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Puritan (Ohio, United States) (search for this): chapter 21
sidents fifty years before, which years were the last of colony times. But they were a minority, though they had the courage of their convictions and dared express them. Outnumbered and outvoted, they gracefully yielded to their associates and gave the newly called pastor their loyal support. Then came the Revolution, which like all wars, had its debasing effects, however much patriotism may be commended. The state religion of New England was of the Congregational order of Pilgrim and Puritan. In the reconstruction that followed the Revolution came the rallying of other religious forces and effort in the organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1789 and the Protestant Episcopal in 1794. Both were essentially American and early pledged their allegiance and support to the administration of Washington. Neither were any too gladly welcomed in Massachusetts by the standing order, where the state religion was intrenched behind a tax levy on one's estate and faculty. Suc
New Haven (Connecticut, United States) (search for this): chapter 21
morning sermon a brief and appropriate address by Pastor Smith. Baptism and reception of new members followed the celebration of the Lord's Supper, Rev. Messrs. Cutter and Smith officiating. But two (possibly three) persons form a connecting link between that service and this church's first Communion occasion in August, 1872, held in Mystic Hall, and the two consider themselves favored by Old Time in his flight. At the evening service the sermon was by Rev. Oscar Maurer, D. D., of New Haven, Conn., a college classmate of the pastor, the prayer by Rev. T. C. Richards of Mystic Church, the invocation by Rev. Dr. Morgan, a recent supply pastor during Pastor Smith's absence in oversea work. The responsive reading was led by Rev. M. L. Bullock of Trinity Church. Of course, it was fitting that Mr. Cutter, the first settled pastor, should have the last word, the benediction, which he prefaced by a brief prayer that added to the impressiveness of the occasion. The music was of a hig
Natick (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 21
e good old times, the coming of the second, Rev. Marshall M. Cutter. The pageant was repeated on Friday evening with even greater success, and on Saturday evening was the Anniversary Reunion, this also in the auditorium. The pastor presided. The historical sketch of the church and parish was read by Mr. Alexander Diebold, and showed a careful search of record and grouping of the facts of a highly interesting history. Addresses were made by Rev. Mr. Cutter and Rev. Arthur Ackerman of Natick, a son of one of the charter members. He regretted the fact that he was the only one to go into the Christian ministry from this church, and made an earnest appeal to the young people along that line. He was followed by his brother Herbert, who was one of the charter members, but now of the Mystic Church, in brief but happy remembrance of the early days. (See Mr. Ackerman's West Medford Congregational Church, in Register, Vol. XIII, p.25.) This church has now on its roll the names of
New England (United States) (search for this): chapter 21
ted, they gracefully yielded to their associates and gave the newly called pastor their loyal support. Then came the Revolution, which like all wars, had its debasing effects, however much patriotism may be commended. The state religion of New England was of the Congregational order of Pilgrim and Puritan. In the reconstruction that followed the Revolution came the rallying of other religious forces and effort in the organization of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1789 and the Protestantof the older with the younger church in 1874. And Mystic Church made a good beginning this year toward that event. On Friday evening, October 20, an illustrated lecture by the pastor showed the Pilgrims from old England and the Puritans of New England, the founders of Congregationalism. Sunday, October 22, its announcement styled Historical Day. The usual form of Sabbath worship was observed, and the pastor, Rev. Thomas C. Richards, took for text of his anniversary address Heb. XI: 40:
Massachusetts (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 21
civic center was the meetinghouse up High street. There the sovereign people gathered in town meeting. James Monroe was President, for the American republic was still young. Dr. John Brooks of Medford had been for several years Governor of Massachusetts, and lived just out of the market place. The public conveyances were the stage coach and the slow-moving canal boat, for the railroad was thirteen years in the future. The sewing machine, the daguerreotype, gas, kerosene lamps and electric ion of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1789 and the Protestant Episcopal in 1794. Both were essentially American and early pledged their allegiance and support to the administration of Washington. Neither were any too gladly welcomed in Massachusetts by the standing order, where the state religion was intrenched behind a tax levy on one's estate and faculty. Such tax levied, it was a case of pay or go to jail. Thus we may see that it took some courage for any dissenters from the establi
Trinity (Texas, United States) (search for this): chapter 21
eynote was struck in the processional hymn, The Year of Jubilee is Come, by the vested choir of Trinity's young people, who crowded their seats and sang, besides the hymns, special selections. TheLeague had their special service, and at seven came the dedication of the Jubilee lights. When Trinity's second house was built, electric lighting had not attained its present excellent status and ig in worshipful harmony. At this service was present Rev. John Fletcher Brant, who served as Trinity's pastor in 1875 (it being his first regular appointment as preacher in charge in the ministry)choir. Tuesday was devoted to Our History. A rainy day was followed by a foggy evening, but Trinity's people assembled in goodly numbers with a good representation of interested friends filling ten's Class about Boston University's School of Theology, of which he is dean, and where most of Trinity's pastors have studied. In the evening the Jubilee exercises were finished by the pastor's add
Lynn (Massachusetts, United States) (search for this): chapter 21
ax levy on one's estate and faculty. Such tax levied, it was a case of pay or go to jail. Thus we may see that it took some courage for any dissenters from the established order to worship in any other form a century ago. But during the first forty years of the republic, certain changes in the tenets of the established order had gradually developed, and in Medford, as in other places, the parting of the way was approaching, as the long pastorate of David Osgood was nearing its close. In Lynn, Boston and the adjoining towns of Malden and Charlestown, societies, i.e. churches, of the new Methodist Episcopal order had been formed. From the latter came one of its number preaching the gospel of full and free salvation, which differed somewhat from the Calvinistic doctrine of earlier days. The doors of the meetinghouse, the place of public assemblage, were not open to him or the doctrines he preached, but in a building down on old Ship street, people gathered to hear Josiah Brackett
Paul (search for this): chapter 21
s, in which the entire number of participants were gathered. In the first episode, the Mother of our Lord was seen kneeling beneath the shaded light (by Elizabeth Lowry) while strains of Magnificat came from the choir loft. Episode 2 was The Great Commission. The eleven apostles (of Ascension Day) and two men in white were seen silently gazing up into heaven. Episode 3, The Christian Westward-Ho, brought the audience down the ages, by the presence of the Spirit of Christianity, and of Paul, Gregory the Great, and Augustine and the more visible personalities of Wickliffe, Tyndale and Robert Browne. Episode 4 was styled An Unfamiliar. This represented a gathering of the Puritans in Old England, planning for their migration to a new world. The fifth, in time two centuries and a half later, was styled Fifty Years Ago, and did honor to one of the good women who began a Sunday school in West Medford, Mrs. Rachel Barnes. She was impersonated by Gertrude Haynes. Then came the
H. N. Ackerman (search for this): chapter 21
rch in Picture, with address by one of Medford's accredited historians, Miss Helen Tilden Wild. During the hour eighty-five pictures were shown, and face after face of the solid, worthy and reliable men and women of old Medford, attired in the style of their day, appeared before a delighted company as the speaker told of them and of their faith and works. Mystic Church is fortunate in having three such faithful chroniclers as these, but Pastor Richards avers that much credit is due Deacon H. N. Ackerman, president of the Historical Society, for getting together the portraits for the preparation of the needful slides and their suitable inscription. On Sunday, October 29, Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, D. D., a son of the church, came home to preach the closing sermon of the anniversary. We quote a few passages:— This was my church into which I was born. To it I owe more than to any other institution in the world. It has permeated my life. It was the church of my father and mother,
Turner (search for this): chapter 21
ng that Mr. Cutter, the first settled pastor, should have the last word, the benediction, which he prefaced by a brief prayer that added to the impressiveness of the occasion. The music was of a high order, and this church has the peculiarity of having two vested choirs, the second choir entering the auditorium in processional hymn, and leaving their seats in the rear gallery by the opposite aisle in the recessional. On this anniversary occasion both choirs sang the antiphonal anthem (by Turner) Sing to the Lord. June, the month of roses, is a favorable time, and the floral decorations of Saturday evening and Sunday were exceedingly tasteful. As on the day of organization in 1872, between the council and the recognition service in the evening came a terrific thunder storm, so on this anniversary Sunday came another with greater downpour of rain, both clearing for the evening hour. So passed into history another pleasant memory of the anniversary of another church of fifty
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