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Congregational Church HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN :BELCHERTOWN, :M:ASS., FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, 1.14 YEARS, WITH NOTICES OF THE P .A.STORS AND OFFICERS, AND LIST OF COM:&IUNICANTS CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED, TRACING GENEALOGIES, INTERMA.RIUAGES .A.ND FAMILY REL.A.TI'Vl:s. ALSO, EMBRACING NUMEROUS FACTS A.ND INCIDENTS RELATING TO THE FIRST SETTLERS .A.ND EARLY HISTORY OF THE PLACE. BY HON. MARK DOOLITTLE. "I wiJl remember the work of the Lord: Snr'1y I will remember thy wonders of old. l will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings." "Thy way O God, is in the Sanctuary: Who is so great a ~ u our God." NORTHAMPTON, MASS. PUBLISHED BY HOPKnn\ R~TDGM:AN & CO. 1852. lV PREFACE. sheets, I found them more voluminous than I had suppQsed, and not a little chaotic. I saw that if they were ever to be of any use to anybody they must be arranged in a more systematic manner. This I did, by giving them the form of connected historical. narra- tive. Some of the inhabitants here, knowing that I had such manuscripts, desired me to give them in the form of Lectures, to the peo­ ple. This I did during the winter of 184 6..;;.7, taking such portions of then1 as were suited to such a course. After these lectures were closed, desires were repeatedly expresse.d to me to let them go to the public through the press, or particular parts of them·, if the ,vhole _could not be given. Such requests were made by those connected with son1e of the public periodical journals of the day, as well as by others. I declined giving the1n, imag• ining that if the results of my labors would give interest or edification at any period of time, it could be so only in future years, to those that will live after us; that the present generation would take little or no interest in the matter, more especially, as the settlement in this place was some seventy years later than that in some other towns in the County. Nothing has gone out from them through the PREFACE .. V press, except a short extract published in the " Historical and Genealogical Register," the April number, 1848, and that was furnished at the request of Rev. :Dr. Coggswell, editor of that journal. A f~w months since, the Congregational Church in this place, whose history is sketched in these pages, took action on the subject, which appears from their vote in the following extract from the church rec­ ords, which has been communicated to me. "It being known that the Hon. Mark Doo­ little has at much expense of time and labor been gathering facts respecting the early his­ tory of the town, with notices of the first set­ tlers, and a sketch of the Congregational Church fro1n its organization to the present time, the publication of which might be de­ sirable, the church appointed a committee of seven, including the pastor, to confer with Mr. Doolittle on this subject. The committee, re­ ported, that conferring with Mr. Doolittle he expressed a readiness to make any disposal of his work which would meet the wishes of the community, and freely submitted his pa­ pers .to their inspection. From a partial ex­ amination of them, they were satisfied that he had prosecuted his researches with great in­ dustry and :fidelity, and had prepared a work of much interest and value, and in accord• ance with their recommendation, the· church unanimously voted that Mr. Doolittle be re- . lV PREFACE. sheets, I found them more voluminous than I had suppQsed, and not a little chaotic. I saw that if they were ever to be of any use to anybody they must be arranged in a more systematic manner. This I did, by giving them the form of connected historical. narra- tive. Some of the inhabitants here, knowing that I had such manuscripts, desired me to give them in the form of Lectures, to the peo­ ple. This I did during the winter of 184 6..;;.7, taking such portions of then1 as were suited to such a course. After these lectures were closed, desires were repeatedly expresse.d to me to let them go to the public through the press, or particular parts of them·, if the ,vhole _could not be given. Such requests were made by those connected with son1e of the public periodical journals of the day, as well as by others. I declined giving the1n, imag• ining that if the results of my labors would give interest or edification at any period of time, it could be so only in future years, to those that will live after us; that the present generation would take little or no interest in the matter, more especially, as the settlement in this place was some seventy years later than that in some other towns in the County. Nothing has gone out from them through the PREFACE .. V press, except a short extract published in the " Historical and Genealogical Register," the April number, 1848, and that was furnished at the request of Rev. :Dr. Coggswell, editor of that journal. A f~w months since, the Congregational Church in this place, whose history is sketched in these pages, took action on the subject, which appears from their vote in the following extract from the church rec­ ords, which has been communicated to me. "It being known that the Hon. Mark Doo­ little has at much expense of time and labor been gathering facts respecting the early his­ tory of the town, with notices of the first set­ tlers, and a sketch of the Congregational Church fro1n its organization to the present time, the publication of which might be de­ sirable, the church appointed a committee of seven, including the pastor, to confer with Mr. Doolittle on this subject. The committee, re­ ported, that conferring with Mr. Doolittle he expressed a readiness to make any disposal of his work which would meet the wishes of the community, and freely submitted his pa­ pers .to their inspection. From a partial ex­ amination of them, they were satisfied that he had prosecuted his researches with great in­ dustry and :fidelity, and had prepared a work of much interest and value, and in accord• ance with their recommendation, the· church unanimously voted that Mr. Doolittle be re- • Vl spectfully requested to pernrit the results of his labors to be given to the public through the press ; ,it being understood, that as the author of the w~rk, he alone is ~esponsible­ fot its statements and contents. , A true copy ofthe records of the .church. Attest, -SAM'L WOLCOTT,," ·Belchertown,'.Oct. 4, lBoi. This request of the Church, "unanimously'' expressed, I cheerfully comply with. That -portion of my collections contained in --this -volume relate, to a considerable extent, to the cµ.u.rch, and the early religious interests of the place, though not exclusively to these. There is a tribute of respect due to the memory of those who established and sustained the or­ dinances of religion here, in the early settle.. ment _of the place, and we of this day should acknowledge it. In prosecuting my labors, I h~ve found records and writings very few and scanty. I have derived assistance by communications with many individuals, both written~ and oral; I would express my ac,. -knowledgments to them for the aid received. To none -am I under greater obligations than to SYLVESTER Junn, EsQ~, of Northampton, in _permitting m_e access to his very extensive . collection of antique things. In the course of my inquiry, for facts relating to the past, .I ..vii have been forcibly remin<l.ed e>f t4e truth c,f the common re_mark 1 that " f!)e li'lle in a day of progre~s." Truly it is. _so, an4 t4e pro­ gress_ is so rapid tl;i.at it gives put_ a moment ~ witness passing events,_ ~nd no time to turn .a thqught to the past. A .considerate µtj.ml would seem _to require _some _knowledge. Qf the pa~t, tp.at it may the better direct its future mQvements; espe~ially _so, as we derive:allJ~e materials we _can use as directories for tJle future from the store-house of the past. :It; ;i.s but by a careful survey of the past th~t we ob­ tain a _knowledge of_ the reality of things­ things_ as they have_ existeyl--:-the trut_k _~f his­ tory. -Truth is all that ever has or ever can benefit men in their existence, or their acts· in miy thing. There is the same connection be­ tween cause and effect now that there ever was. The laws of God's Providence govern­ ing the affairs of this world are uniforn1 in their operations, equally so in the moral as in the physical world. The results of.-moral influences in the formation of mind and char­ acter, are as 11niform, and as well estab_Iished., as any laws governing the movements of the heavenly bodies, or the changing seasons, end can be traced in their effects as surely as rain, sunshine, and genial summer breezes tli PREF.A.CE. can be, in giving life and verdure to the veg­ etable kingdom. A view of the past is both instructing· and delightful. Ancient fashions, customs, usages of any sort, are not _only objects of curiosity, but furnish substantial assist~nce to the mind in reasoning from the past to the future. He who would live usefully in the world, to any good purpose, must deal with principles, with facts and with men.
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