Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-05-07
Rev. Joel ~. Lin>Icy. u u,

IN. tau0r- announce the death Of Rev.
joel ii. I..nsley, u. d, at Greenwich
Conn. The i.,sllng facts Of his life have
already been gigo,. to the public by ~.
II. w" but .pmcdlas2g more should be
said of one who was to4Tl.erly well known
in Vermont and whose lis was one OF
eminent usefulness. I've Ma born IN
Cornwall, Feb. 10Th, 1890, aud Va ut his
death, in the 10th year Of his age. us
parents removed to that town from W God
bury. Conn. His father bore appointment
,iart in the early history of the. town and
of the State. and Wa, distinguished i0r
marked ability and usefulness Under
the home influences of Puritan parents.
and under the ministry Of thc reNered
Mr.. Bushnell. the youthful character oi
Dr.. linslcy was formed for cuincncc rs a
,ci..lar and subsequent uscfulnce, as a
man. He was graduated at Middlcbury
Colleus Ia 1911, end delivered the vale
dictory .g.Slyu. After some time spent
in teaching, ha was appointed Tutor IN
the College, a1d hald the Office for two
wears. lie then enle-ad upon the study
Of law with the late HQ,- David Edmnnds
of yergennes, and on be.ay admitted TO
the bar he became 4 partncr Il the ONCE
of the late Hon. Peter Starr, Middle
bury. where he remained until iSlI. In
the meantime. during the frequent aiI
powerful REVEALS OF religion i'll Middle
butrv. his Christian character was deycl-
n, ,ed. and he took an active part IN pro-
mo ting their progress His tastes now
d;re, ted him to the relinquishment Of hi,
profes sion aud to a preparation t~' tbs
ministr Y. Declining an appointment T.
The rbai, Of Ancient Languages in Mid.
lIeLurv G., ,llcgc, he was licensed hy tho
Addison Az ocition, and after some months
Of missionary labor in Charleston, ). G.
he was settled a. the pastor OF the south
church. in Hartfoa d, Connecticut, In ls32
His pastorate Of he. rly ten years was !
time Of great prosper ty to his chur'h ana
society. A new and tasteful house "i
worship was erected, an, numerous re,
viyals Of religion gladdoneo tne h,are %
the pastor and added greatly 10 ,ne spil
ituality Of his church In Is > ne wa
called to the Park Street church ~ p9'
ton. He was there appreciated ~ NV
large and cultivated society to Who'll =
ministered, and his labors were blessed u
the conversion Of sinners. In less than.
three years, however, the severity If the
climate during the spring months, to-
gother with his abundant labors, brought
on bronchial difficulty which obliged
him to seek a milder climate and which
ultimately led him to resign charge
which was greatly endcared to him, and
in which he was appreciated and beloved
by his people,
In 1888, he received and accepted "A call
to Marietta College as its first President,
and continued in that office ten years.
He was interchangeable in his ldbors for the
infant college, and especially for tie ,pir-
itual welfare of the students. During
his Presidency, no class left the collcgr
without having witnessed powerful out
pourings of the Spirit of God, and large
proportion of the graduates entered the
ministry.
In 1916 DR. Linsley received and nc
ceptcd a call to the paStorate of the Con
gregational church in Greenwich. Conn.
lie retained in this positian for sixteen
years as sole pastor and as senior pastor
to the end of his life Here he pursued
his labors with undated delight, rcJolc-
ing in frequent manifestations of the Di-
vine approval and in the affections OF an
intelligent and appreciative people. His
powers of. body and Of mind continued
undated and he preached in his own
pulpit or in towns in the neighberhood
until within week of his death. About
the middle of March he took a severe
cold which gradually assumed the form of
typhoid pneumonia. and he died on Sab
bath. March 22d. A member of his fami-
", in communicating the sad intelligence
of his death, writes as follows:
"On that bright, beautiful Sabbath
morning, just before the bells for church
were rung, he was translated to Heaven
to enter upon his eternal Sabbath with
the Saviour he had so long honored and
loved The whole region about was