Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1869-05-07
FROM the Eut4anu lefdi
Death Of Rev. PIiny II. White.

ID having the opportunities for pursuing cole
e giate course He studied law with Hon William
- C. Bradley. at Westminster and was admittec
. to the Windham ounty bar, and practieed the
N profession for few years. During the periot
1t Of his legal practice, he began to write for the
l. Brattleboro Eagle. The conducting Of news
paper being more congenal to his tastes he aban-
ID doned the law, and became the editor Of th'
le Eagle, now the Brattleboro PheHir. He after
d wards spent year or more the Editor Of the
Express at Amherst, Mass In 1919, he becamt
connected with the Messrs. Fairbanks, of St
Il Johnsbury, conducting the correspondence Of
their large and rapidly increasing business, and
. remained with them for several years, and was
the Secretary of Civil and Military Affairs dur
ing Gov. Erastus Fairbanks administration in
u 1852. The period between his leaving St. Johns
= bury, and his entrance upon the ministry, we
are not advised to his location, business, but
, twas undoubtedly spent in preparation for the
ministry.
n Mr.. White was ordained to the ministry Feb.
S 10, 1858, when he became acting pastor Of the
Z Congregational church in Coventry, Vt, which
continued until his death. His ministry has
? been quite successful, and abundantly blessed,
e commencing with a small church that has been
constantly and steadily increasing. In 1857 and
'6S, powerful revival took place, from which
many additions were made to his and other
, churches in the vicinity He had many calls to
larger churches, with increased salary, which he
declined to accept, because he considered it to be
his duty to remain with that people, as his labors
in that field were being blessed TO such a degree
that he felt that elsewhere his isbors might not
accomplish ;he results that were attending his
efforts at Coventry. lie was called TO preach
frequently NJ installations and ordinations and
on special OCCASIONS, also spending much time in
collecting the statistics Of his denomination in the
State, and writing for the religious papers, mag
azine- and reviews. e had but a few months
since issued history of the Congregational
Churches III Orleans county. lie had in pre-
paratlon history ot the Congregational Churches
IN Vermont. which would have been published
at an early date, and We trust that it has been
left in such complete condition that some fitting
person may finish it. He has contributed many
valuable religious and historical articles to the
/ Congregational Quarterly, the Vermont Chro-
| Hicis, and Boston Recorder.
Perhaps the most useful labors Of his life, out
side of his ministerial labors. have been in the
held Of local history, in which he had few if any
/ equals. Ever on the alert to gather up and
| place III methodical order. for use at any mo-
meni, all scraps Of history pertaining to Yer
mont IL any form, or to the local history Of .
towns or institutions: his materials for tie BIZ /
ography Of individuals were undoubtedly far
more voluminous than any other collection in
the country, large portion OF which was de
voted to Nermonters, at home and abroad. lie
had nearly complete, full biographical sketches
Of the alumni of MdIlcbury College by classes.
Many Of these sketches have been published in
the RWiGHf Herald ami Ttrm0nf Record
His published Sketches Of Mathew Lyon, Jonas
Galusha, Iheophiius Ierington. and his fial
and loving tribute 10 the memory of his ins;ruc-
tor and friend, one Of Vermout's most eminent