. The romance of old New England churches. what was then known as the New NorthChurch, on Hanover Street, there succeed-ing as pastor Francis Parkman. Thisbuilding is still standing, but it is nowa Roman Catholic Church. 325 OLD XEW EXGLAXD CHURCHES In 1850, after the fugitive slave law•was passed, obliging the return of slaveswho had escaped to free States, I wit-nessed the shameful rendition of AnthonyBurns in accordance with that law, and Isaw Thomas Symmes similarly sent backinto servitude. For eleven years I was amember of a vigilance committee, and Isheltered many escaping slaves in myho
. The romance of old New England churches. what was then known as the New NorthChurch, on Hanover Street, there succeed-ing as pastor Francis Parkman. Thisbuilding is still standing, but it is nowa Roman Catholic Church. 325 OLD XEW EXGLAXD CHURCHES In 1850, after the fugitive slave law•was passed, obliging the return of slaveswho had escaped to free States, I wit-nessed the shameful rendition of AnthonyBurns in accordance with that law, and Isaw Thomas Symmes similarly sent backinto servitude. For eleven years I was amember of a vigilance committee, and Isheltered many escaping slaves in myhouse on Unity Street in the Xorth this I made myself liable to a fine ofone thousand dollars or house was the second on the rightof Unity Street from Charter Street, andthe slaves well knew that if they coitMget to me I would help them. And itwas just the same at Burlington, whereI was known as station keeper of theunderground railway to Canada, At Burlington I was not far, ofcourse, from Xorth Elba, where John326. OLD NEW ENGLAND CHURCHES Browns family had, in 1849, been settledon a farm by the sturdy Abolitionist. Ifyouve read any life of John Brown, youmust know how pure was his devotion tothe cause for which he died, and howstrong was the grip his personality andexample had upon the spirits of youngAbolitionists. He himself had been in-tended for the ministry, you remember,and all his life long he was a religiousman, filled with the spirit of the OldTestament desire to right the wrongs ofthe oppressed even at the cost of his o^^mand his opponents lives. In his familylife he was Puritan and patriarchal, con-ducting family worship, ruling his chil-dren finnly, instructing them at his kneeand singing hymns to them, not at all thekind of man, you see, that his enemiesmake him out. Though he was head-strong, he was humane and kind, and 327 OLD WEW EXGLAXD CHURCHES Frank Sanborn, of Concord, who knewhim well, even tells of seeing him weepat a perfonnance
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