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Our original members, -men and women of great faith and self-denying fidelity to Christ and his truth, who, amid much to discourage, laid well the foundations of our present prosperity and peace.
Deacon Kendall Brooks was present, but felt too feeble to respond. A letter was read from Deacon Thomas Griggs of Brookline.
The First Baptist Church, Boston, organized in 1665, - the mother of us all, - may its shadow never be less !
Rev. Rollin H. Neale, D.D., pastor, settled in 1837, being unable to be present in the evening, had written a letter upon the character of our third pastor, and his intimate friend, Rev. T. F. Caldicott, D.D., which was read by Brother Joshua Lincoln.
The churches that have gone out from us, - younger in years, but equal in faith, in piety, and in influence.
Responded to by Rev. William Lamson, D.I)., pastor of the Brook- line church, - settled in 1859.
The sons of the church in the ministry, - we will ever follow them with a tender interest, and rejoice in their increasing usefulness in the service of our Master.
Responded to by Rev. Henry S. Burrage of Waterville, Me., and Mr. Stephen II. Stackpole, a licentiate of the church, and graduate of Newton Theological Institution in 1870. Letters were read from Pres. Kendall Brooks, jun., D.D., and Prof. Samuel Brooks of Kalamazoo College, Mich., sons of Deacon Kendall Brooks.
Our brethren and sisters, including pastors, deacons, and loved ones, who, having finished the labors of earth, are enjoying the rest and rewards of heaven.
Responded to by all rising and singing, "Shall we gather at the river ? "
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Our absent ones, - absent in body, but with us in spirit : they have no little place in our thoughts and prayers to- night.
The pastor made special mention of Rev. Isaac D. Colburn, mis- sionary in Burmah, and Rev. G. M. P. King, principal of the Wayland Theological Seminary, Washington, D.C., and read a poetical letter of congratulation from Mr. King.
The brethren who have left us, and are laboring in con- nection with other Baptist churches, - valuable members while here, their usefulness has only been transferred to other fields of labor.
Responded to by Rev. J. W. Olmstead, D.D., and Rev. S. Peck, D.D. Letters also were read from Rev. E. Thresher, and Deacon Caleb Parker, jun., of Dayton, O. ; from Mr. S. M. Hunt of Chicago, and Mr. L. East- man of Griggsville, Ill.
General words of congratulation by past and present members of church and society.
A letter was read from Mr. Hewes of New York, son of Brother J. M. Hewes ; and brief remarks, recalling the past, were made by Rev. Jacob Davis, Brother Edward F. Mecuen, Brother Joseph G. Shed, and Deacon William A. Bowdlear.
Rev. Dr. Anderson gave pleasant reminiscences of scenes during his ministry, and of brethren now gone, with whom he labored in most intimate fellowship ; and spoke words of sincere congratulation upon the present evidences of pros- perity and strength. The hour being already late, the pastor spoke briefly of the joys of this anniversary day, and concluded with words of encouragement and hope. The evening services were interspersed with such hymns as "Children of the heavenly King," " All hail the power of Jesus' name," and " Blest be the tie that binds."
The weather during the day was most favorable, being clear and mild. The attendance was large, including many
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who had been connected with the church and society in former years, and also prominent citizens who were in- terested in the occasion. The services were such as to minister exceeding joy to all, to deepen the sense of God's goodness to his people in this place, and leave the pleas- antest recollections in the minds of those who were present. The people separated with great reluctance. The following original hymn was sung ; and Rev. Dr. Anderson pronounced the benediction.
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Oh ! praise ye the Lord for his mercies of old, Which prophets declared and apostles have told ; And praise Him anew for his life-giving Word, Whose power and whose blessing to-day you have heard.
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Exult, ye his people ; fear not, little flock ! You're fed by his Manna, refreshed from the Rock : To you He will be, through the perilous way, A flame in the night, a cloud-pillar by day.
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Though still in the desert your pathway may lie, The sea roll before you, so fearful and high, God's grace is almighty, uplifted his hand, To guide you in safety to yonder bright land.
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That land you are nearing, that long-promised land, - Its hills you shall see ; on its soil you shall stand ; Its fruits shall be yours, that ne'er pall on the taste ; Yes, yours, long as God and eternity last.
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With faith and true patience then press on your way ; Earth's toils are nigh ended ; the night yields to day : "T'is God who hath promised, - the Saviour shall come To gather his saints to the joys of his Home.
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APPENDICES.
Appendix a.
DECLARATION OF FAITH.
I. WE believe that the Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired, and is a perfect rule of faith and practice.
See 2 Sam. xxiii. 2. Ps. xix. 7. John v. 39. Acts i. 16; iii. 21 ; xxviii. 25. Rom. xv. 4. 2 Tim. iii. 16, 17. 2 Pet. i. 19, 21.
2. That there is one only living and true God, infinite in every natural and moral perfection ; revealed under the personal and relative distinctions of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost ; equal in every divine perfection, and executing distinct but har- monious offices in the great work of redemption.
See Deut. vi. 4. Ps. Ixxxvi. 10. Isa. xliv. 6 ; xlv. 6 ; xlvi. 9. Jer. x. 10. Mark xii. 32. John xvii. 3. I Cor. viii. 4, 6. Eph. iv. 6. 1 Tim. ii. 5. Exod. XV. II. Lev. xix. 2. Isa. vi. 3 ; xl. 12. Acts xvii. 24, 25, Matt. xii. 31 ; xxviii. 19. John i. 1-3 ; x. 30 ; xiv. 9, 10. 2 Cor. xiii. 14. I Tim. iii. 16. I John v. 7. John iii. 16, 17; xiv. 26. Acts xxi. 4. Rom. viii. II. I Cor. vi. II. Col. i. 16, 17. 2 Thess. ii. 13, 14. Tit. iii. 4-6. 1 John iii. 16; iv. 9, 10.
3. That man was created holy ; but, by wilfully violating the law of his Maker, he fell from holiness ; and as, by divine appoint- ment, Adam was the representative of all his posterity, we in him became dead in trespasses and sins : so that by nature we are indisposed to all good, and inclined to all evil, and are children
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of wrath, and subjects of death and of all other miseries, temporal and eternal.
. See Gen. i. 27 ; iii. 17. Ps. xiv. 1-3. Eccl. vii. 29. Matt. xv. 18. Rom. i. 28-32 ; iii. 12, 23; v. 12, 14, 19 ; vi. 23 ; viii. 7, 8. Gal. iii. 22 ; vi. 7, 8. Eph. ii 1-3 ; iv. 18. 2 Thess. i. 9. Rev. xxi. 8.
4. That the only way of salvation from guilt and condemnation is through the atonement of Jesus Christ, who, as the Good Shep- herd, laid down his life for his sheep ; and that those only who exercise repentance toward God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, will be finally saved.
See Isa. liii. 4-12; lv. 7. Luke xiii. 3 ; xv. 7, 10. John iii. 16, 17, 36 ; v. 21, 24, 25 ; x. 9-11, 15 ; xi. 25. Acts iii. 19; iv. 11, 12 ; x. 43 ; xvi. 30, 31 ; xx. 21. Rom. iii. 21-26 ; v. 6, 8. 2 Cor. v. 21. Gal. iii. 26. Eph. ii. 8. I Tim. i. 15 ; ii. 5, 6. Heb. ii. 9; ix. 22, 28. 1 John iv. 9, 10.
5. That all who ever have been or will be brought to repent- ance and faith in the gospel were chosen in Christ to salvation before the foundation of the world ; and that in consequence of the eternal love of God to them, through the atonement, the Holy Ghost is sent to effect the work of regeneration in their hearts, without which regenerating influence none would ever repent or believe.
See John iii. 5, 6; vi. 63 ; xiv. 16-18, 26. Rom. viii. 1, 9, 13-17, 26, 29, 30 ; ix. 11, 18-21, 23 ; xi. 5, 7. I Cor. vi. 11. 2 Cor. i. 21, 22. Eph. i. 4, 5, 11 ; ii. 1-6, 10 2 Tim. i. 9. 2 Thess. ii. 13. Tit. iii. 3-7. I Pet. i. 2.
6. That nothing will separate true believers from the love of God ; but they will be kept by his power through faith unto salva- tion.
See Ps. xxxvii. 23, 24, 28 ; xci. 9-16 ; cxxi. 3-8. John x. 27-30; vi. 37, 39 ; xiv. 3 ; xvii. 2. Rom. viii. 28-39. 1 Cor. i. 8. Phil. i. 6. Heb. vi. 17, IS; xii. 2. 1 Pet. i. 3, 5.
7. That a visible church of Christ is a congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel, observing the ordinances of Christ, governed by his laws, and exercising the gifts, rights, and privileges invested in
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them by his word ; that its only proper officers are bishops or pastors, and deacons.
See Matt. xxviii. 19, 20. Acts vi. 3 ; ii. 38-47 ; viii. 1 ; xv. 1-32 ;, xi. 22-26 ; xiv. 21-23 ; xvi. 5. I Cor. i. 2 ; iv. 17 ; xiv. 33 ; v. 12, 13 ; xii. 25-27; xiv. 12, 19, 40. 2 Cor. viii. 1-7. Rom. xvi. 16-18. Acts xx. 28. Phil. i. 1, 27. I Thess. v. 12, 13. I Tim. iii. 1, 8. 2 Tim. ii. 2. Tit. i. 5. Rev. i., ii., and iii.
8. That the only proper subjects of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper are believers ; and that baptism is prop- erly administered only by immersion in water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and, by scriptural example, always precedes communion at the Lord's table.
See Matt. iii. 5-15. Mark i. 4, 5, 8-10 ; xvi. 15, 16. John iii. 22, 23. Acts ii. 37, 38, 41, 42 ; viii. 12, 13, 36-38 ; x. 47, 48 ; xvi. 14, 15, 30-34 ; xviii. 8. Rom. vi. 3, 4. I Cor. xi. 27. Col. ii. 12. I Pet. iii. 21.
9. That the first day of the week, called the Lord's Day, ought to be kept holy ; and that it is our duty to assemble ourselves together on that day, and to worship God in a public manner by offering up our prayers and thanksgivings, by attending to the preached word and the ordinances, and by singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs.
See Exod. xx. 8. Mark ii. 28. John xx. 1, 26. Acts xx. 7 ; xi. 26; ii. 1 ; i. 14. I Cor. xvi. 2. Eph. v. 19, 20. Col. iii. 16. Rev. i. 10.
Io. That there will be a resurrection both of the just and unjust, and that Christ will come a second time to judge both the quick and the dead ; when those who have died unreconciled to God will be sentenced to endless misery as the just deserts of their sins, and those who have been renewed by grace will be completely delivered from the dominion of sin, and admitted into heaven.
See Job xix. 25-27. Isa. xxvi. 19. Dan. xii. 2. Matt. xxv. 46. John v. 28, 29 ; vi. 39, 40. Acts i. II ; xvii. 31 ; xxiv. 15. I Cor. xv. 1-58. I Thess. iv. 14-17. 2 Thess. i. 7-10. Rev. vii. 13-17 ; xx. 12-15.
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CHURCH. COVENANT.
As we trust we have been brought by divine grace to embrace the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the influence of his Spirit to give ourselves up to him, so we do now solemnly covenant with each other, that, God enabling us, we will walk together in brotherly love ; that we will exercise a Christian care and watchfulness over each other, and faithfully warn, rebuke, and admonish one another, as the case shall require ; that we will not forsake the assembling of ourselves together, nor omit the great duty of prayer, both for ourselves and for others ; that we will participate in each other's joys, and endeavor, with tenderness and sympathy, to bear each other's burdens and sorrows ; that we will earnestly endeavor to bring up such as may be under our care in the nurture and admo- nition of the Lord ; that we will seek divine aid to enable us to walk circumspectly and watchfully in the world, denying ungodli- ness and every worldly lust ; that we will strive together for the support of a faithful evangelical ministry among us ; that we will endeavor, by example and effort, to win souls to Christ; and through life, amidst evil report and good report, seek to live to the glory of Him who hath called us out of darkness into his marvellous light.
NOTE. - The above Declaration of Faith and Covenant stand substantially as when adopted, - March 9, 1821. Articles 7 and 9 have been inserted by vote of the Church ; and the Scripture references have been subjoined for con- venience.
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Appendix B.
NAMES OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH.
Benjamin Simmons
dd. Oct., 1831. d. Feb., 1824.
Welcome Parmenter
Kendall Brooks
William Humphrey *
Abel Greene .
Jonah P. Kenney *
Timothy Corey *
Thomas Griggs
David Coolidge
Caleb Hobart *
Mary Randall *
Elizabeth Humphrey
Elizabeth Sloane
Lois Mecuen
Elizabeth White
Clarissa Hayward *
Hannah Jackson
d. Jan., 1840. d. Feb., 1842. e. April, 1828. d. May, 1828. d. May, 1828. ' d. April, 1824. d. Feb., 1843. d. April, 1824. - 1. May, 1826. d. May, 1833. dd. May, 1824. . dd. date unknown. d. April, 1824. l. July, 1826. dd. Jan., 1839. . dd. date unknown. d. May, 1839. dd. July, 1821. d. Dec., 1838. 7. April, 1842. e. July, 1856. d. May, 1828. d. May, 1828. d. April, 1824. d. Feb., 1842. d. Feb., 1842.
Sarah H. Burrill (married Brown) .
Margaret Dearborn * (married Simmons)
Mary Corey *
Susan Coolidge
Susannah Seaverns *
Abigail Shepherd *
dd. Died. d. Dismissed. e. Excluded.
1. Received by letter. * Deceased since dismission.
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Appendir C.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY THE CHURCH ON THE DEATH OF REV. THOMAS F. CALDICOTT, D.D.
Having learned of the recent sudden death of Rev. Thomas F. Caldicott, D.D., pastor of the Bond-Street Baptist Church, Toronto, Ont., and holding in sacred remembrance his faithful ministry, for a period of eight years, to the Christian church of which we are members, we cannot allow this occasion to pass without giving some expression to our appreciation of his very successful labors in Roxbury, and to our grief that his work on earth has ended : therefore
Resolved, That, though twenty-one years have elapsed since Dr. Caldicott closed his labors as pastor of the Dudley-Street Baptist Church, it still cherishes a grateful sense of its indebtedness to him for his faithful instruction in word and doctrine, and his earnest pastoral care, under which the church was greatly in- creased in numbers and efficiency.
Resolved, That, among the pastors whom God has given to this church, the, name of Dr. Caldicott holds an honored place, as a large-hearted man, a generous and sympathizing friend, and .a devoted minister ; and that his death, though he has been long · separated from us, is mourned by us all, and especially by the many who were led to the Saviour and baptized by him, " of whom the greater part remain unto this present ; but some are fallen asleep."
Resolved, That while we rejoice in his long-continued ministerial service, and more than ordinary success, we deeply sympathize with our brethren and sisters of the Bond-Street Church, in their very great affliction, and pray the great Head of the Church to overrule this bereavement to their higher spirituality and growth.
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions, expressive of our
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esteem for this departed servant of Christ, our former pastor, and of our affectionate sympathy for the people whom he last served, be forwarded to them with our Christian salutation.
Appendix D.
Letter from the pastor of this church to the pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, on the morning after the old house of worship was destroyed by fire.
SUNDAY MORNING, March 29, 1868. REV. MR. MCKEOWN.
My Dear Brother, - I hasten to express to you my deep sym- pathy for you and for your people in the calamity which has befallen you in the loss of your house of worship last night. My people also will be filled with peculiar sadness to-day ; for many of them can say of your church, which the fire has destroyed, " We were born there, and it has had in other days an important part in the development of our Christian life." May God inspire your hearts with courage, and speedily provide for you .a sanctuary in which you may continue to proclaim his truth, and speak forth his praise !
I saw by the paper last evening that you were to have special services to-day, during the day and evening. I cheerfully offer to you the use of our church this afternoon, and also this evening, for the anniversary exercises of your Sunday school. I hope to hear from you this morning, that you are able and free to accept the offer. We shall also be happy to have you, and as many of your people as desire, worship with us this morning.
With the renewed assurance of my deep personal sympathy, I remain,
Yours in the love and service of our common Master,
HENRY M. KING-
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This invitation was accepted. At a meeting of this society, called at noon of that day, our house was offered to the Methodist church and society for public worship on . Sunday afternoons, and our vestry for Sunday-school ser- vices, and also for evening meetings, while they were desti- tute of church accommodations. This offer, however, was declined, with many expressions of gratitude for it, and of appreciation of the Christian sympathy which prompted it.
Appendir G.
The services at the laying of the corner-stone of our present house of worship, June 30, 1852, were as follows :-
Selections of Scripture were read by Rev. Julius S. Shailer ; Prayer by Rev. Daniel Sharp, D.D. ; Address by the Pastor, Rev. Thomas D. Anderson ; Depositing of the Box by Deacon Caleb Parker, jun., chairman of the building committee ; Benediction by Rev. Thomas F. Caldicott.
CONTENTS OF THE BOX BENEATH THE CORNER-STONE.
1. The silver plate, on which is engraved the following : ---
The corner-stone of this Temple, erected to the Holy and Blessed Trinity by the First Baptist Society in Roxbury, was laid by their Committee, assisted by Washington Lodge, R. W. John Howe, Master, May 12, in the year of the Christian Era 1820, and of light 5820.
Reverse. - The corner-stone of this edifice, erected for the worship of God by the Dudley-Street Baptist Society in Roxbury, was laid June 30, 1852, on the site of their former house.
THOMAS D ANDERSON, Pastor. WM A. BOWDLEAR, Church Clerk.
KENDALL BROOKS,
CALEB PARKER, JUN., Deacons.
WHEELER & DRAKE,
S. S PERKINS, Contractors. SAM'L WALKER,
WM. CUNNINGHAM,
JOHN B. JONES,
MELVIN & YOUNG, Architects.
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2. The autographs of the members of the church and congre gation.
3. The autographs of the members of the Sabbath school.
4. The Articles of Faith.
5. Memorials of the church, written on parchment.
6. Copy of " The Christian Watchman and Reflector," " Mis- sionary Magazine," " Macedonian," " American Messenger," and " Evening Traveller."
7. Inaugural Address of Hon. Samuel Walker, mayor.
8. Rev. Dr. Putnam's Address on the Life and Character of Hon. H. A. S. Dearborn.
9. Several city documents.
IO. American and Spanish coins, contributed by John P. Rob- inson, Esq.
DESCRIPTION OF PRESENT HOUSE OF WORSHIP.
" It is of brick, in the pointed Gothic style. Its dimensions are : extreme length on the ground, a hundred and seventeen feet (exclusive of porch) ; extreme breadth, seventy-five feet ; height of tower and spire, built entirely of brick, two hundred feet. The exterior is covered with mastic, and blocked off in imitation of brown sandstone. The interior is divided into nave and side- aisles, by cluster columns, from which spring arches supporting the clere-story ; the whole finished to correspond with the general style of the building. It has a hundred and thirty-eight pews on the floor,* and fifty-eight in the galleries, affording accommoda- tions for about eleven hundred persons. Within the church stands an elegant organ, the contribution, almost entirely, of the ladies."
After the edifice was completed according to the original design, a substantial porch, of the same material and style as the
* In the changes made in 1870, the front-pew of each aisle was removed ; making the number on the floor now a hundred and thirty-two.
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building, was erected, at a cost of several thousand dollars, in order to furnish an easy and protected entrance to the house. A large lecture-room and committee-rooms are under the main audi- ence-room, but are entirely above ground. The house has been kept in good repair, and is one of the most convenient and at- tractive sanctuaries in the city.
In August and September, 1870, it was newly carpeted and upholstered throughout. A new pulpit and pulpit-furniture, with a more spacious platform, were introduced, giving us a more con- venient baptistery. A two-story projection was erected in the rear, in the second story of which are pleasant ante-rooms, on a level with the pulpit. The first story contains a kitchen, &c. Upon these changes and repairs nine thousand dollars were expended.
Appendir f.
For several years, the church employed a student from the Seminary at Newton to labor in the interests of the mission school at " the Point," which was wont to meet in a small hall on the corner of Davis (now Albany) and East (now Hampden) Streets. Rev. Cyrus F. Carleton, who died while pastor of the Baptist Church in Foxborough, Mass., Rev. Isaac D. Colburn and Rev. Alonzo E. Bunker, now missionaries in Burmah, and Rev. Henry M. Tupper, principal of the Shaw Collegiate Institute at Raleigh, N.C., by appointment of the A. B. H. M."Society, have, in turn, served this school as its missionaries, spending Saturday and Sunday of each week on the field. In the spring of 1867, the hall was demanded for other purposes, and the school was com- pelled to vacate it. During the summer, a large and convenient chapel was erected on Dearborn Street, at a cost of about ten thousand dollars, and was dedicated on the evening of Friday, Nov. 8, 1867. The sermon was preached by Rev. Henry M.
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King, - text, I Tim. i. 15. The prayer of dedication was offered by Rev. William Lamson, D.D., of Brookline. It was immedi- ately opened for preaching, Sunday mornings. The Sabbath school met at fifteen minutes before two, P.M., and prayer-meetings were held in it on Sunday and Thursday evenings. Though' efforts were .made to secure a permanent missionary, they were not successful until January, 1869, when Mr. Edward W. Pride, a recent graduate of Newton Theological Institution, accepted the call of our church to become its missionary, and labor in connec- tion with the chapel. He was ordained by vote of a council called by the church, Thursday evening, June 10, 1869. Rev. Henry C. Graves of Providence preached the sermon. Prof. Alvah Hovey, D.D., of Newton Theological Institution, offered the prayer of ordination. Rev. William Lamson, D.D., gave the charge ; and the pastor gave the hand of fellowship. Mr. Pride's labors at the chapel were blessed by God, in the gradual increase of the congregation and Sunday school ; and, during the year 1870, quite a number were converted, ten of whom were baptized by Mr. Pride, and received into the fellowship of this church. In January of the present year, thirty-eight brethren and sisters were dismissed to unite with others in the formation of the Dearborn- Street Baptist Church, and are now worshipping in the chapel as their Sabbath home.
Appendix G.
MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH WHO HAVE BEEN LICENSED BY IT TO PREACH THE GOSPEL, OR HAVE BEEN ORDAINED AS MINISTERS OF CHRIST.
Licensed.
Ordained.
Byram Lawrence
Washington Leverett
Mar., 1832. Aug., 1836.
John Brooks .
. Dec., 1840
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Kendall Brooks, jun., D.D.
. Aug., 1841.
Ordained. Aug., 1845.
Isaac Herrick
. Dec., 1844.
Elisha C. Ross
. Dec., 1848.
Samuel Brooks
. Mar., 1853.
At Beverly, Mass.
Isaac D. Colburn
. June, 1855. Dec., 1857. July, 1863.
Henry S. Burrage . . June, 1866. At Waterville, Me. Edward W. Pride . June, 1869.
Stephen H. Stackpole
. Jan., 1870.
OTHER MINISTERS WHO HAVE BEEN, OR ARE NOW, MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH.
Received by Letter. .
Dismissed.
George Kallock
July, 1828.
July, 1829.
Joseph Hodges
. Apr., 1835. Oct., 1835.
Ebenezer Thresher .
. Sept., 1836. Aug., 1846.
Solomon Peck, D.D.
. June, 1837.
Jan., 1842.
Jacob Davis
Apr., 1842. July, 1845.
William Pattison
Oct., 1842. May, 1845.
Edward Bright, jun., D.D.
. Aug., 1849. Nov., 1857.
J. W. Olmstead, D.D.
July, 1855. .
Oct., 1861.
George M. P. King .
Nov., 1866.
Benj. F. Bronson, D.D. Dec. 1866. Sept., 1867.
Appendir al.
PASTORS OF THE CHURCH.
Joseph Elliot,
William Leverett, Jan., 1825. Thomas Ford Caldicott, June, 1840.
Thos. Davis Anderson, Aug., 1848. Apr., 1863.
Henry Melville King,
Settled. Mar., 1822.
Resigned. June, 1824. July, 1839. Apr., 1848. Dec., 1861.
Hiram K. Pevear
Licensed.
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DEACONS OF THE CHURCH.
Thomas Griggs, 1821 to 1828. WV. A. Bowdlear, 1855. Timothy Corey, 1821 to 1828.
E. A. Hovey, 1855. Kendall Brooks, 1828. Nath'l O. Hart, 1861 to 1871.
Caleb Parker, jr., 1828 to 1854. Samuel Walker, 1843 to 1860. John B. Jones, 1843 to 1854.
George F. Joyce, 1868 to 1870.
R. A. Howes, 1868.
CLERKS OF THE CHURCHI.
W. Parmenter, 1821 to 1822.
Sam'l Caldicott, 1843 to 1849.
Joseph Elliot, 1822 to 1823. W. A. Bowdlear, 1849 to 1855.
H. K. Prentiss, 1823 to 1823. Joseph G. Shed, 1855 to 1860. Thomas Griggs, 1823 to 1828. Geo. T. Moffat, 1860 to 1863.
William Leverett, 1828 to 1832. C. Parker, jun., 1832 to 1843.
Benj. H. Brooks, 1863 to 1871. E. Dan'l Downes, 1871.
SUPERINTENDENTS OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Jacob Frieze,
Nath'l Adams, 1835 to 1844.
C. Parker, jun., 1819 to 1835. Thos. P. Smith, 1844 to 1848.
J. H. Purkitt, Joshua Lincoln, 1848.
SUMMARY OF MEMBERS.
Original Members, 23 Removed by Death, 182
Received by Baptism, 877
Removed by Dismission, 714
Received by Letter, 554
Removed by Exclusion, 103
Received by Experience,
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Removed by Erasure, 19
Restored, 9
Present No. of Members,
Whole No. of Members, 1,475
March 9, 1871, 457
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PRESENT OFFICERS AND TEACHERS OF THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
JOSHUA LINCOLN, Superintendent. STANLEY SEAVER, Secretary. JOHN C. COOK, jun., Treasurer. F. DANIEL DOWNES, Librarian.
Wm. A. Bowdlear,
Mrs. Mary A. Basto,
Elbridge A. Hovey,
" Augusta L. Carr,
Richard A. Howes,
" Lydia A. Felton,
Luther G. Rice,
" Caroline E. Deane,
Wm. S. Edmands,
" Janet M. Bullard,
Alex. F. Gifford,
Miss Frances N. Brooks,
John Carr,
" Eliza Brown,
Edward F. Mecuen,
" Susan E. Macomber,
George J. Stiles, '
" Susan H. Blaisdell,
Robert S. May,
" Caroline M. Graham,
Harrison G. O. Deane,
" Anna E. Clark,
Francis W. Goss,
" Eliza C. Shurtleff, 1 .
John C. Cook, jun.,
Mary F. Remick,
James M. Hobby,
Flora J. Cutter,
John H. Hiller,
Lucy Ford,
Charles G. Richards,
Abby N. Norton,
Alfred A. Blair,
" Julia E. Fowler,
" Mary F. Baker.
Mrs. Rebecca W. Stackpole, " Mary J. Lincoln,
Mrs. Annie A. Dudley, " Maria A, Jones, " Louisa . A, Osgood, j
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STANDING COMMITTEE OF SOCIETY FOR 1871.
JOSHUA LINCOLN, Chairman. JOHN CARR, Clerk.
Wm. A. Bowdlear,
Horatio G. Morse,
Reuben M. Stackpole,
Greenleaf C. George,
Richard A. Howes,
Wm. S. Edmands,
Benj. B. Converse,
Alton G. Reed,
John F. Newton,
John C. Cook, jun.
WILLIAM A. BOWDLEAR, Treasurer of Society.
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