Contributions to the Ecclesiastical History of Connecticut

Table of contents

• Title Page i
• Preface iii
• Contents x
• Historical Discourse 1
• Addresses 73
• The Three Principles of Congregationalism 73
• The Catholicity of Congregationalism 82
• The First Church in Connecticut 85
• The Mission of Congregationalism at the West 93
• Congregationalism as in Harmony with the Scriptural Idea of Christian Union 103
• The Pilgrim Fathers 110
• Puritan Pioneering in New England, as compared with Puritan Pioneering at the West 111
• The Safety and Wisdom of complete Religious Liberty, as illustrated in Connecticut, during the last One Hundred and Fifty Years 118
• Consociated Congregationalism 125
• The Lessons of our Day, as suggested by the Leading Aim of our Fathers 128
• The Congregational Polity adapted both to Individual and United Action in the Cause of Christ 134
• The Mission of our Churches as defined by our History 138
• Meetings of the Greneral Association 142
• Dr. E. Wheelock's (Moor's) Indian Charity School 148
• First Meeting of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions 151
• Foreign Missionaries from Connecticut 154
• Cornwall Mission School 160
• Congregational Home Missions in Connecticut 163
• Graduates of Yale College who have served as Foreign Missionaries 180
• Theological Department of Yale College 182
• Theological Institute of Connecticut, at East Windsor Hill 185
• Sabbath Schools 190
• Revivals of Religion in Connecticut 197
• Contributions for Benevolent purposes 203
• Connection of the Congregational Ministers and Churches of Connecticut with the rise and progress of the Temperance reformation 205
• Pastors and Stated Supplies 221
• History and Results of the different methods of raising Salaries in Connecticut 226
• Parsonages and Permanent Funds 230
• The Permanent Fund System 233
• A Permanent Ministry 239
• Common School and Academical Education as indebted to Congregationalists 248
• Separate Churches in Connecticut 253
• On the Rise, Growth and Comparative Relations of other Evangelical Denominations in Connecticut, to Congregationalism 260
• Congregationalists in their relations to other Sects, characterized by Error, Fanaticism, or Disorder, by Rev. Abel Mc-Ewen 274
• HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE DISTRICT ASSOCIA- TIONS, WITH LISTS OF THEIR LICENTIATES 298
• Fairfield East 298
• Fairfield West 301
• Hartford Central 304
• Hartford Fourth 306
• Hartford North 307
• Hartford South 310
• Litchfield North 313
• Litchfield South 316
• Middlesex 319
• New Haven Central 320
• New Haven East 321
• New Haven West 327
• New London 332
• HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCHES OF CONNECTICUT 341
• Appendix 517
• Topical Index 523
• Index of Names 531

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