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Stamford Baptist Church JJ']/ - CENTENNIAL SERVICES OF THE STAMFORD BAPTIST CHURCH, INCLUDING THE HISTORICAL DISCOURSE, BY REV. EDWARD LATHROP, D. D., ') ,r, r~ PASTO R O F THE CHUR CH . Gf-...1 Ot,) NOVEMBER 6, 1873 . ~\)~G ISL No -- HI- T-HE_R_T _O -H -AT_H_ T_H_E_ L-OR_D_ H_E_L-PE_D_ U_S----11. HHI---ISTORICL 80CI • 1875: STAMFORD , CONN . Jv ·- Wl\1. W. GILLESPIE & CO., PRINTERS, STAMFORD, CONN. CENTENNIAL SERVICES OF THE STAMFORD BAPTIST CHURCH. THE Baptist Church of Stamford, Conn., commemorated the one- hundreth annivernary of its organization, on Thursday, November 6, 1873. The occasion was one of deep interest to all who partici- pated in the exercises and enjoyments of the day. In addition to the members of the Church, Congregation and Sunday School in attendance, there were present many friends and guests from abroad. The invitations, extended in the name of the Church by the Committee of Arrangements, were responded to in person, by letter, or by messages of friendly sympathy, by most of those to whom invitations had been sent. It should also be mentioned that the sister churches of Stamford, of all denominations, were fairly represented at the several meetings held during the day and eve- ning, giving expression, by the views and presence of their mem~ bers, to that sentiment of Christian fellowship and fraternity which the Gospel inculcates and develops. The church edifice was appropriately decorated with flowers, au- tumn leaves, vines and evergreens, which in the various forms of emblems, mottoes, hanging-baskets, wreaths, etc., won the admira- tion of all beholders, and evidently served to suggest to the speakers themes of thought which found eloquent expression. 6 Of the eight surviving ex-pastors of the Church, five were present and took part in the Centennial services. Perhaps the most prom- inent among these was the venerable Rev. Greenleaf S. Webb, D.D., who seemed a living link, connecting the past with the present, from the circumstance that besides having been pastor himself some sixty years before, he had also known and succeeded the first pastor of the Church, Rev. Ebenezer Ferris. The former pastors in attendance were, Rev. Dr. G. S. "'Webb, Rev. H. H. Rouse, Rev. J. H. Parks and Rev. P. S. Evans. Letters of sympathy, regret- ting unavoidable absence, were read from Rev. J. M. Stickney, Rev. Addison Parker, and Rev. ·william Biddle. Among the friends from abroad who were present, were Rev. Dr. Dowling, Rev. Dr. Armitage, Rev. Dr. Gillette, Rev. Dr. Patton, John R. Ludlow, Esq., C. T. Goodwin, Esq., and many others from New York; Rev. Dr. Turnbull, Rev. Mr. Cushman, of Hartford; Rev. S. D. Phelps, D. D., of New Haven; Rev. C. W. Ray, of Bridgeport; Rev. Dr. Ives, of Suffield; Rev. Mr. Boxer, of Sing Sing. Of Stamford clergymen present and participating in the services were Rev. Messrs. Thurston, Van Slyke, Dodge, Willis and Huntington. The morning services (in which all the ex-pastors present parti- cipated,) began with singing "Praise God from whom all blessings flow," followed by reading Ephesians rr, and Psalm cxxrr, (Rev. P. S. Evans.) The hymn, "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name," was then sung ; after which a fervent prayer was offered by the venera- ble Rev. Dr. G. S. ·webb. The Historical Discourse was then de- livered by Rev. Edward Lathrop, D. D., present pastor of the Church. The discourse is herewith given in full. After the morn- ing service, the congTegation were invited to partake of a collation which was prepared and served in the large Sunday School room, and which was universally admitted to have been not least among the attractive and popular featurns of the occasion. 7 The afternoon services were conducted by Rev. Dr. Lathrop, and were at the outset confined to the ex-pastors of the Church. The letters from those who were unable to be present were read, and addresses followed, from Rev. Dr. Webb, (1816-'21,) Rev. H. H. Rouse, (1856-'57,) Rev. J. H. Parks, (1857-'58,) and Rev. P. S. Evans, (1858-'65.) These addresses were full of interesting and often affecting incident and reminiscence. Then followed reports from Churches which had been organized in other places by colo- nies from the Stamford Church, the most prominent being the Church at Sing Sing, N. Y., whose pastor (Rev. Mr. Boxer,) and delegates feelingly testified their deep interest in the parent so- ciety. The remainder of the afternoon was fully occupied by a number of eloquent addresses by guests from abroad, including Rev. Dr. Armitage, Rev. Dr. Phelps, ( who read an appropriate poem entitled "The Century Church,") Mr. H. M. Prowitt, of Nor- walk, (who also read an original poem,) and others. At the con- clusion of the afternoon services, another collation was served in the Sunday School room, after which the commemorative pro- gramme was resumed, in the presence of an audience which filled the large church edifice in every part. The evening services consisted of addresses by Rev. Dr. Dowl- ing, of New York; Rev. Dr. Ives, of Suffield;_ Rev. Dr. Gillette, of New York; James L. Howard, Esq., of Hartford; Rev. Dr. Turn- bull, of Hartford; Rev. P. S. Evans, of Shelburne Falls, Mass., ( who read an original poem whose sparkling humor and genial per- sonalities were greatly relished by the audience;) and Hev. R. B. Thurston, Rev. E. Van Slyke, Hev. J. S. Dodge, Jr., Rev. J. S. Willis, Rev. E. B. Huntington, and Alex. Milne, Esq.,-all of Stamford. At a late hour in the evening the services concluded with singing the hymn, "Shall we gather at the River?" and a benediction by Rev. Dr. Latln·op, pastor of the Church. It is unnecessary to add that this Centennial occasion was, 8 throughout, a source of grateful satisfaction to all who participated in the commemoration exercises, of which the merest sketch is given above. The Historical Discomse which follows will suffici- ently indicate the way in which God has led the Stamford Baptist Chmch, and also exhibit how truly and faithfully His gracious lead- ership has been exercised. \ HISTORICAL DISCOURSE. HITHERTO HATH THE LORD HELPED US.-1 SAML. VII : 12. THESE words sound the key-note of our subject, and they express the thought which, as I think, should be uppermost in our minds to-day. The occasion which called forth the utterance is familiar to all readers of the Bible, and therefore I need only briefly to refer to it. 'rhe men of Israel, after many conflicts and some disastrous defen,ts, had finally succeeded in overthrowing the Philistines near Mispeh, a city of Benjamin, whither the Israelites had resorted to confess their sins and to seek diYine succor. This victory secured many years of tranquility and independence to the hitherto har- rassed tribes, and the event was duly commemorated by the erection of a stone significantly called '' Ebene- zer," or The Stone of Help. "Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mispeh and Shen, and called the name Ebeneze1·, saying, hitherto hath the Lord helped us." To-day, on the completion of the one-hundreth year of our existence as a Christian Church we erect gratefully, our "Ebenezer." We would call to mind, as we reYiew the century, not the wisdom of men, for that has been small ; nor the strength of men, for there has been much weakness ; nor the goodness of men, for 10 there have been marked instances of human imperfec- tion and error: but we would "remember the years of the right hand of the Most High ;" and, upon the monu- ment which we here and now set up, we would inscribe in liYing capitals, " HITHERTO HATH THE LORD HELPED US." One hundred years ago ! It would be difficult for any of us, taking our stand, say in the tower of our Town Hall, or on one of the adjacent hills, and survey- ing thence this now densely settled village and its beautiful surroundings-it would be difficult to form an accurate conception of the appearance of the old Stam- ford of a century ago. Ahvays, it is true, "beautiful for situation," and retaining still the same general contour as of yore, yet, in all else, how changed ; and how transformed into almost the dignity of a city is the little hamlet where not farther back than the commencement of the American reYolution, dwelt the brave and honor- ed men whose grayes alone remain to this day. But in- to this field, interesting as it would be to traverse it, I do not now propose to conduct you ; nor is this at all necessary, since our esteemed fellow-townsman, Rev. :Mr. Huntington , in his History of 8tamford, has painted the picture , and indicated the contrast, with equal ele- gance and skill. It is mine, at this time to speak to yon simply of the rise and progress of a single religions organization. 11 The Church whose history I am about to recount, was not planted, at :first, in this quarter of the town, but north of this some four miles, in the district now known as Bangall ; where still stands the house of wor- ship, the frame of which was raised in 1772, on land purchased for £4:l0s York m{)ney, by Mr. Ferris, who subsequently served the Church, as pastor, for thirty- six years. It was not until 1790 that the members in the lower part of the town, outnumbering those who resided in the upper district, took measures for build- ing nearer home ; and, in pursuance of thi::,; design, a house, not unlike the one at Bangall, was erected on River Street in this village.
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