. History of the city of New York . religious creedwhich dissented from the Church of England. He was by conviction aRoman Catholic; a fact which was not then without its value, as itserved to protect irregular forms of worship, and actually placed himbefore the world as the friend of religious toleration. He permitted theLutherans in New York to call a minister, the Eev. Jacobus Fabricus,from Germany. He went first to Albany. But his conduct there wasnot such as became his calling, and, complaints having been made, Love-lace suspended him froni the pulpit at tliat place, giving him, at the sa
. History of the city of New York . religious creedwhich dissented from the Church of England. He was by conviction aRoman Catholic; a fact which was not then without its value, as itserved to protect irregular forms of worship, and actually placed himbefore the world as the friend of religious toleration. He permitted theLutherans in New York to call a minister, the Eev. Jacobus Fabricus,from Germany. He went first to Albany. But his conduct there wasnot such as became his calling, and, complaints having been made, Love-lace suspended him froni the pulpit at tliat place, giving him, at the sametime, permission to preach in New York. It was soon found that, inaddition to a dictatorial and quarrelsome temper, manifested in all hischurch relations, he was constantly abusing his wife. She spent onewhole winter in the garret of their house, suffering all the while fromfever and ague. She finally complained to the government, and peti-tioned, that since the house belonged to herself, that her husband should STORY HE HlSJOF^Y Of=THE CiTY 0[= NeW YoF^K, By Mrs. MARTHA J. LAMB. This work has been long anticipated with much interest. Its preparation has occupied a period of over ten scope it is a complete literary picture of the rise and progress of our great American metropolis. It is commendedby scholars to all classes of readers as a piece of choice tapestry that will hold its color and retain its intrinsic worthamid the living literature of the nineteenth century, when many of the popular books of to-day shall long ago have beendead. The well-known reputation of Mrs. LAMB for accuracy in historical detail, as well as literarj skill in weavingtogether and condensing facts, added to fine perceptions and a graceful and felicitous charm of expression giving vitalityand sparkle to every pictured thought, is a guarantee that this valuable work will be even more than it promises, andit cannot fail to take deservedly high rank among standard authorities. In
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