Falmouth-by-the-sea : the Naples of America . First Congregational Church of Falmouth^ Religious Societies of Falmoutl). PROVISION for the support of public worship was made by the town asearly as 1686, by setting apart lands as a help and encouragement to anyfit person who may be helpful to us in maintaining the public preaching ofthe Word of God. The first preacher employed by the town was Mr. Sam-uel Shiverick. The first settled Minister to the town was Rev. Joseph Met-calf, called in 1707, and the First Congregational Church was organized the 26 next year, Mr. Metcalf died in 1723, having
Falmouth-by-the-sea : the Naples of America . First Congregational Church of Falmouth^ Religious Societies of Falmoutl). PROVISION for the support of public worship was made by the town asearly as 1686, by setting apart lands as a help and encouragement to anyfit person who may be helpful to us in maintaining the public preaching ofthe Word of God. The first preacher employed by the town was Mr. Sam-uel Shiverick. The first settled Minister to the town was Rev. Joseph Met-calf, called in 1707, and the First Congregational Church was organized the 26 next year, Mr. Metcalf died in 1723, having been the honored minister ofthe town for sixteen years. The first pastor of the church was Rev. SamuelPalmer, settled in 1731 • He died in office after a long and honored ministryof forty-five years. Other ministers, most of whom had long pastorates, wereRevs. Henry Lincoln, Benj. Woodbury, Josiah Bent, Henry B. Hooker, Wil-liam Bates, James P. Kimball, Henry K. Craig, and the present pastor, H. Washburn, installed in liiiiii^
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