Harvard and its surroundings . men who fell April 19, 1775, in defense ofthe liberty of the people. On the west side of the Town Burying Ground stands —42. Christ Church, fronting on Garden Street. This is the mother Epis-copal church, and the oldest existing place of worship of any denominationin Cambridge, and it is rich in historical interest. The parish was organized in 1759; the first rector, the Rev. East Apthorp,was appointed a missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel the same year, and the churchwas opened for worship Oc-tober 15, 1761. It Avas bniltfrom designs furn
Harvard and its surroundings . men who fell April 19, 1775, in defense ofthe liberty of the people. On the west side of the Town Burying Ground stands —42. Christ Church, fronting on Garden Street. This is the mother Epis-copal church, and the oldest existing place of worship of any denominationin Cambridge, and it is rich in historical interest. The parish was organized in 1759; the first rector, the Rev. East Apthorp,was appointed a missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel the same year, and the churchwas opened for worship Oc-tober 15, 1761. It Avas bniltfrom designs furnished byPeter Harrison, the architectof Kings Chapel, Boston ;and, although built of wood,it was considered, in its orig-inal proportions, a model ofarchitectural beauty. The mission was establishedand the church built, as ex-Christ Church (42). pressly stated, to provide forthe spiritual needs of the members of the Church of England resident in Cam-bridge, as also for such students of Harvard College as are of that AND ITS SURROUNDINGS. 73 Special provision has always been made, therefore, in this church for suchstudents, and the rector has always regarded himself as officially charged withthe duty of ministering to them as a pastor, as well as with the rectorshipof the parish in which Harvard College is located. The students, on theirpart, have ever taken a lively interest in the church, assisting in its minis-trations as lay readers, teachers in the Sunday-school, members of the choir,and otherwise. Prior to the Revolutionary War, Christ Church was the spiritual home ofthe Church of England aristocracy and loyalty. The families to whom the oldmansions of Cambridge once belonged — the Vassals, Lees, Phippses, Leeh-meres, and Inmans — here gathered for worship. Mr. Apthorp was succeededby the Rev. AVinwood Sarjeant; but when hostilities broke out, rector andcongregation alike wei-e dispersed as tories and royalists; the Connecticutmilitia were quartered in the c
Size: 1975px × 1265px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bo, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectharvarduniversity
