[270] and enlarged in 1850. The society was kindly invited by the Unitarian parish to use their house for worship while the repairs were making. This invitation was accepted. Rev. Dr. Ballou, having been called to the Presidency of Tufts's College, resigned in August, 1853; and, in April, 1854, the present pastor, G. V. Maxham, was ordained. The church was organized Jan. 19, 1834; at which time twenty-three persons joined it. This is the only society of this denomination which has been gathered in Medford. It has great prosperity; and its Sunday school contains, on an average, one hundred and fifty pupils.
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[270] and enlarged in 1850. The society was kindly invited by the Unitarian parish to use their house for worship while the repairs were making. This invitation was accepted. Rev. Dr. Ballou, having been called to the Presidency of Tufts's College, resigned in August, 1853; and, in April, 1854, the present pastor, G. V. Maxham, was ordained. The church was organized Jan. 19, 1834; at which time twenty-three persons joined it. This is the only society of this denomination which has been gathered in Medford. It has great prosperity; and its Sunday school contains, on an average, one hundred and fifty pupils.
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