Upward Steps of Seventy Years

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Excerpt from Upward Steps of Seventy Years: Autobiographic, Biographic, Historic, Growth of Reforms Anti-Slavery, Etc, the World's Helpers and Light-Bringers Spiritualism Psychic Research Religious Outlook Coming Reforms It was my fortune to be born in Massachusetts in 1817, in the days between the old and the new time, - before the coming of the great reforms that have healthfully shaken the nation in the past fifty years, before the age of modern science and varied industry, and of larger freedom of religious thought and spiritual experience. In my New England childhood Puritanism largely gave its cast and aspect to life, for good and ill, now we breathe a new atmosphere. For a realistic picture of that old time, some autobiographic sketch of childhood and youth seemed best. To give an idea of the growth of reforms, and how one led to another, a look at the grand anti-slavery movement, in which I was privileged to take part, at its mighty "winnowing of the nation, " and at the upward steps which have followed it, with biographic sketches of noble and true-hearted men and women whom I have known, seemed fit and useful. A look at the great religious changes and spiritual experiences of our time, and an outlook forward to coming light and needed reforms must surely help to inspire us to emulate the courage of those who have done well in the past, and to take up our needed tasks with a faith even stronger than theirs. Thus is the aim and scope of this work briefly given. Some fragmentary sketches of like aim, used here, and changed and added to, met with such favor years ago from good friends that I hope they, and possibly others, may take a cordial interest in this book. To those friends, near and far, it is gratefully dedicated. 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.