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believed by them and that none but such will have. eternal life.
Dr. Abner Jones of Hartland, Vt. an eminent practicing physician, at the time a member of the Baptist Church, was the first who came out with these views. In Sept. 1800, he organized the first Church of this order of people, in Lynden, Vt. In 1802, he gathered another in Bradford, Vt. In 1804, one in Portsmouth, N. H., and this one in Boston, Mass. it being the fifth church of this order ever organized in America.
PASTORS.
Rev. Abner Jones, 1901. Left 1807. Various teachers 1807 to 1516.
Elias Smith, 1516 to 1817.
Various teachers 1817 to 1-19.
Simon Clough, 1819 to 1521. Various teachers 1821 to 1825. Chs. Morgridge, from 1-25 to 1826. from 1820 to 1s2s.
Isaac C. Goff, from Ises to 1-29. J. V. Himes from 1-30 to 1-37. Simon Clough, from 1-37 to 1-39. Ed. Burnham, from 1-39 to 1= 10.
J. S. Thompson, from 1512 to 1813. E. Edmunds, Present Pastor.
AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH. 1805.
In the year 1805, a society was gathered from among the colored population, which was denominated the African Baptist Church : their number at first was twenty, most of whom were persuaded to embrace the gospel of grace and salvation by the ministrations of Rev. Thomas Paul, an or- dained minister of their own color, who commenced preach- ing in the school house building in Nassau St .; in a year from the date of their association, they chose a committee to make collections for erecting a house for worship. Cato Gardner was one of them, a native of Africa, who had for a long time been a worthy member of Dr. Stillman's church : the Dr. drew up a subscription paper for that object, which Cato circulated and thereby obtained about $1500: others of the church made some considerable collections, sufficient to authorise them to build a church, which was dedicated Dec.
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4, 1806, and the same day Mr. Paul was installed : Rev. Dr. Stillman, and Baldwin, Mr. Grafton of Newton. Mr. Briggs of Randolph and Mr. Stone of New Boston, N. H. all of the Baptist denomination, bore a part in the exercises ; the house is 48 by 40 feet, of three stories, and built with brick : the lower story is fitted for a school room for colored children : the upper stories are neatly furnished with pews, galleries and a pulpit : the expenses amounted to about $5,000.
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Rev. Thomas Paul. settled D .c. 1. 1em; Ji. 11-3.
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THIRD BAPTIST MEETING HOUSE. 1506.
In the year 1806, a gathering commenced for forming a Baptist society in Charles street, and the land for that plur- pose being partly a donation from the Mond Veruon Com- pany and the residne paid for by the committee of the sub- seribers, they were regularly constituted "as a separate 'church of Christ, by the name of the Third Baptist church 'in Boston ; " on the 5th of Aug. 1807: and on the same day the house was dedicated, Rev. Dr. Baldwin delivering the sermon : on the 5th of O.t. Rex. Caleb Blood accepted the offer of and was installed as pastor.
The land on which this Church stands was rechained from water flats : the Building is 75 feet square. besides the tower in which is a Bell, that being the rest ever placed in a Baptist Church in Boston.
Rov Caleb Blood, settled Oct. 5th. 1-19 Lett June 5th Is10.
Daniel Sharp settled April 20. 1-12 Present Pastor
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PARK STREET CHURCH. 1810.
A subscription was opened for building a Church on the corner of Park and Common Streets in 1808. Feb. 6, 1809, ten of those associated, formed the covenant of faith and with the assistance of a council formed the church :- twenty six per- sons signed the covenant, twenty one of whom were reden from other churches and five by profession of faith : the corner stone of this edifice was laid in due form May 1st :- a plate was deposited in the south-east corner having the following inscription thereon : "JESUS CHRIST THE CHIEF CORNER STONE, IN WHOM ALL THE BUILDING, FITLY FRAMED TOGETHER, GROWETH UNTO AN HOLY TEMPLE IN THE LORD : TILIS CHURCH FORMED FEB. 27; AND THIS FOUNDATION LAID MAY 1st, 1809. The house was dedicated Jan. 10, 1810 :- Rev. Edward D. Griffin, D. D., then Bartlett Professor of pul- pit eloquence at Andover, delivered the sermon. The building of this meeting house was predicated on the hope of settling Dr. Henry Kollock of Savannah as pastor of the congregation, but in this they were disappointed, and Dr. Griffin continued to preach to them, and was installed as their pastor, July 31st, 1811.
This church professes " a decided attachment to that system of christian religion which is distinguishingly denominated Evangelical, more particularly to those doctrines which in a proper sense are styled the doctrines of grace ;"> adopting the Congregational form of government as contained in the Cam- bridge platform, framed by the synod of the Puritans in 1648.
PASTORS.
Rev. Ed. D. Griffin, D.D., settled July 31, 1811. Resigned AApr 27, 1815. Sereno E. Dwight, 66 Sept. 3, 1=17. .. " 10. 1-25. Edward Beecher, Dec. 27, 1-26. Oct. 31, 1-30. Joel HI. Linsley, " Dec. 5, 1-32 Resigned. 1:30. Silas Aiken, 66 March 22, 1:37. Present Pastor.
See pages 218 to 221.
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ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH. 1$16.
The Congregation now known as St. Matthew's Church, South Boston, was organized on the 31st of March, 1816, and was, I believe, the first which had stated worship in that Section of the City. The Church editice, which was com- meneed in 1817 and consecrated to the worship of God on the 24th of June 1818, was certainly the first building erected for Sacred purposes in South Boston : the cost of which was defrayed chiefly by members of Trinity and Christ churches: a service of plate for the use of the Altar was presented by the ladies of Christ church, and the pulpit, desk, and chancel were furnished with appropriate dressing by the ladies of Trinity Church : Mrs. E. Bowdoin Winthrop was a liberal benefactor.
The services were conducted by lay readers, with the oc- casional visit of a clergyman, until about the year 1824, when the Rev. J. L. Blake became the settled Minister of the Parish ; which office he held until the summer of 1832. In the mean time, a little more than a year before Mr. Blake resigned his charge, the church editice had been enlarged to its present size, 35 feet front, by 80 deep.
For about three months after Mr. Blake's resignation, the Rev. M. A. D. W. Hove officiated ; at the termination of whose engagement the church was closed for about sixteen months .- At this period, Feb. 1831; the Rev. E. M. P. - Wells, the present Rector of St. Stephen's Church, in this city, re-opened the Church and discharged the duties of Rec- . tor until April, 1835, he then resigned in favor of the Rev. H. L. Conolly, who held the office for the space of three years.
On the resignation of Mr. Conolly, in April 1838, the Rev. Jos. H. Clinch, the present Rector, was chosen to supply his place, and was instituted on the 23d Sept. of that year.
St. Matthew's Church is a brick building, situated on the
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west side of Broadway, between D and E. streets; owing to the rapid increase of the population in this ward of the city, the present edifice is found insufficient to accommodate the Episcopal portion of the community, and measures are now being taken to provide a more spacious structure.
The number of stated worshipers varies from 300 to 400. There are about 100 Communicants, and the Sunday school contains about 120 scholars.
Rev. Jos. I. Clinch, present Pastor.
SECOND UNIVERSALIST SOCIETY. 1816.
Nov. 11, 1816. At a meeting of a number of the mem- bers of the First Society of Universalists it was proposed to form another church for a meeting house in the centre of the town, and the corner stone for the edifice was laid May 19, 1817, in School street; a plate was therein deposited with the following inscription thereon : " THE SECOND UNIVERSAL CHURCH, DEVOTED TO THE TRUE GOD, JESUS CHRIST BEING THE CORNER STONE : " the building is of brick, 75 feet by 67, with 125 pews: without any steeple : the dedication sermon was by Rev. Thos. Jones of Gloucester, Oct. 16 ;- Rev. Hosea Ballou was unanimously invited as pastor and was installed on Christmas day, Dec. 25, 1817 :- Rev. Paul Dean preached from John xx. 24, and gave the fellowship of the churches :- Rev. Edward Turner of Charlestown made the prayer and gave the charge : and Rev. Mr. Flagg of Salem, closed the services in prayer.
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Rev. Hosta Ballon, sealed Dec. 25, 1-17, Present Pastor.
Edward Chapin, " colleague 1810.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH-BOWDOIN STREET. 1818. This society adopting the sentiments of Emanuel Swe- denborg in religious matters, was instituted Aug. 15,
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1818, by Rev. M. M. Carll; with twelve members; and soon after that date held their meetings in Boylston Hall :- in a few weeks they removed to the hall in Pond street after being there a year, they returned to Boylston Hall where they continued till Nov. 1821, when they removed 1 Pantheon Hall : Feb. 22, 1828, they removed to the Athe næum Lecture Room ; and Nov. 1831, to the hall in Phil lips Place, and continued there till their elegant new church was ready for consecration in 1845.
Mr. Thos. Worcester was chosen reader in 1818 and soor afterwards licensed to preach by Rev. Mr. Carll ; and March 10, 1821, became pastor of the society by choice, and was ordained by Rev. Mr. Carll, Aug. 17, 1828, and is the pres. ent pastor. The number of church members is now about 350
In 1844-5, a church was erected for the use of the Society, standing on the top of the hill on Bowdoin street, called " The New Jerusalem Church." The cost of this building was about $60,000, of which the following is a description.
The entrance of the Church is designed in chaste Gothic architecture ; fronts on Bowdoin street 15 feet ; and passes thence through a vestibule 40 feet long, neatly finished with a series of wooden spandrils, appropriately connected with the pannel-work of the ceiling. The auditory space is 62 feet by 80 in the clear, on the floor, and contains 110 pews, of bold and original design. The side galleries contain 36, and the cross end 20; making in all 166 pews, capable of seating 1000 persons. The entire ceiling is finished with grained arches, and so formed as to admit light through the roof to the nave, which produces a soft and agreeable effect. The line of the nave at the apex is 90 feet long, and 50 feet high from the auditory floor. The stairs ascending to the galleries are placed in the two front corners, on either side of the entrance doors, and so finished as to present an agree- able appearance in the general view. The easterly end
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forms a peculiarly elegant and grand feature of the edifice, it having placed on the centre of the chancel a lofty taberna- cle, designed for a depository for the Sacred Scripture, and a pavilion on either side of the tabernacle, all of which are highly ornamental. The pulpit is on the main floor, in front of the chancel, but withdrawn from the centre. The organ is also, on the first floor, immediately at the left of the chancel as the auditor enters, and is placed in a room formed expressly for its reception, so that it is without the usual case, and almost entirely concealed from view. In the corner of the church on the opposite side of the chancel is a room, corresponding in appearance to that which contains the organ, intended for the use of the minister.
A basement story of 12 feet in height in the clear, and en- tirely above the surface, extends under the whole of the auditory space, and is divided into three apartments ; the principal of which is about 60 feet square, and the two smaller rooms about 30 feet each. These are designed to serve as a vestry, and for the Sabbath School; and also for lectures and social meetings, and for instruction in music. The house is remarkably well situated, being almost exactly in the centre, and on the highest land of the city; and at the same time is very quiet and retired, and abundantly supplied with light and air on all sides.
HAWES PLACE CHURCH. SOUTH BOSTON. 1818.
This society was gathered and incorporated in 1818, and regularly formed Oct. 27, 1819. The following record is on a tablet in front of the church.
This house erected Hawes Place Society, for the worship of God. A.D. 1832, by a munificent donation from MR. JOHN HAWES; who died Jan. 22, 1829, aged ss years. 3
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The building is of wood 60 by 46 feet : it was dedicated Jan. 1, 1833. The interest from the property left by Mr. John Hawes for the endowment of this church, more than covers all its expenses.
It has a Houishing Sunday School.
P. Toks. Rev. Mr. Wood preached from Nov. 13. P.21. Died 1-22 Lemuel Capen, .. Jan. 29, 1-23. Auel. Det. 31. 1-27. L.en 1539. Chas. C. Shackford, orl. May 19. 1-11. Let May. 1-11. George W. Lippiut, ord. May 9. 1-11. Print Pastor. This Solito Nsof the Umtarim paturi.
UNION CHURCH, ESSEX STREET. 1819.
This Church was organized Jan. 27th. 1819 : It was gath- ered for the benefit of Rev. James Sabine, from St. John's, Newfoundland; who came to Boston in July, 1818; there he had been settled over a society about two years, which became reduced in mambers and means to give him a support, after the desolating; fires that occurred in that place in Nov. 1817: Mr. Sabine commenced preaching in Boylston Hall, and at first he was quite in vogne and popular, princi- pally for his expressed gratitude to the Bostonians for their generous contributions to his people and the sufferers by fire at St. John's of $8.666,00. The church was organ- ized with 17 members. Mr. S. was recognized as it- pastor: the number increasing, preparations were made for building a meeting house in Essex Street, for which the corner stone was laid June 26, 1819, and the house dedicated on the 15th of December following.
In 1822 some difficulty arose, which resulted in a vote of the church March 6th, to withdraw from the Essex St. church house, and hold their future meetings in Boylston Hall, and there they met on the next Sabbath : yet retaining
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the name of Essex St. Church, till Nov. 26, 1823; when they were received by the Londonderry Presbytery and or- ganized into their body : thus becoming the second Presby- terian church in Boston, as Mr. Moorhead's was the first, but they chose to be known by the name of the First Pres- byterian Church in the City of Boston.
Mr. Sabine's society built a neat church for him on Church Street in 1827 and in 1829, a part of the society with their pastor withdrew from the Presbyterian connexion and es- poused the Episcopalian creed : in consequence of which the building soon became vacant; Mr. Sabine removed to Connectient and a Baptist society occupied it for about a year and then a Methodist society purchased the house.
A number of the original founders of the Essex Street meeting house continued to maintain worship there after the main body worshipped in Boylston Hall, and having received an accession of members from the Old South and Park St. churches, this body adopted the name of UNION CHURCH on the 26th of Ang. 1822: the Rev. Samuel Green was installed their pastor March 26, 1823.
Rev. Jaines Sabine, settled Jan. 27, 1-19. Len Feb. 20, 1-2.
Samuel Green. " March 26. 1-23. Died Nov. 26. 1-31. Nehemiah Adams. & tt. March 26, 1-31. Present Pastor. See page 21 10 221.
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH. 1819.
A subscription was opened in March, 1819, for the creation of this edifice : the corner stone was laid with appropriate ceremonies on the 4th of Sept. : the building was consecrated June 20, 1820, by the Right Rev. Bishop Alex. Viets Gris- wold, assisted by the Right Rev. Bp. Thomas C. Brownell, of Connecticut, with other clergymen : Dr. Samuel Fannar Jarvis was instituted Rector July 7, 1820.
This imposing granite edifice stands on Common St.
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fronting the head of the mall : its size is 112 feet by 72 feet and 40 high; the portico projects about 14 feet and has six Ionic columns, 3 feet 5 inches diameter and 32 feet high, composed of Potomac sandstone, laid in courses : the base of the building rises four feet with a flight of stone steps to the portico, extending the whole front of the building; the building has ten long windows : it has a chansel and organ gallery : underneath the edifice are tombs, secured in a manner to obviate any of the usual objections to the con- struction of tombs beneath a church.
The interior of the building is remarkable for its simplicity and beauty, and as a whole, it may be considered the com- mencement of an era in the architectural art, which as a model has caused more attention to be paid to the subject, and improvements to be made in the designs and erection of public buildings.
RECTORS. Rev. Samuel F. Jarvis, D. D., settled July 7, 1820. Resign. Aug. 22, 1825. Alonzo Potter, D.D. Aug. 20, 1:26. Aug. 27, 1831.
John S. Stone, D.D. June 19, 1832. June 7, 1:11.
A. II. Vinton, D.D. Feb. 3d, 1842. Present Pastor.
ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH, SOUTH BOSTON. 1819.
This Roman Catholic Church was erected in 1819, by the Catholic congregation in Boston, with the assistance of the Rt. Rev. Bishop Cheverus : in the course of time it was en- larged and improved ; and consecrated by bishop Fenwick in 1833: the building in summer is mostly obscured from view, by large elm trees around it; and it appears to great advantage from that cause, as being in a beautiful rural sit- uation : a large cemetery is attached to the church lot, on Dorchester street, South Boston.
PASTORS. Rev. Thomas Lynch, from 1533 to 1836. John Mahony, " 1536 to 1839.
M. Lynch 1539 to 1840.
F. Fitzsimmons, Dec. 21, 1510. Present Pastor.
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CREEN STREET CHURCH. 1821.
This Church was gathered at the chapel " Mission house" in Butolph Sircet, which was dedicated July 5, 1821, and a church there constituted of 17 members. Rev. Win. Jenks officiated as their pastor, and as the munber of his society increased they erected a new church on Green St. of brick and laid the corner stone April 8, 1826, and dedicated Oct. 25, same year. Dr. Jenks continued the pastor 22 years, and preached his last sermon there in Sept. 1845, Rev. Wm. R. Chapman was installed there July 23, 1814, as colleague pastor, and left Sept. 25, 1813.
In 1846, the Green St. Church was transferred to another society under the title of LEYDEN CHAPEL, under the pastoral care of Rev. Joseph HI. Towne, who collected and guided the society at the Tremont Temple for about two years pre- vious to the above removal.
Rev. J. IL Towne. Ise Il Pastor.
BULFINCH STREET CHURCH. 1523.
This meeting house was built for the Third Universalist Society and they were incorporated as the CENTRAL UNIVER- SALIST SOCIETY. The corner stone was laid May 7, 1823, and the Rev. Paul Dean was installed pastor May 7, 1823, and resigned May 3. 1810.
A modification and change taking place in the principles of the society they unanimously applied to the Legislature for a change of their corporate name to that of BULFINCH STREET SOCIETY. Their editice is of brick, 24 by 40 feet, it has two towers: one for a bell and the other for symmetry.
Rev. Frederic T. Gray, in alied as colleague, Nov. 15 39, and is the present Pastor.
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TWELFTHI CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 1823.
In the year 1823, several gentlemen conferred together on the apparent want of a church in the western section of the city ; in furtherance of these impressions, a plan was origi- nated for carrying out the intent, and in a few weeks 230 shares were taken by 90 persons, and the corner stone was laid in due form on the 10th of May, on Chamber Street, and the building dedicated Oct. 13th. Mr. Samuel Barrett from the Theological school at Cambridge, was ordained Pastor on the 9th of February.
Rev. Samuel Barrett, settled Feb. 9th, 1525. Present Pastor.
See pages 215 to 221.
PHILLIPS CHURCH. SOUTH BOSTON. 1823.
This Church was gathered Dec. 10, 1823; and they erected a house for worship in 1825, at the junction of Broad- way and A streets, which they dedicated March 9. Rev. Prince Hawes had attended to the office of pastor to them for some time, and was installed April 28, 1824, and dis- missed April 18, 1827.
PASTORS.
Rev. Joy HI. Fairchild was installed Nov. 22, 1827. Dimissed May 16, 1942. Wmn. W. Patton, ordained Jan. 18, 1-13. Left 1815. Jolin W. Alvord, installed Nov. 4. 1516. Present Pastor. See pages 218 to 221.
BOWDOIN STREET CHURCH. 1825.
This church and society was organized July 18, 1825, under the title of HANOVER ST. CHURCH. They built a Stone Church on Hanover St, and dedicated the' same March 1, 1826, which was burnt out on Feb. 1, 1830 :- they then built a new house on Bowdoin Street, which they dedicated June 16, 1831. Address by Dr. Beecher. The house is a handsome neat building, worthy of the society and an orna-
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ment to the city ; size, including the projecting tower 98 feet by 75, the tower 28 feet by 20, and 70 feet high : Mr. Thos. Appleton furnished the organ, comprising 33 stops and 1400 pipes.
PASTORS. Rev. Lyman Beecher, D. D. settled March 22. 1826. Resigned Sept. 26, 1932. Hubbard Winslow, " Sept. 26, 1832. .. 1:11.
J. B. Waterbury. D.D., inst. Sept. 3, 1:16. Present Pastor. See pages 219 to 221.
PURCHASE STREET CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. 1825.
The corner Stone of this Church was laid Sept. 7th, 1825 ; it was built of rough hewn granite ; size 81 by 44 feet, it is nearly at the head of Liverpool (Griffin's wharf) where the Tea was thrown overboard Dec. 14th, 1773; it was erected in good taste for a neat plain convenient building, and dedica- ted Aug. 24th, 1826. A new edifice was voted for, March 18, 1846, and this society is now erecting a new church on the corner of Harrison Avenue and Beach streets. The style of it to be Gothic.
PASTORS. Rev. George Ripley, ordained Nov. 8, 1826. Left April 1, 1:11. Present Pastor.
Jas. I. T. Coolidge, " Feb. 9, 1512.
ROWE STREET BAPTIST CHURCH, FROM FEDERAL ST. 1826.
The corner Stone for the Federal St. Church was laid Sept. 25, 1826, and dedicated July 18, 1827. The church being organized July 16, 1827. The size of the building was 86 feet by 74 : it was a commodious convenient build- ing, finished in a very handsome manner. This society has been one of the most flourishing in the city; in 1842 they had 476 members : 135 men and 341 women : the original members of the South Boston Baptist church were from this church, and many of the Harvard St. First Free, and Bow- doin Square churches, were from this flock, and 33 of its members have become ministers.
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The public situation of the building on Federal St. be- came noisy and often inconvenient on that account, and as the land was sought for, with a handsome offer for build- ing warehouses by Hon. A. Lawrence, they purchased a fine lot of land on the corner of Bedford and Rowe Streets and the corner stone for their new Church was laid in dne form in April, 1846, and the Church was dedicated in April, 1847.
Mr. Hague offered a resignation of his pastoral office on account of declining health, in June, but the society did not accept it, but put him on an unlimited furlough for travel, with a continuation of his salary.
PASTOR4. Rev. Howard Malcom, settled Nov. 13, 1-27. Resigned Sept. 1-35 George B. Ide, .. Dec. B. 1-35. Doc 1-37. Handel (. Noul, May 23. 1-89. May, 1-10. Wm. Bague,
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SALEM CHURCH. 1827.
This church was organized Sept. 1, 1827, with 96 mem- bers : the corner stone of their building, on the corner of Salem and North Bennet Streets was laid July 17, 1827 and the edifice completed and consecrated Jan. 1, 1828.
The building is of brick, with an imposing agreeable swell frout, projecting twelve feet. The size of the building is 74 by 71 feet : the ceiling is a plain simple arch, from side to side, from a projecting belt of stucco extending around the building : the desk is of mahogany, supported by 6 Tonic pillars with Autique capitals: the lower floor has 118 pews and the gallery has 30; it has an organ which is esteemed an excellent instrument : the whole number of church mem- bers who have been in communion at this church is 1014; of these 358 were men ard 656 women : the present number is 159 men and 325 women, total 481.
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The house was remodelled in 1845 to produce greater conveniences ; and in accomplishing that object, a beautiful and chaste finish was imparted to its internal appearance, constituting it one of our most convenient and ornamental public edifices.
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