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Reprint of the original, first published in 1863.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1859.

Excerpt from The Congregational Quarterly, Vol. 3: Conducted, Under the Sanction of the Congregational Library Association, and the American Congregational Union It was not yet fully light, Sabbath morning, January 1, 1813, when Mr. William Adams went to borrow fire of his neighbor, with which to kindle his own. On his return, his attention was attracted to a robust young man, who was approaching him with quick and vigorous step, in a short gray overcoat and yellow buckskin gloves. They met in fateful recognition; Mr. Adams being the only individual known to the country youth in the great town of Boston. He had long been a friend of the young man's father, was a Christian, and by occupation. a blacksmith. He took the youth to his own house, and to Park Street Church all day; and the next day they formed a business copartnership. The senior had in stock and tools two hundred and forty dollars; the junior had twenty dollars in money, which he had earned in doing extra work while an apprentice, and he gave his note for the remaining two hundred and twenty dollars. Their iron was purchased and paid for, bar at a time, and was carried to their shop on the shoulders of the young man. A steady attendant on the preaching of Dr. Griffin every Sabbath, and an indefatigable laborer six days in the week, this youth of now twenty-one had passed his first business year. At its close, he took a careful inventory of its results. His expenses amounted to only two hundred dollars; his share of the net gain, to three hundred dollars. He now had, after paying the copartnership note, a little left that he could call his own. Near his place of toil was an aged, pious, but poor widow, residing in an attic, who subsisted as best she could on the contributions of the giving. Her situation and wants, connected with her age and character, appealed strongly to the Christian sympathies of the young blacksmith. He could now help her. He bought her a small load of wood, hired it sawed, and then in his own arms, after his full day's work, carried it up the winding stairs to her room. Thus began the charities of Dea. Daniel Safford, whose sunny face shines so benignantly from the opposite page. From such a foreshadowing, it required no prophet's ken to predict a successful, beneficent and happy future. How exactly such a prediction was fulfilled, the sequel will indicate. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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