. History of the town of Princeton, in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1759-1915. d churchOct. 26, 1836, and so continued till 1839. Third Edifice. It was during this pastorate in 1838 thata new church edifice was erected at the head of the com-mon, about 200 feet east of the present library buildingand in 1892 removed to its present location in accordancewith the agreement with E. A. Goodnow. This housewas built and owned by John Brooks, Rufus Davis andothers. Services were held in it for the first time March 6, In June, 1811, the General Court of Mass. passed a law
. History of the town of Princeton, in the county of Worcester and commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1759-1915. d churchOct. 26, 1836, and so continued till 1839. Third Edifice. It was during this pastorate in 1838 thata new church edifice was erected at the head of the com-mon, about 200 feet east of the present library buildingand in 1892 removed to its present location in accordancewith the agreement with E. A. Goodnow. This housewas built and owned by John Brooks, Rufus Davis andothers. Services were held in it for the first time March 6, In June, 1811, the General Court of Mass. passed a law providing thata member of any church producing to his town clerk a certificate of member-ship shall be exempted from taxation for the maintenance of another is known as the Religious Freedom Act. In 1833 Mass. adopted an amendment (Art. XI) to the constitutionseparating church and state, permitting all churches to choose their own pas-tors, to raise money for worship, etc., and freeing their members from the sup-port of other churches; and placing all churches on an equality before the Ecclesiastical History 171 1838. (In March 1839 the Parish voted to relinquish tothe town all their right in the old meeting-house.) Afterdiligent search in Records and public prints no mentionhas been found of the formal dedication of this Revere bell was removed from the old building andplaced in the belfry of the present house. A few yearslater an elegant chandelier, the gift of John Lane Boylston,Esq., was placed in the audience room where it stillremains. Tradition asserts that it came from the MaverickChurch, East Boston. The church was moved to itspresent location in 1884. A new organ was placed inthe church in 1910. Succeeding Ministers to 1915. Rev. Willard M. Hard-ing, ordained May 20, 1840; dismissed Aug. 28, 1844. Rev. Alfred Goldsmith, installed July 15, 1845; dis-missed June 7, 1849. Rev. Henry Wickes, ordained June 16, 1852; dismissedAug. 28, 1855. Rev.
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