The Union Church was dedicated on July 17, 1889. The Rev. William McPherson Bigelow, pastror. The Rev. Carl Scovil, guest preacher. Nathalie Raimondi, organist. Louisa Pyle, composer and special organist. The recording begins with celebrations and concerns about a quarter of the way into the service. Special music: The hymn "Union", composed by Louisa C. Pyle in honor of the Centennial of the Union Church of Northeast Harbor. Sermon: "God is in this place", given by the Reverend Carl Scovil, pastor of King's Chapel in Boston, Mass. Guest preacher for the first Centennial Service of the Union Church was the Rev. Dr. Peter Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Ethics at Harvard University.
Description: The Union Church was dedicated on July 17, 1889. The Rev. William McPherson Bigelow, pastror. The Rev. Carl Scovil, guest preacher. Nathalie Raimondi, organist. Louisa Pyle, composer and special organist. The recording begins with celebrations and concerns about a quarter of the way into the service. Special music: The hymn "Union", composed by Louisa C. Pyle in honor of the Centennial of the Union Church of Northeast Harbor. Sermon: "God is in this place", given by the Reverend Carl Scovil, pastor of King's Chapel in Boston, Mass. Guest preacher for the first Centennial Service of the Union Church was the Rev. Dr. Peter Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Ethics at Harvard University. [show more]
Description: Letter to Dr. Charles Eliot from Rev. Miriam Higgins of the Mount Desert Larger Parish shortly after she began her ministry in Northeast Harbor.
Description: A copy of the deed signing over property to be used for erection and maintenance of a church to be called "The Union Church of Northeast Harbor".
Description: Copy of letters between Charles W. Eliot and Bishop William Doane regarding community efforts to develop a Free Union Church in Northeast Harbor.
Description: copy of Will page including trustee designation Regarding appointment of Eden Baptist Church trustees Samuel N. Rich and Edward S. Carpenter appointed
Historic and descriptive manual of the first seven years of the organization 1925-1932. Introduction by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Address delivered by Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick. 2 copies.
Description: Historic and descriptive manual of the first seven years of the organization 1925-1932. Introduction by John D. Rockefeller Jr. Address delivered by Reverend Harry Emerson Fosdick. 2 copies.
Samuel Eliot, Chairman of the 50th Anniversary Committee at the Union Church, invites Gilpatrick as a sponsor of the event. Describes plaque honoring S. Gilpatrick, etc.
Description: Samuel Eliot, Chairman of the 50th Anniversary Committee at the Union Church, invites Gilpatrick as a sponsor of the event. Describes plaque honoring S. Gilpatrick, etc.
Summer preaching schedules for: Union Church, Northeast Harbor Otter Creek Congregational Church, Otter Creek The Union Congregational Church, Seal Harbor The Church Federation of Town Hill, Town Hill The Somesville Meeting House, Somesville Inside the pamphlet is a letter written by Rev. Merton B. McKendry, pastor of Mount Desert Larger Parish, to a Mr. and Mrs. Rice, summering on Mount Desert Island.
Description: Summer preaching schedules for: Union Church, Northeast Harbor Otter Creek Congregational Church, Otter Creek The Union Congregational Church, Seal Harbor The Church Federation of Town Hill, Town Hill The Somesville Meeting House, Somesville Inside the pamphlet is a letter written by Rev. Merton B. McKendry, pastor of Mount Desert Larger Parish, to a Mr. and Mrs. Rice, summering on Mount Desert Island.
Letter of welcome to Dr. Charles Eliot from Rev. Merton McKendry. Letter to Dr. Eliot from Rev. Merton B. McKendry just before his departure from Mt. Desert Larger Parish and MDI. Brief record of his ministerial tenure in Northeast Harbor.
Description: Letter of welcome to Dr. Charles Eliot from Rev. Merton McKendry. Letter to Dr. Eliot from Rev. Merton B. McKendry just before his departure from Mt. Desert Larger Parish and MDI. Brief record of his ministerial tenure in Northeast Harbor.
Description: Letter to guild members of the Union Church and booklet of scheduled programs during the year from through the year from the program committee.
Typewritten paper of an address of Reverend Haskell at a meeting of the Union Church members on the founding and development of the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society.
Description: Typewritten paper of an address of Reverend Haskell at a meeting of the Union Church members on the founding and development of the Maine Seacoast Missionary Society.
Sermon preached by Reverend William Crout at the Union Church, Northeast Harbor, the day following the dedication of the Union Church House in July 1990.
Description: Sermon preached by Reverend William Crout at the Union Church, Northeast Harbor, the day following the dedication of the Union Church House in July 1990.