The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-04-02
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ln This town, on the 26h ut, DR.. WIN.
BASS.
he following is an extract from the ser
mon delivered at the funeral, by Rev. DR..
Merrill:
Docior Wilinm Bass. whose dea IN has
shrnuded in mourning numerous circle of
friends. wns born in W indhan,. Conn. Jan.
10. l77G. IT, selecting profession, he de-
voted himself tn Medical Sctcnce. and nut
hiusell' under the instrucunu # DIR Sum
uer oi Wr-iftld. Mass Having complr.
ted Whu vas he usual course 81 studio
for the Medical proirss ~ in those DAYS. hes
;nrai"d himself ~ Nild lrburN, Ia lbs, and
.'nmnlerrcd his rarr.r IT, the healing ART.
o. ia" lir>' day II l'r 1899 i,.' was il,d
u n.srr are Wit Mas FI"ln NioSrrv. of
Ne hrll. Mass " IN in tini : = tnd pray
.''ne-. IL r'd Nth him the loNs arl sor.
'.'- of ai or u,ate than hail rea,urv.
u.ci - 81 rinI>trr TO hi cuiufhri IN
Ire. Ie,t 1ot.r- al Lis lie. and TO i onra
ii. o..
nr Bus, Tor man, years cnio, ed an tx
r.,ivr or .rlirc - i iit-'c,au He WAS
i.ca.cd N sn ~. ~heu much less a,,en
.l,n was ,ivru !" N'GrA Sclruce ihan -.
,resrui. nnd, II no So srirniiic IA many,
Whn hav. enjoyed The benefit Of modern
'lucnunn, he hrouGit such Il large share
I common SENSE 81 To bear OF hi@ piac-
zee. lha' he was u = only very safr. but
livery s,rresslul physician. The degrees
hat are now considered necessary 10 enter
wilh reputation the medical profession were
rnr'iy conferred o young practlionrr' he
fare The beginning OF The present century.
such, however, WAS The position ihai Or.
Bass had gained ancug his associates "a
the healing ari, lhal The Corporation Of
Miadlehury College conferred on him III
iegrec oil Doctor of Medicine in 1925.
DR. Blss has been very active man in
promoting the various Interests Of the cont
muniv He ba, o,en been called on 1"
nj Offices. in which the interests Of The VII
lage or ioNn or The cause o' educalinn and
religion was concerned. and he has been
remarkably liberal in alordine means 10
promoie those objects. " helher n good
.anse has demanded fifty or five hundred
dollars, he has not spared. Who viii as
pre- 10 I'LL the blank that has been MACS in
society? Let many Young man say,
Lord, here am, send me-"
tie ever venerat,d religion, bui WIS
never brought 10 feel is rrnovoring power.
ill The revival in lhis Town ~ iSNG. when he
uaIe n public prnl;,s- ron Of religion Aad
united with Inc Congregational Church.
lis example and his Influence conirihu',d
strongly 10 promote The interests of The
hurrh. anI IN 1910 be wn> elected one ~
ia deacous, il ~li'h Office he served iii
IL death. In his laSi i,kncss. which was
'rolou.r,i mann mouths, hr suffered very
much from boldly pam. bu' he 81 saw the
hr linrd at Gnd IN The di-p nShi'"n, that
.vcr> mnfmuf Na- suppressed. HIS coun-
rl- To b. family nnd 70 n'hess were ofiru
Xrcr'lingiy valUnhlr and j. i-riuslrd. lhai
81 II trn have beer btuciii.d BY WISHING
IN in hi- pru'rnrird -n-nnr-s. Whether
@ had fult-, unhOiy wishes Ia enquire
hai hr had manv eNcellrnres and some
r,i'~ Of high order. all acknowledge
The remury o he just is blessed.
rhou tie grave snd viii dcplo-e the.
sncr q ID wa lhs rs.s m III, GOA diaa and Gui e;
i cave iacr. he ok the. AID 10 will rrsiore thee
and draa his Hosting s'ncrt.e savllur hath died.
In Wiling, on the 81 nit, Of Consump-
ton, Mrs ELSE BAKER, wife Of ;. I. Ba-
ker, aged 10 years and four months.
The subject of this notice was born Nov
cm5er 6, 1910, and always resided IN the
house in which she WAS born, 10 the day of
her death. She WIS curly the subject Of
religious impressions, and from lime TO time,
| her mind WAS called TO the srea; importance
! Of being prepared TO meet her God in peace.
In 1884 she earnestly sought aud obtained
peace with Col through our Lord Jesus
| Christ Soon after. she united with the
| BAPTIST Church, in which she maintained n
respectable standing 10 the day OF her death.
| Her pieiy was unlike the foaming riynlei.
which lashes down the mountains side but
soon disappears by sudden drought, but rath-
er like the deep. gentle. unrutiied stream.
lha, passes through the valley below, fertl-
izing, enrichin9, and rpening all IN ITS
course. OF course. such religion might be
| expected to sustain her through scknessand
| ia the prospect of death. Few ever sustain
| ed these trials aud suilerings with greater
| degree of calmness and christian resigna-
ZION. On one occasion, Just before her
death. upon noticing the deep feeling Of her
| husbs nd. in view of approaching separation
she remarked that they were on journey
| from home. and he should not weep as sn1
was about TO her journeys end. ana woupu
arrive liiie before him; feeling 'ha' io' NC,
10 i've WAS Christ, hut To die WAS gam H"u
indeed, she did die without sruGi'e OF
groan. Her funeral Was aiiohd'd on ."o
5ih. and an appropriaio discourse was ue"N,
cred from Hebrews l0'h, and the last par,
of The 94th verse. A great collection OF
| npoule were ia attendance 10 follow her re'
mains with mournful so'emniiy to the silent
tomb Herb + deeply tell by an aged
father. her brreaYrh husband, aud eight
render children. aud the Chucch Of Chr's'
with which she WAS connected all o. "nou'
mourn this loss. believing, however, ,ns', ''S-
To b. her abundant gain N'""'
In New Haven. Feb. Nh' Mr. HESer
vu,r,ra a.ed 30 wears; also March 2lsi,
7 rc,r- Henry. sou of Henry Wheeler, do
ceased. aged years
In Michigan, March A,h. Mr.. AsAnEL
TtLorsoN a.,d ~ wears; also March 10,
Mrs JULIA TllIoTsoS. wife Of AbneG I'll.