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common. From March 5, 1713, to Oct. 19, 1718, they gathered £ 27. 16s. 8d. From Oct. 28, 1718, to Aug. 2, 1721, they gathered £ 15. 5s. 8d. Rev. Ebenezer Turell. This gentleman was a native of Boston, born 1701, and graduated at Harvard College 1721. He studied his profession with Rev. Benjamin Colman, of Boston; and on the 17th June, 1724, the Selectmen of Medford having appointed that day for a town-fast, Mr. Colman preached a fitting sermon from these words: And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. After this preparatory service, the town proceeded to elect, unanimously, the Rev. Ebenezer Turell to be their pastor and teacher,--a hundred pounds settlement, and ninety pounds salary, and strangers' money, to be paid semi-annually. To this invitation Mr. Turell returned the following answer, dated Aug. 31, 1724:-- Forasmuch as the God of the spirits of all flesh (upon our seeking unto him by prayer and fasting) has inc