CHAPTER XIII.
THE WOOSTER PLACE CHURCH .-- GROWTH OF THE DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS IN NEW HAVEN.
In order to have my history complete I must give my reason for building the Wooster Place Church, as my motives have been misconstrued by many persons, I will make a short statement of what I know to be true.

It is well known that with the exception of one, all the Congregational churches in New Haven, were located west of the centre of the city.

The majority of the inhabitants lived in the eastern section.

Meeting after meeting was called by the different churches to consider the importance of building a church in the eastern part.

It was strongly advocated by the ministers and many others, that this part of the city was rapidly filling up, a great deal of manufacturing was carried on there, and the strangers who were constantly coming in would fall into other denominations.