New North Church - Puritan - Andrew Eliot

Andrew Eliot was a Puritan/Congregational Minister of New North Church (now St Stephens in North End) He opposed the Stamp Act and remained in Boston during the Siege of Boston and Revolutionary War. During the British occupation of Boston Dr Eliot did much to alleviate the sufferings of the people, but notwithstanding his devotion to the patriot cause, his moderation won him the respect of the royalists. He saved a large number of valuable manuscripts from Gov Hutchinson’s house when it was plundered by the mob. He pursued conversion of the Indians and took an active part in upholding the Congregational system against the Episcopalians. His account of the effects of the dispute between the colonies and the mother country was praised for its candor and moderation. He was the first President of the Mass College of Pharmacy. He and his family lived in the same house as Rev Increase Mather who had died in 1723.

His son John Eliot was also in the clergy and for a short time a chaplain of a Boston regiment. Then he succeeded his father as Pastor of the New North Church and later helped form the Mass Historical Society and was a principal contributor to its collections.

What fruitage did these spiritual leaders produce? Mt 7:15-20. Consider John 17:16 vs Acts 20:29, 30. What would Jesus have said seeing this?

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http://famousamericans.net/andreweliot/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Eliot

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=215187

the thumbnail is his gravestone in CT https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Eliot-427