Oliver N Bacon.
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or hated, were forsaken or abhorred of God. Are ye not as children
of the Ethiopians unto me, children of Israel? saith the Lord.
Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Phil-
istines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? — Amos 9:7. And
the apostle Paul with great explicitness exclaims. Is He the God of
the Jeivs only ? is He not also of the Crentiles ? Yes, of the Gentiles
also. Rom. 8 : 29.
We Anglo-Saxon Americans of the present generation seem to need
instruction on this point as much as the ancient Hebrews did.
The apostle Eliot was one who had fully realized the Christian idea.
He obeyed the command of Christ and was happy, and his memory is
blessed ; and even those who have no disposition to follow his exam-
ple, cannot fail to admire his character. It is to the credit of human
nature, that disinterested and simple goodness like his should call
forth so much admiration. The amount of talent, and energy, and
labor, and cultivated mind, which he employed, in a most difficult and
uninviting work, which at the time would yield him neither honor nor
wealth, nor power, nor party favor, nor ecclesiastical advancement,
nor social position, nor any conceivable wordly advantage ; the fact
that he pursued this work through a long life, and without ever fal-
tering, notwithstanding discouragements and hardships of every kind,
show a strength of inward principle, a pure and earnest love to God
PROF, stowe's address. 255
and man, "which is the rarest excellence of even public benefactors,
and which most of those whom the world calls great, have the mod-
esty not even to pretend to.
Among the marks of progress in modern times is the fact that the
public honors which formerly were lavished exclusively on warriors
and statesmen, now begin to be awarded to men of personal worth,
of peaceful service, of unobtrusive and useful lives. It will be a step
still further in advance when such men as Eliot receive these honors ;
and that community will confer on itself the most enduring honor,
who shall from pure admiration of the deeds and virtues of the apostle
of the Indians, erect to him a monument worthy of his name.
FINIS.
ALPHABETICAL INDEX.
PAGE.
Address at Bi-Centennial Celebration, 34 - 249.
Addre&s at Consecration of " Dell Park," IIJ.
Address at Presentation of Banner, 179.
Address at Eliot Tea Party, 17.
Adams, Hon. Chester, 142.
Act, erecting Natick into a district, 40.
Allegiance, oath of, 45.
Anniversary, second centennial, 31.
Anagram of Eliot, 60.
Anecdotes of Indians, &c., 23.
Accidents, 221.
Adjoining towns, 197.
Attorneys at Law, • 131.
Banner presentation, 179.
Bacon, Josiah C, 225.
Boden, AVm., Esq., monument to, 237.
Broad, Hezekiah, 133.
Bigelow, Wm., poetry of, 138.
Burying-grounds, 111.
Bunker Hill, 43.
Broad family, 124.
Bacon family, 124.
Bridge, Indian, 9.
Barn, J. Washburn's 227.
Benevolent Society, 162.
Bigelow, William, sketch of life, 187.
Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, picture of, 194.
Boundaries, 10.
Brooks, — Snake, Bacon's, Sawin's, &c., 102.
Botany of Natick, 99.
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258 INDEX.
^,. PAGK.
Extracts from record^, 41.
Eliot, Rev. John, 12.
Ephraiin, Dea., 28.
Eliot, incidents in life of, 1!).
Eliot, anecdote of, 20.
Eliot, petitions of to General Court 13 - 14.
Education, , ■• 128.
Epitaphs on grave-stones, 237.
Eliot monument, 23.
Employment of people, 149.
Framingliam, 198.
Fires, 227.
Fisheries, 103.
Fish,_. 103.
Fish officers, 103.
First settlement, 9.
Felch, Capf. John, j .jr. 138.
Felch, Isaac, 153.
Felch, Eben, 122.
Felch family, 124.
Fisk family, 124.
Fisk, Hannah, ; 222.
High School, 127.
Hills, — Pegan, Perry's, Broad's, Train's, Tom's, Carver's, .... 7.
History, statistical, 122.
History, ecclesiastical, 49.
History, official, 129.
History, social, 162.
Harmony Grove, 139.
Hayes family, , 124.
Hanchett, E. & F., 153.
Historical items, ..,,.. 24.
Indians, Praying, 21 .
Indians, number of, 21 .
Inhabitants, 122.
Individuals, distinguished, 142.
Jones, John, Esq., 72.
Littlefield, JS^athaniel W., 125.
Lands exchanged with Needham in 1797, 240.
Lands exchanged with Sherborn, 25.
Land, division of, 10.
Lands undivided, 25.
INDEX. ^59
PAGE.
Lexington, battle of, 42.
Lyceums, 163.
Libraries, 163.
Localities, interesting, 239.
Letter of Indians to Eliot, 15.
^linistry of Rev. Freeman Sears, 72.
Ministry of Eev. Martin Moore, 85.
Ministry of Rev. E. D. Moore, 89.
Ministry of Rev. Samuel Hunt, 89.
Ministry of Rev. Elias Nason, 95.
Meeting-house, Baptist, 108.
Meeting-house, Orthodox, 107.
Meeting-house, Unitarian, 107.
Meeting-house, Methodist, 108.
Meeting-house, Universalist, 108.
Masonic Lodge, 164.
Manufactures, amount of, 154.
Markets, 8.
Military Company at Bunker Hill, 44.
Manufactories, number of, 8.
Morse family, 122.
Morse, Samuel, 122.
Morse, Capt. David 123.
Morse, Amory, buildings of, 227.
Natick, when settled, 0.
Natick, prospects of, 159.
Natick, first settlers of, -lO.
Natick, taxation of, 126.
Natick, valuation of, 125.
Natick, latitude and longitude of, 7.
Odd Fellows, 164.
Old Tenor, 127.
Oration of Rev. Freeman Sears, 75.
Plains, 9-
Postmasters, 105.
Physicians 135.
Peace of 1783 45.
Proprietors of Natick, 46.
Plants and flowers, 235.
Pond Farm in Framingham, 239.
Pond Farm in Sherborn, 245.
Pond Dug 101.
260 INDEX.
PAGE.
Pond Nonesuch, 101.
Post Offices, 105.
Preachers in Methodist Society, 97.
Perry, Samuel, 224.
Representatives of town, 134,
River Charles, 101.
Roads, common, % . . . 104.
Railroads, 104.
Rider, Wm., 4G.
Ross, John S., 222.
Streets, 8.
Slavery, 125.
Selectmen, 132.
Schools, grants for, 128.
Sherborn, 198.
Settlers, fiirst white, 40.
Stowe, Prof. Calvin E., 140.
School districts, 129.
School committee, 131.
Shoes made in Natick, 154.
Stone, Nathan, 221.
School-houses, 108.
Sassamon, 29.
Turnpikes, 104.
Town Hall, 108.
Temperance, 165.
Time, computation of changed, 185.
Trees, 99.
Towns, other praying, 233.
Town clerks, 133.
Takawampait, Daniel, 29.
Temperance, Sons of, 165.
United States, Constitution of, 45.
Valuation, 125.
Wight, Rev. Daniel, 141.
Ward, Benjamin, 222.
W^ard, Arteraas, 224.
Weston, 199.
Wayland, 199.
W^alcott, Edward, Esq., 146.
Water, analysis of, 101.
War, Pequod, 28.
INDEX. 261
PAGE.
War, King Philip's, 22.
War, Fi-ench and Indian, 21.
War, revolutionary 41.
Wilson, Hon. Henry, 143.
Walcott, J. B., 153.
Washburn, Samuel, 224.
Washburn, Elijah, 225.
Waban, 28.
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of the Ethiopians unto me, children of Israel? saith the Lord.
Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt, and the Phil-
istines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir? — Amos 9:7. And
the apostle Paul with great explicitness exclaims. Is He the God of
the Jeivs only ? is He not also of the Crentiles ? Yes, of the Gentiles
also. Rom. 8 : 29.
We Anglo-Saxon Americans of the present generation seem to need
instruction on this point as much as the ancient Hebrews did.
The apostle Eliot was one who had fully realized the Christian idea.
He obeyed the command of Christ and was happy, and his memory is
blessed ; and even those who have no disposition to follow his exam-
ple, cannot fail to admire his character. It is to the credit of human
nature, that disinterested and simple goodness like his should call
forth so much admiration. The amount of talent, and energy, and
labor, and cultivated mind, which he employed, in a most difficult and
uninviting work, which at the time would yield him neither honor nor
wealth, nor power, nor party favor, nor ecclesiastical advancement,
nor social position, nor any conceivable wordly advantage ; the fact
that he pursued this work through a long life, and without ever fal-
tering, notwithstanding discouragements and hardships of every kind,
show a strength of inward principle, a pure and earnest love to God
PROF, stowe's address. 255
and man, "which is the rarest excellence of even public benefactors,
and which most of those whom the world calls great, have the mod-
esty not even to pretend to.
Among the marks of progress in modern times is the fact that the
public honors which formerly were lavished exclusively on warriors
and statesmen, now begin to be awarded to men of personal worth,
of peaceful service, of unobtrusive and useful lives. It will be a step
still further in advance when such men as Eliot receive these honors ;
and that community will confer on itself the most enduring honor,
who shall from pure admiration of the deeds and virtues of the apostle
of the Indians, erect to him a monument worthy of his name.
FINIS.
ALPHABETICAL INDEX.
PAGE.
Address at Bi-Centennial Celebration, 34 - 249.
Addre&s at Consecration of " Dell Park," IIJ.
Address at Presentation of Banner, 179.
Address at Eliot Tea Party, 17.
Adams, Hon. Chester, 142.
Act, erecting Natick into a district, 40.
Allegiance, oath of, 45.
Anniversary, second centennial, 31.
Anagram of Eliot, 60.
Anecdotes of Indians, &c., 23.
Accidents, 221.
Adjoining towns, 197.
Attorneys at Law, • 131.
Banner presentation, 179.
Bacon, Josiah C, 225.
Boden, AVm., Esq., monument to, 237.
Broad, Hezekiah, 133.
Bigelow, Wm., poetry of, 138.
Burying-grounds, 111.
Bunker Hill, 43.
Broad family, 124.
Bacon family, 124.
Bridge, Indian, 9.
Barn, J. Washburn's 227.
Benevolent Society, 162.
Bigelow, William, sketch of life, 187.
Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, picture of, 194.
Boundaries, 10.
Brooks, — Snake, Bacon's, Sawin's, &c., 102.
Botany of Natick, 99.
17
258 INDEX.
^,. PAGK.
Extracts from record^, 41.
Eliot, Rev. John, 12.
Ephraiin, Dea., 28.
Eliot, incidents in life of, 1!).
Eliot, anecdote of, 20.
Eliot, petitions of to General Court 13 - 14.
Education, , ■• 128.
Epitaphs on grave-stones, 237.
Eliot monument, 23.
Employment of people, 149.
Framingliam, 198.
Fires, 227.
Fisheries, 103.
Fish,_. 103.
Fish officers, 103.
First settlement, 9.
Felch, Capf. John, j .jr. 138.
Felch, Isaac, 153.
Felch, Eben, 122.
Felch family, 124.
Fisk family, 124.
Fisk, Hannah, ; 222.
High School, 127.
Hills, — Pegan, Perry's, Broad's, Train's, Tom's, Carver's, .... 7.
History, statistical, 122.
History, ecclesiastical, 49.
History, official, 129.
History, social, 162.
Harmony Grove, 139.
Hayes family, , 124.
Hanchett, E. & F., 153.
Historical items, ..,,.. 24.
Indians, Praying, 21 .
Indians, number of, 21 .
Inhabitants, 122.
Individuals, distinguished, 142.
Jones, John, Esq., 72.
Littlefield, JS^athaniel W., 125.
Lands exchanged with Needham in 1797, 240.
Lands exchanged with Sherborn, 25.
Land, division of, 10.
Lands undivided, 25.
INDEX. ^59
PAGE.
Lexington, battle of, 42.
Lyceums, 163.
Libraries, 163.
Localities, interesting, 239.
Letter of Indians to Eliot, 15.
^linistry of Rev. Freeman Sears, 72.
Ministry of Eev. Martin Moore, 85.
Ministry of Rev. E. D. Moore, 89.
Ministry of Rev. Samuel Hunt, 89.
Ministry of Rev. Elias Nason, 95.
Meeting-house, Baptist, 108.
Meeting-house, Orthodox, 107.
Meeting-house, Unitarian, 107.
Meeting-house, Methodist, 108.
Meeting-house, Universalist, 108.
Masonic Lodge, 164.
Manufactures, amount of, 154.
Markets, 8.
Military Company at Bunker Hill, 44.
Manufactories, number of, 8.
Morse family, 122.
Morse, Samuel, 122.
Morse, Capt. David 123.
Morse, Amory, buildings of, 227.
Natick, when settled, 0.
Natick, prospects of, 159.
Natick, first settlers of, -lO.
Natick, taxation of, 126.
Natick, valuation of, 125.
Natick, latitude and longitude of, 7.
Odd Fellows, 164.
Old Tenor, 127.
Oration of Rev. Freeman Sears, 75.
Plains, 9-
Postmasters, 105.
Physicians 135.
Peace of 1783 45.
Proprietors of Natick, 46.
Plants and flowers, 235.
Pond Farm in Framingham, 239.
Pond Farm in Sherborn, 245.
Pond Dug 101.
260 INDEX.
PAGE.
Pond Nonesuch, 101.
Post Offices, 105.
Preachers in Methodist Society, 97.
Perry, Samuel, 224.
Representatives of town, 134,
River Charles, 101.
Roads, common, % . . . 104.
Railroads, 104.
Rider, Wm., 4G.
Ross, John S., 222.
Streets, 8.
Slavery, 125.
Selectmen, 132.
Schools, grants for, 128.
Sherborn, 198.
Settlers, fiirst white, 40.
Stowe, Prof. Calvin E., 140.
School districts, 129.
School committee, 131.
Shoes made in Natick, 154.
Stone, Nathan, 221.
School-houses, 108.
Sassamon, 29.
Turnpikes, 104.
Town Hall, 108.
Temperance, 165.
Time, computation of changed, 185.
Trees, 99.
Towns, other praying, 233.
Town clerks, 133.
Takawampait, Daniel, 29.
Temperance, Sons of, 165.
United States, Constitution of, 45.
Valuation, 125.
Wight, Rev. Daniel, 141.
Ward, Benjamin, 222.
W^ard, Arteraas, 224.
Weston, 199.
Wayland, 199.
W^alcott, Edward, Esq., 146.
Water, analysis of, 101.
War, Pequod, 28.
INDEX. 261
PAGE.
War, King Philip's, 22.
War, Fi-ench and Indian, 21.
War, revolutionary 41.
Wilson, Hon. Henry, 143.
Walcott, J. B., 153.
Washburn, Samuel, 224.
Washburn, Elijah, 225.
Waban, 28.
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