X His Conduct in the Affairs of the Church-Church Visitations-Letters of Admonition to Offenders-Reasons for not Dismissing a Member of his Church to the World, nor to an Unitarian Church-Letter on the Delu- sions of Mormonism-Attention to Resident Strangers in the City, His Sympathy with the Afflicted-Letter on the Death of his Child-Letter to Mr. P.-To Mrs. P.-To Mr. A. K.-To Mr. C. S.-To Miss C. L.. 142 His Desires for Usefulness-The Uniformity of his Piety-His Activity in Revivals-His Humility-His Sympathy with Afflicted Churches-Views of Home Missions-Addresses to the Churches of Walpole and Cohasset -Address at Laying the Corner Stone of the Hanover Church, Boston- of the Shepard Church, Cambridge-Charge to Rev. O. Eastman-Let- His Regard for the Reputation of his Brethren-Amiableness of Disposition- Success of his Labors-Prayerfulness-Domestic Character-Conversa- tion-Social Worship-Discipline-Intellectual Powers-At Bolton- Letter to Mrs. G.-Journal-Failure of his Health-At Northampton- Leaving New York-Voyage-Coast of Ireland-Review of God's Dealings -First Impressions of England-Liverpool-Manchester-Birmingham- At Paris-Letters to Mrs. G. and J. T.-Pere-La-Chaise-Louvre-Letter Leaves Paris-Sabbath at Rouvray-Lyons-Mr. Monod-Vienne-Avignon -Nismes-Genoa-Curiosities-Pisa-Campo Santo-St. Renieri-Let- Leaves Rome-Pontine Marshes-Cicero's Monument-Capua-Naples- Sabbath Reflections- Grotto Del Cane - Pompeii - Vesuvius - New Year's Reflections-Museum-Letter to Mrs. G.-Toleration-Parting with Fellow-Travellers-A Voyage-A Sabbath in Sicily-Messina- A Young Catholic Priest-Romanism on Moral Character-Etna-Ca- tania-Benedictine Monastery-Biscari Museum-Syracuse-American Popish Sailors-Arrival at Malta-Civita Vecchia-Letters to Mrs. G.-To Mr. J. T.-Poverty of the People-Popish Intolerance-Processions- Goza-Memoir of Toplady-An Evening at an Inn-St. Paul's Bay-The Persians-Mrs. Keeling's School-Missionary Trials-Restrictions on Benevolent Operations-Maltese Converts-Letter to Mrs. G.-Restora- Departure from Malta-Brig Juno-J. L., Esq.-Kind Providence-Smith's Journal-Gibraltar-Embarks in Ship Empress-Arrives at New York- Reflections on the Voyage-Addresses to his People-Journey to New Milford-Indiscretion of Mr. W.-Personal Reflections-Takes his Fa- mily to New York-Letters to Mrs. B.-To J. G.-Miscellaneous Coun- Resolutions-Letters to Mr. C. S.-Mr. J. G.-Mr. J. M.-Leaves New York -Elizabethtown-Easton-Maunchunk-Reading-Morristown-New York Anniversaries-An Agency Proposed-Return to Salem-Request for Dismission-Proceedings of the Church-Letter of the Committee, Letter to Mrs. B.-Lancaster-Kindness of Friends-Braintree-Thanks- giving Day-Death of a Young Man-Dismission by a Council-Visit to New York-Reflections on a Melancholy Event-Commencement of his Last Illness-Progress-Termination-Resolutions of Union Church- MEMOIR. CHAPTER I. HIS PARENTAGE-EARLY INSTRUCTION-FILIAL OBEDI ENCE-DEDICATION TO GOD-RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONTHE DOMESTIC SABBATH SCHOOL-THE COMMON SCHOOL -APPRENTICESHIP-DESIRES FOR A PUBLIC EDUCATION. THE REV. SAMUEL GREEN was the fourth son of Thomas and Anna Green, and was born at Stoneham, a small town nine or ten miles north of Boston, Mass., on the third of March, 1792. His father was a farmer and mechanic, possessed of small property, but much respected for his industry and integrity, and for being the uniform and decided supporter of good institutions and good order; and though not a professor of religion, he has ever been a punctual attendant on public worship, and highly exemplary in all the ordinary moral duties. He ever manifested a deep interest in the education and future welfare of his children, and was solicitous to guard them against irreligious influences-a point too little considered by most parents when apprenticing their children, or otherwise making arrangements for their future settlement in life. Though a matter of surprise, it is yet a melancholy fact, that children are often thrown by parental thoughtlessness or indifference into families where a miracle alone can preserve them from forming pernicious habits, and imbibing a spirit of hostility to religion. When a master is to be found for the instruction of a child in some mechanic art, the common questions are-what is his skill-what is his reputation-is he a thorough workman -and, are his terms reasonable? Important as such questions doubtless are, certainly there are others of paramount importance; for the complexion that shall be given to the social, moral, intellectual, and religious character of the youth, will infallibly be formed by the familiar associations of those years which are spent in laying the foundations of future acquisition and enjoyment. Many a youth, after leaving the paternal roof, well instructed and favorably impressed on moral and religious subjects, has been poisoned by the infidelity of his master, or corrupted by the vain conversation of his master's family, or seduced from the paths of virtue by the solicitations of wayward youth whose society he could not shun, or, led to the verge of ruin by the unscriptural speculations of the preacher, on whose ministrations circumstances compelled him to attend. parents often been blighted by their own presumption. Happy the parent who looks well to the influences that shall surround his son in the progress of his education, whether for public or private life, and resolves at all hazards to guard his moral habits and religious principles against the temptations arising from companionship with the ungodly and profane. Thus have the hopes of godly The mother of Samuel, though a plain woman, with no more education than usually fell to the lot of a common farmer's daughter, sixty or seventy years ago, yet possessed excellent judgment, and rather uncommon en |