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Rev. William II. Lord, D. u.


tofOre given.
DR.. Lord was born in Hanover. n. H., |
March IL. 1924. He was the fifth son OF
Rev. Nathan Lord, d. D., President OF
Dartmouth College. and one Of a family oil |
eleven childrcn-eight sons ard three |
daughters OF these but three, Mr.. Henry |
Lord. of Cincinnati, Col. Nathan Lord, |
formerly Colonel of the 9th Vt. Regiment), |
and married sister living in Hanover. n. |
H., now survive. OF these brothers, seven |
were graduates of Dartmouth College. |
William H. entered college at the early |
age of fourteen, and graduated in the class
OF 1912. During his senior year he formed |
the purpose of devoting his life to the |
preaching Of the gospel. and the next year |
entered the Theological Seminary at Ando- |
yer. where he graduated in 1916. On the |
lst OF January, 1877, when less than % |
years old. he accepted an invitation From the |
First Congregational church in Montpelier |
to supply their pulpit, and was ordained |
and Installed pastor of that church Scptem- |
Der 90, lsi7. His ministerial life-extend- |
ing over period Ct thirty years-was thus
given to that church. Only three pastors |
in TIE State in active service have been set
tied longer than he was. lie received stv-
er.i pressing calls to larger churches. Tc
some OF these, and to one in particular, from
Hartford. Conn. extended five or six years
ago, he gave serious consideration; but t!s
attachment to his church, to Montpelier and
TO Vermont, were too strong to permit
him 10 accept them The character and
value of his work as a minister, is else
where described. The Montpelier WATCH
man says of him Though not excelling
g. logician, his thorough preparation, his
quick perceptions and the mental excite
ment under which he wrote, made his dis
courses well jointcd, effective and convine-
ing lie not only wrote rapidly, but
accurately. He seldom re-wrote discourse
or made any but slight verbal changes
in it We can add to this that many,
perhaps most, Of his sermons were not com
posed pen in hand. He thought them ont.
rs complete wholes, while walking, riding
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wards wished he had"
DIR. Lord was. for many years hefore his
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Grammar school ana Oh the Montpelier q
Graded School. He was en- active member =
of hotb those hoards For twe,tv vears or II
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blole ooclety, always ATTENDED Its meetings ,
and had a guiding hand beyond any other Y
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longer than any living msn-he was :,
director and one OF the executive committee
of the Vermont Domestic Missionary ST. IL
o;e,r II. has e 1o,r go, 90, r.,
WY Az A' It" '0"is pH'' oeen r
one oil the corporate members CT the v
American Board ST Commissioners of al
Foreign Missions n, tho deo.h or C,o-,o al
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r. houghton, Esq, he was elected Presl-
dent Of the Vermont Historical Society. a
field of service in which he took deligb, Z
"a e--t v
a may Hen' Vi ouf HiS'oIy 'na' 8,
other"Ise "onld nave been lost. he has -
gathered and placed on permanent record. Y
No SON Of our State has maid o,o a.,
POW CIV
d"en' 'iioute u ner history OF people than A
is contained in his address delivered before A,
the Uistorsl Societv sonc vco-s si,ce
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mas oeeh fepealeu IN lectures ID
on his voluntary retirement from the
presidency, at the last annual meeting an