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��su])ject be postponed to the next meetino-. J. W. Pierce was ao;ain chosen delegate to the convention.

The meeting called April IG, 1838, was the same as the 3'ear before.

Following this there was a lapse of several years, Jnly 27, 1844, when, in pursuance of a petition of the pro- prietors and parishioners of Christ Church, a meeting was called by James Rollins, Esq., justice of the peace. The meeting was adjourned, on account of the small number pres- ent, to two weeks from that time.

Aug. 24, 1844. They met agreea- ble to adjournment, and it was voted that .T. B. Went worth be desired to circulate a subscription paper for the purpose of aiding to paint and repair the church.

June 21, 1845. At the annual meeting it was voted to rent the pews, and to correspond with persons liv- ing out of town, who held pews, for permission to rent those pews, the proceeds to be applied to the support of preaching.

Voted that the wardens be instruct- ed to sign certificates of the election of Rev. Newton E. Marble as Rector of the parish.

Feb. 10,1846. At a meeting called, a letter from N. E. Marble was read, in which he tendered his resignation of the rectorship of Christ Church.

It was voted at this time that a committee of three be chosen to ascer- tain what assistance they could get from abroad towards the future sup- port of preaching, and should suffi- cient encouragement be met to war- rant it, to look about for a clergyman to supply Mr. Marble's place.

At an adjourned meeting it was voted to accept Mr. Marble's resigna-

��tion. Following this vote was a very kindly worded resolution, telling us of later date how much the Salmon Falls people liked Mr. Marble, and how deeply they regretted his leaving them.

After another lapse of years, a meeting was called by John P. Emer- son, J. P., to be held April 13, 1855. It was voted in this meeting that a committee be chosen to see what could be cheer f idly raised to support a cler- gyman. The committee appointed failed to complete their labors, and it was voted to meet at the bank rooms in two weeks. May 24, 1855. They met according to adjournment, but the committee had failed to finish their work, and it was voted to ad- journ till June 7, 1855. If there was a meeting held at this time, there is no account given of it in the records. All is blank after this.

After the fire in August, 1834, there were no more church accounts kept.

The last time I find the name of J. W. Pierce signed was March 10, 1837. He had evidently been the main power in the church, and after he went away the meetings ran to a low ebb.

Several marriages are recorded in the book of records kept by the rector of the church. One occurred since my remembrance, and it made quite a ripple in the quiet little town. The young lady had formerly lived in the village with her parents, but for some time had been in Baltimore teaching. AVhen the horrors of civil war burst upon us it became a necessity for her, with her Northern principles, to leave the Southern city. At the time of her marriage the church was closed,

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