Cool and overcast. Awakened at 4:30 A.M. to see big fire on Mt. Vernon St. Across from school, a few houses north. Dressed and out to see it. Returned. Slept 6-9 A.M. Breakfast. To Tremont Temple to hear Dr. Massee. Evangelistic meeting. Good. Dinner at Child's. To "72." Read etc. To Beverly with Gospel team. Cameron, Cardwell, Leary, Tyrell & I. Conducted E.L. & evening service. Enjoyable Evening. Lunch. To bed 12:45 A.M. Thankful for privilege of education.
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I couldn't find any more information about the fire on Mt. Vernon Street, but it must not have been a big one as it didn't make the list of historical fires on the Boston Fire Department History website. The website is kind of an interesting one, though, so I'll pass along the link:
Boston Fire Historical Society.
Tremont Temple is yet another fancy church in Boston; this one is a Baptist Church. Below are photos of it as it appears today, with views of its opulent exterior and interior.
Dr. Massee was J. C. (Jasper Cortenus) Massee, the pastor of the Tremont Temple Baptist Church, having been hired in 1922 from a New York Baptist Church. He was somewhat of a controversial figure during this time, being at the center of a split in the Baptist Church between the more liberal group and the much more conservative group.
Wikipedia has an article giving the history of Dr. Massee and the Baptist Church at the time. He was born in 1871 and died in 1965; he wrote a number of books on theological topics, most after 1923.
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