The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . religiousneed of mankind; Rev. George , Methodist, in RevealingGod in human and national destiny;Rev. George W. Gile, Baptist, inRevealing a truer mission for theChristian church, and Rev. LuciusH. Thayer, Congregationalist, inRevealing hope for the the Tuesday evening service, Chester, and from former pastors, inperson or by letter; also from A. Bisbee, D. D., of Boston, editorof the Universalist Leader. Amongthose responding in person was thevenerable A. J. Patterson,


The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . religiousneed of mankind; Rev. George , Methodist, in RevealingGod in human and national destiny;Rev. George W. Gile, Baptist, inRevealing a truer mission for theChristian church, and Rev. LuciusH. Thayer, Congregationalist, inRevealing hope for the the Tuesday evening service, Chester, and from former pastors, inperson or by letter; also from A. Bisbee, D. D., of Boston, editorof the Universalist Leader. Amongthose responding in person was thevenerable A. J. Patterson, D. D., ofRoxbury, Mass., who was pastor ofthe church in 1855-56. Followingthe greetings came the impressive fea-ture of the evening, the burning ofthe mortgage by the pastor in thepresence of the audience. From this society the ministry of 126 An Literesting Event the denomination has received acces-sions in the persons of Noah Parker,John G. Adams (father of the Rev!J. Coleman Adams, D. D.), BenjaminF. Bowles, Massenna Goodrich, Wil-liam C. Hanscom, A. A. Folsom,Woodbury M. Fernald, Tobias Rev. George E. Leighton Miller. B. F. Eaton, Ezekiel Fitzger-ald, Thomas 0. Marvin, Judson and Ralph H. Cheever; whileamong the worshippers at its serviceshave been such literary lights as Jon-athan M. Sewall, William B. Tappan,Benjamin P. Shillaher, James Ken-nard. Jr., Albert Laighton, LouisaSimes and Carrie The complete succession of pastors,since the organization of the society,is as follows: Noah Parker, 1777-1787; George Richards, January,1798, to May, 1809; Hosea Ballou,Nov. 8, 1809, to June 12, 1815; Se-bastian Streeter, June, 1816, toMarch, 1824; Edward Turner, April1824, to March 24, 1828; Thomas , Sept. 7, 1828, to December,1835; Moses Ballou, June 16, 1836,to May 1, 1843; George W. Montgom-ery, Sept. 1, 1843, to Sept. 1, 1845;]\Ioses Ballou, Nov. 1, 1845, to March11. 1848; Silas S. Fletcher, Aug. 6,1848, to November, 1850; W. A. , Mar


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