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Co tlie &eaoer
going in and out among his people. Even the allusions to forgotten controversies and long-buried jealousies serve to remind us of the identity of human
nature in the idealized past with that of the unillu-
sioned present.
There are not, however, wanting entries which concern the interests of the Church at large in those
olden days, — the account of the meetings of the Convention at Newport in 1743 and 1745, the record
of the visit of the famous George Whitefield at the
same city in the latter year and the several references to the Rev. Samuel Seabury of New London.
As a background to the ordinary local incidents
abounding in the Diary, there may be found, likewise,
hints of stirring events then enacling on the world's
wider stage,—the ViSlory at Dettingen on the Main
in 1743, the Expedition to Cape Breton and the
capture of Louis burg in 1745, "whence arises this
Smoaky, noisy Joy," as well as the celebration of the
"Coronation Day" of King George II in 1751,
with "ye Guns of Rhode Island Fort fired on ye
Occasion."
But perhaps the chief value of the Diary lies in the
frequent introduclion into its pages of prominent divines of the day and other people of distinction and,
especially, of members of the leading families of
Narragansett and Newport.
Among the former may be noted the Rev. John
Checkley, a distinguished reSlor of King's Church,
Providence, the Rev. George Pigot earlier holding
the same office, the Rev. fames Honyman, the emi-
| Title | A letter book and abstract of out services written during the years 1743-1751 |
| Creator | MacSparran, James |
| Publisher | D.B. Updike, Merrymount Press |
| Place of Publication | Boston |
| Date | 1899 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000019 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | Co tlie &eaoer going in and out among his people. Even the allusions to forgotten controversies and long-buried jealousies serve to remind us of the identity of human nature in the idealized past with that of the unillu- sioned present. There are not, however, wanting entries which concern the interests of the Church at large in those olden days, — the account of the meetings of the Convention at Newport in 1743 and 1745, the record of the visit of the famous George Whitefield at the same city in the latter year and the several references to the Rev. Samuel Seabury of New London. As a background to the ordinary local incidents abounding in the Diary, there may be found, likewise, hints of stirring events then enacling on the world's wider stage,—the ViSlory at Dettingen on the Main in 1743, the Expedition to Cape Breton and the capture of Louis burg in 1745, "whence arises this Smoaky, noisy Joy," as well as the celebration of the "Coronation Day" of King George II in 1751, with "ye Guns of Rhode Island Fort fired on ye Occasion." But perhaps the chief value of the Diary lies in the frequent introduclion into its pages of prominent divines of the day and other people of distinction and, especially, of members of the leading families of Narragansett and Newport. Among the former may be noted the Rev. John Checkley, a distinguished reSlor of King's Church, Providence, the Rev. George Pigot earlier holding the same office, the Rev. fames Honyman, the emi- |
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