Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1857-01-02
The memory of the Just is blessed

ana days. The subject OF this notice
was born in Saeo. Maine, june 9th ITS
L. early life he was hopef lly conyer,.l
to God IN bis native town where he re,d.
ed until after he had passed the nc-iod as
his minority. He came to Sedewiek wba,
in his 22d year aud made choice of !, for
his future home Here he married on3
by industry, irugality. perseverance and
the blessing of God, rose from poverty to
aiiiuencc. The first religious connac,io,
he formed was with the old Congregation
al Church which prior to his coming here
and for several years aftcrward wa. N.
only Christian organization in the town
lie was among the first to congratulate
his Pastor, the Rev. Daniel Merrill on
I learning that his views had undergone \
change respecting the mole of baptism
and the charac er of the persons to whom
it should be administered He was pre-
pared therefore to follow him in this ordi
nance and did so May 18th 1905, on which
dry Doctor Baldwin and Williams came
to perform this sacred rite for his beloved
Pastor and all whose views on the subject
named accorded with his. At the close
of this service, which was a novel one TO
the mu titule who witnessed Il. Ban
list Church was organized. In the c m
position Of this ritual temple our de
parted brother was well qualified to occu
py the place Of a pillar and such he was
acknowledged to he until the day OF his
ie tn, daring the long period Of 81 wears
From the timc he became . constituent
member Of tn lst. Baptist Church in TIN,
place until he was c Mined to his house
hy stro.,c Of para ysls, he manifested 4
lively interest in her temporal and spirit
nal welfare. He WIS a cons ant attend.
ant at all the meetings of the Church. an
contributed much toward making tac con-
ference room aud the place where PRAYER
was wont to be made, a spiritual case to
lions Pilgrims
In spirit he was like the beloved John"
There was nothing harsh or lepuls We
about him. On the contrary he was uni-
formly courteous and kind to all with
whom he came in contact At his house
the agents Of our benevolent 5 cletics and
the pioneer missio arie, of the oss-who
in by gone year. went every where preach.
ing the gospel, Away, met til a welcome
reception. To him IN re than o any 9th
e, man living or d al is the Baptist
Church in this p ace indebted for lis pls,
aud and present temporal pro .peTity.-
The parsona e in which our Pastor 81 IS
was presented by him several years since
to the Church To hun we ha been &C.
cis,omed to look for aid in { cry pecun,-
airy emergency and from him at such t mes
needed reit has come to gladden. our
hearts. II ; contributions to send the
mis- ,ionory an the Bi5le broad among
the heather have been grea;e or than the
contrlbnt ons Of any other man now
resident Of Hancock county yea, greater
perhaps than the contributions OF any
man who ever lived IN it, About three
years snee n paraytic shock which he cx-
perlencel incapacitated him for the ac.
tive duties Of life, Knowing that the
time Of his departure was al hand. he at
once set abou, making final disposition
Of all worldly business claiming his at
ten,ion. After having accomplished this
work in manner satisfactory to those
most interested in it, he awaited the event
: of his dissolution with christian confidence
and hope. He was therefore ready to
obey the summons that called him away
from his children whose happiness it had
been his care to promote, and from the
Church whose true interests he had for
more than half a century made 1t his
business to advance, 1t is gratifying to
all the members Of our Zion. and will
be equally SO TO the friend. of several of
our ben VIOLENT societies to know that our
departed brother remembered them in his
las, WI and TESTAMENT How much of
his property he has left to be divided
among the christian organizations referred
to. the writer of this notice Is not prepared
to state, but time will reveal the exact
amount Con-.
Sedgwiek Dec. IS. 1856.
ANOTHER OUTRAGE AT THE South.
] he Franklin <Indiana) Republican OF
the 10th inst. saws that Madame Helen
Sasha, wife Of French gentleman late
ly resident in Jackson, Mississippi, has
3. arrived at Franklin, her husband hacing
been murdered for expressing his par
TALLY for Fremont, and she being driven
away from her home. When told that
he must not avow such political senti-