house, about 3 o'clock, where we are to live and where the people had provided a very handsome entertainment. Soon after our arrival our goods came. We set them up and then sang a Psalm. The people show us many marks of kindness and respect. A remarkably pleasant day.

Sept. 22, Lord's Day. Mr. Emerson, of Reading, preached for me. I conducted Mrs. Cutler to the parsonage pew, and invited Mrs. Wigglesworth to sit in it.

[Mrs. Wigglesworth was the widow of Rev. Samuel Wigglesworth, Mr. Cutler's predecessor.]

Sept. 28, Sat. Visited sick. Sat up almost all night to get prepared for the Sabbath.

Sep. 29, Lord's Day. Preached the first time after ordination. Esquire Mansfield, Mr. Lancaster, Mr. Sewell, Professor of Languages, and lady, and many other strangers, were at meeting. A very full assembly. After meeting Mr. Mansfield and Mr. Sewell and lady, drank tea at our house. Mr. and Mrs. Lancaster called.

Oct. 3, Thurs. The young ladies of the parish came to visit us, and presented me half a dozen bands.

Oct. 4, Fri. Appointed this day to catechise the children, and they met at half after three o'clock at the Meeting House; about sixty in number.

Oct. 6, Lord's Day. Preached. Two persons received the Covenant, and an infant of Paul Dodge's baptized. The first time that I administered the Covenant, or the ordinance of baptism.

Oct. 8, Tues. Received the Salem paper and the Boston Gazette by the Post.

Nov. 10, Lord's Day. I preached at Salem, at Mr. Barnard's Meeting House. A full congregation. The Superior Court was then sitting. The most of the judges and gentlemen of the law were at that meeting. Mr. Lancaster preached

for me.

Nov. 14, Fri. In Boston with Mrs. Cutler. Took the Gospel Magazine.

Nov. 20, Wed. Much engaged. Married the first couple I ever joined together.

Nov. 21, Thurs. General Thanksgiving through the Province.

I did not read the Proclamation in the morning, on account of some exceptional clauses, but had read it the Sabbath before. Began the solemnity with an anthem; made a short prayer for the Divine blessing and suitable frame of spirit, then sang, then prayer and thanksgiving, then sang and preached as usual. Sang after prayer, concluding the solemnity with two anthems.

Nov. 22, Fri. Mr. Murray preached a lecture at 10 o'clock. A vast concourse of people, supposed to be at least 3,000. Mr. Cleaveland with him, and sat in the pulpit. Mr. Murray and Mr. Cleaveland, Mr. Maxwell and lady dined with us. After dinner Messrs. Swain, Hitchcock, Barnard, and Mansfield to see me. Sent my horse and chaise to Boston for Mr. Robert Williams and lady, who arrived this evening.

Dec. 5, Thurs. Lecture. Mr. Hitchcock preached. He and his lady and Mr. Dana dined with us. Mr. Swain came in after meeting began.

Dec. 6, Fri. Very stormy, snow fell a considerable depth, and very much drifted. Was to go and preach Mr. Hitchcock's lecture, but the storm prevented.

Dec. 20, Fri. A great deal of company.

Dec. 21, Sat. Studied.

Dec. 22, Lord's Day. Was forced to preach an old sermon; took the first I preached here. This is the first time I ever repeated a sermon to the people.

Dec. 20, Fri. Preached at lecture at Mr. Kings, on account of old Mrs. Fellows, who has been unable to come to meeting for a long time.

CHAPTER II.

PARISH LIFE-REVOLUTIONARY WAR-CHAPLAIN-EXPEDITION TO RHODE ISLAND STUDIES AND PRACTICES MEDICINE.

Mar. 4, 1772, Wed. Parish Meeting. Voted to make use of Dr. Watts' Psalms and Hymns, and voted to revive the Contribution (which had been discontinued since 1763). Mr. Justice Appleton, from town to swear the officers, visited me. I was sent for to open the Meeting with prayer.

Mar. 26, Thurs. Stormy. At Mr. Rogers' lecture. Very bad riding. I preached.

Apr. 2, Thurs. Annual fast. Preached. Full congrega

tion.

Apr. 6, Mon. Dr. Adams, from Cape Cod, to see me. Rode to town and attended Inferior Court. Heard Mr. Justice Cushing give the charge to the grand jury. Very extraordinary.

Apr. 12, Lord's Day. Preached. Sacrament. Six baptisms.

Apr. 15, Wed.

May 14, Thurs.

Marking out my garden.

At Robert Dodge's, at a raising. May 15, Fri. John Whipple, the third, went to Boston for the Psalm Books, which the parish agreed to furnish themselves with, being about 120 in number.

May 18, Mon. This day the wife of Rev. Mr. Dana was buried. She departed this life, after a long state of languishment, in the 28th year of her age. The bearers were Mr. Jewett, Mr. Chandler, Mr. Parsons, Mr. Cleaveland, Mr. Leslie, and myself. Mrs. Cutler attended the funeral with me.

May 24, Lord's Day. Preached sermons Nos. 63 and 64, by the desire of some of the parish who had heard them before. May 27, Wed. Election of Councillors. Mr. Williams and I rode from Boston over to Cambridge. Dined with the Governor and Council in public. In the library. Returned to Boston.

May 28, Thurs. At Convention. Dined at Mr. Howard's. June 4, Thurs. (in Boston). The Regiment mustered. King's birthday. The Admiral's ship dressed in colors. The troop, twelve companies, one of Grenadiers, and one of Artillery, marched from the Common to King's Street, where they fired volleys; made a handsome appearance.

June 9, Tues. The young women, twenty-three in number, came to spin, and brought materials. They spun forty-two and a half skeins of linen, worsted, and tow-yarn, which they gave to Mrs. Cutler.

June 11, Thurs. Raised my barn. Sent to every house in the parish an invitation to come to the raising. A great number of people came. We provided a handsome supper.

July 1, Wed. Preached Mr. Emerson's lecture at Topsfield. Captain Cummings with me.

July 15, Wed. At Cambridge. Saw many of my old friends. Pretty good Commencement.

July 25, Sat. Studied very hard. This evening a very remarkable Northern Light. A remarkably bright stream in the west, which ran up from the horizon almost to the zenith. The light was also in the east, where it kept in constant motion, like the waves of the sea, the waves as plainly to be seen as at sea in a storm.

Aug. 2, Lord's Day. Preached to the young people; a pretty full assembly.

. Aug. 4, Tues. At Ministers' Meeting at Mr. Holt's. Mr. Dunbar preached. A new scheme. A very great number of ministers present.

Walley and his wife, from

Aug. 8, Sat. (at home). Mr. Boston, came to keep Sabbath. This evening the most terrible thunderstorm I ever knew. It began about 11 o'clock, and continued one hour and a half. The lightning was almost incessant and very sharp, and the claps of thunder very hard. We all got up, and Mr. Walley made a prayer. The storm abated before 1 o'clock. The wind was very moderate, and the rain not extreme..

Aug. 9, Lord's Day. Mr. Walley preached. I made the first prayer, and took particular notice of the thunderstorm. by beginning public worship with a psalm peculiarly suited to

the occasion, and also in my prayer. Mr. Walley did the

same.

Aug. 13, Thurs. My lecture. A good deal of company. Dr. Whittaker preached. Father Balch, Mr. Swain, Mr. Dana, and Mr. Hitchcock present. Dr. Whittaker's lady and Miss Dodge, from town, Mr. Lancaster and his wife, from Beverly, at meeting, and drank tea.

Sept. 7, Mon. Visited about the parish. This evening friends came from Dedham-Dr. Barker, Mr. Moses Everett, and Andrew Everett.

Sept. 18, Fri. Dr. Rust and his lady, Mr. Savage and his lady, to visit us from Salem. Walked upon Brown's Hill, and had a fine look out. Could see the Isle of Shoals very plain with the glass.

Sept. 22, Tues. Mrs. Cutler and I visited at Mr. Champney's and Mr. Chipman's, in Beverly.

Oct. 10, Sat. The late extraordinary rains occasioned a very great freshet, a vast deal of hay lost, and all the salt hay much damaged. So rainy a season in the latter part of summer and early fall is scarcely to be remembered by the oldest

men.

Nov. 11, Wed. Attended Mr. Obediah Parsons' ordination with my delegates, Deacons Patch and Whipple, and Mr. Samuel Brown. The Council convened at Mr. Norwood's, and appointed me to begin with prayer. Mr. Parsons, of Byfield, preached from 2d Cor. 3: 6. Mr. Chandler gave the charge. Mr. Cleaveland prayed after the charge, and Mr. Rogers gave the right hand of fellowship. An Anthem began and concluded the solemnity.

Jan. 1, 1773. Studied. Invited to sup with Mr. Robert Dodge. A very handsome supper.

Jan. 5, Tues. At Salem; remarkably pleasant; many people plowing. Mr. Paul Dodge buried.

Jan. 13, Wed. Mrs. Cutler and I went to Salem to attend Mr. Barnard's ordination. A very clear, cold day. A great concourse of people.

Feb. 11, Thurs. At Mr. Chandler's lecture, New Rowley.