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“Our Revolutionary Parson.” What was he like? Backward over the years we send him a grateful thought, remembering that he had no mean share in establishing America’s freedom and independence, blessings that might have long been delayed, but for his timely aid and influence, and we believe when the war was over he was in harmony with the jubilant company who rejoiced that their enemy, obstinate old King George, was conquered.
A description of the Rev. Eliphalet Williams, pastor of the church in East Hartford from 1748 to 1801- a period which covered all the Revolution and years before and after—may serve as a type of the personal appearance of the Revolutionary parson. “He wore the old-time minister’s dress, which consisted of a black straight-buttoned waistcoat, with the ends of its broad white bands showing on his chest, long black stockings and knee breeches, with shoe and knee buckles; a big white wig, so large that a child once called it a lamb,covered his head. On the top of all this he wore a large, stiff, broad-brimmed hat. He had a high sense of the dignity and sanctity of his office. To him the clergy were as ` Lords over the heritage of God.’ “He was not, by nature, tolerant. He was never cordially loved; and no doubt he did call some of the wood his parishioners were obliged to bring him “crooked stuff,” and “had the making of all the letters of the alphabet in it.” Upon which remark, the owner drove promptly home, and left none of the wood. He clung to his dark views of what in the unlovely phraseology of that day was known as “Infant Damnation,” until many mothers withdrew from his preaching.
The minister’s position was well expressed by the word Parson. (The par-son with a capital). This was very august. He had the complete monopoly of all the material of the intellectual and spiritual life of the people, with no competition.
”The requirements were many and varied. He must be as full of facts as an encyclopedia, and full of the knowledge of human nature; interesting as a play; close to life as a newspaper. He must have the style of Ruskin, the eloquence of Carlyle, the prophet-tone of Emerson and the imagination of Shakespeare. To say nothing of calling on everyone, before he called on any-one else. A kind of miniature omnipresence.”
1
According to the passage, the revolutionary parson
a. had a backward orientation.
b. supported the revolution in spite of his backward orientation.
c. passively supported the revolution.
d. played an important part in the revolution.
2
From the passage, which of the following can be accurately inferred about the Parson?
a. The Parson had a strange contradiction of being revolutionary in outlook yet traditional in his rejection of infant procreation.
b. The Parson had no doubts that he and the members of the clergy were Gods and even superior to ministers and kings.
c. He wanted the people to regard him as omnipresent and a person possessing the best qualities of various famous people.
d. None of the above.
3
The statement, “To say nothing of calling on everyone, before he called on any-one else” most probably means:
a. to visit people without informing them before informing people whom one would visit.
b. to be completely thorough on everything before one starts to guide others.
c. to have a commanding presence before one starts to preach.
d. to imbibe the qualities of great people before one starts to preach.
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