View of Holliston in Its First Century: A Century Sermon Delivered in Holliston, Mass., December 4, 1826H. & W. H. Mann, Printers, 1827 - 36 páginas |
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$600 per annum 26 were males advice and association affectionate average number Baptisms candidates century character CHARLES FITCH Christ Church civil commenced congregation Continental Congress decease December depravity destitute of preaching devoted Dickinson discourse doctrines early election erection evangelical existence fathers Fathers-where females;-between the ages fitting for College gospel Harvard University ICHABOD HAWES inhabitants interesting JAMES CUTLER John Goulding Jonathan Whitney Joshua Prentiss June labour live forever Lord measure Meeting-house ment minister ministry number of families occupied Old Tenour Parish in Medway pastoral connection peace in believing peaceable peculiar peculiarly posterity preacher predecessor profession Prophets-do they live prosecution publick religious respect Salary was fixed sation saw this town Sermon settlement of 2001 Sherburne sickness Stone Thomas Marshall Timothy Leland TIMOTHY ROCKWOOD tion town voted town-meeting VIEW OF HOLLISTON virtuous and pious West Parish Wheaton whole number worship worthy
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Página 12 - Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed ; 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids.
Página 36 - Enter ye into the joy of your Lord." I also heard the men themselves, that they sang with a loud voice, saying: "Blessing, honor, and glory, and power, be to Him that sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever.
Página 32 - Some, it is said, apparently in the last stages of the disease, were evidently relieved by administering oil, who eventually recovered. No derangement of mind usually accompanied the disease.— The sick generally survived their attack only from three to six days. — From notes taken, during the prevalence of the sickness, by the Rev. Joshua Prentiss ; and which were found among his papers after his decease, we learn, that on the 31st of December, 7 ; and on the 4th of January, 10 lay unburied ;-...
Página 22 - ... truths, in terms too plain for any to misunderstand. He had a clear, strong, and pleasant voice, which enabled him to speak with peculiar propriety and energy; and as he aimed to draw the attention of his hearers to his subject, rather than to himself, so he seldom failed of deeply impressing their hearts and consciences.
Página 21 - And as he firmly believed in those doctrines, which are usually der nominated the doctrines of grace, he felt it his duty often, plainly, and affectionately to state and illustrate them. The native and total depravity of sinners; the necessity of regeneration by the special operations of the Holy Spirit...
Página 32 - In the fearful desolations produced by this disease, the church of Christ was bereft of 15 of its members. Few families escaped ; and four were entirely broken up by the removal of both the husband, and the wife. — For more than a month, there were not enough in health to attend the sick, and bury the dead; though their whole time was employed in such services. The sick suffered, and the dead laid unburied ; notwithstanding charitable assistance, and personal attendance were furnished by people...
Página 35 - Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things whereby one may edify another.
Página 13 - ... choose and call an orthodox, learned and pious person to dispense the word of God unto them...
Página 21 - The whole tenour of his preaching plainly indicated, that he sought to please God, rather than men ; for he did not shun to exhibit the most essential, the most humiliating, and the most heart-searching truths, in terms too plain for any to misunderstand. He had a clear, strong, and pleasant voice, which enabled him to speak with peculiar propriety and energy ; and as he aimed to draw the attention of his...
Página 10 - That this town will take all prudent and legal measures to encourage the produce and manufactures of this province, and to lessen the use of superfluities, and particularly the following enumerated articles imported from abroad, viz.