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[Illustration: HOYT & SHEDD'S BLOCK, MIDDLESEX STREET.]
In 1831, the St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church was erected, but was
replaced in 1854 by the present more spacious edifice. The church was
consecrated October 29, 1854, by Bishop Fitzpatrick, of Boston, and
Bishop O'Riley, of Hartford. The pastors have been the Reverend John
Mahoney, the Reverend Peter Connelly, the Reverend James T. McDermott,
the Reverend Henry J. Tucker, and the Reverend John O'Brien.
In 1833, a free church of the Christian denomination was organized under
the ministry of the Reverend Timothy Cole. The experiment proved a
failure and the building was afterwards converted to the uses of an
armory.
The Freewill Baptist Church was organized in 1834, and in 1837 a
spacious edifice was erected. Through mismanagement the society came to
grief and the building was used for commercial purposes. In 1853, the
society built another edifice on Paige Street. The pastors of this
church have been the Reverend Nathaniel Thurston, the Reverend Jonathan
Woodman, the Reverend Silas Curtis, the Reverend A.K. Moulton, the
Reverend J.B. Davis, the Reverend Darwin Mott, the Reverend George W.
Bean, the Reverend J.B. Drew, the Reverend D.A. Marham, the Reverend
J.E. Dame, and the Reverend E.W. Porter.
[Illustration: CHALIFOUX BLOCK.]
The Second Universalist Church was organized in 1836, and their house
was built the following year. The pastors of this church have been the
Reverend Z. Thompson, from 1837 to 1839; the Reverend Abel C. Thomas,
from 1839 to 1842; the Reverend A.A. Miner, D.D., from 1842 to 1848; the
Reverend L.J. Fletcher; the Reverend L.B. Mason, from 1848 to 1849; the
Reverend I.D. Williamson, from 1849 to 1850; the Reverend N.M. Gaylord,
from 1850 to 1853; the Reverend John S. Dennis; the Reverend Charles
Cravens; the Reverend Charles H. Button; the Reverend L.J. Fletcher,
from 1859 to 1862; the Reverend F.E. Hicks, from 1862 to 1866; the
Reverend John G. Adams, from 1866; the Reverend R.A. Greene, from 1877.
The John-street (Orthodox) Congregational Church was organized May 9,
1839. The house was dedicated January 24, 1840. The Reverend Stedman W.
Hanks, the first pastor, was ordained March 20, 1840, and dismissed
February 3, 1853. He was succeeded by the Reverend Eden B. Foster, D.D.,
who resigned his charge in 1861, but resumed it in 1866. During his
absence the Reverend Joseph W. Backus was pastor. The Reverend J.B.
Seabury was installed as associate pastor in 1875. The present pastor is
the Reverend Henry T. Rose.
[Illustration: FIVE CENTS SAVINGS BANK.]
In 1840, the Third Baptist Church was organized. In 1846, the edifice,
afterwards occupied by the Central Methodist Church, was built for this
society. The pastors were the Reverend John G. Naylor, the Reverend Ira
Person, the Reverend John Duncan, the Reverend Sereno Howe, the Reverend
John Duer, and the Reverend John Hubbard. The church was disbanded in
1861.
The Worthen-street Methodist Episcopal Church was organized October 2,
1841, and the edifice was erected the following year. The succession of
pastors has been the Reverend A.D. Sargent, the Reverend A.D. Merrill,
the Rev. J.S. Springer, the Reverend Isaac A. Savage, the Reverend
Charles Adams, the Reverend I.J.P. Collyer, the Reverend M.A. Howe, the
Reverend J.W. Dadmun, the Reverend William H. Hatch, the Reverend A.D.
Sargent, the Reverend L.R. Thayer, the Reverend William H. Hatch, the
Reverend J.O. Peck, the Reverend George Whittaker. The present pastor
is the Reverend Nicholas T. Whittaker.
[Illustration: APPLETON BLOCK, CENTRAL STREET.]
The St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church was gathered on Christmas, 1841.
The Reverend James Conway, the first pastor, was succeeded in March,
1847, by the Reverend Peter Crudden. The present rector is the Reverend
M. Ronan, assisted by the Reverends John D. Colbert and Thomas F.
McManus.
In 1843, the Lowell Missionary Society was established. The Reverend
Horatio Wood officiated in the ministry and labored in free evening
schools and Sunday mission schools, successfully.
The Kirk-street Congregational Church was organized in 1845; the edifice
was built in 1846. The Reverend Amos Blanchard was installed the first
pastor and continued to his death, January 14, 1870. He was succeeded by
the Reverend C.D. Barrows. The present pastor is the Reverend Charles A.
Dickinson.
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