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Aug 25, 1837

Journal Entry

August 25, 1837 ~ Friday

25th Elder Hale preached in the East school house, & I preached in the
west school house at 7 PM. I visited Benj[amin] Crabtree Esq in looking
over his library I saw an account of John Calvin burning Servetus a
french physition for differing from him in sentiment &c. I spent
the night at Lewis Liberters Distance of the day 5 miles

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Calvin, John
1509-1564
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Hale, Jonathan Harriman
1 Feb 1800 - 4 Sep 1846
148 mentions
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Daybook (18 August 1837 - 11 October 1837)
25th Elder Hale visited the east part of the Island & preached at 7 PM in the school house. I visited Benjamin crabtree Esq & others. in looking at his library I saw an account of John Calvin burning Servetus a french physition for differing from him in sentiment. I preached at 7 PM at the West School house & spent the night at Mr Lewis Leberter distance 5 mile[s]
Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 1
The after we preached at the west school house to a large congregation and stayed with Deacon Hezekiah Eames and on the following one Elder Hale preached in the east school house and I in the west. This day in visiting Benjamin Crabtree Esq I found in his library an account of John Calvin burning Servetus a French physician for differing from him in religious views.

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Aug 25, 1837