A Discourse Delivered to the First Parish in Hingham, September 8, 1869, on Re-Opening Their Meeting-House (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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The publication of this Discourse was postponed to the present time, because it was deemed desirable to accompany it by some account of the history of the Meeting-house. It is now the oldest place of public worship in New England, if not in the United States, having been erected in 1681. The undersigned undertook to collect the facts of its history, to be found in public and private records, and, also, those transmitted by traditions of our fathers, many of which, if not now preserved in a permanent form, will be in danger of being lost forever. We have been especially fortunate in discovering in various old manuscripts, many curious and interesting facts, Which will appear in the Appendix. We are able to give a full list of those persons to Whom seats were assigned in the Meeting-house before it was Opened for public worship. We have illustrated our work by prefixing a Portrait of Rev. Mr. Lincoln, the present Pastor of the Parish, and by inserting also a. View of the Ancient Edifice, and have added Plans of the Pews, both Old and N ew. In the labor of collecting and preparing the materials for the Appendix, each member of the.

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