An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America; . l inspiration, with very noble qualities. Theserendered him eminently honorable to the Ballou race, as well asto his innnediate kindi-ed and all his associative relationships. Hisearly years were spent on his fathers homestead, amid the roughhighlands of Monroe, Mass. At the age of seventeen years hewas ap[)reiiticed to a cabinet maker in Brattlel)oro, Vt., with theunderstanding that he should be privileged to attend the Academythere three months in each year. This arrangement was onlypartially carried into effect, and* he was thr
An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America; . l inspiration, with very noble qualities. Theserendered him eminently honorable to the Ballou race, as well asto his innnediate kindi-ed and all his associative relationships. Hisearly years were spent on his fathers homestead, amid the roughhighlands of Monroe, Mass. At the age of seventeen years hewas ap[)reiiticed to a cabinet maker in Brattlel)oro, Vt., with theunderstanding that he should be privileged to attend the Academythere three months in each year. This arrangement was onlypartially carried into effect, and* he was thrown on his own re-sources both for mental culture and a livelihood. After consider-able exertion at preparation, he commenced preaching as a Uni-versalist, in 1833—delivering his first discourse in his native itinerated for several months in Franklin Co., Mass., andWindham Co., Vt., and during 1834 received his letter of ecclesi-astical fellowsliip. He soon took charge of a small parish inBath, N. H., and was ordained there in 1835. The next year he. 3vv\^. siL^^v^ S)oXWu^. REV. MOSES BALLOU —SKETCH. 307 accepted the ])astorslnp of tlie Universalist clmrcli aiul society iuPoi-tsiuoutli, N. H. He remained there until May 1,1848 ; havingmeantime liecome a husband and father. He next took charg-e ofthe Fourth Universalist church in New York city, afterward pre-sided over by Eev. Dr. Chapin, biit he continued there only abouttwo years. He yielded then to a very urgent recall of his peoi)lein Portsmouth, N. H., with whom he spent the next two health now began to suffer impairment, and he was obligedto seek a milder climate. He therefore accepted a call to Bridge-port, Ct., where he enjoyed a successful pastorate of six next passed two years as minister of the Universalist churchin Hartford, Ct. Thence he removed to Philadelphia, Pa., andtook past(5ral charge of the Second Universalist church in thatcity. His success and influential standing there are i
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