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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 16: ecclesiastical History. (search)
enlarged by adding chancel and transepts, and otherwise remodelling the house, giving it its present seating capacity of 1,040. The house, thus improved, was rededicated Dec. 15, 1872. The church, now known as the North Avenue Congregational Church, was organized Sept. 23, 1857, under the auspices of an ecclesiastical council duly convened; it consisted originally of forty-three members. The first pastor of this church was Rev. William Carruthers, Bowd. Coll. 1853, who was installed Jan. 2, 1861, and was dismissed Feb. 21, 1866. Rev. David O. Mears, born in Essex, Feb. 22, 1842, A. C. 1865, was ordained and installed Oct. 2, 1867, under whose ministry the growth of the church and congregation has been rapid and substantial. The following named persons have served this church as Deacons:— John Harmon, Samuel Chadwick, F. E. Whitcomb, James R. Morse, William P. Hayward, Daniel Fobes, H. D. Sweetser, Henry M. Bird, Wm. Fox Richardson, Frank Foxcroft. Pilgrim Co