Following ordination Gray served the Baptist congregations in Freeport, Maine and in Bath, Maine. Thereafter he was pastor of the Baptist church in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
In 1863, Gray was called to the E Street Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., becoming well known. Abraham Lincoln was numbered among his friends. While in Washington, he was elected Chaplain of the Senate, an office he held for four years. Gray was one of the four clergymen who officiated at the funeral services of President Lincoln in Washington. The University of Rochester conferred him the D.D. in 1864.
Gray moved to California, and became the first pastor of a Baptist church in San Francisco. Later he served in the same capacity the Baptist church in Oakland, California. He was made Superintendent of the Baptist Churches in California, while serving as pastor in Oakland. He was also dean of the Theological Seminary of Oakland.
Contributor: Ryder
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In 1863, Gray was called to the E Street Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., becoming well known. Abraham Lincoln was numbered among his friends. While in Washington, he was elected Chaplain of the Senate, an office he held for four years. Gray was one of the four clergymen who officiated at the funeral services of President Lincoln in Washington. The University of Rochester conferred him the D.D. in 1864.
Gray moved to California, and became the first pastor of a Baptist church in San Francisco. Later he served in the same capacity the Baptist church in Oakland, California. He was made Superintendent of the Baptist Churches in California, while serving as pastor in Oakland. He was also dean of the Theological Seminary of Oakland.
Contributor: Ryder
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Following ordination Gray served the Baptist congregations in Freeport, Maine and in Bath, Maine. Thereafter he was pastor of the Baptist church in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts.
In 1863, Gray was called to the E Street Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., becoming well known. Abraham Lincoln was numbered among his friends. While in Washington, he was elected Chaplain of the Senate, an office he held for four years. Gray was one of the four clergymen who officiated at the funeral services of President Lincoln in Washington. The University of Rochester conferred him the D.D. in 1864.
Gray moved to California, and became the first pastor of a Baptist church in San Francisco. Later he served in the same capacity the Baptist church in Oakland, California. He was made Superintendent of the Baptist Churches in California, while serving as pastor in Oakland. He was also dean of the Theological Seminary of Oakland.
Contributor: Ryder
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In 1863, Gray was called to the E Street Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., becoming well known. Abraham Lincoln was numbered among his friends. While in Washington, he was elected Chaplain of the Senate, an office he held for four years. Gray was one of the four clergymen who officiated at the funeral services of President Lincoln in Washington. The University of Rochester conferred him the D.D. in 1864.
Gray moved to California, and became the first pastor of a Baptist church in San Francisco. Later he served in the same capacity the Baptist church in Oakland, California. He was made Superintendent of the Baptist Churches in California, while serving as pastor in Oakland. He was also dean of the Theological Seminary of Oakland.
Contributor: Ryder
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