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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 15: ecclesiastical History. (search)
ship of this church in June, 1791, and was installed pastor of the church in Cambridge, Jan. 25, 1792. His ministry was long and eventful. His parish was much enlarged by the establishment and growth of villages at Cambridgeport and East Cambridge, and it was subsequently diminished by their incorporation as a separate parish, The Cambridgeport Parish, which included both Cambridgeport and East Cambridge. and the organization of churches in both villages. A new church was organized, Nov. 6, 1814, under the auspices of the College, which withdrew many of the officers and students from his congregation. These changes were effected peacefully, and with the cooperation of Dr. Holmes. He preached at the dedication of the meeting-house of the Cambridgeport Parish, and at the ordination of their first minister. He also assisted in the organization of the College Church. But another change occurred, which occasioned much grief and sadness, and which he resisted earnestly and steadf
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 16: ecclesiastical History. (search)
Feb. 21, 1842Mar. 22, 1859 73 Nathaniel P. HuntFeb. 21, 1842Oct. 29, 1854 61 University Church. Until 1812, the College government and students had united in public worship with the inhabitants of the First Parish in Cambridge; but in that year the Overseers expressed the opinion, that it would be for the advantage of the students, should religious instruction on the Sabbath be given within the walls of the University. Quincy's Hist. H. U., II. 309. On the morning of Lord's-Day, 6th Nov. 1814, the Church was organized, in the presence and by the assistance of the pastor and delegates of the First Church in Cambridge. McKenzie's Hist. Lect., p. 184. A distinct church being organized, public worship has since been conducted within the College Chapel by the Faculty of the Theological School. Quincy's Hist. H. U., II. 310. Appleton Chapel subsequently became the stated place of worship, and after about forty years the ex-officio service of the Theological Faculty ceased;