1738 January 26 (Thursday). Mr. Increase Ward and his son had requested that we would keep this Day in humiliation and Prayer on account of the Frowns of Heaven upon them in their grievous Sickness and Bereavment. Considering also that the Providence of God had been remarkable in the Late Mortality. The Exercise was publickly mentiond in the Congregation the Sabbath past, but because of Mr. Ward’s and his Familys Circumstances we kept it at his House. Mr. Prentice[1] came at our request and assisted in the Prayers. I preached on John 2.2. Repeating with some alterations and Additions, part of my sermon on 1 John 4.10. Many were gathered together and the Family provided a decent refreshment afterwards.
[1]Reverend Solomon Prentice of Grafton.