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Excerpt from Civil and Religious History of Andover Center, N. H
The Scriptures admonish us to study the history of the past. This we do for the help it gives in making the history of the present and as an inspiration to future endeavors. Our subject is the Religious. History of Andover Center. The sources of the information contained in this discourse may well be given.
Mrs. Hiram Fifield has kindly furnished the records of the Universalist Society, and valuable papers. Mr.Nathan Woodbury has supplied the records of the Christian Society and other papers. Mr. W. A. Batchelder has loaned a part of the Centennial address of G. E. Emery with other materials collected by him. Rev. John Thorpe has placed at my disposal three historical sermons by Rev. Howard Moody. From Miss Elizabeth A. Dodge I have received the records of the Orthodox Congregational Society; and from C. E. Carr, Esq., the records of the Congregational Unitarian Society. Information has been kindly given by many persons from recollection.
It may properly be mentioned that records of the Freewill Baptist Society, an early Unitarian Society, the early Congregational Society or church, and of the Methodist class are not found. If these could be recovered they would be a valuable addition to the sources from which the religious history of Andover must be written. There are many points upon which further information is desired. If it shall seem proper so to do a second discourse may give the results of further study of the subject.
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