The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-06-25
st. sotoIph's Church, Boston, England


hears what Boston gladly did in this
respect more than so years ago,
The story is told briefly in a sound.
Ing Latin inscription written by Hon.
William Everett and engraved upon a
memorial plate in the southwest
chapel OF st. Botolph's. now called
Cotton chapel, in honor of him who
was once minister Of the church. Put
into English II reads:
Tn perpetual remembrance Of John
Cotton, who during the reigns of
James and Charles was, for many
years, a grave. skillful and laborious
vicar OF this church. Afterward on
account of the miserable commotion
amongst sacred affairs in his own
country. he sought a new settlement
in a new world. and remained even TO
the end of his life pastor and teach
er Of the greatest reputation and OF
the greatest authority in the first
church of Boston in New England.
which city received this venerable
name In honor of Cotton. Two hun
dred and twenty-five years having
passed away since his migration. his
descendants and the American citi-
gems Of Boston we're invited to this
pious work by their English brethren
in order that the name of an illus
trious man, the love and honor OF both
worlds, not any longer be banished
from this noble temple In which he
diligently, learnedly and sacredly e1-
pounded the divine oracles for so many |
years; and they have willingly and |
gratuitously caused this shrine to be |
erected. in the year Of our recovered
1856"
Those uho subscribed to the chapel |
80 years ago have, almost all of them,
descendants bearing the same names
who are to-day living In and about
Boston. These people 1t is, no doubt,
who will gladly respond TO the re-
quest Of the English mayor. For the
then were. In the ma
Iority Of cases, either descendants OF
John Cotton, or husbands Of wives so
The good feeling between the two
Bostons, which was cemented by
.hese generous gifts toward the Cot.
on chapel. seems to date from the
of the church, two years
earlier, for which occasion several
Boston GU. s. Al gentlemen were in.
'lted to England, at least four OF
whom were able to be present
In Boston's public library may be
'ound curious little sheet which
gives an account OF the exer
Uses. In print SO poor and so small
Is to nearly ruin the eyes are these
recorded speeches OF the day. One
IF these. made by Col T. b
lawrence Of Boston. expressed re
yret that "the domestic institu
ions Of the states OF the south"
we're being warmly debated in
he English drawing rooms OF that
ime. "Mr. Somerby, Mr.. Clarke and
dr. Phillips" were others from Bos.
on present on that occasion.
Perhaps the most distinguished
American that ever visited st. DO.
olph's was Hawthorne. who ran down
o Lincolnshire during one of his trips
broad out OF pure desire TO see the
lace. He printed in the Atlantic
donthly OF January, 1862, the result
4 his pilgrimage.
In the righthsnd aisle OF the church
here is an ancient chapel" this pill
rim then goes on to say. which In
he time Of our visit was in process OF ,
estoration and was to be dedicated to
,otton. whom these English people
onsider as the founder OF our Amer
can Boston"
Until lately II has been thought on
9th sides OF the water that our Bos-
on owes It's name to the fact that
ohm Cotton came here from a city SO
allied In England. Carlyle is prob
bly, chiefly responsible for this mis-
conception, for, in his book on Crom-
'sll. he said the thing so strikingly
hat one can scarcely fail to take Il