History of the Town of Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts: From Its First Settlement, in 1630, to the Present Time, 1855 |
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... sermons from Phil . i . 21. The first person in Medford who seemed to have any true regard for posterity , in making his records , was Mr. Thomas Seccomb , who , for twenty - two years , recorded with admirable particu- larity the facts ...
... sermons from Phil . i . 21. The first person in Medford who seemed to have any true regard for posterity , in making his records , was Mr. Thomas Seccomb , who , for twenty - two years , recorded with admirable particu- larity the facts ...
Page 70
... sermon . My informer ( one of my own people , you'll sup- pose ) could not tell the text ; but added , that , in his opinion , the most suitable one would have been these words : And the devils entered the herd of swine , and the whole ...
... sermon . My informer ( one of my own people , you'll sup- pose ) could not tell the text ; but added , that , in his opinion , the most suitable one would have been these words : And the devils entered the herd of swine , and the whole ...
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... sermon . His favorite moral writer was Paley ; and he used to speak of his Hora Pauline as an " unanswerable book . " When the controversy between the Calvinists and Unitarians arose in 1820 , he took side with the latter , but never ...
... sermon . His favorite moral writer was Paley ; and he used to speak of his Hora Pauline as an " unanswerable book . " When the controversy between the Calvinists and Unitarians arose in 1820 , he took side with the latter , but never ...
Page 163
... sermon to his people on the great subject ; the town voted to print it , and to append to it Washington's " Farewell Address , " and then to give a copy to each family in town . When February 22 arrived , the meeting - house in Medford ...
... sermon to his people on the great subject ; the town voted to print it , and to append to it Washington's " Farewell Address , " and then to give a copy to each family in town . When February 22 arrived , the meeting - house in Medford ...
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... died in 1770. Funeral sermon by Rev. Mr. Turell . We have shown above how the virtues and hospitality of his character secured his estates from confiscation , when those of his sons - in - law , Mr. George 178 HISTORY OF MEDFord .
... died in 1770. Funeral sermon by Rev. Mr. Turell . We have shown above how the virtues and hospitality of his character secured his estates from confiscation , when those of his sons - in - law , Mr. George 178 HISTORY OF MEDFord .
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