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However, for any such iconoclastic observation it is reassuring to have the judgment of so careful a historian as Charles Francis Adams. HOWEVER FOR ANY SUCH ICONOCLASTIC OBSERVATION IT IS REASSURING TO HAVE THE JUDGMENT OF SO CAREFUL A HISTORIAN AS CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS
1 in the one hundred and eighth year of his age, had lived in no less than three centuries, having seen six years in the seventeenth, the whole of the eighteenth, and a year of the nineteenth. The minister's tax is separated from the other town taxes in 1812--thus even in this little village is reflected the great movement of separation of Church and State. In 1851 when we read of a Unitarian church being built we realize that the Puritan régime is over in New England. Thus with the assistance of the Pelegs and Hezekiahs, the Zadocks, Ichabods, and Zenases--names which for some absurd and irreverent reason suggest a picture puzzle--we manage to piece together scraps of the Kingston of long ago. We must confess to some relief at the inevitable conclusion that such study brings--namely, that the early settlers were not the unblemished prigs and paragons tradition has so fondly branded them. They seem to have been human enough--erring enough, if we take these records penned by themselves. THE ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTH YEAR OF HIS AGE HAD LIVED IN NO LESS THAN THREE CENTURIES HAVING SEEN SIX YEARS IN THE SEVENTEENTH THE WHOLE OF THE EIGHTEENTH AND A YEAR OF THE NINETEENTH THE MINISTER'S TAX IS SEPARATED FROM THE OTHER TOWN TAXES IN EIGHTEEN TWELVE THUS EVEN IN THIS LITTLE VILLAGE IS REFLECTED THE GREAT MOVEMENT OF THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE IN EIGHTEEN FIFTY ONE WHEN WE READ OF A UNITARIAN CHURCH BEING BUILT WE REALIZE THAT THE PURITAN REGIME IS OVER IN NEW ENGLAND THUS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE PELEGS AND HEZEKIAS THE ZIDOCS ICHABODS AND ZANOES NAMES FOR WHICH SOME ABSURD AND IRREVERENT REASON SUGGEST A PICTURE PUZZLE WE MANAGED TO PIECE TOGETHER SCRAPS OF THE KINGSTON OF LONG AGO WE MUST CONFESS TO SOME RELIEF AT THE INEVITABLE CONCLUSION THAT SUCH STUDY BRINGS NAMELY THAT THE EARLY SETTLERS WERE NOT THE UNBLEMISHED PRIGS AND PARAGONS TRADITION HAS SO FONDLY BRANDED THEM THEY SEEM TO HAVE BEEN HUMAN ENOUGH ERRING ENOUGH IF WE TAKE THESE RECORDS PENS BY THEMSELVES
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