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Of this early period the manuscript history in the Library of the Methodist Book Concern, ; says that Rev. Joseph Snelling's invi- tation to visit Nantucket came from Samuel Barrett, a Deacon of the Congregational Church, and that building was opened for Mr Snell- ing's use. His first sermon was founded on Hosea VIII-12. He re- mained three weeks. The manuscript does not agree exactly in de- tail with the printed version in the Souvenir already quoted. It says that the colored people desired to attend the meetings but there was no room for them, so Mr Snelling gave them an open air meet- ing on the Mill Hills preaching from Isaiah 1-6. It is stated that Hepsabeth Gardner, who subsequently married Benjamin Folger, then a young woman, was sitting at an open window while Mr
*The quotations are verbatim only when quotation marks are used. As an invariable rule they are precise as to the sentiment. +Written and compiled by J. Lewis Rice.
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Snelling was preaching and became very much impressed by what he said and was converted thereby to the Methodist faith. The So- ciety was formed July 24, 1799 and the "back chamber on Pearl street" was in the residence of Ebenezer Rand.
There were 19 who organized the Society, and they were :- John Sherman, Hannah Smith, Jonathan Smith, Samuel Barrett, Elijah Pease, Ebenezer Rand, Grindel Gardner, Samuel Osborn, Sally Osburn, Freeborn Fisher, Mary Fisher, Naomi Cook, Laurana Gardner, Desire Pinkham, Eunice Alley, Susanna Orpin, Sally Or- pin, Rebecca Alley and Merib Alley. Of them Messrs Barrett and Pease were of the Congregational Society. The Sunday meetings were held in the Town Hall, then, and for many years afterwards, standing on the westerly corner of Milk and Main streets.
Continuing Mrs. Fanning's account, she writes-Tuesday July 30, went to Crom Bartlett's school house to meeting .* Mr Beacham (Beauchamp) performed "water baptism on Susanna Orpin. she is about to become a member of the Methodist church."
August 11. Mr. Beacham still preaching.
Tuesday, August 13. Went to Town House to meeting.
Sunday, August 25. Methodist private meeting at Lurana Gardner's. Mr Beacham preached.
Wednesday, August 28, Went to meeting at Town House; Mr Webb preached-a young man from Cape Cod, about 22 years old.
Sunday, September 29. After afternoon meeting went to Mr Barrett'st to Church meeting. Mr. Cannon prayed and exhorted.
Sunday October 6. Church meeting at Mr Barretts. Mr Bige- low preached. Mr Cannon moved to Troy. N. Y.
Sunday October 13. Class meeting at Mr Barretts. Mr Beach- am there.
Sunday October 20. Class Meeting at Betsy Folger's.
Monday October 21 "Mr Pickering, a Methodist minister who is over this church and superintends it came to the Isle today."
Tuesday October 22. Class meeting at Mrs Pinkham's ** . Mr Beacham and Mr Pickering there.
Wednesday October 23. Meeting in Town House. Mr Pickering preached. "he is a great Preacher."
Thursday October 24. Love Feast at Mr Rand's. Bread and water taken & given around in token of mutual love.
Friday October 25. Meeting in the evening. Mr Pickering preached. Martha Alley, Mary Long and Samuel Crosby baptized. .
Sunday October 27. Mr Pickering administered the Lord's Sup- per to 17 women and 13 men. A Class meeting was held in the evening at Betsy Folger's, Sam Crosby's wife and Betsey Folger her
*Doubtless Dr. Oliver Cromwell Bartlett is the party intended. He subsequently became prominent in the Society.
tDeacon Samuel Barrett.
İRev. Fr. George Pickering, another well known and effective war horse of the Methodist faith.
** Desire Pinkham.
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daughter baptized. Mrs Fanning writes that she herself at this time joined the Methodist church. The Class and Sunday meetings follow very regularly.
On Friday November 15 occurred the first funeral service re- ported as being conducted by a Methodist preacher, the subject be- ing the wife of Francis Gardner and Mr Beauchamp being the of- ficiating clergyman.
For Wednesday January 1 1800 Mrs Fanning records: "2 o'clock P. M. Mr. Beacham preached a sermon in the new Metho- dist meeting House at new Town. considerable large collection of People-the House is unfinish'd, only temporary seats."*
Thursday January 16, Peggy Ross baptized-taken into the Society last week.
Sunday January 19. Class meeting at Mr Sherman's.f "Mary Barrett, Mary West, four children of Sam Osbun's & Mary Clark ( Henry's daughter) baptized. On the following Thursday a number were "taken into full Church communion."
Sunday February 16. Peleg Pinkham and Elizabeth Ellis ad- mitted to the Society.
The following item is of much interest as showing the earliest recorded observance of Washington's birth-day: "Sunday February 22. Congress set this day for people to meet at their churches in honor of Washington." 11 o'clock there was a meeting at the M. meeting house at 2 at Mr Beacham's where there was a most ex- cellent sermon on the shortness of Life and vanity of all earthly enjoyments. we had a very full house for great numbers of the Presbyterians were there."
Sunday February 23. Elizabeth Rice baptized. Peleg Pinkham and his wife were baptized "a very solemn sight two such aged people to come forward."
March 2 Hepza Swain, and May 4 Eunice Smith wife of Smith taken into the Society. June 8 Eunice Smith, Phebe Bennett and her son William ("two or three years old") baptized- Mrs Dows taken into the Society.
Sunday June 15 Dr Abraham Pease and Mrs Mary Long were married in the meeting house by Mr Beacham.#
Thursday June 19-Thomas Smith, Ichabod Aldridge, Desire' and Love Nichols, Molly Pease (that was Long) Susanna White- house, Betsey Folger, Mrs Bigelow and myself were admitted to . full communion in the Church .**
*This was the dedicatory service of the new building. The build- ing was on Fair street, corner of Lyon street. The building was sub- sequently known as the "Teazer" meeting house. Tradition says the name was given it because the flag of the Teazer, a local vessel was hoisted on it.
¡John Sherman.
įMrs. Fanning always writes the name Beacham, but in all cases it should be Beauchamp.
** Rev. Mr. Beauchamp and Fanny Russell were married by Abner Coffin Esq. June 30.
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Saturday July 5 Betsy Folger died today of dropsy. This Mrs Fanning says was the first member of the Methodist Society to die so that we may assume perhaps that Francis Gardner at whose funeral Rev Mr Beauchamp conducted the service on November 15, 1799, was not of the Methodist Society.
On July 8 Mr Beauchamp baptized the youngest three child- ren of Mrs Fanning.
There is a break here in the diaries from July 8, 1800 to April 5, 1801. On Sunday, April 5. Phebe McCleve was taken into the Church and baptized.
Monday, April 1801. Class meeting at Dr. Pease's Mr Willis- ton, a Methodist minister ("came this P. M.") led the class.
Thursday April 9 Fast Day. Mr Williston preached. Class meeting in the meeting-house.
Sunday April 19 Daniel Wood and Hitty W. Fanning were married by Mr Beauchamp .*
Sunday May 17, 1801 Mr Beauchamp preached.
Monday May 18. Class meeting; Mr Cannon led.
Sunday July 5 Fanny Russell, Anna Bocot and Phebe Swain taken into full communion with the Church.
Rev. Joseph Wells, of Boston, led the Class meeting on Mon- day, July 27. He expects to be in Nantucket about a year. ¡
Sunday, September 6 (at Nantucket) Mr Williston preached. Monday, September 21 Mr Wells came to lead the class.
Wednesday January 13, 1802. William Gardner was admitted into the Society and Avis Chadwick, who had indiscreetly attended a dance and so forfeited her membership was readmitted. The fol- lowing Sunday Peter Gardner was taken into the Society.
Wednesday, January 20 1802 Bunker, Sally Barker, Susanna Coleman, Hepza West and John Bocot admitted to full communion.
Sunday, April 11 Mr Cannon preached.
Wednesday, April 21 Two Methodist ministers from Baltimore came today with Mr Wells. Mr Wells is going to Baltimore to preach; one of the strangers to stay here and the other going to the Cape.
Sunday, April 25. Mr Shane preached (the new minister).
Sunday, May 9. Went to Methodist meeting in New Bedford. Mr Taylor preached; he is bound on to Nantucket-is our presiding Elder.
Sunday, July 25. Lydia Worth and Polly Rand admitted to So- ciety on trial. William Gardner baptized by Mr Shane.
Thursday, August 19. Public meeting in the meetinghouse in the afternoon. Mr Hall of (New) Bedford preached.
*At this early date the salary for a Methodist minister without a family was $80 per annum. Four families assumed the care of look- ing after the material part of Mr. Beauchamp's life-Deacon Samuel Barrett, Elijah Pease, Ebenezer Rand and Pinkham.
tOn August 14, Mrs. Fanning was in Boston and attended two Methodist services Mr. Sergeant preached at one and Mr. Pickering at the other.
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Sunday, September 5. Mr Shane preached.
Tuesday, October 19. Mr .- a Baptist minister preached.
Sunday, October 31. Mr Shaw and Mr Hall (from Bedford, going down East) preached. Elizabeth Pinkham taken into full communion.
Sunday November 28. A member dismissed for not attending class meeting. Anna Coffin and Phillis Munro taken into the So- ciety.
Friday December 24. Anna Coffin and Eliza Alley were bap- tized in the evening and Betsy Baker and Hannah Cash were taken into the Society the following Sunday.
Sunday February 6, 1803 Lydia Wood and Polly Rand were taken into full communion.
Tuesday April 19 Mr Taylor, Presiding Elder, came to the Island.
Sunday, April 24. Elizabeth Watson and Deborah Worth were taken into the Society.
Sunday June 5, Jedida Sawyer (daughter of Abishai Swain) and Betty Nicols taken into Society.
Sunday June 26. Mr Beauchamp and Mr Cannon preached.
Tuesday July 12 Mr Soul,* the new minister, formerly of Sand- wich, came to the Island.
Tuesday July 26, Mr Pickering came to the Island.
Thursday August 18. Brightman and Sally Dow were married by Mr Beauchamp. Sally was 15 last spring.
Sunday August 28 Mary and Eunice Swain taken into full communion.
Saturday October 1. Mr Soul went off this morning to exchange with Mr Shane at Sandwich. On the second Sunday following Mr Soule is reported as again preaching in his own pulpit.
Sunday, October 30. Betsy Warren and Elizabeth Watson re- ceived into full communion.
From December 15, 1803 to June 29, 1804 the writer of the diaries was in New York City.
Tuesday July 10, Mrs. Soul (minister's wife) had a daughter born this morning.
Friday, August 10, 1804, Mr. Bishop, t wife and two children, came to the Island today. He is the Methodist minister appointed here by the New York Conference.
Wednesday September 19. Mr Beauchamp's child died yes- terday.
. Sunday, Sept 30, Matty Wood received into Society.
Sunday, October 28. Sylvia Ray and Betsy Pollard admitted on trial.
Sunday, January 27, 1804. Mrs. Clark admitted on trial.
*Joshua Soule.
*Freeman Bishop.
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Sunday, March 3. Eight persons joined Society.
Tuesday, April 28. There is to be a camp meeting between Taunton and Providence.
Sunday, June 30, Mr. Cain and Sukey Marshall received into the Society on trial.
Tuesday, July 2, Sukey Bartlett admitted on trial.
Thursday, September 19, Mrs. Beauchamp had a daughter born this afternoon.
Sunday, December 14, "After the afternoon meeting the con- gregation went down to the shoar. Mr. Bishop baptized Mrs. Hut- son and Basheba Chander by immersion; more than 1000 persons were present."
Sunday, Dec 28, Mrs. Hern received into the Society.
Mr. Perry and Eunice Chase were received into the Society on February 23, 1806; Eunice Hoig on March 16; and John Jenkins' wife and Mary Burditt on March 30.
From May until August 31, Mrs. Fanning was in New York. On her return Rev. Joshua Crowell was minister.
Tuesday, September 16, meeting in the evening at Bro. Ray- mond's. A "black negro" preached there.
Sunday, September 28, Rebecca Gardner received on trial.
Sunday, October 25, Susanna Jenkins taken into full com- munion; Timothy Coffin taken into the Society.
Sunday, December 28, Clovis Black taken into the Church.
Sunday, January 24, 1807. A black man was received into full communion.
Sunday, March 29. Debby Price was received into the Society. April 30, Rev Mr. Beauchamp and his family remove to Ohio. (From April 30 to November 8, 1807 the record is missing)
Sunday November 29, Lydia Starbuck and Kezia Pierce 'ad- mitted on trial.
Sunday February 28, 1808. Dinah Paddack and Thomas Hutchins were received into the Society.
Tuesday April 12, J. Swain baptized and received into the So- ciety; Love Calder was received Sunday April 25.
Tuesday, May 10, Mrs Fanning records that Rev Mr. Met- calf* was appointed to preach in Nantucket, but evidently that was. an error for on Thursday, May 19, she enters in her diary Mr Coyet (our stationed minister) wife and two children came to the Island today.
Sunday June 26, Hepza Burgess received into full communion. Friday July 29 Mr. Broadhead, our Presiding Elder, here. Sunday July 31, John Jenkins joined the Society.
Friday, October 7, Mr. Webb, Methodist Minister from Bos- ton here.
* Alfred Metcalf.
+Nehemiah . Coye.
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Sunday October 9, John Jenkins immersed today by Mr Webb, down to the North Wharf; several hundred people present. Sunday, November 27, William Jenkins and Sylvia Alley joined the Society.
Tuesday, January 24, 1809 Mrs. Fanning records another sis- ter excluded from the Church. No reason is assigned.
Sunday, February 19. Last Church meeting Eunice Rand, John Jenkins Jr., Sukey Jenkins, Amelia Stubbs, Sukey Gorham and Lydia Short joined the Society.
Sunday, March 26, Jerry . Gardner, Smith, William Lucinda Fisher, Laurena Wyer, and another admitted to the Society on trial.
Sunday, April 30. Mr. Coye baptized 11 persons by immersion at the New Wharf-Jaba Perry, William and John Jenkins Jr., Hezekiah Reynolds, Matthew Smith, William Holmes, Josiah Gor- ham, Nathan Polly and Eliza Morselander and Sukey Jen- kins. "tis said there were more people collected together by several hundreds than were ever known on any occasion on this Isle." Burden (Simeon's wife) received into Society. John Jenk- ins, and Abraham Coffin taken into full communion.
Sunday, May 21. Elizabeth Wyer (Hugh's wife), Polly Cof- fin (Joseph Coffin's daughter), Kata Gardner, and
a black woman, received on trial.
From May 27 to June 29 Mrs. Fanning was in Boston, She mentions the "new Methodist church, Mr. Rutter."
Sunday, July 2, Nancy Jenkins (not 12 years old) received into the Society.
Saturday, July 8. The new minister arrived-Mr. Rexford .* From July 9 to December 16, Mrs. Fanning was in New York. Sunday March 18, 1810. John Jenkins and Amelia Stubbs were married in meeting by Mr Rexford. William and Susan Jenkins were married before meeting by Mr Rexford.
Sunday, April 29. Susan Ellis taken into full communion. Sunday, May 27. Elizabeth Morselander received into the Society. Sunday, July 29, Ross, a colored woman, wife of Ross, received into the Society; he already belonged.
Sunday September 30. Parnel Swain and James Ross (black) ; received into full communion. Ross and his wife baptized. Mr Wederhold and C. Black withdrew from Society.
Sunday, November 25. Solon Worth was received into the Society. He was baptized December 2.
Sunday January. 26, 1811. Charles Davis and Phebe Bunker (Owen's wife) received into Society. Ross, colored woman received into full communion.
*Jordan" Rexford.
¡Probably the ones referred to in the immediately preceding par- agraph.
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Sunday, February 24. Morselander received into full communion.
Sunday, March 10. Thomas Meader and Debby Burnell were married this evening by Mr. Rexford.
Sunday, May 5. Rhoda Orpins baptized by immersion.
Sunday, May 26. David Upham, Nancy Fitch and Judith Robinson received into the Society.
Sunday, June 2. Anna Harrah and Sophia Robinson received into the Society.
Sunday, June 9. Dr. Bartlett and David Upham baptized by immersion at new South wharf by Mr. Rexford; "many hundred if not thousands of people were spectators.
Sunday, June 16. Judith Robinson baptized by immersion in the morning; Sophia Robinson was baptized at the meeting in the evening.
Thursday, June 20. Mr. Lambert, of Falmouth, preached.
Thursday, June 27. Mr. Walker, of New Bedford, preached.
Saturday July 13. Mr. Stephens* (the new Methodist minister, ) wife and four children came. He was formerly of Lynn.
Sunday, October 27. Lydia Hunter, Lucy Gardner, and Worth received into the Society.
Sunday, November 17. Mrs. Matthews has left Mr. Swift's Church and this day has joined ours. Elizabeth Coffin, John Beard's grand daughter and Sophia Ross have joined.
Sunday, November 24. Eunice Coffin and Fanny Handy have joined the Society.
Thursday, December 5. Mr Stephen (Stevens) baptized by immersion this afternoon Moses Ellis, Frederick Worth, Elisha Green, Arnold James and Nancy Jenkins at the New North wharf.
Sunday, December 8. Fourteen taken into the Society- James Arnold and wife, Eben Dunham, Matthew Nailor, (an Eng- lishman school teacher), Sally West, Prince Morris, Mary Skinner, Hepza Coffin, Fosdick, Elizabeth Gardner, Nancy Innis, Deborah Gerald, Polly Dunham.
Sunday, December 15. Luce and three of William Gardner's daughters (Avis Whippy, widow, Betsy Godfrey, and Sally Gardner) received into the Society.
Sunday, December 22. Sally Ross, Susan Cash, John Worth
(George's son) and -joined the Society.
Sunday, December 29. Phebe Worth and three others re- ceived into the Society.
Sunday, January 26, 1812. A colored woman joined the So- ciety.
Thursday, April 9. Benjamin Folger baptized in the after- noon.
*Rev William Stevens.
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Sunday, April 19. -Huxford, Love Folger, Hannah Davenport, Susa Raymond, Mary Barnard and Nancy Rand joined the Society
Monday, June 29. Mr. Stephens is stationed in Boston, the Boston preacher Mr. Hadding* is stationed here.
Tuesday, June 30. - -persons taken into the Society. Tuesday, July 7. Mr. Hadding and his wife arrived.
Sunday, August 9. Whelden Cash received into the Society. Ten received into full communion.
Sunday, April 25. Susa Elkins joined the Society. Sunday, August 8. Mr. Mungart preached.
Wednesday, August 11. Mr. Virgin, Presiding Elder arrived. Sunday, December 26. Peggy Skinnamon was received into full communion.
Thursday, April 14, 1814. Mr. Frost,# the Vineyard preacher here in exchange with Mr. Munger; preached three Sundays.
Sunday, May 1. Colored man and woman immersed by Mr Frost.
Tuesday, May 24. Mr. Bigelow, Methodist minister from the Cape, here. Sunday, June 19. Mr Lindsey. ** settled minister here arrived has a wife and one child. (Is a Freemason.)
Thursday, July 14. Mr Virgin, Presiding Elder, here.
Sunday, November 27. Lydia Chadwick and Eunice Merry
( ?) received into full communion and baptized. Silvanus Rus- sell received on trial.
Sunday, December 25. Silvanus Russell and Solomon Folger received into full communion and baptized.
Sunday, April 30, 1815. Mr. Pierce, tt of Falmouth preached --- he also preached the 28th.
Wednesday, August 9. Female meeting in the vestry to con- sult respecting a female monthly meeting for the relief of poor Methodist preachers.
Wednesday, August 16. A Society was established as suggested August 9. It is to be called "The Mite Society." Tuesday, October 10. Mr Asbury, a local preacher, late from Cincinnati, is here.
Sunday, November 26. Church meeting. One erring one is expelled and Eliza Crowell is received on trial.
Monday, January 29, 1816. Rev. and Mrs. Lindsey has a son born. On Sunday February 25, a recalcitrant Brother was expelled from the Society.
*Rev. Elijah Hedding.
¡Rev. Philip Munger. #Rev. Leonard Frost.
** Rev. John Lindsey.
itRev. Thomas C. Pierce.
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Friday, July 12. Our new preacher Mr Marsh* preached in the evening.
Sunday, February 23, 1817. Mr Marsh preached a funeral sermon today for Mr. Kean's family.
Sunday, April 27. Anna Swain was baptized.
Tuesday, April 29. Paul Gardner's daughter Lydia was mar- ried in the meeting to Swift, of Sandwich.
Sally Ellis was taken into the Society in October.
Sunday, October 30. Mr Hart, Hannah and Mary Ann Fisher,
Phebe Bunker, Davis, Joseph's daughter, and
daughter, of Barnstable, received into the Society.
Sunday, December 28. Benjamin Franklin Russell, Wash- ington Jerrillt and Hannah Wilbur were baptized, and they. and Mary Coleman were received into the Society.
Sunday March 15, 1818. Love Alley (Alfred's wife) Catherine Macy (- wife), Mary Coffin (Isaac's daughter). Sally Star- buck (Joseph's daughter), Sally Hussey (Naomi's daughter) Nancy McCleave (Jo's daughter) were baptized in the afternoon.
Tuesday October 27. Barzillai Russell and Lucretia Bartlett were married this evening by Mr. Hardy.#
Sunday February 28, 1819. Rebecca Cottle and Nancy Bun- ker were baptized and received into the Society. Allen Gibbs, Su- san Smith, Sally Smith, Taber and Mary Jones were received into full communion.
Wednesday, April 14. The women members of the Society met at Frederick Worth's to form a Society to relieve the poor and needy. An organization was formed with Betsy Farris, President; N. Fitch, Vice President; Lydia Hussey, Secretary; and Myrick Treasurer. It is to meet on the second Wednesday of each month. The admission fee is 50 cents and the dues are 121/2 cents per month.
Wednesday, June 2. Dr. Bartlett went to Boston last Thurs- day with Mr. Hayden; was ordained last Sabbath in Bromfield's Lane.
Sunday, June 27. Mr. Merritt, ** the new preacher, wife and five children arrived.
Sunday, August 8. Nantucket Methodists have gone to Camp Meeting at Wellfleet.
Thursday, June 15, 1820. Bishop George, Elder Pickering, Elder Soul (formerly minister here), Mr Hadden (also a former minister here) and Elder Beale, came from New York to attend the Methodist Episcopal Conference here.
The last item Mrs Fanning enters in her diaries is that Rev Mr. Kent (Asa) is the minister. Mrs. Fanning died in 1820.
* William Marsh.
¿Probably Gerald.
¿Rev. John W. Hardy.
** Rev. Timothy Merritt.
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Returning now to the manuscript history by Mr. Rice we find that by the latter part of January 1800, the Society numbered 65 members. At that time there were three other meeting-houses, two of them occupied by the Friends and the third used by the Con- gregationalists.
Mr. Lewis says that at this time the customary salary for a Methodist minister, without a family, was $80 a year. Presum- ably he also boarded around for Mr. Lewis says that in Rev. Mr. Beauchamp's case four parishoners, Deacon Barrett and Messrs Pease, Rand and Pinkham agreed to make him a member of their families. *
On June 21, 1820, the New England Conference met in Nan- tucket for the first time, about 100 ministers, representing 17,739 communicants, attending.
In 1823, under the ministrations of Rev. Isaac Bonney, the Society having outgrown the Fair Street Meeting-house, a contract was made for a larger building and the building called "The Chapel" now standing at the corner of Center and Liberty streets, was erected. The cost of the new edifice as built was $14,000 and its nominal seating capacity was 1,000. It was formally dedicated September 30, 1823, by Rev. John Newland Maffitt. It was held in the name of the "Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Oliver C. Bartlett and others having been incorporated under that title the previous January.
In June, 1837, the New England Conference met for the sec- ond time in Nantucket. Bishop Hedding presided at the session, which, in some respects, was not so harmonious as on other sim- ilar occasions. The question of human slavery was a disturbing element injected into the discussions, with the customarily embit- tering and irreconcilable results. Rev. John Lord, who was the resident minister at the time, appears to have been too strenuous in his position and was suspended for a year. Rev. John Thomp -. son Burrill was appointed to succeed him. "Mr. Lord, feeling pug- nacious, drew off some of the best of the membership and organized the Summer Street Baptist Church. At the next session of the Con- ference he was expelled from the Methodist Church, but the effects of his disloyalty are still (1897) felt."t
The original building on Center street was plain in front. In 1840 the front was remodelled and the pillars added at an expence of $2,000.
In 1841, the New England Conference was divided and the Providence Conference formed and held its session in Nantucket. "Rev. Daniel Fillmore was made Pastor," says the Souvenir His-
*Mr. Beauchamp married Mrs. Frances P. Russell, widow of Abra- ham Russell, and daughter of Mr. Rand, June 7, 1801 and settled on the Island and taught school.
¿Souvenir History N. E. Southern Conference Vol. 1,, p. 115. M .. Lewis says that Lord and others took the old Fair Street church and formed another Society.
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