Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-04-21
An Ordiaasiou n 10 OIdon TI1se

/ ~AN AS%AUWAAH WY VI III ohClout Aho ouflOo
letter, clipped from an old paper by the BOutOl
Traveller, viii be read with much interest, a
containing in its gossip, Fsoy portrayal of tn
religious and social Psouliaritiss Of our New
England forefathers. Il contains an account o
The ordination Of "Rev. Mr.. Benz. PrsscOtt, f" a
pastor Of the Old South Church, in Danvers
Massachusetts,, and was written by one Of tn,
OEdaining council. It win be seen that Rev
Cotton Aathsr Of ancient fame, was one Of tn,
officiating OlSrgymsn, and that the disturbances
in the church, and the treatment of the disturb
ere, were in keeping with the doctrines prOSssS,
ed and 50 strictly Practieod by the old tint
PGritans.
SALEM, 25TH SEPr., I7Is.
Hond. and Dear Ffisnd,
Through ye goodness Of Providence we ar.
rived in this Place after Dark Tuesday night
and are now staying with your Brother Thomas
at ye Precinct. The reason we got here 80 late
was because We we're detained long Time a;
ye Ferry as ye Boat was on We OharlestoWn
side, and ye Roads were very bad and ye
Streams very high on account of ye gres;
Rains. hr. Appleton of Cambridge did not get
here tll Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, his
Horse being weary, so be tarried all Night at
Reading. Your Brother Thomas says ye place
has grown very much since you lived here and
that We Church has got 40 Members who come
off from Mr.. Noyes's Church in Salem Town,
l3 Men and q Women, and ye Town has
granted We Precinct Acres OF Land and We
Province S5 a Year for Years for ye Support
of We Gospel in We Precinct. The Church have
I'D. nbo;oo n Psw M
their Pastor, and voted him ECO and Is Cords
of Wood for bis Salary when single, and f75
when he shall be Married. Mr.. Prescott is the
Oldest Son Of Esquire iona Prescott of Concord,
and is promising young Man, about IS Years
old, and bethrothed to Elizabeth Higginson, 3
eomely Daughter of Mr.. John Higginson The
New Meeting House is situated IN a pleasant
Valley near a Stream of Water on the Village
Road about Nile from Town Bridge The
Services in ye Meeting House began by reading
part Of ye ll9th PSALM by Rev. G. Mather,
after which he read a Portion from Thomas
Aliens "LavitGtiOn to, Thirsty Sinners" Mr.
Hubbard, your excellent Pastor, then offe ed up
FerVsnt Prayer, and a Psalm was sung to a
Solemn Tune, ye Oldest Deacon reading Line
by Line in Solemn Voice 50 that ya whole
Oongregalion could joyn. Mr.. ROweFs of Bev.
/ terly next offered ye Prayer Of Ordination and
OOnsecrstiOn, with ye Laying on of Hands of
ye Elders. Mr.. Appleton Of Cambridge preach
ed ye Sermon from ID Cor. ID Chap. is Verse,
last eause. Who is sufficient for these things.
Another Psalm was then sung, and thea Mr.
Shepard gave ye Charge, and Rev. Mr.. Green
of ye Village ye Hand of Fellowship, and Mr.
Gerrish Of Wenhan made ye Concluding Pray~
er. There was an Immense Ooncourse of People
in We House so that every Part was crowded,
and Znuaa nara oy4 pa,rnn - Had. -
ye Congregation.
The Govr was IN ye House, and Her Males.
ty's Commissioner Of ye Customs, and they sat
together on high seat by ye pulpit stairs
The Cow appeared very deyout, although he
favors EpiscoPacy, aud tolerates ye Qnakers
and Baptists, but is 8 strong oPposer Of ys Pa
pists He was dressed in Black Velvet Coat
Red Waisteost, borders with gold Lace, and
Buff Breeches with gold Buckles at ye knees,
and white silk Stockings. There was a Dis
turbance in ye Gallery, where it was filed with
divers Negroes, Mulattoes, and Indians, and
Negro called Pomp Shorter, belonging to Mr..
Gardner, was called forth and placed in ye broad
Aisle, where he was TeprOved with great Aw-
fulness and Solemnity. He was then put IN
ye Deacon Seat, between ye two Descons, in
view Of Ye whole congregation, but ye Sexton
was ordered by Mr.. Prescott to take him out
because Of his levity and strange ContOrtions
Of COuntenance, (glving great scandal to ye
grave Deacons,) and put him in We Lobby un-
der ye Stairs. Some Children and Mulatto
Women were reprimanded for laughing at
POmp Shorter.
When ye services at ye House were ended,
ye Council and ye other Dignitaliss were en-
tertayned at Ye House Of Mr.. Epes, on ye Hill
near by, and We had a Bountyful Table With
d. Mat nd 81, oc
was from fine Buck shot in the Woods near
by: ys Bear was killed in Lynn Woods near
Reading. After ye blessing was cTayed by Mr..
Gerish of Wenhsm, word came that We Buck
was shot on ye Lords Day by Pequoit an In
dian, who came to Mr.. Epes with a Lye in his
mouth like Annanias Of old. Ye Council
thereupon refused to eat ye Vennisen, but it
was afterward agreed that Pequoit should re-
ceive 40 Stripes save one for Lying and pro-
phaning ye Lords Day, and restore to Mr..
Epes ye cost Of ye Deer, and considering this
Just and Righteous Sentence on ye Sinful
heather, AMI that a Blessing had been erayed
on ye Meat, ye Council all partook OF it but
Mr.. Shepard, whose Conscience was tender on
ye point of ye Vennisen.
The People here are much reioyced to have
Gospel Ordinances established among them.
and ye House is well Built, Storys hiph. SO
by 43 feet, with good Oak Timber, and covered
with II inch Planks ard with Clap boards
upon that, and it ia intended to have We Inside
FINISHED with PlaYstering when ye Precinct
are able The Pulpit and ye Deacon Ssat are
made Of good Oak, and good Cushing on ye
Pulpit was given By Mr.. Higginson I had
the above Particulars from Mr. TraBk, We
Head Builder Of ye House, who is Nan Of
Substance and considerable Acquirements,-
He AZ told ma fl,N he d
under ye Foundation CONTAINING We Year Of
our Lord that ye Building was begun, and va
rious Particulars about ye forming of We Pre-.
cinct Church. BE also put in We Copper. Gowns
of ye Reign Of our Blessed Sovereign Queen
Ann, and an Epistle to ye Sovereign who shall
reign over these Provinces when ys Box shall
be found, and another to ye Household of
Faith in ys SALEM Middle Precinct exhortinq
them to maintain ye Doctrines of We Founders
to We utter confusion and Shame Of all Papist
Mass Mongers and other Heretical MisbolieEers.
Mr.. Trask, who is himself Cody man and
Member of We Church, told me that ye Church
would not agree to put ye Box under ye House
aE they thought it saVored of Presumption and
/ Vain Glorying, and some Of them would not
agree to ye sentiments of ye Letter to ye House.
hold OF Faith, but be Privily put ye Box un,
der ye Pulpit when ye House was near built
enclosed with Bricks and good Clay Mortar
without ye knowledge Of ye Church. Mr..
1rask tHnks ye Frame Of ys House will stand
or Hundred Years if tits well covered from
ye Weather
There have been great Reiovcing With Ms
in Boston On account Of ye Gloryous news of
Peace, and may ye Lord long continue We BJes-
sing, ard avert ye Judgements We deserve
You're IN ye Bonds Of ye Gospel.
LAWRENCF ContNr