Two Sermons Delivered Before the Second Church and Society; Sunday, March 10, 1844, on the Occasion of Taking Down Their Ancient Place of Worship (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. 1844. Excerpt: ... voted, that there be allowed him seventy pounds a year out of the stock." "February 11, 1733. Voted, to add four persons to the Standing Committee, viz: the Rev. William Welsteed," &c. "June 25, 1733. The church met at the pastor's house, and voted, that on Tuesday, the 10th of July next, we would separate a few hours for religious exercises, particularly to humble ourselves under the frowns of heaven, in the lamentable and sensible withdrawal of the Spirit of God from us, in that so few are inquiring their way to Zion with their faces thitherward." The letters of Waldron are some of them interesting. I have thought it not out of place to insert here a few extracts from some of them, relating to the circumstances and men of his times. DESCRIPTION OF PROFESSOR WIGGLESWORTH. "And this leads me to Mr. Wigglesworth, whom your preposterous managements have obliged me to mention after Mr. Welsteed. I must needs say I can't in justice imagine that this good gentleman is second to any. He is certainly a first rate, if not the first rate. His body is the less acceptable part of him, and that is in no wise to be despised. As for his intellectual powers, his being chosen into the professorship by some of our wisest and best men, must speak him superlative. As for his public preaching, you would guess him almost to be under an inspiration in it. His delivery is with great deliberation and distinctness. He has a small, still voice, not loud but audible. As for the impediment you mention, it is only a graceful lisp that does not at all affect his speech to make him unintelligible. When I have heard him preach I never observed but that every syllable was clearly articulated. And as for his never being a candidate for the gospel ministry, it is a mistake. He always was s...