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��Christ Church.

��suppose this was paid him ou that Jul\- day more than half a century ago, when the worthy Bishop dedi- cated the quaint little church, savor- ing so strongly of England in its architecture, to the Father of all churches. Reading on, I found tlie

Christening basin and plates, $4.00 Bill of Bible and Prayer Book, 26.00 Bill of rocks and stone steps, 122.17 Bill of 2 altar chairs, 13.00

August 8, 1881. Received from Mrs. Burrough for sundry contribu- tions of ladies in Portsmouth towards the expense of furnishing the altar, $105.

Donations of A. & A. Lawrence & Co., of Boston, towards the expense of erecting the church, S200. From Salmon Falls Man. Co., for the same purpose, $200 : from James Sheafe, for the same, SlOO ; from J. F. Sheafe and family, for the same, $60.

Mrs. T. W. Penhallow presented to the church three handsome flag- ons and a cup for the communion ser- vice. Mrs. James Sheafe presented a fine damask cloth for the communion table, and Mrs. Daniel Waldron a fiue damask napkin for baptismal pur- poses. Mrs. James Sheafe also pre- sented four dozen Prayer-books (two dozen of which were lost by ship- wreck). Rev. Mr. Burrough presented a sur|)lice for the use of the minis- ter.

April 8, 1833. The church voted to grant the request of the Rev. Mr. Blackaller to be released from his connection with the church. It was voted that the wardens be authorized to procure a minister in place of Mr. Bhickaller.

April 21), 1833. It was voted in the meeting called at this time, that the

��agreement made by the wardens with Mr. Foxcroft be confirmed.

At the annual meeting, called April 21, 1834, it was voted that a 'commit- tee of three persons be chosen to procure subscriptions for support of preaching.

In the account for the year 1833, I found, June 17, cash paid Mr. Fox- croft for his service, $56 ; Dec. 27, 1833, cash paid S. M. Burney, $90 ; Feb. 17, 1834, cash paid S. M. Bur- ney, $90 ; and May 10, the same sum. The subscriptions were promptly paid in 1834.

At the annual meeting called April 20, 1835, it was voted that John Wentworth, 2d, and J. W. Pierce be delegates to represent the church in the next convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in New Hampshire. At this meeting there was shown a balance due the wardens, amounting to $429.88.

The account of payments received by the wardens of Christ Church dur- ing the year ending at Easter, 1835, was poorly filled out. The first pay- ment, in July, 1834, amounted to $1)3. The next quarter, after the fire in August, foots up only $32.50. In the small list twenty-five names have a dash against them. I suppose that after the mill was burned, many of the people went elsewhere.

April 4, 1836. It was voted that Col. J. W. Pierce be a delegate to the church convention, to be held at Con- cord. Voted that the examination of the wardens' account be postponed to the next annual meeting.

March 27, 1837. At the annual meeting it was voted that, as the war- dens have presented no account at this meeting, the consideration of that

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