The Portland daily press., 1866-05-02
The late Rev. DR.. Adams.

The racanL death of Rev Holm -R-Adasas
OF Gorham, took the community by surprise,
and awakened deep and universal grief. Only
few days ago he was among us apparently in
vigorous health. 1t was seen, however, by
some of his friends, that he was suffering men
tally, it not physically, from disease. On Wis
iting bis daughter, the wife of Rev. Mr.. Dwight,
Of Hadiey, Massachusetts,, the illness increas-
ed; and exhibiting evident signs of mental abb
CREATION, caused mainly in the judgment of
his physicians by the suspension of intense ex-
citement arising from unusual exertions as
chaplain in the army, he was removed to the
State Hospital at Northampton, where on
Wednesday last, of disease called typho-ma-
mia, he quietly passed from earth to his heay-
emily home. His remains were taken to An
dover on Saturday, where funeral services were
conducted by Rev. Drs. Chickering and Blag-
den of Boston: and, borne upon bier by six
members of his former church in Gorham, the
remains were deposited, agreeably to his own
request, in the family vault by the side of his
lamented father and mother.
On Sabbath forenoon funeral discourse
was preached at Gorham, by Rev. Mr.. Strong,
his pastor and immediate successor, from the
text-"Remember them who spake un-
to you the word of God" In other words,
do not forget the labors and sacrifices of de-
ceased pastors; and the injunction was SOL
EMMY and tenderly enforced, especially in its
application to him who was the lamented sub
ject ofthe discourse. The pulpit was tasteful
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was sung by the choir, and tears flowed freely
from all eyes, as sadness filled all hearts, in
view of the loss of this beloved pastor.
OF the personal history of DR.. Adams it
may be sufficient to say that he was born in
Colchester, Connecticut, in 1902; was gradu-
ated at Yale College in 1921, and subsequently
at Andover Theological Seminary; was Or
dained pastor at Londonderry, New Hamp-
shire; afterwards settled at Brighton, Massa-
chusetts, and finally at Gorham, where he la
bored about twelve years, being dismissed in
1858. But he continued his residence in Cor
ham during the remainder of his life. He was
appointed chaplain of the Maine Fifth at
the beginning OF the war, and remained with
the regiment till it was discharged, when he
was appointed chaplain of the New York, 21st,
and continued with that regiment until the
close of the war. Since then he has been en-
gagged in missionary labor in the western part
of this State. s5 ....... ~
As a son DR.. Adams was dutiful: he honor
ed his father and mother; as brother lie was
kind and considerate; as husband, loving
gentle and true; as father, ever watchful,
training up his children in the way they should
go; as friend, devoted ard reliable. and as a
citizen, patriotic and enterprising. -
; The sermons of DIR. Adams were married. NV
ability, and viewed from the standpoint of his
religious faith, were unquestionably sound. All
though his style was never especially attrac-
tive, yet his manner was always sincere and
earnest. As pastor he was attentive and
sympathizing. In these qualities he greatly
excelled. With tender, aAectionate heart he
entered readily into all the pleasures, as well
as all the trials and bereavem ents of his flock
making their joys and sorrows alike his own.
DR.. Adams was model chaplain. Testi-
mony to this point is uniform and universal
No danger deferred him from the prompt and
faithful discharge Of duty. In the midst of
shot and shell, when the conflict ragged the
fercest, he was ever at his post, administering
to the bodily wants and the spiritual necessi-
ties of the wounded and dying soldier. He
loved the soldier and was beloved in turn
Hearty were the greetings Of returned SOL
diers, and the feeling was warmly reciprocatt d.
DIR. Adams was impulsive, and therefore liza
BILE to errors: ITO err is human" But he har
bored no malice: "to forgive is divine.o-
Whatever alienation between himself and
others had ever existed was, on his part, in
his last years. entirely and forever banished,
and tits believed that he died at peace with
all the world.
10 our loving, affsctionate, sympathizing,
heroic, magnanimous, but now departed
friend, in the closing words Of the funeral dis
course, which will awaken a sad response in
many stricken hearts-"Farewell; and again
we say, farewell"