Excerpt from History of the First Church in Boston, 1630-1880 Captain Pearce to the coast of Ireland in quest of a fresh supply. It must have been that that country was thought to be nearer than any other, otherwise there would seem to be some reason for thinking with Cotton Mather, that perhaps there were other places more overflowing with milk and honey, to which it would have been wiser to send. However as afterwards appears, the errand proved fruitful of succcss. In spite of these adversities - we might rather say because of them - the people hurried on the organization of the church. The 30th of July was set apart as a day of fasting and prayer, and after appropriate religious exercises, Governor Winthrop, deputy-governor Dudley, Mr. Isaac Johnson, and Mr. John Wilson subscribed the following Church covenant, the same which is continued with us to day. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.