Dorchester Past And Present a Sermon Preached in the Second Church Dorcheste
Dorchester Past And Present a Sermon Preached in the Second Church Dorcheste
James H James Howard Means
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As we have claimed for this town priority in estab- lishing a free school, so may we also assert a prece- dence in the great work of Home Missions. In 1695, when Carolina and Georgia were almost wastes, a call came from those " southern plantations " for aid in establishing the institutions of the gospel. Here was the call met, and a church organized, with Rev. Joseph Lo^d, who had been a teacher in the town, as from 1636 to 1669; Rev. John Danfortli from 1682 to 1730; Rev. Jonathan Bowman from... 1730 to 1773; when, after over forty years' foithful service, trouble arose, and he was accused, among other things (a solitary sufferer), of preaching too short sermons. He stoutly defended himself by asserting that he spoke fast, and " would deliver as much in fifteen minutes as some would in half an hour; " but it was of no use: the Dorchester people would have full measure. Rev. Moses Everett suc- ceeded him, being pastor from 1774 to 1793, when Rev. Thaddeus M. Harris, D. D. , was settled, — a man of much learning, whose pastorate continued till 1836, and whose memory is still most affectionately che.
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