Joseph Grafton
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Joseph Grafton was a founder of the Newton Theological Institution. For more than forty-eight years he was pastor of the First Baptist Church of Newton, Massachusetts. He was succeeded by Rev. Frederic Augustus Willard.
Upon his death, Rev. Daniel Sharp preached a funeral sermon and his biography by Samuel Francis Smith
was published in Boston in 1849.
Upon his death, Rev. Daniel Sharp preached a funeral sermon and his biography by Samuel Francis Smith
Samuel Francis Smith
Samuel Francis Smith, , Baptist minister, journalist and author, is best known for having written the lyrics to "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", which he entitled America.-Early life:...
was published in Boston in 1849.