Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1859-11-18

The following letter, which we copy from d..
Spragues' Annals of the American Pulpit re-
fers to the Rev. DR.. Nathaniel Taylor, who was
1743 to his death in 1900, He was 9 jealous
aas9se If Vii Whd fe evnced this was by remit
ting to his people. during the contest an entire
years salary This fact the Parish records show un-
der his hand, bearing date, April 1779. After the
establishment of the general government, he
was equally Jealous to promote a spirit of due
subordination and quiet submission to the laws. +"
LETTER FROM REV THOMAS re BBINs, D. D.
Hartford, September 9, 1851.
Dear Sir: cannot say that l was ever
on terms Of great intimacy with the Rev.
Nathaniel Taylor, concerning whom you ask
fer my recollections and yet believe that
my knowledge of him was sufficient to ena-
BILE me to speak of him with as much mi
nutencss as the nature Of your object re-
quircs He resided in the same county in
which I was brought up, and was often at
my fathers house and, when my father
was absent for some time, about the year
1893, OH mission, Mr.. Taylor supplied his
pulpit. I attended his funeral in December,
1900 and, by request of the ministers who
were present on the occasion, prepared an
obituary notice of him, which was published
in one of the newspapers
Mr.. Taylor, i'll person, was tall aud erect,
possessed an uncommonly vigorous constitu-
ton, and was active and graceful in all his
movements. His cGuntenance was express
siye of great good nature and cheerfulness,
! and his general manner in society was alto
gether engaging. Though he was abundant
in his manifestations of good humoqr, he
did not lose sight of the dignity of his pro-
fession, and never, that / am aware, acted
inconsistency with it. He made himself ss.
pecially acceptable to children
As preacher, should say that he held
high rank. His preaching was generally
of plain and practical cast, fitted to edify
both the humber and the more intelligent
classes. He wrote in clear, nervous style,
as the two printed sermons of his that re.
main, sufficiently Indicate He had fine man.
ly voice, and his manner in the pulpit, while
it was free from all artificial airs, was well
fitted to awaken and hold the attention. In
his intercourse with his people, he was al
ways affectionate and understanding, and
seemed to have an eye as we'll to their tenn
poral as their immortal interests
Mr.. Taylor's Theology was not after the
strictest form of Calvinism, though it was
undoubtedly in the main Calvanistic. ]
suppose he sympathized much more with
President Stiles than with DR.. Bellamy
with both of whom he was contemporary
and, believe, more or less intimately asso
ciated. am not aware that be was eyer
charged, by any religious party, with any
thing like tendency to extremes.
His influence as member Of society was
excellent. He emphatically studied the
things that make for peace. If he knew Of
| the existence of any thing like dissension in
a neighborhood, or between two individuals
he could not rest until every thing in BIZ
power was done to terminate it. He was 8
man of excellent business habits, exact il
keeping all his engagements, economical ii
his expenditures, and yet liberal in dispen
sing to needy objects. No one was mors
earnest than he in enjoiDing habits of tenn
perance and industry. As an instance of hi
, providence in respect to the future, / ma,
! mention the fact that he was greatly inter
: ested, not only in the general cultivation 0
the land, but especially in the growth of va
rious kinds of fruit trees. In short, hi
whole influence was adapted to improve thl
physical as well as intellectual and mora
condition Of society Though half cent?