“ In 1865, while visiting in Nantucket, she preached twice in the schoolhouse in Siasconset, at the request of her father. In 1866 she was invited to preach in South Canton, Mass., as a substitute for Rev. Olympia Brown. Miss Rrown urged her to enter the ministry, and in 1868 she was ordained in Hingham, Mass. Her long ministerial career has been uniformly successful She preached and lectured throughout New England and the Western and Middle States. She was the first woman to serve as chaplain in a State legislature, serving in the Connecticut House and Senate in 1870 and 1872. ”

“ From Shore to Shore and Other Poems " 1870) ; "Charles Dickens" (1870) ; " Women of the Century" (1877) , and "Ordination Book" (1887) . She is the mother of several children. One son is a clergyman. Her life has been full of hard, earnest, conscientious and exalting work. ”