Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-12-30
For he Telegraph.
OBITU Ar Y.

mon and indiscriminaIe as 10 loose
bf The interest which, otherwise, they
lcuIated 10 inspire. But the subject
following brief notice, venerable alike
great age, and for long course of
Tent and undissembled piety, will, |
be viewed as an exception TO this
remark.
.JAMIN FARMER, ESQ, whose death-
.oticed in the Telegraph OF Dec. o.
descended OF respectable family, and
.D rn in Westford. Mass, July "a, 1742,
.Inoysd, while young, 10 Connecticut,
. ieresided unlil his removal TO Yer
la I755. His first location in this
was in Midway close by the East
a Rutland" the same which was
0nently called .Parkersiown, and now
ID, where he filed various important
D.. was a justice Of the peace, and a
lie to the General Assembly Of Yer
Dr a succession Of years. In 1911 he
I'd to Rutland, where be resided until
lih.
first religious impressions, as he in
|' me, were before he was twenfygone
d aye. 81 felt" said be, "ihat there
+. meihing wanting 10 make me happy,
han this would has to bestow" Ii
"a, however, until he was about thirty,
g experienced that gracious change
"a which, the word Of God hath as
IS, no man can enter into The king
.| heaven.
5 'alher and mother were baptized, AMI
ed b the time Of their baptism in Bos-
and united with the second Baptist
:I then under the pastoral care of
Iin Bound, whose name | find men
. IN Benedicl's History Of the Baplists,
.bgh "a PLAIN, unlettered man, an able
80 Of the New Testament" This
4 was constituted in 1743, and Mr..
.| Fas elected their first pastor. Thorn
Twin, D. D., was the fifth in oiiire
Id was succeeded BY The late Prof
IS, aud Baron Stow is their present
VII Thus MIR. Farmer had lived TO be-
||e.church of which his parents were
a. Is, elect seven pastors in succession,
. bished for talents aud usefulness.
g Baplists from being few in number
b.. pre sed by The civil and eccl>siasiica
brcome the most numerous body o.
ms in these United States, and en-
.. al that civil and religious liberty fo
q. their Baptist fathers and grandialh
bred and prayed, but did not obtain.
r. Farmer remembered having hear,
.biincrt minister Of God, and Of til
d |esus Christ, Geo. W hile6eld, preac
-00cord, Mass, privilege which, prot
0o other living man in Vermont, if
" Ipgland, could boast. Father Farmt
+. iudeed, The relic Of former century
had come down To- US from an age MOI
.|.I Of God than any period since lib
lie age, not excepting even, perhap
.ormalion Of the 10Th century, und,
||'n Luther.
y. White6eld's death took place at New
|..bri, Mass, in ITO, al which time NJ
81 have been % years Of age.
D.. f. married into Presbyterian fan
'.. head Of which was an elder of ID
.||h. He opposed the choice of
...|er, for the sole reason that be W
..uLdptisi, "a sect which was III
e'I here spoken against A brother
s lie. who was great favorits Of
|I.0 bad enlisted into the Revolutions
IN. and The wa. closing, and his son /
ming, the father commenced a seal
long absent son. All efforts fall
.. Information concerning him, he
'.| length to his son-in law, The subj
|.. memoir, Of whose industry and
F|.'e he had formed favorable opini
o'|''h standing his opposition TO him
cc0." Of his anabap,ism, TO 90 in sea
/ |||. lie commenced his excursion, nj;
0|||I al every public house, and on lie
.. Nroie on The mantel his name, busin,
. request for any who might poss
. .. Paiion, 10 communicate il TO him
be pursued this method for some Il
ing every teams'er he met, enquil
b. +, he replied that he could give
~. formation; but added, have sol
F.. wagon, SILK man, will enqui
.'.. MIR. +. stepped up TO the wagon,
ing aside the covering 10 hear lhs
Of the stranger, recognized in
reiy young man he irds ia pTsua
poor war-worn soldier was overi
burst into rears. Mr. r. prepared
a'ey % convey him home, a dis,
Q miles, which, so feeble was. he,
70 sitting 10, be was eighteen al
rmlng. On his arrival he c,,r,