The Bi Centennial Celebration Of The First Congregational Church And Society Of Bridgeport Conn June 12th And 13th 1895

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ISBN 13 : 9781331849933
Total Pages : 248 pages
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Download or read book The Bi-Centennial Celebration written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Bi-Centennial Celebration: Of the First Congregational Church and Society of Bridgeport, June 12th and 13th, 1895 The First Church and Society of Bridgeport - originally the Parish of Stratfield - looked forward to the two-hundredth anniversary of its organization for some years previous with increasing interest. The celebration was carefully planned and most successfully carried out. The decorations of the church were extremely effective; the weather was perfect; the attendance of interested and sympathetic audiences was from beginning to end as great as could be accommodated; the music - rendered by the combined choirs of the First, the Second, the Park Street Congregational Churches, and the Presbyterian Church - was admirable; in short, the occasion seemed to those most concerned to be a delightful one in every particular. It appeared desirable to preserve a permanent record of it. As far as practicable, to do this is the purpose of the present volume. One feature of the celebration was of necessity an incident of the occasion only. By dint of much research and labor, and the contribution of many willing hands, a remarkable loan-collection of relics was gathered and exhibited in the Chapel. The Committee take this opportunity of tendering their hearty thanks to all who lent their aid toward this most valuable and interesting illustration of the history which the celebration commemorated. The proceedings in the several services were stenographically reported by Mr. F. G. Fowler. The lists of members have been compiled by the sub-committee constituted for the purpose - among whom it is not invidious to name Mr. Richard B. Cogswell. 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.