An Historical Sketch of the First Church in Boston: From Its Formation to the Present Period. To which are Added Two Sermons, One on Leaving the Old, and the Other on Entering the New House of Worship |
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... hundred and thirty men , and nine- ty women had now become members of the 6 Aug. church . But , besides the loss of the Charles- town members , several had died , several others had removed to Salem , and a few had returned to England ...
... hundred and thirty men , and nine- ty women had now become members of the 6 Aug. church . But , besides the loss of the Charles- town members , several had died , several others had removed to Salem , and a few had returned to England ...
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... hundred and fifty communicants . Nothing remarkable transpired in the church from this time until the death of Mr. Cotton . One thousand and thirty - four children had been baptized , since Mr. Cotton's ordination . Of these 538 were ...
... hundred and fifty communicants . Nothing remarkable transpired in the church from this time until the death of Mr. Cotton . One thousand and thirty - four children had been baptized , since Mr. Cotton's ordination . Of these 538 were ...
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... hundred and ten children baptized , one hundred and twenty- three of whom were males . Twenty - four persons , during the same period , were admitted to com- munion , seventeen of whom were women . Three men and as many women had been ...
... hundred and ten children baptized , one hundred and twenty- three of whom were males . Twenty - four persons , during the same period , were admitted to com- munion , seventeen of whom were women . Three men and as many women had been ...
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... hundred and fifty - four , and that of male baptisms one hundred and forty - nine . Concerning the period , to which these minutes relate , we cannot but remark , that a persecuting temper was the fault of the age . The quakers ...
... hundred and fifty - four , and that of male baptisms one hundred and forty - nine . Concerning the period , to which these minutes relate , we cannot but remark , that a persecuting temper was the fault of the age . The quakers ...
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... hundred and fourteen of whom were females . The records appear to have been correctly made , and good order maintained in the church . But the period was come , in which the earthly labours of the pious Wilson were to be exchang- ed for ...
... hundred and fourteen of whom were females . The records appear to have been correctly made , and good order maintained in the church . But the period was come , in which the earthly labours of the pious Wilson were to be exchang- ed for ...
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