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History of the First Universalist Church in Somerville, Mass. Illustrated; a souvenir of the fiftieth anniversary celebrated February 15-21, 1904 36 0 Browse Search
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History of the First Universalist Church in Somerville, Mass. Illustrated; a souvenir of the fiftieth anniversary celebrated February 15-21, 1904, Rev. L. M. Powers (search)
at Kent's Hill, Me., with the idea of becoming a Methodist minister. He read the works of Channing and Emerson, and became deeply interested. Early in life he heard Rev. Henry Blanchard preach, and the sermon proved to be the turning point in Mr. Powers' career. He decided to become a member of the Universalist Church and a preacher of its doctrines. He entered Tufts Theological School and took the regular two-years' course, devoting his time to hard study. Lacking the necessary funds to study. Lacking the necessary funds to complete his education, he taught school for the purpose of securing money, and a year later obtained a position as city editor of the Atlantic City Times, of Atlantic City, N. J. He returned to Tufts in 1888 and finished his course, graduating with honors in 1890. He was at once called to pastorates at Mansfield and Foxboro, from which he came to Somerville. Rev. Mr. Powers resigned his pastorate in this city to accept a call to Grace Church, Buffalo.
History of the First Universalist Church in Somerville, Mass. Illustrated; a souvenir of the fiftieth anniversary celebrated February 15-21, 1904, History of the church (Supplementary.) (search)
fected by this lethargy. On the advent of Mr. Powers, the reaction was sudden, and to some seemedrses were conspicuous during these years, as Mr. Powers believed in that form of entertainment, and nnual meeting in March, 1894, the parish, on Mr. Powers' initiative, appointed a committee to investver fail to respond to any new work to which Mr. Powers called it. In all its history probably, notwl Day oration before the Grand Army in 1893, Mr. Powers came prominently before the whole city. He, Two notable publications were issued during Mr. Powers' administration: The Harvester, a paper publvaluable as historical documents. In 1897 Mr. Powers preached the annual sermon before the Univero the parish of $1,000, which bequest it was Mr. Powers' privilege to announce. Lenten services wsermon on the first Sunday in October, 1898, Mr. Powers read his resignation. It came without warni. On the last Sunday in November, the day Mr. Powers would have preached his farewell sermon, no [6 more...]