| Elected. | Held office until | ||
| David McClure | Dec. 12, 1843 | Died | Jan. 20, 1852 |
| Dexter Fairbanks | Dec. 12, 1843 | Dismissed | Feb. 2, 1849 |
| Enos H. Baxter | April 28, 1846 | Dismissed | July 27, 1855 |
| Francis Hunt | Jan. 18, 1850 | Dismissed | May 9, 1854 |
| Josiah H. Rugg | Jan. 18, 1850 | Removed from the city | |
| Willard Sears | Jan. 8, 1855 | Dismissed | 1857 |
| George W. Wyatt | Sept. 18, 1857 | Resigned | June 8, 1860 |
| Lyman G. Case | Sept. 18, 1857 | Oct. 3, 1865 | |
| Curtis C. Nichols | Sept. 18, 1857 | Oct. 3, 1865 | |
| Baxter E. Perry | Feb. 6, 1860 | Resigned | Jan. 14, 1861 |
| Edward Kendall | Jan. 14, 1861 | Oct. 3, 1865 |
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church edifice which had been the scene of many joys and many sorrows, was sold, and was soon afterwards utterly consumed by fire, Sept. 6, 1865.
The four deacons who were ‘dismissed’ had previously removed from the city.
Evangelical, East Cambiidge.—The Evangelical Church at East Cambridge was organized Sept. 8, 1842.
In the course of the next year a meeting-house was erected at the northeasterly corner of Second and Thorndike streets, which was dedicated Sept. 13, 1843, and taken down for removal to Somerville in 1876.
The first pastor of the church was Rev. Frederick T. Perkins, Y. C. 1839, who was ordained Jan. 11, 1843, and, after a longer pastorate than has hitherto been held by any of his successors, resigned May 26, 1851.
He was succeeded by Rev. Joseph L. Bennett, A. C. 1845, who was installed July 1, 1852, and resigned Feb. 18, 1857. Rev. Richard G. Green was installed March 31, 1858, resigned Sept. 17, 1860, and was succeeded by Rev. William W. Parker, who was installed April 3, 1861, and resigned March 22, 1864. Rev. Nathaniel Mighill, A. C. 1860, was ordained Sept. 29, 1864, and resigned Sept. 24, 1867. Rev. H. R. Timlow was the acting pastor from Oct., 1867, to March 31, 1870; and was succeeded by Rev. Samuel Bell, who was installed Nov. 1, 1870, and resigned May 29, 1872. Rev. D. W. Kilburn supplied the pulpit from Sept. 1, 1873, to Sept. 1, 1874.
The church is at present destitute of a pastor.
Boston. Houghton and Mifflin. 1877.
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