New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-12
LYMAN
DEATH OK TESE REV. LfAAAN
BEECHER, I'D. Id.

4, the Rev Henry Nard beeonoi Nnei0" y"
"Wednesday next at 2 o'clock p m. Inc Rev. Dr.
T leonard Bacon of New-Haven is expected to
:, sob the discourse of the occasion. On Ihursday,
tina remains, at the request Of the deceased, VIII pe
sa,ri,d 10 New Haven and buried by the side OF the
Rev. DIR. TAYLOR, the distinguished ConHee'i'"'
theoo ian. .;,, |
The death of so aged man strikes no one WI"
surprse. Ia fact, to his relatives ana i'ienO,
surprise was that he was able 10 'aii! 81 wig
Several months ago, the almost to'a' ',,' |
his faculties gave token OF what III "n "'N''
,hvs;cal cons tuition would have proved spee"y
sissolnlion. But owing TO an unusual inne'n''o
.;no, y frame, bis body outived his mind, adding
,a,es, wears even more than the ordinary helpless
.n.. of second childhood. For months past, at long
,,,,;ods be has been unable to recognize DIS own
children vet showing, all the while, unusual pbysieai
.',,,,h snd entire freedom from disease or pain;
walking up and down the house in strange OBJ
rviousuess Of the strong and tenacious lie WHICH He
still Lived. Aboua fortnight before his death he was
confined to his bed Hng mostly in continuous
s,ecp b. oxen only at breS intervals, when he was
rurro.ey aroused. On the morning OF the last Day
80 wa aroused with difficulty, showing that the
coninp Consciousness had almost entirely vanished
Killing again into a siamber, which became as
n,ocosnl as cbj!ds he fingered I'LL about o'clock
:, the afternoon when lie glidcd 80 gently out OF He
h, the watchers who stood over him could not &C.
Famine the precise moment of bis death. Thus in
, fp,lness of wears and long after lie had euded his
lahors be entered into his rest
IN n, absence OF any existing biography % Dr.
Besoher Though we may here mention that one has
long been in preparation by his son Charles, and is
;,clu atpo IN 81
we orolp together somewhat too hastily ior our sai-
i.ac,ioa az the leading, snd some OF tie MINOR III
cid,nls o. his distinguished career
LYMAN Beecher was born IN New-HaYen' oet
II l775-not September, ss stated III the brlei
Memoirs of The Glass OF 1871, Of Yale College. His
father David Beecher, was blacksmith, whose
s,tonr positive character, whose many eceenrictes,
and whose great, dark eyes said 10 have been The
,nosl beaulifllin Connecticut gave him celebrity ia
ali he country round The house sli stands in winch
he lived memorial Of tho Colonia! days; and
abont ak yoars ago. tie Old man. accompanied
by bis Bloobya son, paid vlsit to the
homestead drinking each others health from The
ancient well which its root covers, dug at the iirS
.etlleuen, Of New Haven The Doctor took PRIDE
in pointing ont the srot where nis fathers anvil
stood ia The summer tiHe under the famous tree III
who's. shade the frst congregation 81 ceiiicIs
gathered TO hear their minister. irst sermon III tha
solitude
rho ccceEtlis blacssmith-ihe grandfather OF what
now are known ~ Tie Beeehers-AAd no less thau
five wives, Of whom tte ionr;h was the mother oi
LYMAN. VITO died few. days after lis binh Tho
babe, prematuIcly born, ard weighing Only 8.
rounds was shown 10 Lis piot1er, who Eciiec.iDg "a
OH a.
DO Of No use to his father gave him away TO hii
mctaer'A sister, Mrs Lot Benton OF North GC.liord
he WA such Tom Thumb, for s.1e, tina be wa
often set Tor exhibition into silver tankard- an in
Gjenity for wh4h lac altsrwrrd 'ee~ '-"ee -e~-.o
"a, ALI wiue.cups PITY said tbe neighbtrt wh'
looked without hope at he puny face ior two o.
three years, "Fity tia, The tle sieky thing did 10
follow lis mother into thc grave But Gods hnge
touched the weatl3g, TIL he waXed strong Tor
long lifo aad srca. WORK.
Ase boz, he was trainel 10 farn-work e&pee ~,
81 Dc /, T rmer My uncle, said the Doctor, anC
he often ?epoaed the remark, despalred after Ion.
;Ii.l, Of my coming 20 anything al farmer, aD'
finally concluded that. good fOT nothing butte b.
eadico'cd. SO, one dsy when | was i'll the apple
orchard, 3; work, my uncle said Lyman, woulr
you like TO 20 to college + made no answer, an'
notLo. Of Il. spoke another word on the subject tha
day. Thr next dayj when we both were a, worl
in the orchard broke tie silence b. answering
Yes, uncle, | would ike to 90 to college, No, {
word n.fiher Oh the subj.c, said by either Of Us
Dut went 20 college !"
Tq.:s UnCe Lot Benion wss the original Of Mrs
Stoves Uncle Tim" in tie " Mayfower"
Daring lis college career he earned no distinction
b. scholarly requirements, but was early noticed al
q remarkably vigorous and original thinker ana
reasoaer. IL debate Bapti'm, started amona
,tc Students, he took TIE Baptist side, "bscau,e,
O. hc sid. enc ono else would take IT," Winning
lie victory over III tie sludents, lie forced his
opponent. 10 borrow tutor TO Lclp their side but
tho ,uio= DiinGsG WE ignOmnously beaten.
"Ihcn," said tho Doctor " Pr, sdcnt Dwight came
aud TOOK bold Of ny argument and very coon
siycdcd i oil ouf." Bu tbe student who could
thus H. discussion, v4uqt!sh every body it, tho co..
lo4s except liz Pteeicsa was already marked fOr
Inevitable future fame.
Daring his college life. oIe night while seelir1
reer .,iedow lis, aud ,.t :. pane Of ala,s he wa,
awakened by 4 Eoisc, aId, tuning iis eyes lowari
The window, Dw thief standing opiside r,aclinp
sis fsut iL:pGsh The toe, aud drawing out tho
sise;Cr. Toa' su3 trousers, which had been FOWL
Sucss . c!.r c-sr tho sash. Instantly leapiug on.
o: bed, ed gu; OF tvs vinio,g. ;Le haf.naked
student II. me- tho scaAp, c;ugAt him after hard
,up, drcs. e. i Tack Sep 5ys;sp 70 the bous forced
;nicto Tic bedroom. wiqro ~ siut Liza fast all night
and next Eora.ug TOOK hni beiJre magistrate
40 cupri. taen .aede the customary T,ct OF icing
Ghs TrOng mlr, AMI tl, 20 ie vther had stolen the
el+tle. A ID tu.o.%refa iiLe a Dripocrutic inJ.s