The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . iisof the Narragunsett(Jhnreh, the oldestEi)iscopal ecclesiasti-cal structure stillstanding in \ewEngland. {he church wasconstructe(li)ftinil)er, ;:after the familiar |)re- -vailing Puritanicalmeeting-house styleof architecture, withtwo tiers of window>entirely around it anda broad door o|)eningdirectly into the inte-rior. A lofty pulpit,surmounted by acanopy, with a mod-est reading-desU in front, stood at the head of the middle alley, while roomy, square ])ewsoccupied most of the floor. AI)o\e was a broad gallery exte
The history of the American Episcopal Church, 1587-1883 . iisof the Narragunsett(Jhnreh, the oldestEi)iscopal ecclesiasti-cal structure stillstanding in \ewEngland. {he church wasconstructe(li)ftinil)er, ;:after the familiar |)re- -vailing Puritanicalmeeting-house styleof architecture, withtwo tiers of window>entirely around it anda broad door o|)eningdirectly into the inte-rior. A lofty pulpit,surmounted by acanopy, with a mod-est reading-desU in front, stood at the head of the middle alley, while roomy, square ])ewsoccupied most of the floor. AI)o\e was a broad gallery extendingaround three sides and allording almost as nmch seating space as therewas l)elow. The most ilistinguished of the rectors of St. Pan!- (lunch wasthe Rew dames McSparran. ).. a missionary of the \cnerablc so-ciety, judged i)y some to l)e the ablest siUt out to America during thecolonial periixl. He was appointed to the iiosition in ITin. and re-mained in it until his death, in 17;)7. In davs the Xarragansett country was noted for its exten-. -5%^rC VnV. OLD NAKHACiANSKTr CUfKCH 59<) HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH. sive plantations, its retinues of slaves, and its profuse among the families was that of the Gardiners, from whichthe young missionary chose his wife, a sister of Dr. Sylvester Gardi-ner, the founder of the city of that name upon the Kennebec. On a bright Sunday morning, one hundred and fifty years ago,tlie quaint chuich must have been the centre of a scene most pleasantto beliold, and of a character of which the memory has almost van-ished. There were then no carriages of any consequence owned inNarragansett, the narrow roads being little fitted to their use, andalmost everybody depended ujjon the saddle as the means of convey-ance. At an early hour, perhaps, arrived the portly doctor upon theback of one of the famous Narragansett pacers, with his fair consortupon a pillion behind, the two having ridden leisurely from t
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