April 22, 1742

1742 April 22 (Thursday).  I had sent to Mr. Stone and to Mr. Cushing fruitlessly, to assist me.  I Sent a verbal Message to Mr. Burr[1] and though it was a rainy Day he came and preached my Lecture: a good usefull Sermon on Rom. 10, part of the 14 and 15 verses and the 17th, against Exhorters among the people etc.: with a moving Application.  Letter from Rutland read.  See Church Records.

[1]Isaac Burr (1697-1751), Yale 1717, minister of Worcester, 1725-1745, Windsor, Conn., 1747-1751.  DYG, 1:163-65.