The same course that is taken in England out of towns; every man according to his ability instructing his children. We have forty-eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better if they would pray oftener and preach... The American Journal of Education - Page 5331862Full view - About this book
| Abiel Holmes - America - 1805 - 516 pages
...in England: Out of towns every man instruct! his own children, according to his ability. We have 48 parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by...if they would pray oftener, and preach less : But, as of .^" ether commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can boast of,... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1810 - 874 pages
...in England, out of towns ; every man, according to his ability, instructing his children. We have 48 parishes ; and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better, if they would Jtray oftcner and Jireach less. But, of all other commodities, so of tliis, the worst are tent ut ;... | |
| John Wilson Campbell - Virginia - 1813 - 322 pages
...June 1671, to inquiries of the committee for the colonies, is a curious specimen of his loyalty: " We have forty-eight parishes, and our ministers are...better, if they would pray oftener and preach less; but as of all other commodities so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can boast of... | |
| Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1826 - 538 pages
...England. Out of towns every man instructs his own children according to his ability. We have forty eight parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by...better, if they would pray oftener and preach less ; but as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can boast of,... | |
| James Grahame - United States - 1827 - 560 pages
...sentiments thereupon, occurs in his answers to the Lords of the Committee of Colonies, where he says, " Our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should...better if they would pray oftener and preach less." Chalmers, p. 328. BOOK Instead of indemnifying, or even applauding, they L discountenanced the loyalists... | |
| François-Xavier Martin - Constitutional history - 1829 - 472 pages
...in June 1671, to enquiries from the committee of the colonies, is a curious specimen of his loyalty: "We have forty-eight parishes, and our ministers are...if they would pray oftener, and preach less; but, as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can boast of,... | |
| Abiel Holmes - America - 1829 - 614 pages
...in England : Out of towns every man instructs his own children, according to his ability. We have 48 parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by...if they would pray oftener, and preach less : But, as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and we have few that we can boast of,... | |
| Abiel Holmes - America - 1829 - 616 pages
...in England : Out of towns every man instructs his own children, according to his ability. We have 48 parishes, and our ministers are well paid, and by my consent should be better, if they would pray offener, and preach less : But, as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us, and... | |
| William Allen - North America - 1832 - 816 pages
...inquiries of the committee for the colonies is a curious specimen of his loyalty. "We have forty eight parishes and our ministers are well paid, and by my...if they would pray oftener and preach less ; but, as of all other commodities, so of this, the worst are sent us,& we have few, that we can boast of,... | |
| James Grahame - United States - 1833 - 576 pages
...occurs in his answers to the Lords of the Committee of Colonies, where he says, "Our ministers arc well paid, and by my consent should be better if they would pray oftener and preach less." Chalmers, p. 328. L4 1677 cm* October. THE HISTORY OF Instead of indemnifying, or even applauding,... | |
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