This new mouth brought with it fresh cares of a domestic character.

He experienced losses also.

Death removed his aged father-in-law in the last month of 1836, and four weeks later Henry E.Benson, his brother-in-law.

Their taking off was a sad blow to the reformer and to the reform.

That of the younger man cast a gloom over anti-slavery circles in New England; for at the time of his death he was the secretary and general agent of the Massachusetts Society, and although not twenty-three, had displayed uncommon capacity for affairs.
The business ability which he brought into his office was of the greatest value where there was such a distinct deficiency in that respect among his coadjutors, and the loss of it seemed irreparable.
Afflicted as he was, the leader was nevertheless cheered by the extraordinary progress of the movement started by him.