Word: antiquarian
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Edward E. Hale, D. D., representing the American Antiquarian Society...
...Allen, A. M., of the class of 1835, died at East Bridgewater, Tuesday. He graduated with high honors and was for a time principal of an academy in Maine. From there he went to the Bridgewater Academy, where he remained for many years. Mr. Allen was greatly interested in antiquarian and historical subjects and has written many articles of historical value...
...home in Worcester, Tuesday evening at the advanced age of 65 years. He had held several pastorates in Eastport, Me., Nantucket, Hyde Park, South Natick and Auburn, and up to the time of his death supplied the pulpit of the Baptist Church in Grafton. He was deeply interested in antiquarian subjects and contributed papers on different topics...
...Allen said that true historical spirit is not antiquarian research. To apply this rightly, we must ask, in taking hold of a subject, two questions,- What does it mean? and then, Is it true? The first question we can never fully answer, but if we continue our inquiry in this line, we will be following true historical spirit...
...special meeting of the American Antiquarian Society, whose headquarters are in Worcester, has been held to take action on the death of Rev. Dr. Peabody...