The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-10-24
Rev. DR.. DWIGHT.

The telegraph, yesterday morning, announ-
ced the death Of the eloquent preacher, and
the deyout christian gentleman, whose, name
stands at the head Of this notice. He died at
Andover, Mass, after a painful illness, on Sun
day last. His health had been giving way pre-
vious to his leaving Portland; the death Of
his beloved wife, counsellor and friend, struck
serious blow upon his shattered constitution,
and he felt that retirement from the wearing
and constantly pressing duties of the pastoral
office, was absolutely necessary to give rePose
and relief to his system. But the fatal hour.
could not long be postponed, and he has gone
to that rest which he SO faithfully pointed out
to the numerous assemblies which he ardent
ly and eloquently addressed for nearly forty
years.
DIR. Dwight was the son Of the learned and
distinguished Timothy Dwight, who was Presi-
dent of Yale College frcm 1896 to the period
of his death, in 1917. He was born in New
Haven in 1895, and graduated at Yale in 1918.
The profession of his first choice was the Law
for which he prepared himself, and commen-
ced to practice in Philadelphia, In 1917 he
was appointed tutor at Yale, and continued
in that Office two years. He afterwards aban-
doned the profession of law, and devoted him
self to the study of Divinity, with zeal and
earnestness, which showed that his heart was,
in the work; and having clear intellectual
powers, strengthened and disciplined by his
previous course of study and duty, he enter
ed upon the sacred Office, with maturity
of mind and cultivation of faculties, which
gave to his sermons, and other perform
ances, an JUNCTION and force much above the
standard of religious and literary addresses.
On the death of the Rev. Mr.. Jenkins, the
able pastor of the Third Parish, in December
1881, Mr.. Dwight was sought as the most
suitable person to fill the place which had
been SO acceptably occupied by that earnest
and eloquent preacher; and he was ordained
June 6, 1892, the Rev. DR.. Tyler of the Sec
ond Parish, preaching the sermon. For near
ly thirty two years he ministered with power
and influence to that people, and his determin-
alton to ask a dismission in April 1854, was
received by his Parish and the public at large,
with surprise and unaffected grief. But it was
conceded as duty they owed to a faithful and
devoted Pastor, who had spent the bestlyears
of his life in their service.
DR.. Dwight was not only a loss to his own
church and society, but also to the city. He
was always ready for any patriotic or public
service; and his occasional performances at
all times, and especially during the late re-
bellion, breathed pure and fervent spirit of
patriotism, as well as of piety and of a sound
morality. He was no visionary, no schemer;
his views were practical, and always aimed to
the religious improvement, and advance thebe
godo of society. The style of his discourses and
addresses was clear, logical and direct, and
delivered with a power and emphasis which
the subject demanded. he was scholar,
ripe and good one, and true christian gentle
man: his death bore witness to his life and
teaching; it was calm, peaceful and in full re-
lance upon the doctrines which he had ever
enforced he did not show the thorny way
to Heaven, and himself the primrose path Of
dalliance tread a life OF honor, consistency and
sound religious principle was closed by aserene
and happy death.
DR.. Dwight's wife was daughter of Mr.
Bradford, prominent lawyer, in Philadelphia,
whose death in 1868 was deeply lamented by
him and her large circle of friends. By her
he has left two sons and two daughters to
mourn anew over their two fol6 bereavement.
His interment viii take place this afternoon
at the Chapel of the Seminary in Andover,
on which occasion his cherished friend, the
Rev. DR.. CarrutherS of the Second church in
this city, will deliver the funeral discourse.
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