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The Reverend Mr. Turell was specially ingenious. Of him Dr. Holmes wrote, "You've heard, no doubt, of Parson Turell; Over at Medford he used to dwell, Married one of the Mathers' folks." His wife, Jane Coleman, was a handsome brunette. The bridegroom preached his first sermon after his wedding on this text, "I am black but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem."
After this, the relations between Dudley and the Mathers must have been sufficiently awkward and uncomfortable; but no particular public demonstrations appear to have been made, on either side, for some time. Mr. Willard died on the twelfth of September, 1707; and the great question again rose as to the proper person to be called to the head of the College.
Allen preached from Jacob's going to Bethel, * Mr. Mather not there, nor Mr. Cotton Mather. The good Lord unite us in his fear, and remove our animosities." The manner in which Sewall distinguished the two Mathers confirms the views presented on pages 37, 38. It may be remarked, that, up to this time, Sewall seems to have been in full sympathy with Stoughton and Mather.
Knowing that they had the right so to do, and that public opinion would sustain them in it, Parris escaped the dilemma, by calling an ex parte Council; and the Churches invited to it were those of North Boston, Weymouth, Malden, and Rowley. The first was that of the Mathers. That Parris was right in relying upon the Rev.
But when the first sheet was near composed at the press, I stopped it, with a desire to make one attempt more for the bringing of this people to reason. This last statement is marked by the exuberance of imagination for which the Mathers are so famed. In truth, Dr. Mather had nothing to do with the settlement.
Judge Sewall's Diary contains an entry that, also, sheds light upon the position of the Mathers. It will be borne in mind, that Elisha Cook was the colleague of Increase Mather, as Colonial Agents in London. Cook refused assent to the new Charter, and became the leader of the anti-Mather party. He was considered an opponent of the witchcraft prosecutions, although out of the country at the time.
Jeremiah Dummer, as well qualified to pronounce such an opinion as any man of his time, places him as a preacher above all his contemporaries, in either Old or New England. The Brattles were both politically opposed to the Mathers.
Mathers, "that you would send them your money in that fashion?" "I do," answered the young man in a decided tone. He was growing impatient at what he thought to be a wanton check of progress on his step-mother's part. Here, Mr. Mathers left the room without having said a word. Frank watched him disappear and then remarked: "Do you think these people are going to work for nothing?
Frank! where art thou come to? Didst not thou say, only a few weeks back: "I will smile when the hour of death comes," and now thou art craving for life, and thou art shrinking from death. Frank Mathers thought that his complaint was Angina Pectoris. He consulted a book on Pathology. He learnt that even with this terrible disease a person might, by careful living, attain a certain age.
He emphasized the points that were in his favour, with all the force which he was capable of displaying. Mrs. Mathers looked satisfied enough till her step-son came to the money matter. Here her face lengthened and as soon as he had finished reading she said: "Clever people; they think they are going to pocket all this money with a few words of flattering."
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