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t 26 Memoir of
enduring. And he presently came to esteem
it one of his highest priyileges to be near the
godly man, making frequent visits to Lynn, and
occasionally remaining for several days. He
was a rigid adherent to the faith of his fathers;
but this did not prevent his perceiving the good
and great in those who proudly claimed to be
among the chosen of the New Dispensation.
" It is not wonderful that Mr. Whiting's influence
over him should have eventuated, as it
did, in his conversion to the Christian faith.
By degrees, his adherence to the old religion
weakened; and finally, on a serene sabbath
morning, in early summer, the venerable pastor,
had the blessed privilege, before a great congre-
gation, who had assembled from far and near,
of baptizing this son of Abraham into the re-
tiglon of the Nazarene. It was a marked occasion,
and much talked of among the good
people throughout the colonies."
Mr. Whiting was looked upon by his contem-
poraries as one of the most distinguished
scholars of his times. "For his learning" (says
Dr. Mather, himself a master of classic litera.