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religious life and teachings of the fathers were frequently 

 expressed in his sermons, and always commanded interest 

 and attention ; the two hundred and fiftieth anniversary 

 of its organization, August the first, 1879, was duly com- 

 memorated by him with appropriate services. His heart was 

 in his church work ; he had meetings with the teachers 

 of the Sunday school; he sought the children; he loved 

 hymns and church music ; wherever he went, the methods 

 and doings of the First church had a voice to represent 

 them. As a reader of impressive hymns and stirring 

 verses, he had no superior in this community. 



He was a firm believer in the principles of Free Mason- 

 ry, and became deeply interested in the work of the order, 

 and that interest continued unabated till the last days of 

 his life, a period of thirty-eight years ; at the time of his 

 death, he was chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Massachu- 

 setts, of Starr King Lodge, Washington R. A. Chapter, 

 Sutton Lodge of Perfection and Salem Council, and until 

 his health failed he was always a regular attendant at the 

 meetings of those bodies. 



Admitted to membership, May 21, 1877. 



HENRY FRANKLIN KING, a retired shipmaster of Salem, 

 died at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Charles Hoffman, 

 Chestnut St., Salem, on Thursday morning, Nov. 22, 

 1888, of Angina pectoris. He was a son of Capt. Henry 

 and Elizabeth (Gould) King, 1 born in Salem, May 6,1811. 

 His father Capt. Henry King was born at Hudson, N. Y., 

 and was probably descended from Samuel King, who was 

 born in England in 1633 ; the father William, the mother 

 Dorothea, himself and four other children, sailed from 

 Weymouth, England, for this country March 20, 1635, 

 and settled in Salem. 



i Henry King and Elizabeth Gould were married July 22, 1810. 



