. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . By his will, he de-vised his homestead, on Elm Street, near the meeting-house, tothe deacons of the church and their successors forever, in trustfor the church and society, for the purposes of a parsonage. Thefirst deacons to receive a deed of this property were Joseph Ripleyand Levi Hersey. The first deacons were chosen in 1835. The following per-sons have held that office: Joshua Thayer, Nicholas Litchfield,Issacher Fuller, Joseph Ripley, Levi Hersey, Walton V. Mead,Martin T. Stoddard, and George W. Horton. This society has never been large,
. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . By his will, he de-vised his homestead, on Elm Street, near the meeting-house, tothe deacons of the church and their successors forever, in trustfor the church and society, for the purposes of a parsonage. Thefirst deacons to receive a deed of this property were Joseph Ripleyand Levi Hersey. The first deacons were chosen in 1835. The following per-sons have held that office: Joshua Thayer, Nicholas Litchfield,Issacher Fuller, Joseph Ripley, Levi Hersey, Walton V. Mead,Martin T. Stoddard, and George W. Horton. This society has never been large, and its growth has not atany time in its history been rapid, yet an earnest purpose toadhere unswervingly to evangelical truth has always prevailedamong its members; and from a small beginning amid opposi-tion which amounted to persecution, the growth has been healthyand full of promise to those who have felt that they were devoutly contending for the faith once for all delivered to the saints. 62 History of HIngham. METHODIST EPISCOPAL METHODIST EPISCOPAL MEETING-HOUSE. The town of Hing-ham was included inwhat was known asthe Scituate circuitfrom 1807 to the latter yearuntil 1828 it was in-cluded in the Wey-mouth Society, and in1828 it became a sep-arate society. In 1807Rev. Thomas Asbury,on the Scituate cir-cuit, was the firstMethodist ministerwho preached in Hing-ham. He was anEnglishman, said tohave been a cousinof the celebrated Bishop Asbury. He married Rachael Binney ofHull, and subsequently removed to Ohio, purchasing land on thepresent site of the city of Columbus. In 1809, Moses Tower, ofHingham, married Mary Binney, of Hull, who was a member ofthe Methodist Church, and their house, and that of Robert Goold,were opened to Methodist meetings for many years. Methodistministers occasionally preached in these houses. One of the Sab-bath appointments for the Scituate circuit was Cohasset, where ahouse of worship was erected, and where the Methodists of H
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