Rev. Thomas Osborne Rice ( 1815-1888)
Title
Rev. Thomas Osborne Rice ( 1815-1888)
Description
Thomas Osborne Rice was the pastor of the West Granville Congregational Church from 1885 until his death on August 15, 1888.
In 1879 he was pastor in Chiltonville, a small village in Plymouth, MA., where it appears he originally delivered the two sermons shown here. In 1888 he delivered the sermons at the West Granville Congregational Church, the first on January 8, the second on February 25.
The author of these sermons was unknown until September 2023 when David Spellman researched the mystery and detemined they were written and preached by Rev. Thomas Osborne Rice.
The first two pages of each sermon is shown; the complete original documents are in the possession of the West Granville Congregational Church. The full text will be added later.
In 1879 he was pastor in Chiltonville, a small village in Plymouth, MA., where it appears he originally delivered the two sermons shown here. In 1888 he delivered the sermons at the West Granville Congregational Church, the first on January 8, the second on February 25.
The author of these sermons was unknown until September 2023 when David Spellman researched the mystery and detemined they were written and preached by Rev. Thomas Osborne Rice.
The first two pages of each sermon is shown; the complete original documents are in the possession of the West Granville Congregational Church. The full text will be added later.
David Spellman also provided:
- Thomas Rice's obituary from the Obituary Record of Graduates of Amherst College, for the Academic Year Ending July 3, 1889.
- Two pages from Manual of Westfield Congregational Church, Danielson, Connecticut 1715-1905, Rice was also pastor there and the biographical sketch gives a little more detail about his appearance, personality, etc.
Contributor
David Spellman
Rights
Digital Image, T.O. Rice Sermons: West Granville Congregational Church, West Granville, MA.
Citation
“Rev. Thomas Osborne Rice ( 1815-1888),” Granville History Digital Collection, accessed April 28, 2024, https://granvillehistory.omeka.net/items/show/1532.
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