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The benevolence of the church has been large for its financial ability, and com- prehensive, and uniform. Rhode Island College was transferred from Warren to Providence by reason of generous offers of aid by the people of the First Church, and received its new name by reason of added benefactions from the same source. Since all the presidents of Brown University, and many of the professors, have been members of this church, in the very nature of things the church has always been deeply and helpfully interested in the cause of Christian education. The University and the Newton Theological Institution have been especially remembered in its benefactions. The objects of its benevolence have always been very numerous. Its list last year contained twenty-eight. Those which have received the largest attention and support have been foreign and home missions and the Rhode Island Baptist State Convention. To this last object the church has for many years contributed more than one-seventh of all that the Rhode Island churches have given for the support of the work. While it has given to home missions a large recognition, and has ever been warmly and generously sympathetic towards this important work, which was never so important, and varied, and imperative as now, it has been especially active in the support of foreign missions, and in the providence of God prominently, and in some sense officially, identified with the American Baptist Missionary Union.
Dr. Gano was one of the three New England delegates to the convention in Philadelphia, in 1814, which organized the Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
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JAMES MANNING PASTOR 1971-1791
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in this country, and labored zealously for its enlargement and usefulness so long as he lived. Dr. Wayland preached his memorable missionary sermon on "The Moral Dignity of the Missionary Enterprise" in Boston, in 1823, when he was twenty-seven years of age, and when he came, four years later, to Brown University and the First Baptist Church, he brought with him an intelligent devotion to missions, which permeated both church and college. Dr Pattison retired from his second pastorate of the church to accept the secretaryship of the Foreign Missionary Society, to which he had been called. One of the dea- cons of the church, Richard E. Eddy, was elected to the responsible position of treasurer of the Missionary Union in 1847, and held the office for eight years. Dr. Granger received from the church a long leave of absence in 1852, that he might be one of the deputation to make an official visit to the mission fields in India. Dr. Caldwell delivered by appointment the very able and remarkably appropriate sermon at the 50th anniversary of the Missionary Union held in Philadelphia in 1864, and six other pastors of the church have been called upon to preach the annual sermon before the Missionary Union. Four members of the church have been presidents of the Missionary Union, and three members have served as chairman of the Board of Managers. One of the pastors has been twice elected unanimously corresponding secretary, but felt compelled to decline the high office each time by reason of the imperative claims of the pastorate upon him. He has endeavored to make amends for his refusal to comply with the requests of the Board of Managers by serving on the Execu- tive Committee for seventeen years, a part of the time as its presiding officer.
It should be added that the Rhode Island Baptist Mite Society, one of the first missionary societies organized by the women of our churches, was formed in 1806 in Dr. Gano's parlor by the young women of the church, and that during its long and beneficent career until the present time its leading officers, and many of its warm supporters, have been women in the First Baptist Church. A part of its early offerings was designated to missions in India. The Women's Baptist Foreign Missionary Society (an organization of comparatively recent origin) has had for its president for fifteen years a member of this church, Miss Sarah C. Durfee, who is now honorary president for life, and two other mem- bers are vice-presidents, viz .: Mrs. W. H. P. Faunce and Miss Mary A. Greene, Miss Greene being also the attorney of the society. The women of the church have held no second place to the men in their obedient devotion to the final com- mand of Christ, which has for its scope the evangelization of the whole world.
Moreover, the progress of the work of the denomination in foreign lands was recorded by Prof. William Gammell, a member of this church, who published, in addition to a "Life of Roger Williams" and other works, a "History of Bap- tist Missions," which contained an accurate and comprehensive survey of our mission fields at the date of its publication. Such has been the conspicuous re- lation of this church to the cause of foreign missions, a relation not unworthy of record even in an outline history. For many years also it has had represen- tatives from its own number on the foreign field. It has seven at the present time.
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The early history of the church has been given, in greater or less detail, by all biographers of Roger Williams, and by all historians, sacred and secular, who have treated the founding of the State of Rhode Island, the development of religious liberty and the beginning of the Baptist denomination in this country. Numerous publications have also been issued pertaining to the history of the church, which have been prepared for special occasions, or called forth by special circumstances. Among them are the following :-
"A History of the First Baptist Church of Christ in Providence, R. I., being the oldest Baptist Church in America," prepared by Rev. John Stanford, Pastor, and published in the Baptist Annual Register, London, 1801 and 1802, pp. 793- 833.
An Historical Discourse delivered at the Second Centennial Anniversary of the Church, November 7, 1839, by Dr. William Hague, Pastor.
A Review of a Report presented to the Warren Baptist Association in 1849. This Review was read to the Association in 1850, establishing the claim of the First Church in Providence to be the First Baptist Church in America. Pre- pared by Dr. James N. Granger, Dr. Alexis Caswell, and Prof. William Gam- mell. Published in pamphlet.
An account of the Churches in Rhode Island, prepared at the request of the R. I. Baptist State Convention by Dr. Henry Jackson, pastor of the Central Baptist Church in Newport, and published by vote of the Convention, 1854.
Historical Discourse on the First Baptist Meeting-house at the 90th Anni- versary of its Dedication, by Dr. Samuel L. Caldwell, Pastor, 1865.
Materials for a History of the Baptists in Rhode Island by Morgan Edwards. In R. I. Hist. So. Coll. Vol. VI, 1867.
An Address delivered by Prof. John L. Lincoln, superintendent of the Sun- day School, at its Fiftieth Anniversary, May 30, 1869.
An Address, delivered by Hon. Samuel G. Arnold before the Charitable Bap- tist Society, on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Dediciaton of the Meet- ing-house, May 28, 1875.
A History of the church, prepared by Dr. Samuel L. Caldwell and Prof. Wil- liam Gammell, and read before the Warren Baptist Association, September 12, 1877. Published in Minutes of Association and in pamphlet.
Sermons and Addresses delivered at the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniver- sary of the Church, Sunday, April 28, 1889.
An Address, delivered by Dr. Henry M. King, Pastor, at the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the Sunday School, June 3, 1894.
An Historical Address, delivered by the Pastor, Dr. Henry M. King, by re- quest, July 16, 1895, before the Massachusetts delegates en route to the Balti- more Convention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America. The ad- dress with extended historical notes was published by the American Baptist Publication Society under the title "The Mother Church."
A monograph on "The Baptism of Roger Williams," being a reply to Dr. W. H. Whitsitt's "Inference," presenting the evidence in favor of the claim of the
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church that Roger Williams was its founder and the pioneer Baptist in America. Prepared by the Pastor, Dr. Henry M. King, and published in 1897.
An Historical Discourse delivered by the Pastor, Dr. Henry M. King, on the One Hundred and Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of the Dedication of the Meeting- house, May 27, 1900.
A Discourse on "The Life and Labors of Rev. Stephen Gano, M. D.," the fifteenth Pastor of the church, by the Pastor, Dr. Henry M. King, April 20, 1902.
A monograph entitled "Religious Liberty, an Historical Paper," by the Pastor, Dr. Henry M. King, showing the origin of the principle among the Anabaptists of Europe, and the influence of Roger Williams and other Baptists in securing its introduction and triumph in America. Published in 1903.
"The True Roger Williams," an address delivered by request by Dr. Henry M. King, Pastor Emeritus, at a union service held by the church and the Rhode Island Historical Society, July 28, 1907, which day was set apart as "Roger Williams Sunday" in Old Home Week.
The early records of the church have been lost. The records now in the possession of the church commence in 1774, more than a century and a third after its origin. A few years since, by the request of the Standing Committee, the late Mr. Charles F. Wilcox prepared a card-catalogue of the members of the church, making it as complete as possible at that time. He himself traced his pedigree back to Roger Williams, Chad Brown, and Gregory Dexter. He was deeply interested in the history of the church, and had a natural fondness for historical research, and his labors were characterized by great thoroughness and accuracy. He was eminently qualified for the service asked of him. He sought information from all quarters, wherever obtainable, and labored pa- tiently and con amore for a period of several years in the performance of the task assigned him. The church is under immense obligation to him, for his labors have made the publication of this historical catalogue possible.
Referring to his sources of information, Mr. Wilcox said: "The names of members prior to 1774 (the beginning of the official records of the church ex- tant) are taken from historical documents, and from certain lists," which he mentioned. "They consist of the male members of the original organization in 1638, the pastors from the beginning of the church, the male members who in 1732 signed a certain agreement as given in Guild's "Manning and Brown Uni- versity," p. 154, and those members of the church in 1774 whose connection with it commenced at various dates from 1730 onward."
Among the lists mentioned is one, in Record Book No. 1, of persons received by letter during Dr. Manning's pastorate, and a second of those baptized by him. On the 24th of December, 1778, a meeting was held in Pawtucket, where a part of the members resided, and another meeting on January 2d, 1779, in Providence, to which all members of the church were invited, for the purpose of renewing their covenant obligations to the church. The members had been much scattered, and probably their allegiance to the church had in some in- stances been weakened, by the war of the Revolution. A list is preserved of those who attended the meetings, of those who were absent but expressed a
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desire to remain in fellowship with the church, and of those who did not wish to retain their membership. Still another list is preserved of members present at a meeting held August 4, 1791, when it was voted, 62 to 4, not to insist upon the imposition of hands as a prerequisite to church membership.
The existing records of the church seem not, at the first, to have been care- fully kept, admissions, dismissions, and deaths sometimes failing to be recorded down to the beginning of the 19th century. Several lists of members were made from time to time on sheets of paper stitched together, and in blank books, separate from the records, in some of which names appear which are not in the records. All of these lists Mr. Wilcox examined carefully, and compared with one another and with the record-books, so as to make the register as com- plete as possible and to avoid entering the name of the same person twice. These lists bear date of 1775, 1793, 1805, 1812, and 1822. Since that time printed lists of members have been issued by the church bearing the following dates: August I, 1832; February 6, 1842; April 4, 1844; November 10, 1850; February 10, 1855; December 10, 1861; November 25, 1867; September 25, 1873; May 15, 1880; November 15, 1884; September 1, 1888; July 1, 1890; November 18, 1892; February 28, 1895; April 16, 1900; and September 1, 1905.
Mr. Wilcox sought and obtained additional information from the family con- nections of members, from the printed vital statistics of the city of Providence, and from other reliable sources. No pains were spared to make the list of names as full and as accurate as he was able. The number of names catalogued is about four thousand. The number of persons connected with the church from the beginning must be in the neighborhood of five thousand.
The card-catalogue has been carefully compared with all lists and church- records for the purpose of verification, and some names of members have been discovered in historical documents which had escaped Mr. Wilcox's search. Other names and the fact of their membership will undoubtedly come to light in the future. Mr. Wilcox concluded his labors January 1, 1904. The cata- logue has been brought down to October 1, 1908. The number of members en- rolled at this date is 734. Special effort has been made to record family re- lationships, and to recognize those, so far as they are known, who trace their ancestry to the founders of the church.
A noteworthy feature of the Historical Catalogue is the large number of Italian names which it contains. During the last twelve years the pastor and people have taken a deep interest in work among the Italians in the city of Providence, and about one hundred converts of this nationality have been received into the church on profession of their personal faith in Christ and entrance upon a new life.
An appendix follows the alphabetical list, referring to the correct date of the organization of the church, and justifying the change from 1639 to 1638.
A second appendix is added upon "The Original Members of the Church," which will justify the introduction of a few names not appearing heretofore in any list.
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The annual changes in the number of members in the church since 1781 are exhibited in the following tables, drawn from the minutes of the Warren Asso- ciation :-
YEAR.
Added by letter and
by baptism.
Dismissed.
Excluded.
Died.
Total.
Added by letter and
by baptism.
Dismissed.
Excluded.
Died.
Total.
1782 .
127
1798
3
4
207
1783 .
127
1799 .
1
1
5
202
1784 .
3
2
2
126
1800 .
6
2
2
204
1785 .
6
1
2
105
1801
47
2
6
243
1786 .
1
1
1
104
1802
18
2
3
5
255
1788 .
1
3
104
1804 .
7
7
10
24
1789 .
7
1
1
109
1805 .
134
56
1
S
314
1790 .
20
129
1806 .
52
7
2
4
353
1791
22
6
159
1807
S
41
2
5
313
1792 .
12
3
1
2
165
180S
21
1
2
4
327
1793 .
20
1
207
1809
10
1
1
8
327
1794 .
17
1
1
3
212
1810
10
3
3
7
324
1795 .
9
5
1
5
210
1811
4
7
1
9
311
1796 .
2
1
4
1
206
1812
104
6
409
1797
5
3
20S
6
257
1787 .
3
1
106
1803 .
8
.
Prior to 1813 there is no distinction in the table between those received by letter and by baptism. The continuation of this table, with this distinction made, will be found on the next page.
YEAR.
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INCREASE BY
DECREASE BY
INCREASE BY
DECREASE BY
YEAR.
Baptism.
Letter.
Experience.
Restoration
Letter.
Exclusion.
Erasure.
Death,
TOTAL.
YEAR.
Baptism.
Letter.
Experience.
Restoration.
Letter.
Exclusion.
Erasure.
Death.
TOTAL.
1813
22
5
5
1
5
425
1861
3
18
1814
7
6
3
6
5
424
1862
5
00
1
11
441
1815
22
5
13
3
8
427
1863
10
7
442
1816
94
20
6
4
0
522
1864
10
17
7
13 449
1817
18
7
12
3
524
1865
5
3
=
11
435
1818
10
6
12
1
521
1866
26
9
16
10
9
443
1819
9
=
6
6
519
1867
8
15
14
12 440
1820
147
10
00
11
648
1868
4
12
16
12
428
1821
5
3
38
6
605
1869
9
14
1
4 426
1822
4
10
13
6
586
1870
3
13
2
9 415
1823
3
9
18
6
10
561
1871
8
2
15
393
1824
2
10
6
6
=
553
1872
19
9
12
403
1825
2
4
7
10
8
546
1873
2
00
13
390
1826
2
3
13
5
12
521
1874
3
1
6
6
381
1828
3
10
15
5
7
491
1876
23
25
11
418
1829
10
3
15
4
8
477
1877
19
26
10
2
1
442
1830
4
5
19
6
462
1878
50
28
12
3
2
12 491
1831
36
5
10
10
484
1879
53
31
1
15
6
11
7 537
1832
56
12
9
6
15
515
1880
16
16
1
15
9 546
1833
26
16
13
9
6
533
1881
14
11
1 14
1
10
547
1834
41
9
21
2
16
544
1882
5
9
19
13
529
1835
18
17
35
2
7
549
1884
19
13
1
536
1837
7
9
18
2
14
531
1885
20
19
17
13 545
1838
ão
29
21
1
crã
561
1887
19
12
508
1840
33
11
21
4
12
540
1888
18
7
1
7
-
18
508
1841
6
11
20
2
=
524
1889
S
11
10
488
1842
31
15
31
5
6
530
1890
11
6
7
14
480
1843
7
17
24
4
13
515
1891
1
11
10
1
00
473
1844
2
14
11
4
9
502
1892
21
2
4
1
23
481
1845
5
9
16
3
5
493
1893
~
25
3
7
3
2
12
492
1846
22
13
1
S
487
1894
38
30
6
13
1
2
542
1847
55
63
1
4
480
1895
20
15
2
1
9
3
9
559
1848
8
9
1
5
482
1896
13
20
3
9
11
575
1849
7
9
11
13
462
1898
26
9
2
9
10
621
1851
29
00
7
476
1899
13
20
1
3
00
6
9
635
1852
2
10
9
6
474
1900
15
19
12
10
647
1853
16
17
6
485
1901
27
15
2
13
1
13
664
1854
1
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16
7
477
1903
32
25
4
10
1
10
719
1856
16
16
75
1
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426
1904
14
17
2
17
1
11
723
1857
5
6
13
5
9
410
1905
17
6
2
18
1
3
14 729
1859
7
15
12
7
453
1907
14
2
2
1
14
17 717
1860
7
16
7
1
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454
1908
25
16
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16
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1836
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1883
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1839
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2
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469
1897
20
26
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1
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600
1850
10
11
13
6
464
1902
19
16
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8
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13 679
1855
23
1858
47
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1906
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
PASTORS.
ROGER WILLIAMS
CHAD BROWN
THOMAS OLNEY
1638-1718
WILLIAM WICKENDEN
GREGORY DEXTER
PARDON TILLINGHAST
EBENEZER JENCKES
1719-1726
JAMES BROWN
1726-1732
SAMUEL WINSOR
1733-1758
THOMAS BURLINGAME
1759-1771
JAMES MANNING
1771-1791
JOHN STANFORD
1788-1789
JONATHAN MAXCY
1791-1792
STEPHEN GANO
1792-1828
ROBERT E. PATTISON
1830-1836
WILLIAM HAGUE
1837-1840
ROBERT E. PATTISON
1840-1842
JAMES N. GRANGER
1842-1857
SAMUEL L. CALDWELL
1858-1873
EDWARD G. TAYLOR
1875-1881
THOMAS EDWIN BROWN
1882-1890
HENRY MELVILLE KING
1891-1906
ELIJAH ABRAHAM HANLEY
1907-
ACTING PASTORS.
JOHN CALVIN STOCKBRIDGE
1852-1853
FRANCIS WAYLAND
1857-1858
PASTOR'S ASSISTANTS.
WILLIAM CAREY RICHARDS
1855
GEORGE RICHARD ATHA
1903-1906
1733- n
SAMUEL WINSOR, JR
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
DEACONS.
NAMES.
WHEN CHOBEN.
END OF SERVICE.
SAMUEL WINSOR, SR.
. Not known. 1733. Ord. min.
EDWARD THURBER
. June 21, 1759. Not known.
CORNELIUS ASHTON
. June 21, 1759. Not known.
JOHN DYER
. June 21, 1759. Not known.
JOSEPH SHELDON
Mar. 14, 1771. Died.
EPHRAIM WHEATON
Before 1775. Nov. 3, 1802. Died.
SAMUEL WHITMAN
. Before 1775. After Jan. 24, 1799.
EDWARD THURBER
. Feb. 19, 1795. June 16, 1809. Died.
JACOB WESTCOTT
. Feb. 19, 1795. 1803. Died.
JOSEPH MARTIN
. Aug. 20, 1805. Mar. 20, 1834. Died.
HENRY GREW
. Aug. 20, 1805. Oct. 9, 1807. Ord. min.
JOHN DEXTER
. Aug. 20, 1805. April 12, 1850. Died.
JOHN HILL
. Oct. 10, 1811. Aug. 25, 1843. Died.
NATHAN WATERMAN, JR. Oct. 10, 1811. Feb. 18, 1836. Resigned.
NATHANIEL BUMP
Jan. 3, 1833. Dec. 25, 1860. Died.
VARNUM J. BATES
Jan. 3, 1833. Sept. 4, 1868. Died.
HENRY P. YEOMANS
. Feb. 18, 1836. Dec. 4, 1851. Resigned.
JEFFERSON BORDEN
. Feb. 18, 1836. Nov. 30, 1837. Dismissed.
RICHARD E. EDDY . Nov. 16, 1843. Dec. 24, 1846. Dismissed.
JAMES H. READ
. Nov. 16, 1843. June 5, 1893. Died.
PARDON MILLER
. Nov. 16, 1843. July 27, 1852. Died.
WILLIAM ANDREWS
. Dec. 12, 1850. April 25, 1885. Died.
MERRICK LYON Dec. 12, 1850. Nov. 8, 1855. Dismissed.
RICHARD E. EDDY, re-chosen . Oct. 23, 1856. April 29, 1870. Died.
SAMUEL S. STILLWELL
. Dec. 13, 1860. Dec. 22, 1870. Dismissed.
ALBERT HARKNESS . Jan. 14, 1869. May 27, 1907. Died.
JOHN L. LINCOLN . Mar. 4, 1869. Oct. 16, 1891. Died.
ELISHA PARK . July 7, 1871. Still in office.
WILLIAM C. GREENE
. Oct. 10, 1878. Still in office.
ALMON H. TOWNSEND
. Dec. 28, 1882. Still in office.
ALFRED E. WOOD
. Dec. 1, 1887. Still in office.
WILLIAM A. GAMWELL
Dec. 1, 1887. Still in office.
WILLIAM C. POLAND
Feb. 1, 1900. Still in office.
WILLIAM C. BURWELL
. Feb. 1, 1900. Still in office.
STEPHEN GANO PASTOR 1-92-1828
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
CLERKS.
NAMES.
WHEN CHOSEN.
END OF SERVICE.
NICHOLAS TILLINGHAST
Before March 27, 1755 .
Not known.
SOLOMON DROWNE
Not known
Not known.
SAMUEL HILL
Oct. 31, 1765
Not known.
GEORGE BENSON
June 29, 1775
April 30, 1778.
JAMES MANNING
May 29, 1778
May 2, 1782.
JOHN P. JONES
May 2, 1782
July 31, 1788.
JOHN JENCKES
Oct. 16, 1788
June 2, 1791.
JOHN PITMAN
Sept. 1,1791
July 24, 1794.
STEPHEN GANO
July 24, 1794
Oct. 27, 1796.
GEORGE BENSON
Oct. 27, 1796
May 27, 1799.
ASA MESSER
May 27, 1799
Nov. 24, 1803.
JOHN DEXTER
Nov. 24, 1803
Mar. 1, 1810.
NATHAN WATERMAN, JR.
Mar. 1, 1810
Feb. 18, 1836.
LEMUEL H. ELLIOTT
Feb. 18, 1836
Sept. 23, 1852.
EDWIN M. SNOW
Sept. 23, 1852
Dec. 22, 1888.
SYLVESTER M. SNOW
Sept. 24, 1889
Sept. 20, 1892.
WILLIAM A. GAMWELL
Sept. 20, 1892
Still in office.
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
SUPERINTENDENTS OF SUNDAY SCHOOL.
JESSE HARTWELL
1819-1820
RUFUS BABCOCK
JAMES D. KNOWLES
1820-1821
HUGH H. BROWN
1821-1827
JOHN WAYLAND
1827-1828
EBENEZER THRESHER
NATHAN WATERMAN, JR
1828-1836
RICHARD E. EDDY
1836-1845
WILLIAM GAMMELL
1845-1851
GEORGE 1. CHACE
1851-1852
ALEXANDER CASWELL
1853-1855
JOHN L. LINCOLN
1876-1879
1879-1880
F. WAYLAND DOUGLAS
1882-1884
WILLIAM K. ANDEM
1884-1886
THOMAS J. MORGAN, (acting) .
1886-1887
WILLIAM D. NISBET
1887-1891
WILLIAM C. BURWELL .
1891-1902
ROBERT B. GREENWOOD
1902-1905
CHARLES M. MUMFORD .
1905-1906
CLARENCE H. GUILD (acting)
1907-1908
E. G. TAYLOR, (acting)
1880-1882
T. WHITING BANCROFT
1855-1876
T. WHITING BANCROFT
1852-1853
REUBEN A. GUILD
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
LICENTIATES.
The following persons have received the license and approval of the Church as preachers, and in some instances have been ordained by it. The first dates show when the license was granted; the sccond, the date of death.
1775. THOMAS GAIR*
1790
1833.
NEHEMIAH G. LOVELL* 1851
1788. JOSEPH GRAFTON*
1836
1833.
HORACE A. WILCOX*
1865
1791. JONATHAN MAXCY*
1820
1833.
WILLIAM B. JACOBS* 1895
1792. ASA MESSER*
1836 1835. JOHN WATERMAN* 1837
1793. DAVID A. LEONARD*
1818 1845. FOSTER HENRY*
1886
1797.
JOHN M. ROBERTS*
Unknown 1846. HENRY DAY* 1897
1804
FERDINAND ELLIS*
185
1846.
FRANCIS E. PREVAUX*
1860
1805.
ABISHA SAMSON*
1861
1850.
CHARLES HIBBARD*
1887
1806.
HENRY GREW*
1862
1850. JAMES R. BOISE* 1895
1809.
JONATHAN GOING*
1844
1850. HEMAN LINCOLN WAYLAND*
1898
1810. JAMES BARNABY*
1877
1853.
ENOS MUNGER*
1873
1811. HERVEY JENCKS*
1814
1855.
HOWARD M. JONES*
1903
1813.
NICHOLAS BRANCH*
1863
1862. JOSIAH N. CUSHING*
1905
1814. ROMEO ELTON*
1870
1866.
WILLIAM H. SHEDD*
1873
1816. CYRUS G. BABCOCK'
1817
1864.
LUCIAN DRURY
1816.
AVERY BRIGGS*
1883
1869.
SABIN T. GOODELL*
1877
1818. EBENEZER NELSON*
1852
1870.
DURA P. MORGAN*
1892
1819.
ALLEN BROWN*
1861
1870.
THOMAS G. FIELD
1820.
RICHMOND TAGGART*
Unknown
1871.
WILLIAM H. FISH
1820.
JAMES D. KNOWLES*
1838
1874.
OTIS O. ORDWAY
1822.
JAMES R. BURDICK*
1867
1874
1879.
T. WHITING BANCROFT*
1890
1822.
ALEXIS CASWELL*
1877
1889.
CHARLES G. HARTSOCK*
1892
1823.
EDWARD SEAGRAVE*
1877
1900.
VINCENZO DI DOMENICA
1824.
MOSES CURTISS*
1835
1903.
RAFFAELO N. GALASSI
1827. BENJAMIN C. WADE*
1857
1903. MIMI C. MARSEGLIA
1828. ARCHAR B. SMITH*
1877
1903. ALFRED E. ISAAC
1832.
SAMUEL B. SWAIN*
1863
1906. JOHN H. PALMER
1833.
ASA DRURY*
Unknown
1812. GEORGE ANGELL*
1827
1862.
HENRY K. PORTER
1879. NELSON B. JONES, JR.
1822.
SOLOMON PECK*
*Deceased.
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THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
MINISTERS.
The following ministers of the Gospel, in addition to the Pastors, and not included in the previous list, have been members of this Church.
ROLAND F. ALGER,
R. HENRY FERGUSON,
GIOVANNI ALLEGRI,
SAMUEL W. FIELD,
JAMES ANDEM,
JOSEPH F. FIELDEN,
ELISHA ANDREWS,
CHARLES W. FLANDERS,
E. BENJAMIN ANDREWS,
DARIUS R. FORD,
ALBERT N. ARNOLD,
HUGH FULTON,
WILLIAM ASHMORE, JR.,
HARRISON B. GOWER,
GEORGE R. ATHA,
BENJAMIN C. GRAFTON,
NAPOLEON N. AUBIN,
HORATIO B. HACKETT,
RUFUS BABCOCK,
JESSE HARTWELL,
ALBERT F. BASSFORD,
RUFUS E. HOLDER,
CLARENDON D. BELDEN,
CHARLES P. BENNETT,
ARTHUR J. HOVEY,
JAMES BISHOP,
HARRIS HOWARD,
JAMES P. BOYCE,
S. STANDISH BRADFORD,
WILLIAM A. BRADY,
DEXTER LELAND,
ZENAS L. LEONARD,
DURLIN L. BRAYTON,
RUFUS F. BUEL,
HORACE T. LOVE,
DAVID BURBANK,
HARRY S. MABIE,
CHARLES E. BURDETTE,
EVERETT D. BURR,
HERBERT MARSHALL,
JOSEPH H. MATHER,
WALTER BUSHELL,
HARRY S. MCCREADY,
WILSON COGGSWELL,
JAMES K. MENDENHALL,
JOSEPH B. COOK,
THOMAS J. MORGAN,
JOSEPH S. COVELL,
STEPHEN S. NELSON,
EDMUND A. CRAWLEY,
FRANK H. NIEBECKER,
FRANK G. CRESSEY,
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