Produced by Steven desJardins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net THE PRISON CHAPLAINCY, AND ITS EXPERIENCES. BY REV. HOSEA QUINBY, D. D., EX-CHAPLAIN OF N. H. STATE PRISON. IN TWO PARTS. CONCORD, N. H.: PUBLISHED BY D. L. GUERNSEY BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER. 1873. Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1873, by D. L. GUERNSEY, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. MORNING STAR STEAM JOB PRINTING HOUSE,--DOVER, N. H. CONTENTS. PART I. UNDER THE REFORMATORY SYSTEM. 1. Emotions at the Idea of Assuming the Position, and Object of these Pages, 7 2. Our First Meeting for Worship, 8 3. The Sabbath School, 10 4. General Appearance of the Convicts, 11 5. The Warden, 11 6. Educational Means found in Operation, 12 7. Influence Left by the Former Chaplain, 13 8. Prison Order, 13 9. Chaplain's Routine of Duty, 14 10. General Description of the Prison and Prison Management, 15 11. General Remarks upon the Prisoners, 22 12. Prayer-meetings Commenced, 25 13. Pike, the Hampton Murderer, 28 14. Doctrinal Discourses, 34 15. Effect of the Prayer-meeting on Prison Order, 34 16. The New Chapel, 35 17. Prison Repairs and Mistakes, 36 18. Profanity Attacked, 37 19. Efforts for a Son, from a Mother's Plea, 38 20. Warden's Efforts for a Young Man, 40 21. Experience with noble appearing Heads in Prison, 42 22. The Warden Admits Presents to Prisoners from Friends Outside, 44 23. Warden Decides to Resign, 45 24. Prisoners' Anxiety at the Rumored Resignation, 47 25. Governor and Council Memorialized by the Prison S. S. Teachers and Chaplain, 48 26. Prison Funerals, 49 27. Educational and Sabbath school summing up, 49 28. Religious Success, 51 29. Fourth of July at the Prison, 52 30. The true Principle of Imprisoning and Prison Managing--on the Idea of Reform in the Convict, 53 31. The Commutation System, 59 32. Chaplain's Proposed Attempt at Tobacco Reform, 60 PART II. UNDER THE PUNITIVE AND MONEY-MAKING SYSTEM. 1. Warden Chosen, and new Arrangements for the Chaplain, 61 2. Chaplain almost Resolved to Resign, but Decides to Continue and Arranges his Work, 64 3. Cells Cleared of Trinket-making and Tracts, 65 4. Necessity for the Chaplain's Undertaking what He Did, 65 5. New Phase at the Prison, and the Chaplain's Efforts, 66 6. Sabbath School Commences, 69 7. The Warden's Views Considered, 69 8. Chaplain's Restrictions, 73 9. Prisoner's Aid Association, 76 10. Complaint of Prison Hunger, 76 11. Chaplain's Object in hearing from Released Prisoners and Others, 77 12. B. and E.'s request, and the Connected Abuse, 78 13. Alleged Prison Conspiracy, 80 14. National Prison Reform Congress, 81 15. Money-making and Punishing, the Paramount Objects in our Prison Management, 83 16. Waste Paper in the Cells, 83 17. Defective Beds and Bedding, 84 18. Cracked Wheat Dinner, 86 19. Bad Fish, &c., 87