. Annals of King's Chapel from the Puritan age of New England to the present day. yrc. ARMS OF BELCHER. 398 ANNALS OF KINGS CHAPEL. that, if appointed to the vacant chair, he, as a native NewEnglander, could bring Massachusetts to yield the disputedpoint. Our historian has summed up his character:^ — He had not a generous nature, but in traits which attract populargood-will he was not wanting. Though foolishly irritable, and prone tosmall resentments which he pursued without dignity, he was not troubled,like his predecessor, with pride and obstinacy about points of loved intrigue and
. Annals of King's Chapel from the Puritan age of New England to the present day. yrc. ARMS OF BELCHER. 398 ANNALS OF KINGS CHAPEL. that, if appointed to the vacant chair, he, as a native NewEnglander, could bring Massachusetts to yield the disputedpoint. Our historian has summed up his character:^ — He had not a generous nature, but in traits which attract populargood-will he was not wanting. Though foolishly irritable, and prone tosmall resentments which he pursued without dignity, he was not troubled,like his predecessor, with pride and obstinacy about points of loved intrigue and tortuous methods. He brought into politics somehabits of trade. If greedy in acquisition, he was no miser. Especiallywas his purse freely opened when it might buy large returns of praiseand consequence. It was almost an article of a Massachusetts churchmanscreed, that the Kings governor ought to attend His Most Gra-cious Majestys chapel. Dr. Cutler expressed the general dis-appointment of Episcopalians that the Governor was a rigidDissenter: ^ Very mortifying to the Church here i
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