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William J. SnallwooL
1/2,16zeport Listrict
Growth of 1,ricleport
Present Day 7rIdGeport
Re1jjous Life In —rid6eport
Grace Methodist Church Fairfield and Clinton Ave.
Interview with Rev. U. U. Layton
Asked about the religious beliefs of tho church and liev. Layton answer
was as follows: Crace "ethodist Episcopal Church orl_inatc,, :re, the
ch-Irch of EnL;land, it follows the article beliefs of tlAs church, the
original church was derived rom the church of lime. 4 -ere is comnunial.
The churc:' in Pundermantal rom the ancient form of the Christian '-'117irch.
It is orthodox.
ere is a poGr class of people attondin(_ this church, the majority
of them are workin,; class, a few aro on relief.
seatinL capacity of the chark,L is 000. he menLership is 150.
'Ai() averae Sunday atte:Ience is 75.
or are no colored pole atte:tdini; trim churc7 altHlut„.1 t ere 1.s
no objection to t.em.
,he lationalit• is 90 per cent American born. .he churC is a
split ifOU the lirst *4ethodist churci7/
I asked about miximarriace. Rev Layton said tere were a few, most
of them belik; Irish Catholic with ilrotentants, they manat;ed t et aLni,
all ri,tt.
Societies:
Epworth LeaLue.. fter town in .41cland.. It is a you
peo)les croup.
Ladies Aid society.. =nets twice a onth. there activities are social
cLnd also to raise money or tle sup,2ort of to cLurch.
Lents Bible Clw.1 this ,roup besides there reliLlous classes take
part in social afftT,irs, such as bowlin6 etc.
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VillioLa J. Smallwood
,driLceport L'istrict
Prcsont Day —rldcuport
Rolij_ous Lifo In Dridcoport
Lraco Mothodist Church 0
An Intorostinc po nt about Roy Layton in that ho not o:Ily rur.1
hie ch r& b'It has Gvu2 t:10 in in, of a rouLtin, houso. "u I (7L .o
tIls -ocauso t7u 1 como f..ou tho church. was not onau,11. hc roau ni
hoso is 1.. a ren1L-u;itIal pert of thu 1t7 OA to criur of "00eiWG0(1. "ye.
(t Clinton Ave. linuno Et ono ti o was vor.: much n (town but ho
has ,.at.Lo— t. ow .e l. C. .omodlod vcry boautinaly. —u trios to oat(.r to
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a Letter class of people., C.at is as ho OçO an cider typo of pooplo, o:ms A
Wilt) hauo son tLoIr 110 -,:day.
Lo has had a lltlotrc.t.olo L, ti -n to I:Lop thln placo nn a
oltJan noral plan a..1_hu buon nniood to aol:epooplo to leayo on ohort
nottoo because) of unvolcouu cuents. "o claims thoy had plua_ty of
money to pay thtlr utly but ho was .tot Loifl,. to run an tunoral roauinc
hOnle.
At prosont ho has a fow roctauro.
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