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* Ichabod Morton resigned as deacon on February 19, 1841, and on October 23, 1842, at his own request, his connection with the First Church was dissolved. (Pp. 597, 598, below.)
After 1800 it clearly became difficult to induce members to accept the office of deacon, and vacancies remained unfilled for many years. On February 19, 1841, "It was then proposed to chose a substitute to fill his [I. Morton's] place in the Ofice of Deacon of the Chh. After some consultation - it was Voted to post- pone the meeting indefinitely - for the purpose of selecting and agreeing on some suitable person among the brethren, who might be willing to accept the office, if chosen" (p. 597, below). Mr. Morton's resignation left the church with
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LISTS OF PASTORS, ELDERS, DEACONS, ETC., 1620-1859
MEETING-HOUSES 1648-1683 First
. 1683-1744 Second 1744-1831 Third
1831-1892 Fourth
1897 Fifth
'OFFSHOOTS FROM THE FIRST CHURCH, PLYMOUTH
1632 Duxbury
1632 Marshfield
1646 Eastham
1698 Plympton
1717 Kingston
1738 Second Church, Plymouth (Manomet Ponds)
1744 Third Church, Plymouth (re-united with the First Church, Plymouth, 1784) 1801 Third Church, Plymouth
but a single deacon, William P. Ripley; and from the death of Mr. Ripley on November 10, 1842, to March 13, 1853, the church was apparently without a deacon.
BIBLIOGRAPHIES 1620-18591
PASTORS AND ASSOCIATE PASTORS EPHRAIM LITTLE 1720*
Of Taking Heed to, and Fulfilling the Ministry; With the Grand Motive thereto. A Sermon Preached at the North-Precinct in Plymouth, November 2. 1720. Being the Day of the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Joseph Stacey, to the Pastoral Office in the Church there. By Daniel Lewes, A.M. Pastor of the
1 These include only (1) the writings of the settled pastors and associate pas- tors of the First Church from 1620 to the end of the year 1859, and (2) the ser- mons preached at the ordination or at the funeral of the settled pastors. Of the early ministers who preached at Plymouth but were not regularly settled (see p. li note 1, above), only three appear to have published anything - Roger Williams, John Norton, and Charles Chauncy.
Mr. John Cotton assisted the Apostle Eliot in his Indian translations, but published nothing under his own name. After the death of John Alden in 1687, two poems were printed in broadside. The authorship of one of these has never been ascertained, but the other, signed "J. C.," is usually attributed to Mr. Cotton. (See Proceedings Massachusetts Historical Society, zli. 208; Mayflower Descendant, ix. 129-131, 193-196. If the attribution is correct, the poem was overlooked by Sibley in his Harvard Graduates, i. 507-508.) This poem is entitled:
"Upon the Death of that Aged, Pious, Sincere-hearted Christian, John Alden Faq: Late Magistrate of New-Plimouth Colony, who dyed Sept 12th. 1687. being about eighty nine years of age."
Mr. Little's only known publication was a Preface to a sermon printed in 1720: see the text on this page.
Mr. Leonard apparently published nothing, but he may have been the author (or part author) of a pamphlet printed in 1745. This was signed (p. 14) by four- teen pastors, headed by "Nath. Leonard, Pastor of a Church at Plymouth." The title reads:
The Testimony of A Number of Ministers Conven'd at Taunton, In the County of Bristol, March 5. 1744, 5. In Favour of The Rev. Mr. Whitefield, &c. Giving the Reasons of their inviting him into their Pulpits. . . . Boston: . . . 1745.
It is possible that a charge delivered by a pastor of the First Church was printed in some sermon preached by the minister of another church. But, so far as is known, no sermon or discourse by a settled pastor of the First Church was
" These dates indicate when the sermons or discourses were delivered or writ- ten, the date of publication being in some cases a year later.
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Church in Pembroke. With a Preface by the Reverend, Mr. Ephraim Little, Pastor of the First Church in Plymouth. . . . Boston: . . . 1720.1
CHANDLER ROBBINS 1767
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The Ways of God vindicated. A Sermon Occasioned by the Death of Mrs. Elisabeth Watson of Plimouth, Late Consort of George Watson, Esq; and Daughter of the Hon. Peter Oliver, Esq; Who departed this Life, February 19, 1767. Etatis 32. Delivered the Lord's Day after her Decease. . . . Boston: . . . M DCC LXVII.
1771
The Character of Dorcas considered and improved. A Sermon occasioned by the Death of Mrs. Lydia Hovey, of Plimouth, Late Consort of James Hovey Esq. Who Departed this Life Feb. 23d. 1771. Etatis 56. . .. Boston Printed, M, dec, Ixxi.
1772
To please Christ, the great Business of a Gospel Minister. A Sermon Preached January 29th. 1772. at the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Lemuel Le Baron, To the Pastoral care of the Second Church in Rochester. ... Boston: ... MDCCLXXII.
1773
A Reply to some Essays Lately published by John Cotton, Esq; (of Plymouth) Relating to Baptism. Wherein it is attempted to shew, That the Practice of Persons owning the Covenant, (as it is called) and enjoying Baptism for their Children, while they neglect to come to the Lord's Supper, is unscriptural and of dangerous tendency. Also, A Vindication of the Author from several injurious Aspersions contained in Mr. Cotton's Remarks on some Letters that passed rela- tive to this Point. . . . Boston: . . . 1773.'
1774
Some brief Remarks on A Piece published by John Cotton, Esq; Of Plymouth. Entitled "The general Practice of the Churches in New-England relating to published until nearly a century and a half had elapsed after the settlement of Plymouth.
From 1767 to 1859, inclusive, thirteen discourses were published by Dr. Rob- bins, eighteen by Dr. Kendall, and twelve or more by Dr. Briggs.
Mr. Myrick and Mr. Ball apparently printed nothing, and Dr. Hall's publi- cations, coming after 1859, are not included in these bibliographies.
1 The Preface is dated "Plymouth, Dec. 30, 1720," and fills pp. i-iv. The Sermon fills pp. 1-32.
" This pamphlet was in reply to Mr. Cotton's first pamphlet entitled:
The general Practice of the Churches of New-England, relating to Baptism, Vindicated: or, some Essays on this important Question, Whether the Practice of Persons owning or renewing the Covenant, and having Baptism for their Children without coming immediately into full Communion, be warrantable? Delivered at several Church-Meetings in Plymouth. With some Letters that passed on the Subject. By John Cotton, A.M. of Plymouth. . . . Boston: ...
Mr. Cotton's pamphlet, according to Evans, was published in 1772.
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Baptism, further vindicated, in Answer to Mr. Robbins's Reply." . .. Boston, . . . 1774.1
1791
A Sermon. Preached before His Excellency Jonh Hancock, Esq. . . . May 25, 1791. Being the day of General Election. Boston, ... M,DCC,XCI.
1793
An Address, delivered at Plymouth, on the 24th day of January, 1793, to the Inhabitants of that 'Town; assembled to celebrate the Victories of the French Republic, over their Invaders. Delivered at the request of the Subscribers for the Civic Festival of that day. . . . Boston, .. . MDCCXCIII.
1793
A Sermon preached at Plymouth, December 22, 1793; being the anniversary of the landing of our ancestors in that place, in 1620. Published at the request of those who heard it, and others; with some enlargements, and particular anec- dotes relating to their sufferings before they left England, never before published. . . Boston: . . . 1794.ª
1794
A Century Sermon, Preached at Kingston, In the County of Plymouth, April 2d, 1794; at the special desire of Mr. Ebenezer Cobb, who, on that day, arrived to the age of One Hundred Years. . . . Boston, . . . 1794.
1794
A Sermon, preached at the general Convention of Congregational Ministers in Boston, May 29, 1794. . . . Boston, 1794.
1795
A Sermon, preached at the Ordination of the Rev. Eliphalet Gillett, to the Pastoral Charge of the Church in the South Parish in Hallowell, (District of Maine) August 12th, 1795. . . . Hallowell. MDCCXCV.
1796
A Discourse delivered before the Humane Society of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, after their Semiannual meeting, June 14th, 1796. . ... Boston, . . . MDCCXCVI.
1 This pamphlet was in reply to Mr. Cotton's second pamphlet, entitled:
The General Practice of the Churches of New-England, Relating to Baptism, Further Vindicated; Containing an Answer to the Rev. Chandler Robbins's Reply, Relative to this Question, Whether the Practice of persons owning or renewing the Covenant, and having Baptism for their Children, without coming Immediately into Full Communion, be Warrantable? Wherein the Affirmative is more Fully Confirmed. Together with some Further Remarks on Mr. Rob- bins's injurious Treatment of the Author. In Three Parts. By John Cotton, A.M. of Plymouth. . . . Boston: ... 1773.
' An edition of this Sermon was published at Stockbridge in 1796.
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1797
A Sermon, preached at the Ordination of the Rev. Ward Cotton, to the Pas- toral Care of the First Church and Society in Boylston, June 6, 1797. ... Printed at Worcester, . . . 1797.
JAMES KENDALL 1800
A Discourse, delivered at Plymouth, February 22d, 1800. At the Request of the Inhabitants, and in Compliance with the Recommendation of Congress, as a Testimony of Grief for the Death of George Washington. . . . Boston. ... 1800.
1800
The Character and Blessedness of the Righteous; illustrated in a Sermon delivered at Plymouth, September 21, 1800, Being the Sabbath after the Inter- ment of The Widow Jane Robbins, Relict of the late Dr. Robbins, Who died September 12, In the 60th year of her age. . . . Boston. 1800.
1800
A Funeral Sermon, delivered at Plymouth, December 14, 1800. Occasioned by the Death of Col. George Watson, Who died December 3d, In the 83d year of his age. . .. Boston. 1801.
1803
A Sermon, delivered at Plymouth, September 4, 1803. Occasioned by the Death of the Rev. David Tappan, D. D. . . . Boston: ... 1803.
1805
A Sermon, delivered at Dennis, January 2, 1805, at the Ordination of the Rev. Caleb Holmes, to the Pastoral Office in that Place. . . . Boston: ... March, 1805.
1806
Preparation for War the best Security for Peace. Illustrated in a Sermon, delivered before the Ancient and Honourable Artillery Company, on the Anni- versary of their Election of Officers, Boston, June 2, 1806. . . . Boston: 1806.
1811
A Sermon, delivered before the Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Indians and Others in North America, at their Anniversary, November 7, 1811. . . . Boston: . . . 1812.
1813
A Discourse delivered in King's Chapel, Boston, before the Humane Society of Massachusetts, at their Semiannual Meeting, June 8, 1813. . . . Boston: ... 1813
1815
A Sermon, delivered at the Ordination of Rev. Oliver Hayward, to the Pastoral Care of the East Church and Parish in Barnstable, Nov. 8, 1815. ... Boston: . . . 1816.
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1818
An Occasional Sermon, preached at Plymouth the Sabbath after the Interment of Deacon Ephraim Spooner, who died March 22d, 1818, in the eighty third year of his age. . . . Boston: ... 1823
A Discourse, preached in Plymouth, Lord's Day, February 9, 1823. On the Danger and Remedy of Evil Habit. . . . Plymouth, . . . 1823.
1825
An Exposition of I Tim. III. 16. Delivered in a Discourse before the Bay Association, At Quincy, April 27, 1825. . . . Plymouth: ... 1825.
1828
On Man's Accountableness to his Creator, and a Future Retribution. In The Liberal Preacher; a Monthly Publication of Sermons by Living Ministers. March, 1828. Vol. I, No. 9, pp. [133]-147.1
1830
A Sermon, delivered at the Ordination of Hersey Bradford Goodwin, as Col- league Pastor with Ezra Ripley, D.D. of the Congregational Church and Society in Concord, Mass. Feb. 17, 1830. . . . Concord. ... M DCC XXX.
1830
A Sermon, delivered at the Ordination of Rev. James Augustus Kendall, as Pastor of the First Congregational Church and Society in Medfield, Mass. Nov. 10, 1830. Boston: . . . 1831.
1833
Charge. In A Sermon delivered at the Ordination of Rev. Chandler Robbins, over the Second Congregational Church in Boston, December 4, 1833. By Rev. Henry Ware, Jr. Boston: . .. 1833.'
1836
A Sermon, delivered February 14, 1836, occasioned by the Loss of the Brig Regulator, of Boston, in Plymouth Harbor, on the 5th of the same Month. . . . Plymouth: . . .
1850
A Discourse delivered January 1, 1850, upon the Fiftieth Anniversary of his Ordination as Pastor of the First Church in Plymouth, . . . Plymouth: ... 1850.ª
1 The Liberal Preacher was at that time "Published by John Prentiss, Keene, N. H. and Bowles & Dearborn, Boston. Printed at Keene, by J. Prentiss."
' The "Charge. By Rev. James Kendall, D.D. of Plymouth, Mass.," fills pp. [19]-26.
' Collation: Title, 1 p; Correspondence between Committee of Arrangements and Dr. Kendall, 1 p; Discourse, pp. [3]-21; Notes, pp. 21-23; Exercises in the Church, p. 23; Social Gathering in the Evening, pp. 23-24.
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GEORGE WARE BRIGGS 1835
A Sermon, preached at the Dedication of the Unitarian Church, in Fall River, Maes. January 28, 1835. . . . Fall River: ... 1835.
1842
An Address delivered before the Total Abstinence Societies in Plymouth, July Fourth, 1842, by George W. Briggs. . Plymouth. 1842.
1842
An Address delivered at the Funeral of Deacon William P. Ripley, In the First Church, at Plymouth, Sunday Afternoon, Nov. 13, 1842. . .. Plymouth: ... 1842.
1846
The Bow in the Cloud: Fifteen Discourses. . . . Second Edition. Boston: . 1846.
1847
Obituary notice of Rev. Zephaniah Willis. In Christian Examiner, May, 1847, xlii. 466-467.ª
1847
Two Sermons preached in the First Church in Plymouth, Mass. Sunday, July 4, 1847. . . . Plymouth: ...
1847
A Discourse delivered before the Autumnal Unitarian Convention, held at Salem, Mass., Wednesday Evening, October 20, 1847. . . . Boston: . . . 1847.
1847
Bushnell on Christian Nurture. In Christian Examiner, November, 1847, xliii. 435-451.
1852
Method of Christian Salvation. . . . Printed for the American Unitarian Society. Boston: . . . In Tracts of the American Unitarian Association. First Series. Vol. XXV. ... Boston: . . . 1852.ª
1853
An Address to the Middlesex Sunday-School Society. Delivered at East Cam- bridge, Oct. 12, 1853. . . . Reprinted from the Monthly Religious Magazine. Boston: . . . 1853.4
1 The preface is dated "Plymouth, Mass., December, 1845;" the text ends on p. 216; and the book was copyrighted in 1845. See under 1854 for a later edition (p. Ixi, below).
" The notice is without a title.
" This has a double pagination: pp. [3]-22, and pp. [97]-116.
" Reprinted from The Monthly Religious Magazine, December, 1853, x. 558-568.
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1854
The Bow in the Cloud: Discourses. . . . New Edition Enlarged. Boston and Cambridge. ... MDCCC LIV.1 1855
The Living Ministry: its Preparation and its Work. An Address Delivered before the Graduating Class in the Theological School at Cambridge, Sunday Evening, July 15, 1855. ... Cambridge: ... 1855.
1855
The Unchanging Christian Message. A Sermon preached at the Ordination of Rev. Alfred Porter Putnam, as Minister of the Mt. Pleasant Church in Rox- bury, December 19, 1855. . . . Boston: . . . 1856.
1857
Protest in Piedmont. In Christian Examiner, November, 1857, Ixiii. 404-431.
1859
A Sermon delivered at Plymouth, at the Funeral of Rev. James Kendall, D.D., Senior Pastor of the First Church, in Plymouth, Sunday Afternoon, March 20, 1859. By George W. Briggs, Minister of the First Church in Salem. . . . Bos- ton: . . . 1859.ª
1859
The Conditions of Ministerial Power: An Address delivered before the Gradu- ating Class in the Theological School at Meadville, Penn., Wednesday Evening, June 29, 1859. . . . Boston: . . . 1859.ª
ORDINATION AND FUNERAL SERMONS 1724
The Ministers of God's Word must Approve themselves unto God. A Sermon. Preached in the Audience of a Great Assembly at Plymouth, July 29th. 1724. Being the Day when the Reverend Mr. Nathanael Leonard, Was Ordained Pas- tor of the First Church in that Town. By Nathanael Fells, Pastor of the South Church in Scituate. . .. Boston, . .. 1725.
1760
A Sermon Preached at the Ordination Of the Reverend Mr. Chandler Rob- bins, To the Pastoral Office over the First Church and Congregation In Plym-
1 The preface is dated "Salem, (Mass.,) December, 1853." It contains twenty-four discourses and the text fills 280 pages. For an earlier edition, see under 1846 (p. Ix, above).
" Title, 1 leaf; Note, 1 leaf; Sermon, pp. [5]-31; Appendix, pp. [33]-38.
' Dr. Briggs also published "Hymns for Christian Worship, Boston, 1845:" cf. L. B. R. Briggs, "George Ware Briggs, 1810-1895," in Heralds of a Liberal Faith, III, The Preachers, Boston, 1910, pp. 37-40. The Massachusetts Historical Society owns what appears to be a proof of a "Sermon by Rev. George W. Briggs, D.D., Salem, Mass. Daniel V. 27." It consists of four pages, printed on the recto of each leaf; but in what magarine or newspaper the sermon was printed has not been ascertained.
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outh, January 30th 1760. By his Father, the Reverend Mr. Philemon Robbins, Pastor of the first Church in Branford, - Connecticutt. Boston: . . . 1760.1
1799
The Resurrection of good Men to a blessed Immortality, a Ground of Conso- lation to surviving Mourners, illustrated in a' Discourse, delivered at Plymouth, July 14, 1799, a few Days after the Death and Interment of the Rev. Chandler Robbins, D.D. . . . By William Shaw, A.M. Pastor of the First Church of Christ in Marshfield. ... Boston. 1799.
1800
A Sermon, preached at the Ordination of the Reverend James Kendall, Over the First Church and Congregation in Plymouth, January 1, 1800. By Jonathan French, Pastor of the South Church in Andover. . . . Boston. 1800.ª.
1859
A Sermon delivered at Plymouth, at the Funeral of Rev. James Kendall, D.D., By George W. Briggs, . . . 1859.ª
1 Title, 1 leaf; An Ordination Sermon, pp. [3]-22; An Appendix, pp. [1]-35. The heading to the Appendix reads:
An Appendix, Containing An Account of the Church of Christ In Plymouth, The first Church in New-England, From it's Establishment to the present Day. By a Member of said Church.
This Appendix was written by the Rev. John Cotton of Halifax, later of Plym- outh: see p. xxii note, above.
' Collation: Half-title, 1 leaf; Title, 1 leaf; [Mr. French's] Sermon, pp. [5]-23; Charge, by the Rev. John Howland, pp. [24]-25; Right Hand of Fellowship, by the Rev. William Shaw, pp. [26]-28; Title [to Dr. Tappan's Sermons], 1 leaf; Sermon I, pp. [3]-21; Sermon II, pp. [23]-46. Though Dr. Tappan's Sermons are separately paged, the pamphlet has a continuous register. The title to Dr. Tappan's Sermons reads:
" The Beauty and Benefits of the Christian Church, illustrated in Two Ser- mons, delivered to the First Religious Society In Plymouth, On January 5, 1800, Being the Lord's-Day immediately following the Ordination of the Reverend Mr. Kendall To the Work of the Gospel Ministry in that Society. By David Tappan, D.D. Hollis Professor of Divinity in Harvard College. Boston. 1800.
How both Mr. French and Dr. Tappan came to preach sermons is explained by Dr. Briggs: "Dr. Tappan, who had been requested to prepare himself to preach the Sermon, on account of the feeble health of Mr. French, remained in town over the following Sabbath, and preached all day from Psalm xlviii. 2". (Sermon, March 20, 1859, p. 34).
* For the full title of Dr. Briggs's Sermon, see p. Ixi, above.
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1 SEPTEMBER, 1920
President
FRED NORRIS ROBINSON, PH.D. CAMBRIDGE
Dicespresidenty
ANDREW MCFARLAND DAVIS, A.M .* CAMBRIDGE
How. ARTHUR PRENTICE RUGG, LL.D. WORCESTER
Recording Secretary
HENRY WINCHESTER CUNNINGHAM, A.B. . . . MILTON
Corresponding Secretary
BEv. CHARLES EDWARDS PARK, D.D. . BOSTON
Creadurer
HENRY HERBERT EDES, A.M. CAMBRIDGE
Registrar
ALFRED JOHNSON, LITT.D.
BROOKLINE
Crecutthe Apembery
CHARLES LEMUEL NICHOLS, M.D., Litt.D. . WORCESTER
MARK ANTONY DEWOLFE HOWE, Litt.D. BOSTON
SAMUEL WILLISTON, LL.D. BELMONT
Coitor of publications
ALBERT MATTHEWS, A.B.
BOSTON
. Mr. Davis died 29 March, 1920
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IN THE ORDER OF THEIR ENROLMENT
1899
HENRY HERBERT EDES, A.M. HENRY WINCHESTER CUNNINGHAM, A.B. CHARLES SEDGWICK RACKEMANN, A.M.
1893 GEORGE WIGGLESWORTH, A.M. WALDO LINCOLN, A.B.
CHARLES MONTRAVILLE GREEN, M.D. GEORGE LYMAN KITTREDGE, LL.D. CHARLES WARREN CLIFFORD, A.M. CHARLES PICKERING BOWDITCH, A.M. WALTER CABOT BAYLIES, A.B. FRANK BREWSTER, A.M. GEORGE LINCOLN GOODALE, M.D., LL.D.
1894
GEORGE NIXON BLACK, Enq.
1895 LINDSAY SWIFT, A.B.
1896 CHARLES FRANCIS MASON, A.B. RICHARD MIDDLECOTT SALTONSTALL, A.B. ALBERT MATTHEWS, A.B. CHARLES ARMSTRONG SNOW, A.B.
1897 .
WILLIAM COOLIDGE LANE, A.B. Hon. WILLIAM CUSHING WAIT, A.M. 1898 JOHN ELIOT THAYER, A.M.
1899 FREDERIC HAINES CURTISS, Esq.
1901
Hon. JAMES MADISON MORTON, LL.D. JAMES ATKINS NOYES, A.B.
1908
Rev. JAMES HARDY ROPES, D.D. FRANCIS APTHORP FOSTER, Esq.
1903
JOHN NOBLE, LL.B. Hon. WINTHROP MURRAY CRANE, LL.D. WINTHROP HOWLAND WADE, A.M. Hon. AUGUSTUS PEABODY LORINE, LL.B.
1906
WILLIAM VAIL KELLEN, LL.D.
ROBERT DICKSON WESTON, A.B. HENRY LEFAVOUR, LL.D. FRANCIS RANDALL APPLETON, LL.B. ARTHUR LORD, A.B.
1908 Rev. WILLIAM WALLACE FENN, D.D. JULIUS HERBERT TUTTLE, Esq. Rev. CHARLES EDWARDS PARK, D.D. OGDEN CODMAN, Esq.
1909
WORTHINGTON CHAUNCEY FORD, LL.D. WILLIAM LOWELL PUTNAM, LL.B. HAROLD MURDOCK, A.M. Rev. EDWARD CALDWELL MOORE, D.D.
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1910
ARCHIBALD CARY COOLIDGE, LL.D. EZRA HENRY BAKER, A.B. JOHN WHITTEMORE FARWELL, Litt.B. FREDERICK JACKSON TURNER, LL.D. JOHN WOODBURY, A.B. Hon. JOHN ADAMS AIKEN, LL.D. Rev. GEORGE FOOT MOORE, LL.D. EDWARD PERCIVAL MERRITT, A.B. Hon. ARTHUR PRENTICE RUGG, LL.D.
1911
MARK ANTONY DE WOLFE HOWE, Litt.D. MELVILLE MADISON BIGALOW, LL.D.
1919
CLARENCE SAUNDERS BRIGHAM, A.M. FRED NORRIS ROBINSON, Ph.D. ROGER BIGELOW MERRIMAN, Ph.D. CHESTER NOYES GREENOUGH, Ph.D. LINCOLN NEWTON KINNICUTT, Esq. SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON, Ph.D. Hon. ROBERT GRANT, Ph.D. BARRETT WENDELL, Litt.D.
1913
ALLAN FORBES, A.B. CHARLES LEMUEL NICHOLS, M.D., Litt.D. SAMUEL CHESTER CLOUGH, Esq. Hon. CHARLES GRENFILL WASHBURN, A.B. ALFRED CLAGHORN POTTER, A.B. FRANCIS HENSHAW DEWEY, A.M. WILLIAM ROSCOE THAYER, LL.D. EDWARD KENNARD RAND, Ph.D.
1914
CHARLES HALL GRANDGENT, L.H.D. Hon. CHARLES JOHN MCINTIRE
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1915
FRANCIS RUSSELL HART, Esq. SAMUEL HENSHAW, A.M. AUGUSTUS GEORGE BULLOCK, A.B. Hon. WINSLOW WARREN, LL.B. EDWARD CHANNING, Ph.D. Rev. HENRY WILDER FOOTE, A.M. STEPHEN WILLARD PHILLIPS, LL.B. ALFRED JOHNSON, Litt.D.
1916
GEORGE PARKER WINSHIP, Litt.D. LAWRENCE SHAW MAYO, A.M. RICHARD CLIPSTON STURGIS, A.B. NATHANIEL THAYER KIDDER, B.A.S.
1918
Hon. HENRY CABOT LODGE, LL.D. WILLIAM CROWNINSHIELD ENDICOTT, A.B. FREDERICK CHEEVER SHATTUCK, M.D., LL.D.
Hon. JAMES PARKIE PARMENTER, A.M.
1919
CHARLES ROCKWELL LANMAN, LL.D. HENRY GODDARD PICKERING, A.M. ROBERT GOULD SHAW, A.M.
SAMUEL WILLISTON, LL.D. MORRIS GRAY, LL.B. Rev. HOWARD NICHOLSON BROWN, D.D. JOHN LOWELL, A.B.
1990
Hon. CHARLES FRANCIS JENNEY, LL.B. GEORGE HENRY HAYNES, Ph.D. EDWARD MUSSEY HARTWELL, LL.D.
HONORARY MEMBERS
1910
Hon. ELIHU ROOT, LL.D.
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Hon. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT, LL.D. -
CORRESPONDING MEMBERS
1898 JOHN FRANKLIN JAMESON, LL.D. Hon. SIMEON EBEN BALDWIN, LL.D. WILBERFORCE EAMES, A.M. Rev. WILLIAM JEWETT TUCKER, LL.D.
1899
EDWARD FIELD, A.B. Hon. JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER, Litt. D. ARTHUR TWINING HADLEY, LL.D.
1903 Rev. WILLISTON WALKER, D.D.
GEORGE ARTHUR PLIMPTON, LL.D.
. 1904
HERBERT PUTNAM, LL.D.
1905 Rev. JOHN CARROLL PERKINS, D.D. CLARENCE WINTHROP BOWEN, LL.D. APPLETON PRENTISS CLARK GRIFFIN, Esq.
1906 WILLIAM LOGAN RODMAN GIFFORD, A.B. ROBERT HALLOWELL GARDINER, A.B.
1907 THOMAS WILLING BALCH, L.H.D.
1908
JAMES KENDALL HOSMER, LL.D. FRANK WARREN HACKETT, A.M.
1910 EDWARD ROBINSON, LL.D.
1919
EDWARD VANDERHOOF BIRD, Esq.
1913
EDGAR HUIDEKOPER WELLS, A.B.
1915 CHARLES MCLEAN ANDREWS, L.H.D. EVARTS BOUTELL GREENE, Ph.D.
1917 EDMUND BURKE DELABARRE, Ph.D. WILLIAM MACDONALD, LL.D. GEORGE BURTON ADAMS, Litt. D.
1918 Hon. FREDERIC ADRIAN DELANO, A.B. OTIS GRANT HAMMOND, . A.M.
1920 GEORGE RUSSELL AGASSIZ, A.B.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH RECORDS VOLUME I
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PLYMOUTH CHURCH RECORDS
VOLUME I PART I1
Church Records of plimouth 1715 Ecclesia Christi '
CHRISTIAN READER,
I haue Looked att it as a duty Incombent on mee to Comitt to writing the first Beginnings and after progresse of the Church of Christ att Plymouth in New England; forasmuch as I can not vn-
1 This heading, as throughout the volume, is not a part of the original records, having been inserted for convenience by the Editor. A short rule always sepa- rates the heading from the text of the records.
Volume I was originally bound in vellum and contained 84 leaves, constitut- ing Parts i, ii, iii, and iv as indicated in the headings of the present volume, each part being separately paged. The pages measure 11}, inches in height by 776 inches in width, and the watermark is the same throughout. On the front of the original vellum cover are written in ink these words in the hand of Nathaniel Morton:
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