Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-17
me r.ate Rev. pr. B. n. T1fIl.

Rev. Benjamin M Hin, D. D.. died at about 8 o'clock Saturday evening. of old age, at the residence of Mrs. Jedediah Chapman, 200 Grown street. He was in his sSth year. He had been quite well for one of his years,
 and rolerably free from inirmities, until
 about two years ago, and since then has ap-
 peared at several prominent public gather
 ings and participated therein. He was
 father in Israel, esteemed, honored, beloved.
 He was pioneer in the Baptist work in this
 city and was justly looked up to with rever-
 ence and esteem, not only by his own but by
 members of all denominations in the commu-
 nifty. He looked forward to death with hope
 and serenity He was not obliged to take to
 his bed until Tuesday last. He passed away
 without struggle. A day or two before his
 death he remarked that it was 8 great thing
 to die, but it was a great thing; too, to live.
 His daughters-Mrs. Kendrick of New York,
 and Mrs Meekin of Northampton-were with
 him at the last, having arrived few days
 ago, in response to a summons. Mrs. Hill
 died several years ago. MT. Hill was native of Newport, R. I. He prepared for the med ical profession, studying in Philadelphia, but was impelled to the work of the ministry, and graduated at Brown University, the fa- nous Baptist college. He began his ife's work at Leicester, Mass. His alma mater in
 after years gave him the degree of doctor of divinity His next charge was Stafford, Ct., and his next change was to this city. He was very successful and many went to hear him. He succeeded the Rev. Henry Lines His church was in small hall. Mir. Hill preached in the old academy which stood on the corner of Chapel and Academy streets His preaching was forcible, he was an excel lent singer, and his heart was in his work He was tall and spare, but of well knit form and of commanding appearance. After his academy work he preached in the old State House, and finally so many were attracted around him that a church was organized. MT. Hill went to other cities, and pleaded the cause of the young organization in his sister churches, and with much success. It was at first thought to build a place of worship in the old Green, opposite the New Haven House,
 but this was given up, as shortly before the old Methodist meeting house on the north west corner of the Green had been removed.
 Public-spirited citizens also contributed to help build the new church. They bought lot and gave it to the society in return for their
 not insisting upon building on the Green.
 The First Baptist church, now the New Ha- ven Opera House, was then erected. Dr. Hill
 had large congregations in those days, and preached with much success. From 1880 to to 1840 Dr. Hill was 8 prominent pastor in
 Troy, N. Y. He was next called to Brooklyn, N Y, and became the secretary of the
 American Baptist Home Missionary society, discharging the duties of the position with
 success for twenty-five or thirty years. He retired from active work when turned seven ty years He was an amiable, excellent man. and goes down to the grave generally regret ted The funeral will take place Tuesday afternoon at 1:3O o'clock at the house, and 2 o'clock at Calvary Baptist church, which he attended The two Baptist clergymen will officiate, and the bearers will be taken from both the Wooster Place and the Calvary churches The burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.