Sketches of Some Historic Churches of Greater Boston
Sketches of Some Historic Churches of Greater Boston
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Nobody doubted the fact ; the question was how it could be legally proved. Should "spectral evidence*' be considered proof, that is should the testi- mony of bewitched persons on what they saw and felt in the paroxysm of their possession be considered valid against the accused?
In his personal records, Mather declares that he warned the courts against the dangers of "spectral evidence" in cases of life and death. But when the court decided to accept it, he felt bound, believing witchcraft to be... of the devil, not to approve the decision. So the witches were hanged, mostly on "spectral evidence"; but when it was rejected prosecu- tions soon came to an end. Then came a deep revulsion of feeling and upon Cotton Mather has fallen much of the odium of the sad busi- 102 SKETCHES OF SOME HISTORIC ness. Mather's character seems to have lacked chiefly steadiness and judgment. When in 1701 Increase Mather was removed from the presidency of Harvard College, theocracy in New England came to an end and the public career of the two Mathers was over.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Nobody doubted the fact ; the question was how it could be legally proved. Should "spectral evidence*' be considered proof, that is should the testi- mony of bewitched persons on what they saw and felt in the paroxysm of their possession be considered valid against the accused?
In his personal records, Mather declares that he warned the courts against the dangers of "spectral evidence" in cases of life and death. But when the court decided to accept it, he felt bound, believing witchcraft to be... of the devil, not to approve the decision. So the witches were hanged, mostly on "spectral evidence"; but when it was rejected prosecu- tions soon came to an end. Then came a deep revulsion of feeling and upon Cotton Mather has fallen much of the odium of the sad busi- 102 SKETCHES OF SOME HISTORIC ness. Mather's character seems to have lacked chiefly steadiness and judgment. When in 1701 Increase Mather was removed from the presidency of Harvard College, theocracy in New England came to an end and the public career of the two Mathers was over.
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