Church and State

This collection shows Westfield through the eyes of its ministers. There was no division of church and state in Massachusetts; indeed one couldn't be a town without a minister and place of worship. While you will find some sermons here, you will also find some of the minister's diaries which portray our agricultural base, weather conditions, politics and births and deaths. Atwater's diary is presented completely, but Rev. Ballantine and Rev. Davis' diaries are only in part.

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