Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1872-04-05

DR.. Samuel Gregory Of Boston died March
odd, of consumption, at the N. f. Fe-
male Medical College, of which institution
he was founder and Secretary. DR.. Gre
CORY was born in Guilford, VT, in 1914,
prepared for college at West Brattleboro,
and graduated at Yale. The funeral SER
vices were held at the College building on
Concord ST., Boston, on the afternoon of
Tuesday, March Goth. Rev w. II. ii,
Murray of the Park street Church offered a
touching and beautiful prayer This was
followed by the chant, "Thy will be DONE"
| by portion of the Park street choir; and
after this Rev. Mr.. Murray read selections
from the fifteenth chapter of the first of
Corinthians, dwelling particularly on the
twelfth, thirteenth and sixteenth verses,
also upon the thirty-finh and the remain
der of tn at sublime chapter.
Looking upon the body before him,
whose countenance was expressive of per-
feet peace, he said that he could not con-
ceive of the spirit desolate, not clothed
upon by the flesh, waiting through ages
for the resurrection OF the SCARED, imper-
feet form that IL had once animated, but IA
entering Immediately into spiritual and
more glorious body fitted for its state of
greater happiness and more exalted pow
ers.
lie believed that the portion of Scripture
just read proved this beyond doubt and,
as touching upon the condition of those
who have entered the world beyond he
read the first par. of the twenty-first chap
ter of the Revelation of st. John.
He then proceeded to speak OF the high
and unblemished character of the deceased,
who had been member Of the Park st.
Church for many years.
lie said that DIR. Samuel Gregory grad
uated from Yale with high honor; but in
stead of entering into competition with
other young men for the acquisition of
wealth or fame, he devoted his life to that
cause for which he might truly be said to
have died.
This cause was the education of women
as physicians. Being convinced that it
that 1t was a righteous cause, one just in the
sight of God though opposed and frowned
upon by men, DIR. Gregory turned aside
from the glitterng lure OF gold and the yet
more tempting calls of ambition, and un-
sci iishly gave the strength of his manhood
and fine powers of his mind TO the accom-
plishment of an end that seemed far oil,
uncertain and surrounded by difficulties
and opprobrium.
That end was the foundation of the pres
ent College and the system of instruction
which opens to women a sphere of unlimi-
ted usefulness. He lived and died, said
Mr.. Murray, poor man a man not under
stood nor appreciated by the world man
who endured meckly the bitterness of
laughter and even insult but man the
greatness Of whose work was not to be esti-
mated nor its benefits to posterity ioreseen.
The friends of DR.. Gregory were gratlfied
to know that his character was so thor
oughly understood and appreciated by Mr.
Murray, and the students and friends of
the College who crowded the lecture room
sympathzed deeply in so fearless and no.
BILE and truthful tribute to the memory of
him who had lefl them.
The hymn called 1.-THE Shining Shore" a
favorite hymn of DR.. Gregory's was then
sung in subdued tones. and lastly bene-
diction pronounced.
Probably all went away with more
thorough conviction of the reality and
breadth and beauty of the life to come, and
a feeling of thanksgiving that even ut elev-
enth hour the quiet devotion of generous
and just man was beginning to be compre-
hended and valued.
The College is in a hourishing condition ;
the seed has taken root and outliyed the
blasts of winter and will become goodly
tree. Perhaps he who planted 1t will be
permitted to watch II and rejoice in its
growth. JUsTIrIA.