, 1864-03-07
THE LATE REV. THOMAS STARR
KING,
EuloGistic Address by Rev. VIM.
H. Ryder.

Rey. Vim. II, Ryder, Pastor Of st. Paul's Church
| Watush avenue, delivered an address last evening
cnlos:etac Of his late distinguished friend, ant
honored eo-worker In the Unitarian Church tht
rev. Thomas Starr King. Notwithstanding bu
few hours hare passed since the receipt Of tht
news Of MIR. Kings demise, Mr. Ryder, from
hts intimate relation with The carly life of the do
erased, WAS enabled to lay before his congregation
full, 4Gccfncf, interesting and instructive review
Of this energetic pr acher and lecturer, md self
n:ste 1nan. brief nbstrat from Which VIC present
this noTninE.
Rey. Thomas Starr King was born Dec 1G, 1921,
AID from tie time OF his commencement In
carly youth to his advent In the min
in Theological research he at,aIncd ,as as71ycd at
Through the mort ardtnt and persistent study In
r. Intervals occurring between bis labors at the
GhaF'sstogn @ M ~ navy Yard. Upon the Withdrawal Of
Church At Charlcstown, Mass.. in the year 1851,
Mr.. King was chosen to the position Of pastor b.
aceeptnIy &or some years: lie afterwards accepted
@ esA rum INC nellts street church in Boston,
About The time Of the commencement
church. bis hsst public lecture VS.
saens' 81 os s. 1sssa 1ssss ss
tie audience and 80 widely praised and commended
ny The prcss a. to induce him to repeat # several
timce II Other places during his 1ccluring toura.
ness end descriptive powcre AZ regards The be c,nt
ful in nature, in his book White Mountain Sccne-
r.. written in 1861 wherein al the beauties Of that
Wild and picturesque region were !fvidly described
and 20 widely az 1t Disseminated that the yizitors
to that region were much more numerous In the
encceedtrE summer, and to tlls day any trayeler
about to visit the mountain region Of New Heml
sh.re must tst procure copy Of this well written
work.
The speaker then went on to eomrarc the actual
inc Of Tie deceased with what It might have been
had be yielded to the temptations which beset him
In the sphere in which bis circumstances compelled
him to move. Although bent on the acquisition Of
knowledge, be Fever allowed a duty to his parents
t9 e. Sn1ailed no. opportunity for beneat'tns
From the time Of lis arrival on the Pacafc shore
to the hour Of his death he had patr1otictlly and
Philanthrorically improved the time as to win the
love and admiration Of all To no man WAS due
GFs gsi.sss .s,n 70. H. established lo5aty Of
most II aiding and forwarding the subscriptions
for the Sanitary Commission, which have been SO
| nohly and literally cent forward. Mr. King, the
EpeaEeri said, Wns preparing a book on Calf
fornta at the t1uc Of his death The closing gen.
M tsnce was spoken with much eloqaercc aud fcrvor.
Ny friend IL dead; the eountr3's friend Is dead
No more eha1 he come back to bis many friends IN
the youthful home, who have 20 lovingly and anx.
iously awaited his coming. No moro shaN that
toDgre thrill TIE bearer ty its noble eloqnenee:-
| mountains in their suL1l1nity - now. His body
vas perhaps being buried On the shores OF the Pa
cdfc, but his Fou1 iS as ue1r to the friends
among whom be closed his life. His labors will
long be remembered; men will point with pride ia
the results Of his energetic and noble works Gen.
jadhed by roste1ity, as a friend to the race.