CHURCHES IN TOLLAND COUNTY-CONTINUED. I. Summary.-22 churches; 20 consociated-1 in Windham and 19 in Tolland Consociation. 17 pastors-average 9 years; 2 acting pastors-average 1 year; 4 stated preachers. 2 mission schools. II. Statement for 1862.-South Coventry: the women raised $200 to repair and paint the meeting house.-Coventry, Village: $50 spent in repairs and $40 for Sabbath school library.-Ellington: one mission school. Of the charities $247 was for the soldiers.-Hebron: one mission school.--Mansfield, South: $400 of the charities was for soldiers--Somers: the pastor was absent a large part of the year as chaplain in the army, and Rev. Merrick Knight supplied his place in the interval.-Union: "several of our congregation have gone to the war. Two of them expressed hope in Christ before they went. One soldier came home to die, and in his last moments breathed forth his prayer for mercy and appeared to depart this life trusting alone in the Lord Jesus for a gracious acceptance."-Rockville, First: prayer meeting better attended than for a number of years before.-Rockville, Second: a few hopeful conversions. III. Events since Jan. 1, 1863.-Somers: Mr. Oviatt has returned to his pastoral labors.-Vernon: Dr. Tucker was dismissed March 26. IV. Notices.-The next annual meeting of Tolland County Consociation will be held at Willington on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1863. ABRAM MARSH, Registrar. The Tolland County Home Evangelization Society, T. K. Fessenden, Secretary, holds its annual meeting at Stafford Springs on Wednesday after the annual meeting of the American Board, and the Tolland County Foreign Missionary Society, Charles W. Clapp, Secretary, meets at the same place the next day. XV.-WINDHAM ASSOCIATION, formed Oct. 28, 1723. Meets first Tuesday in June and November; next meeting at North Woodstock, Nov. 3, 1863. SAMUEL G. WILLARD, Registrar. MEMBERS. Names, residences, dates of ordination, ministerial ages, and occupations, July 1, 1863. CHURCHES IN WINDHAM COUNTY-CONTINUED. I. Summary.-27 churches; 26 consociated-all in Windham Consociation. 15 pastors-average 6 years; 8 acting pastors-average 4 years; 2 stated preachers. 6 mission schools. II. Statement for 1862.-Ashford: a work of grace began in December.-Westford: Mr. Samuel J. Whiton, a member of this church, went to West Africa as a teacher in the Mendi Mission, but was obliged to return on account of ill health. The acting pastor has been diligent in labors in and upon the borders of his field.-Brooklyn: the war has taken several from us. Two who were in the army have been killed : One has died in the hospital.-Canterbury: the Sabbath school raised $25 to sustain a mission school in India.-Westminster: Mr. Hazen has been laid aside for nearly two years by dropsy and Mr. Lucien Burleigh, a Baptist licentiate, has supplied the pulpit for a year and a half. Of the charities, $100 was given by the disabled pastor.-Hampton: Mr. Soule served as a chaplain in the army until late in the summer.-South Killingly: the church and society maintain no public worship, and their meeting house is occupied by the Freewill Baptists.West Killingly three mission schools with an aggregate average attendance of one hundred.-Dayville: of the charities all but $28.45 was for the soldiers.-Wauregan: "by the aid of H. Clay Trumbull, Sunday School State Missionary, a mission school was started May 18, which numbers 127 members, and has brought in many children who were supposed to be beyond Christian influences."-Pomfret: one mission school. Of the charities $300 was for soldiers.-Putnam: one mission school.-This church joined the Consociation in October.— Scotland: $125 of the charities was for soldiers. - Voluntown and Sterling one mission school.-Windham: "the pastor, Rev. Geo. I. Stearns, died March 14, 1861, and the pulpit was supplied until May 1, 1862, by the clergymen of the neighboring churches and counties, making a period of about thirteen months during which this kindness was extended."-Willimantic: "the ladies of the congregation were very busy in preparing and forwarding supplies to the soldiers. It is estimated that $200 was raised by our people for this purpose. One member of the Sabbath school, a soldier, died in New Orleans. Another, a lieutenant, formerly a member was killed in battle. His body was brought here and buried."-North Woodstock: "we had a precious work of grace in the spring of 1862, in which quite a number of the youth of the Sabbath school were led to indulge a hope in Christ. Those who united with the church continue to give satisfactory evidence of the new life." A Conference of the churches was held in October in connection with the annual mecting of the Consociation. III. Events since Jan. 1, 1863.-Westford: Mr. Whiton has returned to Africa.-Brooklyn: a number of conversions among the young.— Chaplin a revival prevailed in the early part of the year.-Mr. Benedict has closed his labors at Plainfield. Mr. Aldrich has left Central Village, and Mr. Geo. Huntington, licentiate, is hired to labor there six months. -Abington: Mr. Smith was dismissed August 26.-Voluntown and Sterling a number of conversions. Mr. Jesse A. Wilkins is laboring at South Woodstock. Mr. Sessions left West Woodstock in January and Mr. Henry T. Hyde is stated preacher there. A Conference of churches was held at Dayville, April 21 and 22. Essays on practical topics were read and followed by animated discussions, and the meeting was one of great interest. IV. Notices. The annual meeting of the Consociation is appointed at Ashford, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1863. The Benevolent Association of the county meets at the same place the same day and continues through Wednesday. The next Conference of churches is to be held at Scotland, on Tuesday, April 19, 1864. SAMUEL G. WILLARD, Registrar. |