J/fMyJfV':^'! ''f'.~: ; <':"•'" | TffljffijflffilMJj^'ljIiiHiljillli rS ■• *S^5r-1 iSSiHSS JO 1 ii 111 HnliRnlri '1''nfiulu.\MilwnflK^imfJflllU!}!i}illili 4i™ iii |;i! i 1 IlllS^fi : #/W>l» : : i 1 I il!j|! ! Il*i0p#oy' | HptoI^^J ■hiis i iii , iii\j iiv^r- i'l ; ii;t ! ! ii i 1 nflRpttki i ! X CONFESSION OF FAITH 1842. ■ BX7I50 .C2.F5 A* :0 . &* asfc fy-b.c PRINCETON, N. J. id byXXXrs .CJ\rr\c Division ..O-L Section ..•.S^.£-.L - SOME PASSAGES HISTORY OF THE FIRST CHURCH, IN CONNEXION WITH THE SHEPARD CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETY IN CAMBRIDGE: TOGETHER WTTH IT3 CONFESSION OF FAITH, FORM OF ADMISSION, ECCLESIASTICAL PRINCIPLES, AND RULES, AND NAMES OF MEMBERS. THAT THOU MAYEST KNOW HOW THOO OUGHTEST TO BEHAVE THYSELF IH THE HOUSE OF GOD, WHICH IS THE CHURCH OF THE LIVING GOD, THE TILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH." — 1 Tim. iii. 19. CAMBRIDGE: THURSTON AND TORRY. M DCCC XLII. ADVERTISEMENT The following Confession of Faith, Form of Ad- mission, Ecclesiastical Principles, and Rules, were prepared in accordance with a vote of the Church, and alter mature, thorough, and prayerful examination were unanimously adopted, and, together with some historical notices, ordered to be printed for the use of the members. The work is now presented to the Church with the earnest prayer, that through the influence of Divine Grace, it may be instrumental in bringing us all in " the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ : that we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning crafti- ness whereby they lie in weight to deceive ; but speak- ing the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ : from whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, mak- eth increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love." Cambridge, July, 1842. SOME PASSAGES HISTORY OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE. I know thy works, and charity, and service, and faith, and thy patience, and ihy works ; and the last to be more than the first." — Rev. ii. 19. What hours of temptation may overtake these churches, is not for us to say ; only the Lord doth many times so order things, that when his people have made a good Confession, they shall be put upon the trial one way or other, to see whether they have, or who among them hath not, been sincere in what they have done. The Lord grant that our loins may be so girt about with truth, that we may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. — Preface to the Confession of Faith adopted by the Churches of Massachusetts, in 1680. SOME PASSAGES IH T1IK HISTORY OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN CAMBRIDGE. The settlement of Cambridge, originally called Newtown, was commenced in the Spring of the \«ar 1631. The town was considerably enlarged by the arrival of a number of emigrants, called the Brain- tree company, in August, 1032. As the quiet enjoy- ment of religious privileges was the great obj<< , of their removal to this place, their first work was to erect a house for public worship, and adopt measures for the establishment of the ministry and the ordi- nances of the gospel among them. It was the com- mon remark of the early settlers of New England, that a country destitute of the gospel ministry re- sembled paradise without the tree of life. Many of the emigrants had, while in England, be- longed to the congregation of the Rev. Thomas Hooker, a preacher of great celebrity, who, to escape fines and imprisonment for nonconformity, had fled into Holland. Being greatly attached to him, and 8 wishing to enjoy again the benefits of his able min- istry, they invited him to come and take the pastoral charge of them. In compliance with their earnest entreaty, Mr. Hooker left Holland, and having per- suaded Mr. Samuel Stone, a man of like spirit, to accompany him as an assistant in the ministry, took passage for New England, and arrived at Boston, Sep- tember 4, 1633. Mr. Hooker was immediately chosen Pastor, and Mr. Stone Teacher of the people of Newtown; and on the 11th of October, after sol- emn fasting and prayer, they were ordained to their respective offices. Early in the Summer of 1636, the whole Church and Congregation, consisting of about a hundred persons, removed to Connecticut, and com- menced the settlement of Hartford. In October, 1635, the Rev. Thomas Shepard arrived at Boston from England, with the people who were to constitute his society. Having purchased the houses and lands which Mr. Hooker's congregation were about to leave, they made arrangements for es- tablishing themselves at Newtown, until they should find a more suitable place. But after having been here some time, says Shepard in his autobiography, " divers of our brethren did desire to sit still and not to remove farther ; partly because of the fellowship of the churches, partly because they thought their lives were short and removals to near plantations full of troubles, partly because they found sufficient for themselves and their company. Hereupon there was a purpose to enter into church fellowship," and on the first day of February, 1636, a public assembly was convened, and a church, the first permanent one in Cambridge, and the eleventh in Massachusetts, wai solemnly organized. The following account of this transaction is taken from Winthrop's Journal. 11 Mr. Shepard, a godly minister come lately out of England, and divers other good Christian-, intend- ing to raise a church body, came and acquainted the magistrates therewith, who gave their consent. They also sent to all the neighboring churches for their elders to give their assistance, at a certain day, at Newtown, when they should constitute their body. Accordingly, on this day there met a great assembly, where the proceeding was as followeth : " Mr. Shepard and two others, who were to be cho- sen to office, sat together in the elder's seat. Then the elder of them began with prayer. After this, Mr. Shepard prayed with deep confession of sin, &c, and exercised out of Ephesians v. and also opened the cause of their meeting. Then the elder desired to know of the churches assembled, what number were needful to make a church, and how they ought to proceed in this action. Whereupon some of the ancient ministers, conferring shortly together, gave answer : That the Scripture did not set down any certain rule for the number. Three, they thought, were too few, because by Matth. xviii. an appeal was allowed from three ; but that seven might be a fit number. And, for their proceedings, they advised that such as were to join should make confession of their faith, and declare what work of grace the Lord 10 had wrought in them ; which accordingly they did, Mr. Shepard first, then four others, then the elder, and one who was to be deacon, who had also prayed, and another member. Then the covenant was read, and they all gave a solemn assent to it. Then the elder desired of the churches, that, if they did ap- prove them to be a church, they would give them the right hand of fellowship. Whereupon Mr. Cotton, upon short speech with some others near him, in the name of their churches, gave his hand to the elder, with a short speech of their assent, and desired the peace of the Lord Jesus to be with them. Then Mr. Shepard made an exhortation to the rest of his body, about the nature of their covenant, and to stand firm to it, and commended them to the Lord in a most heavenly prayer. Then the elder told the assembly, that they were intended to choose Mr. Shepard for their pastor, and desired the churches, that, if they had anything to except against him, they would im- part it to them before the day of ordination. Then he gave the churches thanks for their assistance, and so left them to the Lord." Mr. Shepard's ordination took place soon after, though the precise date of it is not known. It was deferred, says Mather, until another day, wherein there was more time to go through the other solem- nities proper to such an occasion. Mr. Shepard died of a quinsy, August 25, 1649, in the forty-fourth year of his age, after a most able and successful ministry of thirteen years. He was one II of the most eminent of the early divines of New England. His }>r«-:M- h i im was in demonstration of the spirit and with power. It ia said that he seldom delivered a discourse that did do! produce a decided and saving impression upon his people. His practi- cal writings arc -till of great value. II. v. much distinguished for his piety, industry, and \n r i- lance as a pastor, as for his talents and learning. Such was the public opinion of him, and of his ministry, that " when the foundation of a college was to be laid in this State, Cambridge, rather than any other place was chosen to be the seat of that happy seminary ; out of which there proceed- ed many notable preachers, who were made such, very much by their sitting under Mr. Shepard's en- lightening and powerful ministry." * Those who wish to obtain a more intimate acquaintance with the re- ligious character and experience of this remarkable man are referred to his Autobiography, which was discovered and published in 1830, by the R< V Adams, then one of the pastors of this church. The following is a list of the ministers of the first church in Cambridge from its organization in 1G36, until the settlement of Dr. Holmes, in 1792. Thomas Shepard, ordained Feb. 1G36, died Aug. 25, 1G49, aged 44. Jonathan Mitchel, ordained Aug. 21, 1650, died July 9, 1G68, aged 43. * Mather's Magnalia, B. iii. chap. 5. 12 Urian Oakes, ordained Nov. 8, 1671, died July 25, 1681, aged 50. Nathaniel Gookin, ordained Nov. 15, 1682, died Aug. 7, 1692, aged 34. William Brattle, ordained Nov. 25, 1696, died Feb. 15, 1717, aged 55. Nathaniel Appleton, ordained Oct. 9, 1717, died Feb. 9, 1784, aged 91. Timothy Hilliard, installed Oct. 27, 1783, died May 9, 1790, aged 44.* On the 19th of Oct. 1791, the church elected the Rev. Abiel Holmes their pastor as the successor of Mr. Hilliard, and the parish, upon receiving official notice of his election, voted concurrence. A coun- cil was accordingly convened, and Dr. Holmes was solemnly installed pastor of the first church and so- ciety in Cambridge, on the 25th of Jan. 1792. During a period of thirty-five years, he enjoyed the confidence and affection of the people of his pastoral charge, and his labors among them were not without good fruit. Entire harmony also existed between the church and the society. In 1827, difficulties arose, which, after a protracted and painful contro- versy, terminated in the separation of the pastor and * For biographical notices of these learned, able, and pious ministers, see Dr. Holmes's History of Cambridge, and also his Century Sermon, Jan. 4, 1801. 13 the church from the parish, and the organization of a oew ecclesiastical society, with which the church is -nil m connexion The following account of tl proceedings is transcribed from the records of the church. The first notice of dissatisfaction with the minis- try, or of disaffection to the person of the pastor, expressed in a memorial signed by a number of the parishioners, dated July 9, t827, and presented to the pastor on the 28th of the same month. The ground of the memorial was the discontinuance of pastoral exchanges with ministers, with when, he had formerly exchanged services. A discontinuance of pulpit exchanges between ministers of different re- ligious principles had begun long before, by mutual and tacit consent. The more open avowal of Uni- tarianism at this, than at any former period, \\ «-r n 1 mr motives which have inflm you in the decisions made upon the several pr. tions submitted by the parish/ 1 The pastor made a communication to the confr mittee of the parish, on the 29th of January, on the subject of a mutual council, in which he declared his ready consent to their proposal, if the council were regularly called according to the usage of oui churches, and to the express desire of this church and »>f other respectable parishioners. But neither the parish, nor its committee, would allow the church any participation in the affair, nor admit its claims to a concurrent voice with the pastor. An ex parte council, called by the committee authorized by a former vote of the parish, convened on the 19th of May, 1829, and recommended To the parish to terminate the contract subsisting between them and their minister. On the 8th of June, the parish voted to accept the result of that council, and declared the pastor's connexion with the parish to be dissolved. The pastor, on receiving a copy of these transactions from the parish clerk, replied by referring to his protest against the jurisdiction of the ex parte council, and adding, that he still considered himself as the lawful minister of the parish, and held himself ready to perform any and all of the duties, in or out of the pulpit, which belonged to 16 his office as pastor of the first church and society in Cambridge. The church, with other parishioners who had pro- tested against the proceedings of the parish, and against the jurisdiction of the ex parte council, to- gether with other aggrieved members of the society, considering Dr. Holmes as still their pastor, and knowing that he was ready to perform any duties per- taining to his pastoral office, were disposed to meet together with one accord, in one place, for an ap- propriate observance of the Lord's day. Their dis- position and desire being made known to their pastor, with information that they would assemble at the old court house on the ensuing sabbath, at the usual hour of divine service, their pastor met them there, and performed the service to a full, attentive, and solemn assembly. An advisory council, being called by letters missive from the pastor and the church, convened at Cam- bridge on the 17th of June. The result shows that this council are " unanimously of opinion that Dr. Holmes has not in any way forfeited his office as pastor of the first church and parish in Cambridge ; and that he is still, according to ecclesiastical usage, the pastor and minister of said church and parish ; and approve the course pursued by him in continuing to perform parochial duties wherever and to whomso- ever he may have opportunity ; and advise him and the church, and other friends of truth, not to forsake the assembling of themselves together, but to main- i; lain divine worship and th* celebration of divine ordinam ■ The church, U a notified meeting held Jane 25th, toted unanimously, " that the resuh of the council, called by the church and its pastor on the 17th inst., meets its approbation; and that the counsel and ad- rice therein contained will be, by divine aid, relig- iously followed." Divine service was accordingly held statedly by the pa-tor and the church, with a re- spectable number of the society, at the coin house, until a house of worship was erected for their use. The whole number of members belonging to the church at that time was about ninety, full two thirds of whom followed the pastor, and attended upon his ministry. The number of male members was twenty- one, fifteen of whom were the uniform friends and supporters of the pastor, and two only, took an active part in the measures of the parish. A society, composed of persons who adhered to the church and its pastor, had been recently organized for the purpose of supporting the gospel here in its purity, by the name of The Shepajrd Congrega- tional Society. With this society the church, as a body, was, on the 12th of November, respectfully united to unite and cooperate according to the rights and usages of congregational churches. The pastor, not being legally dismissed from office in the firsl parish, could not consistently attach himself to tins aociety, and become, in form, n- minister. In consideration of these circumstances, the church 2* 18 having consulted with their pastor, " whose relation to us," said they, " we wish to hold sacred and invi- olable, and finding that, in present circumstances, the choice of a colleague pastor meets with his entire approbation," voted ; " that until such time as our rights, with those of our pastor, shall be respected, and the privileges of the gospel ministry be enjoyed, as heretofore, in connexion with the first parish in Cambridge, we will, as a church, accede to the in- vitation of the said Shepard Congregational Society, and cooperate with it in maintaining the worship and ordinances of the gospel, according to the established principles and usages of Congregational churches in this commonwealth." In pursuance of the object, and subject to the conditions of the preceding vote, the church pro- ceeded to invite and call Mr. Nehemiah Adams, jr. to the office of colleague pastor in this church, in con- nexion with the Rev. Dr. Holmes as senior pastor. A committee was then chosen, to communicate a copy of the preamble and votes to the Shepard Soci- ety, and request their concurrence ; and in case of their concurrence, to communicate to Mr. Adams the doings of the church, and in case of his acceptance of the call, to take all due and usual measures in re- lation to his ordination. Mr. Adams accepted the call, and was accordingly ordained as colleague pastor of the first church in Cambridge, on the 17th day of December, 1829. A lot of land having been given by Miss Sarah 19 Ann Dana, and funds sufficient to defray the expense recting a suitable bonse foi public worship hav- ing been obtained, the ground was broken up for that purpose od the 5th day of August, L830. At -i\ o'clock on the morning of that day, the members of the church, with their pastors, repaired to the spot, where a prayer was offered bj the junior pastor, and a hymn was Bung; after which the senior pastor briefly stated the causes which had brought tin m to that place, offered a prayer, and, after the Binging of another hymn, pronounced a benediction. The corner stone of the bouse of worship for the First Church, in connexion with the Shepard Con- gregational Society in Cambridge, was laid with ap- propriate ceremonies on the 21st day of September, \>)0. The solemnity was introduced with an ad- dress by the senior pastor; an ode, adapted to the occasion, was then sung ; a prayer was then offered by the senior pastor ; a pastoral letter from the junior pastor, absent on account of sickness, was read ; an address and prayer by the Rev. Samuel Green of Boston followed ; and the exercises were concluded by a benediction. 20 On this occasion, a silver plate inclosed in a leaden box, presented by a Christian friend, was placed under the stone with this inscription : TO JESUS CHRIST AND THE CHURCH, THE PILLAR AND GROUND OF THE TRUTH. FIRST CHURCH AND SHEPARD SOCIETY IN CAMBRIDGE '. Abiel Holmes, > p ast oraj Nehemiah Adams, ) William H.lliaud, > Dea James Munroe, ) xxi September, mdcccxxx. The corner stone was laid after the introductory address by the senior pastor ; and, while laying the stone, he pronounced the following words : The Church is built upon the Apostles and Proph- ets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone. Other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. May the stone which we now lay be a true emblem of the great corner stone upon which the First Church in Cambridge was originally built, and a pledge of its permanent continuance •J I upon the same everlasting foundation, Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, to-day, and forever. The house of worship, the corner stone of which had been thus laid, was dedicated to God the Father, Sun, and Holy Ghost, od the 23d of February, 1831, The exercises at the Dedication were: An Introduc- tory A in li< ii i : [leading of the Scriptures ; Cod tion Anthem; Prayer; Hymn; Sermon bj the senior pastor, from Jeremiah vi. 18 j Prayer; Original Hymn by the junior pastor; Benediction. In the month of August, 1831, the Deacon of the church of the First Parish in Cambridge, commi n< • d a -mi at law against William Ililliard and James Munroe, in their capacity as Deacons of the First Church in Cambridge, to recover certain articles of church property, as set forth in the writ, and held them to answer to a plea of the case, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars. As it had been ascertained, that, in a e:i-<' believed to be similar to this, the Su- preme Judicial Court of tin- Commonwealth had de- cided that church property, so called, belongs to the parish, or to such members of the church as shall adhere to the parish in case of a separation, the church, at a regular meeting, appointed .1 committee who were " authorized and empowered, with legal ad- thereto, further to defend according to the cir- cumstances that might be found to exist, or to deliver up to the demandant all such propertj of the church, as should be specified in the schedule annexed to the writ, in the suit of said demandant, and to take his legal discharge therefor." 22 The committee appointed under this vote, having ob- tained legal advice upon the subject referred to them, thought best to deliver up the church property to the plaintiff, and on the 28th day of December the fol- lowing instrument was executed by him : " Know all men by these presents, that I, Abel Whitney, Deacon of the First Church in Cambridge, in behalf of said church, have this day received of Deacon William Hilliard, and Deacon James Munroe, the property constituting the church fund, and poor's fund belonging to said church, amounting in money, and securities for money, to the sum of four thou- sand one hundred and fifty-four dollars and three cents. Also the communion service of said church, consisting of four silver tankards, seven silver cups, one silver spoon, six britannia dishes, two napkins, one table cloth, and basin, four books of church Records, and sundry files of papers, and a trunk and box containing the same. Also the Library of Books, with the shelves for the same, and nine dol- lars and ninety-nine cents for the same." The church fund, for the recovery of which this suit was brought, was originally constituted by the donation of fifty pounds by a member of the church, and increased to the above mentioned sum entirely by contributions of the church members at the Lord's Supper. A part of the church plate, above referred to, was given to the church, and the rest was pur- chased with its own funds. It may be interesting to state, in this connexion, 29 that, while the church was Buffering L r rr::;I, the senior pastor, laboring under continued and increasing debility, unable to perform stated, and seldom able to perform occasion- al service, asked the consent of the church to his retiring from the pastoral cares. The church con- sented to the request, and united with the pastor in calling a council to sanction the procedure, if it Bhould see fit. The council convened on the 26th of September, 1^:51, and after due deliberation, sanc- tioned the proposed dissolution of the pastoral con- nexion between Dr. Holmes and the church. Their decision is thus declared in their Result : " A letter from the senior pastor of the First Church in Cambridge, requesting a dissolution of the pastoral connexion that has sul>-iEph.i.6, 12. Eph. iii. I I. Col <• i.5, ll. Phil. i. n. 2TheB8. .i. 13. I r . John xv. l'l. 2 Cor. iv 15. Rev. vii. 0- 14. ARTICLE X. OF EFFECTUAL CALLING, JUSTIFICATION, ADOP- TION, SANCTIFICATION, AND PERSEVERANCE. All those whom God hatli chosen unto eter- nal life, he effectually calls 1 , by his word and spirit" 2 , out of that state of sin and death in which they are by nature, to a state of grace and salvation by Jesus Christ 3 ; enlightening their minds spiritually and savingly to under- stand divine things 1 , inclining them to that which is good"', and ellectually drawing them to Christ 8 , yet so. that they come most freely, being made willing by his grace 7 : Matt ix. 13. * Acts xxvi. Is. Rom. viii. 30. 1 Cor. ii. 10, 12. Eph. L 10. 5 Phil. ii. 13. Rom. viii. 28. Deut. xxx. 6. - 2 These, ii. 13, 1 1. I 3 Rom. viii. 2. I | \\\ i. 27. 2 Tim. i. 9, 10. 6 John vi. :J7 - 1.3. Eph. ii. 1-8 I'-. cx.». 40 He justifies them freely^ ; by pardon- ing their sins 9 , and accepting them as right- eous 10 ; not on account of any works of right- eousness done by them 11 , but solely for Christ's sake, through faith in his blood^ : 8 Rom. iii. 24. Rom. iv. 6. Rom. viii. 30. 15J Rom. iii. 20 - 26. 9 2 Cor. v. 19, 21. Rom. v. 1. Jer. 1. 20. Rom. iv. 5-8. Heb. viii. 12. Eph. ii. 8. 10 Rom. v. 19. Rom. iii. 25. Heb. xi. 4. Phil. iii. 9. 11 Titus iii. 5, 7. He grants unto them the grace of Adoption 13 ; by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the privileges of God's chil- dren 14 , receive the spirit of adoption whereby they are enabled to cry Abba, Father, the spirit itself bearing witness that they are the children of God 15 , are sealed to the day of redemption 16 , and inherit the promises as heirs of salvation 17 : 13 Eph. i. 5. Gal. iv. 6. Gal. iv. 4, 5. 16 Eph. iv. 30. 14 Rom. viii. 17. l7 Heb. vi. 12. John i. 12. 1 Pet. i. 4. 15 Rom. viii. 15, 16. Rom. viii. 17. He sanctifies them by his word and spirit dwelling in them 18 ; destroying the domin- II ion of Bin 19 , creating a clean heart, and renewing a right spirit within them 90 , working in them all that which is well pleasing in hi* Bight I gthening them to the practice of true hoii- without which no man Bhall see the Lord i , :: Ps. li. 10. 1 I >r. vi. 11. Titus in. 5. 2 These, ii. IS. Heb. xiii. 21. Rom. vi. 6 11. I ol. i. 11 R : .. viii. 13. Eph, iii. 16. Gal. v. 24. 2 Cor. vii. 1. 20 Coll. iii. 10. Heb. xii. 14. Finally, though they often griev Holy Spirit by their sins 28 , he does not \ t them to fall totally and finally from the state of grace ; but keeps them by his power, th. faith, unto eternal salvation'' 1 . * Eph. iv. 30. Jer. xxxi. 3. Is. lxiv. 7, 9. John xvii. 11-21. Rev. ii. 4. Heb. vii. 26. Phil. i. 6. Jer. xxxii. W. John x. 28, 29. 1 Pet. i. 3 - 7. 2 Tim. iv. IS. 42 ARTICLE XI. OF GOOD WORKS. Although we cannot merit pardon of sin, or eternal life by any works of our own 1 , it is our duty to live a godly, righteous, and sober life, according to the will of God 2 ; and by good works, done in obedience to the divine law 3 , and by the grace of Christ working in us 4 , w T e are to show the genuineness of our faith 5 , manifest our thankfulness 6 , strengthen our assurance 7 , adorn our profession of the gospel 8 , and glorify God 9 , whose workmanship we are, created in Christ Jesus thereunto 10 , that, having our fruit unto holiness, we may have the end eternal life 11 . 1 Rom. iii. 20. Rom. iv. 2, 4, 6. Eph. ii. 8, 9. 2 Titus ii. 12. Heb. xiii. 21. Rom. xii. 1, 2. 3 Micah vi. 8. Rom. vii. 12. Rom. xv. IS. Jer. vii. 23. 4 John xv. 5, 6. Phil. ii. 13. Phil. iv. 13. 2 Cor. iii. 5. 5 James ii. 18, 22. 6 Ps. cxvi. 12, 13. 1 Pet. ii. 9. 7 John ii. 3, 5. 2 Pet. i. 5-10. s Titus ii. 5-10. 9 Matt. v. 16. 1 Pet. ii. 12. Phil. i. 11. John xv. 8. 10 Eph. ii. 10. 11 Rom. vi. 22. 43 A R Tl CL E X I I OF REP] ami FAITH. In the gospel, pardon and eternal life are . offered to pinners, upon condition i pentance towards God 1 , mid faith in the Lord ] Christ 2 ; and without these evangelical graces no man can be saved 3 . 1 Is. to. 7. Acts xx. 21. .. xviii. 30, 31. Rom. iii. 22. Luke xxiv. 47. Gal. in. 26. - Pet iii. 9. ^ Luke xiii. 3, 3. Acts iii. 19. 80. 31, John iii. 36. John i. 12. ARTICLE XIII. OF THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD. The ministry of the word being the divinely appointed means, whereby, ordinarily, sinners are turned from darkness to light, and from 44 the power of Satan unto God 1 , all persons are required and encouraged to attend upon this ordinance, 2 with dependence upon the influ- ence of the Holy Ghost without which no means are sufficient for their conversion 3 ; and all hope of salvation in voluntary neglect of it is presumptuous and vain 4 . 1 Luke xxiv. 47. Matt, x.7-27 Mark iii. 14. Actsxxvi. 16-18. 1 Cor. ix. 16. Rom. x. 14 - 17. ~ Josh. iii. 9. Is. lv. 3. Acts x. 22. Acts xiii. 7, 44. Micah iv. 1, 2. 3 John xiv. 26. Acts i. 2, 8. Acts viii. 14-17. Acts x. 44. Acts xix. 2. 1 Thess. i. 5, 6. 4 Ps. xlii. 4. Heb. x. 25. 2 Tim. iv. 2-4. Heb. xii. 25. Is. lxv. 11, 12. ARTICLE XIV. OF THE CHURCH. God has a visible church upon earth 1 j which is represented in the Scriptures as a holy, spir- itual kingdom 2 , established upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ him- self being the chief corner-stone, in whom the whole is joij ther 3 ; embracii its members and subjects all the peculiar enant people of God throughout the world 4 ; and built 11 1 » by divim from ag< as a habitation of God through the Spirit 5 . 1 1 Tim. iii. 15. Ps, ii. 8. 1 Cor. i. 2. 1 I Pet ii. 9. Acts ii. 89. Eph. v. 26, 87, 1 Cor. vii. 1 I. Col. i. 12, 13. Rom. iL l". Joho iii. 5. Gal. iii. •>, 1 I. 1 Cor. iii. 17, 18. . ii. 21,22. 3 Matt. xvi. 18. Pa cxxxii. 13-13. Col. i. 18. 2 Cor. vi. 16. Eph. i. 22, 23. Ps. cxlvii. 2. Eph. ii. 19-21. Rev. xxi. 3. 1 Gen. xvii. 7. Matt. xvi. 18. 1 Cor. xii. 12, 13. ARTICLE XV. OF THE SACRAMENTS. The Lord Jesus Christ has instituted two sacraments, as holy signs and seals of the cov- enant of grace 1 , of the same spiritual Mollifica- tion as the corresponding Sacraments of the Old 46 Testament^ to be observed in the church until the end of the world 3 , namely, Baptism and the Lord's Supper 4 ; the design of which is to repre- sent Christ and his benefits, to confirm our in- terest in him, and solemnly to engage us to the service of God according to his word 5 . 1 Gen. xvii. 7. 4 Matt, xxviii. 19. Rom. iv. 11. 1 Cor. xi. 23. 2 lCor. x. 1-4. 5 lCor. x. 16. 1 Cor. v. 7, 8. 1 Cor. xi. 25, 26. 3 Matt, xxviii. 19, 20. Gal. iii. 27. 1 Cor. xi. 26. Rom. vi. 3, 4. ARTICLE XVI. OF BAPTISM. Baptism is a Sacrament of the New Testa- ment, ordained by Christ 1 , to be unto the party baptized a sign and seal of the covenant of grace 2 ; of his solemn admission into the visible church 3 ; of the work of the Holy Spirit in re- newing and sanctifying the heart 4 ,* and of his obligation to walk in newness of life 5 . The prop- er subjects of the ordinance are professing be- lievers and their households 6 ; and it is rightly administered by sprinkling or pouring water upon the person in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost 7 . \\\iii. 1!». ■ Rom. to. 11. Col. ii. 11. 3 1 Cor. xii. 13. Gal. in. 27, 28. 4 Tit. iii. 5. Acta ii. 88. Mark i. 8. 5 Rom. vi. :}. I. k \\i. 15, 16. Acts viii. 37. Gen. xvii. 7, 9. Gal. iii. 9, 14. Rom. to. 11, 12. Acta ii. 38, 39. Acts xvi. li, 15, 33. Col. ii. 11, 12. I Cor. vii. 1 I. Mark i. 18, 1 i Luke \\ iii. l">. .. IT. Matt. w. in. 19. II b. ix. 19. Levit. xvi. -1- 7. Numb. viii. 7. [g. In. 15. Ezek. wwi. 2">. Heb. Zech. xii. 10. Is. xliv. 3. Joel ii. 28, 29. Acts ii. 17, 13. ARTICLE XVII. OF THE LORDS SUPPER. The Lord's Supper, consisting of bread and wine set apart from a common to a holy use by prayer 1 , was instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ-, as the sacrament of his body and blood 3 , to show forth perpetually the sacrifice of him- self in his death J ; to seal to believers the bene- fits of his atonement 3 ; to promote the spiritual nourishment and growth of all who worthily 48 receive it 6 ; to be a bond of their communion with Christ and with each other as members of his spiritual body 7 ; and is to be administered to all who make a credible profession of evan- gelical faith, and maintain a blameless walk and conversation according to the word of God 8 . 1 Matt. xxvi. 26, 27. i i Cor , Xt 16> 17j 21. 2 1 Cor. xi. 23 - 26. 1 Cor. xii. 13. 3 1 Cor. x. 16, 17, 21. 8 1 Cor. v. 6 - 8. 4 1 Cor. xi. 24 - 27. 1 Cor. x. 28. 5 2 Cor. i. 21, 22. 1 Cor. xi. 27, 29. 6 Eph. iv. 15, 16. 2 Cor. vi. 14-16. Eph. ii. 21. 2 Thess. iii. 6, 14, 15 Coll. ii. 19. Matt. vii. 6. ARTICLE XVIII. OF THE CHRISTIAN SABBATH. God has appointed one day in seven as a sabbath to be kept holy unto him 1 ; which from the beginning of the world to the resur- rection of Christ was the last day of the week 2 , and from the resurrection of Christ was changed into the first day of the week 3 , called in Scripture the Lord's day 4 , and is to be continued to the end of the world as the Christian sabbath 5 . 1 Exod. xx. 8 - 11. Acts xx. 7. Is. lxvi. 2, 4, 6. 4 Rev. i. 10. 2 Gen. ii. 3. 5 Exod. xx. 8, 10. 3 1 Cor. xvi. 1, 2. Matt. v. 17, 18. Ill ARTICLE XIX. OF RELIGOl w as HIP. Religious worship, in the mode prescribed in the Scriptures 1 , is to be rendered unto God, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, and to him alone 9 , in the public and solemn assemblies of the saints on the sabbath-'*, in secret 4 , and in private families daily"': with understandings, faith 7 , love 8 , reverence, and godly fear 9 ; through the mediation of Christ our only redeemer and in- tercessor 10 . 1 Dcut. xii. 32. & Jtr. x. •-'.. Matt. xv. 9. Jul, f Matt. iv. 10. 2 Sam. vi L6 John v. 23. M itt. vi, II. 2 Cor. xiii. 11. Josh, xxiv. 15 Rev. v. 11-13. c Ps. xl\n. ?. Col. ii. 18. ' Jam. i. 6. Rev. xix. 10. Markxi. 24. 3 Is. hi. 7. 'Rev. ii. 4. Hcl». x.25. Hefa w 26 Fruv. viii. 34. .i >hn xiv. 6. Act,; ii. 42. 1 Tim. i 1 Mitt. vi. G. Eph. ii. 1-. Eph. vi. 1 -. 50 ARTICLE XX. OF THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS. All the visible covenant people of God, being united to Jesus Christ their common head by faith 1 , and to each other by holy love 2 , are bound to maintain communion and fellowship in the worship and ordinances of God's house 3 ; in the performance of such spiritual services as tend to their mutual edification 4 ; and in relieving each others' necessities according to their ability and opportunity 5 . 1 1 John i. 3. 4 Rom. xiv. 19. Eph. iii. 16, 17. 1 Thess. v. 11. 2 Phil. ii. 1, % 5 1 John iii. 17. Eph. iv. 15, 16. Acts xi. 29, 30. 3 Heb. x. 24, 25. Gal. vi. 10. Acts ii. 42, 46. ARTICLE XXI. OF THE STATE OF MAN AFTER DEATH. At death, the bodies of men return to dust from which they were originally taken 1 , but their souls, which are immortal 2 , immediately return to God who gave them 3 ; the righteous being received into heaven, where they behold the face of God in glory, waiting for the re- demption of their bodies 1 , and the finally impeni- reserved in darkness unto the Judgment to be punished 6 . 1 Gen. iii. 10. «Hcb. xii. 23. Acts xiii. 36. Phil. i. 23. ■ Gen. ii. 7. 1 John iii. 2. Matt. x. '.'-. 2 Cor. v. 1-8. Rev. xx. 4. 8 Luke xvi. 23, 24. 3 Luke xxiii. 43. J 1'ct. ii. 9. Eccl. xii. 7. ARTICLE XXII. ME NT. C4od hath appointed a day wherein he will raise the dead 1 , and judge the world in right- eousness by Jesus Christ, to whom all power and judgment belong 2 ; when all, who have lived upon earth, shall appear before his tri- bunal to give an account of the deeds done in the body, and to receive according to what they have done, whether it be good or evil 1 : then the righteous, being made perfect in ho- liness, and united to bodies fashioned like 52 unto Christ's glorious body 4 , will enter into eternal life and blessedness 5 ; and the wicked, receiving bodies raised to dishonor 6 , will be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power 7 . 1 Acts xxiv. 15. John v. 28, 29. Job. xix. 26. 1 Cor. xv. 12-21. 2 Acts xvii. 31. John v. 22, 27. 3 2 Cor. v. 10. Eccl. xii. 14. Rom. ii. 16. Rom. xiv. 10, 12. Matt. xii. 36, 37. Rev. xx. 12. 4 Phil. iii. 21. 1 Cor. xv. 42-49. 5 Matt. xxv. 31-34. Rom. ii. 7. Luke xx. 36. Rev. xx. 6. 6 Dan. xii. 2. 7 Rom. ii. 5, 6. 2 Thess. i. 7, 8. Matt. xxv. 41, 46. Rev. xx. 15, FORM OF ADMISSION. The candidate having taken his place before the Com- munion Table, the minister offers up a brief prayer, after •which he says : Dearly Beloved, You have presented yourself in this holy- place, to make a public profession of your re- ligions faith, and to enter into an everlasting covenant with God and his people. We trust you have well considered the nature of this sol- emn transaction, and are prepared by an unction from the Holy One, to give yourself up as a liv- ing sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto Gud, through Jesus Christ. Having carefully examined, and fully assent- ed to the creed of this Church, as set forth in its printed Confession, do you now publicly and solemnly profess your entire and cordial belief in each and every article of it, and your sincere 54 desire and resolution, by the Grace of God, to walk with this Church in the unity and fellow- ship of this faith ? Here the ordinance of Baptism is to be administered, unless the candidate was baptized in infancy. The minister then says : You will now enter into covenant with God, and with this church. THE COVENANT. In the presence of God, angels, and this as- sembly, you do this day avouch the Lord Jeho- vah, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, to be your God and portion forever. You acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ as your Redeemer, and the Holy Spirit, as your Sanctifier, Comforter, and Guide. Renouncing all hope of eternal life through works of righteousness which you have done, your entire trust is in the blood of Jesus, and the renewing of the Holy Ghost. Deeply sensible of your obligations to redeem- ing love, you hereby devote yourself to God, in the everlasting covenant of his grace, consecrat- ing all that you have and are to his glory, and the advancement of his kingdom in the world. It is the purpose of your heart henceforth to lead a sober, righteous, and godly life, abstaining from the vanities of the world, and taking the principles of Christ's religion, as declared in his sermon on the mount, to govern your intercourse with your fellow men. You now cordially join yourself to this church, as a true church of Christ : and relying upon that Grace which is able to keep you from falling, you promise to walk in communion and fellowship with it ; to observe faithfully its special ordinances of Baptism and the Lord's Supper, as well as its solemn assemblies ; to submit to the government and discipline which it has adopted : to watch over its interests ; to labor for its peace, edification, and purity ; to avoid every occasion of oilence; and to exercise towards its members a spirit of meek, forgiv- ing, and faithful love. This you solemnly profess and engage. Here the members of the church will ru The members of this church now ex ; their willingness to enter into covenant with you. They cordially welcome you to a com- munion of labors and of privileges. They en- gage to watch over you in the Lord with Chris- tian tenderness and affection, and to promote to the extent of their power your growth in grace, your happiness, and your usefulness. I, then, as a minister of Jesus Christ, do in his name acknowledge and declare you a 56 member of his visible kingdom, and entitled to its privileges and blessings, which are well order- ed in all things and sure. This people is your people, and their God, your God. Now there- fore you are no more a stranger and foreigner, but a fellow citizen of the saints, and of the household of God, and are built upon the foun- dation of the Apostles and Prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone. In him, may this building, fitly framed together, grow into a holy temple in the Lord ; and in it, may you be builded for a habitation of God through the Spirit. Amen. PRACTICAL RULES FOR THE DIRECTION OF THE CONSCIENCE. " That the man of God may bo perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."— 2 Tim. iii. 17. I'I!.\ CHURCB < ENSURES. 18. If a person, when proved guilty of an ce by com; -tent testimony, does oot give satisfaction to the Church by a penitent confes- sion, ho is to be admonished, publicly or pri- vately ; excluded from the enjoyment of church privileges : or cast out of the Church by excom- munication, according to the nature and a vation of his sin. If the sentence of the Church is followed by the humble confession, re] ance, and obvious amendment of the offender, he is to be forgiven, comforted, and restored to his former standing in the Church. FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES. 19. All those Churches which have obtained " like precious faith through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ," and hold the same Divine Head, though distinct, ought to maintain church communion and fellowship, by extending to each other the privilege of com- munion at the Lord's Table ; by the mutual transfer of members when circumstances render removal expedient : by the occasional exchange 76 of pastoral services ; by giving and receiving advice and assistance through mutual councils, agreeably to the established usage of Congrega- tional churches ; and by earnest efforts to pro- mote each other's welfare. STANDING RULES. 1. All meetings of the Church shall be open- ed with prayer* 2. The annual meeting for the choice of Clerk, Examining Committee, and the transaction of other business, shall be in January ; the time to be appointed by the Pastor and Deacons, and notice to be given from the pulpit on the Sab- bath preceding. 3. The Examining Committee, of which the Pastor and Deacons shall constitute a part, shall examine all candidates for admission, and present in a written report the names of such as they approve. 4. Candidates for admission, whether by letter or profession, shall be propounded first to the Church, and notice thereof be given to the congregation, at least two weeks previous to their admission. 7* 78 5. At the close of every Preparatory Lecture, there shall be a stated church meeting, at which the vote in relation to the admission of candi- dates shall be taken. 6. All persons admitted to the Church shall be required to sign our Confession of Faith, Cov- enant, and Rules. 7. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is ad- ministered once in two months, on the after- noons of the first Sabbaths in January, March, May, July, September, and November. 8. Those who join the Church by profession, shall be admitted in the presence of the congre- gation, after the Sermon, in the morning previ- ous to the administration of the Lord's Supper. 9. Members of the Church, who are about to remove from town, are expected to make known their intention to the Pastor, and receive letters of recommendation to the church, if there be one in fellowship with us, in the place to which they are going ; and members of sister churches coming to reside for a season with us, and wish- ing to enjoy the privilege of communion with us, are expected to present similar letters from the churches to which they belong. 10. Members of other churches, who are per- manently settled in this place, and desire to walk m fellowship with the Church, are expect- ed to obtain a removal of their church relation to us, as soon as they conveniently can, unless assign satisfactory reasons for delay to the Paster. 11. All applications for letters of dismission and recommendation shall be made in writing, stating the ground upon which they are de- shed. 12. The Church shall meet on Friday even- ings for devotional exercises and religious con- ference. 13. Any alteration may be made in these Rules, at a regular church meeting, called for the purpose. NAMES OF MEMBERS, OFFICERS OF THE CHURCH. Rev. JOHN A. ALBRO, Pastor. James Munroe, > n Stephen T. Farwell, $ IJeacons ' Zelotes Hosmer, Clerk. The examining Committee consists of the Pastor, Deacons, and the following Brethren : William Saunders, William Greenough, Miles Gardiner, Zelotes Hosmer, Francis Nourse, Nathaniel Mullikin. M.UES OF MEMBERS, Note. — The following lis! commences with the Installation of Dr. Holmes. It contains the Dames of those who adhered to the Church at the time of its separation from the First Parish, and of all who have been admitted since that period. * Marks those who are deceased. f " those who have been dismissed to other churches, r. " those who were received by letter. 1792. Jan. 25. *Rev. Abiel Holmes, D. D., Pastor. *Susan Thorn,! •Jemima Flacker,! ^Catharine Morse,! 1793. Nov. 3. *Walter Dickson, fAnna Dickson, Lucy Dickson, (Mrs. Saw- in,) Dec. 8. *Mary Bates, 1798. Sept. 2. Mehetable Hastings, t Dates of admission uncertain. 84 1800. Sept. 25. Joanna Dana, Feb. 9. *Lydia Kneeland, 1801. Jan. 5. Eliza F. Prentiss, Dec. 27. *William Frost, 1803. Jan. 16. Rebecca Jarvis, Dec. 30. *William Hilliard, Deacon. Sarah S. Hilliard, r. 1806. Sept. 31. James Munroe, Deacon. a Margaret Munroe, 1808. Dec. 4. Martha R. Dana, (Mrs. Allston,) t( Elizabeth E. Dana, 1812. Nov. 4. Ruth Conant, 1815. Aug. 13. Mary Munroe, 1816. Sept. 1. *Sarah Flagg, n *Esther Goodwin, 1818. Sept. 6. Samuel F. Sawyer, Patience Sawyer, William Saunders, Sarah Saunders, 1819. Jan. 3. Nathaniel Munroe, May 2. fTorrey Hancock, ^Isabella Hancock, 1822. Dec. 29. Richard H. Dana, 1823. May 4. Betsey Bates, July 3. Rebecca Munroe, 1824. Oct. 24. *Susannah Gilson, 1826. Feb. 19. fAmy Elizabeth McKeen, (Mrs. Worcester,) 85 32; L828. 329. 1830. March 5. Hannah Prentii Elizabeth Watson, Nov. 5. Susan Holt, July 1. Jonathan C. Prentiss, M ury Prentiss, Persis Ba Lydia Parki Lydia Parker 2d, M uy Tliayer, fJosiah W. Cook, ♦Catharine Smith, Jan. 6. Sarah Ann Dana, Abigail Dana. Sarah Brown, | .Mrs. Shed, May 4. Elizabeth Dana. fSarah II. Cook, fJohn Cragin, *Jacob Potter, •Abigail Frost, Oct. 15. f Isabella J. Weeks, Sept. 6. Sarah Anderson, Dec. 13. fRev. Nehemiah Adams, r. Pastor. Elizabeth Milliard, fEliza S. Newman, f Thomas Dakin. Jan. 3. William Raymond, fAaron Pratt, May 2. Elizabeth Dates, r. - 86 Cynthia Russell, r. Nancy Pickett, Sophronia W. Houghton, Mary Robbins, (Mrs. Hall,) fMary Chadbourne, July 4. Susan Bates, Abigail Gordon, Louisa Sawyer, (Mrs. Thurston,) Zoa Duntin, (Mrs. F. Wythe,) fHenry Nowell, f Abigail Nowell, fDavid McClure, fRoxanna L. Cook. f Susan F. Smith, ^Catharine Locke, *Elizabeth Palmer, *Mary Currier, Sept. 5. Anna Bradshaw, r. Martha Sawyer, (Mrs. Law- rence,) Judith Lamson, fHarriet Low, Nov. 7. Samuel Pickett, Caroline Hawkins, (Mrs. E. Griffin,) fCalvin E. Stowe, r. fSarah Ann Wigglesworth, (Mrs. Hobart,) fMary Ann Sawy. 1 B j-Lucy Rice, r. 1831. ./'/"• 2. Harri( I C Bowman, Eunice Gilson, (Mrs. Ban- croft,) Abigail J. Houghton, Huldah Knowlton, Hannah Hawkins, I ! Grinln,) -(-Esther Symmcs, fLydia Norton, -(-Hannah Read, July 3. Joel Giles, Miles Gardiner, r. Lydia Gardiner, r. Rowena Pratt, Mary Lenard, Eliza Derby, fSnsan Chadbourne, fAlvah Cragin, I trtha Boardman, Sept. 4. Hannah Barrett, Susan Cummings, Philena Janes, fSnsan Clears, fMargaret P. Washington, 1-32. Jan. 1. Martha W. Russell, r. fEnoch Noyes. March 4. May 6. July 1 . Sept. 2. Nov. 3. 1833. Jan. 6. July 7. 1834, ilfarc/i 2. Nov. 2. 1835. itfarc/i 1. Thomas P. Lerned, fCharles Hayes, fMartha H. Adams, r. Mary Allen, r. Sarah Gates, r. Stephen T. Farwell, r. Deacon, Mary Stedman, Anne Tolman, (Mrs. Wright,) Charles Nowell, Emeline Jones, Sarah A. Little, Miriam Gordon, (Mrs. G, Hayes,) Sarah Holt, (Mrs. Mullikin,) Rebecca Goodwin, Emily Goodspeed, Louisa Tolman, (Mrs. Cate,) fRebecca Goodwin, (Mrs. C. Hayes,) Lucy Brown, Sarah Goodwin, Margaret Allen, r. Sarah Allen, r. Susan Allen, r. (Mrs. Mun- roe,) Lucy Willard, Mary S. Gould, 89 1838. Sept. G. Nathaniel Mullikin, Elizabeth T. Parwell, r. Mary Frost, r. Theresa Gould, (Mrs. Ste- Jan. 4. Caroline Wright, Dorothea I )< rby. Jan. 1. Sarah Joyce, Hannah Little, Eliza Gould, Sarah E. Conant, (Mrs. Nourse,) Hannah L. Conant, Basse tt,) Sarah H. Mullikin, r. fCaroline Read, (Mrs. Cra- March 5. Joseph Parker, Mary Parker, May 7. Augustus D. Carpenter, r. Elsey Kendall, r. (Mrs. Ler- ned,) Elizabeth Williams, Jan. 7. John Allen, r. March 4. William Greenough, r. Sarah Greenough, r. May G. Lyman Thurston, r. Delia Thurston, r. Zelotes Hosmer, r. 90 Louisa Hosmer, r. Robert S. Rogers, r. Mary Ann Rogers, Benjamin A. Spaulding, r. David Wright, r. July 8. Lucy Sawyer, Olive Abbott, Nov. 4. Mary Frost, Susan Parker, 1839. Jan. 6. Frances Nourse, Mary Oliver, r. fAlfred C. Carpenter, r. May 5. Lyman Whiting, r. Sarah S. Hall, r. Harriet Priest, r. July 7. Hannah Smith, r. Sept. 1, Elizabeth H. Rogers, r. Nov. 3. Elizabeth Campbell, Anne Gould, Eliza J. Pike, (Mrs. Fuller,) 1840. July 5. Experience D. Hyde, Elizabeth Willard, Harriet Lenard, Eunice Danforth, Clarissa Sonle, Henry Frost, Charles Lenox, Sept. 6. Lovey Dunham, Louisa Gurney, 91 L841. v 5 Benjamin A Clark, A I mini Clark Han el w alton, r. I ), Jacob II. i William Buck, David ( ipbell, David Carpenter, Augustus D. Clark, Benjamin A. Dana, Richard II. Dix, William G. Farwell, Stephen T. Dea. Faulkner', George Frost, Henry liner, Miles Giles, Joel Gould, Charles Greenough, William Hosmer, Zelotes Hunt, Frederic A. .. Charles Lerned, Thomas P. Mullikin, Nathaniel Mullikin, Ephraim S. Mumler, Frederic A. Munroe, James, Deacon. Munroe, Nathaniel Nourse, Francis Now< II. Charles Parker, Joseph 1 * i <- k « tt, Samuel Prentiss, Jonatl Raymond, William 3, Rob< ■ • 9 Saunders, William Saund< Sawyei , Samuel F. Spaulding, Benjamin A Thurston, Lymau Washburn, Francis B Whiting, Lyman Wright, David FEMALES. Abbott, Olive Allen, .Mary Allen. Sarah Allen, Margaret Allston, Marth Anderson, Sarah Bancroft, Eunice Barrett, Hannah n. Hannah 3, Elizabeth B 94 Bates, Persis Bates, Susan Bowman, Harriet C. Bradshaw, Anne Brown, Sarah Campbell, Elizabeth Cate, Louisa Clark, Almira Clement, Sarah S. Conant, Ruth Cummings, Susan Dana, Joanna Dana, Elizabeth Dana, Abigail Dana, Elizabeth E. Dana, Sarah A. Danforth, Eunice Derby, Eliza Derby, Dorothea Divoll, Rowena Divoll, Lucy A. Divoll, Nancy A. Dunham, Lovey Farwell, Elizabeth T. Frost, Mary Frost, Mary Fuller, Eliza J. Gardiner, Lydia Gates, Sarah Goodspeed, Emily Goodwin, Sarah Gordon, Abigail Gordon, Abigail A. Gould, Mary Gould, Eliza Gould, Anne Green, Susan M. Greenough, Sarah Griffin, Caroline H. Griffin, Hannah H. Gurney, Louisa Hall, Sarah S. Hall, Mary Hastings, Mehetabel Hayes, Miriam Hilliard, Sarah L. Hilliard, Elizabeth Hodgden, Deborah P. Holt, Susan Hosmer, Louisa Houghton, Sophronia Houghton, Abigail J, Hyde, Experience D. Janes, Philena Jarvis, Rebecca Jones, Emeline Joyce, Sarah Knowlton, Huldah Lamson, Judith Lawrence, Martha Lenard, Mary Lenard, Harriet Lerned, Elsey Little, Sarah A. Little, Hannah Mullikin, Sarah H. Munroe, Margaret Munroe, Mary Munroe, Rebecca Munroe, Susan Munroe, Sarah Nourse, Sarah E. Oliver, Mary Parker, Lydia Parker, Lydia 2d. 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