History of Essex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . mbers, was greater than ever before. Thecongregations were largest just before the withdrawalof the Plains people, a fair attendance on a pleasantSabbath being about four hundred. March 31, 1861, has been mentioned as the date ofDr. Bramans resignation. He had a number of timespreviously expressed a desire to be dismissed, but hispeople would not let him go. This time he had de-cided. I have reached that time of life when Iwish to retire from the labors which the ministry im-poses on
History of Essex County, Massachusetts : with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . mbers, was greater than ever before. Thecongregations were largest just before the withdrawalof the Plains people, a fair attendance on a pleasantSabbath being about four hundred. March 31, 1861, has been mentioned as the date ofDr. Bramans resignation. He had a number of timespreviously expressed a desire to be dismissed, but hispeople would not let him go. This time he had de-cided. I have reached that time of life when Iwish to retire from the labors which the ministry im-poses on me, and when it is usually better to giveplace to younger men. Dr. Braman was the son of a minister, Rev. IsaacBraman, of Georgetown, and his mother was thedaughter of a minister. The father, in response to aninvitation to attend the George Peabody receptionin 1856, wrote: If Barzillai, the Gileadite, whenonly four score years old, could think himself excus-able for not going up to Jerusalem with his King,whom he highly esteemed and loved, much more mayone who is in his eighty-seventh year be excused from.
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