A Discourse in Commemoration of Rev. William Parsons Lunt: D.D., Delivered at Quincy, Mass., on Sunday, June 7, 1857
(This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for ki...)
This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we believe they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
A sermon preached on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination: as pastor of the Second Church in Boston, Mass., Sunday, Dec. 5, 1858
(This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for ki...)
This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we believe they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
(This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for ki...)
This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we believe they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Two Sermons Delivered Before the Second Church and Society: Sunday, March 10, 1844, on the Occasion of Taking Down Their Ancient Place of Worship
(This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for ki...)
This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we believe they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
(This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for ki...)
This is a reproduction of a classic text optimised for kindle devices. We have endeavoured to create this version as close to the original artefact as possible. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we believe they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Remarks On The Disorders Of Literary Men: Or, An Inquiry Into The Means Of Preventing The Evils Usually Incident To Sedentary And Studious Habits
(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
++++
The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification:
++++
Remarks On The Disorders Of Literary Men: Or, An Inquiry Into The Means Of Preventing The Evils Usually Incident To Sedentary And Studious Habits; Volumes 5886-5887 Of Selected Americana From Sabin's Dictionary Of Books Relating To America, From Its Discovery To The Present Time
Chandler Robbins
Cummings, Hilliard, 1825
Medical; Occupational & Industrial Medicine; Authors; Hygiene; Litterateurs; Medical / Occupational & Industrial Medicine; Occupational diseases
Chandler Robbins was an American Unitarian clergyman.
Background
Chandler Robbins was the son of Peter Gilman and Abba (Dowse) Robbins. At the time of his birth, his father, a physician, was practising in Lynn, Massachussets; later he removed to Roxbury. Chandler's grandfather and his great-grandfather had been Congregational ministers, however; the former, Chandler, was long pastor of the First Church, Plymouth, and the latter, Philemon, was for almost fifty years pastor at Branford, Connecticut Their original forebear in America was Richard Robbins who settled in Charlestown, Massachussets, some time before 1640, and later moved to Cambridge.
Education
Young Robbins received his early instruction from clergymen and in private schools. In 1825 he entered Harvard College, from which he graduated in 1829, having shown especial excellence in writing and public speaking. His course in the Harvard Divinity School, interrupted by a year of teaching in the Boston Latin School, was completed in 1833, and in October of that year he was called to succeed Ralph Waldo Emerson as pastor of the Second Church, Boston.
Career
He was ordained December 4, 1833. He remained in charge of the Second Church, which passed through numerous vicissitudes, for forty-one years, during which he preached in five successive church edifices and in four temporary places of worship.
In addition to his pastoral work, he took an active part in denominational affairs - more particularly in his earlier years - and was prominent in the philanthropic activities and intellectual life of Boston.
From January 1837 to April 1839 he was editor of the Christian Register, and during these years was one of the executive committee of the American Unitarian Association. He served as chaplain of the Massachusetts Senate in 1834, and as chaplain of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1845. He was an officer in several charitable organizations, and in 1869 one of the founders of the Children's Hospital, serving on its board of managers until his death.
He became a member of the Massachusetts Historical Society in December 1845, was a member of its standing committee from 1854 to 1857, its recording secretary from 1857 to 1864, and its corresponding secretary from 1864 to 1877. He contributed to its Proceedings, and delivered one of the lectures given by some of its members before the Lowell Institute on "The Early History of Massachusetts. " It was published in 1869, under the title: The Regicides Sheltered in New England.
A sharp blow over his right eye in 1870 resulted finally in almost total loss of sight.
He died at his summer home in Weston, Massachussets.
(This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. T...)
Views
Quotations:
"I cannot read or write, " he said in 1877, "cannot see a flower or tree or the sweet faces of my infant boys. But I have no right to complain, and do not complain. I have seen many beautiful things - the faces of friends most beautiful of all - during my life journey. And their pictures are safely stored in the memory".
Membership
He was a member of the American Antiquarian Society, and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Connections
In 1833 he married Mary Eliza, daughter of Samuel Frothingham of Boston. His first wife died in 1870, leaving a son and six daughters. In June 1874 he married Mrs. Sarah Ripley (Fiske) Willard, by whom he had three sons.