The Commemoration by King's Chapel, Boston, of the Completion of Two Hundred Years Since its Foundation, on Wednesday, December 15, 1886. Also Three Historical Sermons. With Illustrations.

Published by Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1887

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Hard cover, 4to, in original brown cloth with gilt vignette of King's Chapel Church and burial ground, ruled in blind to front board, and with titles blocked in gilt to the spine. Chocolate brown end papers. vi, [1] -200 [2]pp. Illustrations, coats of arms, facsimile invitation to the ceremony, and engraved portraits of early Massachusetts Governors supplied. With index. Printed University Press, Cambridge, Mass. *CONDITION: Very Good Minus. Large graze to the rear board, slight wear to head of spine, lightly bumped corners otherwise generally clean, square and sound. Hinges in order. Now in mylar protector. ** King's Chapel celebrated its 200th year of worship in 1886, with a display of portraiture, coats of arms and other regalia marking the Anglican origins of the institution in Boston. The Rev. Henry Wilder Foote's (1838- 1889) three historical sermons, delivered in the course of December 1886, shed light on the character and challenges faced by the earliest Massachusetts Bay settlers, discusses the tenor of the varied Puritan beliefs brought from the Old World, and how these beliefs were further shaped by the challenges of survival in the New World. The history of the institution reflected the changing political landscape of colonial America. Initially founded as an Anglican, Loyalist congregation, the church closed during the Revolution, as its loyalist congregants largely departed for Nova Scotia or England. It was reopened as a Unitarian congregation in 1782. Discussion of some of the pre-revolutionary, early loyalist personalities include Governor William Shirley, Lt. Gov. William Dummer, and Gov. Dudley, as well as the Puritan dissenter, Mrs. Anne Hutchinson, among others. Overall, a concise history. Oliver Wendell Holmes 's poem. Not found in Sabin, (although other of Rev. Foote's works are.).

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Title
The Commemoration by King's Chapel, Boston, of the Completion of Two Hundred Years Since its Foundation, on Wednesday, December 15, 1886. Also Three Historical Sermons. With Illustrations.
Author
Foote, Rev. Henry Wilder; Holmes, Oliver Wendell; Perkins, William
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company, Boston
Publication year
1887
Condition
Very Good Minus
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Hard Cover
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First Edition.
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