St. Paul's Universalist Church (Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.). Records, 1873-1938
Overview
Record books (1888-1928), including minutes; correspondence, reports, programs; church register (1888-1922), including lists of members, marriages, baptisms; pamphlet constitution of the Jamaica Plain Universalist Parish (1873).
Dates
- Creation: 1873-1938
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on access to this collection.
Extent
2 boxesThis collection consists of record books, 1888-1928, including minutes; correspondence, reports, programs; church register 1888-1922, including lists of members, marriages, baptisms; and a pamphlet constitution of the Jamaica Plain Universalist Parish, 1873.
Biographical / Historical
Universalist services were first held in the meetinghouse of the Central Congregational Society on Greenough Avenue purchased by the Jamaica Plain Universalist Parish in1871. The church was organized on April 2, 1888. Land was acquired on Rockview Street in 1889, but a new church was not built until 1892. Services ceased in 1927. On January 16, 1928, at a called meeting of the members, the treasurer was instructed to execute a deed for the property to the Massachusetts Universalist Convention.
- 1872-1874 Charles H. Leonard
- 1875 William H. Dearborn
- 1880-1882 Benjamin F. Eaton
- 1888-1889 Isaac P. Coddington
- 1890 Gideon Keirn
- 1891-1893 Charles R. Tenney
- 1893-1896 Franklin K. Gifford
- 1897-1901 Chester G. Miller
- 1905-1910 Florence K. Crooker
- 1911-1913 Francis W. Sprague
- 1914-1922 Merril C. Ward
- 1923-1924 Harvey H. Hoyt
- 1925 Cornelius Greenway
- 1926 James F. Perkins
Ministers (with approximate dates)
- 1872-1874
- Charles H. Leonard
- 1875
- William H. Dearborn
- 1880-1882
- Benjamin F. Eaton
- 1888-1889
- Isaac P. Coddington
- 1890
- Gideon Keirn
- 1891-1893
- Charles R. Tenney
- 1893-1896
- Franklin K. Gifford
- 1897-1901
- Chester G. Miller
- 1905-1910
- Florence K. Crooker
- 1911-1913
- Francis W. Sprague
- 1914-1922
- Merril C. Ward
- 1923-1924
- Harvey H. Hoyt
- 1925
- Cornelius Greenway
- 1926
- James F. Perkins
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of the Universalist Historical Society, 1976.
Processed by:
Elizabeth Ann Falsey, 1978
- Title
- St. Paul's Universalist Church (Jamaica Plain, Boston, Mass.) Records (bMS 291): A Finding Aid
- Author
- Andover-Harvard Theological Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- div00291
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard Divinity School Library, Harvard University Repository
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