Excerpt from The Commemorative Services of the First Church in Newton Massachusetts: On the Occasion of the Two Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary of Its Foundation; Friday, Sunday and Monday, Oct; 30, Nov; 1 and 2, 1914 It was, therefore, determined to mark the Two Hundred and twenty-fifth Anniversary by a fitting celebration, which was admirably carried out October 6 and 7, 1889, under the direction of a General Committee consisting of Rev. Theodore J. Holmes, Judge Robert R. Bishop, Charles S. Davis, Arthur C. Walworth, Samuel Ward and William E. Webster. The records of this celebration, with the notable historical discourse by the Pastor Emeritus, Rev. Daniel Little F urber, D.D., the historical sermon by the Pastor, Rev. Theodore James Holmes, and the other Speeches and addresses, have been preserved in a handsome commemorative volume, printed by the Society in 1890. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.