The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-03-26

slaaGas i aaaakFsaaad - bs~o kees
successful 4sc The eharch aaurshc1
under bis prpachlng And BE lAbafs
gars svidsace Ct alyins acceptance
aid sAi4ssaetioa "a tie pablo At the
close of the revolutionary wsf. msoy
Of the Inhabitants, who bad resided
there bot temporarily, removed 70
other places. which materially affected
The permanent growth q the church
II appears that Elder Cornell did
aot give All his time q the church in
Manchester for ve find hin laboEing
10 Galway. n. y, about ii6s. where
be baptiseJ Vermont boy named
Elisha Andrews. who Afterwards be.
came the fret minister at Fairfax, Vt,
In 1874 be removed from Manchester
to Galway, n. T., and became pastor
Of the second church, constituted four
yeArs before. he was their fret pastoi,
and Iabored with them faithfully aud
effectively tor Eve years. The next
three years be spent ia missionary
labors in Nothern and Western New
York aud in Upper Canada. under the
patronage Of the Massachusetts, Mis-
sionary society. .-
In 1902 be removed TO Providence,
Il. l., in order to regain impaired
health. The Congregational church
there being destitute Of pastor they
called Elder Cornell to preach TO them.
A revival followed. resulting in the for
nation Of the second Baptist church in
Providence, from the converts receiv-
ing gospel baptism. from former mem.
bers Of the Baptist church and some
from the Congregational church. Over
This new church be was settled as pas
tor aud remained about ten years
"This church erected large and com
modious meeting house in which Elder
Cornell preached the first sermon, and
by singular coincidence, the last,
also, Happening to be in Providence
on visit about thirteen years after
wards, when he preached. and the next
day the house was carried away by q
food in terrible storm. The Bible
belonging to the church was found
floating in tho river, and though
drenched with water, and although it
must have changed positions repeat.
eddy after leaving the desk, when fonnd
it was said to remain open at the place
from which the text bad last been taken
by Elder Cornell.
About 1914, he returned to the pas
torate of the second Galway church
and remained here till his death in
1926. though tillinS the position of pas
tor but about nine years.
While in Providence, July 9Th, 1909,
he assisted in the ordination Of Bella
Jacobs, at Somerset, Mass, and in the
constitution of the Lebanon church,
Conn, Sept. IL. 1905 Drring the last
four or FIVE years Of his life, he was en-
ployed by the Hamilton Missionary
Society. laboring principally in Colum.
bia County, N. y He ended his earthly
career at his home in Galway, July 26,
1926. HE was sitting and converSing
upon some common topic with his SOM
Dea. Asa Cornell, when the latter per-
ceiving sudden change come over his
fathers countenance, sprang forward
and caught him to prevent bis falling
from his chair and thus he expired
instantly. in the arms of his son, with
out struggle, word or groan, and
slept with the saints of the Most High
God" He died in the S0th year of his
age and 46th oil of bis ministry, distin
guished for his entire devotion, fervent
piety and unremitting zeal. which were
apparent at ell times in his daily walk
and conversation, and which secured
to him the entire confidence Of all who
knew him.
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JAMAICA. VI. March l4th, 1874.