The Republican journal., 1885-03-12
Continuation of Rev. Paul Collins Jour.
BY W. H. SMITH.

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BY w. II. SMITH.
| August 2nd, 1746. twenty-five mile pond
| (Unity). From father Chalmers to this is sew
en- miles. 1t is called twenty-five mile pond
from Fort Halifax at Winslow, twenty five
only five miles by two and a half. From this to
PenobScot Is twenty eight miles, and twenty.
five to Fort Halifax. On straight line it is
only twenty miles to Penobscot. The land here
is good and the settlers scattered Penobscot
twenty miles off is thirty from the sea; and it is
settled twenty miles above. So it is settled
fifty miles from its mouth. Preached to a few
from Heb. 4, II. Stopped at Daniel and Anna
Whitmore's. Fine smoked herring and fresh
pickerel for supper and breakfast Sandy
stream which runs near Mr. Whitmores house
and affords pickerel, is spoken of here nearly as
much as Sandy river. 1t empties near the
pond INTO Sebasticook. Stephen Chase is a first
and wealthy settler here; and John Whitney is
Baptist teacher. Chase is kind of Quaker
teacher. These two reformers mix like iron
and clay agreed to act in concert. Chase en-
couraged Whitney and said his baptisms were
right; but, Whitney gaining ground and taking
the lead, Chase changed opinions, and turned
against Whitney and all his proceedings. Whit
ney made church of twenty or more in haste
This church is nearly come to nought, and
Whitney is about to go off and seek hearers and
followers elsewhere. Chase is also despsed.
whitney in the first of his zeal hurt the inter-
ests of the people much. IT'S thought that in
one year he prevented the people from sowing
fifty bushels Of rye by cutting them off from
their business. He baptized ignorant people
taking their tears only for conversion. The de-
ceit of him and Chase at baptzng was amaz-
ing While Chase agreed to act with Whitney,
he hastened bapti>ms, and kept the sins Of the
converts out of his sight. 0 that all new set
Elements could fully know and feel the damage
which these two good men have done to this
place.
Aug. 3rd. twenty-five mile pond. Rode to
Joshua Stevens and preached from Acts II, 80
81, to considerable number of people. Whit
ney the Baptist teacher heard me, and began to
preach as soon as had done. My sermon
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vehcmently, sometime, offering nothing Of
weight which the sermon did not contain; ado
ing something indistinct. Chase the Quaker
acted deceitfully in not telling tie people of M
lectures; by this means some lost the opportu~
nifty Of hearing me.
Aug. 4h. W. Chalmers again between
twenty-five mile pond and Sebastcook. Preach
ed from l Tim 1-19 to a serious and glad as
sembly. Chalmers is sensible and good man.
high in Caivnism and ready to speak his mind ;
and yet found no fault with me- He treated
he kindly two nights.
Aug. 9TH. Sheepscot Pond. Stephen Marden.
This man and his pleasant little wife from
Chester, n. II. He has pretty farm, has rais-
ed l20 bushels of rye on three acres from three
bushels of seed. His corn yields twenty-five
bushels per acre. From Chalmers to this is
twelve miles from n. to S. thro' good land a
little rocky, covered with hemlock, beech, ma
pie, etc. Marden thinks the land here is aS
good for bread as at the westward. Preached
from Acts II, W-3l, toa large serious audience.
Ihere are about nine Baptists in this place. A
Mr.. Belding and Mr.. Senni>. Baptists. heard
me with jealousy. The largest pond here i.
four miles by one. The distance to IIaowel
westward is forty miles. There is grand and
almost nbounded prospect here to the south,
and round to n. by the west. You see in a
clear morning at sunrise where IEalIowell is.
and follow the fog rising from the river up to
Norrdgwock, till the eye can hardly 60 farther
Twelvemile pond lies west Of this about ten
miles, where are two Baptist ministers Of one
society, and one Westinghouse Here are
about one hundred families; about one half
from Chester. 1t is perhaps the most beautiful
elevation in Lincoln Go. and considerably cen
tral. A. NJ. Carlisle had nnety-two bushels Of
rye for two
Aug. 9Th. Sheep>cot Ponds. Preached from
? Tim. 3, l4-l5 to q serious assembly, some
very aged.
1h. Sabbath. sheepscot Ponds. George
Cars. There are several ponds here, empty
ing themselves into Sheep>cot river, called gen
erally Sheepscot Ponds. The largest is called
Sheepscot Great Pond. At the head of this a
Mr. Jno. Brad>treet originally from Ronley
lives. trhis gentleman was direct descend
ant from Humphrey Bradstreet who settled in
Ipswich. Mass. in 1884 and was probably a
brother TO Gov Simon. He came to New Mil
ford (Alna) and then went to Palermo. | have
seen his geneaogy. Hon. Nathan and Henry
Bradstreet Cleaves of Portland, Me-. are also
descendants from Humphrey Brad>treet. 81
Preached at Carr's to a great assembly, all seri-
Gus and very attentive. This was one Of my
best Sabbaths. The people were charmed and
aStonished to find the difference between the
preaching of the standing clergy ana illiterate
teachers. Mr.. Bradstreet was so affected with
JOY to have the people hear just such preaching
as he had been wishing for, that tears prevent
ed his power of speaking to me more than once
At any rate | must go home with him and
spend the night and not go to Davis-Town as |
had proposed. Many of this people came from
Chester in New Hampshire, and We're exceed
ingly satisfied with my preaching; for they had
not forgotten good preaching and learned to es-
TEEN iiterate harangues. believe all the
hearers, one Baptist excepted, were pleased
and interested. One of that number conversed
with me between meetings and approved Of my
doctrine and showed me great respect Mr..
Bradstreet owns two peninsulars of about sew
enty acres each and rich interval before his
door, which faces south.
Sth. Dayis-Town. (Montvile). Jacob Row
ell, John Bradbury. Mr.. Bradstreet waited on
me to this place, miles from his house. We
spent four hours in the new and crooked path
We crossed the upper branch of Sheepscot. now
sixty miles from the sea and twenty from its
source. 1t was only three or four yards wide
and as many inches deep. Preached at Mr..
Rowelfs from Acts II, 30-3l, to a small but
serious assembly. Then went to Bradbury's
Mr.. James Davis. an old man originally from
Ipswich and the father of the town. is Law
teacher here of the congregational order and of
some learning. He is for peace and order, and
seems to keep them both. This is a rarity. He
received me with affection and esteem and at
tended my lectures in town. This settlement is
rich in soil and has increased in two or three
years from six to forty families.
Davis-Town. Preached from Prov. . 22-23
to a small but attentive assembly. Bradbury is
an industrious man and has fastened his farm
himself, so as to have hay and bread in plenty
His land is very excellent and of deep soil.
Set off for Belfast in company of one man, rode
through woods about fifteen miles from twelve
to six of the clock. This land is excellent and
the road not very good, being only cleared of