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hvd.32044086364478	Parkman, Francis	Enquiring of the fathers, or, Seeking wisdom from the past : discourses preached in the New North Church, on Lord's day, December 9th, on the completion of the 124th year from the establishment of the church and of the 25th year since the settlement of the present pastor by Francis Parkman	1839		.txt	text/plain	2472	137	72	REMEMBER THE DAYS OF OLD, CONSIDER THE YEARS OF MANY years, this church was favored with the ministry of four the same year, leaves a period to this church of one churches, and had included the pastors of the two elder Thus, while the number of churches and of pastors was enlarged, the range after this period, councils for ordinations were occasionally composed of representatives from churches of differing doctrinal views, though of the same congregational denomination. this day, and permitted me, amidst the ravages of sickness and death, which at one period threatened to desolate the churches,* to stand in my lot, and to fulfil, I. In the first place, let us adore together the faithfulness of God, as it has been manifested in the past, frequent occasional services, was intimately connected with the Boston churches, died also abroad the same year; and Mr. Huntingdon, of the Old South for the present more durable edifice, no new congregational church	./cache/hvd.32044086364478.pdf	./txt/hvd.32044086364478.txt