Autobiography of Nathaniel Bouton, D.D

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Excerpt from Autobiography of Nathaniel Bouton, D.D: Former Pastor of the First Congregational Church of Concord, and Late State Historians of New Hampshire, Also, Tributes to His MemoryThe completion of the Provincial Records left my father without those regular pursuits which seemed indispensable to his well-being. He who was never known to be sick when his energies were taxed to the utmost, fell ill not long after the cessation of his absorbing work. For a time he seemed to keep up his health and spirits by the composition of the autobiography. That duty performed, and nothing else offering itself as a ready vent for his zeal to be up and doing, he quickly succumbed to the forced inaction. After a life of incessant toil, he could not sit down to repose. The disease that mas tered him has its name in medical science. The physicians spoke of it as the result of, or allied with, a general decay of the bodily powers. But I think he would have lived longer had there. Been more hard work for him to do.This autobiography was left without any instructions to the editor. Only such personal and private matters have been omitted as have no direct bearing on the formation of my father's character and are not essential to a full understanding and appreciation of his life-work. Every word has been preserved that would bring into high relief the spiritual and moral lineaments of the man. Some interesting passages have been left out because they appear fully enough in the touching and admirable memorial discourse of Professor Parker, which is bound up in this volume. That review and estimate of my father's life and services, with the beautiful and pathetic tributes of Rev. Dr. Cummings and Rev. Mr. Ayer, who knew him long and well, fitly supplement the autobiography. They leave to filial love and reverence the desire to say no more, but to rest satisfied with these presentations of one who, as Head of the Family, Pastor and Public Ser vant, was ever just and faithful and true.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.