A History of the Episcopal Church in Narragansett, Rhode Island: Including a History of Other Episcopal Churches in the State, Volume 2, Part 2D.B. Updike, 1907 - Narragansett (R.I.) |
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Abigail Albro April Arnold August Baptism Benjamin Bishop born Boston Neck Bours Brenton Browne buried Capt Captain Chappel Charles Dickinson child Christopher Church of England Church of St Church Wardens Coeset Coit Cole College Colonel Colony Congregation Connecticut Convention Daniel Updike Daugh daughter death December died Doctor MacSparran Dr MacSparran Easter Monday eldest Elizabeth Episcopal F Preachd father Fayerweather Gardiner Gardner George Governor Greene Hannah Hazard Jahleel Brenton James Jeremiah John Joseph Wanton July June Kings land letter Lippet Lodowick Updike MacSparran baptized March married Mary Massachusetts minister Ministerial Land Narragansett Newport North Kingstown October Parish Paul's Church Peter Mumford Phillips preached records Revd Reverend Rhode Island Saltonstall Samuel Sarah Society South Sparran St Pauls Church Sunday Sureties Thomas Thomas Wickes tion town Trinity Church Vestry Voted Warwick Wickford wife William Winthrop
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Page 417 - Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.
Page 404 - Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men.
Page 347 - Synod being held 45 years ago, falls in with the year 1680, and that the former Charter upon which the Government of your Province depended was repealed, by scire facias, in the year 1684, and the new Charter was granted in the year 1691, from whence it appears that if...
Page 326 - He told me lately that he intended to bestow a charity upon some college in Oxford, under certain restrictions which he mentioned. But I think he should much rather do it to your college, seeing he is a New Englander, and, I think, a Connecticut man. If, therefore, when his kinsman comes over, you will write him a proper letter on that subject, I will take care to press it home.
Page 260 - And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
Page 326 - In the same year, however, he succeeded in baptizing three adult Indians, and later on the Bristol congregation included " about 30 Negroes and Indians," most of whom joined " in the Publick Service very decently
Page 326 - Dixwell sends for a relation of his from Connecticut to make him his heir, having no son. He told me lately, that he intended to bestow a charity upon some college in Oxford, under certain restrictions which he mentioned. But I think he should much rather do it to your college, seeing he is a New England and I think a Connecticut man. If therefore when his kinsman comes over, you will write him a proper letter on that subject, I will take care to press it home.
Page 345 - There, so as to warrant the holding of Convocations or Synods of the Clergy; but if such Synods might be holden, yet they take it to be clear in point of Law that his Majesty's supremacy in Ecclesiastical affairs being a branch of his prerogative does take place in the Plantations, and that Synods cannot be held, nor is it lawful for the Clergy to assemble as in a Synod without authority from his Majesty.
Page 346 - Excies' directions, they do, in that case, require and direct you to cause such, their meeting, to cease, acquainting them that their Assembly is against Law, and a contempt of his Majesty's Prerogative, and that they are to forbear to meet any more...
Page 326 - M'cSparran was appointed Missionary there in 1720. p. 324, 326. " The chief inhabitants of Bristol, in the year 1720, wrote very earnest letters to the Bishop of London and to the Society, for a Minister of the Church of England, and promised to build a church. The Rev. Mr. Orrem was sent Missionary here in 1722. Mr. Orrem gained the esteem and affection of the people very much, and proceeded in his mission with success.