 
 , Letter sent, 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 18 
 
 , No pastor. Revival ! 
 
 88 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 62 
 
 
 19 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1820 
 
 Elisua Blakeman, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 21 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 59 
 
 
 22 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 59 
 
 
 28 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 47 
 
 
 24 
 
 Charles Williams, 
 
 12 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 63 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 57 
 
 
 26 
 
 > 
 
 2 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 46 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 43 
 
 
 1830 
 
 .. 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 37 
 
 
 31 
 
 . 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 37 
 
 
 82 
 
 John C. Holt, (i time,) 
 
 52 
 
 9 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 88 
 
 5 50 
 
 33 
 
 J. C. Holt, 
 
 9 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 95 
 
 28 16 
 
 34 
 
 , 
 
 18 
 
 
 1 
 
 36 
 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 66 
 
 3 76 
 
 35 
 
 Anson Brown, • 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 36 
 
 Harvey Sladk, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 35 
 
 4 25 
 
 37 
 
 , Letter, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 6 00 
 
 88 
 
 J. H. DWYER,* 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 42 
 
 6 75 
 
 39 
 
 Joseph W. Sawyer, i time, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 33 
 
 13 50 
 
 1840 
 
 , No repoit, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 R. 0. DWYER, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 26 
 
 3 88 
 
 42 
 
 R. 0. DWYEE, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 26 
 
 2 01) 
 
 43 
 
 , Letter sent. 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 32 
 
 
 44 
 
 , Ebenezer Hall, 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 45 
 
 E. Hall, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 1 37 
 
 46 
 
 E. Hall, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 47 
 
 , L. L. Still, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 
SEC. 111.] 
 
 CHUHCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 429 
 
 MOREAU CHURCH — CONTINUED. 
 
 48 
 
 49 
 
 1850 
 
 Pastors and Ministees. 
 
 , Amos R. Wells, 
 
 . . . ., No report, 
 
 George Fisuer, i time, 
 51 G.. Fisher, ^ time, 
 5? G. Fisher, " 
 
 Bap ' m 
 tiz"d '^- 
 
 2 2 
 
 5l 
 2i 1 
 
 1 
 
 30 00 
 18 46 
 
 NASSAU, (First) Church, const'd in 1805. 
 
 
 Called Phillipst'n till 1809. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1807 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 08 
 
 , " 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 56 
 
 
 09 
 
 , " 
 
 37 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 89 
 
 
 1810 
 
 Ephuaim Harris, Benjamin 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Calkin, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 86 
 
 $10 86 
 
 11 
 
 E. Harris, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 89 
 
 
 12 
 
 E. Harris, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 91 
 
 
 13 
 
 Enoch Ferris. (Eld. Harris 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 died.) 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 89 
 
 21 44 
 
 14 
 
 E. Ferris, 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 I 
 
 108 
 
 8 69 
 
 15 
 
 E. Fkrris, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 112 
 
 6 06 
 
 16 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 109 
 
 10 00 
 
 17 
 
 , B. Dotp, John Harris. 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 130 
 
 6 83 
 
 18 
 
 John Harris, 
 
 28 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 152 
 
 16 83 
 
 19 
 
 J. Harris, 
 
 23 
 
 1 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 159 
 
 21 75 
 
 1820 
 
 J. Harris, 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 168 
 
 11 85 
 
 21 
 
 J. Harris, 
 
 40 
 
 "i 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 202 
 
 29 25 
 
 22 
 
 J. Harris, 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 
 n 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 192 
 
 7 06 
 
 23 
 
 J. Harris, Erastus Doty, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 187 
 
 39 50 
 
 24 
 
 J. Harris, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 178 
 
 7 16 
 
 25 
 
 J. Harris, 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 198 
 
 10 00 
 
 26 
 
 J. Harris, 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 200 
 
 7 00 
 
 27 
 
 J.Harris, Charles C. Wil- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 liams, 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 198 
 
 6 88 
 
 28 
 
 , Philip Roberts, jr. 
 
 1 
 
 t. 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 196 
 
 9 17 
 
 29 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 140 
 
 10 75 
 
 1830 
 
 J. Hull, F. Roberts, jr. 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 139 
 
 26 81 
 
 SI 
 
 J. Hull, P. Roberts, jr. 
 
 19 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 152 
 
 10 00 
 
 32 
 
 J. Hull,* 
 
 34 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 182 
 
 21 66 
 
 33 
 
 Erederick S. Parke, 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 188 
 
 11 47 
 
 84 
 
 F. S. Parke, 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 150 
 
 30 00 
 
 35 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 122 
 
 13 14 
 
 36 Merrht House, 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 123 
 
 17 84 
 
 37 M. House, 
 
 
 S 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 118 
 
 
 38 M. House, 
 
 53 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 163 
 
 12 00 
 
430 
 
 SlIAFTSBURy ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 NASSAU, (First) Church — continued. 
 
 
 
 
 t-?o 
 
 U 
 
 Oi 
 
 K 
 
 ^T; 
 
 H 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 tiz'd 
 
 I 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 a 
 3 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 r 
 
 
 
 Ik 
 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 89 
 
 M. House, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 163 
 
 62 69 
 
 181(' 
 
 David Foot, 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 12 
 
 33 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 122 
 
 
 41 
 
 D. Foot, 
 
 12 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 127 
 
 8 25 
 
 42 
 
 D. Foot, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 ] 
 
 
 182 
 
 19 00 
 
 43 
 
 Wm. E Waterbuet,* 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 134 
 
 22 60 
 
 44 
 
 Wm. E. Watebbory, 
 
 
 2 
 
 J 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 111 
 
 
 45 
 
 Wm. E. Waterbuby, 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 107 
 
 33 00 
 
 46 
 
 P. W. Ambler, W.E. Wa- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 terbury, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 10.') 
 
 19 25 
 
 47 
 
 E. L. Lyon, P. W. Ambler, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 
 103 
 
 21 28 
 
 48 
 
 P. W. Ambler, 
 
 12 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 107 
 
 27 07 
 
 49 
 
 J. D. Rogers,* P. W. Am- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 bler, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 110 
 
 19 35 
 
 1850 
 
 P. W. Ambler, Wm. E. Wa- 
 terbury. 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 109 
 
 12 88 
 
 51 
 
 p. W. Amslee, 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 95 
 
 27 09 
 
 62 
 
 P. W. Amblke, W. E. Wa- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 terbury, 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 97 
 
 88 7.'i 
 
 NASSAU, (Second) church, N, Y., const'd in 1820. 
 
 1822 
 
 , David W. Elmore, 
 
 
 38 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 88; 
 
 *8 25 
 
 23 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 31 
 
 9 31 
 
 24 
 
 , B. W. Elmore, 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 33i 
 
 10 00 
 
 25 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 381 
 
 8 60 
 
 26 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 35: 
 
 10 62 
 
 27 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 34* 
 
 14 00 
 
 28 
 
 , Letter sent. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 29 
 
 7 64 
 
 29 
 
 " 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 8 00 
 
 1830 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 31 
 
 , Letter sent. 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 30 
 
 5 00 
 
 82 
 
 Philip Roberts, jr. 
 
 19 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 42 
 
 2 00 
 
 33 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 44' 
 
 5 18 
 
 34 
 
 " 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 10 0(t 
 
 85 
 
 Platt Betts, 
 
 14 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 60 
 
 
 36 
 
 P. Betts, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 52 
 
 00 
 
 87 
 
 P. Betts, 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 46 
 
 
 38 
 
 P. Betts,* Letter sent. 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 5(1 
 
 
 39 
 
 N. Lewis,* 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 89, 
 
 
 1840 
 
 N. Lewis,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 
 41 
 
 N. Lewis,* 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 coj 
 
 5 25 
 
 42 
 
 Wm. Harris, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 33 
 
 7 OS 
 
 43 
 
 , No pasttir, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 31 
 
 4 50 
 
 44 
 
 P. W. Ambler, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 29| 
 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 431 
 
 NASSAU, (Second) church — continued. 
 
 1 
 
 
 f ?3, O 
 
 a Ki 
 
 O 
 
 H 
 
 Bknevo- 
 
 A. D. Pastors and Ministees. 
 
 Bai- 
 tiz'd 
 
 1 
 9) 
 
 
 
 O 
 
 V, 
 o 
 
 r 
 
 o 
 
 > 
 
 I.ENT 
 
 Monies 
 
 45 P.W. Ambleb, (Ass'n here.) 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 •2 
 
 26 
 
 21 90 
 
 46 , No pastor, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 27 
 
 2 15 
 
 47l , " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 25 
 
 
 48 , No report,, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 49' , No pastor still, 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 21 
 
 
 185o'a. G. Bowles, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 22 
 
 
 ol' , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 52 H. J. S. Lewis, 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 8 36 
 
 PITTSFIELD CHURCH, Mass., Constituted about 1772. 
 
 1785 
 
 . . . ., No minutes. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 86 
 
 Valentne Rathbun, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 24 
 
 
 87 
 
 V. Rathbun,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 88 
 
 V". Rathbun, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 89 
 
 V. Rathbun, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 1790 
 
 V. Rathbun, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 91 
 
 V. Rathbun, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 31 
 
 
 92 
 
 V. Rathbun, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 93 
 
 V. Rathbun,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 94 
 
 V. Rathbun,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 98 
 
 V. Rathbun, Church drop'd 
 from Association. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1807 
 
 John Francis, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 08 
 
 J. Francis, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 89 
 
 4 GO 
 
 09 
 
 J. Francis, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 6 10 
 
 1810 
 
 J. Francis,* 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 39 
 
 2 00 
 
 11 
 
 J. Francis, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 5 25 
 
 12 
 
 J. Francis, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 53 
 
 4 45 
 
 13 
 
 J. Francis, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 53 
 
 3 06 
 
 14 
 
 (Pastor died,) 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 67 
 
 4 07 
 
 15 
 
 
 No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 57 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 56 
 
 2 50 
 
 17 
 
 _ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 54 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 54 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 1820 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 
 23 
 
 Augustus Beach, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 24 
 
 A. Bkaoh, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 59 
 
 
 25 
 
 A. Beach, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 26 
 
 A. Beach, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 27 
 
 A B 
 
 FA<H, Nn minutes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
432 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 PITTSFIELD CHURCH— CONTINUED. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 H 
 
 so' 
 
 to 
 
 
 O 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 r 
 
 s 
 
 > 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 28 
 
 A. Beach, 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 91 
 
 
 29 
 
 A. Beach, 
 
 8 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 102 
 
 24 40 
 
 1830 
 
 A. Beach,* 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 116 
 
 22 21 
 
 31 
 
 A. Beach, 
 
 20 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 136 
 
 25 75 
 
 82 
 
 A. Beach, 
 
 27 
 
 11 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 170 
 
 41 87 
 
 33 
 
 A. Beach, 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 176 
 
 
 34 
 
 A. Beach, 
 
 50 
 
 4 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 213 
 
 
 36 
 
 A. Beach,* 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 125 
 
 89 89 
 
 36 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 125 
 
 
 37 
 
 ./. M. Blakesley, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 16 50 
 
 38 
 
 Edwin Sandys, 
 
 3 
 
 11 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 70 
 
 26 16 
 
 39 
 
 E. Sandvs, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 48 
 
 
 1840 
 
 ,No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 38 
 
 
 41 
 
 , E. Sandys, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 39 
 
 22 25 
 
 42 
 
 G. W. Harris, 
 
 33 
 
 20 
 
 ! 8 
 
 
 
 
 82 
 
 31 00 
 
 43 
 
 A. Kingsbury, 
 
 32 
 
 6 
 
 113 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 106 
 
 92 69 
 
 44 
 
 A. Kingsbury, 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 111 
 
 49 25 
 
 45 
 
 A. Kingsbury, 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 110 
 
 32 00 
 
 46 
 
 Bradley Miner, [Clark, 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 112 
 
 153 86 
 
 47 
 
 B. Miner, E. Sandys, H. 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 121 
 
 126 46 
 
 48 
 
 B. Miner, Sandys, Clark, 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 136 
 
 
 49 
 
 B. Miner, Sandys,* Clark, 
 
 3 
 
 9 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 140 
 
 
 1850 
 
 B. Miner, Sandys,* Clark 
 
 70 
 
 ly 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 215 
 
 108 27 
 
 51 
 
 L. Porter, Sandys, Claek 
 
 12 
 
 10 
 
 311 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 225 
 
 831 05 
 
 52 
 
 L. Porter, Sandys, Clark, 
 H. Howard, 
 
 5 
 
 24 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 247 
 
 177 95 
 
 PITTSTOWN (first) church, N. Y., constituted 1784. 
 
 1792| , No minutes, 
 
 93 Isaac Webb, 
 
 94 
 96 
 96 
 97 
 98 
 99 
 1800 
 01 
 02 
 03 
 04 
 06 
 06 
 
 I, Webb, 
 I.Webb. . 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 I. Webb,* (called 1 Pitts'n.) 
 
 I. Webb, 
 
 Lemuel Covell, I. Webb, 
 
 L. Covell, I. Webb, 
 
 L. Covell, 
 
 L. Covell, I. Webb, 
 
 L. Covell, No changes given, 
 
 L. Covell, 
 
 L, Covell, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 99 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 
 91 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 84 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 80 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 76 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 3 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 91 
 86 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 81 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 86 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 90 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 94 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 98 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 72 
 64 
 
 $7 00 
 
 7 66 
 
 9 00 
 
 10 CO 
 
 10 GO 
 
ssc;. m.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 433 
 
 PITTSTOWN CHURCH— CONTINUED. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 ! 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 t* 
 
 eg 
 
 09 
 
 
 C 
 o 
 
 g 
 
 6 
 5 
 
 ■-3 
 
 Benev. 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 H^ 
 
 S 
 
 ►3 
 
 r 
 
 o 
 
 > 
 
 Monies 
 
 
 
 
 
 a" 
 
 o" 
 
 ■6 
 
 o' 
 
 
 t^ 
 
 
 07 
 
 , do do 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 08 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 09 
 
 Charles Lahatt, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 1810 
 
 C. Lahatt, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 2 12 
 
 U 
 
 C. Lahatt. (Xo changes,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 5 52 
 
 12 
 
 C. L-UIATT,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 3 85 
 
 13 
 
 C. Lahatt,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 14 
 
 C. Lahatt, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 52 
 
 
 15 
 
 C. Lahatt, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 16 
 
 C. Lahatt* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 17 
 
 C. L.vhatt, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 18 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20 
 
 24 02 
 
 l«20 
 
 , do do 
 
 2' 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 21 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 22 
 
 RiCHMOXD TaGGAKT, 
 
 54 
 
 14 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 101 
 
 1 00 
 
 23 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 103 
 
 
 24 
 
 , do do 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 lOO 
 
 
 55 
 
 , do do 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 97 
 
 5 25 
 
 26 
 
 ;•, do do 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 94 
 
 
 27 
 
 , do do 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 74 
 
 
 28 
 
 , do do 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 85 
 
 
 29 
 
 , do do 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 74 
 
 2 00 
 
 1830 
 
 Wilber Shernian, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 74 
 
 
 31 
 
 , W. Sherman,H. Slade, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 j^ 
 
 
 71 
 
 
 32 
 
 , W. Sherman, H. Sladc, 
 
 30 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 96 
 
 
 33 
 
 , W. Sherman^ 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 36 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 
 34 
 
 , ir. Sherinan, 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 80 
 
 
 35 
 
 W. Sherman, Benj. Reed, 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 74 
 
 
 36 
 
 Solomon Gale, Jr. (In Hud 
 son River Body since 1836.) 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 87 
 
 S. Gale, Jr., 
 
 24 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 70 
 
 30 00 
 
 38 
 
 Harvey Slade, 
 
 17 
 
 5 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 77 
 
 16 00 
 
 39 
 
 H. Slade, 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 78 
 
 5 34 
 
 1840 
 
 H. Slade, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 58 
 
 39 00 
 
 41 
 
 H. Slade,* 
 
 34 
 
 S 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 84 
 
 12 27 
 
 42 
 
 H. Slade.* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 84 
 
 
 43 
 
 H. Slade, 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 65 
 
 3 00 
 
 44 
 
 , No report, [again, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 45 
 
 , No pastor. Division 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 65 
 
 
 46 
 
 , In trial s-till, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 
 47 
 
 , No official report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 D. S. Deane.* Letter sent, 
 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 1 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 46 
 
 
 49 
 
 F. Hartsvell, 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 04 
 
 
434 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATIOK. [APPENDIX. 
 
 FITTSTOWN CHURCH— CONTINUED. 
 
 Pastors & Ministeks. 
 
 1850 
 
 51 
 52 
 53 
 
 F, Haetwell.* No returns, 
 F'. Hartwell. (met here,) 
 F. Hartwell, (Association. 
 F, Hartwell, 
 
 1 tt 
 Bav\ •< 
 
 Tiz'cl H 
 
 10 
 
 
 9 2 2 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOK 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 
 POWNAL CHURCH, V 
 
 T,, CONSTITUTED 
 
 N 
 
 1782. 
 
 1793 Caleb Nichols, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 94 C. Nichols, 
 
 64 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 137 
 
 
 95 
 
 C. NlCHOL3, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 136 
 
 
 96 
 
 C. N1CHOL8, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 129 
 
 
 97 
 
 C Nichols, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 129 
 
 
 98iC. Nichols, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 ] 
 
 
 131 
 
 
 99!c. NicuoLs,* No report. 
 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 131 
 
 
 1800 C. Nichols, 
 
 in 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 128 
 
 
 01 |C. Nichols,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 128 
 
 
 02 
 
 C. Nichols, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 126 
 
 
 03 
 
 C. Nichols, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 121 
 
 3 oe 
 
 04 
 
 , Pastor dcail. 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 125 
 
 3 oc 
 
 06 
 
 Dyer Stark, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 123 
 
 5 6' 
 
 06 
 
 D. Stark, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 •1^4 
 
 1 (J( 
 
 07 
 
 D. Stark,* 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 120 
 
 
 i8 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 77 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 192 
 
 4 oc 
 
 09 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 192 
 
 2 OJ 
 
 1810 
 
 , " 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 200 
 
 4 Ot 
 
 11 
 
 David Hulb£BT, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 192 
 
 3 0( 
 
 12 
 
 D. Hulbert,* 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 l82 
 
 
 13 
 
 , No returns, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 182 
 
 
 14 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 182 
 
 
 16 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 182 
 
 
 16 
 
 George Robinson, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 167 
 
 
 17 
 
 G. Robinson,* No report, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 161 
 
 
 18 
 
 G. Robinson, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 161 
 
 
 19 
 
 G. Robinson, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 161 
 
 
 1820 
 
 G. Robinson,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 161 
 
 
 21 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 92 
 
 
 1 
 
 69 
 
 
 22 
 
 , " 
 
 26 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 95 
 
 
 2S 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 Edward Green, 
 
 31 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 97 
 
 
 23 
 
 E. Green, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 90 
 
 
 26 
 
 ... ., No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2" 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 93 
 
 
 ■-'e 
 
 B. Gardner, V, Jyani'iatcr, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 90 
 
 9 3 
 
 or 
 
 W. G. Johnson, 
 
 J) 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 88 
 
SEC. ill.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 43j 
 
 POWNAL CHURCH CONTINUED. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 Tiz'l) 
 
 9> 
 
 to 
 
 d 
 
 g 
 
 fa 
 O 
 
 X ■ 
 o 
 
 D 
 
 P 
 
 > 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 1830 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 88 
 
 
 31 
 
 E. Geeen, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 68 
 
 
 32 
 
 E. Green, 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 65 
 
 
 33 
 
 E. Green, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 2 
 
 67 
 
 
 34 
 
 Elihd DoTCHEtt, E. Geeen, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 73 
 
 
 35 
 
 E. DUTCHER, 
 
 59 5 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 107 
 
 
 36 
 
 E. DuTCHER,* 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 111 
 
 
 37 
 
 E. DuTCHER, T. S. Rogers, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 101 
 
 
 38 
 
 [. ChILDS, PL DuTCHER, 
 
 20 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 +, 2 
 
 lie 
 
 
 39 
 
 I. CniLDS, E. DUTCUER, 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 107 
 
 
 1840 
 
 . . .., C Bannister, 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 100 
 
 
 41 
 
 , 0. BannL'iler, 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 82 
 
 
 42 
 
 , C Bannister, 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 81 
 
 
 43 
 
 D. W. GiFFORD, 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 J 
 
 78 
 
 
 44 
 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 88 
 
 
 45 
 
 M. Batchelor, 
 
 16 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 lOu 
 
 
 46 
 
 M. Batchelor, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 98 
 
 
 47 
 
 M. Batchelor, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 99 
 
 
 48 
 
 M. Batchelor, 
 
 13 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 110 
 
 
 49 
 
 M. Batchelor, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 116 
 
 
 1850 
 
 M. Batchelor, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 118 
 
 7 00 
 
 51 
 
 M. Batchelor, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 112 
 
 
 g2 
 
 M. Batchelor, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 110 
 
 
 53 
 
 M. Batchelor,* No veport, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 110 
 
 
 PROVIDENCE CHURCH, N. Y— constituted in 1791. 
 
 17«2 
 
 93 
 94 
 95 
 96 
 97 
 98 
 99 
 1800 
 01 
 
 02 
 03 
 04 
 05 
 
 , Called 3 New Gallo- 
 way at first, 
 
 , No report this year, 
 
 Jonathan Finch, 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 — , (Galled 1st Provideace,) 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 J, Fi.NCH,* No report, 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 J. Finch, These 2 churches 
 united this year aad are 
 after called Provideiiee. 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 J. Finch,* 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 J. Finch. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 67 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 67 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 63 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 63 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 { 
 
 
 63 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 61 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 59 
 59 
 
 44 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 95 
 
 44 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 132 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 150 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 155 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 127 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 126i 
 
 $5 00 
 
430 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [APPKKDn 
 
 PROVIDENCE CHURCH — coNXiNUEa 
 
 f 
 
 ^ itr^; 
 
 ?o D C t?: 
 
 r? 
 
 3enevo* 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. ^^*r ^ j 
 
 1 1 c S 
 
 c 0- 
 
 ►^ 
 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 06 
 
 r. Finch, 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 131 
 
 
 07 
 
 J. FiNCIJ, 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 133 
 
 3 25 
 
 08 
 
 J. FiNOH, 
 
 8 
 
 2i 2 
 
 139 
 
 2 50 
 
 09 
 
 J. FiNcn, 
 
 3 ! 
 
 li 1 
 
 13C 
 
 4 50 
 
 1810 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 7 1 
 
 2 2 
 
 139 
 
 
 11 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 12 1 
 
 1 4 
 
 146 
 
 9 02 
 
 12 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 4 : 
 
 1 3 
 
 2 144 
 
 
 13 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 
 32| 3 
 
 S 8-1 
 
 
 14 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 i 
 
 5 2 
 
 77 
 
 
 15 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 37 3; 
 
 1; 4 
 
 1 111 
 
 3 81 
 
 10 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 4 2 
 
 2i 2 
 
 113 
 
 
 17 
 
 J, Finch, 
 
 2 
 
 5! 1 
 
 109 
 
 
 18 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 6 1 
 
 15 
 
 8 95 
 
 
 19 
 
 J. Finch, No changes given, 
 
 
 1 
 
 95 
 
 
 3820 
 
 , Letter sent, 
 
 6 1 
 
 1 i; 1 
 
 2 83 
 
 
 21 
 
 No pastor, 
 
 10 
 
 2| 2 
 
 80 
 
 
 22 
 
 , " 
 
 2 1 
 
 4 
 
 79 
 
 
 23 
 
 " 
 
 6 4 
 
 2 2 
 
 1 85 
 
 
 24 
 
 " 
 
 6 3 
 
 3 
 
 5 89 
 
 
 25 
 
 " 
 
 3 1 
 
 131 
 
 80 
 
 
 26 
 
 , Letter sent, 
 
 3 1 
 
 2', 1 
 
 81 
 
 
 27 
 
 " 
 
 1 3 
 
 3| 
 
 85 
 
 
 28 
 
 , No pastor yet. 
 
 2 
 
 I 2 
 
 1 82 
 
 
 29 
 
 J " 
 
 
 6' 1 
 
 2 73 
 
 
 1830 
 
 Ebenezer Hall, 
 
 4 
 
 1 1 
 
 1 75 
 
 
 81 
 
 E. Hall, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 8 74 
 
 
 32 
 
 ,E. Hall, 
 
 12 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 84 
 
 
 33 
 
 AnoLriius F. Rockwell, 
 
 23 6 
 
 2 1 
 
 4 lOJ 
 
 2 00 
 
 34 
 
 A. F. Rockwell, 
 
 10 5 
 
 2 2 1 
 
 2 116 
 
 1 00 
 
 85 
 
 Enoch P. Bi/e, 
 
 5 5 
 
 4 1 4 
 
 2 107 
 
 2 25 
 
 36 
 
 E. P. Dye, 
 
 1) 5 
 
 8 
 
 2 112 
 
 
 37 
 
 E. P. Dye, 
 
 9 1 
 
 8 1 
 
 1 107 
 
 51 74 
 
 88 
 
 , Wm. Groom, 
 
 3 
 
 7 2 
 
 1 100 
 
 10 50 
 
 39 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 3 1 
 
 6 
 
 1 93 
 
 
 1840 
 
 //. G. Moshier,'^ 
 
 11 2 
 
 5 
 
 2 101 
 
 
 41 
 
 H. G-. MOSHIKR, 
 
 2 4 
 
 1 1 2 
 
 1 101 
 
 16 00 
 
 42 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 26 1 
 
 IS 1 1 
 
 31 118 
 
 
 43 
 
 31. H. Negm, 
 
 1 
 
 9 2 
 
 el 103 
 
 
 44 
 
 E. P. Dye, 
 
 1 
 
 4 1 
 
 1 98 
 
 
 45 
 
 Wm. Bog art, 
 
 & 
 
 1 7 6 
 
 1 95 
 
 
 46 
 
 , T. T. St. John, 
 
 ) 
 
 1 4 
 
 1 90 
 
 
 47 
 
 r. T. St. John, 
 
 6 
 
 i ^ 
 
 3 90 
 
 20 00 
 
 48 
 
 T. T. St. John.* No report. 
 
 
 ' 
 
 90 
 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 437 
 
 PROVIDENCE CHURCH — continued. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 tiz'd. 
 
 
 ?3 
 
 a 
 
 K 
 
 O Q 
 
 O 
 w 
 d 
 
 H 
 
 >■ 
 .^1 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 Bknkv. 
 
 49 
 
 1850 
 
 51 
 52 
 
 M. H. Negus * T. T. St 
 
 John,* 
 M. H. Negus, T. T. St. 
 
 John,* [John,^^ 
 Wm. Garnbtt, T. T. St. 
 , T. T. St. John, 
 
 U 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 3 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 1 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 87 
 
 82 
 
 98 
 95 
 
 20 98 
 
 10 00 
 
 145 00 
 6 00 
 
 PROVIDENCE, (Second) church, N. Y., constituted 
 Dec. 31, 1794. 
 
 1795 
 
 96 
 
 97 
 98 
 99 
 1800 
 01 
 
 Lemuel Covell, (Ch. called 
 
 4th New Galloway.) 
 L. CovELL, (2cl Providence 
 L. Covell, [now,) 
 
 L. Covell. 
 
 , No report, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 (United with let church.) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 54 
 54 
 46 
 
 RUPERT church, Vt., constituted May 25, 1803. 
 
 1803 
 
 Alvin Wales, (In Vermont 
 
 
 
 
 ! 
 
 
 
 
 82 
 
 
 04 
 
 A. Wales, [Association,) 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 05 
 
 A. Wales, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 102 
 
 
 06 
 
 A. Wales, 
 
 2| 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 104 
 
 
 07 
 
 A. "Wales, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 24 
 
 2 
 
 73 
 
 
 08 
 
 A. Wales, 
 
 i> 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 09 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 75 
 
 
 1810 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 73 
 
 1 SI 
 
 11 
 
 " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 
 12 
 
 Peter W. Reynolds, 
 
 S 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 
 13 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 
 14 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 yi 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 93 
 
 
 15 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 97 
 
 
 16 
 
 P. W. Reynolds,* 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 100 
 
 3 00 
 
 17 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 53 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 157 
 
 
 18 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 11 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 172 
 
 
 19 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, (In the 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Manchester Body,) 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 153 
 
 
 1820 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 98 
 
 
 23 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 i 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 98 
 
 
 '22 
 
436 
 
 SIIAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [^APPENDIX. 
 
 RUPERT CHURCH — CONTINUED. 
 
 ^^^'^ 
 
 
 
 r 
 
 ?o 
 
 D O Ki 
 
 O H 1 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 8ap- 
 fiz'D 
 
 
 
 a" 
 
 => 2 
 
 5 
 
 > 
 
 lent 
 Monies. 
 
 24 
 
 P. W. Reynolds, 
 
 26 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 124 
 
 
 5i5 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 No report for years. 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 120 
 
 
 1880 
 
 Archibald Wait, (In Man- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 31 
 
 A. Wait, [cheater Body,) 
 
 27 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 85 
 
 4 88 
 
 82 
 
 A. Wait, E. Soullaed, 
 
 71 
 
 3 
 
 ] 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 137 
 
 20 GO 
 
 33 
 
 A. Wait, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 139 
 
 
 34 
 
 , No mittutes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 hi. H. HAFF,(In Washington 
 Union Body,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 135 
 
 
 36 
 
 \V/n. Cormack, M. Frary, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 123 
 
 28 83 
 
 3*7 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 123 
 
 
 38 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 123 
 
 
 39 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1840 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 Wm. Grant, 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 84 
 
 
 42 
 
 Wm. Grant, 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 83 
 
 
 43 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 83 
 
 
 44 
 
 G. W. Freeman, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 65 
 
 15 61 
 
 45 
 
 G. W. Freeman, 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 16 61 
 
 46 
 
 G. W. Freeman, 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 76 
 
 4 00 
 
 47 
 
 Alfred Harvey, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 75 
 
 2 00 
 
 48 
 
 A. Harvey, 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 75 
 
 
 49 
 
 Nelson Combs, 
 
 9 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 82 
 
 
 1850 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 78 
 
 8 50 
 
 51 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 78 
 
 
 62 
 
 Charles Coon, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 65 
 
 
 53 
 
 C. Coon, 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 75 
 
 30 St 
 
 SALEM CHURCH, N. Y., constituted a. d, 1790. 
 
 1791 
 92 
 93 
 94 
 95 
 96 
 
 1802 
 03 
 04 
 05 
 06 
 07 
 08 
 
 { In Vermont Body many 
 
 Obed Warren, [years. 
 
 0. Warren, 
 
 O. Warren, 
 
 O. Warren, 
 
 (No minutes for years.) 
 
 0. Warren, 
 
 O. Warren, 
 
 O. Warren, 
 
 ( ). Warren, 
 
 O. Warren, 
 
 O. Warren, 
 
 0. Waeren, 
 
 61 
 
 109 
 106 
 
 113 
 
 82 
 84 
 86 
 89 
 
 6 li 
 
111.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 439 
 
 
 SALEM church- 
 
 CONTINUED. 
 
 
 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors & Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 Q 
 
 B 
 
 
 MoMKa 
 
 FOE 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 H 
 
 
 •^ 
 
 t- 
 
 c 
 
 > 
 
 
 
 
 
 ►4 
 
 o" 
 
 11 
 
 a 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 140 
 
 benev't. 
 
 09 
 
 0. Warren, 
 
 64 
 
 6 64 
 
 18lU 
 
 0. Warben, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 132 
 
 11 68 
 
 11 
 
 0. Warekn, 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 123 
 
 8 87 
 
 12 
 
 Samuel M. Plumb, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 83 
 
 
 13 
 
 S. M. Plumb, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 84 
 
 13 62 
 
 14 
 
 0. Wauukn, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 86 
 
 
 15 
 
 Thomas Baker, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 76 
 
 
 16 
 
 T. Baker, (Id Saratoga As 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 sociation,) 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 74 
 
 
 17 
 
 T. Baker, 
 
 46 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 116 
 
 
 18 
 
 T. Saker, 
 
 18 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 140 
 
 
 19 
 
 , Letter sent. 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 139 
 
 
 1820 Wm. M'Cullek, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 182 
 
 
 21 
 
 W. M'OULLEF, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 131 
 
 
 22 
 
 W. M'CULLER, 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 134 
 
 
 23 
 
 W. M'CULLKR, 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 132 
 
 
 24 
 
 W. M'CuLLER, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 132 
 
 
 25 
 
 W. M'CULLER, 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 134 
 
 
 26 
 
 W. M'CULLER, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 133 
 
 
 27 
 
 W. M'Cdller, (In Washing- 
 ton Association,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 124 
 
 
 28 
 
 Burton Carpenter, 
 
 47 
 
 5 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 120 
 
 14 36 
 
 29 
 
 B. Carpenter, 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 120 
 
 18 60 
 
 1830 
 
 B. Carpenter, 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 128 
 
 20 13 
 
 3/ 
 
 B. Carpenter, 
 
 17 
 
 4 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 129 
 
 32 36 
 
 32 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 129 
 
 
 33 
 
 Anthony Cask, 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 130 
 
 84 00 
 
 34 
 
 , No minutes, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 126 
 
 
 35 
 
 Daniel Harrington, 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 105 
 
 29 16 
 
 36 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 102 
 
 11 60 
 
 37 
 
 Archibald Kenyon, 
 
 
 
 
 12 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 60 
 
 
 38 
 
 Sidney A. Estee, 
 
 31 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 92 
 
 
 39 
 
 S. A. Estee, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 87 
 
 18 00 
 
 1840 
 
 Wm. Brand, No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 Wm. Brand, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 65 
 
 
 42 
 
 P. B. FiSK, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 48 
 
 
 43 
 
 Edwin Wescott, 
 
 18 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 44 
 
 E. Wescott, 
 
 28 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 91 
 
 18 74 
 
 45 
 
 E. Wescott, 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 93 
 
 6 76 
 
 46 
 
 James J. Peck, 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 81 
 
 18 00 
 
 47 
 
 J. J. Peck, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 81 
 
 3 12 
 
 48 
 
 J. J. Peck, 
 
 20 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 93 
 
 8 25 
 
 49 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 97 
 
 6S 61 
 
 1850 
 
 WiNTHROP Morse, 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 98 
 
 40 66 
 
440 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX. 
 
 SALEM CHURCH — continued. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 w 
 
 s 
 2 
 
 o 
 
 Q 
 
 8 
 
 
 r 
 
 Benevo- 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 . 51 
 
 W. MoESE, D. Eldridge, 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 99 
 
 59 88 
 
 52 
 
 Oscar F. A. Spinning, D. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Eldridgk, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 in 
 
 269 96 
 
 ■ 63 
 
 0. F. A. Spinning, D. El 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 DRIDGE, S. A. ESTKE, 
 
 14 
 
 12 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 5 
 
 5 
 
 122 
 
 16 6.S 
 
 SANDISFIELD church, Mass., constituted in 1779. 
 
 86 
 
 Joshua Morse,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 88 
 
 J. Morse, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 89 
 
 J. Morse, 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 59 
 
 
 1791 
 
 J. Morse, 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 64 
 
 
 93 
 
 J. MoR8E,* 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 88 
 
 
 94 
 
 J. Morse,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 88 
 
 
 95 
 
 J. Morse,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 88 
 
 
 96 
 
 , Pastor tlead, 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 89 
 
 
 97 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 88 
 
 
 98 
 
 , " 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 86 
 
 
 99 
 
 , " 
 
 
 76 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 162 
 
 
 1800 
 
 Jksse Hartwell, 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 165 
 
 
 91 
 
 J. Hartwell,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 165 
 
 
 02 
 
 J. Haetwell, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 158 
 
 $2 60 
 
 03 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 157 
 
 
 - 04 
 
 J. Hartwell,* 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 154 
 
 
 06 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 149 
 
 6 00 
 
 06 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 119 
 
 
 07 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 138 
 
 3 00 
 
 08 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 185 
 
 
 09 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 131 
 
 
 1810 
 
 J. Haitwell,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 131 
 
 
 11 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 124 
 
 
 12 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 129 
 
 
 13 
 
 J. Hartwell,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 129 
 
 
 14 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 128 
 
 
 15 
 
 .1. Hartwell, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 I 
 
 2 
 
 125 
 
 
 16 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 154 
 
 44 81 
 
 17 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 144 
 
 17 20 
 
 18 
 
 J. Hartwell,* 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 148 
 
 22 92 
 
 19 
 
 J. Hartwell,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 148 
 
 
 1820 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 3 
 
 
 
 
 147 
 
 5 42 
 
 21 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 142 
 
 7 15 
 
 22 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 136 
 
 
 23 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 129 
 
 60 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 churches: statistics. 
 
 441 
 
 SANDISFIELD church — continued. 
 
 
 
 
 r^ fO( 
 
 O 
 
 D 
 
 P3 
 
 p 
 
 H 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 [iz'd 
 
 S8 
 
 O 
 
 s 
 
 ss 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 C 
 
 5 
 
 o 
 > 
 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 24 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 124 
 
 $3 00 
 
 25 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 120 
 
 
 26 
 
 J. Hartwell, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 114 
 
 8 06 
 
 27 
 
 Letter by Elder Doty, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 I. 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 U'l 
 
 
 28 
 
 [Joined the Berkshire As- 
 sociation.] 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 64 
 
 21 72 
 
 1830 
 
 Henry C. Skinneb, 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 54 
 
 17 00 
 
 31 
 
 H ,C. Skinner, 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 58 
 
 32 00 
 
 8-2 
 
 , Letter, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 57 
 
 
 33 
 
 John Wilder, 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 58 
 
 4 03 
 
 84 
 
 J. Wilder, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 59 
 
 13 56 
 
 86 J. WiLDKU, 
 
 ] 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 54 
 
 8 75 
 
 36 'J. "WiLDKE. [united,) 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 49 
 
 25 41 
 
 37 
 
 J. Wilder, (The 2 churches 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 81 
 
 39 56 
 
 38 
 
 , Edwin 0. Sears, 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 90 
 
 8 60 
 
 39 
 
 James Squire, 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 95 
 
 31 00 
 
 1840 
 
 J. Squire, 
 John Higby, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 92 
 
 28 03 
 
 41 
 
 26 
 
 10 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 118 
 
 73 Co 
 
 42 
 
 J. HiGBY', 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 127 
 
 91 60 
 
 43 
 
 J. Higby, 
 
 21 
 
 12 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 167 
 
 67 20 
 
 44 
 
 J. Higby, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 154 
 
 66 06 
 
 45 
 
 J. Higby, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 l.-iO 
 
 73 50 
 
 46 
 
 JosnH T. Smith, 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 147 
 
 71 13 
 
 47 
 
 J. T. Smith, A. B. Hubbard, 
 
 11 
 
 9 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 159 
 
 88 42 
 
 48 
 
 J. T. Smith, A. B. Hubbard, 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 161 
 
 81 73 
 
 49 
 
 J. T. Smith, A. B. Hubbard, 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 161 
 
 108 50 
 
 1850 
 
 J. T. Smith, A. B. Hubbard, 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 i:; 
 
 1 
 
 145 
 
 118 49 
 
 51 
 
 J. T. Smith, A. B. Hubbard, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 ) 
 
 145 
 
 155 07 
 
 52 
 
 T.G.Wrigiit.A. B. Hubbard, 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 6 
 
 j 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 151 
 
 86 00 
 
 SARATOGA SPRINGS church, N. Y., const'd 1793. 
 
 1794 
 
 (Called 2 Saratoga for yra. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22 
 
 
 95 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 96 
 
 , " 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 97 
 
 , " 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 98 
 
 , No account from. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 99 
 
 , , . " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 1800 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 01 
 
 Elisha P Lang worthy, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 44 
 
 
 02 
 
 E. P. Langworthy, 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 56 
 
 2 00 
 
 03 
 
 E. P. Langworthy,* 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 1 
 
 56 
 
 1 00 
 
442 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APPENDIX, 
 
 SARATOGA SPRINGS Church— continued. 
 
 04 
 06 
 06 
 01 
 08 
 09 
 
 1810 
 11 
 12 
 13 
 14 
 If) 
 16 
 11 
 18 
 19 
 
 1820 
 
 21 
 
 22 
 23 
 24 
 25 
 26 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 
 1830 
 31 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 85 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 39 
 
 i840 
 41 
 42 
 43 
 44 
 46 
 46 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 E. P. Langworthy, 
 
 , No report, 
 
 E. P. Langworthv, 
 E P. Lang worthy, 
 E. P. Langworthy,* 
 E. P. Langworthy, 
 E. P. Langworthy, 
 E. P. Langworthy,* 
 E. P. Langworthy, 
 K. P. Langworthy,* 
 E. P. Langworthy,* 
 E. P. Langworthy, 
 
 E. P. Langworthy, 
 Francis Wayland, 
 
 F. Wayland, E. P. Lasg- 
 
 WORTHV,* [worthy,* 
 
 F. Wayland, E. P. Lang- 
 
 F. Wayland, 
 
 E. P. Langworthy, 
 
 E. p. Langworthy,* 
 
 E. P. Langworthy, 
 
 , Wo pastor. 
 
 Joshua Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, L. Covell, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. F^letchlr, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J Fletcher, [Haff, 
 
 J. Fletcher, Heman H. 
 
 J. Fletcher, H. H. Haff, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 J. Fletcher, 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 7i 
 w 
 
 CO 
 
 H 
 
 0) 
 
 a 
 
 P3 
 
 o 
 
 •r 
 
 t?3 
 
 o 
 r 
 
 a 
 s 
 
 p 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 68 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 78 
 78 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 72 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 94 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 76 
 
 42 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 118 
 
 30 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 144 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 148 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 3 
 3 
 
 2 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 144 
 140 
 129 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 138 
 
 15 
 
 8 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 148 
 
 8 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 162 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 
 i. 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 93 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 103 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 97 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 92, 
 
 18 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 iisj 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 1091 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 105 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 105 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 99' 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 10-2 
 
 39 
 
 16 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 149 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 158 
 
 11 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 164 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 147 
 
 66 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 207 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 
 17 
 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 191 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 182 
 
 12 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 175 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 169 
 
 6 
 
 17 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 162 
 
 59 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 214 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 208 
 
 6 
 
 16 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 228 
 
 44 
 
 25 
 
 2 
 
 20 
 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 266 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 255 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 239 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 3 
 
 2l 
 
 215 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOE 
 
 Benev. 
 1 55 
 
 4 03 
 6 61 
 
 8 18 
 25 00 
 
 2 00 
 
 2 46 
 12 68 
 16 00 
 
 1 50 
 
 8 50 
 
 2 00 
 
 3 00 
 54 42 
 
 8 91 
 11 18 
 
 11 84 
 8 50 
 
 12 00 
 34 40 
 37 64 
 50 69 
 40 1« 
 44 32 
 
 165 46 
 282 37 
 102 16 
 152 54 
 210 89 
 92 35 
 334 90 
 154 05 
 189 00 
 194 28 
 111 26 
 
sjjc. ni.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 443 
 
 
 SARATOGA SPRINGS 
 
 CHURCH 
 
 
 CONTINUED. 
 
 A. n. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 S w 
 
 " i ° 
 
 y 
 
 9 1 
 27 ] 
 
 ifi; 1 
 
 29 I 
 
 O 
 o" 
 
 5 
 5 
 8 
 6 
 22 
 12 
 
 o 
 o 
 
 21 
 
 o 
 c- 
 a" 
 
 2 
 2 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 C 
 S 
 o 
 
 1 
 4 
 2 
 7 
 4 
 
 O 
 > 
 
 Benevo- 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 47 
 48 
 49 
 1850 
 51 
 52 
 
 , J. Fletcher, 
 
 A. KiNGSBCRY, 
 
 A. Kingsbury, 
 
 A. H. Stowell, 
 
 A, H. Stowell, H.Slade, 
 
 A. H. Stowell, H. Slade,* 
 
 2 
 15 
 63 
 18 
 
 4 
 
 201 
 182 
 190 
 
 275 
 286 
 
 14 00 
 214 25 
 
 76 25 
 114 67 
 320 81 
 522 19 
 
 SAVOY (First) church, Mass., cokst'd about 1786. 
 
 1790 
 91 
 
 92 
 
 — , (Church called Bullock's 
 
 , [Grant at first.) 
 
 , No minutes, 
 
 93 jN. Haskins, (No changes 
 94 |N. Haskins, [for years,) 
 99 N. Haskins, (Church called 
 Savoy,) 
 N". Haskins,* No report, 
 N. Haskins,* " 
 N". Haskins,* " 
 , Pastor died, 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1800 
 01 
 0-2 
 03 
 04 
 05 
 06 
 07 
 08 
 
 1811 
 12 
 13 
 14 
 15 
 16 
 
 , No report, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 , No report for years, 
 
 Philip Pearce, 
 
 P. Pearce,* 
 
 P. Pbarce, 
 
 P. Pearce, 
 
 P. Pearce,* No report, 
 
 P. Pearce,* Letter, 
 njP. Pearce,* 
 
 18J , No report, 
 
 19j , " 
 
 1820!Asa Todd, 
 21 1 A. Todd,* No report, 
 
 221 , No pastor, 
 
 28 David Woodberry, 
 
 24 D. Woodberry, 
 
 25 Benj. F. Remington, 
 
 26 B. F. Remington, 
 
 29*6. F. Remington, (In Berk- 
 ! shire Association,) 
 1830, B. F. Remington, 
 3 1 ' Gcorc/r Walker, 
 
 21 
 
 12 
 
 1 1 
 
 1 3 
 
 57 
 56 
 
 55 
 55 
 
 32 
 
 32 
 
 32 
 
 32 
 
 89 
 
 112 
 
 107 
 
 107 
 
 167 
 
 39 
 43 
 53 
 53 
 
 54 
 44 
 44 
 
 34 
 
 42 
 41 
 71 
 99 
 109 
 
 101{ 24 70 
 
 102! 28 55 
 
 95i 24 07 
 
444 
 
 SHAFTSBUHY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 
 SAVOY CHURCH- 
 
 -CONTINUEr 
 
 . 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 r 
 
 
 C 
 
 t-l 
 
 K 
 
 D 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastoks and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 to' 
 
 
 
 a" 
 
 so 
 
 o 
 
 •A 
 a 
 
 o' 
 3 
 
 p 
 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 32 
 
 Nathaniel M'Cullock, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 1 
 
 76 
 
 8 56 
 
 33 
 
 N. M'Cullock, 
 
 20 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 96 
 
 7 80 
 
 34 
 
 , Roswell P. Whipple, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 86 
 
 16 54 
 
 86 
 
 R. P. Whipple, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 76 
 
 10 25 
 
 86 
 
 E. P. Whipple, 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 
 fa 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 78 
 
 2 00 
 
 37 
 
 R. P. Whipple, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 74 
 
 
 38 
 
 Amos Dkming, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 64 
 
 
 39 
 
 A. Deming, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 y 
 
 69 
 
 
 1840 
 
 A. Deming, 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 64 
 
 3 06 
 
 41 
 
 A. Dkming, 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 63 
 
 9 86 
 
 42 
 
 A. Deming, 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 68 
 
 32 10 
 
 43 
 
 A. Deming, 
 
 31 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 103 
 
 15 60 
 
 44 
 
 A. Deming, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 98 
 
 16 85 
 
 45 
 
 A. Deming, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 93 
 
 19 07 
 
 46 
 
 A. Deming, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 .:> 
 
 89 
 
 41 24 
 
 47 
 
 A. Deming, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 87 
 
 70 05 
 
 48 
 
 A. Deming,* 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 97 
 
 42 70 
 
 49 
 
 A. Deming. 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 92 
 
 82 40 
 
 1850 
 
 A. Deming, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 85 
 
 27 17 
 
 51 
 
 A. Deming, 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 82 
 
 46 87 
 
 62 
 
 — — , No pastor, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 79 
 
 18 85 
 
 SCHENECTADY Church, N. Y., const'd in 1822. 
 
 1823 , JJavid W. Ehnore, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 
 24 1 Nathan N. Whiting, 
 
 21 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 71 
 
 
 25 
 
 John Coopek, 
 
 12 
 
 IL' 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 78 
 
 
 26 
 
 J. Coopek, 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 80 
 
 
 27 
 
 J. COOPEE, 
 
 18 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 102 
 
 
 28 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 100 
 
 
 29 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 1830 
 
 RiCMHOND TaGGART, 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 79 
 
 
 31 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 o 
 
 '^ 
 
 1 
 
 8, 
 
 2 
 
 
 70 
 
 
 32 
 
 Abraham D. Gillette, 
 
 48 
 
 17 
 
 1 
 
 10; 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 122 
 
 60 00 
 
 33 
 
 A. D. Gillette, 
 
 55 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 5i 
 
 1 
 
 
 183 
 
 142 50 
 
 34 
 
 A. D. Gillette, 
 
 58 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 242 
 
 86 00 
 
 35 
 
 J. M. Graves, 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 232 
 
 138 26 
 
 36 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 4 
 
 8 
 
 
 23 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 218 
 
 38 50 
 
 37 
 
 Philander D. Qilleit, 
 
 42 
 
 17 
 
 
 il 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 243 
 
 28 50 
 
 38 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 35 
 
 3 
 
 
 15 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 260 
 
 26 00 
 
 89 
 
 CoNANT Sawyer, 
 
 54 
 
 16 
 
 1 
 
 19 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 285 
 
 72 00 
 
 1840 
 
 C. Sawyer, 
 
 71 
 
 19 
 
 2 
 
 46 
 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 31M 
 
 240 38 
 
 41 
 
 Abner Webb, 
 
 8 
 
 12 
 
 1 
 
 33 
 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 242 
 
 40 75 
 
 42 
 
 Lerov Chucrh, 
 
 9 
 
 16 
 
 S 
 
 21 8 
 
 8 
 
 5 
 
 268 
 
 20 75 
 
Sec. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 445 
 
 SCHENECTADY church— continued. 
 
 A. S. 
 
 Pastors and MiNistEua. 
 
 Bap 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 4;! 
 
 L. CnuRcu, 
 
 81 
 
 44 
 
 L. Church, 
 
 3 
 
 45 
 
 Wm. Aruhur, L. Church, 
 
 1 
 
 46 
 
 Wm. Arthur, 
 
 1 
 
 47 
 
 , Horace G. Day, 
 
 3 
 
 48 
 
 H. G. Day, 
 
 2 
 
 49 
 
 tl. G. Day, 
 
 2 
 
 1850 
 
 H. G. Day, 
 
 10 
 
 81 
 
 H. G. Day, L. Bailey, 
 
 3 
 
 52 
 
 H. G. Day, Norman Fox, 
 
 8 
 
 53 
 
 H. G. Day, N. Fox, 
 
 
 a 
 
 D 
 
 K 
 
 
 
 H 
 
 MONUCS 
 
 
 
 0" 
 
 y. 
 
 
 c- 
 0" 
 
 a 
 
 
 FOR 
 
 Be:<ev. 
 
 26 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 327 
 
 56 00 
 
 23 
 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 304 
 
 46 23 
 
 27 
 
 5 
 
 11 
 
 5 
 
 2G9 
 
 58 00 
 
 17 
 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 247 
 
 
 26 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 217 
 
 101 00 
 
 14 
 
 31 
 
 16 
 
 2 
 
 167 
 
 21 00 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 163 
 
 04 43 
 
 10 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 184 
 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 171 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 179 
 
 48 50 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 184 
 
 96 50 
 
 SCHUYLERVILLE church, N. Y.,const'd about 1790. 
 
 
 (Called let Saratoga for 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1791 
 
 many years.) 
 Samuel Rogers, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 93 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 73 
 
 
 94 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 113 
 
 
 95 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 96 
 
 97 
 
 , No report, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 52 
 
 
 98 
 
 , « 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 64 
 
 
 99 
 
 1800 
 
 01 
 
 , No report, 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 1 
 
 26 
 
 
 
 7 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 28 
 60 
 
 
 02 
 
 Joseph Craw, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 60 
 
 
 03 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 C6 
 
 
 04 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 05 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 60 
 
 
 06 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 57 
 
 
 07 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 52 
 
 2 37 
 
 08 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 53 
 
 3 00 
 
 09 
 
 J. Craw, . 
 
 C 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 58 
 
 3 00 
 
 1810 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 53 
 54 
 
 3 75 
 
 11 
 
 J. Craw, 
 
 3 12 
 
 12 
 13 
 
 >^r~', (Elder Craw dead,) 
 AzARiAH Hanks, 
 
 4 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 3 
 
 52 
 44 
 
 
 14 
 15 
 
 , No report, 
 
 John Colby, > 
 
 
 
 
 r. 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 44 
 37 
 
 
 16 'J. Colby, 
 
 10 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 48 
 
 
 17 J. Colby, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 58 
 
 
 18 
 
 J. Colby, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 53 
 
 1 00 
 
 23 
 
446 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 SCHUYLERVILLE church— continued. 
 
 
 
 td 
 
 tr* 
 
 E? ^\ 
 
 O 
 
 S3|° 
 
 H 
 
 Monies* 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministeus. 
 
 
 M 
 
 ^ 
 
 i 
 
 ce 
 
 ?3 
 
 o 
 
 X 1 
 
 
 P 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 f> 
 
 o 
 
 o 
 
 a" 
 
 o 
 
 
 t^ 
 
 BeNE7. 
 
 19 
 
 j. Colby,* 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 51 
 
 
 1820 
 
 J. FiNOU, J. CoLBV,* 
 
 28 
 
 ] 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 2 21 
 
 21 
 
 J. Finch, J. Colby, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 It 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 75 
 
 
 22 
 
 T. Finch, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 68 
 
 
 23 J. Finch, | 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 65 
 
 
 24 
 
 J. Finch,* 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 64 
 
 
 25 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 
 Id 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 57 
 
 2 76 
 
 2C 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 56 
 
 
 ■ 27 
 
 J, FiNcn, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 •2ii 
 
 J. FiNCII, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 1 00 
 
 29 
 
 J. Finch,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 
 1830 
 
 J. Finch, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 34 
 
 
 31 
 
 J. Finch, [sociation,) 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 33 
 
 
 32 
 
 J. Finch, (In Bottskill As- 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 36 
 
 
 33 
 
 Sylvester S. Parr, 
 
 26 
 
 7 
 
 
 ] 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 69 
 
 16 16 
 
 34 
 
 S. S. Park, 
 
 62 
 
 18 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 143 
 
 1 60 
 
 36 
 
 Charles B. Keyes, (Re 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 turn'd to Saratoga Body,) 
 
 16 
 
 9 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 162 
 
 
 36 
 
 , ,/. w. Olmstcad, (Cb 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 now called Schuylerville,) 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 142 
 
 18 53 
 
 37 
 
 Jos. W. Sawyer, 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 142 
 
 66 40 
 
 88 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 142 
 
 
 39 
 
 Philander D. Gillette, 
 
 21 
 
 4 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 123 
 
 51 22 
 
 1840 
 
 P. D. Gillette, 
 
 22 
 
 10 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 149 
 
 11 29 
 
 41 
 
 J. Murphy, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 144 
 
 23 00 
 
 42 
 
 J. MURPIIY, 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 131 
 
 34 00 
 
 43 
 
 Benjamin F. Garfield,* 
 
 74 
 
 8 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 208 
 
 28 43 
 
 44 
 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 37 
 
 20 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 251 
 
 51 78 
 
 45 
 
 B. F. Garkield, 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 8 
 
 6 
 
 239 
 
 20 00 
 
 46 
 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 219 
 
 17 00 
 
 i1 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 Wm. Hutchinson, 
 
 
 17 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 206 
 
 90 S5 
 
 49 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 206 
 
 
 1850 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 205 
 
 
 51 
 
 C. B. Keyes, 
 
 € 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 87 
 
 
 1 
 
 115 
 
 32 60 
 
 52 
 
 ,N-o letter. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 115 
 
 30 00 
 
 SCHODACK CHURCH, N. Y., constituted in 1780. 
 
 1786 
 88 
 89 
 
 1791 
 93 
 
 (Ch. called New Bethlehem 
 — , No report, [for yrs. 
 . . ., No pastor, 
 
 17 
 
SEC. 111.] 
 
 CUUKCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 447 
 
 SCHODACK CHURCH — continued. 
 
 
 
 D ^ 
 
 fc 
 
 O 
 
 D 
 
 pg 
 
 D 
 
 "h 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 
 S 
 
 2. 
 
 V' 
 
 o 
 
 a 
 
 w 
 
 o 
 
 FOE 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 H 
 
 
 o' 
 
 
 2 
 
 p 
 
 
 Benev. 
 
 94 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 12 
 
 
 1 
 
 42 
 
 
 95 
 
 , " 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 41 
 
 
 96 
 
 , " 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 97 
 
 Stephen Olmstead, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 51 
 
 
 98 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 ] 
 
 1 
 
 53 
 
 
 99 
 
 S. Olmsthad, (Ch. called 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 62 
 
 
 1800 
 
 S. Olmstead, [Schodack,) 
 
 33 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 92 
 
 
 01 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 91 
 
 
 02 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 1 
 
 • 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 83 
 
 
 03 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 71 
 
 
 04 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 78 
 
 2 15 
 
 05 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 79 
 
 S 6(* 
 
 06 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 i 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 C 
 
 
 73 
 
 
 07 
 
 3. Olmstead, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 69 
 
 
 08 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 69 
 
 
 09 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 68 
 
 24 U 
 
 1810 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 69 
 
 4 00 
 
 11 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 68 
 
 3 00 
 
 12 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 4 00 
 
 13 
 
 S. OlmstiJad, 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 89 
 
 7 50 
 
 14 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 89 
 
 21 68 
 
 15 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 84 
 
 8 25 
 
 16 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 85 
 
 10 OO 
 
 17 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 100 
 
 
 18 
 
 S. Olmstead, 
 
 34 
 
 7 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 130 
 
 10 00 
 
 19 S. Olmstead, 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 140 
 
 34 36 
 
 1890 S. Olmstead, 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 139 
 
 22 GO 
 
 21 S. Olmstead, 
 
 o 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 121 
 
 21 83 
 
 22 S. Olmstead, (Dism'd mem- 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 bers to form 2d Ifassau,) 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 35 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 86 
 
 17 95 
 
 23 S. Olmstead, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 75 
 
 19 75 
 
 24 S. Olmstead, 
 
 9 
 
 o 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 80 
 
 20 14 
 
 25 S. Olmstead, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 77 
 
 20 02 
 
 26 S. Olmstead, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 70 
 
 ■ 18 86 
 
 27 S. Olmstead, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 66 
 
 20 07 
 
 28 S. Olmstead, 
 
 
 
 I 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 64 
 
 15 44 
 
 29 S. Olmstead, D. W. Elmore, 
 
 o 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 63 
 
 18 22 
 
 1830 S. Olmstead, D.W. Elmore, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 60 
 
 
 31 S. Olmstead, [died 1832,) 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 64 
 
 25 40 
 
 32 C. C. Williams, (Elder 0. 
 
 16 
 
 
 1 
 
 18 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 66 
 
 .22 62 
 
 33 C. C. Williams, 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 67 
 
 21 GO 
 
 84 David Kord, (Dism'd from 
 
 1 
 
 ] 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 58 
 
 7 IS 
 
 38 Joseph D. Rogees, [Body,) 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 
 39 William Harris, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 49 
 
 10 87 
 
448 
 
 SIIAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION, 
 
 [appendix^ 
 
 SCIIODACK CHURCH CONTINUED. 
 
 
 
 
 t-i|p3 
 
 t1 1^ 
 
 K 
 
 n 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 TIZ'U 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 a 
 t- 
 c" 
 
 5 
 p 
 
 o 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 1840 
 
 W. Harris, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 47 
 
 10 00 
 
 41 
 
 W. Hauris, 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 44 
 
 13 42 
 
 42 
 
 W. Harris. 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 60 
 
 33 16 
 
 43 
 
 W. Harris, 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 71 
 
 11 77 
 
 44 
 
 W. Harris, 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 f.9 
 
 9 60 
 
 45 
 
 Alexander Mii.ne, 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 75 
 
 23 54 
 
 46 
 
 A. Milne, W. Harris, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 74 
 
 28 17 
 
 47 
 
 A. Milne, (Elder H. died in 
 
 2 
 
 9 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 81 
 
 16 GO 
 
 48 
 
 A. Milne, [1847-8,) 
 
 4 
 
 o 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 81 
 
 16 00 
 
 49 
 
 A, Milne, 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 80 
 
 20 00 
 
 1850 
 
 A. Milne, 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 
 T 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 78 
 
 9 00 
 
 51 
 
 A. Milne,* 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 73 
 
 12 50 
 
 52 
 
 A. Milne, 
 
 S 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 68 
 
 19 00 
 
 SANDLAKE CHVRcn,^ N. Y., const'd Dec. 1831, 
 
 1836 
 
 36 
 
 37 
 38 
 89 
 
 1840 
 41 
 42 
 43 
 44 
 45 
 46 
 47 
 48 
 49 
 
 1850 
 51 
 52 
 
 Iq the Hudson Kiver Asso- 
 Orrin Dodge, [c'ation. 
 
 0. Dodge, 
 
 , John G. Barker, 
 
 David Ford,* 
 
 E. D. Towner, S. Ewer, 
 
 Merritt House, 
 
 Abel Brown, 
 
 Wm. I. LOOMIS, 
 
 W. I. LooMis, 
 
 E. G. Perry, W. I. Loomis,* 
 
 E. G. Perry, W. I. Loomis,* 
 
 E. G. Perry, W. I. Loomis, 
 
 E. G. Perry, "W". I. Loomis, 
 
 Perry, Loomis, M.L.Fullkr 
 
 Do. do. do. 
 
 J. B. Pixley, E. G. Perry, 
 J. B. Pixley, E. G. Perry, 
 A. Milne, E. G. Perry, 
 A. 'Milne, 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 ] 
 
 
 64 
 
 11 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 78 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 76 
 
 7 
 
 s 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 78 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 75 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 85 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 80 
 
 29 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 109 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 112 
 
 1 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 114 
 
 o 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 114 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 116 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 123 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 118 
 
 
 o 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 103 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 107 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 103 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 •7 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 81 
 
 90 18 
 
 166 50 
 110 00 
 luO 00 
 150 00 
 
 80 00 
 100 00 
 100 00 
 
 167 17 
 200 00 
 250 00 
 250 00 
 200 00 
 225 00 
 
 37 00 
 
 21 00 
 
 200 00 
 
 150 00 
 
 150 00 
 
 f This eliurcb is an ofF-shoot of the Schodack and 2d Nassau ebbs. 
 SHAFTSBURY (First) church, Vt., const'd 1768. 
 
 1781, An original churcli. 
 
 86iN'-o minutes till tliis year, 
 
 88 , No pastor, 
 
 89 , 
 
 I'ZOll , No returns, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 45 
 46 
 
 48 
 47 
 
SEC. HI.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 449 
 
 SHAFTSBURRY First Church— 
 
 CONTINUED. 
 
 
 
 D ^ • 
 
 33 C D 
 
 n c H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors & Ministees. 
 
 Bap- •< 
 iiz'd « 
 
 I 1 § 
 
 s§ i 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 
 w 
 
 3 O o" 
 
 o r . 
 
 jenev't. 
 
 l793 
 
 , Cyprian Downer, 
 
 
 
 2 45 
 
 
 94 
 
 
 C. Downer, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 45 
 
 
 95 
 
 
 
 No report, 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 96 
 
 
 
 u 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 97 
 
 
 
 (1 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 98 
 
 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 99 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 97 
 
 
 1800 
 
 
 , C. Downer, 
 
 73 
 
 
 3 3 98 
 
 
 01 
 
 Andrew Harpending, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 S 1 97 
 
 
 02 
 
 A. Harpending, 
 
 
 
 2 1 94 
 
 
 08 
 
 . 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 95 
 
 4 00 
 
 04 
 
 Isaiah Mattison, 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 89 
 
 
 05 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 
 
 89 
 
 2 91 
 
 OG 
 
 I. Mattison,* 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 2 87 
 
 
 07 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 19 
 
 
 2 1 103 
 
 2 00 
 
 08 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 
 
 1 1 101 
 
 6 50 
 
 09 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 
 
 1 1 99 
 
 4 85 
 
 1810 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 
 
 2 97 
 
 3 05 
 
 11 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 33 
 
 
 130 
 
 
 12 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 6 
 
 
 136 
 
 4 50 
 
 13 
 
 r. Mattison, 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 4 126 
 
 
 U 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 124 
 
 
 15 
 
 I. Mattison, [by request,) 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 124 
 
 4 00 
 
 16 
 
 I. Mattison, (Church dism'd 
 
 4 
 
 
 128 
 
 
 19 
 
 T. Mattison, (Return'd of its 
 
 
 
 86 
 
 
 1820 
 
 I. Mattison, [o-wn accord,) 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 1 85 
 
 
 21 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 2 
 
 1 5 
 
 9 1 73 
 
 50 00 
 
 22 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 5 1 
 
 3 
 
 1 75 
 
 15 50 
 
 23 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 
 2 
 
 73 
 
 10 50 
 
 24 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 
 
 3 6 65 
 
 15 50 
 
 25 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 34 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 99 
 
 10 50 
 
 26 
 
 I. Mattison-, 
 
 5 1 
 
 1 2 
 
 1 102 
 
 9 75 
 
 27 
 
 I. Mattison,* 
 
 39 3 
 
 15 
 
 130 
 
 8 75 
 
 28 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 2 1 127 
 
 
 29 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 1 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 2 125 
 
 
 1830 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 2 1 
 
 
 2 126 
 
 
 31 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 125 
 
 
 32 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 49 3 
 
 2 3 
 
 1 3 170 
 
 24 12 
 
 33 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 1 5 167 
 
 
 34 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 22 1 
 
 - 5 
 
 3 182 
 
 
 35 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 "] 3 
 
 6 
 
 5 175 
 
 
 3G 
 
 I. Mattison, R. R. Bennett 
 
 1 3 
 
 6 
 
 173 
 
 
 37 
 
 I. Mattison, R. R. Bennett 
 
 1 3 
 
 
 3 176 
 
 
 38 
 
 I. Mattison, ' 31 4 
 
 
 2 2 178 
 
 c 
 
 23 
 
450 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [APrENDIX. 
 
 SHAFTSBURY First CnuRCH— continued. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 o 
 9 
 
 c 
 
 3 
 3 
 
 o 
 
 1 
 
 O 
 
 1 
 o' 
 
 C 
 3 
 1 
 1 
 2 
 3 
 
 O 
 to 
 o 
 
 ►a 
 a 
 
 H 
 o 
 
 a 
 
 D 
 
 > 
 
 Benevo- 
 lent 
 Monies. 
 
 1839 
 /840 
 41 
 42 
 43 
 44 
 
 r. Mattison, R. R. Bennett, 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 I. Mattison, R. R. Bennett, 
 
 I. Mattison, R. R.Bennett, 
 
 I. Mattison,* R. R. Bennett. 
 
 (Church disbanded in 1844.) 
 
 82 
 
 46 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 2 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 2 
 
 148 
 146 
 147 
 149 
 158 
 161 
 
 6 00 
 50 00 
 
 SHAFTSBURY (Second) church, Vt., constituted 
 June 29, 1780. 
 
 1781 
 
 An original church. 
 
 
 
 
 
 — 
 
 
 — 
 
 
 
 86 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 
 88 
 
 
 No pastor. 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 89 
 
 
 E. Willovghhj, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 87 
 
 
 1791 
 
 
 No returns. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 
 93 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 28 
 
 
 94 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 96 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 96 
 
 
 No returns, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 SO 
 
 
 97 
 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 98 
 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 
 99 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 36 
 
 
 1800 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 38 
 
 
 01 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 40 
 
 
 02 
 
 
 No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 03 
 
 
 No pastor yet, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 04 
 
 
 
 No report for years. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 18^7 
 
 Daniel A. Cobb, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 55 
 
 
 28 
 
 D. A. Cobb, 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 59 
 
 
 29 
 
 D. A. Cobb, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 58 
 
 
 1880 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 58 
 
 
 31 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 82 
 
 , Robert i?. Bennett, 
 
 24 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 64 
 
 
 S3 
 
 R. R. Bennett, 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 61 
 
 
 34 
 
 R. R. Bennett, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 35 
 
 R. R. Bennett, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 60 
 
 
 36 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 60 
 
 
 87 
 
 ) " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 60 
 
 
 38 
 
 R. R. Bennett, 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 39 
 
 , No report. 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 44 
 
 
 IDrop'd from minute.q 1841. 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 _ 
 
 
 
 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 451 
 
 SHAFTSBURY (Fourth) church, Vt., constituted 
 Aug. 19, 1783. 
 
 A. D. Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 i'iz'd 
 
 t3 
 
 w 
 
 g 
 
 O 
 
 (a 
 O 
 
 Q 
 
 o 
 
 S 
 o 
 
 H Benkvo- 
 
 g LENT 
 
 "^ Monies 
 
 1789 
 
 Caleb Blood, 
 
 
 
 124 
 
 
 1791 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 127 
 
 
 93 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 127 
 
 
 94 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 125 
 
 
 96 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 33 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 16(1 
 
 
 96 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 168 
 
 
 97 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 170 
 
 
 98 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 171 
 
 
 99 
 
 C. Blood, Great revival ! 
 
 171 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 336 
 
 
 1800 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 366 
 
 
 01 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 363 
 
 
 02 
 
 0. Blood, 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 356 
 
 
 03 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 849 
 
 18 94 
 
 04 
 
 0. Blood, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 844 
 
 
 05 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 352 
 
 9 96 
 
 06 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 358 
 
 6 24 
 
 07 
 
 C. Blood, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 355 
 
 10 25 
 
 08 
 
 , C. Downer, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 298 
 
 1 30 
 
 09 
 
 I. Mattison, (Jfimefory'ra) 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 292 
 
 4 85 
 
 1810 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 289 
 
 11 16 
 
 11 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 81 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 875 
 
 36 75 
 
 12 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 389 
 
 11 OO 
 
 13 
 
 I. Mattison, £lon Galusha* 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 50 
 
 t 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 336 
 
 
 14 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 f) 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 826 
 
 10 OC 
 
 15 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 828 
 
 27 64 
 
 16 
 
 J, Mattison, Elos Galusha 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 316 
 
 
 17 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 319 
 
 
 18 
 
 , Truman Gahmha, 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 339 
 
 37 OC 
 
 19 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 214 
 
 58 8S 
 
 1820 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 200 
 
 
 21 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 178 
 
 52 2e 
 
 22 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 175 
 
 18 76 
 
 23 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 167 
 
 17 17 
 
 24 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 162 
 
 15 0« 
 
 25 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 152 
 
 12 82 
 
 26 
 
 Samuel Savory,* 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 152 
 
 15 9C 
 
 27 
 
 S. Savory, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 149 
 
 11 OC 
 
 28 
 
 Daniel Tinkham, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 189 
 
 
 29 
 
 Cyrus W. Hodges, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 135 
 
 
 1830 
 
 C. W. Hodges, 
 
 35' 3 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 166 
 
 
 31 
 
 C. W. Hodges,* 
 
 1' 1 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 165 
 
 
 32 
 
 C. W. Hodges, 
 
 38 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 200 
 
 
452 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. [''^P^ENDIX. 
 
 SHAFTSBURY (Fourth) 
 
 Church- 
 
 —CONTINUED. 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 P3 
 
 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 1 
 
 "'I 
 
 O 
 B 
 o 
 
 c< 
 
 Benevo- 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 1838 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 205 
 
 
 34 
 
 Waueham Walker, 
 
 
 o 
 
 
 19 
 
 49 
 
 8 
 
 15 
 
 121 
 
 
 35 
 
 W. Walker, 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 132 
 
 
 86 
 
 W. Walker, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 126 
 
 
 37 
 
 W. Walker, 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 124 
 
 
 38 
 
 Harmon Ellis, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 115 
 
 
 39 
 
 J. W. Sawyer, H. Ellis, 
 
 50 
 
 8 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 164 
 
 
 1840 
 
 J. W. Sawyer, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 G 
 
 160 
 
 $140 00 
 
 41 
 
 J. W. Sawyer, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 155 
 
 104 00 
 
 42 
 
 J. W. Sawyer, 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 153 
 
 
 43 
 
 J. W. Sawyer, 
 
 71 
 
 24 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 212 
 
 
 44 
 
 J. W. Sawyer, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 220 
 
 
 45 
 
 Israel Keach, 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 229 
 
 100 00 
 
 4G 
 
 I. Keach, 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 225 
 
 120 00 
 
 47 
 
 I. Keach, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 7 
 
 4 
 
 215 
 
 100 00 
 
 48 
 
 I. Mattison, 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 212 
 
 
 49 
 
 Lansing Bailey, 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 200 
 
 
 1850 
 
 L. Bailey, 
 
 23 
 
 4 1 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 215 
 
 122 00 
 
 51 
 
 Aetuur Day, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 206 
 
 175 00 
 
 52]A. DAT, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 170 
 
 130 00 
 
 53 
 
 A. Day, 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 167 
 
 164 35 
 
 f To form Arlington church. 
 
 STAMFORD church, Vt., constituted about 1798. 
 
 1808 
 09 
 
 , (United this session.) 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 50 
 43 
 
 75 
 
 1810 
 
 J " 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 36 
 
 
 11 
 
 Paul Himes, 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 52 
 
 
 12 
 
 P. Himes,* 
 
 54 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 95 
 
 
 13 
 
 , Letter sent. 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 88 
 
 
 14 
 
 Aaron Haynes, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 79 
 
 
 15 
 
 16 
 
 
 No report, 
 Letter sent. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 79 
 66 
 
 
 17 
 
 18 
 
 
 No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 63 
 65 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 67 
 
 
 1820 
 
 
 " 
 
 C 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 49 
 
 1 00 
 
 21 
 
 
 « 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 46 
 
 
 22 
 23 
 
 26 
 
 27 
 
 
 Henry Cady, 
 , No report for years. 
 No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 6 
 
 o 
 
 
 5 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 44 
 
 26 
 25 
 
 
 28 
 
 
 « 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 2" 
 
 
 29 
 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1II.3 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 453 
 
 STAMFORD church — continued. 
 
 
 
 
 'c- 
 
 fo 
 
 O Oi W 
 
 O 
 
 H 
 
 MoNiEa 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 % 
 
 w 
 
 M 
 
 E5 
 
 so 
 
 o 
 
 y, 
 o 
 
 5 
 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 
 'A 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 > 
 
 t-' 
 
 Benkv. 
 
 1830 
 
 W. G. Johnson, 
 
 10 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 
 31 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 $7 89 
 
 32 
 
 Truman Hendryx, 
 
 2 
 
 
 I 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 44 
 
 
 33 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 89 
 
 
 34 
 
 > " 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 ] 
 
 
 86 
 
 
 35 
 
 , Merritt House, 
 
 36 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 76 
 
 
 36 
 
 , No report for 2 j'ears. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 76 
 
 
 88 
 
 Ransom 0. Dwyee, 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 59 
 
 
 39 
 
 R. 0. DwYER, [Body, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 63 
 
 
 1840 
 
 , No report. Left tlie 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 53 
 
 
 41 
 
 , (In Berksliire Ass'n,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 49 
 
 
 42 
 
 , A letter sent, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 
 43 
 
 J. H. Wells, 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 44 
 
 
 44 
 
 J. H. Wells.* 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 46 
 
 
 45 
 
 , J. H. Wells, 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 45 
 
 
 46 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 42 
 
 
 47 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 38 
 
 
 48 
 
 Harvey Crowley',* 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 38 
 
 1 GO 
 
 49 
 
 H. Crowley, 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 1 00 
 
 1850 
 
 H. Crowley, 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 2 00 
 
 51 
 
 H. Crowlev, 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 38 
 
 10 00 
 
 52 
 
 D. Avery, 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 2 50 
 
 STEPHENTOWN Ghurch, N. Y., constituted June 
 16th, 1796. 
 
 1797 
 98 
 99 
 
 1800 
 01 
 02 
 03 
 04 
 05 
 06 
 
 09 
 1810 
 
 12 
 13 
 14 
 
 (Called 2nd 
 [church,) 
 
 No report. 
 
 Robert Niles. 
 
 R. Nlles, 
 
 R. Niles, 
 
 R. Niles,* 
 
 R. Niles.* 
 
 R. Niles, 
 
 — , No pastor, 
 — , do do (eh. called 
 — , do do [Stephent'n 
 — , do do No report for 
 
 years, 
 
 — , No pastor yet, 
 
 Julius Beeman, • No report 
 for 2 years, 
 
 J. Beemax. No report, 
 
 J. Beejian, 
 
 T. Beeman, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 54 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 58 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 68 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 S 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 77 
 77 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 73 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 69 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 68 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 65 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 52 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 58 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 03 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 61 
 
454 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appenuix. 
 
 STEPHENTOWN Church— continued. 
 
 
 
 
 
 t-< Wl 
 
 b o^wi 
 
 o 
 
 " h"" 
 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers 
 
 Bap- 
 
 w 
 
 
 33 
 
 o o 
 
 S 
 
 S 
 
 Bbnev. 
 
 
 
 iiz'b 
 
 H 
 
 H 
 
 K_ 
 
 '^ >-. 
 
 o 
 
 > 
 
 Monies. 
 
 
 
 
 58 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 
 •S o 
 
 
 r* 
 
 
 15 
 
 J. Beeman.* No report, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 16 
 
 J. Beman,* 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 61 
 
 
 17 
 
 J. Beeman. Elnathan Swett, 
 
 118 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 193 
 
 
 18 
 
 , K Sweet, 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 198 
 
 ^10 37 
 
 19 
 
 , B. Sweet. No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 198 
 
 8 09 
 
 1820 
 
 Mathew Jones, E. Sweet, 
 
 14 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 
 19 
 
 ] 
 
 185 
 
 
 21 
 
 M. Jones, 
 
 12 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 195 
 
 
 22 
 
 M. Jones,* 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 I 
 
 193 
 
 
 2.3 
 
 M. Jones, 
 
 12 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 202 
 
 
 24 
 
 M. Jones, 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 212 
 
 
 25 
 
 M. Jones,* 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 199 
 
 
 20 
 
 M. Jones,* 
 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 172 
 
 
 27 
 
 M. Jones. Precious rcTival ! 
 
 51 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 218 
 
 25 11 
 
 28 
 
 M. Jones,* 
 
 10 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 230 
 
 
 29 
 
 M. Jones.* Letter sent, 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 226 
 
 
 1830 
 
 M. Jones, 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 6 
 
 
 10 
 
 5 
 
 202 
 
 
 31 
 
 M. Jones,* 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 191 
 
 
 32 
 
 M. Jones,* [town Body,) 
 
 48 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 
 8 
 
 g 
 
 221 
 
 
 33 
 
 M. Jones, (Now in Stephen- 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 221 
 
 
 34 
 
 M. Jones, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 218 
 
 16 00 
 
 35 
 
 M. Jones,* 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 215 
 
 16 51 
 
 36 
 
 M. Jones,* 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 193 
 
 6 GO 
 
 37 
 
 M. Jones,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 187 
 
 
 38 
 
 M. Jones, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 
 6 
 
 3 
 
 163 
 
 10 00 
 
 39 
 
 M. Jones,* 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 152 
 
 40 00 
 
 islo 
 
 M. Jones,* Dane. II. Grant, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 147 
 
 53 00 
 
 41 
 
 M. Jones,* D. H. Grant, 
 
 6 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 157 
 
 08 00 
 
 42 
 
 M. Jones.* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 157 
 
 
 43 
 
 M. Jones, E. Sweet,* 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 141 
 
 
 44 
 
 M. Jones, E. Sweet, 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 132 
 
 77 09 
 
 45 
 
 E. Sm'eet, M. Jones, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 132 
 
 
 46 
 
 E. Sweet, M. Jones, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 125 
 
 10 01 
 
 47 
 
 E. Sweet, M. Jones, 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 13 
 
 3 
 
 114 
 
 
 48 
 
 E. Sweet, M. Jones, 
 
 83 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 i 
 
 195 
 
 
 49 
 
 E. Sweet * M. Jones,* 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 194 
 
 56 26 
 
 1850 
 
 El Sweet, M. Jones,* 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 185 
 
 16 00 
 
 51 
 
 E. SwEi T * M. Jones,* 
 
 3 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 183 
 
 28 17 
 
 52 
 
 E. Sweet, M. Jones, 
 
 31 
 
 6 
 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 162 
 
 66 32 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 455 
 
 LEBANON SPRINGS Church,! N. Y., const'd 1826. 
 
 Pastors and Ministess. 
 
 Bap 
 
 1829 
 
 1830 
 31 
 32 
 33 
 34 
 35 
 36 
 37 
 38 
 39 
 
 184U 
 41 
 42 
 43 
 44 
 45 
 46 
 47 
 48 
 49 
 
 1850 
 51 
 52 
 
 Edwin Sandys, (In Berks'e 
 
 E. Sandys, [Body,) 
 
 E. Sandys, 
 
 E. Sandys,* 
 
 E. Sandys, 
 
 E. Sandys, 
 
 E. Sandys, 
 
 — , M. Jones, \ tLe time, 
 Salmon Hatch, 
 NoKMAN N. Wood, 
 N. N. Wood, 
 N. N. Wood, 
 N. N. Wood, 
 N. N. Wood, 
 E. Sandys, N. N. Wood, 
 E. Sandys, 
 E. Sandys, 
 
 Slmuel B. Willis, E. San 
 S. B. Willis, [dys,-* 
 
 G. S. Stockwell, 
 G. S. Stockwell,* 
 G. S. Stockwell, 
 
 , Edward 3I'Iiendrie, 
 
 Edward Conover, 
 
 16 
 
 25 
 
 H Benevo- 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 74 
 74 
 71 
 85 
 85 
 92 
 88 
 71 
 7 
 
 83 
 
 lOf. 
 
 107 
 
 203 
 
 106 
 
 102 
 
 99 
 
 89 
 
 86 
 
 55 
 
 52 
 
 53 
 
 53 
 
 47 
 
 50 
 
 $4 01 
 
 5 00 
 
 38 32 
 
 18 00 
 
 31 48 
 21 50 
 
 30 10 
 
 12 50 
 
 19 00 
 33 09 
 87 25 
 42 35 
 80 52 
 44 00 
 35 10 
 35 80 
 
 32 50 
 55 00 
 70 00 
 
 13 00 
 22 62 
 54 19 
 
 f This church was mainly from the Stephentown church, 
 STILLWATERCHURCH,N.Y., CONSTITUTED ABOUT 1780. 
 
 1786 
 
 Lemuel Powers, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 
 88 
 
 L. Powers, 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 61 
 
 
 89 
 
 L. Powers, 
 
 33 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 1791 
 
 L. Powers, David Irish, 
 
 182 
 
 
 
 4( 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 232 
 
 
 93 
 
 L. Powers, D. Irish, 
 
 91 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 413 
 
 
 94 
 
 L. Powers, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 93 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 308 
 
 
 95 
 
 L. Powers, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 299 
 
 
 96 
 
 L. Powers,* 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 255 
 
 
 97 
 
 L. Powers, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 254 
 
 
 98 
 
 L. Powers, 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 224 
 
 
 99 
 
 L. Powers,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 224 
 
 
 1800 
 
 , (Elder P. died.) No 
 changes given for years. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1814 
 
 Samuel Rogers, (Reap- 
 pears in Saratoga Body,) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 83 
 
 
 15 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 'J 
 
 87 
 
 4 50 
 
 16 
 
 S. Rogers,* 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 124 
 
 4 00 
 
456 
 
 SHAFTSBtTRY ASSOCIATION, 
 
 [APPEDNiy. 
 
 STILLWATER church — continued. 
 
 
 
 
 f 
 
 ?o 
 
 O 
 
 O 
 
 M Ol 
 
 H 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 to' 
 
 H 
 
 fc~4 
 
 s 
 
 
 
 
 
 lent 
 Monies 
 
 ISH 
 
 3. Rogers,* No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 124 
 
 
 18 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 C 
 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 106 
 
 
 19 
 
 3. Rogers, 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 109 
 
 
 1820 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 68 
 
 7 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 176 
 
 1 50 
 
 21 
 
 S. Rogers, 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 178 
 
 
 22 
 
 3. Rogers,* 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 168 
 
 
 28 
 
 , (Eld. R. died io Feb.) 
 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 158 
 
 
 24 
 
 David Bernard, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 145 
 
 
 25 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 8 
 
 1 
 
 130 
 
 
 26 
 
 , " 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 118 
 
 
 27 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 116 
 
 
 28 
 
 ELNATUA^f FiNCU, 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 115 
 
 
 29 
 
 E. Finch, 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 75 
 
 
 1880 
 
 E. Finch, 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 72 
 
 15 00 
 
 31 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 72 
 
 
 32 
 
 Heman H. Haff, 
 
 38 
 
 1 
 
 211 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 109 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 109 
 
 
 34 
 
 Isaac "Wescott, 
 
 39 
 
 6 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 136 
 
 
 35 
 
 I. Wescott, 
 
 35 
 
 11 
 
 1 13 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 167 
 
 10 79 
 
 36 
 
 I. Wescott, 
 
 24 
 
 10 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 180 
 
 82 00 
 
 37 
 
 I. Wescott, 
 
 11 
 
 5 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 185 
 
 63 40 
 
 38 
 
 I. Wescott, 
 
 18 
 
 12 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 198 
 
 25 55 
 
 39 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 112 
 
 
 1840 
 
 Israel Keacu, 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 o 
 
 74 
 
 1 00 
 
 41 
 
 I. Keach, 
 
 43 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 116 
 
 10 00 
 
 42 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 102 
 
 3 45 
 
 43 
 
 , No letter, 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 118 
 
 
 44 
 
 0. 0. Kimball, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 107 
 
 4 59 
 
 45 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 107 
 
 
 46 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 102 
 
 
 47 
 
 , No report for 2 years, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 101 
 
 
 49 
 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 39 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 60 
 
 
 1850 
 
 B. F.Garfield, 
 
 31 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 97 
 
 11 64 
 
 51 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 99 
 
 12 00 
 
 52 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 101 
 
 5 76 
 
 STILLWATER (Village, or 2d,) church, N. Y., con- 
 stituted IN 1839. 
 
 1839 
 
 1840 
 41 
 
 42 
 
 I. Wescott, (Formed of the 
 
 Ist church,) 
 I. Wescott.Thomas Brandt 
 I. Wescott, T. Brandt,* 
 f. Wescott, 
 
 89 
 101 
 150 
 171 
 
 250 44 
 
 152 00 
 
 81 33 
 
 44 86 
 
SEC. HI.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 457 
 
 
 STILLWATER chuech 
 
 — 
 
 CONTINUED. 
 
 
 A- D. 
 
 Pastoes and Ministees. 
 
 Bap 
 tiz'd. 
 
 SI 
 S3 
 
 i 
 
 K 
 
 a 
 
 10 
 
 o 
 
 ?: 
 O 
 
 g 
 
 O 
 p 
 
 4 
 
 c 
 >- 
 
 Monies 
 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 1843 
 
 I. Wescott, 
 
 31 
 
 22 
 
 210 
 
 81 00 
 
 44 
 
 I. WEScorr, 
 
 23 
 
 11 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 22(1 
 
 181 30 
 
 45 
 
 I. Wescott, 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 221 
 
 166 7 9 
 
 46 
 
 I. Wescott, E. Wkscott, J. 
 
 A. PiTTMAN, 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 216 
 
 279 26 
 
 4*7 
 
 I. Wescott, E. Wescott, J. 
 
 A. PlTTMAN,* 
 
 19 
 
 10 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 233 
 
 838 65 
 
 48 
 
 I. Wescott, E. Wescott, J. 
 A. PiTTMAX * H. Slade,* 
 C 0. Kimball,* 
 
 2 
 
 11 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 S 
 
 239 
 
 338 20 
 
 49 
 
 [.Wescott, E. Wescott, 
 
 80 
 
 m 
 
 
 16 
 
 28 
 
 
 6 
 
 230 
 
 360 25 
 
 1860 
 
 I. Wescoit, 
 
 19 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 29 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 217 
 
 242 77 
 
 51 
 
 Marvin G. Hodge, 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 21411615 80 
 
 52 
 
 M. G. Hodge, 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 . 
 
 7 
 
 IG 
 
 2 
 
 
 205! 401 80 
 
 TROY, (First) Church, constituted a. d. 1794. 
 
 1804 Isaac Webb, 
 
 05 r. Webb, 
 
 06 I. Webb, 
 
 07 I Webb, 
 
 08 r. Webb, 
 
 09 I. Webb, 
 1810 I. Webb, 
 
 11 jr. Webb,* 
 12iFRANCi3 Wayland, 
 
 13 F. Wayland, 
 
 14 IF. Wayland, 
 
 15 F. Wayland, 
 
 16 C 6". <So/«ers, F. Wayland,* 
 (United to the Hudson 
 Ptiver Association,) 
 
 17 C. G. SoMKRS, 
 
 18 C. G. SOMERS, 
 
 19 C. G. SOMEKS, 
 
 1820 0. G. SoMERS, 
 
 21 0. G. SOMERP, 
 
 22 , IS'o pastor, 
 
 23 Leland Howard, 
 
 24 L. Howaed, 
 
 25 L. Howard,* 
 
 26 L.Howard, 
 
 27 IL HowAUD,"^ 
 
 28 L. Howard. 
 
 29 I Peter Ludlow, Jr., 
 
 34 
 
 79 
 
 22 
 
 46 
 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 11 
 
 7 
 30 
 19 
 
 3 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 13 
 
 9 
 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 
 18 
 
 ■( 
 
 
 21 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 18 
 
 
 13 
 
 K 
 
 2 
 
 20 
 
 11 
 
 
 10 
 
 17 
 
 
 14 
 
 26 
 
 
 26 
 
 24 
 
 \ 
 
 10 
 
 161 
 
 l5Ui 
 
 41 
 
 75 
 76 
 74 
 81 
 78 
 79 
 77 
 68 
 61 
 67 
 62 
 132 
 
 230 
 244 
 
 287 
 276 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 258 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 267 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 268 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 256 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 258 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 260 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 282 
 
 5 
 
 6 
 
 305 
 
 1 
 
 
 257 
 
 $28 82 
 20 00 
 20 00 
 
 18 93 
 
 19 50 
 16 62 
 16 25 
 12 75 
 11 32 
 10 00 
 
 20 69 
 
 20 12 
 11 08 
 33 17 
 
 33 69 
 27 25 
 17 00 
 
 34 00 
 87 40 
 64 40 
 
 24 
 
458 
 
 SHAFTSBUKY ASSOCIATION. [APPHiNDIX. 
 
 
 TROY, (First) Church 
 
 
 CONTINUED 
 
 • 
 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors & Ministeks. 
 
 Bav 
 tiz'd 
 
 to 
 f 
 
 11 
 
 P3 
 a 
 
 CD 
 
 1 
 
 O 
 a 
 9 
 
 C 
 o 
 b' 
 
 a 
 
 a" 
 
 5 
 
 a 
 
 H 
 o 
 
 H 
 > 
 
 MoNIEK 
 FOR 
 
 Benev. 
 
 18S0 
 
 Bknj. SL Hill, 
 
 25 
 
 6 
 
 274 
 
 114 00 
 
 31 
 
 B. M. HiL, 
 
 102 
 
 20 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 389 
 
 98 00 
 
 32 
 
 B. M. HiL, 
 
 47 
 
 ■21 
 
 2 
 
 26 
 
 
 6 
 
 6 
 
 424 
 
 350 00 
 
 33 
 
 B. M. Hill, 
 
 19 
 
 22 
 
 6 
 
 14 
 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 443 
 
 1261 00 
 
 34 
 
 B. M. Hill, 
 
 8 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 111 
 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 357 
 
 800 00 
 
 S& 
 
 B. M. Hill, [well,* 
 
 b 
 
 41 
 
 ] 
 
 25 
 
 
 10 
 
 4 
 
 366 
 
 96 50 
 
 36 
 
 B. M. Hill, James xM. Has 
 
 100 
 
 •28 
 
 4 
 
 32 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 459 
 
 161 00 
 
 37 
 
 B. M. Hill, 
 
 (i 
 
 40 
 
 b 
 
 17 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 480 
 
 If) 5 00 
 
 38 
 
 B. M. Hill, [well,* 
 
 79 
 
 24 
 
 2 
 
 3C 
 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 528 
 
 82 00 
 
 39 
 
 B. M. Hill, J. M. Has 
 
 3 
 
 23 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 523 
 
 201 87 
 
 1840 
 
 John Cooksox, B. M. Hill, 
 J. M Haswkll,* 
 
 155 
 
 41 
 
 8 
 
 14 
 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 684 
 
 164 65 
 
 41 
 
 J. CooKsoN, B. M. Hill, J. 
 M. Haswell,* 
 
 8 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 686 
 
 750 OO 
 
 42 
 
 J. Cooks ON, B. M. Hill, J. 
 M Haswell, 
 
 20 
 
 14 
 
 3 
 
 12 
 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 697 
 
 729 00 
 
 ■ 43 
 
 L. 0. LovELL, B. M. Hill, 
 J. A. Haswell,* 
 
 62 
 
 23 
 
 6 
 
 112 
 
 34 
 
 13 
 
 6 
 
 453 
 
 50 00 
 
 44 
 
 , B. M. Hill, J. M. 
 
 Haswell,* 
 
 S 
 
 9 
 
 3 
 
 45 
 
 30 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 387 
 
 525 00 
 
 45 
 
 George t". Baldwin, B. M. 
 Hill, J. M. Haswell,* 
 
 182 
 
 16 
 
 7 
 
 26 
 
 6 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 541 
 
 1020 00 
 
 46 
 
 G. C. Baldwin, 
 
 1^> 
 
 32 
 
 16 
 
 29 
 
 4 
 
 13 
 
 e 
 
 612 
 
 726 00 
 
 47 
 
 G. C. Baldwin, B. M. Hill, 
 
 10 
 
 20 
 
 4 
 
 19 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 [. 
 
 615 
 
 460 18 
 
 48 
 
 G. C. Baldwin, [well. 
 
 134 
 
 43 
 
 19 
 
 23 
 
 3 
 
 24 
 
 8 
 
 753 
 
 761 24 
 
 49 
 
 G. 0. Baldwin, J. M. Has 
 
 32 
 
 31 
 
 3 
 
 35 
 
 9 
 
 12 
 
 5 
 
 758 
 
 950 00 
 
 50 
 
 G. 0. Baldwin, B. M. Hill. 
 J. M. Haswell,* [well,** 
 
 29 
 
 12 
 
 9 
 
 37 
 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 744 
 
 
 51 
 
 G. 0. Baldwin. J. M. Has 
 
 62 
 
 23 
 
 6 
 
 28 
 
 24 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 769 
 
 ()70 Oo 
 
 f2 
 
 G. C. Baldwin, 
 
 11 
 
 26 
 
 o 
 
 37 
 
 f) 
 
 9 
 
 9 
 
 754 
 
 3040 Oo 
 
 53 
 
 a. V. Baldwin 
 
 4 9 
 
 21 
 
 4 
 
 22 
 
 19 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 773 
 
 2139 65 
 
 TROY, (North) Chcrch, N. Y., constituted in 1843. 
 
 "'sTso 
 
 4j32 
 10141 
 
 43 jLeland Howakd, 
 
 44 L. Howard, 
 46 L. HowARi>, 
 
 46 I J. H. Walden,* 
 
 47 IJ. H. Walden, 
 
 48 J. H. Wali'ln, 
 
 49 -Jonah G. W'AnKEs, 
 850 J. G. Warren, 
 
 51 J. G. Warren, 
 
 52 J. G. Wabren, 
 
 53 J. G. Warren, 
 
 16 23 
 
 1228 
 63'3' 
 
 4:15 
 9 8 
 
 lolis 
 
 3!l3 
 2i 4 
 
 10 
 
 I Sll 
 1121 
 ljl58 
 3!lG6' 
 4 19i2l 
 4 26.''-; 
 4'257i 
 2 26(i 
 
 17 18 
 
 29 00 
 
 64 77 
 
 26 03 
 
 282 68 
 
 28 83 
 
 577 45 
 
 462 00 
 
 :> 266 1897 47 
 
 3 241 438 80 
 
 4 ?21 (306 81 
 
SEC. HI.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STAT13TIC8, 
 
 459 
 
 WEST TJiOFcHUKCH, N. Y., constituted in 1828. 
 
 
 
 
 t-i 
 
 ?ci 
 
 g 
 
 e 
 
 W t) 
 
 H 
 
 Benev- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap- 
 
 3 
 
 
 5 
 a' 
 
 o 
 
 n 
 
 S 
 
 s 
 
 lent 
 
 
 
 tiz'd 
 
 fo" 
 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 >■ 
 
 MONIBS. 
 
 
 
 
 
 1828 
 
 , (Called Gibbonsville, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26 
 
 15 00 
 
 29 
 
 Wm. Curtis * [and W.Troy,) 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 SO 
 
 
 1830 
 
 Ashley Vaughn, 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 42 
 
 
 31 
 
 A. Vaughn, 
 
 48 
 
 e 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 90 
 
 10 10 
 
 33 
 
 A. Vaughn, 
 
 15 
 
 6 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 97 
 
 121 14 
 
 33 
 
 A. Vaughn, 
 
 12 
 
 15 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 117 
 
 110 00 
 
 34 
 
 A. Vaughn, 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 125 
 
 10 00 
 
 35 
 
 Frederick S. Parke, 
 
 2 
 
 10 
 
 
 25 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 99 
 
 28 50 
 
 36 
 
 F. S. Parke, 
 
 5 
 
 25 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 118 
 
 23 10 
 
 37 
 
 F. S. Parke, 
 
 27 
 
 26 
 
 1 
 
 15 
 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 151 
 
 15 00 
 
 38 
 
 F. S. Parke, 
 
 8 
 
 18 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 152 
 
 17 50 
 
 89 
 
 Geo. Phippen, Thos. Brandt. 
 
 18 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 17 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 160 
 
 81 00 
 
 1810 
 
 Thos. S. Rogers, G. Phippen, 
 
 16 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 16 
 
 
 4 
 
 3 
 
 150 
 
 29 00 
 
 41 
 
 T. S. Rogers, 
 
 7 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 19 
 
 
 16 
 
 1 
 
 120 
 
 24 OO 
 
 42 
 
 Charles H. Hosken, 
 
 4 
 
 14 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 4 
 
 119 
 
 18 46 
 
 43 
 
 C. H. Hosken, 
 
 70 
 
 9 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 191 
 
 24 00 
 
 44 
 
 Oerin Dodge, 
 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 7 
 
 1 
 
 189 
 
 26 00 
 
 45 
 
 Orein Dodge, 
 
 4 
 
 15 
 
 2 
 
 17 
 
 4 
 
 13 
 
 1 
 
 173 
 
 32 00 
 
 46 
 
 , Xo pastor, 
 
 3 
 
 8 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 7 
 
 5 
 
 153 
 
 
 47 
 
 J. C. Burroughs, 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 154 
 
 172 44 
 
 48 
 
 J. C. Burroughs, 
 
 3 
 
 19 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 155 
 
 150 00 
 
 49 
 
 J. C. Burroughs, 
 
 2 
 
 19 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 6 
 
 4 
 
 154 
 
 150 00 
 
 1850 
 
 J. C. Burroughs, 
 
 3 
 
 14 
 
 2 
 
 12 
 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 154 
 
 
 51 
 
 J. C. Burroughs, 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 115 
 
 540 00 
 
 52 
 
 J. C. Burroughs, 
 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 117 
 
 229 00 
 
 53 
 
 William Arthur. 
 
 1' 5 
 
 1 2 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 119 
 
 193 3^ 
 
 COHOES CHURCH, N. Y., 
 
 CONSTITUTED 
 
 IN 
 
 June, 
 
 1839. 
 
 1889 
 
 John Duncan, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 40 
 
 H. H. Rouse, 
 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 37 
 
 
 41 
 
 M. Eastwood, 
 
 
 11 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 36 
 
 $14 01 
 
 42 
 
 J. H. DWYEE, 
 
 6 
 
 10 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 8 00 
 
 43 
 
 , Ko pastor, 
 
 13 
 
 9 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 47 
 
 3 25 
 
 44 
 
 H. H. Rouse, 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 50 
 
 
 45 
 
 Josiah Cannon, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 2 60 
 
 46 
 
 Sidney Wilder, 
 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 83 
 
 3 00 
 
 47 
 
 S. Wilder, 
 
 30 
 
 17 
 
 
 16 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 75 
 
 6 66 
 
 48 
 
 B. F. Garfield, [Body, 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 60 
 
 
 49 
 
 , (Joined Hudson River 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 
 13 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 60 
 
 
 1850 
 
 D. Round, 
 
 9 
 
 15 
 
 4 
 
 9 
 
 10 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 65 
 
 1 60 
 
 61 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 61 
 
 15 22 
 
 .'52 
 
 J. E. Kenney, 
 
 89 
 
 28 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 118 
 
 110 00 
 
 53 
 
 J. E. Kenney, 
 
 4 
 
 7 
 
 , 
 
 1 3 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 119 
 
 126 69 
 
460 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 WATERFORD church, N. Y 
 
 ., CONSTITUTED 
 
 IN 
 
 1821. 
 
 
 
 Bap- g 1 
 
 tc 
 
 a 
 
 D 
 
 t?3 
 
 O] 
 
 ^ 
 
 Benevo- 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 or. 
 
 5 
 
 (0 
 
 O 
 
 X 
 Q 
 
 5 ! 
 
 o 
 
 H 
 
 lent 
 
 
 
 rizD 
 
 ►^ 
 p" 
 
 
 
 ►3 
 
 r 
 
 °l 
 
 
 Monies. 
 
 
 (Set oflf from the church in 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 181J2 
 
 John Lamb,* [Lansiogb'li,) 
 
 4 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 26 
 
 
 23 
 
 J. Lamk, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 31 
 
 
 24 
 
 J. Lamb. 
 
 e 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 87 
 
 
 25 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 8 
 
 o 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 
 26 
 
 J. Lamb, 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 47 
 
 
 27 
 
 , Letter, 
 
 13 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 57 
 
 
 28 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 11 
 
 1 
 
 35 
 
 
 29 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 1830 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 
 31 
 
 , Thomas Brand, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 80 
 
 
 32 
 
 Thomas Brand, 
 
 1 
 
 6 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 33 
 
 
 38 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 S4 
 
 , Letter sent,(DismisBed 
 
 from the Body,) [Body.^ 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 1840 
 
 H. H. RousE,(in the Saratoga 
 
 28 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 57 
 
 $1 Oo 
 
 41 
 
 Marvin Eastwood, 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 11 
 
 
 38 
 
 10 00 
 
 42 
 
 M. Eastwood, 
 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 42 
 
 18 02 
 
 43 
 
 M. Eastwood, 
 
 68 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 119 
 
 20 39 
 
 44 
 
 JosiAn Cannon, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 107 
 
 27 07 
 
 45 
 
 J, Cannon, 
 
 2 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 8 
 
 99 
 
 36 19 
 
 46 
 
 J. C. Burroughs, 
 
 
 10 
 
 1 
 
 9 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 96 
 
 42 80 
 
 41 
 
 Benj. F. Garfield,* 
 
 9 
 
 4 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 68 
 
 
 48 
 
 B. F. Garfield, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 66 
 
 65 00 
 
 49 
 
 M. Eastwood,* Letter 8eut, 
 
 8 
 
 4 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 69 
 
 
 1850 
 
 , No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 69 
 
 
 51 
 
 Alfred Harvey, 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 74 
 74 
 
 142 62 
 
 52 
 
 , No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12 13 
 
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE church, Mass., const'd in 1781. 
 
 179(1 
 
 .(Called Stockb'ge chh.) 
 
 
 91 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 93 
 
 Samdel Whelpley, Jr., 
 
 18 
 
 94 
 
 S. Whelpley, Jr. (Called 
 
 
 
 West Stockbridge, 
 
 44 
 
 95 
 
 S. Whelpley, Jr., M. A., 
 
 6 
 
 96 
 
 S. Whelpley, A. M., 
 
 5 
 
 97 
 
 S. Whelpley, A. M.,* 
 
 3 
 
 98 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 
 99 
 
 Ebee Moffitt, 
 
 2 
 
 1800 
 
 E. Moffitt,* 
 
 7 
 
 01 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 
 02 
 
 , do do 
 
 1 
 
 08 
 
 , do do ' 
 
 
 16; 
 16j 
 
 421 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 461 
 
 WEST STOCKBRIDGE, church— continued. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 'Bap I S" 
 
 04 
 
 05 
 
 06 
 
 
 
 08 
 
 09 
 
 1810 
 11 
 12 
 13 
 14i 
 15 
 16 
 17 
 18 
 19 
 
 1820 
 21 
 22 
 
 27 
 28 
 29 
 
 1830 
 31 
 
 1843 
 44 
 45 
 46 
 47 
 48 
 49 
 
 1850 
 51 
 52 
 
 , No report, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 , No report, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 Nathaniel Culver, 
 N. Culver, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 , do do 
 
 , do do 
 
 , do do 
 
 , do do 
 
 Nathaniel Otis, 
 
 , No pastor still, 
 
 , do do 
 
 — , No report, 
 
 — , No pastor, 
 
 — , do do 
 
 — , No report and in 1823, 
 
 dropped from the minutes, 
 
 — , Chh. re-appeared, 
 
 — , A letter sent, 
 
 — , No report, 
 OasoN Spencer, [years, 
 
 ,(Disappeared again for 
 
 Lewis Selleck,* 
 L. Skllkck, 
 L. Selleck, 
 
 , No report, 
 
 A, A. Russell, 
 
 A. A. Russell, 
 
 T. Benedict, A. A..Russell,* 
 
 T. Benedict, 
 
 T. Benedict, 
 
 T. Benedict, 
 
 38 
 
 o a 
 
 16 
 
 67 
 
 ei 
 
 61 
 58 
 58 
 72 
 72 
 72 
 63 
 70 
 80 
 78 
 70 
 60 
 67 
 67 
 51 
 50 
 
 $1 GO 
 2 25 
 
 10 00 
 
 16 00 
 38 00 
 15 00 
 50 50 
 88 00 
 18 95 
 
 24 14 
 40 86 
 65 46 
 
 25 28 
 
 WHITE CREEK church, constituted in 1799. 
 
 1799 
 1800 
 01 
 02 
 03 
 04 
 05 
 06 
 07 
 
 Israel Craw. (Called Cam- 
 J. Craw, [bridge for years,) 
 
 , No report, 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 , do do 
 
 , do do 
 
 James Glass, 
 J. Glass, 
 J. Glass, 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 48 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 59 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 81 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 87 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 1 
 
 80 
 
 28 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 104 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 106 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 97 
 
 $9 88 
 5 87 
 4 87 
 
 2 67 
 
 3 00 
 
462 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION'. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 
 WHITE CREEK church 
 
 CONTINUED. 
 
 
 
 
 
 £- 
 
 tc 
 
 Qlt 
 
 ts 
 
 O 
 
 H 
 
 Benevo 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 Bap 
 
 1 
 
 
 S5 
 
 o 
 
 Q 
 
 
 S 
 
 > 
 
 LENT 
 
 
 
 iiz'd 
 
 V 
 
 o' 
 
 o' 
 
 c' 
 
 a 
 
 
 f 
 
 MONIEB. 
 
 08 
 
 J. Glass, 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 96 
 
 
 09 
 
 J. Glass, 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 103 
 
 6 57 
 
 1810 
 
 , No pastor, 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 104 
 
 27 50 
 
 11 
 
 , do do 
 
 23 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 122 
 
 1 57 
 
 12 
 
 0. Warren, 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 112 
 
 
 13 
 
 0. Warren, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 108 
 
 6 00 
 
 14 
 
 0. Warren, 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 3 
 
 4 
 
 100 
 
 3 00 
 
 15 
 
 0. Warren, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 96 
 
 8 81 
 
 16 
 
 , Letter sent, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 95 
 
 1 62 
 
 17 
 
 Daniel Tinkiiam, 
 
 27 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 113 
 
 5 22 
 
 18 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, [Creek.) 
 
 49 
 
 4 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 159 
 
 9 14 
 
 19 
 
 D. TiNKHAM. (Ch. called W. 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 159 
 
 4 00 
 
 1820 
 
 D. TiNKHAM. No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 159 
 
 8 52 
 
 21 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 3 
 
 128 
 
 9 07 
 
 22 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 51 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 162 
 
 8 54 
 
 23 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 184 
 
 7 39 
 
 24 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 28 
 
 3 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 199 
 
 24 54 
 
 25 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 187 
 
 12 25 
 
 26 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 9 
 
 8 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 5 
 
 192 
 
 8 86 
 
 27 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 202 
 
 7 13 
 
 28 
 
 , No pastor. 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 187 
 
 
 29 
 
 , No report for 2 years, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1831 
 
 D. TiNKHAM. (In the Batt- 
 
 111 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 247 
 
 15 70 
 
 82 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, [skill Ass'n, 
 
 12 
 
 6 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 256 
 
 
 33 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 244 
 
 11 56 
 
 34 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, [ion Ass'n,) 
 
 4 
 
 5 
 
 
 14 
 
 
 6 
 
 2 
 
 231 
 
 37 89 
 
 35 
 
 D. TiNKHAM. (In Wash. Un 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 11 
 
 
 16 
 
 2 
 
 203 
 
 
 36 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 194 
 
 7 71 
 
 37 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 188 
 
 19 09 
 
 38 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 81 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 280 
 
 24 50 
 
 39 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 272 
 
 53 78 
 
 1840 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 4 
 
 4 
 
 264 
 
 27 56 
 
 41 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 
 2 
 
 8 
 
 220 
 
 61 24 
 
 42 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 207 
 
 21 37 
 
 43 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, 
 
 CI 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 3 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 266 
 
 22 25 
 
 44 
 
 D. TiNKHAM, [ham,* 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 19 
 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 248 
 
 25 12 
 
 45 
 
 Samdkl Pollard,* D. Tink- 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 69 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 12) 
 
 14 64 
 
 46 
 
 S. Pollard, D. Tinkham, 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 120 
 
 35 00 
 
 47 
 
 D. Tinkham, 
 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 108 
 
 32 82 
 
 48 
 
 D. Tinkham, 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 99 
 
 10 78 
 
 49 
 
 D. Tinkham, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 93 
 
 89 ly 
 
 1850 
 
 D. Tinkham, 
 
 
 4 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 89 
 
 12 94 
 
 51 
 
 D. Tinkham, 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 86 
 
 17 20 
 
 62 
 
 D. Tinkhah. 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 8 
 
 75 
 
 108 62 
 
 53 
 
 D. Tinkham, 
 
 I 1 
 
 8 
 
 — 
 
 _2 
 
 1 
 
 70 
 
 82 62 
 
SEC. III.] 
 
 CHURCHES : STATISTICS. 
 
 463 
 
 CAMBRIDGE church,! N. Y., constituted a. d. 1843. 
 
 
 
 td 
 
 r 
 
 fc 
 
 o 
 
 D 
 
 t?3 
 
 O 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors and Ministers. 
 
 ►8 
 
 3 
 
 
 CD 
 
 o 
 
 ri 
 
 
 
 ^ 
 
 FOR 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 j1 
 
 & 
 
 
 
 o" 
 
 O 
 
 1 
 
 t-i 
 
 Benev. 
 
 1844 
 
 Levi Parmlee. In Wash'tn. 
 
 47 
 
 $14 25 
 
 45 
 
 Charles 0. Kimball, [body. 
 
 
 12 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 51 
 
 49 25 
 
 46 
 
 No pastor, 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 5i2 
 
 7 31 
 
 47 
 
 Wm. Harris, 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 62 
 
 5 25 
 
 48 E. W. Brownell, 
 
 3 
 
 2 
 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 49 
 
 12 00 
 
 49 E. "W. Browneix. 
 
 5 
 
 2 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 51 
 
 18 86 
 
 1850 
 
 No pastor, 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 
 7 
 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 42 
 
 3 50 
 
 51 
 
 J. W. Grant, 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 8 20 
 
 52 
 
 A. G. Bowles, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 58lA. B. Stowell, 
 
 
 5 
 
 
 3 
 
 7 
 
 
 34 
 
 14 25 
 
 WILLIAMSTOWN church, Mass., const'd. a. d. 1794. 
 
 1795 
 
 No pastor, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16 
 
 
 96 
 
 " 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 97 
 
 No changes for years. 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 20 
 
 
 98 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 99 
 
 <i 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 1800 
 
 No report 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 01 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18 
 
 
 02 
 
 Dvey Stark, 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 03 
 
 D. Stark,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27 
 
 
 04 
 
 D. Stark,* 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 06 
 
 No pastor, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 24 
 
 
 06 
 
 , . _ " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 IS 
 
 Returned (o the body. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26 
 
 
 14 
 
 No pastor. 
 
 7 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 31 
 
 
 15 
 
 " 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 34 
 
 
 If. 
 
 " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 35 
 
 
 17 
 
 Kl 
 
 * 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 33 
 
 
 IS 
 
 • " 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 3] 
 
 |6 or 
 
 19 
 
 Erastus Dotv, 
 
 9 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 40 
 
 
 1820 
 
 E. Doty, 
 
 7 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 ] 
 
 47 
 
 1 50 
 
 21 
 
 No pastor, 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 45 
 
 94 
 
 22 
 
 " 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 ■ 
 
 
 
 ] 
 
 4.5 
 
 
 23 
 
 " 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 44 
 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 39 
 
 
 26 
 
 No informatiuM for yrs. 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 46 
 
 
 •29 
 
 In the Berkshire buly. 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 i 
 
 1 
 
 43 
 
 10 in 
 
 1830 
 
 No pastor, [the time. 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 43 
 
 8 14 
 
 31 
 
 Wakeman G. Johnso.v, half 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 o 
 
 44 
 
 10 hD 
 
 32 
 
 W. G. Johnson, i iho lime. 
 
 16 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 58 
 
 25 02 
 
 33 
 
 W. G. JOHSNON, " 
 
 9 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 63 
 
 20 96 
 
 ^'4 
 
 David Pease, 
 
 .3 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 3 
 
 66 
 
 9 66 
 
464 
 
 SHAFTSBURY ASSOCIATION. 
 
 [appendix. 
 
 
 WILLIAMSTOWN church- 
 
 —CONTINUED. 
 
 
 
 
 Bap- 
 tiz'd 
 
 03 
 
 P3 
 
 "c" 
 
 O 
 
 ts 
 
 C 
 
 H 
 
 Monies 
 
 A. D. 
 
 Pastors & MiNlSTEES. 
 
 
 Pi 
 
 
 (0 
 
 o 
 
 ►a 
 
 o 
 
 i 
 
 o 
 
 for 
 bknkv't. 
 
 35 
 
 D. Pease, 
 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 81 
 
 13 29 
 
 86 
 
 Elnathan Sweet, ^ time. 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 4 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 77 26 67 
 
 37 
 
 Stephen "Wright, 
 
 JO 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 87 
 
 26 08 
 
 88 
 
 No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8(1 
 
 2 75 
 
 89 
 
 Platt Betts,* No report. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 80 
 
 
 1340 
 
 P. Betts, 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 
 1 
 
 13 
 
 
 3 
 
 66 
 
 10 18 
 
 41 
 
 P. Betts, half the time. 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 63 
 
 89 32 
 
 42 
 
 E. Sandys, 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 25 73 
 
 43 
 
 No report, 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 70 
 
 7 50 
 
 44 
 
 E. Dutch ER,* 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 6i 
 
 18 13 
 
 45 
 
 George Lyle, 
 
 12 
 
 7 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 73 
 
 33 52 
 
 46 
 
 G. Lyle, 
 
 5 
 
 4 
 
 
 3 
 
 
 1 
 
 3 
 
 76 
 
 24 48 
 
 47 
 
 G. Lyle,* 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 
 75 
 
 15 82 
 
 48 
 
 G. Lyle, 
 
 51 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 123 
 
 27 43 
 
 49 
 
 G. Lyle, 
 
 
 2 
 
 
 ,') 
 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 117 
 
 33 40 
 
 1850 
 
 H. D. Doolittle, 
 
 2 
 
 2 
 
 
 8 
 
 
 
 4 
 
 109 
 
 27 69 
 
 51 
 
 H. D. Doolittle, 
 
 1 
 
 6 
 
 
 6 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 110 42 00 
 
 52 
 
 H. D. Doolittle, 
 
 11 2 
 
 
 11 
 
 __ 
 
 1 
 
 2 
 
 101 128 15 
 
 FINIS. 
 
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Date Due 
 
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 History of the Shaftsbury Baptist 
 
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