The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-03-24
Rev. William III. Lord. ID. -.

a great man has fallen. An honorcd
and esteemed citizen of Vermont has
passed away, A useful christian life
has ended. Rev. William H. Lord, ID.
d., died ut his residence in Montpelier
on Sabbath morning at half past seven
O'Clock, after q severe Illness of several
months, 1T the age of fiftyrthree. lie
was the eldest son of Rev, Nathan Lord,
ID. D., The long time president of Dart
mouth college. lie graduated at Dart
mouth college in the class of 1878, lie
was ordained to the ministry and in
| stalled pastor of Bethany church, Mont
pelier, September q, 1877, at the age OF
twenty-four years. This relation he has
maintained for period of thirty raars.
resisting all appeals and invitations to
larger and more inviting fields of labor.
lie believed God had called him TO work
in that particular vineyard, he loved
Montpelier and her people--he loved
Vermont and all its interests. and here
he resolved TO labor and die.
DR.. Lord was among the prolonndest
thinkers. best sermonizcrs, eloquent
speakers and ablest writers in New En-
land. \ man of great earnestness, he
was Il power IN the Congregational
church. Strong IN mind, of ready in
telligcncc and broad in culture. he had
few superiors in the pulpit. His work
has been great in many directions. and
while his people loved him, the state
honored him for his labors IN varied
fields, for the upbuilding and promo
ton of everything that tended to aid
the commonwealth of his adoption,
On the death of Geo. +. IIonghtom.
Esq, he was elected president of the
Vermont historical society, a field of
labor In which he took special delight,
and many q fragment Of orr history
that otherwise would have been lost he
has gathered in and placed on pcrma-
nent record. No son of our own state
has paid more eloquent or glorious
tribute TO her history or people than is
contained in his address delivered be-
fore the historical society some years
since, and which has been repeated in
lecture courses in different sections
of the state. With Pliny II. White, Hi
land Hall, George +. IIoughton, j.. =.
Walton, a. ID. lIager, l.. l.. butcher.
II. ID. Hopkins and others has he la
bored earnestly and faithfully to bring
to light and preserve our unwritten his
tory. On his voluntary retirement
from the presidency, at the last annual
meeting, a life-likc portrait of him was
presented to the society, and as the cit
liens Of Vermont shall gather at the
capitol in future years, none of the por-
traits of the distinguished mon of our
state will be looked upon with more
interest, reverence and affection than
that Of pr. Lord. To many other fields
OF public labor which bear the impress
of his master hand we might point with
pride, but tho limits of This article for-
bids further elaboration.
There are hundreds among the lead
ing mfn of Vermont who in his death
will feel the sense ola personal loss.
He was the associate OF the public men
of the state, and was frequently the
trusted and chosen counsellor in many
important matters relating TO legislative
affairs. The church, Montpelier, the
state and society loses ono Of its bright
esi ornaments and gifted citizens. whose
place cannot be easily filed.
lie leaves wife and five children,
three daughters and two sons.-IGlobe.