The Hand of Providence Exemplified in the History of J.B. Gough (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1846 Excerpt: ... THE HAND OF PROVIDENCE EXEMPLIFIED IN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN B. GOUGH. PART THIRD. With the exception of about three or four weeks of the summer of 1843, I have laboured since that year in behalf of the temperance cause, having, I trust, sought and obtained assistance from on High, and rested all my hopes for success on the right foundation. The sphere of my operations soon became extended, and 1 delivered lectures in the counties of Worcester, Norfolk, Middlesex, and sometimes in the border towns of Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, and as far as Providence, Rhode Island. During this period I had received re peated invitations from a gentleman well known 132 00 TO BOSTON. in Boston, Moses Grant, Esq., to go to that city and deliver addresses there. I felt, however, no disposition to accept his offer at this time; but some time afterward, on the 23rd of August, 1843, happening to be at a celebration at the village of Hopkinton, Massachusetts, Mr. Grant came to me and requested a sight of my book of appointments. 1 showed him what he required, and he immediately placed his finger on the sixteenth, twentyfirst, twenty-second, and twenty-third days of September, and told me I must consider myself engaged by him for those days. Mr. Grant then very kindly told me to come to his house, and divest myself of all fear, for a good opportunity should be given me. I accordingly agreed with Mr. Grant to visit Boston, and on Saturday, the 16th of September, proceeded to that city, and went at once to Mr. Grant's house, where I was very kindly received. I felt rather apprehensive in view of speaking in Boston, for I had heard it spoken of as the modern Athens, and knew that as to intelligence it stood very high amongst the cities of the Union. It was of no use, howe...