402 LIFE OF BENJAMIN SILLIMAN. 



TO PROFESSOR KINGSLEY. 



BOSTON, March 22, 1841. 



WE have received many kind attentions, and 



they have been much increased by Susan's * residence with 

 us, which has brought in a great wave of ladies, some of 

 the most noble and famed being on the top of the billow. 

 The Quincy family have been particularly attentive and 

 kind ; nearly every member of the family has called, the 



President very early I suppose Mrs. S. told you 



that Mr. Q. presented two copies of his history, one for our 

 library, and another to myself, with a friendly letter. Prob- 

 ably Mrs. S. read to you his rejoinder to my thanks for his 



civility Dr. Walker is a very interesting man. I 



have made no allusion to your criticisms on the history, 

 except in conversation with Mr. Jeremiah Mason, who did 

 not appear to be aware of the facts, and I much doubt 

 whether there is any purpose to do injustice. Mr. Q. is a 

 very ardent man. Mr. Gannett is laboring very hard to 

 illustrate his views of the doctrines of grace. I heard him 

 last evening for two hours and twenty minutes on Regen- 

 eration. He was very able and impressive and eloquent, 

 and said many excellent things. I cannot pretend to enter 

 on his peculiarities. I can tell you something about them 

 when we meet. One thing, however, I will add. His allu- 

 sions to the views of the Orthodox were candid and decorous, 

 and such as become a Christian gentleman. His house is 

 every Sunday evening crowded to the utmost, aisles and all, 

 to hear these lectures. From what I hear of the religious 

 influence in College, I trust you have had quiet times, and 

 will have. May God prosper every genuine religious in- 

 fluence upon the hearts of those young men, so interesting 

 to their friends and their country. 



* Mrs. Sffliman, Jr. F. 



