1 7 5 0 ▁by ▁colonial ▁American ▁architect , ▁ ▁Peter ▁Harrison , ▁from ▁York , ▁England , ▁who ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 0 . ▁Red wood ▁Library ▁and ▁Ath ena e um ▁is ▁cred ited ▁as ▁America ' s ▁second ▁oldest ▁public ▁library ▁and ▁first ▁classical ▁public ▁building . ▁ ▁An ▁Historical ▁Disc ourse ... ▁and ▁other ▁publications ▁Rev . ▁Call ender ▁is ▁perhaps ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁address ▁ ▁An ▁Historical ▁Disc ourse ▁on ▁the ▁Civil ▁and ▁Relig ious ▁Affairs ▁of ▁the ▁Col ony ▁of ▁Rh ode - Is land , ▁delivered ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 7 3 8 ; ▁the ▁first ▁historical ▁account ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island . ▁ ▁Also ▁known ▁as ▁" Cent ury ▁S erm on ," ▁ ▁it ▁was ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁hundred ▁years , ▁the ▁only ▁civ ic ▁and ▁religious ▁history ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁repr int ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Historical ▁Society , ▁with ▁a ▁mem oir ▁from ▁the ▁author , ▁and ▁notes ▁by ▁Rev . ▁Rome o ▁El ton , ▁D . D . ▁ ▁Rev . ▁Call ender ▁published ▁ser m ons ▁and ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁documents ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Bapt ists ▁in ▁America , ▁with ▁an ▁after ward ▁by ▁Rev . ▁Iss ac ▁Back us . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 9 , ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁ser mon ▁delivered ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁the ▁ord ination ▁of