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Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

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Title Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, to Antoinette Brigham Putnam Metcalf (wife), Isaac Stevens Metcalf family papers, 1850-1866

Creator Metcalf, Isaac Stevens, 1822-1898

Date 1850-1866

Place United States

Subjects Bowdoin College, Brothers and sisters, DuQuoin Coal Company, Illinois Central Railroad Company

Format Business records, Correspondence, Diaries, Genealogies, Invoices, Manuscripts, Personal narratives, Records

User-Contributed Transcription Isaac May 22 1851 DunbartonMilo, ME. May 11, 1851Dear Antoinette, It is sabbath afternoon, and the most beautiful of May weather. I could almost fancy myself in Italy or Greece as I look from my window upon the mellow haze of the atmosphere, and the richness of the summer clouds that lie so still in the western sky. I have not been at Meeting today - for there was none to attend. I went to Sabbath School though, or rather to assist in organizing the Sabbath School for the season, which was fairly accomplished in due form, and with full prospect of interest and good. I think the Sabbath School will be very large in proportion to the whole attendance at Meetings. There seems a much more hopeful prospect of benefitting the young here than the older, and I am not sure that Ministers might not properly and profitably devote more of their attentions and effort to the children. I heard one Minister, (Rev Mr. Hayes of Frankfort Me.) say last winter that he had for some years systematically devoted one half of his efforts, both in the pulpit and out, to the juvenile portions of his parish, and his only doubt was whether he should not a still larger portion. The people here expected to have preaching now all, or about all, of the time; A Free Will Baptist 'Elder" once a month, a Calvinist Baptist the same, and Congregationalist half the Sabbaths; all in the same house, - or Hall. The Meetings are held in Sons of Temperance Hall.

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Archival Collection Title Isaac Stevens Metcalf papers, Midwest Manuscript Collection

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Call Number Midwest MS Metcalf Box 7 Folder 174

BibID 821787

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 2914px × 3802px 63.43 MB

Filename 998217878805867_mms_metcalf_box_07_fl_174_006_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11FJGI

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