Litchfield enquirer., 1870-02-17
PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS OF CHARLES HUNT. OF SOUTH s4
 CANAAN, CONN.
BY HIS PASTOR.

.- It Is now almost year since our hearts were pained by the intelligence that Ohas
 Hunt had suddenly died And as this sad anniversary returns l am promped to put into execution a purpose which has been in my mind since his death, to jot down some of my recollections of him. r
 1 Before entering upon my ministry in his native town, I had heard of him, and had been led to suppose that in him ] should find one of the most difficult mem
 bers of my parish on whom to exert any religious influence. Therefore it was with great surprise that I noticed his .extreme tenderness under the presentation of relig
 lous truth. Instead of the man difficult tc move, he was one of the very first to make profession of his religious faith. He united with the Congregational Church iu South Canaan, July, 1862. and from tha, time was perfectly sureA if I urged any duty which Tested upon him that he would be one of the very first to respond bJ prompt and faithful discharge of the same I referred 10 his tenderness of heart. Few who knew him only as business man have anycorrect idea of the extent of this. There was not another man, or even a woman, in the congregation in whose eye the starting tear so often told the story of a touched or sympathetic heart, as in that of Mir. Hunt. We'll do recollect the time first spoke to him privately of his own spiritu. al interests. It was upon the cars, and as the train stopped he wiped away the tears and went out to attend to some business,
 Generosity was very marked trait in his character. To this all his ultimate personal friends bear testimony, in ma ny of his relatives and friends have had abundant occasion to test it, and none ev- CT found it to fail. Few men ever did so much for friends and relatives in need as he, and what he did was done cheerfully and without the least ostentation. In all benevolent courses, he could always be de- pended upon to do more than his full share. Never did I drop hint from tho pnlpit that cause needed aid, but he was sure to respond generously and voluntari- ly. Time and again have I had him meet me at the church door with an offering for some cause in which had expressed an interest -----4--
 This generosity was coupled with sin. gular carefulness in the use of the proper ty of others over which he had control off, cially. It seems strange that man so generous with his own money, could be so careful of the money of others. No man could occupy his official position for so many years and not have enemies. AL most all those who might be reckoned as enemies to Mir. Hunt, were made so by his careful and economical management of the affairs of the railroad of which he was president. Many of his friends thought him over careful here. But in these days of reckless squandering of funds held in trust. it is positive luxury to find man who managed the property of others with such care and economy as to offend those dealing with him, while with his own property he was one of the most generous of men. The reverse of this is common. Many times have known him to pay for tickets on the railroad out of his own pocket for those who applied for passes, and who, he did not feel. were entitled to pass free. Even when his pastor was to pass over the road in the interests of the Sunday School, though he had already paid more than his share for the object, yet he paid his fare rather than grant him a pass. These are small things, but they indicate singularly honorable nature
 And one who knew his generosity from his private purse could but honor his care fnlness in using the public purse, even if at times this care may have seemed ex- treme. 3ts1a t4r e.As i.. -.sal.! .t
 My recollections of Charles Hunt be- sides being those of a personal friend, will be of man of almost womanly tenderness of heart, of a generosity which cheerfully met the claims of all persons and causes which won his confidence, and often leG him, to do more than was. consistent with his own proper interests, and, joined in singular contrast with this, g carefulness in the management of public trusts such as few public men exercise in these days, and above all else, of humble devout and ear nest consecration to the service of his master Jesus, and a calm confidence in his Saviour. s.~' '-e-- '- r. h.
 : 9pIishaa1 ~j .s.- E.) FRANK HowE.i
 Terre Haute, Ind, Jan. 27, 1870. {.saa
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