This book is a historical account of the consecration of the Peirce Memorial Church in Dover, New Hampshire on January 11, 1883. The church, which was built as a memorial to George Peirce Jr., a local resident who died while serving in the Civil War, was an important milestone in the history of the First Universalist Society of Dover. The book includes speeches, hymns, and other details of the consecration ceremony.

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