Tracts and Other Papers Relating Principally to the Origin, Settlement, and Progress of the Colonies in North America Volume . 4; From the Discovery of the Country to the Year 1776 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1847 Excerpt: ...the Words, Bcjore they call, Iwill answer. Thursday, May 9. A Tabernacle is to be made of Boards, till a Church can be built. Friday, May 10. Tn E many Benefactions Spiritual and Temporal, which we have received, and daily do receive from our kind and charitable Benefactors, oblige us to give G o n Thanks on a particular Day; for which purpose we have chosen next Monday. Saturday, May ll. G o n sent us this Day a very fruitful Rain for the Benefit of the F ields of the Saltzlzurgcrs, who work diligently. They are streugthned in their Belief, seeing they have not been mis taken taken in their Hopes; that they should not want for Rain: tho' some People would prophesy the rainy Time was already past, and the Saltzburgers had done ill in sowing their Seed in a sandy Ground. Monday, May I3. i T tr 1 s Day was by the Consent of the Congregation, appointed for a Holy-day of Thanksgiving; on which our People met twice in remembrance of Gon's Blessings, and praised him for them in publick. in the Forenoon's Sermon, were explained the Words of the travelling Jacob, which during our Voyage, and here in Ebenezer, have been very comfortable to us, out of Gen. xxxii. I0. and thereby shewn, The Blessings G on hitherto had shewn us; Our Duty, according to the Example of Jacob. Instead of an Introduction, we used the 107th Psalm, out of which we shewed our former Circumstances, and present Duty, which Go 1) also hath blessed. ln the Afternoon, we intended to explain the Words 2 Cor. v. 9, I0. but it could not be done, because the Commissary, who was to go away next Day, would take his Leave of the Saltzburgers, and give them some good Advice before his Departure; which was very moving on both sides, and caused many Tears. Goo bless the good Man, and send h...