Congregational Library - Boston, MA
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N 42° 21.433 W 071° 03.765
19T E 330123 N 4691499
This building is the 5th to serve as the Library of the Congregational Societies.
Waymark Code: WMN231
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2014
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A plaque on the Library reads:
"THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS BUILDING, THE PROPERTY OF
THE AMERICAN CONGREGATIONAL ASSOCIATION, IS TO PROVIDE
HOUSING FOR CONGREGATIONAL SOCIETIES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS
AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS; IT IS THE FIFTH HOME OF THE
CONGREGATIONAL LIBRARY. THE BUILDING WAS DEDICATED ON
DECEMBER 21, 1898 TO THE LASTING IDEALS LIVED BY THOSE
FIRST CONGREGATIONALISTS TO SETTLE ON AMERICAN SHORES.
THE CARVINGS ABOVE REPRESENT THOSE IDEALS:
RULE UNDER LAW BY THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
THE SIGNING OF THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT, 1620
WORSHIP ACCORDING TO CONSCIENCE
THE FIRST SABBATH ON CLARK'S ISLAND, 1620
EDUCATION FOR LEADERSHIP
ACT OF THE GENERAL COURT OF MASSACHUSETTS
APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR A 'SCHOOLE OR COLLEDGE',
HARVARD, 1636
COMMUNITY WITNESS
THE APOSTLE ELIOT PREACHING AMONG THE INDIANS
1646"
Group that erected the marker: Congregational Library
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: [Web Link]
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
14 Beacon St
Boston, MA USA
02108
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