Annals of King's Chapel from the Puritan age of New England to the present day . olicy, it was obviously unwisefor Andros to irritate the town by forcing his formof worship into a meeting-house against the willof its owners. He had to build his own churchat last. But we should greatly err if we shouldmeasure his act by the standard of toleration incapt. Hamiltons our own day. It was something, indeed, forARMS which the Puritan congregation had reason to be grateful, that they were allowed to worship at all in their ownmeeting-house by the representative of a government which athome had set so
Annals of King's Chapel from the Puritan age of New England to the present day . olicy, it was obviously unwisefor Andros to irritate the town by forcing his formof worship into a meeting-house against the willof its owners. He had to build his own churchat last. But we should greatly err if we shouldmeasure his act by the standard of toleration incapt. Hamiltons our own day. It was something, indeed, forARMS which the Puritan congregation had reason to be grateful, that they were allowed to worship at all in their ownmeeting-house by the representative of a government which athome had set so many marks of scorn on dissenters. Never-theless, on the special days of the Church they were subjectedto grave inconveniences. On Easter Sunday, 1687, the Gov-ernor and his suite met there again at eleven, sending word tothe proprietors that they might come at half-past one; butit was not until after two that the Church service was over; 1 I am indebted to Colonel J. W. Chester for the coat-of-arms. For a notice ofCaptain Hamiltons distinguished family and career, see p. CHURCH AND STATE UNDER ANDROS. 71 owing, says Sewall, to M the Sacrament and Mr. Clarkes longSermon; so twas a sad sight to see how full the Street was withpeople gazing and moving to and fro, because they had not en-trance into the house. The Puritan diarist, to whose invaluable pages we are in-debted for the history of this obstinate contest, follows it fur-ther, step by step, with his pithy narrative, till the end ofOctober, 1688: — •• Monday, Ap. 4. ... In the Even Mr. Willard, Eliot, Frary, and Selfhave great debate about our meeting for the Lords Supper. Tuesday, May 10. Mr. Bullivant having been acquainted that May15th was our Sacrament-day, he writt to Willard that he had acquaintedthose principally concemd, and twas judgd very improper and incon-venient for y6 Govr and his to be at any other House, it being Whit-Sun-day and they must have ye Coiuunion, and yl twas expected should leaveoff b
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