Catherine turns to a remarkable resource Samuel Paris’s personal record book it
Samuel Paris’s personal record book it
Samuel Paris’s personal record book it details his sermons and charts his quest
details his sermons and charts his quest
details his sermons and charts his quest to make all churchgoers full members new
to make all churchgoers full members new
to make all churchgoers full members new analysis of this book provides a
analysis of this book provides a
analysis of this book provides a revealing insight into Paris’s mission
revealing insight into Paris’s mission
revealing insight into Paris’s mission in 1689 to 1690 his membership was able
in 1689 to 1690 his membership was able
in 1689 to 1690 his membership was able to double but in 1691 it pretty much
to double but in 1691 it pretty much
to double but in 1691 it pretty much ground to a screeching halt
all this good work that he’d been
all this good work that he’d been putting into building his community had
putting into building his community had
putting into building his community had suddenly stopped we don’t know why
in his first months Paris manages to
in his first months Paris manages to attract 54 fully fledged members but
attract 54 fully fledged members but
attract 54 fully fledged members but there are still over 400 villagers who
there are still over 400 villagers who
there are still over 400 villagers who steadfastly refused to join the
steadfastly refused to join the
steadfastly refused to join the minister’s record book contains another
minister’s record book contains another
minister’s record book contains another clue the sermons written by Paris during
clue the sermons written by Paris during
clue the sermons written by Paris during his tenure have survived in his own
his tenure have survived in his own
his tenure have survived in his own handwriting they provide a potential
handwriting they provide a potential
handwriting they provide a potential window on his State of Mind they’re the
window on his State of Mind they’re the
window on his State of Mind they’re the closest that we can get to an insight
closest that we can get to an insight
closest that we can get to an insight into the world of Paris and his family
into the world of Paris and his family
into the world of Paris and his family over the years Catherine spots a change
over the years Catherine spots a change
over the years Catherine spots a change in tone Paris seems troubled as we
in tone Paris seems troubled as we
in tone Paris seems troubled as we approach the time of the girls
approach the time of the girls
approach the time of the girls afflictions a new theme appears for the
afflictions a new theme appears for the
afflictions a new theme appears for the first time in Paris’s sermons he’s
first time in Paris’s sermons he’s
first time in Paris’s sermons he’s making a sinister warning that Salem is
making a sinister warning that Salem is
making a sinister warning that Salem is under attack in the few months leading
under attack in the few months leading
under attack in the few months leading up to the outbreak of the Salem panic
up to the outbreak of the Salem panic
up to the outbreak of the Salem panic his sermons start talking about the
his sermons start talking about the
his sermons start talking about the devil a lot and in a really explicit way
devil a lot and in a really explicit way
devil a lot and in a really explicit way look at this one from January of 1692
look at this one from January of 1692
look at this one from January of 1692 Christ having begun a new work which a
Christ having begun a new work which a
Christ having begun a new work which a lot of historians interpret to me in the
lot of historians interpret to me in the
lot of historians interpret to me in the new church he’s been working to
new church he’s been working to
new church he’s been working to establish it is the main drift of the
establish it is the main drift of the
establish it is the main drift of the devil to pull it all down Paris’s
devil to pull it all down Paris’s
devil to pull it all down Paris’s sermons now warn that the church is
sermons now warn that the church is
sermons now warn that the church is under attack now the key phrase here is
under attack now the key phrase here is
under attack now the key phrase here is the assistance of Satan that’s a really
the assistance of Satan that’s a really
the assistance of Satan that’s a really harsh damning phrase that is strongly
harsh damning phrase that is strongly
harsh damning phrase that is strongly associated with witchcraft this new
associated with witchcraft this new
associated with witchcraft this new analysis offers an entirely new
analysis offers an entirely new
analysis offers an entirely new perspective on the events leading up to
perspective on the events leading up to
perspective on the events leading up to the witch hunt
even before the girls become possessed
even before the girls become possessed Paris is warning of witches at work in
Paris is warning of witches at work in
Paris is warning of witches at work in Salem Village paving the way for the
Salem Village paving the way for the
Salem Village paving the way for the chaos to come
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