Asylum Avenue Baptist Church was dedicated during a service that took place today.

Representatives of the priests of the Diocese of Hartford presented Francis McFarland with a gift of $15,375 to put toward McFarland’s recent purchase of an episcopal residence.

The Courant published an article correcting its report from yesterday:  the land Francis McFarland had purchased on Farmington Avenue will be the future site of a new cathedral.

The cornerstone was laid for the Asylum Avenue Baptist Church.

The Courant reported that the Catholic Diocese of Hartford was about to become two separate dioceses, one for Connecticut and one for Rhode Island.

According to the Courant, Francis McFarland had purchased a residence on the corner of Collins and Woodland Streets.

The new bell for the Asylum Hill Congregational Church arrived.

The Courant reported that George Affleck was headed to Europe.

The Courant reported that the Asylum Hill Baptist Society was considering whether to build a church on their land at the corner of Asylum Avenue and Sigourney Street.

According to an article in the Courant, a group of men bought a lot on the corner of Asylum Avenue and Sigourney Street from George Affleck, in order to build a new Baptist church there.