The Harry Watkins Diary, Volume 11 [July 22, 1853–June 12, 1854]

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The Harry Watkins Diary, Volume 11 [July 22, 1853–June 12, 1854]
Author
Harry Watkins
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Amy E. Hughes, Naomi Stubbs
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Harry Watkins. Diary. Papers of the Skinner family, 1874-1979 (inclusive), box 17, MS Thr 857. Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
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July 22, 1853
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27 November 1853

Foggy—Reading & walking A.M. After dinner took a stroll into the suburbs of the scity—visited the resorvoir [sic reservoir] from which water is supplied to the inhabitants. The resorvoir [sic reservoir] is elevated at a considerable height above the city, the water being pumped into it by means of machinery, from the Ohio river Having taken the wrong road I was desirous of reaching the top of the hill, which is the highest point of land in the vicinity, but haviving [sic having] taken the wrong road, I only accomplished my object after a great deal of toil, and at the cost of well mudded [sic well-mudded] shoes and pants—But I was well repaid for my trouble by the fine view that is it afforded me of the city and adjacent country—Back home at dusk. I

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had almost forgotten to write down that this morning I heard E H Chapin preach—to state the pleasure I recderived from hearing him would be impossible. He is a member of the universalist persuasion, and is considered to be one of the greatest pulpit orators of the day. He took his text from the first chapter of Ecclesiastics—and argueding [sic arguing] from it that all things in life have a religious tendency, and most ably did was the argument maintained. The great beauty of Mr Chapin's discourses, and the effect produced by them, lies in the fact that he keeps his hearers down on terra-firma—talks to them of things that must be palpable to all—events that are transpiring every day in our midst—indeed, his he may be said to lecture rather than sermonise He takes his auditors, as it were, through all the voyage of life unto eternity—the bible his compass—and heaven his haven—

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