Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1875-09-30


ing to give aid to the fifty.two mile
short cut.
For the Watchman and Reflector.
Rev. b. I. Lane.
On the 2lst Of August last, at
Framingham, Mass, there passed
away from earth to heaven a Chris.
tian minister, at the ripe age Of near
f;urscore years,-Rev. Benjamin In
gersol Lane. He was in many re.
spects remarkable man. BE enter.
ed upon the active duties of lite un.
der difficulties which would have
crushed the ambition Of any ordinary
person. He was, however, nj an early
age blessed with fine English and
classical education, and began his
long career. Of nearly sixty yean, as
a minister Of the Gospel at the age Of
nineteen. A twenty he married a
daughter of Rev. William Eliot, q
distinguished clergyman in his day,
an account of whose life we have in
Sprague's ANNALS Of the American
Pulpit" She still survives him, and
four children also are left to console
her in her widowhood. three daught-
ers and one son. the last Presbyter-
ian clergyman. in West Virginia, and
one Of the daughters wife of Hon. J
H. storrs, q distinguished member Of
the bar of New York city.
Our departed friend, whose vener.
able form and white locks, and man
ners reminiscent of a school that il
past, We shall all miss, and whose
clear, rich voice we Gun listen to no
more, will long be remembered by
his brethren in the ministery who
were accustomed to meet him at their
Monday morning meetings in the city
Of Boston.
Mr.. Lane early in life became n
Mason, and during his residence in
New buryport was exalted to the de-
gree of the Royal Arch.
lie was aE author, and some of his
works have received the highest
encomiums Of the press. No work
on the doctrine Of universal salvation
ever received so general an approval
as the Refuge of Lies and Covert
from the Storm, "a work which.
was edited, as We are informed, by
his son, who, at the request Of his IA
ther, added the chapter on "Hales
and Sheol". .. The work on tho
Mysteries of Tobacco" followed by
the Responses" passed through large
editions both in London and New
York, and was translated into French.
although under somewhat different
title. Almost 10 the last his pen
was busy, and, though so far advan>
ced in years, he was contemplating a
revised and somewhat modified edi.
ton of his work on "Universalism."
His inventive genius was of n
truly remarkable cast. the benefits Of
which. however, were principally
reaped by Others. Some may still
remember the amusing experiments
in New York city, with :he fire
proof armour some of the main
principals Of which have since been
applied to the Sub marine armor' Of
the present day.
In the social circle, Mr. Lane in
his prime had bat few equals.
1t was mainly. however, in the pul.
pit that he cxcelled. and which he
continued to occupy, either as pastor
or supply, almost to the close of his
long life. Long years ago, under hi-
ministry, the Presbyterian church in
Augusta, \. Y, grew into what was
then one of the Target churches of
that denomination in the State. We
are informed by his son that there
was one constant revival during II
period of four wears, and he does not
think that his boyish Imagination
magnifed the long professions ofcar
riagcs which were far the longest he
ever saw going to and returning from
any church. 1t always seemed like
soine unusual occasion. In Al
bion and Attica aud Clarkson AID
Schaghticoke, it was the same.
II was regretted, however, by his
friends, that he made 80 many
chages during his ministry, alwayn
against tha wishes Of his people
In Troy he made a change Of a dii>
ferent character, and accepted a call
to the first Baptist church in Old
Cambridge. His last regular
pastors,e wa. in Newbuiyport, the
home Of his boyhood.
During his later years he served
the church az an evangelist; aImost
at his own charge, succeeded in build.
ing up several feeble churches in
Massachusetts. The churches in
Rockport and Randolph, with others
were greatly Indebted t. his generous
efforts, where his iabors were truly
labors of love fjr the Mis:er whom
he delighted to serve.
lie has his reward, and has gone
to ret and to his crown. Tho e who
knew him best loved him m IT a.
noble, outspoken, fearless soldier Of
the Lord Jesus Christ. lie tbougl {
and ac,cd independently, and recog-
nized no guide as authority bat the
Bible. He was eminently man IT
prayer With all bis tenacity hi,
faith was strong and simple as
CT ild's. His logic was always clear
aud convincing. Oftcn-times his or
atory became impassioned. >. He
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