HERE STOOD
THE FIRST MEETING HOUSE
OF THE
SOUTH PARISH
FORMED 1642

The boulder was dedicated on August 19, 1917. Horace Fogg ushered these words of dedication:

"To the memory of the founding of this church we dedicate this stone....It is not enough to glory in the past. The devotion of the men and women of the past will not suffice for the future. Long may it stand as the visible token of an unseen presence. We dedicate it as the symbol of our ancient church; to the memory of each succeeding congregation; to the memory of each and every minister of this church; to the men and women who from generation unto generation have been faithful to its teachings...."