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 Reverend Benjamin Tappan D.D. - Augusta, ME Posted by:  T0SHEA
N 44° 19.009 W 069° 46.537
19T E 438147 N 4907354
Large and impressive, this 1865 church is a dramatic Gothic Revival style building, the exterior finished in granite.
Waymark Code: WMT9V0
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 10/20/2016
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The first meeting house on this site, built in 1809, was struck by lightning and burned to the ground in 1864. Construction of this church, designed by notable Maine Architect Francis H. Fassett, was commenced shortly after.
Graced with twelve stained glass windows down the sides of the sanctuary, the church also has a large rose window at the rear. In the balcony is a large pipe organ, beautifully decorated, which was installed when the church was built. It was made by the firm of E. & G.G. Hook in Boston.
All the windows, including the large rose window shown below, have been dedicated to past parishioners. As well, there are several plaques mounted within, dedicated to past members and ministers of the church. This brown stone plaque, one of a group of three, was placed in memory of Reverend Benjamin Tappan, pastor of the church from 1811 to 1849. Reverend Benjamin Tappan was the third minister of this church, following Reverend Daniel Stone. A biography of Reverend Tappan can be found below.
The inscription on the plaque is below.
TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF THE
REV. BENJAMIN TAPPAN D.D.
NOV. 7,1788,- DEC. 22,1863.
PASTOR OF THIS CHURCH
FROM 1811 TO 1849.
AND SECRETARY OF THE M.M. SOCIETY
FROM 1849 TILL HIS DEATH.
His children here reverently
record their undying gratitude and
love for a Father in whom wisdom,
integrity and a large-hearted be-
nevolence were joined to steadfast
faith in Christ and untiring activity
in His service.
Tappan, Benjamin, D.D.
a Congregational minister, tile son of the Rev. David Tappan, professor of divinity in Harvard College, and grandson of Benjamin Tappan, pastor in Manchester, Mass., was born at West Newbury, Mass., Nov. 7,1788. He graduated at Harvard College in 1805, spent some time teaching at Woburn and Salem, and in 1809 became tutor at Bowdoin College, Me., which position he held for two years. In 1811 he was ordained over the Church in Augusta, Me., and continued pastor until he assumed the secretaryship of the Maine Missionary Society in 1849. His death took place Dec. 22, 1863. His ministry was eminently useful, and few men occupy a more prominent place in the history of Congregationalism in Maine.
He was vice-president of the board of Bowdoin College until his death, secretary of the Maine Missionary Society from 1849 to 1863, and trustee of Bangor Theological Seminary from 1825, of which he was a most liberal and steadfast friend, and a professorship in which he declined in 1829.
Dr. Tappan was an immense worker, was noted for his hospitality and generosity, and his Christian character was one of beauty and strength. He was an effective preacher, and had a remarkable gift in prayer. Dr. Tappan was one of the pioneers in the temperance reform, preaching a sermon on the subject in 1813. Waterville College (now Colby University) conferred upon him the degree of D.D. in 1836, and Bowdoin in 1845. See Cong. Quarterly art. by his son Benjamin), 1865, p. 131-159.
From the Biblical Cyclopedia
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: South Parish Congregational Church - Augusta, ME
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