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Copy of Owen drawing given to Russell H Conwell on his 80th birthday. Greeting from the little church on the hilltop at Worthington. This is the original drawing by Walter T. Owen, Architect, New York City. Greeting: 'Your restless boyhood feet…

Written on lined paper, this document records a talk given at a Church supper in 1891 by the son of the man who auctioned off pews to pay the cost of remodeling the Colonial Church in 1870. GIVES A LIST OF THE LOCATIONS OF MEETING HOUSES. According…

Two copies, Confession of Faith, Covenant, and Articles of Agreement of the Worthington First Congregational Church, adopted April 1, 1771 and published by vote of the Church, December 31, 1841

This manual was printed by the Union Printing Co., Springfield, Ma. 1871. There are five copies. They each have a green cover.

Booklet of the 200th Anniversary of Congregational Church in Chesterfield. Brown cover.

2 typewritten transcriptions of ' Some Gleanings from the Sermons of Reverend Jonathan Law Pomeroy, Minister of the Congregational Church, 1794-1832'. Read at the WHS Meeting August 18, 1945 by Harlan Creelman

This is a copy of a Sermon 'Seek Ye First' given by R.H. Conwell at the Baptist Temple, 1918 taken from 'The Temple Review'

This original typed 8-page paper, written in August1945, by E. H. Brewster, is on Rev. Jonathan Huntington. There is also a copy. Refer to 260/B/#687.

C.F. Reed, scribe from Sept. 17, 1920s, writes the minutes of the meeting where the Church council installed Harlan Creelman as Pastor. In ink on lined paper

A copy of the address given by Rev. John H. Bisbee on December 18, 1863. It was delivered on the 25th anniversary of his becoming pastor of the First Congregational Church. It was printed by Trumbull & Gere Printers, Northampton

This is a handwritten list of building materials bought at the Center Brewster Store to rebuild the church. Paid on Oct. 12, 1876

2 pages of grey lined paper, handwritten and in poor condition, from 1865. Call to meeting - Brewster et al to organize first parish church and state separation. Would benefit from further scrutiny to discover whether there are any real estate…

Original handwritten lists both in ink and pencil on lined paper dated May 27, 1876. Also some typewritten lists on the purchase of the church bell and placing it in the belfry

Published by J. and L. Metcalf Printers, Northampton, MA

Two copies of a letter from John Adams to Deacon L. F. Stevens dated January 1, 1865. It pertains to Adams' excommunication from the church. Transcript from the original October 28, 1976

Transcript of talk for 50th anniversary of church building: Reminiscences of Mr. Huntington, and others. for Mr. Walter Stevens, by an old member (incog.) of the church. Handwriting is reminiscent of an older person's hand.

This communion service occurred July 11, 1971. A chronology of the history of the Church is on the back of the program. (copy attached to printed form in record book) (Example of information: The third meeting house was built in 1825 and burned in…

Copy of a one page program of singing that occurred on Wednesday evening, June 12, 1895 at the Congregational Church, Miss Harriet Brewster, organist. Also May Gurney (Ted Porter's grandmother)

Three copies of the program for the Services for the 150th anniversary of the church, August 5 & 6, 1923

Dated 6/26/68, this article pertains to the boulder and plaque placed on West Street commemorating the First Meeting House. This was done during Worthington bicentennial year, 1968. Newspaper article pasted on black construction paper for…