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_o4 MemoiY of<br />

to build him a temple amidst the ruinous<br />

heaps of Ireland, we know not but we may<br />

attend this providence of the Lord, hoping,<br />

that as we came bythe call of God to serve<br />

him here, so if the Lord's mind shall clearly<br />

appear to give us a sufficient call and encour-<br />

agement to remove into Ireland, to serve the<br />

Lord Jesus Christ there, we shall cheerfully<br />

and thankfully embrace the same." _ Nothing<br />

is known to have resulted from Cromwell's<br />

scheme of Christianizing Ireland, and none of<br />

his royal successors seem to have adopted this<br />

pacific policy.<br />

An incident soon after happened which illus-<br />

trates the home-life of the subject of our notice.<br />

Turner says," x654, Iuney°ao: Mch grief hath<br />

fallen onM r Whiting and his familie. Y° In-<br />

djan maid Ruth, whom they did so inch love,<br />

on y° last Lord his dale did run awaie and<br />

again join herself to her heathen people of<br />

ye wilderness. It be now eight years or therea-<br />

bout since y° godlie minister took her a gift<br />

from her Indjan mother to bring her vpp in<br />

* Annals of Lynn, 229,

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