Parkman was noted for his public spirit and benevolence. Bishop Huntington, who knew him well, says of him : " Every aspect of suffering touched him tenderly. There was no hard spot in his breast. His house was the centre of countless mercies to various... A Life of Francis Parkman - Page 4by Charles Haight Farnham - 1901 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Buell Sprague - Unitarian churches - 1865 - 620 pages
...tenderly. There was no hard spot in his breast. His house was the centre of countless mercies to the various forms of want; and there were few solicitors...necessity or public benefactions, that his doors did not weleome and send away satisfied. Though subject to occasional attacks of nervous illness, Dr. Parkman... | |
| William Buell Sprague - Unitarian churches - 1865 - 620 pages
...especially among those of his own profession, and their families, and to bestow upon them kindly attentions. Every aspect of suffering touched him tenderly. There...breast. His house was the centre of countless mercies to the various forms of want; and there were few solicitors of alms, local or itinerant, and whether for... | |
| Octavius Brooks Frothingham - Unitarianism - 1890 - 288 pages
...Christian conscience ; but it did make him the constant and munificent guardian of penury and distress. Every aspect of suffering touched him tenderly. There...breast. His house was the centre of countless mercies to the various forms of want ; and there were few solicitors of alms, local or itinerant, and whether... | |
| Octavius Brooks Frothingham - 1894 - 58 pages
...charity." The Rev. FD Huntington (then a Unitarian minister, now Bishop of Central New York) says: — "Every aspect of suffering touched him tenderly. There...his breast. His house was the centre of countless mercity to various forms of want; and there were few solicitors of alms, local or itinerant, and whether... | |
| Francis Parkman - Canada - 1899 - 312 pages
...noted for his public spirit and benevolence. Bishop Huntington, who knew him well, says of him : " Every aspect of suffering touched him tenderly. There...his doors did not welcome and send away satisfied. . . . For many years he was widely known and esteemed for his efficient interest in some of our most... | |
| John Fiske - Biography & Autobiography - 1899 - 504 pages
...noted for his public spirit and benevolence. Bishop Huntington, who knew him well, says of him : " Every aspect of suffering touched him tenderly. There...his doors did not welcome and send away satisfied. . . . For many years he was widely known and esteemed for his efficient interest in some of our most... | |
| John Fiske - Arbitration (International law) - 1900 - 504 pages
...was noted for his public spirit and benevolence. Bishop Huntington, who knew him well, says of him: " Every aspect of suffering touched him tenderly. There...his doors did not welcome and send away satisfied. . . . For many years he was widely known and esteemed for his efficient interest in some of our most... | |
| John Fiske - 1902 - 568 pages
...noted for his public spirit and benevolence. Bishop Huntington, who knew him well, says of him : " Every aspect of suffering touched him tenderly. There...forms of want ; and there were few solicitors of alms, 215 local or itinerant, and whether for private necessity or public benefactions, that his doors did... | |
| John Fiske - Philosophy - 1902 - 570 pages
...the centre of countless mercies to various forms of want; and there were few solicitors of alms, 215 local or itinerant, and whether for private necessity...his doors did not welcome and send away satisfied. . . . For many years he was widely known and esteemed for his efficient interest in some of our most... | |
| Samuel Atkins Eliot - Unitarianism - 1910 - 336 pages
...Every aspect of suffering touched him tenderly. His house was the centre of countless mercies to the various forms of want; and there were few solicitors...his doors did not welcome and send away satisfied. "Though subject to occasional attacks of nervous illness, Dr. Parkman accomplished large labors. In... | |
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