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Browsing named entities in History of the First Universalist Church in Somerville, Mass. Illustrated; a souvenir of the fiftieth anniversary celebrated February 15-21, 1904. You can also browse the collection for October or search for October in all documents.

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History of the First Universalist Church in Somerville, Mass. Illustrated; a souvenir of the fiftieth anniversary celebrated February 15-21, 1904, History of the Sunday school (search)
the school. It is evident the parish did not run the fairs at first, as several mentions are made of profits from fairs, and donations of part of such, to the parish. Superintendent Charles Williams was succeeded in 1865 by his son, Charles Williams, Jr., who served eight years. In 1868 the church was burned, and the school for a time was obliged to meet in the Prescott schoolhouse or the town hall (now city hall). The first reunion of teachers occurred in January, 1870; and in October of that same year the school for the first time began its sessions at 12 m. The humanity of the teachers of that day is clearly shown by a vote which they passed, allowing a certain young lady the use of the school piano for practicing. There were no houses near the church at that time, and the girl lived in a thickly-populated section. Such deeds as this have done much for the advancement of Christianity! The International Lessons were not fully adopted until 1877, although partial