. Origin and annals of "The Old south," First Presbyterian church and parish, in Newburyport, Mass., 1746-1896 . pelthat was finished February 15th, 1743, and served asour sanctuary for thirteen years. It stood on Norfolk(now High) street, between Lime street (as sincelaid out,) and Chandlers lane, afterwards calledPrison street, (because the jail was on it,) then Kingstreet, and finally Federal street. It was in theStorey garden, though the exact locality is notknown, nor is any picture of the edifice in existence. From the day of Mr. Lowell till now, when whatwas the Third Church of Christ h
. Origin and annals of "The Old south," First Presbyterian church and parish, in Newburyport, Mass., 1746-1896 . pelthat was finished February 15th, 1743, and served asour sanctuary for thirteen years. It stood on Norfolk(now High) street, between Lime street (as sincelaid out,) and Chandlers lane, afterwards calledPrison street, (because the jail was on it,) then Kingstreet, and finally Federal street. It was in theStorey garden, though the exact locality is notknown, nor is any picture of the edifice in existence. From the day of Mr. Lowell till now, when whatwas the Third Church of Christ has become theFirst Religious Society, or the Unitarian Church,it has been the custom to speak of the Presbyterianschism. We protest. The term implies a divisionwithout a justifiable cause and is a term of certainly was a separation, and there may havebeen blame; but not wholly, nor mainly, with theseceders. Their alleged irregularity found a pre-cedent in the mode of withdrawal by both the Secondand Third churches, at the time of their formation;and their example has been imitated by other 26. JONATHAN PARSONS,1746-1776. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. churches formed since then. Our fathers may haveerred; but they sought in vain for two years for afair hearing- by a mutual council. And even afterresorting to an ex parte council, which decided intheir favor, they waited long for some recognition ofwhat would now be universally regarded as theirsacred rights. Meanwhile they were ably ministeredto by a young man from Byheld, the Rev. JosephAdams, a graduate from Harvard. He served themas a stated preacher for three years, and merits last-ing remembrance as having done pioneer work introublous times, paving the way for the pastorswhose names now shine in letters of gold onyour mural tablet. Mr. Adams was, however, morezealous than discreet, and by Mr. Whitehekrs advicethe congregation sought, as their first pastor, the REV. JONATHAN PARSONS. Preparatory, however, to this
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