first addressed the church in his favour was one, who adorned the supreme bench as chief justice, and would have been an ornament to any profession; his affection for the place of his nativity made him naturally care for their state. More literary characters were members of this church than of any in the province; and their eyes were turned towards a gentleman whose talents were known, as he would have so good an opportunity to exert them. This very respectable society had reason to be satisfied with the choice they made. As long as he lived, he was esteemed and beloved by the wisest and best part of the community. His manner of preaching was grave, slow and distinct. He had not sufficient animation in his delivery, but his sermons were rational and judicious, calculated for hearers of thoughtful minds, without that unction, popular preachers have, and which seems necessary to give a charm to public discourses. It was observed also by men of good sense, that Mr. Barnard's style of preaching was not the most perspicuous. His favourite author was bishop Butler, whose writings are more remarkable for masterly reasoning, than fine turned sentences. In the deistical controversy Mr. B. was superior to most divines, and he often made it the subject of his publick discourses.

In his sentiments he was considered as a follower of Arminius rather than Calvin; he was a semiArian of Dr. Clarke's school.

He suffered much from paralytick complaints the last years of his valuable life. His memory left him, and he could only read his notes by close attention to the writing. In 1772, Mr. Dunbar, a young preacher of extraordinary genius, was settled a colleague; but Mr. Barnard continued to preach till within a few weeks of his death. He died, August 15, 1776, aged 60 years. The late Dr. A. Eliot preached the funeral sermon, at the desire of the church. They were long acquainted, and sincerely loved each other, and the discourse spoke the

language of the heart, while it gave just conceptions of the character of his friend. *

BARNARD EDWARD, minister of Haverhill, was the younger son of Mr. B. of Andover, and a most accomplished preacher. He was graduated at Harvard College, 1736, and ordained at Haverhill, 1743. His popular talents were not eminent, but his discourses were correct and excellent composition, and highly relished by scholars and men of taste. He was a fine classical scholar, and excelled in poetry as well as prose. It was much regretted that he did not publish more, as what he did publish was so acceptable. His sermon upon the good man would do honour to any divine. He preached the election sermon, 1766; the convention sermon, 1773, which was printed, and an ordination sermon when Mr. Cary was settled at Newbury.

The expectations of his friends were excited, when proposals were issued to publish a volume of sermons in 1774, the year of his death; but the revolutionary war commenced before they were committed to the press, and during those years there was no encouragement for any thing, but what bore an aspect upon the times.

Of his poetry nothing is to be found except a poem upon the death of Mr. Abiel Abbot, his friend, at college, who took his degree, 1737.

BARTLETT JOSIAH, governor of New Hampshire, was born at Amesbury, in the county of Essex, Massachusetts, 21st Nov. 1729. His ancestors, came from the south of England, and fixed at Newbury. The rudiments of his education he received at Amesbury, at the town school; and having a thirst for knowledge he applied himself to books in various languages, in which he was assisted by a neighbouring clergyman, the rev. Mr.

* His publications are, a sermon before the society for promoting industry, 1757; a funeral sermon on rev. P. Clark, Danvers, 1768; sermon at the Dudleian lecture, 1768; also, election sermon, artillery election, and three ordination sermons.

Webster, of Salisbury, an excellent scholar as well as judicious divine. Mr. Bartlett had the benefit of his library and conversation, while he studied phy. sick with a gentleman, who was a practitioner in his native town. At the age of 21, he began the prac tice of physick in Kingston, and very soon became very eminent in the line of his profession. In 1764, a field was open for the useful display of his skill. The cynanche maligna became very prevalent in many towns of New Hampshire, and was a fatal disease among children. The method of treating it was as a highly phlogistick complaint; but he was led from his own reason and observations to manage it differently. He made use of the Peruvian bark, as an antidote and preventative, and his practice was successful. This afterwards become general among physicians.

In 1765, Dr. Bartlett was chosen a member of the legislature, and from this time was annually elected till the revolution. He soon after was made

justice of the peace. In 1770, he was appointed lieut. col. of the 7th regiment of militia.

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commissions he was deprived of in 1774, on account of the active part he took in the controversy with Great Britain. This was a time when "the clashing of parties excited strong passions, which frequently gained the mastery of reason." governor and council of New Hampshire saw fit to dissolve the house of assembly, supposing that a new one might become more flexible, or be more subservient to their wishes. In the mean while, col. Bartlett, with several others planned a kind of authority which was called a committee of safety. They met at Exeter, and in the course of events, were obliged to take upon themselves the whole executive government of the state. When a provincial congress had again organised the government, col. Bartlett received a new appointment as justice of the peace, and col. of the 7th regiment.

The first members who were chosen to represent

the state in congress were col. Bartlett and Mr. Pickering of Portsmouth. This was in 1774.They were both excused from going to Philadelphia; and Mr. Folsom, and major Sullivan were elected. Col. Bartlett was prevented from accepting this honourable trust by the unhappy condition of his domestic affairs; his house having been burnt, his family were obliged to seek a shelter without any thing but the clothes they had upon them. He was elected member of the second congress which assembled at Philadelphia the next year, and also attended his duty in the same station, 1776. He was the first that signed the declaration of independence after the president.

In 1777, col. Bartlett and gen. Peabody were appointed agents to provide medical aid and other necessaries for the New Hampshire troops, who went with gen. Stark, and for this purpose repaired to Bennington, a spot distinguished by a battle very important in its consequences. In April, 1778, he again went as a delegate to congress with John Wentworth, esq. of Dover.-He returned in November, and would no longer appear as a candidate for that office.

When the state of New Hampshire was organized, under a popular government, col. Bartlett was appointed judge of the common pleas; in June, 1782, a judge of the supreme court; in 1788, chief jus

tice.

In June, 1790, he was elected president of the state, which office he held till the Constitution abro, gated the office of president, and substituted the title of the chief magistrate, governor. He was then chosen the first governor of New Hampshire since the revolution. He resigned the chair in 1794, on account of his infirm state of health, and then retired from publick business.

He had been the chief agent in forming the medi cal society of New Hampshire, which was incorporated in 1791, of which he was president, till his public

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labours ceased, and when he resigned, he received a warm acknowledgment of his services and patronage, in a letter of thanks which is upon the records of the society. He was always a patron of learning and a friend to learned men. Without the advantages of a college education he was an example to stimulate those who have been blessed with every advantage in early life, but cannot exhibit such improvement of their talents, or such exertions in the cause of litIt was his opinion that republicks cannot exist without knowledge and virtue in the people. He received an honorary degree of doctor of medicine from Dartmouth University, and was an honorary member of the Agricultural Society.

erature.

Gov. Bartlett did not live long after he resigned his publick employments. His health had been declining a number of years. In 1789 he lost his wife, a very amiable lady, with whom he had lived happily; it affected his spirits and increased the lassitude of his frame; paralytick affections followed, and by a paroxysm of this complaint he died suddenly, May, 1795.

BASS EDWARD, bishop of the Episcopal church in Massachusetts, was born at Dorchester, Nov. 23, 1726, and was graduated, 1744; in 1752, he was invited to settle at the episcopal church in Newbury, and was ordained by that great man, Dr. Sherlock, then bishop of London. During the revolutionary war, when most of the episcopal churches were left destitute, he continued to preach, and by his prudence, mildness, peaceable and inoffensive behaviour, he gained the esteem and affection of people who were very different in their politicks. In July, 1789, he received a diploma of Doctor of Divinity from the university of Philadelphia. In 1796 he was elected unanimously, by the convention of the protestant episcopal churches in Massachusetts, to the office of bishop of that church. He was consecrated in Christ church, 7th May, 1797, by the bishops of the episcopal churches in Pennsylvania, New York and Mary land. He was also