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Dorchester, Boston, Mass. Second Church records, 1770-1991.
Collection
Identifier: RG0069
Abstract
The Second Church in Dorchester was first organized on January 1, 1808 by 64 members of First Church. The first official pastor for the newly formed Second Church was Dr. John Codman. Codman was a member of an influential family and graduated from Harvard. His pastorate continues to be the longest for the church and during this time was regularly visited by Daniel Webster and (on occasion) John Adams. The last pastor of Second Church in Dorchester was Reverend Donald P. Brickley. He...
Dates:
1770-1991
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
Samuel Billings Capen collection of writings, 1882-1913.
Collection
Identifier: MS0835
Abstract
Samuel Billings Capen was born on December 12, 1842 in Boston. Samuel would become heavily involved in a number of different organizations starting in 1882 when he became the president of the Congregational Sunday School and Publishing Society. The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions would also benefit from Capen’s services when he became president in 1899. He was a part of the Haystack Prayer Meeting in 1906 and would eventually travel to Asia as the head of the ABCFM and...
Dates:
1882-1913
Found in:
Congregational Library & Archives
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- Capen, Samuel B. (Samuel Billings), 1842-1914 1
- Codman, John, 1782-1847 1
- Dorchester Central Congregational Church (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.) 1
- Ginn, Edwin, 1838-1914 1
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