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Michigan Macomb County
Most fortunate was it in its location. In this corner of the state the old Puritan way of the churches early took root, and the region soon became the very seed-plot for its wider dissemination. Under the leadership of this same Father Ruggles and the Rev. John Taylor, one of the pioneer settlers of Romeo, another staunch New Englander, the association and the conference were established, and the whole machinery of Congregationalism, as known in its native haunts, put in motion. The results of their sagacity may now be seen in the two hundred and twenty-five churches of our order which dot the state, and which are rapidly increasing every year."
Dr. Hurd spoke of the struggles and adversities of the infant church. In 1833 a small house of worship was erected, which now forms part of the old academy building; but that soon proved too small, and in 1842 another church was built. In passing Dr. Hurd paid a tribute to the Romeo academy and its influence upon the town, giving it an air of intelligence and refinement which distinguishes it from any other village. After some allusion to other matters, Dr. Hurd proceeded to speak more particularly of his own personal ministry in the church.
Early Macomb County
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