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to Franklin. Remarks on Darwin, Young, the study and
reading of poetry and prose. Begins to preach, and is
appointed tutor. Efforts to ascertain his own faults.
Letter from T. Metcalf. Didactic and social traits of
character. On best habits in all things. Poetry on Mrs.
Steele. Death of his mother. Eventful correspondence.
Death of other relatives. Preaching. Journal. Habits
of study. Resolution and plan for studying the bible.
Projects, resolutions, and expectations. Call to settle at
Beverly. Admiration of Baxter. Answer to his call.
Formation of the church in B. Feelings in view of his
approaching ordination.
CHAPTER IV.
43
VIEWS OF HIS CHARACTER AS DEVELOPED AT THIS PE-
RIOD.-Communications from Dr. Channing, President
Chapin, Judge Story, Judge White, and Dr. Emmons. 112
CHAPTER V.
FROM HIS SETTLEMENT TO THE DEATH OF HIS FIRST
WIFE.-Ordination. Marriage. Death of his wife. His
feelings on that occasion.
122
CHAPTER VI.
FROM THE DEATH OF HIS FIRST WIFE TO THE TIME OF
HIS SECOND MARRIAGE.-Letters to relatives. Historical
notices of his wife. His tender remembrance of her. His
morning school. Other plans of usefulness.
CHAPTER VII.
FROM HIS SECOND MARRIAGE TO THE LAST SICKNESS OF
HIS WIFE. 1805-1808.-His marriage. Notices of her
131
CONTENTS.
previous life. Her intimacy with his first wife. Charac-
ter. Directions to a college student. Pastoral labors.
Extempore preaching.
CHAPTER VIII.
SICKNESS AND DEATH OF HIS
SECOND WIFE. 1808.-
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149
Himself very feeble. Accompanies her to Leicester.
Returns. She returns. They again go to L.
Mr. Ellingwood. To his people. Her death.
CHAPTER IX.
Letters to
FROM THE DEATH OF HIS SECOND WIFE TO HIS THIRD
MARRIAGE. 1808-1810.-On the connected duties of
christian zeal and self-preservation. Dissertations on his
studies, etc., recommended to a student. Death of his
oldest brother. Evangelical Primer. On the best mode
of preaching.
173
183
CHAPTER X.
FROM HIS THIRD MARRIAGE ΤΟ HIS DISMISSION FROM
HIS PEOPLE. 1810–1816. Infirmity in his limbs. Early
zeal for foreign missions. Tour to Ballstown. His mis-
sionary sermon. Advocates total abstinence. Tour to
Wiscasset. Interest in revivals. Edits the writings of
Miss F. Woodbury. Visits Norfolk, Ct. Excursions in
that region. His return and dismission.
197
CHAPTER XI.
HIS CHARACTER AS A PASTOR.-Letter from Rev. B. Em-
From Rev. J. W. Ellingwood. From a parish-
erson.
ioner. Additional remarks on the character of his
preaching. His success. His care in teaching recent
converts, and caution in admitting them to the church.
Church discipline. Efforts and plans for instructing his
people.
216
CHAPTER XII.
TO BYFIELD.—
Arrival. Kind
FROM HIS DISMISSION TO HIS REMOVAL
1816-1818.-Sails for Wilmington.
treatment. Spiritual enjoyment. Great love to his for-
mer people, etc. Becomes a mason. Reasons for this.
Preaches to the masons. Remarks on Milton, Dwight,
etc. His estimate of Scott's Commentary.
Goes to
Charleston. Kind reception. Astronomical lectures.
Lectures on the millennium, and other efforts. Return.
Removal to Byfield.
CHAPTER XIII.
225
FROM THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF HIS SEMINARY AT BY-
FIELD TO HIS REMOVAL TO SAUGUS. 1818-1821.-
Publishes his lectures on the millennium. Objects of his
seminary. Society for instruction. Astronomical lec-
tures in Boston. An objection to the long millennium.
Astronomical lectures published. Union catechism pub-
lished.
247
CHAPTER XIV.
FROM HIS REMOVAL TO SAUGUS TO HIS SECOND VISIT
AT THE SOUTH. 1821-1822.-Reasons for removal.
Discourse on female education. Number of pupils.
257
CHAPTER XV.
HIS SECOND VISIT AT THE SOUTH.
1823-1824.-Arrival
in Charleston. Health and feelings. Excursion to Dor-
chester. Recitation lectures. Retrospect. Duties of a
minister's wife. Facts and remarks by Professor Peck.
Catholicism. Particularly towards the Baptists. Early
cause of this. Return to New-York. Sickness there.
Invitation to Wethersfield. Return to Saugus.
263
FROM HIS RETURN TO SAUGUS TO HIS REMOVAL TO
WETHERSFIFLD. 1824.-Resumes his labors in the
seminary. Reasons for leaving Saugus. Whelpley's
Compend.
CHAPTER XVII.
FROM HIS REMOVAL TO WETHERSFIELD TO HIS THIRD
VISIT AT THE SOUTH. 1824-1830.-Location at Weth-
ersfield. Death of a mother-in-law. Reports of his
change in religious opinions. Publishes the course of
study in his seminary, etc. Recitation lectures for the
winter. Revival in his seminary. The bible as a classic.
Religion to be taught in schools. Principles of economy.
On the study of languages. Death of Mrs. Judson. On
unfolding the faculties. Questions to Goodrich's history.
On grammars. Poetic Reader. Publication on the study
of our history. His letter on masonry. Death of a child.
Fears of fanaticism. Visits Massachusetts. New chart
of history. Popular lectures on history. Preaches on
popery. Returns to W. Excursion to Massachusetts.
New remedy. Return to W.
CHAPTER XVIII.
HIS THIRD VISIT AT THE SOUTH. 1830-1831.-State of
his health. Payson. Arrival in Charleston. His situa-
tion there. Retrospection on his first marriage, etc. On
college studies. Hebrew. Hermeneutics. Very feeble.
Sends for his son. Better. Lectures on history. Re-
turns. Letter from Miss R. Eaton.
297
299
339
CHAPTER XIX.
FROM HIS RETURN TO WETHERSFIELD TO HIS LAST
SICKNESS. 1831-1833.-Visits Massachusetts. Lec-
tures on the English poets. On Pollok. On reading.
Depression succeeded by enjoyment. Returns to Weth-
ersfield. Infant baptism. Pulpit eloquence. Questions
on Watts. On Goodrich's History of U. S. Views of
man's power, dependence, etc. Philosophy of religion.
Visits Boston. Excursions from Boston. Council at
Providence. Address at Beverly, July 4th. Returns to
Wethersfield. Increasing maladies. Office of deacon.
On teaching children to sing. Daily concert. Immedi-
ate repentance.
354
CHAPTER XX.
HIS LAST SICKNESS AND DEATH.-Request for the prayers
of his former people. Sympathy in their loss. State of
body and mind. Visited by relatives. His will. Views
of the millennium, and of the heavenly states. Commen-
ces a memoir of himself. On zeal in preaching; human
power; sacred logic; Watts, etc. Last conversations.
Death.
385
CHAPTER XXI.
VIEWS OF HIS CHARACTER.-Communications from Lieut.
Gov. Armstrong, Dr. Chapin, Dr. Hawes, Miss Lyon,
Miss Grant, and Dr. Tenney. Remarks.
413
APPENDIX.
441