The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-07-14
OBITUARY NOTICE.

The departure OF this devoted and
faithful minister Of Christ deserves
more than a mere passing notice. In
him the church and cause Of Jesus in
Iowa and in the West has lost one of
its able and ever jealous defenders. He
was a native ofWestminister, Mass
The writer first became acquainted
with him when fitting for college at
Sherburne Falls, Mass, about the year
1910. He had then recently given his
heart to the Saviour, and dedicated his
whole life to his service in the work OF
the ministry, for which he was ardently
seeking a full preparation. Well do
we remember the warmth Of his piety
and the ardor of his youthful heart. The
early friendship which was then form
ed has been lasting as life. Long shall
we cherish the memory Of his earnest
efforts and labors to bring those around
him to Jesus, and the zeal by which he
provoked very many. He was turned
aside from his studies before his prepar
a.ory course was completed. Embrac
ing the views Of the near approach Of
the advent Of the Savior, then so indus.
triously promulgated by William Miller
he entered with characteristic earnest
ness into the work Of preaching them.
Endowed in an uncommon degree with
the gifts of natural eloquence and sym
pathy, he met with great success in
arousing and persuading many to seek
immediate preparation 10 meet the com
ing Son Of man.
When, however, the time set for the
great event-,he year lsi3-passed
away, and the prediction was thus falsi
'!iedi, instead Of clirging still to the error,
and embracing other and still more
dangerous ones, as many others did, he
came on, at once, frankly acknowledge
el his fault, and sought ordination as a
regular Baptist minister. Three years
of unintermit,lng labor, however, ex
tending into num5er Of the different
States and the Canadas, had inflicted
an injury upon his physical constitution
from which he never fully recovered.
His first settlement was with the
Baptist church in iconderoga, n. Y,
where he preached with much accept
ance and success for two or three years
Afterwards he was settled at Bristol VI.
then at Colchester, and then at SILVIA
ter, n Y.
From Saltwater he came to Iowa in
the spring of 1856. After spending
some weeks in locking over the field.
he settled in Lyons, and preached
about two years with encouraging sue.
cess. He resigned his charge at Lyons
for the purpose Of assisting the church
at Fulton, ILL.,, then almos. hopelessly
embarrassed with debt, and meeting
house commenced which the, could not
finish. With great zeal and ability be
entered upon the undertaking, and in
4 few months succeeded in raising
funds sufficient to complete the house
and relieve the church from its embar
rassment. He afterwards preached
some two years at Marion Iowa, where
at the suggestion Of some Influential
friends, he undertook 10 lead in the en-
terprise OF planting a school CT learning
4 comparatively new portion OF thu
country, at Irving, Benton Co., Iowa
Here his active mind found ample scope
for active and useful employment. While
principally engaged for the school, ht
yet continued constantly to preach ths
gospel Of Christ, supplying as far q,
was i'll his power the desti,ution arount
him. He ,ook pastoral charge OF ths
Baptist church at Toledo, which ofiic,
he was holding at the time OF his death
But his work on earth is done. Fl,
has heard the master say, "Come VI
higher and he has obeyed the call
The call was sudden and unexpected
A soldier came home infected with tn,
small pox. He immediately took it
and before his friends were aware .
the nature Of his disease he was pas
the reach OF human help. When mad
aware ofhis danger he quietly said, Il
/ die know shall be at rest"
addison A. Sawin was good and tru
man. He was an honest man. Fault
he had, for he was mortal. But the
were all on the surface. lie was ii
capable Of concoalment or hypocris,
Y Unfortunately involved in financial en-
barrassments during the gxeat reverse