Addresses And Proceedings At The Centennial Anniversary PDF Download

Excerpt from Addresses and Proceedings: At the Centennial Anniversary of the Congregational Church, in Sanbornton, N. H., November 12 and 13, 1871 The present situation of the Congregational Parish of Sanbornton, N. H., is peculiar. Fifty years ago the "Square," where the Church is located, was a large business centre; but now all trade and nearly all branches of mechanical industry have deserted that place and gone to the neighboring villages. The present members of the Church and Society belong to two different towns, and go to no less than seven different localities for store and post-office accommodations. The ecclesiastical tie is now the only one which holds the people to this ancient "hill of Zion." This survives all other bonds of connection, and is still a strong one. May it never be dissolved. With the view to perpetuating this bond of union by the hallowed memories of the past, though chiefly for the purpose of doing honor to the fathers and guardians of the Church through all its remarkable history, a plan was entered upon in 1870 to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of its organization, in some appropriate way, the following year. At a Church meeting, December 31, 1870, an expression was made by nearly every member present in favor of attempting such centennial observances. At a subsequent meeting, March 4, 1871. Dea. Abraham B. Sanborn, Dea. Joseph Emery, and the Pastor, Rev. Moses T. Runnels, were chosen as a "Committee of Arrangements." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.