Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-21

In the First Church, winch was tnrOnSeu Wltn
visitors. The themes of those who had parts
assigned them were comparatively modern,
and were treated with more than the usual re-
ference to present conditions and duties. The
degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred up
on ninety graduates. In the other depart
ments, thirty-seven received the degree of
Doctor in Medicine; forty -four of Bachelor
of Laws; nine of Bachelor in Science, and
fourteen graduated in the Divinity Schools
AT the close of the exercises in the Theolo-
logical School, Tuesday the annual meeting
Of the Alumni was held, and Rev. James
Freeman Clarke was chosen to deliver the
next annual address, Rev. M. ID. Conway, of
| Cincinnati, offered resolution of sympathy
| for Rev. Theodore Parker, expressing their
earnest hope for his return with renewed
strength, and heart undated to the post OF
duty which he has so long filled with ability
and zeal" The resolution was seconded and
sustained by Rev. James Freeman Clarke, and
opposed by Drs. Gannett and Hedge Of Bos
ton, DIR. 0sgood of New York, Rev. Charles
E. Ellis of Charlestown, and others. DIR. Os-
| of the occasion to ask them to vote for such
a resolution" DIR. Hedge said che sympa-
thized with Mr.. Parker, but regarded the reso-
luton as an imposition" Pending the dis.
cussion, motion was made to adjourn, which
was carried-two to one. DR.. Bellows deliv-
cred the annual address-Subject, "The Sus-
pense of Faith"
The Daily Advertiser publishes the usual
complete and accurate biographical notices of
the graduates of Harvard College, who have
| died during the past year, from the pen of DIR.
| Joseph Palmer. The whole number is thirty
| nine, which is considerably less than the aver
age for the last ten years By profession,
fourteen were lawyers, nine were clergymen,
five were physicians, three were merchants,
one was professor, one was historian, one
was an engineer, one was a druggist, and four
had no profession. The list is as follows =
I7ss Abiel Abbott aged 81 Cambridge 81 JAM 1859
1854 Isaac Brsnan ST. Georgetown g december 1855
l1s S Francis Oliver So MddetoMn, ct, 81 Aug, IS
Ilss Parker GIeaveand IS Brunswick Me- Oct, S.
1872, Iehabod Nichols, i4 Cambridge January 1855
1893 William Draper IS Mqekinac Mich, sAug, 1855
S joshua Pres5o s. Reading Sx a aSn isB s 1855
1ss seth sT r 9ssw9gS October is
lsI Tem1e GaPen 6g Boston q August ISIS
ISL jonathan 70 ter g & edord fu jgn ISIS sss
sl4 William H. Prescott 81; Boston, q January, 1859.
Isis. Augustus 1horndke, 81; Boston, 25 Nov, 1855
$50 Charles Battered g. 26Ju ISIS
S2S S cSFd i 6SE o.. s@erye - Agg@s
1880 Horatio S. Eustis, As; Issaquena Co., Miss Sep
1890. Barziai Frost, 81; Concord, December 1858.
loJ4' Eugene ruler, a; at sea, Il June, 1859.
lSS5 Aaron L. Leland 45; Detroit, IA November 1855
1873 Nm A. wins brggs Ss BaItmSre Nd 10 May 1889
1913 Joseph H. Walker 56; Boston, Is October 1858.
1873 1873 Enoch l. Cummings 81: Portland Me- q Jan, 1859
ISL Francis O. Dabney 2S Beyrou SYRIA 70 Dec. 1885,
Is. VIII Peld 81 Newton May 1879
s5s YS d1d L SULTAN 5 Lake e.; Megn e Aug
1854 Alfred IL Preston, "A; Rome, Italy, &c Jan, 1859
Rev. James Kendall, of the class of 1896,
was born in Sterling in 1863. He pursued his
preparatory studies under the instruction of
Rev. Reuben Holcomb of that town, and was
nearly fitted for college at the age of IA but
an affection of the eyes, caused by too close
application to the study OF Greek in the even
ing, compelled him for several years to give up
the hope of obtaining liberal education For
seven years he worked upon his fathers farm
III the Summer, and when old enough, taught
school in the Winter Having recovered the
strength of his eyesight, he entered college in |
1872 He held high rank as a scholar, and |
graduated with the second honors of his class.
the late DR.. Leonard Woods having the first,
de was soon appointed assistant teacher in
Phillips Academy Andover, at the same time
pursuing his theological studies, and was an.
probated to preach by the Andover Association
in 1913. On the LIST day of January, 1900, he
was ordained as pastor OF the ancient church
in Plymouth, of which he was sole pastor for
thlrty-elght years, and associate pastor to the
time of his DEATH He received the honorary
degree of Doctor of Divinity from Harvard |
College in 1925. He was twice married taking
for his second wife, June 17th 1910, Sally Ken
dali daughter of Dea. Paul Kendall of Temple |
ton, by whom he had six children, five of |
whom are still living. She died in February,
1S45. DIR. Kendall has left large number Of
publications, consisting mainly of sermons
preached on special and extraordinary occa-
sions. He was a man of peace, order, integri-
ty, faith, and devotion. 1t is one of the strong
est proofs of his true piety, that during peri
cd of more than fifty years, when children
have been born around him to grow up to ma
ture age, and in their turn to be surrounded by
children and grandchildren, amongst them all,
no one was known to have breathed word de-
rogatory to him as a Christian or a man,
Rev. Ebenezer Hubbard of the class of 1905
was born in Marblehead in 1888 After leay-
ing college he studied divinity with Rev.
Timothy Flint of Lunenburg, where, having
preached i'll other places many years, he was
installed as pastor 10th December, 1928.
Though he was Trinitarian he was a mode
rate Calvinist and very liberal to the Unitari-
ans. On this account, strong efforts were
made to prevent his settlement in Lunenburg
by circulating reports injurious to his moral
character. They did not, however, succeed.
1t was affirmed that Mr.. Hubbard was a bad
man, brought up his children to swear, and
would prove curse to the society if they re-
tanned him as their pastor Such reports
threw the parish into CONSERVATION, and reach
ed the ears Of the pastor elect. He proceeded
Immediately to the source of the evil, and
| eventually dragged to light the individuals
concerned. BY the terrors of the civil law,
he compelled them to confess their wickedness
and agency, in the base undertaking." He
remained pastor of the church for five years.
! The next twenty years of his life were spent
| in the study of medicine in teaching and
| farming upon an estate in Kentucky lett him
| by his son, which he called the "Clergyman's
| Retreat" Three years ago he lost his reason,
became violently insane, was removed to an
asylum in Nashville, Tenn, where he died on
the I'd of September, 1858.
Hon. Nathaniel Wright of the class of 1S08
was also born in Sterling, ID February, 1885.
He fitted for college under the instruction of
Rev. Reuben Hocomb, and after graduating,
settled in Middesex county where he pursued
the practice of law. He attained to high
rank in his profession as an able and well read
lawyer. For forensic display he had little
taste and made no pretension, but when an
emergency required sound, reliable and disin-
terested opinion, he was the dependence of his
community for many years. Singuarly sim
| nile and almost hlunt i'm his manners and enor-