The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-05-24

Nsy J sts. Aad ssg A. spnsg bad DAVIS.
"a spos the eArlh wi,h Der fol- wealth
y beatty and laveliness the transccn.
8eni gIoTies n The ncavsnly lard
dawne3 spoa The Flsioa Of one very
dear e ihem The Subject q this no
,ice wAs born =, Fsirhavcn. VI. Aug.
ais,. 1919 His iaghsr Rev. Rufus
Cnshmaa. was the irsi settled minister
~ Faifhsvca Tho son attended ihe
schools 81 be native town and prepared
fss college Al cassloion Seminary. BE
catered Mildlebory college 10 1888 aud
graduated 10 1881. Among bic class
mates was Hon r. B Burton. Of this
iowa, and among The students 10 col
lcge AZ that time we're Rev Byron SUI.
deriin. y D q Washington, 1t. Rev.
3. f.. Wa3bams. Catholic Bishop q
0gjenEburgb. Rev James Dayie But.
Ter. D D.. u Madison. Wis. Rev. Y.
" OlmstcAd, Of Townsbend. and John
@ SAKE. the poet After leaving col.
lcge be taught school in Alabama and
Mississippi for three years aud then
entered Lane theological seminary.
Here he remained one year and then
went to Auburn where he graduated in
1873 roe same year be wac eriaia0d
aud installed pastor Of the Congrega-
tional church 10 Orwell where he la
bored earnestly and faithfully for nine
teen years Then a call came from
Manchester, which Mr. Cushman con-
sidered it his duty to heed, though
ties between pastor and people at
Orwell bad become so strong the separ-
alton was very painful to both. With
what zeal and with what success Mr..
eastman entered upon the work Of pro.
noting harmony among the people here
all the old residents we'll remember. 1t
was like pouring oil upon the troubled
waters. 1t was utterly impossible to
quarrel or indulge in hard feelings UNI
der the preaching and good eounsels
\ Of Mr.. Cushman. And here he labored,
+" Faithful unto death" The full result
of these labors no finite mind can estl-
mate. Conversions and additions to
the church were scattered all along the
years aud towards the close a full har-
vest was gathered. In doctrine he
was orthodox but without bigotry.
Ever ready to give good reason for
the faith which was in him, he denied
to no man the right Of free thought and
free speech, Like Paul he was all thing 8
to all men, but for the same purpose,
that he might win some. He under
stood human nature too well to attempt
TO drive, he always led. He did not
point out the way but went that way
himself and asked others to go with
him, and his company was SO pie asanI
that il was hard to resist There was
nothing cold and hard and unattractiyC
in the religion he professed. 1t breath
ed OF the sunshine and the perfume o.
flowers and the songs Of birds. Mid
dlebury college, in honor of his scholar.
ship and his efficient labors in the cause
of education conferred upon him the
degree of d. D., but it added nothing
a higher power had long before en-.
dowed him with a nobility which nc
earthly institution can bcstow. And
though bis active labors are now ended
yet the sweet remembrance and the in
fluence will go down to the remotes
generations. And the good he did was
not confined to his own church and so
ciety. His benevoence could not BE-
hampered by any creed or caste, II wal
as universal as mankind. No man il
need Of sympathy or assistance eyel
sought them Of him in vain He was
literally running over with kindness
aud good will. 1t permeated the Who'll,
community. His smiling face, kindly
! voice and hearty grasp of the hanC
were an antidote for grief, medicine TO
the sick and solace for the dying. M
social gathering was quite complet,
unless his contagious laugh could b.
heard lie was not more a minister
than he was man, aud yet very few
preachers could excel him in the pull
pit or 10 the social meeting. His ser
mons always betrayed the scholar anC
the deep thinker, yet they seemed tt
come from the heart rather than frou
the head. There was no strained at
tempt at eioqnence. bat his discoursei
possessed no sedAtive qualities. The
: feeling and pa,hos with which the,
. were filed was enough TO fix the at
tention aud make lasting impression
: The place be held ia the hearts of th
people was shown by the large atten
dance at his funeral on Sunday, by the
qqivering lips and glistening eyes a
they came % look upon him for the las
time. Not only from this place bu
many camcfrom adjoining towns NJ
services were held il the Baptist ans