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Title: A history of Hatfield, Massachusetts, in three parts : I. An account of the development of the social and industrial life of the town from its first settlement. II. The houses and homes of Hatfield, with personal reminiscences of the men and women who have lived there during the last one hundred years; brief historical accounts of the religious societies and of Smith Academy; statistical tables, etc. III. Genealogies of the families of the first settlers
Year: 1910 (1910s)
Authors: Wells, Daniel White, b. 1842 Wells, Reuben Field, b. 1880, joint author
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Publisher: Springfield, Mass. : Pub. under the direction of F.C.H. Gibbons
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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ornetband. From the Gazette of July 29:— . Hatfield.—You have doubtless been informed of the result of the meet-ing of last Friday evening for enlisting the quota of sixteen men, whichwere rapidly obtained, and twelve more were ready to go had the quotarequired. The Sabbath morning following Rev. Mr. Greene announced thathe would preach in the afternoon, with particular reference to those who 228 HISTORY OF HATFIELD. had enlisted, and it is to be regretted that the weather prevented manyfrom being there. The appropriate hymn for such an occasion, America,was sung by the congregation, followed by a most earnest prayer in behalfof our rulers, our officers and men in the army, and particularly for thoseabout to leave their homes and its influence for camp life with its trials,hardships and dangers; the earnestness and feeling with which they wereborne to the throne of grace caused many a moist eye in the house. Thesermon was from the text, Be strong and of good courage, and I will be
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Rev. John M. Greene, D.D.,Pastor of the Church, 1857-68. with thee. * * * Slavery was briefly but pointedly alluded to as beingthe prime cause of the rebellion, which has been undermining the veryfoundation of our government, suffering the best interests of the nation,and tending to destroy public institutions of learning, and to do away withcivil liberty and freedom, and those who go to do battle for our country,right and liberty, should have in mind that their work is but partly finishedunless this blighting curse of our nation is crushed and destroyed. * * *His closing remarks to those who had enlisted were earnest and touching.Seldom do we listen to a sermon of such deep earnestness, combined withsuch tender feeling. Hatfield had other citizens of pronounced anti-slaveryviews, one of the most prominent of whom was Charles HISTORY OF HATFIELD. 229 Morris Billings. His house was one of the stations of the•underground railway before the war, and fugitive slaveswere harbored by him

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