History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . ed many of her followersto look toward this city with very muchmore than ordinary interest. There havebeen numerous pilgrimages here, somefrom far-off countries, with the view of seeing Mrs. Eddy and for thepurpose of visiting her birthplace in an adjoining town. The mostnotable of these was July 5, 1897,—the Fourth that year comingon Sunday,—when about twenty-five hundred people came to testifytheir loyalty. This concourse of people was welcomed by the may
History of Concord, New Hampshire, from the original grant in seventeen hundred and twenty-five to the opening of the twentieth century; . ed many of her followersto look toward this city with very muchmore than ordinary interest. There havebeen numerous pilgrimages here, somefrom far-off countries, with the view of seeing Mrs. Eddy and for thepurpose of visiting her birthplace in an adjoining town. The mostnotable of these was July 5, 1897,—the Fourth that year comingon Sunday,—when about twenty-five hundred people came to testifytheir loyalty. This concourse of people was welcomed by the mayorand addressed by Mrs. Eddy and others. It is not alone through these visitations that Mrs. Eddy has becomeknown to the people of Concord. She lias proved herself a public-spirited and generous citizen, and her interest in the growth andimprovement of the city has been shown in many ways. Her follow-ers in this her home are as devoted to her as her adherents else-where. Even those who are not of her faith acknowledge the cor-rectness of her life, the benevolence of character, and the publicspirit she manifests on all the friends christian union. 831 The Friends Christian Union. This is the latest religious society of Concord, and is the out-growth of a series of Sunday evening Bible lectures given in theFirst Methodist church in the fall and winter of 1898. There hadbeen a withdrawal from the First Baptist church of some of its con-gregation, and these people secured the First Methodist church forSunday evening services, and then invited Dr. Roland D. Grant tospeak to them. These meetings continued for about four an organization known as the Friends Christian Union wasformed, the organization taking place March 7, 1899. Those activein bringing about its organization were Fred W. Cheney, LymanJackman, Gilbert J. Benedict, Isaac F. Mooney, Milon D. Cum-mings, E. H. Houston, David Webster, W. M. Colby, Mrs. HannahG. Hoit, Mrs. Ellen M. Hall, and Mrs. L
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