Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-07-14

Rev. Mark Carpenter contributes The fol-
lowing sketch of Mr.. Frenyear's life to the
Watchman -
REV. Cypriah z. Frenyear, pastor of
the Baptist church, Towshend, VT, died in
that place, May 10, 1876, aged nearly forty
years. He was born July 4, 1896. His pa
rents were respectable, intelligent French
Roman Catholics. At ten years of age he
was confirmed in the Romish church at
Burlington, VT. In March, 1856, when
about twenty years of age, he was convert
ed, after having passed through terrible
conflicts; and on the Goth of July follow
ing was baptized by Rev. L. \. Dunn, pas
tor at Fairfax, VT. He entered the Litera-
ny and Theological Institution at Fairfax,
under the instruction of Eli B. Smith, d.
d., and James Upham, d. D., August q,
1857, and commenced seven years course
of study for the ministry, in which, through
great self-denial and sacrifice, he persever-
ed until his graduation, hiring money to
go on when he could not earn it. July 20,
1868, he was ordained amer a very satisfac-
tory examination, TO the work of the Cos.
pei ministry. Having supplied several
destitute churches for a time, he received
and accepted a unanimous call to the pas
torate of the Baptist church in Middletown,
VT, and labored successfully with them
two years. The church was greatly reviv-
ed, and some twelve were baptized.
THE next two years he preached in Ira,
VT, with similar success. The next year
aud two months he labored with his accus-
toned earnestness and zeal in North SPRING
field, VT. but serious obstacles arising, he
Withdrew from that field and accepted a
call TO the Baptist church in Jamaica,
where he remained nearly six years, and
had the pleasure of baptizing Gorty-seven
into the church. Besides his pastoral work
in Jamaica, he performed valuable service
as superintendent of the public schools.
For the last year and five months, he la
bored very arduously in Townshend. He
baptized twenty before being taken sick,
and received five more for baptism. Since
then seven others have been received and,
we trust, there are many more to follow.
"As Secretary of our State convention,
Bro. Erenyear has done a noble work in
systematizing and consolidating the Min
utes of the several Associations in the
State into one issue. For the last few years
he was engaged on history of the Baplists
of Vermont. Having taste for research,
| and patience and perseverance in porting
over old records and papers, he had gotten
well underway work which, il cOmplet-
ed as begun, would be invaluable to the
denomination. He was a steadily growing
man. Had he lived, he would have had
few peers in the State in our Baptist min
lstry. His loss will be severely felt by
this church and community, and by the
denomination. He was an excellent pas
Tor and good preacher. He possessed one
trait worthy of tie imitation of young men
he was modest and retiring, never SEEM
ing conscious Of his great moral worth.
He leaves an afectionate wife and four
en- years Of age, he baptized but a short
| time since"
To the above the editor of The Watch
man adds, from his own personal acquaint-
ance with Mr.. Frenyear, a tribute of love
and appreciation TO his memory:
"He lived for years under our roof, and
looked to us as freely for spiritual counsel
as he did for mental guidance; and it was
with great satisfaction that we marked his
steady and balanced growth-:he
growth of his whole nature, intellectual
and moral. Unlike very many converts
from French Catholicism, he was, from the
first and always, a consistent, sober, solid
wholc-soulsd Christian. He ever com.
manded our entire respect as well as our
| Christian love. His ministerial life was
| in fullest harmony with his student life Mr..
Frenyear was not a sensationalist he was
| not brilliant; he was In no respect snowy
| but he was a sound and instructive preach
| er, faithful pastor and a hard worker in
whatever his hand found to do for the Mas
| ter. AS Mr.. Carpenter says, his death is q
| loss 10 the denomination. We greatly re-
greet that it leaves the historical work he
was engaged on-comprising in its plan
sketches of the early Vermont Baptist min
isters-incomplete. We trust that the ma
terial already accumulated is in such state
that another of like tastes and capacity may
be able to take II up and finish it. We may
add that Mr. Frenyear, besides educating
himself by his self-denying labors, con-
tributed largely 10 the education of a sis
ter, who was also converted at The Institu-
ton"