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few years of travel and study in Europe, he was installed over 

 the Hammond Street Church, Bangor, Maine, in 1881, of which 

 he is still pastor. * 



The present pastor, Rev. James W. Cooper, was installed 

 pastor of this Church, March 20, 1878, by aid of council, of 

 which Rev. W. W. Wood worth of Berlin was Moderator, and 

 Rev. Wm. R. Eastman of Suffield, Scribe. The sermon was 

 preached by Rev. N. J. Burton, D.D., of Hartford ; the install- 

 ing prayer was offered by Rev. A. S. Cheesebrough of Durham; 

 Rev. A. F. Beard, D.D., of Syracuse, N. Y., gave the charge to 

 the pastor ; Rev. A. W. Hazen of Middletown, the right hand 

 of fellowship; and Rev. W. L. Gage, D.D., of Hartford, the 

 address to the Church. 



On Jan. 1, 1878, there were six hundred and seventy mem- 

 bers of the Church. There have been added since, on confes- 

 sion, four hundred and fifty-two ; by letter, two hundred and 

 thirty-four, and three restored to membership ; and the whole 

 number of members, Dec. 31, 1892, was nine hundred. The 

 Sunday-school has also largely increased in numbers, and 

 various forms of church work have been introduced. 



DEACONS. 



Ten days after the organization of the Church, or July 1.3, 

 1842, two deacons were appointed and this number was con- 

 tinued until 1861, when, by the appointment of two deacons in 

 addition to those serving, the number was increased to four. 

 The whole number was further increased to six in 1874, and 

 subsequently to eight. Seven is the present number. 



LIST OF deacons. 



Term of Service. 

 Elijah Francis, July 15, 1843, to November 1, 1846. 



Chauncey Cornwell, July 15, 1842, to September 17, 1863. 

 Orson H. Seymovir, January 22, 1847, to December 3, 1864. 

 David N. Camp, October 3, 1861. 



Charles Peck, October 3, 1861. 



William H. Smith, April 14, 1865, to August 20, 1873. 



