Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1896-05-21
Jolly Puritan Times.
HOW THE SALEM FOLKS ORDAINED
THEIR MINISTER IN 1913.

wy iSu'eibDeES ttl6 Dlll palu by
the town Of Woburn i'm 1929, on ac.
count of the ordination of Edwin
jackson as minister i'm the town, with
its items of &" 1873 dinners, \
f5l.26d and % gallons Wine, = Gal
Ions Brandy, and 1 of Rum" with
Loaf Sugar, lime juice and pipes
There was another interesting ordi-
nation at Salem, in September, 1713,
which is most graphically described
by Rev. Lawrence COnant, who was
a member Of the ecclesiastical coun-
Gil convened for the ordination. The
letter is printed for the first time in
William Root Bliss's recently pub
lished "Side Glimpses from the
Colonial Westinghouse :"
Your brother Thomas saws We
place has grown very much since
you lived here" writes Mr.. Conant,
land that ye church has got 40
members, who came off from Mr..
Noye's church in Salemtown I3
men and q wOmen) and ye town
has granted We Pricinct 5 acres of
land and yc Promise of G5 a wear
Tor five yeres, for ye support of Cos
pei In ye Precinct. Ye Church have
made choice of ye Rev. Benz: Pres
colt for their Pastor, and have voted
him ESQ year and 15 cords of wood
Tor his salary, when single, and E75
when he shall be married. MIR. Pres
cott is the Oldest son Of Esquire Jona-
than Prescott of Concord, and is a
promising young man about 25 years
old, and betrothed to Elizabeth Hig-
gInson, comely daughter of Mr..
John Higginson. y Ye services
in ye meeting house began by read
ing part Of ye 10th Psalm by
Reverend Cotton Mather. After
which he read a portion from Thomas
Aliens Invitation to Thirsty Sin
ners. Mr.. Hubbard then offered
a prayer, and Psalm was sung to a
most solemn tune, ye oldest deacon
reading lineafter line in solemn voice
so that ye whole congregation could
JOIN. MIR. Bowers Of Beaverly next
offered prayer Of Ordination and
conservation with ye lying on Of ye
hands of ye elders. Mr.. Appleton
OF Cambridge preached we sermon
from Ind Cor. 2nd and 10th verse:
VINO Is sufficient for these things I?
Mr. Shepard gave ye charge, and the
ReV'd Mr.. Greene of We village We
hand of fellowship, and MIR. Gerish
OF Wenham made ye concluding
prayer.
"There was an immense concourse
of people in ye house, so that every
part was crowded, and some were on
ye beams over ye congregation. Vel
governor was in ye house, and His
Majesty's Commissioners of We Gus.
toms, and they sat together On a |
nigh seat by ye pulpit,stairs. Ye Gov
ernor appeared very devout and at
tentiVe. Although he favors Epis-
copacy and tolerates We QualIers and
ye Baptlsts, he is strong opposer of
ye Baptists. He was dressed in a |
black velvet coat bordered with gold |
buckles at ye knees and white stock.
ings. There was IA disturbance i'm We
galleries when ii was filled with me-
groes, MulattoeS and Indians, and a
negro called Pomp Shorter, belong
ing TO Mr.. Gardiner, was called forth |
and put in ye broad aisle, where he
was reproved with great awfulness
and solemnity. He was then put in
y D>'.>oh - 'Not, DCl "ttIl lNO LEA |
cons, In view of ye whole congre-
CATION, bnt ye Sexton was ordered
by Prescott to take him out because
or his levity and strange contortiops
or countenance, giving great scandal
To ye grave deaconS, and put him i'm |
lobby under ye stairs. Some child
rem and mulatto woman were rem
rimanded for laughter at Pomp
Shorter. When ye services at We
mouse was ended, ye Council and |
other dlgnitaries were entertained |
at ye house of Mr.. Epes on the hill
near by, and we had bountiful
table with bears meat and venison.
The last was from fine buck shot
in ye woods near by. Ye bear was
Killed in ye Lynn Woods near Red. |
ding. After ye blessing had been
craved by Mr.. Gerrish of Wenham,
word came that ye Buck was shot on
ye Lords Day by PequOt, an Indian,
who came to Mr.. Epes with a I've in
his mouth like Ananias of old. Vel
Council thereupon refused to eat of
ye Venison. But it was afterwards
agreed that Pequot should receive 40
stripes save one for lying and profan-
ing the Lords Day, restore Mr.. Epes
the cost Of the deer, and counsiling
that just and righteous sentence on
ye sinful Heathen, and as blessing
had been cTaved on we meat We Coun.
Gil partook oft, except Mr.. Shepard,
whose conscience was tender on We
point of venison."
pDI1uClr
citizen with swollen jaw was hast
ening along one Of the principal
streets of the city, when sign in
front of tall building caught his
attention. 1t was as follows: "Pain-
less extraction Of the the teeth free.n
He stopped long enough to note
the number of the floor on which the
business indicated by the sign
was carried on, and then hurried in
side and made his way to the dental
parlors.
Is this the place where you pull
teeth without pain free?" he in
qnired.
Yes, sir" said one Of the pain
less extract0rs on duty.
Well, Pve got grinder that's
been giving me good deal of trou-
BILE. l wish you'd yank it out"
The sufferer took his seat in the
chair and opened his mouth. The
operator. after applying to the swol-
len gum pungent lotion of some
sort, speedily relieved him of the
offending molar.
Thanks" said the caller, climb.
ing down and picking up his hat.
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