. The story of a pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. John Alden in his 83rd year . ors, and the peculiar harmony among all Chris-tians, has made this place ever dear to me. From North Adams, I settled in Fayville, Southboro,Worcester County, Mass., choosing a smaller church, I wasso worn down by former labors. The parish had just builta nice house of worship, on which there was a debt. This Iremoved by lecturing in towns adjacent, verstis Roman,ism. Under the labors of Rev. Mr. Haynes,
. The story of a pilgrim family from the Mayflower to the present time : with autobiography, recollections, letters, incidents, and genealogy of the author, Rev. John Alden in his 83rd year . ors, and the peculiar harmony among all Chris-tians, has made this place ever dear to me. From North Adams, I settled in Fayville, Southboro,Worcester County, Mass., choosing a smaller church, I wasso worn down by former labors. The parish had just builta nice house of worship, on which there was a debt. This Iremoved by lecturing in towns adjacent, verstis Roman,ism. Under the labors of Rev. Mr. Haynes, a former pas-tor, there was a revival, lasting more than a year, number-ing, as I was informed, nearly two hundred were few unconverted ones left in the parish. I I PRIME OF LIFE. 107 labored there two years, and we added but few to thechurch. The Rev. Hervey Fitts, agent of the Baptist State Con-vention, called on me, saying, I want you to visit theCenter Baptist church in Westfield, Mass. I have sentthem many candidates, and those who would settle therethey do not want; and those they wanted, did not choose tobecome their pastor. Said he, It is a beautiful village, of. WESTFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH. about five thousand people. Westfield Academy is avenerable, noble institution, with its many students. school is located there, and is in a flourishing you have been a teacher, I think you are adapted tothat place, and ought to visit it. I said, I do not want toleave. I settled here in this farming church for life. Hesaid, I will supply your place for a few Sabbaths if you I08 AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN ALDEN. will go. I assented, and the first Sabbath I had fiftyhearers. I found the church discouraged. They had lost apastor, Rev. Mr. Perkins, of great influence and power. Itwas in the time of winter that I visited Westfield friend kindly proposed to carry me in his sleigh to visitevery member of the church. The more I \isited, the moreI became a
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