Center Congregational Church History
1 1 Manchester, Conn. The One Hundredth Anniversary of the Organization of the First Church of Christ BX7I50 I.MI8F5 A3 . m 1779- ^^TH4THE 1879. %(, ^ <*> S ORGANIZATION > FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST / MANCHESTER, CONN. Jjistorual ^b&rtssts By Rev. S. W. ROBBINS and Dea. R. R. DIMOCK. SKETCHES OF MINISTERS FROM THE PARISH, A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF OTHER CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCH EDIFICES, AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS; ALSO THE NAMES OF THE ORIGINAL PETITIONERS FOR THE Ecclesiastical Society of Orford, 1772. HARTFORD, CONN.: The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co. Print. 1880. 1779- IHE ^79' OF THE ^> A</ ORGANIZATION OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST MANCHESTER, CONN. Historical ^bbrcsses By Rev. S. W. ROBBINS and Dea. R. R. DIMOCK. SKETCHES OF MINISTERS FROM THE PARISH, A BRIHF ACCOUNT OF OTHER CHURCH ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCH EDIFICES, AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS; ALSO THE NAMES OF THE ORIGINAL PETITIONERS FOR THE Ecclesiastical Society of Orford, 1772. HARTFORD, CONN.: The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co. Print. 1880. ,' Psalm C, 2-5. 2 Serve the Lord with gladness : come before his presence with singing. 3 Know ye that the Lord he is God : it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good ; his mercy is everlasting ; and his truth endureth to all generations. I. INTRODUCTORY. The first week in December, 1879, will be memorable in the annals of the First Church of Christ in Manchester as including the dedication of its new house of worship, the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the organiza- tion of the church, and the occupation of the new edifice for the first time for public worship on the Sabbath.
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