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Welfare of immortal Souls : And he chose that Method 

 of preaching which he thought would he most likely to 

 answer this important End ; and he was not deceived 

 herein, for his preaching was attended with much Success. 

 His People were highly favored of the Lord, in being 

 directed to so able, faithful and successful a Minister, and 

 in having: him continued with them for such an unusual 

 Length of Time; and it is hoped they remember it with 

 Gratitude. lie performed the Duties of his Office, with 

 very little Intermission, almost "><; Years, when, being 

 about 80 Years of Age, by the usual Infirmities of such 

 an Age, and a distressing Asthma, he was taken off from 

 his public Labours, and another Minister, the Rev. Mr. 

 Hitchcock, settled as a Colleague with him; whom God 

 preserve, and make a like Blessing to them. The four or 

 live last Years of his Life he was almost entirely confined 

 to his House, still honouring the Religion lie professed 

 and preached, by his Patience and cheerful Resignation to 

 the Will of God under all his Sufferings. And when the 

 Days that were assigned him here were finished, (bid gave 

 him a very easy Passage into a better World. His De- 

 parture, it is said, seemed more like falling asleep than 

 dying. May his numerous Offspring, and all that knew 

 him, especially Ministers of the Gospel, follow the excel- 

 lent Example he has left us. For blessed is that Servant 

 whom his Lord, when he comet h, shall find so doing." 



The house occupied by him on the road to the principal 

 settlement in Beverly is still standing and is the residence 



of some of his descendants. 



REV. ENOS BITCHCOCK. 

 The second minister was ordained as colleague in 1771 

 and the two pastors lived together in great mutual affec- 

 tion and harmony, the younger exerting himself for the 

 interests of the people, spiritual and temporal, enjoying 

 their esteem and acquiring the friendship of neighboring 

 societies and ministers. Mr. Hitchcock was a native of 

 Springfield, Mass., and a graduate of Harvard College in 



