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Excerpt from Saying the Catechism Seventy-Five Years Ago, and the Historical Results: An Address Delivered Before the New England Historic-Genealogical Society, Dec, 4, 1878
Mr. President, ladies and gentlemen, The town Of Westhampton, in the county of Hampshire, and Commonwealth Of Massachusetts, presented, some three-quarters of a century since, certain traits Of the Puritanical character which I desire to stereotype upon the memory Of this body of learned men; and I hope that in that regard history will repeat itself. It is my intention to keep strictly within the limits of historical investigation, and to honor that depart ment of our work, which searches out the under lying reasons for this and that line of conduct, and which traces events up to their causes; so that we may know what courses in life, unless counter acted, will eventuate in their legitimate results. And I am sure, that, if a somewhat graver cast than is usual be given to this address, it will not. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
