Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1842-02-16

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Bilious Fever, Dea. Amos Clark, aged 62 !
years, wanting few days.
The excellent Mr.. Hall has very appro-
priately remarked that, sit is an. homage
due to departed worth, whenever it rises to
such height as to render its possessor an
object of general attention, to endeaver TO
secure it from oblivion, that when il is le-
moved from the observation Of men, it may
srill live in their memory, and transmit thro'
the shades OF the sepulchre, some reflection,
however faint, Of its living lustre.
The subject of this notice, was born in
March, 1880. His early boy-hood was
marked with kindly and sympathetic feel
ing for the neglected poor with whom he
mingled as a hool-fellow; thus early in
| life, did he manifest strong dislike 10 that
unnatural distinction among men, and even
children, occasioned by the unequal distri-
button of wealth; and as he advanced in
life, this lovely trait in his character became
more fully developed. Upon a mind so
yielding and plastic, our benevolent Creator
was pleased to impress his own lovely inn
age; the law Of kindness was in his heart,
the needy who asked aims at his door, were
not turned empty away and though he had
no children Of his own; yet he has acted the
part of kind and affectionate father 10 ma
ny; yes, multitudes upon whom his bene-
factions have been lavished, will rise up and
call him blessed. His noble soul, tempered
with the heaven-born principle of love for
his kind, instinctively shrank from noise
and suife, and if he ever interfered in any
case Of difficulty, it was to conciliate feel
ing, aud effect reconciliation between the
parties concerned; Of him it may be truly
said, he was peace maker. When grace
wrought in his hear, that change necessary
, to constitute the christian, AMI his eyes were
opened upon the wretchedness and wants of
a perishing world, the kindly feelings Of his
soul were strengthened, the field for active
labor and future usefulness was greatly en-
larged, and the streams of benevolence sup
piled by his liberal hand, flowed now in a
more elevated and enlarged sphere. Dea,
Clark was naturally of retiring disposition,
he never sought the praise or applause OF
man; this, compared with the luxury oil
pleasing God, and doing good TO his fellow
men, was worthless trash. He lived num-
Der of years, after INDUCING hope in the
pardoning mercy of God, before he united
with the church this delay may be imputed
partly to sense Of his own unworthiness,
and partly to local circumstances. He lived
about midway between Hinesburgh and
Charlotte church; The church 10 Hines 5ursh
was the largest, the most wealthy, and pros
porous; there were advantage s and privi.
! leges 10 be derived from a connection with
this church, that could not be expected from
the other; the church ia Charlotte was a
little feeble band, struggling hard to main
tain an existence.
l. After severe contest in his own mind
between duty and selfinterest be came 10
the noble decision, that The weaker church
needed his help more, and accordingly in
the month of November, 1925, he was bap-
tied into the fellowship of the Baptist
church in Charlotte.
This solemn act of conservation to God,
brou yht him out before the world as pro-
:essed follower Of the meek and lowly Jesus;
he felt the responsibilities Of christian !;
The solemn declaration of the APOSTLE pressed
heavily upon his heart: aye are no. your
own, but are bought with price" From
that time, his benevolent soul was constants
ly devising s:liberaI things" the cause of
God, a, home and abroad, shared largely in
his prayers and contributions. He was not
of that lfiberal cast that be could see but
one point at time in the great field, but
the wants of world were spread out before
him; he remembered the heather 10 bis
blindness,-the missionary cause 10 general.
was dear to his heart and The poor, de-
graded, neglected, and down-trodden slare
was mol forgotten; no; be felt for his wrongs,
and sighed for his speedy emancipation.
Thus lived our brother departed, ready
to every good word and work !, he seldom
said no, when aid was solicited for any
object which, in bis estimation, was worthy
10 be patronized. His, greatest sacrifices,
however, were made for the little church of I
which he had been an active and efficient |
member for more than sixteen years; the
greater share of this period he sustained the