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Arrowsmith expresses it, so good a logician that he could offer up 

 to God a reasonable service ; so good an arithmetician that he 

 could wisely number his days ; and so good an orator that he per- 

 suaded himself to be a good Christian, and being also one of good 

 natural parts, especially of a strong memory, was chosen pastor 

 of the church there ; and in the pastoral charge of that church he 

 continued about eighteen years." 



Samuel M. Beal [II. 75], the son of Samuel and Elizabeth 

 (Souther) Beal, was born in Hingham Oct. 23, 1839. His educa- 

 tion was obtained in the public schools of Hingham, Wilbraham 

 Academy, and the theological department of Boston University. 

 He became a Methodist minister, and has been stationed as fol- 

 lows : — 



1870-72. North Bridgewater, West Church. 



1873-74. Fall River, Quarry Street. 



1875. Somerset. 



1876-78. Edgartown. 



1879-80. West Dennis. 



1881-82. Wellfleet. 



1883. Hebronville and Dodgeville. 



1884-86. Sandwich. 



1887. Westerly. 



1888-89. Nantucket. 



1890. Vineyard Haven. 



1891-92. Centralville, R. I. 



John A. Crowe [II. 148] was born in Hingham, Nov. 17, 1860. 

 His early education was in the public schools of Hingham. He 

 entered Boston College, an educational institution under the 

 direction of the Fathers of the Society of Jesus, in February, 

 1878, and was graduated therefrom in June, 1880. In the fol- 

 lowing September he began his immediate preparation for the 

 priesthood at St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Md., where, after 

 completing the course of prescribed study, he received the degree 

 of Bachelor of Theology. He was ordained to the orders of 

 deaconship and priesthood at St. Michael's Cathedral, Springfield, 

 Mass., by the Rt. Rev. P. T. O'Reilly, Dec. 22, 1883. His first 

 appointment was in connection with St. Jerome's Church, Holyoke, 

 Mass., where he remained one year. In June, 1885, he was trans- 

 ferred to Concord, Mass., where, in addition to assisting in paro- 

 chial work, he is the Roman Catholic chaplain to the Massachusetts 

 Reformatory. 



Jeremiah Cushing [II. 151], son of Daniel Cushing, was born in 

 Hingham July 3, 1654, and was graduated at Harvard College in 

 1676. He was educated for the ministry, under Rev. Mr. Norton, 

 of Hingham, but did not settle immediately over any parish. He 

 received an invitation to settle in Haverhill in 1682, which he de- 

 clined, but afterwards was invited to become the pastor of the First 

 Church in Scituate, which invitation he accepted. He was or- 

 dained May 27, 1691. All the church records of his time are 



