The history of Pittsfield, Volume 2 |
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afterwards Agricultural Albany appointed Baptist became Berkshire Berkshire county Boston building built Campbell Capt Captain cattle-show Charles church Clapp College Colonel Colt committee Congregational Daniel David Campbell democratic died east Edward erected established Ezekiel Bacon factory favor federalists feet fifty Francis friends gentlemen George George W Goodrich H. H. Childs held Henry Henry Hubbard honor Housatonic Humphrey hundred dollars institution interest James John Jonathan Allen Joseph Joseph Merrick Josiah Julius Rockwell labor Lanesboro legislature Lemuel Pomeroy Lenox manufacture Massachusetts Medical meeting meeting-house ment Messrs Methodist mill officers organization party pastor Phinehas Phinehas Allen Pittsfield Plunkett political Pontoosuc preached president purchased railroad regiment road Samuel Scholfield Simon Larned society spirit Stockbridge Theodore Pomeroy Thomas Allen Thomas Gold thousand dollars Timothy Childs tion town trustees Union Parish vote Watson West Stockbridge West street William woolen York
Popular passages
Page 117 - And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are an hundred and thirty years: few and evil have the days of the years of my life been, and have not attained unto the days of the years of the life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage.
Page 137 - Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel : therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die ; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life ; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will I require at thine hand.
Page 292 - Commonwealth, whether . corporate or unincorporate, at any meeting legally warned and holden for that purpose, shall ever have the right to elect their pastors or religious teachers, to contract with them for their support, to raise money for erecting and repairing houses for public worship, for the maintenance of religious instruction, and for the payment of necessary expenses...
Page 45 - She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands. She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar. She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Page 292 - As the public worship of GOD and instructions in piety, religion, and morality, promote the happiness and prosperity of a people, and the security of a republican government ; therefore, the several religious societies of this commonwealth, whether corporate or unincorporate, at any meeting legally warned and holden for that purpose, shall ever have the right to elect their pastors or religious teachers, to contract with them for their support, to raise money for erecting and repairing houses...
Page 289 - As the happiness of a people, and the good order and preservation of civil government, essentially depend upon piety, religion and morality ; and as these cannot be generally diffused through a community, but by the institution of the public worship of GOD, and of public instructions in piety, religion and morality...
Page 138 - And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 60 Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead ; but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
Page 266 - I read there, that God the Word was born not of flesh nor of blood, nor of the will of man, nor of the will of the flesh, but of God. But that the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, I read not there.
Page 290 - ... all religious sects and denominations, demeaning themselves peaceably, and as good citizens of the Commonwealth, shall be equally under the protection of the law ; and no subordination of any one sect or denomination to another, shall ever be established by law.
Page 289 - It being the duty of all men to worship the Supreme Being, the Great Creator and Preserver of the Universe, and their right to render that worship, in the mode most consistent with the dictates of their consciences; no person shall by law be compelled to join or support, nor be classed with, or associated to, any congregation, church, or religious association.