Mission of the Holy Spirit had riveting history in Westport
East Bay Newspapers/October 13, 2004 By Paul Tamburello Westport — “You’re living on holy ground,” a man said to William […]
Religion
Religion
Religion
Mission of the Holy Spirit
For a history of the Mission and its doctrines, one should consult the fine: http://site.ifrance.com/mission. The Mission was located on […]
Religion
Religious Organizations
Westport’s earliest religious association is closely tied to the Society of Friends, as is that of neighboring Dartmouth. Westport’s earliest […]
Nineteenth Century, Religion, Twentieth Century
The Washingtonians and the Nineteenth-Century Temperance Movement in Westport
Temperance – the campaign to curtail the consumption of alcohol – was an important reform movement in the 19th century. […]
Nineteenth Century, Religion
Cadman’s Neck: Westport’s 19th Century Tented City
Even by Westport’s standards, Cadman’s Neck is off the beaten track. This small promontory of land edging into the east […]
Native American, Nineteenth Century, Religion
Charlotte White “The Pilgrim’s Song”
This poem was written by Charlotte White, half black, half Native American, and was born in 1775. Charlotte White Rd. […]
Religion, Twentieth Century
Mission of the Holy Spirit (continued)
The following is a brief update on the Mission of the Holy Spirit derived from newspaper coverage of a trial […]
Religion
Mission of the Holy Spirit
It is always well to know where you are. I learned this some seventeen years ago when I decided at […]