New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-04-04


cue Of thu o"pgrrsa tOn then her hes's Howell
over with th.aksg,ving. aud her eyes filed WIN
iss jr."
The MINISTERS were not shly the leaders in tue
sTIfe OF salvation, but were at the head Of great
secuaf enterprises 10 nearly al cases thsJ led
o"i he s-w Dwns INTO the wilderness, aud exposed
'bsir lives ~ tao tscks Of Wild beasts and ssgage.
When ihe Revolutionary contest came o. tue miu-
i-tFrs De,eS fincAed Many If them walked 70
thurcs With the BIB in one hand and the nusket
10 lho s,Aer. They were The steady advocstes Of
education and god manners. They were The lii
eray Wn Of their dsy for two centuries.
Iber auocce tended to check an exclusive devO-
ton 70 Ga'eIlaI development. TheJ lsbore1 fsii
fsiy to eIAt the eighty VI the spirit over matter,
| ~ toad no1's thOuers and interests above the
selfish parsait u wealth and honors. As body,
they were tho sovocses of al improvement which
did not directly infringe their own dignity. a.
| genera m e, the minister was The true friend OF
his pes pie and Wa sincerely loved and honored BY
hem IL common for ministers 70 i've and die
wte'e ,be} were first settled They were in the
habit OF receiving valuable preseots in their Win
ter's woNd AID stores of household linen. They
were always put in the best place at fessts, and
down to q A;e period their properties and pe's DOS
We're eieakt from taxes. Their sermons, 70
modern taste, would appear menoecuoss aud wire
! drawn, but ,he tediOusness Of their dnqalsiaoos
was not unf'eqGeniy relieved By their treatment Of
worldly sffsrs. Williams and Cotton preached
about walls; Eliot Aboat wigs, long hair aod To-
bAcco; Wilson and Eliot about treaties and politics;
Cotton sbOut the Governors salary; and Hugh
Pesers in lsvor of forming o stock.compsny for
prof able fshiDg. Curious conccits were popular
both With preacher aud peope. fight between
snake end mouse having been seen in Water.
tOwn, in which The snake came of secood beet
Wi'ton, q pastor OF Boston, avery sincere, holy
man." I" improved" the event BY turning 1t in5O an
slegory, comparing the snake to tho devil and the
mouse ~ tho people, who IN their. wrakne's aud
pOserty had oeen chosen BY the Lord to overc ,me
Satan. Cotton brought tho Sing Of Solomon to
export BIS views Of ecclesiastical pohy, showing
sb.t &" some churches we're ~ queeas, some a, con-
cubires. stme as damsels, aud soue as doves"
Au b ar .glass stood by the pulpit aud was some
times turned, aheR tho discourse reached into the
secobd hour. Tho divisions OF the subject were
many, falling upoo the weary ear to -ssenseenthly
ana eEhieoothiy, ADD 50 on toward 'nhaity. The
prayers of min sxfs as long IS sermons, and 10
b. gifted in prayer Twas . great dnhnoson."
It wax coDmOn IA open their minds ~ the Lord
tot Oh hour, while the people stood and listened.
Tbs opening of their minds to the Lord was IN
truth ID opening aso to Themselves, and tended to
clear up doubts and difficulties. OF csurse prayers
of such lepg,h must have ranged wide, and at times
BATE otgeberAled into singular details. 1t IS told
that when Minister Miles prayed for rain, he lefS
nOttDg uncertain. He said . Lord, thou
Know est We do not want Thee TO send US q rain
which shall pCur down in fury, and swell our
streams, ana s.eep away hay COCKS, aud fences,
and brcees; but Loro, we want 1t to come drlszc-
drozzlv-0rlzz drozzIe foe sbous weck-AGen.'
1t required practice W make smoo'h and moving
p,syer, and d slow-sDDgued man someames hest.
tnred and lOst bis dow; one sucn thanked toe Lord
Tor all kinds # iuercIe. and benefits; and being
lit 10 confused, raid, We thank Choo-we thaaa
Tbe.-a,so-fcr the many barrels of cider Thou
hast vOuchsakd u.s."
Slavery was early introduced into New. England
,hough il was Lever iDcorpoIa ted with tho frame
worA Of society. The first inpu'se Of the Massa-
cbusssts men Wa 10 oppose its estaokshmeot
Wb%t N l645 James Sulth, member Of the B rs
tor Church, brought in two negroes and sold them
as sses, tho Court passed ca order, that ~ ne-
GER who bod been brought from Africa, should DO
sent back at oncs, and Smith and bis mate "la,d
hold on" and made TO answer for his dOlDgs. 6Oue
Inoisns were held AZ slaves 81 early day. Ne
inv Nau Ea. "a xrh,I Ia
tbe traffic WAS bri.k elsewhere. The slave trade
wss looked on IN soms degree a. infamous, and but
few o. gagged ia it. The distliDg Of rum was tho
ma,D-spiipg Of the traffic. Most Of thOse engaged
IN Il from Massa ;busests and Rhode Island carried
Canyons Of rum ~ Africa, and brought return cargo
Of negroes to the West Indies and the Southern
colonies few Of the negroes, a. 1t were, stack
10 Tho vessel, aud found their way TO New
England. In 1850, there were not moro than
thirty slaves In The colony. As they caus H. they
were distributed among the people, and were most
" OWED one, two or three in family. Clergy
u,p ere not unlikely ~ Own one ortwo. Negroes
and indians we're bought and sold without CON-
junction BY priest and people alike. They were
10. ked upon as good dog Is now, we're commonly
treated with kindness, but we're liable TO sbuse, as
doss are. They often sat at the same table With
their masters. In some cases, they were permitted
to vote. Que .. them, 90 nan Of gssd sense ssd
morals" was tswu-cierk N coo Of rhe country
lawns and bad good school educssion- Bss in tho
Churca, "Gvds hoare," they were ut expected
10 oft with shie folks. Marriage BY miAsser
was allowed among the Saves and indscsinin.sc
oobcv binsge Which new prevail 10 tho Save States,