The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . By an Occasional Coutrihutor Although the ultimate salvation ofall mankind was the accepted beliefof the early Christians, the Universa-list denomination, as such, is of com-paratively modern growth, and datesits origin, in this country, from thedays of John Murray, Avho came toAmerica from England in 1773,preaching his first sermon at GoodLuck, New Jersey. He was heardthree years later in Portsmouth, inthis state, preaching there November. The Old Universalist Church, PortsmouthDedicated 1808 1
The Granite monthly, a New Hampshire magazine, devoted to literature, history, and state progress . By an Occasional Coutrihutor Although the ultimate salvation ofall mankind was the accepted beliefof the early Christians, the Universa-list denomination, as such, is of com-paratively modern growth, and datesits origin, in this country, from thedays of John Murray, Avho came toAmerica from England in 1773,preaching his first sermon at GoodLuck, New Jersey. He was heardthree years later in Portsmouth, inthis state, preaching there November. The Old Universalist Church, PortsmouthDedicated 1808 10, 1773, and awakening a strong in-terest in his doctrine, so that occa-sional services were held there until1777, when regular services were com-menced, the same being held in thehouse of one George ]\Iassey, withNoah Parker, a resident of the town,as the preacher. The cause flourished and the soci-ety increased, so that it was shortlyfound necessary to use the Dearbornschoolhouse for the meetings. Subse-quently the Sandermanian meetinghouse was secured, and there services w^ere held till 1784, during which yearthe society erected a building for itsown use, on Vaughan St., which itproceeded to occupy. The societywas incorporated by the GeneralCourt in 1793, Daniel Rindge,Thomas Martin, Jonathan M. Sewalland Martin Parry being named in theact of incorporation, and the societywas duly organized on July 29, ofthat year as the Universalist Societyof Portsmouth. The first ordination to the Univer-salist ministry in the town, and prob-
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