Litchfield enquirer., 1873-12-18

afn New York; BufTaic. 0ot0beE 22. 1878, by Rev. D. D. CreEory cf Ringhannpton. formerly of Nortf, East.
 And many of them that sleep ia ths dust of the earth sht;l awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame ard everlasting contempt And they that be wise shall shine as the bright n ss of the Armament, and they that turn many to righteousness the stars forever and ever. Daniel. xiii; ?. ,. E. Samuel George Or on was born in Litchfeld, Conn, in June, 1797, and died
 in Sandusky. Ohio, May i2ih, 1873. His great grandfather was one of the original settlers of Litchfie1d. His father died
 while be was in his early boyhood; his ! mother long lived with him i'll her de- clining years, drinking with him large draughts of the waters of life, and dying
 at an extreme age. He inherited con-
 stitution of rare strength, which led those l who knew him best to expect he would live to at least 90; and his last physician said said he had a constitution to carry. him 100 years, but for the diseased con-
 dition of one lobe of the lungs. This pull
 monary difficulty was induced by extreme labor in securing his education for the
 ministry, and by blowing the gospel trum- PCb oO AAAo h15OAouo SOAAS1Aeo1AoiA accounts for his painful death, of which | his daughter, at whose house he died,
 said: '.It seemed to us that father died five times" During the utter exhaustion, he
 rallied and said, "Gently, Lord, O gently lead mer' His son, President Orton, l said, ''his sufferings were extremely har- l rowing to US as we looked on. Yet like his Master, he uttered no complaint, but bowed his soul in sweet submission, and
 at last fell asleep in Jesus. . ss 15a
 At the age of IS years he was hopefully converted in a revival ct Litehfield, South Farms. It was there during the reyivaIs l that then spread with power over Con | necticut and Massachusetts under MT. Fettleton that he imbibed that spirit of holy consecration to Christ, and that bold ! and self-denying energy which marked the progress of his ministerial life, which
 in fact, though not in form, began about 182D and closed about 1870. -1si. While junior in college in the sum- mer Of 1921 he taught select school of l fifty scholars at Deposit, Delaware coun- ty, N. Y. It is said those fifty scholars | ali came to Christ, and much lager 1 number outside his school embraced the l cross --.-.- .--. -sf After this revival he spent his senior year in college, and by the advice of Dr. Lyman Beecher he went to New Haven for two years and studied theology under
 Dr. Taylor. His intense application to 1 study and earnestness to win souls to
 Christ had induced a general prostration l of the body. To regain health he travel | ed on horseback as missionary ill des- titute portions of Delaware county. They | hailed his return to that county with joy, verifying that saying, 'sHow beautiful
 upon the mountains are the feet of him | to Zion, thy God reigneth." Souls were | converted and the scattered people of l God put on new strength.
 He then for three years took the charge l of the Presbyterian church of Sydney
 Plains. He studied day and night, visit
 hsa an Sots @ork Re6
 Moses Stuart said no young minister | should undertake. His foudness for
 reading commenced with his student life But that foundness was intensified here | at Sydney and clung to him to the end of
 his days. He loved his study. It was
 his closet. and sanctuary where he found
 much happiness. He was fond of stand
 ard authors, and often read ten and | twelve hours day. He read history, an- ClCAt dAA luOACAh, CAAACA tbAiU SCCu1dLS | literature and science, politics, husband ", national and state improvements, eve
 rything belonging to man delighted him, because he was man. And he was fond ! of discussing everything upon which he | read. And his strong common sense, bearing upon these topics, often delight ed lawyers and statesmen. But every
 thing yielded to the higher work of win
 ming souls. The. sermons written here
 abounded in condensed thought and vivid illustrations, and chained his hearers,
 and souls were converted and edifed. Many of these sermons were often repeat ed with marked effect in adjacent par ishes. .s,.s.s..5. r .HJ -7- But the strain on his shattered frame was too severe, and he broke under it the second time. Forced to retire from
 preaching he took charge of school at Deposit the second time. Abating his studies his strength returned. The Pres
 byterian church was without minister:
 he preached for them two years, during
 which time occurred what was termed the
 ssgreat awakening" It reached every
 variety of previous opinions. Scoffers,
 swearers, Sabbath breakers, drunkards,
 embraced Christ Few men were left un-
 born of the Spirit The work in its say
 ing power reached up and down the Del
 ware river for thirty miles. Dead souls
 awoke, religion was the all-engrossing
 theme. And when year had passed it
 was believed the work, reaching out it's
 arms in all directions, embraced within
 it's sweep three hundred souls. One hun
 dred and thirty-two were added to his
 church and large numbers to the Baptists
 and Methodists.
 T.. Isl
 the same county" where his preaching
 was attended with wide-extended in-
 gathering of souls. Thence, by request
 of his Presbytery, he went to Delhi, the county seat of Delaware county, where
 infidelity and Universalism had spread their whithering blight over the commu-
 nity. The village had no sanctuary. On
 entering his eyes were first greeted by a party of two hundred roughs assembled
 for 8 shooting match. But he soon met a deacon who exclaimed, s'God has sent you
 herep His reputation as a scholar and
 power as a preacher had paved his way,
 and he was hailed with joy. The court
 house, half full at first, became too small
 for them. In twelve weeks more than a
 hundred were estimated as born of God.
 Next he went to work in Ripley A new
 impulse was given te the work then in
 progress. His first sermons impressed. all
 hearers with the belief that the Lord had
 conducted him hither for the accomplish
 ment of great work. Prayers were
 sought for the conversion of men, and
 answers came and surprised both saints
 and sinners.
 This took him first to Erie. A large
 church received him gladly. His first la
 bors there in 1881 extended to all the diff
 fent Evangelical churches. The number
 of conversions was very large. ,Dr. Lyon
 loved him and confided in him. He la
 bored in that city in four or more revivals.
 His last preaching there was 1858, when
 ninety or more were added to the First Presbyterian church.
 He went from Erie i1i 1881 to Westfeld.
 Brother Oaks had for eight years success fully prepared the way of the Lord.5
 Brother Orton's preaching reached every
 society. The Methodists received him as though he was nne of. their faYnrita