Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-23

blessing of Heaven upon her offspring, 9
true mother in Israel of the Abrahamit
stamp and faith. For twenty years. each
/ year, she read through SCOTS Family
| Bible and Notes. The home Of these
parents, though amid large spiritual and
l moral desolation, was the center of at.
| traction for the pious, for the missionary
of the cross vending his way over the
j hills. the quiet, lone evangelic light ii
was of that neighborhood. The chosen
place of public worship was Vershire, six
or seven miles away. There the mother
held her Church relation. There she took
her children for baptism. As I have said,
Charles was the first born, constitutional
| ly he partook largely of the marked quail
tiles of both his parents, the robustness OF
frame and stslwart arm, the energy and
skill of his father, the domestic and moral
qualities of his mother. He was fond OF
sports, was an acknowledged champion in
| ball-playing and wrestling. He loved the
trout brooks. He was fond of music,
martial and sacred, played we'll on several
instruments, was a geMial companion.
| But he loved his books and home the
more, for he would from early youth leave
his mates at play, and sitting by the side
Of his mother read to her from Doddridge
Milton, Young and Baxter, and says
one that knew him we'll, if he ever said a
word or performed an act that gave his
parents pain I never knew it. He had
not much time, however, for books or
sports. He was an industrious worker by
the side of his father, in the saw mill, in
the shop, and in cleaning up the farm.
His school advantages were limited, but
he was an apt scholar. At seventeen he
spent one term in a neighboring academy.
He became successful school teacher. In
the spring of 1912, just after he was of
age, he returns to his native town, and
was employed in a wooden mill.
Such was his intuitive and acquired
skill in adjusting machinery and execu-
tive tact, that he was soon put at the
head of the manufacturing department
| Music is his chief recreation here. The
years come and go until he is about TWEEN
ty-five years of age, and although moral
and upright in the habit of attending
public worship punctually, the sweet and
pious influences of his mother still cling
ing to him, he is not in heart a chris
tian. Hs has kept the commandments,
but he lacks one thing. An early and
loving friend relates this incident as
having occurred a little before this time.
| The Pastor of the Church in Woodstock,
Rev. VIM. Graves, was a man of deep
piety, but remarkable for his incapacity
for familiar conversation. He was in pro.
cession one training day with Mr.. Walker.
For long time he says not word, but
just before they reached the place of des-
tInation he looks up into his companions
face, and with heart full of tenderness
said, baptized you. 1t was all he said,
but it was quite sermon to young
Walker. Not long after this a general
revival occurred under the ministry OF
Rev. DIR. Backus, Mr.. Walker was a
happy subject of its gracious influences.
What were his peculiar convictions and
struggles | have not learned. He enters
at once into the active duties of chris
tian, originates and leads prayer meet
ing for young converts during the inter-
mission of public worship, exhorting them
to oleape to the Lord. Meanwhile he is
in good and lucrative business. He had
made himself quite necessity to his en-.
rloyers, and was also doing COED work
as private and youthful christian. His
whole heart is renewed. But at times
convictions of his obligations to another
laid aside little money his business is
urgent, but to the prayer, Lord what
wilt thou have me to do, he felt the
answer in his own heart. Here am I, send
me. He gives up all bare worldly aims
for life, goes to Cherry Valley, N. Y, and
teaches school six months, and then,
when twenty-six years old, commences
study for the ministry. In the following
| bo -
den n. Fl. Academy, and continues there
one year. In the meantime he is fitted for
the sophomore class at Dartmouth. He
gains high reputation for consistent and
devoted piety, gentlemauly conduct and
sound scholarship. His mind and heart
are turned toward Andover; he would be
at work. This he regretted afterwards
that he did not take full course of liber-
al study. At Andover, however, he ranks
high as a conscientious and hard student,
and prominently man of prayer. He
inspired his fellow students with some
thing of the feeling that made one who
knew him well in after life say, that he
had never known but one man whom he
should be willing to trust as Diocesan
Bishop, and that was Charles Walker
"His goodness was the dwelling place of
his power"
He was licensed to preach by Wind
ham co., Association, June %, 1921. He
labors awhile in New York city among
the seamen, and in Central New York
among feeble churches, was ordained at
Norwich, Chenango county, by Otsego
Presbytery. Feb. 81, 1929. Providential-
ly hindered from remaining here, he re-
turns to New England, breaches three
months in Lebanon, N. H, receives an
invitation to supply the pulpit in Rut-
land July -, and after TOUR months &C.
cepts call for settlement, but was not
installed until Jan. 2, 1928. Rev. DIR Bates
of Middlebury College, preached the in
stallation sermon.
He was married to Miss Lucretia Am
brose of Concord, n. H, Sept. 22d, 1928.
His voice failing him, he resigns his pas.
torate in April, 1882, but wss not formal
ly dismissed till March -, 1888. In May
following he accepts the co-principalship
of Castleton Seminary with Rev. l.. f.
Clark. He remains in this position one
year, and soon after accepts the Pastor
ship of the Church in Brattleboro, and
was installed January LIST, 1885. Rev.
DIR. Willard Child preached the sermon.
He was dismissed from that church Feb.
II, 1916. Preaching in Lee, Mass, and
in Griswold, o., he receives a call from
the last named place, and was on the
point of accepting it when he received
another from the church in Pittsford.
This was near his old home it was in
Vermont. He accepts it, and was in
stalled Dec. I'd, 1916, his youngest brother,
Rev. Aldace Walker, D. D., preaching
the installing sermon. He was dismissed
Dec. 9th, 1864. He died after weeks
illness at Binghampton, n. Y, at the
homo OF his son-sin-law, Rev. DIR. Board
man, aged nearly eighty years, and de-
vout men carried him to his burial in
Pittsford. I may add here, that he was
chosen member of the Corporation of
Middlebury College IN 1887, corporate
member of the American Board of Com
missiopers of Foreign Missions in 1888, a
mem Der of the Board of Trustees of Burr
and Burton Seminary in 1880, and after
1919 gill tho time of his resipn alton in