. The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. and a handsome meetinghouse was built on land now occupied by the Boston Store. Rev. DavidPickering was the first pastor. In 1872 the church built a new and finerhouse of worship on Greene, at a cost of $130,000. Among its ministershave been Rev. E. H. Capan, D. D., later president of Tufts College, andRev. H. I. Cushman, D. D. The second Universalist Church in the State was organized in Paw-tucket, in 1827. The third was founded at Woonsocket prior to 1840, andis now the largest and most prosperous in the State. The fourth
. The history of the state of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. and a handsome meetinghouse was built on land now occupied by the Boston Store. Rev. DavidPickering was the first pastor. In 1872 the church built a new and finerhouse of worship on Greene, at a cost of $130,000. Among its ministershave been Rev. E. H. Capan, D. D., later president of Tufts College, andRev. H. I. Cushman, D. D. The second Universalist Church in the State was organized in Paw-tucket, in 1827. The third was founded at Woonsocket prior to 1840, andis now the largest and most prosperous in the State. The fourth was thepresent Church of the Mediator on Cranston street, the house of worshipbeing erected in 1869. The church celebrated its fiftieth anniversary in1899. The chief educational institutions of this church are Dean Academyat Franklin, Massachusetts, and Tufts College, near Boston. Both arewell-endowed and flourishing schools of learning. Among the pastors and preachers of eminence, other than thosebefore named, were Rev. Henry W. Rugg, W. C. Selleck, James S. Cook,. ST. PETER^ AND ST. PAULS CATHEDRALCathedral Square RELIGIOUS SOCIETIES 617 Charles J. White, Massena Goodrich, E. L. Houghton, Stephen Cutler,J. N. Parker, John Murray and Thomas Whittcmore. The great work of the Universalist denomination has been to lib-eralize all other existing faiths. While the first advocates were treatedwith great severity by the orthodox faiths, a gradual but fundamentalchange has taken place in beliefs and preaching. To such an extent hasthis evolution of a new faith proceeded that the preaching, teaching andpractice of all the leading churches of America are mainly in full har-mony with those of the denomination that was so vigorously attacked inits early history—a century ago. The Universalists have extinguished thefires of a literal hell and have lit the lamp of hope in millions of humansouls. The Presbyterian church of Rhode Island holds fast to the leadingarticles of the Scotch faith
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