John Lothrop Motley and his family; further letters and records . t is,that his release from prison was obtained by MrLathropp on his personal petition to the King, and thatthe Bishop obstinately refused. The date of this early Pilgrim Fathers arrival atBoston is determined by Governor WinthropsJournal, in which appears on i8th September 1634 : The Griffin and another ship appearing withabout 200 passengers, Mr Lathrop and Mr Sims,two godly ministers coming in the same ship. Almost immediately after arrival he went toScituate on the 27th September, and was welcomedby the small settlement there
John Lothrop Motley and his family; further letters and records . t is,that his release from prison was obtained by MrLathropp on his personal petition to the King, and thatthe Bishop obstinately refused. The date of this early Pilgrim Fathers arrival atBoston is determined by Governor WinthropsJournal, in which appears on i8th September 1634 : The Griffin and another ship appearing withabout 200 passengers, Mr Lathrop and Mr Sims,two godly ministers coming in the same ship. Almost immediately after arrival he went toScituate on the 27th September, and was welcomedby the small settlement there as pastor, a house beingbuilt for him, which Mr Otis thus describes : Thewalls were made of poles filled between with stonesand clay, the roof thatched, the chimney to the mantelof rough stone, and above of cobwork, the windowsof oiled paper, and the floors of hand-sawn planks. One of the settlers, John Cudworth, writes to theRev. Dr John Stoughton of London: Oures,Cituate, to whome the Lord has bine very gracious,and his pvidence has bine Admirately sene oure. REV. JOHN LOTHROP From f>icturc by Gilhert SticartReproduci-d by pt-rinission of Messrs. Cciisiable &= Co., Ltd. A PILGRIM FATHER 7 be3dnge to bringe us oure Pastor, whome wee so longexpected—Mr Lathorpe who the Lord has brought tous in safety, whome wee finde to bee a holy Reveratand heavenly minded man. Though Mr Lothrop was remarkable for his tolera-tion in religious matters, for to become a member of hischurch no applicant was compelled to sign a Creed orConfession of Faith, yet his ministry in Scituate didnot long continue, as he differed with some of his flockon the question of baptism, and in October 1639 heremoved to Barnstaple, where he became pastor of thechurch. At first he had a small house, but in 1644built a larger and more substantial one, which was stillstanding in 1884. Mr Otis says : Mr Lothrop was as distinguishedfor his worldly wisdom as for his piety. He was agood business man and so were all o
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