Father Taylor's Bethel - Massachusetts Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This plaque can be found across North Square from Paul Revere's House, on the east side of the square, on a building now owned by the Sacred Heart Church. From the plaque:

"Since 1649, a church has stood on the corner of Sun and Moon Streets. The first of two Congregational churches burned to the ground in 1676; the second in 1770. The present building was constructed in 1833 and for 38 years was the Seaman's Bethel where sailors worshipped. The legendary sailor-preacher, Father Taylor, preached here according to his maxim: 'I set my bethel in North Square because I learned to set my net where the fish ran.' In 1871, the Sacred Heart Church bough and enlarged the building."

The plaque also bears an image of the building, with the caption, "The Bethel was 'a quaint ship-cabin-looking church,' wrote Walt Whitman in November Boughs."

Agency Responsible for Placement: Boston 200 Year Placed: 1976 County: Suffolk City/Town Name: Boston Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed Relevant Web Site: Not listed

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