Excerpt from Discourses and Poems of William Newell, Minister of the First Parish in Cambridge: A Memorial Volume Mr. Newell remained the minister of the First Parish in Cambridge until his retirement in March, 1868. In 1835, he married the daughter of William Wells, well known to the last generation of inhabitants of Cambridge. His friendship and relationship with his wife's family was a personal tie which bound him to Cambridge, as did his undying love for his flock. Here, he ministered for forty five years: with the people, the surroundings, all the dearest affections of his soul and memories of his life were inter twined. Here, he passed through all the varied experien ces of the birth, growth, and loss of beloved children, and the alternations of prosperity and trial which belong to all human existence. With these, however, this notice has nothing to do. He himself never introduced them into his public utterances. N ot what concerned himself as an individual, but the life of the community to which he ministered did he treat of before that community. Had he been solitary in respect of domestic relations, the same discourses might have been prepared and delivered. His religious feelings depended on no such external rela tions, tender and sensitive as his affections were. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.