"In the same New Bedford there stands a Whalemen's Chapel and few are the moody fishermen...who fail to make a Sunday visit to the spot." Melville's description of the Seamen's Bethel is still accurate. Dedicated in 1832 the Bethel is owned and operated by the New Bedford Port Society.
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