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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OP JOHN B. GOUGH.
Till June 2d I continued almost constantly at work in
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massa¬
chusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire,
and Maine, visiting the cities of Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia, New York, Brooklyn, Providence, Portland,
and Boston. On the 2d of May I came home for a few
days, to attend the wedding of my wife’s sister, Sarah,
who was married by Dr. Kirk, of Boston, on the 6th, to
William Lincoln, of Oakham,—the first wedding in our
house. To this wedding, Mrs. A. B. Knox,'with her little
daughter, not two years old, and her sister, Miss Mary A.
Booth, came as visitors, and have remained as members
of our family, till the marriage, on April 3d, of Mary
Booth, to George E. Gladwin, an artist, now a professor
in the Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial
Science. Since that time her sister and niece have con¬
tinued with us, and are now members of our household.
On the 2d of June I returned home for the summer’s
rest, and became very much interested in the church and
Sabbath-school at Boylston. The church being without
a pastor, I made some exertion to provide the pulpit with
ministers—which brought me in contact with some noble
men, many of whom became my valued friends.
My pastor, Dr. Kirk of Boston, often visited us, and
spent many days under our roof. We were, and are still,
members of his church, though we are rarely able to
attend; but in consideration of my way of life, the church
kindly agreed that we should hold our membership.
Though necessarily absent so much, we were very loath
to dissolve our connection there, as many associations in
the past have bound us in tenderest ties to the dear
church on Mount Vernon.
The late Dr. Dutton of New Haven was with us for
three Sabbaths; my dear old friend Rev. T. L. Cuyler