Sketches of the Ecclesiastical History of the State of Maine: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present TimeH. Gray, 1821 - 370 |
Inne wydania - Wyświetl wszystko
Kluczowe wyrazy i wyrażenia
2d Chh afterwards appear appointed attention to religion Baptist became Benjamin Berwick Biddeford Boothbay Boston Bowdoinham Boyd Bristol called candidate for settlement Cape Elizabeth Castine Chesterville Christ Church was gathered Church was organized circuit Congregational Church connexion continued Council County Covenant Daniel death declined Deer Isle destitute died dismissed early Ebenezer Elder employed to preach established Falmouth families Foxcroft Fryeburg Gardiner Georgetown granted Hallowell Harpswell incorporated inhabitants installed invited to settle John Jonathan Joseph Jotham Sewall June Kennebeck Kittery labours land Limington Maine Massachusetts meeting for worship Meeting-house Methodist ministry Missionary monthly meeting Moody New-Castle New-Gloucester New-Hampshire Norridgewock North-Yarmouth October ordained Otisfield Parish Parsonsfield Penobscot Perley persons plantation Portland preparative meeting Presbytery present Minister Quarterly meeting Readfield received Records river Robbinston Saco Samuel Scarborough September Smith Society soon Strickland Thomas tion took place Topsham town travelling preachers Urquhart Vassalborough voted William yearly meeting
Popularne fragmenty
Strona 46 - and Thomas Vasey, to act as elders among them, by baptizing and administering the Lord's Supper. "5. If any one will point out a more rational and Scriptural way of feeding and guiding those poor sheep in the wilderness, 1 will gladly embrace it. At present I cannot see any better method than
Strona 6 - His letters, say they are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence weak and his speech contemptible!" But how often did he make the hearer lose sight of all other considerations by the merit of his address and the "impressive manner with which he delivered it.
Strona 45 - has no authority over them either civil or ecclesiastical, any more than over the States of Holland. A civil authority is exercised over them, partly by the Congress, partly by the State assemblies. But no one either exercises or claims any ecclesiastical authority at all. In this peculiar
Strona 46 - us ? 4. As our American, brethren are now totally disentangled both from the State, and from the English hierarchy, we dare not entangle them again, either with the one or the other. They are now at full liberty,
Strona 45 - convinced me many years ago, that bishops and presbyters are the same order, and consequently have the same right to ordain. For many years I have been importuned from time to time,
Strona 47 - to follow the scriptures and the primitive Church. And we judge it best that they should stand fast in that liberty, wherewith God has so strangely made them free.
Strona 46 - but the matter admits of no delay. S. If they would ordain them now, they would likewise expect to govern them. And how grievously would this
Strona 46 - have accordingly appointed Dr. Coke and Mr. Francis Asbury, to be joint superintendants, over our brethren in North America. As also Richard
Strona 15 - our ingrafting into Christ and partaking of the benefits of the covenant of grace, and our engagement to be the
Strona 46 - English Bishops to ordain part of our preachers for America. But to this I object. 1. I desired the Bishop of