. A history of the town of Franklin, Mass.; from its settlement to the completion of its first century, 2d March, 1878; with genealogical notices of its earliest families, sketches of its professional men, and a report of the centennial celebration . ^ Christian harmonies and interchange of fra-ternal courtesies. THE FHJST BAPTIST CHURCH in Franklin was organized in 1868, with thirteen members, andwas recognized the same year by a council from churches withinthe bounds of the Boston North and South Baptist J. W. HoLMAN, M. D., was the first The churchat this time held
. A history of the town of Franklin, Mass.; from its settlement to the completion of its first century, 2d March, 1878; with genealogical notices of its earliest families, sketches of its professional men, and a report of the centennial celebration . ^ Christian harmonies and interchange of fra-ternal courtesies. THE FHJST BAPTIST CHURCH in Franklin was organized in 1868, with thirteen members, andwas recognized the same year by a council from churches withinthe bounds of the Boston North and South Baptist J. W. HoLMAN, M. D., was the first The churchat this time held their religious services in the Town Hall. was a man of kindlv social bearing, an acceptaljle andinteresting preacher, and soon gathered a good congregation of 100 HISTORY OP FRANKLIN. hearers. His pastorate was brief. Rev. Daniel Rounds succeededhim. During his pastorate, a neat chapel was built on East the little church for a season gave every evidence of pros-perity in enlarged membership, in both the congregation and 8un-daj-school. But unfortunate differences and consequent aliena-tion culminated in the resignation of Mr. Rounds, who had laboredliard and laithfnlly for the establishment and grow^th of the BAPTIST CHURCH. Rev. George W. Ryan was called to the pastorate of the churchin May, 1873. The year following, the church edifice in which theynow worship was purchased of the First Universalist Society inPrauklin. The building was moved to School street and altera-tions and improvements made. CATHOLIC CHURCH. Previous to the year 1848, there were no Roman Catholics in thetown of Franklin. In the jear following, however, two familiestook up their residence here, and shortly after a number of em-})loyees of the Norfolk Railroad (/ompan} became permanent res-idents in the town. Tlie first Mass celebrated in tlie t(nvn was by Rev. C. ORilky, ADDKNDA. 101 in a house on Lincoln street, now tlie residence of J. L. Fitzpat-riek, and was attended
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