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Cambridge-Concord
Cambridge - First Parish
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Controversy between the First Parish in Cambridge and the Rev. Dr. Holmes, Their Late Pastor. Cambridge: Printed by E.W. Metcalf and Co., 1829.Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Newell, William. Two Discourses Delivered before the First Parish in Cambridge: One upon Leaving the Old Meeting House and the Other at the Dedication of the New. Cambridge: J. Munroe, 1834.The first sermon was preached on Dec. 1, 1833; the second on Dec. 12, 1833
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Newell, William. Corrupt Gifts: A Discourse Delivered before the First Parish in Cambridge, on Sunday, January 22, 1854. Cambridge: J. Bartlett, 1854.University of Michigan digitized copy
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McKenzie, Alexander. Lectures on the History of the First Church in Cambridge. Boston: Congregational Publishing Society, 1873.New York Public Library digitized copy
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Services at the Celebration of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Organization of the First Church in Cambridge, February 7-14, 1886. Cambridge: J. Wilson and Son: University Press, 1886.The 1886 Celebration was held jointly by the First Parish (Unitarian) and the Shepard Congregational Society. First Church (Cambridge, Mass.)
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Crothers, Samuel McChord. Catholicity: A Sermon Preached in the First Parish Church, Cambridge, Mass. Cambridge: John Wilson and Son, 1895.Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Crothers, Samuel McChord. In Rimmon's House: A Sermon Preached in the First Parish Church, Cambridge, Mass. Cambridge: John Wilson and Son, 1897.Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Crothers, Samuel McChord. The Kingdoms of This World. Cambridge: John Wilson, 1897.Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Crothers, Samuel McChord. The Blessing or the Curse: A Sermon Preached in the First Parish Church, Cambridge, Mass. Cambridge: John Wilson, 1898.Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Crothers, Samuel McChord. The Making of Religion. Cambridge: Post-Office Mission, 1900.Andover-Harvard Library digitized copy
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Report of the Building Committee of the First Parish in Cambridge, 1902. Cambridge: The Parish, 1902.Andover-Harvard digitized copy
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Records of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New England, 1632-1830 ... copied and edited by Stephen Paschall Sharples. Boston: E. Putnam, 1906."comprising the ministerial records of baptisms, marriages, deaths, admission to covenant and communion, dismissals and church proceedings"
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First Parish (Cambridge, Mass.). The Paine Fund of the First Parish in Cambridge. Cambridge, University Press, 1912.Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Cambridge - First Universalist
Cambridge - Third Congregational Society
Cambridge - Cambridgeport Parish
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Ware, John Fothergill Waterhouse. Our Duty under Reverse: A Sermon Preached in the Church of the "Cambridge Parish," Sunday, 28 July, 1861. Boston: Printed by John Wilson and Son, 1861.Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:14 | Andover-Harvard digitized copy
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Ware, John John Fothergill WaterHouse. A Discourse Delivered in the Church of the Cambridgeport Parish, January 24, 1864, on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary …. Cambridge: The Parish, 1864.… of the Settlement of Rev. Thomas B. Gannett, First Minister of the Parish”
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Badger, Henry Clay. The Humble Conqueror: A Discourse Commemorative of the Life and Services of Abraham Lincoln, Preached to the Cambridgeport Parish, April 23, 1865. Boston: Printed for the Parish, 1865.Scripture: Isaiah 59:1; 54:11-14, 17, 7 | Library of Congress digitized copy
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Briggs, George Ware. Exercises in Commemoration of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Settlement of Rev. Geo. W. Briggs, D.D., Wednesday, April 6, 1887. Cambridge, Mass.: From the Press of John Ford and Son, 1887.Content: Sermon on the occasion of the the twentieth anniversary of his settlement as minister of the Cambridgeport Parish / by the Rev. George W. Briggs -- Hymn written for the occasion / by Miss C.F. Orne -- First Church in Cambridgeport -- Reminiscences of the Cambridgeport Parish : an address delivered by a member of the Society, April 6th, 1887 on the twentieth anniversary of the settlement of their pastor, Rev. George W. Briggs, D.D.
Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Canton - First Congregational Parish
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Dunbar, Elijah. A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of the Rev. William Richey to the Pastoral Care of the Church and Society in Canton, July 1, 1807. Dedham: Printed by H. Mann, for the Proprietors, 1809.To which are subjoined the Charge by Jabez Chickering of Dedham, and the Right hand of fellowship, by Edward Richmond, of Stoughton. Also, an Appendix, giving an historical account of the rise and formation of the several Churches in the towns of Canton, Sharon and Stoughton; and also, containing brief memoirs of Joseph Morse, Samuel Dunbar, Philip Curtis, Jedediah Adams, and Zachariah Howard, late ministers in said towns.
Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Charlemont
Charlestown - First Universalist
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Jones, Thomas. A Sermon Delivered June 22, 1825, at the Ordination of Rev. Calvin Gardner over the First Universalist Society in Charlestown, Mass. Boston: Howe & Norton, 1825.Pages 20-30 contain: "Charge," by Hosea Ballou; "Right hand of fellowship," by Benjamin Whittemore; "Address to the society," by Seth Stetson. Last leaf contains: "Hymn. By a member of the Society."
Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Charlestown - Harvard Church
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Ellis, George Edward. "The Preservation of the States United": A Discourse Delivered in Harvard Church, Charlestown, on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 29, 1860. Charlestown: Abram E. Cutter, 1860.Scripture: Psalm 80:14-15 | Library of Congress digitized copy
Chicopee - Cabotville Universalist
Cohasset - First Parish
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Flint, Jacob. Two Discourses Containing the History of the Church and Society in Cohasset, Delivered December 16, 1821 ….. Boston: Munroe and Francis, 1822."Being the First Lord's Day after the Completion of a Century from the Gathering of the Church in that Place, and the Ordination of the First Pastor"
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Sewall, Edmund Quincy. A Sermon Delivered January 2, 1842 at the Interment of the Reverend Harrison Gray Otis Phipps, Pastor of the First Church in Cohasset . Hingham: Jedidiah Farmer, 1842.“Also a Sermon on the Frailty of Man by the Late Rev. H.G.O. Phipps Left in Manuscript by the Decseased but Never Preached.”
Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Concord - First Parish
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Ripley, Ezra, 1751-1841. Sermons.Andover-Harvard digitized collection
Note that the library has another collection of his sermons which has not been digitized -
Ripley, Ezra. Half Century Discourse Delivered November 16, 1828, at Concord, Massachusetts. Concord: Printed by Herman Atwill, 1829.Library of Congress digitized copy
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Frost, Barzillai. A Sermon Delivered at the Funeral of the Rev. Ezra Ripley, D.D. Boston, 1841.Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Macdonald, Loren Benjamin. Easter Sermon after the Burning of the Meeting House of the First Parish in Concord, Mass. Concord, 1900.Preached April 15, 1900 | Andover-Harvard digitized copy
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Dedication of the Restored Meeting House of the First Parish in Concord, Thursday, October 3rd, 1901. Concord. 1901?Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Macdonald, Loren Benjamin. Public Education, the Hope of America: A Sermon. Concord: First Parish, 1924?"Preached November 16, 1924" | Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Danvers-East Boston
Danvers
Dedham - First Church
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Flint, Jacob. A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of the Reverend Joshua Bates, Colleague with the Reverend Jason Haven to the Pastoral Care of the First Church in Dedham, March 16, 1803. Dedham: H. Mann, 1803.“To which are Added the Charge by the Reverend Thomas Prentiss of Medfield and The Right Hand of Fellowship by the Reverend Jabez Chickering of Dedham.”
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Ware, Henry. Sermon Delivered October 29, 1818, at the Ordination of the Reverend Alvan Lamson as Minister of the First Parish in Dedham. Dedham: H. & W.H. Mann, 1818.Includes (pages 33-39): Result of the Ecclesiastical Council convened at Dedham, October 28, 1818, to assist at the ordination of Rev. Alvan Lamson, over the First Parish in Dedham.
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Articles of Faith and Covenant Sdopted by the First Church in Dedham, March 8, 1821. with a List of the Members. Boston, Perkins & Marvin, 1836.Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Cuckson, John. The Place of Religion in Life: A Sermon Preached at the Installation of the Rev. J. Worsley Austin, M.A., as Pastor of the First Church in Dedham. 1898.Oct. 15, 1898 | Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Dedham - Universalist Church
Deerfield
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Memorials of the Rev. Daniel B. Parkhurst, Minister of the First Congregational Society in Deerfield. Boston: D. Clapp, Jr., 1842.“Comprising a sketch of his life and character by Samuel Willard, two sermons selected from his manuscripts by a committee appointed by the Parish, and a few paragraphs from other papers.”
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Willard, Samuel. History of the Rise, Progress and Consummation of the Rupture which Now Divides the Congregational Clergy and Churches of Massachusetts, in a Discourse Delivered in the First Church in Deerfield, Mass. Greenfield: H.D. Mirick, 1858September 22, 1858.| Princeton University Library digitized copy
Dorchester - First Church
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Hall, Nathaniel. The Proclamation of Freedom: A Sermon Preached in Dorchester, January 4, 1863. Boston: Crosby and Nichols; E. Clapp, 1863.Scripture: Luke 4:19 | Library of Congress digitized copy
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Hall, Nathaniel. An Address Spoken in the First Church, Dorchester, February 1, 1863 at the Funeral of George Francis Boynton. Boston: Alfred Mudge & Son, printers, 1863.Andover-Harvard digitized copy
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Hall, Nathaniel. A Sermon Preached in the Meeting-House of the First Church, Dorchester, on Sunday, June 19, 1870 . Boston: Ebenezer Clapp, 1870."Being the Two Hundred and Fortieth Anniversary of the First Assembling of the Church for Divine Service after its Landing in America"
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A Memorial of the Rev. Nathaniel Hall: Late pastor of the First Church, in Dorchester, Mass. Boston: Ebenezer Clapp, 1876.Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Proceedings of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of the Gathering in England, Departure for America, and Final Settlement in New England, of the First Church and Parish of Dorchester, Mass. Boston, Ellis, 1880"Coincident with the Settlement of the Town. Observed March 28 and June 17, 1880" | Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Dover - First Parish
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Sanger, Ralph. Thirty Years' Ministry: Two Sermons Preached in Dover, Massachusetts, September 18, 1842. Boston: Printed by Munroe & Francis, 1843.Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Smith, Frank. The One-Hundredth Anniversary of the First Parish Sunday School, Dover, Massachusetts: Address. 1918.Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Duxbury - First Universalist
East Boston
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Services at the Ordination of Rev. W.H. Cudworth. East Boston: Tyler and Blanchard, 1852.Sermon by Henry A. Miles -- Address to the people by Thomas Starr King -- Right hand of fellowship by H.F. Harrington | Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Fall River-Groveland
Massachusetts F-H Photos on FlickrIncluding the photo to the right of Douglas Harnig leading the congregation of the First Church in Fitchburg in an act of re-dedication [bMS 369/31 (32)] |
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Fall River
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Weiss, John. The Modern Pulpit: A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of Samuel Longfellow at Fall River, Mass., February 16th, 1848. Fall River: H. Pratt, 1848.“With the Right Hand of Fellowship and Address to the Society”
Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Fitchburg - First Parish
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First Church in Fitchburg (Fitchburg, Mass.). Facts and Documents Exhibiting a Summary View of the Ecclesiastical Affairs Lately Transacted in Fitchburg. Boston: Printed by Manning & Loring, 1802."Together with some strictures on the result of a late party council, in said town, and general observations: the whole designed to vindicate the rights of the Churches, and to illustrate the subject, and enforce the importance of, Christian discipline"
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Peabody, Andrew Preston. Forgiveness: A Sermon Preached at the Ordination of Mr. Horatio Stebbins over the First Congregational Society in Fitchburg, Mass., November 5, 1851. Fitchburg: Printed by E. & J. Garfield, 1851."With the charge, right hand of fellowship, and address to the people"
Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Framingham
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The Confession of Faith and Covenant Adopted by the First Church of Christ in Framingham, January, 1832. Boston: Press of Peirce & Parker, 1832.Harvard College Library digitized copy
Gloucester - First Church
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Hildreth, Hosea. Duties and Rights of a Congregational Minister: A Sermon and Statement with Notes. Salem: Foote & Brown, 1830."Delivered August 8, 1830" | Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Gloucester - Independent Christian Church
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Eddy, Richard. Universalism in Gloucester, Mass. Gloucester, Mass.: Procter Brothers, 1892."An historical discourse on the one hundredth anniversary of the first sermon of Rev. John Murray in that town, delivered in the Independent Christian Church, November 3, 1874: with addresses on the same occasion: notes and appendix"
Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Grafton
Greenfield - Third Congregational Society
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Smith, Mary Prudence Wells. The Third Congregational (Unitarian) Society of Greenfield, Mass.: An Historical Sketch. Greenfield. E.A. Hall & Co., 1897."Printed for the Franklin County Branch of the National Alliance of Unitarian and Other Christian Women"
Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Groton
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Walker, James. The Exclusive System: A Discourse Delivered in Groton, Massachusetts, at the Installation of Rev. Charles Robinson, November 1, 1826. Boston: Bowles and Dearborn, 1827.Pages 39-47 contain: "The Charge by Rev. N. Thayer, D.D." Pages 48-56 contain: "Address to the church and congregation by Rev. Henry Ware, Jr."
Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Groveland
Harvard-Hyde Park
Harvard - First Congregational Church
Haverhill - First Parish
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Gilmore, Frank Albert. Historical Sketch of First Parish, Haverhill, Mass. Haverhill, Mass.: C.C. Morse & Son, 1895.Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Haverhill - First Universalist
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Ballou, Hosea. A Sermon Preached at the Installation of the Rev. Thomas G. Farnsworth in Haverhill, Mass., April 12, 1826. Boston: Bowen and Cushing, 1826.Includes "Delivery of the Scriptures and charge by the Rev. Sebastian Streeter" and "Right hand of fellowship by the Rev. Thomas Whittemore."
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Skinner, Otis Ainsworth. The Gospel, the Power of God unto Salvation. Haverhill: John H. Harris, 1841. "June 15, 1841"Cover title: Mr. Skinner’s sermon at the installation of Rev. Townsend P. Abell as pastor of the First Universalist Society in Haverhill, Mass.
Most of this sermon was preached again at the Universalist General Convention, in New York, Sept. 1841, and published with the occasional sermon. This version, however, concludes with a charge to Rev. Abell and the last page has the order of exercises at the installation, which includes an original hymn by E.H. Chapin.
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Snow, J. C.. History of the First Universalist Church, Kenoza Avenue, Haverhill, Mass. Haverhill, Mass. 1900.Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Hingham - First Parish
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Hilliard, Timothy. A Sermon Preached October 24, 1787, at the Ordination of the Rev. Henry Ware, to the Pastoral Care of the First Church in Hingham. Salem: Dabney and Cushing, 1788."The charge, by the Reverend Mr. Browne, of Cohasset", page 26; "The right hand of fellowship, by the Reverend Mr. Shute, of Hingham", pages 27-28.
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Ware, Henry. A Sermon Delivered at Hingham, Lord's Day, May 5, 1805, Occasioned by the Dissolution of his Pastoral Relation to the First Church of Christ in Hingham …. Boston: Printed by E. Lincoln, 1805."And Removal to the Office of Professor of Divinity in the University at Cambridge; Together, with an Address from the Church on the Occasion and his Answer"
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Lincoln, Calvin. A Discourse Delivered to the First Parish in Hingham, September 8, 1869, on Re-Opening their Meeting-House. Hingham: The Parish, 1873Harvard College Library digitized copy
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Services at the Installation of Rev. Edward Augustus Horton: as Associate Pastor with Rev. Calvin Lincoln, of the First Parish in Hingham, April 25, 1877. Hingham: The Parish, 1877.Sermon by Edward Everett Hale -- Charge to the pastor by Henry A. Miles -- Right hand of fellowship by George W. Briggs -- Address to the people by George L. Chaney | Scripture Matthew 7:16 | Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Hingham - First Universalist
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Services at the Ordination and Installation of Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford as Pastor of the First Universalist Church, in Hingham, Mass., Feb. 19, 1868. Boston: C.C. Roberts, 1870.Sermons by John G. Adams and Olympia Brown | Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Hingham - Third Church
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Ware, Henry. A Sermon Delivered January 17, 1821, at the Ordination of the Rev. Charles Brooks to the Pastoral Charge of the Third Church and Parish in Hingham. Boston: E. Lincoln, 1821."The charge... by Rev. Thaddeus Mason Harris, D.D. pastor of the First church in Dorchester": pages 23-26; "Right hand of fellowship by Rev. Convers Francis, pastor of the church in Watertown": pages 27-32.
Andover-Harvard digitized copy
Hudson
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Joslin, James Thomas. Historical Address Delivered at the Dedication of the Remodelled Church of First Unitarian Society, Hudson, Massachusetts. Hudson: Designed and Executed by Ed. Worcester, 1902.“On December Nineteenth, Nineteen Hundred One”
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