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February 7th (search for this): chapter 19
l, but the First Methodist Episcopal is the second church in Medford, its beginning was fifteen months the earlier. To the edifice built by Galen James and his associates, Second (or First Trinitarian) Congregational, must be accorded the record of the first dedication on September 1, 1824—about three and one-half years prior to that of the Methodist structure. In the library of the New England Conference Historical Society, in Christian Advocate, February 22, 1828, we find— On Thursday, Feb. 7, the first Methodist Episcopal Church in Medford, Mass., was dedicated to the worship of God. The order of exercises commenced with select music; which was followed by the introductory prayer by the Rev. Enoch Mudge. Select scriptures were read by the Rev. Bishop Hedding—Dedicatory Poem—The dedicatory prayer was made by the Rev. Bishop. The dedicatory sermon was by the Rev. J. [ohn] N. [ewland] Maffit Two original hymns written for the occasion by the Rev. J. N. Maffit, were sung wi
1820 AD (search for this): chapter 19
round, was the one by the river's side; the other, twenty by forty feet and fourteen feet high, utterly devoid of any ornamental finish, with no roof cornice, its walls, as well as roof, shingled, with two tiers of small windows for light and ventilation, and one door for entrance in the end. It was probably innocent of paint, also. The interior was just one bare room, and may have been plastered. If it was heated at all (remember there never was any stove in a Medford meeting-house till 1820 or 1821) the stove was in the corner near the door, and fifty feet of necessary funnel hung under the ceiling entered a little chimney in the rear end of the roof. The seats were plain wooden benches extending from the aisle to either wall. The pulpit, very plain, with perhaps a hinged shelf in front for communion table, was on a low platform, around the sides of which was a rail, at which the communicants knelt, this last an innovation in Medford. It was one of the ten idols the standing
1821 AD (search for this): chapter 19
as the one by the river's side; the other, twenty by forty feet and fourteen feet high, utterly devoid of any ornamental finish, with no roof cornice, its walls, as well as roof, shingled, with two tiers of small windows for light and ventilation, and one door for entrance in the end. It was probably innocent of paint, also. The interior was just one bare room, and may have been plastered. If it was heated at all (remember there never was any stove in a Medford meeting-house till 1820 or 1821) the stove was in the corner near the door, and fifty feet of necessary funnel hung under the ceiling entered a little chimney in the rear end of the roof. The seats were plain wooden benches extending from the aisle to either wall. The pulpit, very plain, with perhaps a hinged shelf in front for communion table, was on a low platform, around the sides of which was a rail, at which the communicants knelt, this last an innovation in Medford. It was one of the ten idols the standing order of
September 1st, 1824 AD (search for this): chapter 19
e dedication, though the same was unique in its features and a novelty in Medford. People are wont to think of the predecessor of the Mystic Church as the Second Church of Medford. It was the Second Congregational, but the First Methodist Episcopal is the second church in Medford, its beginning was fifteen months the earlier. To the edifice built by Galen James and his associates, Second (or First Trinitarian) Congregational, must be accorded the record of the first dedication on September 1, 1824—about three and one-half years prior to that of the Methodist structure. In the library of the New England Conference Historical Society, in Christian Advocate, February 22, 1828, we find— On Thursday, Feb. 7, the first Methodist Episcopal Church in Medford, Mass., was dedicated to the worship of God. The order of exercises commenced with select music; which was followed by the introductory prayer by the Rev. Enoch Mudge. Select scriptures were read by the Rev. Bishop Hedding—<
1828 AD (search for this): chapter 19
called the college. Considering his sermon against the Malden Baptists, we fear it would have been Let him be anathema, and the house that they shall build come to naught. Meeting in various places for over five years, those people succeeded, in 1828, in erecting a house of worship on the lane leading from Malden road to the ship yard. In 1922 their successors, the First Methodist Episcopal Church, will observe its centennial and in its fourth house of worship, while the first still remains— the house of the Congregationalist was dedicated to Father, Son and Holy Ghost. They seemed to thus have admitted the seventh idol, but the others they had no use for. But the historian makes no mention whatever of this old church building of 1828, and would have the reader think there was no Methodist church in Medford until 1843. Just how long this building was used we cannot say, nor yet with certainty when it was moved to its present site, but let us see what the barber's shop alterati
February 22nd, 1828 AD (search for this): chapter 19
. It was the Second Congregational, but the First Methodist Episcopal is the second church in Medford, its beginning was fifteen months the earlier. To the edifice built by Galen James and his associates, Second (or First Trinitarian) Congregational, must be accorded the record of the first dedication on September 1, 1824—about three and one-half years prior to that of the Methodist structure. In the library of the New England Conference Historical Society, in Christian Advocate, February 22, 1828, we find— On Thursday, Feb. 7, the first Methodist Episcopal Church in Medford, Mass., was dedicated to the worship of God. The order of exercises commenced with select music; which was followed by the introductory prayer by the Rev. Enoch Mudge. Select scriptures were read by the Rev. Bishop Hedding—Dedicatory Poem—The dedicatory prayer was made by the Rev. Bishop. The dedicatory sermon was by the Rev. J. [ohn] N. [ewland] Maffit Two original hymns written for the occasion by
1843 AD (search for this): chapter 19
hurch government by bishops and dedication of churches. Here was Medford invaded by three, the advance guard of the ten. Historian Brooks is careful to state that the house of the Congregationalist was dedicated to Father, Son and Holy Ghost. They seemed to thus have admitted the seventh idol, but the others they had no use for. But the historian makes no mention whatever of this old church building of 1828, and would have the reader think there was no Methodist church in Medford until 1843. Just how long this building was used we cannot say, nor yet with certainty when it was moved to its present site, but let us see what the barber's shop alteration reveals. Made into a double house, the entrance doors were in the sides, with a large room in either corner. In the recent change the front and floor of one front room was removed. This revealed the fact that the building had been cut in two lengthwise, one half moved aside, and twelve feet built in, making its present width
1878 AD (search for this): chapter 19
the lane leading from Malden road to the ship yard. In 1922 their successors, the First Methodist Episcopal Church, will observe its centennial and in its fourth house of worship, while the first still remains— dwelling-house, and now contains a barber's shop. Changes made to fit it for such use revealed features of construction, and started search into its history. Prior to this, the only allusions to it we have seen in print are in the Register, Vol. XII, p. 2, and an occasional paper (1878) called The Half Century. Neither of these contain any account of the dedication, though the same was unique in its features and a novelty in Medford. People are wont to think of the predecessor of the Mystic Church as the Second Church of Medford. It was the Second Congregational, but the First Methodist Episcopal is the second church in Medford, its beginning was fifteen months the earlier. To the edifice built by Galen James and his associates, Second (or First Trinitarian) Congregati
1922 AD (search for this): chapter 19
ve happened had he been in his prime when Rev. Josiah Bracket came up from Charlestown to preach to some people, not of the standing order, in a building called the college. Considering his sermon against the Malden Baptists, we fear it would have been Let him be anathema, and the house that they shall build come to naught. Meeting in various places for over five years, those people succeeded, in 1828, in erecting a house of worship on the lane leading from Malden road to the ship yard. In 1922 their successors, the First Methodist Episcopal Church, will observe its centennial and in its fourth house of worship, while the first still remains— dwelling-house, and now contains a barber's shop. Changes made to fit it for such use revealed features of construction, and started search into its history. Prior to this, the only allusions to it we have seen in print are in the Register, Vol. XII, p. 2, and an occasional paper (1878) called The Half Century. Neither of these contain any a
John Bishop (search for this): chapter 19
the Methodist structure. In the library of the New England Conference Historical Society, in Christian Advocate, February 22, 1828, we find— On Thursday, Feb. 7, the first Methodist Episcopal Church in Medford, Mass., was dedicated to the worship of God. The order of exercises commenced with select music; which was followed by the introductory prayer by the Rev. Enoch Mudge. Select scriptures were read by the Rev. Bishop Hedding—Dedicatory Poem—The dedicatory prayer was made by the Rev. Bishop. The dedicatory sermon was by the Rev. J. [ohn] N. [ewland] Maffit Two original hymns written for the occasion by the Rev. J. N. Maffit, were sung with great propriety and musical effect, one previous to the address and the other following—Concluding prayer by the Rev. T. C. Pierce and benediction by the Rev. Mr. Bracket. The concourse of people was too great to find accommodation in the new church: and after the above services had been attended in it, the Congregational church of
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