- White Joseph M.
- Sergeant John
- Everett Edward
- Frothingham— Rev
d
Heard Mr
Frothingham from Romans 6.1 [“]What shall we say then?
shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? 2. God forbid.” This
Sermon was quite equal to those I had heard the two preceding Sunday— It
was upon the abuse of the goodness of God 1. By ingratitude 2. by
transgression 3. By impenitence— The introduction, explained the
occasion upon which this sentiment was expressed by the Apostle— As the conclusion of an Argument from
the abounding mercies of God, surpassing even the sins of his creatures—
This occasion he said had passed away— It was applicable to the converts
to Christianity of that age, and could have no reference to the
circumstances of our own times. But there was a slight modification of
it quite applicable at this day, and to multitudes of our fellow
Christians of whom if we could not say shall we continue in sin, in
order that grace may abound; it might with great propriety be asked,
shall we continue in Sin, because Grace abounds?
This was but too common— And he illustrated each of the points in which
he had specified the abuses of the divine goodness, with great
force—enlarging especially in beautiful language, and by no common place
thoughts upon the vice of intemperence. The composition of Mr Frothingham’s Sermons, is remarkable among
other merits by the method of his divisions: resembling those of the
French preachers; particularly Massillon. After the morning Service I called to see
Mr
Rush; but he was not at home— Then at Baron Krudener’s, where I found young
Fulton, who introduced himself to me. The
Baron told me that two Naval Officers, Captain
Avinoff, and Mr Amossoff, with whom he sent me Cards a few
days since, were at his house. He said he was about purchasing a
Corvette of 30 Guns which had been built at Philadelphia, for the
Mexican Government, but which had remained here because it had not been
paid for. He said that these Officers had been sent here to visit and
examine our naval Establishments— That Captain
Hull had been very obliging in shewing them the Navy-Yard
here; and that the President had
spoken to him in liberal terms, upon the subject of their inquiries. But
he thought they had met with some obstacles, which would not have
occurred under the preceding Administration; particularly in regard to
the construction of the powder magazines, in our ships of War— I had a
long conversation with the Baron upon the present state of the Affairs
of Greece, which I told him I thought it would yet take a long time to
settle— He said he was going in a few days to Philadelphia; to stay
there perhaps a fortnight, and then return here. As I was coming home I
met at my door, Mr White the Delegate from Florida, who was
calling to pay me a visit— He has obtained the withdrawal of nomination
of two of the persons temporarily appointed to Office in Florida, during
the Summer, and hopes to obtain the rejection by the Senate of two
nominations actually made— Messrs.
Sergeant, Everett and Frothingham dined with
us— I intended to have gone with Mr
Frothingham to the evening Service; but he went off and left me with our
other Companions—and I found it too late when they were gone. Mrs
Adams dined with us—