Life and labors of Miles Grant, with New-Year glimpses from his daily journal through fifty years, 1859-1908 . der Grants re--- turn from India in the summer of 1894,he reached seventy-five years of age. Thathe had visited Palestine and Egypt, and beenin almost continuous service in Calcutta,indicated a strength and vigor beyond hisyears. But he had reached an age when moreof the quiet of home was fitting, or at leastwhen less arduous and exacting lines of serv-ice were more in keeping with his years. Hehad spent five winters in labors in England,Ireland and Rome. A sixth had been givento Aust
Life and labors of Miles Grant, with New-Year glimpses from his daily journal through fifty years, 1859-1908 . der Grants re--- turn from India in the summer of 1894,he reached seventy-five years of age. Thathe had visited Palestine and Egypt, and beenin almost continuous service in Calcutta,indicated a strength and vigor beyond hisyears. But he had reached an age when moreof the quiet of home was fitting, or at leastwhen less arduous and exacting lines of serv-ice were more in keeping with his years. Hehad spent five winters in labors in England,Ireland and Rome. A sixth had been givento Australia, a seventh to India. With thelast of these he closed his labors abroad, buthe still kept in touch with his friends overthe sea by an extended correspondence. Closing his foreign tours in 1894, ElderGrant took up his usual activities at summer he attended as usual the camp-meetings at Tremont, Springfield and AltonBay, three meetings in the East that for manyyears he attended with unvarying was president of the Springfield meetingfor many years, and his official connection 120. The Grant Home in Chelsea, Mass. THE SUNSET YEARS with the meeting covered a still longer was called, however, to many other camp-meetings both East and West, and much ofhis time during the summer and autumnwas given to these gatherings. In the fall of 1894 he spent considerabletime in the West, laboring with several ofthe Michigan churches. The years 1895 and96 were spent almost wholly in the East. During these years he still occupied hishome in Chelsea, Mass., where he had re-sided for many years. This was a plain butcomfortable house located in a good resi-dential district on the side of the locallyfamous Powder Horn hill. During the longyears of his residence here he occupied one ofthe chambers for a study. Most of the foursides of the room were covered with shelves,and these were loaded to their capacity withbooks. Near the window was a large circulartable buil
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