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From: (Marcia Payne)
Subject: [MAWORCES] Second Congregational Church of Millbury, Mass.
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 14:19:09 -0600 (CST)

"Centennial History of the Town of Millbury, Mass." Town Committee, 1915

pages 313, 314, 315


The Second Congregational Church is located at Millbury Center. The
charter given to the new religious society is dated Feb. 10, 1827, and
bears the names of Asa WATERS, Elias FORBES, Joseph TORREY, Vernon
STILES, David WOODWARD, Calvin BARKER, Simon FARNSWORTH and Aaron TRASK.
The society thus chartered sought and secured the organization of a
Presbyterian church, because they calculated an opposition which, was
not forthcoming. At first the new church worshipped in a small school
building on School Street. Soon the present structure was erected and
dedicated, Oct. 2, 1828, as a place of worship.
Not until June 30, 1827, four months after the granting of the
charter for the formation of the religious society, did forty members
living in the Armory village (what is now known as the "center")
petition for a dismission from the First Congregational Church to form
the new Presbyterian Church. On July 16 of the same year, the request
was granted, and on Aug. 23, they formed themselves into the
Presbyterian Church of Millbury. The separation took place with cordial
feelings on the part of the First Cong. Church.
The presbytery of Newburyport voted to receive the petitions under
its care and the new church started with the following members:

FORBES, Elias
TORREY, Elijah
ANDREWS, Asa
GROUT, Jonathan
HULL, Elias
DUNTON, Moses
SIBLEY, Zadock
BARTON, John F.
BROWN, Samuel
CLAPP, Oliver
HASTINGS, Joseph
GODDARD, Henry
TRASK, Luther H.
TITUS, Vernon
HARRINGTON, Stephen
MORSE, Moses L.
JOHNSON, Henry
MC CRACKEN, Francis
FORBES, Mary
TORREY, Annie
CUTLER, Vilinda
WATERS, Lydia
WATERS, Eliza
GOODELL, Lydia
DUNTON, Zoa
GODDARD, Rhoda
SIBLEY, Lydia
BARTON, Mary
BROWN, Lucy
STOCKWELL, Sally
CLAPP, Prudence
HUNT, Mary A.
WRIGHT, Addie B.
JOHNSON, Sarah
MORSE, Mrs. Hulda

Others "who were confined by bodily indisposition" were waited on by a
committee for examination and upon its report there were also admitted
to membership in the church: Joanna EATON, Mrs. MC CRACKEN, Lucy
FARNSWORTH and Azuba HASTINGS.

Elias FORBES and Joseph TORREY were elected elders and Moses L. MORSE
and Moses DUNTON became deacons. Twenty-five more persons were admitted
at the first communion and the next year 39 united with the church.
Pastors were:
Rev. George Washington CAMPBELL (1830-1834)

Rev. William A. LARNED (1834-Oct 1835)

Rev. Samuel G. BUCKINGHAM (May 1837-1847)

Rev. Leverett GRIGGS (Sep 1847-Jan 1856)

Rev. Lewis JESSUP (Apr 1856-Mar 1860)

Rev. Charles H. PEIRCE (Oct 1862-Oct 1865)

Rev. Stacy FOWLER (Dec 1866- Mar 1878)

Rev. John L. EWELL (Apr 1878-Jan 1891)

Rev. George P. EASTMAN (May 1891-Dec 1903)

Rev. Grove F. EKINS (Dec 1904-Mar 1909)

Rev. Robert W. DUNBAR (Oct 1909.....)
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