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Their building was destroyed by fire April 20, 1787, and in 1793 they raised another wooden edifice on the same spot, remarkably fair in its proportions : this was taken down and removed to Weymouth, and there put together again and is yet a handsome church : their present brick building was dedicated Jan. 31st, 1811, its size is 78 1-2 feet by 76, exclusive of a prominent tower on which is a steeple 196 feet elevation : April 8th, 1837, the steeple was struck by lightning and burnt off: the building saved : again on May 5th it was set on fire by lightning, yet the church was saved.
The doctrines of the church are Unitarian.
P'ISTORS.
Rev. Mather Byles, settled Dec. 20, 1723. Resigned Oct. 23, 1711.
Ebenezer Wight, settled Feb. 25, 1778.
Sept. 17-8.
Samuel West, D.D. " March 12, 17-9. Horace Holley, D.D." March 9, 1:09.
Died April 10. 1-03.
Resign. Aug. 21, 1-18.
John Pierpont, April 11. 1-19.
David Fosdick, jr. " March 3. 1-16.
Present Pastor.
See pages 219 to 221.
June, 1=15.
TRINITY CHURCH, 173-1.
The King's Chapel being overflowed with numbers, the first movement for founding Trinity Church was by grant of land from Mr. Wm. Speakman to Leonard Vassell, John Barnes and John Gibbons, on condition that they with all convenient speed, procure to be erected a building for the worship of God according to the ritual of the Church of Eng- land as by law established : A subscription was commenced April 6, 1730, and continued Oct. 17, 1733, and the subseri- · bers were to be " repaid in proportion as money arises from the sale of the pews or any benefactors : " the corner stone for an edifice of wood, was laid April 15, 1734, by the Rev. Commissary Price.
On the 15th of Ang. 1735, " the Rev. Thos. Harward read prayers according to the rubriek of the Church of England and the Rev. Roger Price, his Lordship (the Bishop of
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London's commissary,) preached the first sermon in Trinity Church, from Heb. x., 23, before his Excellency Gov. Jon- athan Belcher and a large number of people."
" Mr. Addington Davenport who was assistant to Mr. Price, was invited to become their minister, and "on the 8th of May he came into the church with the committee and accepted the invitation, thereupon by the proprietors was presented and inducted into the church, invested in all the benefits and perquisites of the same, and accordingly put into full possession in the manner of a donative church .??
The first Church having been used for 94 years, the society agreed to ereet a splendid monument on that consecrated spot and laid the corner stone Aug. 15, 1828, with the assistance of the Rev. Dr. Gardiner, Rector of the church with the usual Episcopal ceremonies : it is a massive granite gothic structure and finished in the most expensive ornamen- tal manner.
PASTORS.
Died Sept. S, 1716. 4. April 5, 1767
Rev. Addington Davenport, sett. May 8, 1735. W'in. Hooper, settled Aug. 28, 1717. Wmn. Walter, D.D. settled Oct. 1763. Resigned 1775. Sanmel Parker, D.D. .. 1771. Died Dee 7, 1601.
John S. J. Gardiner, D.D. settled 172. 1:30.
George W. Doane, D. D.
Resigned 1-32. John H. Hopkins, D. D. sett. Feb. 1-31. Nov. 1-32. ..
Jona. M. Wainwright, D. D. sett. March, 1833. Res. Jan. 1-35. John !. Watson, assistant, settled June, 1-86. Resigned 1-16.
Rt. Rev. Manton Eastburn, D.D. " Jan. 1. 1-13. Present Pastor.
Thomas M. Clark, Jr. sett. April 26. 1847. Assistant.
NINTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 1736.
The West Church in Lynde street was gathered Jan. 3d., 1735; The convenant signed by seventeen persons, and on the same day Mr. Win. Hooper a private tutor in a family near town, was unanimously chosen their pastor : Mr. H., was a native of Scotland, of superior powers of mind, of noble. aspect, an eloquent popular preacher, and for the purpose of
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bringing him forward, this church seems to have been gath- ered : he was ordained May 18th, 1737 : all the Congrega- tional churches in Boston with Mr. Le Mercier's, bearing a part in the ceremonies ; the house contained 64 pews on the lower floor.
1806, April, their first wooden meeting-house having been in use for 70 years, it was taken down and the present hand- some brick edifice erected and dedicated Nov. 27th of that year ; its size is 74 by 75 feet : with 112 pews on the lower floor and fifty in the galleries.
The sentiments of the Church are Unitarian.
PASTORS Rev. William Hooper, settled May 18, 1737
Resigned Nov. 19, 1746. Jona. Mayhew, D.D., settled June 17, 1747. Died July 8, 1760. Chas. Lowell, D.D., settled Jan. 1, 1806. Present Pastor. March 1, 1$37.
Cyrus Augustus Bartol, colleague. See pages 218 to 221.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH, SALEM STREET, 1743.
A number of the members of the First church becoming dissatisfied with the doctrinal sentiments of the then pastor, Rev. J. Condy, charged him with having departed from the sentiments on which the church was convenanted and after stating their views to him in writing Sept. 29, 1742, without receiving any satisfactory answer thereto, withdrew from the church July 27, 1743 : and J. Bownd, J. Proctor and E. Bos- worth convenanted together to form a church, " purposing, ' by the Lord's grace enabling to hold fast those great though 'now much expelled doctrines of election, justification by ' faith alone, particular redemption, final perseverance and 'original sin or the total depravity and absolute enemity of 'all mankind by their fall in Adam to God and the gospel of 'his Son, until irresistable grace do change the hearts of ' of those who are the elect of God : " and on the same day, with the addition of five more persons to the convenant, they made choice of Mr. Ephraim Bownd as their pastor and he
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was so ordained on Wednesday, Sept. 17th, at Warwick, R.I.
This society held their Sabbath meetings at the house of Mr. James Bowud, on the corner of Sheafe and Snow-hill streets until June 3d., 1744, and then at Mr. Proctor's (clerk of the church,) school-house until March 5th, 1746, when they used their new meeting-house for the first time : it was a wooden building 45 by 33 feet, finished in a plain, neat style : near the head of the aisle was a cistern in which their candidates were baptised : the building was enlarged in 1788, and additions made to that in 1797 .- In 1810, the whole was removed for one of a durable, commodious and safe con- struction of brick 80 by 75 feet with a tower: this was ded- icated Jan. 1st, 1811 : the Church is in Baldwin place, Salem street, near Prince.
Their sentiments have always been of the Trinitarian platform.
PASTORS.
Rev. Ephraim Bownd, settled Sept 7, 1718. Died June 16, 1765 John Davis, settled Sept. 9, 1770. Resigned July 19. 1722 Isaac Skillman, D. D., sett. Oct. 3, 1773. .. Or1. 7, IT-T. Thomas Gair, settled April 23, lies. Died April 27. 1790. Thos. Baldwin, D. D., sett. Nov. 11. 1790. " Ang. 29, 1-25. Jas. D. Knowles, settled Dec. 25, 1225. Resigned Sept. 20, 1:32. Present Pastor.
Baron Sto., settled Nov. 15, 1-80.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, SCHOOL STREET, 1748.
A new society was gathered as a distinct church, but not a separate one from the other churches; the members being as such belonging to other societies; Feb. 17th, 1748, a num- ber of such persons " thinking it for the glory of God to be a ' distinct but not a separate church did, after solemn fasting 'and prayer embody into a church state : " they say, "it is 'agreeable to scripture those who are admitted members of 'our church should give an account of a work of the law and 'of the gospel upon their souls; first to the minister and af- ' terwards to the church ; They require the same from any
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' candidate for the ministry, to prevent as much as in us lies, 'any unconverted minister being ever concerned with this 'church."
Mr. Croswell, a settled pastor over a Congregation in Groton, Conn., was invited to become their shepherd, and as his society had voted him "liberty to act as he thought his du- ' ty, he gave an answer in the affirmative in public, declaring 'to all present that the design of himself and his friends was ' only to be a distinct church and that they professed no sep- 'aration from Calvinistical ministers .??
The latter part of August, invitations were sent to many churches to assist at the ordination services Oct. 5th. : The Old South refused to have any thing to do with it, judging it had " an unhappy tendency to crumble the other congrega- ' tional churches in town into small societies : " the council considered this objection as insufficient and the installment " was carried on in a reverent and godly manner : " The so- ciety obtained the building in School street, erected by the French Protestant society, which had been discontinued and sold March 7th, 1648.
Mr. Croswell became blind in the latter part of his life, but continued his professional labors, and could always be depended on in cases of emergency to favor his brethren with a sermon extempore : he died April 12th, 1785, aged 77 years : The meeting-house soon afterwards passed into other hands, and was taken down and its area is now cover- ed with workshops.
. This society was never classed as the eleventh Con- gregational Society, yet it appears to have been so considered in cases of ordination, &c.
METHODIST SOCIETIES AND CHURCHES, 1772.
The Ministers of the Methodist church have never been settled over any particular society, but receive an appoint-
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ment to preach a limited time in one place which generally has been for two years at a time, and then interchange with their several churches. In 1772, Mr. Boardman, colleague of Pillmore, the first Methodist preachers sent over by Wes- ley, formed a small society in Boston which soon after waned for want of pastoral care. In Oet. 1784, Rev. Wmn. Black, from Halifax, preached in the Sandemanian Chapel on llanover, near Cross Sts., and in the second Baptist Church. He continued in the city three months, preaching to large audiences, many of whom were converted, who mostly joined the Baptist churches. The devoted Freeborn Gar- rettson, on his passage to Nova Scotia, tarried a time in this city, and preached in private houses, but formed no society.
In July, 1790, Rev. Jesse Lee arrived in Boston, and after trying in vain to find some place to preach in, he determined to preach on the common, which he did on Sunday after- noon, under the great Elm tree ; four persons attended at the beginning, and three thousand at the close of his sermon. A number of persons having embraced his doctrines, met at the house of Samuel Burrill, Sheafe St. where crowded meetings were held until June, 1792, when a public school house on North School St. was granted for their use. The Rev. Jeremiah Cosden became their pastor; like Wesley he held meetings at 5 o'clock in the morning, but the ringing of the bells annoyed some of the neighbors, one of whom contrived to deprive them of the use of the building. They then hired a room in the Green Dragon tavern, in Union St. but were deprived of that after using it one Sabbath. Deter- mined to plant Methodism in the city, twelve persons formed themselves into a society, denominated the " Methodist Episcopal Church of Boston." They met at private houses for some time and at last made an effort by maising subscrip- tions, toward building a proper house of worship. Sept. 5th, 1795, a lot of land was purchased on Methodist row, Hanover
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avenue, where they built a wooden chapel 46 feet by 36. It was dedicated by Rev. Geo. Pickering, May 15th, 1796. which is now used for a primary school. The society then numbered 42 members, but increased until they were ena- bled to build a good brick church in North Bennet St. which was dedicated by Rov. Stephen Martindale in 1828. Its present membership is 325. At the ceremony of laying the corner stone of this building, an immense number of people attended and the flooring gave way, as one of the centre supporting brick pillars underneath crumbled with the pres- sure : the timber on it broke in two near the middle and precipitated hundreds into the cellar, a descent of seven feet, crushing many limbs and producing the greatest dis- may and confusion : no one was instantaneously killed, but many were maimed and some few, never recovered from their injuries : The corner stone of the Bromfield St. chapel was laid by Rev. Peter Jayne, April 15th, 1806, and ded- icated in Nov. following by Rev. S. Merwin. It is built of brick and measures 84 feet by 54. Present membership between 6 or 700. A suitable : ized piece of the celebrated Plymouth Rock, which gave a landing to our forefathers Dee. 20, 1620, was obtained and consecrated with the corner stone as a foundation of this edifice, near the north-east corner of the meeting house. Church St. church was ded- icated by Read A. Stephens, July 4th, 1834. Present mem- bership 400. Russell St. church sprang from Church St. it was organized under the care of Rev. M. L. Seudder, in 1837 ; the new house was dedicated in 1838. It has since been renewed and enlarged. Number of members in 1836 was 226. The South Boston church was dedicated by Rev. E. T. Taylor, June 17th, 1840. Present membership 204. Richmond St. chapel was dedicated by Bishop Monis in 1842. It reports 132 members. May St. chapel (colored Methodist) was gathered in 1818. Rev. Samuel Snowden,
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pastor. The Bethel chapel in North square is owned by the Boston Port Society. It is built of brick, except the base- ment which is of unhammered Quincy granite. Dimen- sions, 81 feet by 53, and will seat 1500 persons. Rev. E. T. Taylor its pastor. The East Boston church was recognized as a distinct church in 1842, Rev. D. Richards pastor,-a brick chapel is now erecting for that society. It reports 140 members. A new church has been organized under the care of Rev. B. K. Pierce, on Canton St. It meets in a hall and numbers 60 members.
Ten Methodist churches have been built up by this busy people in the Lord's Vineyard : they encountered great op- position at first, yet not so much as the Baptists and Quakers, but by unceasing efforts aided by some few generous friends, among whom the late Col. Amos Binney stands foremost, they have been enabled to do much good in the wayside and have gained many to walk in the paths of righteousness, an honor to man and their maker.
Methodist Ministers who have officiated in the Boston Stations.
Jesse Lec
1790| A. Stevens, E. T. Taylor,
Damel Smith
1791| F. P. Tracy, M. L. Scudder 1536
Jeremiah Cosden
1792 J. Horton, A. D. Sargent, E.
Amos G. Thompson
1793 Otheman, M. L. Scudder, E.
Christopher Spry
1791 T. Taylor, O. R. Howard 1:37
Evan Rogers
John Harper
1795 Thomas C. Peirce, Joshua W. Downing, James Porter, Mo- 1795 1796 ses 1 .. Seudder, Edward T. Taylor, Joseph Macreading 1933 1796
Joshua Hall
George Pickering
Elias Hull
1797
Thomas C. Peirce, Joshua W.
Daniel Ostander
1797
Downing, John F. Adams,
William Beauchamp
1799
1798 James Porter, Jefferson Has- call, E. T. Taylor, James Mudge, Jr. 1:00 1539
Joshua Wells Thomas F. Sargent
George Pickering
James Porter, Stephen Lovell,
T. Lyel, Ralph Williston
1-02 Thomas C. Peirce, Jefferson
T. Lyel, E Kibby
1-03 Hascall. E. T. Taylor, Z. B. 1-01 C. Dunham 1810
1505 las. Porter. John B. Husted,
1-06 Thos. C. Peirce, Charles K.
G. Pickering, D. Webb
D. Webb, M. Ruter
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Epaphras Kibby P. Jayne
E, Kibby, S. Merwin
1-09 True, Jacob Sanborn, E. T. Taylor, Isaac A. Savage 1911
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E. R. Sabin, P Manor
1.1. Mark That a. John B lips ,
E. R. Salón, G. Moriss E. Holding, E. R. Sobald
W. Stephens, W. Hannen D. Webb, K. Hadding 1.1. I. T. Taylor, Dani 1 Di-
1-1 1:12
1 1. Mark Toner, Stopin Rem-
1-11. J-14 ١٠٠
B. R. Hoyt, V. R. Osborn
D. Kilburn, B. R. Hoy
8. W. Willson, E. Wiley E. Hedding, E. Wiley
E. Hedding, J. Lindsey S. Sias. 1. Bonney
T. Merrin. 1. Bonney, A. D. Sargent 1:55 1=11
T. Merritt, J. A. Merrill, J. Foster,
J. D. Briller, James Sagard,
1-20 J. A. Merrill. Charles Avam",
J. A. Merrill, J. N. Mailit, D. Webb lor. Mane Ragioni. Ins.
S. Martindale, I. Wiley
S. Martindale, E. Wiley, E. T. Taylor 1 ~!!
I Bonney, J. N. Mailit, I. T. Taylor
I. Bonney. A. D. Merrill, E. T. Taylor
J. Sanborn, J. Lindey. E. T. Taylor. S. W. Willson 1=3:
J. Lindsry. D. Fillmore, A. Stevens, B. T. Taylor 1531 Rien. I. T. Taylor. I. D. Merrill. M. K. Parce, George
D. Fillmore, J. Haunhan, A. Stevens, L. T. Taylor
J. Horton, J. Hamilton,
I'. Pond, 1:17
FRENCH PROTESTANT CHURCH. 1662. School Sweet Ser pare J.
SOCIETY OF FRIENDS :- QUAKERS. 1664.
TENTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 17.2.
CORNER OF S. BENNET AND HANOVER ST. See page 215.
Mr. Mather applied for dismission from the Oid North . Church, to form this new Church in Feb. 1741, justend of 1744, as there stated.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. 1784.
The first assembling of the Roman Catholics to form a society was in 1781, by French and Irish emigrants, under
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Miger Ragione. J. s. Shepal,
.. D. Meghalt. Bra Band IS.
Wia. H. H.th. Thomas C. 1-10
Samuel 1. Higgins, Wilson
G. Pickering. J. A. Merril F. Wedding, D. Fillmore E. Wedding, D. Fillmore 'T. Merritt, E. Mise T. Merritt, H. Mudge
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the pastoral care of the Abbe La Pontrie, Chaplain in the French Navy ; ia 1783, they obtained the French Church in School Street, made vacant by the death of Mr. Croswell : and mass was performed therein Nov. 2, 1788. 31. La Poitrie was succeeded by M. Louis d' Rousselet and Mr. John Thayer, a native of Boston, who leud renounced the Protestant faith and taken orlors manier the Romish see. as Catholic Missionary to Boston : Mr. T. commenced here June 10, 1790, and evineed much zeal for the Church of his adoption : the Rt. Rev. Bishop Carroll, of Baltimore visited Boston in May, 1791, and administered confirmation to many church members :- In 1792, the Rev. Dr. Francis A. Matig- non arrived in Boston, and by his prudence, judgment and coaciliating disposition, removed much of the prejudice which impeded the advancement and progress of the Roman Catholic Religion : the Rev. John Cheverus, (afterwards R. C. Bishop of Boston, Bishop of Montauban and Archbishop vi Bordeaux at his decease in 1916) arrived in Boston in 1796, and joined in the church duties with Dr. M .- these two well educated gentlemen made application to the Protestants who generously contributed, and a lot was bought iu Franklin Place; and the Clunch, a heat and well proportioned edifice erected and dedicated under the name of " THE Church of THE HOLY CROSS," Sept. 19, 1-03, by Bishop Carroll :- die Rev. Mi. Thayer by will, lett funds for the erection of an Ursuline convent which was bitt adjoining the Church.
Under the benign church dispensations of l. Matignon and Bishop Chevets the Congregation increased rapidly in numbers and respectability, from both fordi .. and mative population : Those vidned patates have been removed by death, the first one from var wollt and the later from the ulice of Archbishop of sales the native land. Their deaths deuply hummel by all who kiew them personally or by character. The Right Re. Bishop Fenwick was the successor, and he died Aug. 11, 1810.
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ROMAN CATHOLIC MINISTERS, FURNISHED BY RT. REV. J. B. FITZPATRICK.
REV. MESSRS.
ARRIVAL.
DEPARTURE.
De La Poterie.
End of 17~8 17-9
May 20, 17=9 End of 17:9 End of 1799
Louis Rousselet. John Thayer. Francis Matignon.
Jan. 4, 1790 Aug. 20, 1792
Rt. Rev. John De Cheverus, 1st Bishop I. S. Tisserand.
Manthew ('Brien.
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Philip barrissey.
Paul McQuade.
Patrick Byrne.
March 18, 1820 April. 1-21
Rt. Rev. Benedict J. Fenwick, 2d Bish.
Dec. 3, 1825
Aug. 11, 1846, died
James Fitton.
Dec. 23, 1827
Sept. 30, 1928
William Wiley.
Dec. 23, 1:27
Sept. 19, 1531
John Smythe.
Dec. 23, 1827
May 29, 1:28
Rt. Rev. Win. Tyler, (Bp. of Hartford). Thomas J. O'Flaherty ..
Sept. 13, 1529
1534
Michael Healey.
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1:33
Edward Walch.
1833
1534
William Curtin
1×34
1=36
James Conway.
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1-39
J. S. Fennelly.
1:38
1:10
Adolphus Williamson.
1-39
1843
Richard B. Hardey.
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1846
Rt. Rev. J. B. Fizpatrick, 3d bishop. P. Roloff.
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1844
George J. Goodwin.
1:12
1-13
N. J. A. O'Brien.
1:43
1844
Patrick F'. Lyndon.
1843
Peter Crudden.
1×14
1316
J. McGuire.
1514
1:15
George F. Haskins.
1-14
1515
Ambrose Manahan.
1915
John J. Williams.
1845
FIRST UNIVERSALIST CHURCH. 1785.
The first known sermons delivered, which favored the universal salvation of mankind in America, was in 1770. Mr. John Murray commenced preaching near New York ; visited New Jersey, Rhode Island and arrived in Boston Oct. 26th, 1773 ; he delivered his first discourse on the 30th, " in the hall over the Factory ; " in 1774, he made another visit and held forth in private houses : sometimes in Faneuil Hall, " at the Factory "? or at Mason's Hall : at length he was ad- mitted into Mr. Croswell's pulpit School Street; but not without strenuous opposition from Mr. C. A society was grad-
Sept. 19, 1>IS (died) Sept. 26, 1523 Left same year 1:00
July, 1821 1823 July 11, 1:30
Win. Taylor.
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ually forming, and on the 29th of Dec. 1785, Mr. Shippie Townsend with five others purchased the meeting-house made vacant by the decease of Dr. Sammel Mather at the corner of Hanover and Bennett streets; Mr. Murray was in- stalled as pastor Oct. 21h: 1793 : the services were intro- duced by Deacon Oliver W. Lane who addressed the breth- ren of the church and congregation, and Mr. Murray made a prayer : Dea. L., then asked of the church and Minister a public recognition of their voluntary engagement to each other which being done. Dea. L., said, " I therefore in the ' name and in behalf of this church and congregation sig- ported by the constitution of this Commonwealth dechate ' auto you John Murray to be the pastor and teacher of this first Universolist church in Boston : " he then presented the bible to Mr. Murray with the pledge that so long as he continued to preach the gospel as therein delineated, he should be considered their pastor and teacher, and no longer, soud concluded with the charge of Paul to Timothy as usual- ly introduced on such occasions : Mr. Murray made an at- lectionate reply : then followed singing, accompanied by thu organ : Mr. Murray's sermon from 1. Con. IN. 10. I've is un- to me if I preach not the gospel: and the services closed with an anthem : Their Meeting-house having been in use for 90 years, was taken down and a new one erected of brick in good style in 1838, and dedicated Jan. 1-1, 1830.
Mr. Murray was strongly opposed by most, if not all the churches in Boston ; yet some persons were very desirous that a public argument should be hell on the doctrines ho taught; and Mr. Bacon of the Old South Church, permitted himself and Mr. Murray to be brought together in Mr. Cros- well's pulpit on School street. for that interesting contab ; and during their debates, some person Brew rotten eyes at. Mr. Murray, --- " ah ha." said he. " Bacon and Eggs ara very good to go together. as he has the one, do let him ba;s
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'enough of the other ; place them nearer, a little more to the 'right my friends,"-this so amused his hearers, that he gained over many friends, where the religious points of his argument would have been ineffectual.
PASTORS.
Rev. John Murray, settled Oct. 24, 1793. Died Sept. 3, 1-15. Edward Mitchell, settled Sept. 12, 1510. " Oct. 6, 1=11.
Paul Dean, Aug. 19, 1913. Left April 6, 1:23. Present Pastor.
Sebastian Streeter. May 13, 1524.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH, CORNER OF SUMMER AND BROAD STS.
In 1803 a society was gathering of seceders from the Bap- tist churches holding to the peculiar doctrines of the Chris- tian Connexion ; which at that time were explained and preached by Messrs. Abner Jones and Elias Smith : they have since been known by the appellation of CHRISTIANS : their first meetings were held in a large wooden building in Friend Street : after that, they for some few years occupied a Hall in Bedford St. near Kingston St. and in 1825, erected a good brick meeting house at the corner of Summer and Broad Streets, and dedicated Dec. 29, 1825; they have had many preachers for a short season ; when they are with- out any regular pastor, they exhort among themselves both men and women : this privilege they also extend to any pious people of any and every denomination ; that whoso- ever hath a spirit to speak, so let him or her speak with the spirit : they hold to six fundamental principles of doctrine, viz. "Repentance from dead works : faith towards God ; of baptisms; of laying on of hands: of resurrection of the dead ; and of eternal judgment ;" urging the necessity of the two first principles in order for sinners to be " born again," or become " new creatures," or have the " divine nature " or " holiness ; "> without which no one shall see the Lord; the safety of those who "endure to the end ? is firmly
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