New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-15
Death ola Good 3Ian.

We see in the St Johnsbury (Vt) Cdledonidn an
announcement of the death at tina; place OF Rev
LEONARD WORCESTER, who for nearly half cen
tury, was Paste. of the Congregational Church In
peacham. Caledonia Co. VT In repeating this IN
,ellieeuce in The Tribune the writer cannot with
hold an expression OF the respect and generation
which in common with all whose privilege ii was
IN he trained under his benignan; and patriarchai
r,nstra,ions he feels for his character and memory
He was man OF extraordinary qualities both OF
head and heart and the influence OF his pious ex'
ample and earnest instructions, 80 potent while he
was living. will long be seen and felt by those
among whom he abored.
He was native we believe, OF Massachusetts,,
and was for several years dior Of the Worcester
Spy having first served an apprenticeship in the
Office Of that paper while it was conducted by the
venerable ISAIAH THOMAS He left the editorial
chair for which he possessed eminent qualifications
TO become Minister OF the Gospel About the be-
ginning of the present century be went 10 Peachan,
Of which place he was The first and for long IEie
The only settled minister At the period Of his set
Element the town was new and the people generally
were quite poor; but his simplicity of manners and
devotion to the duties of bis calling prepared him
to struggle through difficulties which would have
discouraged an ordinary man. From early man
hood to old age he remained with the people as their
minister, and only relinqushed the active duties OF
his post when compelled to do go by accumulated
bodily infrmities. For several years before his
death be resided with his son in the neighboring
town of St. Johnsbury, the church in Peacham hav-
ing settled colleague, who relieved him from all
ministerial duty.
His funeral took place among the people TO whom
he had long and faithfully ministered, and the
throng that gathered the occasion bore witness 10
the affecona,e generation felt for his character and
memory by those who best knew his worth. His iune
raj discourse was preached by Rev DAVID SUTHERLAND
ofBa,b n H. for many years his contemporary and the
oldest surviving minister in the region The text was
indicated by Mr. Worcester himself, and the selection
beautifully illustrates prominent trait In his character
God be r1ereiful TO me sinner" How expressive Of
tina, humble reliance God betting to the Christian
and which had sustained him through all the yicss!udes
Of long and evenful life
Mr. Worcester was brother Of the late Rev. SAMUEL
WORCESTER D. D. of Salem, Mass frst Secretary OF the
American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
and also of the late lamented Reg. NOAH WORCESTER
D. D. of Brighton, Mass. whosslabors in the cause Of
Peace have endeared his memory to thousands both in
this country and Europe and obtained for him touching
euIogium from the pen of the late Dr. CLAIMING. For
solid abilities be wac inferior 10 neither OF bis eminent
brothers, though from peculiar circumstances be was
not so widely known they He was the father
of Rev. SAMUEL A. WORCESTER Missionary to the
Cherokees, whose imprisonment in the Georgia Peni
Tertiary fifteen years ago created much excitement
Two others of his surviving also ministers and
highly esteemed for their usefulness and moral worth
He was man OF commanding presence and exerted
an almost unbounded influence among his people. In
bis department a and minister dignity and ur-
bani,y happily blended. He was emphatically a
peacemaker and as such, his memory will live in tho
hearts Of all who knew him. 1t is much to say
that through his influence mainly the town Of Peacham
10 eminent the general intelligence and moral worth
Of its inhabitants.
Although he never compromised the dignity BETTING
his station, he man Of keen wit and relished q
oke quite well any of hsparishioner' Wo could
tell many pleasant anecdotes illustrating this trait his
character The people OF the were In the practice
for many years turning given day at the be-
ginning of winter to provide from the parish farm his
needed supply of irewood Notice of this was always
given By some member Of the congregation the close
of the services on the preceding Sabbath. On these
casions the venerable clergyman used TO work In COM
pany with his parishioners One Saturday afternoon
while thus engaged wsg In The company proposed that
Mr. Worcester should be excused from farther labsr,
giving as reason that he would otherwise be compelled
TO preach an old the ensuing Sabbath. The
minister Immediately retorted that 1t could make little
difference whether the old or new since the
man who had proposed to excuse him from labor usual
" slept in Church This hard hit for the man
was noted sleeper and the joke was received with
universal shout.
IL was the custom OF the town at the annual March
meeting to confer all recently married men the office
of hog reeve After his second marriage certain persons
INDUCED their propensity for joke far as TO confer
this distinction upon Mr. w orcester. After his election
had been duly declared he made speech in scknoW
edcmen, of the honor In which he said that while they
had sheep he had endesvored to be TO them faith
full shepherd and If they insisted on turning them
selves into swine, he would forsake them, but do
The bcst he could to keep them out of mischief.
tribute To the memory OF this good and venerated
will doubtless be prepared by qualified
for the task but his best eulogy Is written In the he
Of those whom he led in paths of righteousness and
peace.
=" Lovely was the death Of him
Whose life wss love-