{"id":8957,"date":"2014-09-09T17:23:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T22:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=8957"},"modified":"2014-09-09T17:31:59","modified_gmt":"2014-09-09T22:31:59","slug":"seamans-bethel-bedford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=8957","title":{"rendered":"SEAMAN&#8217;S BETHEL AND NEW BEDFORD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It has been years since I visited the<a href=\"http:\/\/portsociety.org\"> Seaman&#8217;s Bethel<\/a> in New Bedford. The restored area surrounding it was largely the work of John Bullard while he was mayor. (We do not have an equivalent in Newport)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2rWV8sBZ9ho\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The pulpit was made famous by the movie &#8220;Moby Dick&#8221;. 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src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/BETHEL-2-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"PULPIT FROM 1961\" width=\"558\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/BETHEL-2-1024x681.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/BETHEL-2-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/BETHEL-2.jpg 1990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PULPIT FROM 1961<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8961\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/BETHEL-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-8961\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/BETHEL-1-682x1024.jpg\" alt=\"SEAMAN'S CHURCH BETHEL\" 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