Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-03-28 | Page 20 | Church Celebrates 250th Anniversary

CHURCH CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY Indian Still Use Cape Cod Landmark MASHPEE Mass March UP UP- UP Mashpee's Old Indian church celebrates celebrates celebrates cele cele- brates its birthday birthday- this year An elaborate program of or commemorative commemorative commemorative exercises and religious feasts is s planned d. d The church housing one of or the oldest Indian congregations in the country was built in 1684 near the ed edge e of a forest on the outskirts of this his ancient village of the Remodeled in 1717 and rededicated re reo dedicated in 1923 the structure a Cape Cod landmark still is a meet meet- tog ing ng place for Indian worshipers in summer ummer months For more than two centuries Harvard college has had an m important important tant part in the life of or the church asa as asa asa a result o of an unusual bequest In 1711 Harvard Halvard received a bequest from the he Rev Daniel Williams of England for or the perpetuation of th the Mashpee Indian church The he college was named executor under the will anc and since has acted in that capacity