| 1865-1870, | Joseph H. Rice, | George A. Meacham. |
| 1871-1872, | Joseph H. Rice, | George Vincent. |
| 1872, | George Vincent,2 | James M. Barker. |
| 1873-1875, | James M. Barker, | George H. Mullin. |
| 1876, | James M. Barker, | Daniel McNamara. |
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1871, when the failure of health compelled him to resign.
He was succeeded by Rev. William H. Fultz (since deposed), whose connection with the church ceased in the summer of 1873. Rev. Theodosius S. Tyng, a graduate of Kenyon College, 1869, and of the Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, 1874, took charge of the church Oct. 1, 1873, and became its Rector June 15, 1874.
At first, divine service was held in a building on North Avenue, which was erected for a bank, and altered into a chapel.
‘The present church building stands upon Beech Street, on a lot acquired by the parish during the Rev. Mr. Croswell's rectorship.
It was presented to the parish by Mrs. Mary L. Greenleaf, and consecrated Dec. 21, 1871.’1 The following named persons have served the church as Wardens:—
Methodist Episcopal.—The Methodist Episcopal Church in Old Cambridge was organized June 3, 1868; and on the same day, their chapel on the easterly side of North Avenue, between Holmes Place and Waterhouse Street, was dedicated.3 The preachers in charge of this church have been as follows:—
1868, 1869, Rev. Abraham D. Merrill and Rev. James Mudge, Wesl.
Univ. 1865. The Rev. Mr. Mudge received the degree of B. D. from the Bost.
Theol. Sem. 1870; was transferred to the India Conference and assigned to missionary work, in 1873, and now has ‘charge of the publishing interests of the M. E. Church’ in India.
1870, 1871, Rev. Samuel Jackson, Wesl. Univ. 1859. 1872, Rev. Pliny Wood. In 1873, Rev. Mr. Wood was appointed a commissioner to the National Exposition at Vienna, and died there of cholera.
1873, Rev. James Lansing, who was transferred to Nashville, Tenn., before the expiration of his year, and his place here was supplied by Rev. Mr. Beiler. 1874, 1875, Rev. David K. Merrill, to whom I am indebted for some of the foregoing facts.
1876, Rev. Charles Young.
1 Ms. letter from Rev. T. S. Tyng.
2 Mr. Rice died July 28, 1872, aged 71; and thereupon Mr. Vincent was elected Senior Warden, and Mr. Barker, Junior Warden.
3 This edifice, formerly called ‘Holmes Chapel,’ had for several years been occupied by what was then called the ‘Holmes Congregational Society,’ now the ‘North Avenue Congregational Society.’ It was purchased and removed to its present locality early in 1868.
Boston. Houghton and Mifflin. 1877.
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