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On the 7th of September, 1843, the stockholders met pursuant to a warrant duly issued by a justice of the peace, and were organized into a Corporation according to law, by the passage of the necessary votes, and the appointment of Standing Committees.
" The house having been completed on the 4th of Janu- ary, 1844, just six months from the day on which the corner-stone was laid, it was solemnly dedicated to the worship of Almighty God. The pastor was assisted in the services of the occasion by the Rev. Messrs. Adams, Winslow, Rogers, Aiken, Blagden, and Jenks.
The dimensions of the building are 75 feet by 97, con- taining 132 pews on the lower floor, and 50 in the gallery, in which 1,270 persons may be comfortably seated. The basement story contains, besides the several committee rooms, a commodious chapel, 68 feet long by 48 feet wide, and 15 feet high, which accommodates 600 persons with seats.
This church at its organization consisted of 47 mem- bers. Since that time there have been added 1133, of whom 735 were from other churches, and 398 by profes- sion ; 383 have been dismissed, 79 have died, and 9 have been excommunicated, leaving the present number 662.
A large and flourishing Sabbath School has been sus-
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tained in our chapel from the dedication of the church. At present it numbers 409 members, of whom 375 are scholars, (166 over 18 years of age,) and 34 teachers.
No record of contributions for benevolent objects was kept previous to the dedication of this house. Since that time, a period of 13 years, there has been contributed (in addition to $60,000 for the erection of the house, and $56,000 for current expenses,) the sum of $110,110.03, varying from $3,975.90, the lowest, to 13,773.94, the highest, in any one year. The whole cost of the erection of the meeting house, has been paid off, leaving the Society free from debt.
On the 3d of February, 1856, it pleased the Great Head of the Church to call to his heavenly home Deacon DANIEL SAFFORD, who, next to the Pastor, had been our leader from the commencement of the enterprise.
In commemoration of the event, the church placed upon its records the following Preamble and Resolves : -
"It having pleased the Wise Disposer of all events to remove from the" church on earth our senior Deacon, the late Hon. DANIEL SAFFORD, the surviving members, with a deep sense of an irreparable loss, adopt the following Resolves : -
" First .- That we bow submissively to the divine will, under this afflic- tive dispensation, which has deprived us of an honored leader and a be- loved brother, while we devoutly acknowledge our obligations to the Giver of all good, which placed him here as one of the original members, and continued him as "a burning and a shining light " to the end of his mortal life.
" Second. - That we appreciate his example and influence in all that was noble and praiseworthy, and would cherish a grateful remembrance of his wise counsels, liberal contributions and unceasing labors for our wel- fare, and also of the kindness and affectionate sympathy ever manifested towards us, both as a private member and officer of the church."
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PASTOR.
EDWARD NORRIS KIRK, D. D., installed June 1, 1842.
DEACONS.
THOMAS ADAMS, chosen June 1, 1812; dismissed February 5, 1847. DANIEL SAFFORD, " died 3, 1856.
JULIUS A. PALMER, "
MARSHALL S. SCUDDER, chosen June 1, 1812; dism'd Nov. 21, 1815 HENRY HILL, Jan. 16, 1816; resig'd Jan. 18, 1850.
OLIVER B. DORRANCE, Feb. 19, 1847; " Jan. 17, 1851.
JAMES W. KIMBALL,
ANDREW CUSHING,
JOSEPH C. TYLER, Feb. 2, 1855.
LANGDON S. WARD,
STANDING RULES.
[Adopted June 18, 1842.]
First. - All meetings for business shall be opened with prayer.
Second. - The annual meeting for the choice of Clerk, Examining Committee, and other business, shall be held on or before the third Wednesday of January; the time to be fixed by the Deacons, and notice given from the pulpit on the Sabbath preceding.
Third .- The Examining Committee, of which the Pas- tor, Deacons and Clerk shall constitute a part, shall ex- amine all candidates for admission, and present the names of such as they approve.
Fourth. - All Standing Committees and Officers for the year shall be chosen by ballot.
Fifth. - Candidates for admission shall be propounded to the church at least four weeks previous to admission ; and notice thereof be publicly given on the second Sab- bath following.
Sixth. - All candidates for admission, having been ap- proved by the church, shall become members by public profession, and signing the articles of faith and covenant adopted by this church.
Seventh. - The Lord's Supper shall be celebrated on the first Sabbaths in January, March, May, July, Sep- tember, and November. The admission of members,
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together with the celebration of the ordinance, shall con- stitute the services of the afternoon, after which a con- tribution shall be taken.
Eighth. - There shall be a weekly meeting of the church on Friday evening, for devotional exercises and conference.
Ninth. - It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep the records of the church, and act as Treasurer.
Tenth. - The expenses of all delegations of the church to Ecclesiastical Councils shall be paid by the Clerk from the funds of the church.
ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPLES AND RULES. [Adopted June 23, 1842.]
Rights of the Church. - This church is independent, so far as relates to its internal organization and the regula- tion of its affairs. It is amenable to no other ecclesiastical body, except by its own consent, or according to regular. and established Congregational principles. With these exceptions, it controls the admission, discipline, and re- moval of its members, according to its own understanding of the word of God.
Connection with other Churches. - This church will extend to other Evangelical Congregational churches, and receive from them, that fellowship, advice, and assistance, which the law of Christ requires. It will extend the usual rights of communion, and practice the usual transfer of members, according to its own convictions of duty.
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It holds itself bound to regard the decisions of mutual councils, and to seek the promotion of peace with all the churches of our Lord.
Admission and Transfer of Members. - The church will examine all applicants for admission. It will grant dismissions, for good cause, to its members in regular standing, on their application in writing, and recommend them to the fellowship of other churches. All such appli- cations to be referred to the Examining Committee, when presented, to be reported upon at the next succeeding meeting of the church. Members removing from the city shall be required to obtain their dismission within one year from the time of their removal, unless circumstances be such as to render a union with any other church inex- pedient ; and in such case they shall inform the church why they have not requested a removal of their connec- tion .* It shall be the duty of the Examining Committee
* At the adjourned Annual Meeting of the Mount Vernon Congregational Church, held February 6th, 1856, the following Preamble and Resolutions were adopted : -
" Whereas, the 'Ecclesiastical Principles and Rules' which this Church has adopted make it the duty of members who remove from the city, to obtain dismission within one year from the time of removal, or to inform the Church why such change of membership is not made, -and
" Whereas, every member, on entering into covenant with the Church, solemnly engages, if removed from one branch of it, to become connected with another as soon as he may be able, -and
" Whereas, neglect of acknowledged religious duties, and breach of ex- press covenant vows, are censurable offences, which, if persisted in, require the discipline of the Church, - therefore,
" Resolved, That if members neglect to change their church relation within a year after ceasing to worship statedly with this church, and per- sist in such neglect for two years beyond the time allowed, without assign- ing satisfactory reasons, they shall, on complaint, be cited to answer; and if they neglect to answer when so cited, - or if they have failed to notify the Church of their place of residence, so that they cannot be cited, -they shall be suspended from regular standing, till such time as final action can be had in their case."
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to report to the church, at the annual meeting, the names of such members as shall have removed from the city, where they are, so far as may be known, the length of time they have been out of the city, together with any other information which they may possess in relation to them, and which they may deem it important to communi- cate .* It is expected that members of other churches who may wish to commune with this church for more than one year, will request a dismission from their re- spective churches, and an admission to this church, unless they give satisfactory reasons for delay to the Examining Committee.
Rights of Members. - Every member has a right to church privileges, unless forfeited by misconduct ; and when thus forfeited, he can be deprived of them only by regular process. The presentation of complaints shall, in all cases, be first made to the Examining Committee, who shall, upon sufficient cause, prefer charges before the whole church ; and in case the Committee refuse so to do, the complainant may, nevertheless, if he insists upon the charges, present his complaint to the church. When a member is accused, he shall be seasonably furnished with a copy of the complaint, and shall have a full hearing. While the trial is pending, the accused is expected to abstain from participating in the Lord's Supper.
* In performance of this duty, each member of the Examining Committee becomes responsible to look after a certain portion of the church. At the close of every year a report is made by the several members of the Com- mittee, to the clerk of the church, respecting the place of residence and circumstances of all the names thus assigned, and the clerk communicates the result to the church. At the last annual meeting, January 16th, 1857, of the whole number-674-177 wore residing abroad, 24 of whom could not be found.
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Duties of the Church and its Members. - It is the duty of the members to attend such stated meetings as are appointed by a vote of the church, unless providentially prevented. Any member having cause of complaint against another, should immediately seek to have it re- moved in a Christian manner; the directions given in Matthew xviii. 15, 16, being his guide, especially in cases of personal offence. Any member wishing to withdraw from this church and to unite with another, should signify his wishes and his reasons, and apply in a proper spirit to be first released from his obligations to this church. Any other mode of withdrawal will be deemed irregular and censurable; and this church holds itself bound to grant its members in regular standing, dismissions and recom- mendations to churches not only of our own, but of any other evangelical denomination.
Censurable Offences. - This church considers immoral conduct, breach of express covenant vows, neglect of acknowledged religious or relative duties, and avowed disbelief, of the articles of faith to which the members have assented, as offences subject to the censure of the church.
Censures. - The censures inflicted on offenders, are private reproof, public admonition, or excommunication, according to the aggravation of the offence; and in case of excommunication, notice thereof shall be given from the pulpit on the Sabbath.
Officers. - The officers of the church shall be, the .Pastor or Pastors, and Deacons. To the Pastor pertains the office of Moderator. It shall be the duty of the Dea- cons to preside in the absence of the Pastor, in rotation ;
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to assist in the administration of the Lord's Supper ; to distribute the charities of the church; to aid the Pastor generally in the spiritual care of the flock ; and, in his absence, to provide a supply for the pulpit. The number of the Deacons shall be fixed by the church as its exigen- cies from time to time may require, and no person shall hold the office more than six years without a re-election. At every annual meeting there shall be an election of one Deacon, it being understood that the term of one incumbent shall expire annually according to seniority of appointment.
Alterations. - No alteration shall be made in the " Con- fession of Faith," "Covenant," "Standing Rules," or " Ecclesiastical Principles and Rules " of this church, except by a two-thirds vote, at a meeting regularly notified for the purpose, of which meeting public notice shall be given from the pulpit on the two preceding Sabbaths.
ADMISSION TO THE CHURCH.
ADDRESS.
BELOVED FRIENDS :
In uniting with this church, you avow an agree- ment with its belief of the Christian doctrines, and enter into a special covenant with its members. We will therefore now ask the expression of your assent to that Confession of Faith and Covenant which have been adopted as the symbol and visible bond of our fellowship.
Hear then the
CONFESSION OF FAITH.
We believe -
That the Scriptures of the Old and New Testa- ments were given by the inspiration of God, and are the perfect and only infallible revelation to mankind of religious doctrine and duty.
And we believe that they teach us these great doctrines -
That there is but one GOD, a Spirit, infinite in all natural and moral perfections, existing as Father,
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all ungodliness, and every worldly lust, you will live soberly, righteously and godly in the world.
You also cordially join yourselves to the whole body of Christ, called the church universal, regard- ing yourselves henceforward as so identified with all its interests, and so unchangeably in covenant with it, that if Providence removes you from one branch of it, you are bound to connect yourselves with another, as soon as you may be able.
You do also cordially connect yourselves with this church in a more direct and special union, engaging to submit to the rules of government and discipline which it has adopted ; to strive earnestly for its peace, edification and purity ; and to walk with its members in charity, faithfulness, circum- spection, meekness, and sobriety.
Into this covenant you severally enter.
[The ordinance of Baptism to be administered.]
[This church recognizes the membership in Christ's visible church of those who belong to other branches of it. But deeming it highly proper, that there should be a distinct recognition of the transfer of the relation of those who are now to unite with us from other churches, you are re- quested to rise as your names are called.]
Do you express your assent to the Confession of Faith and Covenant which have now been read ?
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In consequence of these professions and promises, we * affectionately receive you to our communion, and in the name of Christ declare you entitled to all the privileges of membership in this branch of his church. We welcome you to this fellowship with us in the blessings of the gospel ; and on our part engage to watch over you in Christian affec- tion, and to seek your edification so long as you continue to be with us.
And may we prove together, in this new connec- tion, the fulness of that blessing which our Lord has promised to them that are in covenant with him; may his richest grace rest upon you to the end of your pilgrimage ; and then may an abun- dant entrance be administered to us all into the joy of our Lord. AMEN.
* The members of this church. ›
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MOUNT VERNON CHURCH.
ORIGINAL MEMBERS.
Those marked with an asterisk (*) are deceased; those with an obelisk (t) are dismissed to other churches; e, excommunicated.
EDWARD N. KIRK, Pastor,
Seth Bliss, Bowdoin St. Church, Boston.
Jennette F. R. Bliss, 66
George W. Crockett, 66
Ruth W Crockett, 66
+Thomas Adams, Essex St. Ch., 66
¡Susannah M. Adams, 66
Julius A. Palmer, Bowdoin St, Ch., " Lucy M. Palmer, 66.
+William W. Stone, 66
66
+Helen M. Stone, 66
66
e John Mason, 66
*Martha C. D. Mason,
66
66
[June 3, 1845.]
¡Allen Shepard, Albert Hobart,
66
Samuel D. Warren, 66
tJohn Slade, Jr., 66
+Lucy Slade,
tIra P. Rankin, 66
¡Caroline A. B. Rankin, 66 66
Joseph C. Tyler,
Andrew Cushing, 66
Chastine Lincoln, 66
[Mrs. Cushing.]
¡Charles F. Bray,
Samuel J. M. Homer, 66
+Roland Cutler, Salem St. Ch.,
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James Wm. Kimball, Essex St. Ch., Boston.
Mary S. Kimball, 66 66
tMarshall S. Scudder,
t Rebecca C. Scudder, 66
66
+ Charles W. Scudder, 66
t Alicia H. Scudder, 66 66
*Daniel Safford, Park St. Ch.,
66 [Feb. 3. 1856.]
Ann Eliza Safford, 66 66
66
tGeorge F. Homer, 66
+Harriet E. Colby, Eliot Ch. Roxbury.
+Susan B. Howe, First Ch. North Yarmouth, Me.
tCaroline Homans, Evan. Ch. South Brookfield.
tGorham D. Abbott, Theological Seminary, Andover.
tRebecca S. Abbott, Pres. Ch. New Rochelle, N. Y.
Daniel T. Coit, Old South Ch., Boston.
Jane G. L. Coit, 66 66
tMarianne Adams, Essex St. Ch., "
¡Sarah Tuttle, E. Parish Ch., Bradford.
Rebecca T. Fisher, First Ch. Natick. [Mrs. Homer. ]
Charles Tufts, Central Ch. Boston.
Anna Maria Seaver, First Cong. Ch. Lowell. (47)
ADMISSIONS.
SEPTEMBER 4, 1842.
*Ann Allen, West Ch. [Nov. 4, 1853.]
tCaroline E. Cutler, Cong. Ch. Sudbury. [Mrs. Stone. ]
+Mary Dame, Old South Ch.
+Lydia Fuller, Village Ch. Dorchester. [Mrs. Hooker.]
+Sarah R. Hall, First Ch., Charlestown.
+Susan M. Hall, Park St. Ch. [Mrs. Munroe.] Moses Hayward, Cong. Ch., Bedford. Lucretia Hayward, 66 +Maria Hayward, 66 66 [Mrs. Bowker. ]
+H. Leavitt Keyes, Bowdoin St. Ch.
+Clarissa A. W. Keyes, 66
Sarah M. Niebuhr, Bulfinch St. Ch.
*Harriet Pettee, Free Ch. [Mrs. Davie.] [Nov. 1851.]
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Olive Pettee, Free Ch. [Mrs. Floyd.] +John F. Pitman, Park St. Ch.
¡Samuel Pomeroy, South. Cong. Ch., Middletown, Ct.
Francis A. Richardson, Park St. Ch.
¡ Mary B. Richardson, Sulem St. Ch.
Mary Ann Ricker, Third Ch., Portland, Me.
Lucy R. Stedman, Salem St. Ch.
Elizabeth T. Titcomb, First Pres. Ch., Newburyport. Jerome W. Tyler, Park St. Ch.
tEdward P. Adams, by Profession.
[ William H. Adams,
e Elizabeth P. Crombie, 66
+Samuel D. Dexter, 66
¡Ann E. Edwards,
Charles M. Guild, 66
Hannah Hawley, 66 [Mrs. Oldson.]
Louisa Lodge, 66
+Charles W. Munroe, 66
tEmeline Palmer, [Mrs. Dexter.]
e Abby Southwick, 66
Charles H. Stedman, 66
Catharine A. Thompson,
[Mrs. Niell.] (35)
NOVEMBER 6, 1842.
+Robert Bliss, Bowdoin St. Ch. Mary Colburn, North Ch., Portsmouth.
t Martha Cutler, Green St. Ch. Elizabeth Eaton, Central Ch.
* Elizabeth Hayward, [May 2, 1847.]
Catharine Johnson, Evan. Ch., Cambridgeport. Nancy Kimball, Third Ch., Portland, Me.
Erasmus Norcross, Laight St. Ch., New York. TEliza HI. Norcross,
* Richard Trow, Essex St. Ch. [April 7, 1844.] Hannah B. Trow, 66
Mary Trow, Elizabeth B. Trow,
+Susan Wilson, Bap. Ch. Edgecomb, Me.
Isaac Cushing, by Profession. ¡Mary J. Cushing, 66
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+Hannah I. Dow, by Profession.
+Mary B. Porter, [Mrs. Goodwin. ] *Elizabeth W. Williams, “ [Sept. 26, 1851.] (19)
JANUARY 1, 1843.
Charlotte P. Bayley, Mariner's Ch. [Mrs. Stephenson.]
Letitia Finch, Bowdoin St. Ch. [Mrs. Lancaster. ] e Townsend Fondey, Second Pres. Ch., Troy, N. Y. +Ruth H. Fondey, 66 Louisa Gilbert, Cong. Ch., Waldoboro', Me.
¡Nancy Heald, First Cong. Ch., Nashua, N. H. Mary Ann Hunt, Free Ch.
Abigail S. Mills, First Ch., Charlestown. Abby Mills, 66
¡James J. Walworth, Tabernacle Ch., New York. .
t Elizabeth C. Walworth,
Sarah Ann Wilkinson, Cong. Ch., Pittsfield.
Almira Bartlett, by Profession.
Jane Beeman, 66
Almira S. Cannell, 66 [Mrs. Morrison. ]
*Susan Chandler, 66 [Nov. 22, 1843.]
Sarah M. Emerson,
Lemuel Gilbert, 66
+ Mary E. Mills,
Jessie Mulholland, «
Sarah E. Niebuhr,
Charlotte H. Pond,
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MARCH 5, 1843.
tJonas B. Allen, Cong. Ch., Princeton.
*Sarah K. Allen, 66
[Dec. 17, 1846.]
Elizabeth G. Austin, Essex St., Ch. Mary Clark, Free Ch.
+Josiah Colby, Federal St. Baptist Ch. Margaret Domett, Essex St. Ch. Sarah Gould, 66 tAnn Gove,
+ Amos Johnson, Park St. Ch. tEunice Johnson, 3
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t Angelina B. Johnson, Park St. Ch. [Mrs. Weld. ] +Mary H. Low, 66 +Mary E. Low, 66 [Mrs. Heywood. ]
Julia M. Nazro, Bowdoin St. Ch. Mary Little Osborne, First. Cong. Ch., Dover, N. H. +Lucy Raymond, Cong. Ch., Woburn. Catharine Stark, Laight St. Ch., New York.
tJohn W. Sullivan, Cong. Ch., Marietta, O.
Hannah B. Tobey, Old South Ch.
Sophia M. Williams, First Cong. Ch., Dover, N. H.
Martha Fitch Williams,
66
Susan N. D. Gardner, by Profession.
Elmira Smith, James Stark, 66 Edward S. Tobey, 66
*Temperance Turner, [June 5, 1853.]
Jonas M. Willey, 66 (27)
MAY 7, 1843.
jElizabeth G. Blackler, Crombie St. Ch., Salem. Merrill. ]
[Mrs.
Elizabeth Chamberlain, Bowdoin St. Ch.
¡Gustavus Cheney, Pres. Ch., Lick Creek, Mo.
tSophia T. Crocker, N. Cong. Ch., New Bedford. Lydia Currier, Cong. Ch., Methuen.
¡Eliza D. Dyer, Old South Ch. [Mrs. Phinney.] Rebecca C. Fiske, Orthodox Cong. Ch., Littleton. Maria D. Hayden, First Ch.
+Mary Ann Kimball, South Cong. Ch., Concord, N. H. [Mrs. Stevens.] Charlotte Jaquith, Green St. Ch.
Rebecca Reed, Bleecker St. Ch., New York.
+George W. Rollins, Central Ch.
Abigail G. Stephenson, Cong. Ch., Robbinston, Me.
*Reuben M. Stephenson, [Nov. 23, 1854.] tIsabella Stuart, Old South Ch. Carlos Chamberlain, by Profession.
+Thomas Doane, 66 Anne Dorr, ¥ Ezannah Flood, 66
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tEllen Louisa Hall, by Profession.
Jane E. Hinckley,
Charles Hoit,
Aaron Jaquith, 66
Charlotte Ann Jaquith, 66
*Hannah Judkins,
[Nov. 8, 1844.]
¡Abby Kempton, 66
Delia Little,
Eliza Lombard, 66
Mary E. Powers, 66
Lydia A. A. Prouty,
[Mrs. Anderson.]
Mary F. Stratton,
Abigail O. Taylor, [Mrs. Starkweather.] (32)
JULY 2, 1843.
*Caroline Barrett, First Ch., Newton. [May, 1846.] t Abby A. Rollins, Central Ch.
tCatharine Scollay, Federal St. Ch. Clarissa G. Smith, Pittsfield, N. H. [Mrs. Luders. ]
tElizabeth Bangs, by Profession. [Mrs. Warner. ]
e Henrietta E. Crombie, "
*Emilie Seagur, [Aug. 8, 1849.]
*Sarah K. Smith, [Mrs. Rand. ] [Nov. 3, 1845.]
Lucy M. Wellman, 66 (9)
SEPTEMBER 3, 1843.
+Catharine C. Hunnewell, Trinity Church.
tChester Judson, Mariner's Church.
+Harriet Newell Judson, Cong. Ch., Chatham. Charles Rand, Park St. Ch. Elizabeth B. Robbins, ' tHenry Robinson, Cong. Ch., Barre. +Sarah Robinson,
+Reuben T. Robinson, " 66
Charlotte Sawyer, Cong. Ch., N. Reading.
tCharles A. Sweet, Bowdoin St. Ch. *Mary P. Sweet, Trinity Ch. [Jan. 14, 1851.]
*Harriet W. Foster, by Profession. [May 5, 1844.] Martha E. Hawes,
+Helen M. Robinson, 66
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NOVEMBER 5, 1843.
tEliza Chapman, Cong. Ch., Brunswick, Me. *Jerusha Courtney, Brewster. [Dec. 11, 1850.]
¡Susan Farrington, Second Pres. Ch., Steubenville, O. Hannibal Hamlin, Cong. Ch., Union, Me.
Abby A. Hamlin, 66
Betsey Lillie, Union Ch., Kennebunk, Me.
George E. Porter, First Cong. Ch., Norwich, Ct.
Eleanor M. Porter, 66
Joseph W. Tarleton, Dartmouth College Church. Catharine B. Titcomb, Park St. Ch.
*Jonathan Whipple, Phillips Church. [Nov. 10, 1851.] Melinda G. Whipple, 66
¡Jolin A. Whipple, 66
+Jonathan F. Whipple,
¡ Barnabas Bangs, by Profession.
+ Eunice Bangs,
Elizabeth E. Clark, 66
Charlotte C. Sturtevant, " (18)
JANUARY 7, 1844.
tCharlotte O. Abbott, So. Ch., Andover. [Mrs. Vennevar.] tAugustine D. Carpenter, 1st Cong. Ch., Sinclairville, N. Y. t Abigail Carver, Third Cong. Ch., Plymouth.
+Emeline Carver, 66
fLeister M. Clark, Bromfield St. Meth. Epis. Ch.
+R. V. C. Emerson, Cong, Ch. Haverhill, N. H.
jLuther P. Fisher, Second Cong. Ch., New London, Ct.
* Ann French, Old So. Ch. [Oct. 10, 1849.] +Nathaniel Goodhue, Second Cong. Ch., St. Johnsbury, Vt.
+Sarah Goodhue, 66
t Mark Graves, Second Cong. Ch., Newburyport.
+Frances Elizabeth Gray, Park St. Ch. Martha Lane, Cong. Ch., Meredith, N. H.
* Alexander Leslie, " Aberdeen, Scotland. [Feb. 1854.] tLoring L. Lombard, Spring St. Ch., New York. +Ellen W. Lombard,
+Caroline F. Pomeroy, Cong. Ch., Somers, Ct. Abigail Ramsay, Winthrop Ch., Charlestown.
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J. Livingston Willard, Mercer St. Ch., New York. *Mary Jane Emerson, by Profession. Jotham Goodnow,
[Aug., 1855.]
jEliza M. B. Smith,
66
+Elenor Titcomb, 66 (23)
MARCH 3, 1844.
tFrances A. M. Baldwin, Pres. Ch., Burlington, N. J. jEliza W. Bray, Old South Ch.
Lemuel C. Clark, Park St. Ch.
tNancy G. Coggswell, Essex St. Ch. Elizabeth Copeland, Pine St. Ch.
tMary Edwards, Second Cong. Ch. Newburyport.
+Charlotte H. Fenno, High St. Ch., Portland, Me. Moulton.]
[Mrs.
Mary Harenton, Pine St. Ch. [Mrs. Hudson.]
Ichabod S. Holmes, Third Cong Ch., Plymouth. Tabitha Holmes 66
Lydia D. Stevens, Cong. Ch., Gardiner, Me.
Marion D. Sullivan, Cong. Ch., Marietta, O.
*Eunice S. Tufts, Essex St. Ch. [June 20, 1847.]
*Mehitable Wheelwright, Bennet St. Meth. Epis. Ch. [March 11, 1853.]
Horatio M. Willis, Park St. Ch.
Sophia P. Willis, 66
*Sophia W. Willis, [Aug. 19, 1845.]
+Julia E. P. Willis,
"Mrs. Lawton.]
tCalvin T. Baldwin, by Profession. Rebecca D. Clark, 66 [Mrs. Bumstead.]
*Orient T. Humphrey, 66 [Sept. 18, 1848.]
Frances L. Prescott,
66
Mary Ann Rogers,
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