, 1874-06-11


ness, which, with tho Glocntsonary noatneAs OF
tho doyory, mud tho oxtrauao colnollneBs Of tho
young lady, gatncd for har ,sarm admiration and
enthusiastic upplauso.
-1oHABoD ooDpINu.
Mr.. d6oliug, stopaou Of lchabod codding,
next road tho following sketch OF tho life Of that
distinguished agtator:
TlAo utteYanco Of the, name Of [ehahod Cod
ding to this assembly will awaken thrill OF docp
emotion, for time cannot" effaco The puro it,
iluenco OF hia 1ifo upon our individual minds,
any moro thnu it can obitoratc tho results OF his
great work for freedom In tho country. all WHO
arc present OF the " Old Guard knew, and loved,
and honorod him, DoubtloBs many WHO listen
would 10 glad to spoak OF tic value In their own
experience Of tho truths and impressions receiv-
cd from him during llis life for twonty-four
years in tho Northwest.
In this gathering Of his fe1low-laborers in
the ca,,so Of human freedom to greet ono
another with Joy ut tho triumph Of tho prin-
ciple, aud recall tho sacrifices thoy gladly
male, tho enthusiasm which klndle1 In our
hearts; and bound us to all who shared in tho
blessed work, the memory Of this .groat and
noblo man, who wrought from tho earliest hour
| and bore the burden and heat OF tho day Of por-
secution and toll, wal bo lovingly aud rovoreutly
| cherished.
EARLY LIFE.
DFr. Codding wns born at Bristol, N. Y, In
| 1910, His father had died before tho birth OF tho
son, whose care thus dovolyed upon hs widowed
nother. Their worldly possessions wcro small,
and his carly school advantages wozo meagro,
but tho tender loye and care of his faithful
| mother woro ample compensation for this, for
| oven while q boy he seems to hare become itl-
bued with tho spirit of philanthropy, md begun
| his noblo career NJ roformer. at the ago OF II,
soeing tho evils Of intomporance, though ignor-
ant Of tho groat temperance movement, he
drew up Il plodge OF total abstinence, a,.a
won mauy Of his young comrades to its support.
Ills first temperance lecture given at this tiuo,
Is still in tho possession of lis family. In ita
delivery ho evinced the beginning OF TINT powor
In the expression Of moral truth which, 30 dis
! tinct1y marked hts life. Aglow with youthful
ardor, he went forth into the surrounding coln-
try q young 'saposto Of temperance" and had
gvan q hundred temperance lectures boforo ho
lad reached tho aye Of 81 ycars. In ono Of
| these curly temperance lectures now oxtaut, ho
| took the ratlicai ground thnt intomporanco il
| ain aganst God, and must bo acon III sucll and
forsaken before any Tornlanout or roal reform
cot, ho effected in tic man; aso, that the liquor
tratllu-beng NIL efficient csuBe OF utimalo ruin
| to tho mimi, body, nutl soul of those who pnr-
tako in it, sapping tho foundation Of moiAls aud
ondansorlng tue perpotuity Of our institutions
las no roal right to tho projection OF law, whose
object III tho wolfarn Of ail. To tliB very Lowell
poluar seutimont in cur country is now rapidly
| rising.
At the ago of 20 years, when by tho power Of
Divine truth spiritual lito becn1ne conscious y
reality to him, its lofty cuima wera cordially
accepted; that tle uado the most self-sacrltcing
elrorts to live them out i'll thu snalloAt rnotical
matters, limiting himself to the most simple aud
iuexpanaivo dress aild living, that ho might be
I f,,b 7,t,,H nt,;} Lfar 1 A{fht
Shine.
Soon aftor this timo ho entered tho aea.lo,ny
1t canantlsgals, n. ~, to & psepsye pure e For college,
means Of paying his way. Hero staplon A,
Douglas. was alao pupil nt tho Same timo
I Throo years later Mr.. Codding entered Middle.
bury College. It was hero that the snd story Of
the American alayo reached his ear aud touched
his heart Tho country .was beginning to
shake with exeltenent gu tho subject,
aud he could not hush tho throbblnEs Of
his manly sympathies and bo si!eas Accord
ingly ho gained permission from tho college
authorities during hiH Sophomore year to 50 out
for . fosS wcolu, and plead tho cnuso Of the
slaye. This was his Initiation into this dis
tnctiyo'work Of his life; his oarlsst oonsecra-
ton to tho cauHo OF Liberty.
Ilo had entorol college with tho purpose Of
becoming minister Of the Gospel, aud of going
to foreign lands as q missionary; but .whon le
Baw how tho vail of crushed and poriahing mil
lions in our own dear lnnd WAS received by the
churches OF ChriBt-how mon profossing to 1.-Two
as followers Of tho mesciful Jesus grow palo
with rage or fear Mt the disclosures, oven no, II
youth, waa aware OF tho fact that thoir influence
helped to riyet tho chainB OF slavery upon tllolr
follow mon,-~ho changed hiH purpose: lie shw
clearly his work WIS at his door, ha lie work.
for lleyor did he cease to ploa1 the cause OF
Froedo1n In its highest Henae.
| IN A LETTER TO Mt6 sI5TER,
Mrs. II. s. Mason, Of Lockport ILL.,, dated Mid
| dlcbury, Vermont, Aug. ~; 163G, ho Hays: