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Dr. Holmes was the last pastor of the whole church. Each of the two branches, into which it was divided in 1829, as- serts its claim to be " The First Church in Cambridge." With- out reference to the validity of their respective claims, in a brief sketch of their history after the division, it seems most natural and proper to speak first of that branch which adhered to Dr. Holmes, and with which he remained connected during the resi- due of his life.
Rev. Nehemiah Adams, H. C. 1836, D. D. Amherst, 1847, was ordained Dec. 17, 1829, as colleague pastor. During his ministry there were " large additions to the church upon confes- sion of faith. The loss of members was soon more than made good." 3 Religious services were held in the old Court House,
1 In Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 1-67.
2 Mckenzie's Hist. Lect., pp. 210-213.
3 Ibid., pp. 222, 223.
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until a new edifice, erected at the northwest corner of Holyoke and Mount Auburn streets, was completed ; the corner stone was laid Sept. 21, 1830, and the house was dedicated Feb. 23, 1831. The pastorate of Mr. Adams was short. He accepted an invita- tion to become pastor of the Essex Street Church in Boston, and his connection with the church here was dissolved by an ecclesi- astical council, March 14, 1834.
Mr. Adams was succeeded by Rev. John Adams Albro, who was born at Newport, R. I., Aug. 13, 1799; studied law at Litchfield, Conn., and, after practising that profession about two years, entered the Theological Seminary at Andover, from which he graduated in 1827. He received from Yale College, the same year, the honorary degree of Master of Arts ; and also received the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Bowdoin College, in 1848, and from Harvard College in 1851. He was ordained in Chelms- ford in 1827, installed in Fitchburg, May 9, 1832, and again in- stalled here on the 13th of April, 1835. After a faithful service of thirty years, Dr. Albro requested a release from pastoral duty, which was granted, and which took effect April 15, 1865. He continued to reside here, preaching occasionally in the neighbor- hood, until he departed this life, after a very short sickness, Dec. 20, 1866. His ministry was successful, and his memory is cher- ished by those among whom he labored so long and so dili- gently.
The successor of Dr. Albro was Rev. Alexander McKenzie, who was born at New Bedford, Dec. 14, 1830, H. C. 1859, and ordained at Augusta, Me., Aug. 28, 1861. He was installed here, Jan. 24, 1867, and thus far his labors have been rewarded by large accessions to the church, and by general peace and pros- perity. A new and much more spacious meeting-house has been erected, during his ministry, at the northwesterly corner of Garden and Mason streets ; the corner-stone was laid April 29, 1871, and the house was dedicated May 22, 1872. The old meeting-house, which had been in use for more than forty years, was sold, and, having been re-consecrated, is now a Catholic church.
The other branch of the original church, which retained its connection with a majority of the First Parish, held a meeting on the 12th of July, 1829, and, in consideration of the fact that the two Deacons, William Hilliard and James Munroe, had neglected to mect with the church in the meeting-house, but adhered to Dr. Holmes, and liad acted as deacons at his administration of the
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Lord's supper to the majority of the church in the Court House, " Voted, as said William Hilliard and James Munroe have separ- ated themselves, as above stated, from said church, and abdicated or abandoned their offices as deacons therein, and left said church destitute of a deacon, that said Hilliard and Munroe severally be removed and dismissed from his office of deacon of said church, if the above stated facts do not amount, in law, to a legal abdica- tion or abandonment of said office of deacon ; and that the office of deacon in said church is now vacant, and that it is expedient and necessary now to elect a deacon or deacons thereof. Voted, To elect by ballot. Voted, That Abel Whitney be a deacon of said church. Voted, That Sylvanus Plympton be the Clerk or Scribe of said Church."1 Being thus reorganized, the church united with the parish in the settlement of a pastor. Rev. Wil- liam Newell, born at Littleton, Feb. 25, 1804, H. C. 1824, D. D. 1853, accepted a call, and was ordained May 19, 1830. After a long and peaceful ministry, he resigned his pastoral office March, 1868. He still dwells among his people, universally respected and beloved, having, for several years after his resignation, per- formed most of the duties of a pastor (preaching excepted) as a labor of love. The First Parish erected a new meeting-house on the westerly side of Harvard Square, between the ancient burial- place and Church Street, which was dedicated Dec. 12, 1833. The College contributed a portion of the expense, and became entitled to certain rights in the new house, equivalent to its in- terest in the house erected in 1756, which was now removed, and the land on which it stood was sold to the College. For the space of forty years, up to 1873, the annual Commencements of Har- vard College were celebrated in this new house, which is still standing ; and it is perhaps not extravagant to apply to it the language used by President Quincy concerning the former house ; namely, that no existing " building in Massachusetts can compare with it in the number of distinguished men who at different times have been assembled within its walls." After the resignation of Dr. Newell, the church remained destitute of a regular pastor until March 31, 1874, when Rev. Francis Greenwood Peabody was ordained and duly installed as shepherd of the flock. Mr. Peabody was born in Boston, graduated at H. C. 1869, and at the Theological School in Cambridge, 1872.
From the beginning, the First Church in Cambridge has had a regular succession of Deacons ; and for the first two thirds of a
1 Controversy, etc., p. 100.
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century, it had also Ruling Elders. Until 1696, the Church Rec- ords are imperfect, so that the dates of early elections cannot be ascertained. The dates of death are obtained from other sources.
RULING ELDERS.
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Richard Champney
-
Nov. 26, 1669
Edmund Frost .
July 12, 1672
John Stone
Nov. 15, 1682
May 5, 1683
64
Jonas Clark .
Nov. 15, 1682
Jan. 14, 1988
80
DEACONS.
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Thomas Marrett
Before 1658
June 30, 1664
75
John Bridge
Before 1658
1665
Nath1. Sparhawk
Before 1658
June 28, 1647
Edward Collins
Before 1658
April 9, 1689 .
86
Gregory Stone .
Before 1658
Nov. 30, 1672
82
Thomas Chesholm .
After 1658
Aug. 18, 1671
73
Walter Hastings
After 1658
Aug. 5, 1705
74
Nath1. Sparhawk
After 1658
1686-7
64
Nath1. Hancock
June 7, 1705
April 12, 1719
80
Samuel Kidder .
Jan. 22, 1718
July 4, 1724
58
Joseph Coolidge
Jan. 22, 1718
Dec. 17, 1737
71
Nath1. Sparhawk
Aug. 5, 1724
Nov. 8, 1734
67 67
Samuel Sparhawk .
April 12, 1734
April 4, 1774
75
John Bradish
May 5, 1738
July 17, 1741
60
Sam1. Whittemore .
Nov. 24, 1741
1784
90
Henry Prentice 1
Nov. 24, 1741
Oct. 18, 1778
84
Aaron Hill
July 14, 1774
Oct. 16, 1792
62
Stephen Sewall .
May 18, 1777
July 23, 1804
71
Gideon Frost
June 30, 1783
June 30, 1803
79
James Munroe .
June 30, 1783
Sept. 14, 1804
69
John Walton
Nov. 19, 1792
Nov. 23, 1823
81
William Hilliard
April 5, 1804
April 27, 1836
57
Josiah Moore
Jan. 4, 1805
May 1, 1814
67
James Munroe
Aug. 2, 1818
May 31, 1848
73
John Cooper
After 1658
Aug. 22, 1691
Samuel Cooper .
March 22, 1705
Jan. 8, 1717-8
Samuel Bowman
Aug. 5, 1724
1746
1 Resigned July 14, 1774.
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At the division of the church in 1829, the two surviving Dea- cons, with a majority of the members, adhered to Dr. Holmes. Subsequently other Deacons were installed into office, as fol- lows : -
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Stephen T. Farwell .
April 30, 1837
Oct. 20, 1872
67
Charles W. Homer
Jan. 4, 1849
Feb. 15, 1873
71
Charles T. Russell 1
July 2, 1869
George S. Saunders
July 2, 1869
Francis Flint
Feb. 27, 1874
Charles W. Munroe 2 .
Feb. 27, 1874
James M. W. Hall
Jan. 27, 1875
Aaron H. Safford .
Jan. 27, 1875
The Deacons elected by the other branch of the church were as follows : -
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Abel Whitney
July 12, 1829
Feb. 22, 1853 Dec. 6, 1856
70
Sidney Willard
Dec. 15, 1833
76
Charles R. Metcalf
May 1, 1853
Augustus A. Whitney
May 1, 1853
1 Resigned Sept. 15, 1871.
2 Resigned Jan. 27, 1875.
CHAPTER XVI.
ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.
CHRIST CHURCH. - A comprehensive and interesting " His- torical Notice of Christ Church," is appended to a sermon by Rev. Nicholas Hoppin, D. D., on the reopening of the church, Nov. 22, 1857. This church was originally established as a missionary station by the "Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts," under the charge of Rev. East Ap- thorp, who was born in Boston, 1733, and educated at Cam- bridge, England. " The original subscription for building the church is dated at Boston, April 25, 1759. The petition to the society was signed by Henry Vassal, Joseph Lee, John Vassal, Ralph Inman, Thomas Oliver, David Phips, Robert Temple, James Apthorp. At a meeting held at Boston, September 29, 1759, the six first named gentlemen, with the Rev. East Apthorp, were chosen as the building committee ; Ralph Inman, Esq., was appointed Treasurer." 1 These " six first named gentlemen " re- sided in Cambridge, and were among the richest citizens, " each of whose income was judged to be adequate to the maintenance of a domestic chaplain." 2 The church edifice, which is still pre- served in good condition, was erected on the southerly side of the common, between the old burial ground and Appian Way. " A piece of land, one hundred feet square, was bought of Mr. James Reed, for £16. 2s. 1}d., lawful money." .. " This with the same quantity bought of the Proprietors of the common and undivided lands of the Town of Cambridge and taken in from the Common, formed the church lot. The price paid to the Pro- prietors was £13. 6s. 8d. lawful money, the church also paying for the removal of the Pound. The line of the Common, which was originally curved, was thus straightened, the burying ground being also extended up to the church line." 8 At the meeting, Sept. 29, 1759, when the size and general plan of the edifice were
1 Hist. Notice, etc., p. 21.
2 Coll. Mass. Hist. Soc., vii. 34.
8 Hist. Notice, p. 22.
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determined, it was voted, " That the expense of executing the whole building is not to exceed £500 sterling." 1 But although " the dimensions of the building proposed by the committee were adopted by the architect without change, the whole cost of the church, not including the land, was about £1300 sterling." 2 " The church was opened for the performance of divine service, Oct. 15, 1761." Rev. Mr. Apthorp again visited England in 1765, where he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity, and became successively Vicar of Croydon, Rector of St. Mary-le- Bow, London, and a Prebendary of St. Paul's Cathedral. He died April 16, 1816, aged 83 years.
The next Rector of Christ Church was Rev. Winwood Sar- jeant, supposed to be a native of England, who was ordained Priest by Bishop Pearce, Dec. 19, 1756. He commenced his rectorship as a missionary in June, 1767, and continued to per- form the duties of his office, until the commencement of the Revolutionary War, when he retired to Kingston, N. H., and afterwards to Newbury. In 1777 he had an attack of paralysis, and in 1778 went to England. He died at Bath, Sept. 20, 1780. " The congregation had almost entirely dispersed at the begin- ning of the war. Perhaps no church in the country was more completely broken up. Of all the persons who took part in its concerns, including the sixty-eight original subscribers for the building (several of whom, however, were of Boston), and twenty original purchasers of pews, not a name appears on the records after the Revolution but those of John Pigeon, Esq., and Judge Joseph Lee. The former espoused the patriotic side; the latter was a loyalist, but being a quiet man and moderate in his opin- ions, remained unmolested." 3 Divine service is said to have been had in the church a few times while the army remained in Cambridge. It was also occupied and much damaged by the soldiers, who were destitute of proper barracks. It " was left for many years in a melancholy and desecrated condition, the doors shattered and all the windows broken out, exposed to rain and storms and every sort of depredation, its beauty gone, its
1 Hist. Notice, p. 21.
2 Ibid., p. 23. Possibly this enormous excess over the estimated cost of the edi- fice occasioned some disaffection which resulted in what seems to be an unaccount- able delay of payment for the land on which it was erected. The land was granted by the Proprietors of Common
Lands, May 9, 1760 ; they appointed a committec, Nov. 20, 1769, to commence a suit against the grantees ; the purchase- money was paid by Major John Vassall, Jan. 6, 1670, but no interest was allowed, though payment had been delayed nearly ten years.
8 Ilist. Notice, p. 46.
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sanctuary defiled, the wind howling through its deserted aisles and about its stained and decaying walls ; the whole building being a disgrace instead of an ornament to the town. No effort · appears to have been made for the renewal of divine worship till the beginning of the year 1790."1 The edifice was then re- paired, and an effort was made for the regular administration of religious services. Rev. Joseph Warren, Rev. William Mon- tague, and others, officiated for short periods, but for nearly forty years the church was generally supplied with lay Readers, among whom were Theodore Dehon, afterwards Bishop of South Car- olina, and Jonathan-Mayhew Wainwright,2 afterwards Bishop of New York. The church was thoroughly repaired in 1825, and was again "opened for service July 30th, 1826, when the Rev. George Otis, M. A., then tutor in the University, preached a sermon, afterwards printed." 3 Mr. Otis was chosen Rector, but declined the office, as it was supposed to be inconsistent with his official engagements to the College; he " however continued to officiate for the church, and was virtually its minister, till his la- mented and untimely death, at the age of thirty-two, February 25th, 1828." 4 Rev. Thomas W. Coit, D. D., was Rector from Easter, 1829, to Easter, 1835; Rev. M. A. D'W. Howe, D. D., for a few months in 1836 and 1837; and Rev. Thomas H. Vail from the spring of 1837 to Easter, 1839.
Rev. Nicholas Hoppin, a native of Providence, R. I., and a graduate of Brown University, 1831, commenced his labors as Rector in November, 1839, and ministered to the church longer than all his predecessors in that office. During his rectorship the congregation so increased that it became necessary to enlarge the church edifice, and twenty-three feet were added to its length in 1857. A subscription had been commenced, in 1855, to pro- cure a chime of bells for the church ; the design was now pros- ecuted more vigorously and with such success that thirteen bells, at a cost of about five thousand dollars, were placed in the belfry of the church, and were first chimed on Easter morning, April 8, 1860. After a faithful and successful ministry for more than thirty-four years, Dr. Hoppin resigned the rectorship April 20, 1874. His degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred by Trinity College in 1859.
1 Hist. Notice, p. 53. sary of Rev. Mr. Apthorp and of Epis- copacy generally.
2 Grandson of Rev. Jonathan Mayhew of Boston, who, a half century earlier, was a most zealous and formidable adver-
8 Hist. Notice, p. 61.
4 Ibid., p. 62.
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The present Rector, Rev. William-Chauncy Langdon, entered upon the discharge of his duties Jan. 2, 1876.
The Wardens of Christ Church have been as follows : -
1762, David Phips,
John Vassall.
1763, John Vassall,
Robert Temple.
1764-1765, Robert Temple,
Richard Lechmere.
1766, David Phips,
Thomas Oliver.
1767-1770, Thomas Oliver,
John Vassall.
1771, John Vassall,
Ezekiel Lewis.
1772, Ezekiel Lewis,
John Fenton.
1773, Joseph Lee,
Jonathan Sewall.
1774, David Phips,
John Pigeon.
1791-1795, Jonathan Simpson,
Nathaniel Bethune.
1796, John T. Apthorp,
Andrew Craigie.
1797-1799, Leonard Jarvis,
Samuel W. Pomeroy.
1800,
Samuel W. Pomeroy,
Abraham Biglow.
1801, Abraham Biglow,
Richard Richardson.
1802-1803, Richard Richardson,
Jonathan Bird.
1804-1809, William Winthrop,
1810-1813, William Winthrop,
1814-1815, Abraham Biglow,
1816-1819, Abraham Biglow, 1820, Abraham Biglow,
J. F. Dana.
1821-1825, Abraham Biglow,
1826-1828, Abraham Biglow,
1829-1832, Joseph Foster,
1833-1835, Joseph Foster,
1836-1840, Samuel P. P. Fay,
Isaac Lum.
1841, Charles C. Foster,
Janes Greenleaf.
1842, James Greenleaf,
Isaac Lum.
1843,
Isaac Lum,
Luther Foote.
1844, C. Gayton Pickman,
Charles Chase.
1845-1846, C. Gayton Pickman,
William E. Carter.
1847-1851, William C. Bond,
William E. Carter.
1852, George P. Bond,
John M. Batchelder.
1853-1859, George P. Bond,
Charles F. Foster.
1860, Herbert H. Stimpson,
1861, Luther Crane,
Samuel Batchelder, Jr.
Samuel Batchelder, Jr.
Samuel Batchelder, Jr.
1865-1871, Samuel Batchelder, Jr., J. Gardner White.
1872, Samuel Batchelder, Jr., Jos. Fay Greenough.
1873-1874, Samuel Batchelder, Jr., Wm. A. Herrick.
1875-1876, Samuel Batchelder, Jr., J. Gardner White.
Abraham Biglow.
Samuel P. P. Fay.
William D. Peck.
Jonathan Hearsey.
Samuel P. P. Fay.
Abraham Biglow.
Samuel P. P. Fay.
Luther Crane.
1862-1863, Herbert H. Stimpson,
1864, Abraham Edwards,
Ebenezer Stedman.
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CAMBRIDGEPORT PARISH. - A brief account has already been given (chapter xii.) of the establishment of the " Cambridgeport Meeting-house Corporation," in 1805, and of the " Cambridge- port Parish," in 1808; also of the erection, dedication, and de- struction, of their brick meeting-house on Columbia Street, and the erection of the present meeting-house on Austin Street. The church connected with this parish was not organized until July 14, 1809. Its first pastor was Rev. Thomas Brattle Gan- nett, born in Cambridge, Feb. 20, 1789, H. C. 1809, and ordained Jan. 19, 1814. During his pastorate occurred that theological contest which rent the parish and church of Dr. Holmes asunder. The great majority of the Cambridgeport Parish, together with their pastor, adhered to what was styled the liberal party, and were thenceforth known as Unitarians. Mr. Gannett, however, did not take an active part in the contest, but devoted himself entirely to the inculcation of those moral duties and Christian graces which become the true disciples of Christ. Indeed, he is reported to have expressed the highest satisfaction, in his mature years, that he had never preached a doctrinal sermon. Early in 1833 he closed his labors with a flock which had abundant cause to regard him with profound respect and love. " A good man, -one like Nathaniel of old, without guile, - according to the gift that was in him, had gone in and out before the people, pure and godly in his conversation, charitable in his words and feel- ings as in his deeds, keeping peace with all men."1 He re- mained in Cambridge about ten years after the close of his min- istry, during which period he represented his fellow-citizens two years in the General Court, and served them faithfully three years in the office of Town Clerk. He afterwards took charge of the Unitarian Church in South Natick, to which place he re- moved in 1843, and died there April 19, 1851.
Rev. Artemas B. Muzzey, born in Lexington, Sept. 21, 1802, H. C. 1824, was ordained at Framingham, June 10, 1830, dis- missed May 18, 1833, and installed here Jan. 1, 1834. He re- signed May 4, 1846, and was succeeded by Rev. John F. W. Ware, H. C. 1838, who was installed Nov. 29, 1846, and re- signed April 1, 1864. He is now pastor of the church in Arling- ton Street, Boston. Rev. Henry C. Badger was installed Jan. 15, 1865, resigned Oct. 1, 1865, and was succeeded by Rev. George W. Briggs, B. U. 1825, D. D. 1855, who was installed
1 Sermon by Rev. John F. W. Ware, on the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Settlement of Rev. Thomas B. Gannett, p. 19.
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April 3, 1867. The four successors of Mr. Gannett are still ac- tively engaged in the ministry ; may it be long before judgment shall be pronounced upon their completed labors.
DEACONS.
Elected.
Died.
Age.
Nathaniel Livermore .
1809 1
Aug. 7, 1862
90
Ephraim Forbes
April, 1817
Nov. 1817
Isaiah Bangs .
Feb. 21, 1842
Mar. 22, 1859
73
Nathaniel P. Hunt
Feb. 21, 1842
Oct. 29, 1854
61
UNIVERSITY CHURCH. " Until 1812, the College government and students had united in public worship with the inhabitants of the First Parish in Cambridge ; but in that year the Overseers expressed the opinion, that it would be for the advantage of the students, should religious instruction on the Sabbath be given within the walls of the University." 2 " On the morning of Lord's-Day, 6th Nov. 1814, the Church was organized, in the presence and by the assistance of the paster and delegates of the First Church in Cambridge." 3 " A distinct church being or- ganized, public worship has since been conducted within the Col- lege Chapel by the Faculty of the Theological School." 4 Apple- ton Chapel subsequently became the stated place of worship, and after about forty years the ex-officio service of the Theolog- ical Faculty ceased ; since which time the church has been under the care of a pastor specially designated by the Corporation of the College. The successive pastors and stated preachers have been, -
Rev. Henry Ware, H. C. 1785, D. D. 1806, from 1814 to 1840.5
Rev. Henry Ware, Jr., H. C. 1812, D. D. 1834, from 1840 to 1842.
Rev. Convers Francis, H. C. 1815, D. D. 1837, from 1842 to 1855.
Rev. Frederick D. Huntington, A. C. 1842, D. D. 1855, from 1855 to 1860.
Rev. Andrew P. Peabody, H. C. 1826, D. D. 1852, LL. D. Roch. U. 1863, from 1860 to the present time.
1 The date of election does not dis- tinctly appear ; but Mr. Ware, in his Ser- mon before quoted, says: " The church appears to have been fully organized on the 14th July, 1809 ; Nathaniel Livermore being its first deacon, as he was also its last."
2 Quiney's Hist. H. U., ii. 309.
8 MeKenzie's Hist. Lect., p. 184.
4 Quiney's Hist. H. U., ii. 310.
5 Rev. Dr. Kirkland officiated as joint pastor, until he resigned the Presideney of the College in 1828.
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FIRST BAPTIST. - The First Baptist Church was organized "at the house of Mr. Samuel Hancock " in Cambridgeport, Dec. 17, 1817, seventeen males and twenty-nine females then subscribing the " Articles of Faith and a Covenant." 1 The church was publicly recognized on the 25th day of the same month by a Council regularly convened ; and on the same day the meeting-house, which had been erected at the junction of Magazine and River streets, was dedicated. This house was a wooden structure, which was enlarged in 1827 and twice after- wards ; it was utterly consumed by fire Jan. 22, 1866. Prepara- tions were immediately made for the erection of a much larger house on the same spot. The corner-stone was laid Aug. 17, 1866. The chapel was dedicated March 17, 1867, in which religious services were held until the completion of the main edifice, which was opened and dedicated Dec. 25, 1867, on " the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the church, and of the dedication of the former house of worship." "The cost of the whole building was about $90,000." It is a spacious brick edifice, not only convenient to its occupants, but ornamental to the city. On the 8th of February, 1819, William Brown and twenty-one others (several of whom resided in Brighton) were " incorporated as a religious society, by the name of the Baptist Church in Cambridge." 2
The first pastor of this church was Rev. Bela Jacobs, formerly pastor of the Baptist Church in Pawtucket, R. I. He was in- stalled July 22, 1818, and served the church faithfully and suc- cessfully until May, 1833, when he resigned, and became Secre- tary of the Baptist Educational Association. He received the de- gree of A. M. from Brown University, 1822. A further notice of him will be found in connection with the Second Baptist Church, of which he was afterwards pastor. Rev. Stephen Lovell was installed March 24, 1834, and resigned May 15, 1836, " and immediately after his resignation united with the Methodist Church in Portland, Maine." He was afterwards associated with Rev. Thomas F. Norris, in the editorship of the " Olive Branch," and died in Boston, Sept. 29, 1858, aged 59 years. Rev. Joseph W. Parker, U. C. 1831, was ordained Dec. 11, 1836. The church enjoyed prosperity during his ministry, which continued until Jan. 1, 1854, when he resigned, and entered upon his duties as Secretary of the Northern Baptist Education Society and
1 Brief History of the First Baptist
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