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Lamson attempted to reconcile with those who left and formed a new church, but was largely unsuccessful. When he visited the home of a member of the new
Orthodox Church, he was seated under a birdcage. Just as the homeowner asked a difficult question, the bird splashed water on him. Lamson turned his
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His wife was less forgiving of the people of Dedham. She said "Yes, Dedham - it has the quiet of the graveyard, without its peace... People come to Dedham -- they live in Dedham -- and they go on living in Dedham-- until they no longer have the sense to
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as minister, Lamson looked at him "with a meloncholy toleration, laying a great deal of his religious xenophobia at the door of an ingrained affection for all that was quaint, unique, and antiquated about the New
England species of
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Unitarianism grew. The case was a major milestone in the road towards the
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whether or not they were also members of the church. The "previous and long standing practice the church vote for the minister and the parish sanction this vote."
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