Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-29
Rev. Reuben sawyer.

Counties, died at MS resiuchoe ia Ivy U'
NY. June 30, in his I'D year, and was
buried the same week in Chester, Vt. Mr..
Sawyer belonged to class of ministers
more numerous formerly than at present.
He did not choose the ministry as pro-
fession, but convictions of duty urged
him into it in spite Of the circumstances
of self-interest He abandoned good bus
mess prospects and devoted his property
to study for his great work. But sick
ness broke up this plan and consumed so
much of his means that he was obliged,
with little more than common school
education, to commence his work at once.
He was first settled in West Haven.
where, with rare sclf-denial and cheerful
ness, amidst great diacouragements, he
carried the interests Of his church for
thirteen years, and enjoyed the fruit OF
his work. After this he became pastor OF
the large church in New London, n. H.
Hero he cheerfnlly gave the best Of biz
life to his chosen work for nearly ten
years and was rewarded in tho largo in
crease Of the church during his ministry.
He next gave nearly the same period Of
his life to labor with the church in Ches-
ter, VT, where he attached to himself a
large number Of friends, who cherished
his friendship TO the last. lie was after
wards settled in Lcyden, \. Y, but the
infrmaties of age and disease were upon
him, and soon after passing his sixtieth
year, he left the regular pastoral work.
His first love remained strong for his ma
tive State, and he was induced to preach
for few years in northern Vermont
But he at length decided that he was no
longer able to perform the duties Of his
office, and returned to his home in New
York to wait his Masters call.
His acquaintance will remember him
as marked rather by strength than grace OF
character. He rcsembled the soldier
more than the politician. He had in a
high degree the power 10 detect double
dealing and shams, aud often he provoked
wonder, if not resentment, by his indig-
nant denuuci1tions Of such exhibitions
yet few have been able TO hold SO firmly
the lifelong friendship Of true men. H
could not delight his audiences by. excur-
sions into the fields Of history, science
and philosophy. But he had a gracious
intuition of Gospel truth, and few preach
ers were able to make their hearers feel
more deeply the reality Of the world to
come, and the caruestness 81 the W rk in
preparing for it. lie will b. remem-
bsrod IA especially feisitous in his minis
tra1ions in the sick room, and on funeral
occasions. Those who knew him most in :
timatcly will the most readily admit tho
propriety Of the designation Of tho minis
ter who ofiiciated at his funeral, applied
to him man of Cod
On Thursday, July 1t, hi4 children,
summoned by telegraph from three dill
ferent States, met on the fourth and laid
his body to it's rest in the beautiful Gene
terry Of Chester village. Beside his is the
grave of his first wifc--a native of Rut-
land county. At the head stands mar
Bile tablet bearing, besides name and dates,
the inscription Erected 10y the ladies
of Chester in memory Of Christian. Next
is the grave of his youngest daughter who
died four years ago. The other members
of his large family are all living and bless
his memory.
SHIP BURNED Ar SEA-S,ppoSed Loss
Of Sirty-oHe Licc>--In Narch last the
British ship Blue Jacket was burned At
sea while on her way from New Zealand
to England Out OF sixty-nine persons
on board, only eight are known to have
been saved The London Herald pub
fishes IA letter from one of the survivors,
dated at Fort Stanley, Falkland Islands,
April %, giving an account OF the terri
Bile disaster The cause of the fire is not
known, but it soon got beyond control,
and the passengers and crew were obliged
to abandon the vessel, which they did il
what the writer calls yacht and two life
boats. In the boat containing the mar
rator were fifteen persons. The night
after leaving the ship his boat lost sigh
of the Others and never saw then
afterwards, and what became Of then
ia unknown. The writer say- then
provisions lasted but 81 few days, and OF
the sixth day they killed and ate a dog
A few days after began the horrors Of &
cast away crew. 4 boy died from drink
ing salt water, and his body was commit
ted to the deep. Day after day, no land
no vessel, aud death stared them in Tho
face Five days after the boy diod ths
carpenter and "A seaman died, the .attei
IRON debility and old age, the carpenter
from drinking sult water Two days afto'
another man died, rnviny mad, through
drinking salt water. He was tho health
lest looking man in tho boat. Two ether
were out of their mind The next day ;
ship hove in sight and rescued them. TIE
writer complains that they were treated
with great inhumanity by their rcseuers
and got just food enough to sustain
life
TIE RAILROAD ACCIDENT Al LAW
RENEE, Nsfs-NANEs or PERSON.
WoUHDED-Th St. Louis Democrat ha
speciul from Lawrence, Kansas, which
contains the following complete list 0
persons wounded by the accident to th,
excursion train, near Lawrence, on tn,
14th inst J. d. Herkimcr, General Su
perintendent of the ST. Louis and Indian
apolis railroad, slightly j. w. Perkins
President of the Bank of Commerce o
Cleveland, slightly; Frank Ford, Chic
Engineer of the Cleveland, Column bu4 ant
Cincinnati road, ugly scalp wound and 9th
erwise seriously but not fatally injured E
s. Flint, Superintendent of the same road
slightly; Lucien Hills of the same roac
was wounded about the head and other
wise injured, but not dangerously; +
King, Treasurer of the Cleveland, Colum
bus and Indianapolis road, had his RICH
arm fractured j. G. Noyes, freight agen
of the indianapolis and ST. Louis road
Was badly hut liz is not sunnosed FATAL,