The town of Roxbury: its memorable persons and places, its history and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages . years ago, was the scene of Theodore Par-. THE SECOND CUTECU. kers early ministerial labors. The first building occupied bythe society stood on Walter Street, and adjoined the oldburial-ground on the south. Upon the formation of the Jamaica Plain parish, from this in 1760, the new previous agreement, contributed to the old the sum of£6G6 7s. Sd. to aid it in rebuilding on its present site, a mileor more farther from the
The town of Roxbury: its memorable persons and places, its history and antiquities, with numerous illustrations of its old landmarks and noted personages . years ago, was the scene of Theodore Par-. THE SECOND CUTECU. kers early ministerial labors. The first building occupied bythe society stood on Walter Street, and adjoined the oldburial-ground on the south. Upon the formation of the Jamaica Plain parish, from this in 1760, the new previous agreement, contributed to the old the sum of£6G6 7s. Sd. to aid it in rebuilding on its present site, a mileor more farther from the Plain. Such of the materials of theold building as were lit for use were employed in the new. andthe old sounding-board was painted and transferred to its 448 THE SECOND CHURCH. present abiding-place. The second, which was a squarestructure, stood broadside to the road, and had no 1S21 it was given its present form, and was largely 1706 Joseph Weld and forty-four others at the westend of Roxbury towards Dedham, eormnonby called Ja-maica End and Spring Street, on account of their greatdistance from the meeting-house, and the great travail andtime in going and returning,
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