Collections of the Old Colony Historical Society: Papers Read Before the Society, Temas6-8The Society, 1899 |
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American April April 25 associated Baylies became Bedford Berkley Board born in Taunton Boston Bradford Bridgewater Bristol Academy Bristol County Brown University Burt Capt Captain Carver Charles Cohannet Colony Historical Society committee Company Congregational Church corresponding member Court daughter David Lodge Dean descendants of Richard died in Taunton Dighton director early Edward elected a resident Elizabeth engaged England Fall River father flag Frances Freetown George Hathaway held Henry Historical Hall honor James John Joseph July July 20 June King land Leonard Lincoln March March 20 Marcus Morton married Mary Mass Massachusetts memory Middleboro Miss Morton Nathaniel October Old Colony Historical Phillips Plymouth Presbrey Raynham records Reed resident member Richard Williams Robert Treat Paine Samuel Sarah schools Seaver secretary Sept settler Taun Taunton Green Thomas Thomas Willett to-day town Union wife
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Página 94 - So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave, Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Página 60 - Lastly (and which was not least), a great hope and inward zeal they had of laying some good foundation, or at least to make some way thereunto, for the propagating and advancing the gospel of the kingdom of Christ in those remote parts of the world; yea, though they should be but even as stepping-stones unto others for the performing of so great a work.
Página 130 - What sought they thus afar? Bright jewels of the mine? The wealth of seas, the spoils of war? — They sought a faith's pure shrine. Ay, call it holy ground, — The soil where first they trod! They have left unstained what there they found — Freedom to worship God ! Felicia Hemans.
Página 77 - Treason, treason!" echoed from every part of the house. Henry faltered not for an instant, but, taking a loftier attitude, and fixing on the speaker an eye of fire, he added " may profit by their example. If this be treason, make the most of it...
Página 17 - I charge you before God and His blessed angels that you follow me no further than you have seen me follow the Lord Jesus Christ. " If God reveal anything to you by any other instrument of His, be as ready to receive it as ever you were to receive any truth by my ministry ; for I am verily persuaded the Lord has more truth yet to break forth out of His holy Word.
Página 76 - the first voice publicly raised in America to dissolve all connection with Great Britain came not from the Puritans of New England, nor the Dutch of New York, nor from the planters of Virginia, but from the Scotch-Irish Presbyterians.
Página 76 - Religion is altogether personal, and the right of exercising it unalienable; and it is not, cannot, and ought not to be, resigned to the will of the society at large...
Página 55 - God and had their ignorance and sins discovered unto them, and began by His grace to reform their lives and make conscience of their ways; the work of God was no sooner manifest in them but presently they were both scoffed and scorned by the profane multitude; and the ministers urged with the yoke of subscription, or else must be silenced.
Página 53 - We had no domestic throne to overturn, no privileged orders to cast down, no violent changes of property to encounter. In the American Revolution, no man sought or wished for more than to defend and enjoy his own. None hoped for plunder or for spoil. Rapacity was unknown to it; the axe was not among the instruments...
Página 52 - Iberia? Do we see The robber and the murderer weak as we? Thou, that hast wasted earth, and dared despise Alike the wrath and mercy of the skies, Thy pomp is in the grave, thy glory laid Low in the pits thine avarice has made.