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increased daily. But his cup of happiness was dashed 

 to the earth through the coming to the church of one 

 Isaac de la Croix, who had already caused dissensions in 

 two other churches, and now did the same thing at Cork. 

 As a result the pastor resigned, to the great grief of his 

 people. "Thus you see," says he, "how much injury 

 may be done by one quarrelsome, malicious individual in 

 a church. The poor minister is under the necessity of 

 sacriliciug his own comfort foi* the peace of the church. 

 I was certain that if I did not resign a schism would be 

 created, and did my best to prevent it." 



After this M. Fontaine was ready to leave Cork, and 

 made a venture in the fishery line, which led him to be- Philanthropic 



Service 



come famous as a defender of an exposed point on the 

 Irish coast against French privateers. For his services, 

 which were of a most romantic character, recalling the 

 most exciting pirate stories, he received recognition and 

 a pension from the British government. He finally 

 settled in Dublin, establishing a school there, and main- 

 taining relations with many notable people. 



In 1714 his sons visited Virginia and became owners of 

 a plantation, and gradually the children settled on this sons go to 

 continent. The daughter married a Frenchman named 

 Maury, and the editor of this Memoir is a great-grand- 

 daughter of that branch of the family ; while the 

 Fontaines are among the honoured names of the 

 South. 



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John Fontaine, son of James, who wrote the Memoir, 

 desired to be a soldier and saw service jn Spain. Plan- john 

 niug for the good of his brothers and sisters he took ship j^ul-n^a"^'* 

 at Cork for Virginia, sailing December 3, 1714. These '^'"* 

 notes are taken from his Journal : 



Struck by a tempest, for days there seemed little hope, the vessel toss- 

 ing at the mercy of wind and overwhelming waves. In these condi- 

 tions this prayer, recorded in the journal, must be regarded aa remark- 



