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Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906, Elmer Hewitt Capen (search)
. Harlow, of Boston, and at the Harvard Law School, but although admitted to the bar in 1864, he never practiced. Instead, he studied theology with the Rev. A. St. John Chambre, and in 1864 began to preach. From 1865 till 1869 he was pastor of the Independent Christian church in Gloucester. The next year, partly on account of his wife's health, he removed to St. Paul, Minn., to take charge of the Universalist church there. In 1870 he was called to the First Universalist church in Providence, R. I. Here he remained for five years, meanwhile securing the erection of a fine church building. In 1875 he was summoned to the presidency of Tufts College, a position he held until his death. Besides his administrative duties, he taught ethics, political science, and international law, until the establishment within the last few years of college departments including these subjects. His course in ancient law was continued into the year of his death. He also supplied the college pulpi
Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906, Personal Experience of a Union Veteran (search)
us accomplished, chiefly by less than half a hundred black boys, and during a night as dark as their faces. That afternoon the engineer officer in charge of the work on the fort called on me and asked me if I was an engineer. I told him that I was simply an up-and-down, out-and-out Yankee; and that my chief occupation was growling at my ill luck. Yes, he said, I know you seem to think that you are a misfit here, but, judging from what I saw of your performance last night, I believe that Providence has placed you here; and if you will allow me, I think you had better stop grumbling. I didn't see you at the batteries, I said. Well, I took special pains that you shouldn't see me, he replied. But I have come to congratulate you on the handsome manner in which you have undone some of my work. It took me three weeks to roll one of those guns to the battery. You have dismounted and shipped the two guns in less than six hours, and the chief part of the work was done by night. With the
Historic leaves, volume 4, April, 1905 - January, 1906, Index (search)
e, Jacob, 68, 70. Pierce, Jerathmeel, 85, 87. Pike, Major, 57. Pike, Mr., 45. Pine Street, Somerville, 7. Plains of Moab, 44. Plymouth Plantation, 77. Polly's Swamp, 7, 11. Ponchartrain, Lake, 50. Pool, Lot, 90. Porter,——49. Port Hudson, 53, 54. Port Royal (Hilton Head), 34. Pound Lot, 99. Powder House, 7, 16, 98. Powers, Thomas, 85, 87. Prentiss, I., 73, 92. Prospect Hill, 6, 7, 8, 15. Prospect Hill Schoolhouse, 47. Prospect Street, Somerville, 7, 47. Providence, R. I., 1. Putnam, Aaron, 42, 63, 66. Putnam, Aaron, Esq., 40, 42, 65. Putnam, Henry, 15, 21. Putnam, Israel, 15. Radnor, Wales, 86. Rand, Hannah, 85. Rand, John, 84. Rand, Jonathan, 84. Rand, Mary. 39, 82. Rand, Mr., 83. Rand's Woods, 7, 12. Raymond, Daniel, 45. Rea, Mrs., 91, 93, 95, 96. Red River, 55. Reed, Daniel, 17. Reed, Captain, Daniel, 63, 64, 66, 69, 71, 72, Reed, Mary (Converse), 17. Remington, Miss, Charlotte, 91. Remington,, Miss Julia, 91. Republican, N