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The Revd James MacSparran
Doctor m IDiuinitg
in Narragansett, New England
)HE visitor to the Narragansett Country, a century and a half ago, could
not have remained long within its
borders without encountering a
portly elderly figure, — a kind of Dr. Johnson
in clerical garb, — with a full, round, benevolent face encompassed by a massive wig, moving with an air of authority and self-contained
dignity, such as could arise from only the most
assured position in the community. This personage,— for he was well worthy of the title,
—was the Rev. James MacSparran, Doctor in
Divinity, Missionary ofthe Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts and Reclor
of S. Paul's Church, Narragansett.
Probably in all New England, — perhaps
throughout the American colonies, — at that
day, there could have been seen no more ideal
picture of a well-learned parish priest, beloved,
respected, honoured, dwelling among his flock
for more than a generation, and of a people
exceptionally cultured, well-to-do, hospitable
to a proverb, proud of their pastor, loyal to the
Church and secure in the conviction that to be
a Narragansett Planter, with large estates and
[XV]
| 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 | 00000026 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | The Revd James MacSparran Doctor m IDiuinitg in Narragansett, New England )HE visitor to the Narragansett Country, a century and a half ago, could not have remained long within its borders without encountering a portly elderly figure, — a kind of Dr. Johnson in clerical garb, — with a full, round, benevolent face encompassed by a massive wig, moving with an air of authority and self-contained dignity, such as could arise from only the most assured position in the community. This personage,— for he was well worthy of the title, —was the Rev. James MacSparran, Doctor in Divinity, Missionary ofthe Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts and Reclor of S. Paul's Church, Narragansett. Probably in all New England, — perhaps throughout the American colonies, — at that day, there could have been seen no more ideal picture of a well-learned parish priest, beloved, respected, honoured, dwelling among his flock for more than a generation, and of a people exceptionally cultured, well-to-do, hospitable to a proverb, proud of their pastor, loyal to the Church and secure in the conviction that to be a Narragansett Planter, with large estates and [XV] |
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