diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'old/64158-0.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | old/64158-0.txt | 1216 |
1 files changed, 0 insertions, 1216 deletions
diff --git a/old/64158-0.txt b/old/64158-0.txt deleted file mode 100644 index c43abb2..0000000 --- a/old/64158-0.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,1216 +0,0 @@ -The Project Gutenberg eBook of New Milford. A memorial discourse, delivered -in the Congregational church, New Milford, Conn., Sunday, July 9, 1876, by -James B. Bonar - -This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and -most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions -whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms -of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at -www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you -will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before -using this eBook. - -Title: New Milford. A memorial discourse, delivered in the - Congregational church, New Milford, Conn., Sunday, July 9, 1876 - -Author: James B. Bonar - -Release Date: December 28, 2020 [eBook #64158] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -Produced by: Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team - at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images - generously made available by The Internet Archive/American - Libraries.) - -*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NEW MILFORD. A MEMORIAL DISCOURSE, -DELIVERED IN THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, NEW MILFORD, CONN., SUNDAY, JULY 9, -1876 *** - - - - - -NEW MILFORD. - -A MEMORIAL DISCOURSE. - -1876. - - - - - NEW MILFORD. - - A - Memorial Discourse, - - DELIVERED IN THE - CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, - NEW MILFORD, CONN., - - Sunday, July 9, 1876. - - BY - JAMES B. BONAR, PASTOR. - - PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY. - - 1876. - M. L. DELAVAN, PRINTER. - NEW MILFORD, CT. - - - - -HISTORY - -Town and Church of New Milford, Conn. - -MEMORIAL SERMON. - - “One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall - declare thy mighty acts.”—Ps. 145: 4. - - -The past is full of interest and instruction, so that all concede the -value of history. Its importance is manifest from the fact that about -two-thirds of God’s Holy Word is historical. - -The history of any and every part of the earth is interesting; but our -own Country and State, the town in which we reside, the Church to which -we belong, and the family whose name we bear, are to us of the greatest -interest. To-day, therefore, we turn our attention to the history of this -Church, Society and town. - -The sources of information on these subjects, though bulky, are meagre -and imperfect. We have - -1. Minutes of the Proprietor’s Meetings from 1706 to 1801. - -2. Records of Town Meetings from 1713. - -3. Minutes of the meetings of the First Ecclesiastical Society, from -December, 1753. - -4. Ecclesiastical Society’s Treasurer’s books from 1802. - -5. Church Records from December 27th, 1727. These are not complete; the -book kept by Mr. Rood is missing. - -6. MSS. Notes of Rev. W. H. Moore. - -7. Records of Baptist and Methodist Churches. - -8. Memoir of Mrs. Mary A. Boardman, by Rev. Dr. Schroeder. - -9. And the memory of persons still living. - -In 1703, Col. Robert Treat and others representing 111 persons, all -of Milford, obtained a patent to a certain tract of land in New Haven -County, formerly called Weantinogue. This tract contained 84 square -miles, embracing what is now known as the towns of New Milford, and -Bridgewater, with parts of Brookfield and New Preston. It cost the -Proprietors about 8 mills an acre. The first settler, though not a -Proprietor, was John Noble, who came here from Massachusetts, in 1707. -The Indians were then and long afterwards numerous, but seem always to -have been on friendly terms with the settlers. The Proprietors held their -meetings at Milford until 1715. The first Town Meeting seems to have been -held in 1713. The town was first represented in the Legislature in 1725. -The first record of freemen was made in 1744. The town belonged to New -Haven Colony until the incorporation of Litchfield County, in 1751. The -first bridge over the Housatonic, between the sea and its source, was -built here in 1737. The first school in the town was opened in 1721, and -was taught 4 months in the year, the town paying half the expense. - -In 1707 two persons came into New Milford. - -In 1712 there were here 12 families or between 60 and 70 persons. A -census, taken in 1756, reports 1137 in the town; another taken in 1774, -reported 2776, while in 1800, after parts of the town had been ceded -to Brookfield and Washington, the population was 3198. The census of -1870, gives the population of the present New Milford, as 3586, while -Bridgewater, formerly a part of this town, has 877 inhabitants. - -New Milford has always been loyal to the cause of freedom. In 1779 the -town voted 4 bushels of wheat a month to every man who volunteered for -six months, and three bushels a month to the militia men who marched when -ordered; but, if they failed to report within eight days after marching -orders, they forfeited this premium. The town also supported the families -of men while absent in the Continental army. In 1778 the Articles of -Confederacy proposed by Congress, styled “The United States of North -America,” were adopted in town meeting, except part of the 5th article, -which respects the mode of choosing Delegates to Congress. It was “Voted -that the Freemen will always hold the prerogative and sole power of -choosing our Delegates in Congress by vote.” Subsequently, “said Articles -of Confederacy were adopted in full by the meeting without a dissenting -voice.” In 1783 it was voted, and a Committee was appointed to enforce -the resolution, that all refugees, or “skedaddlers,” as they would now -be termed, as well as all who had voluntarily gone over to the enemy -during the war, should be prohibited from returning and settling in the -town. The Adjutant-General of Connecticut, reports the names of 222 men -from the town of New Milford as having served in the armies of the United -States during the Civil War of 1861-65. This does not include the 37 who -deserted nor the _one_ who was _dishonorably_ discharged. - -The town, as such, has always upheld the cause of morality and good -order. In 1787 certain persons were fined “for bringing into the town -and entertaining unwholesome inhabitants.” So early as 1729 it was voted -in town meeting that “James Hine have oversight of the female sex during -exercises” in Church. And so late as 1821 a certain person was fined -$1.67 for “breach of the Sabbath,” but this fine was remitted. - -The way in which they cared for the poor and guarded the interests of the -town, appears from the vote of 1771—“That a black bonnet, a red woman’s -cloak, and a worsted gown be kept for the daughter of Hannah Beeman; if -she die under age, the town to have them.” - -The first sermon was preached here by Col. John Reid, who had studied for -the ministry in his youth. Mr. Daniel Boardman, a preacher of the Gospel, -came here in 1712. The next year it was voted that the inhabitants should -pay all the expense that had been incurred in obtaining a minister, also -to lay out a pastor’s lot, to dig and stone up a well for Mr. Daniel -Boardman, if he became a settled minister in New Milford. Meanwhile, -the town allowed 5s. 6d. a week for the minister’s board. In 1715 the -town agreed to petition the General Court to “attain liberty for the -settlement of the worship and ordinances of God among us.” This was the -subject that then came up at every meeting of the inhabitants. It was not -until 1716 that they made arrangements for laying out a burying ground -of two acres; but for four years before that they had been contriving -and planning for the religious instruction of themselves and families. -The poverty of the people appears in the resolution adopted as to Mr. -Boardman’s salary, one third of which was to be paid in grain, two-thirds -in labor, linen, or pork; the established price of wheat was then 4s. a -bushel, rye, 2s. 8d., corn 2s. and oats 1s.; part of the agreement being -that Mr. Boardman should sell the grain which he had to spare at the same -prices to the inhabitants. In accordance with a vote of the town, Mr. -Boardman was ordained November 21st, 1716. - -So far as the records show, there was then entire unanimity of religious -belief and opinion among the people. The Ecclesiastical Society and the -Town were practically one and the same. Everything regarding the building -and finances of the Society was determined in Town Meeting. The first -division occurred in 1731-2, when 20 persons withdrew to form a Quaker -Society. They built a house in 1742 and have continued their worship from -that time until the present, though at this date there is but one family -of them residing in the town. - -In 1743 the inhabitants of “Newbury” were set off for a separate -religious Society, and in the division of the Parsonage lands in 1755, -£98 3s. 6½d., was given to this Society, £13 14s. 6½d. to Newbury, and £5 -12s. 7½d. to New Preston. Newbury was the ancient name of Brookfield, and -was formed into a town in 1788, from parts of New Milford, Danbury, and -Newtown. The Church at Brookfield was therefore organized, not in 1757, -as heretofore reported, but in 1743-4. The inhabitants of the “Neck,” as -Bridgewater, was originally called, early made representations to this -Society of the inconvenience of attending worship here during Winter -months. Part of their tax was remitted on condition that they provided -preaching for themselves during the Winter; and for a number of years Mr. -Taylor and Mr. Griswold spent one Sabbath in each of the three Winter -months at the Neck. The Church at Bridgewater was organized in 1809. -Bridgewater was set off as a town in 1856. - -There must have been Episcopalians in town earlier, but the first -allusion to them occurs in the record of a town Meeting in 1744, just -previous to the death of Mr. Boardman: “Voted, That those of us who are -of the Church of England shall be free from paying any charge for a -minister for one year, if circumstances remain as they now are; but, if -in the providence of God our Reverend Pastor should be taken away, then -the said Church men to be under the same regulation as the rest.” The -Rev. James Beach, of Newtown, visited New Milford occasionally between -1740 and 1745, and a lay reader read service for some time. The first -Episcopal clergyman who resided here was Rev. Solomon Palmer, who came -in 1754. This Society continued feeble for many years; but under the 20 -years pastorate of the Rev. Charles G. Acly, just closed, it has grown -strong and healthy. It has now 132 families and 265 communicants. - -The Separatists, or Strict Congregationalists as they were called, -built a meeting house, in what is now the old cemetery, in 1761. They -disbanded in 1812, uniting some with this Society and some with the -Episcopalians. - -Between 1780 and 1785 the followers of Jemima Wilkenson, who is described -as a remarkably comely woman, with dark hair and sparkling black eyes, -built a house in what is now the old cemetery, on the hill on the road -towards New Preston. They soon sold this building to the Episcopalians -and moved to Genesee, New York, where Jemima resided. - -The Baptists formed a small Church and erected a house of worship in the -lower end of the town called the Neck (Bridgewater) in 1788-90, “but -never had a pastor, and soon moved elsewhere.” - -The Baptist Church at Northville was organized February 9th, 1814, with 7 -males and 16 female members, most of whom had previously been connected -with a Baptist Church in Roxbury. Its present membership is 46. The -Baptist Church at Gaylordsville was formed about 1830 and has always been -small. Its present membership is 33. Somewhere about 1830 a Union Church -was built at Merryall, which was used chiefly, but not wholly, by the -Baptists. No Society was ever formed, and no service has been held in the -house for 20 years. - -The Rev. Elijah Hebard, from Stratford circuit, seems to have been the -first Methodist Episcopal minister who visited New Milford. In 1815 he -preached at John Warner’s in Pleasant Valley. Others followed, and in -1825 a Society was formed in Gaylordsville; that Society still exists -and has now 66 members. In 1826 the Methodists erected a Church at -Northville; and in 1828-9 they erected another on the Plains at a cost of -$3,000. It is to be regretted that these organizations at Northville and -on the Plains are both extinct and have been so for twenty-five years. -The Methodist Church in the Village was erected in 1849 and dedicated -by Bishop Janes in May, 1850—the Rev. Wm. M’Allister, then being the -Preacher in charge. Its present membership is 130. - -The Roman Catholics opened a place for worship in 1860-61, but had no -resident priest until 1872. They have now a large congregation, composed -almost exclusively of persons of foreign birth. - -These are all the Religious Societies that have existed in the town. Out -of a population of 3,586 there is to-day a Church membership, exclusive -of the Roman Catholics of 807. - -In 1871-2, this Church thoroughly canvassed the town, exclusive of New -Preston Society, distributing Bibles and Tracts, and carefully reporting -the Church attendance and preferences of the people by families. Of the -707 _families_ reported, there were Congregational, 218; Episcopal, 156; -Methodists, 88; Roman Catholics, 46; 2d Advent, (colored) 18; Baptists, -15; Jews, 3; Lutherans, 2; Friends, 2; Reformed Dutch, 1; and not -attending any Church, 158. - -With this general review of the Ecclesiastical history of the town, we -turn now to consider more minutely the history of this, the oldest and -always largest Church and Society—the oldest but one and the largest in -the County. - -There was no Ecclesiastical Society until after 1750. Until then, the -town was the Society. It was the town that provided for the supply of -the pulpit, for the installation of ministers, the erection and care of -buildings, and all expenses connected with public worship. The Church -held meetings for the election of Deacons, the discipline of members, and -the spiritual interests of the people. But the town managed everything -that now belongs to the Society. It was the town that invited Mr. Daniel -Boardman to labor here, and that settled him as a pastor, making all the -arrangements for his installation. The town did the same in the case -of Mr. Taylor. So far as the records show, the Church took no separate -action in calling its pastors until the invitation to Mr. Griswold, in -1790, when it formally voted, as has been the custom ever since, to -concur in the Society’s action. From 1713 to 1750 a large part of the -business in Town Meeting was in regard to Ecclesiastical affairs. - -The first Meeting House, “40 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 24 feet between -“gists,” with suitable proportions,” was built in 1718-19, but not opened -for worship until 1720, and then it was in a very unfinished condition. -In 1720 it was voted to wall up the gists before Winter and fill in -between the lathe and studs with timber and mortar. The floor was not -laid until 1723. This building stood on the highway on Town Hill, a few -rods North of the present residence of Mrs. J. P. Treadwell. The second -house of worship, “64 feet long, 44 feet wide, and 27 fee posts,” nearly -twice the size of the first, was erected in 1754, the town applying to -the General Assembly for power to sell the old Meeting House, and to -tax non-resident land holders for building the new one. This building -stood on the Village Green, nearly opposite the present residence of Mr. -Solomon E. Bostwick. The present edifice was erected in 1833, and though -much larger than the former, for several years persons wishing slips have -been unable to obtain them. It would be a good Centennial work to enlarge -the building. - -The Sabbath Day House was an institution that is unknown to the present -generation. In 1745 the town voted “that any farmers, inhabitants, have -leave to build a small house to repair to on Sabbath day on the common -land, provided the public is not damnified thereby.” This building was -located “North of the Meeting House on the side of the hill.” After the -erection of the Church on the Green, the Sabbath Day House was built on -the spot where now stands the house so long occupied by the Rev. Mr. -Acly. It is described to me by a lady still with us (Mrs. Eli Mygatt) who -went through it more than 70 years ago, as a long, low building, with -four large rooms, regarding which frightful stories were told of the -ghosts that inhabited it. In this building, farmers, whose homes were -distant, stored loads of wood, and barrels of cider, and here they warmed -their bean soup, replenished their foot-stoves and regaled themselves in -the hour between services. Until 1870 the services were held morning and -afternoon; since 1870, the second service has been held in the evening. - -The Chapel was built by individuals, with permission of the Society in -1838-9. The Meeting Houses were not heated until 1823-5, when two box -stoves were put into the second Meeting House. In November, 1833, the -Society voted to obtain “2 of Dr. Nott’s stoves and one ton of anthracite -coal for the Winter.” Furnaces were put in in 1860, when the Church was -improved at a cost of $5,225, and land for sheds was bought. The organ -was obtained in 1860, at a cost of $1,200. - -The Parsonage was bought in August, 1870, at a cost of $6,000, paid for -by subscription, and presented, with certain conditions attached, to the -Society. Originally, the people were called to worship, as to all public -meetings, by the beat of a drum, for which an appropriation was made in -1716. For many years after the first Church building was occupied, the -town annually appointed a person to beat the drum and voted him pay for -his services. I have been unable to discover when the first bell was -obtained. A Church clock which hung in the steeple of the second Meeting -House must have been bought about a century ago. In 1780 the liabilities -of the Society are thus stated: “Arrears yet due on account of clock £7 -3s. 5d. and due Widow Prudence Collins, for sweeping the Meeting House £1 -10s. 0d.” - -Until 1745 this was the only Society and every person in town was taxed -for its support. From 1750 to 1790 persons who aided in supporting other -Societies were by vote, relieved from the tax for the support of this -Society. There is no instance on record in which a request for relief on -this plea was refused. From 1800, though this Society had the legal right -up to 1819, to tax all, only the members of the Society were, in fact, -taxed for its benefit. The proposal to meet necessary expenses by the -sale of slips was first made in 1851 and rejected by a large majority. -This plan was adopted in 1854 and has continued until the present. -Previous to that, committees had from time to time “seated and dignified -the Meeting House.” The resolutions of 1756, were, that “all persons of -the age of 56 years and upwards should be seated in the first rank of -seats, and all other persons according to the rates and taxes they have -paid towards building said Meeting House.” But for special reasons of -honor or infirmity, persons were often, by vote, placed in the highest -rank. In subsequent seatings, it was usually voted that “no person should -be placed lower than he had previously been.” - -This Society does not seem ever to have received pecuniary aid from -sister Churches, or from individuals outside of its own membership. -In 1719 an agent was sent to Milford “to see what they would do for -the support of the Gospel here.” That application was probably to the -Proprietors, and there is no record of its result. The Proprietors set -apart what were called “Donation” or “Parsonage Lands for the support -of the Gospel according to the Presbyterian Congregational order, in -the town.” From these lands a 24s. lot was given to Mr. Boardman as -part of his settlement, and probably a similar lot to Mr. Taylor at his -ordination. The remainder of this land was sold at different times before -1790, and the proceeds given to the various Societies within the town in -proportion to the “List” of their members. And in 1790 the Proprietors -appointed a Committee to examine the roads belonging to them, to narrow -them and sell the land thus obtained. This Committee completed its work -in 1810. Part of the proceeds of the land thus sold from the highways, -was donated to this Society, and carefully invested in Hartford Bank -Stock, which it holds to this day. - -In 1792 Col. Josiah Starr, who had long been Treasurer, purchased some -Hartford Bank Stock, for the Society, and to complete the payment -advanced out of his own funds $192 24. Mr. Comstock, a later Treasurer, -has recorded that this was never repaid. Col. Starr, doubtless, intended -this as a gift to the Society. - -September 13th, 1860, a vote of thanks was passed to John P. Treadwell, -Esq., then of New York, for the gift of $500 toward the purchase of an -organ. - -September 19th, 1834, a vote of thinks to Miss Gratia M. Merwin for the -donation of $100. - -March 3d, 1870, a vote of thanks to Royal I. Canfield, for $500, given -for a permanent fund, the avails to be used for the support of the -Gospel. Mr. Canfield had previously (1861) given additional land for -sheds, which cost him $100. - -Mr. Homer Beard, who died February, 1871, bequeathed to the Society land -which was sold for $1,030. - -And Mrs. Phebe Beard, his widow, who died September, 1874, left to the -Society property which netted $832. - -This Society has always shown a characteristic New England thrift and -prudence in regard to its finances. So early as 1755, it appointed -a committee to “take care of the money, coming from the sale of the -Parsonage lands, to loan out said money on good and sufficient security.” -From that time to this, the Society has always had money loaned, invested -in Government securities or in Bank stock. And in 1787, it was voted -that only the interest over _six_ per cent., should be used for current -expenses. But this rule has not been observed or the Society would now be -rich. - -From 1752 until 1796, all the educational and religious affairs of the -town were under the control of this Society. It located the Schools, -fixed the tax, collected it, and superintended the Schools through -committees annually appointed. It was, in fact, the School Society for -the Town, and as such received Benoni Stebbins’ legacy. It fixed and -collected the tax for the salary of the ministers, “for the sweeping out -of the Meeting House.” It also, in some measure, managed the financial -affairs of the Episcopal Society; for in 1771, after appointing Ichabod -Bostwick to gather the minister’s rate, it appointed “Solomon Hodkiss -to gather a rate for Mr. Clark.” And in 1772 this Society issued a -notice “to warn all the Church people to meet together on Monday, the -13th day of instant, April, at St. John’s Church at 8 of the clock in -the morning, then and there to consult such measures as they shall -think proper to procure a Glebe house for the Rev. Mr. Clark, and to -do such other business as shall be thought proper.” The minutes of the -meeting thus warned are recorded as “a meeting of the inhabitants of the -1st Ecclesiastical Society—holden by the Church of England.” This was -doubtless done, in a fraternal spirit, to give legal efficacy to the -action of the Episcopal Society in disposing of one Glebe and purchasing -another. This shows the kindly feeling that then, as now and always, has -governed the members of this Society. The Church Review (vol. ii, p. -317,—See Hollister’s Hist. of Conn. vol. ii, p. 545—Note) states that -“certain Churchmen in New Milford were fined for refusing to attend the -meetings of the established Church. These fines were, by recommendation -of Mr. Beach, paid, and copies of the proceedings taken to be forwarded -to the King and council. The fact becoming known, the authorities -refunded the money and granted permission to build a church, which before -had been refused.” I do not know the authority of the Church Review for -this statement; but I do know that there is no warrant for it in Town or -Society’s books. There is no record of any refusal to permit Churchmen -to build, nor of the remittance of a fine upon any person for being -absent from the worship of this Church; yet the books contain records of -scores of votes remitting fines for breach of the Sabbath and other minor -offences. From 1752 to 1819 this Society had all the legal rights in its -own hand. But, in all the records there is no instance of anything like -intolerance, or a disposition to throw obstacles in the way of others; -while there are numerous instances of its generosity, and readiness to -aid those who entertained a faith different from its own. - -This Society has uniformly treated its ministers honorably and kindly. -It has always acted with a good degree of unanimity. In every instance, -except the first, the Society has found it difficult to unite in the -calling of a pastor. At such times feeling has often run high, and when -a call was voted, there has often been a few votes in the negative But -the call once given and the pastor settled, parties have disappeared -and all united in treating the man with the respect due to his office. -Of the 8 pastors who have preceded the present, 3—Boardman, Taylor, and -Elliot—died in office. Mr. Griswold left voluntarily, without any action -on the part of the Church or Society. Mr. Porter resigned because of -his “physical inability to perform the duties belonging to so large and -scattered a parish.” Mr. Murdoch resigned to accept the invitation of the -Third Church in New Haven. In regard to Mr. Rood, the Church and Society -both voted unanimously that a change was needful for their well being; -but even then, it voted him a gift of $400 and borrowed the money to give -it to him. In the only other instance in which a change was desired, it -was solely because of the physical infirmity of the pastor, who was as -universally admired for his talents, as he was revered for his character. -On his resignation, the Society voted him a donation of $500. The Society -has always cared for the comfort of its pastors and been faithful to its -promises to them. In the times of Messrs. Boardman and Taylor it was very -poor and did not always pay promptly; but then it allowed interest on -all arrearages. It gave Mr. Boardman a settlement in land and increased -his salary from £50 and 40 cords of wood, “good and suitable for the -fire,” to £125. It gave Mr. Taylor a settlement of £1,000, payable in -installments within three years, and increased his salary from time to -time at his request. But in 1779—“the time that tried men’s souls”—Mr. -Taylor, “trusting to the generosity of the members of the Society,” -relinquished his salary of £150, lawful money, from May 1st, 1778, to May -1st, 1779. And in 1782, Mr. Taylor, “taking into consideration the great -burden and heavy taxes now lying on the people by reason of the present -war, and he, being free and willing to bear a proportionate part of the -cost and burden with others of the Society,” did “abate and discharge to -said Society, the sum of £30, lawful money” from what was then due to -him. And the Society, in its vote of thanks, “allowed that £30 was his -full equal part, according to his interest or estate.” On the ordination -of Mr. Griswold the Society voted Mr. Taylor “a gratuity of £80, in -addition to all arrears then due to him.” Mr. Griswold’s settlement was -£200, with a salary of £100, “payable in gold or silver, or produce at -such prices as he would accept, with interest on all arrears.” £15 was -afterwards added to his salary “because he did not receive so much wood -as he expected.” And from 1794 to 1801 the Society annually voted him, -usually £30 “in view of the high price of provisions the current year.” -Mr. Elliot’s salary was $550: but from 1819 to his death $50 additional -was annually voted to him except in 1826. Mr. Rood’s salary was $600, -while Messrs. Porter and Greenwood had $700; Mr. Murdoch accepted the -call of the Church and Society at a salary of $800, which, on his -application, was gradually increased to $2,000. And in 1868 members of -the Society presented him $1,750. - -This statement of facts shows that this Society has aimed to do well by -its pastors, and that these pastors were men who were worthy of good -treatment. - -These pastors were:— - -1. Daniel Boardman—Graduated at Yale College, 1709, was ordained here -November 21st, 1716, and died August, 25th, 1744. - -2. Nathaniel Taylor was born in Danbury, August 27th, 1722; graduated at -Yale College, in 1745; was ordained pastor here June 29th, 1748, and died -here December 9th, 1800. He fitted many boys for College and married the -daughter of his predecessor. - -3. Stanley Griswold was born in Torringford, November 14th, 1763; -graduated at Yale College, in 1786; was ordained pastor here June 20th, -1790; became a Unitarian, threw open the sacraments to all, and was -censured by Consociation. He left town in 1802, and edited a political -paper in New Hampshire. In 1805 he was appointed Secretary of Michigan -Territory. In 1809 he was sent to the U. S. Senate, was afterwards Chief -Judge of the N. W. Territory, and died at Shawneetown, Ill., August 25th, -1815, aged 52. - -This Church and Society united in forming the Litchfield South -Consociation, on July 7th, 1752. But feeling aggrieved by the action -of the Association and Consociation in relation to Mr. Griswold, -the Society, September 1805, by a unanimous vote withdrew from said -Consociation, for intermeddling in the private affairs of this Society -and excommunicating the pastor unheard in his own defence. It stood -unconsociated until the installation of Mr. Elliot, when dropping the -half-way covenant, which was adopted here in 1769, it was received -into the Fairfield Consociation, February 24th, 1808. It returned to -Litchfield South Consociation, April 27th, 1836. - -4. Andrew Elliot, son of Rev. Andrew Elliot, of Fairfield; graduated at -Yale College, in 1790; was ordained pastor here February 24th, 1808, and -labored most successfully until his death, May 9th, 1829. No pastor of -this Church has exerted a more powerful and healthy influence upon the -town than Mr. Elliot. The most extensive and genuine revival that ever -blessed this community, was under his ministry. - -5. Heman Rood was born in Vermont; graduated at Middlebury College in -1819, and Seminary in 1825; was ordained pastor at Gilmanton, N. H., June -12th, 1826-30; was pastor in New Milford from 1830 to 1835. Mr. Rood’s -pastorate was the briefest this Church has ever had. He was afterwards -professor in the Theological Seminary, at Gilmanton, N. H., 7 years. - -6. Noah Porter, son of Rev. Noah Porter, D. D., of Farmington, was -born December 14th, 1811; graduated at Yale College, in 1831; at -Yale Seminary, in 1836; was ordained pastor here April 27th, 1836, -and resigned December 31st, 1842; after serving the South Church, -Springfield, Mass., 4 years, he then became a professor in Yale -University of which institution he was elected President, and inaugurated -October 11th, 1871. - -7. John Greenwood was born in Berwick, Yorkshire, England, June -5th, 1794, and was ordained pastor at Royston, Cambridgeshire, June -20th, 1822-July 17th, 1836; installed pastor at Bethel, April 18th, -1838-February 1842; after serving this Church as settled pastor for one -year, he was installed pastor April 24th, 1844, and resigned May 19th, -1849. In 1843 he received the honorable degree of A. M. from Yale College. - -8. David Murdoch, was born in Glasgow, Scotland; graduated at Union -College, in 1845; Union Theological Seminary, 1848; ordained pastor here -September 18th, 1850, and remained until September 28th, 1869. He was -installed pastor of the New Haven Third Church, October 1st, 1869, and -remained until May 15th, 1874. - -9. James B. Bonar graduated at Wabash College, 1853; at Union Theological -Seminary, New York, 1856; ordained —— by the Third Presbyterian Church, -New York, March 18th, 1857; installed pastor American Presbyterian -Church, Montreal, Canada, June 6th, 1857, and left in 1869. He was -installed pastor at New Milford, June 30th, 1870. - -The Church connected with this Society was organized November 21st, -1716, with 8 male and 5 female members. During the first pastorate 225 -more were added by profession and letter. During Mr. Taylor’s ministry -of 42 years, 301 names were added to the roll. Mr. Griswold kept a full -record of Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths during his entire ministry. -His list of admissions to the Church is only to January 1st, 1797. From -that date he seems to have invited all persons to the Sacraments. Under -his ministry only 34 persons united with the Church. At his ordination -Mr. Elliott found only 43 members—showing how the Church had been -broken up in the 8 years preceding. Nine years later, after the Church -at Bridgewater had been formed, Mr. Elliott reports a membership of -118; but this was before the revival that moved the town. Three hundred -and nineteen members were added to the Church during Mr. Elliot’s -ministry—most of them on profession of faith. There were added to the -Church under Mr. Rood, 153, Mr. Porter, 116, and Mr. Greenwood, 46. After -the retirement of Mr. Greenwood, Rev. E. W. Andrews was acting pastor -for 6 or 8 months, and received 63 persons to Church fellowship. In -the 19 years of Mr. Murdoch’s ministry there were added to the Church, -243 persons; and under the present pastorate of 6 years 80 have been -received. The number of names on the Church roll up to this date is 1593. -In 1861 there was a reported membership of 476; but the roll had not been -revised and corrected since 1836. A careful sifting of the list in the -Fall of 1870, showed a Church membership of 310 at the beginning of the -present pastorate. The actual membership to-day is 332—27 of them over -75 years of age, and one of them over 100 years. At the head of the list -is Mrs. Polly Canfield who united in 1812. Two persons are said to have -died in this town over 100 years of age—Harry Carpenter, a colored man, -and Noah Nodine, who was born in the 17th century and died in the 19th. -Miss Sally Northrop, who celebrated the anniversary of her 100th birthday -on the 29th of June is still living. - -During the last century, the Church was sensitive as to the character -of its Deacons. Instead of electing brethren at once to the office, -it choose them to serve during the Church’s pleasure. If acceptable -after one or two years trial, they were, by vote, “established as -Deacons.” And in 1750 the Church voted that one brother, who had thus -been on trial for two years, “should not be established in the office -of Deacon.” Twenty-one persons have so far served the Church in this -office, viz:—Samuel Brownson, James Prime, John Bostwick, Job Terrill, -Samuel Canfield, Bushnell Bostwick, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Gaylord, -John Hitchcock, Sherman Boardman, Elizur Warner, Joseph Merwin, Dobson -W. M’Mahon, John Beecher, Nicanor Stilson, Geo. W. Whittelsey, Geradus -Roberts, Seymour B. Green, William Hine, John J. Conklin, and Ethiel S. -Green. From 1716 to 1803, the Lord’s Supper was administered 4 times a -year; since 1808, every two months. - -Nineteen men from this Church have entered the Gospel ministry, viz:— - -1. David Bostwick, born here January 8th, 1721; was ordained pastor at -Jamaica, L. I., October 9th, 1745, where he stayed until 1746. He was -installed pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, in New York City, in -1756, and died in 1763. His work on Infant Baptism was published here and -in England, and republished in 1837. - -2. Joseph Treat; graduated at Princeton College, in 1757. He was ordained -pastor colleague of Rev. Dr. Bostwick, First Presbyterian Church, N. Y. -City, in 1762, where he remained until 1784. - -3. David Brownson; graduated at Yale College, in 1762, and was ordained -pastor at Oxford in 1764, staying until 1779. He died in 1806. - -4. Benjamin Wildman; graduated at Yale College, in 1758; was ordained -pastor at Southbury, in 1766 and died in 1812. - -5. Whitmon Welch; graduated at Yale College in 1762, and died in 1776. - -6. Gideon Bostwick was born here in 1742; graduated at Yale College in -1762. He was a teacher of the Classical School established in Great -Barrington, Mass., by Dr. Whiting, Col. Dwight and other members of the -Episcopal Church, in 1766. Invited to act as Lay reader, he went to -England and received orders from the Bishop of London, and was Rector at -Great Barrington, from 1767 to 1793. He died here while on a visit to -Mrs. Boardman, who was Dr. Whiting’s daughter. [See Schroeder’s Memorial -of Mrs. M. A. Boardman.] - -7. David Sandford was born in Milford, December 11th, 1737; graduated at -Yale College in 1755; was ordained pastor at Medway, Mass., April 14th, -1763, and continued there until April 7th, 1810. - -8. John Stevens; graduated at Yale College, in 1779; was licensed by -Litchfield South Association, 1780, and died in 1799. - -9. David Baldwin. - -10. Daniel Marsh was born in 1762; graduated at Williams College; was -pastor of Bennington, Vt., from 1806 to 1820; died at Janesville, New -York, in 1843. - -11. Nathaniel W. Taylor, grandson of the second pastor of this Church, -was born here, June 13, 1786; graduated at Yale College, in 1807; -converted in College; was ordained pastor at New Haven, on the first of -April, 1812, and retained the position until December 1822. He was then -Professor in Yale College Theological Seminary, and died in 1858. He -trained nearly 700 young men for the ministry. - -12. Charles A. Boardman; was pastor at New Preston from June 1818, until -March 1830; was installed pastor at New Haven, on the third of March, -1830, remaining until September 1832. He was also installed pastor at -Westport, February 1833, and stayed until December 1836. He died in 1860. - -13. Orlo D. Hine was born here, October 28, 1815; graduated at Yale -College, in 1837; was ordained pastor at Clinton, April 14th, 1841, -laboring there until October 25th, 1842. He was also acting pastor at -Fair Haven, Vt., from 1843 to 1845; acting pastor at Pontiac, Mich., from -1846 to 1851; installed pastor at North Woodstock, January 6th, 1852, and -stayed until November 5th, 1855; and was installed pastor at Lebanon the -first of May 1856. - -14. Merrit S. Platt was born in 1805; graduated at Hamilton College; was -ordained pastor at Madison, N.Y., September 1837, remaining until 1855; -was acting pastor at Hamilton, N. Y., 1855, staying until 1864; was also -acting pastor at Glassboro, New Field, Franklin, New Jersey, in 1864. He -is still living. - -15. Eliezur Beecher, ordained by the Baptists about 1814; was never -settled; preached mainly in this town. - -16. Asahel Bronson was ordained about 1820 or 1825; supposed to be dead. - -17. John Treat Baldwin; graduated at Princeton College; was ordained -about 1820. He is still living. - -18. George Todd; graduated at Yale College about 1820 or 1825; supposed -to be living. - -19. George Sterling was ordained pastor at Wayland, Mich., December, 1874. - -At least four men in this town have been active in National affairs. The -most distinguished was Roger Sherman, a native of Mass., who came here -in 1743. He was clerk to this Ecclesiastical Society, from 1753 to 1761, -and established in the office of Deacon in 1757. Here he wrought as a -shoemaker, aided his brother in the store, and in 1745 was appointed -land surveyor for the County. Removing to New Haven in 1761, he became -judge of the court of Common Pleas, a member of the upper House in the -Legislature, and judge of the Superior Court. In 1774 he was appointed -a member of the first Congress, in which he continued until his death, -at which time he was in the Senate, to which he was elected in 1791. -He was a member of the Governor’s Council of safety, and Mayor of New -Haven from 1784 to his death, July 23d, 1793. In the Congress of 1776 -he was a member of the Committee appointed to draft the Declaration of -Independence, as well as of many of the other most important Committees, -and he was also a member of the board of war, and of the board of -treasury. His services to the Country were invaluable, and few of his -contemporaries left their impress more clearly upon American institutions. - -Elijah Boardman, third son of Deacon Sherman Boardman, and grandson of -the first pastor of this Church, was born March 7, 1760. In 1821 he was -elected to the U. S. Senate; he died August 18th, 1823. Mr. Boardman’s -earlier years were in connection with this Society; but having married -a daughter of the aforementioned Dr. Whiting, a zealous Episcopalian -who engaged in a pamphlet controversy with Dr. Billamy, he afterwards -identified himself with the Episcopal Church and died in its communion. - -Perry Smith, who died in 1852, was elected to the United States Senate in -1836, and served one term. He was connected with the Episcopal Society. - -Orange Merwin, born here July 3, 1776, was in Congress in 1826-7, during -the administration of John Quincy Adams. He died September 5th, 1854. He -was a member of this Society. - -The Sabbath School was begun in 1812 or 14 by Rev. Mr. Elliott, who for -some time was the only teacher. The first appropriation of money for its -benefit by the Church was in 1821. The present membership of the Sabbath -School is 300. The Infant Class in the Chapel was begun, under its -present teacher, Miss Isabella Wilson, in 1872. - -Under Mr. Elliott’s ministry, prayer meetings became common in the town. -They were held on Sundays between services, in the Town House and in the -school houses of the outlying districts. In times of religious interest -many week day meetings were held in various places. A Saturday evening -prayer meeting was held for years in the parlors of Mr. and Mrs. Eli -Mygatt, when they lived on the spot now occupied by the residence of Mrs. -Sanford and afterwards in the Town house. But no regular mid-week Church -afternoon service was established until during Mr. Rood’s pastorate, when -the Friday afternoon meeting was begun. The Tuesday evening meeting was -commenced in 1865 or 66. The Mother’s Monthly Prayer Meeting began in -1869. - -The gifts to the Church, so far, are these: July 14th, 1815, Deacon -Dobson, and W. M’Mahon gave the Church $100, the interest to be used for -relief of poor members, or for books. February 20th, 1820, Deacon M’Mahon -gave $400 to be used for the same purposes. - -In 1844 Miss Lois Wells gave the Church $200 for the relief of the poor, -sick and destitute female members. - -Mrs. Anna Hine, widow of Stephen, who died in 1851 or 2 bequeathed $200 -to the Church. - -And in January 6th, 1860, Miss Sully Northrop, who completed her 100th -year a few days ago, gave $200 to be added to the Church Fund. - -The Benevolent Library originated in the gifts of Deacon M’Mahon, Col. -Samuel Canfield and Philo N. Heacock, who took great interest in it. No -additions have been made to it for some years. It consists of about 600 -volumes of standard works, and merits more attention than it has lately -received. - -It is impossible to form any estimate of the amount of money contributed -by this Church and Society, to religious and benevolent objects. Until -after the installation of Mr. Porter there was no system or regularity -in its charities. Collections were taken up as the town was visited -by agents, or as necessity seemed to require. It is thought that -contributions have been made regularly to the A. B. C. F. M., and the -Am. H. M. S., ever since these societies were formed. The oldest record -of any contribution by this Congregation is the receipt of the County -Treasurer for £94 16s. 0d. which this Society gave “for the suffering and -distressed inhabitants of the towns of New Haven, Fairfield and Norwalk.” -This receipt is dated September 1779, three months after the towns named -had been sacked by Major General Tryon. - -From 1836 to 1871 the Congregation contributed regularly to the Am. Ed., -the Bible, the A. H. M., the Seamen’s F. & S. S. Union, the A. B. C. F. -M., and the A. Tract Societies. Since 1871 we have contributed annually -to the Bible S., Congregational Union, A. H. M. S., Fund for Disabled -Ministers and their widows, the A. B. C. F. M., and the A. M. Association. - -The Rev. W. H. Moore states that, in the 17 years from 1859 to 1875, this -Congregation contributed $18,876.53. Dividing this into two periods, he -finds that in the first nine years you gave $3,765.90, and in the last -eight years $11,810.63, a gratifying increase, which, it is hoped we -shall fully maintain. - -The Ladies’ Mite Society was formed in 1817 as a Dorcas Society. For 50 -years it has annually contributed about $75, divided between A. H. M. S., -Seamen’s F. and A. Ed. Societies. - -The Auxiliary to the Woman’s B. of Missions was formed in May 1872, “The -Golden Links,” and “Star Circle” a year later. These organizations last -year, together, contributed $389. - -Such, in brief, brethren, is the story of your Church, Society and town. -It is one of which you need not be ashamed. A careful study of these -old records has increased my respect and reverence for the men of the -past. Their courage in facing difficulties, their heroic endurance of -privation, their sturdy independence, their delight in the ordinances of -the Gospel, their readiness to assist each other, and their generosity -towards those who differed from them in opinion, are worthy not only of -warm praise, but of careful imitation. - -And yet these men of the past were not all saints and patriots. In 1776 -there were some bitter tories here: One of these was compelled by a -company of riflemen to walk before them from New Milford to Litchfield -carrying one of his own geese the entire distance At Litchfield they -tarred him, made him pluck his own goose, bestowed the feathers upon him, -and drummed him out of the place, after obliging him to kneel down and -thank them for their leniency. And in 1757 David Ferriss was paid 11s. -out of the Society’s treasury, to reimburse him for counterfeit money -which he had received as Collector. This nest of counterfeiters was not -broken up until 1768, when a dozen of them were arrested. The old Church -books show that immorality was not unknown among Church members. The -pastoral letter which was issued to the Churches by the Litchfield South -Consociation in 1752, reveals a state of things in these Churches worse -than any known to-day. Sixty years ago (1816) there was a distillery in -every town—169 in Litchfield County,—26 of them in New Milford. To-day -there are three distilleries in town, and soon it is hoped these will -disappear and the nine places licensed to sell liquors. - -There is abundant cause for gratitude. There has been progress in every -direction. In our beautiful village—than which there is not now a -lovelier or a healthier in New England—with our system of concrete walks, -lamps and water works, our substantial Town Hall and enlarged school -privileges—we may here spend life as pleasantly and profitably, doing -the will of God from the heart—as was could anywhere on the face of the -globe. With all these blessings and privileges there is, of course, an -increased responsibility. It becomes us to conserve and improve all that -the fathers have left us, and hand down an unimpaired inheritance to the -generations that are to follow. - -*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK NEW MILFORD. A MEMORIAL DISCOURSE, -DELIVERED IN THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, NEW MILFORD, CONN., SUNDAY, JULY 9, -1876 *** - -***** This file should be named 64158-0.txt or 64158-0.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - https://www.gutenberg.org/6/4/1/5/64158/ - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. Special rules, set forth in the General Terms of Use part -of this license, apply to copying and distributing Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic works to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm -concept and trademark. Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, -and may not be used if you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive -specific permission. If you do not charge anything for copies of this -eBook, complying with the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook -for nearly any purpose such as creation of derivative works, reports, -performances and research. They may be modified and printed and given -away--you may do practically ANYTHING in the United States with eBooks -not protected by U.S. copyright law. Redistribution is subject to the -trademark license, especially commercial redistribution. - -START: FULL LICENSE - -THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE -PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK - -To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free -distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work -(or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project -Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full -Project Gutenberg-tm License available with this file or online at -www.gutenberg.org/license. - -Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic works - -1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to -and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property -(trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all -the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or -destroy all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your -possession. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a -Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound -by the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the -person or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph -1.E.8. - -1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be -used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who -agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few -things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works -even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See -paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this -agreement and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic works. See paragraph 1.E below. - -1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the -Foundation" or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection -of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual -works in the collection are in the public domain in the United -States. If an individual work is unprotected by copyright law in the -United States and you are located in the United States, we do not -claim a right to prevent you from copying, distributing, performing, -displaying or creating derivative works based on the work as long as -all references to Project Gutenberg are removed. Of course, we hope -that you will support the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting -free access to electronic works by freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm -works in compliance with the terms of this agreement for keeping the -Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the work. You can easily -comply with the terms of this agreement by keeping this work in the -same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg-tm License when -you share it without charge with others. - -1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern -what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are -in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, -check the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this -agreement before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, -distributing or creating derivative works based on this work or any -other Project Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no -representations concerning the copyright status of any work in any -country outside the United States. - -1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: - -1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other -immediate access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear -prominently whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work -on which the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the -phrase "Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, -performed, viewed, copied or distributed: - - This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and - most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no - restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it - under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this - eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the - United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where - you are located before using this eBook. - -1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is -derived from texts not protected by U.S. copyright law (does not -contain a notice indicating that it is posted with permission of the -copyright holder), the work can be copied and distributed to anyone in -the United States without paying any fees or charges. If you are -redistributing or providing access to a work with the phrase "Project -Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the work, you must comply -either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 or -obtain permission for the use of the work and the Project Gutenberg-tm -trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. - -1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted -with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution -must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any -additional terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms -will be linked to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works -posted with the permission of the copyright holder found at the -beginning of this work. - -1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm -License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this -work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. - -1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this -electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without -prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with -active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project -Gutenberg-tm License. - -1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, -compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including -any word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access -to or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format -other than "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official -version posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site -(www.gutenberg.org), you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense -to the user, provide a copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means -of obtaining a copy upon request, of the work in its original "Plain -Vanilla ASCII" or other form. Any alternate format must include the -full Project Gutenberg-tm License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. - -1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, -performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works -unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. - -1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing -access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works -provided that - -* You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from - the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method - you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is owed - to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he has - agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Project - Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments must be paid - within 60 days following each date on which you prepare (or are - legally required to prepare) your periodic tax returns. Royalty - payments should be clearly marked as such and sent to the Project - Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the address specified in - Section 4, "Information about donations to the Project Gutenberg - Literary Archive Foundation." - -* You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies - you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he - does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm - License. You must require such a user to return or destroy all - copies of the works possessed in a physical medium and discontinue - all use of and all access to other copies of Project Gutenberg-tm - works. - -* You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of - any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the - electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days of - receipt of the work. - -* You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free - distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. - -1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic work or group of works on different terms than -are set forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing -from both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and The -Project Gutenberg Trademark LLC, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm -trademark. Contact the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. - -1.F. - -1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable -effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread -works not protected by U.S. copyright law in creating the Project -Gutenberg-tm collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may -contain "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate -or corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other -intellectual property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or -other medium, a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or -cannot be read by your equipment. - -1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right -of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project -Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project -Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project -Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all -liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal -fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT -LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE -PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH 1.F.3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE -TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE -LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR -INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH -DAMAGE. - -1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a -defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can -receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a -written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you -received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium -with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you -with the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in -lieu of a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person -or entity providing it to you may choose to give you a second -opportunity to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If -the second copy is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing -without further opportunities to fix the problem. - -1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth -in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS', WITH NO -OTHER WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT -LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. - -1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied -warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of -damages. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement -violates the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the -agreement shall be interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or -limitation permitted by the applicable state law. The invalidity or -unenforceability of any provision of this agreement shall not void the -remaining provisions. - -1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the -trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone -providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in -accordance with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the -production, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm -electronic works, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, -including legal fees, that arise directly or indirectly from any of -the following which you do or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this -or any Project Gutenberg-tm work, (b) alteration, modification, or -additions or deletions to any Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any -Defect you cause. - -Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm - -Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of -electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of -computers including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It -exists because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations -from people in all walks of life. - -Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the -assistance they need are critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's -goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will -remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project -Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure -and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future -generations. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary -Archive Foundation and how your efforts and donations can help, see -Sections 3 and 4 and the Foundation information page at -www.gutenberg.org - -Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary -Archive Foundation - -The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit -501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the -state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal -Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification -number is 64-6221541. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary -Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent permitted by -U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. - -The Foundation's principal office is in Fairbanks, Alaska, with the -mailing address: PO Box 750175, Fairbanks, AK 99775, but its -volunteers and employees are scattered throughout numerous -locations. Its business office is located at 809 North 1500 West, Salt -Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887. Email contact links and up to -date contact information can be found at the Foundation's web site and -official page at www.gutenberg.org/contact - -For additional contact information: - - Dr. Gregory B. Newby - Chief Executive and Director - gbnewby@pglaf.org - -Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg -Literary Archive Foundation - -Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide -spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of -increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be -freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest -array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations -($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt -status with the IRS. - -The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating -charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United -States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a -considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up -with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations -where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To SEND -DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any particular -state visit www.gutenberg.org/donate - -While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we -have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition -against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who -approach us with offers to donate. - -International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make -any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from -outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. - -Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation -methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other -ways including checks, online payments and credit card donations. To -donate, please visit: www.gutenberg.org/donate - -Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works - -Professor Michael S. Hart was the originator of the Project -Gutenberg-tm concept of a library of electronic works that could be -freely shared with anyone. For forty years, he produced and -distributed Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of -volunteer support. - -Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed -editions, all of which are confirmed as not protected by copyright in -the U.S. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not -necessarily keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper -edition. - -Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search -facility: www.gutenberg.org - -This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, -including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary -Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to -subscribe to our email newsletter to hear about new eBooks. |