. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . heir in-structions. Institutions that have their origin in the moral andspiritual needs of men live forever. The first rude meeting-housedisappeared; the second was licked up by the flames four scoreyears ago,—but the church lives on. Rev. Phineas Stevens ispreaching still. How far that little candle, lighted by the Chris-tian men and women of Contoocook, throws its beams ! How, asthe years roll on, it will burn with ever increasing brightness ! Not only the white light of a spiritual life, but the pure flameof patriotic devotion
. The history of Boscawen and Webster [] from 1733 to 1878 . heir in-structions. Institutions that have their origin in the moral andspiritual needs of men live forever. The first rude meeting-housedisappeared; the second was licked up by the flames four scoreyears ago,—but the church lives on. Rev. Phineas Stevens ispreaching still. How far that little candle, lighted by the Chris-tian men and women of Contoocook, throws its beams ! How, asthe years roll on, it will burn with ever increasing brightness ! Not only the white light of a spiritual life, but the pure flameof patriotic devotion. The little log meeting-house was loop-holed for defence. The settlers worshipped with their rifles bytheir sides. Rev. Phineas Stevens marched with his flock in pur-suit of the savage. No Indian war-whoop blanched the cheeksof Andrew Bohonnon, Moses Burbank, Nathaniel and WilliamDanforth, on that day when Enos Bishop was captured withinsight of the meeting-house, nor when Thomas Cook and Ctesarwere shot down at Clay hill. The settlers of Hopkinton, Warner,.
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